What I'm Thankful For

Well, I figured that since Thanksgiving is coming I would do a post of my Top 10 Things I am Thankful for. My list isn't in any specific order. Here goes:


1. I am Thankful for my husband Randy. I would feel complete without him. I truly believe we are soul mates. We have known each other literally half of our lives and I love him the same if not more than I did when we got married almost 14 years ago.

2. I am Thankful and Blessed for my children Gage and Faith. I always wanted to be a mother with one boy and one girl and I got my wish. They are the greatest. I got my wish , the million dollar family.

3. I am Thankful for my dad Chuck. He taught me what he could when he could and he always accepted me for who I am. He was always there when I needed him. I miss him so much at this time of year.).

4. I am Thankful for my mom Brenda. We had so many disagreements and barely got along at times but I learned from watching her mistakes to try to go a different direction. Despite her faults her love for everyone was genuine. I miss her too at this time of year. ( I will be posting about her soon because her birthday is coming

5. I am Thankful to be alive, even if I wonder why I am meant to be here at times. (that's my depression talking). I know we are all here for a purpose just trying to figure out mine.

6. I am Thankful for for all the hardships I have been through, as weird as that sounds. If not for all the hardships I never would have figured out the inner strength I have.

7. I am Thankful that I found my parents when they passed away. It was difficult at the time, but I learned a lot about myself in doing so. I also believe that I was always meant to be the one to find them.

8.I am Thankful to have a job. A lot of people can't work because of health or other related issues and my heart goes out to them. I'm just glad I can and I will for as long as I can.

9. I am Thankful for my friends, without any of them my life would boring , dull and difficult. I love all of them for their uniqueness and Patience. I am also Thankful for all my new blogging friends, all of you are terrific.

10. I am Thankful for the Lord above. I question my faith a lot but deep down I know I would be where I am today without him.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this and I would like to wish everyone an early Happy Thanksgiving and Blessed Be.

My Friend, My Sister :)

This blog is about one of my best friends, Sindi. Sindi has helped me out so much this week with organizing my house and tips on how to keep it that way. I truly appreciate everything she has done. I'm so glad I met her back in kindergaten, Our pathes crossed for a reason and no matter what I go through she is always there; to listen, to cry with you, help out physcially if possible. No matter how bad you feel she can always put a smile on your face.Sindi is the sweetest, kindest most loving person I know (even if we get into disagreements). I find it difficult to stay mad at her for too long. Besides my cousin Cathy, Sindi is more of a sister to me than my own flesh and blood. I found this poem and it seems to sum up what I can't say or write on my own.

Friends
by Veronica Ann Cech

Friendship . . .
. . . is you
.. . . is love
.. . . is shared
.. . . is forgiving
. . . is understanding
... . . is shared secrets
.. . . heals many hurts
.. . . is not judgmental
.. . . is shared laughter
.. . . is slow and steady
.. . . can be angry at times
.. . . is dependable and true
.. . . is more precious than silver or gold
.. . . is meant to be savored like fine wine
.. . . is not perfect, much like we are not perfect
.. . . does not hold grudges or demand perfection
.. . . makes all the wrong things in life, right somehow
.. . . is meant to be gulped like lemonade on a hot summer day
.. . . is always there, through times of trial, happy times and hard times
.. . . just happens, but once discovered, needs to be tended like a beautiful garden
.. . . is a road to be traveled slowly, remembering the sights and sounds
.. . . is strength when you are too weak to notice its there
.. . . is a cherished moment of mutual understanding
. . . reaches into your heart and grabs a firm hold
.. . . is a refreshing rain on a hot day
.. . . is sunshine through the clouds
.. . . cannot be forced or induced
.. . . is relaxed and comfortable
.. . . is a shoulder to lean on
.. . . is an ear to whine to
.. . . gets better with age
.. . . is shared tears
.. . . is shared pain
.. . . is shared joy
.. . . is shared
.. . . is love
.. . . is you.

Thank You again for all your help Sindi. You are the greatest.

38 Things About Me

38 Things about Me
I was tagged for this meme by Crystal so here goes..........

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? My Dear Daughter Faith
2. What were you doing at 0800? Sleeping
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? folding clothes from the dryer
4. What happened to you in 2006? I lost my father
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Gage put your clothes up
6. How many beverages did you have today? coke & coffee
7. What color is your hairbrush? black
8. What was the last thing you paid for? raviolis for supper
9. Where were you last night? home
10. What color is your front door? eggshell white
11. Where do you keep your change? in my purse
12. What's the weather like today? chilly & windy
13. What's the best ice-cream flavor? mint chocolate chip
14. What excites you? my family
15. Do you want to cut your hair? no
16. Are you over the age of 25? yes
17. Do you talk a lot? depends on my mood
18. Do you watch the O.C.? no
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? yes
20. Do you make up your own words? sometimes
21. Are you a jealous person? depends on the situation
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'A' – Angel
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'K' – Kathy
24. Who's the first person on your received call list? My hubby
25. What does the last text message you received say? Love you my sexy Kitten (blushing now)
26. Do you chew on your straw? not really
27. Do you have curly hair? lightly
28. Where's the next place you’re going to? physical therapy
29. Who's the rudest person in your life? my son
30. What was the last thing you ate? celery with peanut butter
31. Will you get married in the future? no; happily married now
32. What's the best movie you've seen in the past 2 weeks? The Davinci Code
33. Is there anyone you like right now? My best friends and my family
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? tonite
35. Are you currently depressed? no
36. Did you cry today? no
37. Why did you answer and post this? it looked like fun
38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. I'm not going to tag anyone for this meme but feel free to do it if you would like.

Hogwarts Invitation

Hogwarts Invitation
I seen this on Amel's blog and I just had to do it.

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

I'm tagging:

Stacy

Come on guys, join me at Hogwarts!

*** start copy paste this invitation***
I know what you're all thinking, "Not -another- sorting quiz!", but before you get bored and leave, let me say a few things about it. This is not the ordinary sorting quiz that you're used to. Unlike all those other quizzes infesting the Internet, this quiz actually sorts you for who you are as a person, not because your favorite animal is a lion.

I made this quiz as a reaction to all the bad sorting quizzes. The problem with most of the existing quizzes, is that the questions rarely have anything to do with which house you would actually be sorted into. Your favorite color doesn't effect which house you belong to. Not every Gryffindor likes defense against the dark arts, not every Slytherin likes potions. Just look at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Each is in Gryffindor, but each has a completely different disposition. Harry's father was often a bully and a thief, yet he was still in Gryffindor.
This quiz will actually ask you psychological questions with a variety of answers that can't easily be determined as to which house they fit into. This was meant to be more like what the Sorting Hat does. Just remember though that you must answer these questions truthfully in order to get an accurate answer.

Also these questions are written to take place in our world, not the world of Harry Potter. I didn't give a Harry Potter theme to the quiz because the answers are more accurate this way. As Muggles, we don't have any idea what it's like to be faced with a troll or a bogart and we've never played quiddich. Our answers may be skewed as to how our favorite characters would act instead of ourselves. However, we all know what it's like to live in the Muggle world because we do it every day.

Please take the test and copy paste this *master list* after you are sorted and don't forget to tag your friends! Let's see which tower has the most members!

Gryffindor: Karen

Slytherin:

Ravenclaw: Mr. Fong, kasper794

Hufflepuff: Trinity, Amel

***end copy paste***

Long Week!!!

Well, here's my week so far. I took two days cleaning my kitchen. I pulled out all the stuff in the cabinets and washed them out, I also washed any and all dishes. I finally got to where I could finally mop the floor. It was a lot of work but it was worth it. Now the task will be to get everyone else in this house to help keep it that way. The only thing I have left to do in there is the fridge. I hate cleaning it out but it needs done. I got down & dirty with the cleaning, I pulled out the fridge to sweep & mop under it and did the same thing with the stove.

I took the kids out Trick or Treating, they had an absolute blast. I drive them around to family mostly but I also took them around our neighborhood and to a Church that passed out candy. Here is a pic of the kids in their costumes. Sis wanted to be a Princess and my son wanted to be Freddy Kruger.

I also had a doctor's appointment for my wrist again. He said I could back to work on November 10Th with a 20 pound weight limit, but my boss said she wouldn't let me back till I had zero restrictions. Hopefully that will be soon considering I go to physical therapy 3 times a week. For those who didn't know I fell back in August on my right hand and fractured my wrist in 2 locations. I was in a cast for 6 weeks. The fracture is healed but getting the strength back is what I'm trying to do now.

I had my son's parent/teacher conference yesterday. She said the biggest problem she has with him is his rushing through his work and not double checking. Otherwise he is a great edition to the classroom. She also told me that when he is asked a question on a reading assignment he gives the right answer the vast majority of the time but if he has to write down the answer he misses it most of the time. So I'm trying to figure out a way to help him with this. ( He has been labeled ADHD). She also said that he is a very intelligent boy he just needs to learn to slow down on his work. Here is a copy of his report card. His behavior and work study grades have never been above a C- before this school year. He is in 5Th grade by the way.

Sorry it's so light, but overall he didn't do to bad.
Conduct B-, Work Study B-, Reading D+, Writing Process C, Language in Use C+, Math C-,
Social Studies C, Science C-, Art, Music, & Physical Education S Teacher Comments: "Gage is quite capable and can be very creative."


Now all I have to do is get the rest of the house done and get laundry caught up. I really need to figure out a schedule or something to help keep this house cleaned up.

This week I also started working on a family photo DVD for my mom's side of the family. I finally figured put how to add the names to the photos. Now if I could figure out the best music for it I would be set. So far I'm considering Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World", Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven", Kenny G " Love Song", and maybe also Mozart and /or Beethoven. Not sure yet. Maybe it will come to me eventually. Anyway I thinks that's all for now. God Bless:)

Weird Photos

I was going through old photos yesterday and I came across this set of my son at the age of 4. All the photos were fine except for two of these. Since it's halloween I thought I would post them and see what other people think of them. I took the pictures with a 110 camera. It's probably just bad film but I thought it looked weird.


This picture is like all the others in that film roll.




Now look close at this one, It was from that roll of film but you can make out a light. Look near his leg.




This pic is a little more clear but from the same roll of film.

Like I said it was probably the film itself but these are the only 2 photos that did that. Allthe others look the the first picture. No other signs if light or anything.
Let me know what you think.