Turning it over to the Lord

Giving it all to God.  That is the only way I can even being to handle all the things that come along in life.    But why is that so hard for me as a human being to do?  I mean I can't just hand them to him and then walk around like everything is going to be alright.  What do I do after I give it to him?  Listen.  Wow, if we all would just listen.  I guess my children haven't been listening to me very well.  Maybe that's how God feels about me, that I haven't been listening to him very well.  I need to make time to spend with him.  I feel like my day just happens to me and it's 11 p.m. before I realize it and time to go to sleep.   I've been working hard on getting things done around the house before the children wake up and while Cody takes a nap.  But there are so many things to get done, so many things I have on my mind to do that didn't get done that day.  Work and home are one in the same.    It's hard to explain the emotions I'm going through right now.  Things are very good with my marriage, the relationship between my husband and I.  But it's all those other things that aren't working so well.  Which is a problem I haven't had too much before, before it was always a problem with the people in the marriage and all the other stuff was fine- well tolerable anyway.    I have a wonderful husband and Jesus on my side - now how to make the other stuff work?  

The economy is slowing and that means business is slow and hard to find.  We put an ad in the newspaper but that hasn't gotten one call in the month we have had it in there.  We list on craigslist and that has worked the best but calls are all over the place.  Adverting in the newspaper is EXPENSIVE.  

A prayer from my mom in an email this morning " Father, I thank you that you are concerned about everything that concerns us - Lord I ask for an extra measure of blessing for Carissa and Larry - Lord, they are good parents, and love you so much - Father you are the "Way Maker" and right now we ask you to make a way where there seems to be no way please - we need the mortgage by thursday so we put it in your hands! 

NEW NEPHEW!

Good Morning!!!!!

Especially to my little brother and his wonderful wife.  They labored all night, and now have a beautiful, I'm sure, baby boy!  Conner Matthew!  7 lbs 15oz and 21 inches long!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prayers please and update

The kids and I went to see Lillie at her house the day before yesterday.  The kids did really well with her.  Ronnie always says I love my Lillie.  It's very hard to see such a beautiful little girl not be able to be mobile like my 9 month old little boy.  God is working a miracle with her though, she held her head up really well when her Mommy holds her.  And she was looking at my Julie and I think Lillie even smiled at her.   My heart hurts for them.  There will be a bake sale for them on Sunday at 11 am.  If you can come by and need more information please let me know.   Lillie's Mommy is going to have to stay at home with her to take care of her.  And it's always hard to go from two incomes to one, plus more medical bills and possibly a van for her wheel chair.   Please keep them in your prayers.   Seeing this situation from the side lines and sometimes in the middle of it, has made Larry and I both cherish each moment we have with our children.  I know I've learned to pick my battles with them but also try to teach them something while letting them have their way every once in a while.  Children are so precious and a beautiful gift from Him.  

Softball is going ......... we have won 2 games out of 9 so far.  But we just found out tonight that our pitcher will not be with us the last two games..........  soooooo I guess we had better practice someone else at pitcher.  Right now Julie is at 1st base which is a good combo with our current pitcher.  We will probably be happy when this is over, but wonder what we did will all our time before softball.  

More later........ I'm tired.  : ) 

Kroger Deals!

Kroger Deals:

10 items for .50 cents

1 French's mustard - 40 cent coupon doubled

3 packages of Goldfish

2 Manwich Sauce

2 Hormel Turkey w/ Beans Chili

2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

10 items for .50 cents

5 gatorades

5 sobe Lifes

10 items for 1.00

3 Pillsbury Pizza Crust - .50/2 coupon and .40/1

1 Clorox Bleach

1 Progresso Light Soup

1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1 Keebler Fudge Cookies

1 Peter Pan peanut Butter

1 Fritos

1 Cheetos

10 items for 1.50

1 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

2 Windex Multi Purpose Cleaners $1/2

2 Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwich boxes

1 New York Garlic Toast  .40/1 double

2 Eggo healthy waffles

2 Kraft Cheese Shredded

10 items for 2.00

2 Welch' Grape Juice

2 Hunts Snack Pack - Family SIZE! 

2 Buitoni Pasta

2 Butitoni Sauce

2 Tombstone Pizza

FREE WITH COUPONS

Nestle Coffee Mate - big cont.

Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drinks

Extra deals

2/6 Springdale Milk

Total 61.00

Pretty good for being a newbie at this!  It would have been alot better if I'd had more coupons!

Spoiled

MY BABY LOVES ME JUST THE WAY THAT I AM

My husband shows me his love whenever he can.  I love to soak it all in.   Like the way it looks at me from across the softball field or smacks me on the butt in the kitchen when no one is looking.   He definitely loves me when he changes my oldest sons poopiness, especially when we are out at a restaurant.  He loves me even when I am moody, at that happens at least once a month for a week.  He loves me more than anyone else because I gave birth to our children.   He loves me despite my best efforts, our house is a messy 95% of the time.   He loves that I can only keep one room clean at a time.  He shows his love for me always because he is the head of our house hold, and gets his guidance from Jesus Christ, his personal Lord and Savior.  He shows his love for me by getting up everyday to provide a wonderful, beautiful, crazy life for our family, trusting in Him that He will provide.  

And he spoils me when he buys me things like boots, though I haven't had a new pair in a couple of years.

I LOVE LARRY TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!

Softball, Work and Groceries

We had another softball game last night.  The girls played better tonight but still came out the under dogs.  Some day we will be on top.  They get better each time, the first inning was great, we score 4 and then when we were in the outfields we got a lot of outs.  The boys went with us last night so that was quite an adventure in it's self, trying to coach and watch the boys.  We had some help from a parent or two.  We had the pack and play there so Cody stayed in it most of the time and Ronnie stayed in the dugout with me..... most of the time, except for that time I couldn't find him and he was at the playground.  But it's right in the middle of the fields so it wasn't too far away.  

We got our Magnets yesterday for our company, we have 500.  So we better get to passing them out.  Ronnie gave them to the ladies at our bank this morning.  They love it.  Larry's on a call today in South Lake.  The people had issues with their inspection on their add on.    He had a call yesterday from Craigslist and he called them before he left to let them know he was on his way.  When he got there, they said they already had someone else.  Why couldn't they have just told him that on the phone?!?  We are going to be advertising in the Burleson Star for the next 26 Wednesdays, there will be a coupon in there so we hope we can get some good business that way.  

It looks like Albertsons is having some great deals this week, along with Kroger.  Last week I took their ad's to Walmart and got the prices there.  I didn't have too many coupons so I did it that way.  If I have coupons this time I might just go to the stores because the double and triple some coupons.    How do you shop for groceries?  Also I'm trying to learn how to shop CVS too.  See more about that at www.moneysavingmom.com

Two of my favorite things - shopping and saving money

I went to MudPuppy yesterday morning.  They are a consignment shop for childrens clothing.  The first Tuesday of each month, they have 25% off.  I purchase 7 things today for 36 bucks.  A diaper bag for my sister in law (if she still needs one), it looks brand new.  If I had purchased it brand new it would have been 59.99, I check babiesrus.com but instead it was 14.99 with 25% off!!!!  Julie a pair of Xhilartion pjs for 4.99 plus 25% off.  A pair of longhorn camo overalls for 7.99 plus 25% off.  A John Deere onesie that looks brand new for 3.99 plus 25% off.  A pair of Red Head camo pjs for Cody for 5.99 plus 25% and last a Gymboree oneies that says COWBOY across the front for 6.99 plus 25%.  I think I made out pretty good.  WOO HOO!  Now if I would just buy something for myself............. haha!