a beautiful day

Its a great day today! The weather is so nice. no humidity.. which is rare here.
a couple of weeks ago i went to starkville to visit my college kids... Daniel is in the wind symphony and had a concert. Whitney and Daniel both helped me by getting pictures of "flat stanley" for a school project. (in st louis). here are a couple of pics.
oh and did i mention Daniel will be leaving to go on tour to europe with the wind symphony to play. they are headed to england and ireland!

songs from the past...

i went to Dawn's blog... and she posted some old song/videos... so here's my take on that. these were songs i grew up on... My Dad and Mom used to take me and my sister to the "SINGIN'S"... featuring the Happy Goodman Family, the Blackwood Bros... Stamps Quartet, oh the list goes on and on......


and... this was after my growing up time... but very reminescent of how the singin's went.

oh... and a sample of the speers family... couldn't find jd sumner and stamps quartet singing the songs i remembered.

something to see

Here is a Layout I did Friday evening... (sorry jo and jules... didn't get the C52 kit done... but i can't wait to do ... as that kit is awesome!...22 pages in one kit??!! WOW)
anyway... here is a LO I did... an old pic (I couldn't put my hands on Daniels Senior Potrait.. that is the one i wanted to put there, instead i put one of his casual photos. I posted so Dianne (at HCS) could see... This is an example of what i am making for the seniors. I will add a photo of the 2008 box later.


















HERE ARE THE 2008 BOXES I MADE USING SURE CUTS A LOT.

Gifts

Yesterday I received a gift. It was a gift certificate for ASF. WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE!I didn't want to take it...but i had a friend who told me that I should not refuse gifts....so i took it. (I cannot even begin to tell you how difficult that was... and how much I was quivering inside....oh the butterflys). I don't know why it is sooo difficult for me to accept gifts from others. Oh and might i say the giver was anonymous. My friend told me God uses others to give, and I know that... cause I like to give (just haven't been able to lately). However, she also told me there are times God wants us to recieve. ugh... why does that seem to be so difficult?
As apprehinsive as i was, i was excited too. And i accepted it without objection.

i can only say Thanks here to whomever it was.

God has blessed me over and over... and all these little things just really keep showing Gods abundant love for me. Thank you to who ever it was that you allowed God to use you... and thanks to my friend for letting me allow God to provide to me.

Thursday

Thankful was the title for the day at the scrapbook MB. Sometimes I don't like being thankful or patient. I have learned not to pray for patience anymore though... because God's way of teaching us to be patient is a little tough. Waiting is another thing that i get a little "ancey" with.I know God has a plan, I believe it is something good and I know He won't let me sink...but gosh I sure would like to know part of the plan. I have been reading Barbie Bassetts Blog (wow say that 3 times fast!) and she always inspires me... this is what she had in her blog the other day

No matter our circumstances, no matter our health, or our economic status, God expects us to be a missionary for Him. If you call yourself "a Christian", you are automatically "a missionary"....all the while many of us will never leave this city, state or country.

That spoke loads to me. I do try "at times".... but after reading this, i realized that there are times that i have been selfish and want the time to myself... to have fun, or "whatever"... without any "work". I need to realize that every moment is Gods. His to give to us. How humbling is that? He has been so good to me, to provide me with a wonderful husband, great kids, and a career that has helped me and my patients.... my list of "thankful" stuff can go on and on... i have a wonderful extended family that have been there for me thru thick and thin, and have helped me out thru the happiest times... and thru the hardest times. Friends that have "oh my gosh" helped me ... just by being there and sharing time... not to mention the other incidentals that some have sent my way... and God has even blessed me to have a Scrapbook store near my home... HOW GOOD IS THAT?! (A Scrappin' Friendsy)I don't really have those desires to GO PLACES... a friend told me the other day i "don't dream big"... i geuss sometimes i don't... my dreams are to be with my family. He has provided that... So for all these things he has provided... let me share with others his works. Just like Barbie said... to be a missionary. I'm not always very good at it... and I mess up...but if i fall (and i know i will) i will get up (takes me a while)..dust off...and keep trying. SMILE.

Adjusting

well, seems like i am continually trying to adjust to a new something or other.... still seems weird to be at home and not working, however, i have been looking... and i feel it is time to return to work. I haven't found the "spot" for me yet. (miss home health though) Doug is working for a friend... so here we are adjusting to another new schedule in our life. ha... guess it will ALWAYS be like this, right? For my kids, they don't have much longer before finals...meanwhile they are trying to catch up on the last minute tests... and projects... and papers that are always put their way near the end of a semester. They are young, energetic... and still have all of their brain cells. They should do fine! I miss Maddy, But the good news is.... IN SEPTEMBER SHE WILL BE HAVING a SIBLING.... thats right....maddy's mom and dad are expecting! Jenn will be due in september. so september will be a busy busy month... as maddy will be turning 3 as well. this will be EXCITING!

Maddy

i just came back home after spending some time with my grand-neice Maddy. She is sooo cute. well, it appears dad had a "business client" in Hawaii... and took his wife with him. so... i was able to take care of Maddy for a few days while they are gone. We had a blast! the first day we just played... then monday we dyed easter eggs... hid them.. and found them, hid them and found them, hid them and found them...etc... she is 2 1/2. ha!! (basically we recreated easter... since i wasn't there... gma wasn't there... and this way i got to take LOTS of pics!
after that.... we made chocolate chip cookies. YUM.... she had fun dipping the sugar... didn't like the feel of the brown sugar though, and whoa... after one touch of the "crisco" she was beggin gma to "do it"... ha it was funny! and i have ALL THE PICTURES TO SHOW... when I gave her the spoon to begin to "dip" the cookie dough on the pan, she decided it was time to eat i geuss... she took a HUGE spoonful... and headed to her mouth! gma panciked in the background... i just laughed... it was really funny. she had fun doing that.
then on Tuesday... we went to the childrens museum of memphis. and she loved it. she had the most fun on the SLIDES. any and all of them. the bigger the better. she also liked seeing other kids...and thought that was fun too.
Wednesday we went to the ZOO... Nana went with us. i will say i was wearing down a bit, and gma was really draggin. but Maddy was still going strong. she had fun. but i think she liked the children's museum the best.
it was eventful, and lots of fun... i still have to get my pics downloaded. perhaps i will do this sometime today. I will post pictures after i download them.