Happy Birthday Mom & Happy Anniversary Dad & Mom!

37 years ago today, my parents got married on my mother’s birthday. So, they have doubly celebrated for the last 37 years. Just wanted to say happy birthday Mom & Happy Anniversary Dad & Mom! We love you!

A Baby Changes Everything

A beautiful new Christmas song sung by Faith Hill called “A Baby Changes Everything”. An amazing listen, take 5 minutes to watch, you’ll be blessed.

The Best Part of Waking Up…

I’m addicted to coffee. Yes, I admit it. I usually drink 2 cups (which holds 4 cups each) each morning. I typically use regular powdered creamer. I saw this at the store on Sunday & seriously, this made my morning amazing!

Not Me Monday

My friend Elyse has been doing this for several weeks now and so I thought I would jump in on the fun today.

*I did not bring a space heater to class with me because it was cold enough to freeze popsicles in the classroom. No, not me!

*I did not watch a movie with my husband yesterday afternoon when I should have been writing a paper. No, not me!

*I did not jump for joy when I found out one of my classes for next week is canceled. No, not me!

*I did not recycle some gifts I received to a couple of people for their birthday. No, not me!

*I did not loose my cool yesterday with Damaris when she refused to wear a sweater over her sleeveless dress. No, not me!

*I did not ignore some phone calls this week from people I just couldn’t deal with talking too. No, not me!

*I did not crank up the volume and dance in the suv last night while listening to Toby Mac. No, not me!

*I did not get jealous that I wasn’t able to attend D!! with my class this past weekend. No, not me!

*I did not jump for joy when I saw gas for $1.79 a gallon. No, not me!

*I did not overdose on Hot Tamales candy earlier this week. No, not me!

Well, that was fun. I think this might become a regular post. Click on the image above if you want to join in on the fun.

Christmas Stockings

I think I’ve blogged about this before, but if not, here’s the history. My parents store their Christmas decorations in a shed behind their house. Last year, mice got into the shed and ate through the Rubbermaid containers the decorations were in and destroyed our Christmas stockings (along with some other stuff). I told my Mom I would knit replacements. I was pretty on track until my sister got pregnant and I stopped to knit Lola a baby blanket. I finished the 5th stocking today and I’m shipping the 5 finished ones to my Mom tomorrow. I still have 10 more to go. At least the kids’ stockings are done though.

Here is a pic of the 5 finished stockings:

Here is a pic of the beads I’m using to put names on the stockings:

Here is a pic of one of the finished stockings so you can get a better idea of what they look like:

Saturday’s Week in Review for Saturday, November 15, 2008

Well, here we go with this week’s Saturday’s Week in Review @ lorelaicc.com If you want to participate, please go here for the rules and instructions on how to participate.

Saturday the 8th
*schoolwork, schoolwork, schoolwork

Sunday the 9th
*church
*grocery shopping
*Had 5 inches chopped off my hair
*Damaris is making herself sick with nervousness about starting school tomorrow

Monday the 10th
*Damaris’ first day of public school
*so overwhelmed with emotion about Damaris not being at home anymore

Tuesday the 11th
*Out of the Mouth of Damaris…
*schoolwork, schoolwork, schoolwork
*happy to see a new episode of Fringe tonight

Wednesday the 12th
*Out of the Mouth of Damaris…Continued
*errands including getting the suv inspected (only 12 days late)
*finished another paper

Thursday the 13th
*tons of places to be today
*small group - Good food (crockpot pizza), good company, good discussion - great evening!
*From ER “You lose a parent, you’re an orphan; you lose a spouse, you’re a widow; you lose a baby, there’s no word for that” why is that?

Friday the 14th
*Library for more books, I think we have half the library in our house for papers we’re writing
*lunch date with Russ
*schoolwork, schoolwork, schoolwork

So, there’s my week in review. Who’s next?? Remember to go here to read the rules of how to participate.

What Happens When You Merge LOST with the A-Team?

A funny video to make you laugh on this super windy Friday:

In Preparation for Season 5 of LOST: Ghosts

A new episode in the series of LOST preparation for Season 5 videos:
LOST: In Preparation for Season 5. Episode 17: Ghosts

This episode gets at one of my top questions about LOST. What’s with all the un-dead people? Every time I think I have it figured out, something else gets thrown in that destroys my theory. Only 69 days until Season 5!

Out of the Mouth of Damaris…Continued

So, yesterday I posted about Damaris and what she does if she gets scared at school. Go here to read that post. I thought I would surprise her today with a necklace with the Psalm 56:3 verse on it. Here’s the necklace I had made:

And here was her reaction when I gave it to her:

Out of the Mouth of Damaris…

I was putting Damaris to bed last night. As yall know, we’re all struggling right now with this transition of her being in public school. I had prayed with her and given her a kiss and she climbed into bed. I was about to turn out the light when she started talking. She asked me if I knew what she did when she was scared at school. I told her no and asked what she did. She told me that she said this verse over and over, “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.” Psalm 56:3