Free to a good home.......

Yes this is the sign I was going to give to my kids yesterday and send them to the end of the driveway.. LOL ok so not really, but I am telling you I know that something was in the air because my kids and the extra boy I had were acting like crazy monkey's.. In fact the extra kid went home early because I could no longer handle it.. I think they had fought about everything with each other they could and well needless to say my patience were wearing very very thin, however by late afternoon they were back to being good kids again then we went to bed and when we woke up today it has been good.

I have made 2 double batches of no bake cookies since Thursday and they are all gone.. I need to make some muffins will do that in the morning and it will be the after school snack for tomorrow. This week is plenty busy not anything really challenging just makeing my September menu, making the grocery list, paying the bills and deciding what to do this weekend since my kids are with thier dad.. I am thinking about crockpot pizza tomorrow night for supper.. We will see if not then porkchops and dressing in the crockpot. I have to be gone tomorrow afternoon for a bit then Jordin has a ballgame..

Well I think I shall sign off for now, but just wanted to say Hello....

God Bless

Wow it has been a long day..

I did however get most of my list of things to do done.. I will finish it up tomorrow and keep right on keeping on.. I have had a good day it is nice to take my time get things done and enjoy it...

Tomorrow is Friday.. Woot Woot.. I think Jacob has a friend coming home with him after school, Jill and Josie might have, Jeremiah well who knows.. LOL Oh and let's not forget that Jordin has a ballgame at home..

Here is just a little something I want to throw out there because of something a friend of mine and her family are going through right now.. I am asking you to please pray for them as they face some changes up ahead...

Just remember if you are doing what God has ask of you to do and someone else comes in and tries to change it all around and tell you this or that and cause problems and blame you for things.. Wash your hands of the whole situation and walk away. It really does not matter what people think or say.. Especially the ones who have been told you are the trouble maker because someday after you leave and the problem is still there people will see and know that things are not always as they appear.. I love ya Nae and God takes care of His children....

God Bless,

Jordin McKenzie.........

Jordin Mckenzie Curtis where oh were do I begin?? He is my oldest child. He is a good helper, worker, student (most of the time), handsome, has manners, and is just an all around good kid.. He is my child that I think was content with staying in the womb and not coming out... His original due date was August 4th and he was finally born on August 20th, 1993. He weighed in at 8 pounds 3 ounces.
In his 17 years of life he has been through, seen and expierenced many things.. Some good, some bad, but to look at him and talk to him you would not know..  The morning after he was born we packed up in Nana's car and moved 650 miles back to Missouri.. (no I did not want to move back, but my mother thought she was the boss) This move was in 93 when everything up here had flooded and so instead of a 10-12 hour ride is was like 14-16 of course we stopped a few extra times so I could stretch, feed and change the baby.. His father lives in Ky and has never seen or met him and it makes me sad because I know what a great kid Jordin is and well he and his wife are missing out..
I am going to say this about Jordin, praise the Lord for insurance.. I am telling you I think we could have bought a hospital, dr's office and paid the dr's salary with all the money that has been spent by us and the insurance on this kid.. It used to be the joke that he was in the er at least once a year.. He would fall and bust his head, or take his own money and buy a pocket knife and slice his hand on Christmas eve, get bitten by his uncles rot, or get hurt on the farm, you name it this kid had accident written all over for awhile, but praise the Lord I think we have broken this cycle.. (knocking on wood, like real wood.)
This kid is one heck of a kid.. He plays softball, basketball, track and loves to hunt, fish and work on the farm..
Jordin McKenzie Curtis mom loves you and is so very proud of you.. You have given me much joy, love, proud moments and some hold your breath and wonder moments. I loved you before you were born and love you so much more than you know.. You have made me so proud in these past 17 years and I know you will give me mucho more.. Love you so much...

scrub pants and boots..

I love you son,

God Bless

Boy I have been busy today.....

I decided when I got up this morning I was going to get lots of stuff done and well I am doing pretty good job getting things done.. Here is my list with a line through what I have gotten done so far..

1. Dishes
2. Clean of the counters
3. make no bake cookies for the kids afterschool
4. Sweep kitchen and bathroom floors
5. mop the bathroom and kitchen floors
6. clean off dining room table
7. sweep dining room
8. take out the kitty liter
9. pick up living room
10. sweep living room
11. Pick up hallway
12. Go upstairs and get clothes to sort and get rid of or donate
13. Write a thank you note
14. clean front porch
15. relax..

I am going to have the kids pick up the hallway and the living room and bring down the clothes for me to sort and they can also sweep the living room and dining room.. Yep think I got it under control...

Have a great day,
God Bless

Shew I am so sorry I have not written lately......

Life has been a bit crazy here the past few weeks.. We had fair week that started the first full week of August.. My car broke down that week, however I was able to attend a few of the events. The ones I really wanted to see the Christian Concert night and the Bullriding.. I really do not like our fair at all in fact I do my best to stay away from the midway and such because well 1 it is a rip off.. 2 it always brings out the hoodlums.. Sorry if that offends anyone, but we are a small town and when the fair comes to town everyone comes out and you seen more kids like young kids making out, dressing like they think they need to show you every part of their bodies and well it just is not a total family friendly enviroment. In fact I dislike it so much I told my kids that instead of taking them to the fair in town where it was $15 a kid to ride rides (like 4 or 5 that they wanted to ride) I could take us to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City for $25 a ticket and we could ride and ride all day long not just a couple hours.. Well I was talking to their grandma and she said well I will help pay for that because I ususally pay for them to go to the fair, but it is a rip off so She paid for 5 of our 6 tickets and I paid for the 6th one, parking, gas down there and took food for us to eat.. The kids and I had a wonderful day.. We got there at open (10am) and stayed till close (10pm) yes were all tired and ready to come home, but woot woot it was great.. That was on Friday.. Well the following Monday....
Jacob and I left for Church camp.. We had an awesome week at Church camp.. It was much smaller than normal, but it was so very hot it allowed us to change things up a bit to keep the kids cool as possible and have fun in the Lord.. I had an awesome cabin of girls and awesome assistant cabin leaders and my bestie Hannah Banana and Wendy were next door and Janna was below us.. The whole week was wonderful and such a blessing..... We came home on Friday morning and I went to sleep and slept pretty much till Sunday Night.. I was sick and did not know it.. In fact I continued to get sicker over the next few days, but we had open house for school, moutains of paperwork to be filled out, and the first day of school to contend with.. I did however call on Tuesday and made an appointment for Thursday so woot woot.. First day of school went great.. The kids are liking being back in school and I am liking them liking being back in school..
Thursday was the dr.. It was what I thought was wrong with me. Had a big pocket of infection in my armpit that was staph.. She stuck it and drained it and gave me cream.. Friday night I was still not feeling good in fact I slept the weekend away which is so not me, but I had a fever and was sick, stopped at the dr on Monday my dr saw me gave me meds and I am now feeling much better.. The upside is that I have been loosing weight. Woot woot
Yesterday Joslyn had to go to the dr in Kansas City for her ear.. Praise the Lord her ear drum does not have a hole in it. It did at one time and has healed over, but instead of 4-6 layers of skin stuff her's has like 1-2 layers so to take a quick look it looks like a hole, but it is not.. Woot Woot..
Well I am going to get off here for now.. I think I have pretty much brought you up to date on things here.. I have more things to share, but first I have some house duties that have got to get done.. Have a great afternoon and chat with ya soon..

God Bless

God Is So Good..................

Last weekend I spent alone and thinking and praying.. Things have been kinda rough, here lately and so as I was praying I prayed that God would give the kids and I a finacial blessing.. I prayed this for a few days and knew that no matter what God was in control and if it were in His will then we would have that blessing.. Fastforward to yesterday...

Yesterday I had prayed for this finacial blessing again for the kids and I however the Lord decided to bless us.. Yesterday I go to the mailbox and had been underpaid $167 on my food stamp card.. (I will not debate with you over getting this help or whether or not God wants me to have it blah blah.. ) I was like wow how cool is that then a bit later in the day I was basically given $200 to buy the girls school clothes from their grandma who take the little boys to buy thier clothes, but knows the teenage girls need to pick out their own stuff... Then last night I talked to the gma again and this week is the fair week here.. I dislike the fair I think it is robbery and ugh I just hate fair week.. The kids are with their dad this week, but I had told them that instead of going to the fair if I could swing it we would go to Kansas City to Worlds of Fun for a day.. Gma usually helps the kids dad pay for them to go to the fair has bought our tickets to go to WOF.. I just have to buy the gas and pack the cooler..

All I can say is wow Thank YOU GOD.. I asked for a simple blessing and we were blessed threefold.. I am so thankful to God for this and to gma for being willing and open to bless us.. God is so good..

We need to remember to praise Him in the good and the bad and especially to thank Him for all the things He does or gives to us no matter how big or how small. When He answers our prayers we need to make sure to give Him all the Glory Honor and Praise...

I love you Lord.. Please give us a nice day at Worlds of Fun and let it be a little cooler with a breeze.. I love you LOrd..

God Bless