A first time for everything.....

I can't believe I am in Target writing a blog post. But when something this exciting happens you just can't wait till the next day. Not going to get them today, but I will be back.

The lost sock....

There comes a time in everyone's life where you just have to let go and admit that the lost sock to complete the pair is truly, really lost. I have some socks in my clothes basket. They are single. Every load to fold gets put in the basket, carried to the bed, folded and sorted. Then I put the socks in a pile and start sorting. When I am done, the loners all go back in the basket hoping to find their mate in the next load. 

I have had these above socks showing up in every load for eternity I am sure. They never seem to have a mate. They have been through moves, through drawer cleanings, through season changes and yet here they remain. All alone with no one to call their own. Looking for the other 1/2 to their heart.

But alas, many years have past and they remain the same. A lot of the younger kids are wearing mismatched socks and I guess I could do that....no, who are we kidding, I couldn't. 

I could hold a Sadie Hawkins day race for socks. Let the hidden ones come out to find a mate. 

After all these, years that probably wouldn't work either. 

Well, at least I can say I tried. I guess I will just toss them into the rag basket and use them to dust fan blades or venetian blinds. 

Sharing a prayer request...

We are blessed at our church with an awesome youth pastor and his precious wife. God is leading them down the path to adoption. They have started the process and have asked for everyone to remember them in your prayers. This will be their first child and we are all so excited for them to finally have the opportunity to become parents. 

We know that God has that special little one already picked out for them and the process could be short or it could be long. It is all in God's hands. But they are requesting prayer for the process to go smoothly and that they will soon get the call for their little bundle of joy. 

They are so well loved by the church and everyone here is so excited for them to become parents. They are going to be wonderful at it. Thank you for your prayers in helping the process along.

Doctoring up a Snack Mix.

I love snack foods with a variety of flavors, but I have never been a fan of Chex Mix. So I like to create my own snack mix. I start out with a bag of Munchies. Then I see what I had in the house. I found these goodies. So I got started on my mix.

I got a big bowl and dumped in the bag of Munchies.

Next, I added a couple of handfuls of Gold Fish crackers.

Next, I added in 2 bags of honey roasted peanuts. And (no picture) a bag of regular peanuts.

Next, I scooped out a couple of handfuls of Cheez-It's and tossed them in.

And so it would be overwhelmed with cheese, I scooped in a couple of handfuls of BBQ Fritos.

I put it all in a plastic container with a lid and shook it up really get to get it all tossed around. I left it for several hours for the flavors to "marinate" together.

The result is a mix that can beat no other. I love this stuff. 

Great for movie night on these long, winter nights when the sun goes down so early.

Happy Tuesday

Week of Christmas...worked 3 days, 4 days off.

Week of New Years...worked 3 days, 4 days off.

This week...HAVE TO WORK 5 STRAIGHT DAYS!!

I got a little spoiled and I don't like this new 5 day work week.



Have a great day!

My bedroom re-do

I started on my bedroom this weekend. This was what it originally looked like.

I toyed with the idea of putting a bedspread that had beach stuff on it, but then if I get tired of the beach theme (yeah, right) I would have to get a new spread. Plus most of the ones I found were comforters not quilts and I don't like that. But I was wanting lighter airy colors so I went with the blues of the sky and ocean and the yellow for the sunshine. 

I got Allen this quilt to give him for Christmas. But when he got sick and went to the hospital I had a feeling he wouldn't be coming home and he always froze so much so I just gave it to him at the hospital as an early gift. 

My friend Janis gave me a warm blanket for Christmas and I put it on the foot of the bed. The blue is perfect with the light blue in the quilt. I throw it on at night for extra warmth. I love it.

Allen owns two really nice kites that he always took to fly at the beach. We have a lot of fond memories with those kites. Once when their was a military base at the beach, we stayed on the end close to the airport on base. A jet was taking off when he was flying his kite and the kite was so high that the jet buzzed it a couple of times. So we bought this sweater one year for my bear, Ted E. I figured this would be the perfect place for him.

I blue up one of my favorite pics of us and put it on his dresser. 

I still have more to do and a few other things to pick up, but it is a nice start.

Sunday Songs

Some fun inspiration to start the new year off with a smile on your face and joy in your heart. 

Remember to live. Remember to laugh. Remember to love. And remember to worship.