Wow! These weeks do go by fast! Not to much to tell really. Jordan made it through another Biology dissection this week.....can anybody say YUCK!
And we made it through another round of storms, this seems to be a weekly and even daily here in Kentucky anymore. Happy to report though that we had no damage this time. Yay!
Oh and Mandisa's Album came out....have you checked it out yet? Well you must, its a good one! Check it out right here.
And Ashley's has taken some great pictures!! Here is one she made for my friend Lori.
Had to set some boundaries yesterday, this does not come easy for me. I like to live in a happy little world where everything is pretty, nice, and peaceful but the reality is that we don't really live in that world. And we probably wont live in that kind of world on earth. So until we get to heaven we have to set some boundaries for our own sanity and health.
I deal with a person who is Narcissistic, or has NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). If you would like to read more about Narcissism here is a good link to get your started. This is probably one of the most difficult things in my entire life that I have faced. But what I have learned though this is, I am not alone. There are many many people who have to deal with even live with someone with NPD everday. And a lot of them are with their mothers as well. Some not to the extent as mine but still difficult just the same.
There are several good things about dealing with a difficult person.
1. You learn you dont want to be anything like them. And it will make you a better mother, wife, teacher, etc. and you will break the cycle of abuse it will end with you.
2. You can help others who are dealing with the same type things.
3. You depend on the Lord more because you learn He is really the only one who can change anything anyway.
So on my day of setting boundaries I was watching American Idol and saw Kris Allen singing one of "Our Songs". No its not me and mel's song but it me and the Lord's song, He gave me this a few years ago after another difficult day I was having, it brought tears to my eyes once again but its a great song! And the Lord is so sweet!
We had this for dinner tonight! It's Chicken Parmigiana. And you will not believe this but my family loved it! I am still in shock. (Can you say picky eaters) Ashley even said she wanted this to be her birthday dinner! So if you want this lovely recipe, you will have to hop over to kevinandamanda's blog and grab it, it will going into my recipe collection for sure. While you are there check out her other recipes and her scrapbooks and her fonts, just LOVE her blog, such GREAT stuff!
Oh and another happy thing........SPRING! Check out this picture Ashley took!
I have to admit that I am not a winter person at all, so I am so glad that spring is getting close and the flowers are blooming and the time has changed back so now we have a extra hour of sun now.
My friend Lori called and wished me a Happy Anniversary for tomorrow, I had completely forgot :( does that mean we have been married for a very long time or not? Let's see it will be 22 years. I had to get my calculator out for that one :) What can I say.....God has blessed my socks off :)
Yay! I have to say I am sooooooo glad it is March! That means spring is just a few weeks away. I have to admit I am not much of a winter girl, not even with the help of Vitamin D :( But I love spring and summer! I will get to emerge out of my cocoon and see what green grass and leaves look like again :)
Thought I would post some more pictures of the Ice storm for my cousin in MN. Yip that would be you Trish. Enjoy.
Ok enough talk about the ice storm, I am ready to move on!!
On a happy note, guess who got their permit this week?? I have to say that it is a bit different to be putting Jordan behind the wheel, it was just yesterday that he learned to walk! Where did the time go? Oh well, got a appointment on Wednesday to get those lovely highlights added to my hair to hide the gray I am sure I will have before he learns to drive. Say a prayer for us, we might need it :)
Well we have had quite the week or make that two weeks! A ice storm was scheduled to hit January 27th 2009 and that it did. It did away with power for 100% of our town and most of our county for that matter. This is one that will go down in the history books for sure! We learned really quick that we were not prepared for this type of storm, although I'm not really sure you could be prepared. But we will definitely try our best next time. What have we learned?
1. Generator - One of the most important things you can have, it can save your house that is if you have sump pumps in the basement, which we did.
2. Food - When stocking up on food for such a storm, do not buy things that you have to cook, there will be no cooking!
3. Insurance - Know what your insurance covers and what it doesn't, ask lots and lots of questions. Make sure you have all the endorsements you need. After the storm is not a good time to find out that you don't have a endorsement and that it only costs $35 a year for the endorsement you needed!
4. Gas- Don't forget gas for the generator, no stores will be open for a while.
5. Water- Stock up on water, there will be none! And you will be amazed at how much you use water everyday.
We are never to old to learn and this has definitely been a learning experience!
"The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. "
I am convinced that we can not have enough scripture on hand, after all that is our sword, how else can we fight. Right?
