One Step Forward ...

This week i feel like i have been very productive for once. I have been busy in my financial life this week, I paid OFF a bill! now it wasn't a really large one but still its done! and i have 2 more to go before summer ( thats my goal) but if i push myself i can actually do this in 2 1/2 - 3 months. woohoo! I have also been building our savings and i finally have a good enough chunk in there to be proud of and it gives me a little room to breathe. Having something to show makes me feel so much better. I have my goals set, i can sacrifice and do this. right? yes!!

Church this morning was wonderful, the sermon was fine but it is the Music that really speaks to me, i could sit and listen to that all day long, i wish it was longer than 30 minutes :) 

hopefully it was enough to get me through the week until its time for worship again. If i'm alone this weekend im going to be very sad, i have celebrated christmas, new years and both our birthdays alone this year and i would hate to spend our Anniversary alone too. but as of right now that is the way things looks. :( cry cry. im wishing for a miracle .... for my CLEAN SHAVEN husband to get to come home SOON! this is week 7 of him being gone. please. :D

I wore my hair in loose curls today and it felt so much longer to me lol. maybe it is growing? :) 

I hope everyone has a great week! and i hope i have a great weekend! :D

JwF

Moving Mountains ...

Had to share my super cute "old lady" dress that i got. wore it to church this morning 

and bling'd it up with all my pearls ... cute cute.

Matthew 21:21a  "if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was 

done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain."

This Morning i went to church and I know the sermon was not written directly for me but boy did it  jump out and yell at me!

Many people think that this faith necessary for "mountain moving" is a matter of working something up - like rallying one's courage in a difficult situation.  But in truth it is more of a letting go than a "summoning up".  there will be many times and circumstances in all of our lives when there is nothing we can really do about a particular problem, no matter how hard we try (or plan or think).  At such times, we need to learn to trust God that He will resolve everything according to His will, remembering and believing that that will is for our good in every way.     


My mountain seems to grow each day... I have Faith but i need to pray about my doubts.  I pray for my husband every day, this is the hardest on him and i know he gets run down and loses hope. being away from home and family for so long can do that to you ... he has been gone 5 1/2 weeks now and wont be home for several more weeks :( I am proud of you for sticking with this and doing whats best for our family!


JwF

I feel Pretty .....

I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay ...

and i pity any girl who isn't me today!

                                                                      Crusin' 8-10'


this song has been stuck in my head all dang day! i wear scrubs every day at work, which gives you no shape and is so not flattering but* they are comfortable:) i usually dont wear makeup either and i need a reason to dress up in real clothes, do my hair and makeup and feel PRETTY! with preston gone all the time i never have a date :) i guess i will settle this weekend for going to church and dressing up.... but i really need my husband to come home for a good old fashioned date night! 




This has been a great week, work has been smooth and i have been able to relax every night. I spent Monday night (Valentine's Day) with my 3 favorite kids, and Tuesday after work i went to visit aunt Syble in overton, i hate that she is 40 minutes from me now instead of 10-15. i used to go see her whenever and now its hard to get out there once a week. sigh. but she did look really good and was moving around easily so that was encouraging to see.  my husband is still away, technically he has been gone 5 weeks now but i did see him for a few hours a couple of weeks ago but im not going to count that, anything under a full day doesnt count! I dont know when he will be home again, he is finally done with training and got his on truck but sadly from what he has told me its a pretty crappy truck that looks like it will break down if you sneeze on it. and he is really bummed :( and when he is stressed about it then i get stressed and discouraged ... i just need to get ahead. uhg. 
sometimes the "getting there" part of life just SuCkS! 




anywho im going to enjoy the rest of my night and finish off season 10 of SVU:  -  my weekend holds - a baby shower, and a girls night at home with Laura. . .  yes please!


JwF

Valentine

               Happy Valentine's Day 
                         my love!

Snow Day!

Friday we had a snow day and were not able to go to work, i was actually kinda bummed ... it was Jean day at work and we only get that like 3 times a year! uhg. oh well. so i went to bed around 8 thursday night and woke up to this! snow everywhere .... it was still snowing pretty heavy in this picture so i had my umbrella out because i hate snow in my face! i stayed in bed till around 1030 then got up and showered and got on warm clothes. i wanted someone to play with so around noon i had Ronnie put my jeep in 4wheel drive and drove to town to get laura :) 

bad mommy ... i left gwenny out in the snow! but she's ok, hard shell :) 

my brother Chris and I :) isn't he so cute :)

some of the crew all piled on the four wheeler good times

aunt Michelle made trash and it was delicious!

after we played in the snow for hours and had trash and hot cocoa i was going to go take a long nap, but i got called to go babysit for the weekend with my 3 kiddos and off i went friday night. and i didnt get home till sunday afternoon. good time with the kids, they occupy my time so i dont miss my husband so much ... well no actually i still miss him im just not so sad when i have something to keep my busy*, yeah thats what i meant.

this week is going to be insane. . . but thats ok! really it is. . . right?

well im off to file taxes ( cry cry ) and watch some SVU then bed time! good night!

JwF

Weary ...

we had some b-e-a-utiful weather this weekend and it makes me want spring time to come even faster! i needed a child to borrow so i could go to the park and play:) but, instead i stayed in bed till around 11 on Saturday and then drug myself up to shower and get dressed, had lunch with the family and ran my brothers to town. this has become my usual routine the last couple of months, after work, weekends . . .just sleeping the time away, I just dont want to do anything... Saturday afternoon i finally had to bite the bullet and buy 2 front tires for my jeep . . .uhg, that cost more than my car payment! but they were really really bad and pretty much about to literally burst and was not safe to drive anymore, i knew i would have to have it done before march when i have inspection due but was hoping i could wait a few more weeks, but its done and i dont have to worry about having a blow out anymore!




Saturday night while on the way to New Orleans preston got his trainer to stay around tyler for the night and he got to come home! it was good to see him even if he had no hair and lots of beard, yuck lol. He was here for a whole 15 hours! then around 11 this morning i dropped him off back at his truck and he was on his way again and wont be home for a long time, and i probably will not see him at all in february :(  In January i saw him a total of 9 days so thats 22 days apart. im absolutely not fond of how this year is going to be. yes, i think i do need a happy pill. its hard to function without my crazy other half some days :)

It has started to thunder and rain here and fits my mood this afternoon. I was going to go to Overton and see my great aunt but just dont want to have that sadness and decided to stay home, i will try and go after work tomorrow when im already up and doing things all day. Work is going to be very stressful this year on top of my personal life and im just ready for 2011 to end . . . its only Jan 3oth? for real? i was optimistic about this year but as my husband has always said im such a realist and pessimistic and its so true and its only been a month into it and im done with it lol. sometimes its just hard to see the good for a while, i need to find some peace of mind . . .and im not sure where to look. who wouldnt be a little down and depressed with what i have been through the last 4 months and when im no closer to it getting any better than i was then its just hard to be positive and go forward. i just tell myself that it will all work out eventually and be ok ... but im starting to doubt that too.




"Come to me all who are weary & burdened and i will give you rest ..."
 Matthew 11:28  -
this shall be my verse this year


JwF

Survey!

Q: What is your name given at birth?
A: Jennifer Lynn Wood

Q: Why were you given your particular name?
A: Daddy named me Jennifer (his name is Jefferson) and Lynn is my moms middle name

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
A: I wouldn't, i LOVE the name Jennifer, seriously.

Q: What is your hometown/town of birth?
A: Tyler, Tx

Q: Where do you currently reside?
A: Tyler :)

Q: What do you do?
A: work? i work as an office asst. for a pain Dr.

Q: What is your hair color?
A: Brown

Q: Have you loved somebody so much it made you cry?
A: Yes


Q: Are you a cat or dog person?
A: Dog, if it stays outside

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was a cat or dog? 
A: Yes, a few beagle puppies, named snoopy & toby, i loved the movie *the great mouse detective* when i was little and they had a basset hound named toby so most all of my puppies were named that lol

Q: What is your favorite food? Favorite drink?
A: Italian & Mt. Dew

Q: Do you play a musical instrument?
A: sadly no, i always wanted to play piano.

Q: Are you a morning or night person?
A: Morning

Q: Do you believe in extraterrestrials or life on other planets?
A: I believe there is the possibility of life on another planet(s). The universe is enormous. Do I believe that we've been contacted by aliens or that we have a chance of contacting them? Not so much. Still love Xfiles though!

Q: Who or what kind of person do you want to spend your life with?
A: He would make me laugh, be weird, be original, be understanding, be smart, oh wait ... that IS who i married :)

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
A: Country, Christian

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
A: Bacon bits

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch?
A: Baseball

Q: What is your preferred ice cream?
A: Orange Leaf please :)

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
A: Watch movies/TV, play on the computer, books, nap :)

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away?
A: thankfully no one really lives too too far away

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
A: PiNk!

Q: What's your favorite sport to play?
A: good old school neighborhood game of kickball :)

Q: What scares you?
A: drowning, fires, someone i love dying before knowing Jesus, being alone forever.

Q: What is a personality trait in others that really irritates you?
A: refusal to talk about, think about, reconsider, argue for/against their opinions. (i.e., narrow-minded).

Q: What is the best day of the year?
A: March 5th :) 

Q: Do you like to dance?
A: Yes. i can get down to the Cupid Shuffle!

Q: Have you ever been in love? Are you now? If not, do you want to be?
A: Yes. Yes, N/A

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
A: Hugs

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
A: Confidence in myself & looks, that has always been a struggle, when you are one of 10 kids you'll never be the tallest, the smartest or the prettiest.

Q: Where would you like to retire?
A: All over the world - I'd prefer to travel and keep traveling 

Q: What's your favorite flower?
A: A tulip