Marvelous Monday

Hmmm I'm not sure if you'd call this a Marvelous Monday...

Babysitter called at 6am and she's in the ER with severe muscle spasms - she's actually got 4 ribs out of place. So guess I'm staying home with Miss E today. Told babysitter to take some muscle relaxers and rest. I have a few days of sick time so it's not too big of a deal. Feel  bad because work's going to be busy tomorrow, but what can you do.

So I'm here with my baby girl - but need to get reading done for school - I'm playing catch up. We had so many chapters to read the first week (8 chapters in 3 different books in 2 classes) uggg! that I'm having behind and trying to catch up. So I'm in the bedroom while she plays gonna try and at least catch up on my reading and notes so I can be current.

I did have a great weekend. It was absolutely gorgeous weather here. Saturday we had a girls day and went and saw Tangled.

Loved, loved that movie! So gonna have to buy it when it comes out on DVD. Mom, Miss E, & I then went to the McDonald's and ate lunch while Miss E played on the playground, and then grocery, shopping and home. Yesterday we had a lazy day at home, well as lazy as it can be with cleaning, studying and laundry. We had all the windows open because it was an absolutely gorgeous day. 

Ok - well my chapters aren't getting read playing on my blog. Soooo...back to studying with a little girl providing the background music with her jabbering in her room.

Happy Monday!!

Wordless Wednesday

ok - Maybe a few words on this wordless Wednesday. With it being so cold here for the last couple of weeks, I'm dreaming of warmer weather, sunny beaches, and little drinks with umbrellas.

Ahhh...our cruise to Mexico last year....brings back some fun memories

God's Fingerprints

Found another amazing blog to follow http://www.blog.therustedchain.com and one of the topics this week to share is The Fingerprints of God.

Well I can look all around me and see the fingerprints of God.

My husband...it was an absolute miracle we met. We never ran in the same circles, we just happen to cross paths one day and the rest is history. He helps to make me better and gave me our two wonderful kids.

My two kiddos that help me everyday to see the good things in this world when sometimes all you hear about are awful things. They make me laugh, give me hugs when I'm down, and I'm so glad God loaned them to me from Heaven.

My family..we've had our share of troubles like everyone else, but instead of letting it tear us apart it has built us up and carried a wonderful spirit into the world. We lost my cousin to an accident way too young, and instead of letting it tear our family apart, my aunt and uncle have created http://www.nikicoversthecold.com/  and it has grown so quickly and helped so many.

The other day I ran to my truck early in the morning. The frost had covered the grass and in the light of the street lamp it looked like diamonds covering the ground. It shimmered and I know it was just frost, but it was so beautiful.

Hearing my girl laugh, tickling my son just to hear him giggle, receiving a warm, comforting hug from my husband. Those are all fingerprints of God...

Thankful Thursday

I have found several different blogs that I've started following and one is http://womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com/

She has challenged us to a 25 Day Praise Plan Marriage Challenge to praise your husband till Valentine's day.

So in honor of the the Marriage challenge and Thankful Thursday I'm going to share all the ways I'm thankful for my hubby.

5) He is funny and makes me laugh. I'm a worrier, and my husband is a lot more laid back. He brings out the
"just roll with it" side of me

4) He is  a great work ethic and supports us faithfully through his work. I'm thankful for someone that supports our family steadily financially.

3) He will go above and beyond for his friends and even some strangers. He will help with whatever he can.

2) He is an absolutely wonderful father that jumps on the trampoline with the kids, watch cartoons, cuddle in bed, or gets down on the ground and rough-housing with a lot of giggling.

1) He's a great husband to me. I may not get flowers or jewelry, but I get a warm house to come home to because he's built a fire, he'll take the kids to play so I can study, put up food from dinner when I cannot keep my eyes open any longer and fall asleep in the chair, my truck or other fix-it jobs around the house get fixed,  and takes me out to lunch on Fridays for a "day" date.

He's my hot hubby!!