Ths is why I love my Job

O.k. so there are some days that I really think my job is not all that great and then there are days like this one that makes me LOVE MY JOB!! In our life time there are people we meet that leave a very lasting impression on our hearts and for me that person would be Allie....She is one of the sweetest little girls you will ever meet and on this day she wanted to cut her hair and donate it to locks of love which takes hair that is donated and makes wigs for children that have cancer and have lost their hair due to chemo...Allie has NEVER entered my salon without a smile on her face, Allie speaks but in a different way than most of us, she uses sign language and more than that her eyes sparkle with a thousand words....when ask if she liked her new hair cut she used her little hand to sign yes....Allie is what makes me remember why I love my job so much...I have included some pictures to share with you, who could not love this little girl?!! Blessings!

M

The Message

Tonight My post is about a message...I often write about a little girl named Abby, she is fighting leukemia and has been in the hospital for awhile due to sores caused from the chemo...My daughter Cassie Marie and I pray for her every night and last night her Dad (brent) had ask that people would send messages to her either leaving a message on his cell phone so she can hear it or make a video and email it to him. His plan was to take his laptop to the hospital so Abby could watch the videos, something to lift her spirits...so Cassie and I made a video to send to Abby and we thought it would be fun to include Rudy (my oldest sons guinea pig) I sent the message last night and today Abbys Dad included a video of Abby watching some of her messages and to our surprise as I watched I could hear Cassie's little voice...and at the end of the message...well i won't ruin it for you just watch...the first video is the message Cassie sent Abby and the second video is of Abby watching the video's I think Cassie's is the third one listen and watch her reaction...I think we may be in the dog house with her parents (grin)
And on a more serious note as you watch this video I pray that putting a face and a voice with the name it will help you to remember to pray for this precious little girl..if you would like to read more about Abby please go to www.riggsfamilyblog.com or click on there blog which is located on the right of my blog. And remember your comments are always welcome so if you would like you can leave me one anytime!

M

Abby watching a few video's she recived

Finally...A New Post!!

Had a phone conversation with one of my fellow bloggers this afternoon (Carrie, over at the Petersonclan) and she mentioned that I haven't posted in awhile (which made me feel good, it's nice to know someone out there reads my blog:) The reason? I think it's a combination of busy, tired and blogger's block...For some reason this week has been very busy, out of step, just an off week. Anyone out there ever had one of those weeks? We have had a day out of school because of the weather which means I have to place little people (Chad, Chase and Cassie Marie) in various places, like Cassie goes to work with me and the boys go to Mom's or Melissa's and there was a day that school was an hour late and while we were waiting on the bus (we have a long drive so I drive the kids to the end of the road and wait and let them out of the truck when the bus gets there) and right when the bus pulled up Chase tossed his cookies in the back seat...very unexpected and VERY gross, so he stayed home feeling pretty bad that day, it's just been a funky week....and there is the job change..let me explain, work has slowed down for my husband in the last few months (he builds houses and does construction) so we have been praying God will give us direction. He has put in a few applications and a factory called this week and wanted him to come in for a interview...he got the job! He will start Monday...the down side? It's second shift, the up side GREAT INSURANCE AND BENEFITS!! I feel at peace with the job switch I'm just gonna miss my Husband! Second shift means he will be going to work when the kids and I get home...Some people think that is the ideal marriage, sorry not me...I happen to love spending time with my husband so I'm praying God will see me through, the next few months and believing he will place Tony on first shift soon...:) We're both trying to work on our attitude, I mean we ask that God would send him a job and he did just that....funny how we moan and groan about things pray that God give us something and when he does we complain...just an observation. I trust that God sees the big picture and he knows whats going on so I choose to trust and Thank him for this!!

Well on a side note I sometime mention the little girl Abby on here and though I haven't posted on my blog in awhile I have been fallowing the blog about her, she is a very sick little girl. She was adopted from Guatemala and found her home with Brent and Michelle Riggs and there children she was also diagnosed with a aggressive form of Leukemia, she has been in and out of the hospital and as we speak has been in the hospital for a few days now, I find myself thinking of this little girl very often during the day and praying through he day that God will give her parents wisdom and strength, as a parent of healthy children I forget how very blessed I am and all the things that I think are such a big deal in my life is nothing compared to what this little girl and her family are going through, so if you want to fallow and join in prayer with so many others go to http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com Brent (Abby's Dad) updates the site often and in the midst of their pain he finds hope and shares it with so many others, so go visit and let them know you are praying!! Blessings!

M

Cooking...

What do I LOVE to do in my spare time you ask? Cook! This is one of my passions, I spend hours at home looking through cookbooks I love, love, love the food network channel and spend lots of time combing the Internet for recipes. Just today my husband and I were talking about Valentines Day and I told him I didn't want flowers I wanted a new knife instead (all my paring knives have mysteriously disappeared) he thinks I am a little strange and he wasn't sure about the whole knife thing for a Valentines Present:) My parents got me a new mixer for Christmas, you know, one of those nice upright mixers, I Love IT!! Just today I used it to make a no bake chocolate cheese cake. We won't talk about the nutritional value but it is really good and super easy to make, I'll include the recipe for you just in case you want to try it remember small portions..it's very rich but if you are having a chocolate moment this is for you...





NO BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESE CAKE







1 graham cracker pie crust



8oz bakers chocolate squares (melted)



2 packages cream cheese (softened)



3/4 cup packed brown sugar



1/4 cup white sugar



2 tablespoons milk



1 teaspoon vanilla





combine all ingredients and mix with a mixer for 3 min. making sure mixture is smooth. Pour into pie crust and refrigerate for 2 hours.