She screamed.  Then screamed, "Mom!"  She was under the bar. 

I rushed to her and helped her up, but she could barely stand.  Then she got rigid and stiff, wide eyed, and stopped breathing.  I thought she was going into a seizure.  She couldn't focus her eyes on me.

I told her to breathe and she finally gasped a small breath but stopped breathing again.  I was scared to move her from my body.  She wasn't crying, started to shake, and then took another small breath.

Eventually she managed to say she was okay, but I laid her on the den floor on her stomach with an ice pack on her back, tried to push and see if anything was broken, and immediately called our pediatrician. 

She called back and had me get Rissy up, who by now was calmed down and saying her lower back hurt.  We did and she wanted to know if there was any tingling or numbness.  There wasn't.  She told me to keep her quiet, give Ibuprofen, and keep the ice pack on her back; and, to call if she got worse.

Please pray that she has only wrenched a back muscle and not done anything more serious.

Thanks.

I couldn't fall asleep last night.  I read for a while and turned out the light.  I felt the beginning of a headache at the base of my head/neck.  I figured I had held my head funny while reading and waited for the headache to go away.  Finally, at 2:00am (!!!!!!!!!!!), I got up and took two headache/migraine pills.  Finally fell asleep around 2:30 and slept until 8:30.  That's my bare minimum of sleep I need to be able to function the next day.  And, I'm *barely* functioning.  Thankfully, the headache is gone this morning.

Jesse left for work while I was still in the shower and we missed our time to visit together.  Well, *I* missed our time together.  He, very well, may have enjoyed some time alone!!!!

Toothless:

When I erased all of the pictures on my camera, I erased the ones of Luci's two missing, lower teeth.  I took pictures again this morning.

She is so proud of her holes!

The girls cleaned almost the whole house, yesterday, without being asked!  They dusted, cleaned glass, picked up small toys from the floors, and cleaned both bathrooms.  I was grateful and forever indebted to their sweet gesture of helping without being assigned chores.

Dinner last night was the leftover pot roast cut into small cubes, gravy made, and served over noodles.  It went over well and the family decided I need to start making more pot roast than we need for one meal and fix beef noodles each time as a secondary meal!  It was easy, at least, and especially good since the table was covered with home school stuff.  I cleared three places for the girls and Jesse & I ate in the den.  I've decided I'm an organizer and pile maker, but not so great at putting stuff away!  I know everything that's in each of my little piles.  LOL!

Today's To Do List:
*  EAT BREAKFAST (I'm starving!)
*  Give Rissy her math and spelling tests (the only things on my school planner today)
*  Get us all dressed and ready to go
*  Therapy appointment (and Annamarie's & Luci's check up)
*  Pick up a prescription for Jesse
*  Post office box
*  Bank
*  Grocery shop

I think it will be leftovers for dinner tonight.  Have to make sure there ARE enough leftovers, first!  If not, I may pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store.  I'm usually not in a mood to cook after being gone all day.  Groceries have to be put away, pets tended to, etc.  

Be Blessed  ~

Temperatures in the 40's today should melt much of the major roads coverage.  I'm not sure about the back roads in the country - where I have to drive to my child classes on Thursday nights.  I'm a little skittish, because I'm the only one I see on those roads on Thursday nights.  Lots of chuck holes, gravel roads, and deep ditches! 

Our backyard began to thaw and melt yesterday.  It was like a rain storm pouring buckets of rain off of the back eaves where we have no guttering.  Sushi was VERY reluctant to step outside the back door until I showed her how she could run along the side of the house, where the dripping roof was less profuse.

Once she got past the waterfall coming from the roof, she had a ball . . .

The mess freezes over at night and in the morning is like an ice rink's hard glaze.  Stepping on anything that slopes downward is treacherous.  You slide with absolutely NO CONTROL.   When Rissy went for the mail yesterday, I told her to walk in the grass (not the driveway) and stamp down hard to break through the hard glaze.  This is the weather people fall and break bones, etc., in.  A young mail carrier is in a coma after sliding on a driveway and hitting her head.  VERY DANGEROUS.

You can see the round patch of grass that was protected from the falling ice.  The spot where the big silver ball had been resting . . .

The little girls just woke up and are rustling around in the kitchen.  I put the tea kettle on to boil and they are having instant hot oatmeal.  I look at Quaker Oats in a canister and the instant oatmeal in those paper packets we have and have to wonder if there is any REAL nutritional value in those instant packages.  I'm sure it's better than eating candy for breakfast; but, I'm not sure how MUCH better!

Preparing income tax information papers, yesterday, caused me to clear a great deal off of my desk.  There are very few piles left and only one short pile of "to be filed" papers.  The rest are piles/stacks of school books or school book catalogs.  Not bad.  The girls walked out of the hallway, saw my desk and all three said something like, "Wow!  Look at Mom's desk!"  Pathetic, isn't it?  I also found the registration papers for Sushi's microchip, filled the information out, and added my check.  Jesse put it on the mail box this morning.

That dream contained
1) another move,
2) my not being able to find things,
3) needing a restroom but not being able to find one,
4) not being able to fix myself up to make an appearance in public,
5) going in public half dressed,
6) going back to school because I wasn't smart,
7) having that confirmed by my husband's new wife, and
8) getting lost

See what I mean?  All the components of a nightmare.  The only thing my dream didn't contain was my body flying or a montrous being!!!

Today's To Do List:
*  Finish gathering tax info and start to enter it in Turbo Tax
*  Teach
*  MAIL MY MOTHER'S B-DAY CARDS!!!!!!! (her b-day was on the 18th)
*  Pull something from freezer for dinner (I'm thinkin' chicken)
*  Laundry (kitchen rugs in washer now)
*  Have girls dust/me vacuum

Well, I think play time is about over for me and I need to get off of here!

All of the yard toys have been abandoned and I believe this will be the last season we will see them.  By spring, I bet they will be giveaways, since the girls are out growing them.  Emily, are you interested?

I haven't started a fire yet, so Tango is still huddling in her soft brown blanket that covers her cage.
 

I went, alone, to Wal-Mart Sunday afternoon to buy the necessary items I needed to get through the week.  When I was pushing my cart into the parking lot, I felt God warn me to be careful - someone was watching me.  I had parked at the end of the lot, where employees park, and kept hearing that nagging voice telling me to be careful. 

I unloaded groceries from the cart to the back of the Suburban.  My purse was latched into the seat belt of the cart, but I just KNEW someone was watching my purse.  Sure enough, peripherally, I saw a man approaching me and heard the warning voice even louder, "BE CAREFUL!!!!!" 

I turned to him as he was saying, "Excuse me ma'am (his eyes glanced at my purse) . . . "  I interrupted with an aggressive and cheery, "Hellooooo!  How are ya doin'?"  He stepped back and blinked a bit.  After a momentary hesitation, he said, "I'm in that blue Ford over there and it broke down and I'm trying to get money to fix it so I can get back to  . . . ."  I didn't hear the rest of what he said except, " . . . can you help me out with a little money?"

Still taking an aggressive tone I continued to "casually" unload my groceries into the Suburban and casually said, "I don't have any  cash.  I paid with a check, inside, and I just went to the car wash before coming here.  I'm sorry."  The truth, and my clean car with droplets of dried water proved I was being truthful. 

He said, "That's okay, I understand." and eyed my purse again.

I continued to cheerfully "chat away" and said, "I think I only have a few ones."  He stopped and said, "Anything will help."

By now I think I was torturing him!  He stood uncomfortably looking at me and then my purse attached to the cart and then me again.  I said, "Hang on.  Don't leave.  Let me unload these and I'll give you all that I have."  He stammered, "Well, can I at least help you by unloading your groceries?"

Again, cheerfully, I said, "Oh noooooo.  Thaaat's okay,  I've got it.  Don't leave, though, okay?  - I'll hurry!" and I looked him in the eyes and smiled.  He stood with his feet plastered to one spot looking VERY uncomfortable - almost miserable.

I finished unloading, took my wallet from my purse - leaving the purse still hooked to the cart's seat belt - and began to look.  I pulled out what looked like (to him) all of my cash.  There was a five dollar bill (darn!).  I exclaimed, "Well look at here!  I have a FIVE, too!"  He said, "That will help."  And I insisted, "Nooooo!  Let me give you everything I have.  I don't mind!  Really, I don't!"  I counted out the mini-wad of bills which was the five and five ones. 

I handed the money to him and said, "That's $10 - will that be alright with you?"  He was dumbfounded and said, "Ummm, yeah.  Thanks!  I'll be sure to give this to someone else some day."

I looked him dead in the eye and said, "And I BELIEVE, with all my heart, you will do JUST that!"  He began to walk away and I said, "God bless you, sir!"  He fumbled and said, "God bless you, too."

I quickly detached my purse from the cart, hopped in the car and locked my doors.  Louder than all get out I heard in my spirit, "You were about to be mugged!"

The man disappeared quickly.  I never saw the "blue Ford" and didn't care to stick around any longer.

I told Jesse when I arrived home and he thanked God that no harm had come to me and thanked God for surrounding me with angels to protect me and for me "hearing" the voice of God and heeding His warning.

Never a dull moment, huh?!!! LOL

Be Blessed  ~

I also woke up (after a LOT of sleep!!!!) with a new attitude.  Yesterday was yucky, but that was yesterday and today is today.  A clean slate.  PLUS . . . all state workers are off today, due to the weather, so no one from Child Protection should call to irritate me further!  A friend of Jesse's called last night and said the worker called him for references and kept asking how we worked things out when a situation was too much for us.  He (just as insistently) told the worker we didn't have issues that were impossible to handle.  We got a long well and we didn't beat our children.  We didn't drink.  We didn't take drugs . . . . the worker persisted until he irritated our friend, who had no idea what the worker had said to us earlier!  Ah, well!   No sense talking about yesterday.

Just looked at the temperature - only 20° and not expected to be much warmer.  Wind chill puts us down to single digit temperatures.  You do what you have to do to stay warm!

I've decided to switch-a-roo our home school schedule.  I taught last Monday before Annamarie was diagnosed with her strep throat and ear infection.  Then, my ribs went out . . .  So, I'm thinkin' that I can pick up last week's Tuesday - Friday assignments today, except for pushing Rissy to the next spelling lesson.  There is so much new stuff I want to introduce and am excited about, but I HAVE to work on our taxes first.  We always get a sizeable refund and that would be a nice little amount of money to receive in a couple of weeks!  So, taxes take precedence!

Jesse didn't have to go to work until 11am, they called him while he was in the shower, and he just left for work.  I bet they'll close early, too.  Remember, this is the place that has no heat except for a few space heaters.  He has his coveralls up there, and will probably have to put them on.  Space heaters in a building that used to be a large grocery store, don't adequately keep things warm - unless you sit directly in front of them!

I remember summer, but I'm enjoying our cold blast of winter just as much!

Today's To Do List:
*  Finish Jesse's laundry (one load is washed, 3 more to do)
*  Get school out of the way
*  Put pot roast ingredients in Crock Pot
*  Prepare paperwork from books for income tax
*  Keep fireplace going
*  Read another NEW book (I'm enjoying my reading time, lately!)

Be Blessed  ~

This morning didn't start out like all the other Monday mornings.  Remember how I stocked up on groceries because of the "ice storm" the weathermen warned about?  Remember the plan was to go no where until the end of this week?

*I* remember saying that - but lots can change . . . and it did.

Stormy (#1 cat, black & white one) became ill yesterday evening and vomited.  She's been quiet all weekend and not acting right.  This morning, she threw up again on Annamarie's & Luci's WHITE eyelet bed spread.  AND, to make everything all the more exciting, we really ARE getting an ice storm (or ice, at least).  Jesse decided last minute not to take today off, but to go work for a friend for free.  That left me at home with a sick cat and the reasoning that the icy roads would only get worse.  The vet was in today (I DID call first!!!) and I decided to quickly get ready, get the girls up and ready, and take Stormy in to be checked; in case she got sicker tomorrow and traveling was more perilous. 

Well, if I was taking her, I might as well take Sushi for her shots, right?  Naaa, I'll do that later in the week and only mess with the cat today.

I took Sushi out to potty and guess what I found?  Tape worms again.  So, like it or not, Sushi and her humongous carrier were making the trip, too.

We bundled up and I went first to put the empty BIG carrier in the back of the Suburban.  Slipped and fell right on my *good* knee.  The driveway was very deceiving.  I came back in and grabbed the sidewalk salt and proceeded to sprinkle the walkway, porch, and driveway.  I put Sushi in the back and closed the hatch back.  Then used my remote to lock the doors and start the engine so the car would begin to warm.  We waited about 5 minutes and then the girls carefully walked out to the car, got in the one door I told them to use, and climbed across into their seats.  I put Stormy's cage in the passenger front with me, then went back to turn on the house alarm and lock the door.

I got in the driver's seat and realized my windows had a crusty, hard glaze of ice over them.  I turned the heater vents on the window only to speed up the defrost, making for some very cold feet.

Eventually, I left with a small portion of the window clear - down by the wiper blades.  The car took FOREVER to heat up the window enough to clear the whole area of ice.  Then, the ice at the top of the windshield began to slide down lower in huge sheets - once more blocking my view (rolling my eyes!).

While I was driving, Jesse called and wanted me to pick him up at the bank down the street from where he was working.  I couldn't do it and was too far away to be of much help.  He called a friend to pick him up.  We crept alone a road marked as a snow route and had no problems.  Except poor Stormy howled the whole drive there.  She usually settles down and never howls as loud as she was howling.  I wondered if she had an inner ear infection and was dizzy, thus the nausea and vomiting.

The vet took us in immediately, it took longer to get pets and people inside than it did in the waiting room!  He checked Sushi first and gave her a tape worm treatment, then a CapStar pill (wonderful if you've never used it) to kill the fleas, and her vaccinations.  She was darling and he couldn't help but smile at her (we have a very quiet and DEADPAN vet!).  Next was Stormy's turn.  He decided her ears were fine but she had an intestional bug.  He gave her an injection, a topical ointment for nausea, and sent her home with an antibiotic.  Since we were the only ones there, he took lots of time with us.  Jesse called again (once) to tell us he was heading home and told me to set the car for 4 wheel drive - the roads were slick.

We loaded cages, animals, and children back in the car and could see the traffic was beginning to creep slower and slower and there were LOTS MORE drivers out than when we had arrived.  People were being sent home from work due to bad weather.  I had no trouble driving home except in two spots, where I "minimally" lost traction.  Stormy howled the whole way home, which took longer because of the amount of cars on the road.  At least the windshield was clear this time.  Jesse called again (sigh) and Rissy got the phone.  He said he was home and she said we'd call when we were close so he could help us get everyone inside.

It ends up that the "friend" (he had gone to help) and he had tense words.  The guy wanted him to commit to a day or two every month and Jesse couldn't get the point across that he couldn't commit.  Where he works daily is very lax with no schedule.  He never knows when he will get a day off and it is usually last minute.  PLUS, his dad's condition left him without as much leisure time as he might normally have.  The guy pushed again for a day or two a month.  Eventually he told Jesse to just go home.  Jesse was tired of arguing and said okay and took off on foot (in the sleet).  Ends up, he had a cover put on the back of his pick up truck's bed and didn't HAVE a car - thus the reason for the call to me from the bank. His friend came to get him and took him to where his truck was. 

This day is absolute toast - nothing is turning out like planned.  PLUS, Jesse said Annamarie woke up in the middle of the night and told him her ear hurt.  She has a return appointment on Friday and they all have a dental appintment on Friday morning.  I tried to call to cancel the dental appointment until next week, but they closed due to the weather. 

THEN (are you getting tired of reading, yet?), the guy from Child Protection called me back.  A short curt and rather "snotty" call and attitude.  They've lost our back ground check, they've lost some of our references, AND they will need to do a walk-thru of Stephanie's "home" (a tiny apartment) before approving her as secondary caretaker.  I explained, Stephanie comes to our house and the children don't stay at her apartment because she doesn't have room.  I told him some of the refererences had been called AGAIN by our home study person and SURELY those should be in his file. I told him same of our references last names to look for and he broke in saying, "I don't need you to tell me what to do."  (instant fury inside of me!)  Then he said testily, "Do you want me to look through your whole file again or recall people?"  I told him, "Look through the file, because some of these people have already been called twice."  He told me some other papers we would have to sign like the grievance paper (if we have a grievance against them - BOY!  don't we already?!!) and the contract needed to be sighed.  I told him that should be in the file and HAD been signed and "WHEN" it had been signed.  He said again, "I don't need you to tell me names or dates.  *I'm* telling you what I plan to do.  I have lots of other calls to make and I can't take any more time with you."  We hung up.  To say Jesse's mood was disgruntled would be putting it mildly.  He said to call back and tell him since he was too busy, he could drop our case and make his load one file lighter."

I knew we were both cold, both of us had our days interrupted, and things at home are totally off schedule and I didn't want to make a rash decision.  I'm contemplating calling the head of the state's foster office to let him know why there are so many children in the shelters.  I'm waiting - to calm down.  But, if I call, I have documented dates and names of conversations.

Weird day!  From ALL angles.  I'm not known for being flexible or spur of the moment and I have never had a high opinion of Child Protection services and their workers.  Zing!  Zing!  Zing!  Little enemy darts are flying at us from all directions.

My feet STILL haven't warmed up and my knee cap is sore from my fall this morning.

Seems like I had some piece of news to write about.  It crossed my mind yesterday. But I can't remember anything right now.  My brain is cold!  My feet are cold!  I'm going to go give Rissy a spelling test and then sit in front of the fireplace.

No "To Do List" today - the only thing I need to do is get warm and get happy!  Time for an attitude adjustment!

Be Blessed  ~

What's Happened:
*  My ribs are much better, with no pain (but I'm still being careful)
*  I did a few things around the house PLUS had time to read, yesterday
*  Annamarie is much better, no ear or throat pain
*  Jesse made it to Texas safely (found an uncle had just been hospitalized, Jesse was glad he made the trip)
*  Sushi has learned "blanket time" - can you believe it?!!

What I'm Waiting For:
*  Jesse to return home safely
*  Grocery staples to be purchased
*  The winter storm (ice) to arrive ("they" think)
*  My sanity to return

"My sanity?" you ask.

Yesterday my house was possessed with bad pets and children.  I say that with tongue in cheek, but then again . . . part of me wonders if "bad" floats around and then decends on a house.  Maybe it's the impending storm  . . . you know how cattle and other animals get restless? . . . 

The pets were (literally) at each other's throats AND Sushi has learned to bite and pull the girls' hair.  Funny at first, but not any more.  Also, Sushi has learned she has a voice, and, when excited or provoked, she barks repeatedly over and over and over - like the neighbor's dog in the backyard who wants back in!  After the third barking episode, I held my finger to my lips, covered her mouth like a muzzle and said, "shhhhhhh!"   Hopefully she'll learn that as quickly as she picked up "blanket time." 

Mean while . . . "Playing with Fire"

I was at the computer listening to a CD from Charity Gospel Tape Ministry that my friend, Tina, sent me a long time ago.  It wasn't until yesterday that I listened to it.  Only into the first part, I can tell this will be excellent teaching.  "The Godly Home."  I listened for quite a while to the first 3 messages (the CD is crammed FULL of messages) about a Christian Home, how it is built, and, soon, the lessons will direct parents on raising children.

God (now, I'm SURE it was Him) urged me to check on the girls in the den.  They weren't being particularly disruptive or loud, nor were they fighting.  They were enjoying the warmth of the fireplace and had a movie in the den's TV.  I heard them talking and giggling.  But, the urge wouldn't leave me alone, so I walked to the den to check on them. 

There, I found Annamarie with a stick of wood from the wood bin, holding the bottom with a *paper* napkin, and the other end was on fire - at least red ember tip!  My mouth dropped and Luci and Rissy scattered.  I blinked.  Surely what I saw wasn't what I saw?!!!! 

I asked quietly, "What are you doing?"  Annamarie held up her glowing stick and said, "It's my sword!"  (They've been watching "The Sword in the Stone" - mine & Jesse's fault for allowing it) 

I took the stick and the napkin and said, "Watch what happens to this napkin when fire reachs it," and threw both the stick and paper napkin into the fireplace.  The napkin flared on fire in one great poof and then disappeared into smoke - just that quick!  I told them I couldn't believe (after all the health & safety classes we've had about dangerous play) that they would play in the fireplace AND that no one would come tell me.  I was so angry, I sent them to bed.  I never raised my voice - I was too angry.  I never spanked them - I was too angry.

They slept and I tried to process what had just happened.  I feel like I handle most things really well and nothing leaves me clueless . . . but, this time, I was clueless.  After I finished cooking dinner, I went to their rooms and told them to get up and get ready for dinner.  I had a talk with them at the table.  Ends up all THREE of them had been doing the same thing.  Annamarie just happened to have a fiery stick when I walked in the room.  Luci said she shouldn't be in trouble like her sisters were because she didn't do what they did . . . SHE had been *sitting on the sofa* with her stick on fire.  (oh, thank you God for telling me to check on them!)

I told them I no longer trusted them.  I said it never occurred to me that while they played in the den, and I sat at my desk, they could potentially have set the house on fire!  I especially couldn't believe they were soon to be 9yo, 8yo (and, Luci who is 6 1/2yo) and SHOULD know the difference.  I DID tell them we could have lost our pets, clothes, food, furniture, AND caught the neighbor's houses on fire  . . .   I also told them, "Thank God, He told me to check on you."  It was an excellent lesson about God ALWAYS "seeing" what is going on and I pointed out that fact.

Today, Rissy wanted to fix breakfast and I told her she couldn't because I didn't trust her around fire (we have a gas stove).  She just now asked if I'd like her to bake the cake mix on the bar, but I said she couldn't because I no longer trusted her, especially around fire.

I don't know how long it will take for this "I no longer trust you" lesson to take hold, but I'm certain they will NEVER play with fire again.  Well, as certain as a mother with younger children can be, I guess.  Jesse couldn't believe I didn't spank, yell, or lose my temper.  I guess hearing me "speechless" doesn't happen very often around here!  But I was just that - speechless.

Jesse just called and has already left to head home.  I'm glad.  I was hoping he'd come back a little early, rather than tonight.  Things seem to run smoother when he's around.  Maybe the whole bad "let's play with fire" idea was made because Dad was out of town and we all sensed the loss from our family unit. 

Be Blessed  ~

Jesse (my dearest love)  got up early this morning and left to visit his father in Amarillo.  He took clothes to spend the night (in a motel) but didn't know if he'd turn around and come back home this evening instead of spending the night.  The last time I spoke with my mother-in-law, she said they had found a lump in Daddy's armpit the size of an egg and it was cancer of the lymph glands.  Everyone agreed, my father-in-law's physical condition isn't strong enough to undergo surgery or any of the cancer treatments.  His Alzheimer's is progressing rapidly, again.  My mother-in-law has definitely had her hands full caring for him, Daddy's sister (beginning Alzheimer's, but recently moved from in-law's house to an assisted living place), and her young daughter (Jesse's half-sister) with 2 babies.  I believe my mother-in-law and Daddy are the only ones living there right now.  It's tough living almost 4 hours away and not being able to be of more help.  But, that's our situation and why Jesse has decided to check on things.  With Annamarie still sick and not knowing if the others will develop strep, I've stayed here with the girls.  That's the last thing they need in their Amarillo home - strep!

I woke up when Jesse was almost ready to walk out the door (a little after 6am) and have entertained myself on the sofa watching FOX & NBC news stations.  I didn't want to wake up the girls early.  That doesn't seem to have been a problem since they are still sleeping!  I've already been out twice with Sushi and, Brrrrr !!!  Chill !!!, it's cold!  It's 20° with a wind child in the low teens.  So glad I have no where to go.  Jesse took out the trash and hauled more firewood up to the back porch because it will stay cold (with possible sleet Monday through Wednesday) most of next week.

My exciting news?  My friend Emily had her baby.  The baby they've prayed for for months and months.  She lost a few early pregnancies and was anxious about this one.  Lots of prayers and encouragement later, she and her husband (and precious little girl) are the proud owners of a new baby boy - hot off the presses Thursday night!  I found out at the child rearing class about an hour after he was born.  It wasn't my place to announce their news, so I had to zip my lip.  But, NOT ANY MORE!!!!  I could barely concentrate on the beginning lesson because I wanted to fly up to the hospital and give Emily a big ol' hug!  I'm SO HAPPY for them!

No news from foster care, yet.  Let's all hold our breath.  Wait, let's not.  Not everyone looks good in blue!

Ends up I found an extra gallon of milk yesterday - Luci didn't look very hard; but, we ate leftovers last night.  I just didn't feel like standing and peeling 92 million little potatoes - all we have left were little ones.  Jesse (for sure) won't be home for dinner tonight and I'm trying to think of something we love and he doesn't for dinner.  We already ate fish sticks for dinner one night.  He's never thrilled with that, nor does he care for macaroni & cheese - one of the side items to go with fish sticks!  If I'd only known!!!!

I feel incredibly lazy right now and I'm not sure it will pass.  I would love to stay in my bathrobe and read all day by the fireplace (WITH a fire going!!!!!).  Jesse brought some DVD's home for the girls, so they very well could easily be occupied quietly all day.  Oh!  Speaking of DVD's.  I ordered one from "Keepers of the Faith" about Creation.  If I'm not mistaken, it's from the Creation Museum in Ohio.  I hope I'm not mistaken.  That place looks fantastic and I've only heard excellent things about it.  The titles of the DVD's are "The Origin of Humans" and "A Walk Through History" and I figure, coming from this source, they can't be bad, even if they aren't from the Ohio Creation Museum.  While scanning the "Keepers" site, I also found some books to order AND a book I loaned a friend that was lost.  The book comes and goes from being out of print.  It was less than $5.00 so I snatched it up and put it in my cart. 

Ducklings are beginning to waddle out of bedrooms.  I'm going to go and get started on being lazy, right away!

Today's To Do List:
*  Nothing
*  Nothing
*  Read
*  Nothing
*  Eat some of Rissy's gingerbread
*  Nothing
*  Nothing

Be Blessed  ~