Retagged with Paul's Information...

What I was doing ten years ago: I was living in Marion, Indiana, working at the Grant County Rescue Mission as the assistant director.
Five things on my to-do list today:
1. travel from Virginia back home (spent week with Mom & Dad in NJ)
2. check email since gone all week
3. put items on EBAY (books mostly)
4. unpack luggage
5. check mail
Five snacks that I enjoy:
1. popcorn
2. pretzels
3. raw vegetables
4. fresh fruit
5. Chinese restaurant
Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. pay tithe
2. pay off debt
3. invest in a home of our own
4. donate money to our church
5. finally keep a savings account open
Three of my bad habits:
1. biting my nails
2. worrying
3. piling up paperwork
Five places I have lived:
1. Glen Burnie, MD (born at hospital in Baltimore, MD)
2. Pasadena, MD
3. Penns Creek, PA (PVBI)
4. Marion, IN (Grant County Rescue Mission)
5. Pell City, AL (Pell City Bible Methodist School)
6. Now in Iva, SC (Pastor of Trinity Bible Church)
Jobs I have had:
1. Servicemaster cleaning company
2. Veterinarian tech/asst
3. Stuffed animal store
4. Weis Supermarket (3rd shift paper aisle stacker)
5. Teacher at Bible Methodist Christian School (Jr. High & Sr. High)
6. Assistant Director at a rescue mission
7. Wendy's (hamburger flipper)

Cooking 101...

Today we were in the kitchen learning how to cook, and how to recognize measurements for school. We had so much fun, even if it was study time. Tonight is ladies night for church, and I had to make Baked Beans, so I had the girls help for a good cooking lesson. I had them finding the right measuring cups, measuring ingredients, and stirring it all together.









Here Ashley is cutting up the bacon for
the beans. Be Careful!!! You don't want to cut
yourself.














Here Lauren is chopping the onions
for the beans. "Mom these stink!!!"












Lauren is mixing all the ingredients
together.











We had some bacon left over, so,
Ashley decided to make us some
scrambled eggs.











Lauren opened the oven...











and Ashley, put them in.

Faith got me... I've been tagged!!!

RULES: Answer the questions about yourself. At the end of your post, tag 5 people by posting their names, then go to each of their blogs and post this comment: "You've been tagged! Come to my blog for the details."


What I was doing ten years ago:
Ten years ago I was living in Marion, IN, teaching in a small ACE school, while living at the Grant County Rescue Mission. My husband was the assistant director.

Five things on my to-do list today:
1. go to the bank
2. vacuum basement
3. teach girls their daily lessons
4. go get groceries
5. water flowers

Five snacks that I enjoy:
1. chocolate of any kind
2. popcorn
3. fresh fruit
4. Sun Chips ( harvest cheddar flavor)
5. ice cream

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. pay tithe
2. pay off debt
3. invest in a home of our own
4. donate money to missions
5. put money aside for our girls tuition for college

Three of my bad habits:
1. biting my nails when nervous
2. eating when stressed
3. spend too uch money eating out

Five places I have lived:
1. Owego, NY
2. Windsor, NY
3. Penns Creek, PA
4. Marion, IN
5. Pell City, AL
6. Now I live in Iva, SC

Five jobs I have had:
1. lawn mowing during the summer in high school
2. dishwasher at a resort in Deposit,NY
3. cashier at a stuffed animal store
4. assistant manager of rescue mission thrift store
5. teacher at Bible Methodist Christian School

Five bloggers I want to know more about:
1. Julie Schultz
2. Crystal Mason
3. Alanna McIntire
I can't think of anyone else. I am still new to this whole blogging idea.

** Paul was tagged too, but you will have to wait on his, he is out of town for the week.

Aren't God's people good????

I woke up this morning to the sound of a lawn mower. Which at first sounded funny to me because if you read my last blog, you will know that Paul dislocated his shoulder on Sat. After that he could not mow. Plus he is also gone to New Jersey this week with his parents to see his aunt who has been very sick. So needless to say I wasn't quite sure where the mower was at. When I looked out the window I had an "angel" in my yard mowing. A little later that "angel" turned into three "angels." Below you will see the pictures of a family, from our church, who came to mow the lawn for us. They knew Paul was hurt and I couldn't possibly mow 6 acres by myself, so they "stepped-up-to-bat." Like I said "Aren't God's people Good?"

"Uncle" Joe cruising along

Thomas geting rid of the weeds


"Aunt" Emma cruising

Things don't always go as planned...

Saturday started out just like any ordinary day, but soon changed quickly. I got up and did some laundry, put some things away, etc., my mother-in-law dropped the girls off ( they had spent the night at her house) and Paul was doing some trim mowing with the push mower. Then as I was hanging my last load of laundry on the line, I heard these heart wrenching screams. I looked down toward the Fellowship hall and saw Paul on the ground with the mower rolling down the hill. Now what would your first thoughts be???? I thought he had cut a foot, leg, or hand off. I took off running (talk about the blood pressure rising) and got there to find that his shoulder was completely dislocated. I have to admit I was somewhat relieved. For, you see, his arm use to come out all the time, years ago. Well, we had to take a trip to the emergency room this time. The doctor informed us that when his arm use to pop out, it couldn't have come out all the way because he could never have gotten it back in by himself. They finally got his arm back in and now he has to wear this weird sling for two weeks. Needless to say the whole day was shot. But,
thank the Lord it wasn't any worse.
.

Homeschool Fun

As some of you may know we are homeschooling this year. We have gone on several field trips. We have had a lot of fun. A few weeks ago we went to Hollywild. It is a zoo where the animals are used in movies and commercials. They can also just be rescued animals. The best part of that day was the safari ride. We actually got to feed the animals, right up close. We have also gone to the local library. There the librarian gave the girls a great tour. She let them check books in and out, find books in the card catalog, and find books on the shelf. Thanks Miss Debbie!!!!!! Here are some of our field trip pictures.



Here Ashley is feeding
the pygmie goats.










Here Lauren is taking her turn
at feeding the goats.







Miss Debbie giving the girls a
tour of the library.

Here We Goooooo....

We have been looking at everyones blogs and have wondered how it's done. Well, we got adventurous and tried this all on our own. Be prepared for more to come. Right now I am on the laptop and cannot access any pictures so you will have to settle for "plain jane" for now.