May Eleventh

 

I jumped out of bed too early at 6am this morning…

Hubby was already up and I went in search of him… He had been up since 4:30am… He said his brain was thinking and not letting him sleep… He had a bad dream or was anxious about something…

We talked for a bit about other things and the next thing we knew it was 8:30am…

We had breakfast and got ready to go to the zoo… Just us two…

We had a nice stroll around the zoo, although it was a bit hot… I think I took more pictures of flowers then I did animals… We saw the baby orangutans, the otters were more playful today, and we were in time for the sea lion talk…

Came home and had a bit of lunch and lots to drink… Cooled off and then got ready to take the boys to the movies…

By now however I had a big headache…

I don’t know how to relax or too much fresh air at the zoo…

We didn’t tell them where we were going as a bit of a surprise…

We saw Ironman 3… It was good… Lots of story line and just enough action…

By time we got out of the movies it was 6pm…

How can twelve hours in a day seem like just a minute…

I think part of my headache was I wanted to go out and about and enjoy the day but it just flew by with the two things we did…

We stopped at the grocery store and got some deli chicken…

It was so good… I love the wings…

Son2 made some banana shakes…

We watched Chicago Fire and now we are watching Game of Thrones…

My headache is better and it’s only 9pm… I can’t believe that hubby is still awake…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

Decide today to live with peace and not do more than you can handle.

To maintain balance in your life, you have to learn how to say no.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;" -Proverbs 3:5

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you are never alone.

There is no place in Heaven or on Earth that is unreachable for God. Help and support are always available to you. All you need to do is ask for them.

 

Tonight

 

Mostly Clear 71° Precip 20%

Tomorrow

 

Sunny 101°

Tomorrow night

 

Clear 70°

Happy Journaling…

May Ninth

 

Not too bad of a day at work…

I’m learning to just follow the day… and just keep checking things off my list…

Picked up son2 at college… He has finals next week and he is done with his first year of college…

Son2 wants to build a terrarium… He bought a venus fly trap plant the other day and now wants moss and ferns…

Son3 got his homework done in a reasonable time today and we were eating dinner by 7pm…

Hubby got a few things done today too…

He cleaned the master bathroom… Yay…

I have my own homework I brought home from work that I need to do…

I made chicken popcorn and chicken strips with teriyaki rice and leftovers…

We’re watching Supernatural, Arrow and Chicago Fire…

Son3 is studying for his Geography test…

Just have to close at work tomorrow and then I am off the weekend…

I am torn about what I want to do this weekend…

I wanted to go for a drive on Sunday visiting our old neighborhoods in the Bay Area and maybe stopping at a friend’s house or two…

Then hubby mentioned going to Monterey on Sunday and I’d like to do that too…

I wanted to stay home on Saturday and just rest and play…

Or should we go to Monterey on Saturday and still go for a drive on Sunday…

Or maybe I should make the boys clean the house all weekend while I give orders..

I want chocolate…

I ate all my Easter candy already…

The boys still have Easter candy…

I’m thirsty…

Off to fix me and son3 something to drink…

Chicago Fire and then time for bed…

Laundry to put away in the morning and work papers to sort through…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

Set your mind and keep it set to live a life of Love. (1 John 4:7)

If we want peace, we must be God pleasers not people pleasers; and we must choose to follow Jesus on a daily basis.

Choose to see yourself in Christ today. (Ephesians 1:7)

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

this world is filled with beauty.

Allow yourself time to be nourished with the beauty of this world. Watch the sun rise, gaze at the ripples of water on the lake, listen to the songbirds, feel the breath of the breeze, glory in the colors of the sunset, feel the magic of the moon. This beauty is the air for your soul.

 

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 62° Precip 10%

Tomorrow

 

Sunny 91°

Tomorrow night

 

Clear 66°

Happy Journaling…

May Eighth

 

It’s after 9pm… Son3 is still doing homework… He started at 3pm… We did take an hour break for dinner… He had regular homework to do and missing work to do… He has not gotten to the missing work yet… He was supposed to make a crossword puzzle with his vocabulary words… He made a word search… So hubby has been helping him all evening make a crossword puzzle… He had already finished his other homework due tomorrow…

They are having state testing this week… When son1 and son2 had state testing, their teachers did not give homework during that week so they could get rest and be to school on time…

I have yelled… Hubby has yelled…

Son2 also has homework for college tomorrow… He is not doing it… He also got yelled at for not being a good roll model for his younger brother… I know school is easier for son2 and yet I remember a time all the way through fifth grade where he had trouble in school and got yelled at too…

I had a quiet day at work… Came home hoping to get a couple of things done… I even brought home work to do at home, but I didn’t get to my homework because of son3’s homework… I have a very bad attitude toward school and it is not helping son3 have a good attitude about school… And yet he keeps going every day and trying…

We are looking forward to middle school and hoping for a better time…

Son1 and son2 barely had homework in middle school and high school… And yet I expect son3 to have homework… He is doing middle school work now… He is doing stuff I didn’t do until high school…

One more month and he is on summer break… but that is not a good attitude to have… He needs to study and do good in school…

I always have thoughts of coming home and doing my blog entry, making a nice dinner, going for a walk, working on a project or two, spending time with my loving family…

And yet I walk into chaos…

I know I’m the mom and it’s my job…

I’ll be glad when some of these men around here get a job…

And I’m not liking this menopause if it means I’m going to get fat again…

I know I’m not eating well, but I’m not eating any more then I was before when I was in shoes… Is working in hardware making me fat…

Son3 is done and we are finding out that he was supposed to do a word search and a crossword puzzle… so the word search was not a waste of time…

Son3 is off to shower…

Son2 is hanging out in my bed…

I’m off to play games on my phone and go to sleep…

Back to work again tomorrow…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

Don't put a "Do not disturb" sign on your life. God wants us to be open to His plan for our lives—what He wants us to do.

Along with our strengths, we also have weaknesses. Let Christ be strong in your weaknesses; let Him be your strength today!

You can't use your past as an excuse to stay that way. Take responsibility for your behavior today.

Every time we die to self, we get a little bit more free and we glorify God more in our lives! (Luke 9:23)

Don't panic—it's only a test. God is with you in both the storms and the peace. (Rom. 8:28)

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

if you cannot accept failing, you cannot succeed.

Nothing truly meaningful is achieved on the first attempt, and if that's where you stop, then failure is all you will have.

 

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 59° Precip 10%

Tomorrow

 

Mostly Sunny 85° Precip 10%

Tomorrow night

 

Mostly Clear 62° Precip 10%

Happy Journaling

May Sixth and Seventh

 

 

Lots of pictures in today’s entry… I still haven’t posted the pictures of the hike to Lewis Creek waterfall…

Yesterday was a good day at work…

I made a plan and stuck to it as best I could…

I did have an associate call out and another got pulled away to do other tasks…

I had planned since I was getting off early to come home, take hubby for a walk and make a nice dinner… but I got home at 3pm and then it was 5pm and son3 had homework and I heated up a pizza and pot pies and we watched Game of Thrones… and played games on our phones…

Today I was up early, hubby got the boys to school and we were off to the half price book store… I found eight books to buy and hubby found a Star Wars graphic novel for son3… I told hubby to put away six of my books for Mother’s Day… then we went to Walmart to get a few groceries… hubby and I went for a walk around the orchard and today I made pork with peppers, onions, celery, squash, zucchini all mixed in a teriyaki, honey bbq, soy sauce…

I had my white chocolate bunny from Easter tonight for dessert… We watched Brain Games, How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, Two Broke Girls and now Castle…

Son2’s strawberries that he moved into the strawberry pot that I’ve had for several years from the boys…

Watermelons…

Repotted this cactus into a bigger pot…

Son3’s new cactus…

New cactus…

Son2’s new succulents…

Pumpkins…

Pumpkins…

Pumpkins…

Clouds from the backyard the other day…

It rained last night and sprinkled a bit today…

All the cactus on the front porch…

New goodies from Current catalog… stickers, patriotic yard decorations, anniversary cards, birthday cards, note cards, thanksgiving cards, Christmas thank you cards…

Pictures below are from our walk around the orchard today…

They plowed the orchard recently for fire control…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

As children of God, we must love others as God loves us.

Don't ever be too prideful to ask for help. Asking for help when you need it is the wisest thing you can do.

Each time we act to improve the life of another person, we send forth a ripple of hope in what appears to be a hopeless society.

Choose to place yourself and your circumstances in God's hands today.

What would it be like if every Christian would purposely do at least one kind act for someone every day?

When you come to Christ, you need to give Him everything you are and especially everything you are not.

Don't live life comparing yourself to everyone else. God has created you to be you and you are free to be yourself!

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you can conquer your fears.

When fear is holding you back, don't give up. Even the bravest people feel afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the will to go on in spite of it.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

some struggle is inevitable.

No one is promised a life which is free from pain, sorrow or grief. It does not mean that anyone walks through these things alone. Have faith and know that all suffering is temporary.

 

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 60° Precip 10%

Tomorrow

 

Partly Cloudy 81° Precip 20%

Tomorrow night

 

Partly Cloudy 59° Precip 20%

Happy Journaling…