ABC Meme...it's been awhile

A - Age: 38

B - Bed size: QUEEN

C - Chore you hate: MOPPING

D - Dog’s name: HUGO

E - Essential "start your day" item: MILK!

F - Favorite color: RED

G - Gold or Silver: Gold

H - Height: 5′4″

I - Instruments you play(ed): PIANO/CLARINET

J - Job title: SPEECH THERAPIST, but SAHM IN 15 SCHOOL DAYS!

K - Kid(s): PANDAGIRL

L - Living arrangements: TWO STORY HOUSE WITH HUBBY/DAUGHTER

M - Mustard or Mayo: MIRACLE WHIP

N - Nicknames: PandaMom (four more, but not for here)

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: NONE and NO BIRTHS

P - Pet Peeve: Oblivious, clueless, selfish DRIVERS!!!

Q - Quote from a movie: "There are two kinds of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't. My ex-wife loved him." Bob Wiley from What About Bob?

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: One brother

T - Time you wake up: 6:00 am

U- Underwear: I don't discuss that topic. ; )

V - Vegetable you dislike: raw tomatoes

W - Ways you run late: I was never late until becoming a mom--now I'm always running out the door yelling, "Hurry up! We're gonna be late!" LOL!

X - X-rays you’ve had: Only teeth so far.

Y - Yummy food you make: Cheese noodles for PandaGirl & THE BEST guacamole

Z - Zoo favorite: PANDAS, of course! (LOVE giraffes, too)

Live Long & Prosper

We have been Trekkies/Trekkers for a long time and loved the new movie!!!

I LOVE A GOOD PARODY!

I love parodies and think they are hilarious! PandaPop has always devoured anything from Weird Al and my Over-the-Pond-BFF has a husband who can come up with these silly songs faster than anyone I've ever met! He could easily make an album of his own with all his funnies. This guy here is Tim Hawkins who is a Christian comedian. Enjoy the humor in life!

The Only Reason I'm A Mom

Thank you, Father, for the gift of motherhood.

Tender Hearts or Just Emotional?

PandaGirl and I swung by the library yesterday since we are off for Swine Break.

(SIDENOTE: The crazy Health Dept. and school system announced 3:30pm on Tuesday that school was BACK IN SESSION as of Thursday---today!!! WHAT?!! Sorry, we already made plans. We'll be back on Monday...as stated by THEM! Yeah, my supervisors loved me telling them I was going to be out anyway. A friend of a friend's took their kids to Hawaii for the week....like they're going to fly back for school! HA! Crazy stuff around here, I tell ya.)

Anyway back on track---we picked up several books, one being this beautifully printed Puff the Magic Dragon. Now, I know many people believe that song was written as a cover for smoking pot or something, but I always loved it as a kid. In fact, it would bring me to tears EVERY time I listened to how little Jackie Paper grew up and didn't go visit Puff anymore making Puff very sad. That BROKE MY HEART and I CRIED!!! Yesterday, PG and I were listening to the CD that came with the book and lo & behold---I CRIED! LOL! ; ) I look over at PG to tell her what's wrong with myself----AND SHE'S CRYING TOO! HAHAHA!!! We are such typically emotional girls! Then I started cracking up because of our matching temperaments when it comes to lonely green dragons. Actually, I loved the moment because of the way it bonded us together even more than we already are. Sweet.; )

To Be Funny or To Be Freaked?....That Is The Question

First, I must say I have seriously prayed for this S*wine**Fl*u to be contained and that NO MORE people die from it.

However, where I live there are some quick judgments being made as precautions. Good to be prepared.

I'm not in a frenzied state of mind, but there is a "buzz" around here that has people kinda acting crazy!! Our ridiculously HUGE school district let us know about 20 minutes before school was out today that we won't have school ALL NEXT WEEK due to scrubbing the schools down in hopes of eradicating ANY trace of the nasty virus that has our country and world running around like chickens with their heads cut off. No offense to any other barn yard animal not included in the recent days.

Be wise. Wash your hands. Don't cough in people's faces. Go to the doctor if you have flu-like symptoms. Trust God and don't panic. He is always in control.

Beautiful Bluebonnets, Beautiful Girl

This TEXAS TRADITION never gets old!

Overflowing with Joy

Today marked a special day in my daughter's life. Her baptism. She made the choice to ask Jesus to come into her heart and forgive her of her sins. We believe that we are to follow Jesus' example of baptism by full immersion of water. The water is not special or holy in any way. The water does not "save" her. It is a symbol and a public confession of who she believes in and now follows.

Her daddy was the one to do it and that just makes my heart overflow with gratitude. The pic above is of PG (left) and her best friend at church who was also baptized today by PP. We are great friends with her family and this was a blessing for her to have wanted PP (her Children's Minister) to baptize her. It was not "planned" for them to do this together which makes it even more special that these two friends with a bond like few others (being adopted from China) now share in this memory with each other.

This was one of the sweetest moments of my life. My darling husband baptizing my precious daughter. There are no words. Thank you, God. Your blessings abound.

What a week!!!!!!!!!!

PandaGirl started her first soccer practice on Wednesday and is pretty good so far! Who knew?! ; ) Thursday was her Kindergarten school program. Friday was a late night with family visiting. Saturday was our annual church Easter egg hunt. Sunday was just...well, you saw.

Check out the air between her cleats and the ground!

BTW: these last two soccer pics are with my super-duper zoom lens from about 60 or 70 yards away!!! I love this camera!

The cutest CHICK I've ever seen.

PandaGirl was a chick along with other Kindergarten classmates in their darling Old MacDonald musical program at school. There were pigs, cows and sheep, but come on...who wants to see them, right? ; )

It's been awhile since PP brought PG and I flowers, but this week he surprised us with this beautiful bouquet of crimson red roses (my fav!!) and we LOVED them!!!

PandaPop's family had the chance to meet up with some friends they've known since PP and his sister were just little kids. Their old neighbors don't live too far away from us and decided to all gather at our home on Friday night. I enjoyed being the hostess and just listening to all their funny stories of long ago and hearing them catch up. PP's sis and the blonde girl's brother couldn't make it, but there were plenty of fun memories to keep everyone laughing about them and the rest that it felt like they were with us! (PP's parents are the two on the right).

PG and her aunt...PP's sister. They are too darn cute!

Our church's big Easter Egg Hunt was this Saturday. PandaPop was in charge of the shebang and it was awesome! Great weather and the greenest grass ever!

The next two pics of PG make me think of some rich girl walking down the streets of Rodeo Drive just shopping for kicks. LOL! ; )



Our pastor's wife (one of my FAVORITE people I've ever met!!!)blessed PG with this darling Easter S'mores baking mix. SO CUTE!!!

Overwhelmed with joy and blessing. Thank you, faithful heavenly Father.

My New Favorite

Mercy Me's single "Finally Home"....brings me to tears listening to a beautiful voice and simple, yet profound lyrics.

A Cyber Gift

I do believe I have discovered my favorite blog EVER! I know nothing about this blogger except what she has on her site. BUT---what is on her site is right up my alley!! I don't even have the time right now to spend like I want to on there, but OHHHHH how I want to print off almost her entire blog! LOL! ; )

From what little I have read from her, I can gather that she is a V-E-R-Y generous and giving person. She has GOBS of great ideas, recipes and knowledge about fun computer stuff as well as one of the best scrapbook rooms I've seen (organizationally, that is) and she SHARES IT ALL as if she's getting something for it. Maybe she is. I don't know. It seems as though she has the time and just does it for fun and wants others to enjoy whatever she has enjoyed.

The "feel" I get from her is one that I'd love to have in my own life and how I believe we as Believers should act:
~~GIVING GENEROUSLY FROM THE OVERFLOW OF THE GOOD WE'VE EXPERIENCED~~
Who knew I'd learn a life lesson from a few little clicks of the mouse?

Hope you enjoy her goodies, too!
(Just so that you know I'm not like her, but would like to be {yuck, this really shows my icky side} I even contemplated posting about her site and linking to her because I didn't want to share all her great ideas!!!! Can you BELIEVE how awful I am?!! GAG! THAT, my friends, is why I needed a Savior. My soul is just downright selfish on my own. Praise GOD for His Son Jesus saving my soul from my wicked self!)

GO HERE!!!