News About a New Car

 NEWS ABOUT MY CAR!!....I stopped on the way home from work yesterday and took a few for test drives, but they were a little out of our price range, at least if we wanted one right away. Which we really need because it cost me $20 for each round trip to work and back for the last three days!!! Yikes!!!

Well, I got home and the boys said there was a message from my dad to call him back. You could have knocked me over with a feather when he said he bought me a '98 van and that we didn't owe him anything for it!!!! He said he owed me that much and more and it was the least he could do and I almost started to bawl! Anyway, I was so excited that I really don't remember anything more about the conversation, lol....so I can't remember what kind it is, but I'll post a pic when we get it...should be Thursday or Friday

Makes me remember how blessed my life really is When it seems like we are down and out....a little miracle is always waiting just around the corner

I need a New Car

 I blew mine up!!

The head gasket is blown and quite possibly I

cracked the head too....not good!

It overheated the other day on the way home

from Belleville. I had taken the kids shopping and we

went out for Chinese Buffet for lunch...we had a great day

Colin got his new cell phone...a 'Chocolate' and signed

up for the 5 friends plan, so hopefully he can keep the

costs down...I know they can get pretty pricey,

that's why mine is just pay-as-you-go

Only cost $29 for the phone plus you got a $75

gift card to Future Shop...can't beat that deal!

I have found it's very handy to be able to call Cody's

cell and have him pick up one of the kids on the way home

if he has the car, plus ooodles of other things.

It's great to be able to get ahold of him and especially

for him not to have any excuse for not calling home

when he's out

I know, he's 18 but he's still my baby and I need

to know he's safe and sound

We were supposed to go camping for these 3 days

that I have off and now I just know that I should be

saving that money for the new car

The little kids were dissappointed but I promised them

a picnic lunch today outside and then we'll sleep in the

trailer in the backyard tonite

So much for a Happy Birthday

A friend at Work Needs Some Prayers

 Today at work, I learned that a good friend there had just lost her husband.

She and I were hired just two weeks apart, so I've know her for 15 years now.
They were married almost 25 years and they had a fight on the weekend and he went out and commited suicide.
He has been fighting depression for the last few years
and felt well enough to go off his medication 
They have 3 grown children....the two oldest are already out of
the house and the youngest, 19 is leaving for college this fall.

She seems to be handling it very well but I don't know what she'll do this fall when the house is empty 

I'd appreciate it if you all could just keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers....
Thanx ever so much 

Colin Gets a Cellphone

 I had the weekend off and did practically

nothing on Saturday, lol...visited friends though, and had visitors and hung out the laundry twice and made a loaf of
banana bread that was gone in less than
an hour, lol.......so hey!!!.....I guess I did do alot!! 
Sunday we went to a rodeo that was in a local town about
an hour from here. Thank goodness the sun kept going
behind the clouds cuz it was pretty warm sitting in
those bleachers!!
Today I have promised the kids that we would go to
the mall. Hannah and Colton have birthday money to spend
and Colin wants to get a cell phone....only $29 for the
'Chocolate' he wants...well with a 2 year plan that is, lol.