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Think Taxes…
Take some of that money and get….
Why not give your love a trip to Alaska???
Or some personalized jewelry???
Have a great week and enjoy the savings!
Wild weather in Central New York last night! This treetop hit our roof!
My social networking buddy Karren over at Oh My Heartsie is having a Hump Day link up!
Go add your blog & social networking links and make some new friends….
It’s been a kind of weird week around here this past week. Some of the stuff is weird, some may just be coincidence. Check it out and let me know what you think.
When you hear a thump in the night….
Don’t assume that your buddies are trying to scare you by whipping snowballs at your house….
Oh no…..
This was exactly what my neighbor thought the other night when he heard 5-6 thumps on the side of his house while he and a friend were watching a movie. They jumped up and ran outside but no one was there.
The next day, my neighbor was outside and found 5 or 6 dead black birds next to the side of his house. Apparently they had been flying and crashed into his house!
Is that weird or what?
The New Road Kill: Squirrels?
My daughter and I were returning home from church yesterday and saw
a dead squirrel lying in the middle of the road. That is totally unusual. For
some reason, squirrels always seem to escape getting hit.
Wouldn’t you know it, a mile and a half down the road we see ANOTHER dead squirrel?
Very weird…..
Just coincidence?
The other day I was using a sharp knife to do something and I stabbed my hand at the base of my thumb, near my palm. I don’t even know if stabbed is the word for it-maybe poked- because it just barely left a mark and didn’t bleed.
Later my daughter told me she accidently stabbed herself with her pencil while at school. She showed me the mark- it was in the exact spot mine was! Same hand, too!
A day or so later I was again driving, but this time with my son. We were discussing what we should have for dinner. I was in the mood for a Steak sub with onions, peppers and cheese.
I wasn’t sure yet how many of our 9 or 10 (or was it 12???) household members would be there for dinner so I decided to wait to find out before making a decision.
No this is not us but it very well could be...there's alot of us here right now but that is another post...lol!
Later Ron returned home. I asked what he wanted for dinner. He said he couldn’t even think about food right then.
He was stuffed from the Philly Cheese Steak sub he had for lunch!
Darn it! That ruled out my plans 
So what do you think….is that a weird week or what?
Have you witnessed any strange animal behavior or eeerie coincedences in your life lately?
Please share!!!
As many of you know, I just got married after 13 years of being with my man. I have to admit, it’s different. I thought I would feel the same way for my husband, but I don’t.
I just feel so much more love for him. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I now feel respected? Really loved? I don’t know.
And I can tell by the way my husband acts that he feels the same. He’s just more tender and loving, more helpful.
We are almost kind of silly (at least judging by the kids eyerolls!)…like teens newly in love!
I feel so much closer to God, too. As much as we don’t want to believe it, when we sin we essentially put a barrier between God & ourselves. I knew for the past 13 years that I was living in sin, and yes it did bother me. But I denied it. Even to myself.
But God kept tugging at my heart, telling me to get back to church. I did and here I am today a married woman!
What spurred this post is that a few days after I was married, I got an email from Circle of Mom’s, asking my opinion on a question someone had…..
The question?
| Q: |
Marriage: just a contract? |
For some moms, marriage is an absolute requirement, but others have learned to live without it, and others don’t see what the big deal is at all. What is marriage to you? A prerequisite to parenting or no big deal?
Check out the different answers here….it is quite interesting!
But first, leave your comment below….
What are your views on marriage?
I would love to hear them……
Yesterday was a great day or family and friends. We had all the usuals…all of our kids and their kids, except Little Man who went back to his momma’s to see everyone there. My nephew, his wife and two kids stopped by for a few hours, then a smattering of friends here and there.
We ate like hogs! We had meatballs, little weiners in sauce, pumpkin roll, crackers & cheese, deviled eggs, chips, dips, cookies and probably more that I don’t remember.
That was just the beginning! Dinner was turkey and all the fixings. I must admit I could barely eat any more by then!
Ron & I said we weren’t going to buy each other gifts this Christmas as we spent enough to get married…we are each others gift to each other-lol!
I did get him a wallet for our one week anniversary, which fell on Christmas. I had it inscribed with “Happy 1 week anniversary”. Then I also got a snowman & snowwoman ornament and had it inscribed with “Our first “married” Christmas. Sounds weird now that I look at it, but anything else was too long- all the words wouldn’t have fit.
He got me a beautiful necklace and some fuzzy slippers (yeah! No more cold feet!). The best present was him helping me get ready for everyone by vacuuming and other stuff like that.
Somehow over the holidays we gained a few extra members to our household (these kids need to get a life!) so I am all out of sorts and seriously trying to get back into my routine.
Now I find out that my stepsons GF just left to go get her two kids that were staying with her sister until they got another place. Apparently the sister and bf are fighting about the kids being there. Can’t blame the BF…the kids seems to live with them more often than not. So now I guess we can add two more to our household!
I think it’s seriously time for a family meeting!
Got-2-Go!
Until next time!
I’m a married woman (again!) as of Sunday! The wedding went off without a hitch and the “Rahge party” (garage) was a great success!
We ended up having my sister and Ron’s brother stand up for us, although that was a bit last minute. Ron didn’t know his brother was coming, so it was a great surprise and we asked him to stand up for Ron. My sisters hubby was there just in case-lol!
I have a few pics on my Facebook, but they are a bit unclear. This was so rushed, I didn’t even think about a photographer! My nephew was video recording it, but had issues with the recorder. Oh well!
Now I have to get out there and hustle up some Christmas gifts. I have decided that most of the kids are going to get some sort of gift certificate. I am so sick of overpriced toys that break after a few uses. And these kids have so many relatives and get SO much JUNK.
So have to run…I SWEAR one day the pace will slow and I’ll be back regular-like soon!
Love ya all!
And I will be back before Christmas just to spread a bit of cheer!
News Flash!
I’ve been super busy! I’m getting married in two days!
Quick Tip for dress shopping: Don’t go alone! You may need a second opinion about a particular dress, and some of these dresses are hard to get back out of!
Just saying…….
You can read more about the wedding HERE….
Christmas
Um…it’s Christmas time? LOL!
I have purchased one gift so far! We only have a couple of little kids in the family to buy for. Our boys, who are 20 years old & up are getting gift certificates.
Ron & I have spent enough for the wedding- we may get a little something for each other, but that’s about it!
Weather
No real snow yet here in Central New York, but it is C-O-L-D and windy! There are 1,000′s in our county without power right now. We were the lucky one’s and still have service!
Pray for good weather for Sunday….we have people coming from as far as 3 hours away for the wedding.
So much for secrets…everyone in the world knows now & I swear 1/2 the population is coming!
Sorry to spit out a few fragments and run, but I have alot to do still…cleaning, shopping & cooking for the breakfast at church Sunday.
See you all later and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Ok, I can’t contain it anymore…I have to tell one of my secrets that I have been holding. These secrets have been KILLING me! I couldn’t even think of anything else to blog about, so I haven’t been blogging.
I’m getting married Sunday right after church.
This may surprise some who thought that Ron and I were already married, but we’re not. It cracks me up that quite a few of our friends just assumed we were married-lol!
We have been together officially for over 13 years. I say officially because we went on a date once a year or so before, but the timing wasn’t right. He had custody of his kids, so there were 3 people there to think about there. And I had 3 kids.
We were friends before that and stayed friends. And when the time was right we hooked up. But not the way God intended for people to hook up. Since going back to church, I’ve been severly convicted by God concerning that.
So I prayed. Funny how God works.
In the past, when someone mentioned marriage, Ron always had a comeback (like he always does-lol!)…usually negative. You know, the old ball & chain talk.
So I prayed for God to bring him to church and also to soften his heart regarding marriage.
God was faithful! Ron has been to church a few times- granted it’s when food is present, but it’s a start.
Now this: He started talking about us getting married! Just little off-the-cuff remarks. He also likes to watch Redneck Weddings. Lately he’s always got some kind of comment about how he’d do things differently if it was his wedding…no more ball & chain talk.
Sunday at church they are having worship, then a short play (which I happen to be in) , then a breakfast. After the place clears out, we’ll have the wedding. We told people around 1:15.
Ron keeps telling everyone if they don’t come to church for the service, they can’t come to the wedding. So several friends are coming for the play & breakfast, too!
He’s so funny, my honey! But boy oh boy, he just keeps getting better and better everyday! And one step closer to our Lord & Savior- even if he doesn’t realize it’s happening……
We decided to do this just after Thanksgiving and decided to do it right away. We just got the date set in stone last week. This was going to just be a small affair with Ron, the kids & I….we were going to send everyone a videotape after.
But the secret got out and now who knows how many people are coming now…but it’s all good!
I’m excited…but I’m still looking for a dress.
So gotta go…just wanted to update everyone.
Can you believe it’s Friday AGAIN? I have been so wrapped up in Christmas and pre-Christmas events here, most of which I cannot talk about at this time …I mean sometimes family DOES read my blog! We wouldn’t want to let any secrets out of the bag!
The Audubon Society
This year, the adults in my extended family decided to donate to a charity rather than draw names and exchange gifts. So everyone named a charity and we randomly picked one. The Audubon Society won!
The Audubon Society is an organization whose mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.
Audubon Centers and sanctuaries are hubs of conservation exploration, research, and action, allowing millions to discover and defend the natural world. Audubon, the nation’s most acclaimed conservation magazine introduces schoolchildren, families and nature-lovers of all ages to the wonders of nature and the power of conservation at home and around the world.
There are nearly 500 local Chapters nationwide that engage members in grassroots conservation action.
If you would like to donate to the Audubon Society, go to their website at: http://www.audubon.org/
All donations are being matched until December 31st.
Deck the Halls
Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to help with decorating our church. I also offered to help with the Christmas play, which I think the director took as I’m willing to play a part! Well, I was a child star after all!
Snow or no snow?
I feel like taking bets! Will we have snow for Christmas? Here it is December 2nd and we have had VERY little snow here in Central New York.
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Have a great weekend!
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