12 Years

Today is my Wedding Anniversary.  12 years ago we said “I do.” 

For 12 years Hubby has loved me and has been so patient with me.  He puts up with my control issues and how messy I am.  He does the laundry and cooks dinner frequently.  He helps drop off the kiddos, he helps pick up the kiddos, he plays with the kiddos, he helps with homework and goes to doctor appointments. 

He loves the Lord and seeks Him in all that he does.  He is a man of integrity.  He is an amazing example to our boys of what a husband and father should be.

He loves and respects his parents and my parents.  He is willing to use his vacation time to visit my parents out of state, even when that means visiting a small town in Missouri.

He is not perfect, but he is perfect for me!

He sent me these for our anniversary.

4 Things ABout Me

 I was tagged, so I had to do it…

4 Jobs I’ve Held:

Yogurt Peddler at a frozen yogurt shop

Title Clerk for a boat dealership

Receptionist

Commercial Property Manager

 4 Films I Could Watch Again and Again:  

Hitch

Men in Black

Shrek

Say Anything

4 TV Shows I Watch:

House
Burn Notice
Grey’s Anatomy
CSI Las Vegas

4 Places I’ve Lived:

Arizona
Massachusetts

Germany
Texas

4 Favorite Foods:

Chili Rellenos – made and served my way
London Broil made with my marinade
My mom’s pot roast
Chicken Tacos from La Casita in AZ

4 Websites I Visit Everyday:

My bank’s website
Comcast
WordPress
My company’s website

4 Favorite Colors:

Pink
Teal
Dark green
Raspberry

4 Places I’d Rather Be Right Now:

Sierra Vista
Playa del Carmen
At a spa
Skiing

4 Names I Like But Wouldn’t or Couldn’t Use Myself:

Hannah

Leanne

Angela

Queen of All That is Good

Integrity

I recently attended a work-related conference.  We were able to attend a trade show as part of this conference and like most trade shows, each vendor had a prize to give away at a drawing on the last day of the conference, this of course is a ploy to get your business card in order to bombard you with marketing emails later.  The most coveted of these prizes was an i-phone.  As the prizes were being drawn, my boss had to leave the room to take an important phone call.  All of a sudden, I hear her name called as the winner of the i-phone!  I looked around and realized she had not come back into the room yet, so I went up to see if I could collect it for her.  I was quite surprised when they gave it to me.  When I got back to the group that I was at the trade show with, several people told me I should keep it for myself since she wasn’t in the room and would have no idea that she actually won it instead of me.  I was shocked!  As much as I would have loved winning the i-phone, it didn’t belong to me, it belonged to my boss.  Whether or not she knew who won it was not the point at all, I knew that she had won it. 

As I returned to my room to get ready for dinner, I was saddened by the lack of integrity that was shown by those around me.  People that I thought were different, showed their true colors that evening.

My Dad once said, “Integrity is like virginity, you can only lose it once.”  I agree!

She was right!

Diane was right, the last new theme was too dark for me.  I like this one better…

New Theme

What do you think of this new theme for my blog?

How Many Specialists Does it Take?

Son #2 is my “puker.”  He is that kid that will toss his cookies for no apparent reason and then go on about his business like nothing happened.  We have always attributed this to an over-reactive gag reflex.  Just before his physical this year, we had a pretty messy experience while camping and decided maybe it was time to mention this to the doctor.    Ever tried to clean a sleeping bag in a campground shower at midnight?  If not, I would not suggest it.  Anyway, the doc suggested that he may have stomach allergies and that he needed to see a specialist.  So off we went today…he was a little nervous and chatted with the doctor and asked a million questions.  It was quite amusing until he started telling her things that I had no idea about.  Like, “my chest hurts sometimes when I run,” and “sometimes it is hard to swallow meat.”   We are now going to see another specialist to do a scope.   Please say a prayer for him.  Also, please pray that this string of specialists is covered by my health plan.

We Survived!

The past few days have been crazy-busy. 

Thursday evening we attended Son #1’s football game.  (His team won!)  Shockingly enough, there were no Thursday night parties to attend, so ED stayed for the whole game.   Her dad was also in attendance.  What a quick recovery from the stroke.

Friday evening Son #2 had soccer practice. 

Saturday morning brought a soccer game for Son #2 and Son #3 and we rounded Saturday out with a birthday party for Son #2 complete with 10 friends in attendance!

Sunday morning was church and a baptism class for Son #3.  He accepted Christ this summer at Vacation Bible School!  Hooray!  Then it was home and time to clean and get ready for our Life Group to come over at 6:00 for our kick-off potluck.

I am certain that somewhere in there I relaxed, or maybe I didn’t.  Oh well!  I love Autumn!

Health Insurance and Football

The divorce decree requires that Hubby carry the health insurance for Son #1.  The coverage offered through Hubby’s company is not so great, so we are all covered under my health plan.  It has been this way for 12 years.  ED had another child 4 years ago, finally decided to get a job about 18 months ago, and it seems that she has decided to add Son #1 to her coverage this year.  Not a big deal, assuming ED makes sure that any medical provider be made aware of both coverages so that anything that is not covered by the primary (mine), will be picked up by hers.  Great, right?  No out of pocket expenses for ED or Hubby.  As I said, this assumes that she is smart enough to inform any medical provider of both coverages, which she is not. (Big Shock here!)  Hubby got a call yesterday from ED demanding reimbursement of 50% of the co-pays that she has paid this year.  Hubby explained AGAIN why we would not be reimbursing these expenses.  ED screamed a few curse words at Hubby and hung up.  This has been her MO from day one.  ED clearly has huge control issues.

 Last night was Son #1’s first high school football game of the season. He is a sophomore and this is his second season as a varsity player.  We are very proud of him.   Hubby, Son #2, Son #3, Hubby’s parents, nephew, a good friend, her daughter and I were all seated and waiting for kickoff when ED and husband arrived.  ED and husband proceeded to sit in front of us and chat with Hubby’s parents as if they were good friends.  GRRRRR!  I would imagine that ED got tired of the holes I was burning into the back of her head, and they moved.  Relief! 

10 minutes into the first quarter, the sky opened up, the lightning started, the field was cleared and we all went to our cars to wait it out.  After about 10 minutes of waiting ED called to say that they were heading home because ED’s dad had a stroke earlier in the week and they needed to go home to be with him, and could Hubby take Son #1 home.  Let’s be clear, there is a HUGE difference between a stroke and heat stroke.  ED’s dad had heat stroke.

About 45 minutes later, after the game resumed and Son #1 had made a couple of really great plays, ED called to see what was going on.  ED was calling from a party.  Huh?  What about sick dad?  Hubby made sure ED was told all about the GREAT game she was missing (Son #1’s team won 33-0).  ED acted as if she was bummed about missing it, but never returned to the game.   Hubby waited for Son #1 and drove him back to ED’s.   Son #1 was very disappointed that ED and husband left and didn’t talk much on the ride home.   I cannot imagine what that was like for him!

Sorry this has been such a rambling, ranting post…I just needed to get it out of my system.