I pray that you each have a happy, safe, healthy and BLESSED New Year.  May 2009 be your best year ever!!!!

HUGS

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Good Morning to you all!

I can't believe we are at the end of another year.  I don't even want to look back at this year.  This has definitely not been my favorite year.  I have learned a lot though.  My trust level went to 0.  I learned so much about people this year.  Things I really would rather not have to know.  I am a trusting kind of person.  It has been a hard year.  I am still letting go of some of it.  I have forgiven the ones that needed forgiveness.  We have broken ties with these people.  That doesn't mean that we wouldn't help them is they needed it.  We are following Gods lead and moving on to where He is leading.   So, I am looking forward to this year and the new things that God will show us.  There were a lot of days that I didn't even blog because I had nothing good to say.  That just isn't like me.  I don't like that.  It has been very hard.  I really haven't been able to talk about it either.  I think that has made it worse.  I like to talk it out and kill it.  Hubby has been great thru this whole process.  Of course, he went thru it too.  I think it affected him worse than me.  He is doing  much better now.  We are ready to move forward now and open our hearts again.  Even though I know that people will let you down and God is the only one that will be there thru it all.  God is awesome.

All that said, we are moving in to 2009.  I just think God has big plans and I am excited to have a new fresh outlook.  I have struggled for months and I want to put that away and push forward. 

We are doing school today and  cleaning.  We are also making a Walmart trip this afternoon with a friend.  I have Bob laying beside me and hubby just called.  He will be home sometime today.  Life is good.

Have a blessed day!  HUGS.

Thanks for letting me get that out of my system

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We are back to school.  We started yesterday.  We like to be able to take an  extra day here and there, especially if hubby comes home.  It just works good for us.

Things are pretty calm here.  We have no plans for the next few weeks, so we will just be having a slow life right now.  That is a good thing after running so much in the past few weeks.  I am looking forward to just doing some cleaning and chilling out with my guys. 

Did I mention how much I love my Christmas present.  Bob is my favorite present ot all times.  He is the most awesome dog.  Paul even likes him.  I am so blessed.

I just wanted to check in.  I don't like to go so long without blogging.  I really wanted to keep this as a journal for all of us.  I just need to take more pics and post them.  Of course, I can think of other things to work on as well. 

Have a blessed day!  HUGS

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I really do know how to blog, I just can't seem to make it happen like I used to.  I guess I have gone thru a slump and just need to get out of it and get over it.  I am also thinking of changing over to blogger.  That will come sometime in the future.  I will let you all know.  I know that others have told me that they can't get the RSS feed to work on my blog. 

We had a terrific Christmas.  We went to Crossville on Monday and celebrated there.  We ended up spending the night and coming home Tuesday.  We spent Christmas morning here opening gifts and enjoying each other.  Then we went to Paul's dad and mom's house for the day.  My favorite gift this year is Bob.  I just love this dog.  He is awesome.  He makes me smile.  He even cracks me up by sleeping under the covers.  He is really an awesome addition to our home and I can't imagine that we ever lived without him.  What a blessing!!!  Thank you Lord and thank you Paul for letting me get him.

We spent yesterday cleaning the front of the garage.  We now have a gated door in the garage door and the cats can't come in.  This is a huge blessing.  They had taken over the garage and now we have taken it back.  We bleached the floors and it is a much better place.  We got about 2/3 of it done and now we just have to do the other part.  We need to organize a little more and things will be much better out there.  Yayyyyyyy!!!

I was hoping to go to Somerset today but it doesn't look like that will happen.  My guys are all still asleep.  Who knows what this day will hold.  We wake up in a new world everyday here.  LOL

Have a blessed day!!!  HUGS

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Good Morning.  

We just aren't doing so well with getting our days and nights turned back around.  Mornings are not as pleasant as I would like them to be.  We just aren't bouncing and ready to get up and go.  Any hints?

We really aren't doing anything exciting right now.  Trying to get school to a stopping point for the Christmas break.  We are enjoying Bob very much.  He is a real blessing.  I think we may try to get some Christmas decorations out and do some decorating today.  We will see how that goes. 

I just found out that our homeschool group won't be having a mom's Christmas get together this year.  I always enjoy that, so that was a huge disappointment.  Our homeschool group hasn't really done a lot at all this year.  I hope it picks up after the first of the year.

My honey is leaving Chicago, IL and heading back to Ky today.  It feels good to have him closer.  Freight is moving very slow and lay offs are possible, so we pray that he gets to stay and work.  I have another friend whose husband is laid off.  That is a scary situation.  She is doing well and they have been very blessed by family.  I just pray that he finds a good job soon.

Have a blessed day!  HUGS

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It is rainy here today but that doesn't have to get us down.  We have a lot to do today.  We have to paint all the stars and start putting lights in them.  I will try to get some pics up when we get them finished.  It is a process.

We are still mixed up on our nights and days.  It is so much easier to go to bed late and get up late for me.  We can even get a lot done that way.  I just think we feel better by doing it the other way.

We are supposed to go to Columbia today but will have to see how the weather is doing before going.  It is yucky right now.  The temp is 34* and it is only supposed to get to 40.  It was warm last night, so I wonder if we have already reached our high for the day.  Can you say brrrrrrrrrr?

I hope everyone has a blessed day.  HUGS!!!

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Good Afternoon,
  We are wild today.  We have had a visit by hubby.  That was an unexpected pleasure.  He got to come by, eat and shower.  That was better than not seeing him at all.  We are trying to finish school and then, we are going to be working on our 4 foot stars that we sell for an outdoor Christmas Decoration.  They are so awesome.  We even have an 8 foot lighted star that we made for ourselves.

  We are adjusting well to Bob and he is adjusting well to us.  He wasn't real sure of Paul.  That was too funny.  He barked a couple of times.  Paul was ok with him too.  I think they both just need to warm up to each other.  Paul even ask us to bring him out to visit in the truck.  That was awesome. 
 
  I hope you all have an awesome day.  I hope we have a productive one.  HUGS!

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I just won a $50 Amazon gift from The Homeschool Lounge.  How awesome is that???  Right here at Christmas.  I had to tell everyone.  YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

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This is BOB! 

He is a Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix.  He is one year old, house trained and seems like a great dog.  This is my Christmas present.  He is from my home town too.  How cool is that.  I have wanted a small dog for a long time.

Things are back to normal this week.  Paul is on the Atlantic ocean in South Carolina.  We are going to be doing school in a few minutes.  Right now, we are just trying to wake up after our first night with our new baby.

Have a blessed day.  HUGS!!!

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I pray that you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving!

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It is just another day here.  We are doing school and cleaning and playing and stuff.  It just seems that we are so blessed to be able to do the things we do.

I am looking forward to spending time with my honey this week.  He should be home Wed.  That is awesome. 

I don't really have much to say, just that I hope you feel just as blessed. 

HUGS!!!!!!

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Have any of you ever been to the place where things aren't bad but they aren't great either.  Well, that is how I felt this morning.  My husband is awesome.  We get along great.  The boys are terrific.  They are learning daily.  I am ok, I just don't feel the push in me to make me do things.  I mean above and beyond just getting up in the morning.  So, as I sat here, I got to thinking.  I woke up for a reason today.  I am here as part of a larger plan.  I know that my GOD is working and wants me to be my best.  I have to put forward the best for Him, me and all that I will be around today.  I can do more than just take up air.  I mean after all, I am a child of a KING.  HELLO!!!!  Why do we tend to forget sometimes.  I have no idea.  We just have to kick it back in gear and go forward.  I have no real problems.  I just need to let God come through me more and have a right attitude.

All that being said, it is time to get ready for 4H.  I am going to fix sausage and biscuit here instead of buying it in town.  I am going to hug my boys and help start them off right today.  I can do this.  ON MY OWN??? NO WAY.  GOD is right here with me.

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That was a loaded question.  We had to stop at the beginning of our school day and have a 5 minute, get rid of the bad attitude moment.  As I was coming in here to make a post, I found this graphic and it hit me.  We made a choice to do better.  We could have kept the ugly, rotten, I don't want to, I don't care, I dislike this attitude and still done what we had to do.  We, unfortunately, have done that before.  For some reason, God really intervened today and showed us a different way to take care of this problem.  Thank you Lord.  We got rid of the icky, yucky "tudes" and have been nice to each other and ---get this--- we are getting our work done so much better.  I guess you all know this but today was my day to relearn.  I guess you can teach an old dog mom new tricks.  YAYYY!!!

We were so blessed last night to have a visit for a couple of hours from hubby (daddy to others).  He got to drop by here, eat, shower and then leave again.  We at least got to visit with him, talk his ear off and just enjoy his presence.  That was terrific. 

We have 2 presents already here for the boys for Christmas.  I am so happy.  I hate waiting till the end and it seems like we always do.  I am over a month ahead.  I just have to deal with all the things that we need to do for our family dinner and Christmas.  No problem.  By the way, Jackie, what do you need for Christmas this year.  I don't need towels.  I am thinking of what we could trade.  Any ideas?   For everyone else - My sister in law and I get each other something every year.  The rest of the adults don't do this.  It is special for me and her.  We have been doing either bathroom towels or kitchen towels or sets.  That is something that you either forget, don't want to spend money on right now or just wear to the point of no return.  So we decided to do get a gift for each other of something that we normally wouldn't get unless we just needed it or had to break down and get it.  I always look forward to exchanging something with her.  She is an awesome sis. 

Better get math checked.  Have a blessed day!  HUGS!

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May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

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I just love that graphic.  We want a dog but can't seem to find the right one for us. 

Well, it has been a while again.  We haven't really been doing a lot.  We did go to the Smoky Mtns last week.  That was fun.  I got a new starter on my car too.  That wasn't fun.  LOL 

We are back to the routine.  Get up, eat, do school and then whatever else needs to be done.  Paul is still on the road.  He is awesome.  I am so proud of him.  Well, we better get moving.

Have a blessed day!!!  HUGS!

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I have read a lot of blogs and like most of them say, move on.  So, although I am extremely disappointed in the election, I am moving on.  Why?  God is in control.  He knew what was going to happen and he knows what will happen in the future.  I am in good hands.  I will have to learn to pray in a way that will help our new President elect.  That is going to be a work in progress.

Now, to an awesome piece of news.  We live in the country.  When you live in the country, you sometimes get unwanted visitors.  MICE!  We have 10 cats and still got a mouse in the house.  EWWWWWWWWW!!!  Well, my AWESOME son, Patrick, who loves his mom so much, caught the mouse and got rid of it for me.  I just love my kid.  What better gift could a country kid give his mom.  WooHOO!!!

I also want to brag on my hubby.  Paul is terrific.  He works so hard.  He drives a truck and provides for us.  He calls me and makes sure that I'm ok.  He encourages me and lifts me up.  I thank God for a TERRIFIC guy.  I am so blessed.

I can't quit without mentioning Matthew too.  He is a great kid too.  He is such a trooper.   He can go with the flow.  That is a big thing in this house.  I just love the way he gets behind what we are doing and pushes through.  What an AMAZING 13 year old.

I can only feel blessed when I think of being where I am and having such a great family.  There are a lot of things going on in the world.  I agree and disagree with a lot of it.  I do know that waking up, knowing that MY GOD is in control and my family is here, is the best feeling in the world.  We can have a good day.

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No matter who is elected and what is going on.

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I am happy to say that I casted my vote.  I would love to have had better options, however I made a choice and I am happy to say that I voted.  Did you Vote???

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Well, we hit a deer yesterday.  The boys and I are ok.  We didn't get hurt and the truck only has a broken windshield.  It is a 1972 Chevrolet and has over 500,000 miles on it.  It is made of the good stuff.  God was with us.  I saw the deer standing by the road.  I beeped the horn and tried to get it to go away.  I had a car behind me and one coming at me on the other side of the road, so I had to limit my choices of what I could do.  The deer took off away from the road and I thought it was going to jump the fence and go on.  At the last minute, it made a big U turn and come at us.  When it got to the truck, it jumped and hit the truck on the passenger side top corner of the windshield, causing the windshield to break in a million pieces.  It bounced off and landed in the front, under the bumper in front of the tire, causing us to stop quickly.  We looked at each other to make sure we were ok.  We got out and looked each other over and started getting rid of all the glass that was all over us.  We had lots of help to stop and I called my hubby to come help us.  It was crazy.  God was really with us.  He protected us and kept us from getting hurt.  Matt had 2 small scratches on his arm.  Pat got glass in his shoes and had to pick a couple of pieces out of his foot.  I had glass all over but no scratches.  I did end up with a tense neck and really sore shoulders.  That was it.  I think it was from the tension.  I just feel so blessed.  Here are pictures of the truck.  We got the windshield out and got it vaccumed today.  Tomorrow, we will call about a windshield.  In the pics, the windshield is laying on the seat.  It did that later.  When we stopped, it wasn't that far down, so it didn't actually touch any of us during the wreck.

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