POWER

There is so much Power in being a little child. When we are little we think the world revolves around us. We have no problem saying Hello to anyone and everyone, and shouting BYE as we leave the grocery store is cute not annoying.So to commemorate this Valentines Day I'm going to tell you the most recent things my children have done with their "Power."

I was on the computer and Landon taps me on the shoulder. (He's never done this before so I was a little surprised) I turn to look at him and see a huge grin and a shining face and he whispers "I see you!" I'm not sure where this came from or why he said it but it made me want to cry and laugh at the same time. For some unknown reason I found it so sweet that my son would find it necessary to tell me that he knows I'm here and he's happy about it.

While ordering Subway Sandwiches the boys were running around the mildly crowded room and I suddenly hear Sam say "Yeah." One of his "I'm answering a question 'yeahs'" so I turn around to find him sitting with a couple, chowing down on their Sun Chips. They must not have minded because the woman was giving him the bag so he could eat more. I apologized immediately. I was so embarrassed. they laughed an told me he had pulled out the chair, climbed up into it and just started eating.

The amount power children have over adults is amazing.

In other news: Our HOA is bothering our Landlord again. Granted we are probably not the most Ideal tenants. We have noisy children, we often forget to take our garbage can from the front of the house into the backyard, our back yard has been a huge mess until just recently, and we didn't take our Christmas lights down until today. However, I don't think that having Christmas lights up through February is reason for a hearing with the HOA board. They could just send us a letter asking us to take them down, but instead they've decided to send our landlord to a hearing over the matter. It took us two minutes to take them down people!!! REALLY!! Also - Are Christmas lights really going to lower the value of your home? I know the country is in a housing slump and house prices have plummeted making it a buyers dream and a sellers nightmare, but I don't think someone having their Christmas lights still up is going to make those prices even lower. Get a grip!