Pride

Being humble in this day and age is not the easiest thing to do. It's not considered pompous or proud but confident when someone puffs out their chest and says that they accomplished something. You try to let people know that it's you are just doing your best and it's not a big deal and they have to insist that it is. The way that I view it is God made me and gave me any abilities or talents that I may possess. There are certain things I can do to honor God by being a good steward of the gifts, abilites or attributes he has blessed me with but that is the extent of it. That's all any of us can do. He knew of us before the beginning of time and he knew what we would need and how we could utilize it. He knew what events would need to occur in order to help shape and mold us for the next step or event in our lives. It's as simple as that. I may appreciate something someone has done but the thanks needs to go to God first, then the person for allowing God to work through them. That's all any of us are and no one is more important than another. We are all mere vessels for God to work through and shape for His glory and divine plan.

I Love Music!

I know that I am not alone when I say that I love music, but Joe and I are really over the top. A prime example is the first time I looked at his music collection. He was the only person I had ever seen besides myself of course, that liked a huge variety of music and had a ton of it! We have passed this onto our daughter. She knows exactly what she likes (primarily country) and when she likes something she shows it! She just loves Alan Jackson. In particular the songs "Good Time" and "Country Boy". Every time we play either of those songs she just goes nuts! She starts dancing in this circle and patting her legs and bobbing her head back and forth. It is just the cutest thing you have EVER seen! Her newest favorite is Sugarland's new song "It Happens". She goes crazy when that song comes on and dances herself silly. There are so many things in my life that have been made sweeter and richer since she was born. On that note I will catch up with you guys later. It's a short post but I am tired.

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Moving & Parties

Joe and His Mom at Christmas '08

Love Bug at Easter & Her 2nd Birthday

Me & Love Bug at the Park in '08
Memaw & Love Bug Summer '08

So we are moving and it is a little on the exhausting side. I work all day and then come home and pack for a few hours. Joe has been over to the new house cleaning and making sure everything is okay. In doing that he found out that there was something wrong with the icemaker for the fridge and underneath the sink in the bathroom (not master bath) there was a leak that has caused some mildew. The sink in the bathroom got cleaned up and my husband and his brother are working on the water line for the icemaker. They discovered though that this line has been leaking for awhile and made the cabinet and the wall behind the stove a mess. I haven't seen it but it is apparently "mushy". So we called our landlord to let him know of what we had found and suggested taking some pictures and sending them to him via email. He thought that was a good idea so he could see what was going on and what needed to be done. So tomorrow we will take pictures and send them to the landlord.

I just want everything to be taken care of before we move in and I am so very glad that we found this problem prior to actually having everything moved in (including us). It's just such a headache when you move in and discover problems with a new place. So I am extremely thankful that we found this out and now should have everything resolved by the time we completely move in next weekend.

On a different note my twin nieces will be 10 tomorrow so Happy Birthday girls! They are going to Disney for the day with their older sister, mom, dad and grandma. My mom has never been to Disney so she should have a ton of fun! I imagine the girls will too. They are supposed to leave early in the morning to get to Orlando (they live in Ocala) by the time the park opens.

Time goes by so quickly. My love bug will be 3 in July. I just can't believe it. I got even more freaked out when I realized that a year from now she will almost be 4! It just happens so fast. They go from these tiny little babies who rely on you for everything to this toddler who fights tooth and nail to do everything on their own. I was completely amazing (and annoyed) when she started picking out her own clothes and throwing a fit when I would make her wear what I wanted her to wear (in my defense she only liked two outfits in her closet). There isn't a day that goes that I am not amazed at how much she can do and how much she knows. She is also very exciting about her impending birthday and has already started to tell me who she wants to be there. She is such a girlie girl too. I know one day she will be all grown up and that makes me cherish each moment that I have with her that much more.

We also went to our friends 45th birthday this previous weekend and it was a great party! He and his wife recently moved into a beautiful new home and we hadn't seen it yet. It was simply gorgeous and beautifully decorated as well. The food was also fantastic and love bug had a ball.

Well that is pretty much it for now. I will leave you with a few more pictures. I hope you like them!