BLESSED!

Just got back from working an Emmaus Walk last night~ and all I have to say is WOW I AM BLESSED!!!!

I left for Camp illiana in Washington Thurs around 1:00 and got home last night like 6:30!!! I took off today -which is always a smart move---dont get to much sleep there -- but I got it today-went to bed at 8:30 and first got up at 2:30 !! I guess I needed it!!!

I was a Warden along with 4 other girls! We had a BLAST!!! We were in charge of decorating the dining hall every meal-yep breakfast-dinner and supper---1 was better than other. We had a spa theme-lemon and pear theme-pink theme which was geared toward our lay director who is a cancer survivor-needless-to-say she was touched!!! then we had 50's night!! Oh My talk about FUN!!! EVERYONE- had fun!! I was soo glad Jason and Carter got to be there to serve that night-they made sudaes... We had hamburgers-fries- rootbeer floats and then we the wardens took orders for the sundaes! We had on Poodle skirts-and all the other garb to go with it!! it was a BLAST!!! I made a ton of new Christian friends and seen A LOT of lives changed!! Mine was even changed!!!! Thank you Lord!!!!! Team 38 A will ALWAYS be SPECIAL to me!!! Thanks to all of my friends and family who sent cards-came to serve or just offered prayer---it meant A LOT---you will never know....ANYONE interested in going---let me know--you will never be the same again!! Love to you and May God Bless you as he has me!!

PS As I was gone on the walk little Garett Chanley passed away----he was very sick -- please keep his family in your prayers....Their faith is AMAZING--- but he was buried today and I know every little prayer helps!!! thanks!

GOD IS SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Anniversary

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HON!!!!

Cant believe it has been 9 years since we got married!!!

For those of you that did not know...Jason and I dated 7 years!! Yep-- 7 years!! Did not even seem that long---as we spent most of our time (mainly summers) traveling with softball....I was a "true softball junkie" and loved every minute of it!!!!!...not anymore--ha---no I still go occasionally and don't mind watching but have so much more to do now-a -days!--esp. if out of town but the ones close to home I skip. Carter loves loves loves - did I say loves to go with Jason-he learns so much -- the guys are all great with him! ANYWAYS back to us.........We got married March 25th - 2000 in sunny Jamaica---YA MON! Our whole family was there.....well all but nieces and nephews.....it was a "couples resort" so no kids. Anyways.....Jason and myself and my 2 sisters-brother and in-law all went snorkeling like 4 hours BEFORE- our wedding!! IT WAS AWESOME!! for those of you that know me and how SPASTIC I can be (right Lisa ha) this was very UNLIKE me! It was sooooo relaxing!!! I would not change a thing. We had met with the wedding coordinator like 2 days before so it was taken care of...... no need to worry. {Now I would not of had that if I had the original Dubois County wedding}... and that my friends is why we DID not get married here!!! So then off to the honeymoon.....we were there in a .....say ....right away-- the best 10 days of relaxation ever!!! We had so much fun !!

So here's to US on this SPECIAL day......love you ---still--forever and always---AMY

Love Dare giveaway---

AWESOME BOOK GIVEAWAY..........

Have you seen the movie Fireproof yet? Well if you have not PLEASE PLEASE do so!! IT Is WONDERFUL!!!! My great friend Shannon gave me the book- The Love Dare that goes with the movie!!! (Shes sooo sweet) IT IS AWESOME!!!!! I was just on a blog http://millerracingfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-dare-you.html and she is giving away The Love Dare Book- go check it out- it ends Sat. I hope I win- I want to pass it on to someone I know!!!-

PRAYERS-

It saddens my heart to post to you that Andrea passed away last night. I just read an e-mail that had the arrangements--- Please please please pray for her husband and son..... I know she is now OUT OF PAIN and with the Lord! May she rest in PEACE-

Thank you in advance for any and all prayers!!
God Bless!

Prayers for Andrea

Please pray for Andrea~ I do not know Andrea-but I have friends that know her!!!! She is at IU now and is not doing good at all-matter of fact the end is very near !!! Please Please lift her family-(husband and son-) and all her friends up --- She sounds like an amazing person....It breaks my heart-- she is so young !!!! thank you for your prayers

Room # 4

Room #4......

the bathroom!

Jason started on the bathroom today and hopefully it wont take to long......hint hint He has to paint...and put the new floor in...floor look familar?? ugh! and then out with the old pot and in with the new....yah---(I like taking before and after pictures.) I actually took them of the kitchen but none of them did it justice-and I forgot to do the sun room ...although it has no furniture in it yet.....I will get that done sometime. Maybe tommorow night I can post the new bathroom ;) ;)

Heres Lilly Bell- like her BAB bow? haha Santa brought one pink bow and it is kaput! We can not find one that stays in--tried making them and the rb are to little-so we resorted to BAB ! Maybe we could start dressing her in all of those BAB cloths we have.

YEAH - COUNTER TOPS ARE IN! IT LOOKS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!! LOVE IT- I WILL POST PICTURE ANOTHER DAY.......AFTER GETTING THE CAMERA OUT TO TAKE A PIC OF MY DARLING LITTLE MUD BALL SON.....IT DIED! GO FIGURE!!! CARTER WAS IN THE DITCH {THE NEW FAVORITE PLACE TO GO} WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS......THEY CATCH CRAWLDADS {SP?} AND JUST PLAIN OL BE BOYS!! ITS FUNNY CAUSE WHEN I PICK HIM UP FROM THE SITTERS HE IS LIKE "OK, DONE WITH HOME WORK-GOING TO THE CREEK"! {guess some of them discuss it at school} SO TONITE JASON AND I HAD A QUITE NIGHT EATING DINNER WHILE CARTER WAS STILL AT THE CREEK 2 1/2 HOURS LATER!!ha HE IS HOME NOW- JASON SPRAYED THE MUD OFF OF HIM AND THEN HE HEADED FOR A MUCH NEEDED SHOWER! I FIXED HIS FAVORITE TONITE- CORN ON THE COB-SALAD AND HAMBURGERS- HE ALSO HAD ME GET MANDRIAN ORANGES OUT AND A HARD BOILED EGG!! CAN YOU SAY "STRAVING LITTLE GUY"! HA HIS EYES ARE ALWAYS BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH = BUT WE SHALL SEE. FOR DESSERT- I MADE HIM FRIED ICE CREAM....again ---OUR FAVORITE LATELY! WE HAD ASKED AT LOS BRAVOS HOW TO MAKE IT AFTERN WE HAD IT ONE NIGHT AND THEY EXPLAINED HOW- SO SUN NIGHT I GOT THE INGRIDENTS AND WE MADE OUR FIRST BATCH!!! yum OH yum!!!! HERE IS THE RECEIPE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY IT.. its soooo easy

-FRIED ICE CREAM-

Take vanilla ice cream and roll into balls... (tennis ball size or bigger ha)

then take corn flakes and smash them up good

add cinnamon and sugar (mixed) to the corn flakes (how much ever you like)

simple roll the ice cream balls into the corn flake/cinnamon mix and thats

all there is to it....top with whip cream (may try the spray kind) and you can drizzle chocolate or butterscotch over top......easy as 1 2 3 ......

you could also put the mix into the ice cream and then roll it in corn flakes.....we have done both

Carter actually said he wanted this for his birthday party rather than a cake!!! Sooo I guess we will try fried ice cream this year at his 8th birthday (((((cant believe it :( )))) instead of the ice cream cake we usually have.....what ever happened to plain ol cake ! ha

Well time to get C to bed!!! Good Night!!!

Little bit of everything!

Ok this weekend Sat. evening I actually had about 2 hours to myself - after all my work was done... Jason and Carter were at softball tourney sooooo I decided to go upstairs and make some very special friends their birthday cards.....I then got out this plastic card stock (not the real name--but basically that is what it is ) and started to play.... I got this back in November and tried it one other time and did not have luck...but tonite---it worked! I love this stuff and I cant believe it has been on my desk since Nov and just now started using it!!!! Becky-Bev and Tammy I know you will love these.....they look soooo much better in person (dont mean to brag- they are just neat) I got this in St Louis . It is amazing what you can do in 2-3 hours with no interuptions....that dont happen to often..... Like I said the pictures dont do them justice...and the fact that they are sideways--what happened ?? haha The glare makes it bad....sorry

this one is for my 2 nieces Adi & Chloe for their state dance competition this Sat....
GOOD LUCK GIRLS!!!I know you will do awesome--another 1st OK!!!

Here is an updated picture of our dining room- still are not quite done--have some things to hang yet and put away....just got chairs back today- had them painted--and we actually had dinner on our kitchen table today! Its the little things that matter most... ha Jason was like -- man, it sure is nice to have dinner sitting around the kitcehn table again instead of standing at the sink or in the l r{we ate a lot of sandwiches-back to cooking ) UGH!

and last but not least

look what Lilly did.......

I want to share my crazy dog with you-Lilly- I was in my bedroom e-mailing a friend & heard Lilly in the kitchen (we keep her tied up=still in potty training process-- works great by the way!) anyways did not really think anything of it and all of a sudden Jason yells AMY GET OUT HERE!! I ran to see what was going on......well, Lilly Bell had gotten into my purse! There she stood in the kitchen looking at us with a pencil in her mouth and white stuff-like cotton all over the floor-GUESS what she found? You got it - a tampon and ripped it to shreds! ha needless to say J and I just laughed and had to get a picture of it!!

Have a Great Week.......

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POOR LILLY!!!

Poor Lilly she had surgery today.......

here she is all sad looking - I dont know what to do for her.......
here is a view from the back.

It looks hilarious but she is pitiful! She had surgery today to get fixed~ Jason and Carter picked her up @4:30 from vet and she started licking her stiches...I guess they itch. Well Jason leaves for the sectional and so here I am with poor Lilly! He said if she kept licking-call Dr Johnson right away....well she did and at 5:55 I called and they said to come up ASAP. They put this plastic cone looking thing (forgot the name) and she looked down and about knocked herself out. It was sorta funny (at least me and Carter thought so) then she headed to the door at the vets and got to close to the glass and boom! She ran into it.. Now she is resting here at home-she finally got comfortable so I guess I better not move. She will get stiches out like 12 -14 days and that is how long she will keep this silly sleeve on- thats it sleeve ha-

BACHELOR!!!!

OK am I the ONLY one in SHOCK??? What is up with that??? POOR POOR MELISSA!!!

Amazing Love-

Have you ever doubted Gods love for you??

When you are at your lowest and theres no way out..

Are you alone?

Is there anyone there for you?

Watch this video and see the amazing love God has for us

(thanks Leah)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dooif2-yAoI

thank you to ALL my amazing family and true friends you know who you are.... THANK YOU for your amazing love and to Jesus Christ who died for us.

PEACE to all... AMY