God is GOOD......

Ok so we have a big praise report to share. Wednesday morning we get up and we have 1/2 inch of water in our closet and all in the garage. We knew we had a leak somewhere but wasn't sure exactly where it was coming from. We called a plumber and they tell us we need to replace our hot water heater! Yuck! So needless to say, we were sad. We were thankful because we weren't expecting to get any money back on our tax return but it turns out that we are and it would cover the cost to replace it. The only thing is that we have been planning a trip to Florida for Spring Break with my family and some friends. Plus, we also are trying to go to Georgia this summer and wanted to use part of our refund money for that as well. Anyways, we knew we had to stay positive because we have never had to replace anything in our house since we have owned it and felt very fortunate for that. So last night when we got home we had a check in the mail from an excess we paid into escrow for our house this last year and it was for half of the cost of the hot water heater!! We were so excited and know that it was a blessing. What are the odds that we would get it the exact same day that we had paid so much for something!! So, we should still be able to go on both our trips that we had wanted now. GOD IS GOOD!!

My sweetie...

At my MOPS group on Friday, we all made these candy bouquets for our husbands. I think it turned out pretty cute. Lance and the girls loved eating it! Just thought I would share a picture of it.

Also, yesterday, Lance and I took off from work to spend the whole day together. We did it this way so that we didn't have to pay an extra day to our sitter. Anyways, we went to breakfast at Breadwinner's in Dallas. It was so good. Lance had breakfast tacos and I had banana bread french toast. YUM! They also have some of the best coffee. Then, we headed to the Allen Outlets for some shopping. We ended up only buying the girls some clothes. Across the street from the Outlets is a TJ Maxx so we went there. Then Lance got obsessed with finding an olympic shirt and made us go to another TJ Maxx to see if they had it in his size. (They didn't!) We were pretty hungry after digging through racks and racks of clothes so we went to this local hamburger place called The Hamburger House. It was good food and a cozy environment. Lastly we headed to Cedar Hill for more shopping. We still just found more clothes for the girls. It is so hard to pass up the cutest spring outfits for only $5 each!! We got the girls matching ones. When they wear them I will have to post a picture. It was a nice day. We decided we would rather give eachother some time together any day over presents. So, Happy early Valentines babe!!!! It was a wonderful day.

Crazy days....

Man these last two weekends have been so crazy! I had three showers and parties last weekend and then my mom, my sister and I went to Houston this weekend for a Kindergarten conference. We left Friday after school and got back late Saturday night. I worked in the nursery at church Sunday morning and then went to the store to get things for our Super Bowl party. We to that at 5:30 then back home by 9:00 to put girls to bed and get ready for work the next day. Then yesterday at school was our 100th day so lots of fun things going on. I really didn't sit more than 3 min. all day. I was so tired last night and so glad that I have off til Thursday. Okay well that is it. I will post something more interesting later this week.

The Letter C....

C

My friend/sister-in-love Misty gave me the letter C. I am supposed to write 10 things that I love that start with this letter. If you want to do this too, just leave me a comment and I will pick a letter for you. So, here we go.

coffee - I am really loving coffee these days. It helps me wake up and go to work or just to be at home with my little girls.

cooking - I don't totally love cooking, but we are really trying to eat healthier and we just can't do it eating out. So, it has been more fun lately to make meals that we feel good about eating.

crafts - I do love doing crafts. I don't get to do them as much as I would like at home but at school with my kindergartners, we do them alot!

chocolate - Oh how I love chocolate!!! It is so hard not to eat it all the time, but I like Jello's sugar free/fat free pudding. It actually still tastes like chocolate pudding.

clothes - I really love clothes! My husband and I both do. Hopefully it will be a little more fun shopping for them once we have lost the weight we are wanting to.

cell phones - Ok so I know this one sounds a little cheesy, but I am so glad that I have a cell phone to call or text people any time I need to. What did we do without them??

Cali - Yes this is my oldest daughters name and I LOVE her. We love watching her grow up and making more decisions for herself. She really is such a blessing to us.

cold watermelon - Love it! I really can't wait until it starts getting warmer and I can buy them all the time.

couch potato - Sometimes it is so nice to just veg out and watch tv.

camera - I am so glad I get to take pictures of my family all the time. The girls are just getting so big and I want to keep these memories forever. Yeah for cameras!

All done. Misty, this was a hard letter.

My little brother....

Well, my little brother got engaged this weekend. It was so much fun to be on the male side of this special event. He was so nervous and excited. He really did an amazing job planning the whole thing. My new sister-in-law, Brittany, is from Minnesota. So, 2 weeks ago he secretly flew there to meet her parents in person and ask for their blessing. For the proposal he made a scrap book of all of the dates that they have been on and gave it to her. On the last page was the picture of him and her parents and a letter from them to her. So sweet! Then they both cried as he asked her to marry him. We are so happy to add another family member. She is a wonderful woman and we are so excited for them.

picnic lunch...

Today has been a gorgeous day!! It is 77 degrees outside and was perfect for the girls to eat their lunch out in our backyard. They had grilled cheese sandwiches with some grapes. They were so excited to sit in their play house that has a little table. So fun!!

Lately...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We haven't really done too much just sort of our same old things. Lance working, me with the girls and working some. We did have a special person have a birthday this last weekend. GRAMMY. She means so much to all of us, especially the girls. They truly adore her and get so happy when she is around. Love you Grammy!!

Lance started his FINAL class last night. It stinks because it is at DBU and is from 8 - 10:30 at night. But it is the last one and he graduates in May with his masters in School Administration. I am very proud of him and all his hard work these last 5 years. He has gone to school, worked in a new position, and still had plenty of time with me and the girls. He's amazing!

I guess that's it for now. I might have something to post this weekend. We'll see!!