The (Fake) Blonde and The Professor

That's what I feel like my life is. I post random silly thoughts, ideas and mostly nonsense and my husband post deep thoughts and views on things that mean something. He is so smart and can see things so clearly. I admire his body...I mean brains. Ha Ha... Check out his blog sometime. You can find it here.

So keeping in my usual fashion...here is a new song from Julianne Hough. I love this song and here are the words:

My Hallelujah Song
Look at me, can't believeI finally made it here
Feeling like I'm where I belong
Singing my hallelujah song

Hard to find, took some time
But I think that I might be hittin'
On what's been missing all along
Singing my hallelujah song

It's a highway sliding through a Sunday afternoon
It's a snapshot smiling like we ain't got nothing to lose
It's the peace in knowing that love is gonna be gone someday
But you only get more when you give it away
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Hard to find, took some time
But I think that I might be hittin'
On what's been missing all along
Singing my hallelujah song

It's a sweet prayer knowing someone's up there hearing it
Divine punch lines take a little time but I'm getting it
Life is more than just how many breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Baby, take my breath away

Hard to find, took some time
But I never was by myself
There were angels helping all along
Singing my hallelujah song

My hallelujah
My hallelujah
Singing my hallelujah song

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Hense the bible verse on the right hand side of this page....

1 John 3:18
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

If only everyone would live by these words.

Great time doing almost nothing!

Well the long weekend is almost over. I am feeling much better and hopefully will last all day at work tomorrow. Today was a nice way to end a long weekend of hardly leaving the house. We did make it to HEB once and Chili's once. Today we went to Galveston and ate at the Sunflower Bakery. It's not like it used to be since it moved to a new location. They serve three meals a day and have wait people. It was still very good. Then we went and walked on the Strand. We bought a few things for each of us. After that we went to the outlet mall so I could get a few more things. Then we hit Kroger for some flax seed (for some healthy breakfast bars, that have to be cheaper that the ones we are eating now) and then we came home. We got caught up on some chores and now we are resting. MSH did all of his yard work and took care of the garden. I froze 3 bags of green beans. We have tons of squash to deal with tomorrow. We watched alot of movies on TV over the weekend. High on my list of movie that I have been dying to see was "The Fly" and of course "Return of the Fly". Just kidding about them being high on my list of must see movies. Anyway they were humorous to say the least. MSH really looooooooved watching "27 Dresses". Just kidding again. Well at least now when the movies ends..happily ever after... he knows what that means and how it feels.

Life is sweet and we are enjoying every minute of it. We still can't get over how blessed we have been this past year. We are very thankful.

I am writing a post on our first year together. I also have some ideas for some other post. One being jealousy. It rears it's ugly head every so often in my life. Mostly it's stuff I hear about and sometimes it affects me. I just want to post a few thoughts on it. But first I have to get my thoughts together and believe me that takes some time!

We are starting our crunch week at work. Actually it's two weeks with everything ending on the 7th. Too much to do in too little of time. Our motto at my office is "Wait to the last minute to get the job done". Enough said.

Have a blessed week and try to do something kind for some close to you.

Lazy weekend!

What a lazy weekend. I have been slowly feeling better. I really needed this weekend to try and get totally rested up. I am trying to kick this virus out of my body. I talked to the nurse at my doctor's office and she said the doctor wanted me to take the stronger medicine to try and knock out the virus. I am looking forward to that!

We watched to movies yesterday. No we don't have to go rent movies, we have our own video store in the den. All we have to do is ask!!

We might try and venture out tomorrow.

I know I have said it at least a thousand times...I'm married to the most awesome man in the history of the universe. MSH is totally perfect for me.

What a week it has been! So many things to blog about. Starting with David Cook winning AI. How awesome is that? I should listen to MSH, he pick David to win from the beginning. Maybe I should take MSH to Vegas and let him play the slots! Just kidding. I don’t think he would enjoy that at all.

We are thinking about buying a third vehicle for me to drive to work. It would be small and it would be something that gets very good gas mileage. We would have three car payments but it would cut our gas bill down considerably. We would only drive the F-150 when pulling the boat or trailer. We would try to make all three vehicles last about ten years. MSH takes such good care of our vehicles, I think that we could make that ten year mark. Did I ever say that MSH is awesome? Well he is!!

It seems like every time we turn around we are being blessed by something else wonderful happening in our lives. I won't go into any details here but things are still falling into place for us. We have been able to blend our lives together very nicely with very few bumps along the road. Sometimes we have to wait for God to work in our lives and we get impatient but we have learned that the wait is usually worth it.

I am so proud of my kids. CDM1 had done great since his graduation last year. He is such a delight to be around. He loves his job. He handles his money very well. He is very responsible and can take care of himself. CDM2 is still at the same job since last October and does very well at it. I think she has found something that she can do really well. She has grown into a beautiful young woman and seems so happy. Adult children can be so enjoyable, especially when they are doing so good on their own. I am very proud of both of my kids.

At some point in the near future we are going to have to buy a new mattress. MSH does not like the mattress we have now. It hurts his back. It's to soft for him. I love the bed because it's so soft. We will get a Sleep Air, so we each adjust our side to our liking. I want MSH to be happy and for him to get a good night's sleep everynight. It makes me feel guilty knowing that the mattress hurts his back.

MSH is almost finished with another year of school. He will have a week off and then work two week and then be off the rest of the summer. He has a list of projects he wants to get done this summer. He wants to build a storage building in the back yard and also a patio cover. Hopefully he will have time to paint the living room, kitchen and hallway. It's been almost six years since the walls have been painted and the really are starting to show wear and tear. Plus I am getting a little tired of the color. I love having this house that we live in. I am very proud of it and I have tried to keep it nice and to take care of it. Dan has been a wonderful bleesing to me. He helps me so much with the house. He has made the front yard look beautiful. He works so hard and I always feel like I am barely keeping up with him!

We are so excited about getting to babysit Lexie in two weeks. It's our anniversary weekend and I have to work on Saturday, but we can work around those things. MSH will have to do most of the babysitting. We are thinking about taking her to the GRB on Saturday when I have to work. MSH can take her over to the new park while I am working.

I am rambling and must stop now. Have a blessed day!

WOW

I hit the wall today. I made it to work and left at lunch. I felt really bad. All the old symptoms feel like they are coming back. I was not going to get the new prescription fill, but I quickly filled out the form and mailed it off today. I do not want to get sick like I was in the beginning of the year.

The day has had a super bright spot...an email from MSH. As of last week we had sent each other over 1400 email since we met. This one topped them all. What a wonderful man. He knows how to say the most awesome things. He has a way with his words that melt my heart!! Seriously. I would share the email...oh wait, I WOULD NEVER SHARE THE EMAIL WITH ANYONE!!! Anyway I am married to the most awesome husband ever and he makes me so happy. I love being his darling bride. I wear that title with honor and am so blessed to be his wife.

I have been thinking and praying about joining the Women's Ministry Team at church. I have decided to join the team. I want to do a either monthly or quarterly newsletter. I love doing that kind of work and I am super excited about joining this awesome group of ladies.

For the past sixteen months my life has been wonderful. Everything has fallen into place and it's a perfect place. Everything is so easy and comfortable. No drama...no stress...just perfect calmness! I can't say it enough..I am the most blessed woman in the world to get to be married to MSH. In two weeks and four days we will celebrate our first anniversary and I am so excited about that. Time sure flies when your having the time of your life!!

Have a blessed day.

David Roland Cook

As you can see from the title I am a fan of David Cook. I read where he was born in Houston! I am placing my bets on him to win American Idol this week. Well I don't actually gamble, but if I did...

Speaking of gambling....tonight is Bunco. I looooooove to playing Bunco. More than playing Bunco I love being around all the women. We have a blast. It's crazy and loud. It's such a blessing to have so many great friends and that we can get together outside of church and have so much fun. I am totally blessed with so many great friends. I look forward to playing Bunco each month. I also like to win sometimes!

About the freaking out last week...

I have had my current job for 19 ½ years. In my previous job I had a supervisor who was not a Christian. For the rest of this email I will refer to this person as “The Boss”. The Boss had no morals. The Boss did not care what came out of The Boss’s mouth in front of the employees. The Boss regularly talked about who the Boss was sleeping with to get needed items for the office...ie...computers, printers etc. The Boss had the mouth of a Sailor. The Boss was married and also having an affair with a co-worker. The Boss talked about this affair openly. The Boss had us lying our way through certain situation. The Boss openly cheated and falsified records and documents. I found myself having to react to this behavior and I did not like how I was having to behave. I was complaining about my job a lot. I was miserable. There was another dynamic to the whole mess and that was that The Boss was not very sympathetic about me having a special needs child. The Boss would not let me take the time off that I needed to care for my daughter. Finally one day I was so fed up I gave my two week notice. I could not afford to quit my job and I also knew that I could not afford to keep working under these conditions. God works wonders in our lives and because I quit when I did, my current job just fell into my lap. God’s timing is perfect!

Both of my bosses that I have had at my current job were wonderful and good Christian men. When the time came for us to get a new supervisor I was concerned and nervous. Before I could see that everything was going to work out, I only knew one thing and that is I was married to the most wonderful man and he would stand beside me through anything because we are a team. We are a team and I can count on him to listen to me and help me with my fears. If I was going to be faced having to work in conditions that were not very Christian, I knew that MSH would be my biggest supporter. Since I had experienced a really bad job in the past, I was worried about it happening again. I had seen a glimpse of some behaviors that I did not like and started to freak alittle. Well everything has turned around and I feel like it will be OK. I am not worried anymore. I won’t have to be around anyone who is dishonest, not hard working, can't manage anything and in it for the wrong reasons. For that I say Amen!!

So there you go, now you have the full story!

Today the old boss is visiting the office. It just like old times. Except that now he is a super star!! Someone leaked to the media that he was going to be here and they started showing up to interview him! How cool is that! Oh my how times have changed!!

The count down has begun to our first anniversary. Coming soon....a post about our first anniversary and what an awesome year it has been for both of us.

Have a blessed day!

Great Weekend!!

---Edited---
Simply put...we had the best weekend. We got to do all the things we like and got to spend lots of time with my sweet mother-in-law! Friday night we stayed home and had a wonderful dinner. I made a delicious pot roat...a favorite of mine. Saturday we went fishing and I actually caught some fish and it was a blast. I felt sorry for MSH, he spent way too much time putting bait on my hook and taking fish off my hook for me. What a sweet guy, I am the most blessed wife in the world!! I got to take a quick nap while MSH cleaned the fish. We both got cleaned up and met my mother in law for dinner and afterwards we went to her house and sat and talked for a few hours. It was really nice to listen to them talk about religion and politics. I crocheted while listening to them! Today we went to church and then met my mother in law for lunch in Seabrook. We got home in time to change clothes and go to Small Groups. We had a good discussion with good friends. MSH came home and mowed the yard. We are going to crash early tonight because we are so tired.

I love to have weekends with MSH when we are super busy and I also love to have weekends where we do nothing. I just like to have weekends with MSH!! We already have some great plans for next weekend which is a long weekend for us. Some of our plans include more fishing (hopefully with some great friends that we have invited to go with us) and maybe a trip to Rosenberg to pick up those beautiful candle stick holders that I fell in love with a few weeks ago.

The best part about spending any time with MSH is that we have never had a single cross word between us or a single fight. We think the same, we like the same things and that makes for a very very wonderful life together! I will keep saying it for ever and ever... I am the most blessed woman in the universe to have met and married the most wonderful man ever and he is truly my best friend. We will never take a single minute that we have together for granted.

Have a blessed week!

Everything is Copasetic!

As MSW always says....Everything is Copasetic! What a great end to a long week. Life is good...God is good and everything else is Copasetic!

I looked up the meaning of Copasetic and here is what I found:

Copasetic, also spelled copacetic, copesetic or - less commonly - kopasetic, means very satisfactory or acceptable.

Copasetic is an unusual English language word in that it is one of the few words of seemingly unknown origin that is not considered slang in contemporary usage. It is used almost exclusively in North America, and is said to have been first widely publicized in communications between the astronauts and Mission Control of the Apollo Program in the 1960s

Have a blessed day!

Totally Unbelieveable Part Deux

Prayer must work. I went from not able to sleep good (tossing and turning all night) and being really on edge to hopefully finding out that everything is going to work out. That is an awesome way to end a week that started out so unsure. The only thing I had to base any opinion on was what I saw going on right in front of me. It was not good or very honest or anything I wanted to be a part of. I think some can't handle change very well and did not know how to act. What they don't realize is that they are being watched. They are behaving in a manner that I do not want to be around. I am happy to say everyone seems to have been transformed and I see that they may feel more at ease. Change can bring out the worse in people. I think that is why I was freaking out and so worried about how this was going to play out. I knew that I would not be a part of anything dishonest or negative. But as I said earlier everything is working out quiet nicely and I could not be more pleased. (at least that's how I feel right now!) Thank goodness I have MSH to stand beside me in times like these. He keeps me grounded and he can see everything so clearly, when sometimes I can't

My 2008 Hurricance Book is hot off the press. I have to admit it looks really good this year. And best of all it has a value....it now sells for $2.00 each.

Old Blog post...

I was looking for an old post on my old blog and came across a few posts that I want to put on my new blog. The first is a poem by Maya Angelou. Enjoy. Also...reading some of the old posts reminded me of just how blessed I am to have so many good friends. And how extremely blessed I am to have a husband as strong, sweet, kind, smart and caring as My Sweet Husband!! I know I say that many times on this blog...I feel like I can't say it enough!!! As ME would say"SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS"!!

By Maya Angelou

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Have a blessed day!

Numbers...

WOW...I counted the number of emails that MSH and I have sent each other since 02/15/07 and the grand total as of midnight 05/14/08 is..... drum roll please.....1401. Can you believe that we have sent each other that many emails? And to top that off when we are together we talk almost non-stop! Unbelievable! In all of those conversations we have NEVER had a single cross word to say to each other. Never had a fight. I think this is pretty amazing and totally AWESOME!!

Our first anniversary is in only 23 days! Time flies when you are having fun and are in love!!

Have a blessed day!!

AI tonight...

Woo Hoo...it's between the two Davids. I am still hoping for David Cook to win. He is definately going to be a rock star.

Coming soon to this blog.....I am going to start posting some of our favorite recipes. I love to cook and I really love to cook for MSH. I have been discovering some wonderful recipes and I want to share them.

SS called me today!! Boy was I shocked. She was filling me in on everything what is wrong with A. Poor baby. My prayer is for the doctors to find out what is wrong with her and help her to heal. Keep the whole family in your prayers, if you can. Otherwise it sounds like everything in the big "A" is going along fine. I miss them and hope to see them this summer on one of our trips.

And so it goes...

Have a blessed day!

Things are looking up...thank you very much!!

The situation that kept me tossing and turning all weekend and that I referenced in my post on Monday is working it self out very nicely. I have only good things to report and also that maybe...just maybe...I was kinda sorta just a tiny bit wrong about how it was going to play out. I might have read more into it than was really there. After yesterday and today I see that it just might play out in a positive way. Thank God for that! God is good and he does answer prayers!! I think that having the most awesome husband in the world helps. He keeps me positive and looking at only the good in people.

More later after AI.

Just a thought about blogs...

The biggest problem with blogs is you never know who is reading them. I feel you must be very selective about what you post. That’s why I usually try to be very vague in my ramblings. The fall out from that is that some people may read what I have written and think it’s about them. Trust me I would never post a complaint about anyone who might read this blog. So if you have read my blog and think that something I posted is about you...you are way off base and could not be more wrong. God and anyone who knows me will know what I am posting about, for those that don’t know me, don’t jump to any conclusions. You will most likely be wrong. The main reason I post anything is for MSH to read. He knows what I am talking about when I am being vague. One of the other reasons I like to blog is...I like to go back see how I was feeling at a certain time. It’s funny to read about something that was bothering me in the past and today it’s not even on the radar! Speaking of radar...ours is lit up like a Christmas tree!! So if you have read something on my blog and thought it was about you, I am sorry for the misunderstanding.

Have a blessed day!

Wonderful Stormy Wednesday...

I love stormy weather. It gives me a day to myself! It gives me time to re-group and get caught up.

When life gets a little stormy, it’s good to have an awesome God to watch over me and a wonderful partner to stand beside me. The storm I am going through (referenced in Monday’s blog) has the possibility of turning out good. Maybe not great, but I think it will be good. We had some baby steps yesterday and they were positive baby steps. We were able to communicate and I think we came to an understanding. God does answer prayers when you are faithful to him. He has shown me that maybe this storm was not about what I thought it was about, maybe this storm does have some sincerity in it. That’s what I have prayed for and am still praying for.

This brings to mind the following Psalm:

Psalm 26
1 Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity;
I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me.
Test my motives and my heart.
3 For I am always aware of your unfailing love,
and I have lived according to your truth.
4 I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
5 I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O Lord,
7 singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders.
8 I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.

I am excited about what the future holds. If my life keeps going like it has for the past sixteen months, then the future looks totally perfect. I am married to the most awesome man ever and he is the answer to my prayers.

Have a blessed day!

AI tonight...

David Cook rocked the house tonight. He just has to be the next American Idol. When he sang his first song, it was awesome. That is one of my all time favorite song. I love love Roberta Flack. Here are the words to the song...First Time Ever I Saw Your Face....

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt your heart beat close to mine
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command.

And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last till the end of time my love
It would last till the end of time my love

The first time ever I saw your face,
your face, your face, your face

This describe exactly how I felt the first time I saw MSH. From the first moment I was totally captivated. He did fill those dark and empty holes with the sun, moon and the stars. I knew that this relationship was going to be special. I felt the joy from our first meeting and I do believe we have enough joy to fill the earth and it will last until the end of time.

OK, I got a little carried away there....this post was supposed to be about David Cook and how he rocked the show tonight. I voted for him and I hope he wins!

Have a blessed day!

God is so Good!

Today was a good day. I got some unsettled business taken care of…sort of. Well, at least I made an effort to start the ball rolling in the right direction. Prayer sure helps when you are uncertain about how a situation is going to play out. I have worried about this certain situation for about a month. As some who read this blog know…there is a new sheriff in town. I made reference to this in my blog yesterday. Some people are just not in it for the love of it (old sheriff), they are in it for the benefits (new sheriff). God is good and he is richly blessing me. I think that everything is going to be OK. If not, then I only have to keep remembering to look at the countdown sign. That helps a lot.

I also got some good news from the doctor. My health is getting better. I have to keep taking the same medication for three more months. This doctor is the best in the US of A and maybe the entire world. My uncle is coming all the way from Phoenix to see her. My sweet way older cousin comes all the way from Amarillo to see her.

Everything else is going great. The garden is producing and we are enjoying eating the fresh veggies. Our mothers really loved the fresh green beans we cooked for Mother’s Day! We have many great plans for the next 3 to 4 months. We have already planned our various summer trips and I can not wait to start taking these trips. The BnB is giving us one night free, so we decided to stay longer! Holy cow….how on earth did I deserve this much happiness with the most awesome man in the universe? Again…God is so good.

I am in the process of writing a blog about our first anniversary that’s coming up in a few weeks. There is so much to say about being married to the most wonderful man in the world. We have been given this second chance at marriage and it’s every thing we hoped it would be. I know I personally prayed for a strong, sweet, Christian man to share my life with. God more than answered my prayers.

Until the next time…..have a blessed day.

Totally unbelievable...

Seriously, some people are so totally unbelievable. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. No more foolin' going on around here. At least MSH and I can stand together and work as a team. We have each other. While some are out still trying to scrape a life together, never managing their money, always trying to lie and steal their way in life., others are doing it the right way, working hard and being honest. MSH and I are together and completely 100% happy. We have no use for dishonest, self-centered and totally disguising people in our lives. Well...we do feel sorry for those who stand on the street corner and beg for money. But that may be the extent of our feeling sorry for someone. For the rest we just think they are pitiful. But does it really matter what MSH and I think about someone? No it does not. We all will meet our maker at the end of our lives. Try explaining your actions to him. That should be a good one. Talk about a good time to be a fly on the wall. Enough preaching. Amen!

Mother's Day 2008...

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day this year was a time for Dan and I to thank our mothers. We had a lovely home cooked dinner for them on Saturday. We cooked steaks. We also had fresh green beans from our garden! We gave each one a framed copy of a picture of the two of us. It was a really nice time and I think everyone enjoyed it. It’s nice to show our mother’s how much we love them and appreciate all that they have done for us. We wanted them to feel special. I hope we were able to do this. Nothing makes a Mom feel more special than for her kids to let her know that they love and appreciate her.

For my own Mother’s Day, I spent the day doing nothing (after getting up early to take CDM2 to work). CDM1 called around 1:30 to wish me happy Mother’s Day and CDM2 called around 5:30 and told Dan (he answered my phone) to wish me happy Mother’s Day. That was my day in a nutshell.

You can read more about our weekend at MSH's blog.

Oh My Goodness...

This is amazing. Read about it here.