Happy Birthday Bradley!

My middle baby Bradley, turned 15 today! Oh goodness, bless my heart, two teenage drivers on the road, I am not sure I can survive! (Excuse the old picture, but I am not at home to grab an updated one!)

Let see, what makes Bradley so special? I think this may involve a bullet list:

• He has a big sensitive heart
• Love kids, and will make a great daddy one day
• Always tell his mom he loves her not matter who is around
• Great sense of humor
• Loves animals almost as much as me
• Passionate about life
• Love everything outdoors
• Loves working on his truck
• Even thought he loves animals, he loves hunting
• He has never met a rib eye steak he didn't like!
• Hates vegetables and all things healthy
• Loves Milky Ways and Dr. Peppers
• He loves his mama!!

There are just a few of the many things that makes Bradley so special!!

Happy Birthday Bradley, we love you lots!!

Check List....

Friday Nights Check List...

White Feather Boa....CHECK

Go Go Pants....CHECK

Platform Shoes....CHECK

Disco Shirt....CHECK

Wig...CHECK

Following of Deranged Fans...Uhmmm, CHECK.....I think?!?

So what is going on tonight?? I would love to tell you, but in case I have fans stalking my blog, I will refrained and make y'all wait until tomorrow night or Sunday!!

All week I have been really busy and of course tired, but tonight, whoa baby! I got a good night's sleep last night, took a nap mid-week and tonight me and 75 other Baptist women will be let loose!

Can't wait to show y'all the pictures!!

Thursday Random Nothingness

Well this has been one exhausting, nothing happening, icky filled week! Nothing to report, no reason to be tired no reason really to complain, but shouldn't something exciting be happening??

I left work early yesterday because our wonderful weather men called for some pretty inclement weather, so I wanted to make sure that I got home okay. Turns out the weather was not the dramatic earth shattering event like predicted, so I took a nap! Just what I needed!

Beside that, not much going on! Just thought I would check in!

Have a great day!

I Am More Tired Than A Flea On A Travlin' Coon Dog!

I'm tired y'all!

Busy is not the word I would use, but I have been so busy that I can not think of another word that I could use! It was been a crazy week and today is only Tuesday!

I will share more when I get a chance, have a great evening!

Ugly Mug...Please VOTE FOR ME!

Today day is the day for Linda's @ 2nd Cup of Coffee wonderful Ugly Mug Contest!

The rules for this contest are as follows:

1. Post the above button on your side bar linking back to Linda's blog
2. Post picture of yourself on your sidebar with ugly mug
3. Be owner of said mug
4. Write a post on January 26 about your ugly mug
5. You MUST Ken Lee coffee
6. Have your blog reader visit Linda's site and vote for MY ugly mug!
   

I have followed said instructions and I indeed feel that I should ever so humbly be the recipient of the Ugly Mug Award. For my loyal readers I am not above begging and bribery if necessary! Name your price!

Okay, here is me with my ugly mug! In It's day it was once a beautiful mug of me and my hubby on our wedding day, cutting our cake. The colors were vibrant, the whites were white and trust me I did not wear a yellow wedding dress or pose for pictures in an orange room!

I was having such a hard time getting a clear picture, but as you can see the picture of us is coming off.

On the back of the mug it once said Patrice & Jeremy May 4, 1991, but through the years it is disappearing fast!

The most depressing thing about this once beautiful ugly mug is, as time has marched on, it has cast an evil spell on my body, no not the one on the mug, but my present body. It has enlarged me!!

That in itself should win me lots of pity votes!! Vote now, and enlist all your friends to vote for me!! I KEN LEE coffee and I need a Starbucks card!! Trust me, I am not to proud to beg........please, please, please, please, please vote for me!!

Birthday Celebration

Friday was my birthday and all week there has been some sort of celebration going on, last night included.

On Wednesday the staff threw me a mini Birthday party with a yummy chocolate cake, that sweet, sweet Ms. Connie made me. On Friday after work a group of us went out to lunch and then last night Annette my 'cuz took me to Chef Wang's, our favorite crab leg destination!

First there is a blurry picture of the card she gave me. I love cats and my nickname from Annette is Queenie, so this was the PURRfect card, it says "Hail To The Birthday Queen!" Which of course there is a cat with a crown, It's SO ME!!

Next is a picture of course of the fine dining establishment that serves scrumptious crab legs and raw oysters, my favorite!

Here is me and Annette getting ready to chow down on our crab legs!!

Here is a hideous picture of me with a big 'ol plate pf oysters!

My dilemma of the evening is deciding what I wanted my last taste of the evening to be, was it a crab leg drenched in butter, or an oyster drenched in cocktail sauce! What a choice! Thank you Annettee-Poo!

All in all, what a wonderful week I had. Did I mention that my sis-in-law sent me a Coach Bag! Yay me!! Again how wonderful it was to turn 27, ahem!

Check back in tomorrow for my ugly mug post! I am making fresh chocolate chip cookies and if I can bribe you at all..........

This Post Is Brought To You By The Letter K

Sara @ Make Music From Your Heart, did this fun little meme using a letter. I thought I would play along and I was presented with the letter K.

If you want to play, leave a comment on this post letting me know, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it on your blog. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on...

10 things I love that start with the letter K.

KANGAROO When I was a child I watched Captian Kangaroo.
KIDS I love my three boys!
KITTENS I love them lots!
KNEEL I love kneeling to pray.
KISSES I love kisses from my Hubby!!
KAZOO I never learned to play one but love to mess with them.
KITES I love flying kites on a windy day.
KICK It's been a long time since I played kick ball.
KETCHUP I eat it on everything.
KIBBLES Higgins is smacking his kibbles.

If you would like to play along, just leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Don't worry I will not give you the letter X, Y or Z!

The Honeymoon Is Over

Well the fun of snow and ice are over. What is so funny is that some parts of our of county were messy and other parts were like they never seen a snow flake fall.

This morning the road that we travel to get out of here was still closed. Dilemma! I was running late and really needed to go that way instead of the long (safe) way. It saves about 20 minutes off my drive. So I wake Hubby up and asked him, so you think that it will be okay if I down down the hill? He tells me no go the long way. So I kissed him bye and off I go!

I get to the top of our drive and see a little Honda scooting by and thought to myself, huh, if he can do it without 4 wheel drive, surly I can do it with! So I turn left, instead of right to go DOWN the hill! To my surprise there sits the little Honda, he has already turned around and was waiting to see what I was going to do. He flagged me over and asks me if I was going to go down. I said, I was waiting to see if he could make it first and basically he had the same idea. So I told him, I have 4 wheel drive, I am sure I will be okay and if he wants to try, he was free to do so.

Here begins the real adventure. When my 10 year old tightens his seat belt and does not say a word, I pretty much know that I am making a mistake, oh well, you only live once!!

Of course, this being a monumental blog moment, I had my camera out taking pictures all the way down, and between moments of panic and moments of pure joy that I was actually making it without killing both of us, I snapped pictures in true blogging fashion!

(Of course this is not a snow picture, but Higgins, he was cold and not ready to crawl out of bed yet!! Too cute!! LUVIE him so much!)

Needless to say I made it, and this afternoon it was clear, so the world is right again!

Hubby's truck is in the shop. There was $4,000 in body damage and there is also an unknown amount is the underneath damage. They will tell us more when they get it up on the racks. Right now we know that the front and rear alignments are out, the anti-locking brake system is shot and crossing out fingers that the rear axle is not bent. Hopefully they will get it up and it will not be that bad.

Yep, it was all fun and games the other night, now it is pure yuckiness!! Still funny that he wrecked and not me, but the aftermath of dealing with insurance, rentals and the unknown is pure agony!!

Hubby, Will You Show Me How To Drive In Snow?

12:27 am on a snowy January night, I was lying in my bed reading. Next to me was my faithful dog, Higgins, chewing on his bone, taking a break every few seconds to remind me that all my attention should be on him and not the book that I am so engrossed in.

The kids are tucked snugly and safely in their beds, Hubby should be almost home any minute. The phone rings, and it's Hubby. He's quiet, my heart skips a beat and then he speaks. Baby, I am okay, but I just wreaked the truck. Of course, not being overly dramatic, I slightly panic. Here's the conversation:

Hubby: "I'm okay."
Me: "Are you sure?" (he tends to bend the truth when I am involved)
Hubby: "Really, I am fine."
Me: "How bad is it?"
Hubby: "I'm not sure, I cannot open the door."
Me: (pure panic mode) "Oh NNOOOOOO, I am on my way where are you?"
Hubby: "First call the sheriff, and have him come and send a tow truck."
Me: "Okay, I am on my way."

Let me just say in my defense, at times I do tend to panic. I did pretty good getting to him and of course when he was fine, all the glory of this situation came through and I begin to harass him! Yep, read the post before this one and you will totally understand!

Granted it is very cold outside, my toes are numb, my fingers are froze and my nose is beyond red. My jeans were wet in the dryer, so I threw on long johns and sweats, but I think that was little help. So to keep my mind off being cold, I begin!!

• Great job honey, way to take that curb!
• Wow, is that ice and snow on the ground?
• I love the way the truck is buried up to the axles, niiiccceeeeee!
• Did you sing, Jesus Take The Wheel?
• Was the truck in 4 Low?
• Wow, how blog worthy is this!!

Trust me the list grows. A deputy shows up and I am in full mode taking pictures and laughing because this is so going on my blog. I forgot my camera, but never fear, I am snapping away with my phone. The first sheriff cars comes, lights flashing, sirens blaring. Of course I bust out laughing, because in a small town, we will be front page news!!

The second sheriff comes, light ever so bright, of course I have to take a picture of it, and wow, two cop cars, we may even get our pictures in the paper!! Ahahahahahahahaha! I am just loving this one!!

The first cop calls for the tow truck and he explains where we are at, and then proceeds to tell him to bring a chain saw, because this one's wedge on two trees and will need some work to get it out, WHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! For a man, a manly man, a expert driver of a man, this is bad!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!! (Sorry BFF!)

The deed is done, the cop thinks I am crazy for laughing and taking pictures, he just does not understand blogging, and how monumental this is! Of course I ask to take his picture and Jeremy is rolling his eyes telling him, I am more happy for the blog worthiness of this than actually being upset about the truck, which at the time is true, until I had to pay $100 to the tow truck driver.....

Anywoo, first cop car leaves, tow truck leaves, and I turned the Jeep around to leave and the first cop, makes me stop, and asks me if, and I quote, "Should I wait to make sure this will not turn into another call?" I say, and I quote, "Nah, It's a woman driving this time, there will be no need!" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I do not think he was very impressed! He left! He he!

All is well, hubby is a little stoved up this morning, but he will be fine. God is good. Life will stink when the insurance people get involved and all the stuff that comes with that, but as long I get to blog about Hubby's great driving skills, life is wonderful!!

Here are few pictures from last night, of course they are not good, but, they are so being posted for prosperity sake!

Diet & Almost Meeting Of My Maker

Well, it's Monday and I guess I will start with a diet update. Today I stepped up on that dreaded scale, closed my eyes, begged God said a quick quick prayer and then I opened my eyes. I lost ZERO pounds. Yep, that's a big ZERO! Oddly, I am pretty happy, considering I fell of the wagon and my feet got caught in the spokes and I was was drugged most of the weekend down cheating lane! So the official count is 2 pounds. Oh well, I view it as a victory in some sort of sick way!!

No school Friday due to the frigid temperatures, no school today due to Martin Luther Jr and no school tomorrow due to snowy conditions. Speaking of snowy conditions....I had a near death experience on my way home. Yep, I live down a very steep driveway and this afternoon I sat at the top of said drive way looking down five hundred feet to my home covered in snow, along with the road I must travel. What to do......is what I was thinking, so I called Hubby and asked if it would be okay for me to get home, or should I park the Jeep and walk?

I can tell you I really did not want to walk, for two reasons. First, I did not wear a jacket and all I had on was a long sleeve, thin shirt, dress pants that were not heat friendly and dress shoes. I would of froze to death. Second, needless to say there would of not been much walking but only butt sliding to get home, but if it were to save my life I would of endured freezing temps and a raw rear end!

Hubby assured me that I would be fine....here is the conversation

Hubby: "The Jeep is in 4-wheel drive, you will be okay"

Me: "Should I put it into 4 low to be extra safe, I don't want to die?"

Hubby: "If that makes you feel better, yes."

Me: "How do I get it into 4 low?"

Hubby: (irritated) "Put the Jeep in neutral, pull the level down into low...put the Jeep back into drive."

Me: (irritated) "I know that I have to put it back into Drive." "I am still scared."

Hubby: "What ever you do, do not slam on the brakes if you get scared."

Me: "I'm scared, but okay, I can do this...I will call when I get into the house."

Hubby: "Love you.'

Me: "Love ya too, I'm scared, good-bye."

So I sit there a minute and ponder if I should walk or not, and then, with mustard seed faith, I put the Jeep into drive, round the first corner and SLID! Yep, a big side way slide! Mustard seed faith is now throw out the window and the first thing I do is slam on the brakes! It made it worse, so then I screamed, prayed, screamed and then screamed some more....here is a close rendition to how it went...

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH, OH NOOOOOO, DEAR GOD, SAVE MEEEEEEEE, SAVE MEEEEEE, AAAAAHHHHHHHH, OH MY OH MY OH MY AAAAHHHHHHH, DEAR LORD, HELP ME , AAHAHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

So what happened? My Jeep straighted up and I was heading to a somewhat not steep part of my road, where I thought I would stop and park my Jeep and walk the rest of the way, so what happens when you try to stop a Jeep on a steep snowy hill? You start to slide again!! So here is what I did.......

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH, OH NOOOOOO, DEAR GOD, SAVE MEEEEEEEE, SAVE MEEEEEE, AAAAAHHHHHHHH, OH MY OH MY OH MY AAAAHHHHHHH, DEAR LORD, HELP ME , AAHAHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

I made it, eventually, into the house after I made a brief stop to kiss the ground on the way in. Do you think my three kiddos would run to my shaking body and love on me since they almost lost their mother??? No, they laugh at me!! My expert 16 year old teenage driver proceeds to tell me everything I did wrong, between his laughing. My 14 year old informs me he knew I would freak out and slide, and the youngest tells me, I told you the road was bad! Miniature men, ughh! (Sorry BFF)

So I called hubby to tell him about my near death experience and you know what? He is sleeping on the couch tonight!!!! Enough said! I will wake him up in the morning to drag me to work, because I will not ever do this again!! I am through driving! At least until Spring!

Chasing The Lion

I have really been extremely busy this week and this weekend. Each year, our youth come together for an entire weekend of Bible study fun called, Disciple Now. We have such a talented group of people who have great imaginations, with each years theme and every year they come up with a phenomenal weekend for our youth, and this year was no exception. The Bible study for this weekend was based on this verse:

Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it. 2 Samuel 23:20

Powerful lesson for our youth and for adults alike.

Of course, this is a weekend that I help out with and really enjoy it. Last night there was a murder mystery and I was the wife of the dearly departed. "He was a good man and I loved him, even though I suspect he was having an affair with his secretary." Here are a few pictures of the crime scene.

See my picture on the floor.....his secretary smashed it....that little tart!

Needless to say, it was a good time had by all!

Now speaking of chasing lions, there is a lion chasing me. I am emotionally, physically and spiritually worn out. As of late, I do not speak of my family issues on my blog. My family reads it and I just do not want my feelings out there for them to use against me. I am to the point that I really do not care if they know and use how I feel to their advantage, I just need prayer, in a mighty, strong, powerful way. Yesterday, the devil ran wild and had a hay day and today, I am nearing the end of my rope.

There was a death in my family on Thursday, very special, wonderful woman, my aunt. I know my dad's hearts is breaking, as is mine. I was so scared to call him, and timing was not right every time I went to pick up the phone. When I called yesterday, It did not go well, I guess I should of called Thursday. Family rifts are tough, when a death is thrown in, they are impossible.

Y'all, I just can't take it anymore. I've made a decision, I will not be the daughter they want and in no way will I ever be capable of turning back to the anger and bitterness that I was living in. What is so strange I forgave one to be hated and isolated by another. I just do not understand. I will no longer try and really I made the decision on the 1st of this month that I was in fact done trying. I know this sounds heartless and oh so unchristian, but I can not be where I need to be spiritually fighting this battle. I see that we will no agree with my decisions, and I pray that I/we will be able to move past it. I look forward to the day I will spend in heaven and this will be over. My dad will be proud of the decisions I made and will not be blinded by his hate and bitterness. But with that being said, it is not an easy road to take.

Today's post was going to about my exciting news that I had, but looks like the devil is not to thrilled with it. Maybe that is why I am so discourage, he thinks he is winning, but beyond my sadness I refuse to let him get that foot in the door. Lots do not have the passion that I have for missions, and with that being said, I do have that passion. So there is a little glimpse into what I was going to share. I am going to share later, when I can throw my full heart into it.

Until then, please be in prayer for me and my family. Pray for our decisions, our passion and the spiritual war that is being thrown our way. Pray for my strength, because it is truly fading and lastly, I am so tired of crying, I want to be strong and move past this without so many tears. I have such a headache from crying and I just want to be frustrated without tears!

Thanks so much!

A Shout Out!

My sis-in-law, Jenny has started a blog! I am so excited! Her name is Jenny and she is Hubby's youngest sister. If you have time go over and give her a shout out!

Brrrrrrr, With A Capital B

Okay, give me a break, I live in the South, this is a little ridiculous!! I have never seen 0 degrees before. I wonder if it was colder and my Jeep just does not beyond 0??

We live about a hour South of Nashville and they predicted 2 degrees for last night with it being colder in the outlaying areas. We usually are a few degrees below what they always predict, but i never in my life thought it would happen!

I know you Northerners are laughing because you are -150 degrees this morning, and all I can say to you, is God love ya, I do not know how you do it. It is down right freezing!

On to other exciting news......

Well, I guess I will keep you guessing a little longer.....it's so great, I want to devote a whole entire post just for it!! I am so stinkin EXCITED, I can hardly contain myself....God is sooo good!

Also, thanks for the fundraiser advice, and for those that are picking brains of other, let me know when you come up with something. I am still pondering trying to make something little to sell, and several people have said trying a Paypal donation thing on my blog.....I just not sure, any suggestions or thoughts on $1 donations thorough Paypal??

Have a great, be it cold, warm and fuzzy day!!

Calling All Creative Minds.....

I need help!

As you know, I am going back to the Dominican this July for a mission trip. I am looking for creative fundraiser ideas.

I would love to doing something blog-wise and also something around home? Any ideas?? I am drawing a complete blank here! Do I make something? Do I run a contest? For days I have been trying to think of something creative to do and well I have NOTHING!!

Are there any veteran fundraising geniuses out there with wonderful ideas??

I am pleading & begging enlisting my bloggy friends to help me think of something, anything!! Please??

2 Pounds & Ugly Mug

Okay, well it has been one official week since I started the big diet. So here's a quick recap:

• Bad start to a bad diet
• Took a difference direction mid-week
• Better, but not fantastic
• One really good day
• Gut bombs from Krystal's, really bad day

Through it all I lost 2 pounds!! Yay! So now starts a new week, hopefully it will not be so bad this week. I need to get a exercise program started and I have yet to implement that, so I am sure that I will have a better chance of losing when I actually do more than watch what I eat!

Have you been over to Linda's at 2nd Cup of Coffee today? Well you need to hop over there and check out her new contest! I really think she needs to cut back on the caffeine, but who am I to talk. Anyhoo, she is running an Ugly Mug contest, that is sure to have every Starbucks addict scrambling through their good will boxes to dig out their ugliest mug they own! Well lucky for me I will not have to rummage through a box, I just need to grab mine out of the dishwasher!! So yep, that means I am in for this one, so here are the rules if you want to participate....

1. Post the above button on your sidebar.
2. Also post a picture of yourself with you mug.
3. Write a post about your ugly mug and instruct everyone to go to Linda's blog on January 26th and vote for their favorite winner.
4. Oh, you must KEN LEE coffee! It would not be fair for someone to win a Starbucks gift card and not love coffee!

The winner will be announced on January 27th, and I will do anything for your vote!! ALMOST ANYTHING!! He he!

So here is my ugly mug, no not my picture, but one of my coffee mug! I will have to say before you look at this, it was not ugly to start off with, but a rather beautiful mug of me and my hubby on our wedding day!! aaaAAAAWWWWW! How sweet! Yep, that should be at least one vote! My in-laws gave this mug to me a few weeks after we were married and I have been drinking coffee out of it ever since! (that should be another vote) My middle son actually wanted to throw it away because the was cracking and the picture and wording is peeling off, but I just can not part with it! That right there should be another vote!!

Anyhoo, here is a picture of it, hopefully all it's ugliness will show through. Remember, my wedding dress was once white when I first got this mug and not the ugly Orange-yellow it is now. (That should a pity vote in itself!!) Here it is:

My camera's battery was almost dead so it would not focus and I could not get the pictures of it's other side and rim, but trust me on the 26th and I have an array of pictures for you to look at! Lucky you!

Anyhoo, vote for me and vote often!! I need Starbucks! Trust me, I will beg if I have to!

Doom & Gloom Is Over!

Hey guys, the beginning of the week was a rough one, but now the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the doom and gloom is behind me!

Just a quick diet update....things are not as bad as they were, a few good diet tips from y'all and a better attitude has helped! I have decided to have a more positive outlook on this whole diet thing and Monday when I weigh myself, hopefully it will be a big Woo to the Hoo!!

This week has a been a busy one at work, and you would think with the holidays behind us that we would have a breather, but not the case. Our new children's minister has keep me on my toes. She is on vacation with her hubby, but that does not keep her from calling!! Oh well, I don't mind...really, April, I don't mind at all!!!!!!

On the home front, things have not been busy and it because of that you would think that my Christmas trees would be down and life back to normal after the busy Christmas season?? Not!! I just took one down last night, so I have three to go. I usually put a tree up in every room, but this year I didn't.....thank the good Lord above, because the rate I am going I would not have them down until July!!

Speaking of July, today I put my deposit down for my mission trip to the Dominican Republic! My goodness when I think about last year when I put my deposit down, I was full of what-ifs, doubts and down right fear. This year, I my heart is leaping for joy! I cannot wait to get back there. Of course this trip will be a little different, the accommodations will be a lot more rough and there will be no showers and bathrooms, but I am not worried in the least! The trip is set for July 11-19, so be in prayer for this up-coming mission trip, for our group and the group that we will be ministering to!! Yippee, can't wait!!

Well this post seems to be scattered, so I will save y'all from any more of my ramblings, because as I just typed this, I thought of something else, but I will wait until next time!!

Have a great day!!

Grumpy

What a week and it is only Wednesday!! Goodness!

I will fill you in on the diet progress, my mood is a little like this....

I am not grumpy because I am not eating, I am just plain grumpy for no real good reason! I have not done terribly, horribly bad in my first three days, but I have not wonderfully, terrifically great either. Maybe if it has not been raining and just plain yucky outside and if I would of went walking like I had planned, I would feel like I have accomplished something. Today it is sunny, but all muddy and slushy and I am just so sleepy, that I can not seem to hold my eyes open.....I know excuses!

The thing about diets, it all in my head. Each morning I have had a piece of fruit or something of nutritional value and an hour or so later, I am starving!! I never eat breakfast and now that I am, I want to eat more! Ughh! I know this diet circle, you need to eat and not skip meals and eat smaller and more frequent meals and snacks. I got that all down, the part that I struggle with is the mental aspect of the diet. Ignore the ice cream that is screaming in the freezer, really ice cream can not talk, and it surly is not begging me to eat it! Trust me, I'm not crazy, it's the diet!

Beside the diet woes, I am just plain tuckered-out. Nothing new has happened, no late nights that may be causing me to be sleepy, I just am!

Maybe it is the Twilight book I'm reading! That must be it. I am not sleeping, well because I am afraid that a vampire is going to suck my blood! Who knows....

Now for some sunshine for this dreary post......Just because it needs it!!

The Last Day

Today is the last day and tonight begins the last night of my now life, food ponderings.....yep, the diet starts tomorrow! Bless my heart!!

So what am I doing in preparation for the big day tomorrow? Well I just ate the last of the potato chips. I know you don't have to say it, I'm a saint to get those out of the pantry, now hubby will not be tempted to eat any!!

I have also given some thought about my cardio program tomorrow. I have decided to start slow and begin by walking everyday to get myself in some sort of routine....you think this will be okay?

I am hoping that my diet does not turn out like this one....

The good thing is my bloggy friends will not mind if I am a tad grumpy....fortunately for y'all, you only have to deal with me through the Internet. Really you only have to deal with the parts I post about, which you really do not have to deal with the grumpiness you only have to read about it!

The hardest part of this whole diet thing.......instead of my usual Happy Starbucks, Peppermint Mocha, you know the kind, all the fat and glory?? Tomorrow, I will be forced to not drink any for a least a week and then I will only be able to order, on occasion, the Unhappy version, no fat, no whip decaf! Ughh!! The last time I attempted a diet, my Starbucks actually would say to me, is it the Unhappy version today? I guess I am going to have to get them whipped back into shape also!! That a big, UGHH!!

Every diet must begin with the the final bowl of ice cream, so I am off to enjoy my one last guilty pleasure of today!! Until tomorrow.......wish me luck!!

40 Day Challenge

Hey guess what?? I am joining Katie in the Love Dare 40 Day Challenge!! I am so excited! If you are interested in joining in, hop on over to her blog and e-mail her and she will e-mail you daily! There is also a book that you can buy, but I know me, I will keep forgetting to buy the book and then before I know it, this challenge will be an after thought!

Here is what Katie had to say: "The Love Dare is a 40 day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It's time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage. Take the Dare."

How easy!

Katie has already e-mailed me and I thought that if I wrote it out and everyday hung it on the bathroom mirror, it would be no excuse in forgetting! Hey, how can you forget this when it is there in your face every time you enter your bathroom!!

Accomplishments & A New List

2008 is in the books and I brought in the New Year in the bed! Actually Joey woke me up right before so we could count down from 5! I was not feeling well, must of been a caffeine crash, because goodness, I really crashed!!

Anyhoo, I thought I would list a few accomplishments from 2008 and a few more that I want to obtain in 2009, so here comes a few bullets!!

2008

• I overcame the fear of flying! Well to be honest the fear is still there, but I flew!
• I went on my first international mission trip, it changed my life.
• I choose forgive some people, and that folks is a big one for me.
• Turned a corner at a major intersection in my spiritual life.
• Read more books.
• Played less video games.
• Welcomed into our home the most wonderful dog in the world!
• I started a blog and made the best blogging friends.

2009

• Return again to the Dominican for another mission trip.
• Eat healthier, hopefully by doing that, losing weight.
• Making a budget.
• Getting our finances on tract and ready for unexpected pitfalls.
• Now that I have forgiven, working hard on forgetting! (big part of the process)
• We will visit Hubby's family this year!! We haven't been to Florida the past few years!
• Continue down the superhighway, spiritually, keeping that momentum going!
• Trying my best to get organized and staying that way!! (Jenny, I need you for a month)

There it is, the list, and this year, I am going to darn-tootin stick to that dag-gum thing! If you noticed I did not bullet a list of un-accomplishments or pitfalls, well, why should I worry about that! Moving on!!

I hope that y'all have the best year this 2009 and I look forward to spending it with you!!

Happy New Year!!