My new Niece!

My stepsister & her husband have a dopted there daughter Maria from China! They arrive in Syracuse tonight & we are excited to meet our new niece Maria! You can check out ther blog at www.mariashomecoming.com

Detour!

I am not always impressed when life does not go the way I want it to? I hate detours! How about you? To be honest it's kind of scarey! Maybe you're starting a new career or business, buying a house, newly married, having health problems...you know what you are dealing with! No matter where your life heads, even if it's not where you want to go, how you live your life where you are at that moment says a lot about who you are. Do you complain and whine when things don't work out the way you planned, or do you trust God to work it out through prayer? Do you praise God and rejoice in the blessings when life is good, or do you pat yourself on the back for a job well done? We all have missed out on some great blessings by taking things into your own hands, let God do His thing! You won't be sorry!

When I found out that I was pregnant with our 4th child (and now 4 year old son) I was not a happy camper! Our 3rd daughter had just turned 1 and I was getting too old for this pregnancy thing! Do you know what my husband's response to my poor spell was? "Well, there's not a whole lot you can do about it now is there!" What?!?!?!? I wanted sympathy, not factual reality that felt like a slap in the face! Why would he think something like that would make me feel better?

Needless to say, I got over my pity party and looked forward to the possibity of having a son (I really wasn't convinced he was a boy actually). It was both exciting and scarey...we have 3 girls, what would we do with a boy? Well, Brayden arrived and was referred to as "she" and "her" for the first few days of life by his mother and we had to get used to not saying "the girls and I", but our brains learned to adjust! He was so cute with those big blue eyes and blonde hair though! Sometimes that is the only thing that has saved him from being strangled! Why do boys get into so much trouble?

Even with all the added chaos in my life, I can honestly say I'm glad God is in charge! His plans are way better than mine! Plus the biggest blessing of all of this is that he will never be a teenage girl! That is a whole different topic for another day...maybe I can find a sign that says "do not disturb between the ages of 13 and 25" for that one!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

A New Beginning!

I fancy myself as a pretty silly kind of gal, and ya know I have kind of missed my blog. It was a great way for me to share my random ramblings and the silliness of just living life! So this is a new start for my blog. Hopefully you all will appreciate some new ideas I have to share along the way. There will not be the instant gratification of reaching the masses like on Facebook, but hopefully some of the things I plan on sharing will be much more fulfilling and, of couse, fun! The journey begins tomorrow!

Facebook

I have to say that facebook has become like a new child to me, and definately has received more attention then my blog lately! I think the main reason is the instant gratification...you all with your own facebook page know what I'm talking about. It might take 3 days to get 15 people to read my blog (or find it), and with Facebook...all I have to do is mention that I'm going to Florida and by the end of an hour 30 people have commented. Most of them want to come with me, but I say the more the merrier!

By far the biggest reason I love Facebook is I can find old friends from school and our past military life! I can't begin how many times I've glowed from the inside to find some of my long lost beautiful friends! And now they will always be around...or atleast on my computer screen!

I even got together last week with some of my gal pals from high school...never would have happenend if we weren't on facebook. None of us could take charge and make a decision, but we still managed to get-together! Now we will be doing monthly get-togethers. Take a look at us chicks....

Alright, I'm just rambling! In closing, get on facebook and get in touch with some old pals or if you are on facebook already, keep in touch!

Glamour Girls

Kara tagged me to do this and I think it is very funny to see what photo turned up! This was a photo I used to put in a newsletter for lia sophia. However, I think this is a perfect representation of Me, Kara, & Andrea! Why I didn't recognize this before, I don't know! Because we are by far the most glamorous gals around! Now if I can just get us on TV!


Thankfully Kara didn't tag Andrea (probably because she's in TX, but I'll tag her anyway), and I can tag 2 of my fellow WP grads Tracie & Allison....Here's the rules girls:

1. go to your documents
2. go to your 6th file.
3. go to your 6th picture.
4. blog about it.
5. tag 6 friends to do the same.


Thanks for playing along! Click on Kara's blog link to check out her give away...it's on my blog list!

Panda Bears

I can't begin to explain the 6 degrees of separation that led me to this video...you all know how my mind works! It is one that makes you laugh just thinking about it! All of you mothers will appreciate this! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk

Laundry Woes!

As if it isn't already a long and torturous day when you spend it doing the laundry for yourself and 5 other, mostly ungrateful, family members...it's compounded when the washer timer is broken! Courtney has actually taken a liking to wearing unmatched socks, this actually frees her to be grumpy and complain about everything else in her life...did I mention she's 14? Feel my pain! My dear hubby's solution: "Do you want to just go buy a new one(washer, not 14 year old)?" Uh, no! So, me being Mrs. Fix It searched the web to determine that it (hopefully) is the timer and I spent the $65 for a new one. The only catch...I ordered it forever ago! Okay, last week...but no timer yet! The problem started on New Years Eve. After I went to put a load of laundry into the dryer @ 12:30am on New Years Day, I realized the water was still in the washer and just moved it to spin and went to bed! I awoke @ 3:38am (I remember these things) and heard the washer still spinning! Needless to say I have had problems ever since trying to be the timer for my washer, so I'm sure I will have killed the motor by the time I get the new timer & will have to get a new washer! I also, had the brilliant idea this morning to just pop the Downy ball after the wash water drained & skip the first spin...why does it need to spin when it's just gonna fill up again? They must be in cahoots with the electric company! I am a genius for figuring this out first...too bad you can't patent smartness! Oh my goodness...I just saw that "just pop the Downy ball" was originally typed as "just poop the Downy ball"...too funny! LOL! Aren't you glad you took time out of your life to read this blog today? I hope I'm not the only one who laughs at my antics! Have a great day...I'm off to my own little world!