{"id":2716,"date":"2010-08-06T09:13:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T13:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2010-08-06T09:13:21","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T13:13:21","slug":"om-cup-of-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/om-cup-of-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"OM :: The Cup of Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cup-o-crazy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cup-o-crazy\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cup-o-crazy.jpg 310w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cup-o-crazy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cup-o-crazy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>I&#8217;ve been spending a lot of time with my family these past couple of weeks.  Add in the frequent visits to my parents&#8217; and our trip last week to Colorado with my father-in-law and brother-in-law, it all adds up to a concentrated dose of FAMILY.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMost everyone says that their family is crazy or that there is one crazy person in it and maybe that is true for everyone.  But I had a moment this week where I stood back from a gathering at my parents&#8217; house and observed just a big ol&#8217; cup of crazy.  A moment when you are in awe of the complete quirkiness of your blood relations.  I could go into details, but there&#8217;s that whole protecting the innocent thing.  Or maybe better stated as not embarrassing your family to the core. Suffice it to say that I would like to think I&#8217;m adopted, but I see the genes I carry manifested in my boys.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMy moment is not that Cup of Crazy moment at my parents&#8217; house.  As I thought about my observations, and yes, my judgment of my family, I realized that I too take a sip (or three) from that cup.  I&#8217;m sure my husband and children would tell you that, on occasion, I take a big swig from the Cup of Crazy.  My moment is the realization that everyone has his or her turn with the cup, no matter how sane we think we are.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nBut I am thoroughly convinced that my mom carries a flask of the stuff&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<center>:::<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alamodestuffblog.com\/2010\/04\/organizing-meet-up-om-one-moment-wanna.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"om [one moment] meet up\" src=\"http:\/\/i748.photobucket.com\/albums\/xx125\/alamodestuff\/OM_alamodemeetupbutton.jpg\" class=\"alignleft height=\"100\" width=\"139\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOM is *one moment* and is a meetup designed to notice &#038; relish a moment in everyday life.  The meetup idea was created by Linda at her blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alamodestuffblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">a la mode stuff<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;d like to participate in OM, just click the button and you&#8217;ll be taken to Linda&#8217;s post explaining it all.<br \/>\n<P><br \/>\nPhoto Credit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/29822667@N05\/3550414600\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee Cup of Course<\/a><br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/om-cup-of-crazy\/\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1331825;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been spending a lot of time with my family these past couple of weeks. 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