Today's Saying: Happy New Year!
It's almost midnight here and I am actually so sleepy, I don't know if I can make it. The boys and friends went out and I am not sure what time they are getting back. Renee is at a sleepover with friends down the street and Renee took lots of candy with her. I got a lot done again today and my hubby actually got to park the car in the garage! We went out to dinner at a new South West palce called Rogrigos. The food and atmosphere was great. But then I saw my ex brother in law there with his fiance. I was not happy. But life goes on and my sweet sister is doing well and working on her masters. I am so proud of her!
It seems funny watching the NY party without Dick Clark. Well I am going to leave now with this. Father God, I pray that you watch over my friends on the net. They have been a blessing to me. I pray for the people of Indonesia. Help us to remember how blessed we are just to own a computer. Thank you Lord. Amen!
Todays Saying: Getting things done, working on resolutions.
I just love the cute little angel above. She says what one of my resolutions will be this year. To say nicer things. I love primitive raggedys. When Andrew moves out, I will moce my dolls to his room along with my computer and craft table. I have been busy packing up my tons of Christmas decorations. Then the boys will set up the weight set. So another one of my of my resolutions is to get healthy. I start the 3rd but meanwhile I have been bad. What's that about keeping a hand over my mouth. I think I will add that graphic to my Healthy pages! Well I am off to do some more work. Have a great day! Hugs
Todays Saying: My mind is so busy but my body wants to relax.
My daughter and I went to the movies today and we saw the Meet the Falkers and it was so funny! Then we went to Target so she could spend her gift certificate on a new purse. I think she has more than I do now! Then we went to SportsMart to get our StepKit and Video set and a few weights. 3 pounds for me and 5 pounds for her. They boys will be converting the garage into a weight room and we plan to get our things ready to. With the wedding just 5 months away, it is time to get in shape. So now more junk food after Jan. 3. Before we fix up the garage, I have to get the Christmas stuff put away so I took down our village. That table will be my scrapbooking table. I am also working on a web page for that. I need to get some pictures up first. I won't start the scrapbooking until Christmas is done 'cause I know it will be addicting. Well I am off to pack up some snowmen. Hugs
Todays Saying: Getting important things done.
Well the first important thing is sleep and I got 12 hours! Then I had a nice long bath. I had some weird dreams and it could be a CSI movie. Maybe it is from all the tamales I have eaten! I won't be eating them after the New Year. Then it is diet time, or actually healthy eating time. Time to bring out the South Beach diet cookbook. My husband and I went to the new bank that opened by our house to open a new account. Nice to have it so close by. I got a lot done today! Changed sheets and got laundry done, got bills paid, and worked on my blog. Tomorrow I hope to get to the movies with Renee and get some Christmas items packed. I have a lot so it will take me the whole week or longer depending on how I feel. I won't start my scrapbookig until I get certain things done around the house. So what is everyone doing for the New Year? I am not sure, but a quiet evening at home if fine with me. Hugs
Todays Saying: A Day of Rest
Well kind of... we slet in late and then went to church. We went to lunch at Sizzlers and I always enjoy the salad and soup bar there. Then we picked up a few things at Savons. We also checked a few Hallmarks and they are all out of the Jingles snowman/dog. So I have gone to Ebay for my first time. I really thought I would get it from one of the kids. We had to come home and box up things from the garage sale because a big winter storm is coming in. I just hope it is gone by Thursday with my cousin Joanie.
Todays Saying: Merry Christmas!
I just came back from spending Christmas with my family. The whole day waw just great! We slept in until 10am and then had our tamale breakfast. Daniel came home at noon from work and we oepened up our gifts. Then I enjoyed a long hot bath. Then we left to my cousin's joanies and exchanged gifts. Then it was off to Temecula to my sister Terry's house. My whole family was there. We had a great dinner of prime rib, red potatoes. asparagus with hollaindaise and bernaise sauce, corn, green beans with toasted onions, salad, rolls. We had cheese cake with fresh raspberries for dessert and banuelos and Mexican hot chocolate. We get the best of two worlds when it comes to food.
My brother spoke before we ate about how blessed we are that our family gets together and we love each other. How we are blessed because as Christians, we can be with each other now and and someday in heaven. How God gave us the best gift with His son Jesus. And he said the same thing that Pastor Jim said to us last night. The best we can give God is ourselves. Later we shared special memories of when we were kids. It was nice sitting around the table sharing. I am so blessed. My family means so much to me and I thank God everyday for them.
Todays Saying: Merry Christmas!
Everything is set for Christmas. I am getting ready to leave for our Christmas
Eve service and then it is off to my inlaws for a tamale dinner. We open our gifts here in the morning. Then later we go to my family's and have prime rib dinner. God bless you and and your family. Hugs
Todays Saying: Time is flying!
I have been so busy these past few days. I did some last minute shopping today and am done now. I made it to Bible study and it was great!
Tomorrow I will be delivering Christmas presents and cleaning house and that is after I work my 6 hours. I plan to start at 6am tomorrow and will have to be out the door at 5:20. If I don't make it bake I want to wish everyone a wonderful blessed CHRISTmas and remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Hugs
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Todays Saying: 1 week to go!
Check out my Family Christmas Site. There are over 20 pages there in the Chrisitmas section plus a decorate a Chrsitmas tree page. Well I am all done with my Christmas shopping! My daughter made a trip to the mall and I found most of what I needed at JC Penny. I just have presents to wrap. My dining table is covered with wrap, presents and so on. I will work on it tomorrow. I will be having lunch with two of my friends. We go every year to have lunch and exchange gifts. Speaking of gifts, I got this cute siggy from my friend Tera. I have also received several gifts from other friends that I will put on a page soon! Hugs
Todays Saying: Walking with the Shepherd keeps me focused.
The days are busy as Christmas approaches. The house is decorated and there will be no rush to put it back afterwards. I am still working on my study of Psalm 23. The Lord is always with me. That gives me lots of peace. I plan to post the study on my website when I am done. Well I am making a few gifts for Christmas and I need to get back to it. Have a great day and send some cooler weather our way. This 80+ is to warm. Hugs
Todays Saying: Busy but happy weekend
It was over 85 here today. Great weather for being outside. The past few days Renee and her friend Kaitlan got ready for their garage sale. Today was the big day and they made over 100 dollars. They got a name from the Christmas tree at church to provide a gift for a child. I am so proud of them!
I took them to the store and they chose the items and still had a little spending $ for themselves. Last night and this everning my husband and I went to Christmas parties and we had a real nice time. The first party was Friday with the ladies from the Women's Ministry board and the hubbies. Then tonight it was for our married group of 4 couples. Then we came home and we were all wrapping presents for the kids we had chosen. Andrew had a 17 year old boy, Marina had a 6 year old girl and I had a 13 year old girl. So tomorrow we turn in the gifts. What a blessing to see how my family is so giving and thankful for the many blessings we have.
Thank you Jesus for my family and friends! Hugs
Todays Saying: A new refrig, a new study
I am writing with sleepy eyes here. I was off work today for the delvery of our new refrig. We got a titanium faced, traditional one, with the freezer on the top and the refrig on the bottom. No more side by side were nothing fits right. My daughter and I had dinner together and then we stopped at Mervyns and I found my moms Christmas present. Then we went to Bible study and we began a new study in Exodus, the 2nd book in the Bible. Exodus is where you find the story of Moses and the 10 Commandments. So how did the Jewish people get there? Some 300+ years earlier, Joseph with the coat of many colors was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. But when the brothers and their family were starving, they went to Egypt for food. They end up talking to the head guy of food and 2nd in command which turns out to be Joseph. To make a long story short, Josephs whole family moved to Egypt. Somewhere along time, a new King took over that did not know Joseph. Because the king was afraid of the Jewish people who had grown in great number and were strong, they put the appointed the Egyptians to oversee and oppress the Jewish nation. Well I am off to bed.
Have a great day.
Todays Saying: Enjoying time with family and friends.
Last nigt my daughter and I did some shopping for 2 baby showers went to today. It is raining outside and we are enjoying a movie and good food. My hubby cooked some salmon and fresh green beans. We tried out whole wheat tortillas and they are different, but ok. We grilled the tortillas and put lime juice on the. So I am glad we are off to eating healthy now. Well back to the movie with the family. Hugs
Todays Saying:Cold weather and request for prayers.
I everyone, it sure has been cold here for So CA. The news says that besides the cold weather, heating cost are expected to jump 15-30%! Oh well, we will have to bundle up. Ok now for the prayer request. I have a friend at church who has stage 4 cancer. It does not look good, but her faith is strong. So if you could please pray. Her name is Trena, single mom with 2 kids. Her daughter will be in my sons's wedding in May. Then my hubby just dot diagnosed with diabetes and we will have to make some diet and exercise changes. It will be good for both of us.
Ok, thanks, I am off to take Renee to her girl group and do a little shopping. Hugs
Oh isn't this a cute siggy. That was me putting up lights around the window.
Todays Saying: Wonders to think about?
It was a beautiful day today. Just real cold for So CA. As I left work this morning to head to Anaheim, I saw that the planes were taking off the opposite direction because of the wind. As I foolowd the path on the freeway, I watched how the planed turned to my right and went higher off towards the east. I thought that it is still a wonder that those huge flying machines can get off the ground. I had such a fear of planes for such a long time. Once I gave my fear to God, I was ok. I laughed when I thought about my first flight to Las Vegas, 45 minutes away. I was seated opposite and I went up backwards and I exclaimed"Oh this is better than Star Tours!" The people on the plane were laughing at the 40 year old novice. Star Tours is my favorite ride at Disneyland and it is actually a simulated ride using movement felt in the seats, specail sounds effect and scenes from Star Wars. But it really works to make your mind think, I am in a space machine. Now, speaking of Disneyland, I was there today. I met a vending tech, at the Anaheim Main Post Office and he took me to Disneyland and Califronia Adventures. We did stop at Main street and I got a picture of the tall Christmas tree. But this was business so I took lots of pictures of the vending machines at the park. I got to see a lot of the behind the scenes at the partk. Employees ariving and picking up there cst uniforms, food booths and shelves getting stocked. Main street was so quiet in the early cool morning. Thankfully I had my long coat on. Ken also showed me several machines at the local hotels and the Grand Californian is just beautiful! I would love to stay here someday. While Ken serviced a few machines, I was able to get a few Disney ornaments. I hope to get my fild developed in the next few days to share. Well I am off to fill some adoption orders. Have a great week. Hugs
Todays Saying: I am finally back!
Well I let my domain expire and it was kind of crazy trying to get it back up. Jana, was very helpful and she taught me some new things. Thanks Jana for your help. Well So Ca is having a cold snap. The 30's can be dangerous in the central vally for the crops. Tomorrow I have to be at Disneyland at 8am for business so I took out my long coat. Well since my site was down, I was able to work on my family site where our Christmas site is. I have added new adoptions at Cottage Gardens and updated my homework page. I have a Build a Snowman at the link to the right. Well I am off to get ready for work. Hugs
Todays Saying: Enjoying a cold fall day!
Last night a cold wind, lightening, hit hard last night. It left snow is our Corona moutnains! We rarely see it around here. From my house I can look out towards the peaks of the moutains that border us and I have seen fire there and now snow. It is cold here- 50 degrees for daytime is cold for us here in So CA!
It has been a nice day. I took down most of the fall stuff and our new tree is up now. It really is nice. We hope to decorate it Tuesday evening. I work Monday and Tuesday and then I am for the rest of the week. We will be going to my sisters house in Temecula for Thanksgiving. Well I have changed over my pages as you can see and am excited about the holiday season. Well I am off to make dinner. Hugs!
Todays Saying: Enjoying a beautiful fall day!
I had a great day today. I got to sleep in and then I took a long hot shower. I prefer a bath, but I was in a hurry to get to my cousin's Joanie's house. We went to a Christmas boutique at a church and then we stopped at a scap booking store. We got some lunch and then went to her house, put Christmas music on and worked on our Christmas cards. It's our tradition and we are way early this year. I started taking down my harvest decorations inside and will take down the outside stuff on Wed. The weather was cool and breezy. I like seeing the leaves moving along the street. It remind me of when I was a child. We picked up our new Christmas tree on Friday and the boys will set it up for me. We wait until we are all together to decorate. I am getting ready to get this blog ready for winter next. I have a decorate a snowman link below, check it out. You get a prize when you do :) I am off to upload some winter siggies. Have a happy Sunday. Hugs
Todays Saying: PMS drives me crazy!
I can tell that I am pms. I am irritable and tired. am going to take a hot bath and get to bath early. I have decided to finally start scrap booking and I am sad to say that lots of the pictures I put in the photo albums from the 70's have yellowed. I am taking them out and putting them in envelopes until I can get to them. I have been getting my supplies together and hope to start soon. Luckily everything is in order with dates and events. So that will help. I did 1976-1977 today. I plan on doing another album tomorrow. This is just taking the pictures out of the old albums. They kind of stick so I have to do it carefully. I also am going through things I bought after Christmas last year that I plan to give for Christmas this year to my co workers and a few friends. All really cute things too. This is a new cute siggy I got from my friend Nancze. Thanks Nancze!
Todays Saying: Happy Sunday!
It's a beautiful sunny and breezy day outside today.
Yesterday was our Women's Harverst Luncheon and it was great!
Everything was decorated so nicely with harvest decorations. read a poem about the Fruits of the Spirit. For so many years I was very involved with the teas. So it was great just to show up. The food was great. We had it catered by Victor and he will also be doing our son's wedding. Later my husband and I went to our marriage group and had another great meal. Friday I went to the Sugar Plum Festival and found some really cute things. I really need to get busy with the gifts I am making since Christmas is just 5 1 /2 weeks away! Well I need to get ready for church so have a blessed day! Hugs
Today Saying, I love fall colors!
Here is a pictures I took on Sunday of my yard. I love that tree. It blocks the hot sun in the summer and look at those beautiful colors!
Today Saying, Trying to catch up.
There is so much to do and as usual not enough time. After work I came home and we took Reina to the vet to check out this cyst. He feels it in more of a fat cyst and we are going to watch it and check it again after the holidays. I got some bills filed and got some reading done while in the bath. Reina is on my lap now while I am here. I finally uploaded the gift from Deborah. It is the sister site one above. I am not sure if where I want to put it but I might make a page especially for my siser sites. I plan on going to bed early tonight to catch up on my sleep. So I am off. Have a great week. Hugs
Today Saying: If you build it, they will come......
Our church bulding is almost done and today we went in and had some worship time, then we got black markers and wrote the names of all the people we want to come to church and know the Lord. IT was a real special time and I got to take pictures. Later I went to get a purse I had been looking at. One that will help me stay organized!
Today Saying, I'm getting ready for the holidays.
I had such a very busy week. I was off work Monday because I was not feeling well. I was better by Wed. so I went to Bible study. It was really great. We talked about Pontius Pilate. I had a Women's Ministry board meeting at Marie Calendars. I just love the potato cheese soup there! Friday I started my Chrsitmas shopping. Today I had my hair colored and took my daughter shopping. She needed some warmer clothes. I got an outfit for work. We also put a 7 1/2 Christmas tree on layaway. Our old was is falling apart and we needed a bigger one. I came home, looked at the mail and realized the tree goes on sale tomorrow! So I will have to go back with my receipt to get the $50 off. Everyone have a Happy Sunday! Hugs
Today Sayings: Time goes by so fast, enjoy it.
I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I just realized I have been blogging for 2 years now. Wow has the time gone by fast. The weather was just beautiful today but I was inside cleaning house and cooking for our guest. We had our marriage group tongiht. We had a real nice time. We cooked a roast, baked potatoes, steam veggies and bisquits. Our friends brought, salad, dessert, and drinks. We are studing from the book called The Five Love Languages- How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman. Our group meets once a month and we rotate houses. We also celebrated my hubby and Debbie's birthdays. We had banana cream and French Apple pie and both were yummy. We have enought meat left over for 2 more meals. One of those meals will be shredded beef tacos. I will show Renee how to make them even if she is a vegetarian. Well I am off to bed. Have a happy Sunday.
Today Sayings: Thank you Lord for the Rain
Please keep people safe too!
Another storm is here and because of the past fires,
there are flash flood watches. I drive in with my hubby and only have about 3 miles to drive from his work to mine. I work in an office and he has to deliver mail so he gets the worst of it. I have to wait for him for up to 4 hours when he has overtime so I sometimes stay at work. I also brought my stichery and beading and Bible studies. I have to keep myself out of the stores unless I am Christmas shopping.
We are meeting with our financial planner to go over our additional insurance and savings. Now that my hubby is 50 (as of yersterday) we really need to make sure we are set to retire in 5-10 years.
Today Sayings: I love my family!
Today was a great day! I slept in, went shopping with my daughter and a got a suit for work. Then we went to Olive Garden with my family to celebrate my moms/ husbands and nieces birthdays. Later we went to my parents house for icecream cookies and the opening of the presents. I got his cute gift from Nancze, Thanks you! Happy Sunday!
1) What do your parents do for a living? They own their own real estate business
2) How old were your parents when you were born?My dad was 21, my mom 20.
3) What is the most important lesson that you learned from your
parents? They just celebrated 51 years and it would be how important family is.
4) What is the harshest discipline that you ever received from your
parents? being restricted for a month when I was in 7th grade, she got me back on track!
5) What is the thing that you are the most grateful to your parents
for? Many things, but being there for me when I was going through my depression.
Today Sayings: Thank God it's Friday. It was a busy week and my big work day is Monday. I will be comin home late and it is my hubby's birthday. We will be celebrating on Saturday with my family. I played a Halloween game at Darylynns and learned to do my first screen capture. She sent me thig siggy for playing, thanks Darylynn!
My daughter baked bisquits from scratch today and they were pretty tasty. So I made eggs and potatoes to eat with it. I am really looking forward to sleep in. I need to take my iron cause I am anemic. Everyone have a great Saturday! Hugs
Today Sayings: Rain, slow down!
We have had heavy rain the past few days and more to come. We really need this rain but we sure don't needs a years worth in a few days! We met with a fincial planner tonight to go over some things to help us prepare for retirement. Though we have a federal pension coming in at 55, it will not be enough at the current rate of inflation/cost of living. We learned some new things and we know we will have to tighten up our belts. I will have to limit the amount I spend here on the net. We have a homework assignmet. To write down every cent we spend over the next 30 days. Well it starts tomorrow. I am off to bed. Hugs
Today Sayings: Sunday Brunch
"Books are not made for furniture, but there
is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes
a house." -Henry Ward Beecher
1) What size is your bed? Cal King
2) Do you prefer fabric sofas or leather sofas? Fabric
What do you have? We have leather in the family room
and fabric in the formal living room. I don't like either.
3) What wood stain color is your favorite? light mahogony
4) What piece of furniture is at the top of your wish list right now?
New bedroom set
5) Do you have a piece of furniture in your home that doesn’t
seem to fit but that you can’t bear to part with?
My piano and it was a gift from my grandparents. Its need a tuning.
I am off to church, Have a great Sunday. Hugs
Today Sayings: Enjoying God's creatures of the sea.
Today my daughter Renee and my cousin Joanie and I went to the
Aquarium of the Pacific The weather was nice and we spend a few hours looking at the sea animals. I never new there was so many varities of jelly fish or groupers. We got to pet the manta rays, sand sharks. We saw the seas and sea lion perform. I really enjoyed the antics of the otters. When we were done, we went across to eat at
Bubba Gump Shimp Factory My cousin and I were so excited to see it because we had eaten at the one in Ohau Hawaii 4 years ago. The food is great and the atmoshephere is so cool. Remember the movie Forrest GumP? Remember Forrest had a friend in the war named Bubba and they talked about shrimp fishing. Well this is the restaurant that is all based on the move. They had costumes from the movie like the soldiers uniform that Forrest wore and his yellow suit. Remember how he played ping pong? Well the drink and desert menu is on a menu shapped like a ping ping paddle. The wooden tables have the sayings of Forrest like "my mama says" Tera, there is one at the Mall of America! Well now my husband wants to go so maybe we can take him there for his birthday on the 25th. He is turning 50! I met him when he was 18 and I was 17. Wow had the time gone by. Well I better get back to the laundry. Happy Sunday. Oh to see my pictures of Hawaii go to my
Family site and click on Hawaii. Hugs
Today Sayings: Fall is gone again
Well as soon as I said it the weather warmed up again. It was nice Monday, rained Tuesday morning, that got warm today and warmer tomorrow. Then it is suppose to cool back down on Saturday when we are going to the beach. I got tickets for Renee and I to go to the Long Beach Aquarium for her oceanography class. We had a soup potluck at work today and it was great! So much great food and then we are having a breakfast potluck on Friday. I sure enjoyed the soups and I didn't have to go downstairs to the cafeteria. I was so busy and it will be like that from here out. High stress but I like what I am doing.
Here is a new siggy I got, isn't it to cute. It is dedicated to my hubby. Hugs
Today Sayings: Fall is here today
Beautiful weather today! So I worked in the garage after church. My son helped move the heavy things. My short trip to the mountains was nice. We planned out the events for next years's Women's Ministry and we had some great bonding time. God is so good! I have started collecting the cutes girl and her name is Miss Fig. Well it's time for American Dreams now. Have a great week. Hugs
Sunday Brunch
1) What is your favorite Disney movie and why?
Fantasia, I like the music.
2) Who is your favorite Disney character and why?
Eeyore, because he is cute.
3) What is your favorite Disney song and why?
It's a Small World, I like the ride and what it represents
4) Disneyland or Disneyworld? Why?
Disneyland because it is close by(30 minutes)
5) Do you have any decorations or articles of clothing in your home that are Disney and what are they?
Yes I have a stuffed Eeyore and a small one on top of my computer. I have a bag from the USPS that has Disney characters on it to go along with the new Disney stamps.
Today Sayings : Getting organized fills good!
This week went by so fast. I have been trying to go through things here and getting rid of things. I have really got my files organized at work and I know I have to stay that way. I even have to get rid of some of my purses and just when I get started I get this bag from Darylyn :)
We were trying to guess what purse she got. I have lots of things to upload, but I was working on a Bible study. Tomorrow I leave for an overnighter in the mountains with my Women's Ministry Board 2005 planning meeting. I am glad we are getting away. Well I need to pack so I will end now. God bless you. Hugs
Today Sayings : A great day of rest.
Church was good today. Pastor talked about sex. All my kids were in there and I am glad. Later we went to lunch at the Lemon Festival. The I came home for a much needed nap. I added a few more fall siggies to my fall siggy page. You can see them at my fall cottage. I also added a few more snowflakes.I also watched my favorite program-American Dreams. I love learning history in a personal way. I am ready for another busy week. I do know I need to get more rest. I need to take my iron pills on a regular basis so I won't feel so tired. I am off to bed to read now. Have a great week.
Today Sayings : blessed with a great day!
I got to sleep in today. Reina and I layed in bed until 10:30. Then I got up and after eating, got some housework done. Later I took a long bath and was reading my journal of when I was so depressed and my counselor had me journal. I will ask the women in my recovery group to journal too. The recover groups begin in Jan. My cousin came over to print our her proposal for her recovery group on sexual abuse. Everyone leading groups attended the 7 month training and we all had to write our own proposals. My husband and I dropped Renee off her friends house and then we went our to dinner. Then we came back home and watched the move called The Alamo. It was interesting. I like historical movies. We greet tomorrow and thne we are going to the Lemon Festival downtown. Happy Sunday! Hugs
Reina is doing better. She needs to stop jumping off furniture. She just doesn't know better. We giver he medicine and it dopes her up. She slept in my arms wrapped like a baby for over an hour last night. I went the Sugar Plum Craft Show today and there were lots of things to see. I picked a garden sign that has a cute scarecrow head and then a sign that says Harvest Greetings and it has a sunflower under the sign. I watched a stencil demonstation and I really like it. So I got a few things to start out. I want to start scrap booking again so I guess I can use it for that too. So many things to do and so little time. I did add some new fall siggies to my fall siggy page at the Fall Cottage. Have a great Friday
Reina jumped off the chair and she is limping. She got hurt about a month ago and recovered quicly, but it seems worse this time. We gave her some doggie meidine for pain and will watch her. If she is not better by tomorrow, we will have to take her to the vet. You animal lovers know how our pets are like babies to us to my heart hurts for her. She is in her bed next to me and she looking at me. Renee is laying on the ground beside her. We are all here watching the Father of the Bride. Tonight is American Dreams! I love that show. I need to work on my lesson on Faithfulness for Women's Bible study and fellowship tomorrow. I also have to get finger printed tomorrow after work. So I have another busy week ahead. Have a great week! Hugs
My job has kept me real busy this week and having PMS has kept me real tired. Mentally I am doing ok, just trying to get rest where I can get it. I started a new book yesterday about promises of God based on the 23rd Psalm. It is by Elizabeth George. Today I was reading on faithfulness and getting information from the dictionary. They I was reading the book and it was confirming what I had read. I get excited when things like that happens because I know God is talking to me. Well I need to get my clothes ready for work. Oh my manager asked if I was willing to travel to a meeting for vending coordinators and she said since I am our district's coordinator I should go. I said yes. Last time I went to our regions headquarters in San Francisco. My director told her I could go and I am excited. It will be sometime in October. Wow God allowed me back to this job and now I am getting to do more. Thank you God! Bye,
We had wonderful fall weather this weekend and it will be back in the 90's this week here. I finally decorated my home for fall. I just need a few more leaves brances for my bakets upstairs on the balcony. Sunday my whole family went to lunch to celebrate birthdays for my dad, son, and Jen. Today after a nap I did a little more decorating in the living room. Somehow a baby lizard got in the house and I screamed lizard and then Reina came over to get the lizard. It was funny because she was smacking her lips trying to get it but my husband rescued it and let it go outside. I have been working on my snowflake page so if you have a snowflake, send it to me. Well I am off for now. Have to get ready for work. We have another training session. AF is due and I sure hope it waits til Wed. Hugs
The days are going by so fast. The weather has finally cooled off now but that could change again. Our work had meetings for the window supervisore from 9am-1pm this week and I was one of the speakers. The first meeting was at the post office I was sent to last spring and a few people wanted to know if I was coming back. My manager said not if she could help it. Next week we will be doing 2 more trianing sessions. I have been so busy preparing for the conferences. It is faced paces and high stress, but I love it! I bought a few sweaters to wear at the office or church. Today my cousin, future daughter in law and daughter went to this great store to buy stuff for the wedding. My cousin will be making the boutiners for the guys and the boquets for all the girls. She is using silk flowers and they look so real. She also got the flowers to throw the bouquet at the wedding. I don't know what the mothers will wear yet, either dress or wrist corsages. I am not worried about what I am going to wear because I know I will find something after the holidays. The wedding isn't until May, but we will have lots of things done so we don't stress as we get closer. Today was the big party for my son at your house. It went well but I tired now. We had fajitas, rice, beans, salad, fruit salad, chips, salsa and quacamole, bottled water and sodas. Daniel turned 21 the other day. Last night they went to a dance club and he dance 'til his hearts content. My older son and his fiance and two of her friends and her cousin all went and came home late. I asked Andrew how Daniel did now that he is 21. Andrew said Daniel ordered 1 margarita and Andrew just had water. Daniel had to go into work at 4am and asked for tonight off which is a good ideas because he hasn't had much sleep in the past few days. I don't really want my kids to drink, but they are adults. An occasional drink is okay, but with so many young kids drinking, I get worried. Well my main job is to pray for my kids and so I do. They are kids. They don't smoke or do drugs and they go to church on a regular basis. So I would say I am blessed.
Have a great weak! Hugs
Yesterday at work we had a time to gather and reflect on the anniversary of 911. Time has gone by and time heals. It was so great to see America so patriotic and calling on God. But God wants us to call on Him all the time, not just at times of trouble. Today I am busy cleaning house. We are having a party for Daniel tomorrow and you know how the house had to be perfect fpr company. I showd Renee how to clean the refrigerator. She said they learned how to wash dishes on her foods class. They talked about the importance of keeping things clean. She is in a teachable spirit right now since she has become a veetarian. On a sad note, she went to a football game lastnight and the team her friends play won, but it caused chaos with the students. To make a long story short, police were there and several people got beat up. Renee witnesses her friend get choke hold. hit with billy clubs and all because he was defedning a young boy who was trying to catch up with their group. The man who got beat up is a Christian and goes to my church. His son is on the team that won. Poor Renee was so upset, crying and mad at the police brutality she witnessed. She said a grandma in a wheelchair was yelled at and a 4 year old witnessed it to, all a part of our church group. I am sorry that she had to see that. Sorry to say that prejudice is still alive and it ruined what should have been a joyous evening. Keep them in prayer. Hugs
So many lifes were lost here and it is sad. Lifes are lost all over the world for differnet reasons that we do not understand. The only solace I have is knowing that God is still in control. I know that people wonder where God is at times like this and he is there taking the souls of the lost and giving comfort to the hurting. God bless them and us. Hugs I really need to get back on track with things and that means getting all areas of my life organized. I need to work on the clutter and my finances and my diet. I prayed about it last night and then I got a devotion and it covered these areas. I know when I need to do something because I am feeling stressed. Summer was a bit chaotic with so many things going and part of me just wants to ignore things but that is not good. God is not a God of confusion and He does not want us to be either. So I will start by putting God first and I need to spend more time with Him. I have an appointment with him later today. My daughter and I plan to walk later when it cools.
I took my daughter and her friend shopping today and I am tired and broke. I am so glad I am off tomorrow and I plan to clean my room and closet. I have clothes to get rid of because they do not fit. I am going to give them to my friend Vera for her clothes pantry. It will be in the 90's the whole week and could be hot all of September. So fall does not get her until the end of Oct.
Church was so good today and the topic was on backsliding. I have been there and I know that I felt lost and empty and I was blind. I was living in the dark. I am so glad I am at a great. loving church! Well I am off to see a movie with my daughter. Happy Monday!
Well we didn't make it to the event because it was so crowded and we end up going to Knotts Berry Farm. We had a nice time. Today I am on my way to a swim party and potluck with a few friends. I really should stay home and clean house, but that will have to wait! Have a great weekend! Hugs
A few entries ago I mentioned some cd;s I got. One is from the Lakewood Church Praise Group and choir. Guess who I am going to go hear tonight.... The same group at the Anaheim pond. My cousin Joanie and her hubby and my hubby and I are all going. I was reading on the net and found out that the Lakewood Church of Houston Texas is the biggest evanglical church in North America with 30,000 people. I can't even imagine a church that big! I thought ours was big with 1200. I talked to my dad yesterday and he wanted me to know a family friend was losing her battle to breast cancer. My mom had lost another friend to cancer and I know she is hurting. The only consilation is that they will meet in heaven someday where there will be no pain, no suffering, no crying and new healthy bodies. God bless you Eva. I worked on a Bible study today on Michal, the first wife of King David of the Bible. It's mamzing how much you can learn from doing an in dept study. I need to post the study at my Bible study site. I am still beading and made some simple earings. I love wearing jewlery to match what I wear to work. There is something nice about creating something and just enjjoying it. God blesses us all with special gift and it is our responsiblity to use it to help others. Just having a blog reaches someone, maybe when a friend is needed, an encouraing word shared, or maybe just fun things to enjoy. It's fun to see how blogs change to reflect the seasons. I am a siggy collector and so now for all my fall ones! Hugs
Today Sayings : I love Fall!
Today Sayings : Worried for Reina
Today Sayings : It's been a long week but I am ok.
Today Sayings : Fall today hot tomorrow.
Today Sayings : Where has the week gone by?
Today Sayings : I'm partied out!
Today Sayings : Remembering and moving on.
Today Sayings :
Today Sayings : I need to get organized!
Today Sayings : Shopping is exhausted!
Today Sayings : Plans change all the time.
Today Sayings : Going to church tonight!
I had to take Reina to the vet today because I closed the door on her foot. I thought I had broken it and I rushed her over. It is real bruised and he gave he a shot of cortisone for the pain, swelling and doggie Tylenol. $80 later we left and he was nice enough not to charge me for an emergency appointment. Well you animal lovers know we would do anything for out 4 legged children!
This is from my adoption shop. isn't it cute!
Today Sayings : Lord bless the women who have breast cancer.
Today Sayings : It's not about me, its about You Lord
We had a special group today called Tree63 from South Africa. They actually live in Tenn. now. They were great. You can read about them
Here. Thier song Blessed be the Name is very popular. When they were done they went at sat down next to me. Later I bought a CD from them. So wow, 2 CD's this weekend. I had to take a nap today. Seems like my body tells me to rest and I have to. I have laundry to do and a few things to get ready for now. Here is my
Sunday Brunch:
I am listening to a new cd I got today called We Speak to the Nations by Lakewood Live from Lakewood church in Texas. The music remind me of when I went to a church in Hawaii and the music is on fire! So what is onfire? Well the singers and the band/orchestra are really great and this music is about worhiping God. So many times we foucs on us and God help us. But we were created to worship the creator and I know my soul just rejoices in it!
1. Indoor or outdoor weddings? Both
2. How many wedding have you been in? 4
3. When you were married what kind of wedding? Go
Here and look under our wedding and 25th anniversary.
4. Have you caught the bouquet or garter? No
5. Tell us about a funny, scary or memorable wedding moment.
As I was kneeling at my wedding, a spider went by and I thought, even the spider is here. It was a big wedding. My son gets married next year and I am looking forward to that.
School Days
1. Did you like or dislike high school? I liked it.
2. Walk to school, ride the bus or catch a ride with someone? I walked, rode a bike and finally drove my Jr.Sr. years.
3. What was your favorite subject?history and PE. Worst- math
5. Would you go to your high school reunion?I have gone to a few, but they are not important to me now. Though one of them is a Christian author named Robin Jones Gunn.
Today Sayings : I love worship and prayer music!
I had my hair done today finally! I sure needed the color, highlight and cut. I feel better now. I also bought some special hair stuff since I am losing so much hair. Part of it is hereditary and some is stress and some is because of my low iron and finally my age. You know your body does not know if stress is good or bad. I love my job. but it is lots of responsibility and there is a certain amount of stress with it. Overall life is good. I thank God everyday for my life. But there was a time when I suffered from depression and life was hard. I mentioned I was talking a lay counseling class in previous post and now the classes are done. The classes were every week for 7 months. My first group begins in January and it will be on depression. I am excited about it. Well it's dinner time to I am off. Hugs!
Today Sayings : I have the Olympic Fever!
Like many of you, I have been enjoying the Olympics. I got to see the opening ceremony from my country club room in Hollister CA. Today Joanna Hayes from Riverside CA won the gold in hurdles. I loved watching her reaction when she realized she won. Riverside is the big city next to mine and I wonder if they will give her a welcome parade. I am way behind in many things since taking so much vacation time. I should have been a teacher to get my summers off! After I got my degree, I decided I wanted a baby and that took another 4 years! Well I only have 6 years left until retirement. Who knows what will happen. I just know I am happy to be able to enjoy my webpages and other hobbies and my involvement with church. Life is not always easy and like most families, we have our ups and downs. but I rest on God's promises. Hugs
Today Sayings : I'm back and it's great to be home!
Between the 1400 miles we drove a few weeks ago anf the 800+ we just came back from, it's great to be home and sleep in my own bed with my little Reina next to me. We got home late yesterday. Today I took pictures to be developed of our trip and Renee's trip to Yosemite. I will be putting them up at my family site over the next few days. I also have 2 fall collections to work with. One is from Mary's Lamb and the other is from Baers Garden. Oh I am looking at a tummy tuck on tv. If I won the lottery, I would have that and a breast lift. I guess I need to play to win! :) Darylynn, I wonder how you make that trip back and forth from the Valley to Huntingtin Beach. Well I know one thing, don't drive as rush hour because no one is going anywhere! It's time to get ready for work and bed. Hugs
Today Sayings : It's my 30th anniversary! today
It is so hard to believe that we have been married 30 years! I was 17 when we met and got married 2 days before I turned 19. I got my BA when I was 21. We got our first home when we were 24 and 24. Our son first son came when we were 26 and 27 after having had 3 miscarriages. I am thankful for the ups and downs that have tried our marriage and because of our commitment we are still together. I am so blessed and I thank God daily! My hubby gave me this cute wooded garden box filled with mixed flowers and roses. I will get his card tomorrow. We put a few flowers into the box with Tinker. I put a red and white bracelet and we buried her next to Lola. Lord thanks that I can grieve when there was a time I only burried my emotions. Thanks for a caring husband who helped me bury our pet and the sons that dug the hole. Thanks for our Reina and all our family and friends. I guess I got my Thankful Thursday today and I feel much better sharing. Hugs
Today Sayings : "Even the smallest animals can youch our hearts"
Our guniea pig is very sick. From reading about it, she will probably die. If I take it to the vet, they will want to put her our and then keep her. I called several places and most vets don't treat small animals and the others are full. Renee wants her burried next to the other one. It is my daughters pet and she is at Yosemite. I feel so bad. Even my dog Reina senses something. I have felt anxious all day and I know part of it is because I did not have enough sleep. I don't want anymore pets after this. I heard this saying on the way home from work today. It is by Robert Lewis Stephenson. My husband wrote it down since it was my turn to drive. He loves sayings. Since I love bathing I had the cute Little graphic made and it is an adoptable. My vacation pictures are finally done! We went to the Grand Canyon, Utah and Las Vegas. You can find them at the link
Family Vacation. I am going away again next week to a wedding and then a few days to celebrate out 30th anniversary. I have been busy working on my bracelets, stitchery and reading. I am reading several books at the moment. The Zippered Heart by Marilyn Meberg of Women of Faith. I am reading a book on Menopause and the book I got at the Grand Canyon. Work has been super busy, but I like my job. Now I am off to do laundry. Have a great weekend! Hugs
Isn't this the cutes siggy, that Charlie made. I loved the
Disney movie Snow White. I am not sure about the 7 Dwarfs, but it was a part of my chidlhood. I have been busy working on several webpages. The biggest is the vacation pictures because I don't have a digital camera so I have to scan the pictures after they are developed. I got some of the pictures developed. but not the ones from the beginning of the vacation. They should be ready tomorrow. I am putting them up at my family site and I hope to have them ready to show on Monday or at least most of them. I had to take a break today from the computer and read in the bathtub. It was very relaxing. I like it so much, I had this special graphics made up for a page I made and decided to use it at an adoption.
Here it is: I got in late Wed and we went to eat Chinese. Yesterday I took Renee to get her contacts and glasses and I had film developed. I am busy scanning today and I found some cute graphics to use from Recycle Bin.
And of course there is tons of laundry to do. I did get to work on my beads and embroidery while I was on vacation. We would have 3-5 hour drive stretches.
It was a great trip and am glad we took it. I just wish Andrew, out oldest could have gone. He says he will go when he is married. He gets married next May.
I thank God for so many things, this land I live in, my family and friends and seeing His beauty in so many things. Hugs
Tinker died today at 6:30 pm and she is missed.
Today Sayings : "I listened to my body and took a nap"
Sunday Brunch
Another This and That
1. How do you like your eggs? over medium
2. What do you collect? Raggedy's, arks, snowmen, rocks from vacations.
3. Do you carry a purse, backpack or briefcase on a regular basis?
Its depends on where I am going. I used a backpak purse on my vacation and it came in handy for carrying my camera and bottled water and my small rocks :) If yes, does it contain only the essentials or a whole lot of everything?
4. When is the last time you've read a book, put together a puzzle,
built something or did something crafty? I am always reading something and I am currently making beaded bracelets and doing a raggedy stitchery.
5. What was the highlight of your weekend? Spending time with my daugther before her leaving on her trip. I miss her already.
Today Sayings : "Make the most of the best
And the least of the worst"
Today Sayings : Time to catch up with
Sunday Brunch
Goin' On Vacation July 25
1. What is your favorite mode of transportation when traveling?
The car, you can see so much more that way.
2. If you had the means to travel anywhere in the world, where would
you go?
Back to Hawaii, my hubby wants to go to Italy. Can we go to both?
3. Have you ever been to another country? Mexico
4. If time were not an issue, how long could you stand to be
away from home?
A couple of months
5. What is the funnest or most interesting trip you've taken?
Traveling along the Valley of the vultures on the way to Acapulco Mexico. They told me that the vultures took cmall kids and I prayed that would not happen!
August 1 Fun
1. Which amusement park is your favorite? Disneyland!
2. Are you the kind of person who loves to go on most rides or just a
select few? Most of them
3. What is the scariest ride you've ever been on? Collossuss at magic Mountaiin.
4. Do you prefer rollercoasters, water rides or the kind that go round
and round? I like them all, but my neck does not. When the weather is hot, I love the water rides.
5. What is the longest amount of time you would stand in line to get on
a ride? 3 hours which we did for Space Mountain
Today Sayings : Jesus is the King and :
Today Sayings : It's great to be home!
Today Sayings : See you when I get back!
New page on my embroidery
New Adoptions added 7/20
El Tovar, Grand Canyon
Ruby's Campground
Today Sayings : Getting Ready for the trip, busy, busy!
I have been washing today. I washed an old comfortor and some sheets for when we go to Utah. We will be in a camping cabin that just has bunks in it. There is a picnic on the porch for games. We are taking two camp chairs, the kind with the backs so I can sit and stitch, or read. We will be in regular hotels at the Grand Canyon and Vegas. I am taking 2 bathing suits and I am getting my things together. I am taking one little dress for dinner one night, probably in Vegas. We are going to fancy place to eat at the Grand Canyon El Tovar. I have so much to do. I am waiting for it to cool off so we can get the back of the car cleaned out. We are packing for 5 people! At least we have roof carrier for the sleeping bag stuff. Then I will get to rest in a nice bubble bath. I found another bath graphic. They are just so cute! Hugs
Today Sayings :Time for Sunday Brunch
It's All About Me
1. Do you or should you wear glasses or contact lenses?glasses for reading
2. What is your favorite type of footwear?sandal
3. What is your worst habit? leaving my stuff in the car.
4. Are you an average, so-so or very good cook? average
5. Do you spend more time watching television, listening to music or surfing the internet?
Actually it is not about me. It is about who I am in Christ. I am off to church now so have a great day! Hugs
Today Sayings :> I am on vacation now!
I am so happy to be off work. I do like what I am doing, but family vacation time is important. Check out my Friday Fun, there is a picture of my wedding bouquet.
Today Sayings :> Thankful Thursday
I am thankful for having a relationship with Jesus,
he is my salvation, mydoor to heaven.
I am thankful for my family, I can't imagine life without them.
I am thankful for the many friends I have off and on the net.
I am thankful for a job were I get a paid vacation.
I am thankful for my dog Reina who loves me all the time
except when I try to take the dirty sock out of her mouth!
I am thankful for my car that will be taking us on our 1200 mile vacation.
Today Sayings :> It is still hot (100) and now some humidity!
Just 2 more days of work and then I am off for 2 weeks! I stopped at Walmart and Michales and got some more beads. I am really enjoying my beading and I am making all my Christmas gifts for the women and girls. I am also working on my stitichery and that is relaxing too. I need to take some pictures. I was reading from Loving God With All Your Mind last night and Elizabeth George was talking about running the race and not giving up. Though we are tempted to, we press on. I do lots of reading in the bath and it is so relaxing and makes me sleep better. I am off to get ready for work and take my bath. Hugs
Today Sayings :> It is hot!
Summer is hera and it is hot. We have to have the air on now and I am watering outside so all the plants won't burn up. I have been trying to get my pages updated, especially the ones for my Bible study. We are going out to dinner later to celebrate the upcoming wedding of my brother in law and his fiance. Their wedding is in Aug. and we will be driving to No. CA for the wedding. Lots of weddings and the big one for my son is May 14. Lots of things to plan for with the bride to be. Well I think I need a nap so bye for now. Hugs
Today Sayings :Time for Sunday Brunch
In The Work Place
1. Do you work full-time, part-time or do you work a seasonal job?
Part time for the Postal Service in Marketing-Retail
2. Are you more often on time, early or late for work?earl
3. Have you ever called in sick when you actually weren't?
Just a few times in 30 years.
4. How many hours per day do you put in? I work 30 hours a week
5. Do you socialize with any of your co-workers? Yes of course.
We celebrate birthdays and have potlucks.
Today Sayings :Got sleep?
I always feel tired in the later afternoon. I have been busy though. Tuesday we had a Women's board meeting at Suzi's house and her hubby made us this wonderful Italian dinner. The meeting was great as usual. Wed. was Bible study and that was great too. Nourshing my soul is just as important...no more important that eating! I have my class tonight at church for counseling. I like to go early and wait in the car and relax. I am working on some embroidery right now and I might do that or bead. I have read my homework already.
I am thankful for the Word of God, the Bibe that I can read whenever I want. I am thankful for my family and they way we go to church each Sunday. I am thankful that I can share my faith with others and pray for them. I am thankful to have this computer to do it with. Hugs
Today Sayings :It has been a busy and fun weekend.
Church was really good on Sunday. They passed out flag pins that said God Bless America. All the kids got little flags that said the same thing. The church had the flag swag banners and red white ballons were all over the place and some mylar star 4th ballons. My husband and I were greeters so we worse red shirts and blue jeans, me in a skirt and hubby in shorts. Then our family went to Red Robin for lunch. Everyone pitched in. Then I stopped at Joanne Fabrics because the embroidery thread was on sale. So were the 4th decorations so I got white carnation flowers and some red/white/blue/starts and put them out in the front window in the containers there. They will stay out the rest of the summer.
I have been tea dying some muslin for the embroidery I am doing. I am going to make a page all about it. I am looking for graphics now. I see that Graphics by Grace is no longer there and I am real sad to see another great artist gone. I saved lots of her stuff so I plan to use that for my page.
I slept in today because I was up late working on a new web page. We went to I Hop for a late breakfast and we had banana split pancakes. Later we went to look at the bridesmaids dresses and they are very pretty except the price. They are $168 each and I am buying 2. Then we went to see the apartment that Andrew and Marina like. They just finished the 1st phase and they are real nice. They come with black appliances and that includes the stove, micro, washer, dryer and refrig. After stopping at my cousins, we had dinner at Hong Kongs. I feel like I have been eating all weekend! I am off to take my bath. I love baths!
Today Sayings :
Today Sayings is Sopending time with Hubby today.
My husband has been on vacation so he was off today. He ususally works on Saturdays. We shared a breakfast at Dennys and then we stopped at Wal-Mart. We got an ice chest for our trip. Then we headed to Temecula so I could get a few patterns at this one shop. Then we drove back to Wal-Mart to get pictures and a few other items. We went to Sam's Club also for a few things. We just has a chciken salad for dinner and we will have some cherries for dessert. Well we are off to take Reina for a walk. Have a great 4th!
Today Sayings is A day to rest is a blessing.
Tera sent me this cute adoption from her shop after we were both talking about our summer plans. I laughed because the bears look so cute in their bathing suits. Then I thought, I am not wearing a suit this summer because I am so heavy. But I love to swim and so I will. I really need to exercise! My Friday fun is posted and you can find it on the link below to the left. I am off to read my devotion and then work on my beads. Have a great day! Hugs
Today Sayings is:I love reading!
I am reading a great book by Patsy Clairmont that I got at the Women of Faith Conference. She was nice enough to sign the book for me. It's all about her life and how she struggled with anxiety to the point she could not leave the house. Now she speaks at conferences in front of 10,000 women. I remember she held up this huge mixture of rubber bands and said that is what happens to our emotions. Here is the picture from the WOF.
Today Sayings is: I love vacation days!
Last night was women's fellowship and it was great. Our women's praise group was great! After the music, the Lord was put this in my heart to share. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trust in Him! Psalm 38:8 I know the Lord was talking to me, to remind me to feed on His Word daily and be blessed. I slept so good last night and I am off today. We are going to the Chino swap meet and then I need to work on the women's newsletter and woprk on laundry. I am off. Have a blessed day! Hugs
Today Sayings is: Can I sleep for a week?
Friday was a fun day at work and then shopping. Saturday I got my hair colored, highlighted and cut for the wedding. I went a little darker and the contrast is great! The wedding was at the Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook. It was a beautiful wedding outside with a water fall behind then and the food was great! We spent the night with my sister Terry in Temecula and slept in late. Then Renee and I went shopping at Old Town. I am home now and so tired! There is so much I have to do and I have no energy. Guess I need to take my iron pills and go to bed early. Have a great week. Hugs
Today Sayings is: Plans are moving along
I made reservations for Lake Havazu Arizona tonight. We decided we did not want to get up at 3am to take a straight shot to the Grand Canyon, so we will leave the day before after Renee gets out of summer school. My sister Terryt and her boys will be going with us. One problem, Terry has a test on the 26th and we are not scheduled to come back until the 28th. So pray that the instructor will make an allowance for her or she can reschedule. She needs to take a math test to get into her Masters program in Education. I missed Bible study today. I had a real bad headache when I came home from work and needed to sleep it off. Now I am wide awake and it is almost 10pm. I think I need a hot bath to relax so I am off now. Hugs
Today Sayings is: "Courage is not the lack of fear;
it is acting in spite of it" Mark Twain
I found this at the Triple AAA place while I was getting information for our trip. We are planning to go to the Grand Canyon, Utah and Las Vegas.
About a 1200 mile trip. I wish gas prices were not at an all time high.
Well back to Saturday... The Women of Faith Conference was great and I got a book signed by Pasty Clairmont and another by Marilyn Meberg. Cece Winans was great and the place moving. We signed up for September 2005! Well I am off to bed to read. Have a great week!
I just came back from the first night of the Women of Faith Conference and it was fun with my cousin Joanie and my friend Stephanie!
Tomorrow we wil be there from 9-5 and the musical
guest is Cece Winans. Bye for now
Susan's Sayings,
I joined
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Look to the left for the link.
Today Sayings is: Feeling Crafty.
Every so often I get in the mood to craft. I gues the creative part of me just wants out. So what am I doing? I am getting my crafts ready to do some simple stichery for gifts. I am also making bead jewlery. I am not into to make money. I am just doing it to give gifts for friends and to relax. And then I am decorating my season tree. I have a small 6 foot narrow pine tree. I got it last fall and decorated it with orage gold ligts, small harvest flora. I placed a harvest cloth around the base and added a few baskets. At Chrsitmas it was the snwoman tree with white lights. In Februy it had hearts, March-June had spring and Easter decorations. So now comes the patriotic stuff. I hope to take a picture to share.
So I am thankful to be able to enjoy crafting. To see some of what I have done before, go to my Craft page.
Today Sayings is: Trusting in God is all I can do.
Today was my mediation with my job. Though the talks went well, no clear
resolution was set. I will stay for my detail however long that will be. It could be months. At that time I can refile my EEO. The HR manager said that she will go over my profile and see about placing me in another job outside CFS, coomputer forwarding system. They will also try to encourage the Marketing director to re-evaluate the the budget hours to keep me since the Retai Manager says that I am needed there. So it is in God's hand. I will do my job of acting Vending Coordinator for as long as I have it. I am lucky to have a good paying job. Hugs
Today Sayings is: God Bless the President.
I spent a lot of today watching the ceremonies for the President. The very end was the saddest when Nancy leaned over to say goodbye while holding the flag. I cried with her. I did go shopping with my daughter for awhile. We have a wedding to go to in 2 weeks so she got an outfit for that and she had to have jewlery to go with it. We both love that and purses! I also got a new comfortor set for my bedroom. I got some beige and burgundy tulle for the slider. I hope to put it all together tomorrow. I have a lot to do tomorrow so I better get to bed. Hugs
Today Sayings is: Thankful Thursday
Speaking of friends, my friend Michelle purchased an adoption for my shop and you can find it at What's New at Cottage Garden Adoptions.
I found the following at Morning Stetch newsletter I get from Denise Austin and thought it is worth sharing.
"Believing you are special and that you deserve to be happy is as big a part of fitness and weight management as exercise and diet. Remember that you are a unique creation—there's nobody else like you! So don't apologize for who you are! Celebrate it! Put yourself in situations where you'll succeed! When you do, you'll not only feel better, you'll stop looking outside yourself for approval, and you'll also be able to appreciate the unique qualities of others. You're spectacular—so don't you forget it!"
Denise Austin.com
Today Sayings is: A Time to plan, a time to rest.
I missed church today which I rarely do. I went to a bridal faire with my future daughter in law Marina, her mom Jessica, and my daughter Renee. We hd breakfast first and then headed to Yorba Linda for the show. There was lots of people there hosting tables all the things having to do with weddings. We sampled cakes, and food, heard DJ's, and saw a bridal fashion show. I think the neatest thing was this one jewlery table. I looked in a basket and realized I was looking at a Salvation bracelet! I ordered one to fit my wrist and the Debye, asked what church I went to and if I spoke. I gave her my website and hope to get my bracelet by the end of the week. Afterwards I came home and took a 5 hour nap! I was so tired and decided to do what my body needed. I need to take my iron pills, but they mess all up. Well I need to get ready for work and then read. Have a great week. Hugs
Today Sayings is: Time for a Date.
Today after I picked up my husband from work, we drove to Newport Beach and had dinner at the Crab Cooker. It's a place we went to when we were first dating over 30 years ago. Then we drove down to Balboa Island and road the ferry to Balboa. We walked around looking at houses. Then we went back and walked on the pier. The waves were big and we were thinking maybe because of the full moon. Then we went to the Irvine Marketplace and I had to stop at this shoe wherehouse but I din't find anything my size. From there we took the toll road home and we were surprised to see the freeway so packed. Turns out there was multi car crash that had just happened. There were about 7 cars involved and some were turned around. There was even 3 cars messed up at the offramp. Well apparently from what we herd the guy telling the CHP, the one man was the cause of the car crash and tried to run and the other man went after him and crashed into him. Then we could hear sirens and we got out of the way when the CHP guy left to investigate. I am so glad we made it off in time and we headed for Baskins and Robbins for icecream. Then we went back over the freeway and the police had stopped the whole freeway. What a mess. I pray no one was killed. I am off to bed now. Hugs
Today Sayings is: Thankful Thursday.
The week is going by so fast. I am so thankful for so many things.
I am thankful to be back at my job. I am thankful for my family who us understanding as I go to my different meetings at church. I am thankful for the laides I servw with on the women's ministry board. I am thankful for Pastor Eric as he teaches us for lay counseling. I am thankful for the great weather we are having. I am thankful for my dog Reina who loves me. I am thankul for my internet friends. I am thankful for my comfortable bed which I am off to.
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Today Sayings is: A restful weekend finally!
I Well lind of. Yesterday I slept in until 10am. Then I took my daughter to get her hair and nails done for the
Quincenera she was in, It is a sweet 15 party that is celebrated by some hispanics. I am hispanic but this has not been a part of our family tradition as I was not raised Catholic and being 3rd and 4th generation, we do not practice many things from the hispanic culture except for the food. I sure wish I was fluent in Spanish though. I thought it would be a good thing for my daughter to experience. She plans to take Spanish in school next year and I think it is a great idea! My nephew graduated from Cal State Fullerton yesterday and the family went to celebrate but we missed it. It is hard to be everywhere at once and I knew I needed to be with my daughter.
Church was great today as we had special guest called the
Potters Field A husband -wife team. Pam sings and her husband Mike is a potter and they were great. I got 2 cd's after church. Well I hope everyone has a nice Memorial holiday. Hugs
Today Sayings is: God Sleep?!
I forget how mental this job is and though the time goes by fast, I am way more tired than the other job. I get home from work and just want to sleep. I am a night owl and I wake up after about 8pm. At least I can sleep in on Saturday!
Ok, I am thankful for a hot bath, a comfy bed, lots of pillow, a great job and I am blessed with a wonderful family. I am off to my class. Hugs
Today Sayings is: A Time to Rest!
The retreat was great and I had so much fun. We had a great speaker that made us laugh. Her stories were great and her use of the Bible with the stories left us remembering that God is in control and though Him we can handle the things that life deals us. I am working on a web page for it.
Ihave learned to take the Monday after the retreat off to rest and reflect. The funniest thing on the retreat happned before we got there. I drove up with my cousin Joanie in her new BMW and our friend Cynthia. We were so busy talking and laughing that we missed our turnoff. When we saw the sign that said Blythe, 66 miles, we realized we were way off, as we were 66 miles from the California-Arizona border! Well we got ourselvers turned around and laughed and finally made it to Palm Springs another hour later. We had great weather there. When the retreat was over we went to lunch and shopping. The speaker Jan Coleman said something about getting a hat to mark a season and so we did. I will have pictures in a few days. Hugs
Today Sayings is: It is time for the retreat. It has been busy the past few days with the rooming assisgnments.! I am off to Palm Springs. Hugs!
Today Sayings is: It was great to be back at my od job!!
Today Sayings is: Prayers prayed by friends are important!
I started back at my old job in Retail Marketing today and it was great to be back. The time just flew bye. There is so much work to do and I am excited to do what I have been trained to do. Now I have to figure out what to wear everyday and that is the hard part. I need to get to bed early today because I have to get up earlier to get ready. I have been looking for graphics for my veggie homework assignment for Mrs. Daralynn. Well I am off to bed now. God bless you!
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My friend
Tera and other friends have been praying over my jo b situation. Well I was told by my manager to report back to my old job tomorrow. This is a detail until I get my new job offer, hopefully to there in Retail Marketing. Wow, I was not expecting it to happen like that. At least I got to say goodbye. Idid some shopping with my daughter and I got a new skirt. I am off to get ready for tomorrow. No more jeans and tennis. It's back to office clothes. Thanks to all who had prayed for me. Hugs
Today Sayings is: Busy Days for this busy Bee!
This was a real busy week for me. I got the bookmarks done and that is always a releif. I had to go back to the Drs because my wrist and shoulder were real bad again and the numbness in my thumb was awful!I am better now but I have to limit my time here. Last night out women's board met and we got our retreat business covered and then we worked on the goody bags. The retreat is the 21-23 in Palm Spings CA. The theme is Celebrate Jesus and we will have lots of ballons for decorations. I went shopping with my daughter today since it was my long weekend. If my mediation goes well, I will be going back to my old job with weekends back. Well I am off now to get ready for our marriage group. Happy Sunday!
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Today Sayings is: Dealing with change is not easy.
The women's retreat is just a couple of weekends away and some
women have dropped out. I have to make changes to the room assignments when that happens. I had a heachache all day at work. Must be PMS. The Retail specialist called today asking to get me back to Marketing, but the Postmaster said no. He said it is up to Human Resources to give me a new job offer. I have my mediation next Tuesday so I will find out what will happen then.
Ok on the bright side, Mother's Day was great. My whole family met at our favorite Mexican food restaraunt. About 26 of us! I needed a nap to get me through the day.
Well I am off to take my daughter to her group. Hugs
Today Sayings is: I am tired.
My Dr. called me up and told me that my blood test came back and I am really low on my iron. So she prescribed iron pills and a stool test. Guess she wants to see if I am losing blood internally which could be because of all the anti imflammatory I have been taking. I told her I was losing hair and she said that low iron can do that. Yesterday my friend and I had our mamograms done at the same time... in different rooms of course at Kaiser. Then we went out to dinner and talked and talked and it was good. Then I went to my class and we saw a good video on anger. I have been tired all day and slept in the morning and after work while waiting for my husband. My daughter and I went to get our feet pedicured and that was nice. Have a great weekend. Tomorrow is the 1st Sat before Mother's day that I am working and I am kind of bummed about it because my whole family is coming over Sunday and my house needs to be cleaned. I better get my self to bed now so I can have energy to clean tomorrow after work.
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Today Sayings is: Time for Thankful Thursday
I am thankful for a relationship with Jesus Chist, he is the way to God.
I am thankful for my family and my dog Reina.
I am thankfu for all my friends on and off the net.
I am thankful for my day off today.
I am thankful to be making new friends at work.
I am thankful to be adjusting to my new job.
I am thankful that my mediation date is scheduled for May 18.
I am thankful that God is in control and I am letting go to Him
I am thankful for Dr. Yang at Kaiser.
Today Sayings is:
We had a fiesta today at work. That is party in Spanish. Why celebrate? On May 5, 1862 2000 Mexican soldiers won a ballte again 7000 French soldiers. This happened in a town called Puebla. Had the French won they would have taken more land and threatened the future US. This is not the Mexican independence day which is celebrated like out 4th of July. More American celebrate the Cinco de Mayo day with food and drink. Because I answered the question at work. I received 2 movie tickets. To see some Mexican food recipes. visit my family site
Here. Just look for Recipes on the left column.
I am so excited tonight. We have been preparing for months for our women's reatreat and it is jut a few weeks away. Tonight we had a prayer night to cover the retreat and it was just awesome! It was the women's board, the women' prayer warriors and the worship leaders. First we had some worship led by the women who will be leading worship at the retreat. Then we all prayed for the retreat itself. Then we had a candle lit communion . Each board member was served communion and then prayed over. I even got pray over the upcoming wedding of my son. Then I got a word from Danielle. She said that she saw me, as the little busy bee. But she said I needed to be a honey bee! Wow, I have just met her once so she doesn't really know me. Look at my previous saying. She doesn't even know about this blog or that I do the newsletter. I know God is telling me somthing. I need to pray on it but I think it has to do with my family.
The days are going by to fast! Especially now that I work Satudays. Work is niceer on Saturdays because it is more low key. After work I went to the Christian bookstore and bought mother's day gifts and cards. I came home and slept for a hours. It has been very hot, in the 100's! My hubby and I got up and went for breakfast before church. It was our turn to be greeters. Then after church I was busy with registration for the ladies retreat whcih is in 3 weeks. Today we had a tour of our church. It is about 1/2 way done and we got to worship in the sanctuary. It was great. Then Renee and I went to Kohls and did some shopping. We got new bathing suits and stuff to wear for Mother's day. Turns out we will both be in black slirts. I have a pink top and she got a retro 70's look with earing to match. I got myself and ankle bracelet and we are getting our toes done nect weeked. I am headed upstairs to get things ready for work. I need to find some shorts since it will be hot again tomorrow. Hugs
I got this cute adoption from my friend Tera. It is a great comfort knowing that others are praying for you.I am feeling better now so I think the new meds, the icing, the heating and wrist braces are helping. I just came back from having lunch with my cousin. We had a great time over a Chinese lunch of Wor Won-ton soup. We are looking forward to going to the women's reteat next month.
Which reminds me, I better get going on the registration. I have new adoption at my adoption cottage under the bug section. Hugs
It has been an exciting few days for me. Church was great and then I met with my board members for a luncheon meeting. We spent about 45 minutes sharing about ourselves and how we came to our church. Then we share prayer request. Then we discussed the retreat and the april fellowship fellowship. I left the meeting at 4:20 and barely made it to the movies to join my daugther, and several other mothers and daughters. We saw 13 gong on 30 and it was a cute movie. It was great. There was one part that they could have done better on. Some guy dancning in his white superman under wear. Lots of the girls said gross! I made it through another day of work and it was better.
I am just concerned about the numbing/tingling I am having in my hands. I tried to open a bottle of pills and I almost dropped them from the numbing pain. If it does not go away in a few days, I will have to go to the Dr's again. I hate missing work but I need to take care of myself. I went to my class today at chruch and it was very good. We talked about boundaries in our life today. Then we saw a video about sexual abuse and rape and Christian counseling. Our Pastor also passed out the guidelines for reporting. Since we will all be counseling, we need to know the law. There are so many things I am learning and some thing I have learned by going through them like depresiion. I am to bed now. I look forward to my evening baths and spend quiet time. Oh, I am thankful for feeling better, for my family, for the things I am learning and for knowing I still have a lot to learn. I still need help in the put foot in mouth area (wink) Hugs
I made it through another day of work. I am getting use to the place. My supervisor Thelma was real nice to me, trying to make sure that they were working with me. My friend Clovis went back to the plant with weekends off. She got the graveyard shift, but she wanted that. I have yet to hear what id going on with my case. So meanwhile I am still making friends and keeping a positive spirit. Thank syou Jesus! I hurt alot when we came home and had to take meds. As we were driving home, we got a call from my son. Someone hit our parked car at home and left. This is our 91 Grand Caravan. It could have been worse, but it was just the lower left back part of the car. We will test it tomorrow. I wonder what the car that hit it looks like. There were parts on the ground and fluid and a tell tale trail.
I was sad because I missed Bible study, but I decided to change my index page so go check it our if you did not come that way. I am off to read my Bible now. Hugs and blessings
Today Sayings is: Time to be a honey bee
Today Sayings is: I have been a busy bee!
Today Sayings is: Having a prayer is a blessing!
Today Sayings is: Running on excitement feels great!
Work went by ok, considering I am in pain everyday. But I was really enjoying my Avalon cd and keying and singing away. I took my lunch time to finsih my study on patience. It was hot outside and it hit 99 here in So CA! Our lady's fellowship was great and so many new women are coming now. Did we say patience. This is one are the Lord is working on in me. Still a lot more needed!
Today Sayings is: Adjusting to the curves is a part of life.
Today Sayings is: Life is always throwing curves.