This morning (Monday) Elaine put on her backpack and wanted to go to school with me. Too cute!
Monday, February 27, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
A Little Time Set Asside for Craftyness
I made some tags this afternoon from leftover scraps of paper. I made like a dozen tags in all. I'm making them to offer up to my free scrapbooking group.
On the tags shown, I used military paper that I printed off from a free scrapbooking website, and I back it with cardstock. All it cost me was 1 sheet of cardstock and a little glue. After making them, Linda and I chatted online. I'm giving her this military set and I'm gonna make myself a matching set. We both want to scrapbook about Pawpaw.
This week I've received fibers, Fender stickers (for scrapbooking about Micah) and a bunch of diecuts from my Free scrapbooking group. I really enjoy getting new things in the mail. I haven't gone to a craft store in like 6 weeks, but I'm still getting new things this way. :)
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Do It
http://kevan.org/johari?name=eeyore_freak
I'll receive a statistical breakdown of how people percieve me.
I'll receive a statistical breakdown of how people percieve me.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
I got this from my Step-Mom and liked it. Enjoy
F A M I L Y
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
Monday, February 06, 2006
We're Moving On Up!!!
I've been eyeballing this trailor for a while. Just yesterday a "For Rent' sign went up, so we called them early this morning. My whole family went on a walk-through of the blue trailor this morning, with the owner, Elizabeth. It's great and affordable, so we are moving!
Why we are moving, in a nutshell:
The trailor is longer and wider than our current trailor.
It's only 3 doors down from where we live now, so it'll be the easiest move in history.
Rent is only $50 more than we pay now.
The back yard is fenced in. Yay safety!
They just painted the entire outside last year.
They are leaving behind a LARGE storage shed in the backyard.
The deck in the backyard is only 1 year old and it's that fake wood that wont rot at all.
The backyard has 2 wooden swings and a tire swing + a trampoline (if we want it).
There are 3 bedrooms.
There are 2 bathrooms.
The master bathroom has a garden tub and a seperate shower. There's also his and her sinks & mirrors.
The kitchen is much much bigger. Jimmy saw the kitchen and was like, "That's it, we're moving."
THERE IS A DISHWASHER!!!!!
There are ample cabinets in the bathrooms and kitchen.
There is a seperate good-sized laundry room with nice cabinets and room for our hampers. (No more washer in my bathroom/ Yay a bathroom with a door!)
There are ceiling fans, helping with energy costs.
The roof is pitched, unlike the flat one here, so they don't get the roof problems and leaks we have in the pink trailor.
All the appliances are electric. (unlike our gas furnice and oven now)
Cable TV is run to all the bedrooms (unlike in our current trailor)
The walls aren't wood-paneling. They are flat and already painted or tastefully wallpapered.
They are leaving behind the window treatments.
Elizabeth's husband will do our maintenance, not the flakey Community Maintenance men.
Elizabeth wants to clean the fridge, clean the backyard, wipe out all the cabinets and the fridge before we start moving in. She also insists on shampooing all the carpets. We sure aren't gonna stop her! We are paying a deposit at the end of this week, and we can start moving our stuff over then.
