this and that

outside...it's another cold day. we had a little dusting of snow last night. early next week it looks like it will warm up to the low to mid 40's. i need a break from this cold so i can take up the remaining flooring in the kitchen.

around the house...andrew and matty are still asleep, jay is at work (holla for overtime) and it is just me and holly on the computers.

today...at ten it is time for holly's bowling league. last week they bowled for position in the league. hopefully, holly's team has held on to first place.

whats' bugging me...men who don't take care of their kids. men who abandon their kids and then don't understand why their kids are so upset with them. men who are so delusional that they should be committed.

unions...an necessary evil

leaders of libya and iran...nut jobs!

looking forward to...so much! starting in may things will be getting a little busy on  the weekends. the first weekend in may is day out with thomas at greenfield village. i got the tickets and matty is itching to go. then the second weekend in may is the megameet in novi or scrapper! the deals, the deals i can barely stand the wait. then in june is becky's wedding in ohio, weekend after that is the new kids and backstreet boys concert wtih mindy and the week after that is the u2 concert with ted, shalena, micala and heather.

i need...to lose weight. i can't believe this is me.

this has been a word from nicole

church

will laziness or indifference to attending church be man's downfall? is there a difference between those to adjectives nowadays? i will be the first to admit when it comes to why some sunday's i don't attend church it is out of true laziness.  i can just see myself standing before God and knowing i cannot even defend myself for my laziness. i can hear the words, " i wasn't too lazy to get crucified for you. did i ask to much of you to come see me in my house for an hour a week." insert my tears here. i know some people think it does not really matter that they don't attend church but when i get to thinking about it (and especially being apart of the catholic church) going to church really is important. what i get out of each mass i attend is much more then i get lying in bed in my jammies. when i'm there i can't imagine why i would ever miss a mass. to be apart of a community of like believers, hearing the word of God, professing my faith every sunday and receiving the body and blood of Christ every week truly fills me like nothing else. so why does my laziness stand in my way. how can i stop my laziness? how can i be how Christ wants me to be? things have become to relative in the world. i have been sucked in to this world and it's concerns. i don't want to be this way but sometimes it is just to easy to be apart of this world. how do you truly live for Christ? if Christ is my moral compass, i really need to look at it more to make sure i am going the right way.


If you were on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

This has been a word from nicole and dinky's cousin

the comfort that i was seeking at the funeral of grandma marion, i finally found at the funeral of grandma jean. it was a truly beautiful funeral. besides the funeral for pope john paul II, I am sure there has not been a more beautiful funeral. i found the comfort and peace that i have been wanting. i feel now more like myself since the death of grandma marion on jan. 6.
there was no school for the kids on wednesday...holla! and no school for holly on thursday...hooray.  tomorrow is friday and the roads are much better, i'm sure there will be school for holly. not much else to report. it is late and i've been dizzy all day. just want so good ol' sleep.

this has been a word from nicole and dinky's cousin who is an unwelcome visitor on my cheek