*Urgent* Prayer Request

Please friends, I need prayer warriors again! I got an email yesterday from another friend. She has breast cancer. They removed the lump and now she waits to see if the cancer has spread. She has two daughters and I am not sure if she is saved. PLEASE lift "D" up in prayer. Also that she will come to know Christ if she hasn't already. Thanks!

New Pics of Noah

I haven't had a chance to practice my photography lately. So when it was a beautiful day yesterday, I grabbed my camera, and shot a few of one of my favorite subjects. Be sure to click on the photos to see the actual shot! :) By the way, it was a very windy day. I was trying to get candid shots and clear ones! Let me know what you think. I can handle it!

Tonsils No More.....

Yesterday was the big day. Madeline and Meredith both had their tonsils and adenoids removed. They were so brave and I am quite proud of them. They were nervous which is totally understandable. Hey, I cried before I had my wisdom teeth removed! ;) As I sat between their two *beds*, looking from one to another, I couldn't help but remember the last time I had done that. I told them that when they were born, I will never forget after all that I had been through, and finally able to sit in my hospital bed and look from one side to another and there they were.....my two little girls! That brought a slight smile to their faces. They were also thrilled to be able to pick out which flavor *gas* they got to smell before dozing off. Meredith went first and we waited with Madeline until her turn. I got to see the tonsils! They were HUGE!!!! The dr said that we made the right decision to have them removed and this should help with the strep incidents and snoring! I think they are going to sleep so much better at night and feel alot more energetic. When Madeline came to in the recovery room, she sat up immediately and looked around and said "is it done, is it done"! I was happy to be able to tell her that "yes honey, it is DONE"!!!!

Soccer Rockers.....

A few pics I was able to snap before the *incident* with Noah. NOTICE...he is not anywhere near the team!!!! GO Soccer Rockers ( actual team name ;) )

Fashion...ya gotta love it!

I love clothes! I don't think that is a surprise to anyone around here. I just love getting cute, in style things. I try very hard to stay current but classic! Unfortunately, I don't particularly love all the ways that the fashion industry is going right now. Everything is TIGHT and low cut and the jeans practically sit on your hip bone. It can be very frustrating to shop in some of the stores that are in the mall. I have one favorite place ( the Loft) that carries very fashionable but classic clothes. I buy what I can afford from there but then I like to fill in from a few other places. I was reminded today though how hard it is getting. I stopped in 'Express' just to see if I could find a few casual t-shirts. I found two cute ones and a camisole ( I wear a camisole with just about everything...........there my *secret* is out). When I got to the checkout the cute little blonde girl tells me that it is buy 2 for 29$ so I could get another t-shirt, tank, or cami for about 10$. Well you know me and the fact that I can't pass up a deal. She came over to help me pick out something else and she suggested a sheer, SKIN TIGHT tank to go over the cami!!! Uh, hello, I can't wear that. She told me how cute it would be with jeans, for when I just want a casual look!!! I told her that was a little *young* for me. She asked me how old I was and once I told her, she said I wasn't old. OK!!! She said I could totally wear that look. So, I told her that maybe I had used the wrong word. I said " modest" is what I am looking for. This poor girl who was wearing a halter type knit top ( with her breasts hanging out) looked at me like I was from MARS!!! Yes, I realize that I am part of a dying breed but I also think that I am proof that you can dress cute and tastefully! I ended up getting another cami! I can never have too many of those. I shudder to think what the clothes are going to look like by the time Madeline and Meredith are teenagers. Can you imagine???

Monday...Monday.....again!

Here I sit again and it is Monday.....AGAIN! The weekend just flew by. It was an ok weekend. The girls had an early soccer game on Saturday. Unfortunately, they lost and a bunch of us parents are really frustrated with the coach. Of course, there were other *exciting* things that happened at the game:

~ I got told by one of the parents that I should get my son off of the soccer field because he was going to get hurt. Ok, well he did get hurt but that was on the SIDELINES. He and another boy were just playing around with an extra ball while the team warmed up! They were not in the way of any of the players, and I fail to see the problem in this? Maybe since this particular mother only has girls, she doesn't understand the amount of energy that little boys have? I didn't know how to respond to her comment and I felt very uncomfortable sitting next to her the entire game. This same mother, I have gone out of my way to compliment her on how good her daughter plays, how much we miss her when she isn't there, etc etc!

~ Noah fell and hurt his mouth on a metal chair. Blood was gushing out and he was screaming *loudly*. I am sure every parent there was eyeing us with an evil glare, like "why can't you watch your child better then that?"!!! He was fine, thank the Lord but it was chaos for a few minutes.

~ I wanted to go knock one of the parents out on the other team. She kept loudly screaming which is understandable but at the end when the kids were giving congratulations to each other she very rudely proclaimed how great they were and how they had beat us, nah nah nah!!!! ( Yes I have a bad attitude).

So here I am again and in a Monday *funk*. Nothing seems to be going right and I am dreading this week. One good thing is that Greg doesn't have to leave until tomorrow to go out of town. He informed me that he would take the twins to their Upwards pizza party AND to their soccer game tonight. Good thing cause I DO NOT want to go. I will let the other parents sit in peace and quiet and watch their kids play. I will just be silently supporting my girls from home! :(

I have a serious problem!

I really do and I am wondering if I am the only one? Here is the problem: I simply can't get clothing store coupons in the mail & not turn around and rush out my door to go use them! I am seriously my favorite stores IDEAL customer. I am the one they are targeting when they send them out! I ABSOLUTELY cannot ( unless we are just flat broke) NOT go find some little something or other in order to take advantage of that terrific ( ha ha) deal! Please girls tell me I am not the only one! Today's confession: I got one to my absolute favorite store. This is a no brainer that I will go shop there. I told myself that I would be good and only shop the sale rack! HA! That is tough to do when the only things on the sale rack are sweaters and you want to buy all the cute spring stuff. So, I got a *few* things and I go up to pay and guess what......I got TWO MORE coupons to use at the next visit! HOORAY...more coupons......this means another "HAVE TO GO" shopping trip. It is an endless cycle! I simply must get ahold of myself. Some people are addicted to scrapbooking supplies, some to crafts, some to sports....I am addicted to clothing store coupons! Wait a minute...I guess that means I am addicted to shopping! ;) Please someone get me the number to shopaholics annonymous but whatever you do, don't tell Greg about my little problem, ok? ;)