LarkExaltation

i sure could use the change.

resolutions? i really don’t like the sound of that. much too likely to be broken.

i do have a few things in mind.

i hope you had a great 2006 and have a wonderful 2007!

see you on the other side…

i just got a text message. the car is fixed. hooray!

i asked the guys to look into what the truck is going to need to drive, since they had such smooth fix with the car. they’re thinking the slave cylinder and possibly the clutch. we’re going to start small and work up. worse case scenario it’s going to be $270. it may be another month or two as a one car family, but…

we’ve gone this long.

the men (my husband and bro-in-law) are hard at work on my car. i’m pleased to announce that it is not the clutch that needs replacing, but a hydraulics problem. a difference of $85 in our favor.

the independence bowl was fun. we got to the fair grounds about fifteen minutes early and people watched until time for the tailgate party. everyone was on their best behavior and seemed to be having a lovely time. the food was good, barbecue, of course. we walked back to the car to listen to pregame radio talk and people watch some more. i tried to grab a quick nap, but there was just too much going on. we got into the stadium in just enough time to sit, get drinks and watch the pregame show. the temptations sang the national as there was a flyover from barksdale airforce base (i actually got teared up a bit) and then four skydivers brought in the coin for the toss. Bama’s band may have been bigger with over 300 members, but the million dollar band didn’t pack as big of a punch as OSU. PD tells me this is common for smaller bands though, it’s easier to get everyone in tune. the sound was amazing. i spent the first half of the game in a sea of orange silently cheering for the other team. we watched the half time show and decided to call it a night. before we even got home my brother-in-law called with the score, OSU 34, Bama 31. just as someone on the radio predicted, the last team to score would be the winner. it was a close game the entire time.

the kids spent the day with my cousin. she was so sweet, they really had a wonderful time. they played at her house and then they all went to the zoo. by the time we got there our little girl was halfway through a bowl of oatmeal and the boy was sacked out on her bed.

the up days feel so good.

my uncertainty of the visitation was due to the clutch on my car going out saturday. we are blessed with generous friends and we did in fact make it to my grandmothers christmas day. last night i got to visit a little with some in town friends and an out of town friend. happy early birthday to her for tomorrow if i don’t make it then. today will be spent sitting at work (blogging apparently) and trying to figure out budget stuff, while the man is off with the boy for the next two weeks. today, they’re trying to figure out how much it’s going to cost/take to get the car back in running (properly) order and …. i’m not sure what else they have planned.

last night ended on a low note. my sweet husband expressed his wish that he could have done more for me for birthday/christmas, and how he would do everything in his power for this to be the last year like this. i quickly explained that the sweetest gifts he could have ever given me were already sleeping in the next room. those two are my sunshine, and as long as they are happy, i was happy. i know he still wishes better for us.

it will all work out.

… if only in my dreams.

and home is where the heart is?

i’ve been down a lot lately. i know what i could blame it on, but the truth of the matter is, i’m really not sure exactly why. there are different triggers. saying hormones would be a serious cop-out.

just feeling lonely.

and so the “blue christmas with out you” post. no, i’m not a huge elvis fan, however over the past couple of years i have grown to appreciate him.

what made me laugh today…

* a christmas card of a dog walking away from a snowman who has a yellow spot on his lower half.. the inside reads “dreaming of a white christmas”
* mojo’s mom and dad are the best!
* my son saying “we had a libby, we don’t need another one, we need another baby”
* i’m not sure if this was because she’s big enough now to walk up to him and quickly snatch the things he’s playing with.
* libs trying out new things, like putting socks on her head as hats and trying to put sam’s shirt on.
* she thinks she’s so big.
* sad thing is,
* she is.

friday, i got to sit and visit with a very good friend from my past. it was very nice, though, i wish we had longer. he has been over five years since we’ve seen each other, almost eight since we’ve had an actual conversation. there’s hope of future visits. thank God for the internet, no?

my low then was probably coming down from my excitement of our lunch. everyone goes their seperate ways and i’m left sitting, thinking of how i’m going to make it down to see my grandmother monday (or is it tuesday - i really need to call her).

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i finally broke down and had the christmas things pulled out
’santa sam’ and my little elf helped with decorating
i made a wreath for the front door. i hung the one my mother-in-law made for me years ago over the fire place.
we have a small charlie brown christmas tree up on a table where miss sticky fingers can’t get to it
i realized just how much santa stuff i had and decided to display the collection on the mantel
pd promises it doesn’t look too cluttered
i opted to not pull out the nativity this year for the same reason the tree is on a table (x4).
funny that the one year i’m not able to go all materialistic, i manage to not have Jesus displayed at all.
compensation maybe?
total faith with a display of gifts and giving vs. gifts with a symbol of faith.

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and finally i leave you with…

That’s no Christmas star! That’s a SPACE STATION!!!

do you remember the never ending story?

everyone was afraid of the nothing.

i feel sorry for the nothing.

how lonely it is.

* family trip to the nachitoches christmas festival
* libs ate her weight in chicken fries
* i’m such a bad mom.
* the kids loved the parade
* sam especially loved the marching bands
* i even saw the band from my sisters’ high school alma matter
* the fire works were great
* but as with parade shots, i was always a thought behind and missing the best.
* it’s now a must for every possible year