yickin' cookies

One day I had to get in the shower before Daniel got home from work and I had made no-bake cookies so I told the boys not to TOUCH them. I ran to get my shower and when I got done I hollered out and asked them if they were touching the cookies and Jonathon(3) spoke up and said, "Oh, no mommy! we are just yicking them!" I nearly choked! I went running in there....dresssing on the way and sure enough...little hands were clasped tightly behind their backs and they were licking a cookie! Fortunately they only YICKED one each. I think Daniel and I were going on a date because I would of never left them in there by themselves like that. Jacob would of been around 1. It was actually cute!

breathing easier...

The person that I was referring to awhile back having a mammogram was my mom and I am happy to report that she does not have cancer...it is like cysts I guess. I was ALOT more worried than she was. Her mom and sister as well as some maternal aunts had breast cancer so it would not of been a big surprize. I am just glad that God saw fit to allow her not to have it! I was thinking about my mom the other day and how that even after I was married there were some things I did not do because I did not want to disappoint her. There were people who thought that was crazy but that is because they had never looked into the tear-filled baby blues of my mother knowing that they were the reason for those tears! That was one thing I tried hard not to have to do. Usually, I was just thinking I'd rather have a beating than have her cry. I am thankful for what my mom has stood for through the years and even though she was strict I never had to wonder where she stood on any issue. Anyway, thank you Lord for this answer to prayer and for the mother that you let me have!

HI!!!

I am back! Thank you all for the B-day comments! I was talking to my mom this morning and she said that she had been asked to do a youth retreat for the Wes. Holiness in Sept. and the guy that called her asked if she could "teach" the kids something on the Sat. that they have it. She told him she would do her best. I guess he probably thinks she is only a storyteller for kids. If he tells his parents that he asked her that they will certainly get a chuckle because they have known her for years and years! They were part of her youth things when they were teens. She told me that she thought the Lord was done with her but figures she ought to do this if she gets a call. I don't think God is ever finished with any of us as long as we belong ot him! I hope God continues to use and need my mom for a long time! I sure need her!

it was great!

I had a great Birthday and to those of you who think that maybe my hubby is cheap he really is not! I chose to eat at home, PROMISE! He asked several times if I was sure and I was. Just for the record the soup was great and I took sub buns and brushed them with olive oil and Abby sprinkled on italian seasoning and parmesan cheese and baked them...they were good too. I was gonna bake bread but they were working on the electric pole so I was without electric periodically so I did not want to get that half baked. It went off about the time the cake was getting done but it turned out! That broccoli soup recipe came out of a UBC cookbook for those of you that like that sort of thing! I got some nice presents and my dear mom-in-law made me a card and sent me a Michael's gift card and I love those things because I go to the sales and use 50% off coupons and double the value. She sent me one at Christmas and I hoarded that thing closely til I spent it all. My mom also sent me some money. I do love b-days! Well, sorta. Ok, Ok I love gifts!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Ok, so ya'll don't have to guess---I am 41! I am having a great day so far and my hubby thinks I am nuts to want to cook my own dinner but I want homemade bread and broccoli soup and lemon lime sheetcake and I can fix all that alot cheaper than Panera Bread can. He can just give me the money that he doesn't spend! I love to cook and hey the family can clean up! I did not leave ya'll any comments but did check out what you are up to! Angie, how is Shelly? Sheila, what a romantic you have there. Gotta tell Daniel he owes me some cash! Karen, let your kidspray for whatever! I did put a stop to Ab pleading with Jesus for a sibling--didn't halt the praying just told her she would not be daddy's baby girl anymore! Cured that in a hurry! Sara, maybe Seth and Janae need to meet then they could wear each other out with corny jokes! I see some mistakes here but I am in a hurry and can't fix them! Love to you all. Oh, PLEASE pray for a good biopsy for someone special on Thursday and if that is not to be then grace

my mean streak

The other day Abigail was sitting on the couch and piped up...oh, no! I just had an awful thought! What if dad marries SO and So if you and him split up? If he does I am going with you. Seth told her that she was dumb that we would never split up that dad would only marry if I died. Then he said on the off chance that he would marry her if I died....he didn't care if I was dead he was going with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some of you can use your imagination and figure out who SHE is but do not put it in a comment please! HEE! HEE! Gotta love those kids! My mean streak came about when I pretended I was dead yesterday morning and Seth tried to wake me up! he asked real sweetly last night that I never do that again! I actually wasn't trying to play dead-I was trying to ignore him!

is it just me???

have you ever had one of those people that just grate on you? I know one lady that does that so easily! She just annoys the time out of me and I feel so bad because she thinks I am so sweet and wonderful---no kidding she has said this! I told my aunt I feel like a hypocrit! one reason she bugs me she made disparaging remarks about my moms cooking when she lived here and my mom is a great cook she just doesn't use artichoke hearts and that sort of thing like this lady! She also told my mom that she would take her out to eat but she didn't want to contribute to her weight problem. That really made me mad! She loves my mom (or so she says) and says she is a woman of great faith and stuff like that she told the whole church that when she calls mom she can just pour her heart out and mom is so sweet and such a good listener. I suppose I should be thankful that she likes her I would hate to see what she'd say if she didn't! Pray for me so I can learn to like her! It is not just the issues about mom that drives me nuts with her she is just.....ODD!

Laundry and more laundry

GGGRRRR.........my washer went on the blink but I can be thankful that my handy hubby can fix it. It will just be tomorrow before he can. I really shouldn't even complain because I got it FREE! Last year our other one went ka-put and I called a lady about one she had advertized and when I called back to say that we did want to look at it she said she was going to be gone but would leave it on the drive and I told her that I was sure we would take it and could I slide a check under her garage door and she told me that I sounded like one of the sweetest, nicest people she had ever talked to (I know some of you are laughing hysterically) and that she just wanted to give it to me! I said there was no way I was gonna do that but she didn't answer the door so I thanked the Heavenly father for the blessing and loaded it up! Anyway, as you can well imagine my laundry is piling up! I do some at the laundrymat but that gets expensive!

MY dog!

I meant to post a picture of my dog not 2 of the cat. Editing would of taken my alot longer on these computers than doing a new post. When the snowbirds are here the computers are slower than my great grandmotherX100! (do the math)

Our animals..

This is Taffy, Abigail's guinea pig
Sara, the cat!

This and that

2 weeks ago I babysat for my friends boys: Nathan is nearly 3 and Johnathan 6 months. It was so fun! I had Seth dig out all the trucks and diggers and Nathan had a great time digging while I held the baby. It brought back so many memories and I thought "this is the life" then the baby started to fuss and Nathan got tired and I thought well it might not be THE life but it is life. Later I was showering and I didn't have to rush so kid #1 would not maim kid #2 and I thought "no, this is actually the life!" I really enjoyed my kids when they were small but having them grow up is also nice. Especially when they are pretty good kids. On another note, any of you that see me in a few years DO NOT let me get by with thinking that I can get by with wearing a tank top...especially ONLY a tank top! A lady here today apparently thinks so and I was offended when she bent over at my eye level. That should be illegal. I heard Jonathon whisper...sick. Yep, it was very much so! I hope you are all well and behaving!

praise and prayer

I have a note of praise. Jacob(my soon to be 16 yr. old)taught his Sunday school class and loved it. He said he was going to ask if he could do it all the time! I NEVER would of done that! By the way, Penny said he did great. I am just so thankful for how God is helping him. Now I have a couple of things that need prayer: one I was told of someone that has confirmed throat cancer and possible stomach cancer. This person is younger than me! I will be 41 someday! She needs prayer because of the cancer and also to tell her famly. Once I hear that she has done that I will give you her name. Also, another person that goes in for a mammogram/biopsy next week. Once again, I can't give you a name yet but God knows who they are. Oh, someone that Daniel knew at the lumber yard down here drowned last night so his family needs prayer. Last and least...I need prayer. I do not know what is wrong with my brain but I have been doing the blondest things! Most of you know that even when I am not SUPER organized I can still pull things off and function but lately I have just been so blond and feel like people are crowding my space. (another thing unlike my usual "sweet" self!"

Whatever it takes...

so many times I have heard my mom sing that song and I really had never taken the words to heart because that is saying ALOT! Anyway, the other night I put everything in God's hands, my husband who is my best friend and the love of my life and my kids who are one of the "dearest" things to me. (at least I thought I put it all in his hands) Yesterday I could not reach Daniel on his cell and for some reason I got anxious so I called his boss/coworkers cell and asked him to have Daniel call me and he said he would when he showed up!!?? Then I really was scared. Come to find out they were both in the same place just had not met up but God told me that even in the very worst case scenario his grace would be sufficient and me in my ignorance told him I did not want to find out if his grace was sufficient! I discovered that once again I had to leave Daniel in God's hands and trust him and yes if the time ever comes that I need that kind of grace he will be there with it! I have never been a materialistic person but I still found it hard to say: "take the dearest things to me if that's how it must be for I'm placing my whole life in yours hands." I guess I will continue to leave these things to him and TRY to quit taking it back! I am just asking God to help me with this.

trick cookin'

I made enchiladas the other night and the kids were just going to town and gobbling up and Jonathon said that they were the best I had ever made and I asked him if he liked the beans too. BEANS? Yep, the refried beans I had mixed in! They were ok with that because they weren't big and didn't look gross!

We are blessed

I am so thankful for the Lord and the blessing he has bestowed on my family lately. God has brought revival to all of us. Some of you know how the devil has really hindered my husband in the past but PRAISE BE TO GOD for the freedom he has brought to Daniel. I think of that chorus...don't give up on the brink of a miracle! I know there were probably some that did give up but thank you to those that never did. The revival that has come to our home has changed us all. I can never thank God enough. I can truly say in my heart that whatever he calls us to do or if he wants us here my life is completely and totally in his hands and I am totally committed to his will! I am just in awe at the goodness of God and I know now more than ever that he is still on the throne and no person or power will ever overthrow him! I thank God for everything. The other day the old devil slipped up beside me and told me that I was unworthy and would never be worthy and for a minute I agreed but then Jesus slipped up on my other side and whispered in my ear: "through the shedding of my blood I have made you worthy." HALLELUJAH! to the Lamb of God!