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They Say It's Winter
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
God is GOOD!!!
Well after my venting session earlier, I was beginning to feel a little better just getting all that off my chest. But I have to give credit where credit is due...God really brightened my day simply by giving us some sun shine and stopping the snow. Yes, you heard me right the snow has finally stopped! For a couple of hours this afternoon I actually saw the sun and what a beautiful thing it is!
Then after complaining that I had to take the kids to bible study. I was truly blessed tonight! We are studying James and tonight we were talking about worldly wisdom v. Godly wisdom and finding peace in the midst of a feud.
We have been going through a feud with some people who we used to call friends. All this started back at Thanksgiving, long story short...We have tried to reach out to them and discuss our differences and there has never been any reciprocation on their part. So just last night Joe and I were talking and I expressed to him that I was done trying to reach out to them. We have gone around a little about this and he and I finally saw eye to eye last night. He is still friends with the husband and I think that's great.
So tonight our bible study group helped me to see that sometimes you can find peace even if the situation is not resolved the way you think it should be. Or that it doesn't have a happy ending. So tonight I am at peace, not necessarily with Minot or the weather but with Thanksgiving!
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On another note.
My blogging friend Kimba is having a challenge tomorrow to unplug. So all the time that I would spend reading about all of my friends and emailing and all the other internet related things, I will be spending that time with my kiddos!
See you Saturday!
Then after complaining that I had to take the kids to bible study. I was truly blessed tonight! We are studying James and tonight we were talking about worldly wisdom v. Godly wisdom and finding peace in the midst of a feud.
We have been going through a feud with some people who we used to call friends. All this started back at Thanksgiving, long story short...We have tried to reach out to them and discuss our differences and there has never been any reciprocation on their part. So just last night Joe and I were talking and I expressed to him that I was done trying to reach out to them. We have gone around a little about this and he and I finally saw eye to eye last night. He is still friends with the husband and I think that's great.
So tonight our bible study group helped me to see that sometimes you can find peace even if the situation is not resolved the way you think it should be. Or that it doesn't have a happy ending. So tonight I am at peace, not necessarily with Minot or the weather but with Thanksgiving!
_____________________________
On another note.
My blogging friend Kimba is having a challenge tomorrow to unplug. So all the time that I would spend reading about all of my friends and emailing and all the other internet related things, I will be spending that time with my kiddos!
See you Saturday!
Yell It, Scream It or Just Plain Let It Out!
Today I have decided to open my blog for venting to all who are interested...I want to vent a bit so read on if you like.
Today is the 3rd day of this BLASTED winter storm. It started Monday night and basically has NOT stopped. I am sick and tired of SHOVELING snow just so I can open my front door!
On Monday evening, Josiah spiked a fever after everything here was closed (which all you parents know is how it always happens!) so we had to deal with a sick boy who fussed and cried all night. So Tuesday when the blizzard was hitting, Joe had to go to work (for some unknown reason they didn't close everything until noon) and I got to take our sick boy to the dr. Thank God my friend Karie called and asked if she could watch Makayla! Turns out as NO surprise to us that he has ANOTHER ear infection. That would not have been such a big deal except that we now had to drive home in this blizzard. Yet, another bonus (since the sarcasm) was that my windshield wipers had MASSIVE chunks of ice on them so they are completely useless. So I had to drive home like an OLD lady looking through my steering wheel to see out the very bottom of my windshield only to SLID all the way home anyway.
Fast forward a head to today because yesterday was pretty much the same as Tuesday. I got up did my usual business except I had to go out and SHOVEL yet again! just so I could get out of my driveway to the gym. But by the time I got home, of course, I need to shovel again! But I refuse to go back out and SHOVEL AGAIN until we have to leave for bible study tonight.
Which on another subject...I get to drag the kids to bible study tonight solo because Joe is flying. Not that I am complaining that Joe is flying, I am complaining he doesn't land until 2 AM! So I will not see my hubby until tomorrow. On the bright side I do get to sleep in the middle of the bed!
Now for the real good news/prayer request, we are supposed to drive to Fargo next Friday to fly out for Florida Saturday morning. Problem is that Fargo is flooding! And I HAVE to get out of this place. Please pray that the weather clears up and we have good traveling weather to drive the 4+ hour drive. Well I guess pray for those in Fargo who have to deal with the flooding just to live their everyday lives.
Today is the 3rd day of this BLASTED winter storm. It started Monday night and basically has NOT stopped. I am sick and tired of SHOVELING snow just so I can open my front door!
On Monday evening, Josiah spiked a fever after everything here was closed (which all you parents know is how it always happens!) so we had to deal with a sick boy who fussed and cried all night. So Tuesday when the blizzard was hitting, Joe had to go to work (for some unknown reason they didn't close everything until noon) and I got to take our sick boy to the dr. Thank God my friend Karie called and asked if she could watch Makayla! Turns out as NO surprise to us that he has ANOTHER ear infection. That would not have been such a big deal except that we now had to drive home in this blizzard. Yet, another bonus (since the sarcasm) was that my windshield wipers had MASSIVE chunks of ice on them so they are completely useless. So I had to drive home like an OLD lady looking through my steering wheel to see out the very bottom of my windshield only to SLID all the way home anyway.
Fast forward a head to today because yesterday was pretty much the same as Tuesday. I got up did my usual business except I had to go out and SHOVEL yet again! just so I could get out of my driveway to the gym. But by the time I got home, of course, I need to shovel again! But I refuse to go back out and SHOVEL AGAIN until we have to leave for bible study tonight.
Which on another subject...I get to drag the kids to bible study tonight solo because Joe is flying. Not that I am complaining that Joe is flying, I am complaining he doesn't land until 2 AM! So I will not see my hubby until tomorrow. On the bright side I do get to sleep in the middle of the bed!
Now for the real good news/prayer request, we are supposed to drive to Fargo next Friday to fly out for Florida Saturday morning. Problem is that Fargo is flooding! And I HAVE to get out of this place. Please pray that the weather clears up and we have good traveling weather to drive the 4+ hour drive. Well I guess pray for those in Fargo who have to deal with the flooding just to live their everyday lives.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Steppin' Out
I decided after much research that I would make Makayla's baby food. My friend Karie lent me her Fresh Baby book and trays which gave me a boost to get started. After reading up on her method, I dove right in.
Yesterday in about 15 minutes I made 24 servings of peas! This is soooo easy and I am really looking forward to making more.
Another bonus Makayla seemed to really love it!
Yesterday in about 15 minutes I made 24 servings of peas! This is soooo easy and I am really looking forward to making more.
Another bonus Makayla seemed to really love it!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Free Entertainment & Biscuit!!!
We don't have a whole lot to do up here in the frozen tundra, but Friday night we discovered a real gem. Joe took off a little early Friday afternoon (its all fair he did work 2 weeks straight - weekend included!) and we went in town for dinner and to run a couple of errands. (some do not know that town is 13 miles from the base and its pretty small) We ate dinner at my new favorite restaurant here, some of you might have eaten here before, its Ruby Tuesdays! Yes we just got our first and only Ruby Tuesdays about a month ago.
But on to the part that really matters...at Barnes N Nobles here on Friday nights they have story time. As you may know story time is FREE! This was our first attempt and we picked the best night to go! Biscuit was the theme of the stories being read and he was even there! Josiah had a blast and there were tons of kids there. However he was a little uneasy about having his picture taken with Biscuit so here is the best we got.
Another awesome and FREE event this weekend was a SNEAK preview of Monsters V. Aliens.
Joe and Josiah went Saturday afternoon and enjoyed some father son time. While Makayla and I enjoyed some mother daughter time. All in all it was a great weekend. Now we are bracing for the storm that is coming. Stay tuned for more pictures of our endless winter!
But on to the part that really matters...at Barnes N Nobles here on Friday nights they have story time. As you may know story time is FREE! This was our first attempt and we picked the best night to go! Biscuit was the theme of the stories being read and he was even there! Josiah had a blast and there were tons of kids there. However he was a little uneasy about having his picture taken with Biscuit so here is the best we got.
Another awesome and FREE event this weekend was a SNEAK preview of Monsters V. Aliens.
Joe and Josiah went Saturday afternoon and enjoyed some father son time. While Makayla and I enjoyed some mother daughter time. All in all it was a great weekend. Now we are bracing for the storm that is coming. Stay tuned for more pictures of our endless winter!
Recycling...
I am not really big on recycling but I am definitely big on creating something out of nothing. I had a bunch of formula containers left over and I really hated throwing them away. So here is what we created...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Green Eggs and Ham
One of our Joy School stories this week was Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. Well, we just had to make them...
This looked totally disgusting while I was making it. However, it didn't look that much more appetizing cooked! Tell me what you think?
But the kids loved it! (All except Amelia, she would not have anything to do with those green eggs.) That's all that mattered to me and Karie.
The same day happened to be St. Patrick's Day so of course we had to decorate cupcakes and have just a little fun with that. This may very well have been Josiah and Lane's favorite part! What do you think?
This looked totally disgusting while I was making it. However, it didn't look that much more appetizing cooked! Tell me what you think?
But the kids loved it! (All except Amelia, she would not have anything to do with those green eggs.) That's all that mattered to me and Karie.The same day happened to be St. Patrick's Day so of course we had to decorate cupcakes and have just a little fun with that. This may very well have been Josiah and Lane's favorite part! What do you think?
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