No I do not keep track of exes on social networking sites. I don't really care to know what they are doing...they are exes for a reason.

Je t'aime l'eclairs.

I am pregnant and am due in November.

Technology lends a helping hand in making list exchanges easier. I can email my Christmas list to my siblings and parents without having to make three copies. I also can get shopping done via the internet. Email makes it easy to get updates on what my nephews want for Christmas.

This morning I went to Sunday School. I haven't done that in like 8 months. I stayed because I had signed up for the post-VBS picnic which was after Sunday School. I liked it and am planning on going back next week.

I am married to Jim because of LiveJournal. The week before he and I met my best friend Ben hacked into my livejournal and pretended to be a guy I had been talking to. I got the closure that I would need. Therefore I was able to go to the Young Republicans meeting on Saturday with my mind clear. I got up and went to the meeting. The last thing my Mom said to me before I got out of the car was, "You never know, you might meet someone." I said, "I doubt it."

I heard about this today. I want you to watch this video and share the joy. The kids in this video are students of mine from church. Ayla, the oldest is in 6th grade. Airron the oldest son is in 5th. Hunter is in second grade and Genna is in first. This is a priceless video of a wonderful patriot we call Lt. Kennedy.
www.wfmj.com. go to Sharon Soldier's Homecoming Surprises His Kids.

I spent the a bit of the morning at the doctor's office. I had an allergic reaction. I am now taking prednisone and putting Patanol in my eyes. I am such a pro I could tell my new doctor what worked. He didn't argue with me. He and I tweaked the plan and I got 10 pills to take over the next 5 days. My mom is going to get me some Patanol drops or something better than that.

I know the new year is almost three weeks old and I haven't updated in a few weeks to a few months.
Here are my goals for the new year.
1) To be published in Guideposts. Either the magazine or the devotional book. Probably the devotional book.

2) to begin working toward my degree (unless of course I get pregnant between now and then).

3) if I do get pregnant to become a homemaker. It is not a bad thing. I wanted my degree to make being a wife and mother easier but to be quite honest I always wanted to be a homemaker and to sit in a rocking chair or on the floor making up stories for my kids and playing games to broaden their imaginations.

4) To grow nearer to God.

5) To be the best wife I can be to Jim.

Shortly after my husband left for work this morning, I had the radio on and the song "Stealing Cinderella" came on the radio. Being that I am very much a newly-wed I was struck by the song. By the end of the song, I was sitting on the couch crying. Thankful that Jim was not home at the moment. I love him so much. I cannot believe how natural it is to be married to him. He is so many wonderful things rolled into one awesomely handsome guy.

There is a quote here in the classroom where I am at. It says, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt

In Exodus 34:13, there is the verse, "My presence will go with you and I will give you rest." The context is the Israelites are roaming in the desert.
God offers that promise to us as well. Three years ago, I was tense with the requirements to qualify for Student Teaching. God gave me that verse then and it became somewhat of a lullabye for me.
I was thinking of that last night. Here is what I came up with as what is His promise and then my reply.


My presence will go with you
and I will give you rest.
So close your eyes and rest your weary head
I know the pain you're going through and the
questions that remain.
I will sing you a Heavenly lullabye.

I promised that I would go with you
even when the way is not clear.
I will never forsake you, that promise remains.
I know the plans I have for you and I am not quite done.
I will sing you a Heavenly lullabye.

Your presence will go with me,
You will give me rest.
Now I will close my eyes and rest my head.
You know the path is not clear and there are questions that remain.
So please sing me a Heavenly lullabye.

When I cannot trace your presence hand, I know I can trace your heart.
Lord, please sing me a Heavenly lullabye.

My cousin Stefan is 37. He was just diagnosed with colon cancer. It had not spread to his other organs. They are going to treat him aggressively to make sure it doesn't spread. Pray for his wife Sandy and their three children.

Jim and I spent from Thursday morning until yesterday afternoon together. Nothing illegal or immoral happened but you know if you can spend that much time with someone and still love them, I guess it is a good sign you can put up with each other for fifty-years. I love him so much. It made me cry having to leave yesterday. A year ago I could never have imagined loving someone so much and so completely as I do Jim. In five months I will be days from being his wife. The thought thrills me.
He has helped me conquer fears. Fears of escalators, driving and trusting someone so completely.
Jim cares about me. I love who he is in my life. He makes me laugh and he makes me think. Think of how to show him how wonderful I think he is.

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This past week has been insane...okay make the last two weeks. A few weeks ago my computer crashed and I am still trying to get it back in order. Then Monday Jim's grandma fell and broke her knee-cap. So this week was spent talking to him about what was going on. Today we spent the day in the Critical Care Unit.

For those of you on Facebook, you probably have seen the last entry. Jim gave me the ring during the fourth inning once the message was on the JumboTron. I dropped the baggy that the ring was in as I tried to find it in the Cracker Jacks.
It has been on my finger and was only off my finger long enough for me to take a shower this evening.
The amazing thing is that I have decent fingernails and so my ring looks wonderful.

Jim had told me earlier in the week that he was planning on doing something special for my birthday. He wanted to know where I was working at to deliver my present. He had been hoping I would end up at one of the local high schools so that he could have the choir sing to me. He had planned on coming to the one high school and giving me the ring but alas I was not called to go there in time. I did get called to Sharon High School where he wanted me to go.
Instead of getting seranaded by a bunch of high schoolers, I received 2 dozen daisies. I was seranaded last night by my future father-in-law and then later by 3 county commissioner candidates following the Republican commissioner candidates' debate.
I spent last evening at a debate between the four Republican candidates.

No I don't have it yet. According to Jim, he is going to Ultra Diamonds on Wednesday or Thursday. So I just might have it by the weekend. I am going to be on the edge of my seat for the next few weeks.
Rob and his fiancee Rachel are getting married next month. I really think I am getting the ring on the 28th at PNC Park. So you all that live in the Burgh might just want to watch the Pirates' game.