valentines day

today is/was valentines day. and yes, i'm single on valentines day, but, no big deal. i saw on msn or something to that effect about what to do if you're single on valentines day...again. it simply said 3 words. zappos.com yup, such a great reason to buy shoes, because i'm single on valentines day again. don't worry, i didn't do it. however i thought it was pretty funny!

Jesus was/is my valentine again this year. you can't go wrong with Him. here's some reasons why:

1) He loves God

2) He is sooo faithful and will never leave me, even when i mess up really bad and give Him the silent treatment.

3) He loves me so much that He would die for me, actually He's already done that.

4) He stays up all night to watch over me and sings over me Zeph 3:17

5) the list can go on and on and on and on and... oh you get the point!

happy valentines day!

vacation

this is a summery of vacation thus far.... above (the green leafy stuff) is my dad's hydroponics, it's his new hobby, my dad loves spending time on his plants, don't you worry, it's nothing illegal! it's actually romaine lettuce, and spinach. you know, those good for you leafy green things. and also, good pictures of my dad's snack bucket. i about fell out of the chair because i was laughing so much. dad said he's been working on something like this for about 2 years. my dad drives truck, and he likes to eat some snacks when he's driving, however, my dad is a bit of a neat freak, so the crumbs from his cookies and chips drive my dad nuts. so he made up these little buckets with strings through them to hang around his neck to catch his crumbs. anyway, i'm sure this is not near as funny to you 1) because you don't know my dad, and 2) i think it's a "you had to be there moment". i really enjoyed my time with my dad.

today i came to the Quad cities (ill, ia. border with 4 cities in it). it is quite the charming area. i'm in the hotel by myself b/c my mom's working. i took a little stroll around the block, they have a nice theater right down the road that is performing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. and right across the street is a charming little coffee shop called Theo's, i got a nice Carmel Latte that is perfectly blended. and around the other corner this is a Artery shop. i tried going in, but the doors were locked. i tried to get out and all the doors were locked. so i got some one's attention that was in the office, and they went to let me out and they did a great and fast job of... opening the door. that's right, it wasn't locked, i guess i just tried all the wrong doors. oh well, what would a trip to the city be worth if there was no silly stories?

i always said that i was a country girl and to live in the city would be unthinkable. however, i think it might be workable for me now!

so here you have it, the post that i promised.

what????

i promise, a real bog coming soon. Twitter has kind of taken over!

Christmas

YEAH!!!! IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING!!!! ONE MORE SLEEP TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination. It is our light more than our darkness which scares us. We ask ourselves – who are we to be brilliant, beautiful, talented, and fabulous. But honestly, who are you to not be so?

You are a child of God, small games do not work in this world. For those around us to feel peace, it is not example to make ourselves small. We were born to express the glory of god that lives in us. It is not in some of us, it is in all of us. While we allow our light to shine, we unconsciously give permission for others to do the same. When we liberate ourselves from our own fears, simply our presence may liberate others.’

- Marianne Williamson in Return to Love: Reflections on a Course in Miracles

blogging

I keep checking and expecting the blogs that i follow to have some mushy thanksgiving post, but none of them do, and i don't have mushy thanksgiving post either. oh well.

God knows

this is my new kitty, Itka. God gave her to me, and i'm soooo excited. God knows what we need and what we want. and Itka is what i want, and maybe even what i need. here's the story:
when i cat sat for someone while they were away on their honeymoon, when they called to come and get her, i was really upset. i did not want to give her up at all. actually i was a little traumatized, but i managed to recover.
my friend Crystal said that she was going to get me a kitten for my birthday. then she found out it would cost about $300.00 from the humane society to get everything done. but she was still persistent and decided she was going to do this. she searched hours online to try to find one. so i told her just let me check the humane society and maybe we could find one close.
so another friend and i jumped in the car on Thursday night to do an errand and go to quincy to the humane society with some light shopping on the side. we arrived at the society, but they were closed. big let down for both of us. so i decided to come and look on Tuesday when i was in town.
but low and behold on Sat. morning a co-worker got on the computer to check her e-mail and there was a free cat. i saw the pic. and my heart melted. and it was free, and it was de-clawed, and spayed, and with a whole bunch of extra freebies. God knew the desires of my heart. here's the pic!