A New Family Member

This morning, Keith left for California for a few weeks and of course Ashley is away at school so Meko the cat has moved in with us for awhile. In came the litter, the box, the toys, the food, the scratching post and all the "STUFF" that a spoiled rotten cat needs to maintain the lifestyle of a king. Ashley has of course called to see that the transition went well and Eddie has already let the cat know who is boss. Speaking of transition, Ashley is doing GREAT and she loves school. I just know she is going to finish well and God is going to be glorified by her life.

I do have a question for anyone who wants to answer. As most people know Paige is working on potty training. She is doing great staying dry during the day, but if she feels that she needs to "dirty" her pants she panics. I have never had this problem before. I just know someone is an expert on this subject. Any good problem solving ideas moms.

Well it has been a very busy day. I made poppers, made banana bread, made green bean soup and now it's time to make dinner. I still have okra to fry and green peppers to chop up or stuff or something and I just know that my husband will go to the garden in the next day or so. So I better get busy. We have church tonight. Wednesday night is always a big blessing. I guess it all adds up to a wonderful life with kids a dog and now of course a cat.

It's Almost Tea Time

Tonight was lot of fun. I was able to get out of the house a little bit. My dear friend Linda and I went out to do a little shopping for the Friendship tea this weekend. I personally am looking forward to the tea as well all the Ladies of Grace Activities this year. If you can I would encourage everyone who can to attend these wonderful events. I can't wait until Saturday and a great year ahead. As for Linda and I getting out of the house (with just an adult) was wonderful. Thanks Linda for making this such a fun evening. The Aunt Aunties Pretzel was awesome. Thanks your the best.

Garden fun Garden Fun

Well it is Labor Day and today we had so much fun laboring together with some great friends. We have the privilege of having a garden with our dear friends Bob and Cindy. Today we spent the afternoon and evening with the energizer bunny (aka Bob). If you have ever been around Bob you know. What comes out of Bob's kitchen is awesome. We did applesauce and cleaned basil for the all famous pesto. We had rye bread pizzas for dinner (sorry Sabrina) and I made a apple crisp. I know I myself can't believe I was able to cook in Bob and Cindy's kitchen. Please don't send any hate mail. (just kidding). As we were leaving the energizer bunny (Bob) said something about salsa. Well as Paige and Quin were getting tired we decided to head for home. I'm sure as I am typing the kitchen is still warm and more food it being made. (no pastas this time). Thank You Bob and Cindy for a great day and for helping us have fun as we labored on this Labor Day.

Yes We Have Started

The Todd's have started school. We are so excited about this school year. Today we worked on map skills. Quin loves to work on his maps. We have all the normal subject. Bible, Math, Language, Reading, Spelling, Science, and History. We are looking forward to a great school year. It has been a fun week. Paige is also loving preschool. I'm very thankful for the privilege to home school my children.

Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to school We Go

Well it's here. It's time to start the new school year. I can't believe that the summer is over. It has been a fun summer. Yesterday we had the privilege of taking Ashley to Christian College. WHAT an exciting blessing. I 'm so proud of her. She has been placed in our lives to show us how exciting it is to be a Christian. Sometimes when you have been saved for a while you take the Christian life for granted. When the Lord allows a baby Christan to come into your life everything is fresh and new. I have had the privilege of watching her grow in Christ and now she is in Christian college. WOW!!!!! God is great. As we set up her dorm I couldn't help but think how special she has become to our family and how she has helped me to grow in Christ by helping her grow. We packed, we cleaned, we organized, and we shopped and now it's time to say good by to a very special young lady. We will be spending the next couple of days at the college for the opening Sunday and orientation on Monday. My kids are excited about the weekend and I am excited about Ashley's accomplishments. Before she left she don't have time to do laundry. I have two loads to finish before we go back to Elgin this afternoon. (We must be in college.) It is going to be so much fun the next four years. I 'm very proud of Ashley. Thank You Lord for the time I have had to be used of You in her life. Life is good.

Blessing After Blessing

WOW !! What a weekend we have had. On Friday night we went camping. (Ashley's idea). To my personally shock and surprise it was fun. On Sunday morning my dear friend Julie gave me the sweetest gift I have ever received. I wish I had pictures to show you but, my camera is broken and we can't get a new one right now. Julie gave me an apron that says "HOSTESS" in pink letters and it has pink and yellow flowers on it. Julie is getting very good at her embroidery and I wish I had pictures. Thank you so much for being such a sweet sister Julie and I just LOVE the apron.






On Sunday night our dear pastor honored Ashley and her life in Christ. It was such a sweet service and of course I cried and cried. I feel honored to have known Ashley and to be able to wittiness first hand what the Lord has done in her life. On Friday she will go off to college, as we were in the Wal-Mart picking up some of the things that she needs to go to college I could not help but be proud of her. Pray for Ashley as she goes to a Christian college. She will need the Lord's help and strength to get through all the things that are to come. But as Phil. 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ that strengthen me" I look forward to her future as she prepares to serve the Lord and move forward. Blessing after blessing keep on following me. THANK YOU LORD!!!!

Knowing How Things Work

Well we are home and I think that I'm almost caught up from very busy summer of traveling. Preparing for the fall is well under way. One of the main goals for the next few weeks is to potty train Paige. She is very excited about no pull-ups and her "big girl underwear" Mommy is excited too. Yesterday she was ready to flush the toilet but the water in the tank had not completely fill up from a previous flush. As she pushed the handle down she said with confidence "Mommy this toilet needs new batteries, it's not working" Is that cute or what?