"Most of what you worry about never happens....and what does happen is usually so unexpected you wouldn't have thought to worry about it anyway."

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Matthew 6:34

Brady called last night to talk to Grandma & Grandpa. It's hard to believe that he is old enough to start saying words that we can understand. Grandpa actually comes out to sound like Grandpa but I'm ga ga. Go figure, but it sounds adorable. I forgot to put a note about the pine trees last week. I drove Grayson & Hudson down to see the big tree that we cut down last Sunday. I told them look at the big tree that Grandpa & I cut down. Grayson (3 1/2) turned to me and said, "did you cut with the saw 1/2 the time and Grandpa cut with the other 1/2". I had to say no, I guess Grandpa really cut down the tree, not me. He definitely wanted the award to go to the person who actually cut the tree and he knew it was not me. Oh well, I guess he will keep me honest. Hudson can hurt anything on his body and decide everything is fine, unless he hurts his thumb. That is tragic, he is a thumb sucker and he worries something will happen to that thumb. He's so cute about it. Sometimes I look at all the big kids and think about them growing up. How did they get so pretty, handsome and smart and marry all the right people! We love everyone they chose. I will not stress, I will not stress, I will not stress. There I have said it 3 times and 3 times is a charm. Work has been stressful but I am determined for it not to take over my life. Glenn & I have been doing Turbo Jam for the past week. It does make me feel better and hopefully I can lose some weight. It would probably help if I didn't play on this laptop all the time but I am sure it will get old before long. Sunday is coming up again, my day to look forward to. I have been reading people's post on facebook. These are kids that used to come and play at my house. I miss that I have not seen some of them and their kids since they have been grown. They used to stay at our house when the kids were growing up. I am counting down the days, my oldest grandchild will be 16 before I turn around. We need to have a big blow out on that day! Time to wake Glenn up! Have a great day today and think positive!

Trees and Chain Saws

Well, we have decided to plant more of our pastures in pine trees. To be able to do this, some of the big trees have to be cut. Glenn has been cutting most of them during the week, that way all I see is the result (which is trees laying on the ground). But this past Saturday, he decided he was going to cut the biggest tree while I was there. I cleaned our house until I thought all was clear but when I finished, the tree was still standing so out I went to help. This was the biggest tree that Glenn has ever cut. It had a huge trunk. He started by cutting his wedge in the front of the tree. The tree was so big, it dulled his saw about half way through and he had to stop to sharpen his saw two or three times. Once the wedge was cut, he moved to the back of the tree to cut around there. Nothing, the tree did not move, no sway, no nothing. Then he decided to use the tractor and give the tree a push. Imagine this, Glenn on the tractor up against this huge tree and pusing it with the tractor. The tree would go the way he would push but when he let off, it would sway back to him! Nerve wracking to say the least. That was not working so off he went to the store to buy a long rope. When he got back, he put a ladder against this huge tree (that is cut all the way around) then he climbed on it to throw the rope over the limb. While he was on the ladder, the wind picked up, you should have seen that tree sway. At one point, I had to yell at him to come off the ladder, I really thought the tree was coming down. But no, it stood there just as straight as ever. He got the rope around the limb and pulled the truck in front of the tree and then tied the rope on the truck. I was standing back (as far back as I could and still be in yelling distance) but it really looked if the tree fell it would fall right on the truck! Glenn started off in the truck and pulled the rope tight and the tree started towards him but still did not fall. At this point, he decided that he would need to cut some on the back of the tree but I would need to get into the truck (the truck that is in front of this tree that is cut) and when he yelled, I would need to pull forward slowly (are you kidding me). As I whined and whined while going towards this tree that if the tree fell on the truck and killed me, he would not be happy. Well into the truck I went after walking so slowly towards it, he thought that I would never make it. But lo and behold, after cutting just a short cut, the tree cracked and started down. With a huge boom, it was finally on the ground, after only 6 hours. Me, the truck and Glenn are all intact, no harm done. I think there is one more tree to cut and as soon as I hear which day he's cutting, I will have plans. Glenn and I went down this week and took a picture of the tree with Collin & Katie.

What happened!

How did I get to this age? I remember thinking that anyone in their fifties was old. I really don't think that anymore. I think now, wow, people in their fifties don't look as old as they did when I was in my twenties. It really seems as if it was just a few years that we were raising kids and going to dance recitals, baseball games, cheer leading camps, football games, tennis matches, etc. Of course, now we are going to baseball games, basketball games, choir programs, award ceremonies at schools but it is now for grand kids. I remember going to eat with my oldest grandchild when she was in kindergarten and now she is in high school. I feel like that I am going to turn around and she will have kids of her own. Where does time fly? I hope that I am taking time to live to the fullest. I find it hard to tell when you are actually in the moment. I can only tell when I look back. I realize now and I hope I have told my kids enough that they understand, the choices you make when you are young will affect your entire life. There is not much that I regret in life, one of them was not going to college. I realize people say that I could go now but I really don't want to at this point. But I look back and know that I would have had more choices in the job situation if I would have gone to college. You always want more for your kids and grand kids than you had for yourself. Of course, I want them to have no regrets but life isn't like that. It's hard to make those choices living in the moment. Hindsight is always better. One of my co-workers is retiring and it is changing things in our office but I want to keep a positive attitude towards this change. Maybe I really don't like change after all. On lighter notes, you should see Buster (our new puppy) he loves Glenn. When Glenn is outside, Buster is right next to him. Glenn was painting on the porch this week and Buster has paint on him from where he got up against the paint can. Glenn has been cutting trees this week in our back pasture getting ready to plant more pine trees. Like I tell all the grand kids, be careful of the pine trees, this could be your hummer one day. Well, work is calling and I need to get ready. Hope everyone has a great day! Oh by the way, we are having a birthday part for Glenn's mom Sunday, she is in her eighties but doesn't look it or act it! We should have a lot of fun with her on Sunday.

Salvation is Precious

The wise wait on God; the foolish believe He should wait on them. "Therefore, the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." Isaiah 30:18

Sometimes my week goes by so quickly, that I realize at the end of that week that I didn't spend near enough time praising and talking to God. I guess I expected Him to just sit and wait for me to get un busy (don't really think that is a word, but I like it) enough to spend some time with Him. If I treated my husband or family like this, it wouldn't be very long before problems would crop up. But my God is gracious enough to forgive me when I ask for forgiveness and is always there when I call on Him. I got to thinking this evening that I am not sure that I have ever told anyone my salvation experience. I was saved at a very young age. I think I was around 8. I had been brought up in church from the time I was two. I remember listening to Bro. Bates as I was sitting beside my mom and it was like I couldn't control the feeling that I felt in my heart when I first heard God calling my name. I was so shy back then that I can't really believe that I made it out into the aisle. But there was no holding me back. I remember when I was baptized that our pastor thought that I was too small to stand in the water so he held me in his arms and then bent down to baptize me. I remember looking out into the church and thinking how embarrassed I was to be held and not to be able to stand. I rededicated my life at GA camp a couple of years later and that was when I realized that I needed to be reading my Bible. I started back then reading and studying and I have to be honest that I haven't always been faithful. I guess I just needed to tell my salvation story. One thing that I do know is that when I die I will go to Heaven to be with God. That is an assurance that I am happy, joyful, relieved, and thankful to have. I want to make sure all of our kids, grand kids, friends also have that assurance. Please pray for me that I can share this with my family. I pray at this moment for God to speak to whoever is reading this post to search their heart and make sure that they have that assurance also. We love our family so much and would die for them. We need to realize that God loved us so much that He sent His son to die for us. What a wonderful thing that He did for us when we never deserved it. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Things change on Saturday nights

Well, I was sitting here thinking how changes have changed over the years on the things we used to do on Saturday night. We've never really gone out much on Saturday nights because of the way Glenn always worked. We did start country western dancing a few years ago at a senior citizens place to get some exercise and have fun dancing in a good atmosphere. But mostly we just stay home on Saturday nights. We have been in this routine for awhile and its been hard to get Glenn out of the routine on staying home on Saturday night. He came out of the kitchen last night and said "hey let's go down to Shannon's" I thought wow, this is different, going somewhere on Saturday night??? But little did I know, he had an ulterior motive, he wanted to play on their wii rock band. He is really hooked on this game and he and Shannon are really, really good at it. I played some but he is hooked. We had alot of fun playing, I wonder if Glenn is thinking of getting him one for up here. We love driving around on back roads and we did that early Saturday afternoon. We took Dairy Queen food with us and had a blast looking at all the houses, land and just visiting. Spring Break is coming up and I am trying to think of somewhere to go. Anybody have any ideas? I have got to get some motivation on doing closet cleaning, cabinet cleaning etc. Maybe next week or the next week or the next week, see what I mean.

Sunday & Monday (2 good days)

Here are some of us relaxing after our Sunday lunch. It was really too cold to sit outside for long but it's so much fun visiting outside. The grandkids headed right to the shop, I still think that they think the shop was built as their playground. What will they do when Glenn starts filling it up with his stuff! Alisha brought her new camera and took some pictures so here are some more.

Kyle, Glenn & Luke....there is no telling what story Kyle is telling! He is one the of the best storytellers that I have ever been around.

Brady of course, ran straight for the tractor. Grandpa put him up there and I think he could actually sit there for days before he got tired!

Grayson & Hudson came Sunday all decked out in the their sun glasses and Grayson had on his Optimus Prime belt. For those of you that don't have grandsons, that is a transformer belt.

Here's Katie following Grayson into the shop. These 2 talk to each other like they are adults. It is really fun to follow their conversations. Taylor, Zach & Collin were not here Sunday. We really missed them.

Monday, no work! Glenn and Luke took Zach squirrel hunting and I just stayed around the house. Glenn and I split firewood this afternoon and he took a load over to some good friends of ours. I've had some friends from the past contact me on facebook. I've been thinking on the good times we used to have when our kids were younger. It almost seems like a lifetime ago. Why don't we keep in touch when we live in the same town! I guess we just get too busy with our families as they grow. But you know, it seems like you can just pick up where you left off with these friends and go forward like time hasn't even passed. Well, I need to close, I have got to start working on my attitude about work tomorrow and I think it is going to take awhile to get it in order. Have fun this week!

Things I love about my life!

Hmmm, does anyone else get the five star treatment like I do when I come home from work?! ! My wonderful hubby always has my coffee ready for me when I walk thru the door. True, some of you are saying, well he's retired. But even when he was working, he would have my coffee ready every afternoon. What a great husband and I truly love him! I love coming home in the evenings and Glenn being there when I get there. I love the fact that all of the kids live within 15 minutes of us. I also love having lunch every Sunday with all the family. I know that I keep going on and on about that but that is one of the highlights of our week. I love my house, for one thing it is paid for, another is that it is big enough to hold all of us but small enough to clean easily. I love the front porches, we have had so much fun gathering and talking on those porches since they have been built. I love having 5 kids. 3 girls and 2 boys. That is exactly what I had growing up. 3 girls and 2 boys. I love those grand kids with every fiber of my being. I love God for giving me all of these blessings. Sometimes it is good to just stop and as they say, "smell the roses". I have been asking God every day to give me the strength to stay positive at work. Sometimes work can be a place where you really don't want to be so its hard to be positive. I want to be a positive person as much as I can so I am praying about that. Glenn is taking me on date night tonight to the movies and out to eat. Hip hip hooray! Well, I guess I better get ready.