I love my church family!

There is something so beautiful about a really big snow. This is the kind of snow I remember having as a child. Snow so deep, with great mountains of snow, waiting to be made into giant fortresses. With all that said, I looked down my looooong driveway and with a great sigh, started shoveling...I don't remember this part of winter being included in my childhood...sigh. And what do I see on the horizon, but a rescue party. All my church family toting shovels. After this I just had the thought, how do people live without God, without a family like mine. Thank you God, and thank you again everyone for your help. Like I told Jonah, I would have gotten 1/3 done and collapsed in tears. We finished off with a wonderful bowl of chili and a trip to the movie theater to see Ghost rider...This movie was oozing with testosterone...lots of fire and... um... tight shirts...lol...I have to agree with "A" about being thankful for being a girl...This made watching this movie very funny. ANY way...Great guy movie experience. I love my family.

Borgbarbie

For all you crazy/nerdy trek fans out there ( I am one, I have to admit) here she is, BORG BARBIE. My blog seemed so empty without some kind of cheap shot at her. Doesn't she just make you want to be her...Oh wait...resistance is futile...you have to be her.

Sick dog

So I was not feeling well last night. I felt like I was drunk...only I wasn't...I was stumbling around and every time I bent down I nearly fell over. When I went to bed I had the spins so bad I couldn't fall asleep. I was up till 1:30 am. Then my dog chimed in. My poor puppy is a chocolate lab and she kinda chirps when she has to go outside. every 15 minutes she was chirping and waking me up. I would procede to do the exhausted, bad attitude, "QUIET". I know this sounds mean...but I was soooooo tired and didn't feel well. Well, I finally got up and let her out...and got up and let her out....and yet again...got up and let her out. At 5 am I stood outside in the cold and waited while she strolled around outside....When I came back in I realized there was a distinct smell. She had used my sons room to...you know...not once...not twice...but three times....iiiiiccckkyyyy! Keep in mind... I still don't feel well. I nearly lost it myself. So anyway she is confined to an easily cleaned area and she is chirping now because I won't let her sleep in my bed. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN...sorry honey. I am simpathetic to her and I feel bad but I cannot have that ...you know...in my bed.....gag. So now we are doing the burger and rice diet and hoping for a healing. Hopefully this is a short lived illness for both our sakes.

Am I a good friend?

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

Dale Carnegie

I have found I do not do this so well. I do not listen and I strive so hard for people to understand me. This I see is selfish, self-centered and really immature.

Today I was listening to a local Christian radio station. The pastor was talking about how we should ask ourselves what kind of friends we choose for ourselves. Are they people who build us up and encourage us to walk in a way that is righteous and holy? Do they raise the bar or lower the bar in "grace?" Don't get me wrong...there is definately a grace factor that is essential in friendship, but there also needs to be a sense of gentle encouragement...and in some cases brusk encouragement. Perhaps I am just really off on this but I thought to myself which friend am I? I do not fault the choices of my friends in choosing me...but I want to be that person for them. I am often too afraid to say what may need to be said. Afraid that if I am brutally honest, I may lose them. Fear is not a good thing in this sense...and certainly not when I know that they will not leave me if I do tell the truth. In fact, in not telling the truth, I am lying to my friend and hurting them. Anyway, I am rambling and very tired...like you couldn't tell. I also would hope that my friends would tell me the brutal truth. I hope they do not fear hurting me. I know I need it. Such a sentimental entry. Well anyway, good night.

Yeah!

Just happy I figured out how to add a picture to my profile...and I love it.

Home sick

You ever notice how...when your at work, you would practically give a pinky toe to go home and take a nap. And then when you are stuck at home you are so bored out of your skull you would would give the other pinky toe to even go to Wal-Mart. My munchkin woke up this morning pretty sick. All hot and sweaty and looking like death. Right back to bed with him. He has slept all day now and hopefully he'll feel better when he wakes up. I tried watching church online and there was no sound...hmm. I am not tech savey so I turned on the radio and got annoyed that the words didn't line up with Tim's mouth...darn speed of light being faster than speed of sound. So I did dishes while I listened. Awesome study. God is everywhere...even the radio.

I actually have plenty to do here. I haven't done laundry in awhile...DESPISE laundry matts..what can you do? So back to cleaning quietly so my child can rest. Actually my child is much like Tim. Tim said he could sleep through a hurricane...So can my kid. I think that kid would sleep right through a heavy metal bad hosted in his room.

Anyhooo bubbye

Why no notes?

So I just finished a test for my online class. Perhaps...just perhaps...lol..it is my wicked heart but why would they say no notes allowed for the test I take online...do they think people will not cheat? Just for the record...my 87% shows quite clearly I did not. This wasn't just any test either...it was insane. 100 questions down to the most forgetable detail. ARGH!!! dropped my class grade to 92...I know it isn't bad...but I really don't like seeing numbers going down. Anyway, airing my frustrations and wondering why? We covered enough material that an open note card at least. Oh, well. At least I didn't fail...thank you Jesus!! By the way...I am still happy that God is letting me go to school...that he is readying me in so many areas...even the area of nonsensical exam taking...lol.

Also... for all those people out there who like crazy tests...here's one for you.

http://www.allthetests.com/quiz13/quizpu.php?testid=1111871814

Speaker

Today we had an assembly at my job...I work at a school. It was about bullying, more accurately, treating people like human beings that have feelings. It was really intense and I think they did a great job. In the end he had all the kids who have ever felt bullied come down and take the chains of this girl. Everyone went down. He then had everyone sign a tarp and to seek out anyone they may have hurt in the past and apologize...and some actually did. Kids were crying and hugging...and calm. They didn't leave right away. It was amazing. What really struck me throughout the presentation was the hurt in all these kids, both in the movies shown and the kids in the gym. They felt alone. One slide even said, "I wish I was still close to God." I know where that girl is. It is a terribly painful place to not know for certainty or to realize that he is still right here and will never leave. This really showed me the need. I have always known there was a need, but never has it been so apparent or real. I guess I get so wrapped up in my own selfish needs, I neglect the assignment that God has given me. Lord help me to not just see but to do. Provide opportunities and prepare hearts.

Cyclops kitty on bible...hmmm...don't get it

cyclops kitty on bible I presume

I don't...really understand the premise...thought it was weird. lol

Long day.

So my mondays are intense...not complaining...just busy. Work, class, class, singles study, hang out...go to bed. YAWN. I just have to mention how great God is!! I am utterly exhausted and so thankful for all the things he lets me do. Go to a great job (I love it and I know how lucky I am to have even a job), I get to go back to school and learn things (I love being a student), I get to learn about Him and hang out with the best family a girl could have. And I get to do all this to better serve Him. Tonight we learned how much God loves us, that He is guiding us all along and that we need to trust Him.

I don't get it...hmmm...smile and nod.

Okay, so I succumbed to the blogging craze. Oh well, I just wanted to fit in. I never see my friends and found out that people I have long thought as rather quiet are actually hilarious. What can you do?

Anyway, short introduction to the author. I love chocolate, tolerate exercise, and as the title states I don't always get it. I know I am not alone in this situation...what do they say...birds of a feather. I find myself more times than not in a situation where a joke is stated or someone is being sarcastic...and I freeze. Do I laugh or do I ...I don't know...say I'm sorry? I of course get it later...and even have a great comeback...when that come back is no longer funny...oh well. lol
I guess that is why I love dumb humor, farts and the like. Dumb and Dumber, Napolian Dynamite...the humor is so obvious ( and immature) I don't struggle to get it. lol

Personally, I live in a a small zoo with a rotating selection of animals. From birds to hampsters, from big dogs to a 7 year old boy, they all add to my wonderful home.

Anyway, I hope this suffices for now. Don't expect much humor...Along with not getting others humor...I'm not to good at coming up with it either...lol. Don't suffer in silence though...read and complain...give me some tips. whatever...lol