Animated Children....

I love animated children. They crack me up. Mason is one of the most animated I know. His face is so expressive. I hope as he grows he keeps that special quality. It makes him even more loveable.

Winter Reflections............

What do I like about winter? I have to think hard about this since I'm a summer girl but here goes:

1) The cold air kills germs (or atleast that's what Mom told me)
2) It's quiet when it's snowing (don't believe me go outside and see)
3) Freshly fallen snow is beautiful (so long as I don't have to drive in it)
4) The starkness of winter makes me better appreciate the beauty of the other seasons.
5) You occasionally get a snow day.
6) It's a good time to escape to a warmer climate.
7) Christmas is during the winter.
8) It's the only time you can make a snowman.
9) I can wear my many sweatshirts.
10) It is the last season before spring.

sometimes I wonder....

...just why I feel the need to be everyone's Mom. I think it takes a toll on me as I worry about everyone. I have a friend who had complications with an operation and is in the hospital, another friend with a blood clot, a coworker with cancer and I worry like crazy about all these people. I lit not one but two candles this week at church. I had so many that I was praying for it was almost like doing a litany of the saints.....

I remember when my parents were my age, my Dad saying that it was horrible watching all his friends get sick and then starting to die...........I know now exactly what he was talking about.

Life is too short people....enjoy it.

2009 2009 2009..........

.....hummmm how long will it take me to remember that it's 2009...well today was a very good day. I slept in (yeahhhhh), then I played my wii fit, walked on the treadmill, took a nap, went to dinner with the youth minister and rest of youth team volunteers....but last night....well lets say that's why I slept late. Midnight I hear a loud yelling, cussing, etc. I ran to the window in time to see about 20 kids running down the street with baseball bats. Next thing you know cops are everywhere. Well to make a long story short I find out in the am. that some kids was having a party.

There must have been some drinking involved. Anyway one kid found out that a bunch of kids were coming to bust his butt so he called his parents. They came and the bad kids beat up the dad and stabbed the mom in the leg and then as they were trying to leave in the car beat the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mad craziness....it's usually a quiet neighborhood....sure hope this isn't a sign of what's to come in 09

Cookies & Kids

tonight I go to the Youth Minister's house for the Girls Night for the girls in our Youth Group....making cookies and watching Christmas movies....should be fun. Just hope I'm not in charge of the cookies or they may be Cajun style! LOL

I'm looking forward to it. We have lots of really nice teens in the high school youth group. I don't have any kids in it. Mine are long grown but I still enjoy volunteering with the kids........someone's gotta like teenagers....may as well be me! LOL

Waiting for Baby Jesus..........

.....I love Advent....it is like being pregnant waiting for the birth of baby Jesus...thinking about ways to prepare....like a random act of kindness.....today's random act was to my waitress Gina at the Golden Corral....Merry Christmas Gina..........

Prayer to Baby Jesus in the Manger
O Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ, prostrate before Thy crib, I believe Thou art the God of infinite Majesty, even though I do see Thee here as a helpless babe. I humbly adore and thank Thee for having so humbled Thyself for my salvation as to will to be born in a stable. I thank Thee for all Thou didst wish to suffer for me in Bethlehem, for Thy poverty and humility, for Thy nakedness, tears, cold and sufferings.

Would that I could show Thee that tenderness which Thy Virgin Mother had toward Thee, and love Thee as she did. Would that I could praise Thee with the joy of the angels, that I could kneel before Thee with the faith of St. Joseph, the simplicity of the shepherds. Uniting myself with these first adorers at the crib, I offer Thee the homage of my heart, and I beg that Thou wouldst be born spiritually in my soul. Make me reflect in some degree the virtues of Thy admirable nativity. Fill me with that spirit of renunciation, of poverty, of humility, which prompted Thee to assume the weakness of our nature, and to be born amid destitution and suffering. Grant that from this day forward, I may in all things seek Thy greater glory, and may enjoy that peace promised to men of good will.
AMEN!

Great Googa Mooga....

....I thought this economy was supposed to be in a decline? This past weekend I participated in a home craft show. I did very well. Then the next day I sold 3 of my ACEO (miniature art) on Ebay..............

so while I'm babbling on, can I tell you I'm so sick of cold weather. Now you probably are thinking Joann, it's gonna be a long time until spring.......I know, I know. I just wish I could live in a perpetual summer........but that's not gonna happen in this life anyway...........so I guess I will just count down the days.

.....ohhhhh but then again I was just thinking I do get a few days in Key West to visit a friend in February so that will break up the winter for me......now I just need to think of other ways to hurry spring.........