A Turkey Dinner in February

No, this isn't our Thanksgiving dinner.

My hubs spent his President's Holiday vacation cooking a turkey dinner for us. I'd been wanting turkey for a month or so and he made my dream come true.

Here's the whole meal on the table. You like our turkey platter? HA!

I couldn't fit the mashed potatoes in the first shot. Gotta have those mashed potatoes in there.

Munching while waiting for dad to clean up a little in the kitchen.

Waiting patiently.

Oh Ya! I ate it all too. YUM-MIE!!

Friends Are A Gift From God

"A Friend is one who knows all about you
and loves you just the same"

My sweet friend in the purple top & black vest
gave me a bookmark with that quote on it.

Thank you, God for friends who love me
even after they get to know me.

Check Out These Slippers

Look at these goofy things! They have a purpose & it's not to keep your feet warm.

Such style and class. How do we find such awesome things as these? And my kiddo is ready for Valentine's Day too.

Since my daughter loves to slide on our wood floors, as little as we have, I thought I'd put her efforts to work with these handy cleaning slippers.

She's been wearng them every day and I have to say they are pretty dirty, but that's cuz our floor is so dirty. Thanks, H for cleaning while you slide. You're a peach!

On another note, this is how Jack helps with chores around here. Geesh!

Oh, we've disturbed the king's beauty sleep. So sorry, your highness.

Have a great week. I love having you drop by. I love visiting you all too.

Valentine's Celebrations 2010

My husband had these delivered to me on Friday. He remembered that I love these and we had them in our wedding. They smell awesome too.

Our good friends at the Sweetheart's Dinner. Our sons met in preschool ten years ago. Our daughters became friends and share the same birthday month and year. We've been camping together and celebrating birthdays for years with these friends.

(My daughter was at home sick with an aweful cold. She's been home for five days. Poor kid.)

Who is this guy? I've never seen him. Oh, it's my son dressed up to serve at the Sweetheart's Dinner we all went to last night.

My son and his friend who moved here with his mom from Columbia just over a year ago. He's speaking English very well now and I love to tease him and make him laugh.

My son and his buddie since preschool. Aren't they handsome? They clean up nicely don't they, LOL!

These are my girlfriend's in-laws. They plan the camping trips we all go on together.

Another happy couple at the dinner.

Here's Nan from momstheword and our pastor (oh, yes he's her husband as well).

Here's Nan's mom with Nan's two sons. Cute! I missed the photo op when she kissed each of them on the cheek. Sweet!

My son and Nan's youngest. They've been buds since middle school I think.

Having some fun.

Okay, this young man rarely wears long pants. Whenever I see him he's wearing shorts, no matter how cold it is. I had to take a picture.

You may be wondering why there isn't a picture of my hubs and me. Well we had our picture taken there by the youth and when I got it at the end of the night we both just cracked up. It's not the best picture of us. Sorry, I won't be posting it and I didn't have anyone take a picture with our camera. I really need to work on that.

We've had a fun Valentine's weekend so far and we have two more days off, yippee!!

Remember that God loves us and sent us His Son. What better reason to celebrate love than that?

A Prayer Request

I have a prayer
request
for my
younger
brother.

My mom
called
to let me
know that
he has been


diagnosed with heart disease, serosis of the
liver and tumors in his colon.

He had the tumors removed on Friday or Saturday and is
recovering at home. My mom said the tumors were
not cancerous which is good.

He has been estranged from our family for many years,
but calls my parents on holidays or if he needs money.
I don't even have a picture of him.

He clearly needs a lifestyle change and I'm praying
for him to evaluate his relationship with God.

I truly do not know if he has asked God to be his
Lord and Savior. He has been exposed to God through
church, family, Bible studies and people who have
loved him over the years and have tried to help
him.

God knows what Jon needs and I hope that our prayers will
lift him up and encourage him. Thank you all so much.

Spaghetti For J's Friends

I make the sauce first and let it simmer while I cook the noodles and garlic bread.

Jack begs for an uncooked noodle. He loves them. If he's under the bed and won't come out,
we just shake the noodle canister & he comes running out.

He tries to pick it up with his teeth, but gives up and just plays with it.



























Happy campers!

God Is Always Good

God is good all the time.
God has certainly watched
over me and answered
prayers this year.




Right now I just want to share that when I started this job I wanted more hours and was hoping to find permanent work that gave me such. I had no responses to any applications I had sent in so I accepted this job when it opened.

The prayers have been answered with me being able to substitute in my own school that I work at in my down time. So far I have had quite a few hours that I have been able to substitute.

I am very happy with the way God has created these extra hours for me. When I took the job I didn't know this was an option. Isn't God so creative? No surprise! He always knows what's best for us.

Thank you, God! Have a great weekend everyone.