I'm still alive!

Sorry I haven't posted in a little while. It's been a really busy week! Our washer quit working last weekend so I spent a couple of days pricing those. We're in our 4th week of school and we're on a roll but that takes time. Since Hannah's gone still, I'm on "puppy duty" every night to play with and supervise Layla. Michael is starting online classes with Univ. of Phx at the end of the month so we priced and bought him a new laptop to use for school. And lastly, since he's starting to travel again this next week, we decided to just spend time with Daddy over the holiday.

PLUS....I'm revamping my blogs. Yep, read it right. Blogs, plural. I've got a little project that I've been busy working on. I'm trying to channel my creativity into something productive LOL.

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July. We had a very relaxing day. Went and watched a small show at the park then came home and lit off of few things. We're allowed to do fireworks here, just a few restrictions. No sticks of dynamite or nothin'.

We watched a show on TBN on Friday about POW's in Vietnam. It was a really touching testimony of God's grace on their lives. Anyway, one of the men said something that has just stuck with me all weekend so I wanted to share it here, if I may.

"Freedom has a completely different taste to those who have to fight for their freedom and those who take it for granted."

May we never take our precious freedom here in America for granted. We might not have it forever! But, we WILL always have our freedom from sin and death in Christ Jesus. No one can take that away! Praise God!

Merry Christmas!

The month before Christmas

When all through our land,

Not a Christian was praying

Nor taking a stand.

How the P C Police had taken away,

The reason for Christmas -

no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing,

About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.

It might hurt people's feelings,the teachers would say

December 25this just a "Holiday".

Yet the shoppers were readywith cash, checks and credit

Pushing folks down to the floorjust to get it!

CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod

Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa

In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down

At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears

You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty

Are words that were used to intimidate me.

Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzer

On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!

At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter

To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith

Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded

The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"

Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say

Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!

Funny things heard in my house...er, car.

We were driving around today. The kids were getting a little loud and rowdy in the back....

Me: Chil-dren, settle down in the back!
Hannah and Brandon: K, Mom...
Jake: Mom, I'm not doin' nuthin'. Just pickin' my boo-guhs!

I kid-you-NOT!

A Full House...

Hubby had a conversation with one of his "old" bosses today. He asked Michael how many children we had now....9??? Michael laughed and said, no we have 5 now. His boss asked him when we'd get to 9. Michael responded, "We have a full house. 3 boys and 2 girls." The man thought about it a minute then chuckled and left him alone. Hubby gets the "large family" "Very fertile" jokes and teasing pretty bad. I'm glad he's come up with a clever response for himself:) I just might have to use that one myself....

"Some of the secret joys of living are not found
by rushing from point A to B, but by inventing
some imaginary letters along the way!"

-Douglas Pagels-


I came across this quote tonight over on Heather's blog. I though it was a good one so brought it over here to share with ya'll.