Test Date, Snow & Life

Yesterday I scheduled my next testing date to take the Property and Causality Insurance for the third time.  Yep third time hopefully will be a charm.  Its set for Saturday Jan 28th at 9:00 am!  We shall see how it goes.  I've studied as I should and I've built up a block.  I want to do well and I want to pass so I don't see the problem.  I will suck it up and push things aside over this next week and study hard until the test.

Snow....and snow....its suppose to hit hard these next couple of days.

Karlee has settled back in.  I know she will leave again at some point but I'm really really happy she is back at home.  She jumped right on it with looking for a job and submitting applications.  I've asked her to light a fire under her brother's behind!  Having her around is great with the other two, they communicate in a way that I can't being a mom and all.  She is like a manager!  A manager in my home :)   It's just really nice she is home.  I'm proud of my daughter.  She has grown through her latest experience away from home.

A friend of mine said "Katrina I'm just going to be blunt!  Micah was a mistake.  He was not the one that was going to lead you spiritually as you thought, he was not going to be the one.....He doesn't see anything wrong with him, its others, its everyone else to blame......."  He said more but my mind trailed off after his simple statement that Micah was a mistake and that he is a lost soul and that he is narcissist and selfish.  With all that my perspective was influenced but I think in a good way "sort of like wrapping things up and really moving on kind of thing"  Micah is lost and until he looks inward and to God then he will continue to be as he is in this moment.  Its quite sad actually.

It's take some time to let go of thinking I can't do life without him and settling that he provided a roof over my head and some security when the truth is I can't do life with God and he is the one that has and will continue to provide a roof over my head and life can be and will be lived with only God!

Moving on to a new thought.......

I started this post this post the other day... Today is Monday Jan. 23rd snow day with the kids.

Karlee's car, Kyle is on the other side digging out his truck.

Sara's big toe print and then her feet....miss long toes :)

Yesterday patches of Sun shining through

A blanket of white.  Very pretty

The New Year

Its been a while since I've posted anything.  I think instead of rewinding and trying to figure out what all has gone on since Christmas its best to look in my phone and find the latest pictures to catch up on.

The Lord continues to refresh and restore my soul daily as I lean on him.

The day after New Years Day we did this!  Bought Karlee a 2003 Saturn LS200 

The weather was super nice!  This was taken while I was waiting outside the Verizon store in Phoenix across from the Fashion Square Mal.  I enjoyed waiting on the girls sitting outside enjoying the nice weather and people watching.

My apartment is full again!!!  My heart is happy and full, all my babies are back in the nest.

Its crazy to think I was in Phoenix after New Years Day and enjoyed a fun weekend with my daughter living with a friend and being a nanny to the next weekend of moving her back home!  Its a little crazy and a long story but just know it was a good decision for her at this point.  Now we will see what her next step will be like.

This picture makes my heart dance with joy!

My son never takes many selfies especially not with me!!!  But randomly the other night he did......

Wrap up of 2016

My little angel that my mom created.  I love it!

Spontaneous fun with friends in our jammies!

Game night!

Coffee date with my youngest daughter

Snow, snow and snow!

Had a white Christmas!

Christmas Eve, the girls have always loved decorating a gingerbread house.

Christmas Eve open your new jammies!

Girls in their new comfy jammies!

Christmas Eve Game Night!

Apples to Apples

Christmas morning!

Sara's Ipad, I think she is excited

Christmas dinner this year was enchiladas and tamales....I ordered the tamales.

More fun and games with Heads Up

My kidos spoiled me this year for Christmas :)

Now its time for the Lord to restore my soul for this new year.

Moments in December

Yesterday I cleaned the apartment and then I made this little arrangement for my table in front of the couch.  It makes me feel warm, cozy and festive

The other morning out my front window, sunrising on a new day.

Sun setting at the Post Office.  I went to check my mail the other evening and couldn't help but notice the sky when I walked out.

Something to my make cooking dinner in this busy household easier!  I bought myself a pressure cooker!  I've used it twice so far.  I will be planning more meals for this week.

Karlee and Angelia came for a quick visit.  Karlee brought her car on Friday to leave over the this next week to have it looked at and fixed.  Angelia decided to come Friday night too!  Friday night was fun! We all went out for Thai food, and then we got comfy on played a new game I bought called Truth Be Told.  We had so much fun!  We played for hours and decided we better go to bed around midnight.

Saturday morning we all got the morning going and went to do a little shopping at Marshals and then breakfast together before Karlee and Angelia headed back to Phoenix.  I spent the rest of the day running a few errands trying to wrap up Christmas buying and then cleaned the apartment and called it a day around 4:30 to finally get comfy and relax.  Sara and went and bought a few new movies and we watched a movie together before calling it a night.  It nice to cuddle on my bed together and watch a movie together.

Today has been a comfy lazy Sunday.....just perfect!

Sara's 14th Birthday Party

Last weekend we all were busy with Sara's 14th Birthday Party!!!

I rented out the clubhouse here in the apartment complex we live in.  Karlee helped a ton with the decorating and setting up.  Kyle was the pizza delivery guy for us.

the room is perfect for a party full of teenagers!

Apples to Apples

Silly fun time with frineds

Gift time

A fun game called "Dipsticks" its kind of like charades but I think the topics were movies.

I was so pleased with how well they all kept themselves entertained and did everything as group.  It was great!  Sara has a great group of friends.

My two awesome helpers!!

December

Its crazy how quickly we move into the beginning of a new month, always seems so fast after Thanksgiving.  It's December now, and today is one day before my youngest turns 14 years old. Time goes so fast!

Started the month off remembering Nana's birthday.  It was on the 2nd, for some reason we all had a hard time remembering it.  I guess because it came so quickly at the beginning of the month and after Thanksgiving our minds went into Christmas mode.  There were times we'd all start reminding each other "Don't forget Nana's Birthday".  Since she has been gone I think of her at times.  She loved pink roses.

Sara came and then she went again!  She left on Monday to go to Prescott to visit a friend that she used to be super close to.  She comes back home tomorrow on her birthday.  She has sent me messages saying how much she misses me and being home.  I miss her too.  But I think she is enjoying her visit.  I have a feeling after this adventure of being away from home she will stick around for a while.  She is also wanting to go back to school and not be homeschooled anymore.  I have mixed feeling about it but if she wants to go back then I will re-enroll her after the winter break.

While Karlee was here over the weekend we got our Christmas tree up.

Then on Sunday Sara, Kyle and I drove to Prescott (Karlee drove back to Phoenix) and we met up with a person selling their 1994 Chevy S-10 Blazer.  We ended up buying it and Kyle drove it back, it was funny how tired he was driving almost 2 hours lol.  That was probably the longest he had driven in one setting.  Kyle now drives this Blazer.  He likes it.  Its a little older than what he really wanted but it was well cared for and maintained so I think its perfect!

I got it registered on Monday and insured.  He has been trying to put a new stereo system in it with a huge speaker but hasn't had luck with it yet.  I think he knows what to get now and will have it up and running soon so he can jam.

Today my youngest daughter turned 14 years old!  I took her to lunch to Wildflower which is her favorite!  I enjoyed spending time with her today.  She had been in Prescott since Monday visiting a friend and she got back this morning.  I was super excited to see this smiling beautiful face!!

The weekend is around the corner and we have Sara's party to get ready for on Saturday.  The weekend will be full and fast with things to do and people to visit and hang out with.  Karlee and Angelia and the baby will be here for the weekend too.