Randomness - is that a word? Anyway, here is a list of random things that are going through my mind right now:
1. I'm reading through the One Year Chronological Bible this year, and when I read Missy's blog this morning about Chronicles, I had to laugh because last night I laid in bed and read a list of begats and begots that I think was in Chronicles but I'm not sure because I didn't really want to read it, so I skimmed right through it, and read the next day. Now I'm ahead - but that won't last long!
2. It is very cold today.
3. We're going to the ISU basketball game this evening - GO SYCAMORES!!
4. The cold weather makes my joints hurt.
5. Only 11 weeks until SPRING BREAK...... warmth, sunshine, sand in my toes, salt spray on my face... aaahhhhhhh - is it time yet?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
1.What is your occupation right now?
HR Assistant - but not for much longer!!
2.What color are your socks right now?
VERY Faded blue.... As I searched for socks this morning, I thought to myself 'I need some new socks.'
3. What are you listening to right now?
tick-tock - tick-tock - tick-tock
4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Oatmeal with raisins and pecans and a piece of toast - Yummy. David is concerned that I'll start whinny-ing - like a horse.
5. Can you drive a stick shift?
I learned on country roads, but I perfected my skills on the freeways of Los Angeles!!!
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Lisa
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yup!!
8. How old are you today?
45
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Bull-riding - is that a sport?
10.What is your favorite drink?
Coke - very cold - out of a can
11.Have you ever dyed your hair ?
No - I get highlights, lo-lights, and foils....... never heard of dye..... nope not me....... no artifical color in this girls hair.....
12.Favorite food?
Mexican......... spicy!
13. last movie you watched?
Bucket List (actually it was Nemo last Friday night - pathetic I know, but David and I watched Bucket List recently and it was VERY good.
14.Favorite day of the year?
Any day that is sunny and hot.........
15.How do you vent anger?
Stomp my foot, yell, throw a fit - and I wonder where the kids get it!!
16.What was your favorite toy as a child?
Kiddles (Don't know too many people who've ever heard of them! They were SO cool - I still have them in fact.)
17.What is your favorite season?
Spring and THEN summer !
18.Cherries or Blueberries?
Definitely cherries
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail or blog you back?
doesn't matter
20.Who is the most likely to respond??
NO clue!
21. Who is least likely to respond??
Lisa
22. Living arrangements?
We live in a barn....... or so the kids think!!
23. When was the last time you cried?
New Year's Day when I hit the back of my arm so hard on the door that I thought it was broken - my arm not the door! It still hurts.
24.What is on the floor of your closet?
Carpet....... I think, and probably some dust bunnies.......
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
Not sure.
26. What did you do last night?
I just got a new phone, and I sat for nearly two hours just listening to the stupid ring-tones that I could download. It was hilarious.......... but it's tough to find the one that is 'you' - know what I mean?
27.What are you most afraid of?
Gretchen said snakes, and I echo that emotion........... but drowning comes in as a close second, although I am not afraid of the water or to go out on the boat.
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Spicy..........
29.Favorite dog breed?
Labrador...... we've had three - they've all died on our stupid road - can't do it anymore. But they are the most beautiful dogs.
30. Favorite day of the week?
Any day that I can stay at home!
31.How many states have you lived in?
2
32.Diamonds or pearls?
I'm a pearl-girl
HR Assistant - but not for much longer!!
2.What color are your socks right now?
VERY Faded blue.... As I searched for socks this morning, I thought to myself 'I need some new socks.'
3. What are you listening to right now?
tick-tock - tick-tock - tick-tock
4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Oatmeal with raisins and pecans and a piece of toast - Yummy. David is concerned that I'll start whinny-ing - like a horse.
5. Can you drive a stick shift?
I learned on country roads, but I perfected my skills on the freeways of Los Angeles!!!
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Lisa
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yup!!
8. How old are you today?
45
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Bull-riding - is that a sport?
10.What is your favorite drink?
Coke - very cold - out of a can
11.Have you ever dyed your hair ?
No - I get highlights, lo-lights, and foils....... never heard of dye..... nope not me....... no artifical color in this girls hair.....
12.Favorite food?
Mexican......... spicy!
13. last movie you watched?
Bucket List (actually it was Nemo last Friday night - pathetic I know, but David and I watched Bucket List recently and it was VERY good.
14.Favorite day of the year?
Any day that is sunny and hot.........
15.How do you vent anger?
Stomp my foot, yell, throw a fit - and I wonder where the kids get it!!
16.What was your favorite toy as a child?
Kiddles (Don't know too many people who've ever heard of them! They were SO cool - I still have them in fact.)
17.What is your favorite season?
Spring and THEN summer !
18.Cherries or Blueberries?
Definitely cherries
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail or blog you back?
doesn't matter
20.Who is the most likely to respond??
NO clue!
21. Who is least likely to respond??
Lisa
22. Living arrangements?
We live in a barn....... or so the kids think!!
23. When was the last time you cried?
New Year's Day when I hit the back of my arm so hard on the door that I thought it was broken - my arm not the door! It still hurts.
24.What is on the floor of your closet?
Carpet....... I think, and probably some dust bunnies.......
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
Not sure.
26. What did you do last night?
I just got a new phone, and I sat for nearly two hours just listening to the stupid ring-tones that I could download. It was hilarious.......... but it's tough to find the one that is 'you' - know what I mean?
27.What are you most afraid of?
Gretchen said snakes, and I echo that emotion........... but drowning comes in as a close second, although I am not afraid of the water or to go out on the boat.
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Spicy..........
29.Favorite dog breed?
Labrador...... we've had three - they've all died on our stupid road - can't do it anymore. But they are the most beautiful dogs.
30. Favorite day of the week?
Any day that I can stay at home!
31.How many states have you lived in?
2
32.Diamonds or pearls?
I'm a pearl-girl
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Angels all around us.....
Caleb has not been sleeping very good. To make a long story short, we've been rearranging our sleeping habits for several weeks now to help him get past this situation. David or I one prays with him every night before bed. And because I've only recently discovered what is bothering him at night, I've added some things to the prayer time.
On Sunday, Missy and Denny sang a beautiful song. I don't know the name of the song, but the words just leapt out to me as something that Caleb could relate to. So I got a copy and read them to Caleb that night, and then we prayed for angels to surround our home. On Monday night, I read something else to him that was scriptural even though at this moment, I can’t recall what it was, and then we prayed again that the angels would surround our home.
On Tuesday night, I read Psalms 91:9-16 to him. I love the part that says the 'His angels will lift you up in their hands and protect you from striking your foot against a rock.' I love that He will protect us, if we acknowledge his name. This scripture is SO comforting. And then we prayed that the angels would surround our house!
Last night, when I went to pray with him I went with no scripture, no reading, nothing but prayers – not intentionally, but I just didn’t have anything that I felt led to share with him – except the prayers! And he said to me, ‘Don’t you have anything for me tonight?’ And I was immediately sorry that I hadn’t found something to give him comfort again. But I had to be honest and tell him that I didn’t have anything tonight except my prayers. And we prayed that the angels would surround our house – again! And we talked about how it felt to have that many angels surrounding us and standing guard as we slept.
He’s slept very good the past four nights and I am very grateful to God - AND to the angels for taking the night shift for us!! I'm thankful that he takes care of us in times of urgent need, and also for the way he strengthens the faith of my little guy. God is SO good, isn’t He?
To continue a trend with him though, does anyone recommend or suggest a good devo book for kids? I'd love to start doing something with him every night, because honestly this isn't something we do very good together as a family. Maybe we can start something new in 2009!
On Sunday, Missy and Denny sang a beautiful song. I don't know the name of the song, but the words just leapt out to me as something that Caleb could relate to. So I got a copy and read them to Caleb that night, and then we prayed for angels to surround our home. On Monday night, I read something else to him that was scriptural even though at this moment, I can’t recall what it was, and then we prayed again that the angels would surround our home.
On Tuesday night, I read Psalms 91:9-16 to him. I love the part that says the 'His angels will lift you up in their hands and protect you from striking your foot against a rock.' I love that He will protect us, if we acknowledge his name. This scripture is SO comforting. And then we prayed that the angels would surround our house!
Last night, when I went to pray with him I went with no scripture, no reading, nothing but prayers – not intentionally, but I just didn’t have anything that I felt led to share with him – except the prayers! And he said to me, ‘Don’t you have anything for me tonight?’ And I was immediately sorry that I hadn’t found something to give him comfort again. But I had to be honest and tell him that I didn’t have anything tonight except my prayers. And we prayed that the angels would surround our house – again! And we talked about how it felt to have that many angels surrounding us and standing guard as we slept.
He’s slept very good the past four nights and I am very grateful to God - AND to the angels for taking the night shift for us!! I'm thankful that he takes care of us in times of urgent need, and also for the way he strengthens the faith of my little guy. God is SO good, isn’t He?
To continue a trend with him though, does anyone recommend or suggest a good devo book for kids? I'd love to start doing something with him every night, because honestly this isn't something we do very good together as a family. Maybe we can start something new in 2009!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I can't help myself........
Based on a comment that I made on Kathy's blog, she challenged me in a comment on my own last post (Yakkity Yak), to create a ditty. You can read all about it on her blog and/or the comments on both of our posts. Anyway, since none of that really made any sense..... here's my next post.
It's a little slick out - Yes, indeed!
Gotta get my Yak Trax® on my feet....
Soon the ice will all melt, and I'll trade......
My Yak Trax® for my old flip-flops!
KATHY - You didn't think I could do it, did you? (BTW, rhyming is NEVER a requirement for my little ditty's.)
It's a little slick out - Yes, indeed!
Gotta get my Yak Trax® on my feet....
Soon the ice will all melt, and I'll trade......
My Yak Trax® for my old flip-flops!
KATHY - You didn't think I could do it, did you? (BTW, rhyming is NEVER a requirement for my little ditty's.)
Yakkity YAK........ Yakkity Yak
On the Tuesday before Christmas - the day of the Big ICE storm - I almost left work about 10:00 because when I stepped outside, the sidewalk was covered with ice even though it hadn’t been just a short time earlier. The ice was coming down fast, and making a huge mess. So I interrupted my manager from a meeting to let her know that I thought ‘minutes were important’ and I was heading home. Before I could get my computer shut down and head out the door, someone else suggested that we wait awhile to give the snowplows and salt trucks time to treat the roads. The remark that I kept hearing was ‘it will surely be better in a couple of hours.’ HA! Those were the famous last words of the day – but I actually LISTENED to those ‘words of wisdom’ instead of using my own little noggin’ for something besides a place to set my earmuffs, and decided to stay at work for a couple more hours.
Shortly after lunch – translated about 2 hours later – my brain kicked into gear, and I decided it was time to pack up my laptop and head home. I left the building via the southwest door which would take me across a narrow parking lot and then to a large grassy area which would make walking MUCH easier. I got about two-thirds of the way across that parking lot by making short, sliding steps with my feet. Keep in mind that the wind was blowing very hard from the south – straight into my face, and the rain/sleet/snow coming down from the heavens was pelting me in the face. At one point, I was on all fours – hands and feet with my bag flopping off my shoulder and hitting the ground. As I continued to try to make my way across this parking lot, I would gain an inch or two and the wind would blow me back – gain an inch, lose a mile (or so it felt!) I should also mention that I REALLY needed to use the bathroom too and was very afraid that I would soon have wet britches that would probably freeze on contact.
I suddenly had the bright idea that if I could just inch my way closer to the grass at the edge of the pavement, I could toss my laptop bag onto the grass to serve as my anchor! I might also mention at this point, that I was sure there had to be someone from one of the buildings having their afternoon laugh at my expense, but I really didn’t care anymore. All I wanted was to get to the grass. Ahhhh – at last, I was close enough to throw out the anchor and drag myself the rest of the way to the grass. I ran across a large grassy area, gingerly made my way across a road, ran across another grassy area, through a small ditch that had water in it, jumped a row of bushes (more like gingerly stepped over the bushes), held onto the railing that led up the small ramp into the gatehouse and went inside. Inside this building is the turnstile where we badge in and out each day. I stood inside for a few seconds contemplating my wet coat, gloves, pants (No I did not wet my pants – this was all from the rain/sleet/snow mixture pelting down from the heavens). I started to call David to discuss my plight with him, and almost started crying, then decided that he would probably just say ‘what do you want me to do from 30 miles away?’ So I left the building, and found myself in another parking lot where my car was solidly frozen shut.
I managed to get into my car, start it, and turn the defroster on high. I briefly sat inside the car wishing that I at least had dry gloves, and hoping that I could find my scraper. Fortunately, David put a scraper in my car several months ago so I was in good shape. So while the defroster was doing it’s job from the inside, I ventured out again, and began to chip away at the layers of ice on my windows all while I continued to get wet from the rain/sleet/snow coming down from the heavens.
Several minutes later, I got back into my car, backed out of my parking spot only to realize that I couldn’t see out of the side windows because I had only scraped the front and back windows – NOT the side windows. Emerging once more from my car, I proceeded to scrape a large enough hole to see out of on the drivers side window so that I could leave. Then I drove across the parking lot to help Kathy scrape her windows, wished her a safe trip home and a Merry Christmas, and sincerely hoped that I would see her again this side of Heaven!!
I wanted to cry……….. but I knew that I had to get home. I wanted to call David……… but I knew I had to get home. I wanted to go to Sullivan and pick up Caleb from Grandma and Grandpa’s house……. But I really just wanted to get home and Sullivan was the wrong direction ………. I chose to go home and leave my child stranded at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. (No parenting awards for me this year, huh?)
On Friday (the day after Christmas), a package came in the mail. I thought they were the back-ordered pocket knives that David had ordered for the boys for Christmas. When I gave him the package – after all it was addressed to him – he said “WOW – it’s the Yak Trax® I ordered for you just two days ago!”
YAK Trax®???
YAK Trax® you ask??? Check out the pictures below…….. They would probably look much better on a more athletic or rugged type shoe, but you get the idea!
A good picture of me trying to slide across the parking lot might be more entertaining, but I had to show you these things because they are hilarious. Side note: I have not had an opportunity to wear them yet..... just 'style' them around at work and provide entertainment for my co-workers. They ARE in my car though..... just in case!!
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Shortly after lunch – translated about 2 hours later – my brain kicked into gear, and I decided it was time to pack up my laptop and head home. I left the building via the southwest door which would take me across a narrow parking lot and then to a large grassy area which would make walking MUCH easier. I got about two-thirds of the way across that parking lot by making short, sliding steps with my feet. Keep in mind that the wind was blowing very hard from the south – straight into my face, and the rain/sleet/snow coming down from the heavens was pelting me in the face. At one point, I was on all fours – hands and feet with my bag flopping off my shoulder and hitting the ground. As I continued to try to make my way across this parking lot, I would gain an inch or two and the wind would blow me back – gain an inch, lose a mile (or so it felt!) I should also mention that I REALLY needed to use the bathroom too and was very afraid that I would soon have wet britches that would probably freeze on contact.
I suddenly had the bright idea that if I could just inch my way closer to the grass at the edge of the pavement, I could toss my laptop bag onto the grass to serve as my anchor! I might also mention at this point, that I was sure there had to be someone from one of the buildings having their afternoon laugh at my expense, but I really didn’t care anymore. All I wanted was to get to the grass. Ahhhh – at last, I was close enough to throw out the anchor and drag myself the rest of the way to the grass. I ran across a large grassy area, gingerly made my way across a road, ran across another grassy area, through a small ditch that had water in it, jumped a row of bushes (more like gingerly stepped over the bushes), held onto the railing that led up the small ramp into the gatehouse and went inside. Inside this building is the turnstile where we badge in and out each day. I stood inside for a few seconds contemplating my wet coat, gloves, pants (No I did not wet my pants – this was all from the rain/sleet/snow mixture pelting down from the heavens). I started to call David to discuss my plight with him, and almost started crying, then decided that he would probably just say ‘what do you want me to do from 30 miles away?’ So I left the building, and found myself in another parking lot where my car was solidly frozen shut.
I managed to get into my car, start it, and turn the defroster on high. I briefly sat inside the car wishing that I at least had dry gloves, and hoping that I could find my scraper. Fortunately, David put a scraper in my car several months ago so I was in good shape. So while the defroster was doing it’s job from the inside, I ventured out again, and began to chip away at the layers of ice on my windows all while I continued to get wet from the rain/sleet/snow coming down from the heavens.
Several minutes later, I got back into my car, backed out of my parking spot only to realize that I couldn’t see out of the side windows because I had only scraped the front and back windows – NOT the side windows. Emerging once more from my car, I proceeded to scrape a large enough hole to see out of on the drivers side window so that I could leave. Then I drove across the parking lot to help Kathy scrape her windows, wished her a safe trip home and a Merry Christmas, and sincerely hoped that I would see her again this side of Heaven!!
I wanted to cry……….. but I knew that I had to get home. I wanted to call David……… but I knew I had to get home. I wanted to go to Sullivan and pick up Caleb from Grandma and Grandpa’s house……. But I really just wanted to get home and Sullivan was the wrong direction ………. I chose to go home and leave my child stranded at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. (No parenting awards for me this year, huh?)
On Friday (the day after Christmas), a package came in the mail. I thought they were the back-ordered pocket knives that David had ordered for the boys for Christmas. When I gave him the package – after all it was addressed to him – he said “WOW – it’s the Yak Trax® I ordered for you just two days ago!”
YAK Trax®???
YAK Trax® you ask??? Check out the pictures below…….. They would probably look much better on a more athletic or rugged type shoe, but you get the idea!
A good picture of me trying to slide across the parking lot might be more entertaining, but I had to show you these things because they are hilarious. Side note: I have not had an opportunity to wear them yet..... just 'style' them around at work and provide entertainment for my co-workers. They ARE in my car though..... just in case!!
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