Well, here I am...in the lone star state!
I have not blogged in sooooo long. And miss it! But I have been on quite the adventure! I finally moved from Windsor to Fort Worth, but was only in Fort Worth 5 days and had to go to California for a family medical emergency (I'll blog about that later), 3 weeks later, I finally made it back to Texas! My poor hubby...he was still stuck in an Extend America (hotel). But now we are moved into a new apartment and trying to get settled. Which has been very interesting to say the least!
I know that moving is always a bummer, the only thing good about it is you tend to get rid of stuff you don't need! That's the good news.
But all the changes that need to be made, cable, internet, phones, addresses, yada yada. Can you say nightmare???? I don't know if its my bad luck, Murphy's Law, or this frickin' state, but I am on the brink of insanity. We have been in this place for two weeks now and Lord help me.....still no cable tv (direct tv) 10 phone calls, 2 tech visits, service cancelled, suspended, turned on, turned off, on again, all to find our complex is MDU-multi dwelling unit, which means a 3rd party co. has to handle it.....whatever???????Not to mention, AT&T has tuned off our internet service (long story) but they are sending a new modem for wireless, because they sent us the wrong one in the first place! Okay, I know I'm a whiner.....but who are these people....they are in another country....Okay, I'm still whining...did I mention the TV also out in our gym? They are working on the roof....guess I am going to have to get a newspaper to see what the heck is happening out there....
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Texas Bound!
If you are wondering where I have been.....Moving! Packing, cleaning, tossing, complaining, crying, ugh! We have to move. Fort Worth, Texas here we come! Whether we want to or not!
We live in such an awesome community, it is very hard to leave. But Mike's job is calling...and we know we are blessed that we have this wonderful job. It is a great company and we are grateful, but it is always hard to leave "home". We have been in Windsor for 5 years and it feels more like home than any other place I've lived. The people here are so amazing. We felt like we were home right away. And the people here are so social....fun, fun, fun! How will I ever survive without them? God has placed us in many different neighborhood's throughout our lives, and we are always blessed to find so many great friends. I am going to stay positive, because I know I will stay in touch with these people for years to come! Thank you Windsor, I love you!
We live in such an awesome community, it is very hard to leave. But Mike's job is calling...and we know we are blessed that we have this wonderful job. It is a great company and we are grateful, but it is always hard to leave "home". We have been in Windsor for 5 years and it feels more like home than any other place I've lived. The people here are so amazing. We felt like we were home right away. And the people here are so social....fun, fun, fun! How will I ever survive without them? God has placed us in many different neighborhood's throughout our lives, and we are always blessed to find so many great friends. I am going to stay positive, because I know I will stay in touch with these people for years to come! Thank you Windsor, I love you!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Take Care of Yourself!
I've been gone for awhile... had to go to California to help my family put our 91 year old stepmother in an assisted living facility. Talk about depressing...if you wonder what your future holds for you when you are elderly, spend some time in a nursing home. All I can say is that it is a scary dose of reality! I, for one, do not want to end up in one! So, here we go again....get fit and healthy and stay that way...and yoga! We need to have flexability, we have got to be able to move around, so get with it people...I am!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
May 1, 2010!
Please don't tell me it's May 1, 2010!!!!
How did we get here? I think I am still somewhere in the 90's, missing the 80's and longing for the 70's.....Life goes on.
Embrace the day, forget the numbers...the date, my weight, my age, May 1, 2010. The first day of the rest of my life....:0)
How did we get here? I think I am still somewhere in the 90's, missing the 80's and longing for the 70's.....Life goes on.
Embrace the day, forget the numbers...the date, my weight, my age, May 1, 2010. The first day of the rest of my life....:0)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Marble Jar
Quite a few years back I read a story in a magazine about a women who used a marble jar to demonstrate to her children the power of prayer. Whenever she had a need for an answer to a prayer (usually something big) she would get out a mason jar, and a package of marbles. Every time she prayed about this particular request she would drop a marble in the jar. She also asked her family members to help her, each time someone said a prayer for this request they also would drop a marble. She said through this faith the answer always came before that marble jar became full!
I thought what a great example to show my children. So, I went to the dollar store and bought a bag of marbles, found a mason jar and began my mission. We were trying to sell our house at the time and needed to....It fell out of contract not once but twice, each time as we were packing, it was such a disappointment! We were getting a little desperate so out came the marble jar. I seriously gave it to God. Told Him I needed that house sold and that I could no longer handle the situation and put it in His hands. I told my husband and kids and told them to also pray about the house and if they did to drop a marble in the jar...you know the answer. We sold that house before that jar was full! And it wasn't the marbles, those were fun and a symbol, but the faith! We had faith and truly put it in His hands. Since then, I have only used the jar on very few occasions. Last Sept. I was looking for a job, with the situation of the economy and jobs scarce, I was having a hard time. Then I remembered the marble jar. Took it out, started really praying and giving it to Him....you know what happened, I don't think I had over ten marbles in that jar...a job!
So, here we are, in a pickle, Mike in Fort Worth, me here. Can't sell the house without losing. Maybe we should rent it. We have until July 1st before we have to start paying for a place in Fort Worth. We decided maybe we should rent the house here in CO. But I was so not wanting to, I kept praying about it, we still had not pursued it, no advertising, etc. Then my neighbor calls out of the blue, I may have someone to rent your house, are you interested? I still am in denial, well maybe. We let them look at the house, but then didn't hear back. You guessed it, out came the marble jar...God what do you want us to do? Sell, stay, rent, exactly 10 marbles later...our house is rented. It's Faith. It's finally trusting fully in God's will for us. We need to let it go and give it to Him. I have a hard time doing this. I always want to control the situation myself...why? Complete faith, and giving it to Him, that's when the answer comes. If you are in a place where you are struggling and don't know what to do, let it go, give it to Him, its in his hands anyway. If you need a marble jar get one.
I thought what a great example to show my children. So, I went to the dollar store and bought a bag of marbles, found a mason jar and began my mission. We were trying to sell our house at the time and needed to....It fell out of contract not once but twice, each time as we were packing, it was such a disappointment! We were getting a little desperate so out came the marble jar. I seriously gave it to God. Told Him I needed that house sold and that I could no longer handle the situation and put it in His hands. I told my husband and kids and told them to also pray about the house and if they did to drop a marble in the jar...you know the answer. We sold that house before that jar was full! And it wasn't the marbles, those were fun and a symbol, but the faith! We had faith and truly put it in His hands. Since then, I have only used the jar on very few occasions. Last Sept. I was looking for a job, with the situation of the economy and jobs scarce, I was having a hard time. Then I remembered the marble jar. Took it out, started really praying and giving it to Him....you know what happened, I don't think I had over ten marbles in that jar...a job!
So, here we are, in a pickle, Mike in Fort Worth, me here. Can't sell the house without losing. Maybe we should rent it. We have until July 1st before we have to start paying for a place in Fort Worth. We decided maybe we should rent the house here in CO. But I was so not wanting to, I kept praying about it, we still had not pursued it, no advertising, etc. Then my neighbor calls out of the blue, I may have someone to rent your house, are you interested? I still am in denial, well maybe. We let them look at the house, but then didn't hear back. You guessed it, out came the marble jar...God what do you want us to do? Sell, stay, rent, exactly 10 marbles later...our house is rented. It's Faith. It's finally trusting fully in God's will for us. We need to let it go and give it to Him. I have a hard time doing this. I always want to control the situation myself...why? Complete faith, and giving it to Him, that's when the answer comes. If you are in a place where you are struggling and don't know what to do, let it go, give it to Him, its in his hands anyway. If you need a marble jar get one.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Can't resist the urge to share....
This was forwarded to me via email from a close friend:
Moses said to the children of Israel, "Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land." Then about 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a Camel, this is the promised land." Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of Camels and bankrupted the promised land.
Moses said to the children of Israel, "Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land." Then about 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a Camel, this is the promised land." Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of Camels and bankrupted the promised land.
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