Sugar, Ducks, and one handed TP roll changing- I am a talented lady!

I am sneaking away from my job of re-doing our website to post some stuff on here.

1. I think that I have been failing at blogging. I think it is because I have not wanted to be transparent lately. I hate when I go to prayer though and the Lord tells me to continue to be transparent. So I should be blogging more. Lets be real- bloggers live for comments (we are just that strange) ....I get discouraged for some reason when I see that 150-175 people read a post and then only 1 person or a spammer will comment. Kind of a drag. I love chocolate feedback.

2. I have a Spanish/English Bible Study that I do on my lunch hour on Thursdays. It grows every week. I brought three shiny chairs this week and I always bring desserts- do you think that is why they come? I am humbled to be able to do this. The things that these women have lived with or lived through amazes me. One has a husband that was in Jail in NM and now in Mexico. One has a husband that works away in another state. She is not from the US so misses her family in the other country. One has a husband who has disappeared and she does not know where he is. One has a husband that lives here and works on the base. She is from Peru, lived most of her life in Japan, and now in our tiny city. They all speak Spanish. One speaks Spanish/English and Japanese. One is from here. Has several children and is not excited about what we are doing or Jesus {Yet} but we will keep loving here. So that is the ladies that are in the nest right now. Can you pray for them? They all need strength.  

3. Some of you have asked how I am doing at my reducing. The house is doing great- really streamlined. I have gotten rid of TONS of stuff. The garage has not started yet. I am slower. I am off of diet coke (only one per day and now not even every day). I am drinking water and walking 6 days a week. I have re-signed up for weight watchers and have gotten rid of all of the horrible snacks in the house. I have only lost 5 lbs. But hey that is 20 sticks of butter. Lighten up people. I can't stop myself with the play on words today.

4. Kidzlife is going full steam. We are in the midst of practicing for an Easter Play. Not ready to be too transparent on how I pull out my hair with plays yet. Maybe the Lord will work on me more. It is going great and I love it. Read between the lines :) Really the kids are doing great. They are really really put 100% into it. Amber Holden is a God-send and she amazes me at how she really gets them to sing until the veins pop out of their neck.

5. I don't know why I think so many things are funny that no one else does. I have all of these fake scenarios that play over in my head and I just laugh. I think I have always done this to entertain myself as I was raised in the mission field and a lot of my life was spent waiting on Mom and Dad without much to entertain me. My friend Alan totally gets my weird sense of humor and a couple of other people (that I think are amazing). This week for example I was thinking of gross things that I could say I hold the world record in. You know things like:  

A. Vacuuming up 3 pounds of sugar the fastest. I can even give you a class in this if interested. Handbook is an extra $4.50. Online seminar at www.plugvacumeinandpoint.com

B. The fastest Advent calender window opener. Does not include eating goodies if you have them in the box.
C.  Able to change out toilet paper with one hand while talking on the phone faster than anyone in my house. I did this the other day and caught myself throwing away the new one and putting the old tube back on. My mind= steal trap!Seminars not available yet for this. Working on curriculum.

D. Able to sustain 6 ducks in one paper box for 4 nights now and they are almost dead. doing great. Really they are living in my kitchen in a box. My parents are out of town and I am duckling-sitting for them. They get released to the lake in 18 days. But whose counting?Let's be real 1700 newspapers later- I AM!

E.  Able to lose all of my children's sock partners in a single wash. I am thinking of the whole family dressing in Amish style clothing so that I don't have to match socks. Is that drastic?


Okay. I am going back to work. I just had to stop and share these things or my brain just might explode. Doubtful.... but who wants to chance it?

Website of the Week: 

1. If you have kids that can log onto the computer for themselves. Please go to www.myjobchart.com it will change your life. You put your kids daily jobs in there. They log in complete task and can save money for family outings, buying things on Amazon, giving to charity, or just put in savings. It is free people. WHAT DOTH HINDER YOU? Seanna is 197% into it. Emma sat in the middle of the floor and cried and said I might as well take her Birthday toys back to the store she will NEVER HAVE TIME TO PLAY. Yep Drama at our house.

 Have a great weekend. I am heading out to Houston in the AM to return in the PM. Going to MK Naomi Edge's wedding.