Ten years already???

This weekend is my 10-year high school reunion. I can't beleive ten years has gone by. Am I really that old??? I feel like it was just yesterday.
I am going to this reunion, this is probably the only one I'll go to. Its not like I've kept in touch with anyone since graduation. There were not a lot of people who were nice to me in high school. But I am going to show that people can change, and that physical appearance does NOT make the person. Because while most of them are going to show up heavier and balder and wearier looking than ten years ago, I am showing up looking better that ever!!! Far from perfect, but 160 lbs lighter than the last time any of them saw me. I bought a new dress and new shoes (my SIL Sally, would appreciate them- they have 3 inch heels!! :-) At times I feel bitter about my high school days and the way I was treated, and at times I look forward to seeing a very few of the people who are going to be there. I pray my attitude stays away from the bitter, and that maybe some of these people have grown up and maybe we can just have a good time. But to keep my hopes from getting too high, I keep telling my husband, "We're just going on a date, and some of the people I went to high school with are just going to happen to be there." And he's the one I'd rather be with anyway!!! :-)

Jonah

This is my (our) dog, Jonah. He is a purebred Pit Bull. He is a wonderful dog, gentle and kind and cowardly. :-) He is the antithesis of what the news/media portrays all pit bulls to be like. My 2 1/2 year old neice loves Jonah and loves to feed him "cookies". I say cowardly because when we took him to the vet on Saurday, he even cowered at the puppy that walked by him, and anytime a person would walk by, he would shrink down and try to hide behind me or G. He also jumps every time his water bottle bubbles up!!! :-) We finally got to bring Jonah home this past Sunday to our house, and he is now settling in to his new home.

My dad (and mom) built us his dog house, and I painted it. At first the paint (from a mis-mixed disount table) was pink, but it dried darker, thankfully.

I am excited to have him again, he is well trained and just needs a little refresher work. I couldn't work with him much over the last year or so because I couldn't handle him after having abdominal surgery. But now I can handle him- all 95 pounds of him! He won't weigh that much long though. We have a bigger yard and will be able to play with him and walk him now.

We took him on his first constitutional last night, and we were already getting requests to breed him! I had to laugh- he's neutered!!! :-)

A Fax from GOD

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE
This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day. I love you. P.S. And, remember...If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.
If you find yourself stuck in traffic, don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege. Should you have a bad day at work; think of the man who has been out of work for years. Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return. Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children. Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk. Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine. Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity. Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them!
Now, you have a nice day, GOD.

Slowing Down????

Everyone assured me life would settle down after the wedding. When?!?!?!?!?!? We've been married a month and nothing seems to have changed. I am sooooooo tired right not I can hardly think straight, and I still haven't even started on Thank-you cards. Will things ever slow down????

Coupons

Sometimes coupons are a pain-in-the-butt. But I got a great deal with some the other day. I went to the grocery store at lunchtime, and got an individual cup of rice pudding from the deli. When I checked out, the clerk told me there was a coupon on the back of the label, so he pulled it off for me to use right then. Well, then the computer generated coupons that are spit out with your receipt gave me a coupon for next time I buy two of the same kind of pudding cups. Now, normally I don't like minimun quantity coupons, but two single serve cups is no big deal. So I went back the next day armed with my coupon. To my surprise, not only did I find out that they were on sale, but the clerk took off the label coupons and applied toward my bill as well. So here's the breakdown of my pudding purchase:
2 individual pudding cups (normally .99 each) on sale for .79 each is 1.58 for the two cups. The label coupons were each .35 off, which the store doubles, so I got .70 off with each coupon. And then the quantity coupon that I had received the day before was for $1.00 off.
So the tally is
cost: $1.58 cost
minus: $2.40 in coupons
equals:-$.082- so basically the store paid me 82 cents to put the pudding in my cart!
Sometimes coupons do pay off... :-)

Pics of Doodlebug

Here are some pics of my new neice, Doodlebug. This make neice number six for hubby & me combined (and one nephew).
Comfortable in Uncle G's arms.

"So tired, Uncle G!"

And here is all three of my brother's girls. Bug-a-boo, Taterbug & Doodlebug!!!

I am so thankful for all three of them (and G's three neices and nephew as well!)! We are blessed to have lots of family around us to love and support each other. Thank God from whom all blessings flow...

Purse Meme

My SIL, Sally, tagged me with this. It took me long enough, but here it is finally! My purse! (I still miss the one Sally gave me for Christmas, but am still trying to figure out a way to fix it so it won't fray anymore.) So this is the one I've been carrying since I got home from my Honeymoon. :-)




It has two outside pockets, the smaller pocket is a perfect fit for my cell phone. The other has kleenex & lip balm & gloss in it.
Here's the inside. It really doesn't look like there's a lot in it but take a look at all the junk I have inside!!!

I have my wallet and checkbook, note paper, all the loose notes and receipts, keys, meds (tylenol), kleenex (my allergies have kicked up, so have to have lots of those), comb and hair ties, hand lotion, nail files, lip balm & gloss, my removable disk for the computer, my cell phone and headphones (I have a dandy phone, it doubles as an MP3 player as well) tums, lots of sweets (an energy bar and lifesavers and such- I'm hypoglycemic & always carry something just in case), eyedrops, and mine and my hubby's sunglasses all fit inside! Not to bad I think. :-)