Why do I try?

Is it that time again? To attempt at writing on my blog? I guess the question needs to be asked: Who's going to read this?

Life is a bit crazy right now. With work and work and work. So I'll probably write a few blogs, keep it up dated for about a week and then give up again. Another question: When am I going to find time to read and subscribe and comment on all my friend's blogs and keep up on mine?

It's almost bedtime. At 1 in the afternoon. I've been up since 8pm last night working. They joy of working overnight. At least I don't have to deal with customers during out busiest time of the year...Halloween. I just get to rock their world when they come into the store looking for something and we just moved it that morning at 3am! Ha!

A Great Catch

Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.

2. What I create will be just for you.

3. It'll be done sometime in 2009.

4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a crocheted gift, a quilting gift, a set of hand made cards, a homebaked gift....Who know? Not you, that's for sure!

5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.

The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

So....who will be the first 5 people??  (I think only two people read my blog, including the one who I got this from, so this should be interesting!)

Lessons to be Thankful

I was thinking today that I'm not a very thankful person...or at least I don't take the time to give thanks.

I've decided to try to write down everyday (here or in my journal -yeah, I write in that a lot {can you feel the sarcasm?}) on something I'm thankful for.

Today I had a very busy schedule:

7:40-8:10 - Cross Guarding

Puppy sitting right after that to about 8:35

Then I drive up to the back gate to Camp Pendleton to nanny a little 5-month old girl

9-1 - Nanny

leave there and go back to puppy sit

leave puppy at 2pm and drive out to the school

2:25-3:10 - Cross Guard

Go to the Fandey's to work with David from 4-6

Eat some sort of dinner

7-9 - Childcare for the Beginning's class

At about 1:15 in my day, I get a call from David and he is asking if we can postpone our meeting until tomorrow morning since he was on  a roll on his sermon and wanted to keep going while he had the time. No problem. 

After I got off the phone it dawned on me that God had provided me a little break in my day. Yesterday I hoped to get to over to Costco to do some grocery shopping, but knew that there would be no time my day today. But with this sudden open time frame I was able to go and stock up on food. Thank you, God for giving me that time! Maybe tomorrow He'll clean my room for me!

Oh my gosh! People read my post!

I'm shocked! Really, I am! I don't necessarily find myself all that interesting, or at least I don't find what I have to write about all that interesting. And for somebody to actually read it, and comment, well, that's just cool. Thanks!

Let me throw out there my biggest excuse for not writing: I have a lot of jobs...

I'm the Administrative Assistant for my pastor at the Fields Church

I'm a crossing guard for Magnolia Elementary

I take care of a puppy twice a day

I nanny to a little four month old baby girl twice a week

I babysit...a lot

Don't get me wrong, I love being busy and I love all the various jobs I do in one day, but man, does it keep me moving!

I can't live without my calendar anymore. You should see it, it's all color coded! 

Now this is the point where I go, um, what do I write about? If I can't think of anything, should I even bother?

Oh, here's something:

For for the past three week, my pastor, David, has been in Africa with Acts 29 International training and equipping other pastors over there. While he's been gone, I basically moved in with his wife, Wilma, and their 5 kids. I've stayed every night with her in the king size bed along with at least one kid, some nights up to three. 

Well, he came home yesterday and I went with Wilma and the kids to the airport to pick up David because he was going to take his Wilma straight to a hotel after we picked him up and I was going to bring the kids home and stay one last night with them.

So I put the kids to bed and Katherine, Benjamin, and Timothy decided to sleep in Mom and Dad's bed with me. When I finally went to bed myself, there was three little kiddos all nicely laying in the bed, under the covers and all their heads on the pillows. 

About half way through the night, I couldn't pull the cover over myself because Benjamin kept kicking his legs out of the covers and sleeping on top of them. I managed to get him back under the covers and noticed that Timothy on the far end of the bed was backwards. His feet were on the pillow and his head down where his feet should be. I carefully picked him up and turned him around and snuggled back into my comfy warm spot and feel asleep.

Sure enough, I wake up again to tuck Benjamin's legs back under the covers (for the umteenth time) and I notice this time that Katherine's head is down near Timothy's feet. Odd. Oh, well, I wasn't going to bother. It was my goal to attempt to sleep in this morning. Foolish goal.

When I finally woke up, all three kids were sleeping diagonally in the bed. It was the funniest thing. They all managed to work themselves at an angle without disrupting one another. I happen to have my phone next to me so I snapped a picture on my phone. 

Well, I have to move out and go back home today. I'll have to go back to my twin size bed. Kids make great little heaters in bed; they're so warm. Guess I should get a cat.

June, huh?

I think my last post was in June. Yeah. See what I mean about not being a writer? I'm gonna through out this post and see if more than myself will read it. I would really like to be able to write on semi regular basis to allow friends and family to actually keep up on my life. But you know me, (or at least I know me) and that will probably only happen once every 6 months. of course, who will be checking my blog that often when they see that I never have any new post? I guess I could advertise on facebook....

So one of my goals this year was to try to finish more projects that I starting pre-2009 before I start a bunch of new ones. So here are the stats so far:

Finished: 

binding 2 quilts

2 quilt tops

-Total: 4!

Started:

only 2! 

So 4-2 isn't bad for me at all! I'm the queen at starting project after project and not coming back to finish them until years later. Of course, once I get those 2 quilt tops quilted (I'm thinking that will happen in March sometime) they'll go back into the "To Finish" pile to bind them. Now that may seem like something easy to do....just have to bind it....right? Well, one of those 2 quilts that I finished binding I had for probably 10 years to bind. Hopefully it wont take me that long to finish this time. 

I also have a pair of my friend's pants to mend that have been in my possession for moths. And I've been meaning to make my roommate some Scrubs since I moved in; back in August. 

And I think I should mention that one of the quilt tops I finished I've had practically completed except for the center block for about 3 years. The center block was an applique block and since I didn't know how to applique, I never finished it. But my friend taught me how to applique a few weeks ago and I was able to finish! I feel so great to be done with that one!! 

Now I just need to work on my sister's and her husband wedding quilt. They got married almost 3 years ago. I figure it will make a good 5 year anniversary gift. Right? 

You know? I hate proof reading. I will probably not re-read this and check for typos and bad grammar. If anybody even reads this, I'm sure they'll extend me grace....I hope!

Hello, I'm a Mac...

So I just bought a new MacBook. All I have to say is I love it!!! I was PC my whole life an swore of Macs. Until I realized that they are WAY better then PCs. I have been converted! Still learning new shortcuts and new programs, but over all I'm incredibly pleased. I spent and hour and a half at the Apple Store with my own personally employee having him show me the MacBook and explain it to me and answering my questions. I am quite pleased with my purchase...now I just need to pay it off!!! 

To anyone who reads this and is interesting in getting a new computer, I HIGHLY recommend looking into getting a Mac. You won't be disappointed. Give them a chance if you've been PC your whole life.

That is all.

Ahhhhh.....

This is what Saturday's were made for! Lounging around in your PJ's all day watching TV! It feels good to do nothing once in awhile!

I feel refreshed and ready to tackle the week ahead of me!!

God is so good!