I'm a terrible blogger

Well, we have been busy.

Been getting to work at 5:30 A.M. each morning for the past two weeks. Did not know that the sun came out that early. It saddens me that parents actually drop their kids off before 6 A.M. Poor kids.

So I am tired alot right now. But that is okay. It is just for these two weeks. Go back to the 7 A.M. - 3 P.M. shift again next week... and nest week is a SHORT WEEK!!! YAY! We get to go and see Greg and Kendalyn and Charlie next weekend. I think Andy and I really need to get away and spend a weekend with friends. If not for our pugs, we would be TOTALLY stressed out right now.

We are really ready for this phase of our lives to be over. We have been here for three years now. Wow. I am amazed that it has been that long.

I think we need a vacation. We need to go to the beach. We have not had an actual vacation since before we moved to Cookeville... and it kills me that two of my best friends are on vacation this week. UGH. SO not fair. But I love them, so I cannot get mad. Heehee.

Cloth Diapers...

Okay... you know me... I'm obsessed with cloth diapers!!!!

If you are interested in trying cloth... PLEASE contact me... and join in this contest for free diapers!!!

Pugnic 2009

It was going to rain on Saturday... but it was the day of the pugnic. So Quigley, Daisy, Jan (my friendly coworker) and I trasped out on a rainy day from Cookeville to Nashville to attend the pugnic. (Andy wished he could come with us, but sadly, he had to work... so he wants to go next year... we can't wait!)

Daisy Lou decided that she was going to be the friendliest pug in town, meeting every pug and puppy in attendance, tying Jan into knots with her leash... poor Jan. *smile*
Quigley let us know right away that pugnics are NOT his thing. His feet were wet and I don't think he liked the reminder that yes, he is a dog... not a human being. He was so glad to get home.

Once we were home, both pugs CRASHED for the evening. I don't think they even thought about eating dinner... they were SO exhausted! So snoring abounded in my home for the rest of the night.

This Christian thing...

So I think I am realizing more and more what this whole "Christian thing" is all about. I think I grew up believing that a Christian is perfect... always does the right thing... always says the right thing... never upsets anyone... Maybe that is the vice of growing up in the church.

Perhaps that is the cause of so many rebellious teenagers in the church... believing that they are to be "perfect" and because they are incapable of being so, they rebel.

In my Bible Study tonight, I really felt slapped with the realization that being God's child really does not mean that you are always doing the right thing. Honestly... most of the people in the Bible were REALLY screwed up! We are doing a study on David... and he was sure not perfect... aldulterer, murderer... he had several wives and concubines... he got angry at God... and yet he was called "a man after God's own heart" by GOD!!! hmm. Paul... one of the most incredible apostles, was a man that murdered Christians.

I'm guessing that if those men could not walk in the right path all the time, then I probably will fail also... and yet God's Grace is PREVIOUS... He already knows when, how and why I will sin... and yet He has ALREADY given me grace for those moments. WOW. It is kind of mind blowing. If I were God, I think I would not be so gracious.

Terrible Blogger

So I am a terrible blogger... but since I do not have internet access at home and am only near internet availability a few times a week, I do not feel that bad. *smile*

Nine months left... Andy will graduate with his Bachelor's Degree in 9 months. Wow. We moved to Cookeville almost three years ago so that he could go to college.

Interesting bit of trivia... I've had FIVE jobs in the three years that we have lived out here. Ha. That is pathetic.

Now it is time to start deciding what is next... where we will live... what job Andy will have... what I will do... when children will come into the picture. Seems a bit overwhelming at times... and kind of exciting.

One thing is for certain... it is not a good time to be poor. Heehee. Moving and changing things takes money. But if God owns the "cattle on a thousand hills" then I think He could sell a few to help us do whatever he has planned for us next. *giggle*

If anyone reading this knows me AT ALL... or has spoken to me for five minutes or more... you know I REALLY want children. But as the reality of motherhood is approaching, I must admit I am nervous. Having a child is not just having baby showers, giving birth and bringing home a little bundle of joy. It is a responsibility to raise a child in God's word, to discipline as God would have you to and to care for this child 24/7 for the next 18 years... wow. Only with God's help can I do this crazy calling. I know that I will be a mom one day... sooner now rather than later... what an amazing and scary adventure!

I hope the pugs have prepared me for motherhood... ha.