SAM

Sam...the middle years
She loves the puppies who live behind us...and goes over everyday to help take care of them...She dances at church...plays piano ( when we make her....wait wait wait)
enjoys sports & cheerleading....NSYNC is a big deal....somthing we will tease her endlessly about later....SHe is a great kid and fun to be around...!!!!
Still is!!!!! Bob says I never laugh so much as when she's around.
She is my friend. I love her so!

Sarah Amanda Maus

June 5th 1986 God granted me my hearts desire....
a daughter
I felt like the happiest mom in the world...labor had been difficult and an emergency trip to the operating room proved unnecessary...but then they took Sarah and put her in ICU for respiratory problems... she was all hooked up to tubes & oxygen....very scary start...
They sent us home the next day! All Better!
The boys welcomed her with open arms....
Nathan Said "she is beautiful!" Joel said."oh! her touched me!"
Well she has touched all of us ever since....
I was expecting a dark hair baby girl, Bob & I both having brown hair & eyes ect....
What a surprise to have this blond, pink, blue-eyed beauty! I recall Bob called the worship team (having practice) and when the word came it was a girl there was a sound of worship & praise coming back over the phone!
She has had a heart for music & dance ever since!

originality

"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment." - that said....

I have stolen these from Josh Billings the author & humorist.......

Flattery is like cologne water,
to be smelt of, not swallowed.

It's not ignorance does so much damage;
it's knowin' so derned much that ain't so.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone
is to beat him at politeness.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Don't have any more secrets than you can keep yourself.

Life consists not in holding good cards
but in playing those you hold well.

Keri....Sunshine Girl

My neice Keri is a special girl...
I remember her birth...just 2 months after Nate
and how she was so different than him lol
Light to carry for one thing...
and she'd bring you her diaper when she wanted to be changed..
and lay down and not move!!!
She was kinda quiet as a child...well at least we thought so,
kinda hard to get a word in edgewise when you're up against
LORI & NATE, JENI & SARAH!
She always had a beautiful smile...
the kind that lights up a room
She still does- and she shares it with everyone!
I love seeing her as a mom...she's a very good Mom too!
She went far away for college...hence the lack of pictures here...
The first time she was driving Joel home from Tulsa for a holiday...
i called her to say be sure and drive careful...she replied that she would, and that they planned to tow Joel behind the car on a skateboard!
One time she was coming home at Christmas but would not be here for Christmas Eve so we had our family party early and called it
"Keri Missus" (Merry Christmas)
There is a rumor that she is Grandma's favorite....
Of course that is hotly debated amongst the cuzins....
One thing is for sure this gal is full of surprises!!!!
WE LOVE YOU SUNSHINE!!!!

what's holding you back?

God Speaks
He directs
He tells you just what to do.
Then we....don't do it.
why?
"I know what I need to do is...."
Do you hear the call?
Do it even though you are afraid....
Do you recognize the gifting?
Step Up
Step Out
Step into it.
One small step of Faith...
GO
don't wait
DO IT!!!
Time is up.

even a bowl of cherrries has a few pits

man I can't figure out some of these things....where'd my title go?
oh well....
It was beautiful day....
started with prayer at church...
quick consult with RZ - then breakfast with LZ
then home
I changed the furniture around...ahhhh that feels so good!!!
My Mom moved furniture in all the rooms seasonally...
and so I do it too! It doesn't feel like spring until I do!
I don't think bob's Mom has ever changed her furniture in the 30+
years that i have known her....what's that like????
Talked to Bob's Mom twice and my Mom once- such a sweetie
watered all the plants I planted yesterday (O my achin back)
I sat in the sun and read (and finished), "Women of Destiny" by Cindy Jacobs
-An Awesome book.
Watched some news...and played on Blogger
oh yeah I cooked a little....very little.
This is a long night... both Bob & Sarah work late late late.
so...as Dean Martin used to say...
"well, I think I gonna go to the couch" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

day found

Ok, I am always saying there are not enough days in the week for me....
well for some reason I thought yesterdy was Tuesday...
so today feels like wednesday....
but in reality it is Tuesday...
so I find that, indeed, I do have an extra day this week.
Now what do I do with it?

Oh I had plans. but they got cancelled, as often happens these days.
I need to plant my my gardens...but first I need dirt.
I dread going without Bob for that stuff.
I should do dishes since no one else does that around here (except April ;0)
Beds need to be set & phone calls made.
So this is it- there is no end to what I should or could do with this day...

What say you?