Uplift me

Here is another piece from a devotion I read this morning. It was talking about being made into wine.

"Yet God can never make us into wine if we object to the fingers He chooses to use to crush us.
But when He uses someone we dislike, or some set of circumstances to which we said we would never submit, to crush us, then we object. If we are ever going to be made into wine, we will have to be crushed— you cannot drink grapes. Grapes become wine only when they have been squeezed."

There are things that make me not want to submit. People I do not want to heed what they are saying. Situations that I do not want to place in the care of God. I must submit if I want to truly walk in His will. Why the heck not? It takes a huge weight off my shoulders knowing that He has my best interest in mind and will care for me.
He has constantly been reminding me that things are not as hard as they seem. More on that later.

IDIOT

so we have a peeping tom in our neighborhood. I am not thrilled about it. We are not prime targets as we do not have a skylight and that is his MO. Do you like my cop terminology? I got that off one of my favorite cop shows. ANyways, could this guy be any dumber??? We have about numerous cops in our neighborhood just itching to get a crack at him. I would be thrilled if he tried to look in our windows and Chris caught him. First of all, I doubt he could get away from Chris, Chris is fast. Second, you know that he would have me on the phone to the cops as he sprinted out the door. It would be a done deal baby. Thats all for now.

Butterscotch Zucchini Bread

This is a new recipe I have been tweaking to make it Chris friendly. It is from the kitchen of a friend of mine named Destry. Enjoy!

1 1/2 c flour
1 t Cinnamon
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/4 t Baking Powder
1/4 t Salt
1/4 t Nutmeg
1 C Sugar
1/4 c applesauce
2 egg whites
1/4 c butterscotch chips
1/2 c milk
1 c finely grated zucchini (unpeeled)

Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 45 min. or till done.

KNDU

On Labor Day, mom the girls and I were in the parking lot of Safeway and a reporter asked if he could ask our kids a few questions about the day. We said sure and they got in front of the camera. Dani did well. She did not know the meaning of Labor day, but Alli, well she was Alli. Not only did she proceed to scratch herself on camera, but she told the minor viewing audience that Santa Clause is pretend. Luckily that stuff did not make it on the news cut, but just a quick shot of her saying, " I dont know." all nasal like. So funny!

On a seperate note I am totally syked that McCain chose a female running mate. I dont keep up with politics much, but she is cool. Young, mother of 5 ranging from 18-4 mos. Talk about relating to the public. And get this, her husband is a professional snowmobile racer. Can you get any cooler. Anyway, I think that I pretty much represent the "norm" of the American public and I think it was a great move to bring her on. She will probably be the first female president by default, because lets face it, McCain cant have that many years left in him.

Today is my first day with Lou lou by myself and I am loving it. I am going to get of the computer now and spend some time with that cute thing. Later!

My Girl All Grown Up

Allison Taylor went to kindergarten yesterday. It was emotional for me. Moreso than when Dani went. I was so happy when she went, and it is bittersweet for me with Alli leaving. She has always needed me a little more than Dani ever did, so I think that is why it is harder for me to see her go......Wow I actually just had a flash forward to 13 years from now when she is going away for real. To college or something. Our luck, she will want to be a tattoo artist or something.

I have been running again. I hate running, but I am a huge fan of feeling good about myself, so there you have it. It is a lot of work running with a double jogger especially when the wind is blowing because the stroller catches the wind like the sail of a ship and attempts to pull me in the opposite direction. I am allowing myself to walk some of the time too. I usually dont, but in light of the 70lbs I am pushing, I deserve a walk every now and again.

I have a big hula show this weekend and am very excited about it. I love big shows with the band. This is especially fun because we get to dance throughout the crowd. Yeah!

A special event

We had the honor of witnessing a very special time in the lives of our dear friends the Richardsons. Jeremy adopted Jaidah and it was beautiful. I love to see God working and if ever there was a great example of that, the Richardsons are those people with their eyes on God and faith in Him. I nearly missed it as I was running late to the courthouse, but praise God I did make it there on time to get a few important pics. We went to DQ afterwards to celebrate and the kids appreciated that. On a side note, the girls look so much alike, that they could very well be mistaken as sisters and that would be ok with me. Hasta!

Famous Daves

We went to this restaurant for Bub's 26th birthday. Yep, he is gettin old. The food was amazing and I really enjoyed the time with my family. I hope we can make this a monthly tradition. It was fun to hear memories that different family members held dear in their heart. Things I wouldnt have thought of.

On a seperate note, I had a dream the other night about Chris getting back into the air force. For those of you who dont know me well, I have very detailed dreams. We were being stationed in France and the airport was several hours from the base, so we had to drive a long ways north to get there. When we arrived, the base housing was really nice. I remember feeling really secure that he was back in the service and our medical would be taken care of for the rest of our lives, but also a sad feeling becuase I knew that he would probably have to deploy and I would be alone with the kids in a foreign country. Come on, I would be in Europe, what was I thinking?