Wedding Video

I saw this on Ellen, thought it was funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ak9ht_HKw

Watch the whole thing!!!

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Sorry so long!

I have to tell what happened to me at gymnastics. Jeff went with me and Heath was getting restless. So....I decided to take him to the car. On the way out I stepped on a snake. We just happened to meet at just the right moment we met.

I am not scared of snakes. I just don't want to step on them. Anyways....I screamed and the whole place looked at me. I tried to get away and stepped on it again, kicking it in the door. At that point I look in and some lady is standing on her chair. I am sure it was a sight to see.

Some man finally got it out of the door with a magazine. This is the 2nd time I've had a snake run across my feet. Not the kind of luck you want!

In other news. I registered for Valencia. I am going back to school to get my certification back. Since I was out that way, I stopped by to see Andrea. She did my make-up and plucked my eyebrows. I looked pretty tired and when she was done...I looked marvelous! Plus it was fun hanging out with my "BFF"

Wednesday night our home team and the college home team met with the Bledsoe's to discuss the up and coming move. I can't imagine not being a part of it. I feels so good to look around and see all the excitement in everyone's faces. I am looking forward to January. I truly believe the next few years are going to be the best in the life of C3.

Love my C3 FAMILY!!!!

PS-Went to IKEA today for 15 min., must go back.....maybe in the morning!

Thanksgiving Recap

• Spent Wednesday night at my mom's for dinner. My sister's family and both grandparents were there. Which was nice, since I didn't spent Thanksgiving day with them.
• Thanksgiving Day I spent at Jeff's parents. The food was great. I took a 2 hour nap and went out later with Jeff and his dad.
• Black Friday(which I've never done!) with the Bazer Girls and Mama Bazer. What a rush. Bought lots of things....some needed....some not! Took a two hour nap! Went out later with my mom.
• Thought lots about my grandpa that day. He passed two years ago. Just a few hours before Thanksgiving.
• Saturday, we were all grumpy. Came back home and played.
• Sunday, Church! I thought Power House went well. The kids enjoyed themselves. Sad I missed service, heard it was great. Can't wait to see were God leads me to spend the money!!
• Today, slept in past 8:30. Kaelyn was late for school. Jeff is still in bed. Think we are all worn out!
  

Ding Dong

Went to see Rob Bell speak last night. I have never heard him speak, other than a few videos he has made. The more I thought about the things he said, the more inspired I become.

He starts out talking about the history(very well researched) of the gods. The never ending sacrifices! The guilt that was bestowed upon you if something in life wasn't going your way. You must not have sacrificed enough!

People would give up their first born. Men would castrate themselves. For what? You could never give enough.

I was encouraged to remember that Christ paid the ultimate sacrifice. When I sin, I need to ask for forgiveness and let it go. But this is so hard to do. I still can let guilt affect me. So I got to thinking, maybe I really don't lay it at the cross. I think I say a quiet little prayer and hope for the best.

I should be on my knees pouring out my soul. Not a quiet, some-what meaningful prayer. Hoping that will end this guilty feeling.

He also talked about being a Living Sacrifice. He told many stories of people helping others. Something I don't have a lot of experience in. In fact, I can count on one hand times I have truly sacrificed.

So to wrap it up, I am really glad I went. I think I might actually pick up one of his books. Which a year ago, I would have laughed if you thought I would read one of his books. Stupid Internet searches!

My Evil Little Snack

Check it out!

Magazines and My Cousin

I was thinking about how when I was little, my cousin and I would get old magazines and pick out the things we wanted for our house when we grew up. We would pick the house, the furniture, plates, etc....

My cousin is one of the most creative people I know. She has seemed to have blocked out all the crazy things we did. For example:

• The time I sat on the handle bars and she told me she was going to close her eyes. She made me tell her which way to go. I told her there was a tree and a sharp corner, so she better open her eyes. She ignored me and ran right into the tree and I went flying.

• The time she decided to play water fountain in my bed. Then left my bed to go sleep with my sister, because my bed was too wet!

• My cousin had us knock on neighbor's doors trying to earn money for Circus World. I think we made $1.75!

• Thought it would be fun to have a cake fight on the front lawn with all the cakes we won at the Halloween Carnival.

• Made us a bowl of popcorn to throw all over the family room on New Year's Eve!

• Took me and my younger cousin in the deep end of the wave pool at Wet n Wild. We had no raft and I am pretty sure I was 7 and my younger cousin was 5. I almost drown!

• We played hide and seek in the dark and threw grapes at each other.

• On Thanksgiving took us on a bike ride through a cemetery, because the electricity went out.

I can think of many more. Some of my best memories are with her. In fact she was more like a sister than a cousin!

Road Trip

I was thinking about the Bledsoe's on their way to Texas. (I hope the u-haul doesn't give you any trouble.....Just Kidding). It brought back memories of traveling to Ohio in the family station wagon. Back then, you didn't have to wear seat belts!



Funny thing is the back seat window only opened that much. My mom took it back thinking something was wrong. The side window did vent. It also had vinyl seats. The best part is when my dad when Amoral them! We would slide from one end to the next every time we took a turn.

Anyways, back to the trip. We would leave at the crack of dawn. Drive until my dad was ready to pass out. He would lay down the back seats and spread out, leaving my brother and I to sit in a ball with our knees in our chest. And if you have seen my dad (Wardtogo), he is huge.

We also had this squeak in the back window that drove us all nuts. My mom would spend the whole trip trying to figure out how to stop it with napkins.

There were so many fun memories with this car. I believe we bought it when I was five. My dad owned it until I was 15. I even drove it. It surpassed 200,000 miles. Wonder where it is today?

So what ever you plans are for Thanksgiving, remember the road trip will hold memories forever!!

Relections

This is the barn my great-grandfather owned and my grandmother grew up playing in. She told me had she always has hand me down toys and clothes. In fact she had few toys. A baby buggy and some marbles. She said she spent most of the time inventing games.


Boy how times have changed. My kids have all these "toys" that are supposed to spark creativity, yet they would rather play with the cans or the scrap wood I had left over. Growing up I remember the toys that I loved the most. My Barbie House (which I played with until I was 12) and my bike. I grew up in the boonies of Palm Bay, Fl. I had only 2 boys my age in my neighborhood and we spent all lot of the time in the woods making up games.


Maybe for Christmas I should just wrap the things of mine that my kids get into the most. Probably wouldn't be the same!


Last night I had a dream about old friends. We were all sitting in a dining room somewhere and I kept talking to everyone, serving pie. People would ask me for pies and I had no idea what they were, so I felt inferior. Weird!


I also can not believe how close we are to moving into the theaters. I went to see the Bee movie the other day and tried to picture what it would be like. All I know is it is going to be exciting. Plus I think everyone will breath a sigh of relief once it all happens.


I imagined what it would be like if I had not changed my mind and kept thinking church should be done a certain way. I was so hung up. For many selfish reasons. I thought there must be something wrong if that many people leave a church. I tried to analyze it. Rationalize it. But God showed me, church can be this way. And since, I have experienced a freedom I never have in church.


God is awesome and can do anything!

Teach In

Today I was a model for Andrea at Cassie's school for Teach In. Fake eyelashes and all. I know it is hard to see, but I thought you'd get a kick out of it. Those who care!

I am so excited. I talked to my grandma today and she is going to buy the kids play set for Christmas. I am so glad. I thought I got a good deal at Home Depot, but the lumber is almost $300.00.

I am looking forward to the next week. My brother-in-law is going to help me build the play set. I am going xmas shopping with my mother-in-law. I get to go to service this Sunday, and Thanksgiving Week begins.

I am going to try and rest a little before home team!! Talk with you later.

My Jam Packed Day

I started with a busy morning and I am just now winding down. Nothing exciting, but I did get to eat lunch with Cassie. Reminiscing working together.

I have Home Team tomorrow night and have yet to open the book. I am such a procrastinator. Maybe tonight when the kids go bed.

I thought I could blog, but not such luck.......I'll try back tonight.

Is it Monday? Random Ramblings

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I am 90% done Christmas shopping. Yeah!

I spent most of the morning on the internet. Lunch time in the yard. Afternoon cleaning the kitchen for the millionth time. Back in the yard again.

I asked Kaelyn where Jesus was.....she said at her old school.

I have a hard lump in my leg that hurts. I can only imagine calling the Doctor on that one.

This is going to be a long week...I'll explain later.

I saw the smallest bird the other day. I thought it was a wasp at first. It was smaller than most hummingbirds that I have seen.

My mom and sister were given Elton John tickets for free. I tried to get a ticket for a month...no luck.

I have small investment in plants, that Jeff says are going to die in a few weeks. I have faith!! I have never lost a plant to a freeze yet!

IKEA opens Wed. I think I might check it out after the first of the year. I hate going anywhere near the malls or Waterford this time of year. I am looking forward to free shipping.

Glad I moved out of the "bomb" range!

Wondering if my Christmas presents for the kids are full of lead? I threw away a prepasted toothbrush from china....just in case.

Heath brought me pizza sauce outside. He has learned how to climb up on the counters, because I moved all the food out of reach. I've got to lock the french doors to keep him outside with me.

I had 5 hours of sleep last night and I feel good.

I let Heath run around naked. He did pretty good with the potty. He did poop on the porch..he came to get me. Yuck!!

Hello

My son is screaming, so I'll make this short. Better than nothing I guess. Amanda.....sorry I didn't get a post out for your birthday. I thought of you all day and some of the fun and silly stuff we have done over the years. You are my best friend and as close as a sister could be. I know we will grow old together...no matter where life takes us. I'll probably get us kicked out of the nursery home.

I think I am blogging less because I am so focused on my yard right now. I enjoy planting....I am just waiting for them to die. We shall see.

I did find a playground at Home Depot for 130, marked down from 250. Of course you have to put it together and buy all the other equipment. And I am sure I'll have to hire someone to do it. I'll be looking in the white pages this week. Ha!

XOXOXO

Best Sleep Ever!

Last night I slept through the whole night without any interruptions. Jeff went to the couch, he said I was snoring in his ear.

I can't believe how refreshed I feel. As much as I love Brewer......it was stressing me out. I should of just had another baby. At least it would be sleeping through the night by now. Although, you can't put a baby in a cage at night.

I have been working in my yard nonstop. I have become addicted to buying plants. The best find today was a 9 foot umbrella marked down from 100 to 25. Jeff's not quite sure why I needed it. I guess I am thinking about hot summers. I also ordered some seeds. Wouldn't you like to know what kind of seeds!!! It should be interesting to see how long it takes for me to kill them. I guess the cool temps. draw me outside. Plus I love digging in the dirt. I just wish I had the talent to take care of plants the way you are supposed to.

Tonight was our first Home Team meeting. I enjoy hearing everyone's take on things. Even if I haven't read it yet. I need a book with colorful pictures. Jeff says I only look at pictures anyways....which is true.

It is 10pm and Heath has decided to join me in the living room. I shouldn't have let him take a 2 1/2 hour nap.

BTW- I don't normally shop at Big Lots, but went last week. You have to put in 25 cents to use a cart and I guess it comes out when you return it. Are you kidding me? I like the cart that lock if they go past the yellow line. I saw an old lady dragging it the other day. She had no clue.

OK. Sorry about the lame blog. Good night!!

Best Monday Ever

I got it in my head yesterday that I was going to get rid of Brewer. As much as I love him....I have not slept good since I got him, nor has my house been calm. I should have waited until the kids were older. Expensive Lesson Learned!!

So this morning I awoke at 5:30, but slept good. Went to the gym. Came home. Decided I was going to take all our change to one of those machines at Publix. I thought maybe $35 or $50 at the most. To my surprise.....$300. It is like finding lost money!!

I have spent most of the weekend with the kids or working in the yard. I am re-landscaping and hopefully re-sodding soon. I forget how hard and how much money it costs. But I do enjoy it. I am going to even try to grow some plants from seeds. We will see how it will go.

I wish I could get better blogs in....but every time I try, I am interrupted. Like now!

Halloween

We had a good time with the Eichler's and Leathers. Check out the pics on Ward to Go!