So, we had a nice Thanksgiving and all that. Never been a big fan of turkey and stuffing, so it was just another meal to me. I AM looking forward to Christmas where we are going to have a big Mexican fiesta on Christmas day! THAT is something to look forward to!
Anywhoo....this week has been quite interesting, so I thought I'd share a few observations with you on the week that was November 22-29, 2006:
The good:
Had fun with family for Thanksgiving....got to read a HILARIOUS story about Chris' Thanksgiving on her myspace page (25 lb. turkey with an attitude! HA!).....had a nice weekend just relaxing with my family.....got to go shopping....made a gingerbread house....put up Christmas decorations and did the tree with the kids.....it was so great to see Aaron and Christina on Thanksgiving and spend some time with them.... I am going to start getting paid by the church, so HALLELUJAH! Hopefully, I won't have to look for another job as well - keep up your prayers!
The bad:
Wil woke up at 2:30 am Thanksgiving morning and threw his guts up all day.....took my car back to the shop for the 5th time and it STILL isn't fixed right......Sam was sent home for the third time in as many weeks for throwing up....found out that I won't be able to go to Florida in Feb.....just too busy - so next year for sure!
The ugly:
Black Friday - oh my goodness...oh my goodness....what is up with the insane people getting up at 4 am to stand in line in front of a store for 2 hrs., only to have everything gone 5 min. after the store opens? Do not ever ask me to do that again....it was not fun....it was actually sad to see the greed come out in people....a little disconcerting to say the least.....I got yelled at by a lady and you know that really doesn't work well for me.....all in all not a "good time"......
Anyway, that was a brief snapshot of the week. If you haven't been watching "Heroes" or "Friday Night Lights", you don't know what you're missing! Man, it's nice to actually watch some well written shows for once! If you get a chance, check them out!
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
joy and giving thanks...
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! We are excited to be staying in Phoenix this year for the holiday season. NO TRAVELING! Hooray! But, I hope for all of you who are, that you will be safe and enjoy the time with family and friends.
I attended the Women of Faith conference this past weekend with my mom and cousin, Lesha. We had a great time and really enjoyed the conference as a whole. There was one speaker that really stood out to me, maybe because we have similar backgrounds, or maybe because she just spoke something that really hit me where I live. Her name was Luci Swindoll (sister of Chuck) and she talked about how we should celebrate life and find the pockets of joy in everyday - even the bad ones! I can't remember everything she said, but the theme of her talk really convicted me.
As most of you know, I am a pretty pessimistic person - definitely a glass half empty type of gal if you know what I mean. I have a hard time seeing the good in the bad. I realized this weekend that it has been a long time since I had a good belly laugh. It is much easier to see the bad stuff going on, focus on that and forget that there is always joy to be found. So, in order to get myself headed in a different direction, I am going to list 5 things that bring me joy:
1. My husband. We have a very difficult year thus far. With the closing of our business, almost filing bankruptcy, and some personal issues....we have been skating on some pretty thin marital ice. However, J brings me so much joy! He is always trying to find ways to make me smile. He sometimes goes to the extreme of nuttiness in order to do so, but he can always wring a smile or laugh out of me. I choose to love him every day for the rest of my life. He is my joy.
2. My kids. While they may drive me crazy, they do things every day that bring me so much joy. From snuggling up to me on the couch to helping out with house cleaning - they always want to see me happy. I want to enjoy this time in their lives. I choose to focus on the "pockets of joy" vs. the bad moments. They are my joy.
3. My parents. I have so enjoyed the last year and a half of living near them. They are such special people and I am so glad that they are my parents. I choose to enjoy the good times and not focus on the sad ones. They are my joy.
4. My new house. I can't wait to move in! I am looking forward to clean carpet and the freshness that a new house brings. I choose to focus on the excitement of moving in and not the anxiety of mortgage payments or the possibility of finding a job. Finally moving into a house that is 'ours" will bring me joy!
5. My church. Finally, a place where we feel a sense of belonging! We have been so welcomed by all these people in Amadeo. We are moving to Sundays in a couple weeks and I feel a certain anticipation in that. I feel that God is telling us to get ready! I choose to walk in that anticipation! These people and this church bring me joy.
There! That wasn't too bad! I want to choose to walk in faith that God will continue to bring me reminders to look for the pockets of joy in my life. Life...celebrate it....live...laugh...learn...love. (Luci Swindoll). May God begin to show you the small things to be thankful for during this time. I am so thankful for all of you!
I attended the Women of Faith conference this past weekend with my mom and cousin, Lesha. We had a great time and really enjoyed the conference as a whole. There was one speaker that really stood out to me, maybe because we have similar backgrounds, or maybe because she just spoke something that really hit me where I live. Her name was Luci Swindoll (sister of Chuck) and she talked about how we should celebrate life and find the pockets of joy in everyday - even the bad ones! I can't remember everything she said, but the theme of her talk really convicted me.
As most of you know, I am a pretty pessimistic person - definitely a glass half empty type of gal if you know what I mean. I have a hard time seeing the good in the bad. I realized this weekend that it has been a long time since I had a good belly laugh. It is much easier to see the bad stuff going on, focus on that and forget that there is always joy to be found. So, in order to get myself headed in a different direction, I am going to list 5 things that bring me joy:
1. My husband. We have a very difficult year thus far. With the closing of our business, almost filing bankruptcy, and some personal issues....we have been skating on some pretty thin marital ice. However, J brings me so much joy! He is always trying to find ways to make me smile. He sometimes goes to the extreme of nuttiness in order to do so, but he can always wring a smile or laugh out of me. I choose to love him every day for the rest of my life. He is my joy.
2. My kids. While they may drive me crazy, they do things every day that bring me so much joy. From snuggling up to me on the couch to helping out with house cleaning - they always want to see me happy. I want to enjoy this time in their lives. I choose to focus on the "pockets of joy" vs. the bad moments. They are my joy.
3. My parents. I have so enjoyed the last year and a half of living near them. They are such special people and I am so glad that they are my parents. I choose to enjoy the good times and not focus on the sad ones. They are my joy.
4. My new house. I can't wait to move in! I am looking forward to clean carpet and the freshness that a new house brings. I choose to focus on the excitement of moving in and not the anxiety of mortgage payments or the possibility of finding a job. Finally moving into a house that is 'ours" will bring me joy!
5. My church. Finally, a place where we feel a sense of belonging! We have been so welcomed by all these people in Amadeo. We are moving to Sundays in a couple weeks and I feel a certain anticipation in that. I feel that God is telling us to get ready! I choose to walk in that anticipation! These people and this church bring me joy.
There! That wasn't too bad! I want to choose to walk in faith that God will continue to bring me reminders to look for the pockets of joy in my life. Life...celebrate it....live...laugh...learn...love. (Luci Swindoll). May God begin to show you the small things to be thankful for during this time. I am so thankful for all of you!
Monday, November 06, 2006
grumble...grumble....grumble....
It's so annoying how just when you think you're getting on top of things, something comes along to knock you back down.
Sunday morning, J went out to do the paper route around 1:30 am and found that someone had smashed the passenger side window in his truck. So, he brushed the glass aside and did his route. As we were leaving later that morning to take pictures, he discovered that someone has done the same thing to MY passenger side window on the CR-V. ARGH! So, we spent the rest of the day calling the police and insurance companies and cleaning out the glass in both of our cars. Luckily, I have glass coverage on my car, so it's covered. I'm actually waiting for the glass company to come fix it now. Unfortunately, J does NOT have the same coverage so it's going to cost us $180 to fix his window. How irritating is that? Some stupid person decides to get their jollies off of breaking our windows and WE have to pay for it??????? Grumble....grumble...grumble....
I guess I should be happy that no one was hurt and that nothing was stolen from inside the cars. J had cash in his truck and that wasn't gone. It just makes me so mad that people do this - what is up with that?
In better news - the financing on the house is going through fine. The payments are about what we thought they would be, so that's a relief. There is one loan that our mortgage guy is trying to get for us. It would be so great, but we have a 50/50 chance of getting it. So PRAY that it comes though. We went to the design center last week and picked out our carpet/tile and appliances. That was really fun. The house is moving right along. It's painted and the countertops are in. We go by about once a week to see the progress. The kids are enjoying that.
We had a fun Halloween, although we've decided that going to a church carnival might be the better way to go next year. We have so much candy - not good for someone who really shouldn't have any chocolate at all! It's going to find a special hiding place today. Probably in the bottom of my freezer! HA!
That's about it for now! We are moving right along! Looking forward to going to the zoo with Cais on Thursday for a field trip. The kids have Friday off of school, so we're going to hang out with my friend Jessica and her boys at the park. No soccer this week and next weekend is the last weekend! HOORAY! Looking forward to having a break from that. Sam is going to play next season (Jan-Mar), but Cais has decided to try something else....gymnastics perhaps?
We miss and love you all!
Sunday morning, J went out to do the paper route around 1:30 am and found that someone had smashed the passenger side window in his truck. So, he brushed the glass aside and did his route. As we were leaving later that morning to take pictures, he discovered that someone has done the same thing to MY passenger side window on the CR-V. ARGH! So, we spent the rest of the day calling the police and insurance companies and cleaning out the glass in both of our cars. Luckily, I have glass coverage on my car, so it's covered. I'm actually waiting for the glass company to come fix it now. Unfortunately, J does NOT have the same coverage so it's going to cost us $180 to fix his window. How irritating is that? Some stupid person decides to get their jollies off of breaking our windows and WE have to pay for it??????? Grumble....grumble...grumble....
I guess I should be happy that no one was hurt and that nothing was stolen from inside the cars. J had cash in his truck and that wasn't gone. It just makes me so mad that people do this - what is up with that?
In better news - the financing on the house is going through fine. The payments are about what we thought they would be, so that's a relief. There is one loan that our mortgage guy is trying to get for us. It would be so great, but we have a 50/50 chance of getting it. So PRAY that it comes though. We went to the design center last week and picked out our carpet/tile and appliances. That was really fun. The house is moving right along. It's painted and the countertops are in. We go by about once a week to see the progress. The kids are enjoying that.
We had a fun Halloween, although we've decided that going to a church carnival might be the better way to go next year. We have so much candy - not good for someone who really shouldn't have any chocolate at all! It's going to find a special hiding place today. Probably in the bottom of my freezer! HA!
That's about it for now! We are moving right along! Looking forward to going to the zoo with Cais on Thursday for a field trip. The kids have Friday off of school, so we're going to hang out with my friend Jessica and her boys at the park. No soccer this week and next weekend is the last weekend! HOORAY! Looking forward to having a break from that. Sam is going to play next season (Jan-Mar), but Cais has decided to try something else....gymnastics perhaps?
We miss and love you all!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Happy Halloween
Here are my cute kiddos from Halloween. We had fun - just went trick or treating in our neighborhood and my parent's. Cais was a princess, Sam was a Ninja Turtle and Wil was Swiper the Fox from Dora.
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