Date Night

I had a date night tonight with the cutest little boy!

His sister had pre-enrollment for kindergarten so,

he got a date night with his Auntie Margo.

 His meal of choice was Mickey D's - not my choice, but tonight after all was all about him.  

 He did not want me to take his picture at all tonight - so I got pictures like these where I cut part of him out or like below where you can't see him because he was darting out of the picture.  

He played with his hot wheels for a long time - he was playing demolition derby.

We spent part of our time watching demolition derbies on youtube because as he puts it "I love derbies!"

He is so funny - several times he said to me "I am mad at you!"  So, then I would ask him why and he would say "I not mad at you" with a puzzled look on his face like, "why are you asking me this?"  

I also had a tooting problem so, I started calling him "tooty fruity" and he didn't like that so much.

He did however, love the chocolate that he stumbled upon.

What a fun evening!

10 things - one day late

So, yesterday was the 10th day of the month and usually I give you a list of 10 things, but I got home late and my internet was being obnoxious so, it didn't happen!  Forgive me for being a day late?  thanks!

I think I will just give you 10 things that have been on my mind lately.

I can't believe Korrine (my niece) is going to kindergarten pre-enrollment tomorrow night!  Where did the last 5 years go?

I am excited to spend an evening with just my nephew tomorrow night - I don't think that I have done that since the first week of his life - that was a couple years ago!

I am so thankful for my parents!  They have always been there for my sisters and I and they help out anytime they can - I am so blessed!!

I continue to pray and search for for where God is leading me.

I am frustrated by people's assumptions about how they think I feel or would feel about situations.

I wish the weather would make up its mind - one day it is 90 and the next it is 50.  I am not ready for 90 - I want spring.

I need to start thinking about planting flowers.

I need to spray for ants - they are over taking the cracks in my driveway.

I am not ready to have to mow the lawn.

I need to do more crafting.

Sorry if I bored you - told you it was going to be random!

After an evening with my nephew I will probably have some good stories for you - he cracks me up!

Memories

I had 2 girl’s nights out this weekend!  It was great!  I went to see a play and then went out for dessert with the girls Friday night.  Saturday night we went out for Mediterranean and then came back to my house to watch “You Again.”  Cute movie – definitely a chic flick!

While driving to the restaurant my cousin mentioned she saw a picture of my “baby” on facebook this last week.

This was my “baby!” 

This was the first vehicle I bought on my own!  It made me start thinking about all of the happy memories I had in that truck.

Racing my friend Ryan  & winning! – they told me I wouldn’t – shame on them for underestimating me and my truck!

Having my college guy friends wax it for me anytime I wanted because they loved my truck as much as I did!

Fitting 2 adults and 2 car seats in and going to church because Glenn took all of the keys to the other vehicles to church with him!

Cramming 4 adults in and going to find the perfect Christmas tree while in Denver over Thanksgiving.

Picnics in the back at Marion Lake.

Being able to haul anything I wanted.

Being able to wheel my grandpa out of the nursing home for a closer look and getting his approval that I had picked out a good one.  Grandpa’s approval was important thing for all of us grandkids.  (this memory is bringing tears to my eyes even now as I type this)

Driving down main street in any given town and admiring my awesome truck in the reflection of the store windows – never had done this until my friend Jason suggested it!

It had an old siren horn in it when I bought it.  My cousin Jeni, and I drove through town one “honking” the siren at people and laughing hysterically as they tried to figure out where the siren was coming from!! 

Do you have special memories like this?

Challenged

Have you ever heard a repeated message and you just sort of ignore it or push the thoughts in the back of your mind - maybe because you are not really sure you heard it correctly or if you even heard it at all?  

Me?  GUILTY!

Back when my book club read Crazy Love by Francis Chan the overwhelming message I got from the book was to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk, not to sit and be stagnant, but to go and do and tell others of the Good news!  Not to stay inside my comfort zone, but to go outside of it.  Chan states in his book that God does not call us to be comfortable.  He calls us to get outside of our comfort zones - He calls us to go and do - to treat everyone we encounter as if we are encountering Christ.  

I have heard this message through some other lessons and then in the sermon this morning at church!  I really feel like this is a message that God intends for me to hear!  I am not at all sure exactly what He wants me to do with it, but I am positive He wants me to do something!  This is definitely something to be praying about!  I am both excited and nervous to figure this out!  

God is good - all the time and

All the time - God is good!!!

Book Club

My every other Friday night book club has been reading Beth Moore's So Long Insecurity .


This week we will be discussing chapters 9 and 10.  Some of my friends who have already read the book told me to be ready that the book would dig deep.  It sure did.  I read chapter 9 last night and cried through the who thing!

Chapter 9 is entitled ""A Time and Place to Heal"  Beth wrote a petition of prayer to God asking for restoration of security and dignity.  She asked the reader to go to a quiet place where you could get into a comfortable position before God.  Then she instructed to read the prayer out loud and to change the words to your own if you were lead.  She wanted the prayer to be read as your own and for you to truly mean it!  Throughout the prayer she left blanks for you to fill in on your own.

I don't know if it was the words, the thoughts, being real, reading it out loud, being vulnerable, or being on my knees - bowed in prayer to my God, but whatever it was - it got me.  I cried through the whole thing.  I am working really really hard on letting my insecurities go.  It is hard when you've been hanging on to them as long as I have.  I am a work in progress, but I guess we all are.  The great part is that God knows us - He has been there and He loves us just where we are!

I can't wait to see what the rest of the book has to hold!

Spring

Windows open

Energy

Lovely evenings

Cleaning

Obnoxious allergies

Magnificent colors

Easter

Showers

Picnics

Rainbows

Insects

Nice walks

Gardening

Sunday

I have been crafting today!  I have been working on Amber's hoop art so that I can get it in the mail to her.  I wish I could show you a picture of the finished product, but 1.  it is not quite done and 2.  I don't want her to see it until she gets it in the mail!

I will be sure to post a picture when I know she got it - I will post a picture to facebook first so, if you are my friend on facebook - be watching for the pic!

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I have picked up many habits over the years - some good - some bad.

One of the bad habits I picked up in life is worrying.  I would say that I have my master's in it!  And it is most definitely not by choice!  I can worry about anything - it is really ridiculous!  Right now I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Why you ask?  I have no clue - I almost wonder if it is I will be prepared if something does happen!  So, I have a goal for myself - to stop - to relax - to enjoy life instead of stressing about it!  I bought a new book that I have barely started, but I hope it helps - it is One Thousand Gifts - A Dare to Live Fully Right Where you Are by Ann Voskamp.  So, if you hear me stressing - tell me to stop and to remember how trully blessed I am!

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I am going to go finish Amber's hoop art now!

Hope you have a good weekend!

Margo