Ten Things...

I've been tagged by Shea...

TEN THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME: In no particular order...

1. I MUST have my morning cup of coffee or else I never wake up - I just sleep walk all day. I don't descriminate on the brand of coffee... I use too - but, I don't have that luxury anymore. I'll take what ever is in the pot!

2. I NEVER have anything to wear. I am not sure what the deal is... my drawers are full... my closet is full - and still nothing to wear. It's a bad problem to have because it sets me back every morning about 30 min! I just stand at the closet disgusted that I am once again left with nothing to wear. Go shopping... I can hear you say it now... but, it dosen't help. If I do that I wake up with two problems - nothing to wear and broke.

3. I have great and wonderful plans to get things done everyday. However, I never get anything done.... except socializing... I do get that done! I wish I was one of those people that had a "to-do list" and DID it. Wishful thinking.

4. I LOVE Jack. He is everything I imagined him to be. I LOVE that I get to stay home with him everyday... I can't imagine giving someone else the privilage of watching him grow. Granted, some days are tough... really tough, but we seem to get through them and grow together in the process.

5. I have REALLY great friends. This is not something I always noticed. However, the older I get the more I appreciate them. I also love that my friends children will be my children's friends!

6. I am addicted to my computer - It seems to be getting worse lately. I am hooked on reading everyone's blog. No wonder I have a problem getting things done ( refer to #3).

7. I need a vacation really bad. I haven't need a vacation this bad in a long time. I don't care where I go - anywhere. I could really appreciate some sand between my toes and a crab leg dipped in butter - WOW!

8. My favorite food is pizza. I love pizza and could eat it everyday. My favorite kind is from quaint pizzarias with wood buring stoves. I thought I would out grow my love for pizza but I haven't. I wish my favorite food was something like an organic salad with vegtables and tofu.... it's not though.

9. I can't believe I am getting OLD! I will be 27 on Friday and can't believe it. I remember thinking as a kid that I would never turn 30.. now I am knocking on the door. I feel old too. When you are young everyday you seem to make accomplichments and fulfill goals and dreams. Here lately, everyday feels like yesterday. I am going to make a Birthday resolution to change that.

10. I don't typically don't do list like this... now I remember why.. it takes forever!!! But for Shea, anything =)

WHEW.

Easter

Hope everyone had a wonderful easter! We sure did! On Friday we had a big easter egg hunt with a bunch of friends from church. Saturday we hunted even more eggs and Sunday jack woke up to a trail of eggs the easter bunny had left along with FIVE...yes FIVE... Easter baskets. Everybody in my family gave Jack an Easter basket, so as you can imagine he was on cloud nine!
Sunday we also had a big family breakfast and off to church we went. If you weren't at Highlands than you missed out. I promise you, Jesus showed up at that service! We are so blessed to be apart of that church and what God is doing through it! We finished off the day to a big family dinner and lots of play time.

Its beginning to look like...spring??

Well, we enjoyed our weird weather weekend, although it only lasted a short time. Jack loved the snow - especially eating it. Other than that we had a pretty low key weekend. We enjoyed Brendan's visit home even though it went way to quickly. We are starting to adjust to his absence. It defenitely is not easy and has its lonesome moments but we are surviving. Brendan is enjoying his new job and time away far more than we are. Luckily, I have awesome friends that check on us and hang out with us to make the days go more quickly. This weekend Jack got to babysit my mom's dog Sophie. I thought I would show everyone what a good job he did!



Check out our newly remodeled fireplace!

Under the weather...

Well if you are wondering where we have been, me and Jack have been sick with the stomach bug. Hopefully we are on the road to recovery now! Here are a few of the latest pics.
At the Zoo!

Check out the static in his attic!

Prayers

OK, this past fall me and Brendan went on the church marriage retreat - which was awesome! During the retreat we were challenged to do devotions and pray together daily. So we got an accountability partner and we started a comittment not to miss a night. Here lately I have noticed that our nightly praying together has gotten REALLY long. It seems like everybody we know has a real need, a prayer request that desperately needs to be answered. So many of those we know have a major health concern and so many of those we love need Christ in their lives. Today, however, two special needs have come up that we ask your prayers for. My pop had to have bypass surgery on his leg today and Brendan's dad is having a heart cath tomorrow. We are just praying that God places a sheild of protection around them and a really quick recovery. Thanks for your prayers.

Busy Week

Just thought I would post a few pics and let everybody peek into our past week. Sunday Jack tried on my high heels and I thought every respectable boy needs a picture of that! Monday we all went to music group ( Brendan included ). I love taking him to this group so that he can be with his friends ( and me with mine) but most importantly to instill in him a heart of worship! Tuesday night I left the boys at home and had a night out with the girls. The six of us enjoyed some yummy food at the olive garden and sat around for a while just chating - I have an awesome group of friends! Wednesday, Jason and Melissa came over for our weekly American Idol party. Thanks to Jason and his great idea( and help ) we were able to totally remodel our fireplace with stone.. I'll post pics later. The rest of the week we finished the fireplace project. Today we had my whole family over for a Birthday Party for my Me Me! Whew... its been a busy week!

A new Era

As most of you know, Brendan has changed jobs. He left the Sheriffs office 3 weeks ago to join the ABC Board. Unfortunatley the new job requires him to be gone 5 weeks, and that time is quickly approaching. He will be leaving next Thursday. Suprisingly, so far I am handling this very well - granted he hasn't left yet and he has been home the last few weeks. I know that this job is going to give him more safety and stability. Most of all it will allow him to go to church every Sunday - which is the most important thing for him! Please pray for us that this time goes quickly and a sheild of protection around him.