What weekends are good for....

Friday came and went with much laughter and good times spent with close friends...

Saturday morning found me rushing around preparing for company. My Dad and many of my siblings would arrive soon.

...Showering, Vacuuming, Breakfasting, Grocery Shopping, Bed Making...
Running to the gas station because I forgot ice at the grocery store & they arrived!

We ate a feast of queso, pickles, grapes and custom deli creations! It was yummy if I do say so myself. Keeping all the picky eaters happy in this family is not an easy task.

An afternoon of playing rock band and chasing Moose around the house was quite entertaining! -my family loves to sing & we dont care what we sound like, as long as we sing together :)



My Dad and Brother helped me build a little fence to keep Moose away from this tree/bush... Everytime he chews on a stick or leaf of this thing he swells up! I drew the line when one morning his eye was swollen from this evil thing...

The evening was spent at the grandparent's---
until Sarah, Hannah, Tina and I returned to my house to crash.

Sunday morning came too early but STARBUCKS brightened our moods :)




Church at the Grandparent's was full of "I knew you when you were a baby" and "you look just like your mother..." but all in all it was good--- We make any situation memorable!



Seeing them leave makes me all the more ready to move closer. We didn't do anything that cost lots of money or required stylish clothing--- We were just ourselves and it was a BLAST!

Dog People are Crazy!

I recently joined a forum that has a range of dog topics, question and answer sort of thing---Since my Moose has proven to be the most "incident" prone puppy ever, I thought it might be helpful.

Well it has been so hot lately I've been looking for ways to help Moose stay cool... So I post on this forum a question about ideas for helping dogs keep cool in the summer...

Little did I know I committed the number one sin of "Dog-Obsessed-People"... I said that my Dog stays outside while I'm at work.... dun-dun-dun...

"You mean he doesn't have access to air-conditioning!?!?"
"I am horrified at the thought of him staying outside all day alone!"
"If you knew you had to work why'd you get the dog to begin with?"

...There were a few helpful tips from sane people mentioning the ideas of frozen water bottles and peanut-butter flavored ice cubes -yum!

so... after the persecution I needed to vent a little bit to people that understand although we love our dogs they are still genetically dogs---

Doesn't he look just sooo mistreated :)

Dog Attack!

This entire week I've said to myself
"I'm gonna get up early and take moose for a walk"...
And every morning this week I've hit the snooze button til at least 730.
This morning was no different; however, I decided to get up and at least walk for 15 min around the block.

So Moose and I were rounding the corner and about to make the last block to come home...Some dogs were barking at us (not an unusual happening) so we move away from their yard to the other side of the street. This was not enough for those dogs; I guess they wanted the taste of puppy in the morning. Three large barking dogs bounded over their fence and began circling us, growling and snipping. I grab moose up (poor baby was so scared) and think to myself "is this really happening?" Thankfully a lady driving by stopped and said "yall get in, those dogs look like they're gonna bit you." I am truly grateful for her kind assistance and the fact that we got home safe and sound.

I realize that instead of sitting at work this morning I could be in the hospital getting my ankle sewed back together. For this I am thankful--- Also, I will not be walking my pup anywhere without bringing my pepper spray from now on!

Giving It Up

Sometimes I feel like I'm a "lot of talk" when it comes to my relationship with God... I believe that he's got a plan and no matter what happens it will work out for his glory.
But when things happen like yesterday- it is trying...
I made plans to graduate in May 2010.
I planned on taking a light course load in the spring so I didn't kill myself studying for the comprehensive exams that come with graduation.
So I planned on taking a summer class to get at least one class out of the way.
What I did not plan on was my class not having enough students enrolled and getting dropped!

Frustration!

Its a part of life I'm getting better at dealing with; better, not good---

It just seems that when I'm being a responsible and doing the "grown-up thing" it doesn't really work out.. Ummm, I wonder if God is trying to tell me something....

Jer 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Proverbs 16:3 "commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established."
Proverbs 16:9 "A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps."