"Praise you in the storm"

Ok, so I have decided that God has a sense of humor I do not understand. When our fridge went out last week they sent a tech out on Wed finally, only he was not interested in doing a thorough job and left after 5 min and did not fix it. So, on to another guy on Thurs who actually ran diagnostics and found the problem to be the compressor, oh but there was a catch...it couldn't be fixed until Monday. (That would be 9 days without the fridge) After getting a bit "loud" with the tech on Thurs and then started crying, (gotta love those hormones raging) I just laughed because what else could we do. We laughed all weekend and realized how spoiled we are in this country. The fact that I even have the possiblilty of a fridge makes me so blessed. So armed with the new additude we resolved to have Easter breakfast camping style, that is until the "rain" came down...or shall I say the leaking master tub through the family room ceiling. Yup, we have a major leak in our master bathroom and we cannot figure out if it is the pipes, faucet, or drain. Poor Shane, he is overloaded at work and now is giving up Men's retreat this weekend to tear out the dry wall and try to fix the problem. I am so proud of the fact that I have a husband who is willing to try and fix these things on his own and not just spend money to have someone else do it. His determination saves us bundles of money every year. Trusting God is growing us through this "storm" we are laughing all the way down this path. I plan on taking pictures to honor of our journey and to remind us God's path is the best path...even if it is all we can do to keep up.

Happy Easter!

Yummy Treats to Share

I saw this great commercial for Easter Rice Krispie Treats. They formed them in a shape of an egg, dipped them in chocolate and then rolled them in sprinkles. Last night we did it with the kids and it was great, messy, yummy fun. I do have to say that they are very tasty!

Yarn Braid Extensions

I am super excited about a new hair technique I discovered via Youtube. I have never been to Youtube and was visiting a blog of a family that adopted twins girls from Africa last summer and she spent last weekend adding yarn braid extensions to their hair. She learned how by watching a few videos on Youtube. Curiosity took me to those same videos and I was excited to try. I spent about 6 hours over two day working on Ayana's hair. They look so good! Her "hair" is now twice as long as it is normally and I can pull it into just about any style I want including pig tails or one pony tail. She LOVES her hair. She is constantly bouncing around, swinging the braids and touching how long they are. She looks so different too! It is fairly easy once you get the hang of it and it lasts about 4-6 weeks. Plus it is super cheap...like $5 for the yarn and free for my time!This is going to be my new summer/swimming hair do for her!

Opening Day 2009

I have always wanted to attend Opening Day for the AZ Dbacks and my sweet hubby bought all of us tickets for todays game! We had a blast and to top it off, it was a fantastic game. I love a good slug fest and we were not disappointed. Sorry, Herrman's, Rockies lost! Anyway, we love going to the games as a family and the older the kids get the more they understand the game and enjoy watching it. Nathan was even into it, although he loved the train ride more than anything and when we got off the train at the game he kept asking when we were getting back on. Baseball Season....my favorite time of the year!!!

This is Nathan SUPER excited about being on the train!

"Really God, is this the right time?"

So, our 1 yr old fridge went out over the weekend. Bad news...the warranty company does not work on the weekends. The really bad news...we didn't realize the issue until it was too late to save most everything in the freezer. (Deep Breath) I have been buying food using coupons and sales so I did have quite a few things stocked in the freezer and fridge so I am a bit discouraged about loosing all the money. The good news...we have an amazing cooler and we are able to keep the essentials like milk, cheese and eggs cold. Shane says think of it like we are camping...ok honey I will try! Hopefully we can get a tech out here tomorrow morning.

Kinky Hair Expert

I have decided to call myself an expert on African American hair. Ok, well I wouldn't exactly put myself completely into that catagory, but hey I am making progress anyway. I went to an advanced training class today, offered by our agency, about black hair and skin care. I learned even more than I already knew by trial and error. AND I got great recommendations on books with new, fancy black hair styles...of course ordered those from Amazon right away. Sooooo, in the off chance any of you ever come into contact with gorgeous african american children and need any advice, I am an open book, more than willing to share.