Friday, April 30, 2010

HOW TO SPEND TEN DOLLARS

WELL... TODAY I DID MY CVS AND WALGREENS SHOPPING.  SO HERE IS WHAT I GOT

3 BOXES OF ALUMINUM FOIL
5 BOXES OF STAY FREE PADS( 16 COUNTS)
2 SKINTIMATE SHAVE GELS
BUTTERFINGER
CRUNCH
2 REACH DENTAL FLOSSES
2 CHILDREN'S TYLENOLS
2 SOFTSOAP NUTRI SERUMS (LOVE THIS BODYWASH!!!)
2 PALMOLIVE DISH DETERGENTS
1 PACK SHICK QUATRO RAZOR REFILLS (4 PACK)

I SPENT TEN DOLLARS AND GOT SEVEN DOLLARS BACK TO SPEND NEXT WEEK.  WOO HOO.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

HOW RELAXING

I LOVE JUST TURNING ON THE RADIO AND WATCHING MY KIDS DANCE AND SING.  HOW FUN IS THAT?  IT RELAXES ME FROM ALL THE STRESSES OF THE DAY.  I THINK WE MAY GO FOR A WALK IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TODAY DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE AN INSIDE DAY.  ABOUT MY BLOG YESTERDAY I SHOULDN'T HAVE POSTED IT AND TOOK IT DOWN QUICKLY, IT ALSO SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SAID THOUGH.  MY THOUGHT IS THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING THEN DON'T SAY IT.  I KNOW IT IS THE TRUTH AND AM NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN FROM THAT.  IF YOU SAY SOMETHING OWN IT.  JUST LIKE I AM ABOUT PUTTING IT UP YESTERDAY.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

MAN I AM BLESSED

HOW BLESSED AM I...

I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND WHO STICKS UP FOR ME
I HAVE THE SWEETEST MOST BEAUTIFUL KIDS
I HAVE A WONDERFUL CHURCH FAMILY AND AM MAKING SOME GREAT NEW FRIENDS
I HAVE AN AWESOME ALMOST SISTER IN LAW WHO CARES ABOUT MY KIDS
I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS A PERSON COULD EVER ASK FOR
I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL HOMES
I HAVE TWO CARS THAT ARE COMPLETELY PAID FOR
I HAVE PARENTS WHO LIKE TO TAKE MY KIDS FUN PLACES SO THAT THEY HAVE LOTS OF EXCITING EXPERIENCES
PHILLIP'S PARENTS WHO WATCH OUR KIDS SO WE CAN GO OUT
THERE IS A GORGEOUS VINEYARD ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE
I LOVE MY MOPS GROUP
MY KIDS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY COULD POSSIBLY WANT
MY HUSBAND IS GETTING TO GO TO SCHOOL
WE HAVE NO DEBT EXCEPT OUR HOUSES
WE ARE VERY BLESSED...

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

OLIVE GARDEN...

SO TONIGHT WE SURPRISED ONE OF THE GIRL'S AT MY TABLE IN MOPS WITH A BABY SHOWER AT OLIVE GARDEN. SHE IS SO CUTE PREGNANT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE YOU ARE JEALOUS OF. ANYWAY I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY SO I JUST GOT AN APPETIZER THAT WAS SEVEN FIFTY... WELL WHEN I GOT MY TICKET THE TOTAL WAS OVER SIXTEEN DOLLARS ARE YOU KIDDING ME? APPARENTLY MY SWEET TEA WAS OVER TWO AND THEN MY 3 CROUTONS I ATE COST THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS... THAT'S A DOLLAR AND TEN CENTS PER CROUTON. I CAN BUY THREE BAGS AT KROGERS FOR THREE BUCKS. OH AND THEN GRATUITY. I WAS SO DEPRESSED. OH WELL ATLEAST IT WAS A FUN NIGHT OUT WITH GREAT FRIENDS. I AM BLESSED TO EVEN HAVE MONEY TO DO THIS AND ALSO VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND TO TAKE CARE OF THREE KIDS.

Monday, April 19, 2010

NATHAN

WELL AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF PERSUADING I GOT NATHAN INTO THE DR TODAY. THE NURSE WANTED ME TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW... BUT WHEN MY KID HAS A TEMP OF 103 HE IS GOING TO SEE SOMEONE. I DIDN'T GET TO SEE MY NORMAL DOCTOR WHICH WAS OK. THE LADY WE SAW WAS GOOD. TURNS OUT NATHAN HAD A STOMACH BUG AND ON TOP OF THAT HE HAS AN UPPER RESPERATORY INFECTION. THE POOR GUY STILL LOOKS MISERABLE. HE IS STARTING HIS ANTIBIOTICS AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE FEELING LIKE MY SWEET WILD LITTLE BOY AGAIN SOON.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

POOR NATHAN

NATHAN HAD ANOTHER SEIZURE TODAY... I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE LITTLE GUY. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SEEING DR. ROBERTS THIS WEEK.

PRAYER REQUEST

EVER SINCE PHILLIP AND I STARTED HELPING WITH THIS CHURCH PLANT IN GLADEWATER WE HAVE MADE FRIENDS WITH A VERY SWEET COUPLE. THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING TO AND SO WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND I JUST LOVE THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE A BABY FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVE HAD TWO MISCARRIAGES. WELL SHE HAS BEEN ON SOME MEDICINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO HELP HER GET PREGNANT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I GOT THE FEELING SHE WAS PREGNANT AND ASKED HER HOW HER MEDICINE WAS WORKING. AFTER CHURCH SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT. WOO HOO. PHILLIP AND I WERE SO HAPPY FOR THEM. WELL THIS PAST WEEK AT CHURCH SHE TOLD US THAT THEY WERE HAVING A GIRL... SHE IS 17 WEEKS AND DUE ON OUR ANNIVERSARY. WELL DURING THE WEEK SHE HAD TO GO TO DALLAS TO GET A LEVEL 2 SONO. THE NEWS WAS NOT GOOD. THE BABY HAS POTTER'S DISEASE AND THEY TOLD HER SHE WILL PROBABLY CARRY TO TERM BUT THAT THE BABY WON'T LIVE AFTER IT IS BORN. I AM SO HEARTBROKEN FOR THEM. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE CAN HAVE ABORTIONS AND THEN THE COUPLES THAT WANT A BABY SO BAD CAN'T HAVE ONE. SO MY PRAYER IS THAT THEY WILL HAVE PEACE DURING THIS HORRIBLE TIME AND THAT THEY WILL LEAN ON EACH OTHER AND KNOW THAT GOD IS THERE WITH THEM. I CAN NOT IMAGINE PLANNING ON GIVING BIRTH AND THEN PLANNING A FUNERAL RIGHT AFTER. MY OTHER PRAYER IS A SELFISH PRAYER BUT I PRAY THAT BY SOME MIRACLE THE BABY WILL MAKE IT. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE STATISTICS BUT IT NEVER HURTS TO ASK.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

NOT TRYING TO BRAG BUT...

I THREW AN AWESOME BABY SHOWER TODAY!!! MY FRIEND IS HAVING A LITTLE BOY SO INSTEAD OF THE USUAL GLASS AND CHINA I GOT CREATIVE. I USED MY CHILDRENS TOYS AS THE SERVING DISHES. YEP WE HAD TONKA TRUCKS, TOOL BOXES, BUCKETS AND SHOVELS, WHEEL BARROWS AND TRAINS ALL LINED WITH FOIL AND FILLED WITH FOOD. IT TURNED OUT TOO CUTE. TOO BAD I FORGOT MY CAMERA. I ALSO HAD A CLOTHES LINE HANGING IN THE BACK AND WHEN SHE GOT A CUTE NEW OUTFIT I HUNG IT UP ON THE LINE SO THAT EVERYONE COULD SEE THEM INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PASS IT AROUND AND ONLY GETTING HALF WAY AROUND THE ROOM. OF COURSE THE FOOD WAS AWESOME BECAUSE I LOVE TO COOK AND I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK ME FOR A COUPLE OF THE RECIPES SO THAT MADE ME FEEL AWESOME. OH AND I ALSO MADE MY FIRST DIAPER CAKE AND IT TURNED OUT PRETTY CUTE. ALL IN ALL I AM VERY PROUD OF THE FIRST BABY SHOWER I HAVE EVER THROWN. OH WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO HAVE MY OWN CATERING COMPANY, I GUESS FOR NOW I WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THROWING PARTIES AND WORKING FOR THE TOWN CATERER. LOL. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

JOB OPPURTUNITIES....

WELL ON MONDAY PHILLIP IS TURNING IN HIS APPLICATION AT EASTMAN. THIS WOULD BE AN AMAZING JOB TO HAVE. HE WOULD JUST BE INTERNING FOR THE SUMMER, BUT THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR HIM TO BE HIRED ON DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE BEST THING WOULD BE HE MIGHT COULD GET ON THERE AFTER HE GRADUATES. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN HIS PROGRAM THAT WILL HAVE THE ACTUAL DEGREE AND HE IS TAKING PLC CLASSES TO. JUST AS AN INTERN HE WOULD BE MAKING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY PER HOUR AS HE DID WHEN HE WORKED AT LE TOURNEAU AND AS AN INTERN HE WOULD HAVE TO WORK 60 HOURS PER WEEK. THIS WOULD BE HARD ON BOTH OF US BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO FROM LIVING OFF FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS A WEEK TO LIVING OFF TWELVE HUNDRED. ANYWAY ALL THIS TO SAY PLEASE PRAY ABOUT THIS AND WHETHER THIS IS THE PLACE HE NEEDS TO BE RIGHT NOW.