My Motley Crew Hijack My Blog Video. I have lost all control :)

OH.

MY.

Wasn't supposed to go like that.

I wasn't supposed to be pre-occupied with my hair (that I'd just taken out of a pony tail thus my issues with it)

My people were not supposed to go tribal on me.

(and I said all our kids had made an appearance but that was a flat out lie made in a moment of confusion -that would stand up in court, right?-. We have TWO more little/big humans that did not appear....imagine that. Maybe one day I'll get us all 'impromptu'... though this video was not supposed to be full of the Collection besieging me :)

But...

Well...these people of mine got a hold on me :) All of 'em.

They are cute, and adorable, handsome, and funny, and they all make my heart sing and feel lighter.

This is "US" when we get going...So I ran with it and let the 'deeper' thoughts I had planned put on the perverbial 'back-burner' for now :)

[And, I have to say, that...as I am typing this...Tye now has bright blue & yellow headphones on, listening to the soundtrack from the movie 'RIO" and he seems to have entered a meditative state.

Do I interrupt?

Naw...He's probably trying to find his new self after I shaved his head. ;) ]

I have two (cyber-but-it-does-not-matter) friends who themselves or their child are having MAJOR surgeries either as we speak or tomorrow...

One is my friend's baby, Charlotte, who was born with Down's Syndrome and who will be having open-heart surgery tomorrow. I mentioned Charlotte here before and would covet your prayers for her and her family. 

God knows the details of the other friend's needs and I have absolutely NO DOUBT that the surgeon's hands are being guided as we speak and that a mighty war is being played out inside the surgery room...a war we cannot see but that we can impact via prayer. I invite you to do so with me.

As much as our family can release and de-stress and giggle and enjoy the moment...

We also can come together and and pray for those we love...which we will do.

Well...

Christmas was, as I said, ALOT.

A.L.O.T.

I loved it while I was counting the hours for it to be "over". That is just my "normal" b/c the added pressure of a 'big event' makes me prone to PTSD symptoms.

(which did kick in, sorta dramatically, but given my openness about it all EVERYONE involved understood. So neat...though it was a disappointment to me, the recovering perfectionist...maybe if I could conquer THAT my PTSD would wane? I dunno. I don't think there's a secret path or formula God's waiting for me to figure out before PTSD is removed from my life...but I sure am learning alot along the path to it's disappearance.)

Soooooo......

As I said in the video...if you could even understand a WORD that was said (smile)...

Fun pics and more thoughts are coming...

but tonight...

We needed to "release" a bit, apparently!,  and remember that we are family and that we find joy in each other in ways that I find hard to duplicate with any other set of people...

God mashed us all together from all over the world for a reason..what that I understand a tidbit of but have a feeling that I truly only 'get' the tip of the iceburg as of yet...

And to find JOY and FUNNY in this mish-mash of amazing people..regardless of age...is a beautiful thing to me...even if it does occur during a video that was not supposed to but ended up including flying barbie dolls, my 9 yr old asking for donations, my 4 year old hijacking my video, my husband comparing me to a plastic doll,  and random dog appearances...

Happy 2012 my friends....

Let's CONQUER it.

Let's KICK it.

Let's take 2012 by surprise and showcase what "WE"...as a community of people drawn together via this little blog or by bigger circumstances...can do.

Watch out 2012...

As long as I survive January (smile...) I've got your number and it's my turn at bat.

Who else wants a turn???  Who's going to throw some homeruns in 20212 with me? Tell me about it! 

Throw yourself in the game! It's more fun together....

ANDREA