Have you ever noticed that every family seems to have sayings or phrases?
I thought I would list some that mean something to my family.

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. - My Mom has had this on the wall for years. It's one of her favorite saying.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. - My Dad.

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance... I hope you dance. - One of my sister sent me this song as her wish for me.


These are saying that will make anyone in my family instantly smile. :)


He will be my pet and I shall call him squishy. - Finding Nemo,

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... - Finding Nemo,

I feel like I just found out my favorite love song was written about a sandwich! - 27 Dresses,

Say what? - This is all me!

Excuse you! - This is me too. lol

Power pills. haha

I thought I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. :) Got this off Abbie's blog. :)

You are a buffet of manliness. - Don't ask!

Dutch Blitz!!! - Natasha and me!

Variety is the ice cream of life. - Natasha and me. ;)

Edie did it! - Since we ran out of animals and we couldn't blame it on the goldfish....

Hold me I'm scared! - I've found this works even if you not scared. Dads are great.

Stupid peace of hardware! - My brother says this when he gets mad at the computer....

McMamamy storie. - It's a family thing. It's really a book author named Patrick F. McManus.

I try to take it one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me all at once! ;)

Frogie jumper. - It's one of those things from your childhood you can never live down...

If at first you don't succeed try not to look astonished.

There was a little girl.... - Don't ask me! please....

Even it if you don't know what you're doing do DO IT NEATLY! - Mom saw this on a plaque and said it reminded her of me. hmmm.....

Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by you again? - I have his on a plaque in my room. ;) hehehe

I'm tired just thinking about it.

This is just a brief list of some of the things our family has done the last few weeks....

* Put our house on the market.

* Sold our house in one week!

* Moved into a temporary place. The word "moving" is such a small word, but such a big task!

* Dad got a new job!

* I gave my two weeks notice at my job.

* Mom and Dad had their 24th anniversary!

* One of the kids put a dent and scratch on my new car! That is a story all in it's self....

* I got a new nanny job. God is so good! :D

* While my family was looking for a new place I stayed home alone. I had never done that before. haha

* Moved into our new home. unpacking everything yet again.... It took two truck loads!

* Opened new bank accounts. Banking here is very different. We don't like it as much.

* My brother found and got into a local collage that offered exactly what he wanted. The collage where we were didn't offer it.

* I drove the local highways and freeways! I'm getting pretty good at it to if I do say so myself! :)

* painted our yellow kitchen tan.

* painted the red wall in the living room a beige color.

* My "adopted":) sister's Mom needed a local place to stay. so we had our first gets here last night.

* We're trying a new Church every Sunday. We're still looking for a Church we like.


Just think, This isn't even everything!
Thanks to everyone who helped us do it all!

oops....

Today when I was walking Ok, skipping down the stairs at home I tripped and mildly sprained my ankle.
Mom had me sit with my foot in the Hot Tub to relax the mussel in my calf that was in spasm also. Then we watch a movie while I put my foot up. (The movie was Ever After) It's not to bad I just feel really stupid. It seems like I can't even go down a flight of stairs without hurting myself! What a wimp! ha ha

It's been two whole weeks!

It was this day two weeks ago and about the same time that I first got to see my new home.
I can remember sleepily going from room to room exploring, but I still don't remember going to bed that night....

I got my mind set on you

I used to listen to this song when I was little. :)

I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

But its gonna take money
A whole lotta spending money
Its gonne take plenty of money
To do it right child

Its gonna take time
A whole lot of precious time
Its gonna take patience and time, ummm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it,
To do it right child

I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

And this time I know its for real
The feelings that I feel
I know if I put my mind to it
I know that I really can do it

I got my mind set on you
Set on you
I got my mind set on you
Set on you

But its gonna take money
A whole lotta spending money
Its gonna take plenty of money
To do it right child

Its gonna take time
A whole lot of precious time
Its gonna take patience and time, ummm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it,
To do it right child

I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

And this time I know its for real
The feelings that I feel
I know if I put my mind to it
I know that I really can do it

But its gonna take money
A whole lotta spending money
Its gonna take plenty of money
To do it right child

Its gonna take time
A whole lot of precious time
Its gonna take patience and time, ummm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it,
To do it right

Set on you
Set on you
(repeat)

Out of my comfort zone....

We finally finished painting the kitchen! It was a bright shade of yellow that we have now painted a nice tan. Normally I like yellow, but this yellow was like looking directly at the sun! Plus it didn't go with anything Mom had to go in there. It was driving her nuts! Now we have to paint my Brother's room. I think he would really like to get Scooby Doo of his walls. :)

Yesterday I drove all the way to the Mall. Do you know what that means? I drove a highway and a freeway! Aren't you proud of me? :D The only thing now is that I'm still gripping the steering wheel! Help!!!

I don't feel good...

At about 11:00 last night I got really sick to my stomach. I tried to eat some crackers to settle it but it didn't help. The more I moved around the worse it got. It kept getting worse until I couldn't move without feeling like I was going to be very sick!
My brother was so sweet! I was having hot and cold flashes so when I heard My brother in hallway getting some watter I called to him. He put some extra blankets on me and made sure I was taken care of. He is so great!
When I woke the next I felt a lot better. Just still a little queasy.

He is the Son of God and only he can save!

John 3:16-18 (King James Version)

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

And some people don't believe that Jesus is the Son of God! It's pretty clear that not only is he the one and only Son of God but the only way to escape from being condemned is to believe in him!
Only God can open their blind eyes.

Psalm 146:8 (King James Version)

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

Isaiah 35:4-6 (King James Version)

4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 42:6-8 (King James Version)

6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

We are Saved by Grace!

This is my Mom's favorite song.

Saved by grace.

Some day the silver cord will break,
And I no more as now shall sing;
But oh, the joy when I shall wake
Within the palace of the King!

Refrain

And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story - Saved by grace;
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story - Saved by grace.

Some day my earthly house will fall.
I cannot tell how soon 'twill be;
But this I know - my All in All
Has now a place in heav'n for me.

Refrain

Some day, when fades the golden sun
Beneath the rosy tinted west,
My blessèd Lord will say, "Well done!"
And I shall enter into rest.

Refrain

Some day: till then I'll watch and wait,
My lamp all trimmed and burning bright,
That when my Savior opens the gate,
My soul to Him may take its flight.

Refrain

God will take care of you.

This song was sung in a Church we tried out today. My family and I didn't like the Church to much. I don't really like it when a song repeats over and over as if it is trying to brainwash you into believing it so I took out all the repetitiveness and this is what I got from the song.

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
Beneath His wings of love abide,

God will take care of you,
Through every day, over all the way;

Through days of toil when heart doth fail,
When dangers fierce your path assail,

All you may need He will provide,
Nothing you ask will be denied,

No matter what may be the test,
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
God will take care of you.

No matter what happens God is always there for us!
He never said it will be easy but he did say he would never leave us! God is so good!

Dance! Sing! Love! Live!

Dance
Like no one is watching.

Sing
Like no one is listening.

Love
Like you have never
been hurt before.

Live
Like each day is your last.

Random Stuff

The price of gas here is at least $4.00 a gallon!
That is crazy!

Today is gorges outside! right now it's 68 degrees! Are you jealous? lol

This house is so big That I have been here almost a week and found a bathroom I didn't know about! hmmm... What else have I not found???

News from my newest adventures.

We are in our new house!

We left town on Saturday with a lot of help from Jon. Thanks again Jon. He worked really hard! We couldn't have done it with out him!

It was a long ride. Our truck had trouble taking any kind of an incline and would slow down to about 25 mp. The other drivers didn't seem to like us very much to say the least. Dad and I nicknamed it "the gutless wonder".

We made it to the house at about 10:00. By the time Dad and I got here I was so exosted that I don't even remember getting into bed!

At one point on Saturday when I was very tired I told my Dad that I wanted to go home! Then after I thought about it I realized that we were completely out of the apartment we had rented and I didn't know where my new home was! I had not seen the new place yet. How sad! I didn't know where my home was.

My days are full of unpacking boxes and more boxes......
Things are coming together though.

We are now settling into the new house and doing well. We are all very tired though. Unpacking is soooo not fun! We are all a bit overwhelmed by the size of the house. One of my favorite things about the house is the master bath. It is so big you could put a bed in it and live in there! And that is not an exaggeration! The bathtub in there is so big that I call it "Mom and Dad's indoor swimming pool".

As some of you may know I had not seen the house before I moved here. I had not even seen the area. I followed completely on faith. It was not easy but I praying a lot about it and felt that it was what God wanted me to do. So I left everything that I knew and everyone that I know to follow my family and the leading of God. He has truly blessed me! It looks like I might already have a new nanny job! Mom and Dad were talking to some people about me a few days before I came here and they said they are looking for a nanny. They had just one important question about me for my family, Is she a Christian? lol

The Parents of the children that need a nanny stopped by our house today to talk to me about taking the job. It was sort of embarrassing though, I was in my sweat pants and didn't even have any makeup on! Oh well. I guess the Lord is just keeping me humble..... Anyway, I talked to them a little about the job and they offerd me more pay than I was getting at the last nanny job. I wont have to work as many hours and they like the fact that I am a strong Christian! Plus it will be the same days that I was already working! Cool! I'm going to their house Saturday to talk to them more and meet the children. There is a 2 year old girl they just adopted in November from China. There are Two boys one is 6 and the other 9. They are a strong Christian family. WOW! God is so good!

God is taking care of his child!