*Grins*

Cuz I love this picture to much not to share it!
(Photo credit goes to Mrs. Skinner. :-) And on my other post many if not all the pictures were taken by someone other than me! ;-)).

I love us!

God is truly in control!

Ok, so yesterday on Buzz, this was my answer to people's questions about my headbashing status (*Wink* ;-)), -" Oh, they changed my Deaf Culture class to be on Tuesdays AND Thursdays, at the same time I am supposed to babysit for a lady who will be going to college as well. I am so mad."
And yes, I will admit, I was really mad, because I had soooo been looking forward to babysitting, but it was the only Deaf Studies class I could take this semester, and the Director told me the options were take it or drop it. :-P So anyways, I called up the lady, and she was really cool about it, saying that she hadn't even gotten into the class yet, so not to worry etc etc, but I was still disappointed, cause I used to babysit for her, and it was my FAVORITE babysitting job ever!!! :OD (Besides your family of course Lieren! ;-) But I don't count you guys - to much like hanging out with friends to babysit for your siblings! Hehe!).
My buzz status this morning? -
"Ok, so in spite of hardships, God is very very good! And honestly, even when I am freaking out about things going wrong, I can always eventually see how God is working to work everything out! He is sooooo good to me!!!! Such as I was really disappointed about losing that babysitting job because of the change in one of my classes schedules. However the lady called me back this morning and said she got into a class on Tuesday mornings instead!!!!!! So I will still get to do it!!!! Wow!!! Imagine if I had waited to call her, like I was thinking about doing, she probably would have missed that last space in the class!!!! :OD (And it's at a closer college for her then the other one she was applying too!). Also, I was a little disappointed cause I ended up signing up for a General Psychology class, and my cousin had recommended a teacher to me, and I was hoping to take his class, but I just picked one off the list of the counselor's list, having NO idea who the teachers would be, (in the back of my mind before I looked when I got home, I was thinking, "Wouldn't it be amazing if I got into a class with that teacher? Maybe God will surprise me!"), and I looked and YES! I got into one of that teacher's classes!!! Yay!!!! It always amazes me to see that in spite of disappointments, and things going wrong, God sends down little "love notes" to say He is still there and taking care of, and directing EVERYTHING!!! Things don't just happen by chance peeps! God is in control!!!!! Sometimes I complain about how a lot of things go wrong in my life, but then when I actually stop and look there are sooo many times when I freak out over something, and then like just a little later something happens that could only happen if God's Hand was doing it, and I just stop and say - WOW! God you are AMAZING!!!!"
Can I just repeat that - GOD YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!
When all seems to be going wrong in your life, stop and watch God work!!! :OD

On another exciting note -
The week after Christmas I got my Passport applied for (haven't gotten it yet of course - it'll take longer than that). AND you will all be pleased to know I have sent off my volunteer application to Amani Baby Cottage in Uganda Africa just a few mins ago!!!!! I also wrote my Pastor friend about a letter of recommendation, (can't have my Pastor do it cause... He's my Dad :-P And we don't currently have other elders in our church), and sent my Dad the e-mail address he needs to send a letter of parental consent! I'll keep you all updated! :OD


Also want to post about some other stuff God has been teaching me, but have to run right now, it's 11:36, and I haven't done anything in regards to water for my poor two chickens out there. :-P Toodle pip pip for now!!!

Happy New Year!! :OD

*Sighs*

Things I want to do on my vacation -

1. Read - Why do I laze around when I could use the time to read????
2. Sew - I have so much I want to make - and my silly sewing machine had to up and get mad at me! *Sighs and shakes head* What a time to choose to not work right!

Things I need to do -

1. Clean house
2. Clean A.C.'s apartment
3. Drop off passport application and get that all set
4. Put the Christmas cards I wrote out into the mail - yes, I know it's after Christmas, but what can I say? ;-)

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Although today was a bit of a flop, I did get the two baby blankets I am making finished, and spent some time with Kay just being silly and then watching a movie - haven't done that with her in a while, so I guess today wasn't a TOTAL flop! ;-)

Ok, I'm tired! Off to bed!! :-) (VIDEO CHAT WITH BEE TOMORROW!!! EEEP! :OD).

My Christmas Snickers has a lot to fix today...

You know those days when you go to bed excited about all you are going to do the next day, and you wake up with the same feeling, and then you try to get out of the wrong side of the bed and hit the wall instead? Yeah, that sums my day up! (I didn't really hit the wall, it's just how I feel.).

So much for sewing, and cleaning, and cooking. It's only 12:45pm and I am already despairing of life. These are the days I wish I had school just so I would have somewhere to go and get something - anything - done! Here the house is messy, and my sewing machine is broken, and Mom's hates me. (Mom's sewing machine I mean!).

Happiness - I have Snickers bars!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
Tonight I was one of Santa's Elves and wrapped lots of presents (Bags and tissue paper rock! WOOT! ;-)), and stuffed seven stockings!!!
It used to be my Mom did it all - well, ok, I guess Dad might have helped her a bit with carrying things down the stairs! ;-) But as long as I can remember, my Mom has had stocking fruit hiding in the basement long before I even would think about it - doing laundry at our current house, you'd have to make sure you keep your eyes on the laundry because not far from you would be bags of things, and something MIGHT be peaking!!! ;-) (One time we even kept a bunny rabbit down there for my sister!!! The rest of us had lots of fun visiting it before Christmas morning actually came! ;-)).
But this year, my Mom was asking me what she should buy for the stockings, and we went shopping together for the stuff, and then she went to bed while I did it! Poor dear must be very tired! <3 For the last couple years I've started to do much more of the wrapping, and stuffing, and I really enjoy it! :-) I love making the living room look really special for the morning, just like my Mom used to do! I like stuffing the stockings with fun stuff Mom bought, and I like it if she doesn't feel that she has to do it all alone (she still usually does feel like that until I remind her - I'm going to help you!!! Hehe!).

So, this started out as a Buzz status, but it seemed like it would make a good blog post, so there you go! :-) Now you all get to read it! :-)

Tonight we had clam chowder for dinner, and then sat around the fire we made in our living room fire place while drinking egg nog, reading the Christmas story, and singing Christmas hymns! Very nice! :-) All Christmas eve traditions! Although, we haven't done the clam chowder tradition for several years since my Aunt Colleen started having her wonderful Christmas eve parties, but this year was different, so clam chowder was very nice to have too!!! :-) It brings to mind how when I was little we used to go do the Christmas pageant at Church, and then come home to clam chowder - yum! :-)

Merry Christmas all!! I hope it is beautiful and magical for you, and that you remember that Jesus and family are the reason for the celebration!!! <3 <3 :-) (So go make people you love feel loved by gifts, and or cards, or just and I love you if that's all you can afford!! :-) And as you give each other gifts that the greatest gift of all was Jesus!!!! :-)).