Happy found me

You know those days when you should have never left bed, well that's how mine started.  I had to make nine zillion phone calls all before 9 am because that's when I had to be at Church to help with funeral stuff.  My phone calls got me absolutely no where and all it did was frustrate me and start my day off horrible then I squirted soap on my shirt right before we were to leave so I had to try and fix that.  I got to Church and I at once felt at peace, walking through those doors lifted my horrible day away from me and made me loose track of the bad.  My word "happy" found me this morning in the most unlikely place and I am grateful I needed it.  The rest of the day went by with that happy bliss that I have so been craving the last year.  I came home to take a nap and then try again with my phone calls and was able to get through and get the help I needed.  It might have taken longer then I wanted by far but it is all handled now and one less worry to weigh me down.  I have been embracing more music in my life to help lift me to that happy place.  Music really does heal the soul and mine needed more healing then I knew.

Almost 2 years

June marks 2 years since I gave up Caffeine and yes it was hard that first year and I wanted to quit (Lord Dr. Pepper practically sang to me) but since I have quit I see a huge difference.  I don't get the caffeine headache withdraws anymore.  Ya it is harder when we go out places and most restaurants have soda and they look at you funny when you order water but my body thanks me for the change.  I lost 40 pounds last year and feel healthier then I have in years.   I'm teaching the girls you don't need soda and you can be just fine eating better instead of just crap.

One Little Word CHANGES

So I've been thinking and thinking and am normally so on track and I think I picked the wrong word.  That's not anywhere near normal for me and these last few weeks I could feel that my word wasn't "MY" word.  So after much thought I decided I needed a new word one that really needs to happen in my life.  The past few years I haven't felt very Happy in much of anything, I HATE (and I don't use that word over or hardly ever so you know it is important) what has become of who I am.  I can't find and hold my spark anymore, I can't even figure out why I bother.  I have fleeting moments where I am happy and I've grasped and held onto them for as long as I can but I realized have those few and far between moments are not who I am.  To me it feels like Maine has sucked the life out of me.  I'm a hot weather person and now I spend most of the year freezing cold because it's cold here.  I'd give up snow for flip flops any day.  I can't seem to find that happy in me anymore and I need it so bad.  I can't spend my life in this void anymore.  I need to take back my happy at whatever the cost!!!!  So I'm changing my word to Happy and finding more of it in my life.

Tomorrow's the PARTY

Tomorrow's the BIG day and I'm finishing up the final prep.  I got the chocolate candy made up, the cake frosted and just have the lightning bolt to add to the cupcakes and the jello for the pensive is in the fridge chilling so I can just add the whipped cream when it is ready.  Then I have to set it all up.  And of course I realized the day before I have NO happy birthday banner.  I can't find her zebra print one I made so if I can't find it I will have to make another one tonight and I'm not really feeling up to being crafting all night.  Pictures to come tomorrow once I get everything all set up and ready.  It has also started party planning mode for Miss Zee's party and after Seth and I talking it looks like we might push her party back till the weather is warmer and do it outside.  So after tomorrow PIRATE party planning will commence.  Any ideas anyone has are welcome!!!

#18 Read a Bible Verse Every Day for a Year

I've loved the peace this has brought me first thing in the morning.  I hit my year on the 15th and I have still being keeping up with reading a verse every morning before I get out of bed.

Busy few days

I haven't sat in front of my computer much the past few days.  I had to clean the house and take down all the decorations.  The weather being bad and school being cancelled prevented that.  But it is done so the house can go back to looking a little less crowded.  Then Wednesday I had to get Kyrie's cake ready to take into class and volunteer in Zee's class. So going with Kyrie's theme since her class is so large I made an Harry Potter face.  The cake was a hit!!! 

Then we came home and let Kyrie open up some of her gifts from us and from my Mom, brother and Shannon. 

Zee also gave her the scrapbook she made her and the two girls were so cute as Kyrie went through it. 

Then she opened up her big gift from us and IPod so she could listen to her music. 

 I can tell you by her face it was a huge hit and made better because I loaded it up for her first with music. She even let Zee listen to it.

 Then of couse Kyrie picked pancakes for her birthday dinner but I found a recipe for Brownie Pancakes over at Betty Crocker.  So Seth made up the pancakes and I added the whipped cream, chocolate syrup and sprinkles.  We stuck a candle in them and sang happy birthday to her too. 

 Then yesterday I spent the day dealing with a horrible headache so I didn't get much done except signing up for Good Morning Girls.  I'm excited to get started with that.

Party Crafting for the Day

So I have been working on party stuff when I wasn't helping Zee make a scrapbook for Kyrie for her birthday.  So far I have made invitations, made card to go with the chocolate frogs I will be making and painted some bulbs to use as golden snitches.  And I have found some other ideas now to come up with decorations and start working on making those.  I know I want to make a platform 9 and 3/4 sign since I added tickets to the invitations. I also made her up a Harry Potter Birthday card and made a birthday card for a friends son whose party the girls are going to this month.  I talked with a teacher friend and set up two days a week I will come in and help

volunteer with her class.  So that puts me up to three days volunteering at school Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and whenever I am needed for box top store on Fridays.  I think having a more serious set out week will help keep me on track.   Now for these golden snitches to dry so I can add wings to them and figure out what all else I can make up ahead.