Thursday, June 26, 2008

Priceless!!!

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell
from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was
well taken care of.

He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head;
he then followed me into my house, slowly walked over to the couch
looked up at me with big brown eyes, laid down and fell asleep.




An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot on the couch and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'


(Ok so the dog isnt old or tired he's actually my doggy but I couldnt get the picture uploaded that I wanted to use:)

Is that for me?



Well for the past year I have had a blast playing with my Aunt Mishels camera. I told Frank that I would love to have a camera like hers but never really thought he would get it for me. Well... Monday when I got home there it was sitting on my night stand waiting for me to rip the box open and start taking pictures. I was so excited you have no idea, he said this was my thank you gift for sticking by him through this whole process. Isn't he so sweet!! In high school I took 4 years of photography and loved every moment of it, that class I was always sure I would get a A+ in!!! I don't really like to read a lot but this manual and my cricut one have been the best books ever!!!! :) I can't wait to share all my pictures I take with my new camera.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Details

Yesterday was just a super super awesome day for us!! Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!! Here are some details about his job. Since most of you don't know how much of a scardy cat I am, I will just come out and say it. Im a BIG time scardy cat and don't like to be alone. I was praying so hard for the position that Frank got yesterday for that reason. The hours are from 7:00am to 3:30pm. That is soooo perfect cause I work from 7:30am to 4:30pm. I never ever wanted to have to sleep alone. I know there are many women who do it, my cousin and my Aunt do it. The thought of sleeping alone scares me so much!! I think it all stems from when my father passed away. The feeling of being safe at night kinda just left me. I know that my husband is here to protect me but he sleeps so hard that Im scared he wont hear if someone breaks in. I know.. I know I should worry about these kinds of things, but Im human and I do. That is one of the bonuses the hours!!! The other is that it is Monday through Friday and then they take turns being on call during the weekends. That is just awesome!!!!!!! We spent about 8 years of our relationship not ever really spending holidays together and he always worked weekends. Have I said lately the Lord is good? Well..... he is he is he is!!! On top of all that this is a promotion, its not the job he was going to school for, it has to do with what he went to school for but its a couple steps up. They actually need 5 years of experience to even apply for this position, but they saw something in him. The Lord is good! He starts training Monday so that is really cool. Im just so proud of him and trusting the Lord had us in his hands the whole time!! Our next adventure that will start today is finding a place to call home!!! We have been looking and calling but now we can actually start going to places and get serious about it. We are looking at a place today, please pray for us and that the Lord will help us pick the place we are suppose to be in. If todays place isnt where we are suppose to be then just close the door!! Thank you again for all the prayers!!!

Monday, June 23, 2008

WE HAVE A JOB!!!!

WE HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!! Im soooooo excited I can't even express to you. The Lord is soooo good!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all your prayers!!! Oh my goodness Im jumping up and down right now, Im crying, Im still talking to Frank. I just had to tell you all!!!

Friday, June 20, 2008

Busy busy week!!

Wow this week flew by so fast. I had something to do each day this week I cant wait for it to be Sunday! I have some super super exciting news!!!! Frank has an interview on Monday at 10:00 am. We are just really excited and trying to prepair as best as we possible can. He has never interview for a job before so he is a little nervous. If you can keep him in your prayers that would be wonderful. I have so much to do right now I shouldn't even really be on here , but I just wanted to say "thank you" to those of you who have been praying for Frank and I. Today we are going to a Dodger game and tomorrow I have my bosses 30th birthday party so I have to get back to cleaning and getting ready before Emma wakes up. Have a blessed weekend and try to stay cool!!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

What kind of Cereal are you?




You Are Raisin Bran



You are the type of person who wants in all in life...

And to the surprise of some, you usually do have it all.



If something only serves one purpose, it's of no use to you.

While people may assume you are greedy, you really are just seeking balance.



Unsurprisingly, you want your breakfast to be both healthy and tasty.

Like with all things, you won't settle for anything but the best.


Thursday, June 12, 2008

Missionary Trip to the Philippines


Aren't these dish clothes beautiful!?! I tell you I love them so much! They work a lot better than just an average sponge! Plus you can wash them and re-use them thats the best!! My mom and sister will be heading off to the Philippines in August with their church for a Missionary trip. We have been raising money for their trip in all kinds of ways. I have gotten really creative trying to help out. We had a recycling drive for them and a penny drive. That was a lot of fun. So many people that have come over to my house ask me "where do you get those dish clothes?" I told my mom you should think about selling them at church or at there garage sale along with the hand made cards. They were and are a hit!!



Here are a few that are going out soon. I have tried a few times to make them and I have to admit its just not my cup of tea. You put a scrapbook in front of me and supplies and watch out. :)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Oh Wow!

I just had to share this with you guys. This morning Frank (my husband) got a call from Debbie (the lady who hires for the Cath Lab) and she wanted to tell him she was so sorry for taking so long to call him. She was waiting on the hospital board to make sure she has the budget to hire another person. She said she heard he passed his test with flying colors. She also told him she would be calling him next week to for sure let him know what happens with the board but as it stands right now there is no reason why she wouldn't be able to hire him. Then she told him that after next week they can set up an interview. OHHHHH MYYY GOOODDDDNNNESSSS!!! Im so excited I don't think you even understand, although I know some of you do and know what this means for us!! Praise God!!! Thank you so much for all the prayers please keep them coming!! This week and next week are going to be really crazy. The hubby is excited and very nervous but nervous in a good way!!!

Monday, June 9, 2008

What flavor are you?




You Are a Cherry Jelly Bean



Sweet yet strong, you have a distinct personality without being a weirdo. You're the most normal of all flavors - but you're never boring.


Friday, June 6, 2008

And the winner is......


I have viewed a couple give aways and how they do it. This seemed like the easiest way, next time I want my husband to pick the winner. I tried getting him to do it this time but he said 5:00am was just too early for him to wake up just to pick a winner. Can you believe that? I mean come on if it was a game for the XBox 360 you know he would have been up!! Oh well I still love him!! :)


Ok here I go getting ready to pick!


Deep breath... who will it be?


And the winner is DEBY!!! Hooooorrrayyy for Deby!!!! Deby I hope this set of stamps helps you make lots of cards for lots of people! Deby if you would like to email me at Tissyno@gmail.com and send me your address or where you would like this fun stamp set sent to I will get it in the mail on Monday!!

Have a blessed weekend all!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Mission Creek Hike


For Memorial Day weekend we decided to go out to the desert and visit my mom. We had such a great time being all together. We did a lot of fun things and had lots of laughs!! We went on a 7.2 mile hike and had a blast.


We always have so much fun when we are together! Laura (my sister) wasn't able to go because she had to work so that was a big bummer! As you can see my "little little" bruder is having blast!! He loves being outside and to be on the move. I can't wait till he can walk and run, then he can just let lose.


Frank and I love being in the outdoors! I kinda feel into a period when I had Vertigo that I didnt want to do or go anywhere. He use to tease me cause I would say "Can't you park any closer I don't want to walk so far." So now that I have gotten out of that lazy period in my life if he parks far away or there is some walking involved I just laugh and say "I love to walk." It's true now!!!


My other little bruder brought an air soft gun with him because well... because he is a boy and we were going to be in to great out doors and he thought it would be a good idea. It was fun for him and Frank cause they were a little bored. Until that is we got to the tables and they were throwing rocks like they were shot puts. It was funny cause Dash was running after then trying to play fetch. A couple times it wasn't funny though cause he beat the rock to the ground and almost got hurt. Back to the gun. We were walking back and my husband SHOT ME with that air soft gun. It burned. He says he didn't mean to and I believe him but oh man did it hurt!!


I just love this picture! My hubby and my bruder just look so cute!! My hubby is going to be a great daddy!! I can't wait!!


Can you tell we are mother and daughter? If so how can you tell? I get people say we sound alike or that they can see it in our faces. Then there are people who just don't believe me at all. I have had to walk away from someone once cause they didn't believe me and there was no point to argue with them. I know she gave birth to me!! It says so on my birth certificate!! :)


So tell me what you would have thought if you were on a walk and you saw this sight. After a while we had to come up with a new way to hold the little guy cause everyones necks were hurting from the pack and putting him on their shoulders. So this is what the boys came up with. So let me set up this picture for you and you can kinda see what I mean. Here are two guys running with a baby one has a gun (air soft) and there are two ladies running about 10 feet behind them. What would you think was going on. My mom and I were laughing while we were running (thats kinda hard to do by the way especially when your out of shape) thinking of all the things onlookers would think if they saw us.


Then we had to say nite nite to the little guy. He fell asleep on Franks head. It was the cutest thing ever!! Good times at Mission Creek!!!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!!

Frank took his test at 12:30 got done at 2:00 and got a 97% on his test. God is so GOOD!!! We are so excited for what the Lord has for us and our family next. Thank you for all your prayers! I will keep you posted on the next test.

Pray Pray Pray

Today is the day it is finally here. Frank takes his first state exam at 12:30. If you think of him this afternoon please pray for him. The test takes about 3-4 hours depending on the student. He seems to be a little nervous but very excited! Thank you so much for all your support, prayers and love.

Just a side note... Dog parks are heaven sent!!!! We wanted to do something fun with the dogs last night but we didn't want to burn them out on the park we love so.... Frank looked up "Dog Parks" and what do you know we have one 4 minutes away from us. We could walk to it that's how close it is. We were a little nervous about Dash and how he would do, Fanny we knew would be great. So we decided to just give it a go and if Dash didn't do good we would just leave and try something else. To our surprise he was GREAT!!!!! He did so good and was so playful with all the dogs, they both did awesome. Thanks mom for having big dogs and preparing Dash to be friendly!

Pictures are all loaded up so now I just have to get the stories going and do some blogging! Have a great day!!!