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My Little Slice of HeavenSuccess is not a destination...but a journey! Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. 23.07.2007 Moving again???Yes, you read right... I am moving my blog again. I started out on here, then moved to Homesteadblogger, because I enjoyed the community. Then after leaving the farm, I felt that the homesteader theme wasn't so much a part of my life, so I moved back here. The reason I am leaving here is because I found out that no one could leave a comment on my blog unless they were a part of msn spaces. So I am trying out a new spot. This is the link www.dlynthomas.blogspot.com. Just look at it like this, I am like a hermit crab, I am just trying out different shells until I find the right fit for my home. So I hope those of you who have been reading my blog will find your way over to the new place now. I will also post a link at homesteadblogger, for those of you there. So I am now working on the new place, doing some fixing up and repairs, so bare with me a little bit. Who knows this might just be the one! Come on over and leave me a comment.
I will leave you with this today...
The reality is that changes are coming... They must come. You must share in bringing them.
~John Hersey~ 21.07.2007 LagniappeOccasionally I like to add a little something extra; lagniappe. So here is your freebie for today. Lets call it This weeks Lagniappe!
Just for TodayI will live through the next 12 hours and try not to tackle all of life's problems at once. I will improve my mind, I will learn something that requires effort and concentration. I will be agreeable. I will look my best, speak in a well modulated voice, and be courteous and considerate. I will not find fault with a friend, relative or colleague. I will not try to change or improve anyone but myself. I will have a programme. I might not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two enemies: I will do a good turn and keep it a secret. If anyone finds out, it will not count. I will do two things I don't want to do, just for the exercise. I will believe in myself. I will give my best to the world and feel confident that the world will give it's best to me Another week goneWell it doesn't seem possible that another week has come and gone. I truly believe that as you get older, time flies faster. Maybe that is just a tool of the devil to distract us from our heavenly purpose on this earth. I don't know about anyone else but it is one that he uses on me all the time. I stay so busy, and it seems like time just gets by and I don't get the things done that I should have. Of course, I know when you have a toddler, you stay busy enough just trying to keep up, so that could be part of it.
Work was long today. We delivered Harry Potter books today. I didn't have as many as some did, but there were enough to make the day long. And there was a problem with the scanner tags on some of them, so they wouldn't scan, and we had to manually punch in a long row of numbers in and override the invalid barcode and make the scanner accept them. Blah, blah, blah. Anyway, it added enough to my day to make it longer and I seem more tired this evening than usual. I personally don't do Harry Potter, and I didn't let my kids read them; but that is just me. I know everyone has their own opinion of it all, so I won't go into any of that now. But I believe we should all respect each other rights to have those beliefs. I don't want anyone condemning me for my belief, because they are mine and I felt for us, we didn't need to put all of that into our minds. The bible says in Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. And I just didn't feel that Harry Potter fit any of those requirements, so we chose not to participate in the whole HP craze. And I don't feel like we missed out on anything by doing so. What are your thoughts? If you would like to share them, leave me a comment. Noah finally did it. He chewed through the nipple on his bottle, making the hole to large to lie down and drink through it without taking a milk bath. So tonight when I lay him down, he couldn't drink out of it. So I told him that we would have to throw it away, because it was broken and he would have to drink from a sippy cup. So he drank about 3/4 of a cup of milk and after some crying, not to much, and some restlessness, he finally went to sleep. I hope to finally wean him from the bottle completely now. He was only drinking it at night, but since he is almost two years old, I think it is time to let it go. We will see how tonight goes. I may be driving to the store to buy a new one before the night is up, but lets hope not. I am expecting a little problem early in the morning hours, when he wakes up and can't have a "ba ba". But if we both survive the night, hopefully the battle will be done. Say a prayer!
Well anyone of you who know me or know much about me, knows I have been complaining about my weight issues for a while. I just can't seem to get motivated to lose the weight that I need to lose to get back into shape and be at a healthy weight. I am about 30 pounds heavier than I need to be and I don't know what to do to get it off. Of course I have a lot of head knowledge about weight loss and healthy living, exercise and eating right, but putting all of that into practice is my problem. I have no lasting motivation. Before we moved back into town, I started exercising at least three days a week and I had cut out junk, and I was down seven pounds in about 3 weeks. But the move set me back and I stressed big time over everything, and I am an emotional eater and guess what? I gained the seven pounds back. So I am at square one again. Here I am again Lord asking for a second chance. Thank God he is a God of second chances, and third and fourth........
So I said all of that to say, I am trying once again to get the motivation I need to start a new healthy living phase and try again to get this weight off. I will be 41 in November. I would like to have at least half of it off by then. So I am going to spend the next few days deciding on a plan of attack and figuring out what is the best method for me.
Well I will end here and leave this for you to think on:
Four steps to achievement:
Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently. William Arthur Ward 20.07.2007 Busy WeekIt has been a busy week. Last Friday my good friend, Daphne came to town to visit. She brought two six year old little girls with her. I also babysat for my friend, Peggy's 12 year old son and 3 year old son. Saturday I worked at the post office. Sunday was church. Monday Daphne, Megan, Noah and the two 6 year olds went on an outing. Lauren stayed home and babysat. Tuesday Daphne and the girls left, and I babysat again for Peggy's boys. Today was the last day of babysitting, because Peggy had corpal tunnel surgery on her wrist and will be off work for six weeks. When she goes back to work the 12 year old will be in school and the 3 year old will go back to daycare. I work the PO tomorrow. So here we are. Lauren got a job!! Finally, just part time but anything will help.
I have been thinking about my grandma a lot lately. I have two photo's of her and my grandpa on my mantle over the fireplace and I have been looking closely at them the last few days. Wondering what life was like for them back then. One photo is of them together in front of their old homeplace and the old car. I would like to have known what they were thinking and feeling when that photo was taken. I would love to know who took the photo. I think it was taken the day they were married or close to it. 12.07.2007 Refreshing fountainToday started nice. I got up early and went downtown and took some photo's. I rarely every get to do that for fun anymore. I left the kids sleeping and got downtown before the traffic got bad. I didn't make it to catch the light right on the old railroad bridge like I had hoped, but I did get a few good photo's. I will post some later. I am going to post one now because I liked the look of it, on a hot day, it is refreshing. It is the fountain in front of the Presidential library.
Yesterday, we went to the other house to check on the animals, and the lady that is seeing to the everyday met me to let me know that one of the rabbits had died. Megan and I were upset about it. We suspect that something bit him, maybe a spider or snake. The way she said that he was acting before he died makes me think that it could have been a snake bite. So we only have one rabbit left. I am thinking we may bring her here and put her cage in the back yard behind the ourdoor storage building. We will have to add a covered roof to her cage and put side flaps for protection from the weather, but I think that is what we will do for now anyway.
Well, Megan has company and they are looking for something fun to do. Noah is sleeping and Lauren is working on school work. I need to get off of here and do some housework. I will be babysitting tomorrow and next week. So I need to get my house ready so I won't have much to do then. |
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