How will you be defined?

Shari -- [noun]: A real life muppet 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

(found this on a fellow blogger's site, thought my definition was a riot!)

attic treasure

when i was in high school, i packed up my barbies in plastic, and put them in the attic, and there they've stayed until last night. i brought them down, and they're still in good condition.

i really played with these a lot, and i saved all the clothes and accessories that i had. i looked through them, and remembered the outfits, and the barbies. i didn't have much, but i really loved them and played with them all the time, and made do with the outfits i had, lol.



Gabey adored the horse, and wanted to take him to bed.

Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Pleasant View Schoolhouse: "How to Think About Housework
Don't think: I just cleaned that.
•Think: Good thing I'll be cleaning that soon.

Don't think: I have to clean up after these messy people.
•Think: It's a blessing to live in a clean and tidy house.

Don't think: It takes too much energy to do that.
•Think: I'm exercising. This is good for my body.

Works for me!"

outrageous!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20380241-1243,00.html
a fellow blogger posted this link on her site. the article is eye opening.
it seems there are companies marketing padded bra and panty sets to children as young as SIX years old!

there is ENOUGH sin against our children!!!

Leave them ALONE!

The Sparrow's Nest: D.L. Moody on Troubling God

The Sparrow's Nest: D.L. Moody on Troubling God

DL Moody had it right, and we don't remember often enough how much God just wants us to come to Him.
Thank you Mrs. Wilt, for the precious reminder.

cheeky hair (zig zag part, ponytail braids)

I've been up foreeeever, lol. gettin' a little slap happy, so i decided to try a new hairstyle. i've been doing double braids for about a month now, but i usually just braid them with a straight part. so, i changed it today with the crooked part, and extra ponytails. having the braids tends to cut down on the weight on the back of my head, i've noticed. i usually wear a ponytail and thick braid in back, but sometimes it just gets so heavy. i don't remember my hair being this thick when i was in college. it was down past my waist, but very straight, and it seemed a lot thinner than it does now. lol. it's sooo thick and heavy now, i can't keep it as long as i'd like. i'm a waist length person, but so far whenever it gets to the top of my waist now, i chop it.

LOOKIE

HI EVERYONE!


i fiddled with the blog template foreeeeever, and finally did it! i substituted my own graphics in the template already there, and it worked! i kept popping back and forth from the template to the preview to see what i had done, lol!
also, my friend gave me a cool html link a long time ago called funky chickens, lol, and it gave me the code for the marquee. yea!
http://www.funky-chickens.com/

small ambitions

i've been reading, and enjoying the other blogs in our little blog neighborhood online....
and i've come to the conclusion.....
everyone is so much COOLER than me. ROTFL. no, i'm just kidding. i have noticed, though, that some of the things i especially like in other sites are photos and graphics. i'm going to make the resolution to add more graphics, and have more photos (not just of gabey, lol.)

i used to do lots of crafts, and artwork for my different jobs, but since i had gabey, i've really slacked off. i guess i could label myself an "assignment artist". if someone asks me to do a craft or do a piece of art, or if i have a gift to give someone, i readily think of creative things, and crank out the work. BUT.... when it comes to just doing it for fun, i'm sadly lacking.

i do love seeing the cool crafts, and projects that all of my blog neighbors make, and i'm hoping it will inspire me to do more. lol.

one thing that i don't think i'll ever be interested in is cooking though. i'm soooo YUCK about cooking. I've never liked it, i step into the kitchen and automatically am in a bad mood. I'm too clumsy, too sloppy, and too creative to make good meals, and be happy doing it. i guess i was a bachellorette too long, lol.

Quick Hello

It's almost 6am, Gabey and I have been up since about 4:30am. We were laying in bed, just tossing, so I decided to just let us get up at about 5:20am. I'm not really a morning person, but every once in a while, when I can't sleep, I just need to get up, or I'll keep tossing. Sometimes, Gabey will come in with us in the middle of the night, and spend the rest of the night in our bed. We let him sleep with us a lot of the summer, because our room is air conditioned, and it was so hot.
Sooooo, a cheery good (very early) morning to you. lol.

Day out with Thomas

We had our Day out with Thomas yesterday. What a full day. :):)
Gabey's cup opened up in the car, and he spilled juice all over himself as we were about to get on the highway, so we had to turn around and go home to change him. It was a gorgeous drive, 3 hours of trees and sun, and Dunkin Donut mocha blasts, and muffins! Perfect morning road trip fare. Gabey was just perfect. I am always amazed at how good he is. He only complained a few minutes the whole 3 hours. He had the library trains with him, and wanted to be home in his fishy room, so he could play with them on the track. We told him.... you'll be happier where we're going. lol. We got there with only a few minutes to make it to the train, so Jeff dropped us off, and we ran for the conductor. He let us on, and we told him Jeff was on his way. Man, jeff must have been booking, because he made it before the train left, and he had parked 3 blocks away! My husband, the fastest mail carrier in the world.

The fair on the other side of the train was great. There was a set up to play with the toys, and legos, and do stamping, and coloring. We got gabey a tattoo, but he cried, he was so scared, because the lady had to hold his arm, and press the sponge on the tattoo. The poor thing, lol, and he rubbed it off right away. That was the only time he wasn't behaving wonderfully. I was so proud of him. Seeing the other children having spoiled tantrums, and being selfish with the toys, just reminded me how well behaved Gabey really is. We got him a train set, a new Emily train, and a t-shirt. The trip home was great. Gabey slept for some of it, and we just had a relaxing drive home.
here are some pictures....

Our Almost Pup

We went last night to see the puppy again, and to apply for the credit to buy it. We got declined. I had prayed that God would just do what was best for us, and afterward, I have to be honest, I was a little relieved. I thought the puppy was beautiful, but in my heart of hearts, I knew I wouldn't be really happy owning a dog. I know my husband adores dogs, and has always wanted one. I was trying to convince myself all weekend that it was what I wanted too. Well, God took care of it, and we didn't take the little pup home. I confessed my feelings to my sweetie last night, and told him I just really had to be honest with myself, and say that no matter how hard I try, and how much I don't want to be selfish.... I don't think I'll ever want a dog. This was a sweet little Yorkie/shon mix, and he was gorgeous. The only problem was I could already feel myself getting tense with him....we were able to be in a little room with him for quite a while.... and he peed on the floor, and was biting us, and jumping around.... and though I handled it all fine, I could tell I wouldn't be happy when all this was happening constantly in my home. One good thing is, he really was the best dog I 've found, as far as not smelling or shedding and stuff, plus he didn't bark once! I think if I ever change my mind about dogs, that's the kind I'd want. The Bishon mix in him calms down the Yorkie in him.

I felt sad last night, because I wanted my hubbie to be happy, and I knew he really wanted the puppy. Now, I can say though, that it was God that said no, and not me. That helps my heart a little. I am thankful that, when I tried to do something with my husband's best in mind, God still took care of me too. Maybe God will help me change my mind if it's His will that we get a dog.

our missionaries are safe. PTL!

"We are happy to report that Bob, Becky, Bobby, Marylyn, Morganne and Luke made it safely to Bassam, their destination for today. They were able to get through Abidjam without incident. Bob will be preaching in another Ivorian city tomorrow and then they will drive to Takoradi, Ghana, where he will be teaching for six weeks. Hopefully they will then be able to return to The Ivory Coast. Finally the Plain Dealer had an article pertaining to the situation (after having called them twice) and the Wall Street Journal had a two liner today. It would be impossible to describe our relief to hear Bob's voice and the thanks in our hearts for you and your prayers!" from the Loop

Night at the mall

We just met a puppy that we truly wanted to take home. I finally thought this was a dog i could love, and want in our home. Poor DH has been waiting patiently the almost 5 years we've been married, hoping and praying that I would change my mind about owning a dog. Well, tonight I caved. We met the most wonderful puppy at the petstore in the mall, and I really had a love for it. It was a yorkie/sion (for the life of me, i can't figure out what the sion is, i'm thinking i remembered it wrong)mix, and it was sweet and calm and quiet, but playful. We didn't get it, we have to talk to our friend who is helping us organize our finances. I know Jeff would be just thrilled to have a dog in the house, and so would Gabey. I've heard about pure bred yorkies, and know i wouldn't want a purebred. there was a pomeranian mix also, that was really cute. We need a hypoallergenic, small dog, if we get one.

One good thing is that we don't have carpeting, LOL!

It's beginning to look a lot like Autumn!

I got a picture of the sweet fall display at Shelly's desk. She works with the finances at the church. She's also a very special Auntie to my son. He adores her. She set up a section of toys on her bookshelf, and always has snacks for him when we visit my sister, Chrissy.

train from toy library

Our toy library is just such a blessing. The library has a fun kid's section, where gabey loves to play, and while he plays in the kid's section, i look through the catalog of toys. i can get out 2 toys, and we keep them for 3 weeks. we've gotten art easels, water toys, puzzles, and games. today, i found the toy to end all toys! they had TRAIN SETS from Brio! I got it out, and set it up when we got home, and he played with it for quite a while. I didn't worry about trying to lay him down for nap right away. but he did get to nap by 4, taking his little train with him. :):)

Tomorrow is the Day Out with Thomas! We're going to leave at about 8am, so we can have lunch before we get there. I'm just really hoping it's not raining too much. Pray for travelling mercies, and safety as we ride on the train. I'm sure it's going to be an extremely memorable time for Gabey.

Missionaries still in need of prayer

Our good friends, the Macks, are in such need of prayer right now. Mr. Mack has evacuated his family, and the more vulnerable members of his church. Two of his children have suffered symptoms from the toxic dumping. The government doesn't seem to be going very fast to remove it. Mr. Mack has set up camp for his congregation that he has evacuated and is going to be moving his family to Ghana...

this is an exerpt from Mr. Mack's letter...."We really need your prayers that the government would take seriously the need to neutralize these dumps and then remove the contamination. This waste has not been stored somewhere here in nice barrels. It has been dumped in liquid form indiscriminately on the ground."

The Sparrow's Nest: Counting Down to Thomas

The Sparrow's Nest: Counting Down to Thomas

this is a post from a fellow blogger, and they're going the Day out with Thomas also! They made a cute little countdown chain. I had to blog it. lol.

we got tickets to go to Day out with Thomas for next week, and I am so thrilled about it. Gabey has no real clue about it. We've been talking about it and stuff, but I don't think he's understanding what's really going on. I have a feeling he's going to faint when he sees Thomas in person. He'll be shaking (those of you who know him, can picture his excited shake, lol... he clenches his fists, and every part of him shakes).

What kind of yarn are you?

What kind of yarn are you?

You are Merino Wool.You are very easygoing and sweet. People like to keep you close because you are so softhearted. You love to be comfortable and warm from your head to your toes.
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i didn't think 9/11 would ever be peaceful again

I'm sitting at my computer looking out my front window. The sun is shining. The breeze is blowing through the trees. The shadow of my American flag is dancing on my driveway. It's a peaceful day. So different. So welcome.

Mom's for Modesty

i thought this was a great idea! i'm having trouble getting the picture on here, but here's the link...hopefully.
http://www.everydaymommy.net/everyday-mommy/2006/9/5/moms-for-modesty.html

Moms for Modesty Mission Statement
As a Mom for Modesty I believe in common-sense modesty for girls and young women.
I believe in refraining from sexualizing our girls and young women.
I believe that it is unwise and unfair to taunt boys and young men by permitting my daughter(s) to dress in an immodest manner.
I believe that true beauty comes from within and I strive to teach my daughter(s) this truth.
I will loyally shop at retailers that provide girls' and young womens clothing that is modest, affordable and stylish.