These are pics of my kitchen :) Nice & clean for company :) It's SO not like this all the time, but it was today!! LOL :) Oh, and that's Princess swiffering in her high heels!! LOL :) She had her "gass sippers" on, and decided she needed to "sweep" the kitchen!! LOL :) She's so much fun!! :) And, man, I'm having a great time with this camera!! LOL :)

Small group went VERY well!! Like I said, BadBack & Military (both ladies!! I'll have to try & think about their names some more...:) ) were here, and I've gotten to know them some, so it was very relaxed, and very comfortable for us hosting our very 1st ever small group!! :) We had a hard time with our DVD player...the DVD we've got is actually a copy, not the master, and our DVD player is so old, I think it had a hard time reading the copy DVD (if that makes any sense)...well, we got another copy, and that one didn't work, either, so, the last time I put the DVD in, it didn't skip or freeze up!! :) PTL!! You can believe I was praying over that DVD player, that the Lord's message would be heard tonight, and it was!! He is so GOOD!! :) I don't care how techno junkie you are, you can't convince me that it wasn't the Lord who made that thing work!! :) Just to be on the safe side, though, I think we're gonna order our own copy, and I think it comes with his book, too, so I'll get to read it!! :) Family Christian didn't have it (::wahh wahh::) I'm sure I could order it through them, but if I can order it online, what's the difference? I can probably get it cheaper, too!! LOL :)

Well, I'd better go...I didn't post a before pic of the kitchen...

Have a great Monday!! :)

I LOVE this picture!! :) I just messed with a few of the photo effects that came with the Kodak software stuff, and this was one of them :) I cropped it a little, and used the "spotlight" effect :) Isn't it sweet? It's also cute in black & white :) I'll post that another time :)

I'm just so impressed with this new camera, and I finally know how to upload them from our camera to the computer, so I might start taking the "stupid pic of the day", too!! LOL :) I like HBM's & Josy's :)

Well, that's all I wanted, I really don't have a lot of time right now, we're having our first small group tonight :) It's REALLY small :) Just 2 other ladies besides King & me (and Princess, too :) ) Anyways, I think I'll like it like that my first time doing this, because I know these two gals pretty good anyways, and there won't be "pressure" from them, you know? I'm really looking forward to it :) I'll let you all know about it, I'm sure!! LOL :) After these 4 sessions are up, we're going to start over in February, hopefully with a different group, we'll see :)

Okay, I'd better go :) Talk to ya later :)

Okay, so I'm saving my Valentine's stuff for another few weeks...

Who knew I could be such a computer geek?!?! LOL :) This background stuff is VERY addicting...especially since I've found all these websites with graphics like how I decorate (or want to)...Anyways, did you notice that the "chunks" are gone out of the Right corners?!?! LOL :) I couldn't tell you how I fixed 'em, but I'm glad I did!! LOL :)

Let's see, it's been a couple days since I've posted, let's see what's happened...

Not a whole lot!! LOL :) We're getting ready for our first small group gathering here tomorrow night...I think we're gonna "advertise" (announce it) tomorrow morning again, and whoever comes, comes!! LOL :) I'm excited, because it's the first time we've had anyone over (other than my parents & Daisy & BB), and we've never had church people over before (that sounds weird, but you know what I mean :) ) I've got the kitchen done!! :) Things that I've just procrastinated doing (like, REALLY cleaning off the top of the microwave!! That's a hot spot here...), and it looks REALLY good :) It would look even better with a new stove!! LOL :) Oh, well, that'll come in the next couple of weeks (hopefully!!)...Keep that in your prayers, would you? Not having a stove is really cramping my cooking style!! LOL :) Oh, well, crockpot cooking is easy, but most of the crockpot recipes I have are heavy, ya know? Last night we had a beef roast with potatoes & carrots (and I dumped a can of 98%ff cream of mushroom soup on it...WOW, does that add some flavor!!), today's Mexican chicken stuff (my own recipe...as easy as opening a jar of salsa, and a can of cream of chicken soup!! Think Max & Erma's tortilla soup...it's AWESOME :) Not exactly the same, but if you're craving it, that's a good substitute for home :) )

blah, blah, blah, tell me to stop talking about my crockpot!! LOL

Today we're taking down the tree!! :) I'm ready for it to come down, I think...I usually like to hold out for as long as possible, but I'm just ready to have it down this year...I think because the living room is still "new" for me, and I'd like to decorate some more :) Again, I'm a dork!! LOL :)

I also need to get to the church sometime today to take those trees down...I think it's time, and I don't want to wait much longer to do it...I don't think it'll take very long (I'm a quick undecorator, it takes me longer to put it all up than to take it all down...) Anyways, I'd like to get that done...and do you think I've got anything done with the bulletin board?!?! NO!! Princess's schedule's all messed up (and mine, too), and I've been oversleeping every day this week!! I WILL GET IT DONE THIS WEEK!! :) Quick trip to the teacher store, and then to the church...I think I'll tackle that on Tuesday!! :)

I'd better go...I need to get back to work!! LOL :) We've got to, once & for all, put the stuff under the tree away (I keep my "winter" stuffed animals under there, so it looks like more than it is...I did a lot of that this week...) Anyways, like I said, it shouldn't take too long to take it down...it's the dread of the job that's worse than anything...

Okay, I hope you all are having a great weekend!! :) Talk to ya later!! :)

A New Look for Valentine's :)

So, I've changed my look again, haven't I? :) I'm getting ready for Valentine's Day :) It's just around the corner, and it's one I really enjoy :) Plus, I found this cute free webset stuff at Sheryl's Graphics...Too cute not to use for a while :) I'm sure I'll be ready to change again when Valentine's is over :) That's the fun part for me :)

I'm trying to get Princess back on her regular schedule, and it's SO hard!! She didn't wake up until late today, and that threw everything off for the rest of the day...I tried to use her "old" schedule as a guide, but that meant we fought for 3 hrs over a nappy nap...she finally went down around 4p.m. (she usually goes down around 1!!) So, fun fun!! LOL :) She was so stinkin' cute, though. I brought her in here to my room and we laid down on the bed for a while...she kept whispering something like "Quiet, Mommy, Shhhhh." She is just adorable...then a little while ago, she asked to watch Charlie Brown, and after I said yes, her face lit up and she said, "I so e'cited!!" That's the first time I've ever heard her say that!! LOL :)

King had an Elder's Mtg. tonight, and Princess & I hung out...she LOVES the dress-up shoes she got for Christmas!! That was the best $3 I spent on Christmas presents, I think!! LOL :) She likes to clip-clop around...and she calls them "glass sippers"!! : ) SO CUTE!! :)

King took the day off tomorrow, and I think he's taking the van in to the dealer to get the door fixed (the passenger side sliding door has never worked since we got it, and we had to wait on a part to get in to get it fixed...at least it wasn't Princess's side!! LOL), and then we're going grocery shopping. I saw on Bookncoffee's blog (I don't remember which one) a recipe for crockpot macncheese (not the person!! LOL). I'm relying a lot on my crockpots until we get a stove (hopefully not too far in the future!! LOL)

I REALLY need to go to the teacher store and pick out some bulletin board supplies...blah, blah, blah, I know I've been talking about that for a couple of months now, and just haven't made it over there...Wasn't that high on the priority list, but now it's up there...

I'd better go...I hope you are all doing well, and having a great start to the New Year!! :)

Ugh, I'm feeling so lazy!! LOL If you've read Missy's journal, then you know that King's at their house, but you probably didn't know I'm at my parent's house...actually, I think King just pulled in the driveway :) I still have no idea (nor do I really care) who won the Fiesta Bowl (Dad's been watching it the whole time, and I just had to ask...Ohio State won...I still don't really care!! LOL)

Not much going on today....Daisy & BB came over last night, and we stayed up late again!! LOL We played Upwords, and then Phase 10...which I ACTUALLY won!! LOL :) It didn't look good in the beginning, but I came in strong at the end!! LOL :) This is only funny because I had a death grip on last at Missy's house NYE :)!! LOL :)

We just kinda hung out today...the Rose Parade was on, and we kinda watched that, but not too closely...then King went to Missy's, and Princess and I came over here :)

It's been a good day :) I think that I want to work on the church bulletin board this week (no, I still didn't quite get those even started during Christmas!! What was I thinkin?!?!) Anyways, the trees at church should probably come down this week, too...Lots to do, lots to do...

Princess has been so stinkin' cute!! :) She's saying more & more, and in longer sentences...SO funny :)

I'd better go...It's about time to get ready to go so Dad can get to bed...it's back to work for him & King tomorrow...and it'll come pretty early for the both of them...

Happy New Year!! :)

Only 15 days until WOO HOO!! :)