Things I Am Grateful For

Today I have decided to add to my blog everyday a list of things I am grateful for. Here goes:

1. I am grateful I finished painting the baseboards today.

2. I am grateful my DH took me out to eat tonight.

3. I am grateful that my oldest son helped cook hamburgers at church tonight.

4. I am grateful that I have a cool home to live in, especially in the oppressive heat.

5. I am grateful I was able to get some of my packages mailed today.

6. I am grateful I can sit and here and watch the beautiful opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

7. I am grateful for my DH and my three sons.

Distressing News

Well, I went to work for a little while this morning, I'm officially on the clock again Monday. While I was there I got a phone call from my boss. He was breaking the news to me that I'm going to have some extra responsibilities this year. It seems that every year adds more and more responsibilities and less and less time to get them done. This latest addition is not going to be good........I was looking forward to going back to work until today.

I've uploaded one of my favorite pictures of Miss Priss, maybe this will cheer me up. I hope to paint my baseboards and clean out my closet tomorrow. We'll see how it goes.

Finished Painting

Well, I finished painting my bedroom today. I have to go to work for a little while in the morning then I plan on coming home and starting on the trim. I painted the walls a color called Tobacco Road that I found reading all of your blogs and I absolutely love, love, love the color! I went to church tonight and met with Ms. Elouise to finalize some plans for Homecoming at church..it will be here before we know it!

Since I've church on my mind tonight I decided to include a picture of my "BABY" playing Goliath at our Church Fall Festival last year. The kids got to throw "stones" at him (marshmallows). They loved it and so did he!

Painted All Day

Well, I blogged last night, as a matter of fact, I wrote a new long story. When I tried to upload it...poof! it was gone. I'm tired tonight because I painted all day and I don't feel like writing it again. Maybe tomorrow. I hope to finish the bedroom tomorrow then DH can put the molding up around my windows! Whoo hoo! I'll keep you posted! I've got a feeling I'm going to be sore tomorrow.

P.S. The picture I uploaded is another "I wish" ....would love to have this in my home...oh well.

It Never Ends

Well, my Sunday wasn't as great as I hoped. It was actually going pretty good until tonight.

I went to church this morning, it was wonderful. Came home from church and finished scrapping off that wallpaper border, whooo hooo. I just realized today that I only have one more week left before I go back to work and I've got to get this bedroom painted so tomorrow I start on that little project.

Anyway, tonight I learned so info that set me back a little. I have this one area in my life that just seems like it will never get straightened out. About the time I think things are smoothing out it comes out and smacks me in the behind.

I don't know how to deal with it except to put it in God's hands, please pray that I can have some peace.

My picture today is just random, a wish for how I would like for my bedroom to look but is too high priced for me......but I can always wish!

Foreign Films

Well, we finished the Beth Moore simulcast this morning...it was wonderful and I'm anxious to participate in another. It was doubly great that I was only five minutes away from the church and yet was able to enjoy such a great speaker in a broadcast with over 70,000 women...absolutely awesome.

We finished about 1:00 and I didn't come home and strip any more wallpaper, it was drizzling rain and a nap just seemed to be in order. I did however watch a movie. I don't think I've mentioned that my ONE of my latest pasttimes has been watching foreign films, especially ones from France. I specifically signed up with Netflix to have access to these movies because they weren't available any other way. I have to say the ones I've watched so far have had BEAUTIFUL scenery, just breathtaking. French films always seem to tug at the emotions or at least the ones I've seen do. Beautiful stories set in a beautiful country. The one I watched today was Zelary. It was a love story set in World War II and honestly I don't know of an American film that was any better. Some people might be put off by having to read the subtitles but to me that is a minor inconvenience in comparison to the beauty of the films. Off to bed, it will soon be Sunday, my favorite day of the week!

Beth Moore Simulcast

Just got home from attending the night session of Beth Moore's live simulcast. It was great to be a part of the group of ladies at our church gathering together for this event. We had a total of 30 people in attendance. I wish we could have had more but I'm sure the numbers will be larger next time. I really enjoyed her story about her new border collie and bird dog and how the border collie led the bird dog when he wouldn't follow directions, just as we sometimes need someone to lead us when God is calling for us. I'm looking forward to returning in the morning to finish the broadcast.

I did get part of my wall paper border in the kitchen stripped off. I hope to finish the remainder tomorrow. Got most of the clothes washed, dried and put away. As a matter of fact, I fell more like the old me today than I have in a long time. I remember days when I would lay down exhausted at night and tick off the things in my head that I had accomplished that day and not be satisfied, wishing I could do more. Now it is an effort to just get one thing done but maybe I've turned the corner, maybe I'll begin to feel more like the old me.