I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29: 11-13


I know that everyone goes through hills and valleys...sometimes it just hard to remember that it happens to everyone & it's normal.

I have been stuck in a valley.

Big stuck ~ Big Valley!

Between everyday life, kids, husband, struggling with finances, & working full time, I was feeling defeated.  The straw that broke the camels back… I was in a car accident and totaled my mini van. To say I was devastated is an understatement. Yes…  I thank God that no one was hurt. But I was stuck in mourning for our family car. That mini van was tied to my independence. Without it I am totally dependent on others.  Plus I don’t share well with others. I want my own car!

One day last week I was having an especially hard time. Every morning I read a daily devotional on line. The scripture of the day was Jeremiah 29: 11-13. I thought… wow that hits home this morning. That evening I was surfing through some blogs, guess what… there it was again. Jeremiah 29: 11-13.

 

I called Husband over.

(I was bawling.)

He loves it when I do the ugly cry….

 

Me: Look, this scripture came across my laptop/crack berry screen twice today. Do you think it’s a coincidence?

 

Husband: Well DUH… no! Ain't he precious I think God is telling you something.

 

Ok so I will try & listen. I then get a 5x7 card and write Jeremiah 29: 11-13 and put it in my pocket. I’ve had it with me since.

 

The very next day Angie (the better half of this Web/Blog Adventure) came to my house with roses and a card for me. She rocks like that! That is so Angie to bring me pink baby roses and a card when I’m struggling. I love her! I open the card and guess what scripture she has hand written on the card. Yep… Jeremiah 29: 11-13!  

 

Me: looking up… OK God I get it!!!!!!!  You are my hope and my Future. You will take care of me.

 

Sometimes I just need a reminder that he is in control…. NOT me!

Thank You Lord!

I love FALL!
 It is my very favorite time of year. Everything is getting ready to hunker down for the cold winter. I can feel it in the cool mornings. I can see the sun setting a little earlier each day.  I went on a bike ride this weekend and saw that the apple trees are full of fruit, They look like a Mother that is 9 months pregnant. Very tired and heavy. This time of year I always start nesting around the house, lighting candles, baking and generally puttering around the house.
I will be writing and posting more, so please take a look back!
I hope you all enjoy this time of year as much as I do!

 

 

7:00 am – Wake up…. Late

7:05 a.m.  Jump in the shower. Run like a chicken with my head cut off getting ready for work.

 

8:00 am – Arrive to place of employment on time. Whew!

8:02 a.m. finish hair do in employee bathroom.

8:05 am – receive phone call from husband.

 

Me: This is Kal

Husband: Hey did I tell you I made a dentist appointment for our son and myself for today?

Me: Um no.

Husband: Oh yeah, Son is getting a root canal and I am getting MY WISDOM TEETH PULLED!!!!

Me: WHAT?

Husband: Oh yeah it will be fine.

Me: WHAT? GRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!

10:30 a.m.

Leave work super early to assists family at the dentist.

 

11:30 a.m. Arrive at dentist office

 

12:30 p.m. FINALLY get Son into the dentist chair.

 

2:00 p.m. Son gets out of the chair & Husband gets in.

 

2:05 p.m. Son and daughter decide that the dentist waiting room SUCKS. They go to the trusty family mini van.

 

3:00 p.m. Get husband out of dentist chair ~ minus 2 wisdom teeth.  That he now has in his pocket. (Gross!)

 

3:05 Get half stoned  groggy husband into the trusty family mini van.

 

3:06 Try to start the trusty family mini van. No Luck! The trusty family mini van ain’t so trusty today.

 

Please remember now… I have a 13 year old son who just had a root canal.  And a 37 year old baby, husband that has just had his wisdom teeth yanked out of his head pulled. And a teenage daughter. ( who thinks we super suck & she knows EVERYTHING)

 

3:07

Me: WHY WON”T THE VAN START?

 

 17 yr old smarter than everyone Daughter: I don’t know why it won’t start? The only thing I did was LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER FOR 2 HOURS. But it should be ok because I didn’t turn the car on all the way.

 

 

Me: WHAT!

 

Needless to say: We now have a very dead battery.

 

Husband: Beep Bleep Beep BLEEP BEEP BLEEP!!!!! We are censoring what Husband said cuz this is a family blog. He is trying to scream talk with a mouth full of gauze.  Can’t understand a thing except those dad gum cuss word come out perfectly clear. Huh?

 So now I have a crying female teenager also.Thanks to my ever so sensitive husband.

 

3:15 I ask the scary man parked next to us if he would give me a jump.

 

Scary man: Uh huh

 

Me: Thank you!

 

Scary man: Uh huh

 

We finally get the trusty family mini van running. I pack up 1 son, who bless his heart is being very patient and helpful. 1 crying hormonal teenage daughter and one  very grumpy, in pain, bleeding  husband.

FYI:

If you ever get your wisdom teeth pulled and are on blood thinners for a heart condition, please tell the dentist. That way the proper procedures can be set in place and you will not bleed buckets of blood  a lot. And your lovely wife will not get the daylights scared out of her. She may even get some sleep that night. Instead of lurking over you, worried that you are bleeding to death in front of her very eyes.

Just a little friendly advice.

 

4:15 Arrive home. Drag half stoned groggy husband out of mini van. Put him to bed on the couch. By now Son has recover and is reeking havoc in the hood.  Daughter has recovered from the frustration that was taken out on her. I transferred more money into our children’s counseling fund.

 

4:30 Make a large pot of soup for boys to slurp on for the next several days.

 

9:00 p.m. Blogging.  Lurking over  Watching husband STILL bleeding buckets. Wondering why I am not a raging alcoholic.

 

Soon I will go to bed and start all over again tomorrow!

I'm thinking about doing a "Thankful Thursday Post". Every Thursday I will post about what I am thankful for that week. I don't know about anybody else, but I tend to forget all I have to be thankful for. I need to remind myself how lucky I am. I am truly blessed, but I do get caught up in the craziness of everyday life, working full time, raising kids and my husband.  

 

So… look forward to Thankful Thursday coming this week.

Go over and see Timi.
She has a great new Wednesday posts. It is called "Jesus Loves Casseroles Too!" She is hilarious! You won't be sorry.
 It's great! Go over and get a new recipe  or two. She is also asking for more recipes. I know as soon as I get a chance I will be sending her one or two.

I'm having a hard time getting things to link correctly. If it isn't working, Timi's blog site is...
http://agirlnamedtimi.blogspot.com/

Tomorrow is the day... My baby girl gets back form Vegas.


I can't wait!


She did get to meet Elvis while she was there!



On another note....
Did anyone watch Jon & Kate + 8 last night?
How sad. I hate to see anyone get a divorce, but when there is 8 kids its extra sad.
It sure makes me thank God for all the blessings I have.
I reminded my husband last night that he could never leave me,  because I would hunt him down like a dog for I would be lost without him.

Happy Tuesday!

This is a pretty bad picture, but the sign says...

Our shopping carts will lock if taken beyond the parking lot perimeter. While distinctive yellow lines mark the normal exits, the entire perimeter is protected.

It is true!
I had to try it, I could not help myself, I had to know.

Yep those wheels lock right up. Then a very grumpy Walgreens employee will have to come out with the fancy smancy remote & unlock the wheels. Then she frowns at you, even if you  smile and say  " Opps..I guess I parked really close to the perimeter!"

Last Friday on my way to work I decide I NEED Starbucks. So I take my cute little self out for a latte. Keep in mind that it is a Friday morning at 7:30. Lots of poeple also getting there lattes. So I order my venti iced coffee with sugar free hazelnut. As I wait I am talking to my sister on my cell. I know.. total rudness!

I'm just a chatin' away, when all of the sudden I hear a loud crashing and shattering sound. It dawns on me that it is the sound of glass breaking. LOTS of glass breaking. For a split second I pray that it was not me. I turn around to see that some idiot knocked over the whole display. About .5 seconds later I relize I am that idiot! As I'm talking I don't relize how close my big ole butt is to the display and knock it over. Yes people, OVER as in on the ground.
3 french presses
several glass coffee mugs
and alot of traveling car cups.
They all go crashing down. Glass shattering everywhere.
Of coarse the first thing I do is look for someone else to blame. No one was within a 3 foot area, except me! I didn't even have my kids with me. I so would have blamed my kids. And then bought them a dog or something to make up for it. But oh no just me.

The lady was nice, but I know they are still talking about the moron that can't control the direction of her own butt.

Needless to say I can never go into that Starbucks again. Now I have to drive all the way across own to get my fix.

So next time your day sucks, just think.... At least I didn't knock over $200 worth of Starbucks crap!

The Farm Chicks Show

 

It was absolutely fabulous! We went for our second year and walked away so pleased! It is just the best. We both found some great finds. ( we will go over those next time.) But I think the best part was the people. No joke when I say everyone is so nice.

 

 

We stood in line with the sweetest ladies. The group in front of us was a hoot! The gals behind us were just wonderful to visit with.

 

We participated in the Blog Badge idea that Kim @ Camp Whimsy came up with. Each of us bloggers would wear a badge with our blog name on it. So we could put a face with the blog. Brilliant! It was such a great way to meet other bloggers. And it drew attention to our blog.  Thank you Kim!

 

Funny thing is we ran into several bloggers but not Kim!  She came up with the idea and we didn’t even get to meet her. Maybe next time!

 

Here is who we were lucky enough to meet!

 

We ran into Timi of A Girl Named Timi & her great friend Laura of WSU Laura. They were so funny! Timi cracks me up. I have never met Laura before, OHhhh she is equally as funny. The two of them together. Watch Out!

 

I need to give a shout out to Timi. She is after all a big reason we are bloggers! We met her at last years show. She gave me her card and I loved her blog so well, I guess I wanted to copy her!

Angie had  suggested we blog for quite awhile, but I wasn’t sold on the idea. Then after last years show I started nosing around blogs. I fell in love! Angie was right, she told me we would love it!

 

We also met Lisa form A Thing For Roses ~ She is just precious. So sweet, and a gorgeous booth!

 

We  ran into Laurie form Magpie Ethel. She is gorgeous and so kind. She was shopping with her sweet mother. They were having a blast.

 

Elaine from Tinker Verve had a great booth. She spent some of her time visiting with us.

 

Auntie Joy was there with her great booth. She welcomed us so sweetly into the bloggy world.

 

Arlene from Heart rocks Home. She had the best bags! UH, I had to have one. She was so sweet! She told me she loved my laugh! That made my day.

 

I know we met some more but I can’t remember their names. Please forgive me. ( you all know I am raising teenagers) I shall say no more!

 

I’m sorry this is so long. The whole point is the ladies are so sweet, and welcoming! It was a pleasure to get to meet and visit with all of them.

By the way... We heard there were a couple gals that came from Georgia!  We met two gals that came from Florida!!!!!!!

On my....
The Farm Chicks Show was AMAZING! I can't say it enough!
We saw some beautiful things. Met some amazing women. Got some great treasures.
 I will post more later!

But.... I did get to meet these lovely ladies..


They autographed my cookbook!
It went liked this!

Waited in line.
They asked my name, Teri commented about my Blog Badge.
I gave them my card for this blog.
They smiled.
 I smiled.
They signed my book.

We are practically BFF's!

Farm Chicks or Bust!

 

Teri & Serena here we come!

Angie & I are leaving right after work!

 

Nails done… check

Mini Van washed, vacuumed out,  (you would never believe the crap I found in there) fueled up, oil changed….check

All extra seats removed from mini van…..check (we may find something big!!!)

Bags packed…check

Husbands and children taken care of….check

Cash in hand…check

Camera…check

Book for autographing…check

Good walking shoes….check

Blog Badge….check

Super cute vintage red cart…. check

 

I think we are ready!

 

 

Whoo Yhoo!!!!!!!