Randomness

This week was a pretty mellow week, considering all the busyness of the past couple weeks! It was nice to be able to relax in the evenings after work, instead of having to rush off to do things. Its not until you have some cRaZy busy weeks that you realize the importance of giving your body (and mind) rest once in a while!

Wednesday night held some very random things, I have to share them with you because I find them very funny!

Earlier that evening before going to church, Kali was trying to convince me to go to town with her after church. I wasn't too thrilled with the idea, so she proceded to try to continue to convince me, over and over again...hehe. So, being the good and nice sister that I am ;o), I finally gave in and went with her. She had to go to the gas station first, so we pulled up and she went to get out her wallet to get her debit card. Much to her dismay, she forgot that she had taken out her wallet and never put it back in! BUHAHAHAHA!! Just in case your thinking that I took it out and hid it, no I didnt think of something as ingenious as that, she took care of it all by herself. So, she was very frustrated with herself while I am chuckling in the passenger seat, we get to go home! haha On the way home I was put into kind of a weird mood and then proceded to go into all the reasons why I dont like blonde jokes, I think I got up to number 9. To which, Kali chuckled and found it very amusing I'm sure, some of the reasons were very silly. After we got home, I was still in that weird mood! I sat next to my mom and for some reason it popped into my head to tell her that I thought I was stronger than her! hehe So, to prove that, we went into this arm wrestling competition. Much to my grief, I dont think I won any of them! Well, I guess now I know, Mom is stronger than me! haha

Thursday I was in the mood for a smoothie, so I went to our local coffee stand and asked if they could do a strawberry pineapple one, or something like that. She said that she could do a strawberry pina colada smoothie, so I decided to give it a try. Guys (or Girls), you need to try this smoothie, it is SO good! I have had two more since that day, which is saying alot! I know, I am needing to practice some more self control, but seriously, its at least a little healthy right?!?! Here are some pics with me and my smoothie....*sigh*

If you all havn't figured out that I'm a dork yet, this should confirm it.....

Happy Anniversary, to me!

Today marks the one year anniversary for working at my current job!!! Wow, it seems like I just started, but at the same time I've been working there forever! Hmm...how can I some up the past year? Here are a few words.....fun, frustrating, loving, funny, tiring, upsetting, joyful, puzzling, and wonderful. All these words describe how I have felt in the past year, about the children I work with. I would like to share some memories with you all, to show you what I am around all day!

• When I first started working there, there was a group of children surrounding me asking me to help them zip up their coats. Which proceded into a "competition" of who could give me the best compliments. LOL. It started with, "I like your hair", "I like your shirt", then even proceded to "I like the button on your shirt", lol, the things they come up with!! That cracked me up and to this day I get a kick out of it! I love those kids....
• One little boy 4 years old, is set on marrying me, he will say, "I want to marry you", which I will tell him that teachers dont marry their students, but that doesnt really work very well....
• I have ruined two shirts with bleach doing the laundry there....
• Multiple snot and saliva smears on my clothing..yeah...not pretty...
• A couple of little 2 years olds refer to me as "my maggie", how precious!
• The love you feel for them when they come rushing at you when you come through the door yelling, "MAGGIE!!!!"
• I have had kids ask me if I was married, that I should get married and even asked me if I was pregnant! Good grief....do I look it?! jk...dont answer that...
• I have had many, many rocks, flowers, coloring pages, given to me....so sweet....
• Learning many different fun songs....like Toney Chestnut (Toe-Knee-Chest-Nut) if I live near you, ask me and I will do it for you, if you are interested...such a fun song!! hehe
• I will not go into too many details, but when you change a poopy diaper that is way past the diaper....lets just say I would have rather stuck that boy in a bath if I could have....no fun....
• When you do some movements like sitting down a certain way or crossing your arms...to look down and see a little shadow of you.......
• When they give you a huge hug for nothing.....telling you they love you...that alone just melts my heart...

There are so many other stories I could share, but I fear it would be a dreafully long post, much more than it already is! So, if I think of more that I feel are worth mentioning, I will do a little post about them. I know there is SOO much more that I cant even think of...

I praise and thank the Lord that He so openly provided this great job for me....God truly knows what He is doing!

House Hunting, Cheez Whiz, and Fun Times.....

This past weekend we went over to the "Valley" where we are going to be moving. We left thursday after work, got there that night and friday we went house hunting. It went pretty well, some houses left us with a definite "NO!", and others were nice but needed some changes. Although, their was one house that we all loved, yet, looking more into it, we were going to be living in a community. Which, if anyone doesnt know how a "community" works, they all pretty much decide for you what you can and cannot do with your own property. Utterly ridiculous if you ask me. ;o) That house is out of the question now, so right now we are pretty much back to square 1 with our house hunting endevours. We have considering buying a chunk of land over there and building a house on it. I love the idea of that, it would work out with the facts of 1) living in a house that no one has ever lived in (I know, Im spoiled...) and 2) we would be able to design the house exactly how WE want it, we have looked at 7 houses already and now we have a much better idea of what we want in a house. So, if we build, we could seriously make our "dream home", if we were able to get the land at a good price! So, thats an option right now, but nothing is "set in stone" yet, all depends on if that would be condusive to our budget.....

On that trip, Kali and I were getting car sick quite a lot. The older we have gotten the more likely we are to get car sick on long trips....I know....a pain! So we stopped in at the local grocery store and got some Ritz crackers and we decided to get some Cheez Whiz (havnt had that stuff in a LONG time!). We quickly realized how good (and addicting) that stuff is, yes, pasturized and all! lol Lets just say, between mostly Kali and I, the entire can was gone before Sunday, and we bought it on Friday...sad, I know. Later on Saturday night, we went to Super-Walmart, yes, one of the town we might live in has a Super-Walmart!!! Isn't that SUPER!!!!! Anyways, I found this HUGE display of Cheez Whiz, call me weird but I had to take a picture! :o)

Yes yes, I know Im subjecting myself to some ridicule...but hey, most of you should know by now that im a dork. ;o)

The time over there was really good, we were able to have a church service on Sunday morning. It was exciting to see some people come out for that! Im excited to see how God's going to use us over there in the "Valley"!

Just have to add this picture, I loved the sinks in the hotel we were staying at! So cool!!!

My Favorite Sister!

Happy 23rd Birthday Kali!!!!

Today, as if you havnt already guessed ;o), is my sister kali's birthday! Kali and I have always had a close relationship. In our younger years, we used to share a room, and that brought us even closer together. Even in the past 3 years or so we have grown even closer together. I can think of countless times where we were up late talking and laughing about the silliest things, but also talking about when/how our "princes" will come! *sigh* We have shared lots of food discoveries together as well, the most recent being nutella, cheez whiz and jumbo smarties....haha! You may think, wow, do they ever argue? HA! Although it is seldom we argue or disagree on something, the frustration usually doesnt last very long. We will usually just starting laughing about it later. We have had SO many fun memories together that I will always remember!

 I love you lots Kali and I wouldnt trade you for a million cans of cheez whiz....and thats saying a lot! Love you lots and Happy Birthday!!!

Lots Accomplished!

This past week was a pretty busy one! As I mentioned in the last post, we had Bible Institute last week and it was on the Doctrine of Salvation. It was a really good class! It really made you more thankful for what God has done for us and what he will do! We truly have a wonderful and amazing God!

During the busy week, a friend was painting her room in a house they are going to be moving into this week. So, I offered to help and we went down and did that on Thursday night! We had lots of fun, its amazing how you can turn something like painting into a fun thing to do with a friend. It also helps when you have lots of paint fumes, coffee, and doughnuts! lol All the necessities of painting....well I guess the paint helps too! ;o)

Plus, it gave me a chance to get creative and put my name on the wall! Sweet!

On Saturday, I was supposed to go babysit some kids, but in the morning their mom called me and told me that one of them woke up sick. Aww, poor thing! Yet, it gave me a chance to actually have a relaxing weekend...wow...what a novel idea! It was so nice not to have a schedule or anything to stick to! I definitely needed that day, I have been so busy with a lot of things, sometimes you just need a day to relax!

Monday was President's Day, so I had the day off of work. (Oh the joys of working at a school!) Some of us girls went shopping for some things for the Sweetheart's Banquet this coming Saturday. We went to several stores, then Kali, Nicki, and I departed from the rest and went to Costco. I tried to convince them to get one of those huge carts so I can just sit on there while they push me around but they didnt really go for that! Oh well, I survived! We actually had fun, after we got some food and ice cream in our stomaches!

Dad brought out some licorice from his room and we were munching on it. Man oh Man! Twizler licorice is soo good! Hard to stop, but self control, Maggie, self control! haha My only consolation is the fact that they are fat-free! Well, thats something isnt it?!?!

Overview.....

I have been informed by one of my friends that I havnt done a post in a couple days and I need to do one! lol (You know who you are!) So, this post is especially for you! Enjoy!

This past weekend was a good, but busy one! On Friday night after work, I went to babysit a little girl who attends the school I work at. She is usually pretty easy, but for some reason she is getting quite, (how do you say this nicely?) fiesty! Not quite a joy to be around when she is in a rotten mood! Most of the evening went well, but towards bed time she just went hysterical! One of those times where you just try and hurry up and put the child to bed! There was no way I was able to calm her down and after I laid her down to sleep, she cried for a couple of minutes then was out! Praise the Lord! That is not fun...and of course I cant punish her like I would my child, so I just had to try and coupe the best I could. All in all, it worked out!

Then on Saturday, I went out to a friends house to celebrate her moms birthday! (They have a gift shop, holly tree farm, and lots of gardens! I used to work there before I had my current job, so we have definitely gotten closer over the years!) We had a fun time of fellowship and eating delicious cake that another one of my friends made!  Then later, Nicki and I went to Mt. V to get some things for the Sweethearts Banquet and of course we had to do a little shopping while we were there! I found some great undershirts that go up quite high, such a blessing to find things that are modest! We had a great time together and enjoyed spending some "one on one" time, we dont get too much of that anymore!

Our church had a guest preacher come out for the Men's Conference this past weekend. He was able to stay with us on Sunday and it was a blessing! Sunday morning he preached a message about how we are all fools. Yet, who's fool are you? You are either Satan's fool or God's fool. Wow! What a great thing to think about and so true! Thanks for taking the time to stay on sunday, it was a blessing!  Later after church that evening, the ladies of my household went over to a friends house to finish watching the new "Emma" on Pbs! It was so good!! I definitely recommend it to people who like Jane Austin movies!

This week is quite a busy one, so you probably will not hear from me until the later half of the week. Tonight we had Ladies Bible Fellowship, which was really good! Our pastor's wife talked about mercy, something we all need to have and display in our lives. Something, I think, we all need to work on! For the rest of the week, we have Bible Institute every week night except Wednesday of course! The topic is the Doctrine of Salvation, it will be very interesting to learn more about it in depth!

Have a great week everyone!

A Lovely Day!

Last year (2008) for Christmas I got the Anne of Green Gables series from my friend Carolyn. I started reading them and then got distracted by some other books that sounded really good. So, I put them down for a while and read a bunch of other books. Just a a month or two ago, I decided that I need to read all the books in my bookshelf before I read any other books. So, the quest began and the Green Gables series needed to be read! There are 8 books in the series, I had left off on the 3rd book so I started from there and yesterday I finished them!! Hurray! It was a really good series and Im glad I finally read it! Yet, for me, I have a really hard time to read an entire 8 book series! So, at times I was more skimming the pages rather than reading, but there were some really good parts that I really enjoyed! Its one of those classics that I think every girl should read! So, thanks Carolyn! It was fun reading!

Today I didnt have to go to work till 10:30, which it is so nice to sleep in after going to work at 8:30 all the other working days, except thursday and friday! Which, I find that those are the days that I need the sleep the most, so it works out really nicely! Anyways, back onto the original purpose I was telling you this, sorry, I got distracted by a shiny thing. (haha) When I was on my way to work, it was so beautiful out I couldn't stop admiring it! It was so nice and sunny, the mountains were in plain view! Here is a picture of what I was able to see this morning!

Later, when I got off of work, I went to the store to pick up some things for dinner tonight. Tonight was my night to cook! After I got home, I ventured out of my car with the bags and trying to persuade Max to get out of the garage so I could close the door. In my attempt to do that, one of the bags handle broke and sent the bag to the hard, cement floor. Yikes! I had remember that I bought a jar of salsa and I was hoping that it wasnt in that bag. Much to my dismay, I looked in the bag and there it was laying, all mangled and sad looking. I took the jar in the house with the other bags I had in my hand. Went out to clean up the mess, (thankfully it was contained in the bag, so I didnt have a disaster on my hands!) and took the other things from the bag into the house. I think I had a little bit of a blonde moment because I kept the jar of salsa, there was still some left in the jar and I thought that I could still use it tonight. My mom comes in the kitchen and ask what Im doing with it. I tell her that Im using it for dinner and she then precedes to tell me that I cant use it because there might be glass in it! DUH!!! I dont know why I didnt even think about that. Hopefully I dont kill my family one day when I have a house of my own....lol So, now they are all talking about how they would have had glass shards in their stomachs and teasing me about it! Oh well...I guess we all have those stupid moments sometimes! Well, the recipe was really good, even without the glass shards!

Here is the recipe of you would like it! Cheesy Chicken & Salsa Skillet