Little things, little moments

I think my last post I had said that on Sunday's I wanted to kids and I to share a meal together and this past Sunday we did!  I went as far as setting the table too!

Kyle requested red beef enchiladas with flour tortillas.  I made some with green sauce too for the girls.

After all the rain we had been getting last week, it was nice to see the blue sky and sun.  It was a nice day with the feeling of fall in the air.

This is Karlee with our friend Angelia and her baby.

My "baby girl" Karlee will be moving out of the house, moving to Phoenix, moving in with Angelia. 

Karlee is moving on to a new adventure.  She will help take care of Angelia's baby and work as a part time manager at Rue 21.    (more on this on the next post)

Football, flowers,strawberries & church

Start my weekend off with watching my son's scrimmage game on Friday night.

Karlee went with me to Kyle's game. 

I love this time of year when the purple and yellow flowers pop up.  Fall is around the corner.....

I dragged Sara into the kitchen this evening to help with the fruit salad.  She looks so happy while cutting strawberries......

I plan on getting the girls more involved in the kitchen.

I looked up different churches last night and listened to a sermon from Greenlaw Baptist.  I woke up this morning telling myself that I was going to church.  I wasn't sure where at first but then I thought I'd go check out Greenlaw Baptist.  I guess I didn't pay attention to the time, because I thought it was 10:00 am.  So I drove over there and noticed that the parking hardly had but a few cars parked.  I sat there for a second then I drove past the door and noticed that the service started at 10:45 am.  Silly me......I started heading home.  While driving home, feeling silly and wondering if I would go back out or not, my phone got a message.  It was my friend Vicky inviting me to Calvary Bible Chapel again.  I went a few weeks ago.  This time there was a different person doing the sermon.  I really enjoyed the service this time.  Afterward I stayed for the potluck.

What we do for a smile

Have you every stopped to think about all the things you do a day to put a smile on someones face? The feeling that what you did may help in the moment when that person wants to frown.....

I hate to iron, always have. I have never understood how some can think its so relaxing and can stand there and watch T.V. to iron.  Its stressful I think lol!  Making sure you have the iron on the right setting, trying not to burn your yourself.  Trying not to have other bump into the board and knock down the iron.  Making sure you get the right crease in where it was originally.

Yes the look of a crisp iron shirt or dress pants looks great but the work that goes into it to have it just get wrinkled again soon after you iron after you sit down just one time.  I figure its gonna get wrinkled and show lines why bother.....and I'm all for throwing a damp wash cloth with the item needing ironed into the dryer on high heat to let it tumble in there and get the big wrinkles out!  Good enough for me!

But when your son comes down with his dressy pants on and his dress long sleeve shirt and asks "How does this look mom" thats when you realize you need to go get an ironing board and and iron and iron his outfit so he can look awesome on dress day for football.

You also realize that his dad used to iron his clothes and get them ready for him the night before......(sad face)

I told Kyle I liked how he looked and that there were not too many wrinkles.  He said okay thanks, this will have to do.  Then he stopped before continuing up the stairs with his head down and says, "Dad use to get my cloths ready for me the night before and iron them".  I sat there for a few minutes, then I got up and went up to his room and opened the door.  He was sitting on his bed doing his homework.  I said "would it help if I went and bought and ironing board and iron and tried to iron your cloths for football next time?"  Without looking up, and a tiny little smile on his face he simply said "yes".  I told him that your dad was always better at that than me but that I would try.  I told him I loved him and left the room.

This weekend I will go buy an iron and ironing board......

A weekend with Mom & Larry

Friday night we went to Sara's favorite place, Wildflower Bread Company.

Karlee talking with Grandpa

We spend most of our time out on my little patio.

Went on a little hike.

Following Sara.  She was showing us trail that she and her friend had found.  

Pretty view along our walk.

My liv bed, bed liv....a cross between a living room and a bedroom. 

I'm liking my living room :)

and I like my bedroom

(my new bed!)

no more pullout couch or air mattress!

topped off with a picture above my bed from my dad's house.  Makes me think of happy moments of home when mom and dad were together.

Riding Life Each Day

Well between my son turning my bath towels orange and Sara exploding soda in the freezer and Karlee who I hardly see and me not sleeping well and being overly tired a new day starts over, thankfully.

My mom will be here in a few days.  The kids will go back to school and life will continue to move forward day after day.  There is goodness in that for the most part unless you still find yourself on an emotional rollercoaster at times.  I don't like rollercoasters and I have a feeling that unless the Lord comes for me I  will continue to have a seat on this rollercoaster called life.  Its fine I'm not wanting to go anywhere, well maybe get off the ride for a bit and just have a little steadiness.

I'm hoping now that summer is almost over and we are sort of settled in our new home we all can get a settled into life.  The side of life that is more like a routine since the kids will be back in school although it does look a little different since my oldest graduated from high school.  But just the same I'm praying for routine and good habits to take place in these four walls.  Not sure what all that will look like right now but it does involve the kids doing more around here to help lol.

I admit the ride does take me down on dips of thinking of Micah and all that is gone.  At that point I'm anxious to get on with the ride back up.  lol listen to me talking of life like a rollercoaster.....well really I think its sort of like that with all the ups and downs and turns and jagged rough spots.  Like I said I hate rollercoasters but I love the Lord and trust in Him so at least I'm not on this ride by myself.

I'm riding each day of life with my Lord and Savior, my heavenly Father :)
Hang on to me Lord, this ride seems bumpy.

Catching Up

So Last week the divorce papers were filed, on Tuesday July 26th.  In 60 days we will get our official copies in after a judge signs off on them and then we will be divorced.

I took my Insurance test on Friday and failed it.  Yes I didn't pass it......I was disappointed but I slowly got over it and was happy that I took it and got it over with.  I did get a print out that shows how many questions in each section were asked and how many I got right and wrong. So it shows the areas I know well and the others that I need to study on more.

Summer is coming to a end for the kids.  Tomorrow I register Sara for the 8th grade and on then on Wednesday Kyle for the 11th grade.  First day of school is next Thursday!  Its crazy how fast summer goes for these kids.

Something to look forward to.......my mom is coming next Thursday!  I'm taking next Friday the 12th off to enjoy a long weekend with her and Larry before they head to spend time with my grandmother in Phoenix.  They will bring me some things from my dad's house.

The new catalog for Thirty One Gifts started today!  I'm newly motivated and inspired to get things going again and really work on networking and growing my contacts and business.

I went to church on Sunday.  I went to check out the church that my boss and his family go to. It was nice but I'm not sure its a fit.  I struggled with going but I went and happy I did, hopefully that was the step I needed to get over the hump and will go check out another church on this coming Sunday.

This post is a short, quick catch up one.  I haven't been sleeping good lately and I'm so tired and drained that its taking all my energy to type and not go to sleep right now and its still early in the evening....

I think I'm emotionally tired and its catching up with me and my body.  I really don't want to think of anything or have to focus on much.  I do keep moving forward everyday in Christ's strength.