Pay Backs...

I was rushing out of Albertsons on Tuesday (at 11:56 a.m.), trying to hurry and load up groceries and get three kids in the suburban and buckled up in time to pick up Abbee from preschool at 12:00 (HA! ya think I made it on time???) Well I finally got the kids and groceries in and was trying to get out of the parking lot, when I noticed a young man holding a sign up and a paper cup in hopes of collecting some money. My first thought was, "I think I have a dollar." As I dug through my purse, my next thoughts were, "Ugh! I'm in a rush! I'll help him next time. Plus he looks young and able...but nice...I'm probably poorer than he is...who am I to judge??? Better to give too much than not enough." So I found my dollar and rolled down the window and smiled and exchanged pleasantries and wished him luck. As I was getting ready to leave, he said, "Wait! I have something for you, too!" He reached in his back pocket and pulled out an envelope. He handed it to me, smiled, and waved, and I (now 7 1/2 minutes late to pick up Abbee) smiled and waved and left. At the stoplight, I opened the envelope. And there was a note and a $20 bill! How cool is THAT??? The note said, "YOU'VE BEEN SERVED! We're starting a new church here in Meridian called Connections. We decided instead of spending Thousands on Postcards, Billboards,Flyers, we'd do something different." So they've been sneaking and paying for peoples gas at gas stations, paying for peoples groceries, dressing as bums and handing out $$$, baking cookies, paying for meals at restaurants, etc. Pretty cool, huh? Thought that was a great way to spread around some Christ-like kindness.

Winter Blues

I do NOT love the cold. I think it is horrid. But I do love the snow. For a while. If it is cold, then there should be snow to go with it. Here is an assortment of my favorite snowy pictures from this winter.

Mykal taking down Abbee while Alyssa waits to be next.


Zac throwing a snowball at Mykal...

...and it goes down his own back...

Cute Alyssa

Cute Zoe

Cute Abbee. If you've notice, she has her own unique style. When I say, for example, "Get dressed to play in the snow!" Abbee puts on a tutu, and long purple leopard print socks. But at least she did put on a hat, boots and gloves...

Aly-Lu rolling in the snow.

Zoe and Abbee. I love Zoe's face as she's licking the snow off her huge glove.

Aly on the tire swing.

Zoe Brooke

Zac Henry

Alyssa Lee

Abbee Rose

Mykal & Zac

And I have NO pictures of Tayzia in the snow. So even though I want it to be spring NOW, I will hope for ONE more (and ONLY ONE more!) good snowstorm so I can add Tayzia to this post!

This is why blogging is NOT for the faint of heart...

Everytime I blog, I am punished, SEVERELY! I'm not joking. Here are some pictures I started collecting of the cruel and unjust punishment that is thrust upon me every time I blog...


My living room actually started out clean on this day, really it did.



You know that sticky, greasy Halloween makeup that sticks to everything and does NOT want to come off ANYTHING (including skin and the bathtub!)? Well, HOW ON EARTH did these guys find a sticky black Halloween Makeup Kit (with ONLY BLACK in it, none the less) a full 3 months after Halloween was over?