Thank You!

A BIG thank you that have been sending prayers our way. Da'Gorgeouses have had a much smoother time of it these past 2 nights. Whew...'cause I was beginning to wonder from the way they were acting out at night if someone had stolen my children & replaced them with wild, temper-tantrum maniacs.

If You Wouldn't Mind...

Lately I seem to be struggling in my role as MOM 2 Da'Gorgeouses. Of course it doesn't help that they seem to have entered that stage where everything is a challenge, a struggle for independence and a down-right battle of wills. I'm grateful that they're healthy and for the most part well-behaved, but when they put their mind to it, they can REALLY make me CRAZy! Bedtime in particular is difficult. So if you remember and have a chance, could send a few prayers my way? I'd be much obliged to you---right now I can use all the help I can get!

We Didn't Disappear...

We didn't disappear off of the face of the Earth, but I am having a very difficult time juggling work, mommyhood, wifehood and the rest. I hope to settle into things soon and be back to posting on a slightly more regular schedule. I'm still taking pics every now and then, but am finding it difficult to find time to process and post.

Thanks for checking in on us!

July 1 Hotel Pics...

With the wild world of busy busy around here, it's taken awhile to get some of my
photos edited and uploaded. These are a few pics taken at the hotel we stayed at
when we went to Sea World. Da'Gorgeouses loved it and the weather was
AMAZING!!

Pics From Sea World...

June 30, 2009

I always dreamed of becoming a marine biologist &
working at Sea World. Instead I majored in biology
and married a marine! LOL!!

I didn't know that we'd get to visit with
Elmo, Zoe, Abby & Grover!
Da'Gorgeouses had a BLAST!!

Too Cute Not To Post Here...

You always know someone loves you when they send you a GREAT email like this one!

This is something we should all read at least once a week!

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most-requested column I've ever written."
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once
more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch..

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea
what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't
be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But
don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But
the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In
five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of
anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved..

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone
else's,we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

AMEN!!

For My Sis...

I must have taken 20 of these, and wouldn't you know that I liked
the FIRST one the BEST?!