Me: Do you know what today is?
Noah: No school day
Me: and what else?
Noah shrugs shoulders
Me: It's New Years Eve, do you know what that means?
Noah: No
Me: It means tomorrow is a brand new year, we don't have 2010 it is 2011... and a lot of people decide to change or start or improve on somethong and they call it a new years resolution. Like being nicer to people or helping more, maybe even being a better student. Are you going to make a new year's resolution
Noah: Sure
Me: What is it?
Noah: I am going to do Body Gospel (the excercise CD I ordered in a weak moment)
Me: Huh?!
Noah: Well you have been saying we're gonna do it, so I am going to do it...
sigh....
Friday, December 31, 2010
2011 by Month
January - Boost Energy, feel good about yourself
February - Remember Love
March - Aim Higher
April - Lighten Up
May - Be Serious About Play
June - Make Time For Friends
July - Buy Some Happiness
August - Contemplate the Heavens
September - Pursue a Passion
October - Pay Attention
November - Keep a Contented Heart
December - Bring it all Together
I decided to pull from my cradle of magazines all the ones from last years coming month, I was browsing a January Issue of Woman's Day and came across an article by Gretchen Rubin about her resolve to spend a year focusing on Happiness. Isn't that a great idea, I could really relate after reading her article and like her focus for each month and then trying to bring them all together to end the year. Food for thought....
Peace In Him
February - Remember Love
March - Aim Higher
April - Lighten Up
May - Be Serious About Play
June - Make Time For Friends
July - Buy Some Happiness
August - Contemplate the Heavens
September - Pursue a Passion
October - Pay Attention
November - Keep a Contented Heart
December - Bring it all Together
I decided to pull from my cradle of magazines all the ones from last years coming month, I was browsing a January Issue of Woman's Day and came across an article by Gretchen Rubin about her resolve to spend a year focusing on Happiness. Isn't that a great idea, I could really relate after reading her article and like her focus for each month and then trying to bring them all together to end the year. Food for thought....
Peace In Him
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Movie time!
Just say "Yogi Bear"
The gang's all here! Noah and his school buddies hit the King Ranger theater today for Yogi Bear in 3D... aren't they cute! And there is my sweet little Chloe in the front!
The gang's all here! Noah and his school buddies hit the King Ranger theater today for Yogi Bear in 3D... aren't they cute! And there is my sweet little Chloe in the front!bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens...
just a few of my favorite things... also included are hearing my son giggle and laugh, kissing him under his chin and warm hugs when he is snuggly...
We are mid-way through our last week of Christmas vacation and I am feeling the dread of getting back into a routine. womp womp womp.... really this is probably my last lazy day and it is not so lazy, i have to speed clean and get things organized because my sister and her kiddos will be coming to stay with us for awhile, so a new adventure begins in our little family. The challenge is going to be blending a dog family and a cat family... LOL yikes! but at least their cat family likes dogs... our dog family is not really keen on cats.
I am going to finish cleaning house because Noah and I are meeting some of his buddies for lunch and a movie then supper with his cousins, tomorrow is packing day and a doctors appt., new years eve gathering on Friday should be relaxing and we have the dance on Saturday, yippee and the big game on Sunday in Houston, ya, we'll be tired so good thing we have Monday to relax before heading back to school.
Oh and big big news, I have an interview next week! nervous, yes nervous... it is only part-time and just fell into my lap but I am going to let things go as they may and see what happens. I wasn't looking for anything so if nothing comes of it, no big deal. I don't know why I am even nervous, could be because my last interview was what, 20 years ago!
Life is good and hey, a New Year is just around the corner!
We are mid-way through our last week of Christmas vacation and I am feeling the dread of getting back into a routine. womp womp womp.... really this is probably my last lazy day and it is not so lazy, i have to speed clean and get things organized because my sister and her kiddos will be coming to stay with us for awhile, so a new adventure begins in our little family. The challenge is going to be blending a dog family and a cat family... LOL yikes! but at least their cat family likes dogs... our dog family is not really keen on cats.
I am going to finish cleaning house because Noah and I are meeting some of his buddies for lunch and a movie then supper with his cousins, tomorrow is packing day and a doctors appt., new years eve gathering on Friday should be relaxing and we have the dance on Saturday, yippee and the big game on Sunday in Houston, ya, we'll be tired so good thing we have Monday to relax before heading back to school.
Oh and big big news, I have an interview next week! nervous, yes nervous... it is only part-time and just fell into my lap but I am going to let things go as they may and see what happens. I wasn't looking for anything so if nothing comes of it, no big deal. I don't know why I am even nervous, could be because my last interview was what, 20 years ago!
Life is good and hey, a New Year is just around the corner!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas time in photos....
Here is my baby taking his Santa picture, very good boy Santa!
Here are me and my baby, we went out to eat to celebrate my big 40!
Looky who wrote Noah a letter, that's right, Santa sent a personal letter to my baby!
Ring those bells, Noah and his best bud Tex ringing the bell for the Salvation Army... too cute!
Here are me and my baby, we went out to eat to celebrate my big 40!
Looky who wrote Noah a letter, that's right, Santa sent a personal letter to my baby!
Ring those bells, Noah and his best bud Tex ringing the bell for the Salvation Army... too cute!
Christmas cheer
We are anxiously awaiting Santa's arrival and we sure are busy getting ready! I have presents to wrap, baking to do, of course cleaning as always and we are busy busy busy in the Sauceda house and it is so feeling like Christmas time! can't wait, so excited.... I am having problems uploading pictures from my phone and am trying to figure out a go around, so many sights to share. Have a blessed day!
Thought for the day "Once you have kids or get old, coughing and sneezing is never the same..."
Thought for the day "Once you have kids or get old, coughing and sneezing is never the same..."
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Expecting a miracle
Yesterday we went to Adoration, I always love going, just the peacefulness of being in the presence of the body of Christ. Even though we had a little family discussion that didn't go to well afterwards, the gift I recieved was this, life gives you exactly what you expect from it, so expect the best.
I think in my old age (yes, I am old!) I have come to realize much, like the fact that I am truly a work in progress and expect to be that for all my life because if I wasn't, God wouldn't keep working on me.... I sometimes forget all the little lessons I have learned but He gently (and sometimes not so gently) reminds me.
You have to love people for who they are, and accept them as they come. It is hard to know that there will always be someone that doesn't like you for whatever reason, but these are lessons in humility and acceptance, true tests to make you realize that to be Christ-like you have to die to yourself... which includes your need to be liked or feel accepted. Can you imagine our Lord, all the people that judged Him without knowing Him and He loved them anyway? Most of us have to admit that is not easy to do. I have gotten bit plenty of times by trying to love everyone whether it is the popular thing to do or not. How hard is it when a group is totally against someone to be the one to say "they are who they are"... not easy for sure, it is also hard to know people think ill of you for no reason.
I always say I was born an old lady because I immediately took the role of peace keeper in my family and it wears on you, so I took a different approach when I started my own family. Everyone is welcome in my home, but there will be Peace in my house, so no one will be treated badly, made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome or unwanted in my home. Simple as that, if you see someone you don't like, find a chair in another room or come back another time, only twice has this rule been broken in my house and both times I politely asked them to leave, and come another time :)
That's where you accept people how they are, some people just don't know better and you have to die to yourself and be the bigger person... not easy for sure...
If only we could all look at people and see them through Christ's eyes, I fail there myself many times because I try so hard to avoid confrontation or stressful situations it will backfire on me and I tend to wear my feelings on my sleeve. So I have found that in my wiser years, I try to make better choices about whom I open my heart and home to, and sometimes I have to keep opening the doors to people in my life that continue to do and say hurtful things but I don't think Jesus ever closes doors so, like I said... work in progress
But back to my miracle, we get what we expect, I can't tell you how many times I have heard that bad luck is the only luck someone has, well if that is what you expect of course you will... so let's expect the good, the best... miracles
Last night my sweet husband was trying to smooth out a family situation and I wasn't in the right frame of mind and I expected a bad outcome and yup, that's what we got so we left well enough alone... but rather than say it just can't be worked out, I am expecting that Joy and Peace will fill the hearts of everyone we love and it will be a wonderfilled Christmas...
These are words to live by:
Love them anyway...
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered...
love them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives,
be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and genuine enemies
succeed anyway
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow
do good anyway
If you are honest and sincere people may decieve you,
be honest and sincere anyway
What you spend years creating can be destroyed overnight
create anyway
If you find serenity and happiness some people may be jealous
be happy anyway
The good you do today will often be forgotten,
do good anway
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough
give your best anyway
In the final analysis it is between you and God,
it was never between you and them anyway
--- Mother Theresa
This applies to everything family, friends... life...
live well, it will come back to you...
I think in my old age (yes, I am old!) I have come to realize much, like the fact that I am truly a work in progress and expect to be that for all my life because if I wasn't, God wouldn't keep working on me.... I sometimes forget all the little lessons I have learned but He gently (and sometimes not so gently) reminds me.
You have to love people for who they are, and accept them as they come. It is hard to know that there will always be someone that doesn't like you for whatever reason, but these are lessons in humility and acceptance, true tests to make you realize that to be Christ-like you have to die to yourself... which includes your need to be liked or feel accepted. Can you imagine our Lord, all the people that judged Him without knowing Him and He loved them anyway? Most of us have to admit that is not easy to do. I have gotten bit plenty of times by trying to love everyone whether it is the popular thing to do or not. How hard is it when a group is totally against someone to be the one to say "they are who they are"... not easy for sure, it is also hard to know people think ill of you for no reason.
I always say I was born an old lady because I immediately took the role of peace keeper in my family and it wears on you, so I took a different approach when I started my own family. Everyone is welcome in my home, but there will be Peace in my house, so no one will be treated badly, made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome or unwanted in my home. Simple as that, if you see someone you don't like, find a chair in another room or come back another time, only twice has this rule been broken in my house and both times I politely asked them to leave, and come another time :)
That's where you accept people how they are, some people just don't know better and you have to die to yourself and be the bigger person... not easy for sure...
If only we could all look at people and see them through Christ's eyes, I fail there myself many times because I try so hard to avoid confrontation or stressful situations it will backfire on me and I tend to wear my feelings on my sleeve. So I have found that in my wiser years, I try to make better choices about whom I open my heart and home to, and sometimes I have to keep opening the doors to people in my life that continue to do and say hurtful things but I don't think Jesus ever closes doors so, like I said... work in progress
But back to my miracle, we get what we expect, I can't tell you how many times I have heard that bad luck is the only luck someone has, well if that is what you expect of course you will... so let's expect the good, the best... miracles
Last night my sweet husband was trying to smooth out a family situation and I wasn't in the right frame of mind and I expected a bad outcome and yup, that's what we got so we left well enough alone... but rather than say it just can't be worked out, I am expecting that Joy and Peace will fill the hearts of everyone we love and it will be a wonderfilled Christmas...
These are words to live by:
Love them anyway...
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered...
love them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives,
be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and genuine enemies
succeed anyway
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow
do good anyway
If you are honest and sincere people may decieve you,
be honest and sincere anyway
What you spend years creating can be destroyed overnight
create anyway
If you find serenity and happiness some people may be jealous
be happy anyway
The good you do today will often be forgotten,
do good anway
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough
give your best anyway
In the final analysis it is between you and God,
it was never between you and them anyway
--- Mother Theresa
This applies to everything family, friends... life...
live well, it will come back to you...
Monday, December 20, 2010
It's almost time It's almost time!!!!
Christmas is coming the geese are getting fat (fatter)
Please put a penny in the old man's hat (or at least a couple of hundred in his checking)
I can't believe it's Christmas week and even though I am still putting up decorations, I am loving the Christmas spirit... Thank you sweet baby Jesus for putting joy in my heart because YOU are the reason for the season!
I completely love this time of the year and am so excited just to see my sweet boy open his gifts and especially to have a relaxing day with my family, that is always the best.
Noah and I are cold chilling today and doing a little of this and that around the house.... what are you up to this Christmas eve week?
Please put a penny in the old man's hat (or at least a couple of hundred in his checking)
I can't believe it's Christmas week and even though I am still putting up decorations, I am loving the Christmas spirit... Thank you sweet baby Jesus for putting joy in my heart because YOU are the reason for the season!
I completely love this time of the year and am so excited just to see my sweet boy open his gifts and especially to have a relaxing day with my family, that is always the best.
Noah and I are cold chilling today and doing a little of this and that around the house.... what are you up to this Christmas eve week?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
so so tired
My family is exhausted, we have been to Houston and back and to San Antonio and back twice in the last three days, so I need to get off this computer and do washing, unpacking, cleaning, decorating... everything....
Noah and I headed with Darlene and the babies to Mom and Kasey's welcome home mass today, dead tired we are!!! but leave it to my son to crack me up... we were on 410 headed back when he starts yelling, " momma, hurry up and catch up to that white car, I need to see if is an Autobot or a Decepticon... sure enough, the car had a tranformer sticker and a license plate that said Decepticon...
Well, I am off to get my holly jolly self to cleaning and such. Have a blessed Sunday...
Noah and I headed with Darlene and the babies to Mom and Kasey's welcome home mass today, dead tired we are!!! but leave it to my son to crack me up... we were on 410 headed back when he starts yelling, " momma, hurry up and catch up to that white car, I need to see if is an Autobot or a Decepticon... sure enough, the car had a tranformer sticker and a license plate that said Decepticon...
Well, I am off to get my holly jolly self to cleaning and such. Have a blessed Sunday...
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Retreat time
Kasey and Mom went on an ACTS retreat so we zoomed in from Houston and headed straight to San Antonio for the candlelight ceremony... AND yes, we are exhausted!
He's watching
Welcome to our newest addition to the house, meet Happy Face, our Elf on the Shelf... yes, he zooms off every night to report into Santa on Noah's behavior... It cracks me up because Noah will do something he shouldn't and immediately start apologizing because of Santa's little helper. Hey, whatever works....
And, here we go
Johnny's Mom got a call that her brother Arturo had to be put in the hospital, prayers are needed because it looks like he has cancer throughout most of his body but he is in such poor health they need to strengthen him up before they can do more testing. They will be moving him to MD Anderson tomorrow. We headed up there Friday to spend time with him.
Christmas light parade... continued
Here come the Seguin Steelers!
Can you see my honey sitting there, hint, the green light is almost directly in front of Noah...
Christmas light parade...
Okay, so my picture posting is backwards but this is actually the start of the parade....
Love the horse drawn carriage....
Yay St. James school!!! we could have ridden this float this year but Noah picked his football team float... sniff sniff
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