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[QueenEsther]

I would like to ask that you all keep me in your prayers - I have applied for a new job at our local community college. I am not sure even what the hours or pay is but I really desire something different and I learned some info today at my current job that makes me think I could no longer have a job in 6 months to a year.

I would really love to go part time if God would allow so that I could spend more time at home and with my babies.

[QueenEsther]

Anybody here today???

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by QueenEsther

Anybody here today???

Here!


Well, at least part of the time. I come and go. How're you doing???

[AmazingGrace]

Hello Ladies it is so good to peek in and see you all here!!! I have missed you all so much... but its been so nice and quiet without the kids fighting for the internet or on the computer all the time... I was so mean I didnt even pull it out of the box when we moved LOL...

I want to first of all thank you all for the cards prayers and love during this past month with the loss of my mother and all... you guys are great and I thank you! It meant the world to me to know that someone cared and it always seemed the cards came at just the right time.. yall are the greatest... And yes I will be getting back on here a lot more. We are officially moving to Dallas!!! I wanted to do this for so long but my hubby was so against it... (yea I know we were here for a short time before but it didnt last long lol) but now its his idea so I know it will work! We have just decided for sure this past week and I am here looking for a house and also trying to find a nursing home for my grandmother who we are having to move down here also as she is losing her apartments due to a new walmart being built... so I will at least get to get on here a little more often...

Love yall and miss yall!!!!!
Theresa

[Tina]

Originally Posted by QueenEsther

Anybody here today???

I haven't had much time to peek in at all. I've been busy getting all the stuff prepared for Samantha's graduation & reception -- which is tomorrow at 2pm.

I spent the majority of the day yesterday going through photos and putting together a set of photos for my brother to do the media presentation with. I also put together a 14x16 collage of photos of Samantha from age 3 days old, and up. It turned out REALLY nice. Much better than I was expecting. I picked up a really nice frame for it today, and put the final touches on it.

I had a new experience today.... I absolutely REFUSED to pay $60 for roses (hubby wanted Sam to get roses tomorrow) so I went to Walmart and picked out half a dozen assorted roses, and some mixed cut flowers and arranged them myself. What a job.... NOW I know WHY they charge so much for fresh flowers!!! At least I am pleased with how they turned out-- and I've only got $15 and about an hour of my time into them.

Now I've got to make fruit dip and get it in the fridge-- and Samantha has gone to cook the brownies in my mom's oven-- because my house has shifted AGAIN and my oven is unlevel. I don't have time to fight with something to get up under one side to level it out. Easier to send her to cook them at my mom's house.

My next MAJOR job today is to go make sure that the sanctuary and fellowship hall at church are ready for us to use. If it needs any spot cleaning, I have to get that done.

My mother in law was SUPPOSED to show up mid morning today to "help" me. I have learned in the last few years, to not count on my mother in law for any real help. I didn't really expect her to "help", because her "help" is usually to stand in the way and tell how SHE does things. I am counting it a blessing that she called this morning and they were delayed in leaving and won't be in town till late this afternoon.

I have to pick up two cakes, and the fudge later this afternoon also.



Break time is over... I've got to go get the fruit dip made, and check on the list to see what else I need to get done.

Keep me in your prayers. I am VERY stressed today...

Phone just rang. My brother is finished with the media presentation, he said he's bringing it over to me.

I'll check in again later if I have time.

[Trouvere]

Praise God.Things are getting better in Cooperville.My husbands business is growing.

[Blubayou]

Tina - I pray that things went well for you last night. I know how hectic things can get when you are preparing for a special event. It is a lot of work, but usually rewarding. Every time I do something like that I wonder how my mother who was the entertainer in the family did it. She always did all the cooking and decorating while keeping the family going with very little help from my dad. Now, when I do those things I usually feel like a mack truck hit me for a couple of days. I think my mom's generation was made of better stuff than mine!!!!

[Tina]

Originally Posted by Blubayou

Tina - I pray that things went well for you last night. I know how hectic things can get when you are preparing for a special event. It is a lot of work, but usually rewarding. Every time I do something like that I wonder how my mother who was the entertainer in the family did it. She always did all the cooking and decorating while keeping the family going with very little help from my dad. Now, when I do those things I usually feel like a mack truck hit me for a couple of days. I think my mom's generation was made of better stuff than mine!!!!

My day started off this morning wonderfully.... at 8am, the friend who was SUPPOSED to have the two cakes ready for me yesterday called me and told me she'd finished them last night around midnight last night-- and got up this morning and ants had gotten into the cake boxes. (It made me wonder if it was just another excuse because she found something more "important" to do--this ISN'T the first time something like this has happened with her)

She stopped by the house for a few minutes around 11am today and promised Samantha that she wouldn't miss the graduation for the world. (Samantha thinks a lot of this person, and was REALLY let down when the time came and went and this person didn't show up.... ) Pray for me... I do NOT need to have hard feelings over this, but this is NOT the first time this "friend" has let us down. And this time it wasn't just ME she hurt, it was my daughter...

I had to find a bakery that had a cake iced and ready to write on-- so that I had a cake for today. Then we had problems with the system at church and thought that we weren't going to get to use all the music and the media presentation that we'd worked hard to get together.

My brother the computer guru was running late.... and I was going into panic mode... we called someone else who knew how to work on the system to come help...and he did come help.

The graduation started 30 minutes later than planned..... but after my nerves were totally wrecked, they got the system going--- and all went just perfectly after that.

It turned out to be a great day, in spite of all the things that went wrong... and who knows I could begin a new career.... after all the compliments on the food, etc... I even had a couple of people ask me if I'd consider "catering" small parties... HA!! Not a chance... LOL I don't think the pay would be near enough...... and I am EXHAUSTED~~ but too wound up to sleep. I do need to get to bed though... I'm supposed to work at the church library before service tomorrow... and then we're having a big cookout/fireworks display tomorrow evening at the church, so I'd better get some rest. (Cause I kinda feel like I've been hit by one of those mack trucks.)

[Blubayou]

I know what you mean!!!!!

[QueenEsther]

Morning Everyone!!!

Today is a wonderful day!!! I weighed in and I lost 5 lbs last week!!!! WooHooo!!! And that is even after yesterday - we had a Independance day celebration and we had TONS of food but we also played VB and I was on my feet all day Saturday preparing and all day Sunday while having fun so, I guess it balanced out all the food I ate.

Anybody have big plans for Wednesday? We don't as of yet - I am kinda happy we don't, it would be nice for just me, my hubby and our kids to do something together - it seems like we rarely get to do things with just us 4.