Oh MY!

What a day, what a weekend, what a minute. I feel like a lot is going on lately and there is too much to do and too little time. But if you asked what I had to do, I couldn't tell you too much. So I am not sure why I am feeling that way lately, or maybe just today. I have two open houses that i need to turn the orders in but I am waiting on one person and have been for a while, so after many contacts, I am just going to put the order in. In my orders, I also bought lots of stuff for me to make for a few crafts shows I might do, one in Sept, Oct and Nov. I am doing holiday stuff and it is just so much fun. Kassie (my some day sister-in-law) loves doing crafty stuff and wants to help and maybe sell her own crafty stuff too :-)
We have been teaching the youth at church and took seven of them camping on Sat. I am just glad they are all still alive with the way they rode those 4 wheelers. The kids had a fun time and even got to go fishing in a little stock pound. That was their ever fishing experience. And they also had a blast on their little 4-wheeler although they both scared me a little:-)
We are going to the Unite and Conquer concert with Third Day and Skillet and a whole bunch of other bands on Sat. Looking forward to some awesome LIVE praise music.
My mom got robbed last week and is just having a hard time right now. Please keep her in your prayers. It is so awesome to see what a strong Godly woman my mother is. She just got through a divorce, my grandma is not doing well and in hospices, one of my aunts just broke her hip and the other is not doing well either, and she just got her house robbed. But through it all, she is at peace! I am only be so lucky to grow up to be like her. She might be coming this week if everything works out, so Ray can change the locks on Dani's car. Spare keys got stolen so they had to change a lot of locks. I am hoping she gets to come and spend some time with us. I miss her sooooo much!
So, even though I have a migraine and have had all day, and feeling sluggish and just bummed by stupid things, by the time I finished this post, my aptitude has changed. And I know that as bad as my day, or weekend, month, or even minute is, there is always someone whose day is worse. And I am so blessed! Thank you Jesus for my life!

Fist Day of SCHOOL! 09-10

Yay! Today is the first day first grade for Aryna. After talking me into it, we started today instead of waiting a few weeks like I wanted to :-)
We had a good first day. I am praying that this year is full of joy in learning, and enthusiasm. I want our goal and focus to be on God. We will be reading the Bible daily together and she reads it at night with her daddy. We are also going to CBS (Community Bible Study) where she attends her own class and learns lots of Bible stories and verses, and we will be starting AWANA's soon where she is a CHAMP at learning her verses. Makes me such a proud mommy. I want my little girl to grow up to me a beautiful Godly woman.
This year we will really be focusing on improving her reading. which is her love, and science experiments that she LOVES.
I pray that I will be the teacher she needs and loves, and that God will teach me along the way to be the best I can be (mother, teacher and wife).
In the mean time, I can not believe that my first born blessing from God is in first grade!

Some pictures and such

Here are some pictures from the beach and such.
This has been a busy week. My sister in law Amanda moved in on Mon. and David and Kassie are coming home Fri. Excited to have a full house again. I love that my kidos get to have some family in their early years :-) I will never forget growing up with family everywhere. So many memories made!
We have been getting Amanda settled in and trying to find places for all of her stuff, and getting all of her "things" transferred to Texas. I had an Open House on Tues and will have one tomorrow night also. I love getting to meet so many neat women. This weekend I plan on organizing and rearranging stuff.
Today, I read about always keeping our focus on God. As long as our focus in on God's majesty, we have a bounce in our step. But if we let our eyes focus on the dirt under us, we will grumble and gripe at ever rock we kick or crevice we have to cross.
"Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to the things going on around Christ- that's where the action is. See things form His perspective"
Col. 3:1-2

We are HOME!

We are home. We sent the timer in our car during our trip (the 5th-11th) and we were in the car a total of 53 hours in those 7 days. We had a great time. The traveling wasn't too bad. I have the most awesome kids ever. They did great. And the beach was a blast. Aryna is our little fish and Wyatt is our sand boy. The wedding was beautiful. And I even got to dance with my love. I will post some pictures. But for now....I am HOME and home for a while. Not planning on going anywhere soon.

Great week

I had a great last week with my best bud Steph. We went to lunch with friends, had a yard sale, cooked lots of yummy food, had great family dinners, and listened to the 8 kids play and cry. It was like it use to be. Times I miss, and LOVE having. We even ended our time together with some of the best pedicures ever!
I am now getting ready for our trip to North Carolina. Packing, finishing wedding and anniversary presents, going shopping for food and things needed. We are working hard tonight to have most of it done before we leave.
Aryna is spending the night with her best buds, that are like cousins. She got picked up today at 5 and I won't see her until after VBS tomorrow night at 9. I have never been away from her her this long in my life! I miss her!
So, good-bye for now. We will be back on the 15. Driving 24 hours one way, going through 7 states! Aryna has her map ready and is s0 excited to see the different states! And I am so excited to see the beach!