Mom's CLUB

Just a praise on the wonderful things going on with Mom's CLUB. We have a couple of new moms and one has started coming to church and is bringing her family there. She is awesome!! We also have our regulars and it's going so great. We are forming great friendships and I love it. This coming week we are doing pedicures for the moms. One week we discuss a topic and then the next time we get together it's a time to focus on mom. Thank everyone who comes and helps with the meetings and make them so successful. Thank you God for bringing these ladies into our lives.

The sickies

OK now that we've changed from the A/C directly to the heater within a day everyone's getting runny noses. Hope is notorious for having a runny nose most of the winter. I think she may have allergies too. The poor thing has a runny nose and puffy eyes and keeps putting her little hand on her head and saying "I no feel good". Time to stock up on children's Tylenol!

New puppy!

OK. I said no more dogs. A friend of mine told me that the VHS was going to euthanize all the older dogs because they needed the room (this is not true though) so the girls and I went last week just looking. The dogs were either not house broken or too big. We found a cute mix named Faith and we were going to consider her. Saturday morning at the pet parade we met a lady I work with and her daughter had a miniature pinscher and the girls fell in love. I've always wanted a little dog like this but they are usually $300 or more. She said her dog had a brother left and the owners wanted to get rid of him for a good price. We went by Sunday to see him and well now we have Jake Ryan (Faith named him). Isn't he cute!!? (this isn't actually Jake..he hasn't had his photo taken yet..but this is what he looks like)

Fall Festival Fun

This week was the annual west side Fall Festival. We live 3 blocks away so we took advantage of it. It was so smotheringly hot!! We went down Monday evening for haystacks and a couple of rides for the girls. We went Friday evening with just me, Jamie and Hope (Faith had a birthday party). We ate dinner and let Hope ride a few rides and a game. We went back this morning for the pet parade and got the girls armbands so they could ride all day. We did rides until 12 but it was so hot you could hardly stand it. We came home and napped and then went back this evening for more rides, dinner and the big parade, which Jamie was in with the Hadi Shriners. We are home and done until next year. My feet hurt!!

Tag...I'm it!

I've been tagged by Staci.

TAG~I'm Interested In You
Here are a few questions I found kind of interesting, just a get to know ya thing:

Q. Are you Single, Taken, or Flirty?
A. Taken

Q. Are you happy with that?
A. Yes

Q. Do you believe that there are certain circumstances where cheating is OK?
A. No

Q. Have you ever talked about marriage with another person (besides your spouse)?
A. Yes and thank God it didn't happen!!!

Q. Would you consider adoption?
A. Definitely!

Q. If someone liked you right now, would you want them to tell you?
A. N/A

Q. Do you want someone you can't have?
A. No

Q. Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
A. Yes

Q. Do you believe that you can change for someone?
A. Yes

Q. Have you ever broken a heart before?
A. Yes

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Honey Mustard

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. 15-20%

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. Mexican

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A: Jelly

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A: A castle

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. Right

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Teeth, ganglion cyst, babies (like that one Staci!)

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. No

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No

Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. Emma

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. Brown/black

Q. Have you ever saved someone's life?
A. No.

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yes

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Yes

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A: NO!

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: Hardwood floors

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. Speeding ticket this summer...before that about 8 years ago

Q. Where is the first place you went this morning?
A: Work

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A: Vacation

Q: What's the last movie you saw?
A: I told you so

Q: Do you smile often?
A: Yes

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: I hope so

OK.... I tag Meagan and Cathy

Ladie's Retreat

Our annual Ladie's Retreat was this past weekend. It was the best one yet!! We met up Friday morning and had free time talking and relaxing. For lunch we had taco's (my favorite!). Then it was game time. We played a few name/getting to know you games then the BIG game. Sherri, of course, planned it out. She is brilliant at games. We were in teams. I was on team BB....which was awesome! (Tina, Cathy, Megan and Brandy). We had to make a breastplate of righteousness out of styrofoam bowels and belts and socks. We had to sing a song with movements. We had to separate eggs, build towers with plastic cups, play Yahtzee and knit. Then to the physical part, which involved basketball, hula hoops, cheerleading, an obstacle course, a water slide, cartwheels and paddle boating. My arms, legs and stomach muscles are so sore today!! I haven't done that much physical activity in a long time. I did do 20 cartwheels though!!! I was so dizzy and out of breath I could barely walk but it was so worth it! Then dinner, which the men made and served for us. We had ribs and loaded baked potatoes. Then our evening service, which was wonderful....Stacey spoke. Then more talking and eating and a few more games. I was actually going to bed around 2:30 when I passed the room of Trin, Ashley, Dana, Kristy, Sharli and Ginny and stayed up talking until 4. The next day I stayed for breakfast and Sherri's devotion and then I went to our family reunion, which was great too.. I had a great time getting to know some people a little better and re-fueling my friendships with my old pals. Can't wait for next year. Thanks so much to Stacey, Sonya, Susan , Sherri and Tina for all the decorating. Thanks to Stacey for all your hard work and planning and to Sherri for your awesome games!!

Resurrection

We are learning a new song. Resurrection by Nicol Sponberg. The first time I heard it I absolutely loved it!! It totally describes the funk I' ve been in lately. We are also trying something new. Cathy approached me and she said God showed her a vision of this song. She's doing the lead signing and the rest of HOP is background signing and I will be doing a dramatic sign/dance telling the story emotionally. I can see it in my head so clearly but I am so nervous! I just want to praise Him through this beautiful song. I'm not sure when we'll be performing it yet.

Parts of the song:

Here I am once again

I'm in need of resurrection

Only YOU can take this empty shell

and raise it from the dead

What I've lost to the world

what seems far beyond redemption

YOU can take the pieces in YOUR hand

and make me whole again

YOU speak and all creation falls to it's knees.................AMEN!