the secret mind of a husband

So yesterday Paul wanted deviled eggs. He called me and asked me to make deviled eggs. I said ok and made hard boiled eggs. I was in the kitchen after dinner and was putting the hard boiled eggs away wondering why he did not eat them when I realized that he wanted DEVILED eggs, not just hard boiled eggs! My mind was just not together I guess. I felt so bad and asked him if he wanted me to make them but we'd already eaten dinner and he said not to worry about it. I couldn't believe what an idiot I was. There I was thinking I had made him proud and done what he asked and I'm sure he was wondering when the heck I was actually going to turn those boiled eggs into the deviled eggs he had asked for...sooooooooo, this morning I see this waiting for me.

courtney saying names

Courtney and I have been working on names the past few days. As the holidays approach, I want her to be able to say her family's names...here is our first go-round. Some will be happier with her progress than others. :-) She actually deoes a little better but was kinda busy shoving hot dogs in her mouth during this shooting. (pause the song on the right before trying to play this)

concern of a 3 year old...

Seriously, how cute is this picture? This is my darling nephew, Carter John and my Dad at Disneyland a week or so ago. I have no idea what was ahead but Carter doesn't seem to be too sure of his future.


On a side note, I went back to the old design. I am over it but it's better than the 'stock' version. Does the title bar match though? I can't tell....

a little game of tag

I’ve been tagged by Robyn!



1.) I love doing math, I would do trigonometry Friday night if I had a math book.



2.) There were only 73 students in my graduating class in a town of 2,500 people.



3.) I usually dress Courtney to match me…subconsciously.



4.) I didn’t start wearing make-up until I was 26 years old.



5.) I don’t drink cold drinks, everything is room temperature.



6.) I spray Paul’s clothes with cologne in the closet because he won’t wear it himself.



7.) I played pitcher, shortstop, and first base in boys little league baseball for 6 years…and was good.





I tag Jill, Amanda, Alicia, and Lisa

warning

this site is JACKED up! nothing is working right. i know html code and it just isn't making sense! when i add a picture, the stupid text is still there. i am so frustrated right now. i need a code red. this is not the typical annie site! but this time, it's really not my fault. i'm so frustrated i'm not even using my shift key to make capitals, or proper grammar or proper punctuation. i don't even care. if i were you, and this is the most recent post, i would shut this window and come back at a later date. like when blogger gets their act together. bad blogger.

are my titles HUGE? why are they huge? is there a picture in the header? it disappeared, all on it's own. is there a description under the title. again, all by itself it went away...

The Power of Prayer

So the other day Paul and I were in our Wednesday night spiritual development class. It's usually a lot of fun and we get a lot out of it. But Wednesday was a little different...we were not getting along, at all. Actually we hadn't been getting along much in the past couple of days. We are married, we have problems, not a big shocker. Details not needed but we just couldn't get on the same page and neither of us was willing to budge. So we are in this class, a couples class on how to have better love now, making your marriage a life long love affair and we are not talking, we are not looking at each other, we are not participating together, we are not happy to be there together. We get through the class (still learning a lot) and are getting ready to leave. Clint asks for prayer requests and I sit there..."do I say something, do I keep my mouth shut, say something Annie, you need it", these are my thoughts. So, hesitantly I say something. I ask the class if they could pray for Paul and I, that we are struggling right now and we just need some prayers. When I opened my mouth I figured Clint would just write it down and say 'of course'. Oh boy was I wrong. Regina is in there and if you don't know Regina, you should! She asks if they could pray for us now. "ok" I think "they are going to pray now, awesome". Again, no no no. The class gets up and walks over to me and Paul, surround us and put there hands upon us.

Side note: I grew up in the Lutheran church...Lutherans don't do that.

I had seen people do it before but never experienced it. Boy, God is amazing. What warmth and love you feel through prayer, having some strangers and friends alike standing over you with their hands upon your shoulder praying for you, it was amazing! The Holy Spirit was present, I could feel it in my heart and through the words that were spoken by Regina.

So we left church that night with prayers on our shoulders, went home, and fought like cats and dogs! I didn't title this "The power of a miracle" did I? :-) But you know what, we are doing better. We did not fall asleep that night with the problem as it was.

Courtney's mini photo shoot

I love photography! Besides children; I would like to say it's my God given passion and talent. Courtney and I often wait outside for Dada to get home from work and this day I saw a perfect photo opportunity. She drug this hat out of the 'too small' box in her closet and insisted on wearing it all day, she has been anti-shirt lately and just looked too cute. Here are a few of the shots I got.