Just a cup of coffee

I wanted to share why I started Toasty Tuesday. I feel like so many people contribute to their own family and what is important to them and as a mom, I contribute to my kids and husband everyday. I guess by buying someone a cup of coffee it makes me think I am somehow contributing to the "world" in this self centered day of age! People are so consumed in their own lives and get so wrapped up in everyday life they forget about the simple things they can do for others. Someone mentioned that they hope the person they buy coffee for would some day return the favor for someone else in need. I don't think its a matter of "need" as far as money. It doesn't matter if the person in line behind me drives a BMW or a beater, people are in need of kindness everyday!

I went through McDonald's at the end of  December and bought the person's coffee behind me. I never look back to see the person's reaction because I don't want them to think I am looking for a thank you. Sometimes I will try and sneak a peek through my rear view mirror just to see if it puts a smile on their face. Anyway, with the way the windows were set up, I paid, then she came through the line to pay, and there was still someone at the window in front of me. We had to sit there for a bit before i could drive off. She was inching closer and closer to me....then I heard "honk"....."honk".... "honk" so I looked back because I knew she was trying to get my attention. Instead of seeing a smile she was crying! She kept mouthing to me "Why did you do that?.....Why?"  I just smiled and waved and said "Have a great day! Happy New Year!" She continued to inch closer and closer to my car and would not stop thanking me and saying "God Bless You! Thank you!" still with tears in her eyes. Sometimes I think people view Toasty Tuesday as just buying someone a cup of coffee....and it is! But sometimes it is so much more! You never know what people go through day to day, and this is just one way to show someone that there are sweet and caring people in the world!

Here are some of my favorite quotes about doing acts of kindness for others:

Don't forget that the last Toasty Tuesday before Spring starts is this Tuesday, March 18th! I hope you will be participating with me along with a bunch of others! 

I am hoping it will have this effect:

kids say the funniest things

oh my goodness, my boys sure do crack me up!

here are just a few things they have said or done over the past  year to make us laugh. some days if you don't laugh about the crazy stuff they say and do, you'll cry. so why not laugh? 

BOYS....got to love them!

hunter {5 years old}  noticed the other day that he was getting hair on his legs. 

hunter: mom, look at this hair on my legs!

me: yep, you do have hair on your legs. do you see hair on your arms too?

hunter: ya.

me: well, some day your legs will get even more hair, so will your arms, you will grow a mustache and some day you will even get hair on your little nutsies {why not just put it all out there at a young age, haha}

h: ewwwwww mom......i don't want to get a mustache. that is gross to have hair on your face.

{shawn and i were laughing so hard that he overlooked that he will get hair you know where}

carter {4 years old}is such a sweetheart and has bad dreams occasionally. we pray every night and always tell him that Jesus will always be there to watch over him and protect him and that he lives in his heart. he woke up one morning and said this: mommy, last night when i was sleeping a lion came in my room!! i didn't want him to get me so Jesus jumped out of my heart and got him! then i said "thank you Jesus!"

carter:mommy, when i was in your belly, did i wear floaties?

my brother micah stopped over the other night, and on his way out the door he looked over at all the kids and said to shawn "can you believe these four kids are yours? 

hunter: we are not all his!
shawn: which one of you isn't mine? :) 

hunter: mom, i'm tired of having 4 kids! i have to do everything around here!

the kids and i were watching toy story 3 and i told them i will miss them and probably cry when they go to college!

carter: but why mom? boys don't go to college! girls do! girls go to college to get more knowledge and boys go to jupiter to get more stupider!

me:hunter, you start school back tomorrow!  {after a snow break}

hunter: i know, but i don't want to go back.

me: you have to buddy! you need to go to school to learn things for when you grow up and become an adult!

hunter: i know what adults do.... they do hair, work on a computer, talk on the phone and get vasectomys. is that how you say it? a vasectomy?

we were on vacation walking out of ron jon and there were two people smoking:
me: hunter and carter, never ever smoke! it is so bad for your body!
hunter: mom, you always tell me that! you told me 3 months ago!
me: i know, i just  never want you to!
hunter: have you ever seen me smoke mom?
me: no!
hunter: then you can stop telling me not to smoke!



you know you are desperate for a shower when your hubby gives you the night off to go 
shopping and you decide to shower instead! shawn told me to lock the door so the kids would leave me alone, but then i hear:
carter: mommy, what are you doing?
hunter: carter, leave mommy alone! she is taking a shower! hey mom, the door is locked!
me: i know!
hunter: but why? can you see my fingers under the door? 



we were talking about milk and cows when hunter says:
how do you get milk out of cows? from those little wieners on their belly?



 i have to end this post with this. i mean there are no words for what i thought when i got the first picture while out to eat with my friends.
hunter shaved a strip of hair down carter's head while he was sitting on the potty! there was no way to fix this besides shaving the rest!