Randomness

First, I have a quick question. It seems that my perfect and angelic little boy has taken a liking to throwing temper tantrums. Oh, yes. Temper tantrums. Joy. In fact, the other day, he threw a tantrum and a set of plastic (play) car-keys at his daycare provider. We are soooo not happy about this. But, we don't know what to do about it! So, I'm asking for suggestions on Christian books that we can read that will teach us how to (a) nip this in the bud now, and (b) discipline a one-year-old. You can either email me or leave me a message in the comment section. Now ... on to other randomness...

Last night, I had to run to the grocery store to get some milk and PediaCare for Hunter. When I got to the checkout, I looked in my wallet and saw that I only had five one-dollar bills. So, I paid by debit. Imagine my wonderful surprise this morning when I removed those same five one-dollar bills to pay for my breakfast, and low and behold, found that one of those ones was actually a ten, and one of those ones was actually a twenty! Now, I see this for what it is ... a total God thing. Why? Well, because I.do.not.ever.ever.ever. have my money out of order. Ever. All my bills face the same direction, and they are all in sequential order. Always. And suddenly, they aren't. Suddenly, a ten and a twenty (and not in the right order, I might add), are tossed into the middle of a bunch of ones! So, I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that it's a God thing. Just when I needed gas in the tank, and I don't get paid until tomorrow. In fact, this morning, I was just wondering if I would make it until tomorrow morning, when the gas light flicked on. Now, I need not worry, hallelujah! Well, I guess I could have charged it ... but ... ummm ... Naaah. I'll save charging stuff for something more important ... like this! (oh, I just can't wait!)

My husband, on the other hand, throws his money into his wallet every-which-way [shudder]. I think it's a "man" thing. Fives, ones, twenties [a rarity], more ones, tens, crumpled ones, folded bills, wadded bills. It's just a regular Lollapalooza of mixed-up bills in his wallet. Therefore, he would probably NEVER notice a God think like I did. Thank goodness I keep my money organized! And, thank you Lord for your special gift this week! Now ... are you ready for more randomness?

You might as well know, that while my money is in order in my wallet ... my home is NOT in order. Strange, huh? Well, if I had a few more "God things" like I did today, and say, a few $100 bills were found in my wallet, I might be able to hire someone to organize my home ... but I know that's not what God wants me to use my money on. He wants me to buy some jewelry gasoline. Anyway ... Laura at I'm An Organizing Junkie has encouraged me to organize my home (this is a ministry, people!). She even challenged me to take pictures and send them to her. GASP!!!!! So, this weekend, my organizing begins as I prepare my home for Hunter's First Birthday Party on the 7th (can you believe it?). My first items to tackle (hopefully this weekend) will be to baby-proof our home, sort all of Hunter's old clothing by size (in preparation of packing them away), pack away all knick-knacks that are within child reach, and pack away the CD holder and CDs, which amazingly, Hunter has NOT pulled down on himself yet (he is simply fascinated by CDs, and he is always pulling on the holder which stands about 4 feet high and is loaded with CDs -- "danger, Will Robinson!").

Have you ever noticed what an awful speller I am?

Finally, for some extra special randomness ... I had to share with you some cosmetic goodness. A few weeks ago, I took serious inventory of my old, OLD make-up, and how I had started to look without makeup ... a scary thought indeed, so I won't share pictures with you. Added to that, Hecht Company was purchased by Macy's last year, and a few weekends ago, they had their "grand opening," which really meant, "come on in and buy a lot of the same stuff, but get it on sale because we've changed our name!" Now, I know I've mentioned before that I don't go for name-brand cosmetics. In fact, I try to go as cosmetic free as possible, with the exception of some eyeliner and mascara. But, seeing that I was starting to look like a run-down, haggard excuse for a mom, I purchased some new cosmetics from Clinique, which I totally love. Their eyeshadows are so pretty, and yes, occasionally, I like to slap some color on my lids (read: for church). And Maybeline had decided to discontinue the colors I loved -- PERISH THE THOUGHT. So, I turned to Clinique. But... I look at it as a long-term investment. AND, I used my own spending money. So proud!

Anyway ... I found this scrumptious, beautiful, amazingly new lip gloss at the Clinique counter. It's called Full Potential Lips. It promises to plump your lips (I think it does). It promises to shine (it really does!). It's a small tube, and it's such a puuurty color. I got Voluptuous Violet. It's not really "violet" like the color our grandmas used to wear. It's more neutral, than anything. But it lasts a really long time, and I just love it. If you have my coloring, you should pop into the store and try it on ... I am a "winter" toned person -- pale-ish skin with a bit of red in my face, but with a violet undertone, and with brown hair (ignore the grey). And right now, Clinique is having a "Lucky Deal of the Month Sweepstakes" to win a free tube of this yummy stuff. So now, I wear eyeliner, mascara, AND lipgloss.

I know, I know ... so shey-shey-pooh-pooh.

So, now that you've read all my rambling randomness ... have a glorious day in the Lord!