Saturday, February 28, 2009

Our day

On Thursday morning I decided to make my famous berry pancakes for breakfast. The weather was warm that day, around 70 for a high and I had lots of energy. We got school done early and spent some time outside. Amber got up and decided that she wanted to learn how to make pancakes. So I sat her up with me and answered TONS of questions! LOL
Here are some pictures from our day.


My sweet Amber.
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Cookin' pancakes!
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The famous berry pancakes before.
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The famous berry pancakes after.
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My 3 kiddos and my 2 home schooled kids that I keep sometimes eating a snack outside.
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Monday, February 23, 2009

My New VAN!!!!

Well, today is the day.......I got my new van!!!!! YAY!!!
I LOVE it! I wanted to share a few pictures with you all so you can share in my joy. This has been a need for a LONG time! And God has come through for us. It is a 2003 Chevy Venture. It has everything we had prayed about in a van.
Hope you all have a great week!


Friday, February 20, 2009

Back to the Basics....

Good Friday morning all! It has been a while.




Since my aunt passed away things have been quite crazy around here. We had TONS of family in from California and my house was sort of a base for people to shower and sleep. I ended up not being able to make it to the service Monday night because Jacob came down with strep throat. He was SO sick! By the time we got back from the doctor and I got back with his medicine it was 4:30 and the service started at 5:00 about an hour and 15 minutes away. We did enjoy seeing all of our family though. Some of them I haven't seen since 1994. And some of them had never met my children, so it was nice to see them all.



So all of this brings me to needing to get back to the basics. My home has been in such chaos that I have had no schedule at all! Amber was begging to do school yesterday because it has been so long since I have done any with her. So Monday is the day to get back on track! New week, new schedule, new way of thinking!



On a better note, Jacob has kept up with his school and not gotten behind. I got his school stuff and Amber's kindergarten stuff ordered for the Fall. We got our income tax and I always do that first thing. That way I have it in the Fall and we are ready to go! This next year will be different though with Amber doing school every day. I am going to have to stay on top of things better than I have in the past. And she is ready! She is so excited about starting school. And I am so glad that she is! LOL It makes it easier on me.



I also paid off my stove that I had to get a few months ago. That was nice. And I got a new microwave that goes over my stove. My old one was VERY old and started getting mold in it. So it had to go! Now this weekend we are planning on going van shopping! Please pray that we make the right choice and get the right one. We want God's will on this one.



Well, I guess I am gonna go for now. Here are some before and after pictures of my microwave. Just keep in mind that I have flat paint until my hubby repaints, so there are lots of grease spots on my wall, it looks so gross! Sorry.
Have a great weekend!!!
I was so proud of my hubby, he had to do electrical work and everything!!!
There used to be a vent hood in the empty space right under the cabinet, I didn't think of my camera until we already had it down.
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Before
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My new microwave!(on the table)
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My hubby with his finished product! How handsome is he!
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After! I LOVE it!!!!
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Sad news...

I just wanted to let you all know that my aunt Annette passed away last night. Her 2 children need your prayers. She had no life insurance and they are trying to raise the money they need.

Also we have some unsaved people in our family that I am praying will be impacted during this time and make a decision to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior.

I will probably not be posting for a while.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Just a friendly reminder........

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On top of the washer!!!!




He really is so cute, but he is getting to be such a handful!!! Can you tell! LOL

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Update on Amanda

I wanted to let you all know that my step-sister, Amanda, finally had her baby this morning. Not sure if it was a boy or girl, so since she has 3 boys already they are assuming that it was a boy and named him Tucker. They said that the baby had separated from the placenta and that is what caused this. They are now waiting for her to pass the placenta.
Amanda started running a high fever last night and that is gone today. So I am praying that there is no long term problems from this, infections etc.

Thank you all for your prayers. The family appreciates it.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Oh how time flies....

Hello all! Sorry it has been so long. We have been busy around here.
I am feeling some better. I still have some pain in the mornings but it is getting better.
We have had some snow since I last posted. I have pictures to share.
My aunt has gotten worse and has been in the hospital. My aunt Sherry came from California to visit her one last time since she doesn't have much time. The doctors have given her about 6 months if she continues to not take the meds that she is supposed to take.
I have a prayer request too, my step-sister, Amanda, who lost her baby last night and today she is in the hospital having to deliver it. She was 17 weeks along. Please pray for peace and healing for her. She has 3 little ones at home.
We have been getting some school done and stayed on track with that. YAY! And the babysitting is going very well.
I went shopping the other day and got clothes for George and all 3 kids. The total was around $140 and our savings were around $350!!!! We got around 20 pieces of clothes for all 4 of them. So we got some AMAZING deals! And we got all of this at Belk in the mall. They had a great sale going on so I decided to go and get me some stuff Saturday. I got 10 shirts, a pair of jeans, a pair of pajama pants, a purse, a new wallet, and some under clothes all for around $220!!! I was in a much worse need for clothes than the others. We never get to shop like this and it truly was God's favor! He is so awesome!
Well, now I will share some pictures. Have a great week!
Amber getting ready to play in the snow.
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Jacob going out in the snow.
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Amber in the snow.
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Jacob and one of his friends playing.
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What fun!
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Me and my Aunt Sherry.
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Jacob
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Nathan
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Amber
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Amber being silly. This was such a great picture I had to share it!
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