Is anyone out there??

I wonder if anyone still reads my blog? I don't keep up on it as much as I used to... since I have discovered Facebook (which really is EVIL in disguise!).

But... if you DO still follow my bits and pieces here.... I have a job interview tomorrow. I am very worried that my old employer will give a bad report and thus cause me to not get the job... but I am excited at the possibility of once again being a preschool teacher! I turned in my resume yesterday and they called me today for an interview tomorrow! WOW!!!

If you DO read this... please pray for me. Getting this job would be wonderful for us right now!

And a bit of an update on life....

I am teaching a class at the local university. It's an early childhood education class (that I taught last spring too). I am enjoying it. I have a really great class this semester!

We are planning a trip to VA for Thanksgiving because Mike's gramma is not doing very well. She has had a couple of strokes and has been having recurring mini strokes (TIA's to be exact). She was in a rehab center, but they discharged her because she wasn't making progress there :( So, although we really cannot afford to make the trip... we are going to do it because I really think we NEED to. I think Mike needs to see his Gramma and I think Blake needs to see his great-gramma. She is 93 and quite comfortable with the idea of dying, so it should be a good visit.

Blake is growing like a weed. Doing well in swimming and school... 4th grade already!!!

We've had a great fall so far... with friends and family alike.

Mike is in the middle of his 2nd to last semester :) He registered for classes yesterday!! I'm excited that he is so close :) This is the first time he's actually FINISHED a degree :)

Guess that's it!

Interesting....

I was tucking B in bed tonight. I said, "You make me SO happy."

He asked why and I said, "Because you were born."

He then informed me that he had to fill out paperwork with God so that he could request me as his mom. LOL!!

Then stated that he's hoping a baby girl will request me as her mom soon.

I told him I'm getting too old to be having babies.

So he says.....

Well then, let's adopt one.

Love that boy!!

Waiting.

I have almost always been irritated by waiting. Long lines at the grocery store get me grumbling like an old bear. Lines at traffic lights, that don't start moving when the light turns green make my blood boil (however, I am NOT the person who honks the second the light turns). When I was pregnant for Blake I couldn't WAIT for him to be born. If I order something online or through the mail it KILLS me to wait for it to be delivered.

I think you get the picture. I'm no good at waiting.

But now my life has taken this new turn. I have been thrust into a life of waiting. EVERY day is waiting. And this time... I have NO CLUE when the answer is going to arrive. It's not like the line at the grocery store where I can see the people in front of me and I can pretty much estimate how long I'll be there. Or the traffic light, which even though it seems like it takes FOREVER for it to change, is really just a couple of minutes.

No. This time I am waiting for God to reveal His plan to me. I know He has one. He can't possibly be planning on me being unemployed for the rest of my life. (Although, I must say if His plan is for me to win the lottery that would be just fine with me...LOL!)

And this.... this waiting for God.... this is the most difficult waiting I have EVER done.

Flowers 2009

I love to take pictures of flowers. I think it's because they sit patiently waiting for you to get just the perfect shot. Here are some of my favorites over the past few months:

Roses from Mike.

A mum in Shelley's dad's garden.

Close up of the mum. Isn't it amazing how intricate it is?

Sweet William.

Beautiful lily.

Sunflower on my birthday :)

Cute little orange flowers in the woods (I saw these when I was out riding the quad and had to go back to take pics :) )

Beautiful mums at my neighbor's house.

Sights from our bikes...

Blake and I went for a bike ride the other day. We are blessed to have many wonderful trails nearby to ride or walk along. I took some pics along the way....

This is a bridge that we crossed on our journey.

Here's Blake riding one of the trails.

The river from one spot along the trail.

The entrance to one of the paths.

Blake "cooling off".

One of a set of twin fawns we saw with their momma.

A different momma and her fawn. We saw them on our way back home!

Attempted close up of the fawn.. I think the camera focused on the weeds...LOL! Still cute!!

Beautiful mums at our neighbor's house.

Please pray!

UPDATE:
Brendan was found alive at about 11:30 PM on Saturday. He was with Andrew Smith, a former neighbor, in Sandusky, OH (about 4 hours from home).

Please pray that this child is found safe and sound! I know his family. I had 2 of his brothers in my classroom!!!

www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=169863

A few new pics

This is Blake on his last day of 3rd grade last year.

Here he is on his first day of 4th grade this year! Wow.. did he GROW! Compare where the lines on the door behind him come :)

This was the moonrise over the lake where my nephew and his wife have their cabin. We were there over labor day weekend (just for a day trip).