Really important stuff right here... -.-

1. Whats your name spelt backwards? annailuj - My siblings and I actually used to call each other by our backwards names .....umm... yeah. :) "backwards names" - It was so cool to have names that started with different letters!! We would also call each other by our middle names....but I had to kill that one...I'd rather not be called "Lee" all day. LOL! :D


2. What did you do last night? Went to church! :D


3. The last thing you downloaded onto your computer? Stock Photography for church


4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? ::GASP!!:: NO! That's so dangerous! :O


5. Last time you swam in a pool? ...um... well, last summer I did a hot tub, but I don't know how to swim...so no pools for me! :D


6. What are you wearing? clothes. :P


7. How many cars have you owned? 1


8. Type of music you dislike most? rap, acid, all that nasty stuff... }:-(

9. Are you registered to vote? Yuppers!!!


10. Do you have cable? No.


11. What kind of computer do you use? I use a Mac everyday at work. I own a Mac. I also own a Dell that helps out a little with church stuff. :) But I like my Mac the best! :)


12. Ever made a prank phone call? sort of. I didn't call the person, they called me. It was a telemarketer and by the time I got done, he was ready to leave work for the day! Poor guy! He was so confused! :D


13. You like anyone right now? I sure do! <3


14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? hmmm... probably neither.... It sounds fun, but I'd like to live to see my next birthday....in one piece... ;D


15. Furthest place you ever traveled? Ocean City, New Jersey! So much fun!! Didn't really do much, but that's a lot of fun for me!! :D


16. Do you have a garden? Not really. I mean sort of. I mean no. I guess not. :)


17. What's your favorite comic strip? Baby Blues, Calvin & Hobbes, probably more I can't think of..


18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem? Yes I do! :D


19. Shower, morning or night? wow. um... a little TMI for the web... I do shower though.. often, if that helps any. :P


20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? in the past month.... I don't think I've watch a full movie..or even part of one...in the past month... I've been working like CRAZY!!! :D


21. Favorite pizza toppings? welll.... cheese is always nice....sauce maybe.... :) I like lots of toppings. :)


22. Chips or popcorn? probably chips :)


23. What cell phone provider do you have? T-Mobile. :P


24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? umm.... no. I don't smoke.


25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? Not that I remember... lol! :D


26. Orange Juice or apple? orange! :D


27. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? :) SP :)


28. Favorite chocolate bar? Hmmmm..... Now that's a tough one..... Probably anything with dark chocolate and without nuts.. I like the rest too! :D


29. Who is your longest friend and how long? hmm... that'd probably be Mom...almost 22 years now! :O


30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? ? I have NO clue..


31. Have you ever won a trophy? Yes I have! I've won a pie-baking contest 3 times! :D


32. Favorite artist? wait...is this a music artist? or an "artist"-artist...either way I guess I don't know.. :)


33. Favorite computer game? umm.... I don't really have time to play computer games, let alone have a favorite... -.-


34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? uhhhhh no.


35. Sprite or 7-UP? wow. I only drink those when I'm sick or something. :P


36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? yup! had to wear one when I went to school at LCA and then when I worked at Bath&Body Works. I must say I probably enjoyed...um...neither. :D


37. Last thing you bought at Walgreens? I really don't shop there...kinda random actually. :P


38. Ever thrown up in public? no, but I passed out in Barnes & Noble once. :)


39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? Definitely true love. <3


40. Do you believe in love at first sight? Yeah. Or first email... whatever.. :) <3


41. Can exes just be friends? um... it depends. :P (that's so crazy....who asks about true love in one question, and then jumps into the 'exes'??? weird.)


42. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Eddie. (our bus director. :)


43. Did you have long hair as a young kid? umm.... not really "long" but not short either. I mean, you could tell I was a girl and everything, but I wasn't tripping over it or anything either. LOL! :D


44. What message is on your voicemail machine? :D Good question! I rarely call myself though, so I'm really not sure. :P


45. Where would you like to go right now? San Diego!!! :D <3


46. What was the name of your first pet? Jack the Rabbit! :)


47. What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it? I don't believe I have one. I used to have one though....in kindergarten. :)


48. Last incoming/outgoing call on your phone? incoming...SP. <3 :)


49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? My family (and SP) :)


50. What do you think about most? SP.



Have a Happy Day everybody! :D

Working....working....still working.....

Hi everybody! :)

Ok, well, I'm not totally back....just a little bit back. :P I've been avoiding the inevitable and finally decided it was time to update my blog! Happy Day! (I just know you're excited about this.... I'm not sure why... but that's ok....)

I probably shouldn't even be online right now. I should be sleeping. :P I've been working 12hr+ days since early last week, and boy am I tired!!! :P But it's ok. It's a lot more fun to write when you're tired. ....or when I'M tired. LOL! :D I come up with some pretty crazy stuff when I'm tired!

But anyways, there was actually something that I was going to say...um....because....I'm pretty much rambling right now. :)

So last Saturday I was at work. l. o. l.

I worked aaaallllll week long and then on Saturday too (that's dedication, I tell ya...). I was really tired so I brought some music with me and my earbuds...and ta-da! I was ready to work!! Happy Day! :D I sat down at my desk. Hmm.. I'll rephrase that: I sat down in front of my beeeeeauuuuutiful Mac. ::insert magical harp gliss:: I plopped in a Marshall Family CD. Plugged in my earbuds. And turned it on!

For some reason it just didn't sound loud enough. It was really muffled or something, so I turned it up a little... just a little more. Nope. Still too soft! I can't hear it!

Turned it up higher.

Ok, well. I still can't hear it, but I don't guess I'd better turn it up any higher...

Then. One by one. Heads. They start looking at me. From over the cubicle walls. All I can feel are these eyes... staring at me... I looked up and there over the walls of my cubicle was every last person in my department grinning really big and beginning to laugh.

I paused my music. Took out my earbuds. Look at them. Smiled back. (Yeah, it kind of took me a while..) Then they asked if the harmonicas were coming from MY computer!! :gasp!:

oops.

I pretty much plugged the earbuds into the wrong plug and had the Marshall Family singing "Crimson River" at the top of their lungs all over my department!!!! LOL!!!! :D LOL!!!! :D

Ok, well... maybe not ALL over the department... but pretty much most of it!!! :D ROFL!! It was probably the funniest thing to watch too! There I am sitting at my desk with earbuds in and I can BARELY hear a thing!!! LOL!!

::sigh:: How do these things always happen to me??? :D

Oh well. I guess that's ONE way of getting the gospel to my co-workers!! (muah-hahahaha....) :D And yes. I feel absolutely thrilled that He can use my ditsy-ness even if it's just in a tiny way! :D

Hope you're all having Happy Days! :)



p.s. Please pray for me while I'm working these crazy hours....my brother fell asleep at the wheel once while working crazy hours...pretty scary stuff... :P anyways...I'd really appreciate it! Happy Days everyone! :)

...and this one's even longer! :D

(mwah-ha-ha..) lol! :D K. I filled this out on my FB a while ago, but I was bored so I decided to post it here too! :D Have fun! :D

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
i've got a scar on my lower lip from when i hit the coffee table when I was a baby. lol.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
paint. a few other things my mom got me, but not much... my room's pretty small. :)

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
I would have said no, but a couple months ago I got out of bed, found a movie in my room and gave it to my Dad who had knocked at my door.... I didn't remember a thing. LOL! :D

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
uh, i don't know... a lot. :)

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
I can't remember - I was born with a very bad memory.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
mmmmmm..... chocolate. ;)

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
the sun. ;)

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
my Bible

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5'1" (I had to remeasure! All this time I've been thinking I was 5'2"!!!) lol! :D

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
hmm. not really I guess.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
uh, ya. sometimes

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
oh my stars, I wouldn't tell everybody online! lol! I'm not THAT crazy!

13. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?
That something will happen to one of my family. :{

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
oh my stars - brown eyes. Definitely brown eyes. (I like the tall - dark - handsome type...)

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
I have NO clue. lol. ;) i'm leaving that up to him. :)

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
it depends who I'm with - what we're doing - what the weather's like - i.e. I don't know. :)

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
probably something with a ton of meat - but I had shrimp on a pizza once.... sigh... that was AMAZING. :)

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
chocolate.

19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?
dark green - or navy blue...

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
no - but i would. (but only for a bus promotion or something like that.. ) :P

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
oh mercy. uhhhh..... probably my ring from my parents. :)

22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
lol. maybe.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
my thumbs are.

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Tommy Hilfiger

25. WHO IS YOUR FAV FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?
oh my stars, i have no clue. :)

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
nope.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
:P

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
huh????? well, ok. maybe. I'm not sure.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
5

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES.
???

32. FAVORITE QUOTE?
"Jesus! ‘Tis a pearl dissolved, ‘tis a sonnet rolled into a word, ‘tis a great oratorio in five letters, ‘tis the essence of music condensed into two syllables." -Spurgeon.

33. FAVORITE PLACE?
somewhere with friends and/or family... (I do love going down to see Shawna or Emily though..) love you girls!!! :D

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
canada.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
i can't seem to say no. lol! If somebody needs me to get a job done, I usually say yes - and then realize I can't possibly fit it into my schedule. :P

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
gasp! yes! I shook hands with Obama! (not. I'm totally kidding...) :P

37. FIRST JOB?
Library.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
sorta. I switched a call from a telemarketer around and told him I forgot why I called him. LOL! :D Poor guy. waaaaayyyyy confused. :D

39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOULMATE?
how should I know? I hope so, but I totally don't know.. lol.

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
ordering a strawberry mocha shake. :)

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
no.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
my eyes.

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
no

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
lol. hmmmm... I'm deciding. maybe someone will come visit me or something. :) that would be nice! :D

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT AND THEIR NAMES?
oh my stars, people ask me this all the time!! (well, the "how many" part...) anyways, I don't know. How ever many God gives me I'll be happy. :) the names... well: I'D like the girls to start with "N" and the boys with "L".... but that could change. :)

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
kinda sorta. :) but only after mom! Happy Day for me!!! :D

47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
oh my stars... those guys with ENORMOUS ego problems bug me to death! (actually, I HAVE told a guy to get over himself once... lol! but I was nice about it!) :D

48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
finishing it. :P

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
oh seriously! does everybody really want to know?? :P

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
if it looks good at the time, yes... if i'm sloppy, no. :)

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
turkey

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
nope! (except lying...) LOL! :D Just kidding! ya, I bite my nails during scary movies. (well! it's not a GOOD habit!) :D

53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
I didn't think I was until a little bit ago. but ya, a little. :P

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
of course!

55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
no.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
well, they do if you're entering a beauty contest. :)

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
eat chocolate.

58. BEAR FACT?
HUH?????

59. WHAT'S YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?
staying in God's will.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
my doll, Mandy. :)

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
I have NO clue! :D

62.WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
uh no. Barney is just plain creepy. He was when I was little, and he is now. C-R-E-E-P-Y. Creepy. blech. :P

63. Do you use sarcasm?
of course not.

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
mmmm... if my mom made it then either. if not... i don't know. LOL! :D

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
hmmm... does he love God more than anything? and does he have a sense of humor. :)

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Nan, Nanna, Nannie(that's the little kids'), Jules(that's Aimee's), Ju-ju (that's mom's...), and others... ;)

67. FAVORITE SUPER POWER?
oh whatever... this is getting stupid.

68. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
What Not to Wear.

69.WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
trick question I tell ya. lol. I have no enemies. :)

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
chocolate mocha (or whatever... i'd have to see it... but it's good!)

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
uh, ya. thanks for askin' though!

72. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
LOL! :D ya.

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
ummmm.... probably try to get some work done.

74. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE WHEN YOU ARE OLDER?
wherever God wants me to.

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
probably not.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING To?
"Everything" :)

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Strawberry Mocha Shake.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Dad. :)

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
eyes/smile

80. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
talk to my friends/watch movies with my sisters/design.... fun stuff like that. :D

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
what?!?!?

82. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR
summer!! Happy Days! :D

83. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
Dark Chocolate M&Ms. :) ...or just dark chocolate.... or just chocolate. it's all good. :)

84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
yes! finally! (love you Shawna and Emily!!!) :D

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
brown. ;)

86. EYE COLOR?
green

87. SHOE SIZE?
5 (or 3 in the little kids department....) :D

88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
ummmm.... i don't know.

89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
anywhere with good food and friends/family. :D

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHi?
If the fish is cooked-yes. If not-give it to a seal.

91. WATCH TV TODAY?
no.

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
MY BIRTHDAY!!! Happy day!! :D

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
piano, a little organ.

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
republican

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Kisses! (we're talking chocolate right??)

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
I beg your pardon?

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
My Fair Lady. ;)

98. WOULD YOU EVER BE A HOUSEWIFE?
I hope to be one someday!! :D

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
uh.... I haven't really had time to read. ;)

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE?
oh my stars... that's so none of anybody's business. lol. but when it is, I'll let you know!!! :D


K. whew. That was long. LOL! :D Anyways, hope you're all having a Happy Day! :D

Train up a child....

Oh my stars, my kids were soooo amazing yesterday! :D We had "Open House Sunday" with a raffle and a potluck and the kids sang... and everything! They were so good! They sang "Sermon in Shoes" (of course, Blaine insists that the song should be "Sermon in Socks"...), "Family of God," "The Windows of Heaven," and "The Bible Stands." I was so proud of them! :)

The raffle was the biggest item on yesterday's agenda.. well, for the kids anyway. :) Scott had won 29 points and for every point they earn another ticket, so he was waaaayyy excited! He didn't win... but he had a great attitude about it so we ended up giving him his own prize. lol! :D

So my favorite story for yesterday begins when I started story time in my class. I've been teaching them about Jesus and His disciples and then last week we learned about Heaven! They were awestruck at all the amazing things that are in Heaven! :) It's also a great place to begin talking about getting saved, and how to get to Heaven and everything. So yesterday I began by finding out what they remembered about the previous week...

"Who can tell me what we learned about last Sunday in class?"

"HEAVEN!!!!" (I loved how excited they were!) :)

"And who can tell me what's in Heaven??"

and from the mouth of two or three kids...
"CHOCOLATE!!!"

LOL! I promise you I didn't even tell them that!! :D They just know that when Teacher says Heaven is wonderful.... "wonderful" means there's chocolate there too! lol! :D

Have a Happy Day everyone! :)

Do you want fries with that??...

So yesterday I ended up driving to church by myself. Because.... I wanted to, I was running late, and I was starving. lol! :D Honestly, I hadn't eaten anything all day besides chocolate. :) Not really the healthiest diet, but ya... crazy schedules work out that way sometimes. :P It was good though! Well, until I started shaking. lol! And shaking while you're straitening your hair could prove fatal. Of course, I'm not sure how it could be fatal, but I'm sure someone could manage it! (I mean, hopefully not, but whatever..) ;)

So anyways, I stopped for something quick before I got to church. K, so basically I always thought that "fast-food" meant that you were going to get food.... fast! ummm, basically not! I pull up and there's this really expensive car right in front of me and the lady is waving her arms and talking a mile a minute! (to be quite honest, it was pretty hilarious.. ). But I was supposed to be at church, and whether he's my Dad or not, my Pastor doesn't like it when the pianist is late. lol! :D So. I'm sitting there, hungry, late, frustrated, and watching this woman go on and on into the speaker!

Seriously, how complicated can your order get? She starts tossing her arms into the air (no, the little sandwich boy is not going to toss the lettuce for your burger... forget it, lady.) Then she's rolling her arms around and around... I figured she was either describing the exact consistency of her shake or singing him a rousing chorus of "Rolled Away"... either way, she's crazy... and I'm late. Then it got kind of funny. :D She want a #25. No, no, no. A twennnnttyyyy-five - not thirty five. No, no, no. Twenty-fiiiiiiiiivve - not twenty-nine. K, she's got it - everything's good. Phew. I pull forward and order in like two seconds. (really, it's not that hard. even I can do it, and I'm part blonde! ...well, not really I guess. I used to be though, but whatever.)

Anyways, I'm getting off the subject. So we get up there and she must have thought the little drive through guy was an IRS agent or something, because they discussed the price of her cheeseburger like it was going to impact her whole budget! That's probably the longest time I have ever spent in a drive-thru in my life!

Oh the best part of the story? The whole time I'm behind this special person, I'm looking at the bumper sticker on the back of her car that announces to the world "My Dog Has Class!" LOL! :D Honestly, Lady. You and your dog have class like a polar bear has polka dots. :D

Oh well, such is life I guess. ....well, part of life anyways. It's definitely not all of it, or you'd be visiting me in the looney bin every Saturday night.... or visiting her. Either way, it'd be interesting! :) lol! Well, here's another unique post! Sometimes I wonder how in the world random stuff like this happens to me... :D

Anyways, I hope y'all (ooh, how's that for southern?) have a Happy Day! :D

A Happy Day .... Anyway. :P

Guess what everybody, my faith in IT guys has just been diminished by enormous quantities. *sniff* I know. It's truly shocking! They're always there when you need them! What in the world could have gone wrong??? :D

Anyways, yeah. You know those weekends that just never seem to get better? Well that's what I had. One of those "what-could-possibly-happen-next" weekends. :)

Well, ok. To be absolutely truthful, most of it was pretty fun! On Saturday I was able to throw a surprise birthday party for Mom and Dad without either of them guessing! On Sunday we had a great turnout on the bus, Cavion got saved (one of our bus kids.. Happy Day!), my class actually remembered what I had taught them the previous week (Happy Day again!), and I managed to fake through an offertory that was woefully behind in practice hours. lol! :D

But.... the rest was kind of interesting, beginning with waking up late and having to put my make-up on in the bus without ending up looking like a small child's coloring book (a feat I am quite proud of.... well I am!) and ending in my losing my phone. (and time-change couldn't have come on a worse weekend..) :P

I'm really glad I ended up getting a ton of chocolate at the store last night, though! This morning I looked outside and it was snowing. (Just in case anyone is wondering, yes: it is March... and yes: that's just plain random..) But I love driving in the snow! I really don't think cars are supposed to drive sideways in it (people don't usually like that... it's kind of scary..) but whatever... at least I made it without injuring anything... or anybody. Which should count for something. ;D (Talk about an adrenalin rush though! wow!)

But anyways, I finally got to work this morning and found that my whole entire web project that I had been working for months on, had all but completely disappeared! I had been given a job rebuilding the internal site at work for the Standard Work, and Training Manuals and well... you name it, it was on there. What happened? uhhh... well. From what I gathered from a very chagrined IT guy... someone tripped over a power strip.... multiple times. The servers had to be rebooted.... multiple times. All of this resulted in my 3 months of work disappearing. (yeah, no kidding... you'd be a little disappointed in them too!) Anyways, I am very pleased to announce that I did not cry in their office (which would have been exactly what they deserve... and probably pretty hilarious too!) :D I simply shoved enormous amounts of chocolate in my mouth, and marched bravely over to let them know of their blunder. Fortunately Dave (the poor guy who happened to be in their office when I found out...) was able to fix most of it. I only ended up losing all of Friday's work. So umm.... I guess that means that I get paid for Friday even though I have to redo everything? It was sort of funny though: everybody kept showing up at my desk offering their condolescences. lol! :D You would have thought my dog died or something! :D Anyways, that was today!

Fortunately it did get better. :) The snow stopped, then melted. I got caught up on about half of the work I lost. And one of my students surprised me with a new song! He learned this one all by himself over the week, and it's a song from the back of his book! (that's supposed to be impressive right there...) :D

I still haven't found my phone, but I'm still praying it will show up. I haven't even started to figure out how many numbers I'd lose if it doesn't show up... please pray it shows up!!!!

Oh well! Have a Happy Day everyone! :D

A Devotional from Spurgeon!

I love these devotions. Spurgeon wrote a whole book of Morning and Evening Devotions and they are such a blessing! Of course, they should never take the place of your Bible, but make a great accompaniment! :)

"God, that comforteth those that are cast down."
—2 Corinthians 7:6.

And who comforteth like Him? Go to some poor, melancholy, distressed child of God; tell him sweet promises, and whisper in his ear choice words of comfort; he is like the deaf adder, he listens not to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. He is drinking gall and wormwood, and comfort him as you may, it will be only a note or two of mournful resignation that you will get from him; you will bring forth no psalms of praise, no hallelujahs, no joyful sonnets. But let God come to His child, let Him lift up his countenance, and the mourner's eyes glisten with hope. Do you not hear him sing—

"'Tis paradise, if thou art here;
If thou depart, 'tis hell?"

You could not have cheered him: but the Lord has done it; "He is the God of all comfort." There is no balm in Gilead, but there is balm in God. There is no physician among the creatures, but the Creator is Jehovah-rophi. It is marvellous how one sweet word of God will make whole songs for Christians. One word of God is like a piece of gold, and the Christian is the goldbeater, and can hammer that promise out for whole weeks. So, then, poor Christian, thou needest not sit down in despair. Go to the Comforter, and ask Him to give thee consolation. Thou art a poor dry well. You have heard it said, that when a pump is dry, you must pour water down it first of all, and then you will get water, and so, Christian, when thou art dry, go to God, ask Him to shed abroad His joy in thy heart, and then thy joy shall be full. Do not go to earthly acquaintances, for you will find them Job's comforters after all; but go first and foremost to thy "God, that comforteth those that are cast down," and you will soon say, "In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul."


Have a Happy Day, everybody!! :D

Dedicated to: Bells ;)

K, Bells... don't laugh too hard. I can just see you sitting on the front lawn doin' some of this stuff... It's hilarious though! This had me rolling on the floor dying laughing! :D
Well, ok that's a little drastic. To be precise, I was giggling. Because you really shouldn't roll on the floor laughing when you're sitting in your local coffee shop. It's socially unacceptable (and what's more, they'll bring little men in to give you a new white jacket and tote you away in their little van). I've learned this through the years. Yup! No rolling on the floor laughing, no describing the rest-stops you encountered on your last trip through Montana, no eating Bar-B-Qued ribs in front of a vegetarian (it drives 'em crazy!), no pinching the canned fruit to see if they're ripe, and no disco-dancing to Johann Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz. These simple rules (along with many others which I shall reveal to you at a later time..) are all you need to survive in today's ever-pressing social world.

So. Here's a list of other things you can do to amuse youself! These are perfectly acceptable to do in public and please don't let anyone convince you otherwise. (But let me know if you actually do these, because then I will be rolling on the floor dying laughing!)

• At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
• Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice..
• Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
• Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "In."
• Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
• In the memo field of all your checks, write "For Smuggling Diamonds"
• Finish all your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."
• Dont use any punctuation
• As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
• Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
• Specify that your drive-through order is "To Go."
• Sing along at the opera.
• Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme?
• Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.
• Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood..
• When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I Won!, I Won!"
• When leaving the Zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "Run for your lives, they're loose!!"
• Tell your children over dinner."Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

K. So even if you never do any of these, let me know which one you've always wanted to do!

Have a Happy Day everyone!! :D

some things about me... (yes, again..)

• What is your occupation right now? Graphic Designer
• What is on your feet right now? shoes. polish. :)
• What are you listening to right now? An espresso machine. aaaahhhh.. that sound is sheer bliss. lol! :D
• What was the last thing that you ate? sandwich from Subway.
• Can you drive a stick shift? No. :(
• Last person you spoke to on the phone? Mom. :)
• How old are you today? 21
• What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Football.
• What is your favorite drink? Single Grande Peppermint Mocha
• Have you ever dyed your hair? No. I thought about going blonde... obviously I haven't yet. lol!
• What is your Favorite food? Chinese
• What is the last movie you watched? Pygmalion
• What is your Favorite day of the year? My BIRTHDAY! :D
• How do you vent anger? oh, that depends on who it is, what they've done, and where I am (I'm not about to get angry in front of a church full of people or something..) lol! :D
• What was your Favorite toy as a child? oh my stars, i have NO clue. :)
• What is your favorite season? Summer!
• Cherries or blueberries: neither
• Living arrangements? with my fam (downstairs...)
• When was the last time you cried? a few weeks ago.
• What is on the floor of your closet? shoes, music, purses, hair care products, nylons, bobby pins, ummm not sure what else. it's all an organized mess. lol! :D but hey, '''I''' can find everything!
• What did you do last night? nursery at church (i got THE cutest videos of the kids!)
• Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? cheese
• Favorite dog breed: Schnauzer
• Favorite Day of the week? Sunday!
• How many states have you lived in? three
• Diamonds or pearls? Pearls. Classy, elegant, and nobody can mistake them for rhinestones! lol! :D
• What is your favorite flower? Hydrangeas and roses!

another list thingy!...

My sister forwarded this one to me! ;) And I just about died reading her answers! :D 'Course though, I didn't (but that's obvious..). Anyways, here's another one... I'm dunno.. I guess there's just not a lot going on right now with me. :S Well, I'm working my tail off, but not much to report online. So you can read this! :D

Answer in one word:
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Where is your significant other? huh?
3. Your hair? uncooperative
4. Your mother? awesome
5. Your father? hilarious
6. Your favorite thing? chocolate
7. Your dream last night? happy
8. Your dream/goal? mom
9. The room you're in? office
10. Your hobby? photography
11. Your fear? drowning
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Hawaii
13. Where were you last night? church
14. What you're not? tall
15 One of your wish list items? :)
16. Where you grew up? west
17. The last thing you did? worked
18. What are you wearing? clothes
19. Your TV? none
20. Your pet? Charles
21. Your computer? Mac
22. Your mood? sleepy
23. Missing someone? mm-hm
24. Your car? ford
25. Something you're not wearing? frown
26. Favorite store? Kohls
27. Your summer? nice
28. Love someone? yup!
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? now
31. Last time you cried? Sunday
32. Last thing you broke? Pepsi
33. Childhood? crazy

Oh, for Pete's sake! That's a lot harder than it looks! :D I kept wanting to explain stuff and couldn't! Whatever, those things are crazy anyways. lol! :)

So. Not much happenin' up here. Oh wait! I did get 3 more piano students this past week! :) Happy Day! I now have 7 students: Charles, Karina, Jakob, Jeanne, Jacob, Joy, & Tyrel! They are all doing wonderful and will hopefully be moving into their next levels in a couple weeks! :) I've also got some of their little siblings that may begin lessons very shortly, so we'll see. ;)

I also have a quick prayer request. I'm going to need to go see a chiropractor or something for my shoulder very soon. I'm not sure what I've done, but I think it was the strain from one of my previous jobs that did it, and it just keeps getting worse. (can we say GRANDE amounts of pain. but fortunately not all the time..) So please pray that all I'll need is a slight adjustment and everything works out ok. :)

Thanks for reading and have a Happy Day! :D

Random Questions....

Here's another one! :D I hate sending these to every Tom, Dick and Harry... so if I'm bored I'll post it here. I'm bored, so here you go. :)

• So, what did you do last night? I watched a movie with my sisters! :)
• What did you have for breakfast? I didn't have time to eat breakfast.
• Name 3 things you love: Chocolate - Computers - Music
• Name 3 things you hate: ummmm... i dunno. I don't really try to think about things I don't like.. (that's a weird one..)
• Who was the last person to make you laugh? Mom :D
• Who was the last person to make you cry? I ummm.. don't remember that one either. lol! :D
• When were you last sick? last summer
• When were you last afraid? Oh! When my sister and I went soul-winning in a seedy part of town. :S
• What is that sound? clanking.
• Do you love anyone right now? That's a silly question. I live with a family of 13, of course i love someone right now!! :D
• Does anyone love you? I hope so.
• Has anyone in your top friends ever bought you a present? umm... i don't think so... lol! jk! yeah!
• Has anyone in your top friends ever made you cry? Yup!
• What would make you happy right now? Chocolate.
• Is it possible? yup! :D
• Have you ever blacked out? Yes. Right in the Barnes & Noble Cafe. Sooooo embarrassing! The whole "crumple-to-the-floor" bit and everything! :D
• Have you ever seen a ghost? lol. no.
• Have you ever been beaten up? Yup. Justin beat me up last week. :D just kidding!
• All I want for Christmas is: an external hard drive.
• After this survey I'm going to: Get back to work. :)
• Favorite birthday present? My bedroom!
• Favorite color? Blue or Green
• Favorite invention? a potato peeler.
• Favorite movie/ sport/ animal? North & South/basketball/mini-schauzer.
• Are you currently reading a book? Yes. A Lady of Secret Devotion by: Tracie Peterson
• In a relationship? Nope.
• Is your room clean?Nope.
• Are you a happy person? of course!! :D
• What was the last thing you bought? uh.... let's say earrings
• What was the last thing that made you smile? A picture. :)
• What was the last thing you dreamed about? I don't remember. :)
• What was your worst injury? My sprained ankle
• What color are your socks? which ones?
• What is your middle name? Lee
• Name 3 things that are physically near you: My computer, my phone, my purse.
• Name something about you that others might think is weird: Excuse me? I am not weird. Just because my thumbs are double-jointed doesn't mean I'm weird.. ('course my fam thinks it's pretty crazy..) :D
• Hugs or kisses? Kisses! (we're talking chocolate right here...)
• Day or night? Night.
• Apples or bananas? Apples
• Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? NO!
• Name something that you are dreading: umm.... I don't think I'm dreading anything right now. Life's pretty awesome! :D
• Hey, this survey is over! phew!

So now that you've completely wasted as much time as you have by reading this whole thing.... congratulations! :D Hope you're all having a Happy Day!!

My Kids!!

Ok, so they're not really "my" kids... these are my Sunday School kids, and my bus kids, and those children who are related to me! :D

Anyways, I claim them all. :) I love them so much and would do almost anything for them. On the Sunday before Christmas we were supposed to have all the kids come upstairs and sing Christmas songs and then we were going to have a fellowship afterward... it was supposed to be good times! :) But the snows came and we weren't even able to have services that day! :( So.... we had the Christmas service the following week! :)

The kids did such a good job! I was so proud of them! :) Here are some pics of all the kids singing and then of some of my class!