Wordless Wednesday

Back From the Dentist

Okay, so it was not as bad as we first thought. Bad enough though. Thank you for the prayers.

Today was cleaning, exam and x-rays.

Here's the plan for now: (since insurance will only cover so much)

3 crowns with buildup

I go back in a couple of weeks to get started. There is more to be done, but this is the most serios for now. We will shell out a little over a $1000 for this (above) AFTER insurance. I am so excited I can hardly contain myself. NOT!

I already have 7 crowns and much much more.......

I hope the boys inherit John's dental genes. Both of my parents had full dentures by the age of 24. They both had bad teeth. No matter how much I brush, floss and whatever they are bad each dental visit.

Do you have good teeth? Do you go to the dentist on a regular basis?

Blessings!!!

Not Excited

I am so not excited this morning. I am going to the dentist and i am so dreading it. It always takes forever and this is D day. Just say a little oprayer please, i will explain when I get home. I will leave you with one thought. Dentures................yuck!

Blessings!!!

Playing Hookie

John sings in the choir and always goes to both (8:45am and 10:45am) services. The boys and I follow up by going to Sunday school at 10am (John and I drive separate).

However, this morning the boys and I are playing hookie. I feel like I have slept with my eyes open and it was after 1am before sleep ever found me.

The storms are moving in and the rain is pouring by the buckets, so we are going to cuddle, play games and "have church" at home this morning. I so do not want to get out in this messy weather and get the boys sick.......they stay sick enough as is.

How's the weather this Sunday in your neck of the woods? When do you play hooky? Hope you have a great day! Blessings!!!

The Weekend and More

These last few days have been so busy and full of sadness and horror. We have been so busy and mostly going here and there.

*We had two deaths (church related) one of which was a 17 month old little boy, that was injured in a car accident Christmas Eve night.
*A family friend passed away
*Two aunts (one from each side learned their cancer was back.
*A terrible robbery of tools and a truck from friends, less than a mile away.
*An attempted robbery of another friends home less than two miles away.
*One of the aunts mentioned above was rushed to hospital this am. She was conscious but not responsive. We are waiting to hear more.

I have been schooling the boys and comparing budgets as what we are doing right now is just not working. What budget system do you use for your family?

I have several appointments next week which include the much dreaded dentist appointment. We had our taxes done this past week.

We have got to have some driveway/ parking work done as we have a regular pig slop hole here. I need to call and get the gravel hauled in.

I have started planning the boys birthday party (for March).

We have a 4pm wedding to attend Saturday.

I have been working very hard for the small group........which might I say the meeting last Sunday night was quite a success! We had a loit of new ladies and some which do not even go to church there. Yippee!

I have a lease agreement to write today and also get a matter resolved about a purse that I purchased from Ebay. I so am not happy. I bought and paid for it around the 6th and still have not gotten it. I cannot get the tracking # to work and the seller apparently doesn't not like to return emails. Grrrrr!

John was home yesterday since there was no work to do and he ended up waking up sick with a cold or something. He is back at work today. I checked his pay stub for this week online and it was so low. It by itself will not even pay our power bill. Ouch! Oh and our power bill was higher than it has ever been in the eight years we have lived here.

So, I think that about brings you up to speed. Please leave a comment and if you do, tell me what budget (methods) work for you. That would help me so much! Blessings!!!

On the Agenda

You might say, off the agenda since the day is mostly over.
In no particular order this is what I have done for the day:

*Got up 6am, got ready, packed John's lunch,prayed
*Breakfast, called children's hospital (several times), payed the bill
*Called computer doc, called bro in-in-law
*Finished class folders for Sunday night's meeting
*Dropped the boys off with mom for 2 hours, paid their bills, made some calls for them (parents)
* Did three loads laundry, loaded and am running dw, did lunch w/ the boys
*Went to post office and the bank
*Donated to Red Cross for Haiti relief fund
*Emailed Julie
*Ordered the boys more jeans
*Purged and went through things, pulled all yard sale stuff out
*Moved Mason's things from John's closet to his (after I cleaned out his closet)
*Afternoon snacks of Cheerios and fruit

We skipped school today.........

Yet to come:
*(supper) when I finish typing.
*Devotion and catch in Bible reading
*Promised bubble baths to boys
*Finish laundry
*unload dw
*Boys to bed after story
*order cupcake liners for boys b'day party
*down time with hubby
*maybe a long hot bath to relax!

What have you been up to today? Blessings!!!

I'm Gonna Miss This, Too........

As I read this I held such a guilty heart. Lord forgive for not being who I need to be. I will make those extra moments count. How true, that we need to relish those fleeting moments.........for they will be gone in a flash of an eye. What a gift we are given when the Lord chooses to bless us with children. The last few days have been tense to say the least and perhaps I am at fault. It does not really matter, what matters is that I remember tonight all of those years we prayed for a baby. The many nights we spent at home alone while our babies fought to live in the NICU. I will strive to be the mommy my children need, deserve and respect. I stress way too much. Today was better, tomorrow will be even better. Raising children is not for the faint of heart (especially multiples) but I have my Lord. He tells me, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Philippians 4:13. So, thank you Jennifer (MckMama) for the reminder.

Blessings!!!