Matthew 6:24-34

"There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them."~ Henry Wheeler Shaw

These verses in Matthew have been laid on my heart throughout this whole week. A week ago today, the LOML were praying before we headed to bed and I asked God to show me what I need to be doing to serve him. I had been moved to a position at work that I was praying about a lot!!! LOML is always so wonderful and reassuring that what I'm doing is good, but GOD really got MY attention this time. The following afternoon LOML went fishing......





:-) LOML is the best fisherman:-) He caught them both, but let me pretend for the picture.:-)

Back to my story, because God was looking out for me while we were fishing I received a phone call and interviewed for a position that I think God was calling me too. :-) Funny how that happened, I don't think I had ever noticed something that blatant in my face before. I'm so excited for school next year! :-) It has turned out really well.:-)

$20 bucks was how much I think I made at my garage sale this Saturday!!! :-( I was so excited to have it, and no one really came until 10AM. I did make a sign and blew up balloons though:-)




I started a new book:

http://www.amazon.com/Same-Lake-Different-Boat-Disability/dp/1596380519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272416382&sr=8-1

Check it out!!! :-)

INSECURITIES :-(

Wow! What a loaded word, as well as one of my favorite authors new books, that no one really wants to talk about their own insecurities, and guess what neither will I be here blogging about my insecurities. However, I will tell one of the wonderful things about being married to the LOML while I worried about this particular insecurity today and going to the Dr. was that he was constantly there to remind me it was going to be ok and that it wasn't a big deal and guess what it was and LOML knows me SO well and that was EXACTLY the thing I needed to hear considering I worried about it all weekend.

This weekend was Wedding shower weekend!!!! :-) LOML has 3 cousins getting married this summer, as well as my cousin who is getting married at the end of the month. I had a great weekend and Corcoran and Linds I'm so sorry I missed your shower. :-(

I saw my best friend in the whole world for the first time this weekend since last September and seeing her absolutely perfect adorable baby was fabulous. We had a great time!! :-)




Currently, we are working on 3 projects in the yard and LOML is weed eating, while I'm following the Dr.s guidlines today for my little insecurity. :-( We are working on a little "Peanut Pond" is what they call it some landscaping in the front of the garage as well as spicing up the fire pit. OH how I LOVE summer fires:-) I will leave you with a picture of the beautiful tulips that are coming up around the house.



Thanks for reading our blog:-) I'm off to enjoy the beautiful weather:-)

Purple and Gold!!! :-)

I love being a panther!!! :-) What a great game, and Michigan State here we come!! :-)

The bathroom is officially done!! Here is a finished product!



Today was my first day back to the "real world" as my dad calls it, in 10 days!!! I didn't really know quite what to do with myself, but the day went fast and my students keep me on my toes. :-) I came home to LOML making some of the most amazing ham I have ever had! He started to marinate it last night and cooked it slowly. It was so moist! :-) We had a great time working in the garden today cleaning up the large flower bed on the left side of the house. It makes me so happy and I get so excited for the summer when I get to be outside on a beautiful day with my family! :-)

LOML started a fire with all of the sticks in the yard!


Kirbster struggles to give eye contact to the camera and this was the best picture he let me take in between all of his running.



Flowers from some of the beds!




Hope everyone has a great week and the weather stays nice! :-)

Chalet Blue

(Tune: What a Wonderful World by: Louis Armstrong)

I see chalet blue and rays of light
Paint in my hair and paint everywhere
And I think to myself, could there possibly be....

Another coat to finish tomorrow???? :-)

Here is a before picture:




In the progress and taping:





While my LOML was at work today, I took the Kirbster for a hour walk around town got the lawn chairs out and planted flowers in the pots on the deck, washed some windows! It 60 degrees out today! How wonderful! :-) We even have some budding going on in our gardens! :-)

Check it out!





This is the Kirbster/ loving the weather! He laid on the deck all day in the sun just realxing and playing with his football from LOML and his tennis ball he enjoys running all over the yard, especially after those squirrels. He's such a handsome boy! He does such a good job on walks too, while he gets every single dog in town barking just by having us walk by. Kirbster just simply keeps walking and ignores them.



After the 16 games played today for MARCH MADNESS, which were some upsets I feel pretty good about LOML and myself's brackets. I guessed 9/16 games=56% and I guessed 100% for 2 midwest games played today. LOML is one game up on me 10/16= 63% and LOML guessed all of the games in the East bracket with 100% accuracy! :-) There are my objective writing skills coming into play. :-)

How is everyone else doing on their bracket? Today I made some amazing chex mix recipe I have been munching on all day that I got from a friend! It's quite delicious!

1 C. Brown sugar
1/4 C Light corn Syrup
1 stick of butter :-)

Microwave in bowl for 2 minutes and stir with wire wisk

ADD:

I box of Crispix
2 C. peanuts
2 C. Pretzels
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda

Mix; put the lid on the tupperware container and shake and swirl

place in microwave 30 sec., take out and mix repeat X2
Place in Microwave 15 sec, take out and mix repeat x2

lay out on cookie sheet to break up the chunks and let dry!!

ENJOY!!! :-)