Podcast, Vlog, Blog.

How much is too much?

As I've said millions of times, I love talking. Whether I talk through videos, writing or anything else- I just enjoy talking. I have so much to teach people about H.I and I love to think I'm a positive impact on atleast a few peoples life, plus I love making people happy. Since I'm expecting a little angel any day now, I'm trying to prepare a way to keep things updated easy and fast but still get my words out there in the world.

I've been looking at different ways other than blogging. Blogging is wonderful and I'm definitely going to keep  it up but I was also looking at how others make a difference via social networking. Podcast?  I'm not sure exactly how to go about making a podcast or getting it noticed but I enjoy listening to other podcasts. Vlog? Video blog. I have a YouTube channel that I've put on the back burner lately but I enjoy making videos as well.

I'm just not sure which to pursue because lets face it, I'm not super woman. Being a mommy, wife and successful blogger/podcaster/YouTube is nearly impossible! I have to pick 1 or 2 ways of networking or I'll go insane! Advice would be wonderful!

High road, low road?

"While its important to educate people, it's also not unreasonable to want a break from it all." Carly said it best in her Losing some but winning heaps more post.. Words can't explain how true this is!

 You can't educate someone who obviously doesn't want to be educated, nor is it awful to just get fed up with stupidity sometimes and respond rudely back to the person. For the most part I try my best to be understanding and civil to ignorant people but I've definitely been known to lose my cool, flip 'em the bird (or half a bird seeing as how my fingers doesn't fully extend due to my skin not stretching!) or just get plain ol' bitchy to them.

Asking is fine, I expect people to ask. I expect people to look. However, looking and gawking are totally different. Staring stupidly even after I have said "Hey" to you is completely rude. Hitting your buddy to get his attention to look at the red girl is completely rude. If you're going to be a jerk, so am I. It may not be the high road, it might not be mature but that's me.

Since I live in such a small town, everyone basically knows me or atleast knows of me. Going to a new town is an adventure though! For the most part there are much more nice people that I meet than the rude ones... The rude ones usually are narrowed down to teenagers with their friends or arrogant guys. Very seldom do I run into a completely rude, obnoxious, middle aged person with no respect. Thank goodness!

Perfect puppy weather!

Here, summers are hot, winter varies and spring means tornadoes.
   This winter we actually had alot more snow than usual. Usually it snows twice (if that), once after Christmas and once in February. It's been pretty great since last weekend- upper 50's/60's and sunny for the most part!
Last weekend we went to the park and took the pups out for the first time.. Well, they loved it!

    Mylee: "Looook into my eyes, you wanna take me to the park tomorrow... But first, feed me."

"Daaadddyyyy, do we REALLY need gas? HURRY! You're wasting tiiimmee!"

"First one there has to kiss a cat!"

Mylee: "Hmm... is it cold?"

Max: "YEP!"

Ohhh, just walking dad!

"Sand? I love this stuff!"

"So much to smell, so little time!"

Pulling dad in different directions!

"Okay daddy, I'm tired lets go home."

The end. :)

The name game

The very day we came home from the doctor after finding out we were going to be blessed with a little boy we started talking names. Curt has 4 names- Curtis Wesley Ryan Turner, so four names were definitely an option. We discussed what we wanted his name to reflect and the names we were just crazy about. We wanted it to be a kid-like name but a name he'll like when he's older. So many factors to add in when picking out a name for a baby, I had a hard enough time naming Mylee and Maximus!

My father-in-law's name is William Michael and honestly besides my papaw and stepdad, he's the closest thing I have to a dad. Luckily he's a hard worker, honest, will do anything for his family, an all around great man, him and Curt are so much alike! I definitely wanted to incorporate "William/Michael" into my sons name.

Names we picked out? Maverick, Drake, Mason and Will. All fit great with Michael or William! Oh, the choices!... I loved the name William from the get-go, a lot of GREAT men in my family has the first name William along with my father-in-law. Even though I loved the name William, we decided on the name Mason Drake. 

We've been pretty set on the name for months now but something just didn't feel right about it, the name didn't have significant meaning to us. I wanted to change it since forever ago it seems like but never had the courage to mention it to Curt seeing as how I'm the one who was dead set on picking out a name early anyway. But finally I decided I had to or my baby was gonna grow up with a random ole name.

I told Curt how I felt.. Can ya believe he felt the same way? lol, figures! We decided that we were stuck on the name William! We'd call him William, Will, Willie, etc.. So final decision? William Curtis Drake Turner! Four names just like his daddy and name after his papaw and daddy! Perfect! I'm SO happy with his name.

Tip? Never settle on a name or announce your kids name too early!