slipping up

I was headed in to town earlier and my shoes felt funny. It suddenly dawned on me that I was wearing my slippers! It would not of been so bad if I had not of been wearing my granny slippers instead of my ballerina type! The boys thought I should just wear them like everybody else but there was no way I would do that. #1 not everybody else does it and #2 I am not everybody else! It made for a good laugh though!

New look

I was able to easily get this template and only lost my kids pictures and my clock. It gave me a long drawn out process but it did not take any of that! Must be "be nice to dummies" day! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Christmas 2008

This is the view from my backyard---on Christmas! No white Christmas for us!!! I hope you all had a great day with your family and friends!

Gutsy gal

We were in CVS the other day and some guy was trying to do some pictures and cussing because it wasn't going his way. I kind of muttered under my breath that it wasn't anything to cuss about. My dear daughter goes to the end of the aisle and I hear, Hey, watch your mouth!" I almost died. Seth trying to save her life told her to shut up or she might get beat up. Well, she told him that, "people can't just beat you up for telling them to watch their mouth and he didn't need to be cussing anyway." I do not know where she gets that bravery. I was so shy when I was 13 that I would go clear down an aisle and around instead of saying. "excuse me!" I have to hand it to her, she is very strong in her beliefs but hopefully she doesn't get me beat up!

mother knows best.....

The other day Abigail and I were having a little chat and since we are so random we got on the subject of what we would NEVER want to tell our mothers. I told her that just not wanting to tell my mom some things kept me out of trouble. She asked me if my mom was strict as I was growing up and she was but later when I was thinking alone I really came to the conclusion that in those days the mothers in our circle were pretty much the same. I only had one friend that was allowed to do anything she wanted and I thought she was nuts because she wanted to live with us! Now I know that it was because she did not always have 3 meals a day and she also wanted the structure of her mom telling her "no" on things at times. I remember how cool I thought it was when I spent the night once and we were out late wandering the streets. It got uncool real quick when guys started yelling vulgar stuff and she started yelling back. When she wanted to go past 4th Street Bar??? I was scared to death. I just knew when we got to her house my parents would be sitting there and want to know where I had been but nope, her mom was in bed and never even knew when we came in. I was shocked! I think at that time I had never loved my mom more! She would of been up demanding answers! When I made a mental check list of the people in our church back then(esp. the mothers) I couldn't think of one that would not of asked us if our moms knew where we were if they had seen us! So, yes, my mom was strict but I KNEW I was loved! Thanks mom! You are the best!

Hooorah for us...IT"S TWINS!

I have been sick with a cold and other things and when I run the slightest temperature I have weird dreams. Well, the other night was no exception. I dreamed(or nightmared) that Daniel and I had twins. One of each, a skinny little boy and a girl that tipped the scales at 20 pounds at her 2 week check-up. We took them to the church in Columbus and Sara and Annette was asking me the names, the boy didn't have one and the girl.........? Saraleigh! They looked at her and said, they thought she had already had too much, "Saralee" Of course, I started to cry since this child was killing me by eating every half hour for an hour! I waddled over to Sheila and her only word was, "WOW!" I was very discouraged so I vowed never to go back there until 2 ton Tess had lost weight! Thank goodness I woke up when I did!

REALLY???

You Are the Furthest Thing From A Grinch

You love and live for the holidays. You even love the Grinch! You're in the holiday spirit year round... because you're all about celebrating and giving.

Are You a Grinch?

big questions

The other night the kids and I were talking about my singing ability.....actually my lack of and Abigail asked me if I had ever wondered why God gave people different talents and that sort of thing. Meaning that there is usually one thing (at least) that people just can't do. I tried to explain by telling her that I did not have the answer for everyone but that for me it was because I was beautiful, smart and talented that he fixed it so I could not sing because noone is perfect and except for that I was. She took a few seconds to digest that before we both lost it! It was a fun moment but I still don't know the answer!

FREEZING!

I have walked around my house freezing this morning~~~only to find out it is 62'! My blood must be like water now!!!!

Gotta be nice....

A few weeks back I was here in the library and a man was going around asking people how much time they had left and could he have their computer. Well, I had waited an hour and had only been on a few minutes so I didn't really want to give it up and I didn't but I told him that he could reserve and would get a computer when one came up and he told me that he had done that. I told him (very nicely) that there wasn't much he could do beyond that. He finally got someone to give him theirs and he announced to half the library that I was a rude b***h. I was mortified! I decided right then that I would never try to help again and for a few weeks I did that. I WAS MISERABLE! I used to help little old people in the store lift stuff and that sort of thing but I was THROUGH! The final straw came on Thursday when I let a sick looking woman walk past and appear to barely make it to her car that I decided that I could not make myself in to something that I was not. I don't have alot of my mom's attributes. I can't sing, tell a story or draw but I can be kind and helpful and I will do that from now on. I told Daniel what I had been doing and told him that I could not do that anymore---I had to help and he looked at me and told me that he couldn't believe that I ever thought I could and told me to never let a person like that dictate how I do things. I won't anymore. I am what I am and I will just have to put up with the few rude ones I come across! There I vented that!

Remember when....

1. 40 was really old?
2. You had your first broken heart and you knew you would be an old maid 'cause you
could NEVER love like that again?
3. Your mom told you that boys weren't just looking for a pretty girl?
4. You never thought you would be old enough to drive?
5. You thought money must grow on trees?

THEN SUDDENLY...
1. 40 is young and 60 doesn't look all that bad.
2. You find the right one and wonder what you saw in the heartbreaker.
3. You are telling your own daughter that looks aren't really important.
4. You get tired of driving.
5. You wish money grew on trees.

BUMMER!

Something came up on the computer that said, "click here if you want to lose weight." I did that very quickly and nothing happened! NADA! ZERO! Not one thing changed!

yummy!

The other day I decided to break down and fry myself some potatoes and I am so glad I did! Not only did they taste yummy~they reminded me of Grandma Schnell's house. She had fried taters often. That got me to thinking about different people I associate certain foods with. My grandma has the most on her list. My mom's would have to be BBQ chicken. My kids like her Goulash....I don't like anyone's goulash. Sara's mom made yummy sandwich spread and I try to make it and get rave reviews--because they never had Sis. Fritz' sandwich spread! Janiece's mom made absolutely wonderful homemade baked beans and scalloped potatoes....hands down the best ever! The list is lots longer than that but I better stop there. When my kids ask for something they usually want noodles. Daniel wants meatloaf(YUCK!) Jonathon almost always asks for the fudgy freezer brownies when he requests dessert! Anyway, I suppose I am not the only one who thinks of certain foods when we think of someone, especially if that someone has gone on! I think eating is an important part of Christmas! :)

Christmas again..........

I said a horrible thing today. We (Abby and I) were trying to put up our tree and if one more thing had gone wrong I would of tossed the whole thing! The tree I actually like ended up with a broken stand and several strands of light have gone bonkers--how they do this in a box is beyond me and after several years the topper is dead. I piped up and said, "I absolutely hate Christmas!" Of course, I got in big trouble real quick with the kids so I amended it to, "I sure wish I didn't believe in Christmas trees." That also got some groans. Anyway, it is finally up and I am relieved! I have never enjoyed that part of the season....nope, not even when I was a kid! I am trying to get in a better mood!

You Are Mashed Potatoes

Ordinary, comforting, and more than a little predictable You're the glue that holds everyone together.

What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings each morning, thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes tightly closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank you Lord, that I can see. There are many who are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the effort of rising, thank you, Lord that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, and tempers are short, thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord for the food we have. There are many who have no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest, thank you, Lord, for the gift of life.

Author Unknown - Submitted By: Donna C.

home again

My mom got home on Saturday and seems to be doing pretty well. She had to do the one-armed hair washing thing yesterday and said that she did ok....other than making a huge mess! She is a determined person so she is able to do things that just gotta be done. Some would call that stubborn and others would say it is determined but whatever you call it, it is what has kept her going over the years and able to do what needed to be done!

sad

I was reading about a new hotel or some other luxury place that is gonna go for $25,000 a night. That sounded pretty steep to me and perfectly ridiculous but when I turned the page and read about 4 and 5 year old kids in Haiti that weigh less that 20lbs I was so sad that I started to cry. The one little girl had huge but lifeless brown eyes. I have always been a sucker for brown eyes anyway but those eyes especially haunt me. I can't do alot for people in need but I think if I could afford those expensive places I would try to forego a night now and then to help others in need! Well, I have vented for today!

I say the dumbest things

The other day I had the kids in town and we were all hungry and I told them that since it was almost suppertime (and I am cheap) I would get them one thing off the $1 menu. Well, they had "Mcribs" for $2 so Jacob asked for one and I said, ok, I would do that. Then I proceeded to let him know how gross, messy and disgusting I thought they were. Of course, they question anyone's tastes buds that eats saurkraut! Anyhow, when I got to the window I said, "may I have more napkins, because I know this mcrib will be really nasty. I mean messy, really messy." The boys thought it was funny and Abigail eventually did but she was sure I did it on purpose but I didn't! Then last night we were talking about Tony and Sara and the new bundle they are getting and Abigail (with a hopeful voice) asked how old she was and I was trying to remember her birthdate and said I thought it was 22. She was like HUH?, I thought she had a kid my age. Anyway, I was like well, she probably wishes she was 22 but she is gonna be ??!

Getting there

My mom seems to be doing real well and hopes to go home very soon. She had to change therapist because the one she had could not seem to comprehend that the reason she could not walk much was because of her bad ankle not because of her shoulder. Go figure! The Lord did send some caretakers that seem to know how to do hair.

Mom

Mom will be moved today and is doing so well she might go home next week so she is excited! Thank you to all of you that prayed for her!

Godless ads to appear

You better watch out. There is a new combatant in the Christmas wars.

Ads proclaiming, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 holiday ad campaign Tuesday.

In lifting lyrics from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," the Washington-based group is wading into what has become a perennial debate over commercialism, religion in the public square and the meaning of Christmas.

"We are trying to reach our audience, and sometimes in order to reach an audience, everybody has to hear you," said Fred Edwords, spokesman for the humanist group. "Our reason for doing it during the holidays is there are an awful lot of agnostics, atheists and other types of non-theists who feel a little alone during the holidays because of its association with traditional religion."


I almost had to laugh at this. I wonder why this holiday is associated with religion??? I guess humanist don't make good friends because I never have to feel lonely. Not only do I have Jesus in my life I have lots of friends that I can call and talk to. I talked to Gail F. yesterday for a long time and I had only talked to her once for a few minutes since 1997. It was just a picking up where we left off and a great conversation about our wonderful parents!

Update on My Mother

*NOTE (I am a friend of Sherry's, Gail Fritz, and she has asked me to put this post on her Blog for her.)

Sherry's mother, Linda Taylor, recently had surgery - as you probably are aware of from one of her previous Blog entries. This is the latest update.

Linda's condition was somewhat worse than the doctor had anticipated. However, she came through the surgery fine and it appears that she will be moved to the Rehab Unit tomorrow (Friday, 11/15/08). She will probably be in the Rehab Unit for 10-12 days.

A special subject of prayer for Linda is this: She desperately needs a nurse aide or someone who is able to comb her hair appropriately. Yesterday, Linda decided that she HAD to have it combed well, and she did her herself with her good arm. It was a difficult task for her to complete, but she did it. She told Sherry, "No one up here knows how to deal with my hair."

I'm sure that every one of us ladies can imagine how it would feel to lay day after day, following surgery, and not have our hair combed. Part of the path to "recovery" is for patient to feel "groomed". God knows just the person to send her way that will be able to perform this task for her. As we all know, "He is able to do abundantly more than we ask or think"~!

Look for a future post that will give an address for Linda so that she can receive cards/letters of encouragement. If the address is not published on this Blog, Sherry will be sending it via E-mail.

Posted by Gail Fritz

Happy Birthday to my guys!

I won't be back here before Nov. 11th but I want to wish a very happy birthday to my dear, hubby who will be 46! He is one of a kind!
Happy birthday also to Seth who will be 15. Hard to believe that nearly 15 years ago I was about to be blessed with #3! He was a little guy(compared to his brother) at only 9lbs and 8 ozs!







please excuse the mixed up photos---at least you can still see how cute they are!

no title ;)

Since I couldn't think of a title I decided against one. I was so upset this morning with the fact that if you didn't vote for or agree with Obama then you are a racist. There are people who only voted for him because he is black....is that racist? I can only be sure of one thing~~~if he cheated or lied to get there the almighty God knows that and he will be judged one of these days according to that. Also, if we voted for the ban on gay marriage we are seen as homophobes but then there were people who talked against it that had their windows shot out and their lives threatened...what is not to fear? I have a friend who is gay and her exact words to me were, "I know that I am living contrary to the Bible and if Jesus comes I will miss it but for now I am just taking my chances." I at least appreciated the fact that she did not try to convince me I was a hater or anything. Anyway, enough of that for now. We can't change the facts but we can be ready for Jesus to come.

My mom

Just in case I am not back before then please remember to pray for my mom. She has the surgery on the 11th. I hope she can recover and be back home soon. She also got a last minute bigger apartment so she is trying to pack. Alot of stress going on right now!

still here

I am still here but not much going on~~~actually with all the depressing stuff going on I don't want to add to it! See you all later!

Voting!

Don't forget to vote! I went down today and got that done! Make sure you also pray for the poll workers! Try to be nice to them too! :)

I know that I will probably never be a tough, old bag if I keep letting my heart melt over every animal I see going through heartache but for some reason I just can't help myself. The other day a Sandhill crane got hit by a car in front of the house and for the last 4 days the mate has come everyday and stayed near. That just tears me up! It reminds me of a song I used to ask my mom to sing and I am still not sure why I did that because I cried every time. It went something like this:
There's a lonely little robin on a branch by my door, there he waits for his mate to return evermore...remember I'm lonely too and as the lonely, little robin I am waiting for you!

what is that groaning????

I was dreaming~~~bright and early Friday morning that an ambulance was racing around on the road looking for someone that had called in. I went outside to tell them that if they would turn off their siren they would not seem so incompetent and I heard someone groaning. I was looking for them and found them about the same time I woke up....to groaning. HUH? It was my hubby. Of course I did what any good wife would do and tried to "wake" him up and he just groaned. Finally, I shook him. "honey, are you awake?" AAARRRGGGHHH! is what I heard! Yikes! He was awake. My next logical question was, "are you ok?" AAARRGGGGHHHH! Apparently not, so I finally figured out that he had stretched too much and pulled a muscle! He could not walk much at all. I finally did something right and borrowed a walker from a friend. He is some better thanks to a friends prayers. Of course, he is back at work today. Not anything too strenuos I hope. Laying out a kitchen and putting knobs and such on the cabinets he installed earlier. Please pray for him if you think of it! He has back trouble due to a long bike ride he took years ago, with Seth on the back. (that tells you it was years ago):)The funny part---if there is one is that Abigail was also dreaming someone was groaning!

excuse me???

I was trying to look up something on ASK.com and when I typed in "how to" the following items came up...
1. how much should I weigh
2. how to get pregnant
3. how old is Barack Obama
4. how to tie a tie
5. how can you learn to walk in stilettos
6. how to build
7. how do I download videos from youtube
8. how many feet in a mile

some of those were entirely not on my list of things to know. Some of them I know :) and some I just don't care about. I just found it interesting that some people do not know some of these things!

Surgery for my mom

Well, it looks like my mom will be heading off to Noblesville on November 11th to have her rotor(sp) cuff fixed. I hope all is well with her and for any of you that would want to go see her she has to spend 10 days in rehab so it will be a boring time for her I am sure. Pray for her if you think of it. She did not want to have this done but the Doctor said she really didn't have much choice!

Growing up!

After reading the nice post on Amy's blog I decided to let you all know that your kids probably do appreciate the things you do. Maybe they are too young to articulate just yet. A few weeks back I was working around and Jacob was doing several jobs also. Finally, I told him that I was going to owe him big time and he asked what for. I told him it was for all he had done that day and he responded with a question. " how long have I lived in this home?" 16 years. "exactly, I could never make up for all that you have done for me, and Dad? he's the best." I admit I got a little teary-eyed and told him that all we did we did for love and he told me that he did what he did for love too! After I had made the cinnamon rolls last week Jonathon asked if I would make them again sometime and I said, "yes, but I can't guarantee when." Since I had time a couple days later I made them and when he came in that evening he asked what was in the oven. When I told him it was cinnamon rolls his response was, "already? WOW!" He is a man of few words! Anyway, our job as mom/wife is important and we will be rewarded someday! p.s don't you just HATE it when people ask what you do with your time!?

ANTIQUES!

Even though I was never the cutest kid on earth(ugly duckling was a nick name I had) I absolutely love this picture of David and I. The look of innocence was a treasure to me!

Does anyone recognize the little redhead in the picture???

Cinnamon rolls~~~YUMMY!

I am so happy! I have been wanting to make cinnamon rolls off and on for years and just never wanted to waste the ingredients but yesterday I finally decided if I could make bread and crescent rolls and pie crusts and that sort of thing then I could do the rolls! They were wonderful! Exactly what I was looking for. When Daniel and I were dating we shared a big cinnamon roll at the Greenwood Mall and sharing is fun but honestly I could of eaten the whole thing. My appetite was never shy. I have a very big affection for pastry of any kind. The next time I make the rolls I will add more cinnamon to the sugar as well as a little bit to the dough. The recipe only called for a total of 1 tsp. and that was not enough! I added more anyway but need to add a little more. I must confess Daniel only ate one last night so this morning I wrestled with myself for about a minute~~~it felt like 5. Then came to the conclusion that since that dear man loved me so, of course, he would want me to have it. Now some of you are thinking that I am taking advantage of his sweet, generous nature....of course I am! On another cooking note. I look at cookbooks from my collection everyday and I have in the past looked at other people's cookbooks when I could get my hands on them. I always loved the old ones! Well, I have a couple from '89 and some from '90 so now I have my own old cookbooks! That is old isn't it? Please don't say NO! My little heart couldn't stand it!

busy every now and then......

Saturday I was a busy lady. Doing some things I needed to do and a little I wanted to do. I swept, did laundry, dishes, baked 2 loves of banana bread, made my pumpkin pie cake for Sunday dinner as well as made supper...chicken casserole. For dessert I made banana ice cream. That was a busy day for me. Sunday was typical: church 2x, lunch, dishes and a nap in there somewhere. Monday I did not do much at all. I guess I decided to take the day off. I scrapbooked some in the A.M. because the teacher was there and I could. :) Then I made 2 loaves of white bread and a homemade chicken noodle dinner. I only did one load of laundry! Oh, yes! I absolutely cannot forget....Saturday I played 3 games of UPWORDS with Daniel and beat him every time. Seth played one game with us and I beat him also! That was fun!!!!! Sometimes it is nice just to work like crazy then other times it is nice to not do much at all!

Lookin' for recipes

A long time ago I made a recipe for Stroganoff(SP) that called for beef pieces. It was on a noodle package but as luck would have it they don't have it on there anymore. Did someone smarter than me happen to write that down? I am also looking for a freezer dessert that had vanilla ice cream and oreos in it. We had a principal at Bethel whose wife made it. I won't put her name on here but her initals were GN. Can anyone help me with these recipes?

One Year

It is so hard to believe that a year has already come and gone since my dad passed away. I didn't actually find out about it until the 4th though. I never thought I would recover from it but God has been good and I have been able to lay all my failings at his feet and leave them there. I know that my dad knew the way to Heaven because at one time he was headed there so I have to leave his soul with the almighty and hope that he did what he knew to do. I guess my feelings of failure come from not being a better example to him by showing Christain love. That is just one of those things we can't dwell on since there is no way of changing it. One thing it has done is to make me not hesitate to say something that maybe would encourage or lift someone up.

I do not mean to sound like a bawl bag or whiner but there are things that seem very clear to me that others do not understand and before I sound like a know it all that definitely goes the other way but something happened today that seems very clear to me....
in Feb. Seth got glasses, in May the nose piece came off and they gave us a much cheaper frame ($40less) but no refund. The other day Daniel took him in because those glasses just were not working. You could see just by looking that they were not straight at all. The new frames were $30 more than the LAST pair so they charged Daniel that. My gripe is they COULD NOT or WOULD NOT understand why I thought we should not of had to pay the $30. And the funny part is they could tell me the prices of all the frames we had ever gotten and when we got them but they could not tell me how they had given me that refund! If someone can explain to me in very clear English how I should of had to pay that I would really appreciate it!

profane ramblings......

I know I am considered by some to be way too sensitive but I admit that I would be scared to death to take God's name loosely. There is a guy here at the library that seems to use every form of cursing that involves the name of God or his son and it is a constant rambling of these names. I fear that he will be struck down sometime for it! I know that seems rather random for a post but am I the only one that these things strike fear in? I really doubt that I am!

I saw a sign today for free puppies but I very quickly drove past and never even "looked." Most people who know me probably do not realize that I am a sucker for anything little. I still look at baby clothes and I love the new life that we see in the Spring! I don't care if it is a calf, puppy, kitten and yes, even baby goats are adorable. One of my absolute favorites has to be piglets! I will have to make sure Daniel knows that I refrained!

Happy Birthday in Heaven!

Today would be my great aunt, Mary Schnell's 90th birthday. She passed away on June, 8th. My kids loved her dearly! She was actually quite funny and a big supporter of missions. That was just something dear to her heart. When I was younger I always thought it interesting that she never married and told my mom when I got older I was never going to get married, I was just going to be a widow like Aunt Mary. Mom told me that she wasn't a widow that she had never been married! Anyway, I was able to spend lots of time with her when we were up North last year and I am so glad I did.

mispellings!

I have noticed lately that people~~~even businesses cannot seem to spell! One thing in particular that I seem to notice is restaurants that serve "deserts" instead of "dessert" I have been told that they do this to attract attention and that may be true but I would be more attracted if they could spell! I just have to wonder how they cook! Another thing is when people use "don't" when it should be "doesn't" I know I probably sound like a grumpy old lady but how can we expect our kids to talk correctly when adults don't!? UGH! I am at the library and it sounds like a cat urping up a hairball!

winners and losers....

I was emailing back and forth wtih a friend and I mentioned to her that a certain family member and I were not close anymore and that he had made so many wrong choices when he could of done differently and had so much. He was always so smart and able to make just about anything work. I was thinking of that later in the evening and it crossed my mind that according to society and most of the people I know he would be considered a loser. HHHHMMMM.....why did I think and feel differently? Love. That is the bottom line. When we love someone we look at them differently than other people do. I started to think of Jesus and the thief on the cross. Not only was he assumed guilty he was tried and convicted and sentenced to die for his theft but Jesus in love and mercy decided that he was worth something. I suppose I look at people differently at times because at one point I could of been considered a loser but through the grace of God I have been made a winner. No, not by the worlds standards....really not even by the standards of all those that know me but a winner nonetheless!

gar~YICK!

I made homemade spaghetti sauce last night and I really enjoy making it partly because we love it and partly because I love the smell of it in the house! I remember when my MIL first signed me up for "Taste of Home" I was like Betty Crocker on Red Bull! I decided I would make the spag. sauce. I knew absolutely nothing about fresh garlic so when I went to the store I picked up a box with 2 bulbs in it. I asked the man in produce if that was a clove or a bulb and he looked at me like I was stupid and informed me that it was a clove so I had 2 cloves. Cool, that meant I could have enough garlic for 2 dishes because my sauce only called for 1 clove. I made that sauce for quite a while. Then I decided to try garlic chicken and biscuits~that recipe called for 3 cloves so I bought 2 boxes and had a leftover clove for spaghetti! A couple days after I made the chicken I was at the neighbors and she asked what I had fed the boys because she said it smelled like they had been eating plain garlic. No, I told her they hadn't and in fact had not had anything containing garlic for a couple days. Really? Wow! I told her that it only had 3 cloves in it. She was quite surprised that I could buy 1 or 2 cloves at a time. I said, yes, all I did was bash open the cloves and take out the bulbs. She began to laugh hyserically and informed me of the correct way of using garlic! I was so mad because I was left to wonder if that guy was as stupid as I was or if he had told me wrong to be a jerk. I suppose my 3 bulbs would explain the burning of our eyes when I had the chicken. I have learned alot since then about the whole cooking thing and I never give advice that I have not tested!

quick change!

I know that I change the look of this thing often but that is about the only thing I can do to make it interesting! My kids are too old to do cute, funny things and not only that they get real upset when I tell something awful about them! I would NEVER do that anyway! :) I do plan to keep this look through fall! Then I already have one picked out for next time! I only do this easy thing because I don't have to put all my "junk" in all the time! Wow! there are some really freaky people here today. I am not sure if the one is a male or female!

Singin' and makin' melody!

Yesterday in church we were singing the beautiful song "When I survey" and in the back of my mind I could heard my mom's beautiful tenor. I know that that is not possible but there are people who sing things so good that our mind takes us there when we hear "their" song! Those memories sent my mind down memory lane and I could see in my mind dear, Bro. Fritz singing very heartily...all the choosing and the planning I must leave to him all wise. I loved to hear him sing and play his banjo. Kind of makes me wonder if they have banjos in Heaven?

Deals!

My favorite store was sold and I am not happy about that but I am happy about the deals I got! I got 15 pairs of hose and 6 bottles of bubble bath as well as several other items. The biggie was the $10.99 container of Guinea Pig food I got for $1.10! The total before the 90% off was $99. I got everything for less than $12!

Lucky

Let me say first off that I do not believe in luck but I do believe in extra blessings that some call luck. Yesterday I was cleaning my room and dropped a penny and I asked myself if I would still be lucky if I picked it up since it came off my dresser anyway. As I bent to pick it up it popped in my head that yes, I would be lucky.....if I didn't put my back out!

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Sunny South

Welcome to the sunny south......not! This is what would of greeted you last Tuesday! It is so hard to believe that we actually had standing water. The picture of my classy kids swimming was irresistable!

Proud of me!

I looked at some more backgrounds but resisted the urge to change anything. I am going to try to stick with only changing seasonally. On another note....obviously since I am posting Fay did not blow me away. That would take a BIG storm! We did get some much needed rain for which we are thankful!

babies everywhere!

Seems like everywhere I turn someone I know is having a baby. Thank you Lord that one of them is not me! That does remind me of a few months ago when we were just sitting around and enjoying ourselves. My very random thinking daughter (after spending way too much time with a friends baby) piped up and said, "do you know what would just be soooo awesome?" I was thinking along the lines of suddenly getting filthy rich or maybe lots of restaurant gift cards, you know, PRACTICAL stuff. Not Miss random. She said "it would just be so awesome if somehow you and dad suddenly out of the blue had a baby!" Apparently our ideas of awesome are as far as East is from the West!

HELLO!

I am running like crazy. I stopped in to get a book I had reserved and am headed to the store. Gotta get ready for my girl to get home as well as the inlaws to be here. I am excited! I am even excited to get started on the party prep! Talk to you all later! Janiece, yes I do switch often I am still trying to get the bees on here!

Beauty

These pictures were taken on Sanibel Island in November!

Comin' home

Abigail is coming home! She will leave Indiana Wednesday with the inlaws! Please pray for traveling mercies for them. Anna has to do all the driving because Roy has bad eyesight and well....Abigail is only 13!
The above pictures are of Abigail on the beach in Nov. 07 and christmas program '07

Congratulations Jonathon!

Jonathon is done with school(has been for awhile)but we have been waiting for his sister to get home so we could celebrate. Right now it looks like she will leave Indiana on the 13th so we will have a party on the 23rd! Daniel and I are so proud of our son. Hard to believe he is moving on to a new phase of his life. Seems like yesterday he was a little guy! Congratulations Jonathon we are so proud of you!

monkeys

I love monkeys and since I would NEVER put my pic on here~~~there you have it! My hubby and I!

Weird...

I have been trying to put one of these pages on and the other day I got this one to go on but the bows would not show up then I got others to save but it would not show up. Today I try this one and the bows show up. I am confused!!! I will stick with this one for now!

Downsizing......the hard way

I have been busy deep cleaning since Daniel has been gone. I really thought I would be able to get rid of some things like quarter size apples and the other small things I have to decorate with but no, it is all too "special" to me. The skunk was something I got my mom for Christmas. It still has the price tag and I paid $1.58 for it at Hills when I was 10. That is a keeper and so was everything else! I did downsize the cloth I have on the apple crate. (the crate belonged to Daniel's grandma Mings) I was not happy about that particular downsize because it used to hang rather niclely and show the apples around the border. Now it barely fits. The oak barrel was something a friend of mine had and no longer wanted. Something that good just can't be tossed so.........I am now trying to figure out just where to put it and what to put in it! I can't wait til my sweetie gets home this evening. I am not gonna do a big meal since I never do that on Wed. because of church but tomorrow I will fix his favorite. That is one of my ways of saying, "I missed you and I am glad you are home." I do not care for meatloaf but Daniel says I make good ones. Is there such a thing? I am also gonna try my hand at Sugar Cream pie! That I do love!

YUM!

I am not sure what I have done right lately but we have been invited to dinner twice...not ONCE but twice! Yesterday we had a wonderful Sunday dinner with a lady from church. My friend found out that I was a "work widow" like she is for a few days so we were invited to her house for supper tonight. It will be a spaghetti supper and I am going to make breadsticks for it. I told her not to get too excited because if the weather didn't cooperate I would have to get something store bought. It should be a fun time with my 3 boys and her 2 girls. I think I will also make zuccini cupcakes. I told Daniel I would wait til he got home on Wednesday to make them but he said not to bother on his account which led me to find out he doesn't care for them. Oh, well they are yummy and the kids like them so I will leave him out and surprise him with a Sugar Cream Pie when he gets home!

I know there's a God in Heaven!

On a few occasions I have been asked how I can know for sure there is a God! That is ONE question I can answer for a certainty. It was around this time of year that I really truly believed. Trust me getting there was a hard journey. My dad had left a little more than a year before and I was angry, sad and all those other emotions. I remember my mom and I being so poor that we were eating ALOT of macaroni and tomatoes. (I hate them to this day) Anyway, mom had to sell some of her loved Betty Lukin flannelgraphs so we could get some money and believe me I was torqued about that. I just could not figure out how a loving God could get us to that point. She needed $150 and was going to sell the flannels for $75 and try to get the rest somewhere else. As the man was in his car checking this out I told God that if he really existed I needed to know TODAY and that if he did would he put it in the man's heart to give my mom $150 instead of $75. I told him if he did that I would never doubt him again. Well, here comes our friend with a check. He said that he wanted the things and that he felt led to give her a little more. As he walked off I watched my mom and before she opened the check I piped up and said, "it is $150!" She stared at the check, then at me and asked, "how did you know?" All I could do was sob and I finally composed myself enough to tell her and she was shocked. She also took time to let me know that even though things were not always the way we wanted them that God had never forsaken us. I will tell you one thing...there have been times my faith was weak and I wandered astray but never have I questioned that God was real. I know some people who think what I did was wrong but I do know that I was sincere and truly needed to know for myself that day. I am just so thankful that our friend listened to that still small voice that day otherwise my faith might of been shaken forever. I had a friend tell me that maybe the devil did that to confuse me but believe me my confusion was totally gone and I honestly do not think the devil is in the business of helping lift people up! Anyway, that is my little thought for today! Never doubt!

News for Angie Davis!

I had the best time~~~in my dream! I found out that Angie and Gene were gonna be gifted! With a baby girl. According to Kent it is a surprise from Jesus that was only told to him and the Davis' aren't supposed to know until she shows up but if someone knew I was going to have a baby and I didn't know it I would sure appreciate the news! I have been busy washing baby clothes and blankets for our special arrival. My daughter is coming home from granny T's soon and I have been doing her room from stem to stern! I told Daniel I hoped nothing happened to me while I was doing all that laundry because people sure would wonder. I DO NOT have a baby, I AM NOT expecting a baby and frankly I am not even expecting to expect a baby! Anyway, good luck Davis clan!

it's about time!

I finally got one of those counters to show up! Unfortunately I look like a beginner because this particular one would not let me start the count! Oh, well! I am a novice in alot of ways so..........! See ya'll later. I am off to Wal-mart then to get started on my mile long list of stuff to do in this lifetime. Please pray for me. I have been having trouble with my ear for awhile and Daniel says I have to go to the Dr. and I don't wanna!!!

a little of this and that

I have been busy, busy, busy! I decided to clean Abigail's room with extreme carefulness. That is a big job! Then I have to also do my other stuff. I am also working on a scrapbook for Jonathon. I decided the other day to let all this go and have fun..........which for me entails cooking. I messed up the whole deal! The bread could of been used to "involutarily manslaghter" the kids or Daniel. I guess the weather was wrong for that. The meat never did get tender. The carrots? Well, part them were done others were not. The potatoes were edible. Thankfully dessert, which was, "oatmeal scotchies" were good. I can live with that. In other news, my mom got part of her money back from getting her van unlocked. She also got ordained the other night and she is back at her own place safe and sound. Neither her or Abigail came home engaged~YAH!

Roses for momma....

I asked my mom several months ago if I could ask her a hard question and she told me that I could even though she might not have the answer. I let her know that she alone knew the answer to the question. My question for her was: Did she still think with all that she has faced in her life that it was worth it to serve God. I think I shocked her but she never hesitated for one second and her answer was, "yes, a million times yes!" I told her that to people looking on it looked like she didn't have anything and she said she realized that it did look that way but that God had always supplied her need and that she would rather live in a tent by the side of the road and be in God's will than to have everything and be out of God's will. I really wasn't surprised that she answered me that way. She also told me that the devil did come at times and tell her that she had never accomplished anything but that was something she had to leave in God's hands! I will say I went away from that conversation thrilled because I knew that I could face anything and still come out on top. Thank you mom for your Godly life and helping me to see that God is always enough!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Happy Anniversary Daniel! I could pretend we have never had any rocky spots but that would not be true so I will just say that I am so glad we made it through the hard times and that our lives are better than ever! I love you dearly and I am so thankful that we are still together and still in love after all this time! You are my best friend~~~REALLY! OK! I postdated this to show on our anniversary but it did not happen so here it is now!

Happy 18th Birthday JONATHON!

18 years ago I looked into your eyes and and felt overwhelmed with emotions! There was love, adoration and pride. Add to that fear, awe and thankfulness. Fear that I would never be able to be a good mom and awe that this little being was trusted to my care and thankful that God had given me the priviledge of being your mommy for a little while! Dad and I loved you so much-all 8 lbs and 12 oz of you! What a surprize to be given a blond! Now you say you don't have a mommy~~~you have a mom. Yes, the time has flown and you are a man (to everyone else) but you will always have a special place in my heart. After all you had to put up with all that I didn't know! In some ways you have taught me alot. You still teach me! I learned from you that it is ok to just be still! I am proud of you and the Godly character you show and the respect you demonstrate for us! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!