Live Vote by NBC on “In God We Trust”

NBC is having a live vote on their site right now on "Should 'In God We Trust' be removed from U>S> currency?" This is our chance to let them know what us Christians think!  I don't know how long the voting will be open so please go here.    

10 boxes Pop Tarts for 1.80

If you haven't grabbed a Sunday paper for 08/10/2008 but sure to do it if you buy Kellogg's brand items.  They have a promotion giving a 10 dollar rebate for buying 10 items, but on top of that, they give you a ton of coupons to do it with.  My children and hubby love them some pop tarts and with school coming up this is a good way to get some fuel in them before the day begins.  BTW they came out with whole grain pop tarts for the same price. At Wal-mart they are a 1.68 a box, I bought 10, used 5 $1/2 coupons, so my total out of pocket at the store was 11.80 - which I used a gift card I have - so now I just send off for my rebate with my original receipt and the UPCs from the pop tarts and wait for my check for 10 bucks.    WOO HOO!  

Dinner Last Night

Last night I made, "The Best Lasagna Ever", and according to my family it truly was.    Thank you very much, ThePioneerWoman.com, I'm very happy to have stumbled across her blog.  

She gives you step by step instructions and pictures too.  I'd encourage you to check it out.  We still have some left overs believe it or not.  The Gram and my copenhagen man agreed it was better than Olive Gardens, and that's saying a lot seeing as how my husband always orders lasagna when we go there.  

In my husband's shoes

On Monday I helped Larry after work with his other full time job, our company.  We had a sprinkler system problem call.  I went with him this time while Gram and Gramp watch Cody man.  Let me just say my husband works hard, very hard.  Plumbers should get paid more than they do.  We dug holes and crapped the dirt out with our hands around the sprinkler controller, of course there is another name for it but I'll call it that for now.    Three and a half hours later we were done after one trip to Home Depot and digging holes, fixing the problems and getting wet from the sprinklers.  It was hard work but a great time to step into my husbands shoes and understand just how hard he works.  

Wednesday night Gramp bought a new weed eater for our house.  I requested one along with protective glasses and a mask.  I wanted to weed-eat the yard.  My allergies won't allow me to mow it so if I wear a mask I should be able to go around the edges.  I did it for a little bit on Wednesday night and Larry did most.  I got to use the Blower and blow all the grass down the road.  Thursday morning, I started it all by myself and it worked for just a bit, then I ran out of line put more line in, and it tangled up.  Blah - so close.  So Larry finished it up Thursday night and mowed the yard.  I must say our house is looking better, with the new solar screens and a yard trimmed up.  

I am so blessed to have a husband that knows so much about everything mechanical.  From fixing cars, mowing yards, repairing plumbing to fixing hearts and boo boos.  : )  I love you, Larry, my copenhagen man.   Thank you for being the provider of our family, the head of our household.  

Happy Day!

We won the Burleson Mike Brand Benefit Tournament, Shetland Division.  Our girls played there hearts out and it paid off.  First game we won 27 to 21, second lost 15-14, third lost 15-14, second won 20-14.  Our girls did awesome and our Coaching staff is amazing!  We will miss playing with these girls as Julie has to move up to Coach Pitch but hopefully we will see some of the next year.  Fall softball sign ups are in 3 weeks!  

My friends, Stef & Jarrod,  found out they are expecting a boy!!!!!  Boys boys everywhere!  Congratulations to them.  

Summer time is here!

It's hard to believe Julie have been out of school for two weeks now.    It's been quite a time around here.  She is staying the summer with us, instead of going to her Dad's for 30 days.  He is taking her on the weekends, which we play All Star Softball most weekends anyway, so I still get to see her.  Ronnie is staying with us this summer to, I guess.  I have not heard anything from his Dad, no phone call or anything.  According to the "papers", he should get him from June 15th to July 27th.  But, that day has come and gone, and no phone call or anything.  I thought it was just going to be Cody and I this summer but we have  a house full, and that's a GREAT thing, though a little crazy at times.  

Our business has been steady but we have been praying that He will lead us down the right path.  He has answered our prayers yesterday.   Back at the end of April a position for a plumber came up on Burleson ISD website.  Larry had me apply for him, he made one or two follow up calls with no answer, only a voicemail left each time.  We let go and let God.  Continuing to work hard and build the company.   Early last week, two months later, the supervisor of maintenance called to ask if Larry was still interested in the job.  He interviewed that day but he couldn't find his D.L., so he was told that he needed to find that so they could do the background check.  And that the supervisor would make a decision early this week.  He dropped off a thank you card the following day.   He found it over the weekend.   Then took it back up there and they said to come the next day for the job offer meeting.  We decided it was the best thing for our family and felt the Lord was bring us to this place.  The man he interviewed with and Larry have so much in common.   He started there in the 80's and owned his own HVAC company but times were hard, like now, and he started out there as a HVAC guy, now he's the director.  Gas prices and traveling from job to job are part of what is hurting everyone these days.  We will still continue to do our business on the weekends and on Fridays and during weeknights, if needed.  And we will have health insurance for all of us again and he will actually get sick and vacation days and get holiday's off.  No on call for this job.  This is definitely a blessing from above.  Now we can really get down to Dave Ramsey style, especially since we will only get paid once a month.   Thank you Lord for having us in your hands, I pray that we stay in your will.  

Julie turned 7 last Friday and Cody will be 1 on July 11th.  Time flies so fast.  It seems like just a couple of years ago I was graduating high school.  But now my little sister graduated on June 4th.  And it truly has been 8 years since I graduated high school.    

Father's Day was pretty cool this year.  Julie was at her dad's until 8 p.m.  When she got home she hadn't eaten dinner yet so I fixed her up a plate of Daddy's hamburgers.  She started eating and then asked where Dadddy was?  So I called for him in the backyard or somewhere.  He came and Julie said "Happy Father's Day, Daddy".  I didn't even remind her what day it was.  I think that made his day!  We made him a softball with all the kids hand-prints on it.   He loved it.  I wish I could have done more, he bought me an ipod on Mother's Day.  But I think he loves our presents more than any "thing".   We are so blessed as a family to have him as the Head of our Household.  He does so much for us, I never dreamed of.  Loves us with all his heart and is strong, yet tenderhearted.  Thank you Lord for bringing Larry into our lives, You are amazing!