Drippy and Droopy

Day 2 of the baby girls cold. She if feeling much better today...still very drippy, but a lot less droopy. Tomorrow should turn out to be a snow day, if it is the kids will not have been to a solid week of school since the first of December. She has not been sick until now, we have just had holidays and snow days to keep us home. We have read AR books, watched movies, and she has been painting with watercolors. I found a site with free Photoshop brushes that has kept me occupied for two days. I have also been in constant prayer for several of my friends that have been going through very difficult times. When evil people arise we have to trust that the Lord is still in control and will use what was meant as evil to their good. I pray for comfort, healing, deliverance, and clarity for all of those constantly on my mind. Lord let your will be done on earth as IT IS in Heaven. We need a lot of Heaven on earth today.

On a humorous note a friend of mine sent out a text this morning with a slight typo.
It read:

It's the small thongs in life that makes someones day brighter: a smile, a gesture of kindness, a note...What have you done today?

Lucky Duck Thursday

Sophie is the Lucky Duck in Kindergarten this week. Tuesday I read to her class and made cupcakes (with no eggs) for snack. Today Daddy went and read "Daddy is a Doodlebug" to her class. When he finished she asked if they could sing a song. He said, "I don't know pumpkin we wil have to ask your teacher." Teacher says,"Sure is it a chapel song that we all know and can sing along with?" Not so much. Sophie broke out into the Gilligan's Island Themesong. LOVE HER! Next year before she is the special kid in first grade I will have to teach her The Fresh Prince from Bel Aire themesong.

Baby come back!

Do you hear the Savior calling? If you can't hear His voice maybe there are too many others drowning Him out. My sister posted a song on her Facebook it came at a good time for me because I had forgotten all about it. I love the group Commissioned they were huge when I was a teenager. Their song When Love Calls You Home made me cry while driving every time I heard it on the radio. I also love Running Back To You by the same group. I thought I would post the lyrics today and wherever you are today in your walk I hope you always know that His arms are opened wide and you are truly not home unless you are in those arms.

He's calling why not answer...you have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

When Love Calls You Home

Verse 1
Waiting on the edge with your prodigal heart
Wanting for someone to save you from yourself
Out here on the ledge dangling somewhere in the dark
Doubting if anybody really cares
But when Love reaches through the shadows
Whispering your name
Nothing will ever be the same again

Chorus
For when love calls you home
Forgiveness embraces the past you once owned
And all the mistakes that carried your name are gone
That's what happens when love calls you home.

Verse 2
Cradled in the mercy that has no limits
I've finally found a place where I belong
Now I can't imagine a moment without you in it
It's hard to believe I tried to make it on my own
You picked me up from the ruins of my broken life
When every chance was spent you gave me one more try


Running Back To You

How can you forgive me when I've often gone astray
How can you think of me when I do things my way
Turning my back from you
The one who loved me first
Having my own desires
Renewing worldly thirst

You told me you loved me and I should make up my mind
You tell me come back now, but I keep wasting time
Feeling so very weak, You say I can be strong
I feel I've gone to far, You tell me to come home
You love me still, and I know this is real

Chorus
And I am running back to you
I see you standing there for me
Your arms are open wide
And I don't have to cry no more
Your standing there for me
And I am running back to you
Why do I go away when I know I am no good when I'm on my own

Verse 2
You told me you could keep me, but I've turned it away
I've failed you so much now I don't know what to say
Using the same excuse that I am just a man
You tell me you've been there and hold your nail scarred hands so I can see
Now I know I am free

Bridge
I have taken advantage of your love and grace forgive me Lord
and take me home, take me home
Chorus


So if you have been running, lost, slipped out, bitter, or are tired and weary come home to His arms. He is always there. I'm here to and you don't have to go alone.

Mmmmmm Lemony...Olfaction and Memory

Hello my name is Allison and I have been doing other things for the past 2 months. I have decided to take a break from the hurry scurry and write a little something. Just had a major memory come back to me from my childhood. I received this memory by way of a smell. Mixing up a batch of lemon jello just made me VERY happy. One of my favorite toys as a child was Strawberry Shortcake. I had a couple of her friends...Lemon Meringue and Angel Cake. Lemon Meringue was my favorite...my favorite color was yellow as a child...even though for all accounts and purposes it would seemed to have been pink. I had a pink canopy bed, pink walls...you get the picture, but whenever asked which crayon or construction paper color I would like I picked yellow. So I don't know if one has anything to do with the other but still as an adult some things yellow make me happy and all things lemony make me giddy. So I thought I would just jot this moment down before it become just a fleeting memory. I had a VERY happy childhood and anything that reminds me of it is a very good thing...I should make lemon jello more often:)

Whooooo Hoooo Harris Teeter Trip

I awoke this beautiful rainy Wednesday and found to my utter surprise that Harris Teeter was having triple coupons this week. My morning is already full on Wednesdays with work an ballet. So I went here and here and found out what the best deals were (a.k.a. FREE). I took just a minute to gather what coupons I had and printed the others that I could. Won't be buying groceries for a few more days so did not need to be out much money. So I just picked up the things that were free or pretty close. The above picture is what I bought. The picture below is what I spent.

$2.58 for 22 items! I think that was good I don't care who you are:). I saved $47.35. Not bad for 15 minutes in and out of a grocery store. I need to menu plan out the next couple of weeks and see just how great I can do with triple coupons and all of the other deals going on around town. Use coupons with sales items....it works!

TRIPLE COUPONS AT HARRIS TEETER 4/29-5/2

YIPPPPEEEE!

Last Monday's Boy Scout Meeting...week before mouth injury...little late posting this:)

This is my boy. He is a Wolf Cub in the Cub Scouts.

This is the rest of his den.

The meeting was to inspect uniforms and the theme was on dinosaurs. Here he is creating a dinosaur on a neckerchief. He came up with a Jadasops.

Then came time to pass out patches. He is always very excited to receive this little bag of goodies. He was especially excited when he spied one of his patches.

Not sure who he got this look from (ahem don't say it mother or sis). Can you just feel his excitement? This is the Polar Bear patch. A scout can receive this patch for camping when it is below freezing. During Spring Break he went camping with a few friends and their dads and it was well below freezing.

Here he is with one of his Polar Bear Patch camping friends. They are wearing those patches proudly! This has also been one of his best buddies since Kindergarten. The other two were off getting their pictures made by their moms I am sure.

Who knew patches could bring such joy? The Cub Scouts of America that's who.