Hobby Lobby

i love hobby lobby, usually most everything in there. but today, i went there on a search and found almost nothing. i saw 1,967 things i would have loved but they were not needs not that what i was searching for was a need. however, the entire place was decorated with grapes, every single display of pottery, metal or pictures, etc had fake grapes & ivy all over it. what is the deal? i found it annoying b/c i was on a search to fill my metal stand.


i wanted ceramic fruit. they only had faux plastic fruit and it was not on sale. i did not love it so i did not buy it. i am open to ideas of all 2.5 of you on filling my stand.


i did buy these deco balls since my darling' kid has the habit of biting faux fruit. but, now i do not know if i like them. darn things are expensive, i may take them back. (the decor balls not the kids.)

check out hobby lobby and the grapes, maybe it is just my hobby lobby.

Summer randomness

I feel like summer has officially started, now that we are back from our trip! However, I feel like it is 1/2 over since it is July 18th.


Faith is enjoying VBS this week at Westgate Baptist.


We start swimming lessons next week.


I worked all day Monday trying to find a financial mistake in the ministry books. I found it. No, it was not in our favor and it was a big mess. God is good though, at least he opened my peon brain & eyes to find it. It just took 6 hours! Wonder if the accountant would have charged vs. the unpaid momof3? (Not complaining. . . :)


Claire and I have been having control issues, I know all of you are shocked. I won. Finally. Yesterday, around 5:30 p.m. We are having a swell day as I type. Parenting in the Spirit is refreshing, sin-free and joyous. I hope I can stick to that each moment of each day.


I started a new bible study, going solo, which I really need. It is called No other Gods, by K. Minter. You can read about here, if you care.


Craig is working furiously on summer outreaches. He just called. Diesel is $4.62 a gallon, it cost $170 to fill up the bus. Nice, my chest continues to tighten. I doubt his does, either one is up and the other is down. God is so good to allow us to encourage one another. I guess this is his week, not mine.


I am still planning a trip to visit Paula, maybe late July, maybe August, maybe September. As you can tell, I.do. not. know. when. but. I. need. to. go!


Tomorrow at this time, I will be holding Baby Zach, who has been home for 2 weeks and is growing like a weed, pics to come soon.


Oh yes, and I am having a heart procedure July 15th, just simple, to stop svt. It is called ablation, some hot shot doctor in Houston is doing it. He does them all day long, hope he shocks the right currents. My fam is coming to visit while Craig & I hang out in Hstn for a couple of days. It will be our 10 year anniversary, I wanted diamonds but instead, I need heart repair! Ha!


This is one of my Estes Park purchases. I am going to put it on the kitchen table and change out the decor, that I have yet to buy. When I saw it in the store, it had ceramic apples on it. I loved them but they were $9.95 each, I repeat...$9.95 each, they like them just like Estes likes gas and groceries.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. The kids love them, we will not guess which child favors which bird. I need all 3. Neat lesson for the fam and another fantastic find.


I have others things I could continue to share, but I will keep them to myself for the moment. After this random post, I bet you are all glad!

Going Green

Beaumont has started a pilot program to recycle again. Faith is really excited about it because the schools have been pushing it as well as studying it. I think she played a factor in our family cooperation.We chose a laundry basket to dump our recyclables in and then we take it few times a week to Market Basket, the designated area at this point. We are the only city, of our size, in Texas that does not have a program. One nice perk to it is you can put all items in one container, no separating.
Just to set things straight, I am not so green that I am resorting to cloth diapers. :)

Off to bed, traveling to wichita, ks in the a.m.