Confession

My name is Ursula and I am addicted to Facebook. I love to blog, but over the last several months I have neglected it for the short quick posts of FB! Today I am ready to break that cycle and get back on task. Let's see, where shall I start.

We had a fabulous summer. Every time we tried to plan some form of family vacation it kept falling through so we soon realized that everyone should plan their own "stay-cations" and that worked out well for all three families involved. The girls spent lots of time swimming and playing outside. We saw lots of family members and friends and just had fun.

My first born turned 7, so we celebrated with a trip to Schlitterbahn and a tea party with some friends. She was in heaven. She is now in second grade. She loves school and loves to tell us what "she knows." The funny thing is she is amazed that we know it too. We never tire of laughing at that. She often asks my husband and I "are you sure?" Hey we have been out of school for a while, but there is still a little knowledge left upstairs. :-)

The two year old potty trained over the summer and it was really hard at first, because she was literally going about every 15 minutes. Some days my husband and I would ask each other, whose turn is it to help now. She has done really well and we are proud. She also loves to sing now, which is absolutely awesome. We hear Twinkle Twinkle Little Star about 5 times a day. She is also learning to spell her name, but she combines the Alphabet song with it. T R I S T-UVWXYZ. Now technically she isn't wrong because S T U is the order of the alphabet, but that doesn't spell her name. I still love to hear it though.

My husband, Chef Boudreaux or Cookie Man, as he is affectionately known at church has been really busy. He is still full time at IBM, but his wonderful hobby of cooking has him just as busy. I am so proud of him for following his dreams.

Although I have been MIA I have posted information about the book on Facebook and even started a fan page. I have to admit I took advantage of the summers days with the girls, so I am having to hit it pretty hard now to make up for lost time. No problem though.

Being a wife and mom is awesome, but I realized I was neglecting myself, so when school started this year I started a daily bike ride. I use that time to pray and just clear my mind. I am loving the time to myself, it also is making a difference in the way my clothes fit too. Yahoo!!!!
But seriously I encourage all parents to do something for yourselves, it is amazing. I purposely pass by my daughter's school on my bike route, that way I can pray for each child, teacher, and other staff in the building. It is always good to lift up others in your prayer life.

Well I plan to be more faithful to my blog and show up with a post a lot more often. I might even post a pick or two. Be blessed!

For the Children

So how do you begin a post about such a controversial individual? The music industry has lost a talented icon, while 3 little children have lost a father. I can't explain the emotion that I feel, but the faces (sometimes disguised) of the children continue to cross my mind.

I understand that there were those out there who despised the very ground that he moon-walked on, but the media has no regard for the pain that his children may be in right now. I just happened to catch a news story about a week and a half ago where he was out with his children and for a change they were unveiled. I immediately thought maybe these kids have a chance at normalcy.


Regardless of which side you fall on Guilty/Innocent, it is a life lost, with a tragic ending to go with it. I am not asking anyone to change their mind, but as a parent, please pray for the children of MJ.

Learning to take a compliment...again.

Since the beginning of time, or at least my time, I have never had trouble accepting compliments. At least not according to my mom, who used to say I fished for them. Well something has happened along the way. I found myself surprised at the last two book signings when people piled on the kudos.

Why? I don't know. That has never been an issue for me, but as I survey the past few months I see a pattern. Well...timeout for that. I have worked hard, stayed up late, gotten up early, neglected friends and made all around sacrifices to make this book happen. I am so proud to say that today I am learning to take compliments in style.

No this is not where the "big headed-ness" starts, but I do believe in self fulfilling prophecy. If I tear myself down, nobody else has to do it for me. This has been such a wonderful journey and I want my daily life to reflect that too.

OMG! OMG!

I received an email today from Amazon.com about some toys that were on sale, so as I get to the website to browse, I blindly typed in my own name. Wait, wait, wait! Let me explain why. I do this at google.com every once in a while to make sure the info about the blog and the book are still in the top few listings. Anyway, for today, I guess this odd-habit has paid off.

Well evidently the Publishers listed the info prior to sharing the word with me, so when I saw the book information listed I almost threw the one year old off my lap. Hold on!Don't call CPS yet, because I quickly came to my senses. She is safe. Then I put her down because the excitement continued.

I am also listed at Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Target's websites. I will keep you posted for the others to come. It is only available for pre-order, but the point is my message is out there. Thank you one and all for your support. Thank you Lord!

http://www.amazon.com/Micahs-Baby-Brother-Ursula-Boudreaux/dp/1606045997/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231437001&sr=1-1

http://www.target.com/dp/1606045997/sr=1-1/qid=1231435304/ref=sr_1_1/186-1582867-0830735?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Aursula%20wade%20boudreaux&page=1

http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=ursula+wade+boudreaux

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?type=1&catalogId=10001&simple=1&defaultSearchView=List&keyword=micah%27s+baby+brother&LogData=%5Bsearch%3A+158%2Cparse%3A+163%5D&searchData=%7BproductId%3Anull%2Csku%3Anull%2Ctype%3A1%2Csort%3Anull%2CcurrPage%3A1%2CresultsPerPage%3A25%2CsimpleSearch%3Atrue%2Cnavigation%3A5185%2CmoreValue%3Anull%2CcoverView%3Afalse%2Curl%3Arpp%3D25%26view%3D2%26type%3D1%26nav%3D5185%26simple%3Dtrue%26book_search%3Dmicah%2527s%2Bbaby%2Bbrother%2Cterms%3A%7Bbook_search%3Dmicah%27s+baby+brother%7D%7D&storeId=13551&sku=1606045997&ddkey=http:SearchResults

Resolution Smessolution

So it's a new year and resolutions are flying through the air. Some people can make a resolution and follow it through to the end, while others of us break them almost as soon as we utter the words. Me? Well I decided to make a small obtainable goal for each day, that way there is no disappointment on anybody's part.

Once I achieve the first goal, of course there is a list of possibilities to draw from so that I can keep moving forward. This morning I decided to do a little cleaning up around the blog. I am still new to this technology(old school), but I am learning. I also made some contacts for the book, to give it more attention prior to the release.

Wow! February 10th is right around the corner and the book will be available. I won't say I am in disbelief, because God can do anything, but I am still in awe. I have had copies in my possession for almost two months now, but I can't wait for the day that I walk into a bookstore and see it sitting on the shelf.