Juice box doggie ears.

Okay, my kids have assured me that I am the only living soul that made her children use juice box doggie ears when they were young. They even accused me of making it up. So I decided to look it up in the dictionary and this is what I found...

According to Webster...
juice box doggie ears (joos baks dog^e irs) n. [<latin] 1.small folded corners at the top of the juice box that when pull outward make handles for the kids so the juice will not be squeezed onto the table, their pants or the dog 2. a vintage Mongolian dance troup that have extra long ears

Greetings and Salutations from the furside

Today is promising to be a beautiful day. The birds are singing, the sun is shining and our cats are shedding. With only acouple days of school left at the elementary school where I work, the kids are acting like they are in the twilight zone. With special events all week and their schedules off, each one of them are acting alittle crazy. I will not mess this unstructured, sometimes stressful times. I will miss the hugs and the funny little incidents that make working with elementary students fun.
I am making a mental list of things that I want to accomplish this summer. I am trying to be realistic with myself that when it actually comes time for all the organized cleaning that I'm planning, it will probably fall to the way side and be back to how things normally run (Real and NOT perfect.:) But that's okay because that is how God loves us...real and not perfect! God has a plan and a purpose for each one of us. God's work in my life and yours is not yet accomplished.

Graduation Weekend for Public Schools

Yes, it's is that time of the year when caps and gowns come out and all high school seniors panic about what they are suppose to do for the rest of their lives. Well, maybe not all will panic but it will definitely be a reality check for most 18 year olds. We homeschool are kids so when our daughter graduated this year, we had a reception at the house with some close friends and family. Not to say she is not wondering what the future holds but hopefully she'll realize like other class of 09 seniors that the sky is the limit.

Well the check engine light is off the truck and we're acouple hundred poorer but again and it always will be...Praise the Lord for He is good!

The 22nd is my last day at work. I work as a Para at the elementary school. Yea! Looking forward to doing all that hasn't gotten done in the last 9 months. ( Ask me in a couple of weeks if I slew the gigantic dust bunnies in their lair. I must reach them before they mate and multiply beyond belief. Maybe I should call the CDC...Center for Dust Control. Or maybe just wrap my cats in sticky paper and they'll do the work for me.)

One thought on being a full time mom/homemaker. You should never be ashamed. Being a stay at home mom/homemaker is a difficult job that all women are not cut out for, let alone most men. Yes, being a taxi service/maid service/secretary/chef/principal or teacher(for those that homeschool)/referee/accountant/grocery shopping/band-aid placer/remember where all was left finder/bank atm/biggest fan of your husband and children/sunday school teacher/the go to person for hugs and a word of encouragement are some of the most physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding position that you'll ever love.

In Christ

okay. Now that's frustrating. While trying to spruce up my blog and add a gadget, the ugly weather thing at the side showed up. Just ignore it and think pretty flowers and cute kittens.

How many cats does it take to constitute a herd? 5...10...more? Well, I believe it is safe to say we have a herd of cats! or is it a flock? a peck? a passel? a swarm? which is what they do at feeding time. Make sure you are on high ground when kitty kitty is called. Don't forget to pick up little Jimmy, he might get trampled.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom, my mother-in-law, my step-mom, and my 2 grandmas.

God is Good All the Time
and All the Time God is Good!

It's a beautiful day. The birds are singing, the grass is green and the check engine light is lit on the truck. But that's okay because God is in control and He will provide all that we need.
The last couple of days are spent mowing the yard. With all the rain we've received, walking to the mailbox has become a bit of a safari. (If I don't return in 15, come looking for me.) So after mowing our yard tall, we are now turning right around and mowing short. When you push mow, this can take a while. But just think of the exercise you can get when you use a push mower;)
(Actually, I would like to fence off our yard and buy acouple of goats but my husband isn't too keen on that.)
Dates to remember:
National Day of Prayer May 7
Mother's Day May 10

The Beginning

All things have a beginning. "In the beginning, God created..."; once upon a time; on your mark, get set... So this is the beginning of my journey to have a deeper relationship with God, a closer relationship with my husband, a more awesome relationship with my kids and at the same time make our home a refuge from the economic chaos, swine flue hysteria, and humanistic nature that has grabbed a hold of our world.

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