Blessed Be Your Name

Today Pete blessed me by going to mass with us. It isn't about the actual service, it is about him joining me!! I so enjoyed having him with us and I hope he will come again soon.

They sang this song during Communion and I really liked it.

Now I know

Today Pete and I were getting gas on a BEAUTIFUL winter day in Georgia with Davis. The temp is close to the 60's and is a nice change from what we had earlier this week.

Pete was in a short sleeve shirt and really enjoying being outside.

Dave says to me..."Now I know why Daddy stays warm on his shoulders and arms"

I said "really, why is that?"

Davis -"Because of his fur"

Thank God gave me these kids....they keep me laughing for sure!!!!

**For the record, Pete isn't that hairy....and that is NOT him or his mullet in the picture**

It is working

Hunter is doing great with the underground fence. His favorite ball is right by the flags and he won't even try to get it!!!

He won't even go near the flags....we were hoping he would use a little more of the area that he has available to him.

He did go through the fence a couple times today in a sprint to get the baseball Pete was throwing the kids (which sort of melted my heart).

Hunter LOVES being outside and I LOVE him getting some of that teen pup energy out!!

Road Rash

Yesterday I was waiting for Davis to come home from the bus. I was concerned that maybe it was too cold to walk (we are a little over 1/2 mile from the bus stop)...Pete convinced me that he would be fine. I got a call a couple minutes later from my neighbor who said that Dave fell while running home and was crying. Anyone that knows Davis knows that he is not much of a "cryer" and is quite quiet when he does cry. When I got to my neighbor's house, Dave came out of her house crying pretty hard and his face looked a little rough.



This morning it looked even worse (I know the picture doesn't do it justice)!! Pete told him that he needed to tell people that he crashed on his dirt bike preparing for the Supercross at the dome instead of telling the truth that he had simply stepped on his shoelace (must be a guy thing...I think he told me to tell people I had been in fight to explain the scar on my neck instead of just having cancer removed).

My sweet angel boy said "No, I can't do that because I already told my teacher that Supercross wasn't until the end of the month". Pete tried to convince him to say he was practicing...but Davis would have nothing to do with it!!

I guess it doesn't bother him one bit that he tripped on his own shoelaces. That is a boy after my own heart....road rash and all!!!

Heart Notes

I bought some candy hearts today for me the kids. They are actually Smarties that are called Heart Notes. I had to pick up Hannah today from News Team at school and I gave her a roll of the candy. Her first one said "Sweet Thing" and then suddenly on the radio we heard "Sweet Thing" by Keith Urban (I think). So we started talking about some of the other sayings...like "Dream On" and "Awesome". Hannah looked through her hearts and says "this one says Homey"

I did think that was a little strange, but I was reminded of this picture taken almost 5 years ago when we taught Davis to cross his arms with a hat on and say "Was sup Homes".

Please note that I think his shorts are on backwards (and why was he wearing shorts, flip flops and no shirt in April)....Matt was a newborn so I must have been a little out of it!!

Then Hannah said...."Oh...it says HONEY".

Whew....at least there are some things that are sacred!!!

Shouldn't be funny....

I am a huge softy for any person or animal....disciplinarian I am not!!! It literally HURTS for me to watch a child in time out....I won't even tell you how I feel when a child gets a spanking!!! I am not against either and do use both methods for my children.

I took Hunter out on a leash to train him on the electric fence this morning. The prongs weren't long enough and I didn't have it fit quite right....so he walked right past the flags. I put the longer prongs on and tightened the collar. He walked by the flag and got quite a shock. Oh...the first couple of times my heart ached!!!! Then, I realized it was working and he was starting to recognize the beep and the shock.

A couple of minutes ago I let him out without the leash and I guess he forgot about the beep...and the "correction static". Boy did he jump and head back when he crossed the flag......and I LAUGHED.

It should not be funny!!!

Good Day

Today has been a big improvement from last week.

I didn't sleep until 10....actually stayed awake after I took Matt to school.

Pete and I were able to get the underground fence for the dog buried and set up. Wow, I bet I will be sore tomorrow!! That was hard work and we had to do it in the rain. Mom...you would be so proud of me because I didn't leave the yard until it was COMPLETELY done (I have a little bit of an attention disorder). I wanted to go in...take a little break...but I plugged away and I made it!!!!

Now we just have to train the dog to stay inside the "fence" (Matt is completely confused because all he sees is the flags...he said "that is not a fence Mommy"). We will start that tomorrow if the weather is better (it has rained all day). I think he will do well with it and I know I will like him getting some exercise OUTSIDE!! I have to hide that stupid ball most of the day!!

I got a call from one of my recruiters with a possible position. He asked if he could send my resume and I said "YES" (hopefully I didn't sound too desperate). Within about 30 minutes, he called back and said they wanted to interview me. I have an interview on Wednesday at 10:30.

I also got a call from another one of my recruiters with a possible contract job. It would be a temporary job through August. I have struggled with what I should do because I need a job, but I am not great with temporary situations (work or life). The other job possibility came after this one...so maybe that is my answer. I haven't turned it down...just still thinking about it.

Thank you for holding me up last week....