Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry!

“Pray, hope, and don’t worry! Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer. Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips but with your heart. In fact, on certain occasions, you should speak to Him only [...]

Puppy Update

It couldn’t have gone any better! Our next door neighbor decided to take the puppy! She has already been to the vet and is in good health. She is some kind of Boxer mix. Still as cute as ever, but now she is the neighbor’s problem with none of the guilt [...]

Please Pray

A “friend of a friend” is in need of prayer. “M” is currently seeking custody of her teenaged son. From everything I have heard of the situation, it would be the most beneficial to the boy to be with his mother and away from his father. It is a complex situation, [...]

Good News - Bad News or Just Different Bad News???

Carpenter Ants!
We found some on a 2 X 6 that our contractor left. Were they here before and just found that piece of wood appealing? Were they in the wood that he cut and are now coming out? Are these what we saw when we thought it could be termites? Would [...]

No…no…no… NO!!!!!!

Well, I had to invoke the power of “no” today. Number 2 son (of turtle fame) found yet another critter.

We have 2 big dogs. We have 2 cats. We have a 150 gallon fish tank.
No, we don’t need another animal. Not now…. probably not ever!!!!!
She is cute. But….
NO!

The Work Has Begun

Well, our contractor has been out here for 2 days now, working very had at fixing our water problems. He has built the cricket (that should have been there all along) and needs to “seal” it up and put new shingles on. Problem is, they don’t make my shingles anymore. There isn’t [...]

Today is the Day!

Today the contractors are finally getting started on my chimney/siding/roof repairs!!! This has been such a headache for such a long time and I am more than relieved to get this dern monkey off my back!
This morning I will go out to the local home improvement store and pick out some paint. The [...]

Fabulous!

I’ve been done with the Deathly Hallows for a little while now. It is an excellent book. Just Fabulous.
I am going to set up some pages where I will write out my comments and reflections on the book. There will be SPOILERS. (which is why I am setting up separate pages) [...]

I Missed This Last Month.

This is pretty despicable. Please pray for General Pace & the many others like him. Be sure to thank God for men of upstanding moral character living among us.
Killing a Career: The Shame of the U.S. Senate
by Charles Colson
Breakpoint
June 28, 2007
I have what some might consider the macabre habit of reading the casualty [...]

Still Alive

busy getting estimates again!

MEPS Update

What a day that was!
Our son had quite a time at the MEPS station. During the physical he was given very detailed questions about his medical history. Now he needs to get some supporting documents that he is, in fact, healthy. He needs to get records of 2 particular doctor’s [...]

I Raised Sheepdogs… but I Married One First!

As I type this entry, our second-born (20) is at the MEPS station. He is getting a physical, taking a test, and at some point will surely see really cool videos showing the heroic, tough “bazooka joe.” “Bazooka joe” is heroic, but so are the engineers, the transportation folks, the intel folks [...]

The Mystery of Harry Potter….. Part 2

It seems that it took just about forever for me to actually get to The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide by Nancy C. Brown. Once I was able to actually sit down and just read it, it only took a couple of hours.
This is a fantastic little book. It is [...]

Wow, on Monday?

Our second-born has made an appointment to go up to the MEPS station for his Army screening physical and to look over possible options for his enlistment. If things go well (and they should) he will have his first swearing in. I really hope I can be there. I’ll need at least [...]