SUNDAY'S BLESSINGS...

* my mind...I am so blessed to have a sound and open mind...

* laughter...it can make your day seem shorter and the sound of laughter is so encouraging...

* my home...it's my home and I love it!!

* His Word...it guides us and lifts us up when we need lifting

* 2 daughters who are incredible talented and a blessing everyday to me

* Sunday's...a time to worship with my hunny bunny

* Ben and Jerry's New York Fudge

* a great job!

* the ability to interact over the Internet (wow!!! a whole new world opens up!!)

* CedarWood

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1-3 are courtesy of Mar this week.And...here we go!


1. Give me some free time and I'll read a good book or blog.

2. Whenever I feel stressed I start "freaking" out, get angry and if prolonged a cold sore will break out.

3. I wish change was easy and fast.

4. Chocolate cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory was the last thing I ate that was utterly delicious.

5. To live in this world it to take each day and savour it and make as many "Kodak" moments as possible.

6. Other than this one, facebook (does that count) is the last blog I commented on.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include going to work to change desks and Sunday, I want to catch up at least 40% of our DVR shows!

Thursday...we had a great team building today. It was fun. We went bowling!!! I know...bowling infront of people who are not your family...hmmmmmm. Well...yes i was conscious of it and had to get passed it and i bowled!!! My high was 75 and my low was 42...hmmmmm...can you tell i don't bowl often. teeehehehehehe. It was fun.
i think i am caught up with my 365 pictures to date. i need to download them and then upload them to SAMS and then get them processed. *sigh* I want to take some time and work on my book and i am hoping i will have some time this weekend (3 days off!!!). I can hope.
we are in the middle of planning a Couple's Night. I have done some work on it and i need to so much more...i have not caught my "vision" and when that happens it is kind of hard. maybe real soon...
we are getting ready for some changed at work and one of them involves moving desk....*sigh* I hate this time of year!!! I am going to have to go to work on a day off just to move. *sigh*
love...i am in love and loving it....teehehehehe

ok...just some updates.

Boo and one her favorite things...chocolate!!
Hunny bunny and me!!

Love...

Mr. Snuggles and Ripley in there Valentine clothes


Boo and the "babies"
Boo and Ripley (love her new hoodie)

Manic Monday #155

Manic Monday #155

Of all your favorite foods, which one would you find the most difficult to give up for the rest of your life? does Coke count?? if not...then chocolate would be the one...life without chocolate?? wow?? is there life without chocolate???? IS THERE????

Which month of the year do you thing best describes your personality? August...it is sunny but it is hot!!! It is also that transitional month...from "fun" to "more fun...holidays coming up!!"...teeehehehehe...

If you could be a contestant on any game show, past or present, which show would you pick? I would be contestant on "Family Feud" and would love to take my family with me and have fun winning money!!!!

last week...

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What is your favorite candy? hmmmm...i love Snickers, M&M's (peanut) and Zero's...yummy

Name one thing that you'd want to receive as a gift for Valentine's day. Anything that was well thought out and from the heart...

Can we truly love someone who loves another? yes...the sad truth is yes you can....

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!! May you have a fun and "delicious" day!!!

and...here we go!

1. It seems like the weekend gets here and then "poof" it is gone.

2. Could you remember to wipe your feet when you're done, please?

3. If I thought you would whisk me away for 3 weeks of fun in Europe next month I'd dance around the house naked all weekend (teeehehehehe) !

4. Love and happiness is what I think of most when I think of you.

5. To me, Valentine's Day means celebrating the day with my family, going to Casa Bonita and sharing Valentine gifts.

6. The Lord have mercy gives me strength.

Happy Birthday Mr. Lincoln!!!!!!

The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
November 19, 1863

On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here." Rather, the Bostonian remarked, "The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech."




Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.






Source: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler. The text above is from the so-called "Bliss Copy," one of several versions which Lincoln wrote, and believed to be the final version. For additional versions, you may search The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln through the courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Association.

Random Thoughts....

* wow! I was just thinking about the weather...another nice day...hmmm where is Mr.Winter?
* speaking of winter I need to make the hot cocoa we received for Christmas...I would hate for it to go to waste (thanks Auntie Virgie and Uncle Frank!!)
* i am remembering the pictures we took when we went to Starbucks over Christmas vacation (Gigi was home). I need to get those uploaded and printed.
* gigi...i hope she is having fun in Seattle.
* i know her..she is probably concerned (as we are) with the tornado's that past through there...we are praying for everyone and hope all is ok...
* she needs to return my call...i need to know her vacations dates so i can order her ticket.
* *sigh* I am liking facebook....i think it is fun but i want to stay committed to my blogging. fun stuff...
* tomorrow is my "fish friday" but i am not really in the mood...i wonder why?
* Valentine's Day is Saturday and I have not even planned....wow!!
* where the heck is time going?
* speaking of time..Reggie was running late last night so we did not get to church...who knew I would miss it so???
*....hmmmm time sure goes fast...i need to get the puppies outside (they just ate)....

FEEL YOUNGER (i found this in Woman's World)

1/ Drop six years with grapefruit
Its scent is proven to make men perceive women as much younger than they are. So dab some grapefruit lotion or spray on scented body mist, and feel the years drop away!

2/ Subtract years by lightening your hair!
Beauty experts agree that changing your haircolor to at least one shade lighter than your natural color instantly makes fine lines less noticeable.

3/ Re-energize while sleeping!
Shut off the tv and dim the lights a half hour before bed, and you'll enjoy deeper, more restful sleep. You'll feel more energized and less stressed in the morning, two keys to feeling fabulous whatever your age!

4/ Dazzle in the color!
Pink!! Choose a bright shade and the cheerful color will reflect a healthy glow onto your face, making you look gorgeous.

5/ Think positive to feel younger!
Researchers found that just thinking happy thoughts keep our bodies young by balancing the chemicals in our brain. You'll smile more and spread that joyful outlook to other people, which can help them stay youthful, too!

6/ Revive your little-kid spirit!
Throw off your routine and do something unexpected, like playing ping-pong or a video game, going to the zoo or watching cartoons!!


i enjoyed this article and to be honest i do lots of these things on a regular basis (i need to buy a pink shirt!!). I think 5 is so necessary in life!! Don't you? Now as for the grapefruit....hmmmmmmmm...do they sell that in the store???? I have been wanting to do something with my hair....hmmmmmmmmm Who knows when i am done i may look 18!!!! teeeehehehehehehehehe!!!!

TACKLE IT TUESDAY

* get my work related items completed by Friday
* 3-5 loads of clothes
* real good cleaning for the living room (change furniture)
* snacks for Boo
* dental treats for puppies
* work on some pages (i have not worked on them for 2 weeks)
* look into my scanner and make it work (smile)\0
* follow up with hunny bunny on van
* order more pictures (which means downloading)
* start planning for the couples night

random thoughts...

* why is monday such a hard day to get through?
* why are the puppies taking up so much of my time?
* who's idea was it to get 2 puppies at once? hmmmmm...mine?
* why? why? why?
* the Lord is good and it feels good to hear his voice and respond.
* i am missing gigi
* is boo singing right now?
* i bet she is glad to be a way from the puppies...
* dinner is starting to smell good...rigatoni and Italian sausage
* when will hunny bunny be home?
* will it snow tonight?
* why oh why do i volunteer for things??
* i am loving facebook...teehehehee..it is like chocolate...an indulgent
* yummy...we received out girl scout cookies today...
* hmmmm...did Chris Brown really hit HER??? (i cannot get that out of my mind...
* i would break all hunny bunnies fingers if he ever did that...
* i love my hunny bunny...
* the sausage smells like it maybe burning....
* *sigh* time to go...

Sunday Blessings

1/ My hunny bunny (he may be frustrating at times but he is still my hunny bunny)
2/ My baby girls...i love them soooo much
3/ Worship time...there is nothing sweeter than worshiping the LORD!!!
4/ Secret Sisters...it was fun shopping for her this week.
5/ Puppies...yes they are a pain but they bring so much joy!!!
6/ God's ability to speak to us...it is so incredible to listen to HIS voice
7/ Friends...they add so much to our lives.

today is Saturday and what a day!!! lots going on and boy oh boy will i be glad to go to bed and start a new day tomorrow! Mr. Snuggles has been a handful and he has been having lot's of "poo" accidents lately! He had 2 baths today and one of them was because of an accident! I love him soooo but...i am sooooo thinking of diapers!!! I mean poo is poo and if i have to clean it up i might as well have it contained instead of everywhere! His poor bear...this is the 2nd washing in 24 hours!!! aaauuughhhhhh!!! and i was recently told potty training can take 6 months!!! That means 3.5 more months of this!!! AAAUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!! and he just put a hole in a pillow and we have fluff everywhere!!!!

***on the good side...i found a great Christian Store and bought a Mercy Me CD I have been looking for and I was able to shop for my secret sister...wahoo!!!!

January 2009 Highlights

* Gigi was home for the holidays!








* We added 2 new members to the family!




* We were able to see The Color Purple









* I started my 365 project




* A new President went into office (i cried all day!!)

AUUUGGHHH!!!!! it happened...i went and did it!! i erased my original layout when i tried something new!!! I am sooo frustrated!!! I have to start new....auuughhhhh!!! I lost all my favorites, my pictures...everything!!! auuuuggghhhhhh!!! this is turning out to be a horrible...not good...aauugghhhh...evening!!!

Questions courtesy of YellowRose this week; thanks, friend! And...here we go!

1. Please don't tell anyone that I think I am getting addicted to being online.

2. Can you wake up with a smile in the morning?

3. The color yellow makes me want to go out and but fresh flowers!

4. I have a craving for Chipolte.

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it when I get stressed.

6. Eyes are the the mirror to the soul.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being bummed, tomorrow my plans include puppy baths and Sunday, I want to Praise the Lord in worship service!

teeehehehehehehehe...

I went and did it....

i made a myspace...


teeehehehehehe...

and....


teeehehehehe...

a facebook page....

teeeeeeeeehehehehe!!

Tuesday list...

* laundry...i so have to catch up...

* take the puppies baths...

* make dentist appointments

* send 2 cards

* order some more pictures (for 365 project)

* finish tree downstairs (i know....)

* find a plan for the van (yucko)

* date with hunny bunny on Friday (wahoo!!)

My little man and his new letter jacket....teeehehehehe


Mr. Snuggles has discovered there are some good things on tables....

Isn't he adorable...

Manic Monday #153

Manic Monday #153

What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod (or music collection)? *sigh* I do not have an iPod...

How much time do you spend each day in your commute? (Or if you don't work outside the house, how much time do you spend in your car or other preferred mode of transportation?) I spend around an hour a day commuting (it will change in a few weeks when I have to start going to work during "rush" hour).

What's your favorite wardrobe item and why? My jeans!! I sooo love my jeans!! They go with everything!!