Wadda Ya Think?

Well, I happened upon a blog tonight that had awesome dinner ideas, and noticed the "free background" stamp in the corner so I went to the site, didn't really like any of them googled free backgrounds and then spent about an hour tying them out til I decided on this one. So what do you think? I like the layering of colors. Also pink and chocolate brown are my next favorite colors after black and red. :)

Here is the the blog with dinner ideas.aroundthetablewithtami.blogspot.com Sorry but I can't make this stupid site add links. I have tried tons of things. It always worked before! GRRR! I like that she makes several meals at one and freezes them. Check out November 20th. Also Filler Up Fridays Now if only I could figure out what is in those spice mixes without buying them! hee hee!

I am Hittin the Kitchen Counters

I am joining the Battle for Order. I am hitting the end of the counter where all the papers and non dish things pile up. http://parentingconfessions.blogspot.com/2009/07/operation-organization-battle-for-order.html

Colors of Sumer

This salad is made from our garden stuff - everything except for the red onion. We got fresh peaches and black berries from the fruit stand. We ate peaches like crazy and I ended up making jam with the left overs. I put the black berries in too. This is all it made!

For Independence Day I made a cheese cake type dessert and made the design on top red white and "blue" with the berries. It was delish!

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Marcus Aurelius

The quote came to me in an email and it really made me think. I hope it is a blessing to you as well.

Teenage Doubletake

Today I locked myself out of the house. I know, yay me, the big retard. In my defense, I did have my laptop bag over my shoulder. It, like my purse is black and so I thought I had it. SO while we waited for my poor husband to come home and let me in ( I never put the spare key back in the shed :/ ), Matt and I sat in the car as it was kinda sprinkling. He fished a small New Testament out and began to read Proverbs aloud. He read the first three chapters and then got tired of reading passed it off to me. I read chapters four and five. Then I got to these verses:

18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at
all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

I didn't think he was really paying attention because he was fiddling around with the stuff in the glove compartment. But his double take was so sharp he almost snapped his neck off! I said I didn't think you were paying attention. He then asked me what chapter it was in (I was thinking he wanted to go read it again and see what it was all about) I told him it was in chapter five. "Well, I am never reading that chapter again !" he said. Thought you would enjoy this. :)

Challenging Quote

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would have not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck

If you have ever read Erma Bombeck you know she is a great comedienne. I was a bit surprised to see this quote but love it. As a teacher I often feel like I am bashing my head against the wall. It often seems like there are no changes being made in these kids lives. This helps me remember that it is my faithfulness that counts not their responses. I guess the same can be said for parenting too, or anything in life really.

2Co 12:15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

For Vickie

My little sister is a nag! She is tired of the kitchen pictures and nags me about it often saying I need to put something else here. So, since I love her this is for Vickie:

One of my students was asking me what we were going to do the next day. (We are doing achievement tests and he wanted to know which tests would come next. ) I told him it was a matter of national security and if I told him he would have to be beheaded. He said "NO, they don't do that any more all they do is legal injection." I thought that was pretty funny.