Life.Attitude.

Life is interesting. People are weird. My husband has told me hundreds of time the little attitude quote--" I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”(Charles R. Swindoll) I like the following "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."(~Herm Albright)Which probably shows the difference in us to some degree. Nothing ever bothers him. At any rate most times I did not want to listen to him because whatever it was that was upsetting me was too overwhelming or just too much for me to overcome. Lately I have found that I just don't care. Whether it is age or just learning that some people are just gonna be the kind of people they are, and that life just happens- some good, some bad, sometimes a lot bad, you just carry through knowing that in the end at our final destination none of this matters. 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

cooking

I made Italian sloppy joes this week and put them on some yummy garlic Parmesan bread toasted with TONS of real butter, then added tons of Asiago and Provalone cheese broiled it all up and it was scrumptious!! Then next night we had Hungarian chicken and egg noddles which was very 'comfort food' like. Today I organized the cupboards more and cleaned up all my pots and pans and cooking and baking supplies and tools. I threw a lot out in the dumpster! TOO OLD/USED/GROSS!! So now I have a huge wish list!! It feels good to get these things accomplished! I took a picture of the sloppy joes I made and as soon as I find my camera cord(SIGH!) I'll post pictures!!!

Monday blah.............some good things BUT two bad events. Laptop and phone dead. Seeing my niece, getting, groceries, a good lunch and cooking supper-fun, along with an afternoon haircut for my toddler=good!

I am beyond exhausted looking forward to my doctor appt to get somewhere to me feeling better-----I hope!Actually a great many people hope. I am much more fun healthy.

Reason to keep going--picture posted..........

Misc

On tonight's menu chicken saute with potatoes and corn, we'll see how it goes. It sounds good, reads fairly easy, now to make it- so here's hoping it's a winner!

In other news our town is voted most happy or 2nd most happy place in the USA. Funny because I would leave given the chance and could take my kids with me-all of them, not just the ones I gave birth too. Our town also has the highest teen pregnancy rate so maybe they interviewed teen boys........

A lot of people around me are going through terrible heartache and trails. It saddens me so much and I hurt for them all. It makes me realize that 1. I am happy 2. I like my husband (yes I LOVE him, but I like him too.) 3. I am so glad for the trails -minus losing my babies(not there yet) in my life that made me who I am today.

Presently I have banana bread in the oven. I must go check it soon. Lemon poppyseed bread next to go in the oven.

The SUN is out here in happy Holland land. Hope you are having a good day!

cooking

Having been inspired by the movie Julie/Julia I have been cooking ALL the recipes I have circled, torn out of magazines or marked in one of my many cook books to try! I LOVE IT!! I love the cooking! I love finding the ingredients in the store! I love eating it! I love the feeling of accomplishment! I guess I am a cooking geek/nerd! I get rather excited about it and can only imagine if I had the money to really do it up!! I now find myself wanting all kinds of new cooking gadgets...........Staying up late pouring over the recipes deciding what to cook for the next week writing up the list and trying to fit it in my budget all a nice diversion. It just makes me feel good to cook and do it well!!

“There’s a hole in the soul that we all try to fill, sometimes with the wrong things, like booze or drugs. Society would tell us to fill it with consumerism. But its only really filled through love and service, by serving a high purpose. By doing God’s will.”~~Patrick Kennedy

"There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world or on our hearts."

"No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it, and only God can tell us why. It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of me went with you, the day God called you home."