I posted this blog earlier in the week and I wanted to let everyone know that my husband's response was:
"Well, find out information on it." In regards to the Smart car that I wanted. Now, he didn't sound all that thrilled, but he said it just the same.
Problem is, I'm looking up information on the Smart car and I'm not sure it's worth the money. The city/hwy mpg has changed in the 2008 model to 33/41. In 2007 it was 40/45. That sounds more like it. If I'm going to pay $13,590.00 for a two-seater. I'd at least like to get more than 40 mpg at all times!
I've drawn my attention to other vehicles that get good gas mileage for a low price. The best I can find is the Toyota Yaris Sedan. It sits 5 people and gets 29/35 for the price of $15,805.00. I'm thinking that paying $2,215.00 more is worth fitting in three more passengers.
My point was to point out that I have a really loving husband. I'll keep an update on the quest for a more fuel efficient vehicle.
By chance, does anyone have any knowledge or opinion on fuel efficient vehicles and what's a good price for product?
Monday, July 28, 2008
Weekend Wounds
My brother-in-law, Steve, had an accident on his motorcycle on Saturday. He is OK, but will have to be in the hospital for this week, at least. It's not clear exactly what happened, but it seems the front wheel of his Harley locked up. There was about a 25 foot skid mark on the pavement and Steve was found about 4 feet from his motorcycle in a ditch. Him and a few other family members were headed out of Globe toward Show Low. He was with 3 or 4 other motorcyclists and a few more family members, including Kristi and their kids, were in a vehicle or 2. The other people on motorcylces realized he wasn't behind anymore and turned around. They found him and called Kristi to come back. He was flown to Scottsdale for surgery/treatment. He was conscious the whole time and speaking with everyone. We didn't get to see him at the hospital, or since then, but it sounds like he had a gash in his forehead and lip and he had a busted up thumb, elbow, and shoulder (both arms, I'm just not sure which elbow on which arm, etc.). He also had other injuries that didn't require surgery, like broken ribs and fractured Lumbar (sp?) in his lower back. Poor guy! He wasn't too happy about the predicament he found himself in and he says he is done with his motorcycle. We continue to thank God that his injuries weren't worse and we pray that he heals quickly and as pain-free as possible. Please keep him, Kristi, and the kids in your thoughts, as well!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Random Thoughts
These are my thoughts on the following topics:
1) Home Telephone: I don't have one. I haven't had one in 6 years (minus a couple months when we lived in Coolidge when I thought I would be doing daycare and was required to have a home phone). I have never needed it either. I often think about the day when a home telephone will be a thing of the past. For me, it already is. However, you wonder what kind of a bind you may find yourself in if you didn't have a reliable land line phone. Example: my friend, Dee, does not have a home phone. She was home one night with her kids and one of her daughters ran forehead-first into a TV and started to go unconscious. She desperately tried to call 9-1-1 on her cell phone and could not get it to work. She tried a few times, while trying to keep her daughter awake, with no luck getting through. She was able to call out to her sister-in-law and had her call 9-1-1 to have an ambulance come out to her house. Everything turned out OK, but what if?! There are so many "what ifs" in that situation. Is it enough of a "what if" to make me rethink my home phone theory? At this point... no. Maybe if I had multiple rug-rats running around getting banged up.
2) Angelina Jolie: Honestly, I envy her for her kids. This is weird for me to say because I am not necessarily the type of person to consider adoption. I am also not the type of person to consider having a total of 6 kids. But, I love how she adopted from 3 different countries and I love how each of the kids are ADORABLE! I also love that she has a little girl and twins of her own. I don't even know what the sexes are of her twins, but I don't care. I love that she has 3 adopted kids and 3 of her own. I don't know how I would handle the quantity of kids, but seeing the kids and thinking about sure makes me want to try! One at a time, of course. I don't want to have 5 kids just appear at the door step. You probably all think I'm crazy, but I've really been having this urge for more kids - as in multiple more! Weird, huh?!
3) Groceries: I have always been a big fan of Fry's. But, lately, my love for them has grown to an all-time high. They have GREAT sales! Last week I was able to stock up my pantry/refrigerator for about $110.00. You know how they tell you your total savings? Mine was $174.00 or so! This week I had a full cart for $80.00 and my savings was $120.00! One of the big sale items was 3 cases of Aquafina Water for $10.00. That's 72 bottles of water for 14 cents each! I was also able to stock up on Kellogg's cereal for $1.00 each! It's been helpful in this time of high fuel costs. I spend, on average, $500.00 in fuel in one month. Thank goodness Fry's is there to ease my burden when buying groceries!
4) Myspace: It's, like, so yesterday to me. It hasn't been very fun to me for a while now. I lost interest in finding people I use to know a long time ago. But, I have now lost interest in wanting to update my profile, my page, my song, my pictures, etc. I have also lost interest in looking at other people's pages and pictures, as well. In fact, when I look at other people's pages I see how ridiculous this website is. I'm not sure how to put this, but I shudder to think of what ridiculous stuff I have had or may still have on my page. I've learned a lot about people I know, as well as people I don't know. Some information is too much to handle. Just from my friends list I see things such as possible teenage sex, a possible desire to have an affair, and even a possibility that I have 2 female friends that may have had a crazy night (or more) - if you know what I mean (ick!). I see people in a whole new light that I may never really know if it wasn't for Myspace. The question is: Do I delete my page and move on. My answer: Definitely leaning toward yes.
5) Smart Car: They have grown on me! It is by far the funniest car I've ever seen, but it has major appeal for me. Don't give me that look!!! Did you not read in #3 that I pay $500.00 a month on gas? Jeremy was the first to mention that I should get one. I laughed it off because it is a two seater and I have a 3 person family. He said we should keep the Xterra and me and Andrew can take the Smart car everywhere else. I see his point only since the Xterra is paid off. Well, the other morning, I saw a pink one! That was it! I came to work, looked up the information on the Smart car, and was smitten! 45 mpg! That's well over 2 1/2 times better than what the Xterra gets! It still has quite a bit of trunk space, too. 8 cubic feet normally or 12 if you stack stuff to the roof. Hahaha! I laugh out loud picturing me driving one, but like I said, it's growing on me. What do you think? Can't you see me in this car? Hahaha! I love it!
1) Home Telephone: I don't have one. I haven't had one in 6 years (minus a couple months when we lived in Coolidge when I thought I would be doing daycare and was required to have a home phone). I have never needed it either. I often think about the day when a home telephone will be a thing of the past. For me, it already is. However, you wonder what kind of a bind you may find yourself in if you didn't have a reliable land line phone. Example: my friend, Dee, does not have a home phone. She was home one night with her kids and one of her daughters ran forehead-first into a TV and started to go unconscious. She desperately tried to call 9-1-1 on her cell phone and could not get it to work. She tried a few times, while trying to keep her daughter awake, with no luck getting through. She was able to call out to her sister-in-law and had her call 9-1-1 to have an ambulance come out to her house. Everything turned out OK, but what if?! There are so many "what ifs" in that situation. Is it enough of a "what if" to make me rethink my home phone theory? At this point... no. Maybe if I had multiple rug-rats running around getting banged up.
2) Angelina Jolie: Honestly, I envy her for her kids. This is weird for me to say because I am not necessarily the type of person to consider adoption. I am also not the type of person to consider having a total of 6 kids. But, I love how she adopted from 3 different countries and I love how each of the kids are ADORABLE! I also love that she has a little girl and twins of her own. I don't even know what the sexes are of her twins, but I don't care. I love that she has 3 adopted kids and 3 of her own. I don't know how I would handle the quantity of kids, but seeing the kids and thinking about sure makes me want to try! One at a time, of course. I don't want to have 5 kids just appear at the door step. You probably all think I'm crazy, but I've really been having this urge for more kids - as in multiple more! Weird, huh?!
3) Groceries: I have always been a big fan of Fry's. But, lately, my love for them has grown to an all-time high. They have GREAT sales! Last week I was able to stock up my pantry/refrigerator for about $110.00. You know how they tell you your total savings? Mine was $174.00 or so! This week I had a full cart for $80.00 and my savings was $120.00! One of the big sale items was 3 cases of Aquafina Water for $10.00. That's 72 bottles of water for 14 cents each! I was also able to stock up on Kellogg's cereal for $1.00 each! It's been helpful in this time of high fuel costs. I spend, on average, $500.00 in fuel in one month. Thank goodness Fry's is there to ease my burden when buying groceries!
4) Myspace: It's, like, so yesterday to me. It hasn't been very fun to me for a while now. I lost interest in finding people I use to know a long time ago. But, I have now lost interest in wanting to update my profile, my page, my song, my pictures, etc. I have also lost interest in looking at other people's pages and pictures, as well. In fact, when I look at other people's pages I see how ridiculous this website is. I'm not sure how to put this, but I shudder to think of what ridiculous stuff I have had or may still have on my page. I've learned a lot about people I know, as well as people I don't know. Some information is too much to handle. Just from my friends list I see things such as possible teenage sex, a possible desire to have an affair, and even a possibility that I have 2 female friends that may have had a crazy night (or more) - if you know what I mean (ick!). I see people in a whole new light that I may never really know if it wasn't for Myspace. The question is: Do I delete my page and move on. My answer: Definitely leaning toward yes.
5) Smart Car: They have grown on me! It is by far the funniest car I've ever seen, but it has major appeal for me. Don't give me that look!!! Did you not read in #3 that I pay $500.00 a month on gas? Jeremy was the first to mention that I should get one. I laughed it off because it is a two seater and I have a 3 person family. He said we should keep the Xterra and me and Andrew can take the Smart car everywhere else. I see his point only since the Xterra is paid off. Well, the other morning, I saw a pink one! That was it! I came to work, looked up the information on the Smart car, and was smitten! 45 mpg! That's well over 2 1/2 times better than what the Xterra gets! It still has quite a bit of trunk space, too. 8 cubic feet normally or 12 if you stack stuff to the roof. Hahaha! I laugh out loud picturing me driving one, but like I said, it's growing on me. What do you think? Can't you see me in this car? Hahaha! I love it!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Nothing left to do except nothing
I was a sicky sick head this weekend. That means I was miserable and I wanted to stay in bed. However, we had one of our busiest weekends planned. That was a HUGE bummer to me. However, it was quite uncomfortable sleeping. I was so stuffy and was trying to sleep with two pillows under my head, but then my neck hurt. I would wake up multiple times each night having to blow my nose, adjust the way I was sleeping, or simply to cough a lung up. I would freeze half the day (even walking in the 100+ degree heat outdoors) or I would be dying of heat the other half of the day (even in places I normally freeze because of the air conditioner). I had a hard time waking up this morning for work, but I think the worst of it is over. I hope I can rest tonight and tomorrow and be back on track Wednesday morning for work.
We had a BBQ at Josh and Cherish's house on Friday and we had our niece, Tess, over to stay the night. We had a good time at the Porter's house eating burgers, talking, and signing karaoke. Jeremy busted out a VHS recording of a high school talent show that involves a choreographed and vocal performance of a Backstreet Boys song. He performed with 4 of his friends/brother. We laughed (respectfully, of course). It was awesome that he happened to have that with him. He had to try and explain why he had it, but I won't even attempt to make an excuse as you probably won't believe it anyway. He probably just wants to be sure to show everyone he knows in case he can score a big gig in a boy band one day. We left their house around 10:45 pm when I was really thinking I might just die if I don't get home to bed at that very second.
Andrew and Tess fell asleep in the car, but woke up at 6:00 am! I woke up to Tess yelling in a very sleepy/grumpy voice, "Kara!", "Kara!" I had to stumble my sick, frail body out of bed to the hallway and ask, "What is it Baby Girl?" and her response was, "Andrew won't let me sleep!" Tess is used to getting her beauty rest and she was seemingly very upset to have it be disturbed. I went down and pleaded with Andrew to just let her rest and play with his toys by himself for a little while. He looked a little sleepy/grumpy, too, but not enough to give up playing with his toys to go back to sleep himself.
Then Tess realized the tent was not a full tent, just one of those kid tents that go over a twin bed. She seemed pretty bummed and I sympathized with her. I told her I'd take care of it. I went back upstairs, laid in bed, and told Jeremy that the kids wanted the big tent up. He tried to argue, but I said that the kids thought they were going to sleep in a real tent and that if he puts up the real tent we probably won't hear from them for a few hours because they'll play "camping" or something. I guess he didn't have any more arguments so he stumbled out of bed and set up the big tent for them in our front room. I went back to sleep until 9:00 am. Jeremy never went back to sleep. Instead, he did some yard work while alternating playing Rock Band. So, the award for lazy bum went to me!!!!
Jeremy had a basketball game in Glendale at 2:00 so we had to leave our house around 11:30 am to take Tess to her mom and take Andrew to my mom's house. On our way out to Glendale, Jeremy stopped at Walmart to get a new air filter for the Xterra. He popped it in and we were headed out to Glendale. But, wait?! The car was not wanting to go out to Glendale. It was vibrating and the RPMs were bouncing from 0 to 1 when we were idling. We made it to Glendale - we just had to keep giving it gas when we were stopped anywhere.
His 2:00 game didn't start until about 2:40. Then they decide to play another team that was there so they didn't have to play them next Saturday. Who knows what time that game started, but it ended at 4:50 and we were suppose to be at the D-backs game at 5:10. I was not a happy camper because I was freezing my butt off the ENTIRE time and I was NOT feeling good. Plus, I was hungry.
The Xterra somehow made it back to Phoenix for the D-backs game (we were just a tad late). We were very unhappy with every red light or car that was turning that we would have to slow down with along the way though. Don't these people and stop lights know that the car just needed gas to be happy?!
We had a BBQ at Josh and Cherish's house on Friday and we had our niece, Tess, over to stay the night. We had a good time at the Porter's house eating burgers, talking, and signing karaoke. Jeremy busted out a VHS recording of a high school talent show that involves a choreographed and vocal performance of a Backstreet Boys song. He performed with 4 of his friends/brother. We laughed (respectfully, of course). It was awesome that he happened to have that with him. He had to try and explain why he had it, but I won't even attempt to make an excuse as you probably won't believe it anyway. He probably just wants to be sure to show everyone he knows in case he can score a big gig in a boy band one day. We left their house around 10:45 pm when I was really thinking I might just die if I don't get home to bed at that very second.
Andrew and Tess fell asleep in the car, but woke up at 6:00 am! I woke up to Tess yelling in a very sleepy/grumpy voice, "Kara!", "Kara!" I had to stumble my sick, frail body out of bed to the hallway and ask, "What is it Baby Girl?" and her response was, "Andrew won't let me sleep!" Tess is used to getting her beauty rest and she was seemingly very upset to have it be disturbed. I went down and pleaded with Andrew to just let her rest and play with his toys by himself for a little while. He looked a little sleepy/grumpy, too, but not enough to give up playing with his toys to go back to sleep himself.
Then Tess realized the tent was not a full tent, just one of those kid tents that go over a twin bed. She seemed pretty bummed and I sympathized with her. I told her I'd take care of it. I went back upstairs, laid in bed, and told Jeremy that the kids wanted the big tent up. He tried to argue, but I said that the kids thought they were going to sleep in a real tent and that if he puts up the real tent we probably won't hear from them for a few hours because they'll play "camping" or something. I guess he didn't have any more arguments so he stumbled out of bed and set up the big tent for them in our front room. I went back to sleep until 9:00 am. Jeremy never went back to sleep. Instead, he did some yard work while alternating playing Rock Band. So, the award for lazy bum went to me!!!!
Jeremy had a basketball game in Glendale at 2:00 so we had to leave our house around 11:30 am to take Tess to her mom and take Andrew to my mom's house. On our way out to Glendale, Jeremy stopped at Walmart to get a new air filter for the Xterra. He popped it in and we were headed out to Glendale. But, wait?! The car was not wanting to go out to Glendale. It was vibrating and the RPMs were bouncing from 0 to 1 when we were idling. We made it to Glendale - we just had to keep giving it gas when we were stopped anywhere.
His 2:00 game didn't start until about 2:40. Then they decide to play another team that was there so they didn't have to play them next Saturday. Who knows what time that game started, but it ended at 4:50 and we were suppose to be at the D-backs game at 5:10. I was not a happy camper because I was freezing my butt off the ENTIRE time and I was NOT feeling good. Plus, I was hungry.
The Xterra somehow made it back to Phoenix for the D-backs game (we were just a tad late). We were very unhappy with every red light or car that was turning that we would have to slow down with along the way though. Don't these people and stop lights know that the car just needed gas to be happy?!
The D-backs game was fun (even if I wasn't feeling good). It was fun because the D-backs beat the Dodgers. That's all I cared about. I hate obnoxious Dodger fans. I hate people that are obnoxious about their teams in general, I guess. Don't hold this against me - remember I'm still a little sick (therefore, grumpy). In my opinion, there is no reason to get crazy or worked up over a stinking team of any sort. By you acting that way, are you going to help your team win? You look like a fool when you do that! OK - I need to get on a different subject because now I'm being the fool! Oh, and a fight broke out in the section next to us. I didn't see anything because all the nosies were standing up to see and I didn't want to be one of the nosies.
OK, we got the Xterra to make it to Gilbert to get Andrew and then home. Now it was shutting off completely if we slowed down too much for a turn. It REALLY wanted the gas pedal to be to the metal at all times. Hmmm... What was wrong with it? We wondered...
Thanks to Dallas making a stop by our house yesterday to take a peek at the Xterra, it's fixed! He didn't even need a tool or anything. It sounds like they popped the hood (which had been popped 2 times the previous day - by Jeremy and by Jeremy and my dad), Dallas stuck his head into the hood, and said, "Dude, plug that hose in!" So Jeremy plugged some hose in (that happened to be located near the air filter holder), they started the Xterra, and it was happy as can be. That's it.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Taking a Stroll Down Memory Lane
20 Years Ago...
1. I was 7 years old.
2. I lived in Chandler, AZ and was probably swimming all day long in our kidney bean shaped pool.
3. I was looking forward to going into 2nd grade.
10 Years Ago...
1. I was 17 years old.
2. I lived in Gilbert, AZ and wasn't into swimming much at this age, but I may have been laying out by our pool to get a tan. Also, I may have been driving around in my car ('89 Chevy Corsica) with Selene, Nicole, Mackenzie, or Camille, or out and about with my boyfriend, Marcos.
3. I was looking forward to going into my Senior year at Gilbert High. I was excited to only have to be at school for the first four classes. I also worked at Century 21 Gold Real Estate in Mesa, AZ.
5 Years Ago...
1. I was 22 years old. I was 3 1/2 months pregnant with Andrew.
2. Jeremy and I were engaged and had just moved into our house in Queen Creek in June.
3. I was planning a road trip to Wisconsin with Selene, Jeremy, and Josh. I was working full-time at Caretaker in Gilbert, AZ (the same company I'm at now).
3 Years Ago...
1. It was 2005 and I was 24 years old.
2. We had just moved in with Josh in Coolidge, AZ while we were waiting for our house to be built.
3. I was looking forward to when our house was built so I could be a stay at home mom.
1 Year Ago...
1. I was 26 years old and I was back to work at Caretaker in Gilbert, AZ.
2. Little did I know we were going to be finding a house and moving into it in a month in Florence, AZ.
3. I was looking forward to my 2nd Women's Retreat with the ladies from my church in Prescott.
Yesterday I...
1. Spent time with Andrew at the YMCA.
2. Cleaned the downstairs of my house.
3. Had dinner with Kimball, Talmage, Josh, Mindy, Manny, April, Kyle, and Victoria. We sure did miss having Kimball around for the last 2 years!
Today I...
1. Worked my butt off at work. I sent out late notices to homeowners and paid bills for my communities.
2. Will be heading over to the church to help keep some wild kids in order for Kids Zone.
3. Am looking forward to my day off tomorrow.
Tomorrow I Will...
1. Take Andrew to swim lessons and hang out at the YMCA again.
2. Watch a movie at home.
3. Go grocery shopping.
In the Upcoming Year...
1. I will continue to learn and grow daily in Jesus.
2. I hope to become a stay at home mom again.
3. I will continue to pray for more children that I can be a stay at home mom to. =)
That was fun! Thanks It's the little things
1. I was 7 years old.
2. I lived in Chandler, AZ and was probably swimming all day long in our kidney bean shaped pool.
3. I was looking forward to going into 2nd grade.
10 Years Ago...
1. I was 17 years old.
2. I lived in Gilbert, AZ and wasn't into swimming much at this age, but I may have been laying out by our pool to get a tan. Also, I may have been driving around in my car ('89 Chevy Corsica) with Selene, Nicole, Mackenzie, or Camille, or out and about with my boyfriend, Marcos.
3. I was looking forward to going into my Senior year at Gilbert High. I was excited to only have to be at school for the first four classes. I also worked at Century 21 Gold Real Estate in Mesa, AZ.
5 Years Ago...
1. I was 22 years old. I was 3 1/2 months pregnant with Andrew.
2. Jeremy and I were engaged and had just moved into our house in Queen Creek in June.
3. I was planning a road trip to Wisconsin with Selene, Jeremy, and Josh. I was working full-time at Caretaker in Gilbert, AZ (the same company I'm at now).
3 Years Ago...
1. It was 2005 and I was 24 years old.
2. We had just moved in with Josh in Coolidge, AZ while we were waiting for our house to be built.
3. I was looking forward to when our house was built so I could be a stay at home mom.
1 Year Ago...
1. I was 26 years old and I was back to work at Caretaker in Gilbert, AZ.
2. Little did I know we were going to be finding a house and moving into it in a month in Florence, AZ.
3. I was looking forward to my 2nd Women's Retreat with the ladies from my church in Prescott.
Yesterday I...
1. Spent time with Andrew at the YMCA.
2. Cleaned the downstairs of my house.
3. Had dinner with Kimball, Talmage, Josh, Mindy, Manny, April, Kyle, and Victoria. We sure did miss having Kimball around for the last 2 years!
Today I...
1. Worked my butt off at work. I sent out late notices to homeowners and paid bills for my communities.
2. Will be heading over to the church to help keep some wild kids in order for Kids Zone.
3. Am looking forward to my day off tomorrow.
Tomorrow I Will...
1. Take Andrew to swim lessons and hang out at the YMCA again.
2. Watch a movie at home.
3. Go grocery shopping.
In the Upcoming Year...
1. I will continue to learn and grow daily in Jesus.
2. I hope to become a stay at home mom again.
3. I will continue to pray for more children that I can be a stay at home mom to. =)
That was fun! Thanks It's the little things
Monday, July 14, 2008
I'm bored and when I'm bored, I eat!
I have finished all my work with a couple hours to spare. I guess not all of my work; I am waiting on a few items via email and return phone calls before I can do the rest of what I need to do... Anyway, I have nothing else to do but eat and/or update this blog. Thanks to Selene's yummy rice krispie treats I have a nice sugary treat and luckily my fingers are always up to typing a bunch of nonsense on my blog site.
Let's see... What's new? Hmmm... Same ol' same ol'. I shall give you an update on what I did this past weekend.
Friday night I met with Cherish and Jill to discuss chapters 6 and 7 of the Battlefield of the Mind book. We had a nice time and great discussions, of course! Like I said, same ol' same ol'. Item on my "to research" list: what's the difference between being filled with the Holy Spirit and being baptised in the Holy Spirit. Pastor Bill may be disappointed in me as he did a sermon series on this and it has already escaped my mind. PB - if you read this, please comment with the answer and don't be mad!!! =)
Saturday I fried away some brain cells. Haha! Not in the way you may think - I layed on an air mattress in a swimming pool for about 3 hours in Laveen with my buddy, Selene. We literally laid there and relaxed. We tried hard to not have any conversations that involved much thinking. We were both in the mood to just veg. We went back to her place and watched Tristan and Isolde which I liked. It was a similar story to Romeo and Juliet, but a little sadder. There was no death, but I was sad for Lord Marke (he was in love with Isolde, but she was in love with Tristan). I had a roller coaster of emotions in that movie, which I normally HATE, but all in all, I enjoyed the movie.
After church yesterday, Jeremy and I ate lunch with a few people and went shopping. Jeremy opted to spend $100 of his money he won for weighing under 190 lbs. for more than 4 weeks on Rock Band for Play Station 2. I haven't seen Jeremy so happy since Andrew was born and he saw he had a son. Hee hee. That's an exaggeration, but he was happy just the same.
We went and hung out at Kristi's for a little bit and then headed home. Jeremy and I were able to play 3 or 4 songs on Rock Band before going to sleep. I discovered that I do quite well on the Base Guitar. I did a song on the hard level. I didn't get a great percentage, but I didn't get booed off stage. That is how I define "quite well." This is on a song I've never "performed" before----thank you very much.
Tonight, I will pick up Andrew and head home for more Rock Band! What a loser, huh?! I know, I know! Josh has a Battle of the Rock Bands coming up, I hear, so I must prepare! =) Now if only I can join a band...
Let's see... What's new? Hmmm... Same ol' same ol'. I shall give you an update on what I did this past weekend.
Friday night I met with Cherish and Jill to discuss chapters 6 and 7 of the Battlefield of the Mind book. We had a nice time and great discussions, of course! Like I said, same ol' same ol'. Item on my "to research" list: what's the difference between being filled with the Holy Spirit and being baptised in the Holy Spirit. Pastor Bill may be disappointed in me as he did a sermon series on this and it has already escaped my mind. PB - if you read this, please comment with the answer and don't be mad!!! =)
Saturday I fried away some brain cells. Haha! Not in the way you may think - I layed on an air mattress in a swimming pool for about 3 hours in Laveen with my buddy, Selene. We literally laid there and relaxed. We tried hard to not have any conversations that involved much thinking. We were both in the mood to just veg. We went back to her place and watched Tristan and Isolde which I liked. It was a similar story to Romeo and Juliet, but a little sadder. There was no death, but I was sad for Lord Marke (he was in love with Isolde, but she was in love with Tristan). I had a roller coaster of emotions in that movie, which I normally HATE, but all in all, I enjoyed the movie.
After church yesterday, Jeremy and I ate lunch with a few people and went shopping. Jeremy opted to spend $100 of his money he won for weighing under 190 lbs. for more than 4 weeks on Rock Band for Play Station 2. I haven't seen Jeremy so happy since Andrew was born and he saw he had a son. Hee hee. That's an exaggeration, but he was happy just the same.
We went and hung out at Kristi's for a little bit and then headed home. Jeremy and I were able to play 3 or 4 songs on Rock Band before going to sleep. I discovered that I do quite well on the Base Guitar. I did a song on the hard level. I didn't get a great percentage, but I didn't get booed off stage. That is how I define "quite well." This is on a song I've never "performed" before----thank you very much.
Tonight, I will pick up Andrew and head home for more Rock Band! What a loser, huh?! I know, I know! Josh has a Battle of the Rock Bands coming up, I hear, so I must prepare! =) Now if only I can join a band...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Pictures!!!
1. Here are some scrapbooking pictures from a few weeks ago when Melissa, Amy, and I scrapbooked. Jade and Andrew played Wii almost the whole time. Fun was had by all!
Melissa
Amy
2. Monday, June 30th we went to the D-backs vs. Brewers game. Jeremy got free tickets from a couple at church and they ended up not being able to make it so they gave us their tickets and we invited Adam and Christina. The seats were really good! We were on the lower level and about 5 rows back from the field between 3rd Base and Left Field. The D-backs won, we had a great time hanging out with Adam and Christina, and we were almost killed by a foul ball flying at us at top speed. Instead, the ball smacked into a chair in the row below us. We could hear the whiz of it as it came in though.
Eric Byrnes
Christina and Adam
3. As if one D-backs game wasn't fun enough for the week, we went to another game on Friday (the 4th of July). Again, we got free tickets from another couple from church. This time we were able to bring Andrew with us. We were really excited because they were going to be doing fireworks after the game. Again, our seat were pretty good. We were up on the top level, but had a great view of the field and of the fireworks afterward.
Matching D-backs hats that Andrew got for free at a game he went to with Grandma Gail.
I bought a D-backs shirt at Walmart and some red letters to put on the back. It says 'Drew.' Is it for Stephen Drew (Short Stop for the D-backs) or is it short for Andrew?
Fireworks were being lit off of the top of the parking garage.
Phil Wickham did a great job opening for MercyMe.
Bart - the lead singer of MercyMe, can really belt out the songs!
Melissa
Amy
Jade and Andrew
2. Monday, June 30th we went to the D-backs vs. Brewers game. Jeremy got free tickets from a couple at church and they ended up not being able to make it so they gave us their tickets and we invited Adam and Christina. The seats were really good! We were on the lower level and about 5 rows back from the field between 3rd Base and Left Field. The D-backs won, we had a great time hanging out with Adam and Christina, and we were almost killed by a foul ball flying at us at top speed. Instead, the ball smacked into a chair in the row below us. We could hear the whiz of it as it came in though.
Eric Byrnes
Christina and Adam
3. As if one D-backs game wasn't fun enough for the week, we went to another game on Friday (the 4th of July). Again, we got free tickets from another couple from church. This time we were able to bring Andrew with us. We were really excited because they were going to be doing fireworks after the game. Again, our seat were pretty good. We were up on the top level, but had a great view of the field and of the fireworks afterward.
Matching D-backs hats that Andrew got for free at a game he went to with Grandma Gail.
I bought a D-backs shirt at Walmart and some red letters to put on the back. It says 'Drew.' Is it for Stephen Drew (Short Stop for the D-backs) or is it short for Andrew?
Our church group that went (Sherri, Pat, George, Leanae, Regina, Jill, and Pete)
That's his real fireworks face that I was able to capture on camera. He's so amazed!
Fireworks were being lit off of the top of the parking garage. 4. Saturday we went to Jade's 5th birthday party. There was a water slide out back that the kids LOVED. Andrew got in trouble a time or two for mauling over some little ones playing in the pool underneath the slide. He seemed to think the babies should just know to move when he is barreling down the slide toward them.
Andrew would jump at the top of the slide and land midway down it just to jolt outward into the wall of the pool. I was waiting for him to miss the wall of the pool and jolt out into the grass but it never happened.
5. On Sunday afternoon, we went swimming at my parent's house. It was a nice, relaxing time and Andrew was able to show off his swimming skills. In this picture he is swimming with some pool dumbells. He was having a hard time not using his arms to help him swim when they keeping teaching him to reach his arms and pull water in his swim lessons. It was confusing to the poor boy!
Phil Wickham did a great job opening for MercyMe.
Bart - the lead singer of MercyMe, can really belt out the songs!
MercyMe
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