WILD NIGHT?

Not really. Wild for us. HH & I left the house at 9PM to go get dinner? We were kid free and had just seen an ad for Red Lobster - so away we went. Finally ate around 9:45-10ish. We are in bed by that time normally. But it was soooo worth it. Maui Laua Salmon & Shrimp was fantastic! So very good! HH had the lobster and could have stayed there all night eating on that. We then visited our local supercenter to "walk it off". Can I say I was amazed at the number of people who eat at 10:30 at night. And the people who have their little kids out at 11pm. And one was giving them Dr. Pepper- my men children would have never gone to sleep. But it was a nice time to be with my man - all by ourselves. Of course by the time we got home we were so exhausted we crashed as soon as we got in. At least I did, I am not sure what HH did. Now you would think my body would know that I was up late & needed sleep - BUT - apparently not. So up & awake we are. Yeah!
Big day today - family coming over tonight - so off to clean I must go. Have a great Saturday!

SNOWBALL

I am enjoying the sound of ..... nothing. Well, not exactly true. I am watching a re-run of the O.C.- because I am prone to teen dramas and at times this was a good one. Please don't get me started on One Tree Hill. If they kill off P. Sawyer I will swear off teen dramas F-O-R-E-V-E-R! Of course you will have no idea who I am talking about unless you are 18 or under. I can only justify it by saying I spend 9 1/2 hours a day with teenagers. I need to be able to relate.

Okay - now that you have probably lost all respect for me, but I sure hope not, let me explain the quiet - aka-the aftermath of a huge snowball!

So my parents needed to keep granman child 8 today. In the process, mom got with sister 2 and offered to keep granman children 1 & 3 & grangirl child 1. Meanwhile, dad has got with sister 3 and offered to keep grangirl child 2 & granman child 4. That is a total of 6 so far. As they conference they realized what they had done. Just so happens HH was with my dad and dad says heck let's just take em all. So he came & got men children 1 & 2. Ahh the quiet! Time to think and to pray for my mom cause those men children are a handful!

The events of today went very well. There were no indications of anything negative on either the mammogram or the sonogram. Just awaiting the official word. Having said that, please keep Bev in your prayers. You can keep up with her at the Siesta Fiesta blog. She is fighting breast cancer as we speak. Or as she said, God is fighting breast cancer for her.

Someday I would like my friend Nikita to share her cancer survival story. She is still battling and God uses her in a mighty, mighty way. She is hands down one of my favorite people EVER! I can't wait till she explodes into what God has for her!

I would like to praise God for the peace He has provided this week. I, we, have a very tough decision to make & follow through on. I had spent days trying to fix it and figure out how I could fix it. At church Wednesday night I really felt impressed upon me "Let it go & get out of the way. Give it to Me & leave it alone." So I have. And His peace like a river has flowed and I am ever so grateful. I still have NO CLUE how or what He is going to do. Can't tell you how it will work out or if it will work out like I want. But I know He will work out to our good if we allow Him, and oh how I want to allow Him.

Man child 2 has a birthday coming up soon. Will share his story soon. Not as funny as man child 1 since it was round 2, but priceless to me nonetheless. Love my HH & men children shamelessly. And I am honored how they love me! Only by the grace of God and the love of Jesus Christ.

Hope you have a good night. HH & I are going to enjoy some alone time, maybe catch dinner & a movie. Thanks for reading. You guys are the best. I pray Jesus loves all over you this weekend!

DOESN'T THIS SOUND FUN!

So as a precautionary step I get to have this today:

bilateral mammogram & a sonogram

Yep - sounds fun doesn't it.
Then I get to go teach 60 teenagers about oxidation numbers. The anticipation is almost more than I can handle.
Sure - you can pray for me. I will need it:)
Have a great weekend!

BOYS

My mom's day was great. My man & my men children showed their sweet sides. HH got my a very nice computer tote for my laptop. When I say very nice I mean way more expensive than I would have ever bought myself. Does the brand Fossil mean anything to any of you? As one who suffers fashion ignorance, it is lost on me. But it sure is pretty!

The men children got me flowers of various forms.

These came from mc 1. Actually got them Saturday. When I asked him Sunday what he was getting me, "I got you flowers YESTERDAY. R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R". Yes baby, mommy remembers. (PS - Bec that is your birthday gift to the left- remind me this weekend)

This little beauty came from mc 2. I know it doesn't look like much. Imagine a beautiful yellow marigold right in the middle. Poor little flower made it all the way till Sunday night, when mc 2 picked it off and brought it to me with the sentiments "happy mommy". Yes baby, a very happy mommy.

Got this little note passed to me during church. Yes, we do allow them to write on the envelopes. Silence is golden and can be bought.

They are so sweet!

They are also so gross. This little project gave them sheer delight tonight. So much so they demanded HH come & join them. N-O-W! Looks great don't they. Germs galore! Straight into the showers.

It is 4:45am and I have probably been awake for at least an hour. Today I have a heavy heart and a swirling mind. Not a confused mind or troubled but swirling. Due to the fact that some other conversations need to happen before I go and bare all on my blog, the details are intentionally sketchy. Rest assured HH & I are fine, however, this is impacting our relationship. We at the moment are on different pages on a major decision that has to made regarding another relationship in our lives. I can totally see his side & point. Occasionally he sees mine. There is no malice or judgement in that statement-it is just the truth. What I do know is that we have to be together on this and will do what needs to be done to make that happen. I am seeking the Lord for wisdom & intervention & restoration & guidance &- well - to show up in a big way and make His glory be known. It is scary and sad and troubling and sad- and mainly sad. I don't know that right way to go. I don't know how to handle it and not get emotional. There are hurt feelings involved, there is love and friendship and commitment involved. It is a complicated mess to say the least. It is also probably pretty trivial in light of other issues people face, and the enemy is trying very hard to keep my from asking for prayer or even guidance from the Lord. Keeps telling me it is too little to bother God about (yes - I know - it is an out right lie). So I am asking for your prayers. Especially within the next 24-48 hours. Please lift us up. I'll keep you posted.

DEAR MOM

I love you . Thank you for investing in us all out. Thank you for showing us what a real walk with Christ looks like. To show us the victories as well as the struggles. And for reminding us that Christ is the POINT! I love you! My kids love you! My hubs loves you! We love you!

MEN CHILDREN AGAIN

Boys are gross. Think I need to qualify that statement? OK- man child 1 picked up a set of vampire teeth off the ground that another child had discarded and put it in his mouth like they were his. Oh yes - HE DID. Gets worse. Turns out he witnessed said child actually receiving the teeth from ANOTHER CHILD! Third hand vampire teeth - YUCK!!!!!!!! If I was where I could have sanitized his mouth BELIEVE ME I would have. I thought about germ-ex but decided against it. So I tracked down some sanitizer for hands and mine and prayed. (Please feel free to join me in that prayer:)) PLEASE!)

Boys are sweet. Who ever coined the phrase "Muffins with Mom" should have trademarked it. I got to have Muffins with Mom with man child 2 this morning and Mother's Tea with man child 1 this afternoon. The cards were so sweet. Know how your kids tend to pick up your phrases? It should come as no surprise that my card from man child 1 said "You rock Mom" more than once:) It was a day full of sweet blessings.

On a different note- I would like to ask you to pray for HH & I. We have a pretty big (life changing) decision to make and it is going to have to be made soon. We don't want to make it based on our flesh, but what Lord Jesus would have us to do. I am serious that we covet your prayers & do not ask flippantly. As Bethie says, " you won't be wasting a prayer on us".
Have a great night and a super weekend. In case I don't get back- Happy Mother's Day to you all:)
Love you mom!