Not me! Monday

Life is getting almost too busy to keep up with this carnival of denial...but I just can't resist participating again! Click over to MckMama's site to see what several hundred others are denying they did. Its always good for a laugh!


I did NOT cry like a baby to see our friends Bill and Sara in China WITH their daughter on their blog just a few minutes ago. Their story is a heart wrenching documentation of God's faithfulness and their patience and obedience to His calling in their lives. We miss them terribly and are SO excited their dream of a daughter is coming true as I type! Do NOT check out their story at http://www.footballandfriedrice.blogspot.com/. You will NOT be blessed!

Mya Jian

Bill and Mya (can you just hear the giggles???)


Sara (in purple) and Mya

I did not notice this on our tree as we pulled into our driveway tonight:

I did not freak out about anyone getting close to it because I was certain it was poisonous. I did NOT freak out thinking about all the time I spent in the yard and in the bushes yesterday putting up the Christmas decorations. I did NOT email a picture of it to our friend Tim (who should have been a zoologist) so he could tell us what it was. I was not relieved to hear it was not poisonous, and did not freak out again to hear that it is a constrictor. It is not called a "corn snake". Hey, how did he know we were from Iowa????

I did not ignore a request from Alayna's preschool teachers for home baked cookies. They did not say the 2 preK teachers would just do all the baking over the weekend if no one stepped up and did it. I did not decide my week was too full already and feel so relieved they offered to do it. I am sure they LIVE to bake all weekend...

I did not go to a Christmas party this week with a White Elephant exchange and draw the #1, open a gift and then when my turn came to choose any gift in the room, keep my original gift!! I did not love my flower candy dish!

I did not send my oldest away on his first youth group overnight. No, definitely not, because that would mean that I am old enough to have a middle schooler and a kid who went to youth group overnights...and that would make me old...and I am NOT old...no I am not!!

I did not underestimate the number of Christmas cards we would need by 85. I do not now have to go get more and probably pay more for 1 hour service. Who would do that?? Not me!

I did not nearly cry when the Chiefs missed a 4th quarter field goal that would have clinched the game against conference rival San Diego. It was not their hundredth loss this season...oh, and I do not exaggerate!

I not excited for my friend Natasha who is having her baby today! Boy or girl????

Okay, that is all there is time for...rest assured, I have embarrassed myself over many more things this week, but I must get some rest. What have you NOT been up to?