if you think about it...

***** Update*****

Judy is going to be released from the hospital tomorrow and will be on bedrest for another week . The Dr. thinks they were able to get rid of the clot, but she will still need to be on blood thinning medication for at least another year to avoid it clotting again. Thanks everyone for all the prayers. You are all so special to me. Thank you for reaching out in prayer for my mother in law and our family.

Please pray for my mother in law, Judy. She was taken to the hospital today and they found a blood clot in her leg. They're admitting her and will run more tests on it to see how big and all that tomorrow. She's had several medical issues this year and it's been a hard year on her. Please if you remember, say a prayer for her.

Thanks Sisters, Sistahs, and Siestas. You are all so special to me.

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God shines

Well Scott didn't have today off, won't have a day off this week, but you know what? I'm okay with it. God is so awesome. I had to just sit and clap for a while, even cheered. Scott got home at lunch time today and we have spent the better part of the afternoon and evening having family time. What a blessing. I love my man and I love my boys and I can't think of anything better than spending the last 4 hours in the pool playing with my family. That's exactly what we just did. And now we're going to order pizza and veg out while watching Chicken Little.

Sweet Lord can it get any better? I'm blessed beyond anything I've ever deserved.

Blessed. Blessed. Blessed.

Girls I just need to shout out how much I love Him.

WHOOO!! I LOVE HIM!

God is awesome. I'll post pics of our pool time later. I'm off to spend some more time with my men!

work

I'm tired of work. Not mine, but hubbies. He has been working 13.5 hour shifts every day for two weeks now. We only see him about 2 hours each day. And just when we thought he was out of those hours for a little bit, one of his co-workers got into some trouble and won't be there for a few weeks. Sigh. So again, he's having to cover extra shifts. It makes for a good pay-check, but a lonely house. The boys miss him, bawled today when he had to go in 3 hours early. Just makes things really hard when he's gone so much. But I know that he's working hard for us and it's giving me a new look on my job here at home. I'm not so grumbly (if that's a word) about cleaning the house or putting away dishes, or even ironing his work shirts. I know that I am blessed to get to stay home with my boys and spend time watching them grow. And I also know the only reason I'm blessed to do that, is because my husband is willing to work so hard. I appreciate so much the sacrifices he makes. I just wish sometimes the it didn't mean sacrificing so much time with him when things get tough at work. His promotion is with reach, will be happening this month. And he knows that all the hard work and extra hours are going to be worth it when he does get promoted. I'm so proud of him! He had to take a test, 100 questions half multiple choice, half essay. In order to even be considered for a promotion you can only miss 10 out of the 100 questions, and that includes the essay part. He did great! He only missed 5 questions! So now they're pushing him through his final book (and I do mean PUSHING!) so that he can be promoted by the end of the month. It's really awesome to see him working so hard towards this goal. So yes, he puts in long hours and yes we don't see him much these days, but I know in the end God will bless us for this time of sacrifice. And God is good to us while Scott is away. In fact today the boys I will be making some banana bread. One loaf for us, one for Nana, and one for the people Scott works with. They're all having to sacrifice time with family right now due to the 2 managers that are gone (one fired, one dealing with personal stuff), and so we want to minister to them in whatever way we can. And though he won't say it, it also makes Scott feel good to have something from home at work with him. (to be honest he loves the compliments on what a great cook his wife is, and how nice it was of him to bring them something. but who doesn't right?) So I'm going to go mash some "naners" with my boys and pray that Scott will still have tomorrow off. He needs it, and so do we. :)

Thanks girls for listening to me whine. Each and every one of you that read this and pray for our family encourages me more than you know. These past few days (and more to come) while being surrounded by my boys, it's nice to know that I can come here and have a safe place to "talk" and ask for prayer. You are all amazing women, and I'm blessed to call you friends.

couple of weekend pics

So the boys are into, REALLY into, Power Rangers right now. Every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. that's where you'll find them. Watching Power Rangers Overdrive and "accelerating" themselves so that they can fight the Fearcats. They are so cute kicking and jumping all over the place. This weekends episode was about a Ranger who'd been hit with some type of "ray" that caused him to have bad luck. In true form the other Rangers banned together to help the one over come his sudden hit of bad luck. They each gave him something "lucky" to carry with him to ward off the powers of the "bad luck ray". (so funny). Well one of the good luck charms was a sombrero, which Dano thought was the coolest thing he'd ever seen. So he quickly ran to his room to retrieve the straw "cowboy" hat his Nana had given him. Then my sweet boy proceeded to defeat the fearcats, straw hat and all. And once again, good triumphed over evil with the help of good friends, brother, and a sombrero.

getting ready to twart the evil Fearcat...

watching it go down...

victory tastes so sweet...

I Need You To Love Me - Barlow Girl

close your eyes, listen and let God move...

looking back

Debra posted this on her blog today and it looks like fun. :) So here goes...

1. Who was your best friend? I think I had a bunch of best friends, but my closest was by far Annette (we also found out that we are cousins, which made us be even better friends!). But I can't leave out Jeff, Eric, Brian, Jeb, Candice, Candace, Adam...

2. Did you play any sports? Nope. Liked to watch them though.

3. What kind of car did you drive? A white Plymouth Reliant - hey, it had a.c. and good radio, don't judge!

4. It’s Friday night. Where were you? Probably working at Reel Action. (video rental store)

5. Were you a party animal? No, but I'm just now finding out that there were actually some crazy parties. Man, talk about naive!

6. Were you considered a flirt? I'm not sure. I know that I flirted, but really only with my "crush for the moment". I quit flirting though when B.F. and I got together.

7. Were you in the band, orchestra or choir? No but ALL of my friends were. And B.F. at the time was 1st chair trumpet. I don't think I'll ever forget the first time he DIDN'T make first chair. :) I love you guys!

8. Were you a nerd? I didn't think so.

9. Were you ever suspended or expelled? No

10. Can you sing the fight song? Parts of it.... I know the music by heart though. Spent most of my time cheering on the band and all my friends. Can still hear Eric on the drums...

11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mrs. Runkle - AP English, Senorita Sutphen - Spanish

12. What was your school mascot? Bulldog

13. Did you go to the Prom? Yes - and I'll never forget it. Eric and the "love rollercoaster". So awesome. Food wasn't that great (never is I guess) but we had a blast! This first pic is of myself and one of my close friends, Jeff. The second pic is of us all doing the "love rollercoaster", following Erics lead. :) Annette is in the black and white dress to my left.

14. If you could go back, would you? Only if I could go back knowing what I know now.

15. What do you remember most about graduation? The deck of cards being thrown in Mr. Merrymans face. Well deserved, but almost cost us our diplomas.

16. Where were you on Senior Skip Day? I can't even remember if we had one. Did we?

17. Did you have a job your senior year? Yes, Reel Action Video. Worked there through my last 2 years of H.S. Even after it burned down. Lemme tell ya, the smell of wet, smokey, movie cases is NOT a great smell. Ew.

18. Where did you go most often for lunch? Football field will all my buddies. :)

19. Have you gained weight since then? Yep.

20. What did you do after graduation? Spent the summer with friends and working and then went off to Tarleton. For the life of me I so wish I had gone with Annette! My life after H.S. would have been so different...

21. What year did you graduate? 1997

22. Who was your Senior Prom Date? Eric. One of my best friends and an amazing guy. He was the funnest date and I still have wonderful memories of Prom because I got to go with him. :)

23. Are you going/did you go to your 10 year reunion? Probably, if Annette will come with! :)