Oh no, it is just me. Maybe I can be a little more consistent this time. The keyword is, "MAYBE!"
There are so many posts where I have been a blogging drop-out, then tried to redeem myself and state, "This time, I will be more faithful to my online journal." Yada, yada, yada...I'll believe it when I see it!
Here is a Halloweenie (or maybe a better word is, "Fall Festival," pic of my little sweetie pies. This shot was taken in our church parking lot. It was taken with my cell phone, but for some reason it is not very clear. I thought the Nokia 6255i was supposed to take good pictures, but mine always seem blurry.
Mmmm...we have from left to right, Hollywood Kitty, California Kitty, and Pretty Kitty. I made the older girls put a t-shirt under their costume, because it was not very modest up top. Besides the idea of me making them costumes, there are no selections when it comes to costumes for the girls. We've made the outfits before, but they have always been princesses. That is getting kind of boring! The ones we found were either too babyish, or too skimpy(more for teens or adults) I can't understand who would even let their teen daughter go out of the house in some of the costumes! People seemed to be getting barer all the time these days.

My blog seems to be lacking in posts. Where did they go? Ohhhh...I seem to be too busy to blog! I've neglected my thoughts lately and my blog is lonely.

Tonight, we had a little family togetherness. First, there was some shopping at the local mall. Hmmm...I bought some of my favorite spa stuff at Bath and BodyWorks. Aquatanica has to be the most luxurious body wash, scrub, and lotion I've found! These are my favorites:

AquaTanica Spa Sea Moisture Gel Souffle

AquaTanica Spa Hydrating Marine Shower

AquaTanica Spa Detoxifying Sea Salt Scrub & Soak 2-in-1

The line is rather expensive and I use it all up before the month is out, but it is worth it to me! No, I am not affiliated with Bath and Body Works in any way, other than being a faithful customer since I found the Aquatanica line!

After dining in the 5-star food court( come on, really...), we drove to our new Grand Theatre to see the 9:40 p.m. movie, "Cars." I'd love to tell you what a wonderful, entertaining movie it was, but Holleigh Hobby and I fell asleep during the late viewing! I somehow missed the middle part, but woke up to catch the ending. Holleigh fell asleep in the middle and missed the ending altogether. What I did see of the movie was really cute.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Guess I need to be in bed now. So...

Th...Th....That's all folks!

Prayer Works!

Prayer Works!

One of my best friends, Dana, is of the Pentecostal Religion. I'm a Southern Baptist. Growing up, the only thing we saw different in each other, was she wore dresses, long hair, and NO makeup. I wore pants or dresses, long or short hair, and makeup. Religion was never a tense issue with us and many times we shared our beliefs with each other. The experiences broadened my horizons even as a child.

We always laughed about how my family was at church everytime the doors were unlocked. Her family always spent the night at church...their services tended to start about 7:00 p.m. and last until well after midnight. I remember the first time my parents allowed me to attend church with Dana. I returned home ready to recruit my family to Dana's religion.

Our family prayed at church, but never together as a family at home. We did bless the food, but there were never family devotions...which is something I crave so much now with my husband and daughters. We are never consistent with it, but I keep trying! Dana and her mom prayed over everything. I can remember small sentence prayers over most things they encountered. Now that I am older, I realize that prayer can be an all day conversation with God. There is nothing too small or unimportant to pray about.

A few days ago at work, I had to draw an arterial blood gas, a test that tells how much oxygen is in the blood and how well a person is breathing, on a 23 year old girl. She had already been to the respiratory department earlier during the day to have it drawn. Two therapists had stuck her a total of three times and missed the artery each time. This type of blood work is quite painful due to the fact that you must advance the needle deep in the arm to obtain the artery. The artery is not visible like veins so we must stick where we feel a pulse. Anyway, the girl refused to be stuck again and so she left. Later after I came on for my night shift, she returned because she knew she needed this ABG test done for the doctor. She was nervous due to her experience from the day. I couldn't really blame her so I just tried to talk her through it to make her feel a little more comfortable. I missed the first stick, but she let me try again. Before I continued, I told her to say a prayer and she did. Second stick...BINGO! Prayer works! She knew it did, too, but had just never considered praying over a needle stick. Isn't it amazing how God can speak volumes through one little incident?

Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

1 Thessalonians 5:17
...pray continually;

Writing again....
After a year long vacation from blogging, I'm back at it. Why? Who knows. Writing has always been an outlet for my creativity...not that I am that great of a writer. This new blog will be a place for my poetry or articles to be shared with a few, random, curious souls. Feedback is always welcome and appreciated!

Trying Again...

OOPS! Guess who fell of the blogging bandwagon again! I'm going to actually try again to be consistent with my entries (...just don't hold your breath, though!) After I make some adjustments to lay out, I'll post again. You can catch up on my old blog here....then come back for the rest of the story!

Packing for tomorrow...

We are leaving to go to Baton Rouge in the morning. 8 a.m. sharp. There supposed to be a parade for the LSU football team on about the same route we are using to go see Barney--uggghhhh! [i]I love you, you love me, we're a happy family...[/i] Fun. Do you catch my excitement?I had to work today. It was a busy day. I had a patient not doing well. I hope she makes it through the night. She was really pitiful.I don't know what is up with the script on my blog. I emailed tBlog for some help, but I have yet to get a reply. Gee...thanks...and I upgraded to Pro User. That must mean no customer service. I don't know--I'm looking around at other blog services so we'll see. I just hate that I spent my money on tBlog and they don't want to or can't seem to help me!Girl Scout orders are over. I personally bought 68 boxes. Cookies anyone? Good thing they freeze well. Like I really need those cookies. Yeah...right.My sweet husband washed my car (truck--just what do you call an Expedition?) This is the second time he has washed one of my vehicles since we have been married. He must be going to miss me this weekend. What's on his mind? :oops: We went to eat at the fish resturant here in town with my parents. We had a good time. I stuffed myself, My dad paid for it--I invited them to go eat with us and he pays! 8) I haven't seen them since Christmas---we only live about 30 minutes apart. I am a terrible daughter! Guess I need to finish packing! I'll be gone for a couple of days.