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Let the fun begin.......... =)

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:14:00 -0600

Well now that we are done with school till

January 8^th let the fun begin…

Today after finishing school with the kids

I decided to start my baking so I made

chocolate, chocolate cookies, peanut butter,

wedding cookies, and 4 pie crusts…

Tomorrow my little brother is coming with

his new young adorable, sweet and most

of all one that loves JESUS like I do

hard to believe we have became best

friends… I know that because we share

the passion for Jesus is what has made

our friendship so special…

I am looking forward to hugging my little

brother (though his bigger than me) but

the one I pretty much raised since he

was two years old… J

I am looking forward to showing him around

beautiful Florida, Disney World, our new

home, but the best part will be taking him

to see our new church and worshiping God

together and celebrating the birth of our

Savior… J

My kids are so excited to see their favorite

uncle, they also can hardly wait to show him

around and just spending time with him and

their new aunt Annie… J

I am also looking forward to enjoying

Christmas Eve with special friends…

I know the time will fly by faster than I want

However, I also know that all the fun we have

will only be a taste of eternity with our Jesus

and each other… ;)

Well my friends out there in Blog world…

Have a very Merry Christmas and may

The Lord’s face shine upon you and

Your families…

***Suzie *****

Finally Time to have fun.......

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:10:00 -0600

Well now that we are done with school till

January 8^th let the fun begin…

Today after finishing school with the kids

I decided to start my baking so I made

chocolate, chocolate cookies, peanut butter,

wedding cookies, and 4 pie crusts…

Tomorrow my little brother is coming with

his new young adorable, sweet and most

of all one that loves JESUS like I do

hard to believe we have became best

friends… I know that because we share

the passion for Jesus is what has made

our friendship so special…

I am looking forward to hugging my little

brother (though his bigger than me) but

the one I pretty much raised since he

was two years old… J

I am looking forward to showing him around

beautiful Florida, Disney World, our new

home, but the best part will be taking him

to see our new church and worshiping God

together and celebrating the birth of our

Savior… J

My kids are so excited to see their favorite

uncle, they also can hardly wait to show him

around and just spending time with him and

their new aunt Annie… J

I am also looking forward to enjoying

Christmas Eve with special friends…

I know the time will fly by faster than I want

However, I also know that all the fun we have

will only be a taste of eternity with our Jesus

and each other… ;)

Well my friends out there in Blog world…

Have a very Merry Christmas and may

The Lord’s face shine upon you and

Your families…

***Suzie *****

Yeah finally Friday..........

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:59:00 -0600

This week might and I do say might

Have been the toughest week ever

For me in regards to homeschooling.

Let me explain, I have been suffering

From bad head aches to migraines all

Week, part hormonal, part weather..

As you can see the week did not

start to good for me..But it did

keep me praying like 24-7 to

survive…

My husband called and asked how I

Was doing? My reply…”Bring home

Some beer, wine, cigarettes and

Sedatives.. Oh yeah, get a substitute

Teacher this one is going to be out

of it tomorrow… He replied oh,

that bad ha… Yeah… He said I am

sorry for you but I know our Lindsey,

she will learn it all you always come

through and she gets it…

However, after a week of having to

teach my 12 year old about

compound interest, Banking,insurance,

and home owners Insurance….

God must have known I Needed a laugh

When Lindsey & I read a story problem

This morning she could not pronounce

Meringue pie… she kept saying, “meringuini,

or is it meringet, or merinery? What the

heck is it mom?

I could not stop laughing some how that

made her laugh too and we both worked

on the problem together and she finally

got compound interest..

I know I have high expectations for my

kids, and somehow I believe God honors

my hard work and my kids deliver…

Well eventually not as fast as I would

Like…

Therefore, I am so glad is Friday and

tomorrow we sleep in and relax,

especially since we are all done with

Christmas shopping… ;)

Well hope you all had a wonderful

week and a relaxing weekend…

Suzie =)

Ordinary?....

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:07:00 -0600

Something to think about:

There are certain things anyone

Knows not to do�.

You don�t try to lasso a tornado.

You don�t fight a lion with a toothpick.

You don�t sneeze into the wind.

You don�t go bear hunting with a cork gun.

You don�t send a shepherd boy to battle a

giant.

You don�t that is, unless you are out

of options�. Saul was�

And it is when we are out of options that we

Are most ready for God�s surprises�

Was Saul ever surprised! The king tried to

give David some equipment: �What do you

Want boy? Shield? Sword? Grenades?

Rifles? A helicopter? We�ll make a Rambo out you.�

David had something else in mind. Five smooth stones

and an ordinary leather sling. The soldiers gasped..

Saul sighed. Goliath jeered�

David swung. And God made His point.

�Anyone who underestimates what God can do

with the ordinary has rocks in his head�. J

Don't like Halloween

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:38:00 -0600

We don�t celebrate Halloween in

or home. We are the house with

no lights on, because I don�t want

to encourage it�

Instead we have candy

all over the house in bowls and

Imake home made pizza on the 31^st

I also make them smore carmel

apples for dessert..�. J

I also tend to read to them what

Halloween really stood for and

remind them why I chose to make

my stand against it�

The funny thing is they both

don�t care about it since they

get the candy they like and

don�t have to beg for it� J

Have a great day!

**Suzie **** J

Love this story

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:20:00 -0500

JUST A MOM?

A woman, renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk 's office
was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation.

She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.


"What I mean is," explained the recorder,
"do you have a job or are you just a......?"

"Of course I have a job," snapped the woman.


"I'm a Mom."

"We don't list 'Mom' as an occupation, 'housewife' covers it,"
said the recorder emphatically.


I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall.

The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised,
efficient and possessed of a high sounding title like,
"Official Interrogator" or "Town Registrar."


"What is your occupation?" she probed.

What made me say it?
I do not know.
The words simply popped out.
"I'm a Research Associate in the field of
Child Development and Human Relations."

The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair and
looked up as though she had not heard right.

I repeated the title slowly emphasizing the most significant words.
Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written,
in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.

"Might I ask," said the clerk with new interest,
"just what you do in your field?"

Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice,
I heard myself reply,

"I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't), in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). I'm working for my Masters (the whole darned family), and already have four credits (all daughters).

Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it).

However, the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money."

There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up and personally ushered me to the door.

As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants -- ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model, (a 6-month old baby) in the child development program testing out a new vocal pattern.

I felt I had scored a beat on bureaucracy!
And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than
"just another Mom."

Motherhood!
What a glorious career!
Especially when there's a title on the door.

Does this make grandmothers

"Senior Research Associates in the field of
Child Development and Human Relations"

and great-grandmothers

"Executive Senior Research Associates"?

I think so!!!

I also think it makes Aunts

"Associate Research Assistants".

Monday Again...

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:36:00 -0500

It�s Monday again�..

In between, home schooling,

cleaning the house, cooking,

and washing clothes, some how

I have been making time to do

some of the fun things that

keep me going�. J

I have been busy making some

earrings and Christmas bags to put

presents into for friends and family�

I really enjoy making things�. I am sure

crafters out there do too� J

I am having a little bit of problem with

The earrings they don�t look right to

me I can seem to hook the top part

so they hang straight? Any suggestions

you earrings experts?

Suzie�..

Bags I made........

The Earrings....

Fall......

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:02:00 -0500

I just love fall not that is that exciting here

in Florida, but when we lived in California

we wore 2 hrs away from Lake Arrowhead

and every fall we drove up the mountains

and spent the weekend with the beautiful

big trees, crisp weather and fun food�

I am hoping to be able to take a family

trip to explore Ashville, NC in two

weeks� However, I am not sure we will

since my prince charming might be

starting a new job�? ???

Well hopefully we will, if not that is

okay� I have been to Ohio a

year ago and saw the leaves change

color which was just gorgeous�

I really like the fall colors like red,

yellow, orange, green, purple and

brown� J I finally learned why the

leaves change color this year in

my son�s Biology book� J

Funny how �I� take everything for

granted and not realize how amazing

(our play ground -> world) that God

created is�. I think that is why I love

to learn about everything� Even

though my memory is not as sharp..

I have been crocheting some scarfs

for Christmas and I have a feeling

they are fall colors and I hope

the people who are getting them will

like them or I am in big trouble� LOL�

(yeah it does get a little chilly here in

Florida) J just a little�.

Well since �fall� is my favorite time

of year what is yours? =)

***Suzie **** J

Another week goes by.......

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:17:00 -0500

Well here we are, Thursday already�

We have been busy with school

everything is going smooth so far�

I am working on a scrapbook for my

little brother (age 33)� Edy and

his wife Annie are coming to visit

for Christmas� J I am so excited�

I decided to make him a scrapbook

because when we grew up my Mom

left my father (he was physically abusing

her and us) and we left everything behind

except the clothes we wore wearing.

Therefore, we don�t have many pictures of

us around.. My mother also never took

pictures of us, so I had to beg for copies

from my uncles and aunts�

I thought since I love to scrapbook and

he always enjoys my books I would

make one for him� J

Edy and I are very close like best friends

and my sister in law and I are that close

also. I love them both dearly� J

Funny how pictures seem to show

peoples personalities�.

My daughter asked, �Why does

Grandma always looks so sad? �

I told her I guess she is not a happy

person? But we should pray so she

gets the joy of God J

I guess that is why I like to smile so

much� J

Hope you are all having a good

week�. J

Busy Week.......

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:11:00 -0500

Another week has gone by�. Wow!

This week was busy for us after having

nursery last Sunday, my daughter

had not been feeling too good and I

too have not been feeling good�L

One of those adorable babies had

a cold and I think we all got some

of it� (even though I washed my

hands every 10 min.??) Oh well�

We did manage to get all our

lesson done except for one day

when we had a field trip to the

Daytona Museum, where they had

an exhibit about �Ink & Blood�

(the dead sea scrolls) It was

awesome to see some of the

scrolls and artifacts from that era,

it some how brought it all to live� J

My kids and I really enjoyed it..

In our way home we stopped and

had some Crispy Cream donuts

with coffee� We had some

home school friends ride with us..

Crispy Creams are my favorite &

also my very picky 15 year old son.

Then it hit me when I asked

him how many he wanted�

He replied, �No thanks Mom, I

lost my dessert privilege all week��

I had forgotten I punished him early

in the week for not finishing his

Algebra 2 work.. L

I felt so bad� But I have to keep

My �No�s as No�� He did not

complain, pout or anything he did

smiled� Yikes that is the hard

part for me when I stand my ground

and feel, oh no!....

But God is faithful when we got home

he hugged me and said, �You�re the best

mom and I love you��.

With tears in my face I hugged

him back and said, �You�re the Best Son�

I use to be worried about raising teens but

Because of my commitment to raise God

Loving & fearing children it has paid off now..

I am so thankful that God has given me the

strength to be consistent no matter what

because my fruits are paying off� J

I hope you all have a phenomenal weekend�