Sunny Side Up!

Not sure why I titled this blog that, but I did... it was the first thing that popped in my head :) I can't believe I've neglected blogging for 2 months... shame shame on me. Nothing much has been going on though. Josh and I went on vacation to Hilton Head island, and also spent a day in Savannah visiting his grandma and other site seeing. Then we went up to goldsboro for the weekend, and I stayed for a few more days while Joshy went back to SC.

I've been working on my little space of a backyard. Grass is finally starting to grow, and I have some flowers and mulch out between the trees. Hopefully the grass will thicken up some and look like a real yard. My neighbors on the right side of us keep their yard up... but the neighbors to the right have enough leaves to fill a forest.

We are getting some new material for our Sunday school class. We teach 1st-6th grade which is a huge age range. So the material we were using was for 3rd-4th graders. We only have 5th and 6th graders for now, so we asked to get some new stuff for them. Josh and I are also considering using some of our own ideas such as "why do you believe what you believe". I think they are at a good age to start really thinking why they believe what they do. We don't want them to just rely on what they have been told, but really study the Bible and find for themselves why they believe the things they do. It might be a little deep for them, but I think it will go over well. It'll be a good study for Josh and I also!

I'm still job searching. I'd like to get back into childcare of some sort. I've enjoyed this past year and half not having to work, but I miss it. I also have to pay my school bills now. Mama had been paying for mine and brad's school bills. I can't believe she had about 1/2 of both our bills paid for! She must have put most all her paychecks on our loans. That's the kinda of mother she was though. She gave till she couldn't give anymore!

Josh is massaging my feet right now. He's the only one that doesn't tickle my feet when he touches them. It's making me sleepy :)

Just saw a commercial for Ihop... mmm... looks sooo good... maybe some other time!

Hope its not another 2 months before I remember to blog again!

Fishy business

Josh and I have been trying to eat good the past 2 weeks. We have been eating mainly fish and veggies and fruit. For snacks we try to eat either fruit or whole grain snacky stuff. Its not been as bad as it sounds, mainly because i LOVE fish! Take me to a seafood buffet and you have one happy girl on your hands! Last week i lost 3.1 lbs and josh lost 5.4 lbs. Obviously we are doing something right. Weigh in days are on Saturday. We'll see how this week has been tomorrow! Tonight I wanted to do something a little different. So i went through my cookbooks and found a recipe for a Salmon Veggie bake. No it's not a casserole... but it looks like something you would have to pay high bucks for at a restaurant. It has thinly sliced carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, orange peel shreds, oregano, salt, and pepper topped with a piece of salmon fillet. On the salmon you put some thinly sliced orange pieces. All that is assembled in a piece of foil and wrapped up, then baked in the oven. We'll see how that turns out! Here's the link to the recipe in case anyone wants to try it.

http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/recipe/seafood/salmon-vegetable-bake/

Getting back to things...

January was not the month I expected it to be. It's been 3 1/2 weeks since my grandma passed away and 2 1/2 weeks since my mom passed away. I keep having those moments of "i should call her and tell her... " for both of them. It's not easy, but I can honestly say that I'm glad I am a Christian during times like these. I'd hate to be an unsaved person that doesn't have that comfort that God gives to His children!

Josh and I have started getting back in a routine. I'm getting back into my PC stuff with a show next saturday! Josh is still working hard with his job! We have decided to start really working on our eating style. Its easy to have a week or maybe even two weeks of good habits... but then this and that comes up and it goes out the window. But this has been our first full day of eating right, and I must say it went well! I need to go to bed though so I don't keep walking towards the kitchen in hopes of a snack jumping out of the cabinet and into my hands by accident ;). So on that note, I will say goodnight!

Happy New Year

I hope everyone has had a great holiday season. It's a new year... so what are your goals for this year? One of my main goals is to know my God better. We wont ever be able to know everything about God in our lifetime, but we can strive to know as much as possible. This is my philosophy... We love spending time with friends-hanging out, talking on the phone, etc.... If God is our friend, shouldn't we desire the same for Him- reading His Word ("hanging out"), prayer ("talking on the phone". If you have a friend with you and you are around other people, do you introduce that person to your other friends? Or do you shove them in a corner really quick so the other people don't know that your friend is with you? When you are around other people do they know you have a friend with you (Christ) or do you shove Him "in a corner" so other people don't know He is with you?

Well that's my little encouragement for the beginning of the year! Something I'll have to keep reminding myself everyday! I hope you have a wonderful year!