Driving License

Our youngest daughter turned 15 in May.  We made our Gabrielle wait, due to grades and some attitudes.

On Thursday, she took her test for the third time and passed with flying colors.


In May, unknown to me, my Tommy bought me a Mustang.  I had told him that I had always wanted one when I was in high school.  Now that has been a long time ago.
So when we were sitting at Ryan's one day in July, he makes the comment that' "your Nana has her own mustang".  After picking up my mouth off the floor, I asked him when?    


Well, in May, before I had left for Texas to get our granddaughters, my Tommy had shown me the car. At that time I told him about my desire in HIGH SCHOOL.  Not for now!!!!


We got the car home and after or should I really be honest and say even before the car arrived at the house, I had already made my mind up to let our Gabrielle have it. I knew that it looked more like a teenager's car instead of a 56 year old lady (who by the way does not like having her hair blown).


The day that our Gabrielle saw it, it was all over her face.  She LOVED it!  She will be able to drive it with others in the passenger seat(18 years and older) until May of 2012.  Then after she passes her test, the car is all hers. 


I wished that I would have had my camera out when she saw it.  Her expression was beyond priceless.  I did get a few pictures of it that I will share.

I did tell my Tommy, that he could paint my Avalon the same color as the Mustang.  To which, he never did answer.  Oh, well.

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 4

Your Review on Religion -

I was raised in the United Pentecostal Church.  I love the upbringing that I had.  Would never want to say anything against it.


But as I got older, the Lord has lead me down different paths.


In my heart, I believe that each of us have to make the decision for ourselves.  We will have to stand before the Lord on Judgement Day.  And on that day, I won't be able to turn to my parents, husband, children, pastor or friends to help me answer, My walk with the Lord is personal, yet not.  Like the children's song, we sang in Sunday School, "This Little Light of Mine".  I want my life to shine for the Lord.  I don't want people to have to wonder if I am a Christian, I want my life to show it.

The Bible is my foundation.  Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins.  I have given my heart to the Lord and He is the King of my heart.  Without Jesus in my heart, I know that my life would be empty.  My desire in life is to help others find Jesus.  I know that I am only human and make mistakes, but I am so blessed to have a Savior that I can go to and He  understands and sees my heart.  It is just up to me to make sure that there is nothing that would stand between me and making heaven my home.  It's a wonderful feeling to be able to pray and ask forgiveness and know that my wrongs are not held against me.  Heaven is for anyone that wants to let the Lord in and be King of their hearts.  I DO believe in only ONE GOD and His name is JESUS.

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 3

Your Top 5 Pet Peeves


#1  Parents that choose to yell at their children in public or in front of their children's
     friends.


#2  Parents that get on facebook and talk about their children's friends.  And by this
     I mean talking ugly about them.  How would they feel if other parents would do
     the same on their children?


#3  People that are constantly late.


#4  When I ask for extra ice in my drink and they hardly put any in it.


#5  Rude people

Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   One thing that is completely superfluous, but that I could never give up are : Carbs.  A couple of years ago, my Tommy decided that he was a carb-a-holic.  So needless to say, my cooking and baking has taken a turn.  The problem is that he will would eat the whole bag of candy, where I can just eat a few.  So while others may be able to do without the carbs, I could, but choose not to.  They make me happy, happy, happy!!!

2.  Having to get up in front of people   makes me feel awkward.

3.  I can't    imagine my home    without,    books  .

4.    Chili & Lemon Peanuts by Muchereos   is my favorite snack.

5.  Lately I've been     lazy about keeping my home as put together as I normally would.

6.  If at first you don't succeed    step back, grab a diet dr. pepper and a good book, relax and then go back to whatever it was that you didn't succeed at and try it again .

7.  Fall is    when the kids have gone back to school and I can get my house in order and start on new projects    .

30 Day Blog Challenge - Days 1 & 2

I was just over at http://randomosityblog.com/ and noticed that she had started a "30 Day Blog Challenge",  Realizing that this is only the 2nd day of September and it has 30 days, I thought that I would start today and hopefully finish the last day of the month. So here goes!


Day 01:  Your Current Relationship - I have been married    
       to the same wonderful man.  We were engaged for  
       52 days and we are still together.  We both
       believe that marriage is for keeps.


Day 02:  Where You'd Like to be in 10 Years - Married to my Tommy, living in San Antonio (but I really don't see that).  Then all our daughters married to their soul mates and serving the Lord.  Then for my walk with the Lord to be deeper and stronger than it is now.
          

Backyard Horses

Daydreaming.  If there is anything that will end up sending Ellie to the principal's office, it would be daydreaming.  It seems that she just can't stop dreaming of one day of owning her own horse.


Sitting at her desk. gazing out the window, she sees a horse on the loose.  Will anyone believe her or will they think she is just imagining it.


This is the first book in the "Backyard Horses" series by Dandi Daley Mackall.  It is a Kids/Juvenile/Fiction book.  I would most definately recommend this book.  It was easy to read and even for those that aren't horse lovers are surely to enjoy it.  Looking forward to reading the next in the series.


I give the book a 5 star rating.


This is a book that I received from Tyndale House to review.

ABC's of Me WIth Prompts

A  Age- 56 as of December
B  Bed size - Queen with a Tempedic mattress
C  Chore You Dislike - cleaning up after my children
D  Dogs - Black Lab (Buster) and Westie (Capt. Knuckles)
E  Essential start to my day - A nice cold Diet Dr. Pepper
F  Favorite Color - Blue
G  Gold or Silver - Silver
H  Height - 5'5"
I  Instrument you play - Piano
J  Junk Food - Chocolate and salty
K  Kids - Four lovely daughters (ages 35 - 15)
L  Live - Alabama (but my heart belongs in Texas)
M  Mom's name - Betty
N  Nicknames - Panda
O  Overnight Hospital Stays - When my girls were born,      Gallbladder, Hysterectomy, Mini 
                            Stroke
P  Pet Peeves - Parents and Grandparents that tend to get in their children's spats with 
               their friends(I am a believer in letting my children fight their own 
               battles) and being late.
Q  Quote from a movie - I just went to see the movie "The Help" and I will not be able
                        to eat a certain dessert without remembering this quote.  I 
                        would love to share, but then I would ruin the movie for some.
R  Right or Lefty - Right
S  Siblings - 2 brothers and 2 sisters
T  Time You Wake Up - Normally, I am up by 8
U  Underwear - Absolutely!!!!!!!
V  Vegetables You Don't Like - Mushrooms
W  What Makes You Run Late - Books
X  X-rays You Have Had - Head, both shoulders, both knees, chest, both feet.
Y  Yummy Foods You Make - Brownies
Z  Zoo Animal Favorites - Monkeys


I found this on http://dailydishrecipes.com/abcs-of-me-with-prompts/.  I would love to have you join in.  This way, we can learn alittle more about each other.  Have a blessed weekend.