Rainy Sunday

Have you ever had one of those productive days?

 Well yesterday, was mine.  I woke up earlier then normal to get ready for church since Courtney had a friend spend the night with her Saturday night.  Made waffles for the crew and had the kitchen clean before church, now I will admit that I got busy talking to some people after church and I forgot about a meeting that I was suppose to attend after Sunday school.....oops.

However, the afternoon just continued being productive.  The guys were able to wash my van before the afternoon rain showers came.  ALL the laundry got done even the towels that the guys used to dry the van  inside the garage when it started raining.  Rascal got a bath, coupons got clipped (I can't tell you the last time I clipped my coupons on a Sunday).  I cleaned out my purse, YIKES!!!

Phillip and I even sat down and made out a menu for the week and went grocery shopping in the rain.  Somebody pinch me PLEASE!!!!!  For once I do not have to make multiple trips to the grocery store this week to pick up items for supper, lunch, or breakfast. 

Okay.....I have decided every Sunday it needs to be a Rainy Sunday, plain and simple.  If only I would have had a nap it would have been perfect!!!!

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting...

James 1:6

Blessings to all ~

Carla

Looking Back

12 Things in 2012

1. Jonah got his driver's permit
2. Carla went back to work for Meyer Mortgage Corporation
3. Carla lost her gallbladder :(
4. Both kids lettered in track
5. We built a cement pond in our back yard, like the Clampetts
6. Jonah got his first car
7. Courtney made it to high school :)
8. Jonah enrolled in his first college class
9. Phillip transferred to BG from Franklin
10. Enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our special neighbors Rick and Jackie
11. Courtney auditioned for the high school musical, Beauty and the Beast and MADE IT!!!!
12. Jonah lettered in cross country

..whatever is true...whatever is pure...think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

Blessings to all~
Carla

Random Things

• Took Jonah to the doctor yesterday and he has bronchitis.  I should have known it was coming, about this time every year he gets some type of respiratory crud.  He looked so miserable last night laying on the couch, I hate it when my kids are sick. 

• I heard on the radio this morning that women start worrying about aging at the age of 29, REALLY!!!  Okay, ladies, I turned 39 in August and I have to admit that I really have not worried one bit about aging and DON'T feel old at all.  Is it just me or is there other ladies out there who feel the same why as I do???

• I've been keeping track of my migraines for  my neurologist appointment on Thursday, as of right now, in the last 3 months (90 days) I've had 26 migraines.  Kinda seems like a lot but then it doesn't, I know that sounds crazy but it seems like I have them all the time when you really look at the mathmatical side of it, it's less then 1/3, I know kinda geeky sounding.  I've also started having numbness and tingling in my thumbs, just started last night, also, it's freaky!  Praying that Thursday's appointment will give me relief. :)  Maybe I need to rethink the getting old part.... ha!!

• I have so many projects turning in my head right now that I want to do and no time or motivation to do it.....  UGH!!!   I know that their is NO one else out there that is in the same boat as I am, RIGHT????

• Some times I sit and wonder what my life and my family's would be like if my mother was still alive.  I miss her so much, she was the glue that held us together in many ways.

I pray that you...may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ...

Ephesians 3:17-18

Blessings to all ~
Carla

Mums

Can you believe that it is the middle of September???

When we moved into our house in 2009 these two mums were already

planted, one of each side of the front walk in front of the porch and

every year they come back.  Each year they are this HUGE, this year they measure

3 feet across.  I would love to replant them but I'm afraid that I'll kill them and

I would hate to do that since that have last so long, but I would really

like to plant some evergreens in front of our porch.

 I think this one looks "gappy" because its been so dry,

that's just my thought, I'm not a green thumb gardener.  Ha!



Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler days.  I'm just hoping that we have

plenty of cool days before the cold ones come.

 



You do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

James 4:14

Blessings to all~
Carla

Ten things you may not know about Me

1. I am the youngest of three.  My oldest sibling, Robbin is ten years older then I am and my brother is seven years older then I.  So it was almost as if I was a only child at certain times in my life, even though my brother didn't move out until I did.  We then moved out together and we're roommates for two years.
2. Both of my kids were born c-section.  After 18 hours of labor with Jonah, it was a given that my body was not going to cooperate.  Then when Courtney came along my doctor and I just thought that it would be best.
3. Both of my names came from my Grandmother's middle names.  My first name came from my mother's mom who thought her middle name was Kora until they sent off for her birth certificate when my mother was pregnant with me.  It then came back as Carla, mom and dad thought it would be a perfect name for me.  My middle name which is Lucille came from my dad's mom.  Part of me always wanted to name my daughter "Lucy".
4. It drives me CRAZY to not make my bed in the morning.
5. One reason for me not attending my 20th class reunion was...... Facebook.  I felt like Facebook had pretty much killed the purpose for a class reunion. 
6. I almost died at birth, in fact they did not think I would make it through the night. Boy, did I fool them!!
7. I can't stand chocolate..... chocolate cake, ice cream, pudding, etc....
8. My husband was "technically" my boss when we first starting dating and that was a BIG no, no with the company.  So we pretended like he was dating my roommate which was by best friend since I was 4.  We dated like this for four months until I took a job at a hospital in Gainesville and then we told everyone.  They couldn't believe it, the "gossiper" of the bunch about flipped.
9. I can not whistle, seriously, how hard can it be!!!!
10. I am not ticklish and it drives my family CRAZY!!!!

Well just TEN things on the TENTH about me that you may or may not have know. 

This is what the LORD says—

He who created you...

He who formed you...

I have summoned you by name; you are Mine.

Isaiah 43:1

Blessings to all~

Heat Wave

For the third straight day, we set a new high temperature record in BG. Friday we reached 110° (second hottest temperature all time for the city), Saturday we reached 108° and today we reached 105°. A little too HOT if you ask me! Especially since last Friday we’ve been without one of our air conditioning units, in fact our main unit to be exact. So the kitchen and the main part of the house have been like an oven. The kids have been sleeping upstairs and during the day hanging out in our bedroom or the bonus room.  By the way, the high tomorrow is suppose to be 102°

As I stood in my kitchen tonight night cooking supper, I was taken back to days of when I was a kid growing up in my grandmother’s house, whom was better known as “Mema” to everyone. The only air conditioning that we had was a small tiny window unit that was in her dining room. Yet she cooked a many meals either with or without that AC unit running. Tonight I had a LARGE fan on the kitchen floor blowing air towards me. I had already baked a cake, had boiled potatoes for mashed potatoes and was frying chicken. I know many people today would have eaten out all weekend but we don’t function on eating out every meal but instead I made do and I as I stood there in my apron I thought this is how the women of years ago cook day in and day out, in the heat, usually finishing one meal just to start another no matter what the temperature is.

We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, for Your Name is near...

Psalm 75:1

Blessing to all ~
Carla

Random Thoughts on Tuesday

• This week is VBS at our church.  Which means late nights for our family but I just love seeing all the faces of the little kids and I LOVE the songs that we sing at VBS, like the Hippo song.  The theme this year is All Aboard the Kingdom Express - Staying on Track in a Troubled World. 
• I would love to be asleep right now but instead I am waiting on clothes in the dryer.  I CAN"T STAND to leave clothes in the dryer after they are dry.
• The Big Bang Theory is on right now, yeah it's a rerun but I Luv the show.......does anyone else???? 
• My desk at work this week has been in overload.....UGH!!!!
• I'm slightly sad at how fast the summer break seams to be flying by.  I just cringe when I see a display of school supplies.
• I have massive organizing that needs to be done especially in my pantry. 
• Their predicting the highs for the end of the week to reach above 100 and no rain in sight.  For real that is hot especially with no rain, we are bone dry!!! Pretty ridiculous!!!
• It amazes me that I still have to tell my 16 year old son to put down the rubber band and eat his oatmeal when he knows that we were running short on time. 
• My second blog book (2008) came in last week. I guess the next one that I order will be a combination of 3 years combine, for some reason I am not so enthused about ordering that one.
• My 2 favorite apps on my phone right now are Sound Hound and Free Music Download
• I miss my old blog friends.  They all quit blogging and so did I for a while.....oh well, I am blogging for the memories not the comments, besides someone is reading this silly blog because it shows up number of views.
• I'm pretty burned out on Facebook and the garbage that comes across it.  My brother in law always says that Facebook is the devil and sometimes most times that is true.
• ***Prayer Requests*** 
• My friend's mother is having surgery in the morning.  She has an brain aneurysm, her second one.  Please pray for her.  
• I have another friend who is heading to custody hearing tomorrow with her close friend.  Her friend has requested that the following things specifically be lifted up in prayer: Justice, Fairness, and Truth.  Please pray for her.

Told you it was ALL random..... =)

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is GOOD. His love endures forever."

Psalm 107:1

Blessing to all~

Weed Killer

Let me just tell you this is stuff works!   I've been using this since I first started tackling the weeds in my flower beds at the beginning of the season.  It will kill your weeds within a couple hours.  This morning I sprayed some weeds that had came up in my flower beds and this afternoon the weeds were dead.  I love it because it's inexpensive, you can see the results within hours and no harsh chemicals,  the only downfall is your flower beds will smell like pickles (ha! ha!).

Simply mix:

• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 tbs table salt
• 1 tbs dishwashing liquid

Spray on your weeds and only your weeds because this will kill other things, except for daylillies. Ha! Ha!

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Psalm 139:23

Blessings to all~

e cards.....funny

Just a few random e cards that I thought I would share.  

Hope everyone haves a great weekend!!

So true.....some days.

 Can't say that I've every splashed my face to the point of my bathroom
being sopping wet but I'll say that it's not easy to do.

 I really wonder if Hoarders is staged like some of the other Reality shows. 

I was crushed when I heard that House Hunters was staged. 
I love that show!!!

 Oh, this is a lesson to be learn!

I LUV Sheldon and Penny from the BIG Bang Theory!!!

A cheerful heart is good medicine...

Proverbs 17:22

Blessings to all~

Ten Things on the 10th

1. I have taken on the position of treasurer of the SWHS Track and Field. Can you say SUCKER???? Well truly I volunteered but that was only because no one was speaking up for any of the positions and the only position that I felt I could do comfortably and with little time was treasurer. What was I thinking!!!!
2. I am thinking about taking my blog private.....should I????
3. I am little frustrated with myself right now. About 6 weeks ago I started the couch to 5K, I took off with a bang but now I have lost interest and I struggle to get on that tread mile. My friend who is doing the program with me is experiencing the same, so maybe its not me but it doesn't make it easy :(
4. Track season is now in full swing....practice everyday and next week the kids are back running across town at Keriakes from 4:30 to 6 which is going to make for a long day and really makes it hard for me to cook a good dinner.
5. Just ordered Courtney new spikes (running shoes) for track, I can't believe that I ordered a size 8.5.......what happened to my little girl
6. Time changes this weekend....we SPRING forward....so we loose an hour of sleep, but I am so ready for the extra daylight and the warmer weather to follow.
7. Sometimes I wonder if the things that we loose sleep over is really worth loosing sleep over. Being an adult is so hard.
8. We have had soooo much rain in the past week and again it is raining today. I'm starting to wonder if this is how people in Seattle, WA Feel?
9. First sign of SPRING.... all the daffodils. We have them planted all over our yard, in the front and back. I love them!!!
10. Spring puts me in the mood to reorganize and redecorate. Our closet is getting a make over soon......I can't wait, maybe it will finally put me in the mood to get rid of somethings.

Blessing to all~
Carla

Live... Laugh... Love...

LIVE... life at its fullest

LAUGH... at all the things that don't matter

LOVE... all that you have and more