Good Morning,

I know that sometimes life is sometimes harder than we expect it should be. I know that sometimes we think that things should be different than they are, but we also have to remember that when we make choices we have to deal with the aftermath. God is in control and He is there for us.

One of the verses in the Bible I love is...................
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
 Fear Not for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
As I the Lord your God will hold your right hand, Saying to you, Fear Not I will Help You.. Isaiah 41:13

We as humans tend to get in a hurry and we take off on our own instead of waiting on God and we grow weary and faint and get overloaded when we need to let God be in control and we need to wait and do things when God tells us to do them. We humans make life so much more complicated than it has to be because we don't have the patience to wait. We live in a we want it now world and we want it now no matter the cost.. Sit back relax and wait a bit, maybe you are being protected by not getting it now like you want it..
I know that I sometimes get scared, but you know what with God there is no reason to be scared, He is the ONE person who knows and wants what is best and will take all the care to make sure you are ok and get what you need without hurting you..
Don't worry I am talking to myself just as much as I am talking to ya'll.. I know that I have problems in this area, but I am encouraged that God wants only the best for me and that He will take care of us, that we need to be patient and wait on Him and wow think of how great the rewards are for us if we will just wait on Him...

God Bless,
Mars

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Hi there.. How is everyone doing?? I am doing fine.. I have to tell you that I was laying in bed last night and I was thinking about what is going on in my life, what some of my friends are going through and thinking about encouragement.. I really think that I am supposed to use my blog as an encouragement.. I seem to be able to encourage others no matter what is going on with me and so I feel like God wants me to use my blog so I am going to try to write an encouraging post everyday.. I hope that you will read and be encouraged.. I am going to start today here in just a bit with a bit about what has been going on in my life and how I am encouraged...

I hope that my blog will help you or someone you know going through similar things.. I am going to use real life things and show encouragement through what God has done in my life....

Keep checking back and let me know what you think...

God Bless,
Mars

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I know I know the title of this blog could mean a million and one things... It could mean that I really want to talk about those cute black sheep that God put on this big old earth for a reason. I could just be a title to make you think huh?? It could mean that I want to talk a bit about being a black sheep, how one feels and is treated as one.... You know this blog could be nothing about black sheep.. However I must say that yes it does have something to do with the way we are treated and the way we treat others at times and make them feel like they are the black sheep..

First I would like to ask you a question.. Does God treat any of His children like they are black sheep?? Does God treat all of His children equal no matter how bad they might have messed up?? Does God want the best for His children no matter what?? Does God love each of His children unconditionally?? Yes He does... So why do we as humans think that we have the right to be mean, hateful and put down others for not doing things the exact way we think they should do things or living the exact way we think they should?? Hello none of us are perfect so why do we think we have the right to judge and put down other's???

I know that there will be some people who are going to read this post and be mad, but I am sorry I am sick and tired of being the one everyone puts down and tries to hurt and say how bad I am... I feel like part of the problem is that I have always been one to try to make people happy and now I have decided that it is time to be ME to find out who I am.. And I am not a puppet on a string for people anymore, however I do not need you assuming things and listening to everything that people say....

I know that I may not always make the right choices, but I think maybe if you stopped and took a look at your own lives you will see that you are not perfect and have not always made the right decisions. Do I run to you when you make choices that I don't agree with and put you down or tell everyone what a mess up you are?? No because I know that God made each of us unique and we all have to make choices and live with the consequences.. We don't need someone poking their noses in and trying to run our lives..

I ask all of you that are treated like the black sheep to stop and start taking up for yourself. You are not a bad person and you have your own life to live just as those who want to stand around talking about you. For those who treat people like they are the black sheep.. Sit back and look at your own life and see if you see perfection... I am sure you will see cracks in your glass.. However if you don't and are without sin then you may throw the first stone... It is time for people to mind their own business and to stop trying to hurt others...

Pray before you speak..

God Bless,
Mars

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Hi there.. How is everyone tonight?? I am doing pretty good.. I have decided that I needed to blog about a couple more things, so please sit down, fasten your safety belts and please keep arms and legs inside at all times as this will be a wild post to ride on......

You see I know that when you blog you should not care who reads it or whatever and that you should not say something you don't want someone else to know or read and so everything I post on my blog is readable by whomever wants to read it. I tell it like it is and how I feel and that is just the way it is..  However it has been brought to my attention that there are a couple of people who willl remain nameless in my blog that seem to think that it is ok to read my blog and my friends blog www.homesteadblogger.com/gabbie427  gather bits and pieces of stories and things along with things that happen at different times in real life and throw it all on a rollercoaster and let it get all mingled and mangled then pull bits and pieces out and use them against me or my kids. Now they don't always state the truth and what truth they do state is how shall we say this but a bit clouded.. Say for instance they talk about certain things happening and then they leave off the fact that maybe it happened here while this or that was going on.. Seems to me that they just want to start trouble for me and my children.. First off let me just tell you that my children are my life and I am doing my best to teach them right from wrong, how to survive, be frugal, cook, clean, be respectful to others, put God first and be the person God created them to be.. I know that I am not perfect and yes I do mess up... Cough Cough Choke Choke.. Yes I admitted that I am not perfect, but I try to do right with and for my kids.. I do not allow people to put down and degrade my kids, be mean to them nor do I want them to put down their parents and I will step in and become a big old grouchy bear if you mess with my kids.. God has loaned me these 5 kids to raise for Him and I will be darned if I am going to let someone who has no idea nor cares to have an idea or does not know the love of God be mean, belittle or anything else that affects my childrens wellbeing...

I do not let my kids dress terrible.. We are not a dress only family nor do we do head coverings unless you wanna wear a hat, but have no problems with those who choose to live this life as God calls them to do, we go to Church, we cook and clean together and spend lots of time togehter.. My kids know my expectations and they know where I stand on the issuses at hand and I will beg your pardon to waltz into my kids lives and try to tell them different, call dfs on me because you just have a problem with me, talk about me and or my kids to anyone who will listen and spread rumors. You know what live is short. God is good and I am sure that you have better things to do than be a nose piece in mine or my kids lives.. I know that God has something better for you to do.. Please remove your nose and your hurtful ways from my kids and I.. We are on a roller coaster and we do not need you to throw us back on for another ride.. 

If you want to be loving, respectful, caring and can be honest and not try to hurt, disrespect and not want to cause trouble then you are welcome to be a part of my kids and I lives, but until then we are stepping off the roller coaster feel free to jump on and take a ride on the coaster my kids and I have been on and see if you aren't a bit dizzy when you get off from dealing with all the twists, turns and slowdowns we have dealt with.. Just remember it is safer to keep your arms and legs in at all times till the car comes to a stop at the end of the ride.

Please those who read blogs and just like to stir the trouble pot with others put your eyeballs  back on your own life and grow up.. Please quit trying to use my kids and quit trying to hurt their mom, you are only making them turn away from you . My kids love me and respect me and they are tired of the games they are made to play both those who should just love them and go on..

I would ask that any of you who are reading this post please say a prayer for my kids and I. Please pray that the calls to DFS for things done while they are with their dad's stop, please please  just pray that God would ZAP these people who are trying so hard to hurt me, but end up hurting my kids.. Please also pray that my kids might feel comfy going to their dads and not cal me crying to come get them because of the crud they have to sometimes put up with. I am not out for revenge or anything as I know that God is on mine and my kids side and what goes around comes around.. Thank you Jesus and Thank you all for your prayers.... God's wrath and judgement is going to beat anything I or my kids could ever do.. Until such time that these people quit trying to hurt us in anyway possible I will continue to pray for these people..

I am going to close this roller coaster ride with some Bible Verses...

Psalm 37

 1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

 3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

 4Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

 5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

 6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

 7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

 9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

 10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

 11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

 12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

 13The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

 14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

 15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

 16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

 18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

 20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

 21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

 22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

 23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

 25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

 26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

 27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

 28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

 30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

 31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

 33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

 34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

 35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

 36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

 37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

 38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

 39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

 40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

THank you for reading this post.. Sorry for being so fired up and upset about this, but they are hurting my kids.....

God Bless

Mars........... Ok it is now safe to undo your safety belts and exit to the left please................

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Good Morning.. I have been up and going hard and fast this morning.. Today is Joslyn and Lana's trip to our state capitol in Jefferson City so they had to be at school early. got them up and off and started a load of laundry. I have done dishes, laundry, trash, kids off to school, and I am getting ready to walk, take a shower, have quiet time and head off to work.

I just want to say that I do not know how some people do it. They seeem to be grumpy people all the time. You try to talk to some people and it is like talking to a tree and yet you know that they can and do talk. It is like hello at least me nice and have some manners about yourself. What is funny to me is these people who act like that towards us usually have no real good reason why they do it. I have found that some people act this way when you choose to be your own person and they want you to be a puppet on a string. Let me just say that I was once a puppet on a string and I am so much better off now, I used to have bad self esteem and I had a lady tell me the other day that I am so much better than I was a year ago.. Praise the Lord....

Ok well I really should be going.. I have rambled long enough..

God Bless,

Mars

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brings a couple of thoughts to mind about our lives as Christians.. I have driven past and can look out my window and see where the snow is still untouched and in perfect condition. That is like us when we are first born. Clean sinless for the time being.

I can look out my window and see footprints in the snow which to me says well it is not as pure as it was at first, which to me signifies us as we get older and start to sin more.

Then in other places you can look and see the dirt and mud in the snow where it has been plowed or driven through and that represents us without Christ in our lives. He wants us to be clean and pure like the fresh fallen snow, but He knows that because of our sin nature we cannot be..

We are born innocent and then we grow and sin and then we come to God..

I also want to say to young people today that I think snow makes a cool analysis for staying pure till you are married. Think of it this way when God leads you and your mr/miss right do you want to give him/her a pure wonderful gift that God has given to you to share with that one person or would you rather give him/her a dirty unclean already been used gift like the snow on the side of the road that is all dirty and nasty?? I wish I had been taught more about all of this when I was younger, but I wasn't. I talk to my kids about this alot and pray that they make the choice to stay pure and clean for the ONE person God has for them.. It really is I believe the best and I applaud those who have done it the right way..

God Bless,

Mars

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It is the sound of quietness.. This is the first weekend since September that my hubby and I have had a weekend alone with no kids. It is so quiet here today.. LOL It is really peaceful.. I love my kids and I miss them, but I am enjoying the quiet.. I have a few things to do around here this weekend and the weather is so going to change tonight and it is supposed to rain, sleet and snow tonight....

Well I do not have much to say at this time, but I wanted to let everyone know I was still around.. It has been a very busy week here a sick kids, my friend Tammy's brother passed away and so I tried to keep up with them, I had to take kids to Topeka and drop them off yesterday for a wedding and ballgames and Valentines day made this week a long hectic week.

I will be back in a bit

God Bless,

Mars

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Good Saturday evening to everyone. How is your weekend going so far?? Mine is going pretty good so far. I can't believe it is almost Valentine's Day already.. Where has the first month and a half gone too??

Anyway I wanted to write a little blog about a sweet sweet little friend of my daughters.. I like to call her Lil Abner, however her name is Abigail Grace. She is the sweetest girl, well mannered and well dressed.. This little girl.. Ok well she is 10 really impresses me because her older brothers life with their dad and come to visit every other weekend and Abby likes to be at home with her brothers.. She will come here and play, but wants to be home shortly after they arrive. I think this is so sweet and commendable.. I know lots of other kids who could careless about each other so to have a 10year old girl want to be home with her family and especially her older brothers when they are here visiting instead of out with her friends.. I think that is awesome and I want to say WAY TO GO ABNER..

Her brothers are so fun too.. Abby is the only girl out of 5 kids.. She has 2 older brothers and 2 younger brothers.. So she is their princess and they are very protective of her..  This family is so kind and loving and well for some people they might make sick beccause they like being together, but I think in today's world it is commendable.. Go Miller/Jones family.. Tammy you have done a wonderful job with your kids, they are amazing.. Bill has done good also.. The kids are lucky to have the 2 of you as parents...

God Bless,

Mars

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Why is it when someone comes and posts on their blog their thoughts and questions some think it is ok to just be plain old mean to them. First I think we need to step back and realize that we do not always know all of the details and that we should not judge one another. Doesn't the Bible say Judge not Lest ye be judged?? How many of us want to be judged the same way we tend to judge others especially when we have usually only gotten a tiny piece of the whole story..

I feel that as humans and especially women we tend to get caught up in the giving of our almighty sometimes well thought out, but most of the time not well thought out opinions like someone really cares about.. Ok so they might part of the time, but really the only thing that should matter to us is what God thinks.. However because we are humans and especially ladies we tend to get hurt and angry over opinions.. I know that I sometimes read something and I post whatever the first thing is that comes to mind. If someone is asking for prayer then let us pray and if someone asks for advice then give advice, but let us pray and watch our words so that the Lord may be Glorified in all things and that includes our blogs.

I for one get sad when someone gets their feelings hurt because of what people who are well intentioned might do that cause us to be upset. I know that I am sometimes overly sensitive and for that reason alone I know that I have to sometimes watch what I say and how I react because my perception is not always the right way... So when we are posting on our blogs or commenting others let us be king and considerate for either the people reading our blogs or for the one whom we are commenting as we do not know the struggles that person may be going through..

God Bless you all. Dearfriend I love your blog and admire you.. I am praying for you and your family and hope to see you posting again soon..

God Bless,

Mars

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Wow I can't believe that it is Sunday night again already.. Friday was a busy day and then yesterday was a long full day and then today was just a long long day..

My friend Steph and I went treasure hunting today and we found some wonderful things.. We will be decorating, painting and having fun this week.. Woohoo..

I need to make cookies and my menu for this week..

Sorry this is so short.. I will post my winners of the apron contest tomorrow so please watch for those..

Have a great day,

God Bless,

Mars

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I must say that a few of you know me in real life and either know about this or will get a quick out of it.. My parents have taken to telling me that all I do is farm my kids out.. You see my oldest son will be 15 in August and he has always been poppa's right hand helper since he was little bitty.. My brother used to go to my grandparents every weekend and back then it was not big deal, however now that it is my son it sometimes becomes a bigger deal than needs to be. Ok so I have 4 other children who go to their dad's everyother weekend as per court order and then my husbands 3 children who go see their mother for a couple hours one time a week. Now I almost always have at least 3 and most of the time 8 kids with me and I know no one that really wants me to just dump all 8 off with them except maybe my sister in law if I just had to have a sitter. I stay at home with my children take them whereever they need to be when they need to be there and always have extra kids at my house, but it has come to my attention that I never have my children with me and I am always farming them out.. Well hello don't you think I would know if I had farmed them out?? I mean hello I don't think so and plus I just would not do that unless I just had too.. LOL So if you hear from afar that I farm  my kids out.. Don't believe it it is a bad rumor.. LOL Just ask Amy Jo Aka Gabbie427 and she will tell you I always have the kids with me..

Gotta run I have company.. My dear neighbor and friend Steph is here..

Talk to you later..

God Bless,

Mars

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I know that sometimes life throws us curve balls and things don't always go the way we think it should, however God is in control and no matter what he deserves our praise and thanksgiving. We are going to have rainy days and sunny days, but even our rainy day sunny if we make sure God is first and in control in our lives.. The past couple of years have not been easy years, but you know what I had been putting other people and things first in my life. I have a friend who has had it somewhat rough the past few months and her theme song has become Bring the Rain we listened to it today as we went to see our friend who is in the hospital with a new baby and I love it. I am going to keep it as my theme song as well..

Here are the lyrics.

Bring The Rain Lyrics

I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that
I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings
You glory And I know there'll
be days When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to
praise You Jesus, bring the rain

I am yours regardless of the clouds that may
loom above because you are much greater than
my pain you who made a way for me suffering
your destiny so tell me whats a little rain

[1st Chorus]

Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
is the lord God almighty
is the lord God almighty
I'm forever singing

[2nd Chorus 2x]

everybody singing
Holy holy holy
you are holy
you are holy

May God Bless you and may these lyrics speak to your heart.

God Bless,

Mars

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I have been thinking over the past couple of days about the new upcoming year and what I want to do learn or change during it. I have thought of many things, but thought I might get overwhelmed so some of them are tucked into the back of my mind and if I get them worked out and on then I will pass them on, but I wanted to make sure that I also chose the ones that are most inportant to me to work on and change in 2008.

First of all I need to work on putting Christ back in first place in my life.. I have become overcome with the I's, me's and we's of life and not had Christ center and forefront as He is should be for a little while now. I have gotten caught up in the business of life that I forget to stop and thank Him for His wonderful Grace and Mercy. I have prayed, but not like I used to and reading my Bible well I am ashamed to admit that it might have become a little dust covered over the past few months.. This on it's own breaks my heart.. I mean hello we know that God doesn't move we do and I am so very sorry for this.. I am going to start doing my Bible Reading again in the am when I first get up. I know that this is an easy thing to get caught up in and I hope that if you have moved away from Christ in the past few months as we start a new year you will move back closer to God....

Secondly I am going to work on making my house more homey and the blending of our family is going to be more of a priority. My huubby and I have already decided that we are going to make it a priority to eat at the table as a family which can be a deal with 10 of us.. LOL Not only that, but we are going to start spending time together in the living room everynight watching tv or playing board games together for a specific amount of time. Ballgame nights we will go as a family and watch and etc.. All of us have had a rough couple of years and it is time to work on our family and make it what God wants it to be.

Thirdly I am going to be making more and more of our food from scratch.. I already make most of it from scratch, but I am going to do more snacks from scratch and etc. I am going to stick with my monthly menu and work hard to stay on our grocery budget. I am going to try to have a garden this summer so that I can can and freeze the produce from it. I also want to be more of a sewer and crafter and learn to spend my money wisely on things and make more hmoemade gifts which I feel are better anyway..

Fourthly I just want to live a simplier life and focus on the things that God has provided us. I have friends and family that I want to spend more time with even if it is a picnic in the park. I want to invite people over more and let them know that we have an open door here.. We almost always have extra kids here and that is such a blessing.. I want you to know if you wanna stop by and visit you are welcome to anytime..

We all have things we want/ need to do and it is up to us to change our habits and form new ones.. I pray that you will as we start 2008 you will first and foremost but God first, then your hubby, kids and family and keep your priorities straight.. You can do anything with Christ.. May God Bless you with a wonderful 2008..

God Bless,

Mars

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First off let me just say that today has been a pretty easy day so far.. My hubby and his oldest son Rusty went to work this am and the kids slept in a bit then got up and had oatmeal and toast that I got up and made them for breakfast, they had sandwhiches and ramen noodles for lunch and we are having skettie for supper.. I have been working on my Christmas cards today and hope to drop them in the mail tonight.. I guess better late than never.. If you get it before Christmas then it is just in time if you get it after Christmas I have a jump on my 2008 card sending.. LOL Hubby and I are going to finish up shopping tonight.. Rusty will keep the kids and it is such a treat for he and I to go out alone.. LOL

The weather outside is cloudy and looks kinda drizzley and it was supposed to get up to the 50's today, however I don't think it will make it.. It is supposed to be a snowing tomorrow and cold till Christmas so hopefully we will have our first white Christmas in a longtime.. Oh yes and we got word from Rusty that Leah is planning to come on Christmas Eve and will be here Christmas day also till we get done at grandma's.. Yeah

My friend Steph dropped her kids off awhile ago to play while she finished up her Christmas stuff so my kids are like totally entertained now.. LOL JaKolbie, Jerrick and Jayden are good kids and they all have fun here when they come over..

I have invited Steph, her kids, Tammy and her kids to come up tomorrow and make sugar cookies. Tammy and I used to do this every Christmas except last year I believe so this will be a fun treat for us to do again..

Well I think I am going to make no bake cookies for a snack and then finish up the laundry and take a shower to get ready to go with my hubby when he gets here.. Have a great day..

God Bless,

Mars

God Bless,

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Today the kids were able to go back to school after the ice storm and winter weather we have had over the past few days.. They were not as excited as mom was that there was school, however they got over it. They only have 5 more days till Christmas break starts. They get out on the 19th at noon.

I am going to run to town and help my friend put up her tree, take some pictures fro a friend of mine and grab some milk as we are about out again.. I have a couple other errands to run while in town. The next couple of weeks will be busy busy.. Gradey's oldest son is flying in a week from today for a week. His oldest daughter is getting ready to move from Junction City Kansas to over by Hayes Kansas over the Christmas break.

My mother is graduating from Nurse Practioner school, but won't let us in on the secret of when although I know it is tomorrow the 14th at 7pm.. Go mom we are proud of you... Wanna hear us blow the horn???

Gotta run for now..

God Bless,

Mars

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of INDY WAYNE RAYMO.. He lived and loved the cowboy way.

Today would have been his 11th birthday. He was killed 2 years ago this past Novemember 15th. It was an accidental shooting and a terrible thing. Indy was loved by all who knew him and was a free spirit who loved the Lord. At his tender young age he knew who God was and asked him into his heart and thought everyone should. He was all boy and a bit onery, but would give you the shirt off his back.. He loved to ride horses and being a cowboy..

I am a Christian cowboy. I am a Christian Cowboy! Rounding up the strays.

That was part of *his* song and we sang it at his funeral.

The kids came home today and asked to bake him a cake and sing happy birthday to him so we sang and will be eating cake soon..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDY WAYNE RAYMO.. You are forever in our hearts and we love and miss you lots...

God Bless,
Mars

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Hello there.. It is cold, windy and cloudy here and so we are inside today.. I made oatmeal and toast for breakfast and then grilled cheese and tomoto soup for lunc.. YUMMO..

We have had a busy weekend here and finally things are settling down.. We had Joslyn's b-day party and a zillion kids here. We got rid of the last stray this morning.. Jeremiah was able to go home with his little friend Reece yesterday and have fun.. Reese has a new baby brother who is just the cutest thing..

Well I need to get off here and do some laundry so I will catch up with you later..

Have a great afternoon.

God Bless

Mars

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I have a slight sore throat and some major sinus drainage so I have been a little slow on the go, however I have a dr appointment on Tuesday morning so I will get some meds then and hopefully be much better by the weekend..  I have gotten the dishes all washed, the laundry is all washed just gotta get it dried and I have also cleaned up my bedroom.. So although I have been slow on the go I have gotten alot done..

Today is my youngest daughter Joslyn Grace Newton's 10th birthday.. Happy Birthday Baby Girl.. We are going to have a slumber party for her on Friday since this was her daddy's weekend..... She is excited and I am going to make her a cake and decorate it with a road maybe a field and a John Deer Tractor.. That is her fave thing right now..

Thanksgiving was good. We have a 9ft real Christmas Tree up in our living room all decorated, put that with the glow from the fireplace and it is so homey and cool.. I love it.. We are going to put up more Christmas decorations this week and then we will be all decorated for the holidays..

Well I suppose I shall go and check the laundry and be back later to write more..

God Bless,

Mars

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