Seven Things

Seven things I want to do before I die:
See "Phantom of the Opera" (on stage, not the movie)
Become fluent in Spanish
Take tap dancing lessons
Travel out of the country
Go on a cruise
Sing the National Anthem at a sporting event
Ride in a hot air balloon

Seven things I cannot do:
The splits
A cartwheel
Go to sleep with cold feet (had to steal that one, Jen)
Whistle through my fingers
Play the drums
Sleep on the floor (without an air mattress)
Shoot a 3-pointer

Seven things that attract me to my spouse:
His honesty
His ability to be laid back
His preaching
The way he smiles at me
The way he loves our boys
His support in everything I do
The way he makes me feel safe

Seven things I say most often:
See...
Whoopsie doodles
Absolutely
I love you
Crap
Oh snap
Cool

Seven books I love:
the Bible
Thr3e - Ted Dekker
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
Pretense - Lori Wick
the Olivia books - Ian Falconer
Mary Magdalene - Ellen Gunderson Traylor
Flabergasted - Ray Blackston

Seven Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
Napoleon Dynamite
the Princess Bride
Patch Adams
Remember the Titans
Funny Girl
Gone with the Wind
Monsters, Inc.

Alone?

My husband is watching an engaging PBS program called "Alone in the Wilderness". This incredibly resourceful man is building a cabin and completely living off of the land all by himself. It is a bit facinating.

My only question is, if he truly is "alone in the wilderness", who is holding the camera?

Movie Review - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

OK. So instead of my nap, we decided to take in a flick -- the much anticipated Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

I think the strongest testament to this film is that my four-year-old sat through the entire 126 minutes of it. It was beautifully done and very engaging. I read the book to Joshua and Caleb a few years ago and have seen bits and pieces of the old BBC version (which is less than spectacular). I was amazed that this Disney version of the book closely matched the pictures in my mind while reading the book. Mr. Tumnus, for example, matches the illustration from the book (on the cover, I believe) and the chain of events matches the story exactly (as I remember anyway. I'll have to get your opinion on it, Jen). The talking animals and other special effects are wonderful as is the countryside where it was filmed. The spiritual message was not compromised and was surprisingly obvious including Aslan, the lion, using the words, "It is finished" and much talk about sacrifice and good and evil.

All five of us enjoyed it immensely. I hope you get a chance to see it soon -- especially on the big screen.

TTFN :-)

Snow Day!!

Well, it's 12:15 in the afternoon and I'm still in my pajamas...with a big ol' smile on my face! At approximately 5:45am, I saw those four beautiful words on the TV screen -- "Baltimore County Schools - Closed" Yesssssssss. This is my first official snow day. How absolutely divine.

I honestly am hoping to get some much needed housework done. Matt is going to take the boys for some much needed haircuts. Later, I even may take a much needed nap! Life is good :-)

The highest achivement in, perhaps, my entire life...

OK. I have just created a myspace account and subsequently, been added to Jess' top eight list! I know, I know. This is the stuff dreams are made of. I have to stop typing now because the tears may start to flow. So much emotion....

As soon as I figure out how to use myspace, I'll invite you to take a peek. Have a blessed night and PRAY HARD for SNOW tomorrow night!!! It's comin'!!!

That's all I have to say about that.

What I learned in school today...

1. A two hour delay makes sixth graders very hyper (like they needed help with that).
2. A child having an asthma attack will leave large sweat marks on a gym floor (and that I can run up a flight of steps in about 7 seconds to get an inhaler from the office)
3. When you bring leftover pizza for lunch, they honestly think you'll give them a bite if they look pitiful enough (OK...she got a piece of sausage out of me).
4. Be careful how you pronounce schist (it's a metamorphic rock).
5. When kids do something wrong, somehow it's never their fault.

I'm learning so much in school this year...

Big plans for Friday night...

Don't envy my exciting life when you read all that I have planned for tonight. I finally picked up the new DDR Extreme 2 tonight and am looking forward to getting my groove on. My friend, Jess, is coming over to join me. I think we may do a little Karaoke Revolution Party, too. I may bake some brownies or something.

Oh, now I've gone and make you all jealous. I'm sorry.... OK. Not really. Hope your Friday is half as exciting as mine :-)

Joy

I was thinking about joy yesterday. We typically associate joy with happiness. What if that's not at all what God intended joy to be? The Bible says to count it all joy when we face trials and suffering (I think that's James 2. I suppose I should get up and check) so that doesn't seem to make any sense. How can happiness be connected with trials and suffering? How can we put into practice in our everyday lives that joy is something that is within, based on the fact that God is ultimately in control? Nothing is a surprise to Him or out of His control. That alone should give us the peace that passes all of our natural understanding, which, ultimately, is what true joy is about.

That's what I think, anyway...

Cub

This is my son, Caleb. He went to be with Jesus almost 4 months ago now. I miss him terribly. He was such a sweet kid. You can see more about Cub here I'm sure I'll talk about him quite a bit....

My seester and me...

My seester and me...

My First Blog

Wow. It's like my first big girl shoes or something but they're not pink with bows. Huh. Let the randomness begin!

(A big shout out to my big seester. Holla)