LIFE

I finished my Easter shopping. You know, as long as I've been living here, no one's even bothered to tell me that Burlington Coat Factory has layaway! I found out yesterday, when I was getting ready to plunk down nearly $200 on Easter dresses and accessories (and that was just for the girls), when the sales clerk informed me! I really think that's kind of sad when people withhold information like that from you, especially when they know darned well that you are struggling to care for three growing girls! Well, whatever; the Lord always provides what we need, anyway. I was able to set aside some really beautiful dresses for my daughters, plus one dress for me! I wasn't going to buy myself anything, because I really wanted the girls to have new dresses, and I always put something together from my closet every year. But it will be nice to wear a beautiful Easter outfit for the first time in years!

I asked my husband if he would like me to buy him a suit. He told me that he will buy one himself, if he chooses to get one. I'll keep you posted on that! LOL He may not want me involved in the suit purchase, but that doesn't mean that I can't buy him other things.........

PUNKIN PASSED THE READING TAKS TEST!!!!!!!!!! I am SO proud, because I know how hard everyone has worked to help her pass!

I have been taking my vitamins faithfully, and also added a cranberry (for the urinary tract) and a stress formula (vitamin B and zinc) supplement. I must say, I haven't felt this good in a long, long time, especially during my menstrual cycle. I am used to having 2 good weeks in a month, and 2 very trying weeks, where my hormones are going haywire. But this month, since taking the supplements, I've only had about 3 cranky days! That's awesome! I'll take three days over two weeks anytime! Even the symptoms, such as the bloating, the fatigue, and the cramps, seemed to have diminished! I'm aware of the fact that doctors are working overtime telling people that vitamins don't work, because people aren't scheduling appointments with them as much as they used to. But I am swearing by them; these supplements work for me!

I have a hair appointment this evening, and I have to get my vehicle inspected. I may have to run errands for my mom, too, but she told me that she may not be home today (she has a doctor's appointment). I cooked enough dinner to last my family a week, so today is pretty much mine to do what I want. Good deal, huh?

SPRING BREAK

The girls are out for a week, and I am scrambling to find activities for them while they are out. I am spending my off days with them, and they will probably stay with their grandmother for a few days. I also want the little one to work on her math and reading more, so I have to line assignments up for her to do.

My "Punkin"

We are going shopping today. I want to get a head start on the girls' Easter dresses.

Matthew bought a new game for Maya's Nintendo DS. They have been playing with it all week.

So far, so good at my new job. I am being tested, which is to be expected in every new environment, but I am mature enough now to take it all in stride. I have noticed a significant change in my overall health since starting there. I had suffered with bad headaches the entire time that I was working at the airport. That's two years. I never had migraines before. I don't know if it was the proximity of the computer monitors in front of our faces, the cramped office space, my dental issues or what, but it was awful. I always had to wear my glasses, because I thought maybe that was the problem, and wearing them did lessen the pain, but not by much. And I always had to pop a few Advil to get through the day. Now, I rarely, if ever, have to wear my glasses, and I cannot recall the last time I've had a headache, or had to take any Advil.

I also started taking multivitamins on a regular basis,

and noticed a marked improvement in my overall mood and feelings of well-being. Strange, though.

I am planning to start working out in the gym there sometime next month. My goal is to get in there, do what I have to do, and get out. LOL So I am casing the place to try and find the best time for me to utilize the facility in peace. I really don't want to work out after I get off, because I am going to have such a hard time getting to sleep when I get home. Oh, and since working mornings for all of those months, I cannot even stay up longer than 2 AM anymore! I wonder if this means that I will have to stop calling myself a "night owl?" LOL

We must pray for our country, and our leaders, that they will make wise decisions for American citizens, and not just for this generation, but for the future generations. There are a lot of things happening, a lot of decisions being made, that are sitting heavy on my heart, because I know that though these policies seem helpful now, those that come after us will eventually have to foot the bill for all of this, and the price is staggering. Only time will tell us if all of these radical changes really produced the results that were promised.

SORELY MISSED............

My husband told me that our pastor in New Orleans lost his grandson in a car accident this week. He was only 27 years old.

One of my ex co-workers from the airport told me that one of the male co-workers just lost his WIFE. Mind you, she was much, much younger than he was.

And I learned that my favorite gospel singers, Deitrick Haddon and his wife, Damita, have finally accepted the awesome challenge of pastoring their mom and pop's church in Detroit, MI. I was wondering what was going on with them, because Deitrick mentioned that a music video was supposed to be coming out for one of his songs from his newest release, "Revealed", and we have been patiently waiting for it. I wish them well, but I am going to miss his music. He is, in my opinion, one of the best gospel music artists out here, that hardly anyone knows. Well, I guess I am just going to have to play all of his old stuff (Pops and I have ALL of their CD's, no bootlegs!). I'm gonna miss y'all, my brother and sister in Christ.

Life is precious, and short. And when God says it's time, it's time.