Back From The Mountains

Okay, I. Love. North Carolina. We had a wonderful trip to see my mom and dad at their new home in Murphy. We spent Thanksgiving with them and my siblings and niece and nephews.

It's good to be home. I'm not in the mood to write much so I'll just share photos.

I hope everyone had a wonderful time on Thanksgiving.

We have so much to be thankful for. God has been good.

I don't care what the critics say...

Twilight exceeded my expectations.

That wasn't hard to do, however. I have been so excited about this movie premiere, but I didn't have high hopes of a great film. I think this is why I was so blown away.

I loved it. Robert Pattinson is a genius. He exuded Edward from every fiber of his being.

Kristin Stewart.....was okay. She wasn't my favorite.

Peter Facinelli....perfect Carlisle. Loved his doctoring.

All in all, if you have read the books, you will probably enjoy the movie. If you haven't read the books, I'm not sure you will get a lot of the underlying, implied stuff.

My recommendation? Read the book before you see the movie.

Short, sweet and to the point. That's all I have to say about that.

Weigh In

The correct way to weigh yourself:

I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years........We must spread the word.

I. Heart. Jack. Bauer.....

I love this man. Keifer Sutherland? Not so much. But Jack Bauer? Oh. my. cell phone...

I'm a glutton for punishment. I hate being scared, but yet I have this morbid curiousity with scary things. Jack's adversaries are the scariest. They're scary because they are so close to reality. Yes, these are worst case scenarios, but real threats, nonetheless.

This Sunday is the premier of 24: Redemption. It's not the start of the new season. It's catching us up on what's happened to Jack since the end of Day Six. If you don't watch, I feel sorry for you. You're missing out.

Friggin'......

Okay, I got a wake up call a few days ago. My children actually do listen to me. They just like to pretend they don't. We pulled up to church last Wednesday and Lauren, as she is exiting the car, says, "My friggin' shoes...." (under her breath).

"Excuse me? What did you just say?" I asked, a little taken aback.

She looked at me with these "innocent" eyes and said, "Friggin'."

I said, "Where did you hear that word, Lauren?"

"You say it, Mama."

Gulp. I'm now glancing around to make sure no one else heard her.

"Friggin', friggin', friggin..." Emily shouts from behind me as she giggles.

I'm now trying not to laugh out loud.

I calmly tell the girls that none of us should say that word. It's not nice. It's not appropriate and we all need to practice a little taming of our tongues.

Some people probably wonder what the big deal is about that word. Well, the problem is that it's a euphemism for the real "f" word.

I don't like hearing it come out of my kids mouths, which means it shouldn't be coming out of mine.

You know, my mother told me a long time ago that my children would be miniature versions of myself.

Friggin' kids....they'll prove her right every time. I hate that.

Loyalty

I'm loving my study of the book of Daniel, by Beth Moore. We are only in week 3 and already I have been presented with new challenges from God.

The question was presented by Beth this way:

Could any circumstance (such as an unhealed disease, unanswered prayer, loss of a loved one, an incarceration in a country where Christianity is illegal, or other situations) make you renounce your faith in Christ?

Okay, if I answered this honestly.......probably.

Have you predetermined your loyalty to Christ? Think long and hard about this. I did and it scares me. "Loyal is not something we suddenly are at the flash-moment of testing. It's something we already were that surfaces in the test."

Sisters and brothers, I don't know about you, but I crack under the tiniest bit of stress. My kids act up and I'm flyin' off the handle. Diarrhea of the mouth ensues. An unexpected bill shows up, it's the end of the world as I know it. Panic is my middle name (cue the Austin Powers theme song).

Loyalty is actual preparation for a future event. What are you doing to prepare?

I'm Back....with some new rules...

Okay, I didn't stay away permanently, but I still have children and I still have a crazy life, that I need to journal about....so, that being said, I have decided to post only when I really have something to post about. This will not be a daily blog. If you want to read about the goings on in our madhouse check back occasionally....

I just had to put these pics up. I was talking to Lula about a week or so ago and I was telling her about how Emily definitely did not get my butt (or lack thereof). She inherited her father's backend. I just had to get a picture of it today. She is wearing these pink pants that showcase her dairy-ere (sp???) so perfectly. Tell me this isn't the future J-Lo?

We also had our first tiny egg laid by our bantam hens. They are smaller chickens that lay the cutest little eggs you have ever seen.