Mothers Day and all the Joys...

We had a really great last weekend.

It was my first time getting to ride/drive my new boat! OH MY GOODNESS, it was WONDERFUL! I LOVE IT!!! We were able to get down to the lake in the afternoon on Friday last week. We made a quick run on the lake that night, and we got out again Saturday afternoon. Christian broke in the new swim platform by jumping in the water! Oh my, he said it was REALLY cold! The kids will love it when it gets warmer. We saw Adam and Paula and baby Lydia. We saw both of their parents this past weekend too! It was nice seeing everyone.

We came home Saturday night, so I could take care of nursery duties on Sunday morning. It was graduation for NTS, and we had visitors. After I took care of some stuff, we left early and went to the Royals game. I got a free Royals tote bag, and a sunburn. It was good to get out and enjoy the weather and watch a baseball game. Fun times were had by all!

After the game we headed home and had my family over for dinner. Brats and Hotdogs. It was god to relax and let Jory take care of the grilling! I love my family!

Jory and the kids got me a Kindle for Mothers Day! I LOVE it! I love reading, but to carry books back and forth to the lake and places I go, is just a pain. This is nice cause I can throw it in my purse and go! I have a TON of books on my wish list already! Cannot wait to read them.

I love being a Mom! I have had a great example. My Mom has always been there for me and I love her so! She is one of my best friends and I am glad we have the relationship that we have. She has given me great advice and she LOVES being a grandmother. Thanks Mom for being there always. I know that it is a bittersweet day for my mom, cause my grandma passed away almost 10 years ago after a battle with Breast cancer. I know that she missed her, but she is loved.

Well that's all I have today. Summer pictures will be coming....

The Good Guy Wins!?!

As I am sitting here listening to the Today show, I wonder just how many families are feeling justice today, the morning after finding out that one of the worst terrorist was finally found and killed? Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the murders of thousands Americans! He was a sick man.
I will always remember where I was on 911. I just remember having that horrible stomach pain when watching those towers go down and seeing the Pentagon crashed into, and hearing that another plane was headed towards the White House, and then crashed because brave Americans stood up against evil.
I just listened to this family on the Today show talk about their daughter who was in one of the Trade Towers on the horrible day. They said they talked to her right after the first plane crashed into her building. They said that she was scarred and she was hot. I COULD NOT imagine talking to one of my kids and knowing that they would not survive and telling them to stay calm. As a mother, knowing that you could not protect your child, hurts my heart.
10 years later, I still morn for those who were lost. I did not know anyone personally who was killed on that day, but I feel as a human that those people were my brothers and sisters. I wonder how many people repented their sins that day and were won to God? I can't help but wonder.
So as I reflect the events that happened 10 years ago, I want to know if the good guy won? I know that the job is not over and we should never let down our guard. I know that there is plenty of evil in this world and we would be dumb to let our ego get in the way of security. I still think that we have a road ahead of us. Maybe we will never be rid of terrorism in our world, but I guess we just have to pray that our Lord will protect us.

Me busy? Yeah Right!

Sometimes I wonder what the heck I am thinking when I spread myself too thin. I wish that was literal! (spreading myself thin LOL) This just tends to be a busy time at church. We have musical time, NTS Graduation, Easter, Mothers Day, Jory's Birthday, and this year a Wedding! Everything is so much fun. I think that I like being busy, but when you add on top of all that, raising two little kids, cutting hair and my duty's as far as being a wife aka Making dinner, laundry, cleaning, it is a little much. I am a very lucky woman though. I have a husband that does not complain about my ministry's at church and how busy I am in the evenings. He supports me and takes up his fare share of the workload.

With that said, I was in a MOOD yesterday! OY! Everything that the kids did annoyed me, everything that Jory said bugged me. Why couldn't everyone just leave me alone! For goodness sake I just wanted to pee in peace! LOL TMI?? I went to the bathroom and no sooner did I close that door, I had a little one yelling Mama, Mama!!!! Geeze Let me pee Sis!

Jory was at home yesterday, because he was sick. By the end of the day I just needed to get out of the house and away from everyone. It did not cure my mood, but it did help. I also ate some chocolate and that helped as well!

I think that this Mama needs some Lake time and some SUN!!!!

Really has it been THIS long??

I guess I should maybe do a quick update!

Really has it been almost a year since my last post on this blog? Oh me oh my! Life has taken over the blogging time. I forgot how relaxing and almost comforting blogging can be. Even if no one reads it.

Well, winter has come and gone and now it is Spring. The last 10 months or so, I have really tried to make huge changes in our household as far as eating and going to the gym. Weight has been such a struggle for me since I have had Christian. So we have made good strides to get the Swim house eating good healthy food like God intended it to be.

Jory and I bought a new boat this past January. It is a 2010 24' Tige. It is the boat of our dreams. We spend so much time at the lake, we really wanted something of our own that we could start making wonderful memories with the kids on. It is orange and black and white. Beautiful. I have yet to get out on to it. Jory and Christian have though and they both love it. I can't wait till Mothers Day weekend, to get out on it! It will be a blast this Summer!

Lily will soon be 2! I cannot believe it, 2 already??? Oh my, where has the time gone. She is getting to be so tall and big. Sometimes she talks, but Bubby does a lot of the talking for her. She looks like Jory and has a little attitude like me! ;)

Christian will be 5 in September. He will start pre-school in the fall, for 2 half days a week. He is SO excited to be in a classroom setting. I have been working on writing his letters at home. Before I know it he will be writing his name! I am not so sure I am ready for that yet.

This Easter season has really got me thinking about what Jesus really did for us. Oh my what a scary thing to have to face. I am sure glad that he did die on that old rugged cross for me and for you. I am so glad that my little boy asked him into his heart. It did get me thinking of the rest of the world that does not know him. I have been studying the book of Revelation. I want to make sure that EVERYONE that I know knows Jesus the way that I do. That he died on that cross for us, and that all of our sins have been forgiven. What an awesome thing. I want to be a good example for my kids and for my friends and everyone that sees me.

When life gets you down just remember the simple blessings that HE gives you everyday. I have always been a half-glass-full kinda gal. So that is how I try and live my life, in a way that I can see the positive.