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Thursday, May 24, 2007 - DOGGIE DAYS!
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HERE'S HELPFUL MAEGEN, MY ANIMAL PRINCESS.  ALWAYS WILLING TO TEND TO THE PET'S NEEDS, WHAT A BLESSING!  BLONDIE AND ANGEL HAD A VET VISIT SO A BATH WAS A MUST!

 

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 - OUT OF THE MOUTH OF MY BABY!
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I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS CUTE REMARK THAT MAX MADE LASTNIGHT.  I TOLD MAX AND MALACHI TO HURRY AND BRUSH THEIR TEETH AND GET CHANGED FOR BED BECAUSE IT   WAS PAST THEIR BEDTIME.  MAX SAYS, "WHAT'S PASTOR BEDTIME?"  HA,HA,HA!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

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Thursday, January 18, 2007 - Just a little "poke"
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HEY YALL.   YESTERDAY MAX HAD A W.I.C. APPOINTMENT.  HE LOVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.  HE WAS VERY EXCITED UNTIL HIS 5 YR. OLD BROTHER MALACHI ASKED HIM IF HE WAS GONNA GET A "SHOT".  JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS CHECK UP DID REQUIRE A FINGER "POKE", SO I HAD TO BE HONEST WITH HIM WHEN HE ASKED ME ABOUT IT.  HE WAS DREADING IT AND KEPT TELLING ME ALL MORNING THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO.  ONCE WE GOT THERE, WE PRAYED THAT MAX COULD BE BRAVE AND THE LORD WOULD HELP HIM NOT TO BE AFRAID..........AND THAT I WOULD BUY HIM A LITTLE TREAT AFTERWARDS FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.  TURNS OUT THAT MAX WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND HE DIDN'T CRY AT ALL.  HE EVEN SAID, "THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT!"  PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS HELP IN TIMES OF FEAR.

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

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Monday, November 27, 2006 - THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS!
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Hi all.  Just in for a bit to say what a blessing all my  friends are to me.  The Lord has been showing his love and kindness through good friends lately.  We have been blessed with lots of visitors lately and it has been really nice to be reunited.  Its always sad for me to have friends leave.  So, things are kinda gloomy at first but not long after that the Lord gets me busy with something or somebody! 

 

I've just completed a 12 hour continuing education class online for cosmetology.  It wasn't my choice to do so but the classes are required for renewing my cosmetology license and its that time again.  Praise the Lord, he got me through it!  I thought I wouldn't make it through it.  Its usually not quiet around here you know!  Sat. I took one class from 1:30 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.  Once done, I figured, why go to bed for an hour?  So I just stayed up and got ready for church.  Now, I kept on nodding off during the morning and the evening service too.  I am so embarrassed.  I'm sure the pastor noticed too.  If only I had really long bangs to cover my face with!!!  Maybe I could work on that. 

 

Love the Lord, Lisa

 

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Thursday, November 9, 2006 - My Superman!
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JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS MISSING THOSE DAYS WHEN MICHAEL WOULDN'T CHANGE OUT OF HIS SUPERMAN, BATMAN, OR HULK PAJAMAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.  THAT WAS USUALLY TOPPED OFF WITH COWBOY BOOTS.  TODAY SOME FRIENDS CAME OVER AND BROUGHT HIM THIS CUTE INFLATABLE SUPERMAN TOP.  WISH YOU ALL COULD SEE IT, THIS IS THE BEST I COULD DO!!!  HAIRSTYLE BY SISTER ON REQUEST!  THAT'S MY SUPERMIKE!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

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Monday, November 6, 2006 - MALACHI AND BUTTERFLY
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TODAY MALACHI CAUGHT A BUTTERFLY.  HE PUT IT IN A JAR AND THEN BIG SISTER NOTICED IT LOOKED ILL, SO, WE CONVINCED MALACHI THAT WE SHOULD LET IT GO.  HE WAS SAD UNTIL WE DECIDED TO TAKE HIS PICTURE WITH HIS NEW FRIEND AND THEN HE WILLINGLY SET HIM FREE!  FLY BUTTERFLY!

 

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Monday, November 6, 2006 - TOTALLY TOOTHLESS!
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WELL, MAYBE NOT TOTALLY.  CUTE, HUH?

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Friday, November 3, 2006 - GOODNIGHT/FRIDAY!
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HERE  I SIT, STUFFED WITH PIZZA, THINKIN', YOU REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.  AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET ON THAT OLYPTICAL.  IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MAYBE I'LL HOP ON TONIGHT.

 

TODAY WAS GOOD, WE HAD FUN IN SCIENCE DISCUSSING AIR FOIL, THRUST AND DRAG.  WE ALSO HAD FUN DISCUSSING THINGS THAT ARE AERODYNAMIC AND THINGS THAT AREN'T.  LIKE PIGS ARE NOT...........AND BIRDS ARE! 

 

HAD FUN IN HISTORY AS THE CHILDREN COLORED AND CUT OUT PAPER TRUNKS AND INSIDE HAD TO WRITE WHAT THEY WOULD PACK FOR THEIR TRIP TO THE NEW WORLD.  MICHAEL SAID HE'D TAKE A POT, NOT TO COOK IN..........BUT FOR PERSONAL REASONS.   WE HAD DISCUSSED HOW THEY DIDN'T HAVE RESTROOMS ON THE MAYFLOWER.  MOST OF THEM WERE CONCERNED ABOUT PACKING FOOD AND CLOTHING AND THANKFULLY THEY REMEMBERED THEIR BIBLES TOO!

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

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Thursday, November 2, 2006 - Goodnight, Thur.
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TODAY WAS A FUN DAY!  WE DID OUR FALL COOKIES TODAY WITH OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND HAD SOME YUMMY FUN.  THERE WAS ALL KIND OF FINGER LICKIN' AND LIP SMACKIN' GOIN' ON.  YES, WE WASHED OUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER FIRST........AND AFTER.  SOME OF US NEEDED TO BE HOSED DOWN AFTERWARDS.  THE OLDER GIRLS PRETTY MUCH RAN THE KITCHEN AND DID A GREAT JOB!  AND WE WERE BLESSED WITH A PIANO CONCERT FROM ALLEY TODAY ALSO.  SHE'S REALLY GOOD AND HER MUSIC ALWAYS SETS THE MOOD FOR SINGING AND HUMMING PRAISE TO THE LORD.  THE BOYS PLAYED COWBOYS AND MARINES!!!  YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN THAT!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - GOODNIGHT WEDNESDAY!
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TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY.  I GOT A BEDROOM AND THE LIVINGROOM VACUMED.  YEP, THAT'S ALL I ACTUALLY GOT DONE, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?  WITH FOUR PETS INSIDE, THE HAIR ON THE CARPET IS SOMETHING ELSE.   I THINK I'LL ASSIGN MY CHILDREN DOG/CAT BRUSHING CHORES ON A DAILY BASIS.  DONE OUTSIDE OF COARSE, THINK THAT WILL HELP ANY???  I'M IN BLOND ANIMAL HAIR UP TO MY NOSE!!  I FIGURE IT WAS A GREAT WORK OUT TOO, SINCE I HAD TO USE THE FLOOR SWEEP ATTATCHMENT, I HAD TO PUSH AND PULL REAL HARD TO WORK IT ON THE CARPET.

 

CHURCH WAS GOOD TONIGHT.  THE PEE WEES WERE REALLY GOOD.  AND.....AN EASY SONG FOR US TO PRACTICE FOR THE NEXT PERFORMANCE.

 

LOOKIN' FORWARD A FUN HOMEMAKING SESSION TOMMORROW WITH A DEAR FRIEND AND HER CHILDREN.  WE'RE MAKING ROLL OUT COOKIE DOUGH AND USING FALL PATTERN COOKIE CUTTERS.  AND, OF COARSE, WE WILL ICE THEM WITH COLORED ICING!!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - goodnight/tues.
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  WELL, TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I HAD THOUGHTS OF DOIN' SCHOOL OUTSIDE IN THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE.  SO, WE MADE IT OUT THERE WITH LUNCH AND SCHOOL BOOKS BUT THE SAND KNATS BOTHERED US PRETTY BAD, SO WE PACKED IT UP AND CAME INSIDE AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN.  SO MUCH FOR MY "CHARLOTTE MASON" AFTERNOON.

 

MY 3 DAY DIET?  WELL, I KINDA GOOFED UP THIS EVENING.  THAT CARAMEL COATED POPCORN WAS SHOUTING MY NAME SO I ANSWERED ITS CALL.  TOMMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY, RIGHT??

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

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Friday, October 27, 2006 - GOODNIGHT/FRIDAY!
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HEY, IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY.  I'VE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS ALL DAY.  WHAT A BLESSING TO HAVE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS! 

 

FIRST, I HAD THIS FAMOUS CHRISTIAN BLOG ARTIST COME BY.  YOU MIGHT KNOW HERE, SHE IS HSKUBES.  SHE JUST TOOK OVER MY COMPUTER I'LL TELL YOU AND WENT TO TOWN.  NO, ACTUALLY I PUT HER TO WORK.  SHE SO KINDLY AND WILLINGLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON MY BLOGGIE.  SHE IS TRULY TALENTED IN MANY WAYS!!

 

LATER WE HAD A FAMILY THAT WE WERE STATIONED WITH IN OKINAWA COME BY.  WE HADN'T SEEN THEM IN ABOUT 2 YEARS.  WE HAD A LOT TO CATCH UP ON, TIME FLIES. 

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

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Thursday, October 26, 2006 - Goodnight/Thur.
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Wow, what a beautiful day today was.  We enjoyed the outdoor air today at a pic nic with home homeschool friends.  The children had a blast, me too.

 

Our church held a homeschool meeting tonight.  That was enjoyable too.  We talked about setting goals in homeschooling for educating our children.  We had a visitor, that was nice, we hope she'll come to church sunday.  We had some nice fellowship afterwards.

 

Oh, and the new devotion book that I was blessed with, I did my first devotion in it today.  It was on repentance.  It discussed how we tend to blame others or become annoyed with people or circumstances when we haven't even prayed about it.  Well, that was early this morning and now it is late tonight, I can't remember much about it now.  I'll have to refresh my memory tommorrow morning as i continue but the Lord sure knew that I needed this book and just happened to get it at the right lesson!

 

Love the Lord, Lisa

 

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Monday, October 23, 2006 - Goodnight Mon.
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TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY.  MONDAYS ARE USUALLY HARD IT SEEMS.  ALL WENT WELL AND WE FINISHED ALL OUR SCHOOL WORK FOR THE DAY.  PRAISE THE LORD.  WE GOT OUR CHORES DONE AND I STARTED A MEAL FOR DINNER AND HUBBY AND I WENT OUT ON A DATE TO THE GROCERY STORE, AND THEN TO SONIC ON THE WAY HOME.  OOPS.  BUT WE SHARED A BURGER, SO THAT'S NOT TOO BAD, RIGHT??  HOW ROMANTIC.........

 

OH, AND THANKS TO CHRISTINA MY "BLOG BRAIN" WHO POSTED THE PHOTOS ON MY BLOG FOR ME, I GUESS AFTER ABOUT 8 FAILURES SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOULD STEP IN AND TAKE OVER.  (SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!)

 

THANK YOU LORD FOR THE COOLER WEATHER TODAY.  MAKES ME WANT TO DRINK SOME HOT CHOCOLATE!!!!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

 

 

 

 

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Monday, October 23, 2006 - FOR SUZANNE
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GOODMORNING SUZANNE.  THANKS FOR VISITING MY BLOG.  I'M ABOUT TO GIVE UP HERE ON BLOGGING, ALMOST.  I JUST TRIED TO POST A COMMENT TO YOUR WEBSITE BUT AS I ENTERED IT, IT SAID I DIDN'T ENTER SOME KIND  OF CODE???  SO, I'M HANGING  IT UP FOR THIS MORNING.  THERE IS MORE COFFEE TO DRINK AND DEVOTIONS AND SCHOOL TO DO!  MAYBE TIME FOR FUN LATER!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

 

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Sunday, October 22, 2006 - Goodafternoon, Sunday
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Hello there.  Finally made a little progress in trying to insert a photo here, but i don't see it now so I probably did something wrong, will see..........

 

love the Lord, Lisa

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Saturday, October 21, 2006 - GOODNIGHT/SATURDAY
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GOODNIGHT.  I AM OFFICIALLY THE LAST ONE AWAKE NOW..

 

WELL CHRISTINA, I'M NOT DOIN' TOO WELL ON THIS.  THE ORIGINAL "FIRST BLOG ENTRY" I WROTE LASTNIGHT GOT LOST.  SO AGAIN, I AM THINKING OF HOW KIND YOU WERE TO GET ME STARTED ON IT.  I WAS EXCITED TO FIND A COMMENT TODAY.   WOW, THIS IS JUST LIKE HAVING A PEN PAL, YOU KNOW??  THE GIRLS AND I TRIED TO ADD A PHOTO IN PLACE OF THAT RED ROCKER BUT SOMEHOW GOOFED UP AND NOW THE RED ROCKERS ARE SUPER SIZED ON MY SCREEN!!??  HELP!!

 

TODAY WAS A GOOD BUT LAZY DAY.  HUBBY TOOK THE GIRLS TO MATTS GAME WHILE THE 3 LITTLE ONES STAYED HOME WITH ME.  I'M ALL CAUGHT UP ON MY LAUNDARY LANDSLIDE  ISSUE NOW.  THAT FEELS GOOD!

 

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CHURCH TOMMORROW.  THIS WEEK WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGING AND STRESSFUL SINCE IT WAS HUBBYS FIRST WEEK BACK TO WORK IN A MONTH.  CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THE LORD HAS PLANNED FOR ME TO HEAR!

 

LOVE THE LORD, LISA

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Saturday, October 21, 2006 - HI LISA, ITs LISA
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JUST ME WRITING TO MYSELF HERE, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THIS REALLY WORKS!!! 

 

GOODNIGHT.

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