Do you know where YOUR children are?

Well, we all know that I live in the ghetto - I love my place but it is so strange sometimes. Those that have hung out here at all know that there are ALWAYS extra kids around. Not even necessarily friends of my children, just kids that hang out and I dont know who their parents are. At one point in my day there were 7 children IN my house, Colton, Levi, Madison, Brandon, Mitchelle, Savannah and Autumn. THEN, if you looked onto my deck outside, there was 5 more children under the age of 5: CJ, Trevian, Colby, Trinity and Sara. Yes, that would be a total of 12 children. At 8:00pm Madison informed me that the little ones, CJ, Colby, Sara and Trinity needed to come inside cause they were cold and their parents wont let them come in the house until someone came to get them cause they had something "PRIVATE" to do!! My issue is not with the poor little kids being here - its the lets say "parents" of the kids. Like, hello, is that an option to "get it on" while the neighbour you have never met is watching the children . . . it overwhelms me with sadness and frustration . . . and compassion.

I dont need God to help me see the needs around me, I SEE THEM, help me to be wise, patient and full of your love.

I love the rain!

This week has been a bit dreary, the weather that is, however, I love the RAIN! I love the smell through my window during the night, I love the soothing sound it makes that lulls me to sleep, I love the car splashing in the puddles (I like to go through them, not around them). I love how cute Levi looked after football practise all drenched and rosie-cheeked. I love that its the perfect day crawl up on the couch with a blanket and watch a sappy movie.

I love the words that describe rain; like refreshing, cleansing, washing away, fresh, and clean. It reminds me of my Father, who wants to pour out His refreshing love over us. He gives us a fresh start time and time again, He cleanses away our ugliness and exposes the beauty He created.

(sigh) I love the rain . . .

" . . . it is like first light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky, like green grass carpeting the earth, glistening under fresh rain." 2 Samuel 23:4

wahhhh , , ,

It is said that "absense makes the heart grow fonder", hmmmmm, I am not convinced that is true. The last couple weeks I feel that Mike and I havent really connected well due to the once again busyness of Fall. New schedules and back to the routine is a great thing, however, it doesnt leave much room for just hanging out and connecting with each other. This absence is not making my heart grow fonder, it makes me cranky, grumpy, sad and needing a MIKEY FIX!! Hope to have some ALONE time with you on the weekend baby - PLEASE! :-)

Dilema solved!

I PROMISE this will be the last cat blog in a long while :-) We have solved our cat dilema, here goes. Mike's mom is going to take his cat Princess (she likes Princess alot and she doesnt do well with other cats, should be in a 1 cat house). Then, Mike and the girls are adopting Zoe, the kitten. I will keep Mika AND Sassy (or Lola, Gracie, Sophie, Bella - whatever we decide to rename her). Yes, I know you are thinking that poor little Zoe will be so lonely without her friends . . . don't panic yet. Zoe will come spend the weekends with me and her feline friends as Mike's kids are at their moms most weekends. It will kinda be like Mike and I have shared custody of Zoe - isnt that so cute! We just need to work out the spaying/shots, etc logistics and other than that - it seems as though this story has a happy ending!

Meow for now my dear cat loving friends!

And then there was THREE . . . again!

Yes, I am nuts! (as I am sure most of you already know) . . . the Sim's feline saga continues . . .

I gave ZOE, the kitten, to Mike for the last week to watch (his mom is thinking of adopting her). However, Mike's cat PRINCESS has not done so well (ok, let's just say she's nuts! - sorry Princess). She has been hissing and swatting at Zoe all week. SASSY is still at my house because I have such guilt in giving her up because she is really really sweet. Anyways, I decided to give Zoe a break from the craziness at Mike's house and let her come play with Mika and Sassy today - well, she came in, they were all kissing and licking each other and haven't stopped running around and playing together since - it is SO CUTE! I AM A SUCKER!! Help me . . . I need help! I guess the saying is true that things do come in 3's (or was that bad things)??? 3 kids, 3 cats, and 3 swift kicks to reality for me!!! WHAT TO DO - WHAT TO DO!!!

PS. IF, just IF, we kept Sassy . . . I dont like her name. Is it ok to rename a cat? Any suggestions for cat names (she has kind of a refined/sophisticated type personality). I like Sophia or Sophie. Let me know what you think?

Have a PURRRRfectly wonderful day! (i know, so lame)