Kodak Moments

Today was a beautiful day out so Michael and Trent decided they were going to do some work in the backyard, landscaping and such. I keep telling him that you cant landscape a yard with two dogs in the backyard.

The morning started out with my opening up the front door to see that my dog, Sugar, was on the front porch. Michael headed out to the back to find where she had gotten out under the fence and about a half an hour later, I saw Trent at the front door and he opened it up and here comes Michael leading Sugar back to the house. He told me that Glacier had gotten out as well. Trent took Sugar to the back and let her out and he had no sooner gotten back to the front door when I saw a flash of black and there goes Sugar running past the front of the house. I knew immediately that Trent didnt check to see where she got out because she had gotten out so fast. I went outside and I saw Michael with Sugar and I went over to her to put a leash on her when I looked up and saw Glacier barrelling down the sidewalk. Needless to say, I nearly got knocked over.

Later, when Trent and Michael were working in the backyard, Glacier was having a fit because he was tied up. Sugar was tied up but being very "ladylike" about it. Trent went over to appease Glacier and I decided it was a great time to get some shots of Trent with the dog. Well at one point Trent was kneeling down next to Glacier (who was actually behaving) and they were both looking at the camera. Well right when I snapped the picture, t

he dog moved in a way that knocked Trent over. This is what I got for a kodak moment: please keep in mind that this was totally unplanned!!

I was also able to take some shots of Brandon with Glacier, but first, meet Glacier, my fun loving Siberian Husky! Oh, and Trent too!

Oh look! He posed! And of course I had to get in there too and I also posed with Sugar, my Border Retriever (half border collie half golden retriever) She is my sweetie!

Ok well that is enough for now. I will talk to you all later and I hope you like the candid shots!

Catching up

Ok so its been awhile since I actually got to really post things on here. I have been so busy with school and work. I am very excited that I found a job for this summer. It turns out that the college is looking for custodial help for the summer and I was able to apply and get the job. Of course my best friend, Jennifer applied as well and she also got on. The job pays 8.00 an hour and its a 40 hour a week job. This is an answered prayer.

I have been studying about tithe and how tithing is not only something the God commands, but its also a show of faith. I have been tithing the little bit of a paycheck that I get. I know that since my paycheck is so little, it seems like alot, but I have been praying that God will meet my needs, such as enough funds to pay the cell phone and stuff. Well yesterday, I got the job. I start in May. That is a major answer to prayer. Not only is this showing me, but I have more faith now that God will give me and Michael the baby that we want so badly. In the meantime, I am doing what I can to educate myself about my own health.

On a funny note, what happens when your stepson puts the cat on Michael when he is leaning over looking at something with the tv/dvd? You get this: That is one comfy cat!

I am back!!!

Hello! So sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. Ok so you need an update. Well it may take awhile so go grab a cup of java or whatever it is you like and get comfortable.

My dear, sweet, husband surprised me with a trip to Mesquite, Nevada for my birthday and our wedding anniversary. Not only did we have a great time but it provided some much needed R and R that I NEEDED!!! I dont gamble, but Michael sees no harm in putting a few dollars in the penny slots (yes even a few dollars made me look pained) but he managed to actually win the jackpot (trust me, that isnt much on a penny machine). We also were able to go to Las Vegas, where we had the opportunity to go see the Phantom of the Opera. It was wonderful! I must say that I have a new appreciation for the theatre.

Saturday morning Michael and I headed back to Junction but not before we got to have a visit with my cousin Riley! It was so good to see him and talk with him before Michael and I had to head back. I have included a few pictures of our visit.

This is the fountain outside of the Casablanca Hotel/Casino. It was absolutely gorgeous at night when all lit up. Of course they turn it off at a certain time so each time we went to get a night picture of it, it was turned off! We also saw ducks at this pond too.

See? told ya!

It was really great to be able to visit with Riley as we dont get to see family too often unless its Michaels but they live really close so with them its not hard.

I got some great shots of Michael and Riley as Riley saw something in the sky and he and Michael determined it was Superman:

I also took advantage of this wonderful thing called automatic timer on the camera:Dont we look great? This pic was taken in the gazebo that they had there.

Michael did get a little goofy as he had to play show off!

yes, we had a good time. I wish we could have visited longer.

As you can see, these are more fountains.

and here is Riley's new car. Nice!

We sadly said goodebye and Michael and I headed back to Grand Junction and my reminiscings would not be complete without this really cool picture: have you ever seen a gyser in Utah? I havent either.

Arent Sundays just great!

Ok so today was Sunday. It was a little different than normal. Brandon had to be at work at 6 which means I had to get up earlier than the sun in order to get him there. I went back to bed after dropping him off and ended up waking up at exactly 9:11. I had just enough time to get up, dressed, and off to church this morning. Jennifer and I made it just in time. The Patch the Pirate club PeeWee group was doing a mini program. They 'sang' the Gideon song even though it was really Pastor Turner and Ms. Simpson singing it while the little ones just marched up the center aisle. It was so cute! They all had pitchers in their left hands and noismakers (trumpets) in their right hands. When the song was sung "pitchers in his left had, trumpet in his right" all the little ones would raise their pitcher when they heard pitcher and trumpet when they heard trumpet. Little Baillie, the pastor's daughter, had her pitcher upside down.

The message was excellent! We were in the book of Nehemiah. The message was about stepping out on faith.

After the service, a few of us got a little happy with our digital cameras. I was looking for some traditional photos of the building and I wanted to get a good one of myself since I am always taking the pictures and no one ever sees me. Mike Brown had his camera there and it was quite funny watching something that his camera would do. His camera has a feature allowing him to set the timer and the camera would snap three pictures within a few seconds of each other. He managed to take a few series of pictures that came out like a flip book! One set was of himself behind the pulpit "preaching". He would raise his arm, point, raise his Bible, you name it! Well watching the outcome was hilareous! He also did one of me sitting at the piano and the outcome looked as though I was playing the piano. I can play a little but its more of a tinker than actual playing.

Here are a few of the other ones I got: this one is of me (duh) sitting at the piano. Its one of my better pictures. I love hearing the piano being played during the services. One of my favorites that is played and the choir sings to is an arrangement of Canon in D but the words focus on "Praise the Lord" It is really beautiful.

This one is a picture of our church auditorium. I only got the front part instead of the whole back part. I do have some pictures of my pastor and his wife and daughters but I have not posted them on here due to my not having permission to do so, but if you would like to "meet" them, just go to www.libertyministriesgj.com. Then you can see a gorgeous view of the outside of the building!

Well that is all for Sunday. Until next time!

Five Days by myself

Ok Michael left for Albuquerque, New Mexico this morning and he wont be back till Wednesday night. He is going for his yearly national bowling tournament. I tend to be on pins and needles with his being gone. I know the Lord will keep him safe.

Today was pretty uneventful for the most part. I checked my schedule for work and found that I only work one day next week again. That is getting to be a trend. Lucky for me, I have an awesome husband who has connections and I am going to see about working at McDonalds (not his store) a few days a week so that way I can get a few more dollars in there.

My friend Sharon gave me a little kitty "gym" thing today. I brought it home and introduced Mittens to it. He sniffed around checking out all of the kitty scents on it. Here are a few pictures of him 'getting aquainted'.

He just sniffed around it at first and climbed in and moseyed around.

Then Skittles decided to come check it out and from what you can see, she got aquainted as well. It was when both kitties found each other that things got funny.

Never a dull moment with these two.

Well it is quite late, and I have to get Brandon to work tomorrow morning at 6 (groan) make brownies BEFORE church and if I remember, then I will try to get some pictures of me and some church friends on here.

G'night!!

Children are an heritage of the Lord

Ok I couldnt resist. I heard a noise coming from my stepson's room. This is what I found:

Apparently his mattress was hungry.

What a Morning!

Ok well I woke up this morning and remembered in time that I had to take Trent to school. I walked upstairs to the kitchen and I was greeted by a world of white on the other side of my kitchen window. Hurrying to the front door, I saw this:

Please forgive the ball of light on the upper right corner. That is the camera flash.

I dont like the snow. In fact, I hate it. Its cold, its wet, but its so pretty when its fresh! I have always wondered how every single snowflake can be different but that is how God is. He created each individual snowflake to be different! Can you believe that just two days ago we had a heat wave of 40 degrees?

Trent and I made it to his school with 5 minutes to spare (thats a record for me!) and we even beat his teacher and his classmates to the school.

On another note, I finally got to see my wonderful husband yesterday. He came home from a busy day at work and he brought me some flowers for valentines day. He pointed out that there are three roses in the vase, one for valentines, one for my birthday, and one for our anniversary. I felt so special!! Here is a picture of those gorgeous flowers, as if you werent able to guess that yourself.

My friend Jennifer had a nice surprise as well. Her boyfriend, Brandon gave her a rose and a teddy bear. The bear also had a silver locket around its neck. I kept telling her not to worry about if she will get anything from him or not...of course, I already knew because he told me :-D

I forgot to mention the gorgeous view of the Colorado National Monument when I dropped Trent off at school. Our church has a beautiful view and I couldnt resist taking a few shots of how pretty the monument looked. It always make me think of the verse in Psalms 19:1

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork."

Isnt that view just beautiful? By the way, if you have never been to Colorado, you may want to consider it for a family vacation. You can hike this monument and the view from up top is breathtaking!

Please forgive me for not having many pictures up here of Michael and Trent. I Do need to add some so I will work on that this week. Bear in mind that I am usually the one taking pictures so this weekend I will try to get some of me taken...time to learn how to use the timer on the camera!!!

Well time to go for now but I promise I will post later!!!