Almost to my 100!

51. I have terrible eyesight. I wear contacts but without them I am almost blind.

52. I worked at a comedy club as a waitress for 3 years.

53. I used to smoke (YUCK!!)

54. I've never had a speeding ticket.

55. I worked for an OB/GYN office for 8 years and loved it. I only quit to stay home with my girls. I now do their transcription at home.

56. I was so sick with both my pregnancies. I threw up for the first three months and lost 10 pounds with each one before gaining any weight.

57. We are going to try for baby #3 at the beginning of 2008.

58. I am extremely hard headed.

59. I get motion sickness very easily. I can't ride in the back seat of a car for very long and the merry go round at the mall makes me ill.

60. I don't like to shop unless I have money to buy something (so I don't shop very often :)

61. I live three blocks from where they have the Fall Festival and can walk there!

62. I've never been on a train or a cruise ship.

OK more later.........

Babies, babies....

Trin had her baby and a dear friend from church is pregnant!! Please keep her in prayers. She and her husband have been trying for 7 years to get pregnant. She's lost 5 babies and has a few failed adoptions. They have never given up and held their faith in God and He gave them a little baby. She is 8 weeks along and they saw a heartbeat on Thursday. Penny has never made it far enough to see a heart beat yet to this is an amazing thing. Praise God!!!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)

New Baby!!

My bestest friend Trinity (http://the-matthews-family-blog.blogspot.com) had her baby!! Ms Gabrielle (pronounced Gobriella) Arwin was born today. She's 7 pounds 13 ounces, 19 inches long. She is beautiful!!! I don't have any pics of her yet. She came into the world today at 1:41 p.m. Mom is doing great and looks wonderful. Dad is happy as ever. She has a brother Anakin, and two sisters Anastasia and Sorsha to welcome her home. She has dark curly hair and chubby little cheeks. I can't wait to get a hold of her!!!

Easter pictures

Finally I got my Easter pictures developed. The girls looked so adorable!!!

And more again!

36. My mother is a breast cancer survivor.

37. I would love to adopt either internationally or local.

38. I love to take pictures. I'd like to take photography classes some day and get a nice camera for my pics. Right now I use disposables but they take good pictures.

39. I am clausterphobic and it gets worse as I get older. I have trouble even sitting in a car wash now!

40. I have an odd memory. I can vividly remember things from grade school and phone numbers of my friends in high school but I'd have to take time to remember what I did or wore yesterday.

41. I love word games.

42. I love family reunions and get togethers. I have a pretty big family (my dad is 1 of 11 although some have passed on) but we don't get to see the cousins much because we are all so spread out.

43. I have never had a broken bone or stitches.

44. I love being pregnant and the delivery process and everything about it!!!

45. Before I became a christian I was pretty wild and even went to jail (lessons learned).

46. It took me almost 10 years to get over my "first love" ~ another lesson learned.

47. I can not imagine my life without kids.

48. I despise cold weather and love the warm and sunny weather.

49. If I would ever go back to school for anything it would be for CSI or forensics.

50. I am terrified of sharks and alligators.

OK half way there.............

More odds and ends

31. I can't smell skunk. I can smell virtually anything else but if there is a dead skunk in the road I can't smell it! I often wonder if I could if one every sprayed me...not that I want to find out!

32. I like cats better than dogs. They are self sufficient.

33. I have a piece of lead in my hand from a pencil when I was a child.

34. I've never been able to donate blood because I've always been anemic.

35. I love to sleep.

More to come later!!

I got the job!!

I went for an interview at the neurosurgeon's office today at 1:30 and they offered me the job on the spot. Not only can I pretty much work when I want the pay is $1-2 more an hour than we thought! Praise God!! They are pretty behind because I guess they haven't had anyone doing the transcription so I'm going to work a few days a week for a while until it's caught up and I get used to the way they do things then they said I could work Monday/Thursday 8-12 or 9-1 or Tuesday/Friday, whatever works. How great is that!!?? I start on Monday. I can still clean the one house I do for a while too.

100 pieces of helpful information to know about me!

OK. My friends are doing 100 things about them lists so I have to join in too just for fun.

1. I love chocolate. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolate on chocolate...you get the idea.

2. I love to clean. I clean my house every day. I love Clorox wipes and my swiffer vac!

3. Sometimes especially when it's pretty outside I love to climb in the car and just drive and listen to music really loud and sing! Although with the price of gas that's getting harder to be able to do.

4. I'm anal. There is a place for everything in my house. If you move a picture an inch to the left I will notice it!!

5. As clean as I love to keep my house my car is just the opposite. It's absolutely embarrasing for people to see how dirty it is but with the girls and we spend so much time in it and eat in it I just give up keeping it clean!

6. I love 80's movies.

7. I love my church. Living Hope Community Church. It is truly our 2nd home. I love all the people. They are truly our family. I love our pastor and his wife Stacey to the core of my being.

8. In an effort to not say cuss words I say silly things like flip flop, son of a biscuit eater, holy smokes, shnikes.

9. I think my girls are the 2 most beautiful beings in the world!

10. I love to make cards for birthdays, anniversaries, pretty much anything.

11. I love warm weather and absolutely despise cold weather.

12. I was the youngest child of 4. My brothers and sisters were 13, 14, and 15 when I came along. I was a little spoiled. I grew up with my neices and nephews as we were only 4-5 years younger than me.

13. I thought my neice Stephanie was my sister until grade school. My sister had her young and she lived with us off and on for the first few years of her life.

14. When I get really mad I cry.

15. I've struggled with depression part of my life. Some people don't feel this is a true illness but they are the ones who have never been there.

16. I could eat Mexican every day of the week.

17. I love hot baths. I take one almost every night while I read.

18. I love to read.

19. I love CSI and the reality CSI shows on A&E, cold case files and the court TV channel.

20. I like crafts and making things for people.

21. I don't enjoy shopping unless I have money to spend.

22. Dr Pepper is my favorite drink....especially with cherry and vanilla!

23. I love pictures. I carry a camera with me everywhere. My walls are covered with pictures of my kids and family. I'd like to have a real nice camera to take pictures with someday.

24. Jamie and I met through friends. He played softball with my friend's boyfriend and I would go to the games with her. He actually payed no attention to me and I didn't know he was interested. We started talking one night in March and moved in together in June, got engaged in October, pregnant in November, married in February and a baby in July! (All pre christian days!)

25. I didn't become a christian until 2002. We were having marital problems and went to Aaron for counseling and started going to church and fell in love with it.

26. I don't care for people who are always negative or always say things to put you down, especially in the church. There is a difference between speaking your mind and just being plain rude!

27. I'm a homebody. I love staying home and doing stuff around the house.

28. I love scary movies even though I'm a huge chicken!

29. The best friends I made in 7th grade are still my best friends to this day and we keep in touch and get together when we can!

30. I can't imagine my life without my kids.

OK 30 down, 70 to go!!

Ask and you shall receive!

Well I wanted something just a couple of days a week and Thursday I get a call from a company that does hiring for medical offices. It's transcription for a neurologic office Tuesdays and Fridays 8-12! I went Friday for an interview and the doctor called me yesterday and I have another interview today at 1:30...praise God! I will still do my other transcription at home and I clean a house once a week. My friend Perri told me about a lady who does cooking for people. She goes to their home and prepares meals for them for up to a week and they store them in their fridge or freezer and just follow the heating directions. She gave me the name and number of a lady who does this and I'm going to get with her and see if she needs help or can let me follow her to see how she does things. The pregnancy resource center and food pantry open May 10th!!! I am so excited to about both but especially the PRC. I can't wait to talk to these young ladies and hopefully make an impact in their lives!

Great Friends

Some of you may have noticed I deleted my Confusion and Frustration blog!! I had several of my dearest friends worried about our financial situation, which I appreciate so much but I didn't want it to sound like I was complaining about our finances. We are getting by and God provides our needs...Amen! My main "complaint" was the struggle I was having with my hubby and his attitude towards my wanting to volunteer at the food pantry and PRC. He thought I should get a job or be working rather than driving to volunteer and spending the gas money on the drive and having someone watch the girls while I did it. We have had several talks and I'm trying to explain to him that this is a mission calling for me and the PRC nor pantry is open all day and when I do volunteer the girls will be with me. I am cleaning a house and doing my transcription as well as being a stay at home mom. I appreciate all of my friends I have and I love you all dearly. I know God will continue to provide our needs and I can still be at home and do my work on the sides to provide a supplemental income for our family. I also got a call last week for another transcription job in house for a neurologist two days a week.....praise God!! Just pray that I get that too. Again, thanks for all your support, prayer and concern!!! I Love You!