A true testament of the times......

okay....so in case everyone doesn't know this already, let me fill you in! A rather large storm blew through here on Friday and knocked down just about every power pole in the area...so we have been without power since about 2:30 Friday afternoon...I have to admit that I am so spoiled and don't know what to do without power. Every where I have gone over the last two and a half days I have taken my computer and cell phone chargers so I can keep all my electronics charged because heaven help me if I have to do without facebook for a few days!!! Aint that just a true testament of the time!!!!! Actually Friday afternoon I came home to no power and ran down the battery of my lap top. We went out to dinner Friday night with Paul and Kay and slept with all the windows open in the house until Michael started getting wet from the rain outside. The first night wasn't so bad. Then yesterday Michael had to do some work at the church so while we were there I borrowed their electricity and hot water to wash my face. Then Michael asked if we could borrow his dad's bosses generator, and THANK GOD they said yes. I have to admit Bill's generator is capable of powering our entire house...of course since we can't really afford to use that much gas we're just running the basics...like the laptop lol. JK....just the air fridge and hot water heater is all. Last night Carrie fed us and then today we had potluck at church. Tonight Tammy fed us some really yummy enchalads and we had a nice visit!!! I love having friends to help me out having good friends has really saved us from a potentially very expensive weekend! Plus we managed to save all the groceries in fridge/freezer! Thanks everyone!!!

Volley Ball

Last night was so much fun! Michael and I arrived at church about an hour early and set up some of the sport equipment for the kids. We are disparately in need of a Volley Ball net ya'll so here we are set up with two poles and an imaginary net playing volley ball! We had so much fun, Michael, recognizing our patheticness, tied two ropes up so we could at least know if it "went over the net" lol my honey is so ingenuitive. (if you know anyone looking to get rid of a volley ball net, let me know) Anway, we had so much fun "playing" volley ball. Really we were just being goofy, seeing who could hit it the hardest and kick it the highest and waving our hands around like idiots trying not to get hit in the face by the ball. At one point some of the little kids joined us. At the end of the night just about all of the kids were out there playing. Even the little kids were playing and the youth were holding them up so they could hit the ball over the "net". It was such a blessing to watch.
Speaking of which I love it when a plan comes together. Sunday night was rocky, I was planning on doing a bible study about "making wise choices" and how that almost always involves "getting out of your comfort zone" I always try to start the study time with a game to get everyone loosened up and ready to talk. Unfortunatly it took them a long time to pick up on the game and we only had 20 min left for the lesson time...to be continued. So Wednesday night I asked if they remembered what we started talking about and one of them says "being in the world and not of it" I was soooo proud! We had such a good lesson about how we need to be aware of what goes on in the world so that we are not taken by suprise and how making wise choices means looking to god for the answer and how sometimes his answer means getting out of our comfort zone. All that packed into about 30 minutes! I have to say I absolutly love those kids and love seeing them make so much progress from week to week!!

Dreaming

Okay so I know its been a while since I have posted a blog, but the truth is I have been busy...and my new job, that I actually kinda like keeps me at the computer all day and I don't have as much desire to mess with it at night. So anyway, a lot is going on. About 2 weeks and a half ago I noticed that my left pinky finger and ring finger were numb. I let it go for about a week until I totally realized that I was having trouble opening jars and doors because of this strange sensation and that my arm feels like it weighs about a thousand pounds, so I finally went to the doc. She poked and prodded and told me that I have Ulnar nerve damage, caused by sleeping on my hands most likely and that I need to go to a nerve specialist and possibly a OT/PT. So Thursday next week I get to go to the specialist and let him zap me. Meanwhile, any activity that involves a lot of movement with my left hand makes my arm feel like it weighs a thousand pounds!
Today however I am dreaming of something very nice.


Next year, the year that we hit the big 5 I want to go on a cruise. Marian, my Mary Kay sales director challenged us to set a goal. She also challenged us to set a goal that has an end, so my goal for next year is to go on a cruise. Today I am dreaming of that cruise! I have this dream that we will be able to fly into Los Angeles, rent a car and drive up the coast, visit some friends for a day or so and then drive to port and go on our cruise! Isn't that such a fun thing to dream about??? My family has been talking about taking a cruise together forever, I'm making a goal to make that a reality this time next year. I know what you are thinking, you don't want to take family on an anniversary trip, but I have heard that there is so much to do on the ship that you may not see anyone you know for hours! I can't wait!!