Timmys Bible Story

Timmy finally got presented his Bible from Living Waters Lutheran school, as did all the other year 3 kids.  He has been anticipating this event since the beginning of year 2.  When confronted with the question back in the last term of year 2 on whether or not he should stay behind in year 2 he replied:  "Probably".  Then he thought about it, changed his mind and said;  "Well, I can go up to year 3, get my Bible, and go back down to year 2"

Eyeing Up the Bibles

        
          






See me

Its Official

   

I got my Bible

Oh Yeah!

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Middle of the Sea

I overheard a conversation that just explains everything about our Timmy, a 7 year old borderline ADHD kid. He had his little friend Christina over for a swim. They were playing some game that involved boogie boards and jumping in the pool.

Timmy, perched on top of the pool ladders handles tells Christina; "go into the middle of the sea"

Christina; "huh?" {we have a 15 foot round above ground pool}

Timmy; "go into the middle of the pool"

Christina; "are you going to jump on me?"

She definitely knows our Timmy and has learned a very key rule in life;

NEVER MAKE ASSUMPTIONS!.

This is the third agreement in a book I just read called "The Four Agreements" that explains the Toltec (an ancient Mexican ethic group, teachings on life). A quote from the book; "Everything we do is based on agreements we have made - agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life"

The four agreements are;

The first - Be true to your word

The second - Don't take anything personally

The third - Never make assumptions

The fourth - Always do your best.

Its a great book with a lot of wisdom and some great rules for living.

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First Day at School

BEFORE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL
Timmy; "I feel older today"
Mom; "Why is that?"
Timmy; "Cussss I'm going into 3rd grade" {jesh mom you should of known that}

AFTER SCHOOL
Mom; "Did you feel older all day"
Timmy; "No, it was tooo easy"

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Everyday Life

It all comes down to the everyday things in life that mean the most. I guess thats why I embarked on this journey of producing the MyColourCup product so that I could have more time for those important things, my family. At this stage of the product life cycle I’m just waiting for the manufacturer to produce these personalized plastic cups. So I have had plenty of time to think about why this venture is so ingrained in my head and why I’m so actively pursuing this change of life. I have a great job that I have been doing for the past 17 years that pays well, my eldest is attending university, my youngest is going to make my hair turn grey and my husband not so sure about this idea, yet he is starting to come around. The first thing that came to me is that I need a change, I’m in a rut, and I definitely can’t have any more kids. But my first motive is that I want this product for our family and I want to prove to myself that I can do something different, new, and challenging. I want to show my kids that you can do anything that you put your mind to. I have tried to involve them in all the steps that I have gone through depending on which kid is interested. They mostly think I’m crazy or going through some mid life crisis. I guess I can say this since I just turned 47 this month. I just saw the movie “Up”. It was a bit depressing at the beginning. But the theme came through loud and clear. The everyday things in life are what you will cherish most, so don't let them pass you by. And my life is all about my kids, which I try to put myself in their shoes every day.

My 10 year old Zach has been my biggest fan of this idea, he is my little entrepreneur. Anything to make money he is in. When I first started working on the design and name of the cup he was ready with flyer in hand to spread the word throughout the neighborhood. It wasn’t going fast enough for him. But it has sparked some interest in him to do something for himself. He now has his own eBay account with my help and is trying to sell some of his unwanted toys.

I have been working on a video to be uploaded to YouTube to demonstrate the MyColourCup product. I wanted it to be entertaining so I have involved the two youngest boys as actors. My oldest son has benefited from my interest in video production. He is an avid skateboarder and is constantly videotaping him and his friends then uploading to YouTube. So we have been working side by side with our dueling kitchen computers giving each other support.

I really don’t have an eye for design/colour so I have gotten some pointers from my daughter who is currently in university studying graphic design. I have tried not to burden her too much with my constant consulting. She has given me some basic help with colours and format. I think she thinks I’m crazy but I hope she knows I’m having fun.

Talking about fun that’s all my seven year knows. He is constantly reminding me by his actions and words that life is fun. Like the other day when we are in a hurry to get to footy on time he is busy eating his cereal with a plastic newspaper bag on his hand.

So each and every one of them I hope will look up to me and know that they too can succeed and have fun in life by just trying or as the Aussies say “just give it a go”.

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