tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42731396448888428382024-03-05T00:34:42.324-06:00The Undomestic GoddessSurviving motherhood one caffeinated beverage at a time.Summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02682270634164451003noreply@blogger.comBlogger1019125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-826767384012268982017-05-20T09:46:00.002-05:002017-05-20T09:46:26.503-05:00Can we just take a moment to celebrate me?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Because this momma just survived her daughter's first year of middle school. I'm prepared to reward myself all summer for this milestone. I've earned it.</div>
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I've {mostly} played it cool all year long. I've almost bitten my tongue off multiple times trying to keep myself from spewing out unwelcome advice. I've allowed my daughter to leave the house almost every day dressed like she just rolled out of bed (because she did), I've done my very best to under-react to drama, and in order to prove my love to this child, I've memorized the entire Hamilton soundtrack (which wasn't really a sacrifice if I'm being honest). </div>
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And then, yesterday at 3:20 PM it was over! To celebrate, a group of these sweet, oily-faced kids met at Braums. The moms sat together and practically cried sweet tears of relief. </div>
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I'm thankful for the experiences Mia has had this year. She's learned how to manage her time a little better, how to navigate relationships a little better, and, perhaps most importantly, that this too shall pass.</div>
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I'm also thankful that girls still sit on one side and boys on the other. </div>
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And now I have three months at home with this:</div>
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I'm currently looking for an 80 hour per week summer job.</div>
Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-45766181851931190922017-03-25T10:27:00.000-05:002017-03-25T10:28:02.214-05:00Oh yah, the fam accompanied me to Disney, how could I forget?I'll tell you how: <a href="http://theundomesticgoddess1.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-time-i-ran-greatest-race-in-history.html"><span style="color: red;">By running the greatest race in the history of all the races ever.</span></a><br />
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I guess we had fun together.</div>
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Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-45468825229294856422017-03-16T09:54:00.001-05:002017-03-16T09:54:25.478-05:00The time I ran the greatest race in the history of all the races.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So the BRPE and I went to Disney World to run the race of all races - the Disney Marathon. Lemmetellya, it's the best race I've ever run. Hands. Down.</div>
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If you ever want to run a marathon that doesn't really feel like a marathon, then this is the race for you. Because, Disney.</div>
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It was so fun that my psycho-face was in full force. I couldn't help myself.</div>
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I'm the only person in the world that can run a marathon and still have three chins. I give up.</div>
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Imagine all the fireworks, all the Disney parks, all the characters, all the music, all the people cheering - all the stuff that makes Disney amazing all rolled into one race and then multiply that by 100, and that's how much fun this was.</div>
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Also, we killed it. No one crashed. No one (me) cussed up a blue streak. No one puked. No one cried. No one fell over in utter exhaustion. It was the race of all races.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevPnE_e_ULGqbm9EZaW4eI2KaIci_rqVZ-rYQSAzjR-itQYBvl6sUbIzOmkZ7ZLiOkQyCWug5RgO2GdxQMTmkZxblW4Z6d_CnAo5cDYvw12z7c6jQhhUcefhJJcxm5OazBV4tmwozoI/s1600/IMG_1556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevPnE_e_ULGqbm9EZaW4eI2KaIci_rqVZ-rYQSAzjR-itQYBvl6sUbIzOmkZ7ZLiOkQyCWug5RgO2GdxQMTmkZxblW4Z6d_CnAo5cDYvw12z7c6jQhhUcefhJJcxm5OazBV4tmwozoI/s640/IMG_1556.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>
I've compared running a marathon to labor and delivery. This was the scheduled-c-section-right-before-you-get-to-the-miserable-point-of-pregnancy-but-right-after-anything-dangerous-could-happen-to-the-baby kind of thing. So, basically, perfect.Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-70039868808847479772017-03-09T08:51:00.003-06:002017-03-09T08:54:37.977-06:00If there was ever any hope of my daughter supporting me financially someday, it went out the window this year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Because this girl is KILLING IT in the theater. She went from Dorothy in Wizard of Oz right to Amaryllis in Music Man (and next is Jasmine in Aladdin). She's on fire, ya'll. And we all know that what follows will be years of being cast as Tree #3, but for now she's eating. This. Up. </div>
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All this theater experience has served to confirm that all she wants to do someday is own her own community theater. Translation: No health insurance or 401k for this girl!</div>
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She's said this for years and I've always countered with, "That will be an awesome hobby for you someday."</div>
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The best thing about this whole theater obsession is that she is now using this passion to work with special needs children. She auditioned to be a mentor for a full-stage production of Aladdin at Special Care. All the leads are played by special needs children. She is mentoring the girl who plays Jasmine. She has learned every line and song and is right on the stage with her the whole time helping her perform. It is the best thing I've ever seen in my life.</div>
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Her heart is so wide open to all kinds of people and it's a real lesson to me. </div>
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Her heart is especially wide open to all the college kids she worked with in Music Man. She sort of thinks she's already in college, which is equally terrifying and hilarious.</div>
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Thankfully, these happen to be the kind of college kids that I want influencing her life.</div>
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They all took such good care of her on the set.</div>
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And because I'm human and totally have favorites, I now take care of them.</div>
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They can come to my house and eat all the food out of my fridge anytime they want.</div>
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They can even live with me (one of my most favorite musical theater students is doing just that).</div>
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Even if she is destined to be poor for the rest of her life, I could not be more proud of the way she uses her talents.</div>
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She's pretty wonderful.</div>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-72189689292282965692017-03-02T15:09:00.001-06:002017-03-02T15:09:30.025-06:00A lot of normal things have happened the past four monthsI've been avoiding this place lately because I got behind and every time I thought about catching up I got overwhelmed and wanted to go hide in a closet.<br />
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But, these are the only memories my kids are going to have because Lord knows I don't scrapbook, I haven't printed a picture since 2007, and I drink too much aspartame to be able to sufficiently remember anything. So, this is it.<br />
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My to-blog list:<br />
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<li>hiking the grand canyon - we didn't die</li>
<li>Thanksgiving and Christmas - you know, gluttonous</li>
<li>Bode's sports - he recently said he's having two children and naming them LeBron and Kyrie, so, basically, it's going great</li>
<li>Mia's theater - she's been in Music Man, she's been to Sacramento, she's mentoring special needs kids, and just got cast as Jasmine in Aladdin (she just <i>had</i> to be the slutty princess)</li>
<li>MARATHON IN DISNEY WORLD! Why, yes, this did need to be in all caps, thankyouverymuch</li>
<li>Jen Hatmaker and I are besties and now I can die happy.</li>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-52541475593436240362016-10-10T14:55:00.001-05:002016-10-10T16:23:46.228-05:00I enjoy my kid's sports too much and it's scaring me.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I don't know how to say this without sounding like an imbecile so here goes: I'm too into Bode's sports. I get too much satisfaction out of it. I'm ashamed of myself, but I can't tame the beast.</div>
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What I'm not: A screamer. A you-better-win-at-all-costs person. A you-could-have-done-better parent. And because I'm not that kind of crazy, I have convinced myself that I've got a handle on this and that I'm a "balanced parent."<br />
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I'm an encourager. I pay lip service to things like teamwork and leadership and exercise and <i>working hard at stuff</i>. I say all the right things because I'm an educated person and I read fancy articles based on <i>actual science</i>.<br />
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But here's the sad truth about my life: Knowledge does not always equal wisdom. You're shocked. I know. Also, miniature baseball, football, and basketball teams aren't real. They matter not. I tell myself this on a regular basis. Yet, I love the whole, time-sucking thing.<br />
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I find myself canceling coffee dates to watch 9-year-olds try and pitch (bless). I've been known to reschedule actual meetings about important things like college kids' mental health so as to not risk being late to a flag football game (or as I like to call it, a fancy game of tag). </div>
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Andy and I have had serious conversations, on a date no less, about how the basketball team is going to do this year. <i>The third grade Oakdale basketball team. </i>I'm guessing this is defined as a new low.<br />
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There is this delicate balance between supporting your kids and their things and sending them the message that their performance is what gives them value in your eyes. It's some murky water and I don't want to get this wrong.<br />
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And when I feel myself getting a little left of center I try and make up for it by reminding Bode of all the gifts the Lord has given him and telling him how much fun the engineering program is in college.<br />
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And then he tells me that he won't have time for engineering because he will be playing basketball and baseball, which is very rare for college athletes but definitely not rare for him.<br />
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And I give up. For now.<br />
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I have a fever, and the only cure is more little league.<br />
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So, I remember when my kids were babies and I thought that as soon as they could wipe their own rears I would be set. But the thing with kids is their is always, <i>always</i> a catch. </div>
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They can now wipe themselves (although with Bode, at times, it's questionable) but with that wonderful ability came things like<i> hobbies </i>and <i>passions, </i>and because I'm a sucker I've indulged their desires to be involved in....wait for it....activities. </div>
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As a result of these activities, I will not be available for coffee, dinner, a simple chat on the phone, bunco, meal prep parties, botox and wine get togethers (I've heard this is an actual thing and I love it), showers (the baby, wedding, <i>and</i> cleaning of the body kind), mani/pedis, proofing my texts before I send them, continuing ed, hair appointments, any kind of preventative care doctors appointments, yoga, spin class, a leisurely walk, grocery shopping, a deep conversation, naps, spring cleaning, or girls road trips until August of 2025. </div>
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Until then it's theater and sports. And I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty fun. A different, exhausting, living-in-the-car-eating-food-from-drive-thrus kind of fun, but fun nonetheless. </div>
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Because I'm not organized enough right now to make informed and timely decisions, Mia accidentally got cast in two shows at once. It's insane. Music Man and Aladdin all mixed together in a sea of scripts, rehearsals, and loud shower singing. Her life is bizarre. </div>
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Two of these theater girls are 18 years old, and Mia, an innocent 11-year-old, looks just like them. I blame chicken for this. I've seen the documentaries. I'm no fool.</div>
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And this is the year we transition to kid-pitch baseball. For a mother of a catcher, this is terrifying. For a baby-boy catcher this is the most thrilling experience of his life. Only because he is now wearing a "cup." I'll tell you what's <i>not</i> a thrilling experience: Asking your kid, for the hundredth time, to quit punching himself in the cr0tch, and for the love of your future grandchildren, to quit letting his friends do it too.<br />
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Bode has a new (to Oakdale) teacher for third grade this year. She was naive enough to let Bode and three of his bffs sit together. After six days her positive resolve faded into the sunset and she rearranged the seating chart. </div>
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Mia started 6th grade. And just as I predicted, she's come home every day with homework and an attitude. </div>
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This is the first year Bode has been old enough to kind of get into the Olympics. This was his official Olympic watching outfit. Our family had our own Olympic sport of seeing how much ice cream we could shove into our mouths during the timed events. Bode won. </div>
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And it turns out the Olympics makes us all painfully aware of how much talent we <i>don't</i> have. In order to cope, we watched YouTube videos of Olympic divers belly flopping, and then laughed hysterically at their failures. We are amazing parents.</div>
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And while we are on the subject of amazing parenting, every time Bode sees a giant hole in the ground, he assumes it is there specifically for him to pee in. I don't even care anymore. </div>
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And, without further ado, I present to you my daughter, AKA woman-child, AKA woman. She is officially wearing my clothes and my shoes and here is the real kicker: <i>She looks better in them than I do. </i></div>
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Dear God, get me (and her) through this season relatively unscathed. That's all I ask. </div>
Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-85525175323466735002016-08-29T07:30:00.000-05:002016-08-29T08:08:42.863-05:00Every time I go on vacation I wonder why in the hiz-nell I live in Oklahoma.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Except when I go to Houston, or pretty much anywhere in Texas, or Florida, or Kansas, or Nebraska. But other than that, I just can't figure it out.</div>
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My Uncle Breezy passing down the tradition of traumatizing children with his ghost stories. I loved listening to them as a kid and now my children can experience the thrilling sensation of being terrified and excited all at the same time. I love it.</div>
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They are the same person. </div>
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Cassia Sparrow. The most fearless 5-year-old I know. She runs across gravel barefoot. My kids' city feet couldn't handle it. Weaklings.</div>
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Mia was born for country life. I'm convinced she'll live way off the grid someday with nothing but her books and a few wild cats.</div>
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This time Uncle Breezy taught the kids to gut their own fish. Mia wanted to save their hearts in a baggie. </div>
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The best thing about traveling with family? Free babysitting. (Actually, that's the best thing about family in general.)</div>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-76647140325774503152016-08-20T08:00:00.000-05:002016-08-20T08:00:09.599-05:00Oh, my heart.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are times in your life as a parent that you shouldn't overthink. These are times you just need to whisper a "thank you" to Jesus and love and enjoy every minute of it because they don't come around all that often. That's the truth.<br />
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For me, those times happen when I get to watch my kids <i>killing it</i> at the one thing they love the most. For Mia, that's theater. And I will just be honest, for every perfect role that Mia gets, there are ten (or so) rejections. Theater is not an "every kid gets a trophy" kind of thing. And that's good for her.<br />
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But, man-oh-man, she rocked the whole Dorothy thing. She just did.<br />
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It's not a bad thing when your Uncle is a TV personality on a morning show:</div>
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Her theater besties:</div>
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Her cousin besties:</div>
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The between shows dinner runs are so fun for me. Listening to these kiddos gab on and on about the show is hilarious:</div>
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Three shows in one day requires multiple Walgreens candy runs (for me):</div>
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Mis has a gift with children. Yet another way that we are completely different.</div>
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She's the kid whisperer:</div>
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And little girls totally dig her:</div>
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Theater kids are strangely awesome.</div>
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I love the young woman that she is becoming and I pray she is blessed with a few more perfect moments in her sweet life. </div>
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So here ya go, kids. Your summer memories in a handful of pictures. I realize other moms would have documented each of these monumental events with individual photo books, but I'm not other moms. I'm just your run-of-the-mill mom who cares less and less about documenting your entire lives in great detail. You'll just have to use your brains to conjure up actual memories. So, really, I'm doing you a favor. <i>You're welcome.</i></div>
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VBS/Cousin Camp. You told me both of these things were awesome and I'm taking your word for it.</div>
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The Cavs won the National Championship. Bode, you went completely insane, running around ripping off your clothes and stuff. It was adorable.</div>
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Mia, you went to Camp JAM. When your counselor sent us this picture your father said, "Where's Mia?" and I was all, "She's that woman-child in the middle." And he was all, "OMG."</div>
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Then you did a service project with your Youth Group. That's right, I said <i>Youth Group</i>. I learned about all kinds of heathen activities in my own youth group so this new milestone terrifies me, but I'm going to be hovering around you and your friends like a hawk. I'm even willing to listen to your ridiculous music and act like I love it, I'm that serious.</div>
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And then there was Father's Day. Bode, during the obligatory Father's Day photo session you lovingly placed your hand right on your Father's cr0tch thus ruining the moment. </div>
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Sweet boy, you are learning lots of life lessons in basketball this summer. Most importantly is "Winning isn't everything." It's been humbling. </div>
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Because we are all amazing parents and want the absolute best for all of you, we decided that you needed to get the snot beat of you. So, we let, you, our tiny little 3rd graders whose combined weight is about a buck fifty, play 4th and 5th grade giants. We are all convinced it's making you better people.</div>
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And speaking of making you better people, we have played these bludgeoning matches in all kinds of fun and interesting Oklahoma towns that you aren't quite mature enough to fully appreciate. Case in point:</div>
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And how can we forget Missions Sunday, Your Fathers third child. You two were champs giving away the money you didn't earn and waving your flags. I couldn't have been more proud.</div>
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And finally, Wizard of OZ has taken over all of our lives. Mia, you are going to be dancing in ruby slippers that happen to have a one-inch heal, and you don't yet understand how miserable this is going to be. I think we all remember the devastating moment when we realized being a woman comes with injustices that men will never have to face. This, sweet child, will be your moment.</div>
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And perhaps the most important lesson you will learn all summer is this: Only in your dreams does the "yellow brick road" just appear out of nowhere. real life Dorothys have to (quite literally) make their own path.</div>
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A Day in the Life of Summer Lashley, as told by her daughter in some sort of weird accent.</div>
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It seems I get sloppy drunk on coffee. If only it were really that strong....</div>
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This year was the rainiest week of camp in history. The laundry was on a whole new level of disgusting. Take the general camp grime and add to that mildew and mud. It was a joy to clean. </div>
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But there is no place my kids would rather be than at Inside Out Camp. It's where the jocks and the readers and the gamers and the bros and the nerds come together and play like it's 1950. They use things like sticks and rocks and their <i>imaginations </i>to entertain themselves for hours at a time.<br />
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They also eat every other hour. We are like a cruise ship - keep them full and nobody gets hurt.<br />
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Mia was an official "Junior Counselor" this year so basically she was too cool to acknowledge my existence. The only time I ever saw her was in the cafeteria where she served up wonderful concoctions consisting mainly of carbs and sugar.<br />
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Four-square was Bode's game of choice this year. He prefers to be involved in activities where he can be the best and dominate all other participants.<br />
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Mia decided to wear a bright yellow trucker hat every single day of camp. Since coming home she has continued wearing it and has refused to wash it. She insists that every dirt stain represents a memory from camp. I insist she keep those memories in her brain instead of on her stupid hat.<br />
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Cousins. Opposite in almost every way, yet they love each other like brothers. </div>
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For the first time in my life, I managed to not wash my hair for an entire week. Camp will change you in ways you never would have expected. Sometimes Jesus becomes more real to you than ever before. And sometimes you realize you can get by with not grooming yourself for an entire week. Either way, you are never the same.</div>
<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-31664649218787105072016-05-23T13:32:00.003-05:002016-05-28T09:30:39.033-05:00This is the end of the innocence.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Mia rocked her last week of elementary school. She won another art show, got outstanding 5th grade band student, was the hit of the invention fair, and found out she gets to play Dorothy this summer in the Wizard of Oz. Not a bad way to go out. </div>
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Unfortunately for her, she has middle school to look forward to. She doesn't yet know that middle school is the <i>living worst</i>. Fortunately, she doesn't have to change schools. Unfortunately, middle school will always be middle school.<br />
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For the most part, she's still a sweet little elementary kid. However, after two days of being home with me for summer break she declared it a "total fail" so she's starting to get there. </div>
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For now, I will savor these sweet pictures of the end of life as we know it:</div>
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Leave it to Mia to figure out how to never have to taste a vegetable again. Carbs are more her speed. (She once asked for fettuccini alfredo with a side of mashed potatoes for her birthday dinner.)</div>
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Her sweet friend, Ava.</div>
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She got to perform in a little Wizard preview last weekend. It was perfection.</div>
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In middle school I was exactly the same height I am today (so, basically, a 12-year-old behemoth) and was convinced that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain"><span style="color: red;">Kurt Cobain</span></a> was the only person that understood me. Anything is better than that.Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-62062283923898968232016-05-04T08:50:00.000-05:002016-05-04T08:52:36.138-05:00This kid is actually saving me money<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Mia created these quirky little sketches for my nephew's nursery:</span></div>
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I do not understand how she thinks of this stuff. </div>
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And she didn't copy any of it - she just created it out of the clear blue. </div>
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And I love that these have a little bit of humor in them. Look at that one eyebrow up:</div>
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Weston's all, "I guess they'll do." </div>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-39606937528292354282016-05-02T11:36:00.001-05:002016-05-04T08:54:34.118-05:00Marathons and children will be the death of me.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Being a runner is a lot like being a parent: It takes up all of your time, you sometimes hate it but you would never admit that to anyone, and once you get yourself into it there is really no way out. In both cases you are filthy and smelly all the time and there is no point in wearing makeup. And every mother knows that the bonus is that you get to live in active wear!</div>
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Much like raising kids, some days are good and some days are bad. And there is no great way to predict which kind of day it's going to be. Running, like parenting, morphs you into a person that your friends kind of appreciate, but mostly just don't understand. Basically, you're a freak. </div>
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Check out last year's race photo...:</div>
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...compared with this years:</div>
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This is the face of a person who has wished death on herself.</div>
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Last night I found this little nugget about 1 AM and cried.</div>
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Bode was in the 2nd grade musical this week. He and his bros were roosters.</div>
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Their only job was to heckle the "cute chicks." </div>
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Bode saw these pictures and said, "Hey, there are supposed to be <i>four</i> chicks hanging on me. Someone wasn't doing their job." </div>
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But all joking (sort of) aside, I sincerely loved seeing these little jocks in their barnyard costumes. It reminds me that they are still innocent little boys.</div>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-44767155085222232142016-04-05T12:05:00.001-05:002016-04-05T12:05:10.226-05:00What's happened the last 26 days: I'm sure you've all been wondering (Mom).<br />
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Well, first off chocolate. </div>
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Chocolate is<i> always </i>happening at our house, but thankfully Easter gave my Dad the perfect excuse to give my children this monstrosity. </div>
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And I'm not even going to pretend to be upset about it. </div>
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Have you ever put part of a chocolate bunny ear in your coffee? Well, you should.</div>
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Then there was LTC. The Leadership Training for Christ convention is something only the most devout church of Christ kid can understand. It's strangely awesome.</div>
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These kids studied the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth for months. I know Mia learned a lot based on the questions she would ask me ("Mom, what's a virgin?" "What's a rape?" "How many people do you think Samson murdered with his bare hands?"). </div>
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Thanks, Old Testament.</div>
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Gena and I were up to no good the entire weekend...</div>
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Sneaking food into conference rooms, </div>
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skipping our kids' events to stuff our faces, </div>
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drinking coffee well past our bedtimes.</div>
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We were terrible examples to the Christian leaders of tomorrow. </div>
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"Watch what we do, kids, and go forth and do the exact opposite".</div>
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It's a miracle this kid has turned out as sweet as she has. </div>
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Bode wasn't invited to LTC this year per the request of four different security guards at the hotel. Let's just say last year Bode and the security team at the Dallas Anatole had several bonding moments.</div>
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This is how you get out of trouble. </div>
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Because no parent is going to get mad at this. Even if said parent tucked both children into their respective bed hours ago. </div>
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These moments make me want to freeze time.</div>
Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-83722449913070959902016-02-29T14:29:00.002-06:002016-02-29T14:34:38.175-06:00Second place really is first loser.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These sweet babies got second place in their post-season tournament this weekend. They were all bawling, because second place stinks. Really, it does. Character building? Yes. But, fun? Nope.</div>
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He fought the pole, and the pole won.<br />
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This woman-child has grown a foot the past 6 months and her hand-me-down-iphone-turned-ipod-with-no-data-plan is quickly turning into an appendage.<br />
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I'm going to need a bag to breathe in....and after that a sedative.Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-75588055391461491872016-02-18T09:35:00.002-06:002016-02-18T09:37:52.665-06:00And the winner is...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mia accidentally missed her own art show (When Disney calls, we answer). Thankfully, a friend went and noticed that Mia won Outstanding Youth Impressionist. </div>
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<br />Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-7096733670858962342016-02-15T13:33:00.001-06:002016-02-15T13:33:11.157-06:00I say a little prayer every time I open Bode's backpack. Because I find things like this:<br />
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And this (He dreams big. I believe this has something to do with having to be a certain height to ride things at Disney World):<br />
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I'm certain his sister hasn't seen this as I have not heard the indignant screaming....yet.</div>
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Is it possible that we have crossed a line with this whole Disney thing? Perhaps.</div>
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But, seriously, your kids are way less annoying in Disney World. That thing that makes you want to beat your head against a brick wall at home? It's completely adorable anywhere on Disney property.</div>
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And your kids think you are actually kind of awesome. There is little to no eye rolling at Disney.<br />
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At home, that look on Bode's face would mean he was plotting a way to make his sister scream that shrill, ear piercing, exasperated scream that he's grown so accustom to. But in Disney World, this is an admiring, loving look at his hero and mentor - his adorable sister.</div>
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This kid has always been able to sleep anywhere, but I believe this is the first time he has ever literally fallen asleep standing up and then just crumpled onto the floor of the bus. Only in Disney.<br />
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Bode and I got to have a mother/son day in Epcot while Andy surprised Mia with a trip to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios (she finished the entire series and is officially obsessed)! I'm hoping this will motivate Bode to read.</div>
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For some reason, I'm doubting it really sunk in.</div>
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Mia showing the fam pictures of her dream day of all things Harry Potter:</div>
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Apparently, Andy and I can't keep our eyes open. It's like we've never taken a picture before.</div>
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Cousin Besties for life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQavkKYoM8T28jIq2Axr0QdB4sFDmN8cxREbATyjaFs10A0qg8RR-en0NvsAbXIWAGtaEkq7uD3l-jO9LAaBfG2QrNJsmqeODV0FIrjE2laGucwvSNPkQQRJo47_wf42LSzg5pjkM3lCY/s1600/IMG_0734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQavkKYoM8T28jIq2Axr0QdB4sFDmN8cxREbATyjaFs10A0qg8RR-en0NvsAbXIWAGtaEkq7uD3l-jO9LAaBfG2QrNJsmqeODV0FIrjE2laGucwvSNPkQQRJo47_wf42LSzg5pjkM3lCY/s640/IMG_0734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Normally, I would have given Bode a look that said, "This is no longer funny. Make a normal face right this instant or you will have to spend your Friday nights practicing how to pose for pictures. And it will take a really long time. And you will hate it." But in Disney World I'm all, "It's so hilarious how Bode ruins every picture with those adorable faces. That kid!"</div>
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This picture was immediately followed by the trip back to Oklahoma where everyone resumed their normal, super annoying activities.Summer Lashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018915504833582336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139644888842838.post-55501303352494712362016-02-05T10:26:00.000-06:002016-04-07T09:09:16.712-05:00When you think you're going to hate going with your kid to her theater thingy and you end up loving it almost more than she did.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So I flew with 27 children to Atlanta, Georgia to meet up with 5,000 other kids for a theater festival.</div>
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You're thinking nightmare, right? Me too. I kept reminding myself that I created this theater loving little human and I'm also the one that insisted she make a goal for herself and getting selected for JTF is what she chose, so this was at least partly my fault.</div>
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I had to draw deep on my caffeine and courage. I'm not a person who likes crowds. Or staying up past 9 PM. Or children. </div>
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But lo and behold, I was blown away by the whole experience. It was way out of my comfort zone (there wasn't a Starbucks or one single minute of down time) but I learned that I can be a crazy, extroverted, kid person exactly one time per year.</div>
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It didn't hurt that my kid was so happy. Like, dancing in the aisles (literally) happy the entire time.</div>
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These are her people. They get her.</div>
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And their moms get me. Which was such a sweet relief.</div>
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If I never hear another Seussical song for the rest of my life it will be too soon, but still, so much fun.</div>
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These Mommas turned out to be my soul sisters. I was so glad to meet theater moms that were as exhausted as I was.</div>
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Finally a place where the theater geek rules!</div>
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Now, one can imagine how many man-buns are represented with 2,500 theater dudes, but this guy's hair was unreal. </div>
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He actually meant to do this.</div>
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Eventually, even the kids lost steam.</div>
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All the different theaters bring arm bands and you exchange them all weekend. As you can tell, Mia made a lot of new friends.</div>
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And the sweetest moment of the trip for me was meeting up with the rest of the fam in the Orlando airport. Mia is running towards her Daddy and Bode is running towards me.</div>
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It's fun having kids, for the most part.</div>
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