My how the time files....

Or: How my time flies...

I keep promising to update more regularly and I really intend to...Really! But the best of intentions and all that...

Anyway Christmas is of course over and New Years too. Both were a lot of fun. Lots of Family and Friends. Lots of Love and Food (I sometimes wonder if my Mom has confused the two or just expresses Love thru Food...). Christmas dinner was a triumph. And if I hadn't been so full I would have gotten off my lazy butt and posted this then...lol...The Kids were all happy with their hauls- individually and over all- I think Popstar put it best. When asked by her Sunday School Teacher (and subsequently any stranger around) what she got for Christmas, the standard answer was said on a sigh,"EVERYTHING!" So good times were had by all. Somewhere on this computer are pictures from the Christmas Pageant at our Church but I don't know where and Mom is not home. You'll have to make due with this until I can find them.

*** I just realized that this pic is over a year old....lol....***

The time is going by now though. So quickly. I'm working again. Have been since October. It's not a bad thing really. The money is good and the job is interesting. But I miss being home with the kids. Much like every other working parent in the world I guess. We are staying with Mom and Dad while we look for a house but I don't think it's going to be around here. Every time I think I can suck it up the God Forsaken JC school system fails again. I am so tired of the fools running the school district. This isn't fair to my kids. They shouldn't have to deal with this kinda crap!!!

On a lighter note Hubby is on his way back from Chicago and is bringing me authentic Chicago style Deep Dish Pizza!!!!! It (and He) should be here around 3am...*sigh*. Thank God I am a willing to eat real food for breakfast kinda girl. I'm gonna have ta share though. I can just feel it...the kids will smell the food from their cozy little beds. They're good like that.

Well that was all the Happy I can think of right now. I hope to be back soon with a more cheerful update. I just don't have it in me right now.

God be with us all.

Love ya!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas......

Except the no snow and the lack of houses with Christmas lights. But the gifts are purchased (Thank you Internet and UPS) and wrapped (Thank you Hubby!) and under the tree (Thank you Mom and Dad!) and soon the end of the frenzy will be upon us (Thank God!).

This year Christmas has taken on a different, better meaning for me. We joined a Church this past summer. Red Oak UMC to be exact. And it is amazing how the commercialism of the years past recedes in the face of the Christmas Story. Don't get me wrong...You can't see the base of the tree for the presents and not everything has made it out there yet. The kids will still be swamped by the rush of consumer euphoria that they are accustomed to. But this year they will have spent more time thinking of the reason we are celebrating. More time thinking of the people that are not. They have been introduced to the idea of people who have different beliefs and of people who have little or nothing to give. They have been taught the story that truly belongs to to Christmas is not T'was the Night Before Christmas but rather the tale of the morning Jesus was born. And I have had the joy of watching their eyes open. The pleasure of knowing they are learning something that will provide for and protect them. The wonder of watching our Family grow and become part of our Church Family. I never knew what that meant, nor how much. I am humbled by the love and blessed to be part of this wonderful experience. I am truly thankful this year.

It has been an amazing journey that I am grateful is not over yet.

Now if you'll excuse me....I have to go wrap presents........

Gonna try this one more time!

I changed the settings so it should publish automatically! We'll see!

Testing

I am trying to link my blog to my facebook. Wish me luck!

I have requests....

I have been asked to update this more regularly and have been given the use of a computer that does not piss me off so I will...starting next week.....be updating from the summer and into this year.

In the mean time: MEET

Moo Shu.....

More details later.......

We interrupt this broadcast......

Hello...My name is Cindy...and I have a problem. Since admitting you have a problem is the first step to healing I am on...well...step one.

You see I have a new addiction that has consumed all of my free time and some that was not. Exactly as I predicted when I opened my FACE**BOOK account. You got it..in early Feb. But I am slowly but surely recovering my grasp on the outside world and will hopefully be back in the saddle soon.

I have a lot of catching up to do.....

Footloose and fancy free.......

*** This was actually written in February and never posted*****

Well, we spent the weekend before last with friends....no better way to spend time is known to man...or his family.......