Thankful Tuesday

Thankful Tuesday!

1. Chris is home and had a great trip!



2. I made it through New Teacher Orientation alive!

3. Made some new friends that are new teachers at MacArthur!

4. I found Jake new Pottery Barn queen sized sheets for $25! They are Monster trucks!


5. Chris is home!

6. We got to meet Jake's new teacher yesterday and she is great!

7. Thursday is our anniversary. 9 years of wedded bliss!



8. I am not doing anything school related today and it is wonderful!

9. I have some praise and worship cd's playing very loudly all over the house this morning! Dancing for Jesus! Great Day!

10. CHRIS IS HOME!!!!!

Thankful Tuesday on Wednesday

Lots to be thankful for this week!

1. The leak is fixed! All concreted in and ready to go! Check previous post for the "before" pictures!


2. We get new flooring in the hall and living room because of this little problem!

3. I think that I passed my praxis 1 test on Monday.

4. Southwest had a bowling night Sunday night to raise money for all of the mission teams. Our lifegroup went and had a great time. Here is one picture. I will post more pic's later! It deserves its own post! The picture isn't the best. We were "glow bowling".
5. We are heading to Nashville tomorrow to celebrate the 4th of July with the Brooks and Debbie Cook.

6. So thankful for Ms. Deb and Dr. Doug! They have feed us 2 nights this week and let us sleep at their house so we wouldn't lose a child in the giant hole!

7. I got my haircut and highlighted yesterday. I just love that Todd! What a guy!

8. My mom is coming in a week! Yippee Gigi!

9. The boys have played really well together this week. That has been a huge blessing since we have been so crazy!

10. Life is good! God is good! We are all good!

Thankful Tuesday!

God is good! More things to be thankful about!

1. Because the water leak under our house is the hot water pipe, our floors are warm. It is like having heated floors! Hopefully, next week all of this will be taken care of, but until then I will pretend like I am rich with heated floors!

2. My good friend, Carolyn, brought me chocolate cupcakes the other day. I had them for dinner last night!

3. My brother-in-law got a really good score on a important test! Hopefully, he will get his dream job now! Yippee Eric!

4. I am so thankful that Isaac is such a crazy kid! He is just so funny!

5. I am so glad that Angelia is having a baby! Her and Jeff are going to be great parents!

6. This is my last week at Paces and they had a going away lunch for me yesterday. It was great!


7. I am thankful for my good friend, Debbie Cook! What a gal! She listens to me rant and then gently reminds me that God has a plan. She has more self-discipline than I will ever dream of having!

8. I am thankful that every time that we think that we aren't going to have enough money, God steps in and shows us that He is in control.

9. Diet Coke. Do I need to say anything else?

10. Blogging! I love to read blogs and find out more about people!

Thankful Tuesday on Wednesday

Today I am going to make a list of the crazy things that are going on in the Harrell family. Not good, not bad. Just crazy. In no particular order....

1. My cell phone was just stolen from the kindergarten room at church.

2. Chris left this morning for an 11 day youth trip.

3. Chris' phone has insurance, mine does not.

4. I have a new job.

5. I have to take 2 very big tests for my new job. One this Sat., one the 30th. I have to pass these tests in order to keep my new job.

6. Chris has a new job.

7. I have to drive the boys half way to Nashville Friday morning. They are going to stay with Chris' parents until Wed.

8. I have to go to Hope, AR Sunday through Wed. for a training for my new job. That won't matter unless I pass those 2 tests.

9. We have a water leak under our concrete slab of our house. It sounds like I have a water fall in my bedroom.

10. They are going to bring a jack-hammer into my house and drill through my floor sometime in the next few weeks.

11. Jake's food allergies are worse not better. Way worse.

12. Jake's asthma is way better.

13. I am driving from Hope, AR to Nashville on Wed. and staying in a dorm room for 3 days.

14. I am going to probably gain 15 pounds this week, because I eat when I am stressed.

15. If we had any money, which we don't because of all of the things listed above, I would order a very large pizza and eat the entire thing tonight.

Thankful Tuesday on Thursday

Sorry I am late, but you know, what can you do? Here are a few things that I am thankful for today.

1. I HAVE A NEW JOB! I am the new Family and Consumer Science teacher at MacAthur Jr. High. I know that most of you are thinking...jr. high? But I would much rather be with jr. high kids than 3rd graders! All I need is a few air freshers and I am good!

2. The church playground. The boys and I went to the playground today with our good friends Carolyn, Wesley, and Samuel. What good times, and what a great playground!

3. My mama bird on our front porch has laid more eggs and they are hatching today! She has already had 2 babies this year and is now on her second batch. I think that she "gets around".

4. The elders at church. I took Jake to see them last night and they all laid hands on him and prayed for him. His big yearly allergy appointment at AR Children's Hospital is next Wed. and they always want me to bring him in so that they can pray over him. I asked Jake last night why he thought that the elders did that for him and he said "because they love me." Praise the Lord that my children have so many Holy men that pray for them!

5. Because I am getting a full time job this fall, I get to have a house cleaner!!! Yippee! Is it bad to go back to work just so that I can get someone to clean my house?

6. Have I told you lately how much I truly love my new chaco's?

7. My new calendar organization area. I was having a small panic attack yesterday, because I felt so out of control with our schedule, so I headed to Office Max. I bought 3 dry erase calendars so that I could have the whole summer laid out in front of me. It makes me so happy to look at it!


8. I get to go to the late movie tomorrow night with the Ladies! I won't tell you what movie I am seeing because it has a dirty word in the title, but I bet you can guess!

9. My mom is coming on Saturday for a week! The boys are always so happy when she is here and it is so nice to have a mom break for a few days!

10. SUMMER! I still have to work, but it is so nice to not have to get the boys up and ready for school every day. They both stink so bad right now, but it is ok because we have no where to go. Nothing like the smell of stinky sweaty boys covered in sunscreen!

Thankful Tuesday

I love Thankful Tuesday's! Today I am going to list the boys top 10 books that they are thankful for. They each get to pick one book to read every night before bed.

1. Our newest obsession: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

2. Love You Forever. Chris is the only one that can read this one because it makes me cry.

3. Hop On Pop. This has been a favorite for years now. Especially Jake.

4. Mia Hamm - Winners Never Quit. A great little book about being a good loser.

5. Earl The Squirrel. Love little Earl!

6. The Kiwi that was Scared of the Dark. Ray and Meta Winters brought the boys this book from New Zealand. It is a favorite there. We all have this one memorized.

7. Go, Dog. Go! We don't have to read this one now. Jake can read it to us. He learned to read on this book.

8. Bugs are Insects. We love the non-fiction books around here. This one is about the difference between insects, spiders, and bugs. Very interesting!

9. How do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? How do Dinosaurs Go to School, How do Dinosaurs Go to the Doctor, etc... We have this whole series of books and love every one of them!

10. And finally the most important and most favorite of all..... The Rhyme Bible. What would we do without the Rhyme Bible. It is whole family favorite. It even goes on vacation with us. Jake's favorite story is Jesus dying on the cross. Isaac's is Jonah. At the end of every page in the Jonah story it says: "Uh-oh Jonah, You should've gone to Ninevah!" Isaac is in charge of saying that line! I think he just likes the word Ninevah!

Thankful Tuesday

I think that today's list is going to be the random things that make my life a little happier.

1. The ice maker in the door of my refrigerator. I love that thing. I am so thankful that I don't have to fill up ice trays and empty them. I remember that being my dad's job when I was a kid.

2. The automatic door unlock thing on my key chain. I love being able to unlock the door before I actually get to the car.

3. Funny church signs. You know the one's that put "ch..ch". What is missing? U R! Ha! I love reading those things. Always brings a smile to my face!

4. Diet Coke fridge packs. I hated having to unload the diet coke into the refrigerator. Now I just put the whole box in there! Amazing!

5. Bath puffs with all the different kinds of liquid soap. That makes my shower so happy.

6. Velcro. I don't think that my boys will ever learn to tie their shoes. Why learn when you have velcro!?

7. Bath and Body hand soap. I love to wash my hands. I have a different flavor at every sink. You never know what you are going to get! My little guilt pleasure.

8. Down Comforters. I love our bedding. Not the prettiest stuff in the world, but it is the best to get into at night.

9. Cordless phones. I like to walk when I talk. Do you remember back in the day, when we had to stay in place to talk? I had a very cool see-through phone in my room. Very cool!

10. Fabric softener. I don't like doing laundry, but fabric softener does help. Our laundry room usually smells like stinky wet dog except when I do laundry!

Thankful Tuesday Addition

I have to add one more thing to my list this week:

11. My good friend, Carolyn, made me a birthday cake last night! I would take a picture of it, but there is only one piece left! She is so good!

Thankful Tuesday

10 things that I am thankful for today!

1. My husband took me on a shopping spree on Friday night. I love all of my new clothes!

2. My Monday night parenting class is over.

3. Every light bulb in my house that can be changed to energy efficient bulbs have been!

4. Isaac has gone from sleeping with 2 dinos, to adding 1 sword, and now has added 2 swords!

5. The beautiful sunshine!!!!

6. Jake's teacher is having her sweet baby girl this week. Happy for her, sad for us!

7. My new brown chaco's. They are wonderful and might have to be on my list every week!
8. Chris is pulling out all of our landscaping in the front yard. We are going to replace everything. He is working so hard!

9. A good hair day!

10. A spoon full of peanut butter dipped in chocolate chips. Add a diet coke and it is a great snack!

Thankful Tuesday on Wednesday

10 things that I am Thankful for Today!

1. Isaac can make me laugh even when he is asleep!

2. Having lunch with my good friend Danae!

3. Capri's. I am going to wear them even when they aren't cool anymore.

4. That I am now a t-ball mom.

5. That Chris got up last night when Isaac wet the bed!


6. We have baby birds!

7. I don't have to cook tonight. I really don't cook a lot anyway!


8. I bought new mascara today. I love new mascara!


9. Dr. Doug and Mrs. Deb. I called them last night at 7:30pm about a spot on Isaac's back. I just ran him up there and Dr. Doug called something in for me.


10. I love that Isaac smelled like sunscreen when he came home from school today. That means he spent lots of time outside today, that he has a great teacher that put it on him, and that it is almost summer!!!!

It is Tuesday again, so here are 10 things that I am thankful for today.

1. I had enough self-discipline to get out of bed and go work out this morning.

2. I didn't have to work today!

3. Isaac and I surprised Jake and went to eat lunch today at school.

4. I am thankful that Jake has friends that are all different colors!

5. Brownies for lunch!

6. I love that little mama bird on my front porch!

7. I am thankful that I like what I am wearing today.

8. It is sunny outside!

9. I am thankful for my best friend, Carolyn. She is the best.

10. I am thankful that tonight is House Church. One of my favorite places to be!