Merry Christmas

I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas!

I needed to update on something else with Delta. They paid for honey's ticket ROUNDTRIP. We didn't have to pay a dime! The guy said because we were in such a jolly mood, regardless of the difficulties, he was going to take care of the dog the whole way! So...THANK YOU JESUS. I was so bummed and God worked this out in a way I NEVER would have imagined. I know this may sound silly, but one of the things I wanted to do in life was to fly first class. I never thought it would happen, but it did. God answered a tiny thing for me, He cares of even this. Fly delta if you get the chance. They have a nicer plane that Frontier,Northwest, and United. I was very impressed!

On another note...I GOT A SEWING MACHINE!! I got two new purses that are super nice quality and really retro looking. I got a really cool wallet and lots of money to put in it :) that always helps huh! I got pride and prejudice with Keira Knightly...and Barnyard! Lots of stuff! It's been a good Christmas. I am at my Grandparents right now and the family is watching Ricky Bobby...Talladega Nights I think. They told me it was pretty good....not to much cussing or dirty...WHATEVER. So now mom, Damon, and myself have left the room. Thus the reason I am in here posting. Mom is taking a nap and damon was in here but has gone somewhere else. Even TV guardian couldn't help that movie. Yeah what I saw was funny...but...you can't get rid of the filth to enjoy a single bit of it.

I think my family is planning another family vacation for this summer. I think they are coming to Gatlinburg this time. I don't think we will be getting a cabin though. My grandparents own timeshares that they can get REALLY nice condos for much of nothin'. That sounded so country...*shakes head*

Well, pray for me if you read this within the next couple of hours (central time its 6:30 right now) Damon, mom, and myself are going to visit my cousin Troy in jail tonight. I am excited...but I know I will cry. I am going to see if I can put some money on his books for Christmas. I love him so much.

Pray for my mom's adopted dog Larry, he hasn't showed up in two months. He technically isn't hers. We thought he was a stray and fed him, well he would come back off and on and for awhile every sunday. Now as I said....he's been gone for awhile...she's missing him.

Have a good night!

And we are....WERE....off!!

Announcement over loud speakers: "I am sorry folks but we have over sold this flight, if there are any that would be willing to give up their tickets we are offering a $200 travel voucher. Thank You"

*Kasey walks up to podium*

after hearing Christmas eve at almost midnight arrival option, decides to decline.

*Kasey changes mind again at thought of being able to bring her princess, aka Honey basically for free using a travel voucher*

tickets are changed at no cost with a $200 voucher given for both ticket changes. However due to the luggage already being loaded under the plane and it being time to take off, we are not able to get our luggage.

*Kasey changes mind for 3rd time and decides to board flight as orignally planned*

*Kasey boards plane....*

Kasey's ticket is a duplicate. Kasey's flight is COMPLETELY sold out. Flight has room for Damon, but not for Kasey. (I like this third person thing)

*Kasey de-planes*

Long story short (after the long story and 3.5 hours at airport) this is what we ended up with:
Depart 12/23 at same time and connection areas as original flight. EXCEPT we are now in First Class *woohoo*
Honeys ticket is paid for (one way) by Delta. (we only have to pay for one of two ways...PTL)
$200 in travel vouchers each i.e. $400 buckaroos
a check from Delta, one for Damon and one for myself at almost $ 150 each. This wasn't a voucher either but is to be used however we want.
And laslty we are getting comp. lunch vouchers for tomorrow while we wait.

Estimated total between vouchers and checks:
$814. Cha-Ching....GO DELTA!

So the moral of this story...we leave tomorrow, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Divinity

Okay so I am finding out divinity is a moody kind of candy. First time I made it, turned out pretty, super pretty in fact. Go to yvonne's to show her how I made it and wouldn't you know, the stuff won't set up grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I made fudge too, tried a new old recipe from the 50's. I left it at yvonnes going to see in a bit if it set up. Today we need to do our gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies and frosting. I also think I will make another batch of fudge, this time my mommas recipe.

If yall have time, I would appreciate any prayers. I really need them right now.

today

today has been a grrr kind of day.

my stupid cat whom loves to annoy me has the realllllly annoying meow that he gives if you instantly don't give him what he wants. Which in turn brings out my rebellious side and I don't want to do anything for the critter. GRRR at you Tigger!

I made divinity today. It's a long process, but cheap to make. So I will be making a few more batches for the goody bags for family.

Wednesday Damon is taking out his crew for Christmas breakfast so I need to have part of my baking done by then so I can have their goody bags ready. I guess I have about 25 to put together. Maybe just 20.

anyway...thats it. We leave for Idaho Friday. WITHOUT Honey. :(

My tummy hurts...

Ouch.

In other news, big disappointment of the night...DAMON DIDN'T GET TO DRIVE WEN'S CAR. He was sorta bummed. However, the walk through Bethlehem was awesome and sadly it is already over. All that work, and wham...OVER!! We had lots of decor, and fish, real fish...really DEAD fish but fish none the less. I think the cutest participant was miss Kailee. I had to guess on cutting her size of costume but it fit near perfectly (twas' a bit long). Should I have a child someday, I want it to be cute...lol. I know the saying "only a mama could love that face" so no matter if the child is ugly or not, if it is your baby you will think it's beautiful. I still wants a Q T Pie like Kailee.

This time of year is so fun and BUSY. Being an adult brings on a lot more responsibility in general, but as the "wife" or "woman" role means I am now in charge of things like family gifts, and Christmas cards, and making things for church activities. Not complaining one bit, it's so fun, just completely different once you are married and out on your own. Even more different than when I was a technical adult but still living with my parents. At any rate...I need to make a dessert for tomorrow evening, get a basket to put all my stuff for the basket auction in, find the item we are to bring tomorrow night for the Campbells...I would say what, but for the off chance Sis Campbell might read this' I don't want to ruin anything. Oh man...there was something else and I just forgot it. Oh yeah...get two more gift cards and try to find some edible silver beads for my snowflake cookies.

Well, its late...busy day tomorrow. Sick nephew here too, and the little guy needs sleep.

Peace

interesting

I found a quotetoday that I thought sounded interesting...

"As you bring your gifts to His cradle
And worship Him now as King,
Do you bow your knees to His power?
Is your life the offering you bring?" —Brill

Just thought I would share

Wal through bethlehem...ONE day....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Email from Jaclyn

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children at ?. ..

Moses Lake , Washington 2/2/96
Bethel , Alaska 2/19/97
Pearl , Mississippi 10/1/97
West Paducah , Kentucky 12/1/97
Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97
Jonesboro , Arkansas 3/24/98
Edinboro , Pennsylvania 4/24/98
Fayetteville , Tennessee 5/19/98
Springfield , Oregon 5/21/98
Richmond , Virginia 6/15/98
Littleton , Colorado 4/20/99
Taber , Alberta , Canada 5/28/99
Conyers , Georgia 5/20/99
Deming , New Mexico 11/19/99
Fort Gibson , Oklahoma 12/6/99
Santee , California 3/ 5/01

Sincerely,

Concerned Student
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Reply:

Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God
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How did this get started?...
-----------------

Let's see,
I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare complained
she didn't want any prayer in our schools.

And we said, OK.
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Then, someone said you better not
read the Bible in school,
the Bible that says
"thou shalt not kill,
thou shalt not steal,
and love your neighbors as yourself,"

And we said, OK...
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Dr. Benjamin Spock said
we shouldn't spank our children
when they misbehaved
because their little personalities
would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.

And we said,
an expert should know what he's talking about
so we won't spank them anymore..
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Then someone said
teachers and principals better not
discipline our children when they misbehave.
And the school administrators said
no faculty member in this school
better touch a student when they misbehave
because we don't want any bad publicity,
and we surely don't want to be sued.

And we accepted their reasoning..
------------------

Then someone said,
let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
and they won't even have to tell their parents.

And we said, that's a grand idea...
------------------

Then some wise school board member said,
since boys will be boys
and they're going to do it anyway,
let's give our sons all the condoms they want,
so they can have all the fun they desire,
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school.

And we said, that's another great idea...
------------------

Then some of our top elected officials said
it doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs.

And we said,
it doesn't matter what anybody, including the President,
does in private as long as we have jobs and the economy is good....
------------------

And someone else took that appreciation a step further
and published pictures of nude children
and then stepped further still by
making them available on the Internet.

And we said, everyone's entitled to free speech....
------------------

And the entertainment industry said,
let's make TV shows and movies that promote
profanity, violence and illicit sex..
And let's record music that encourages
rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes...

And we said,
it's just entertainment
and it has no adverse effect
and nobody takes it seriously anyway,
so go right ahead.
------------------

Now we're asking ourselves
why our children have no conscience,
why they don't know right from wrong,
and why it doesn't bother them to
kill strangers, classmates or even themselves.
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Undoubtedly,
if we thought about it long and hard enough,
we could figure it out.
I'm sure it has a great deal to do with...

"WE REAP WHAT WE SOW,"
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What a day

I wont spend long on here....long story short, my two weeks notice got cut short. They gave me my check for today and told me that would be all they needed. NICE huh....grrr. Oh well, I was a good example, even if they weren't. Though I understand part of the reasoning, I thought it was low.

onto other news...I think i am going to have to turn the neighbors in for animal abuse. The dog that is so grotesquely skinny, is not sick, its starving. Its appetite is fine. Just needs FOOOD. I took them food tonight and it actually fought the other puppy forfood and was very aggressive. Its so sad, I dont want to make the neighbors mad, but this is pitiful. Advice please. If the dog was just kinda skinny it would be one thing, this dog is extremely emaciated. Starved. I fed and watered them enough tonight, so I know they wont be hungry for one night. But I plan to call the animal control tomorrow.

Not to sound like a broken record...

but...please if you see this pray for me. I feel like I am in a battle of the mind nearly all the time lately. I need happiness.

I posted, be amazed

I guess I have no excuse not to post more often now. There has been a lot going on in life lately, and atleast some news to report. I got another job. No laughing!!Actually I had applied for this job back in October and they just called me on Wednesday to offer it to me. Crazy huh! I have only been at my new job at the CPA's office since Nov. 14th and I had to turn in my two weeks notice yesterday. I was so tore up about it. I hate doing things like that. I realized that job is a whole lot more that it was presented as in the interview(the cpa job) or maybe I just didn't take it the right way or something....cus the job was hard. Super involved. My hat goes off to Accounting people. At any rate I suppose I should tell you about my new position. I will be working for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools as the Senior Clerk in Learning Support Services. Man, I almost sound important huh! Actually its a long name for, two bosses in the department's assistant. Anyway, I start January 2nd.

I am going Christmas shopping this coming week. Need to get some people taken care of. Ya know, I'm really not a shopping person, but there's something different about Christmas shopping, its fun. I like it.

Well, that is all I have to say. I am going to go try to find a layout I like and can work with. Peace homies.

ON HOLD...

For the thirty fourth minute and 20 th second with Delta air lines trying to get a plane ticket for the spoiled dog. So far the running tab if I were to change is $1300. Can ya show me the love? Money money money anybody?

need prayers

For all of you who read this, please say a prayer for me. I really feel my mind has been through the wringer, and it feels like one thing after another. I also need prayer that I will be the child of the King that I need to be. I don't want to be a failure, a constant mess-up. I want to do things right, I want to obey the Lord. Even in the small things. Just pray for me, I feel so far from God. I know its my own fault, but I also know my mind is probably being messed with.

We had a good time in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Townsend. Friday we came into town about two thirty and got our stuff all settled at the cabin. Then we marveled at the biggest jacuzzi tub I have ever seen. After that we ooed and awwed over the hot tub. Man I need (okay so want) one of those things. They are relaxing. Friday night we headed to the aquarium, that was fun. Then we went to the haunted house, fine if thats your thing...they bother me and I wished I hadn't gone. I closed my eyes and prayed during almost the whole thing. I think I only opened my eyes when I needed to see to move. I mean they were shut for a long time. I felt dizzy when I got out.YUCK. I WONT be doing that again, I don't like that stuff...as I said. Anyway, then we got stuck in a parking garage for literally 1.5 hours! YUCK! We happened to be in town the night of the 31st (i think) annual Christmas parade.
Saturday we got up around 10 ish and just hung out. Went into town for a late lunch and shopped. Went to the Ripley museum, shopped some more. Then came back to the Cabin and went back out to do more shopping and ended up eating Burger King, luxurious I know...yet satisfingly yummy. I am just thankful I got to be with my husband, even if it is just BK! Then we went back to the cabin and watched some TV. I painted on my craft statue thing till LATE. Then Bed. Sunday we got up fairly early and filled the cars up with gas then took that nature trail thing that loops through Cades Cove. I got some GREAT pics, that I should hopefully uploading on here soon. After about 3 hours we finally made it back to Gatlinburg for lunch at No Way Joses mexican. Part of it was great and the other part icky. Resulting in an Okay rating. We got to see some beautiful things, see some history, wildlife, I got a awesome skirt and some christmas gifts. It was a good time!

blog slacker

thats because my anti internet husband wont get off the computer long enough for me to type a word in edgewise.

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i deleted that post...i have looked at my blog a few times at work and that is all i need for him to see the address and read that. Or someone else in the office rather...i know...paranoid. plus I dont want to let someone elses bad attitude make me ill. Anyway, needless to say yesterday was rough at work.

Wendy I dont know how to change what you are talking about. :(

...

made it home safely. Thank the Lord. Am on the new laptop, it's pretty nice. I am happy we have it. Although, I already messed it up and had to do a system restore. Go me....man when I do things, I do them right. :)

Anyway, long day...its 11:13 at night...need sleep. Miss home. Want to go back.

Gatlinburg this weekend. I am excited. Pray for me, my mind. I need it.

Our Laptop

hope this works, i THINK this is the one we got...compusa's site is down.

http://hpshopping.speedera.net/www.shopping.hp.com/shopping/images/products/dv6000chassis_a_150.gif

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Entertainment&series_name=dv6000z_series

Proud New Owners of.....

HP Media Center Notebook with *drum roll please*
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-core mobile technology TL-50 (whatever that means...I just know its good) 15.4" screen, 1GB DDR2 memory, 80GB hard drive, burns and plays both DVD's and CD's! Yay!!!! AND he got a wireless router too!

I love my husband so so much. It's not about the laptop, its about how much he WANTS to make me happy, how he tries to fulfill my desires, attainable or non. I hope this comes across the right way. I don't go around complaining saying, "oh you're a horrible husband because you can't get me this, or you can't get me that". It's more like "oh babe look, that is so neat, wouldn't it be cool to have that some day?" And he tries to get that thing, whatever it may be, just to give me a dream. It's sweet. And, lastly...it's not all about "stuff" just dreams and wishes...and he tries to make dreams, big or small, come true. For that I love him...even MORE. I appreciate him for his love for me. Hopefully I am the same for him. I try to make him happy, not only with "things" he wants (chrome plated alternator...lol) but with the same love and appreciation that he so so deserves. So my new blogger man, if you read this, I love and appreciate you so very much. You make me so happy, and good times or bad, never forget...you are my one and only penguin.

*disclaimer* for all of you puking right now, please try to keep it to a minimum we just got the carpets shampooed in blogville. :)

New Blogger among the ranks!!

CHECK OUT THE NEWEST AND MOST HANDSOME BLOGGER EVER!!

http://paintermanbroyles.blogspot.com

I fly to idaho tomorrow for thanksgiving, keep me in your prayers.

Happy Dance

I have internet!!.....AT HOME!!!!!!!!! Thank you Jesus and Damon! Soon...I will be updating my blog and we may just have a very special blogger come and join the ranks. Hints...he looooves dr. pepper.

Hey hey hey

I am posting from the Fox Fort right now. I had a fun weekend with my mini me, aka Morgan Fox, at my side. We did many things, mainly look crrrraaaazy. Last night (friday) we went shopping and I got a 49 dollar skirt for 5.45 with tax. Cha ching, then we went to circuit city. looked at lap tops. Found one...called Damon, Damon came out and looked at them (thought I would be taking hope new laptop and internet connection that very night)then Damon wanted to "sleep on it". So, I left mad and sad, and disappointed. Then we watched Gideon Tuba Warrior (new veggie tales movie). Then we went to bed, and the last official time I saw on the clock was approximately 12:00am. Then....Damon got up at 7:45 and left without us without even really saying anything (and didnt until I asked) so...I am still huffed at the man. I guess in the grand scheme of things I need to get over it, huh. I love him. If he werent so cute to me, I could stay mad longer. At any rate...Then Morgan and I got up at 10:18 am. Ahhh...it was nice. :) Then I made a pot of coffee and we sat down to Hannah Montana. THEN...we watched Freaky Friday, THEN we painted each others faces with left over halloween make up. She was a dog, I was a cat. We got some weird looks coming down the road. This one guy would NOT stop staring at us. weird....so, now I am here.

HOPEFULLY, I will be blogging soon, again, regularly. I miss ya'll.

Prayer requests....DON'T LAUGH
I have a job interview (I know I know) with Metro for a secretary in the Learning skills department. Damon happens to paint for the guy who owns the Old hickory Sonic whose wife is the boss over that department. He talked to her, she said she would make a note of it. I am seriously interested.

Finances...Christmas is gonna be rough with the lack of consistent monies recently. Just pray for it please.

see ya.

new job...

Yes, I started ANOTHER new job. I have decided that food service is just not for me, atleast when working in the nasty environment which I do. Rachel R passed along a job lead to me as a secretary for a CPA's office. Well, I got the job. Y'all just please pray for me. This guy is SERIOUSLy picky. If one thing is off by a fraction of a t-niny hair he makes you do it over. Plus...I have never done CPA work. I am sooo sooo sooo nervous it's not even funny. They make me proof read audit. ME..AUDITS! Geesh. If I don't catch a mistake then the man looks like a fool in his meetings. It's high pressure. I am so ready to be the home maker I dream of. Until then I GOD HELP ME PLEASE to catch on. And I am so serious.

On another note...Ladies retreat was wonderful and better than last year. Probably the best I have ever been to. I really enjoyed Sis. Doris and Sis smith and their classes. It was fun. I was on the food team this year. Its a lot more work than I realized. But I thank God I got to help in even a small way. There were several break throughs, healings, and answers to prayer, it was truly amazing.

I KNOW...I am sure I get the bad blogger award. Damon and I have been talking more about internet, we are talking about doing one Christmas present for both of us. One big gift. A new laptop and internet, hopefully it happens.

Thank you Jesus for another day. Rest in Him, today.

Icky Chicky

Me sick....normally I just tough things out when I am sick. However, now that I work with food (not that I am sick often, for the record) they sent me home and I missed two days last week. (not that I mind) well, today was my first day back, and I am on meds that make you DIZZY and just make me feel, well...ICKY! YUCK. I DISLIKE strongly (not hate) my job. The work isnt so bad, but the co workers are and the kids are rude. I actually got called a "beep" word aka bad word. GRRR. I didn't even do anything. Anyway, PLEEEEASE pray I can find another job within the school system. Even a smaller cafeteria.

Damon has been looking at another truck, its nice and what he's looking for, we shall see.

Jus pray for us, please. Peace homies.

friends

I need a friend...besides a husband. FYI to all single folk out there, once you get married you do not magically become some monster freak who clings to your spouse only and needs no one else. I AM NOT AN ALIEN! Yes...Damon is my super most bestest friend in the whole wide world and means more than breath to me, HOWEVER, I miss friends. I really fit in with no one. I miss my horse, my dog, my cat, my deendee, my parents, my simple life, IDAHO, pooor pooor pooooooor me! *whining mode*

Seriously bummed.
I just want to have something to do on Friday nights and Saturdays.

PPPPPRRRRAAYYY!

Okay, I HATE the new job....work with people who have mouths that need soap in them. TOOO big of school...grrr! Pray I can find a job I LIKE, doesnt have to be a LOOOVE, just like. And, sooon. I don't know how long I can take this. Cya!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

Okay...I am at the internet and this kid next to me (when I say kid, I mean 14ish) is sucking his snot every 2 seconds. I am about to gag....grrrrr GO BLOW YOUR NOSE, PLEEEASE!

Sorry, had to vent. I am trying really hard to not get annoyed. YUCK. He is even hocking loogies. YUCK. I mean I have spit and hocked my fair share (sorry if I am grossing you out) but, NOT in a library or where its very apparent how gross I am being. I try to be a tad more civil than that! ew

On to other news. I got a job job, with metro schools. I will be working in a cafeteria at one of Metros biggest high schools. I am excited and scared. Hours are good, 6:15-12:45 monday through Friday, summers off and all holidays that the kids have, off. I will get decent pay (around 10 I think to start) and all benefits. It will be good. I am excited, and hope I like it. I will be wearing scrubs every day and I have to keep my hair up and back. No touching shoulders, I have to wear all leather shoes in black, white or tan. So no fashionista awards for me. But I am thankful. WOOOHOOO

AND, we are thinking seriously about gettin internet so I can talk to my momma again. Since I wont be having a desk job anytime soon, looks like I wont have access to unlimited internet soon either. The library thing is getting old soon. I am looking at all the options right now to see what works best. Comcast is 19.99 right now for 6 months. Not bad, but bell south has a bundle package for sattelite TV, DSL, phone and other stuff. We shall see, pray my husband will let me keep my cable TV AND get internet. That may sound bad, but I LOOOOVE food network. It is like pure joy during the holiday season. Is that weird. Sigh...anyway. I am hoping, and wishing. *crosses fingers*

Pray for me...lately I feel far from the Lord or something. I really want to please and bless Him, that MUST be first in my life.

I went to the doctor yesterday for my TB (tuberculosis) sp? test for the school stuff. I had to get one. I ask her a few questions about weight loss. I am on my diet and doing pretty good, I told her my goal weight...she said that was a little on the small size she added 20lbs to my goal and said that it would probably be perfect for me. If I get down to my goal weight, I am thinking seriously of having some plastic surgery done to removed excess skin/fat and tone everything up. I really want to have children, but I know if I dont get my weight off first, then it will be even harder to lose after.

On a side note...erika and Wendy and Vic, I saw Charlie today at my work. I didn't say anything to him because he was busy checking out and I didnt know if he would recognize me and if it was some uncanny look alike I didnt want them thinking I was a freak. He looked pretty good. I prayed for him.

Well, I am off.

peace to ya

sad

I am sad/depressed...call it whatever. I feel trapped in a job that thankfully pays bills, but I really don't like. I want to find something good. I waited 6 years for my miracle (husband) but I really am finding it hard to wait (going on three years now) to bring my horse and get a house. I feel trapped in something I can't help. I don't know why my doors aren't opening. Please pray for me. I am trying to lose some weight too, but when I feel like this, one things seems to stick out in my mind. Dairy Queen. :) pray for me.

I got a job

It is not my dream job, but thank the Lord it will help! :) I got a job at goody's! I start Monday. HOWEVER, I posted my resume on a nashville based job seeker site, and someone called me today! I have an interview tomorrow at 1pm in Brentwood for an account manager position! Yee haw, they are hiring ASAP too! So that is good. Keep praying.

I made two pies on Tuesday. I took one to The Campbells, it was my apple pie. Brother Jerry said it was the best apple pie he had tasted in all of his 56 years (or 57, I can't remember)That made me feel good. I also made a grape pie. I know, you are thinking "gross, that can't be good" but you are wrong. I had the idea long ago, I was thinking why doesn't someone make a grape pie??? I like grapes, grapes are good, they are a fruit, and fruits go in pies. Well, wouldn't you know...in my grandma's cookbook from 1947 there is a recipe for grape pie. I kind of deviated from it, as I bought ingredients before actually reading the ingredient list. The recipe calls for concorde grapes. I just got plain on red seedless grapes. So next time I aim to follow it and use concorde grapes. Even though I used the wrong kind of grape it twas' downright delicious and my sister in law thought it was good too! So, if and I am sure hoping, but if I get to enter the national pie baking contest, I think I may enter, the GRAPE PIE! :)

I am not feeling to good, please pray for me. I have had a headache and felt nauseous and just wore out. I mowed one of Damons yard's today. I didn't want to load the riding mower up, so I just put the push mower in the truck and push mowed the whole thing. Took me about 1.5 hours and I am sure tired, but atleast I got it done for him and I am a good wife :)

Well ciao.

I guess I shall post

I admit...it's kind of hard to keep up with the blog scene now that I don't have a readily available internet source to go to. When I come here to the Library, I have so many things to do on the internet that blogging seems to take a back burner to job applications and such.

I do miss it.

Church is really busy, we have a lot of new things going on. A new youth thing is going on now, every wednesday night. I am a part of the activities committee, the leader is Ondra, assistants are Emily, Meg and as I said, myself. It should be fun. We are also in the middle of a big fundraising contest right now. I hope we raise a lot of money!

I have a job interview with Goodys today at 1:30. Pray for that, it would be something to take care of my car note. Not my dream job, but enough to get us by. You know, in times like these, I don't know how we make it. EXCEPT GOD. Damon and I are used to two incomes. We brought in a lot but had a lot going out. I dont mean by spending frivelously either or using up credit cards. It wasn't like that. But GOD ALWAYS pulls us through these "broke" times. It seems hard to make it on two incomes, yet when we are down to one income we always have what we need and then some. Its weird, but I won't complain! :)

Well, I need to get off her to go check other blogs. I officially have 43 minutes left on the internet and I want to use that to check things out! Love and peace out homies

tomorrow

please b in prayer...i have an interview with a school tomorrow in metro for a secretary/bookeeper position. :) not much time. closing time at library. love to all

job

I didn't get it. :(

I have applied at 4 places today. In person. Please pray.

No News

No job news. I haven't gotten a call back yet. I was in the top three. He said they would call me either friday or today. So...i wait....you know what they so though, a watch phone never rings. I am nervous. Mainly because this is really my last viable lead. If I don't get it, I am concerned about my next car payment. However, I have been praying if its Gods will for me to have it, then I would get it. If not, that I would not get it. He knows. But this is the hard part. Pray for us. I LOOOOVE staying home and being a house wife. I don't have kids yet, but I love having a clean house and dinner for my husband to come home to. We just cant afford it right now.So please pray for us.

On a lighter note, we went and looked at a car Saturday night. Not just any car...a 2006 mustang GT. Black. V-8. The works. It was hot, and I COULD SOOOO see myself driving it. Need a job though and would have to decide if I really wanted to give up my ROOOMY car for a hot sounding muscle car. :)

Well, peace out, I just applied for another job. PRAY! Love you mommy

My Birthday Surprise

Long time, no post. I know, I know...

Well, I shall get right to the point! I got a great birthday surprise!! My mommy! See my birthday is actually September 8th (this coming Friday) but Damon came to assembly Thursday night and asked me to meet him out front so he wouldn't have such a hard time finding me. Well, I knew something was happening (out of the ordinary) as he had eluded to a surprise for the past couple of months, that I knew would take place on Thursday. I thought it was something all romantic and gushy, so...as I make my way out to meet him in the front of the auditorium, I see him and hug him and so on...then here comes my momma outa nowhere. She said "surprise!" Whoa...had no idea. It was great. My mom's first assembly. I was so surprised and proud to have her there with me! For real, had NO idea!! I wish I woulda had sooome kind of idea, because I secured a single room! She had to sleep on microtels window ledge bed, which turned out to be more comfy than the bed. But I digress. Anyway...that was my birthday surprise. However, I will not discourage anyone from telling me happy bday again THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th!! lol

Speaking of microtel...grrr at them. I have stayed there for 4 years, ner a problem. Well, wouldn't you know it, they were suuuch a pain this year! GRRR. I have NEVER paid up front, now I have to pay up front. BEFORE the stay. Of course, in a fit of rebellion and proving a point to damon, I cut my credit card up and gave it to him...course that didn't help me out to much at this point! Man I wish I wasn't so stubborn sometimes. Anyway....I call him to get the credit card number...she says, she can't just have a number she has to have the actual card to see it. GRR Then she says she already has the check in process started so if I don't give her a card I will lose my reservation and she will have to re-do it (which would mean I would lose my room possibly!) So I say, okay (since we are paying for everything with cash out of savings and the money isnt in our checking account)I know I dont have enough for all three nights of the room, but I ask her if I can secure one night. She says fine. We go to check out Sunday..and find out they have put the WHOLE thing on our debit card! The thing was, Damon paid them CASH for two nights already, after I had paid them one night. SOOO, they refunded us 80 something dollars, but still...good grief...I told her ONE night, not three!! Anyway....Next year I am going to save money and get somewhere a bit closer and a little friendlier. Even if it costs 60-70 a night! I was so upset!

Anyway, enough griping.

Pray, I have a job interview this Friday. This is for the job I really wanted, but I am still nervous! Its hopefully starting at 11.50-12.00 an hour and would start out part time for a while. (which I would love!!)

love you guys. bye

oh....me back!

hulo! From z Library.

I think I have pulled something in my back...oh it hurts! :) I mowed and weed-eated our severely overgrown lawn today. Looks loooots lots better now. Cept, I am way to out of shape to not injure myself while working like that :p...so I am exagerating a bit. I digress.

I sent my resume off to three people today. Hopefully something will come of it. Please keep praying. A lady came up to me last night at church and said, I don't need a job, I need to stay home and have a baby. I agree...but I have to obey the hubby. *I digress again*

Peace out homies. *holds two fingers up in peace sign ,hits chest twice*

hello from the Library

I am online at the Library right now. Currently I have 42 minutes remaining. Yee haw...almost done though, so consequently I won't be needing the full amount of alloted time.

Damon is working over time tonight. *sigh* I'm alone. I HATE being a lone. I was an only child for...well...all my life...LOL so, needless to say I don't like being alone!

If you could remember to pray for two things...one I have an interview tomorrow (second interview for this particular company), Damon is applying for the Lead man position that just opened up at Metro. If he's to get it, I WANT him to get it, if he's not...then I don't. Pray for us

I hope everyone is doing well.

THanks sis Amy for the encouragment. I have had a really rough rough day. Pray for me.

see ya. love you all.

Well, it's Finally here.

The day to leave.

*sigh*

*big sigh*

*big big sigh*

I miss home really bad now. I wish God would tell us to move here. Tell Damon anyway, He doesn't need to tell me, I would be TOTALLY FINE with it . LOL!! I miss my honey puppy though, I will be soo soo soo happy to see her. It's funny though, she loves Idaho too. She becomes this whole other dog when she's out here. She's not just honey, she's *enter superman music* SUPER HONEY! She gets all explorative and brave! It's quite cute.

Mom should be here any minute, so I need to go. She and three other ladies from the Church are having a yard sale today. So, see ya later. And if you read this before 9:45 am mountain time, and 10:45 central, and 11:45 eastern...pray my luggage isn't to heavy.

bye
(oh, and i won't have internet connection unless Damon and I switch again, so this may be it for awhile)

Sis Vicky, I know of atleast one Spanish person that Amanda thought would for sure do it. She was working on one other one (hopefully from Honduras, the brothers and sisters from Honduras are traveling with the Idaho spanish) I will give you an answer ASAP.

Tomorrow

Well...I go home tomorrow. My home is wherever my sweet husband, Damon is. My home is with him, my Heart is Idaho though. So, soon I will take my wings and see my darling husbands face. Though, I can't say I am ready to leave here yet.

at my aunts

I am at my aunts house right now. Typing on her laptop, so pardon any typos. :)

I head home saturday and will get in Saturday afternoon. I am honestly fine. I mean I miss Damon, but I could fall back into life here. WITH him of course. Sigh....I DO miss Idaho. The sun is a lot brighter here. I miss that. The clean fresh air. The clean mountain air!

I have a job interview when I get back on Tuesday at 10 am. I cant really tell if I am comfy with it or not. Something about it is bothering me. We shall see. Pray for me,for damon, for all of us.

cya

It's Official

I miss my husband :(. I mean, REALLY miss him! This reminds me of when we were dating, cept it is different. DUH!! Because we are married now Kasey! Anyway, I think to myself "hoooooooooow did I make it all those months when we are dating and now I miss him after just 7 days!!!"
So Damon, even though you don't read this, in the off chance we ever get internet again or somehow you stumble upon it at some un canny internet connection location...I MISS YOU!

More good news. I GOT NEW CLOTHES!! YAYness! Momma took me shopping and Damon even said I could buy something. So, coolness I am now pretty much set for clothes (new clothes) for assembly. AND we went yardsaleing today and got some really cool stuff. I got vintage cookwear! I am a sucker for the 40-60's retro era. I got some really neat vintage utensils: lemon juicer, butter slicer, canned milk hole popper (don't ask) egg poacher, noodle cutter, egg poacher ring AND a vintage muffin pan! COOL COOL COOL! OH AND I got a vintage stand mixer. That I am going to clean up and use for display, or try to use again, OR sell on ebay. It's got to be from the mid 1940's. I was so excited!!! Now I just need my white wedges to wear with my "white" outfit for parade of nations!

I had another person call me about work yesterday. COOL! With metro schools. I have no idea what it starts at$$ but they need someone ASAP. She said if she hadn't hired anyone by Friday she would call me and set up an appt.! We shall see, the job I really want isn't going to hire until just after Labor day, I am all for that! I can use some more time off!

Momma got the cooooolest rug today at a yard sale. Its HUUGE and in stores would cost 400-500 dollars!! My friend from high school is moving to MAINE! Talk about cross country! Her mom was from there and they have always talked about moving back, well the WHOLE family is just up and moving to Maine!! That is so cool! I want to visit Maine someday. ANYWAY they have like NICE NICE stuff and are selling it soo cheap to just get rid of it. I am talking a nice huuuge double dresser, velvet line drawers for $80! Can you believe it! Good grief, if I lived here and had a job, Kasey would be ALL over that yard sale! They had this super huge and beautiful filigree framed mirror. OH MAN, it was beautiful! $35!!!! Can you believe that!

Well, peace out!

Surprise

I get to stay in idaho until NEXT saturday! YEE HAW! It only cost 35.50 to change my ticket. Cool, huh!!

Also, thank the Lord...even though I am now jobless, we have been saving for awhile now and will have the money for Assembly. YEE HAW again!!

Now, I just need to make some extra money for the extra time I am here. We are going to the fair and fairs are expensive. YAY! So, pray I can make some extra mula while I am here. I am gonna try to pull my load at the house by doing all the house work. Daddy just left (he came home for lunch) so now i need to get started. I hope I can make some money. see ya!

As sand, in the hour glass of time...

...so are the days of our lives.

No...I haven't been watching the soap opera. :)

Least I can still have some sore of a sense of humor at this point in time. In case you haven't heard/read. I lllllllloooost my job. Laid OFF. I am somewhat freaking. I am a big girl now. I can't run to mommy and daddy. I have bills. BIG BILLS. NO, not credit cards...car payments, phone bill, groceries, GAS! Stuff you actually live on ya know! *Sigh*. I have enough money for this months payment. But not next months. Please please please pray. Not to mention, ASSEMBLY!!! We will need the money for three nights of hotel, the gas, and the food. To be honest, I would love to be off until just after assembly and start the day after Labor Day. Find it now and start in two weeks. Ya know. That way we wouldn't have to worry bout da $$ Money. It's all in the Lord's hands, but He wants us to be responsible and use common sense. Anyway, I really need God to work this out and calm both Damon and myself down.

Oh yeah....I am internetless at home. *WHINE!!!* so I am going to talk to Damon about canceling cable TV and going to internet instead. WAAAH, bye bye FOOD network. I will miss project runway too. I don't watch a lot of TV but I watch mainly the same things. Wife Swap, Project Runway, Food Network and HGTV, on and Style network. Having internet would help in job search though. We shall see what my husband sayeth. Did I mention this will mean NO BLOGGING. Double whine!

Oh...and....130+ cases of West Nile Virus in Ada County here. My home's next door neighboring county. Mom's neighbors horse has it. I got bit by a mosquito, now I have a headache. Hopefully it's not west nile!! LOL...Momma has her horses (and mine) all vaccinated, but she is going to call the vet to see if she needs an extra booster or anything.

Ate lunch with my deen today, aka Grandma. was nice!

Rode my horsey yesterday. I hopped on bareback with just a halter and lead rope, no bridle or saddle. She missed me and I so missed her. Her name is Annie, her papered name is Nunico. Her daddys name is Lunico and her momma's name is New inspiration, so mix those two and you get Nunico. The jockey club picks the name out of 6 suggestions you send in. Nunico was our last and least favorite option. Sho nuff. They gave my baby the ugliest name. She's so pretty. And smart, and feisty, and just wonderful. I miss her. she is joy to my soul! I wish I could take her as carry on. Shew...that would be a sight! I need to post pics of how beautiful she is!

Well, peace out homies. I love ya. And after Sunday, I don't know when I will get to talk to you. Now that I am jobless, I really wouldn't mind staying an extra week. So far, I don't really miss home or Damon. I miss him at night when it takes me so long to fall asleep. I can't shut my mind off a night. Unless I am dawg tired, it takes me usually about 30 minutes to fall asleep.

bad news

I just got laid off.



lovely. pray for a solution to come about.

Hey

Pray for my mom and I. We just found out some pretty disturbing news. I would really appreciate your prayers.

I have enjoyed lots of "nothing days" as Lyndi calls it. But I think I must have broke some of the rules, cus I have cooked dinner and cleaned a bit. However, I have gone swimming two days in a row. Kaden baby had his first swimming experience today and he LOVED it! Moms neighbor has a big pool and its very private, so...SUWEET! We get to swim any time we want. I am getting a bit of sun too! Anyway, back to the broken rules, I watched two movies monday and took a long nap. I didn't really clean, but I did cook dinner. Then the family watch wife swap. That show...Sigh...is to funny!

we all need to remember to pray and fast for this upcoming assembly. It is the most important assembly of my christian life serving the LORD in TCOG. I need Him to be close by my side and more importantly, I NEED to press into HIM more than ever. God help us all.

I think of Sister Mary Sheltons song, I'm on the winning side. JESUS's Side! Joshua was asked whose side he was on, he said he was on the Lord's! That is me, ON THE LORDS!

The song going through my brain at this point is, "I would not be denied".

When pangs of death seized on my soul,
Unto the Lord I cried;
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

Refrain:
I would not be denied,
I would not be denied,
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

As Jacob in the days of old,
I wrestled with the Lord;
And instant, with a courage bold,
I stood upon His Word.

Old Satan said my Lord was gone
And would not hear my prayer;
But praise the Lord, the work is done,
And Christ the Lord is here.

Love and prayers to you all.

Thinking...

I don't mean to be a downer. I guess I been thinking lately. I feel like an outsider.
I mean my personality is enough of a freak as it is. I just feel like I don't fit in any where. The young single people I used to hang out with, must see me as different now that I am married. It seems the carefreeness of "hanging out" is gone. I just want to fit in and have FRIENDS. Like close friends. People who I call everyday and vice versa. I try to fit in, never seems to work. Often times I feel very very uncomfortable. I don't know what it is about me. I'm like bug repellent, not that people are bugs. But I repel them somehow. I try to be shy and quiet. I keep confidences. I try to be entertaining. I try to please people all I can. I'm scared that at assembly I will be walking alone to my car with nothing to go do. I know it's about God and getting closer to him and deeper in Him. But, as a young person, the fellowship is just as important to me. Not in the same sense as before, because I am now married and not "looking" or whatever. But HANG OUT HAVE FUN friends! I know a lot of people will have family at assembly. I won't. I will have my nephews and Bro and sister in law, who aren't to big on going out just for fun. I don't know what to do. Awhile ago (5 or so years) I actually had to PRAY for a friend and God sent me Sylvia. Now she and I are both married and 2000 miles apart. Makes hanging out hard. I don't understand what is wrong with me. Please pray I will fit in with people. Not the worlds standards, that is not what I am talking about. But friends...I want friends.

Again, Sorry to be such a downer. Esp. with everything going on. And...Lyndi, welcome!

Blue Turf, Blue Skies, I'm feelin' fine!

The Blue turf I am talking about is BSU's (Boise State Univ.'s) signature turf field color. GO, GO, GO BIG BLUE! (sorry, I think about the cheerleaders everytime I think of BSU! :)

Deen's (my grandma) 80th bday party went well. Cept she was mean to this old man that is a resident there. She sooo needs to be saved! Even my cousin who seems to care about no one but himself, felt bad for the guy. His name is Delmer he was born Feb 20th, 1916. His wife has died, he looks GREAT for being 90 cept' he can't see to well. Well, he keeps baloons to give to the kids that come to visit. He just unclips them and reblows them up. Kinda gross, but still sweet. Anyway, I gave him all the balloons from the party. He was already on his way out and my grandmother made my 2nd cousin go take them back from him. The poor guy asked "all of them?" I felt so bad. Then she wanted to give them away. She simply didn't want him to have them, after III offered them to him! GRRRR. Poor guy. My cous said he was going to go to wal-mart and buy the poor guy some (profanity) balloons. Yeah, he needs to be saved too. ANYWAY, the whole time almost the guy was singing hymns. How great thou art was one of them. He was sweet, my deen is grumpy in her old age~ GRR!

So, I am here, I am having fun and as of right now I don't miss Damon yet. Wonder how long this will last. Got to go to the store. OH and I did somethin very out of character for me today. I went to a NICE department store and bought a dress. It was $69 on sale for $50 something. YIKES!! But, it's a staple piece and really nice. I haven't spent that much on one thing..since...my wedding dress. I mean on clothes ya know. I am just to cheap. Anyway, peace out homies! Jesus lead and guide you!

Cracker Barrel

...has cool stuff!

http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/images/400/248711.jpg

In the words of my cousin Mary Rose "oh, I like thaaat" aka "I want that". Aint it purdy!

Im leaving on a jet plane tomorrow. Most likely i wont be blogging at my mom and dad's house. BECAUSE the computer says I am not set up this way or that way. It's weird. I don't know! GRRRR OHHH and, I managed to get everything but one skirt and shoes into my carry on. SO, tonight I am going to try to re arrange things and change carry ons. Maybe it will help!

Pray for my cousin, and my best friend in Idaho.

The picture

The pic is supposed' to be to the right, but I wanted the picture of me centered within the pic. It cut one side of the picture off and it just felt like my face was all weird. AND THIS MORNING, I check my blog and the picture is micro tiny, so I reload another pic at a bigger size after TRYING and TRYING to figure the other picture out, and it cuts half of my face off too. GRRR!

Well, I leave Saturday morning for Idaho. I think I am most excited (at this point) to see my cousin. The one I requested prayer for on here. She is picking me up from the airport. YAY! I am not gonna "preach" her either when I see her. I just want to love on her and hang out. I think that is what she needs more than anything right now. Personally, I think she feels like a big mess, and I want her to know I love her...mess and all. I LOVE her bunches! I wuv my famiwy! (okay, done with the baby talk)I am excited to see momma too. I am excited and sad. It's hard for me to go anyplace without Damon anymore. Maybe I use him as to much of a security blanket, I don't know. I know the Bible talks about leaving father and mother and cleaving to your mate. I think I have that part down. Though I love going home, I love going home MUCH MORE if he is there. If he isn't there it still feels empty. I guess HE is my home. But, with being alone, I will be afforded the time to just lounge. I can go ride my horse, meet with family...take day trips to places. Money permitting of course. So, it shall be fun and I am so so excited, I do wish Damon was there though. Hugs babe!

Babe...That is my name for him. I call him babe all the time "hey babe" "babe will you do this" babe babe babe! People ask me if having our dog named "honey" confuses us because they think I call him honey. Newp! It's babe!! hmmm, makes me think of a certain movie..."oink oink"

Well...Wendy, I hope you come back soon. Megan, I hope things look up and sorry I am such a sensitive tardo, Sis. Amy, you get my blogger of the week award (yall need to check the recipe blog out, girl got some goooood cooking!) Pardon my English. Shew...anyway. Peace homies! :)

dumb picture!!

Okay, OKAY OKAY OKAY!! I have tried like FIVE times to center my profile picture on my blog. Call it crazy, call it strange, hey, you can even call it OCD. BUT I WANT A CENTERED PROFILE/BLOG PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*sigh*

SONGS SONGS SONGS

Okay...Bro. James has a song on his blog/western skies. I CANNOT for the life of me figure out how to upload a song on mymusic files to the internet!! Help me people!

Well...

Last night was my last night as a wal-mart employee. I am sad and glad at the same time.

Today I have a job interview. I am sleepy. I look kinda cute.

Bloggin world is slow lately. No one posting much.

I leave for Idaho this Saturday. My cousin is picking me up from the airport and I am SO excited.

This is serious...I really need yalls prayers. I am going to...attempt....

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....................I am going to attempt......Oh this is so hard to say....

I am going to attempt to only take "carry on" luggage *horrendous scream, puts hands to face in horror* The PAIN the agony! What has this world come to?!?! Kasey taking only ONE piece of luggage! Mercy me!

I said I would try, doesn't mean it will happen! That way I won't have to wait for luggage. Hey though, will they let you take razors in your carry on?

Oh and did I mention I am flying continental for the trip back from Idaho. See, all bad things happen when you leave Idaho. KIDDDING people. No rock throwing.

Peace out homies!

Surprise!!

Two big surprises!!
First...I am going to Idaho THIS Saturday through the 14th! My momma called me and said my ticket was booked! YEEHAW!
Second....because of the first surpise I am quitting Wal-Mart much sooner than originally planned! I am leaving this Friday! Have to tell my boss today

The last surprise is not a big surprise and is a bad one. NEVER fly continental. We have had MORE trouble in the FIRST time using them than I have had in all of my flying combined! First they charged someone else's ticket to MY debit card because they "ghosted" my information when booking someone else. So we had to scramble to cover a 296.60 charge we weren't planning on!! Thankfully they fixed that and I am getting 350 dollars worth of credit vouchers for that mess. My nephews (from Damon's Dads Wife's side...confused yet?) are flying back home today. When I booked their tickets I specifically told the guy their ages. 14 and 16!! He said, no problem, they just changed the age qualifications so there will be no charge for them to fly alone. (accompaniment to a minor sort of stuff)My FIL (father in law) gets to the airport this morning and has already dropped them off, when the airport calls him to say they can't fly and are underage. That if they want to fly its a 95$ charge!! FIL calls Damon, Damon calls me, I am on my way to work...WAS on my way to work...now I am on my way to the airport. So...I told the woman what the agent told me. She apologizes but can't change the rules and he must have been wrong. Yada yada yada. Long story short, yours truly pays the $95!!! GRRR at continental. GRRRRRR big time. Thats me growling by the way. GRRRRRRR GRRR GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Wal-mart people were rude yesterday too. You know a few times I did really good, but a few others times I got ill, but managed to say yes ma'am I apologize ma'am. But you could tell I was frustrated. GRRRRRRR again :)

Okay, today I have a headache again. I was actually headache free until Damon almost took my ear off! Love you babe! Lol....we were wrestling and my ear got caught, I cried...it hurt! We went to cracker barrel last night and I bought something for a friend. I hope they like it. They have about 6 things I want in there. One is this quilt thing that is embroidered its $100 and sooo purty. Then they have this family tree quilt that you actually put pictures in, then they have a shirt I want, a jacket, a purse, and two of those statue things made outa wood. Willow Tree? anyway...they are cute. I could spend so much money there. Oh, and Damon has the truck bug again. I hope it goes away. We went and looked at brand new pickups last night. :( Go away bug!

It was...Interesting

When a certain chain of events happen all in one period of time, it makes things quite interesting. Within a period of 2 hours I had SEVERAL things happen last night. Poor Michael (my nephew) got chicken juice all over him and he said it made him look like he had "pooped out the wrong end" (pardon the grossness). I had asked both he and brittany to hold the two trays of chicken I had just boiled (after it had marinated all day) so that it would be mostly cooked before putting it on the grill. Well apparently some juicies WITH marinade decided to spill all in michaels lap. The poor boy, he was NOT happy. The SECOND thing to happen was TOMMY CAMPBELL! I was out their grilling (at our church we have a big lot and it goes down into the woods so you feel sorta secluded, thats where I was) minding my own business when all the sudden I hear something behind me. I turn around and I freaked and screamed "TOMMY CAMPBELL!!" he said "you have a caniption?" GRRRRRR, YES! I don't do well being sneaked up on. I am a SCREEEAMER! THIRD thing that happened, WHILE Tommy is still out there salivating over my chicken, which he mentioned that he could smell all the way at the parking lot when you pull up. Anyway...third thing, I was turning the chicken and one dropped to the ground. I thought, okay I will just throw it to the bushes, NOOO Mr. Tommy Campbell picks it up dusts it off, and puts it BACK on the grill. I said "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" He said "why not?! This is medieval times, if they can eat marshmallows covered in mustard, a little dirt isn't going to hurt em'!" *sigh* *rubs forhead* So, a little while later he went back up to the sanctuary and I secretly peeled off all the mess. Sho nuff, he asked me later if I had thrown it away, I said no, I just cleaned it up real good. So...if anyone reading this bit into some wood or leaves...blame him. *innocent smile* He even had the idea to not say anything, then whoever got the chicken, if they handled it with a good spirit to give them $5. I don't think anyone got it though. FOURTH thing to happen. I have three words...CPR...WENDY PAGE! Not only did I dive to save a ball and miss and land on my face (which is no easy task as a fat girl) but I was dived upon and given heart pumps and mouth to mouth by a CLOWN aka Wendy. Okay...she had her face painted as a clown. Anyway, I need to thank her for her heroics, without her I would be....uhh emmm errr..."un cpr'd"! :) Oh and somewhere in this story there is a fifth thing which might qualify as fourth really, but for the sake of not wanting to retype I will make it the fifth thing! I had the brilliant Idea to create a "Jacob's Ladder". It's a game I saw at the Ren. Fest awhile back. They build a rope ladder you have to climb that isn't very well secured at the bottom. It's REALLY hard. Well SHOUT OUT to Brandon shaw for making the thing with all those knots and such, without him I would have had NO idea what to do. AND thanks to TYLER Shaw for helping get that thing put up! We had a two hundred lb weight limit on it. But I was surprised to find it was almost the star of the show. EVERYONE seemed to love it, and wanted to climb on it. Here is the 5th thing part coming in. Someone asked Vicky if she wanted to climb she politely declined and said we would have to end up rescuing her after she fell and was stuck upside down. HOWEVER her adventurous sister aka our VLB leader aka KIM decided she WOULD climb it. IN a skirt. She made it the first level and gave up. She did get stuck in the mean time and we had to hold it still and get her out of the thing. Was quite the sight! 6Th thing to happen. I looove volleyball and I am fairly good at it. I make my mistakes, but for the most part I am pretty good. I serve over hand, more so like what they do in high school , college, and beach pro playing. (I am fo sho not as good as that, but the style) anyway...last night after it was almost dark and most of the players had left my team started doing all these weird antics to try to psych the other team out. We would line up like a firing squad then throw the ball back and forth until one would serve and catch the other team off guard. Well this particular time Chandler had the idea to throw it from Chels to Jordan to him and he would throw it up high enough for me to hit like my serve without me catching it and then throwing it up to serve. It was complicated. Here we go...Chels to Jordan to Cha to oooh here it comes WHAM! Oh my goodness! It was picture perfect and one of my best serves ever and not to mention an ACE! They had no idea what hit'em! GO us!

Okay...so AFTER reading that...I hope you can deduct that last night was NOT A failure but instead a TOTAL success! Hallelujah! ANd thank the Lord, we were given a forecast of 50/50 chance of storms, but God kept the rain away. OH MAN I PRAYED! We were outside and I NEEDED the sunshine! Yay! It was beaaautiful!

Oh and in closing. The 2006 Champion of Costumes for TCOG Antioch, TN is *drum roll please* WENDY PAGE! She was the damsel in distress! She had the castle, the damsel, the hat, and she worked it ALL OUT! *OH SNAP!*

Hollah Photo!

Ain't we so cuuuute. Disclaimer...only nice comments allowed :p


This is my photo I took today, I know....I have a obsession with taking pictures of myself. I got it from Megan :p (love u meg!) I took it with my phone. I just thought it looked neat!

First things first...

Pray.

Pray for:
TCOG
Assembly
Brother & Sister Smith & Family
Sister Dupre and family
Bradley and Family
Erika's health
VBS @ antioch
that I will NOT get another headache, which I have had off and on for over a week'ish
the kids will have fun tonight @ VBS (silently wonders "am I old now if I am referring to teenagers as "kids"?)
Our unsaved loved ones will get saved.
I have some special unspokens
oh...and the strength to make it at wal-mart for ONE more month.

Okay...now for recap of last night. Ever been a total failure? I have. As of July the 26th, 2006...Kasey was officially a failure as Rec. leader. I cried. The kids loved the stuff two years ago, I did something similar and had to basically pull teeth just to get a FEW involved. The last game I had 3 of 15 participate! I was sooo bummed. I spent so much time and money all to go down the drain! It's not to glorify me, I guess I just take it so personal when I put my heart and soul into things. Kim talked to me and made me feel better. But if tonight goes bad...Kasey is taking a break. I can only handle so much rejection in one week.

Tonight is the medieval fair. We are having jousting, bow and arrow shoot, bobbing for apples, jacobs ladder climb, face painting, grilled chicken drumsticks (which are marinating right now), hotdogs....and I think thats it. After that we will probably play volleyball. Hmmm...I need to find the face paint. *worries*

I woke up at 3am with a SPLITTING headache. Everyway I turned it made it worse. Except for lying flat on my back, which I DO NOT like to do. GRRR. I got up, read my Bible, prayed, went back to bed and layed there. I think I finally fell asleep around 4am. I need to get up around 5:15...but that came way to early. So I got up at 6ish. I was a bit late to work, but that's okay.

Anyhoo.....how is everyone in blog world. I hope all is well.

Fear Factor

Be afraid, be VERY afraid...muwaahahahahaha! Guess who's in charge of Recreation tonight? Moi!

Oh the horror Oh the agony!

Am I missing something?

Maybe I am just a total failure. I have no clue, but I REALLY must be horrible at understanding this wife thing! I didn't know that when you got married your opinion no longer mattered, nor your feelings! I thought yes, I submit ultimately, but my thoughts still matter and we work together for a common solution. Maybe I am wrong. Can SOMEONE explain to me how I am supposed to be?! I am REALLY trying hard to just let my wants and desires go and do whatever Damon asks of me. I am REALLY trying. And I am not talking about moving people. I am talking about little things. The man is working constant over time. This week at VBS he is working three of 5 nights of it. I WANT my husband there, yet if I mention that I would rather he be there I make him mad. So...am I NOT sposed to tell him what I want? Grrrr.......I am so mad and so confused at the same time. I love my husband with more than I even know how to describe. I just must be doing something wrong. I am really at a loss. And...if you have advice for me, I appreciate it, but don't sugar coat it. Just TELL me where I am wrong.
Titus 2:3-5
[3] The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
[4] That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
[5] To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
I have the loving my husband part down, I love my animal children. I am NOT a keeper at home. I work two jobs, but am quitting one. I try to be a keeper at home as much as possible. I am for the most part good. I am really working on being completely obedient. So that leaves...Sober, discreet and chaste.

As defined by Webster:
Sober- 1 a : sparing in the use of food and drink : ABSTEMIOUS b : not addicted to intoxicating drink c : not drunk
2 : marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor
3 : UNHURRIED, CALM
4 : marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness
5 : subdued in tone or color
6 : showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice

Discreet: 1 : having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : PRUDENT; especially : capable of preserving prudent silence
2 : UNPRETENTIOUS, MODEST
3 : UNOBTRUSIVE, UNNOTICEABLE

Chaste:1 : innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
2 : CELIBATE
3 : pure in thought and act : MODEST
4 a : severely simple in design or execution : CLEAN, SPOTLESS
synonyms CHASTE, PURE, MODEST, DECENT mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. CHASTE primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows . PURE differs from CHASTE in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions . MODEST and DECENT apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity.

I hope this doesn't come across as complaining...I'm not, I just need to better understand this.

BTW, Vickys classes have been awesome!

To You:

"Held" by Natalie Grant

Two months is too little.
They let him go.
They had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays
Is appalling.

Who told us we’d be rescued?
What has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares?
We’re asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It’s unfair.

Chorus:
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.

This hand is bitterness.
We want to taste it, let the hatred NUMB our sorrow.
The wise hands opens slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow.

(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.

Bridge:
If hope is born of suffering.
If this is only the beginning.
Can we not wait for one hour watching for our Savior?

(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
This is what it is to be held
And to know, that the promise was when everything fell, we'd be held

Love you Viv, you are in my mind and on my heart.

Shooooo'eee!

I am EXHAUSTED! Anyone who reads this, plllleeease pray for myself and all involved in VBS, we will need strength! I guess I can mention names of those I know involved, if I miss someone don't shoot.

Megan
Kasey
Kim
Vicky
Les
Tammy
Rebekah
Damon
Michael
Bro Shaw
Sis Shaw
Tyler
Brandon
Countless others, I'm sure.

WE went to new york yesterday, didn't we Sis Smith? Big Apple...well...big apple buffet. OKAY OKAY, so it wasn't new york, but a chinese buffet. It was still good! We were blessed to have the Smith's in service with us yesterday! Yay! I came in late, cus I was scheduled to work from 8-4, but got to feeling really sick. I know this will sound silly, but yesterday was an important day for Antioch. We were having the radio station there, and I actually PRAYED to get sorta sick so I could call in from work and attend. Is that bad? :p...anyway, I didn't get to go to the breakfast thing, but I did get light headed and dizzy and asked to leave early.

I TRIED to prepare by bringing church clothes. I got these two pairs of culotte things that resemble a skirt and make getting down on the floor at work a lot easier and discreet. I guess most of you know I am a skirt lady. Anyway, long story short, I wore my culotte things yesterday and went to church in them. I kinda felt outa place and hoped I didn't look disrespectful, but God knows I tried and He knows my heart. I was TRYING to look lady like and nice for church :)

Tonight is my devotion for VBS. Pray for us. It's Romeo and Juliet...get saved. :)

We didnt leave the church until 7ish last night and I am WORE out. So, peace!

Oh yeah, pray for me. I REALLY wanna quit wal-mart. I am SO tired. I have one month to go!

SO EXCITED about VBS!!!!

Can I get a WOO WOO! I am soooo super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super super suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper excited about VBS! YAY *jumps up and down, claps* It's gonna rock the VBS PLANET! *sigh*...I know, I sound soo lame.

Everybody who reads this, pray for Megan at work. If they don't get finished today they will have to work tomorrow and she REALLY needs Saturday off to finish things for VBS!

We are going to have JOUSTING! Yay, it's gonna be so awesome. If you are an adult, bring yo kids and COME to the VLB side of VBS. It's so going to rock! We are even having a big grand finale! But, I don't want to reveal to much, else I would ruin everything!

guess what! My car is home again, poor baby! It had to be at the shop for 2 days and 2 nights away from it's familiar surroundings! I am back in one pretty piece again! Sheewww, I hate accidents involving those who are less than sane. *innocent smile*

I have to work tomorrow, well tonight too, and Sunday, then I am off for the whole week! Yay!

Pray for me, I still haven't heard back from those jobs yet, and I just applied for two more today (well after Damon drops the apps off). I am not quiting walmart as I had planned, just got some news from my day job that they are cutting hours. Damon thinks I need to stay on a bit longer to supplement until I can go the full 40 again. Makes sense. Word to the wise...DON't drink a energy drink if you have NOT eaten. Causes REALLY weird things to happen!

I had krystal chiks today! GO me, I didn't even eat all of them or my fries! I'm on a diet, AGAIN. This time though, I don't want to tell Damon, I just want to surprise him after I have lost my first goal amount!

Anyhoooo...see you at VBS, be there or be rectangle...I mean square!

Good Morning

I didn't mean to start anything yesterday with the MPD thing. :( I will post my comment in this post so you can see why I even asked. It's a very tender subject for me. Comment as follows:

WHOA...I was just asking, thanks for all the input! I am not throwing stones...I guess I should state the reason I am asking. It's kind of hard though. My cousin, whom I love dearly got saved when she was 15ish and joined TCOG. She later left to do her own thing. Well, this past year she and her husband both started coming to church and again. They were really blessed of the Lord! Something happened and it was real tough on them. It had to do with her husbands health. They got discouraged really bad, we did all we could do to encourage them, but they eventually gave up. I got a IM from my mom a couple days ago that my cousin had been taken to jail. She apparently has drastic mood changes very quickly and can feel them coming. She got to the point her husband was scared for his life and had to call police. Yesterday she was diagnosed. I still love her with all my heart. I am not going to automatically say she is or isnt one way or another. I guess I had my initial thoughts, but all of your input and views has helped. I have really been praying for her and Josh lately, and am hoping this is the boiling point it needed to come too so they can start the healing again. Pray for her, her name is Marissa and his name Josh. Now you know why I ask...it's not cus of someone I am casting judgement on. It is my family who I have grown up with and am very close to. The only other family besides mom and me who has ever been in the Church...I love her. Please please please pray for Josh and Marissa.
(end comment)
This isn't just about an illness, I am sure it is hard on their marriage as well. I love her so much, they are so young and have so much ahead of them. I really wish I could be there. I am soooo far away. I wish I could just go hold her and let her cry on my shoulder. I know life is tough. I need to move on...I'm starting to cry. Just remember them if you would. I guess maybe I shouldn't have asked, it was just something I have never dealt with before, and it hit home...my family.

On a lighter note...VBS is going to be pretty amazing. Just look at Megan's gray feet and you will know it's going to be suweet! She's got dedication. We were both taping and spraying and taping and spraying. Good job meg! I couldn't do this without her and I hope she feels the same way. I really appreciate the help. I guess we could do it without each other, but it would be a lot more stress and headache! VBS, JULY 24-28 6:30-8:30 or 7-8:30 (not sure, but being early is always good, LOL!)

My ankle has finally started going down. For some reason my LEFT ankle has been swelling. I am keeping it propped up and its helped a lot. I guess maybe from the heat. I don't know what it is, but when a fat person has only a few skinny things on their body (mine would be my ankles and feet) and those things get fat too, it's a bit depressing. LOL So thank you Lord, cus I prayed about it.

I am giving my two week notice to Wal-Mart on Friday. I like the extra mula, but my hubby needs me at home more. I miss him and my home life.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful thursday.

Dooodee doo do doo *singing song*

No, I wasn't talking about doodee. :P just thought I would clarify.

Anybody know what time it is? No...not Sunday School...IT'S VBS TIME!!!!! YAY!
I am soooo excited and hope it all turns out great. Go princess, it's ya birthday!:-D

Work went good last night. I was in charge at work last night again, and with the exception of my telzon problem, it was smooth as a baby's bottom. Well...the night flowed smoothly I should say. :)

I have a question for all of you out there, please respond. If someone is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, do you think that would mean they are possesed of an evil spirit? I'd like to hear some input on this.

Happy Wednesday!

*trying to THINK of a catchy title*

Drawing a blank on that thought too....

There is sooooo much going on. I can't even keep up with it, I mean, I could try...but then I would go nutso! Not that I have a right to be complaining...cus, well...there are many who have way more on their plate than me. *cough, the smiths and family* *cough, TCOG as a whole*.

I guess most of you know by now that for the past four-ish months, I have been working two jobs. I am working upwards of 60-70hours a week, with the most ever being 78 hours. Well, this coming week is VBS. Megan and I are in charge of Recereation time and we each have a devotion. We REALLY need to get the ball rolling on it. We have the plans, just need the product. She (according to her blog) is getting the costumes she needs done...I have NOTHING, nada, ZILCH! *cry* I work every night but wed night and Thurs night. Here's the problem, I got home from work last night to my husband complaining. I had worked 7-3:30, had to run to the body shop to get my car paint color looked at for the repairs, then go home for MAYBE 15 minutes of down time before going into wal-mart. Where, I work 5-9 on weeknights. Well, guess who they left in charge last night??? You guessed it, ME! GRRRR...and guess what happened...EVERYTHING happened. Everything that went wrong, went wrong. Okay, not literally, but I was so FREAKING out. My stomach hurt and everything, and people WOULD not stop coming to the counter!! Not to mention the guy that was closing with me, WAS TALKING to his friends, who happen to work at Wal-mart too, for like TWENTY minutes. Do you notice how often I am using Caps. YEAH, EXACTLY!!!!! *wipes brow* I almost cried, I got so frustrated I felt like I was about to become a geyser in yellowstone. If you aren't form the north west, then google yellowstone geyser and you will see what I am talking about. Oh....anyway...about Damon complaining. Normally he is very understanding, I mean I am a clean freak. You can ask people who really know me. I don't like things out of their place or cluttered. Well, I haven't had TIME to clean lately, I pick things up...but I need to CLEAN. My only night off is Thursday so I was going to clean then. Damon, my loving husband, has the nerve to get upset at me last night for wanting to relax after I got home from working 12 hours and basically being gone from home for 14 hours. He says I could "come help him" fold clothes. I was SOOOO mad. I feel like a failure as it is, that was rubbing salt in the wound. But, he did apologize and I felt better. I still feel like an awful wife. I guess that was God showing me what to do, the events last night anyway, I had been praying about to keep Wal-mart as a second job or quit. He showed me I can't keep doing this and help my husband effectively. So come sometime this august, I am either quitting Wal-mart or I am going full time Wal-mart and quitting this job. Pray for me. Pray for VBS, pray for my costume and Damon's that I need to find. Where am I gonna find a mideival dress for a fat girl?!!?! Sheesh.

Any comments on what I should sing for AI? I am thinking of 3-4 songs right now. I want something unique. I know Simon won't like me cus I am fat and not blinged up, so I gotta belt it with my pipes to remotely impress him. I need to impress God first, and simon's gonna know that. :)

"pray girls, pray"

Pray for me today, I am not in the greatest of moods. I have a mix of irritation, sadness, depression, etc. going on. Just need prayers. I may blog more later if I am up to it.

Steak, Interviews, and American Idol

Sup Blog Homies?

American Idol 6 auditions- There are two locations I can go to.
August 21- The BJCC, Birmingham, Alabama
September 3- FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee

The latter is the sunday of assembly. I don't want to miss assembly for that. So really my only option is bama. Should I do it? It would be exciting. Need a song though. I really would like to do "His Eye is on the Sparrow" like it was done in sister act (the original). Thinking about asking Brother Jackson to help me.

Interview went okay...Not great, not horrible. I have mixed feelings. I interviewed with the owner of the company. Its an upper scale employment agency, and he has two positions he would like to look into for me. Both would be companies that would hire me full time. The one I am not as interested in is located in Brentwood and the company is based out of the United Kingdom. It starts at $15-16 an hour. It is for a pharmaceutical company that has a new drug they are pushing for FDA approval, the drug is for oncology aka cancer. It sounds okay, the drive is OKAY...everything is okay except you have to dress REALLLLLLLY nice. Those of you who REALLY know me, know that I am a super country girl. I don't even like fixing my hair every day. My favorite shoes are flip flops. I would have to get a whole new wardrobe!....hmmm okay, maybe this isn't a bad idea LOL. The other job which I am MORE interested in is for a moving company. Pay starts at 13-14$ an hour and dress is business casual, which I can handle. It is in a field which I have been working since high school pretty much. Logistics. The thing that bothers me is not so much the jobs, because you are ALWAYS nervous about new job prospects, least I am. It's the fact that I have already been asked to lie about my wage, so they can get me more. And yesterday, the guy was talking to me about scheduling and interview for these companies and just to tell my work that I had a doctors appointment or something to go to, then he paused and said "or personal business". I think he remember I told him I went to church or something. I don't like being told to lie. AND...haha...here's the big thing...he CHANGED my resume objective. My goal so to say. My goal describes me to a T! HE CHANGED IT, because it didn't sound professional enough! What he changed it to is NOT me. I realize he was trying to help, but if i wanted it to say, what he changed it too...I would have done it myself. I just don't know...pray that if it is NOT God's will for me to get these jobs, then I won't. Because this kind of money could talk, and I don't want it whispering in my ear if I am not sposed' to listen.

Now...about dinner. LIP SMACKIN GOOD, if I do say so myself!
I made steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and garlic bread. YUM-O! The steaks I got were really nice and tender, they happened to be on sale at Kroger which helped and they were CHEAP! One was 2 something the other was 3 something, and I am talking BIG steaks. Damon and I shared one and had plenty! He even said it was better than his apple bees steak. I made a home made rub. I mixed brown sugar, curry, ginger, cinnamon, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion salt, and black pepper. Then I mixed that all together really good. I took a meat hammer to the steaks lightly to make indentions that the rub could get into, then I rubed the seasoning in REALLY thick on each side. I re did the rub a second time and it looks really neat, almost professional. I baked them in the oven, we didnt have charcoal or I would have done it on the grill. I gotta tell you, that is the single best steak, I have EVER cooked! I usually mess up steaks, so this was a big accomplishment for me! I may know how to bake, but steaks are NOT my area of expertise! I want to do the rub again then cook more steaks on the grill and see if that affects it a bit more. I really want to get into barbecuing. I think it would be fun, and smoking. Not tobacco...meats! lol.I want a smoker. You can build them, I just dont know how.

Well, american idol try outs begin in one month. They have a audition place in Memphis this year. I may try it. :) WE shall seee......THE KING, we shall see the King *breaks out in song*

hollah! Dollah!

Bossa Nova

Thats the name of what I am drinking, or shall I say Brand. It's pure Acai juice with agave and passionfruit. According to the bottle, it has the highest antioxidant of any fruit, even more than passion fruit. Now, I did not go in the store looking for this stuff, but it looked good and I am all about looking young for as long as possible, so I tried it. It's purty good. Tastes like a raspberry who married a blueberry. Acai fruit is a berry found somewhere. But every time I buy a bottle of it, I save a tree in the rain forrest. Which, I think is cool , not so much for the rainforrest but all the wittle baby animals in the trees in the rain forrest. :)

Blog land is BORING lately. I nnnnneeeeed comments people. I am a comment freak, no comments, Kasey is sad. Call me weird, call me looney, call me obsessive...call me what ever you want...cus as I say, you are never, eeeever...EVER ALWAYS going to make EVERYbody happy. But, I still want comments. :)

Job interview...had to go buy nylons. I DETEST nylons. GRRR. I know, I know...lots of the ladies in TCOG think its more lady like to wear nylons, but for pete's sake. It is 95 degrees and a billion percent humidity here, but, I didn't wear them in Idaho either. Thus, I have no excuse. I do wear them when I want to look professional or feel grown up. I am just not a panty hose type of Girl, and God knows that. :) Peace yo

*sigh*

From the title of my post, you will be happy to know I am not sighing out of sadness. More of a sigh due to not knowing which road to take. Hope that makes sense. :)

Have a job interview today. The position STARTS at $13-14 an hour, so I have been told. That is about 4.50-5 more than I am making now. It is right up my ally, except I had been wanting to get out of logistics and into a elderly care profession.

Spoke with sis Kim last night. Meg and I are in charge of Recreation. I am SO excited! YAY...If anyone has any ideas for games or nasty food eating competitions having to do with midieval times, let me know. I am in charge of devotion for MOnday night, Meg got Tuesday night, I know the Yohe's have a night, and the Fox's. I need something amazing. Oh and we are trying to find a theme name. Kim gave me a ride last night to Damon's barber person, (family friend who lives like five mins from church) and we got to talking and she said something about Brother Smith being a man of prayer. I said the name Knights of Prayer, she liked it, so that may be the name. Megan came of with the "knights" part and I thought it had a cool ring! We tried Knights of Jehova, Knights of the Cross, Knights of the Holy Crest, so on. I like Knights of Prayer. Maybe Knights of Fervent Prayer, Or Knights of Righteous Prayer, or even Knights of Righteous Warfare. Ooooh, I like that one. Yay, excited! We also have to make the whole inside of the sanctuary look like a mote, and meg and I are in charge of building a castle. I am thinking of something, but would need a guys help to get it accomplished, it would require a ladder, climbing, and a lack of fear of heights. I possess none of those abilities. :)

Cya!

Lucky, Remember?

Remember the doggy that I named LUCKY, with the broken leg. UPDATE!!!! The next door neighbors where Lucky used to live adopted him! They had to amputate his leg, but now he has a home where he is taken care of and LOVED! PTL!!! I was so happy to see my prayer answered. Apparently animal control DID come out, they left a note on the first owners door saying they would be fined, I guess they decided to just give Lucky away then fix him and keep him. Atleast he got given to the right person! Go LUCKY!

I am tired today. I watched "King of Cars" last night. With Chop Chopper *sings song in head*. At any rate, I stayed up to late. I asked the Lord to wake me up at 5:30 this morning so I could pray and read, I woke up at 5:35. I stayed in bed and prayed. I'm such a lazy bum sometimes. I get so mad at myself.

To add to my failures....today is the local VLB prayer and fast day, guess who ate breakfast. GRRRRRRRRRRR!

I posted a song on my blog. This is dedicated to everyone and everything I love that I can't see as much as I would like to. I miss you.

Breaking News Alert

*****He apologized!!***** Yay Damon! Love you babe!

Photo Albums and Hand Cramps

Right now I am putting together three years worth of pictures. They are all in the photo Album, but I don't have all the descriptions written down beside the pictures yet. Long task, messy handwriting, disgusted, *sigh*. I used to be skinny, well skinny for me anyway. Day two of diet. Doing fairly well though. Man, I get off subject SO easy. ANYWAY, I would love to be able to scrap book. I just don't think I am one of those types though. I guess if I had the time to just waste a day and do it, maybe...but definitely not right now.

Ever got your feelers hurt by someone, and they refuse to apologize because they don't feel sorry for it. My husband is refusing to apologize to me for something he said to me. Not a BIG deal, but it still hurt. I don't know whether to say anything or let it go. He has a habit of not apologizing if he is rude to me. Where I am on the opposite end of the spectrum and apologize until I am blue in the face. Whether I am his wife or joe blow off the street, restitution is restitution. GRRRRR. I shouldn't have to ASK him to make things right by me. I know I am just the lowly submissive wife, but C'MON! pray for us, and pray he will apologize...before I explode...lol.

I looked at my wal-mart schedule last night, apparently Jamison didn't take to heart when I said I wanted only twenty hours a week. I worked last night, tonight, friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I really don't know what to do about Wal-Mart. I don't HAVE to work at Wal-Mart. It is a means of extra money for traveling, my 800 dollar dental work coming up, and extra spending money for me. Yet, I don't feel like I am being a good helpmeet at home as far as cleaning and cooking. I am tired and worn out. Yet Damon doesn't want me to quit, atleast I don't think. He says it gives me extra money, but he also says I haven't been happy and that he has mixed emotions about me quitting. I really think he doesn't want me too. I honestly don't know WHAT to do. Advice please.

I have a job lead, starting pay is 13-14$ an hour. Pray for that please. It's in the Logistics field, which I have worked since graduating H.S. basically, and is a field I really wanted to get OUT of. But, maybe God has something else in store. I would really love to work in a retirement home, or one of those traveling care companies for the elderly. The pay isn't good, but I have a feeling I would LOVE my job.

I am so excited for Assembly. YAY! I have our reservations, anyone else staying at Microtel!?!

Well, I must go now, c-yall later! oh yeah, a guy I work with had a $1967 phone bill last night! He got them talked down to $900. BOOOOO cingular! ;p

Totally Ruled!

Convention was soooo awesome. Okay, I had really been praying and wanting to go to Convention and every option I thought of and mentioned to Damon it was NO....no.no.no...nonono. *sigh* Well, my mil (mother in law) had a bridal shower to go to in a town just outside of Chatteeenooga. I decided to drive her, because her MS doesn't afford her the ability of driving to safely. She makes ME nervous. Anyway, we decided we would go to convention for Saturday night. I was excited! Apparently though, there was a bit of a miscommunication, because she planned on staying over night. I didn't know this. When she mentioned this, we were already an hour (ish) out of old hickory and had left late as it was, so we couldn't turn around. Well, this was an answer to prayer that God had already worked out, I just NEVER expected it to come about like this! So Not only did I get to go to Convention Saturday night AND Sunday morning, I got to buy new cuuuuuuute clothes to boot, cus I didn't have anything to wear for the next day. And the skirt I bought, I had been wanting for a long time. And, to top that off, the skirt was even on sale for about 3-5bucks off! Even MEGAN, aka Miss Fashion, told me I looked cute! Go me! So thank You Jesus for caring about even my little requests, and making part of my dreams reality! I appreciate and praise You!

While we were at service Saturday nightm which was amazing, I mean AMAZING, by the way...Sis Shanna, whom I don't really know, came up to me and said (something to this effect) "I don't know why I'm doing this, I have never done this before, but I want to obey God. I need to tell you that, God knows your heart. He wanted me to tell you that". My first reaction was that of a good one yet a bis perplexed. Lately, I have been feeling like my life is up in the air. The prayers I pray for remain unanswered, I feel like "God where is the open door You want me to go through, they are ALL closed". So I felt like when she said that, He wanted me to know He knows my heart, my desires, and He a) cares, and b) is most definitely still there. It was a nice feeling. Then I got to wondering, do I have secret sin or something. I don't know. Now I am worrying about it. I am bothered today. I have had bad dreams this whole weekend. I prayed this morning and felt like I couldn't reach the ceiling with my prayers. Jesus help me. Back to convention. It was most probably the most amazing convention I have been too. The Lord REALLY moved and worked. If you missed it, you missed out. The Lord's spirit was really there in a most convicting, yet comforting way. It was really nice. If I could figure out how to post audio stuff, I could post part of sis Jackson's message. Oh yeah, I looove the Jackson rendition of Farther Along!

At any rate, we got home around 7ish last night. I had Mickey Donalds, watched a bit of TV, and ended up getting to bed after 11. *sigh*. I got up late, but thank the Lord, I managed to read and pray before I left.

Have a good monday.

Called In

I have been called in because my boss is spewing from both ends. GRRRR...today was my day to VEG! You know, you'd think with the whole week off besides Monday, I wouldn't have been busy! WRRRRONG! Tuesday Meg and I went to chattanooga and I left the house at 6:30 only to get home about 12 hours later. Then we CALLED AND CALLED *fiery darts with eyes* Brad and Rachel about the fireworks show at the fair grounds. Never got a hold of them. Ended up going without them, later spotted their vehicle, but they were no where to be found. Funny enough we parked side by side with bro Roger and his wife. The ones that go to Portland, can't remember their last names. He sells cars. ANyway, that was fun and a blessing to get to talk to them. A dog got scared and ran past us at 90mph poor thing, I went after it to try to catch it, the owner came up close behind me. He ended up running down this hill after it, I hope and pray he found it. I prayed hard he would find it. The poor dog still had its leash on it. Another guy came up to Damon looking for his JRT that got scared and ran off. My doggie braved it like a trooper though, wasn't even scared. Go HONEY! So, needless to say Tuesday was BUSY.

Wednesday, I got up late, but ended up meeting Damon for lunch, then came home and cooooooked a whole bunch. Made him a Dr Pepper cake, that is OH MY GOODNESS so good! Then church, we had 6 people show up in the front. Their were some children and 3 adults in the back. I don't know what was goin on. But one of the best services I have been in in awhile. Sis Maudie spoke.

Thursday, yesterday...I got up late again (so nice) and cleaned the house and cooked some more. Didn't even get to eat my dinner because I had to be into Wal-mart by 5. Another busy day. So today was soooo gonna be my chill and watch TV day. A day to finally relax. I check my phone and I have a message from work. My boss is sick. I decided to not call and just not let him know I got the call. I didn't want to come in. He called again....*sigh* I picked up. I ended up coming in. *whine*. More $$$ on the paycheck, but still. I am missing food network :) I know...you are thinking "ooooh, you poor wuss, get over it". I guess with working two jobs, I am just ready for the break. I miss my family.

Love you all.

Can't help but feeling...

...somewhat lonely. *sigh* Way to start out a post huh.

Tonight is the last night of my double shifts. I have the rest of the week off after today. From BOTH jobs. Except I found out I work Thurs night at Wal-mart. This will be nice to have a break, ya know?!

I am hoping to be able to trade some shift with someone in hopes of making it to atleast part of state convention. I could see the smiths! :) Pray girls, pray. Boys too, if you want :P

I had hoped to make a trip with Rachel to Gatlinburg this week to just hang out. NOw that I am working that night, doesn't look like its going to happen. Only available day is Tuesday, July 4th. I don't know if anyone would want to go do anything with me or not. Damon's going fishing with Bro Jerry, I was told. I guess he didn't care whether I would like being left alone or not. Yes, I am still somewhat perterbed at him for that. Not that I mind him going fishing, but it is a holiday that's sposed' to be special and with family and he is the one who I want to spend it with. Now I am left by myself all day, again. Grrr. So Meg or Rachel, if you want to do something on the 4th, call me. You both should have my number. Hey, I may even call you. *sigh* Feeling left out.

I am trying my babies outside today. Damon doesn't want them in the house anymore (the cats). I hate this. I married a non true animal lover. He loves honey and the cats, but theres people who love animals then theres people who are TOTAL softies to any kind of animal. Shoot, I think possums are cute. I'm weird like that. I will probably bring them in tomorrow night if they seem to scared by the fireworks. Course' the dumb cats probably won't care, I mean they lie in the middle of the road for rests and naps. Dumbies. Maybe they will get squished and I won't have to hear it anymore :'(. I'd rather have them put to sleep then give them to just anyone. I'm tired of hearing Damons complaining. Sad to wish they would die so you don't have to worry and fret anymore huh.

I am trying to stick it out til' August for Wal-Mart. Yesterday I was ready to quit. THey had me work 28 hours from Thurs-Monday (today). That's a lot for me when I work a regular 40 at this job.

I really want a baby, Damon doesnt want one yet. I can see his points, and sometimes I want to wait more. I have goals to reach before a baby, but that doesn't change that I want one. I want to have a house before a baby, be financially in a place where I can afford to stay home or atleast only work part time, lose some weight, cus I know I will gain some and I hear your body is never the same. I want a girl first, I want to use old fashioned names. I love Lily, Rose, Lucy, Ruthie, Mae. I think they are ladylike.

I am a roller coaster, a dreamer, never sit still type person. I am always wanting to go go go. Growing up mom would talk about how I was always ready to be on the road for the rodeos and she couldn't wait to get home. I was content to just travel all the time. My husband is much like my mom, he doesn't like to go go go. I wonder why we were paired together sometimes. Not that we shouldnt have gotten married, nothin like that, but we match so completely on most things. Then on this sort of stuff, I have a day dreamers spirit, and he is the cloud that rains on my fun. Not complaining, just wondering, am I weird? Am I wrong to be like this. I can't help it. I love to travel. Maybe Damon is supposed to help make the possible dreams come true and the impossible ones he is sposed to help me let go of. Who knows. So much on my mind lately.

Everyone pray for the TCOG, while you pray for that, please say a small side prayer for my not as important personal request. I would appreciate it. I know I am not the only one with problems and there are much more important ones out there. God cares about it all though. love and hugs.