Miss Me But Let Me Go
Author: Anonymous


When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little-but not too long
And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me-but let me go

For this is a journey that we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all part of the Master's plan
A step on the road to home

When you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me but let me go.

Fight Hard, Grandpa!

This morning my Grandpa went in for a minimally invasive surgery on his bladder, to remove a tumor. We prayed and encouraged him... knowing that recovery would be a struggle at his age, but confident that the surgery was minor enough....

Well, he started "leaking" on the inside shortly after they were finished... And by this evening his abdomen and chest cavity were very distended... Lungs filled with fluid and his breathing very labored! They just rushed him into emergency surgery, to try to get rid of some of the excess fluid, and with hopes of finding the "leak". They promised they would try their best, but pretty much said he'd be on a ventelator in ICU after surgery. So...with his weakend state, we sit here very worried and praying for a miracle!

As I sit here... reflecting... and rambling... I can't help but think of the blessings that we've enjoyed having him here in California! I am so happy for the time we've had for my sweet sweet Grandpa to have the chance to know my husband and son...and them to know him... the memories and holidays shared, making up for all of the ones missed due to distance...all the wisdom imparted, I feel blessed!!


.... but I need you more, we all need you more.. So FIGHT THE FIGHT, Grandpa! I can do nothing else but pray and hope! I love you so much!

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Location:E Herndon Ave,Fresno,United States

Good Morning!!

Here's how I got greeted this morning! My hubby is just the sweetest!! I love him!!


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Location:E Donner Ave,Fresno,United States

Grizzly Game Field Trip

We had such a fun day yesterday!



The private school that Nathan attends (as a sattelite student) did a field trip to our local baseball stadium, to watch a baseball game! Since Nathan LOVES baseball, we were very excited about this!

With thier ticket, the kids got to enjoy a yummy traditional stadium hotdog lunch in the awesome ambiance of the ballpark.. Gotta love stadium food!


These kids were enjoying thier day to the fullest! Every bit of it was exciting.. And Parker!! They screamed themselves hoarse trying to get his attention! And it worked! Parker came to visit them personally!! Made their day!!


I must say, though.. As much as Nathan loves baseball, his sole goal yesterday was to catch a foul ball!! He tried every tactic possible!! Saddly he didn't get one! What's even sadder is the reason why!!

Warning: ranting session starting......

These kids wanted a ball, really BAD! They did everything possible to get the attention of the players and get a ball thrown thier way! But there was this dad that came on the field trip.... SIGH! He was a bully! That's all I can say! These kids would scream their hearts out, successfully get a ball thrown to them, and this creep would use his size and stature to "steal" not 1, not 2, but 3 BALLS from these glove-in-hand, ready, and eager kids!! At one point the ball hit the ground, and all of the kids DOVE into a pile to get that ball.. And this man reached into that pile of kids and took thier ball! Who does that????? We as parents go on field trips to provide wheels, supervision, moral support, and endless trips to the bathroom.... NOT to make it about ourselves or our own GREED! I was fuming! How do you explain that to your son? After the third time, my heart almost broke as he came back to his seat fighting back tears of frustration and downright anger! I didn't blame him! I wanted to cry for him too! I was having to restrain myself from saying something to this guy.. But didn't want to embarrass my son by being "that" parent that caused a fight on the field trip! But he WAS a jerk, and I had to get it off my chest on here! It was just sad!

Needless to say though, it was still a fun day. It was supposed to pour and we prayed alot that the rain would hold off... And God heard our prayers through the 6th inning.. :-P We were grateful it held off that long.. And by that time the kids were wore out and frustrated!! Overall, memories made and life lessons learned! SIGH!

GO GRIZZLEYS!! :-) We look forward to going back, as a family of course.. Where life might be a little more fair!!! :-)


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I'm a blessed girl!!

Here's my man...

He plays guitar... Awesomely!!

(Note: "Awesomely" isn't a word, I know.. but it's the only thing that works in this situation) :-)



Is it wrong to be a little proud??
Hope not, cuz I am!

................................i love him


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Location:Gettysburg Ave,Clovis,United States

"Color Me Mine" - Homeschool Art Day

Have I mentioned that I love homeschooling? Nathan was completely stoked today when I told him in lieu of regular studies (booorrring), we would be having a special Art day (wayyyy fuuunnn!!)!!! We don't get the chance to do really creative art very much.. Just the random drawing project, decorating a cake or cookies, shading and color studies, etc... But not alot of REALLY fun stuff that I desire w/homeschooling! We do model cars.. forgot about that! I just try to use the things he enjoys and play on his creativity!

So I had been thinking that I wanted to do a fun day with art soon.. But wasn't sure what exactly! My answer came in my email this morning! I had my daily deal from Groupon, a coupon for $50 worth for $25 at "Color Me Mine"! A great deal!! We were both able to do a project, studio fee and all for the $25!! (I believe I'll be purchasing another one before the end of the day!! We have until October to use them.)

So overall, a great day, great experience!! Here are some pictures!

Nathan did a Hummer:



















And I did a coffee mug for Brian..


















Now we just have to wait for them to put them in the kiln and make them all bright and shiny! We get to pick them up next week! Yea!! We're pretty excited!

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Okay God...

... We could use a little "good faith" reminder of your promise not to flood the world again... Mad or not.. You promised!!!


When did April Showers become "Ugly April hailstorms"? Yuck!!!

...just sayin


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Be still....

.... and enjoy the view!



Life gets busy... Just wanted to remind myself to stop and reflect!

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Location:In bed... Listening to hubby breathe (sure do love him, by the way)

Amish Friendship Bread

10 days ago a dear lady at church brought some "starters" for Amish Friendship Bread. Funny thing is, I had just been thinking about this bread and noticing that I don't get a chance to take part in these kinds of things anymore, since I don't work a regular J-O-B. So imagine my excitement when I saw her with these starters!! :-)

So it's finally day 10 and Nathan and I excitedly got the recipe out to create more starters and bake bread.. We followed the traditional vanilla/cinnamon recipe and the batter tasted yummy when we licked the bowl.. So as it bakes we have high hopes!

But in the meantime, I had to reflect on the concept of friendship bread.. Why is it called that?? Other than the fact that you need lots of friends to pass it out to.. Or the starters will die...

My thoughts expand... Wa-la!

You have to cultivate it every day!!

Friendship is a gift... and I never want to take my friends for granted! Love you guys!

Oh and PS... I have some starters if anyone wants some!! :-) (couldn't resist)



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Sure do love homeschooling!!

School is done and out to lunch! What a day!! :-)



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Location:E El Paso Ave,Fresno,United States

Yummy Chicken Recipe

I have such a hard time with chicken... I just get grossed out so easy with it! So when I find an awesome way of "disguising" it.. I rejoice! Especially when it's not fried!! :-)

Last night (thanks to e-mealz.com) we found another do-over!! :-)

Here it is:

Crunchy Chicken

1 pkg of Ritz crackers (1 sleeve)
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (grated)
2 tbs parsley
1.5 tsp bottled minced garlic
Salt and pepper

1)In a food processor, pulse ingredients together until a bread crumb consistency.
2) melt 1 stick of butter and dip 3-4 chicken breasts into the melted butter, then the crumbs
3) place breasts in baking dish, drizzle with remaining butter, and cook at 350 for 1 hour.. Do not turn or disturb

Yum!!


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Boring... or Busy?

It's been so long, I feel a little wierd even attempting to start up again. Why the long absence? Probably an accumulation of several things...

1) Facebook.... LOL!! Boy is it so much easier to just post a one-liner a couple times a day!! So I guess I could re-title this "Lazy" :-)
2) iPhone... I love this thing! But it's almost all I use now! I so rarely actually get on the computer.. And only just recently found an app that really works for blogging! (thus the new attempt at starting up again) Plus.. I am the type that's inspired to post when I read all of your posts... Which means I had to search for a good "reader app" too... :-)
3) Life is super busy
4) What to share? What details are boring and what details are juicy? I have always found that hard to judge! So with these 2 great new apps, I pledge to learn from you and try harder to post more frequently!

Yea! So here we go......