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Michelle

Hello Again!

Wow this summer has just flew by.  Our kids have been back in school for about 2 weeks now so we are getting into a new routine, slowly.  I have so many things swimming around in my head right now, I just need to get it organized and put it into sensible blog reading style. 
My oldest started her senior year this year, it's gone by so fast.  We are scheduling college visits and filling out applications, plus regular senior things that she needs (and it's getting pretty expensive), I just want this to be a year she will remember forever.  She definitely has mixed feeling about being a senior, but I told her that it was all natural and she would be fine. 
The oldest boy started he's sophomore year in high school and he's doing better than last year, which we are grateful for because he had a rough time last year.
The youngest girl started 6th grade this year, I just can't believe she is in 6th grade it seems just like yesterday when we were dropping her off at Kindergarten for the first time.
The youngest boy is in 3rd grade this year and let me tell ya he is the one that is going to give a run for our sanity before he is done with school, he's definitely the craziest out of all the kids.  The good thing is that his teacher this year is his Aunt (my husbands sister) so she will help us keep him in check. 
The weather has been nice for a few days now and it is only going to get better by the end of the week, I am so ready for fall this year.  I have already started thinking about birthday's coming up within the next month (all 4 kids have birthdays between Aug. 27 - Sept. 27) then it will be time to start thinking about Christmas actually I have already started thinking about Christmas and I am determined to not wait until the last minute this year as in years past.  We have a few very busy months ahead of us then it will be 2011, it just seems the older you get the faster time passes by.  There you have it your a little more caught up now, I know the suspense between the posts was killing you, hahaha!  Have a great day and God Bless ya!!!!

Friday Five Favorites

For more FFF Fun check out Susanne's blog, thanks girl!
http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/

Well so far this has been the best week all summer, I can't believe our children's school starts in less than 4 weeks, I better get busy if I want to have all the fun I can this summer with the kiddos.  Here are some things I have enjoyed this past week:

Saturday night my husband treated me to a date (which hardly ever happens) we didn't have any kids, the two youngest stayed with Grandma, the two oldest had dates of their own, so it was just me and hubby, we bowled 3 games then went out to eat and had a great time together just the two of us it was great.

Tuesday we went to an amusement park all day all 6 of us it started out cooler and rainy but by the time we got there it was clearing up, the rain stopped, there wasn't much of a crowd so getting on the rides was easy, we had ice cream, then on the way home he treated us to dinner out again, I don't think we have gone out to eat twice in one week before (it costs too much for 6 people) another great time.

My oldest got her Senior Picture proofs back, and oh my gosh they are beautiful, I can't believe she will be a senior when school starts, now the hard part comes of picking out which ones we can afford (we want all of them but whew they are expensive)

Our garden has almost come to it's peak so we have lots of fresh veggies, so I have enjoyed trying new recipes this week.

And last but definitely not least we purchased a Rainbow home cleaning system, they have a great reputation, other relatives of ours have had theirs for 15-20 years, so it should be worth the money, it not only vacuums carpets, but sweeps floors, dusts, and freshens your home air, like nothing I've ever used, I also ordered a load of cleaning supplies this week so watch out house when it comes in, I will be a cleaning fool.

Well there are many more favorites from this week, so choosing was hard.  Thanks Susanne!  Have a blessed weekend everyone.

Michelle Thompson

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Michelle

What a day!

Have you ever had one of those days, you know what I'm talking about, don't ya!  Yesterday was just that for me, I wake up in a crabby impatient mood, got my coffee, read my daily devotions (in vain by the way), got the 1st kid up and I didn't even want to mess with him (are you still with me?), got him off found out that the stray dog they brought home got in the house sometime/somehow in the middle of the night and found her this morning under my bed, bad mood made ever worse by the fact that she could be loaded with fleas or ticks or whatever and I certainly didn't want her in this house let alone under MY bed, ok move on I get to work and still in my crabby mood, the fax machine was beeping and it took me like forever to figure out what the heck was wrong with it, getting a headache by this time, got a few emails that made me smile so I thought hey this day is looking up, right? Wrong, it seems like everything was going wrong today, had to make brownies and beans to take to a banquet for one of the kids tonight, they turned out ok but still I wasn't in the mood, got home and had to get homework done right away because we would be leaving in an hour and we wouldn't have time once we got home, let's just say he didn't want to do  homework anymore than I felt like messing with it either so another tantrum (by him and me), so the banquet went ok, got home it was hot and I was tired and totally embarrassed by how I had acted ALL DAY LONG, did I mention that it was my birthday,hmmmmm, nice huh?  And then somehow my camera deleted 3hundred and something pictures that I had not yet printed off, totally bummed and ready to cry, by this point I just wanted to go to bed and be left alone, I took a shower got the kids in bed then went to bed and didn't sleep very well.  So all in all it was just one of those days, I knew I was about due one since it had been so long since I had one, but what a miserable way to spend your birthday.  I woke up this morning and thought, man am I glad that day is done with.  Such a sad way to waste a God given day, but I did and now I need to ask for forgiveness and start all over again.  I am so thankful we have a God of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on chances.   But the good out of the day was that my mother and sister drove 45 minutes to bring me lunch, flowers and a card and ate with me, it was a nice break in the mood, but it didn't dissipate it totally.  I still feel horrible about the way I acted yesterday, I know God and family has forgiven me, but I am really bad about forgiving myself.
So just another reminder that we control our moods and this saying is true sometime "if momma ain't happy, no one is happy".  But when I look back on yesterday I think maybe my attitude has been going south fast and I just needed a "gentle" push from God to snap back into reality. I do believe He allows those kinds of days as a way of pruning us to grow how He wants us to.   That God of ours is one smart cookie, He is good all the time and all the time He is good.  Thanks for letting me vent here and you can carry on with your day now, just try not be too grumpy today.  God Bless!!!!

P.S. today is much much better, it's all in your attitude, you can control great things with that.

Michelle

FFF

Well I think I did better this week with pictures.  I have even kept notes so I wouldn't forget anything for this week.  For more FFF fun head on over to Susanne at Living To Tell The Story  http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/2010/04/fridays-fave-five-85.html  here's my list for this week
My beautiful daughter going to Junior Prom this past Saturday, see post below for a picture, she is so pretty, and this momma is so very proud (I don't think I am being biased, do you? ha)

our cat had her kittens aren't they cute, anyone want one?

I signed up for this

yep, the weight watchers 5k walk it challenge I started training this week, wish me luck, I'm really doing this for exercise for myself but I still get a little 5k charm.

This is the Easter set my mother in law bought me, I have had it for a while but I was looking at it and I thought yeah, I love this it would make a perfect FFF

And finally since I have been on Weight Watchers since September, I don't get treats very often but I did make these dark chocolate brownies and they were so delicious and yes I ate about 5 of them

There you have it know what about you, what are your favorites from this past week?

Michelle

A sweet memory and prom pictures

I just can't believe my daughter has gone to prom.  It's amazing as she was getting into the car to go I had a vivid memory of putting her in her car seat once when she was about 2 years old in a little cute red strawberry outfit, oh how time flies, I wish she were still 2 sometimes, but God has wonderful plans for her I know. 

Here is my beautiful girl before prom

Here is another picture of her and I before prom