WE PAID OFF OUR HOUSE!!!

What can I possibly say besides, "My husband rocks!"

This is us at the bank and my hubby signing our final payment on the house!

At the beginning of the year  my husband informed me that he was almost done paying off our home mortgage!  I was in shock at the possibility and just hugged him and told him how proud I was of him! He informed me that it was "us" and all the years of scraping the bottom of the barrel (he says we didn't even have a barrel!) and making small sacrifices!

In the early years friends used to introduce us as the couple who had everything, except money! God provided everything for us, cars, clothes, shoes, furniture...we never bought anything but food...or as my kids say, "we lived off of hamburger helper, hotdogs, mac & cheese, and oodles of noodles!" Thanks to our generous friends we ate out at least once a week for a real meal and Friday night dinners with my in laws.

When we got married we bought a nice townhouse and moved after five years when I was pregnant with our fourth child. We owned a small Christian Bookstore where we made practically nothing and got paid about twice a year, after Christmas and First Communion season. We moved back to our hometown and bought a nice cape cod, lived there for six years and had three more children. After our seventh child was born we found our dream house across town which was a foreclosure in the best neighborhood!

We sadly closed the bookstore and my husband got a new job, we started to appreciate things like sick leave, insurance, and vacations. After about seven years he got an even better job but we continued to live simply. During this time we had our other five children. Things like homeschooling our kids saved us a ton of money, making our kids pay for their own phones, their own car insurance, and college is a biggy too! Not to mention things like my coffee loving husband only going to places like Starbucks five times in his entire life! We splurge now on things like paper towels, dryer sheets, ice cream, real butter, real tomato catchup, and a monthly date out!

My husband making his growling face in front of the bank with letter in hand!

My hubby would put all the extra funds (I of course didn't know that they existed) on our house. Simple things like using cloth diapers and not stopping for convenience food made a huge difference. The kids and I would always say as we drove past all the fast food places in town, "It is a good thing we aren't rich, cuz we would stop there right now, then we would be fat and unhealthy!"

We are pinching ourselves and can't believe we paid off our 30 year mortgage in 12 years 3 months! WE didn't know what to do...have a mortgage burning party? Only our older family and friends remember things like that! So we just went out to dinner with our wonderful accountant and his wife!

Who said it can't be done...one income family with 12 kids!
(One married, 3 in college, 2 in high school, 2 in middle school, 3 in elementary, and one in preschool)

Now our goal is to pay off our van and we will be completely dept free!!! Thanks be to God!!! We will continue to live the good life and put money away for our 25th wedding anniversary and retirement!Watch out Rome...

Us in front of our PAID OFF house with the check before we mailed it!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE:

My 20th High School Reunion

TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE:

My high school sweetheart and the man of my dreams. What can I say? When I was 16 I prayed to God for Him to send you to me and then you came. You complete me and are helping me be the woman God created me for. When you asked me to marry you and said ,"who else would give you 10 kids and a dog ?" I joked and said, "kill the dog and make it 11 kids!!!" We were married that year, got pregnant on our honeymoon and just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary with twelve kids!!!

I am so blessed that you provide for our family letting me stay home with our children and homeschool them. Your love and support with keeping the house together, grocery shopping, cooking, and finding time to read to the kids is so meaningful to me. You especially inspired me over the years like when you opened a Christian Bookstore because you felt like God was calling you to totally trust in Him. Then you quit your job when I was expecting, to run it full time knowing that God would provide for your growing family. The faith you show daily amazes those around you .

Your wit and love of your family is contageous. When you made the goal to run a marathon and then an ironman you made us all so proud. I embrace and thank God for each day we grow old together and help each other grow closer to what God has called us to.

Thank you for being my soul mate and best friend.

Our 20th Wedding Anniversary

+Love your bride+

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

TRUE LOVE...

TRUE LOVE is what brings us here today!!!

I just love this photo from my 20th high school reunion.

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

WHAT WAS I THINKING???

I went to the grocery store tonight with a snow warning of approx two feet coming tomorrow!!! Why, you ask? Well, partly because my husband said I was crazy and there was going to be no more food and partly because that's what people do when the snow is coming!

Well he was pretty accurate...My 13 year old and I went with our list, big van, and a mission on hand. We went to the first store...no parking, people in lines around the store, and only 8 gallons of milk left. Never in my shopping career have I seen a store so busy!!! Way crazier than the day before Thanksgiving. I only shop very early or very late so I never see anyone anyway.

So I said no way let's go across the road to the other store. We got to the other store...no parking, no carts, people down the isles waiting in line...but, they had milk and I got the last 4 cartons of eggs. We got 10 gal of milk and everything else on our list and went to get in line.

Waited in line for about 20 minutes and met really nice people. Finally one guy asked..."why do you have 10 gal of milk?" I said, "I have 12 kids." "That's great!" Then the other lady said, "that's wonderful and great for the economy!" Wow, little did I know I would have my own cheering section at the grocery store!!!

Well I made it out of there unharmed and a van full of food. And yes, as usual my husband was right!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

Yes, I am so blessed!!!

LOOK WHAT MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND SAID HERE!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

SHOULD I BE WORRIED???

It has been a long week...last Monday at this time I was in labor, my husband was with me every gripping step!!! He not only has had to take care of the other nine kids, but especially me and the baby. Come to think of it; the two who don't live here, have taken some brain space...buying plain tickets to come home, and answering my daughter's cooking questions as she experiences her first year in an apartment. (yes-she asks her dad-the cook)

So this morning after a very long sleep deprived week...he got to go to work!!! In our 20 years of marriage I have never seen him so happy to go to work. As I watched him leave I noticed a very large suitcase hidden in the bushes and he sped away;) Little does he know I have tracking devices in all his running shoes for times like this!!!

I will sit here on the couch counting down till four when my baby will be back home to take care of me and the baby!!!

THANKS HONEY-I TOTALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO FOR US!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

My husband thinks he's funny...

Check this out!!!

Boy name contest!!!

My husband is sure we are having a girl...so he won't even discuss boy names!!! Over at his blog he is having a PET PEEVE PHRIDAY about names. He doesn't have room to talk...since he won't even give me some choices to pick from...

My favorite is: KOLBE PETER

Kolbe for one of my favorite saints: Maximillian Kolbe and Peter for by big bro!!!

Post your best boy name and maybe you could win one of my husband's old running shoes or something cool!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

MY crazy HUMBLE husband...

CHECK HERE TO SEE WHAT HE IS UP TO...

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

HELLO FROM FLORIDA!!!

If you deal with envy issues please read elsewhere!!!

My husband has taken me to Florida for 6 days to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary!!! We have never been away from the kids this long!!! Each year we try to get away for a night or two but never this far and this long.

We left Sunday around 12:30 and my wonderful sister took us to the airport and my two little girls to my other sisters house about an hour away. We left three teenagers home with Geama and baby E, who will be two in August. I think we are more concerned about Geama misbehaving than the kids!!! My super sister in love and her husband took the three middle boys and the babysitting 14 year old girl.

The flight went well and uneventful. We were so excited to be away we probably wouldn't of noticed otherwise!!!

We are staying at my father in loves house in a gated golfing community!!! We got picked up at the airport by my hubby's step mother's dad and his wife. We were not only greeted to a beautiful home but they had flower's and a cute anniversary cake for us!!! I have never been to a gated retirement community before. It is absolutely beautiful and quiet beyond comprehension!!! The attention to detail around here...and there are hardly any people around, not to mention young people!!! The STOP signs and other street signs are sponge painted to match the neighborhood!!! So cute and funny!!!

Did I mention the convertible Mercedes Benz in the garage...this is pretty cool especially when you are used to driving a 15 passenger van or a 9 passenger suburban!!! You should see my hubby and I cruising the streets with my big old pregnant self!!! Our cool factor is way up!!!

Sunday night we went to a Chinese restaurant, went swimming in the home pool, read, watched TV and relaxed!!! When I mentioned the kids to my man, he said, "kids? What KIDS?" At this time I am thinking this is amazing and having a blast!!!

Monday I woke up at 5:30am tossing and turning expecting to see the little guys any time...sweetie goes running and I get dressed. We head out for 8:30 mass down the road and come home, go swimming, read, eat out, go for a walk, read some more, swim, go out to eat, come home take a nap, read, go swimming, watch TV, and go to bed...I can't figure out why I don't totally pass out like I do at home!!! Oh yeah, I haven't been chasing kids and cleaning all day...not to mention the naps I took all day!!! Called all the kids...do they even care? Everyone is fine...it is raining at home...my poor babysitters are all stuck with kids in doors!!!

Tuesday we went to mass to find out that the on line mass times were wrong...so we just made a visit to the blessed sacrament!!! We were picked up by "step-grand dad" and his wife for lunch on the water. (YES, we are so spoiled!!!) We came home for a swim, nap, eat leftovers for dinner, a walk, and to watch a movie. I am starting to hate the silence and miss my kids!!! (shhh...don't tell my man!!!)

It is Wednesday and we made it to the correct time for mass. Rob went for a run, I cleaned out my inbox and went for a walk. Now we are sitting like a couple of yuppies (do they still call them that?) at a sandwich/salad shop with our laptops catching up on the real world!!!

We are heading out in a bit to visit with friends who moved here last year and then out to dinner.

More later...I think I need another nap or maybe call the kids again!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

BETTER THAN DINNER AND THE MOVIES...

My husband and I have always tried to have a date night about once a month. In the early days with little babies and no money it may have just been a walk or dinner together. As our kids got older maybe take-out and watching a movie at home. Then we had teenagers who could babysit and it was a quick bite to eat for lunch, going out to dinner, or maybe a movie.

My love language is service...so much more than flowers that die or Ben & Jerry's Heath Bar Crunch that makes me feel fat, my super amazing hubby gave me the best gift of all this year!!! He hired a woman to come once a month to clean our three bathrooms!!! She is wonderful, she cleans where we never would think of cleaning and spends so much time and energy on it. We all love the smell of "Dorie" and my hubby comes home from work on the day she has come and says, "I smell Dorie!". The kids who have bathroom duty that day love her too. It is the best $45 we spend each month!!!

The five LOVE LANGUAGES:
1. Affirmation
2. Quality Time
3. Gifts
4. Service
5. Physical Touch

These tips have helped me learn how to show each of my children and my husband how much I love and appreciate them.

THANKS HONEY your the best!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

My sweet Husband...

He may be sardonic...but he can be sooooo sweet!!!

While mommy is away...Daddy is at play...

Last week I posted this...now you know why my kids don't miss me!!! As my five year old "nark" said...mom, we had a movie feast why you were away...it was soooo fun!!!

Lessons Learned
I went on a retreat from Thursday evening until Sunday night. Here are a few lessons that I my husband learned will watching the kids alone.

• Wii is a great babysitter

• Chocolate cake left out on the counter over night still makes a great breakfast

• Kids can go 72 hours just fine on pizza, nachos and fluff sandwiches

• Diapers don’t need to be changed nearly as much as women think

• Ronald Regan was right, ketchup is a vegetable

• If you haven’t seen your 18 month-old in half an hour – bad things are probably happening

• Our kitchen sink is big enough to hold all the dishes we own

• It’s possible to clean a 5,000 sq foot house in 30 minutes before the mom gets home

• Baths are optional

• Yelling at your 3 year-old for wearing miss-matched socks might indicate that your have consumed too much coffee

• cotton-candy is very very very sticky

• My kids are great and I wouldn't trade any (well almost any) of them

• My wife is a much better mother than I

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

Holy Husbands...

Happy Feast of St. Joseph...He is one of my very favorites!!!

Thought these tips were great...even know my husband is the best...I thought I would share them:

Tips for Men on How to Be Great Dads
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
The Dad is a child’s first experience of God’s love. A dad needs to be a protector, provider, and to be present in his kids’ lives. A dad should imitate God’s love which is never changing and constant, providing what is good for his family unconditionally (“What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone.” Luke 11:11). This entails providing what they need, not necessarily what they want and protecting them from what is harmful. Additionally, a dad cannot model God’s love if he is not present in his children’s lives as God is constantly present in all of ours. With these thoughts in mind, here is a list of practical tips for being a great dad. With the generous help of Matt Williams, we once again interviewed moms, dads, and their children to help compile the following list:

1. Be Faithful to Your Spouse: The best gift you can give your kids is to have a great marriage. Love your wife unconditionally, openly and affectionately in front of your children.

a. Support her decisions and never openly undermine, criticize, or ridicule any discipline decision given by her in front of your children.

b.Be a unified front with her ensuring that she is always on the same page in any decision involving the kids.
c.Treat a child’s disrespect of their mother as a serious offense

2.Be the Spiritual Head of the Family: A family’s faith has to come primarily from the dad. No matter how holy their mother is, it will be to no avail if you are not strong as well.
a.Live your faith openly in front of your children and teach/encourage them to do the same
b.Offer daily prayers and sacrifices for your children
c.Set spiritual goals for each of your children (reinforce a particular virtue)
d.Go to church and pray with your family (even if you are not Catholic)
e.Read scripture to learn about God the Father so as to echo his paternal qualities


3.Separate Work from Family Life: There is always more work to do. When you come home from work, you should separate from that world as much as possible.
a.Make an effort to come home at a reasonable hour and have a family dinner
b.Shut down email and blackberry from Friday through Sunday or while at sporting events, school plays, etc. (be engaged in what they are doing)
c.Be willing to spend significant time with your kids at night

4.Be the Guardian of Your Daughter’s Virtue: Daughters will often marry someone like their dad. How you treat your daughter, encourage her to dress, etc. is often the measure of her virtue until her adolescence. She will gain confidence from her father and learn how guys are supposed to treat them.
a. Love the wife in front of your daughters
b.Go on Father/Daughter date nights (do what they like doing)
c. Leave girl things to girls: let your wife give her advice on girlfriends, gossip, cliques, and other feminine topics
d. Give as much attention to your daughters as to your sons: this will directly impact her purity down the road (i.e. , no attention from her father will leave a girl looking for it from other men)

5.Be an Example for Your Children: No matter how much you tell your children what to do, it will have no effect unless you practice what you preach. What you do is carefully analyzed and assimilated.
a. Live by the standards you set for your children (especially as far as books, movies, and other media)
b. Be careful who you spend time with: your friends’ behavior will influence them as well (a side note: develop friendships with other dads to share experiences)
c. Avoid excess: Drinking, TV, computer, etc.
d. Be an example of chivalry, ethics, honor, good language, and table manners

6.Be Your Children’s Best Friend and Advisor: As a dad you should be approachable, someone your kids turn to for whatever they need.
a. Be interested in what your kids are doing and even get to know their friends. Reach them where they are so as to help them
b.Get your kids involved in work (lawn, cleaning car…) using it as an opportunity for formation
c.Your advice really matters to your kids (take the time to explain key moral principles to your kids)
d. Seek to understand your kids and later to be understood by them (silence and listening are an important part of fatherhood)
e.Don’t treat every child the same (be sensitive to their differences)
f.Be generous in expressing pride and approval to your children (we love you, we’re proud of you, etc.)
g.Set clear expectations for your children
h.Don’t make promises you cannot keep
g.Give equal affection to all your children especially your sons (If a guy gets plenty of affection from his father, he will grow up to be an affectionate and compassionate man)

7.Be Present in Kids Lives: You cannot achieve any of this if you are not spending quantity time and quality time with your family.
a.Give them your undivided attention and avoid multitasking: if you are going to talk to you kids or do something with them focus completely on that
b.Spend one-on-one time with each of your children: don’t have favorites (spend equal time & effort on each kid)
c.Try to take vacations that allow you to spend lots of time together: long road trips, camping, etc.

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

WICKED CHILDREN...

Every year I go on a weekend retreat to rejuvenate my soul. I usually plan it during Lent. Every year I either bring a nursing infant or I am pregnant. Last year I brought my baby E, this year I get to bring my unborn babe.

It took years for me to get up the nerve to leave my other children. I didn't ever leave them...and it was so much to ask of my husband. (at the time there were 5 kids under 7) So one day my wonderful husband sent me off and it has been a 11 year tradition!!! I have to say my pride was that no one could possibly take care of my kids, I was so proud, that I was missing out on some precious time with my Savior and Best Friend.

Since then, the kids old enough to talk have cheered when I told them I was going on retreat. Some have even had the nerve to come up to me and say, "hey mom, isn't it time for you to go on that retreat thing again?" Well, the time is coming up and my wicked children, even the little guys are counting down...YES, movies and party time with dad!!! The funny thing this year is that two of my teenagers (the ones who love me gone the most) will also be on retreat with their youth group!!! (ha-revenge) So they are going to squeeze the short hours that I will be gone before and after their retreat and have as much fun as they can...with me...the rule monger...gone!!!

So, I will bask in my silence and pray for my family as they are having the time of their lives with their crazy sardonic dad!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!!+JMJ+

Blog wars...

Many of you know my wonderful husband has a blog...

What you don't know is what it is like in our home. When I was thinking and praying about starting a blog my husband just kinda laughed...when a priest friend came over for dinner one night he sat with me and helped me create "THY WILL BE DONE" my very own blog. Later that month I couldn't even remember the difference between my password and my new email. My priest friend wasn't able to come over and help me. So, I asked my dear husband who is a computer wiz to help...it took awhile, but he was so sick of hearing me whine, he decided to help....

All of a sudden, a blog monster came out...he started posting for me, changing my back ground, and adding all sorts of stuff to my blog. I said, "don't write that, people will think I said it"...and those who read Sardonic Catholic Dad, know, I would not say what he says!!! So, one day he started his own blog and was a blogaholic, he posted all the time...it was great, a new outlet for his hysterical sarcastic self was born!!! The crazy thing is, everyone liked it, he had droves of people going on his blog getting a great laugh!!! Here I was praying over every post, asking God to give me wisdom to touch others and I couldn't seem to touch people the way he did!!! One day he came home and said, hey honey, Danielle Bean linked to me today!!! What? One of my "hero's?" to you? You and your cynical self? It was a great source of joy for him to bring up daily.

He had installed site meters to both of our blogs. One day I came home from somewhere and he and the kids started laughing!!! He had a big dry erase board set up in the kitchen with both our "hits" for the day...
Dad=138
Mom=35
So, the blog snob was born!!!

He even had the nerve last month to say, "hey honey, look I got more hits daily during the month I didn't post, than you did!!!"

One day when I was planning on posting something he gave me advice..."you should post the story about when you accidentally bought thong maternity underwear. You know if you had more potty stories like me, you would get more people to go to your blog!!!"

Well, I did get lots of people laughing when I told the story about my daughter in the porta potty!!!

But, I just wouldn't be me...and one sardonic blogger in the family is enough!!!

BTW...I took the thong maternity underwear back, I couldn't even bear to open the pack!!! To think they would make such a thing makes me sick to my stomach!!! I can't understand thongs in the first place...I spend enough time trying to keep underwear out, why would people want to purposely buy things to go there???

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

Blogging for Rob...American Idol night...

So sorry...I just can't be that sardonic, but for those of you who missed it and counted on my dear husband...I will give it a shot!!!

My hubby is sick; and asleep... so I am blogging for him

IDOL:
Group night and lots of tears and emotions!!! There are 107 left and lots of desperation!!! Meltdown mania…

Lots of opinions and lots of fake personalities

Exhaustion and fighting

COMMERCIALS:

Skin commercial

Movie

Kay jewelery so cute every kiss began with k

Scrubbing bubbles;

Reese’s commercial-hungry

Verizon-why doesn’t he say Uncle Rickie , doesn’t owe me money…

Car commercial old lady beating-that will be me when I am old-nation wide

Antibiotics-giant

Fructis shampoo-my girls like it cause it smells good and like the Smoothing milk stuff

Acela Amtrak

Fox TV com-lie to me

IDOL:
Hell week

Laughing girl kinda whiny

Bikinis girl is back…should be interesting…clothes are scary…Nice purse…makeup case…teach me what I missed...Total Makeup…looks like she spent two hours just on her makeup

In or out…

COMMERCIALS:
Dry contacts

ATNT mobile; married 38 years…I love you, and this time I mean it ( boy if rob was here you would of got an entire paragraph on this...I don't know if he told you...but, his comment to me often is, "I told you once I love you, and if I change my mind, I'll let you know...) yes-that's the sardonic guy I married!!!

Bulldogs named Steve? -rob would of loved this part of the commercial too...

Color your world eye make up

Coralline

Turbo tax-refund? Have kids

Cartoons for coke-strange-whet happen to good old coke commercials? (ok-I am old)

Madagascar two -haven't seen it yet...we are way too cheap to take 11 kids to the movies when we can get it free at the library or for $1 at RED BOX...

White stripes? Do they work? I would love to use them...I just figure if your pregnant or nursing you can't...just like everything else in the world, and I have been pretty much pregnant and nursing for the past 20 years...

Weird TV commercial about dollhouse show...looks bad-hmmm, no guilt???

BACK TO IDOL...
Kodak theater pressure is on…if you forget the words you are out!!! pretty simple...

100 left…judges say toughest day – they are a little grouchy too...

First group so good!!! I like them, happy and peppy

Others through and more out

Evil eye Paula… Again...rob would of had a hay day with this...I wonder what Paula thinks of them doing that to her eyes...come on she has to say no to someone every once in a while...

Train wreck is coming...

commercials:
I want a quarter pounder!!! Now!!!-why aren’t my driving teenagers here? Pregnant momma wants some food...

pink panther movie-please don't mess with the Pope...

Bubble bath- dove

Eddie with one eye, weird my little kids would freak about this H and R block
Cant believe my eye-OK, kinda funny

Lie to me TV show...not bad, I should pick up on some hints to catch my teenagers...

Fox news morning show

Local news…

Hd tv Comcast

Reveal me face invisible hair removal

Back to Idol:
Simon is cranky!!!

Nice harmony and performance-scary with Danny and their friends

Team diva is up…Bikini girl says she has scoliosis, in her heals...Simon has no sympathy...she is all about me...nice big model smile, with pose and all...I wonder if she was one of those 3 year old girls whose mom dragged around to beauty pageants when she was little??? Again...wish rob saw this...and he thinks he has drama with five daughters and a pregnant wife!!!

Speaking about Drama—that is what Hollywood is all about guys...so I guess this is part of the IDOL plot...to weed out those who can't work well with others and can't handle drama...

COMMERCIALS:
Orange juice-we need it for our colds around here...tho, when we buy the good stuff, my kids can't figure out why it tastes so strong and is so yellow...around here, I water it down so much...hey, every little bit helps!?

Love the bars commercial and the dad with the monkey, it just took me about a year to get it and find all the bars symbolism in the commercial...OK, did you see it?

Movie he is just not that into you...hmmm? we shall see how it rates on Plugged in on Friday...

Kay jewelry you will remember this place-cute, did I ever tell you about Rob proposing to me on a cliff? I will another time...

Football with chunky soup…just can’t get that excited about soup in a can...

Permission to have more…what...kids? No; a car Mazda 3i sport -darn-i was hoping someone would just give us permission about this kid stuff...

Local news…

Hells kitchen…does this guy like anyone? I would like to see him cook for Simon

Lie to me…fox , quote of the night...More popular the kid, the better the liar...hey, I was popular=and I am a horrible liar...My hubby is a great liar, hmmmm, not a quality I really want my husband to have...

IDOL:
Only the strong survive…annoying…laughing girl makes it...I am not sure about her tactics and stress level...hasn't anyone told her to get rid of that horrible laugh?

Hide the belly Nancy… girl needs mercy. She got cut.

I like he goat tee guy( Osmond guy)…too bad

75 made it

Sorry I am not that exciting...pray my sweety gets better soon!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND...hmmm...

OK...yesterday I talked about him...than this happened!!! Will I ever kiss him again?

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND...hmmm...

My wonderful husband gave me a kiss this morning...then he said, "I feel like I am kissing a fourteen year old", hmmm, I thought...my pride & vanity thought good thoughts...cause I am so young, so pure, ...so I had to ask..."why?" He looked at me with his sardonic smile and said "because of your complexion." You see I have had a weird bout with zits on my chin and forehead...I thought I paid my dues in my teens...well, it is coming back. Is this part of my mid life crisis? Maybe my body is just in shock at not being pregnant...this is almost a record for me, I have only gone once this long without being pregnant in 20 years...not happy about it either...OK, I know I am blessed and I will keep quiet and say:

THY WILL BE DONE!!!+JMJ+

WE NEED TO BE:

Praying for our Husbands...
I will be joining this lovely blog to pray for my amazing husband this month.
Thy Will Be Done!!!+JMJ+