She is so serious sometimes! She decorated a cookie here (at the school fall festival) and then wouldn't eat it!
After her end of the year cheerleading party at Chick-Fil-A --- she's a heart princess.
We got to go to the Chattanooga Zoo on Thursday night for the American Lung Association's Asthma Walk. Abby had a great time - she got her face painted, plenty of candy, a free walk thru the zoo, and free Krystals after the walk was over. Fun was had by all!So, hubby and I have decided to bite the bullet and get very serious about "going green". The only problem that we face is the fact that in our little town......there's no recycling facility except for 30 minutes away - which in my opinion kinda defeats the purpose of being green, because you are using extra gas to get to the recycle center. I guess hubby will end up going to drop off our recyclables (is that the right word?) on his way to work (we'll see how that works out!)?
We've started our own compost bucket (can't wait to see how that smells in a few days! eeekkk) and we have a container on the back porch that we are putting all our paper, plastic, and glass in. We've recycled aluminum for years because you actually get $ for that. For about the last 6 months, we've been utilizing the reusable shopping bags that are available at Food Lion, Bi-Lo, and WalMart*, among other retailers. I don't know if anyone else has gotten the weird looks from people that I have gotten when I am going into or coming out of the store (with the shopping bags), but people look at me like I am some sort of tree huggin' Grateful Dead groupie that is out to singlehandedly save Mother Earth! That is not me at all. I'm just thinking forward a few years, and I want to do my part to leave a better place for our next generation.
Speaking of, if hubby and I are planning on having some raised beds for a very small garden next year....what are some things that we need to be doing to be prepared for planting time? Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Alrighty, first of all, I have to say I am very disappointed by the lack of responses to my challenge! Where's all my gals to give some good creative advice?? Nonetheless, the costume is coming along somewhat nicely, thanks to my handy hubby!
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Secondly, my little miss brainiac got her first real report card (ya know, no silly S+, etc - we're talking REAL # grades), and she got star roll! Yea!!! She doesn't know it yet, but her reward for that will be getting to go see "High School Musical 3" on opening night. Woo-hoo, Momma is so psyched about that!?!
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Lastly, I was wondering if I should fall for all of the "Twilight" hype? It seems like everyone around me (of all ages) just LOVES the books. So, I wasn't sure if they are really that good or if it's just because they have gotten so much publicity. Let me know your thoughts on this please!
I need some suggestions on how to make the above box and tube into a juice box (Abby wants to be a juice box for Halloween). Obviously I will use the tube to make a straw coming out on the box that will slip over Abby's head and there will be holes for her arms as well.....but those of you who know me, know that I have some serious shortcomings when it comes to crafty things!I was at an eye doctor appointment last week, and I happened across a little booklet entitled "From Stress to Joy". I thought, "ehh, what the heck, I'm gonna be sitting here for a little while anyway", so I started reading. Folks, what I read made me ponder my everyday life (which is usually what happens when I am paying full attention to anything of substance that I read), especially the part where you ask yourself some questions. For example:
I wish I could say that I do turn everything over to him, but I don't. I am a crazy worry-wart (thanks Nanny for that phrase), and maybe slowly and surely I can let go of more and more. Who knows, stranger things have happened!
Hmmm, one could only imagine the answer to that question. I am definitely a "work in progress".
I will admit, this is something that has been at the top of my prayer list. I would say that in the last 1 1/2 yrs, I have come quite a long way!
Wow, I think this booklet knows me too well! If you can tell me that there is someone out there who doesn't want something (whatever that something may be) more in their life - I would want to meet this person and have long talks. Don't get me wrong, I do count my blessings, but who doesn't want more? More time, more energy, more resources, more friends, etc.
I'll be the first to tell you, I wish I was one of those people that could take any subject and immediately flip my Bible open to a verse that applied to my situation. I find myself sometimes getting really frustrated with trying to relate scripture to my current situation (oh, how bad I feel to admit that I get aggravated trying to read the Bible!!!!).
There are NO excuses for this question, and I know it. I absolutely DO NOT spend enough quality time with Jesus. But one thing that I do know right now, is that by recognizing that, I have opened up another window in my mind to make a more conscious effort to rectify this.
This is one thing that I can say that I have been doing a much better job of lately. And that goes for my whole household.
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So needless to say, my goals are to give my burdens to Him, go to the Bible more often, pray more often, and to trust and obey. And in doing these things, I hope that I learn to hear more clearly and recognize when He is speaking to me.
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." 2 Corinthians 9:8
Can anyone tell me what this is? Danny mowed around it to see what would grow....it started out as straw shaped stems, but then it bloomed reddish/pink.
