Thankful Thursday

Babies.

100th Post

I feel special. I've stuck with my blog long enough to hit 100! How about that? What a great time to hit 100. We have now been in Iowa for 6 months. Our house is STILL for sale in Indiana, but I LOVE it out here. I will go wherever God tells me to go, but I truly hope he has me here for longer than a season. Chris's job is challenging, but also rewarding. He learns new things every day between all of his silly meetings. Libby is growing leaps and bounds. She is two now and running around like crazy. She is learning so many new words and even phrases. And obviously, we just found out that I am pregnant again. We are so excited about this new chapter in our life and pray that we will follow God for each step.

Happy Belated Birthday to Me!

Ok...so I've known this for a week, but I was trying to hold off for Mother's Day to tell my parents. I don't have that much patience though so I told them today and now I can post it. I'M PREGNANT!!! I am so excited! I went to the dr's today and my due date is December 12. So, I got the best birthday present which will turn into the best Christmas present.

Job Update

Well, go figure. I just said that I didn't have anything to blog about today and then I realized that I hadn't updated on the preschool versus MOPS ordeal. I decided that by the time child care and taxes cut in I would only be making about $3 an hour. IT ISN'T WORTH IT! I can spend that time at home with my daughter and be able to minister through MOPS. Money is just money...yes it is nice, but even if we're broke I will still love my husband and my daughter. So, I am still a stay at home mom and glad to be with my baby girl!

Grandma's Diary

I didn't really have anything to say today so I thought that I would give my friend Val a plug for one of her sites. Her grandma wrote a diary from when she was a younger woman and now that she has passed on Val is taking the time to blog it journal entry by journal entry to share her grandma's story. I love that idea.

I kept a journal when I was in high school, but I quit once I started what I thought was "real" life. I have started "journaling" again through my blog, but would like to start keeping a journal again. I am reading a book called "Writing from Within" and I hope that I can leave my legacy for my children and grand children just as Val's grandma has left a legacy for her and her children.

Please visit Grandma's Diary and enjoy a taste of history by visiting http://wordsofgrandma.blogspot.com/

I think you'll enjoy it!

Scrapbooking

Do you know how long it's been since I've had a chance to scrapbook? WAY TO LONG! I have had a few chances to do things for me, but I didn't have my pictures printed out to scrapbook. Now I have the pictures printed and I just need the time. Oh, by the way, happy birthday to me! Sorry, just thought I'd interject that. Anyway, Thursday night our MOPS group has a scrapbooking night and I'm REALLY hoping it's not cancelled. I need this time. I can just feel my creative juices trying to seep out of me. I'm just going to have to keep them inside for a few more days and then they can just flow, flow, flow!

Google Maps

Ok, my friend, Deanna, posted a lovely little diddy about mapping. It was hilarious and I just had to share it with all of my bloggers as well. Follow these directions and have yourself a gut wrenching laugh.

Here are the directions:

1. go to www.google.com
2. click on "maps"
3. click on "get directions"
4. type "New York" in the first box (the "from" box)
5. type "London" in the second box (the "to" box)
6. scroll down to step #23

Gotta love "GOOGLE"!

Thankful Thursday

Naps.

Self Portrait

 

My friend, Val, challenged her bloggers to do a self portraitablut a month ago. I wasn't a reader of her blog at the time, but I have been going through her archives. I figured that even if I didn't like the pictures of myself that I might as well post them so people can see my new haircut if nothing else. So here goes nothing. I'm surely not a photograher like Val, but this'll have to do.

Excitement!

Well, I had a job interview yesterday. The one thing that Chris and I swore we wouldn't do as parents was to leave Libby in a day care so we could both work. With the house not selling in Indiana though, we are running a little short on money. Now, this job is as a preschool teacher and they have told me that I have the job as long as I want it. It only pays $7.50 an hour and I would have to pay $2.80 + $30/month (diaper deposit). So technically I would only be making $4.70 an hour. It would be a little bit of extra income, but I don't know if it's worth putting my daughter in daycare (CRINGE!) for that amount of money. I do want Libby in pre-school for at least a year, but I was planning on waiting until she was potty trained...and 3. To confuse the issue even more (or maybe clear it up) a good friend called me yesterday and I happened to mention the job possibility to her. She then told me that she had wanted me to help her on the steering committee for MOPS next year. I LOVE MOPS! I was already upset that I was going to miss it. Now, I have the chance to do what I already wanted to do, be on the steering committee. I have been praying for a clear answer and I know which way I WANT to go, but I'm afraid that I'm not being open minded and REALLY looking at the other option.

So, I guess the question is...do I look at this job opportunity as God providing or do I look at it as me not trusting God to provide? Any advice from my wonderful blogging friends? What would you do in this position? I'm open to whatever you have to say.