Recognition

I am so happy for my brother!

Our Frigidaire distributor, Century Supply, awarded Allen with 2 Dealer awards at a banquet in Houston Texas last night. One wall plaque for Top Sales in our region, and a glass award for Dealer of the Year!

My brother pushes Frigidaire systems, because of their value. Its a mid priced product, but performs comparable to the high end systems such as Lennox and Trane. To boot, their warranties are like no other. 8 years parts warranty! and *IF* a major component fails with in a year, the whole unit is replaced, free of charge! They even send us, the dealer, a check for $250 to cover our replacement costs.

So anyway... its a great honor for us here at Reliable Air.

My brother was very hesitant to take the workday off to attend, but was very glad he went. He had no idea he would be recognized at the banquet. What a blessing. <3

The Ring

Dh has never worn jewelry, so he isn't used to keeping up with it. Doesn't surprise me, since he isn't good at keeping up with anything. He is very careless at times. (grrrr!) Which irritates me because I am just the opposite. I overthink and obsess with things like that.

Anyway.......

He wears his ring to work, but has to take it off while he welds or paints. Well, Saturday night, after he got home, he couldnt find his wedding band. He said he put in in his pocket while he painted a fence. He said it might have fallen out when he was checking the time on his cell phone. (Um, dont put your cell phone in the same pocket genius! )

I was UPSET. Almost crying upset. Wanting to get up and beat his head upset. Not even married THREE weeks and he loses his band. THE token of our covenant! The ring I slipped on his finger with so much love and commitment...... I was ready to go postal.

I took a deep breath and let it go. (prayed) We were expecting company any minute and I didnt want to cause a scene or ruin the mood.

After Belinda and James left, dh started looking for it--thinking it may have fallen out of his jeans pocket when he got undressed. No luck. The more he looked, the more angry I got. He didnt find it. I was upset on the inside, but was TRYING to keep my cool. Dh went right to sleep, which made me even more angry. I asked God to help me with my anger, and to help me find some peace so I could get to bed. He did.

So I wake up the next morning, try to go on as if this isnt bothering me. Wasn't working. I could not let it go. As much as I tried to tell myself "Its just a ring", that just wasnt cutting it. I spend most of the day trying to forget about it.

Dh stayed home with the kids while I went to evening worship. I almost didnt go because I was still so upset. So glad I went. It was a great service. My anger and resentment were gone. I prayed that we would find it, and if we didnt. Amen.

I walked into the house, and dh was doing laundry. A load of his jeans. I didnt think anything of it. Dh walks up to me and raises his hand, and says "Look what I found." The ring! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

What a perfect way to end my day. I should have had faith from the get go. I should have handled it like Dh did. He has such patience, grace, and MOST of all.. Faith.




*UPDATE*
He hasnt taken his ring off since this incident! Smart boy! ;)

Romantic Date

Friday night DH and I went on a date.
We had this planned for a couple days already, but I like to be cheesy and call and ask him out. I called him at lunchtime and said... "Would you like to go out with me tonight?" His reply. "I'd love to." Awwwww. .. my heart melted.

My mom kept JP and Mallory went to Aunt Jodi's to have a sleepover with Hannah.

Dh and I got dressed up and went out to Montana Mike's Steak House. It was nice to eat a good meal in peace! Good conversation. We re-connected after one very busy week. I had a ribeye, and Dh had a Chicken fried steak.

We were stuffed when we left there, so the movie theater was out of the question! We took a cruise around the town square. Our usual stop after eating out on the weekends is Hasting's. I wanted to do something different. So Dh asks me what I wanted to do. It was already 9:00 PM, so our choices were limited. Reluctantly, I suggested The Garden Center... as in Wal-Mart Garden Center. LOL!!! Romantic huh?

So we head over to the Garden Center. I was looking for a bird stuff. Bird food/seed, bird houses, bird bath. Speaking of... the birds haven't taken to my feeder. Not sure what I am doing wrong??? I tried a new type of seed. Maybe that will help. Wasn't too impressed with their selection of bird baths, or feeders for that matter.

Anyway... we decided to plant a small garden with the kids. Dh wants to do strawberries. I was thinking more along the lines of tomatoes, or cucumbers. We'll see. We need to read up on it a little more before we start. I want the kids to be involved from start to finish. Sounds like fun, right!

Certainly, most would not consider our date as "romantic", but I do. MAKING time for each other, talking over a nice dinner, holding hands as we walk, nurturing our kids. Little things, that make a big difference. My idea of romance isn't all roses and candlelight. ;)

Birdwatcher update

LOL! how cheesy is that.. Birdwatching.

Anyway........

We put out the bird feeder yesterday evening.
I didnt see any birds on it this am. I hope they take to it.
I filled a small plastic Dollar General feeder with black sunflower mix.
If birds start eating from it, then I will invest in a nice bigger one from Lowe's. THis is just a trial run.

We are going shopping for a bird bath this weekend. *soft cheesy claps*

Crush

When JP got off the bus today, he had a huge grin on his face. I knew something was up.

The first thing he tells me is... "Can I call Carolina?" Her phone number is XXX-XXXX.

Part of me was proud thats wants to call her, but part of me was scratching my head.

4 year olds, using the telephone? I think not! Sorry hun!

Revival

Our church is having a revival this week.
Yesterday was the first day of the series.
Sunday through Thursday.
It was powerful!

Pastor Carnagie is full of energy, and tells the best stories.
The title of the sermon was "eyes wide shut".
Open your eyes, dont live your life in denial. Deal with your issues!
Overcome them. Thats what I walked away with last night.

Mallory

Cute words my daughter says.
Age: 3

Pupcakes
Bunky Bed
Mella melon (watermelon)
Make me up (wake me up)
Somebody was talking louder and was making me up!

I love this age! So sweet and innocent at times, then such a drama queen at others. My daughter is wonderful. I love her with all my heart. She is beautiful. I could stare at her forever. <3

New name

I forget that my name has changed!

I find myself still writing my maiden name.

It will take a while, I have been E______ for 33 years now.

Spring!

Birdnest pictures!

Oh I cant wait until spring.
I am ready to plant some pretty flowers.

I have a couple of birds nests on my property. One in a small tree in my front yard and one on the beam on my carport.

I think the little birdies that live in my carport are back. I found a broken little egg on the ground directly under the nest. :(

We made a bird house. I want to hang it out for our little guests. It still needs to be painted though. I also want to buy a bird bath and bird feeder, so my kids and I can be bird watchers.

Fresh Start

Fresh start... it feels nice.

I feel huge weights lifted off my shoulders. I feel the need to make my life as simple as possible.




time to prune the dead branches off of my life, to make room for God's will.