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1. I'd really like _take a nap___ right now.
2. _Sheeeeeiiiitttt____ is the word you'd most often hear me say if I stubbed my toe.
3. Possession is _a guarentee one of the other grandkids are going to want thier toys back____.
4. ___Best looking dead guy I have ever seen is__ Captain Jack Sparrow.
5. Marshmallows and fire go together like _chocolate and graham crackers____.
6. _This afternoons webinar went ____ on and on.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _game night maybe.....movie night? I hope not because I will never stay awake for it____, tomorrow my plans include _cleaning house - and cooking for my super bowl party sunday____ and Sunday, I want to ___worship with my church family and have my small group over for the supper bowl__!

RC Happy Birthday

Wow it seems like just last week I wrote a blog about my daughter-in-laws birthday and how much she means to me.........and now it is already my Son-in-Law's birthday (oh yeah I remember they are just a week apart ....... well their birthdays are anyway)

So T gets this big long list of things I adore about her. Poor RC gets a quick little mention- but do not make the mistake of thinking I adore him less!

RC can best be described as FUNNY.... he makes me laugh and people assure me that laughter has never killed anyone but I have a hard time believing that because just this past Thanksmas RC being RC had me cracking up and I got choked.....I could not catch my breath I was SCARED and Shawn and Randy jump to my aid and RC can't quit cracking jokes....have you ever laughed when you can't breath? Well I did and I am pretty sure I heard my lungs explode and break all my ribs because my side hurt so bad..........finally I gasp and squeak out "someone make him shut up" and at that he said "that isn't even one of my killer jokes....she's just a light weight!"

This is what I adore most about RC! Well and the 4 lovely grandkids he and my daughter have provided for me.

I was told once congrats you have 3 great children-in-laws and I said Thank You - like I had anything to do with it. I just happen to have 3 great children that did a fantastic job of picking out spouses!

RC I hope your birthday is GREAT......I hope this next year is the best yet!
Happy Birthday!!!!

Friday Fill In

1. Oh, I am so _stressed.....between family and work, hey maybe I should claim Philipians 4:6 and actually do it____!
2. __I tend to resist___ changes, big and little.
3. During _Madagascar____, I __laughed when the little duck was eaten (causing some freaking from my grandson.....he did not see what I found funny)___.
4. __Yet another boss___; are you kidding me???
5. Right now I'd like to be _relaxing because I won the lottery and no longer need to work___.
6. __My IPOD___ is my favorite gadget.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my parents coming for a visit_____, tomorrow my plans include _spending time with the parents and the grandkids ____ and Sunday, I want to _introduce my parents to my new worship family and get as much visiting in as we can before they have to go back home____!

Birthday Party Goody Bags

I was just over visiting DW and she mentioned not having a goody bag for her sons birthday party. Which got me to thinking..............(I know it frightens me too)

What do you do with the goodie bags from Birthday Parties?

Back in the day when I was a kid.......you know before dirt was formed...going to a friends birthday party meant you got CAKE and ICE CREAM and a couple of hours playing with friends. PERIOD - no bribery to come - nothing else!

When my kids were little they would come home with goodie bags that were stuffed with (excuse me I have no other word for it) junk that they did not need. So I placed the goody bag on the pantry shelf and ignored it......months (possibly years) later I came across it and thought wonder which child this belongs too and if they haven't asked for it by now do they need it? So I trashed it.

My daughter has spent more on goodie bag stuffings for her childrens birthday parties than they have received present wise from some of their friends.......not that getting presents is what the party is about but I think it is silly to spend so much money to place junk in a goody bag that some mother (like me) is going to trash in a few months.

So my questions are:
What do you do with goody bags you get from kids BD parties?
What do you tend to put in a goody bag for your kids BD parties?

Happy Birthday and May God Bless!

Wow today is my Daughter-in-Law's birthday. Happy Birthday T! So I thought I would share with you some of the things I most admire about her.........so sit back and get comfortable.

1. She is the most patient person with children I think I have ever seen.
2. She makes all children want to "be good" not out of fear but so she will turn her smile on them and be pleased with their actions.
3. She thinks of the most unusual things to brighten someones day........I must share an example with you here. The first Christmas she and my son were married - they sent us a basket with pancake mix and syrup etc....so even though we were in different states we could still have Christmas breakfast together.
4. Even if she disagrees with the way you have handled something (and by you I mean me or would it be I in this case....I digress) she never never never attacks the person. She points out that another way to handle the situation might have been......... Never has she said I am wrong but gives me food for thought to consider the next time.
5. She loves my Son....which as his mother I say what's not to love, but as the wife of the older version of the same soul - I know the answer to that question.....however, I also know that God meant for T and I to be the ones to love these men and love them we do with all our hearts.
6. The fact that she may not understand my son's weird sense of humor (and weird it is - he gets that from me!) she smiles and laughs when she hears his belly laugh.
7. She doesn't understand how people can talk trash about people and then be their friends to their face like nothing is wrong.....truly she just doesn't understand that. The sad part is that I do - and I know that I do because I have practiced the art of Two-Face Friendship way too many times in the past. Thanks to my DIL not understanding it - I strive to be a better person and take the high road so I can travel it with her.
8. She is a very talented scrapbooker (did I just use that word correctly?) She made one of her nephews a picture frame with a picture of him with her and one with his uncle and one of all three of them all together in one picture and when he was sad the other day I asked him why he had the picture down and he said because it makes me remember to smile.
9. Once she is your friend she will always be your friend - unless you have broken the friendship it will not be broken!
10. She strives to always let Jesus shine through her...... she is human - she does make mistakes but she tries to fix them as quickly as she can.

I love you T and pray for God to send extra blessings to you this year!

p.s.....I'm not sure I have ever noticed before that your birthday is Inauguration DAY.......May God also bless this President and the USA!

Friday Fill In

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1. Enough with the _Christmas lights being on____.
2. Giving advice to my children causes me to be conflicted.
3. I've been craving Taco Villa combo burrito with extra cheese.
4. My Grandchildren's antics makes me laugh.
5. I wish I could go to my son and daughter-in-laws house to play Wii next week.
6. Darkness has been on my mind lately.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going back to bed, tomorrow my plans include finding game stores in the area to find some farkel dice and having the kids over for a farkle party and Sunday, I want to not make a fool of myself as I talk to our church during morning worship and relax with small group!

2009 Friday Fill in #1 for me

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1. It's January; __which means my Favorite DIL's birthday.......I love hearing all her plans, I've never met anyone who can make a birthday last a month before but T can :).l....oh yeah and it is my Son-in-Law's birthday too but he is more likely to forget it than I am.
2. _A hug from Julie____ is what I crave most right now.
3. Cork and wine go together like me and my hunny of almost 30 years.....
4. __Peanut Butter & syrup (yummmmmm)___ is so nourishing.
5. Let us dare to think of others first this year_____.
6. Take your shoes off in my home.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __Pizza (don't know if that is what we are having but that is what I want) and a movie___, tomorrow my plans include __Oh my don't tell anyone but I really do not have any plans for a saturday.....WoW yeah me!___ and Sunday, I want to __keep the nursery and pray and worship with my small group___!