If you are reading this blog today then you are blessed.

Blessed with being so assured of your basic human needs
being met that you have time to read this.
 

Thank God if you have fresh water, food, and
electricity.  Thank God if you have air conditioning and flushing toilets. 
If you can walk out your door and not step into raw sewage.  Thank God if
you have your bed, your home, your family, your friends, and even your city.
Thank God if you are the one watching the news and not being the news.
Thank God that you
can do something to

help.

Thank God you can pray.

I don’t know Why and that is ok.

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

In July Sami and I gathered up the kids and headed to MO, and AR. What a blessing to have our kids and the Rubio kids together again. It was hard to get them all together for a picture though. . .

Joshua and I waved goodbye to Kaleb and Charleigh as they went into school. We turned and headed down the side walk that weaves through the park. It was a beautiful morning. We stopped at a park bench and watched as the cars drove by and as parents dropped their kids off to school. Joshua pointed out the trees, a butterfly and a rock. Suddenly he looked up and said “How about if this be a “beagle” day?”. “A what day?” I asked. He pointed to the grocery store across the street and said “you know a beagle day, where we eat a beagle”. “Oh, do you mean a bagel day?” I asked. “Yep, thats what I said.” he replied. Off we went to the store, I bought him a giant bagel, (none for me, you know: the carbs) and we started walking home. The birds were singing and the squirrles were running past. Joshua declared “This is the BEST Beagle day ever” Yes it is!

A ray of sunshine peaks through the dark cloud of the gmail absence.

Marla Swoffer is Back! I love her.

Arghhh! I am cut off from the world. Wait maybe thats a good thing. No, no its not Arghhhh!

Still catching you up on my weekend;
Sunday:

As fuel prices are soaring I keep on driving. Why? I live 3 blocks from the school, 4 blocks from the grocery store, about a mile from the church and a mile and a half from the bookstore/coffee house. All of these are reasonable walking distances. In fact, in the event I was a good grand daughter my great grandmother is only 3 blocks away and my grandparents are only a few blocks farther.

Why, Why, why have I been driving this whole time anyway? Forget the gas prices, I should have been walking anyway. No wonder I gained 10 pounds, I’m too lazy to walk 3 blocks, instead I have to load the kids up in the minivan just to get to the park.

No! Not any more not at nearly $3 a gallon. I am putting on my garage sale Nikes and footing it. Of course if dear ole hubby is joining me on any of my excursions we may have to discuss it first, but as for my offspring, and me we’re about to be getting a lot more exercise.

I’ve been busy busy since Saturday. I’ll catch you up slowly as I get windows of free time in the next week.

Saturday:

What fun! Kurt, the kids and I loaded up and drove to Guymon, Ok to see Hina and Betty; two friends from high school. (Please Read on …)