• Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.
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    Memories of the Month {1.2013}

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    This month I was happy about: getting to spend time with friends. This month I was sad worried sick about: my top teeth that are having issues because I grind and clinch when I sleep. Something I accomplished this month was: surviving. Something new I did was: go see an oral surgeon to make sure there was not a cyst on my top gums. The verdict was no, but he recommended I get my wisdom teeth out sometime soon. Luckily, I only have top ones! I’m going to wait and see what pans out with my initial issue mentioned above.…

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    How is it?

    January 24, 2013 - By 

    …That I now have a 15 year old? I mean really! It blows my mind. Yesterday was Drew’s birthday. We celebrated by going to Shogun, where we feasted on Japanese food and he opened his presents. He got an Alabama Driver’s Manual, tickets to Elton John with his Dad in March, and a weight bench and weights. My letter to Drew, Although, we butt-heads more often than not, I hope you know that I love you dearly. I am happy to call you my son. When I tell you I’m proud of you, I mean it whole-heartedly. Even though, Dad…

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    listen….

    January 18, 2013 - By 

    this was written awhile back… listen…. do you hear that? it is so loud. i can’t block it out. i can’t wish it away            ~believe me i’ve tried i’ve tried praying for it to stop. it sometimes seems never ending the only time i don’t hear it is when i’m sleeping            ~unless of course I’m being haunted by it through the pictures in my dreams i’m referring to the constant dialogue going on in my head lately it has been so loud and i just can’t seem to turn it…

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    Memories of the Month {12.2012}

    December 31, 2012 - By 

    This is my last monthly summary for the year! I’m really glad I did this this year. It will be great to look back years from now and have a quick ‘summary’ of each month. I plan to keep doing it in 2013. I’m wondering what I else I should ask myself each month. Is there anything useful that could be added? Any suggestions? This month I was happy about: enjoying the holiday season. This month I was sad about: nada. Somethings I accomplished this month were: hitting a problem head on and being able to resolve it even though…

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    See Ya, 2012!

    December 30, 2012 - By 

    What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Ziplined through the jungle of Honduras Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year? I don’t think I really had any besides the same ones I always want to do. Did anyone close to you give birth? My sis-in-law, Jill, had a baby girl in November. Did anyone close to you die? Yes, Rob’s Grandmother What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012? Less stress, less worrying, more peace. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon…

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    Troop 50 Christmas Party

    December 18, 2012 - By 

    Last night we attended Drew’s Troop Christmas Party. After dinner, the boys tried to stump the Scoutmaster by tying knots and then, he had to attempt to tie it. Needless, to say the Scoutmaster knows his knots. 🙂 Then the Scoutmaster reversed the playing field by stumping the Scouts with a couple games that showed his “psychic” abilities! My favorite part of the night was walking down to the fire station to give toys for Toys for Tots.

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    Pizza Party!

    December 10, 2012 - By 

    Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, our friends, R & J, and 3 of their kids came over for a Pizza Party and football. For appetizers I made: Salsa Jalapeno Popper Dip I made 2 batches of dough the night before. That morning I rolled out the dough and cut it into pieces for individual pizzas. I put them each on their own paper plate and stacked them up, placing one more plate on the top one to prevent drying out. I prepared all the toppings. You can include whatever you like, but I had ham, pineapple, black olives, onions, green peppers,…

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    Memories of the Month {10.2012}

    October 31, 2012 - By 

    This month I was happy about: Alex’s good report card and good report from our parent teacher conference. This month I was sad about: the never ending cycle of crap with insurance and contractors (post to come). Somethings I accomplished this month were: prevailing with insurance company in getting a fair amount of money (post to come). Something new I did was: play at church in the bell choir (post to come). Books I read were: Beyond Tuesday Morning (9/11 Series, #2) by Karen Kingsbury I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen The Delta Queen Cookbook: The History and…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 36-40}

    October 19, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. Questions 6-10 Questions 11-15 Questions 16-20 Questions 21-25 Questions 26-30 Questions 31-35 36. What do you think about Sara’s statement, “We reflect Jesus in the small things so our families can see him in the bigger things.” Is this hard to do? Why or why not? Sara tells a funny story about walking her dog and picking up another dog’s “droppings.” She could feel God pushing her to do that and to interact with the owner of…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 31-35}

    October 17, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my LAST set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. Questions 6-10 Questions 11-15 Questions 16-20 Questions 21-25 Questions 26-30 31. What causes you to feel completely overwhelmed? How do you respond? What tools do you use to stay organized? I’m easily stressed, especially now that I have a job that isn’t stressful. Depending on why I’m stressed determines how I react. Most of the time the stress consumes me. It’s all I can think about, but just like Sara said instead of being overwhelmed with the…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 26-30}

    October 15, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. Questions 6-10 Questions 11-15 Questions 16-20 Questions 21-25 #26. Sara struggles in identifying her role as wife, mom, career woman, and author. She juggles a lot of titles and tries to make sense of how they all work together. Have you ever struggled with titles you or someone else has put on you? How did it affect you? I’m not sure I’ve ever been concerned with my “title.” People know I’m a “busy Mom” who works at…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 21-25}

    October 13, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. Questions 6-10 Questions 11-15 Questions 16-20 #21. Have you ever taken a job out of need over desire? How did you grow from it? Yes, during my time of unemployment, I did several “jobs” that were not fun, but something to help us get by. I grew from it, by seeing myself do things I didn’t think I could endure. Proving to myself I can adapt to many different situations and job environments. #22. In what ways…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 16-20}

    October 12, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. Questions 6-10 Questions 11-15 #16. Does your husband listen to your advice? How do you influence him? How do you influence your family? I’m not sure that give him a lot of advice, but when he asks I give it and he always takes it into consideration. I try to be the word of reason for my family regardless of the topic or the situation. #17. How important is it to you to be beautiful to your…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 11-15}

    October 11, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here. My 2nd post is here. #11. Have you ever done something out of your element? What was it how did you feel after you did it? With the my change in careers, I’ve had to step out of my comfort zone and do things out of my element. I haven’t loved it all, but I know God has a plan and for that I have tried to look for the good in it all. #12. Who is…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 6-10}

    October 10, 2012 - By 

    Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post, you can find it here. #6. How do you balance work and family? I’m not sure if I am balancing work and family. With my current job, I leave to go to work when my kids are coming home from school. To me that doesn’t seem “balanced,” but I don’t have another option right now. Share some tips that have worked for you. When I worked “normal” hours, I balanced family and work by using the time the kids weren’t there to get everything done, so that in…

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    Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 1-5}

    October 4, 2012 - By 

    Sunday was my birthday and although, I had to work, we celebrated much of the weekend. We went to Olive Garden Saturday night. Sunday after church we we went to Cheeburger Cheeburger. Rob got me a couple of books that I had wanted. One of them was My So-Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife by Sara Horn. I just finished the book. This is really easy read, nothing earth shattering, but I’d never really taken the time to understand what Proverbs 31 says and Sara did a great job of illustrating how she came to try and live to…

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    Calgon take me away….

    September 17, 2012 - By 

    As if it weren’t difficult enough coming back from a week long vacation. Getting back to reality after a week away is just down right hard. We’ve also had (one or more) furry little creatures inhabit our home while we were away. A water leak in the kitchen, which has now caused damage. To-do-lists piled up to our eyeballs. And now, I think I’m getting sick. So maybe I’m not asking Calgon to take me away, but I would ask God to give us the strength and wisdom to get through all this. And a day with no drama, would…

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    Memories of the Month {9.2012}

    August 31, 2012 - By 

    This month I was happy about: getting away from it all for a week. This month I was sad about: coming back to all and dealing with a water leak, water damage, and rodents who decided to inhabit our house while we were gone. Something I accomplished this month is: getting my water bill fixed after calling twice and having a water guy come out so I could prove that had messed up! Something new I did was: zipline in the jungles of Honduras. Books I read were: Wild at Heart by John Eldredge (couldn’t finish) Pecans: A Savor the…

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    Bon Voyage, Y’all

    August 30, 2012 - By 

    This month has been crazy!! I have been swamped with soccer league and soccer tourney pics the last month. I’ve barely had time to be excited about sailing on Saturday…OK, I admit, I’ve made time to be excited about our cruise. This past weekend me and a friend who I hired to help me shoot a soccer tourney took over 9,000 total pictures. So this week, we had to weed through them and thank goodness for Rob has gotten them put on the online galleries. So most hours that I was not working, this week I’ve spent them dealing with…

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    Memories of the Month {8.2012}

    August 30, 2012 - By 

    This month I was happy about: the excitement of going on the cruise. This month I was sad about: the death of Bob Birch (Long time guitarist for Elton John) & Neil Armstrong. Somethings I accomplished this month are: getting the soccer league pictures taken. Now when I get back, I have to finish editing and ordering and delivering. Something new I did was: switched cable from Charter to Knology to save $50 a month! Books I read were: none, to busy to read. Movies I watched were: Gnomeo & Juliet another movie…can’t remember what it was called TV Shows…