Random Dozen

1. Have you ever fired a gun or shot a bow and arrow? Yes, I have done both.

2. Do you know where your childhood best friends are? Yes! I grew up with Justin and Jacob. I have been around them since we were in diapers. My mom babysat them and they lived across the street. I have TONS of memories with them.

3. Do you usually arrive early, late, or on time? Usually I am either a few minutes late or just right on time. I'm terrible with knowing what time to start getting ready.

4. Are you more of a New York or California type? Well I have never been to CA but I think I am a NY girl. I loved the city!

5. Do you have a special ring tone? Nothing that has any meaning. The only time I had a ringtone that had a meaning was right before and after Hannah was born I had Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely"

6. What is your favorite type of chip? crinkle cut lays

7. Best comedy you've ever seen is .... I used to love watching Who's Line Is It Anyway at night. I would laugh so hard!

8. Have you ever cut your own hair? To quote Dr. Phil, "How'd that work for ya?" I have trimmed up little stray hairs that find there way out and I have flipped my head over and cut to try and make layers. I never would cut enough to really matter though. Ha!
9. If you were going to have an extreme makeover, would you rather it be about your house or your personal self? My personal self!

10. Are you allergic to anything? Not that I know of

11. Why is it so hard to change? Humans are creatures of habit
12. One last question dedicated to February love: CS Lewis said, "To love is to be vulnerable." Please share one example of that assertion or share any thought you'd like to about this topic. Putting your heart out on the line for another person is the ultimate way of being vulnerable. Humans aren't perfect so there is always a chance of something terrible happening. Love is amazing. It can yell and fight and 10 minutes later go to bed laughing like crazy! Amazing!

YAY!!!

My husband found a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so proud!!!!!!!!!!!

Still Wishing and Hoping

We are still waiting on a job opportunity to present itself. It sure has been one long, HARD wait. We have had so many ups and downs in the past month and a half.....and we have only been married 4 months! Surely it can only go up from here.

I have been filling in at a daycare for a friend of mine while she doesn her field experience for school. I go three days a week and it sure has reminded me why I swore I would never work at a daycare again after my last experience. It's also weird since I'm just filling in. It's like it's not my job but it is my job. I'm not really there teacher but I am for now. It's just awkward to me. I'm sitting at my parents' house right now because I was supposed to be going in to work tomorrow BUT the daycare caught FIRE tonight! My dad called on his way home and told my mom. Later my friend called and said they were closed because of the fire. Luckily the daycare was in the middle of moving to a new location so most of their stuff is already at the new place. We will be starting at the new place Monday. I'm hoping the new place will be better for me.

I think Hannah has another ear infection. She never had anything wrong with her until a couple months ago when she got her first ear infection. I have noticed recently that she has been pulling at her ear. It's either an ear infection or her teeth. She has two new teeth coming through right now. I'm calling the doctor in the morning so hopefully we can go get her checked out.

Where is the Love?

All of my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, family, staff, doctors, nurses, police and suspects involved with today shootings at UAH.

Two shootings in two weeks?

What is going on around here?

Heavy...

Hearted.

That's how I'm feeling. I was going through last night reading blogs and when I came to Kelly's I saw she had posted about Cardboard Testimonies. I have seen this before and scanned over the video to finish reading the post. Before I left her blog I decided to watch it again. I am so GLAD I did. I sat there crying as if I knew those people. Thinking in my head, "When will my flipped side come?" I have never in my life really had a struggling time concerning God's care for me but boy am I going through one right now. I know that even at my worst, I still have nothing on the people in Haiti, the Brown family in Huntsville, the homeless, the foodless. I am grateful for what I have but I hate not knowing how I'm going to provide for Hannah.

Just please pray for Jason, Hannah, and I.

Yucky Days

The past couple of days have been absolutely nasty outside. It rained nonstop all day Thursday, through the night, and then most of today. It has just been a mess. I planned on staying inside all day Thursday but I realized I didn't have anything for supper so Hannah and I made a mad dash to Wal-Mart. It wasn't too bad. Today we picked up lunch at Arby's and had lunch with my mom. After that we came home and just played around the house.

Hannah's little personality has really started shining in the past couple of days. She has started being goofy and has FINALLY learned to laugh! Not that she has never laughed before but now it is so easy to get her rolling! I just LOVE it!

These are a couple of pictures from Wednesday when I went shopping with Hannah.

I held this dress up to Hannah and asked her she like it. She said yes and grabbed it and starting hugging it and talking to it. I just love her!


I was getting ready to go into the consignment shop and Hannah was in her seat being silly. She was talking and laughing and pulling her legs up in the air. So cute!

Random Dozen and a Day of Shopping

1. Do you use the labels various charities send you as “free gifts?”
I have never gotten any with my name on them.

2. What is your favorite time of day (or night) for skywatching?
I love the late evening pinks!

3. What is the most adventurous you've ever been with trying a new food? (Keep it G-rated please)
I'm not big on trying new food.

4. Have you ever heard a rock sing? (Trust me, there's a reason for this one!)
(Luke 19) and no :-)

5. If you could learn a language you don't presently speak, what would it be?
Spanish would be very useful

6. Al Capone's tombstone read, “My Jesus, Mercy.” If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?
I have no idea! I don't think about dying!

7. If you were a famous musician who was known by one name, like “Cher,” “Sting,” or “Jewel,” what would it be? It doesn’t have to be your first name, but it could be.
Em

8. Have you ever been inordinately “into” a television show?
No not really.

9. When you sneeze, do you go big, or do you do that weird “heenh!” sound that makes people think you’re going to blow your brains out? Any other variation we should know about?
I sneeze big!

10. Do you still read an actual newspaper that you hold in your hands, or do you get your news elsewhere?
My parents subscribe but here at the apartment we just get two free weekly papers.

11. Are you a good speller?
Very!

12. At what time each day do you start thinking about lunch?
Whenever I get hungry


I had so much fun shopping with Hannah today! We went to Jones Valley and made our way through Hobby Lobby, Ross, Shoe Carnival, Target, and then Twice Upon A Time back in Hampton Cove. Gotta love a shopping day! I found a couple of cute summer things for Hannah. I can't wait to fill up her summer wardrobe!

Simple Pleasures

Kelly over at Kelly's Korner made a post about the simple pleasures in life. There are so many simple things in life that bring so much pleasure.



**Watching Hannah walk off right after I put a new, cute outfit on her.



**Watching Hannah....period. :-)



**Hearing her start to say her first words.



**Watching Hannah's personality shine through.



**Cold diet mountain dew



**Late night Taco Bell runs.



**Big pink hairbows.



**Chicken



**Hair "trims"



**New shirts



**Zebra cakes



In the middle of having no income, I have realized how immeasurably BLESSED I am. I have realized how spoiled and ungrateful I have been in the years past. I am grateful for my parents more now than ever. I am thankful for Jason and Hannah.