From our "HAUNTED HOUSE"
'Fraidy Dog!!
"'Before you were born, I set you apart;'" Jeremiah 1:5 WOW!!! That's really all I can say to that!!
... I realize that I don't!! Case in point, I started this week with a "things to do this week" calendar. {It's really cute!!} You know the kind, it lists the days of the week with lines underneath and a memo box and things to do list. So I have sat and filled it out for the entire week even into next. And I am so proud, checking off the things I have done and checking the things I have left to do. I even had some of tomorrow's action items marked off today. Feelin' pretty good. Then WHAM!! What are all those cars doing at the Middle school I wonder. I go to HS to pick up kiddo's from rehearsal {after spending an enormous amount of time at Wally World getting items for Fall Festival, but that my friends is ANOTHER story for another time}and overhear a Dad talking about the BAND MEETING TONIGHT!!! Well, there goes my organization!! I had neglected to transfer that to my calendar. The meeting should have been last week and I just completely forgot to move it to this weeks calendar!!!!! Oh well!! I am only one person trying to juggle WAY too many BALLS!!!
Here I live in such a small town and since noon today I have driven 40 miles just getting kids where they need to be!! I'm glad that gas is down to $2.46 a gallon.
Anyhooo... I hope that all is well with everyone in blog land. I hope that I don't forget anything tomorrow. I hope that I can get the rest of my house clean before my parents arrive on Thursday. I hope that I will look back on all this craziness and think, "Those were the days!"
"' The Lord will guide you continually,'" Isaiah 58:11 Down the aisles of Wal-Mart, up and down the Highway to and from the schools, ball fields, rehearsals, and down His path of righteousness which is the ONLY path that matters!!
Since our journey began...
It all started May 1, 1987
Which then we added this little guy December 1995
Then we added this little guy{this photo taken March 1998}
{HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, I LOVE YOU!!}
It is so peaceful. The windows are open, there is a crisp nip to the air and it just seems peaceful somehow. I think I am going to make some hot cocoa and read my book and enjoy the moment. {Of course there are a million and one things I should be doing, but... they shall keep until tomorrow}
"For you shall go out with joy," Isaiah 55:12 Joy, my constant companion...
... that my fundraising assistant had to handle the delivery of merchandise today and I couldn't be there. When you only work 2 days a week, it's hard to say,"Hey, I know I only work 2 days a week but I need to be off on Wednesday b/c the fundraiser merchandise is being delivered". Plus I think it was God's way of keeping me sane!! Of course when I got home from work I had 2 messages from the school. I immediately called them and they gave me the low down.
My friend just left and with the leftover merchandise we filled all but 2 of the boo boo's. NOT BAD!! She felt bad b/c some people had the nerve to COMPLAIN!!! But I just said we're just volunteers and if they don't like the way it is run they can run it "better" next year!! Doesn't hurt my feelings in the least little bit!! I have just learned that it really just doesn't matter what other people think. If I know that I did my best, hey that's good enough for me. And if God can forgive my mistakes... Well, He is the only one that matters. So on that note...
"Call upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6 I know He is near all the time unfortunately I don't always call upon Him. Yet He waits patiently.
...at its finest!! {LOL, there were plenty of others who were far more creative, but these are a few of my favs that I made, ENJOY}
Animal Kingdom/Zoobaloo
Love the Cricut cartridge Paper Dolls!! And I LOVE the Cricut expression too.
Simply, cute!
Love these!!! {Paper dolls, again!!}
{Can't wait until we do it again!!}... From my girls weekend/scrapbook reTreat!! And what a treat it was! I went up on Thursday and stayed with my parents. Dad had my FAVORITE chinese food ready for me when I got there and a glass of pinot grigio! What a way to wind down after driving!! Then we just sat around and visited. I got to look at ALL the goodies my mom received from her Southern Living at HOme party! Wow! She racked up! She got me the stocking bucket. I can't wait to use it this season!! Then it was off to bed and to read my book!! {I finished it Friday night and am looking forward to book IV} Got a nice "wake-up" call that my friend Wendy was on her way over. Mom had breakfast for all of us. Then it was off for a girls day of shopping. My buddy Jill hooked up with us for that. We went to Garden Ridge {my new favorite store} and I got some great floral greenery and a few other little treats!! Then it was off to one of my all time favorite lunch spots, Out Takes!! I had the swiss almond chicken salad, pasta pesto, and Mediterranean salad. {My mouth waters just thinking about it again!!} Off to 2 of my favorite stores, then it was time to head off to the reTREAT!! Where my other buddy Jill was waiting for us!!!
After unloading, some serious scrapbooking started happening!! I had the best time and made some of the CUTEST pages EVER!! I love the cricut and MUST get the expression!! So if anyone is looking for the regular size cricut at a great price... you know who to call!!
Anyway, the food was YUMMY as usual. I came armed with TUMS this time but did not need them!! I behaved myself quite well with the eating! I just ate smaller portions. It's all so good!! And our hostesses are the best. If you are looking for a great scrapbook retreat the I HIGHLY recommend you look them up!!
Jill has already posted some of the layouts she made this weekend. Check out her blog to the right, Jumpin In. I will have to post mine later. I am just too tired!! But I will!! But I did have quite the long drive home!!
Have a great week!!
"'Let your soul delight itself in abundance.'" Isaiah 55:2 Such a gift of plenty YOU bestow upon me!!
I usually work on Wednesday's but it is fall break for my little school so I was off today! I did my usual workout, then played tennis, got clean, went to lunch with the girls, got my haircut, went back to our lunch spot b/c gals were still there, shopped {Should say window shopped}, took R to rehearsal, picked up gang from rehearsal, had leftovers for dinner {I REFUSE to throw away anymore leftovers. We WILL EAT THEM!!!}, made halloween cookies for dessert, did a little internet surfing, "TWILIGHT" reading {BOOK 3} and now I am ready for the kiddos to go to bed!!!
Hope your Wednesday was just as delightful!! And the cool nip in the air.... HEAVEN!!
"All your children shall be taught by the Lord," Isaiah 54:13 The Author of it ALL wants to teach me, could I ask for a better Teacher??
It's just time to go to bed, unfortunatley Number 1 son is not home from his meet. YIKES!!! He had a great swim and I hate that I had to leave early. Number 2 son had football practice and he said he did great! I really hate that I missed that!!
Enjoyed a dinner of fried crab claws, YUMMY!! And come home and had a little nibble of the cherry cobbler. {for someone who is a chocoholic, the cherry cobbler is pretty good if i do say so myself}
Early morning for us. Number 1 son has to be at school at 6:30 am for Jazz Band and then has rehearsal after school! Another LONG DAY!!!
Hope to get to bed soon!
""My kindness shall not depart from you;'" Isaiah 54:10 Kindness for a lifetime, how blessed am I??
Today McSweetie had to leave bright and early for a meeting with his boss who is out of town. He is on his way back in and I thought that I would make a dinner of his favorites:
Green Salad with almonds and balsamic dressing
Sweet Peas
Chicken ala King
Homemade Cherry Cobbler with vanilla ice cream!
I hope that he enjoys it!!
"He is called the God of the whole earth." Isaiah 54:5 There is no place that He does not cherish.
OK, I have had this tag for over a week and haven't done anything with it. (Sorry Daphne)
Anyway, I just couldn't decide if I should go down the "weird" or "random" path, or if I should give you a little bit of both.
So, here are my 7 random/weird things:
Number 1: I hate the emails that say you have to forward to "x" amount of people or bad things will happen to me or good things will happen to me!!
Number 2: My eyebrows go "way up" when I am upset about something.
Number 3: I AM OBSESSED WITH THE COMPUTER AND FACEBOOK!!! (written by my darling number 1 son about me)
Number 4: I do not like it when people are dishonest.
Number 5: I have 2 toenails on my pinky right toe!! (that's your one weird)
Number 6: I have the same birthmark as my mom on my leg with the exception that mine has no pigment and hers does. (ok, you get 2 weird facts)
Number 7: I hate it when people use your and you're & their, they're and there incorrectly!!!
Ok, so there are my seven. And in conjunction with Number 1 above, I am not going to tag anyone in particular, but if you want to participate please feel free!!
Happy Sunday!! "... who brings glad tidings of good things," Isaiah 52:7 I love it when I get a "happy" from someone. I know that God placed my name on their heart to bring a little joy to my day!! But I also love HIS "happy's" of cool breezes, falling, rustling leaves, rain, butterflies dancing on my flowers, etc.
Date night!!
Happy Campers!
Hernando Cortez
First HS swim meet
This "little" guy was found in our driveway by our neighbor!!
i hope it has been a great day! I can't wait until next week! And as always we look forward to your visit at the end of the month. I also can't wait to see your "funky circles"!!
today was S's first HS swim meet. i think his team did really well. he swam the 100 free, 100 back, 200 relay and 400 relay. his 400 relay came in 2nd. pretty impressive when you are swimming against HS boys!
just now sitting down to supper with the fam and it is 8:36. we all know where that lasagna is going to go!!! lol
good night!!
... and the house is clean and the laundry is done! I love having a clean house! Everything in its place. OHHH to have that EVERYDAY!! It usually lasts till about Friday and then on Saturday it all goes to H*$$ in a hand basket! Oh, well. Monday always comes back around! Now I am going to get clean myself and ready for a "meeting" tonight.
Happy Monday! Oh and did I mention another ROLL TIDE!!!
PS R won his game Saturday. Was able to watch my nephew play. Supper Club was fun as usual. We had a tailgate theme! Some of us were happier than others that night!! And a lazy Sunday was had by all!!
"Awake, Awake!" Isaiah 51:4 God's wake-up call has no snooze button.
I have a friend who has crossed over to the blogging world!! I am so proud of her!! LOL!!! Anyway, visited her blog and saw a link to the Siesta Ornament swap and had to join in the fun! So I wanted to pass it on to you gals!! Click on the Siesta on the sidebar!
Happy HOlidays!!
& the weekend is finally here!! The boys and I drove down to the beach tonight for the Welcome party for the Hall of Fame weekend. The cake was a HUGE success and quite good. One girl kept coming back for more!! Which I was glad b/c I didn't want to bring any of it home. We were able to see some swimming friends from back home! I hate that we cannot go to the banquet tomorrow night but we have supper club, S has a youth group sleep over and R is spending the night with a friend. And all that adds up to a night ALONE for me and McSweetie!!
Of course the usual activity is going on this weekend, rehearsal & football. We have given up swimming for this month. Just cannot do it all!!
We have a potential buyer for the house. Keep your fingers crossed!! I know that God's will will be done in this!! He can make it work if that is for HIS greater good!! Will keep you posted!!
Have a great weekend!!
"'I have put my words in your mouth;'" Isaiah 51:16 So there should be no excuse for me to be at a loss for words.
Did I scare you?!? Just kidding. I have a friend who says that when things aren't going right. And I feel that way about CLING WRAP!!! It is the DEVIL and he is in my home. My friends Amy and Kim came over after we met for lunch. Amy was helping me make a cake for the swim team's Hall of Fame weekend which is this weekend. Had the cake all decorated and realized that I didn't have any cling wrap to cover it with. {It's a HUGE cake and I didn't have a cake box for it!! Boo again} So Kim was going to the g-store and said she would get me some. She came back with the smallest amount b/c she knew how much I despise it!!
OK so now I am covering my cake and the cling wrap just keeps getting all stuck together!! AGGGHHHH!!! Devil be free from me!! I am about to throw the darn stuff out of the house!! Cake is now covered but I don't know if I want such a "mean spirit" in my house!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!
But thank you Kim for buying it for me! And thank you Amy for decorating the cake! It is safe and covered in the fridge out of Annie's way and ready to go to the beach tomorrow!
And that is not the only "freaky" thing that has happened to me today... In the am, we listen to Rick and Bubba. I always have it on that station. Well, I get home from working out and turn on the radio and am just humming away with Kenny Chesney while I am baking my HUGE cake. Put the cake in the oven, let Annie out and I head to the shower. I get out and come check on my cake and think, "Hey that's a good song, but it's not country." Well, I was having a little prayer time in the shower and in the kitchen the radio station is now on the Christian radio station. Who changed my station??!! It was on country when I left. But not when I got back! I guess God wasn't finished talking even though I had turned the water off!! Moment by moment living in HIM!! It is the recurring them in ALL my Bible studies, ladies, Wednesday night and Sunday School. Does God think I'm just that dense? Maybe I do ride the "short bus" when it comes to HIM!! Glad He is a patient teacher!!
