Worshipful Wednesday Week 1

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Carolee

This morning during my time with God, I was thanking him for another Wild, Wacky, Wonderful, Worshipful Wednesday when a light bulb went off in my head:

Let’s do a meme each Wednesday called Worshipful Wednesday!

Each week bloggers who wished to could post their favorite worship song, interview a Christain artist, talk about worship, etc…

I already have a million ideas…the question is if I will remember to do it every week. Life is wild and crazy right now.

Praise the Lord…

No really…read my lasts few posts…they are short but sweet.

And too funny!

So here is the Meme button if you want to do your own post:

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For this week, I chose a song that the worship team at my church does occasionally. It is one of my favorites and IS my daughters favorite!

Check it out and see if it doesn’t just fill you with the spirit!

 

Have a blessed week and if you haven’t been to church in a while, go this week.

I can guarantee the Lord has something in store for you!

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When I get married….

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Carolee

The other day I was putting some wedding pictures into the picture frame that our good friends, Latrelle and Craig gave us as a wedding gift. Big brother was helping out…as usual :-) .

Big Brother asked why Grandpa Ron was wearing THAT tie!

The Christmas/ Wedding tie

I asked what was so bad about the tie…it had that deep purple color of my dress and a couple of other colors in the purple/red realm.

He remarked (in his “cowboy” slang), “When I get married I’m wearing a BOW TIE!”

Then he told us it will have little red hearts all over it.

Isn’t he sweet?

The funny thing is, you can imagine the kid in a bow-tie.

He just cracks us up…if it weren’t for the kids, Grandma and Grandpa might just go crazy!

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I wonder what God’s doing right now?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Carolee

The other day Big Brother, Little Brother and I took a walk in the woods. When we came back I made some home-made hot cocoa and pulled out a box of Girl Scout cookies I had stashed away.

While we were indulging in our little snack, Big Brother suddenly says, “I wonder what God is doing right now?”

I remarked that I wasn’t sure.

He says, “Probably drinking cocoa and eating G.S. cookies like us. But he’s watching T.V.

Out of the mouths of babes!

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I’ve Been Invitied to Join the The ‘Bro Club!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Carolee

Yes, dear readers, you heard me right!  Grandma was invited to join the “Bro Club, an exclusive club created by the 4 & 5 year old grandsons (Big Brother and Little Man).

This is quite an honor as it started out being just for boys. But Big Brother said I was a member of the club, too. When I asked why (as I am clearly NOT a boy…) he said it was because I am nice.

Isn’t that sweet?

We’ve been working alot on being nice as the two cousins (by association..) love to wrestle, which usually turns into a fight, which turns into mean words.

So nice is important!

I asked Big Brother if I was the only nice person that could join.  Big Brother said any nice people can (In case you want to join…)

Then we decided to take it one step furthur. We would open the club to people that aren’t necessarily nice, but want to be.

So people…even if you’re not nice, these two little boys are willing to give you a chance.

They will teach you how to be nice!

BTW…they named me ‘Bro Grandma!

Cool, huh?

The 'Bro Board, where "members" are supposed to sign in!

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Wordless Wednesday…Introducing the Valentines Baby!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Carolee

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This annoying slide-up ad and other stuff….

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Carolee

So you’ve probably noticed by now that I have an annoying little slide up ad on the bottom of my post. I do apologize. I thought it was cool when I installed it.

It’s not. I have had readers complain about it. So experiment over. Remove the code and be on your way, right?

NO!

I cannot find where the heck I inserted the code and I am getting no help from customer service. So bear with me.

I may send out a plea to HostGator, the hosting company I use. They’ve always come through in a pinch.

Now that we have that matter taken care of……

Today is Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done a hop but that I was overdue on visiting my friends who participate in Friday Fragments.

Friday Fragments are little snippets about what is going on with your day, your week….your life!

Come along with me while I unload a bit…..

Then, empty your mind into a blog post and enter the link HERE….visit all of the other blogs listed and have some bloggy fun!

Grandma’s taxi service?

I know I say this all the time, but I have been soooo busy that this week has literally flown by!  Wednesday I was on the run from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. with short breaks in between running.

Get home, have to leave 15 or 1/2 hour later. In and out and all about.

Then yesterday (just when I thought I could sit down for an hour and blog…) my neighbor called.  He needed a ride.  He is only about 18 y/o and has a year old daughter. He’s a hard worker and takes care of his baby and has been having some rough times with his car. He cannot afford not to work.  I was happy to help.

Then I had two of the grandkids in the afternoon. I’m still trying to recover!

The Little Mechanic

Last weekend Grandpa (Ron) fixed my brakes on my car. While he had the car apart, he discovered a leaking wheel cylinder.  Last night we went back to our friends garage to fix the wheel cylinder.

Grandpa brought his apprentice:

Helping Grandpa

Putting the lug nuts back on

Good Reads

I have been reading some AWESOME books!

The one good thing about having alot of appointments is that there are plenty of opportunities to get a bit of reading in. Slip a book and a notebook into a bag and I’m ready for the day!

I purchased one of the books for just $3.00 at Dollar General. It’s called “A Love Worth Giving…Living in the Overflow of Gods Love” by Max Lucado. I have actually read another book or two by this author and have always been blessed.

Then yesterday I went to the library and borrowed the book “One Simple Act…Discovering the Power of Generosity” by Debbie Macomber. Yes, Debbie Macomber the fiction writer. But this is non-fiction and it will open your heart to the art of giving.

This is right up my alley as I often feel compelled to give.

Headed South

South of New York that is! I’m headed out soon to visit my mom and uncle in Northeast Pennsylvania. My sister is coming up from Virginia. I haven’t seen them since they were here for my wedding.

Quick Quip about Valentines

Check out my last post 3 Things I Love About My husband….then leave a comment about 3 things you love about your spouse of SO. If you are so inclined, write your own post on your blog and add the link to your post in the comments!

Have a great weekend and a “Love”-ly Valentines Day!!

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3 Things I Love About My Husband

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Carolee

The other day I had a conversation with my 14 year old daughter about guys.  I was pretty much paraphrasing what my Mom always told me…and which I have learned through experience to be true.

Watch how a fellow treats his mother. If he disrespects her, he’ll most likely disrespect you.

For the sake of my daughter, I added in sisters, too!

After telling her that, I thought of all of the men I had dated (or been married to-lol!) and confirmed that for the most part, it’s true!

I know there are exceptions…we do live in a Jerry Springer world after all….parents that abuse in one or more ways, parents that have abandoned their children when young and more.

Our wedding day...12/18/11

It also brought to mind that being respectful to his mother was one of the things that make me love Ron. He smoked a couple of packs of cigarettes a day from he time he was a teen until he was around 35 years old. But not ONCE did he light up in front of his mother- even as an adult! He says he just felt like it was disrespectful. He was always kind and considerate to his mother.

She passed away in June of this past year. But she died knowing she was respected by her youngest son.

And guess what? Ron respects me.

I never have to worry about him calling me names or hitting me.

The second thing I love about my husband is that he is a hard worker. He is a big-rig fixer-upper works on – call only…24/7.

Taking 2 seconds off for a cup of coffee!

Whether it’s 3 a.m. or 3 p.m., if his phone rings he’s out the door.

He’s almost comical when the phone rings. He literally flies out of the bed, into the master bath (his night time office-lol!) and writes down the truck information and location of the breakdown. Then he runs outside to start the work van and is back like a flash to throw his clothes on. A kiss good-bye and he’s gone.

And it’s only been about 4 minutes since his phone rang. He would make a great fireman!

One time I asked him why he doesn’t slow down a bit. The driver can wait 5 or 10 minutes more.

His answer? Sometimes they are sitting on the side of the road with no heat or lights. It might be a half hour to an hour until he gets to them as it is. He doesn’t feel right knowing they might be freezing while he’s dilly- dallying around.

And time is money for these drivers. He doesn’t want to be the cause of them losing more time, thus more income.

He’s so sweet!

The third thing I love about Ron is his quick wit…as long as it’s not directed at me! :-)

ANYONE who knows him will agree…he’s quick. It seems like no matter what you say, he can come up with some wise-acre comment.

I am truly in awe of it… : – ) sometimes I ask him if he heard that comment somewhere or did he just make it up?
Often he made it up on the spot!

He even cleans in a pinch!

His humerous side!

His favorite ride!

 

My hubby is unique to say the least…

If you know Ron personally, give him a toot below…or share what you love about your significant other/spouse.

Family Friendly comments only!!!

If you have a blog, feel free to write a post about it and leave the link below in the comments!

It would be a great Valentine’s gift to your loved one…a tribute of sorts!

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Winter Revisits Central New York

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Carolee

Snow morning of January 30, 2012

Winter decided to revisit Central New York Sunday night into Monday. It was snowing like crazy, even the plows couldn’t keep up. All in all I bet we had about 3 feet altogether.

After a while, you just quit measuring. You’re too busy shoveling the sidewalks, roof raking the roofs (and we have several) and possibly even shoveling at least part of the driveway.

We do have a tractor with a plow, but it’s finicky ( according to Ron). If Ron is out on a road call, the driveway doesn’t get plowed.

Check out how much has melted in just a day!

I think Ron just doesn’t want to share his toys…..

We have a pretty big driveway- we could probably park 12 cars in it. We have to shovel at least enough from the road up so that Ron and I can get our vehicles in. Ron plows when he gets home. You would think with all the people living here, Ron would let someone else plow.

I think Ron just doesn’t want to share his toys…..

Regardless, we don’t let a few feet of snow stop us!

Schools were closed, of course. As soon as I could get out of the driveway, I took my daughter to her friends house then continued on to the convenience store to pick up a few items.

Hey, we NEEDED coffee!

Holey Moses, it was BAD out there. I had to plow through about a foot of snow going down the road! Ron had a road call to a town about 8 miles from here. He has a HUGE service van and he was pushing several feet of snow with it down a city street!

What should have taken about half an hour tops took me about an hour.

Last week was high winds and this….

2 holes later, we're waiting for insurance to decide if they should just replace the whole thing!

Yesterday was almost 50 and today was 52 when we woke up.   And it’s raining….

Go figure….

Central New York…if you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes!

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Funny kid stuff

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Carolee

The weeks since our wedding have been a trial for sure! The addition of two little ones, aged 2 and 5 make for quite a lively household.

Contrary to what many may think, Ron & I are really enjoying the children.  They just come out with some of the funniest stuff.

The 5 year old, “Big Brother”,  is quite smart. He doesn’t sit around watching TV all day, but when he does, his momma only let’s him watch “educational” cartoons.  Very smart lady.

Back when they had their apartment, he soaked up quite a bit of Bill Nye the Science guy videos.  To hear the kid talk about gravity, or the solar system..it’s like WOW!

The other night we started talking about school.  Big Brother recently turned 5 and should be going to school this fall. But he DOES NOT want to go!

He has said in the past that he’d be terrified by the teacher.

Not sure why he thinks he’d be terrified of a teacher…

But we did have an amusing conversation the other night.

He said, “I want you to teach me!”

I said, ” You mean like home schooling? I would LOVE to homeschool with you. I’m sure you could teach me alot!”

He just stopped in his tracks, gave me a wondering kind of look and said, “No, YOU teach ME!”

I remarked back, “I’m afraid YOU could probably teach ME quite a bit!”

Then Big Brother gets another G-R-E-A-T idea!

He can teach Little brother everything we teach him!

I continued it by saying that Little Brother can teach baby sister (still in Mama’s belly).

Big Brother said, “No, I’ll teach my baby sister and she can teach Little Brother.”

I tried to explain that Little Brother should teach Baby Sister since he will be older.

Big Brother insists that Baby Sister should teach Little Brother.

Must be he doesn’t think Little Brother is too bright and needs more time….

Little Brother is a good worker!

This morning I was folding towels and wash clothes at the kitchen table while talking to the kids.

Little Brother (just over 2) grabbed a wash cloth. I figured I would turn this into a learning experience and make the kid happy at the same time.

So I started teaching him how to fold the wash cloth in 1/2, smooth it out, then fold in 1/2 again.

He did it several times and did it very well.

Do you think he would show anyone else?

NO!

He started balling it up, then flattened it back out and started folding it in thirds and such.

If you ask me, the kid is pretty smart. He chooses what he will reveal of himself to others!

All in all, I would say the adult children need to get a life and move on.

The little kids can stay….for a while!

That’s it for now!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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Love Online Auctions?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Carolee

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Zeekler holds daily auctions where bidders can save up to 90% off on electronics, jewelry, household appliances, gift cards and more.

They are great fun and a great company to work with (see below)

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I have been with the company several months now and love them.

I think you will, too…

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Here’s to a great day!

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