Five question Friday

Five Question Friday!!!!

1. Do you sing karaoke? Yes, Yes, Yes. I love it and used to have a karaoke machine. We have lots of 80's music
2. What is your favorite coffee drink? I don't like coffee but I love chai tea
3. If you could choose your own name, what would it be? I actually love my name and always have.
4. Were you ever bullied? No, my friends said I was way to Julia Sugarbaker"from designing women" for that.
5. How often do you eat fast food? Probably once or twice a week. Too much in my opinion.

Little thoughts

I have had a whirlwind of activity the last few weeks. I have been busy and waiting for things to slow down. I have been falling into bed exhausted and sleeping through my alarm. There have been some good things. While my husband was a way for work friends, family and I redid our bedroom for Valentine's day. We finally have a "love nest". He loves it.
The boys and I were able to take a long bike ride and enjoy some warmer weather. Great quality time. The family took a hike on Saturday.

But there have been some hard times. We have been dealing with a situaion that was really hard. We have been on this roller coaster ride. We would see the end and then it really wasn't over. We have had close friends praying and hoping for this situation to be over. But here we are a week later and we are still there. God didn't answer our prayers the way we had hoped but He is still God and He is still good. I have felt His peace and comfort. I have seen Him take a situation that could have caused division in my marriage and I have seen Him make us like-minded. I have seen His protection. He has put people of wisdom in our path to confirm things. The situation has not changed but i have. I am not worried or consumed by it. I am believing that God will answer our prayers, it may be next week, next month or next year but I am trusting. Because He is God, He is still on His throne and that is a very comforting thought.

1. Have you ever hit an animal with your vehicle? Yes, I hit a big dog one night after leaving my boyfriend's house(yes it is now my husband). I was so upset that I turned around and went back to his house for some sympathy.
2. When you see a string on your clothes do you pull it off or cut if off? pull, I don't have time for things like scissors(incidently, I pick nails too.)
3. Did you have your own room or share a room when you were young?both, my brother and I are 15 months apart we shared a room until I was about 8
4. Would you rather wear the same thing for the rest of your life or eat the same thing for the rest of your life? Wear, Love any lounge clothes
5. What was your favorite TV show as a child? Anything on TGIF, star search and fame.

So, it's your turn. Jump on to Five Question Friday. I just love it!!!!!!

bedtime with Sophie

Goes something like this.
Sophie: Mommy, "I don't want to sleep in my room. I am scared."

Me: "It's okay Sophie I am going to get my jammies on and come snuggle you and rub your back. Go get in bed."

Sophie goes to her room. 30 seconds later

Sophie: "I don't want to sleep with you I want to sleep with the boys."
Translation: I want to go play and talk with the boys.

Me: "Remember tomorrow is Sunday, we have church, we can't do a sleepover in the boys floor tonight. I will be right there. Get in the bed."

Sophie goes to her room. 1 minute later.

Sophie: " Mommy, I want to sleep in the boys room. If you say no I will be very angry. If you say yes I will not be very angry."

Me as I try not to laugh: "Sophie it is okay to be angry but my answer is no.

Sophie goes to the boys room.

Sophie: "Mommy, I asked Ethan if I can sleep in his floor and he said it was okay. So, I will get my pillow. Okay."

Me: " Sophie, no means no. Get in the bed and do not get out."

As we speak she is dramatically crying.

She is persistent.

Five question Friday

I know it's not Friday but I like this so I am going to do it a day late.

1. What is the one thing your love does for you that you can't live without?Prays for me and is the spiritual leader of our home


2. When did you know your love was "the one"? The day after our first date he called me and we talked for hours. He really shared his heart with me and I fell in love.

3. Does your love have a special ringtone on your cell? no, not many people call my cell anyway.


4. What are you attracted to most in your special someone? Heart and height


5. Did you know when/where he/she was going to pop the big question? no, total surprise.

Wordless Wednesday

They're here

We were going along this afternoon when Ethan decided to go check on our very pregnant cat and came running in and said, "Mama there's a baby in the box." We proceeded to go outside and watch our cat have 3 kittens. We then realized that one kitten was struggling and not moving. I repeatedly tried to get the Mama to love on her but she would turn her back. So, we called a friend of ours who is a vet and she said to keep it warm and wait. I told Ethan that the kitten was probably not going to make it. Oh, how he cried. He has such a big heart. He said, "Mama can I hold while it dies." I stood there as my 6 year old son stood there talking to the cat and to God saying, "It's okay kitty, I'll keep you warm. God please help this kitty. Please don't let it die." For over and hour he held that cat and prayed. Then, I told Ethan we needed to let it be with it's Mama. It had not moved and had been barely breathing. We put it in the box and watched as the cat proceeded to have 2 more babies. Then the little white one started moving and wiggling and trying to nurse. I stood there in amazement as the Mama started licking it and Ethan said look Mama look. And then he summed the whole experience up when he shouted, "Praise the Lord!"







Our glimpse of God

Well, another Monday so let's get started.

I did not text my husband "dirty"messages at work because I knew he would call me and I missed him and wanted to hear his voice. (I have just entered the 21st century and got texting on my phone LOVE IT!) I would never resort to such trickery.

I did not let our kids sled on a hill that was so steep that I had to stand at the bottom and catch them to keep them from hitting a ditch.

I did not rent a few(4) chick flicks because my husband is working out to town this week.

I was not the only mama at the home school party running and sliding on these cool mats like I was 6. It was so much fun.

I did not (have not ) gone on a crazy decorating spree in my house. No telling what it will look like next week.

Have a great Monday.

Five question Friday

My friend over at Motheringthemother has been doing this for a few weeks. I think it is really cool. I have not figured out how to grab the button or join the blog hop but Pam if you see this fix it for me please.
1. What are you most afraid of?My husband dying and being left to raise my 3 kids by myself.
2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron? Neither. I have a "surprise-me do". I wake up, brush, flip it upside down and wala(not sure how to spell that word). Some days it is wavy and wild and others a little straighter and flip out. I don't really care it is hair and I will probably have a new "do" in about 6 months. But I currently love my latest style.
3. Hands-free or phone to the ear? Phone to the ear.
4. Do you have a matching bedroom set? No, I try to make things blend but we definitely have bedroom on a budget.
5. Do you believe in the paranormal? No. It drives me insane all the media that is out there to support this.

Well, this was fun. Now off to have chicken tortilla soup and watch a movie with the kiddos. It is snowy and icy today. I love winter.

Kung Fu Panda

Have you seen the movie Kung Fu Panda? Well, my kids love it. Especially the boys. It is actually a very cute movie that has a never give up message. Anyway, on the DVD there is a special on how to make homemade chinese noodles. The kids have been asking me to make some and although I have decent culinary skills Chinese noodles from scratch are not in my cookbook. What they were really wanting to do was eat with chop sticks. So, we were out a few days ago and it took longer than what I anticipated. We ended up eating out with Troy for lunch. Two orders of noodles and 5 pair of chopsticks later and this is what you end up with.

I love snow.

I love snow. I love to get lots of snow that keeps you in for a few days. I also love that it doesn't take long to warm back up to 40 degrees and we can spend hours outside sledding, playing and building snowmen. My 3 loved it.

I did not fix a dessert every day while we were snowed in at home.

I did not use old linoleum to sled on after our sled broke.

I did not spend 3 days in my pj's, just sliding extra pants on over them to go sled.

I did not take Striper, my cat, to get neutered and when I picked him up that afternoon they had sent him home with the wrong family.

I did not let my children get out the paint and create masterpieces till their hearts were content totally unsupervised.

I did not decide that my upstairs hallway was a gag gross color and buy paint before the snow came just so my hubby would be snowed in and need to help me paint.(Why do you think we had so many desserts)

Last, I did not decide that I did not want to wait for help and I painted the hallway alone while hubby was napping.

Hope you have a Happy Monday.