Does 'No' mean 'No'? and Tagged!

Today was one of James' days off......surprisingly it was on a Saturday! Yeah! So, we decided to take the kids over to the Navy Base to go swimming. They LOVE the big pool and it is a great way to stay cool and wear them out! hahaha...Parker asked if he could bring and friend (Jose) and Kylee asked if she could bring a friend (Emily). They both were able to and were so excited (you would think that we don't ever let them play with their friends the way that they acted!). So, the rule at the pool is that you CAN NOT go down the water slides unless you swim a lap (25 meters) with no life jacket for the life guards. Parker, Kylee and Jose had already done that, but this was Emily's first time. She said that she sort of could swim (side note....can not swim) but was too afraid to swim it (I can swim in 5 ft deep, but not 12 ft!), so she was not able to go down the slides. Not to worry, there is plenty to do (rock climbing wall, diving boards, basketball, just plain swimming) but if you can't swim you have to wear a life jacket. The shallowest part of the pool is 5 ft deep. She was not thrilled about that! She kept asking me if she could take it off, and it went along these lines.....'This life jacket is choking me. Can I take it off?', 'I just want to get in the water a little bit so I don't need my life jacket, right?', 'I don't like this life jacket, can I take if off?'....a BILLION times! I finally said 'Emily, it doesn't matter how many times you ask me, you can not take if off. So, please stop asking me.' Well, she got out for a while and took it off, and then decided to test her boundaries with me. She started walking down the ramp (no life jacket) and I told her she needed to go and put it on. She looked at me and then continued down the ramp. I told her she needed to mind....no minding! I then started to count! She turned right around and then we had no more trouble! It made me laugh to think that kids think if they don't like the answer that if they just keep asking eventually they will wear us down and we will give in! Who knows? Someday it might work! I will hope so for my grandkids! hahahaha

List: 5 joys, 5 fears, 5 obsessions, 5 surprising facts, 5 people to tag.

Joys

1. My kids (most of the time!) and my dog! lol

2. My husband.

3. Talking to my mom and sister on the phone.

4. Reading a good book that I do not want to put down.

5. The beach.

Fears

1. I have a HORRIBLE fear of elevators. I am terrified that they are going to break and I am going to plummet to the earth. I have been in an elevator that dropped and it was horrifying!

2. I am afraid to be a passenger in a car. I am the worst. Everything that the drivers do scares me to death. I usually have a death grip on the door handle. It is so bad that it is easier for both me and James if I drive!

3. I have a fear that I will never leave El Centro! This might be the scariest fear of all.

4. Spiders (Hobo's especially), bugs, anything that creeps, crawls or flits around in the air.

5. Heights (climbing the stairs to go down the water slides scares me) and small, closed in spaces.

6. Okay, this is not five, but this is a big fear for me....that someone might take my kids or they might get lost. Parker has been lost in the forest (SO TERRIFYING) and the twins were lost in the apartment complex. Just so you know, I am not good under those circumstances. I become a sobbing basket case!

Obsessions

1. Shoes, shoes, and more shoes! A good pair of shoes doesn't have to fit, but they need to make you feel better in every other area! Love the shoes!

2. Chocolate (who needs to say more?)

3. Getting out of El Centro (again, who needs to say more?)

4. Trying to find a way to loose weight without having to exercise or change my eating! (don't think it will ever happen that way....sigh....)

5. Being one of the first people to be in line to pick up my kids from school. Otherwise I am in line for at least 30 minutes, if not more! Can you believe that?

Surprising Facts

1. I am shy.

2. I have a tendency to hang on to anger or hurt for too long.

3. I love the beach and the ocean, but I am terrified of it the whole time I am in it.

4. I get a migraine that last for the whole day at least 3-4 times a week.

5. I am a homebody. If I had to choose between going out with people or staying home, I would rather stay home every time.

People to tag

1. Katie Higbee

2. Maren Farr

3. Rachel Warner

4. Penny

5. Jules

Look forward to seeing what you all have to say! Have fun!