July Seventh

 

Pictures from the fourth of July…

Hubby and son3 shooting off safe and sane fireworks leftover from last year…

We could also see The Island Waterpark fireworks from our driveway…

Lots of neighbors also shooting off safe and sane fireworks and then  of course lots of neighbors shooting off illegal fireworks, some right over our house… could hear fire and police sirens throughout…

Son2 was off with friends for a BBQ and fireworks…

Back to work a whole week already after today…

I closed all weekend… Friday, Saturday, Sunday…

By Friday I was somewhat caught up from being on vacation…

Having a visit in the middle of the week didn’t help…

I’m still fine tuning my routine of my new job…

There is so much to do and having to balance between two departments – hardware/electronics and having less associates and hours then I had in footwear…

We are missing Vegas or just vacation time away… Wishing we had added at least one more day so we could have seen more without rushing…

Plus being back at work I haven’t even had time to sort through all the pictures and share…

And my house is a mess… I need to dust and vacuum and general straighten up…

And it has been so hot that hubby hasn’t been able to do yard work…

Hubby had an appointment for physical therapy for his finger… He has a cloth brace to wear to help with the swelling and bought some finger putty like mountain climbers use to strengthen their finger muscles… kinda like a stress ball… but putty…

Hubby also had a dentist appointment as he has been having a tooth ache that wakes him up… He has an infection and is now on penicillin… He goes back Monday as the doctor may have seen something else in the x-rays too…

Hubby is all cleared from jury duty and didn’t have to go in…

The boys have not even been on summer break for a month yet and it seems like they have been out forever… Which is good… I am not ready for school yet…

Son2 and son1 now have birthdays at the end of the month… So I will have a couple of days off… Son3 can not decide what he wants or what he wants to do except maybe have a couple of friends spend the night…

Time for breakfast and get ready for work again…

New ad set today and Craftsman days starts…

My co/lead texted me as she is sick and will not be in this morning with the team…

I’m sure the team will get the ad done before I get there…

And then I’ll spend the day fine tuning the ad…

 

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

God will help you be who He designed you to be; He will not allow you to be someone else.

Being different is not bad; it is God's plan! We are all part of one plan, God's plan.

How wonderful it is that we may know the God of the Universe!

The only truly successful person in God's eyes is the individual who knows he is nothing in himself, but everything in Christ.

 

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

illness is often a sign that there are needs you are not taking care of.

Sometimes your body gets sick so that you are forced to slow down and become aware of the messages of your heart and the desires of your spirit. Only when you step outside from the daily treadmill, can you attune to these more subtle inner callings. Don’t wait to get sick before listening to these important inner messages.

 

Today

 

Sunny 103°

Tonight

 

Clear 72°

Tomorrow

 

Sunny 104°

Happy Journaling…

July Fourth

 

We are having a quiet Fourth of July…

I’ve been doing laundry and going through pictures on the laptop…

Updated my photo blog Not Just Roses…

Hubby relaxed watching TV…

Son2 is off with friends now to hang out and watch fireworks…

Son3 is waiting for it to get dark… We will be able to see the fireworks at the waterpark from our driveway… and we have some leftover fireworks from last year to shoot off…

Pictures of our souvenirs from Las Vegas from the M&M store and the Coca Cola store…

Below are some pictures hubby  took of us while in Vegas…

Our first night there after dinner at the buffet…

Click, Click, Click… son2 and I were already snapping pictures…

Me, son2 and son3 in front of New York, New York…

The next day at the Rainforest Café…

Me in front of a fountain…

Son3, very hot, from all the walking…

I loved the garden theme and lighthouse at this hotel…

Me and the boys at Hoover Dam…

We are watching Captain America…

I thought it was appropriate for the Fourth July…

We are full of hot dogs, turkey burgers, potato salad, baked beans and french fries…

But still room for orange parfait…

 

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

You don't have to compare or compete with anyone or anything else, and that, my friends, is true freedom.

Freedom is not letting your yesterday affect your today. What you were is not what you are!

What I can do, I do with God's help; what I cannot do I turn over to Him so He can work. This leaves me free to enjoy my life.

You were created by the Hand of God on purpose. You are an unrepeatable miracle!

 

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

simple life brings happiness.

When you fill your life with noise from TVs, chores from to-do lists, arguments from newspapers, where will you find space for love, relationships, faith and God? Cherish the simple things in life. Put the rest back on the shelf.

 

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 81° Precip 20%

Tomorrow

 

Sunny 106°

Tomorrow night

 

Clear 69°

Happy Journaling…

June Thirtieth

 

We are back… From VEGAS!

We left Tuesday the 25th at 7:20am, stopping at Prim and Goodsprings so son2 could see the towns that his video game uses, arrived at our hotel, The Excalibur at 3:30pm, checked in, explored the hotel area, had dinner at the buffet and explored the surrounding strip until about 10pm…

Wednesday we spent the entire day on the strip… So much to see… We walked from Excalibur all the way to the Trump tower and back… dinner at the Luxor buffet… and then seeing the strip at night…

Thursday we checked out from the hotel and visited the other side of the strip seeing The Tropicana and Mandalay Bay, pictures with the Welcome to Las Vegas sign and then on the road again to visit the Hoover Dam… It was spectacular, like a mini grand canyon… and then homeward bound arriving at 10:20pm…

I took over 400 pictures and son2 took over a thousand with his new camera… So hopefully soon I will be ready to share some pictures…

Friday was hubby’s 55th birthday…

 

 

 

We went grocery shopping since we had been gone all week and got Chinese food for hubby’s choice of birthday dinner…

Son2 went swimming with his friends and was back in time for dinner and cake…

Hubby made himself a chocolate pudding cake and we watched Jack the Giant Slayer…

Saturday we went to the Black Bear Diner since we ran out of time to go to Denny’s while in Vegas… Son1 came too to tell hubby Happy Birthday and hear about our trip… The portions were huge and so good… I had the Hawaiian Omelet with red potatoes… Son2 had corned beef hash with eggs, hubby and son3 had pancakes and son1 had a club sandwich with French fries…

Saturday afternoon hubby and I wandered around Wal-Mart…

Son2 went to hang out with friends and ended up spending the night with them…

We had leftover Chinese and watched Snow White and the Huntsman…

Today Hubby and I finally feel a bit more rested from all our vacationing…

Got some things done around the house today…

Hubby finished fixing the new hose post for the front yard… used his new drill from his birthday…

More leftover Chinese food and chocolate pudding cake and watching Under the Dome…

Back to Work tomorrow and hubby has Jury Duty…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

Pay more attention to God and what He says than what the world says

When you don't know what to do next: just believe. (John 11:40)

 

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

today you can help a thousand people see God's light.

Feel God's light shining within you and take a step to inspire someone else to shine. As you share this vision today with just one soul, that reaches ten lives that touch a thousand.

 

Today

 

Sunny 110°

Tonight

 

Clear 79°

Tomorrow

 

Mostly Sunny 112°

Happy Journaling…