A contest & a site to check out

Reflections has introduced me to a site I just love!!! The site is www.biblicalwomanhoodonline.com

The contest is under her Wed Jan 23 blog post. It is titled Giveaway: $100 Vision Forum Passport. The contest is open until noon Mon. Jan 28th.

Wish lists

I love being tagged! lol And tagging others!

Ok..Melissa ( Reflections) tagged me..the tag is to:

1. Write two wish lists of five items each--one material wish list, and one spiritual.

2. Tag 5 people to complete this as well, and comment in their blogs to let them know

Material Wish list:

1 Be out of debt

2. have my own laptop

3. go on a cruise

4. Get a 7 passenger vehicle

5. And have a pre-paid charge card with lots & lots of availability on it! lol

Spiritual wish list:

1. Have my devotions every day

2. Do the Becoming the Woman God Wants me to Be

3. To be the Prov 31 woman

4. To be the Titus 2 woman

5. have more joy


ok..I tag:

Kim

Shannon

Melinda

Donna

Jayedee

2008 goals

I got the idea from Reflections to post my progress on 2008 goals! ( check out her blog..she has awesome ideas!) I have 2008 goals & monthly goals..so will post both & in random order! lol

Porgress this week:

have a birthday party for all 4 kiddos next Sat..so this week I worked on goodie bags, finding gifts for 2 of the,,still in progress..and booked the party! WOO HOO!

been successful @ having devotions every day so far! What a blessing!

been blogging more!

been renewing my mind..and a lot of you have had a lot to do with that!! Thank you so much!

had 3 out of 4 days where I felt I led in the peacefulness of our home.

2 out of 4 days were increased in veggies.

3 out of 4 days did the 5 min room pickups.

Well, that's all for now. Hope to work on more goals today. How are you doing on progress?

What a difference....

What a difference 20 years makes! lol 20 years agon when we were raising our boys we went on certain field trips, called to schedule field trips, and paid certain prices! Now, while working with these little kiddos things have changed! Many field trip we did before we can't do now! Most of them due to 9/11. We can't tour our water system place, cant tour the Frito Lay factory ( one of our fave trips!), etc. Yesterday I went in to schedule a birthday party @ Chuck E Cheese's...you cant book that way..can only book online! And years ago we took our boys to play Laser Tag. There was a package on Sat's from 9-12 for $10 a boy ( which @ the time seemed a lot for us!) Now it's 20 min of play for $7 a boy!! We are not playing laser tag @ those prices! So, it's quite interesting finding things to do with these kiddos.

Happy New Year

Hope you all had a good New Year's..ours was a little hecitc, but ok. Dale & I both werent feeling well..Jm & A spent the day with us..and James brought a girl home for us to meet who he likes..but she has a boyfriend right now! lol

What are your hopes & dreams for the New Year? I'm still making goals for the year, but also goals for each month. Dale is excited about those! lol I asked each boy what they wanted this New Year..they are thinking on it! lol

One thing I started working on yesterday was James Eagle Scout ceremony...want to get that done ASAP.

Authors

Who have you read in 2007? What did you love? What did you not care for? Who do you hope to read in 2008? Here is a link to an author I plan to check out in 2008: http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/ She is posted under the post 3rd day of Christmas.

My new authors this year were Neta Jackson & Karen Kinsbury. And I was thrilled that Lori Wick put out 3 new boos!..I have 2 of them read & the 3rd one sits in my pile to read.

Tis the season...to be emotional

The 4 kiddos left this morning to go to their dad's. Dale & I went to K-Mart to do grocery & Christmas shopping. We had just started ( was filling our water jugs) and having a "normal" conversation..not about kids..just catching up with each other...when I hear something & I look up to see what it is. Here comes a man ( I'm guessing "grandpa") pushing a cart with a little girl in it ( Dale thinks she wasn't more than 2) The little one gets so excited telling "Grandpa" that there is "Mommy" ( she's pointing to me) then her face falls just a tad but keeps jabbering how I look like Mommy...and then whispers, "But does she know where my Daddy is?" When she started jabbering about me being "mommy" the man's face got like I know mine does when I just want to move on with the little guys & he just nodded & you can tell he was trying to get away from us. I smiled @ her & waved a little & as soon as she turned the corner I absolutely fell apart into Dale's arms! sigh..a whole generation being raised that are looking into stranger's faces trying to find their parents! I was just heart-broken!!

Just thought I would share, and ask..what makes you emotional this time of year?