...Ducks Ducks and more ducks

I have passed by the lake almost every day, twice on my way to and from work for about 8 years! I look at the water and in passing and to me, it seems peaceful. I long to stop my car and take pictures. The two places on the lake in passing are to dangerous to stop to do that. Yesterday, on the way home, I looked across the lake as usual. I never noticed before, but there were HUNDREDS of black specks in the far middle of the lake. Then I realized they were ducks...LOTS OF DUCKS...
I wished at that moment to have been in a row boat with my camera. It was so neat to see them. In all the 8 years I have passed the lake, I have never noticed the ducks in winter time! I thank God for the opportunity to see them!

Baby Bargain toys...

I meant to write about this awhile back and forgot. When Chase was about 6 months old and starting to sit up by himself, He hardly had any toys. One morning I made it my mission to go garage saling for toys. To my surprise, I found a fantastic garage sale...a ONE stop shop for all the baby toys I could want! I ended spending about $10 bucks in toys. I had a couple of bag fulls of toys. They were not just dinky toys but GOOD solid quality toys. They were clean and looked like new! I paid .25 to $1.00 for each item. Well, time passed a bit and right before Christmas, you receive those toy catelogs,advertisements, plus I get an online catelog from ABC Dist in the mail. To my surprise, I found several of the toys I purchased from the garge sale in the Walmart advertisement and ABC Dist catelog. They ranged from $10 to near $20 dollars. I was so proud of myself!!! I love garage sales. I don't know that I am a thrifty buyer really but on this occassion it worked out perfectly. Now, when Chase outgrows the toys, I can turn around and have a garage sale and help someone else out too!

New Year and January half gone!

It is hard to believe that a whole year has already come and gone. It seems to have flown by so quickly! My teenager will be 17 this year and my new baby will be 1. Such a BROAD range! I guess I closed my eyes for a second and then BOOM...January of 2009 appeared. I am amazed. I still write down 2008 on most things I sign and date! Oh, it will take me time. I say to till the end of February before I habit the new year in writing! I didn't make any new years resolutions. I guess I still have time to do that as the year has just begun. The most important resolution for me is to talk more to others about Jesus and what He has done for me and them. To share salvation and pray others will accept. I guess also to take a closer look at myself and dedicate those things I hold away from God to Him with not strings attached! I want to speak softer and kinder to pe0ple. I want to listen to my daughter more. I want be kinder and more loving to others. I know these seem like such simple things...but..I often find that I don't do a lot of these.