paint!

Paint is an obsession of mine right now...what rooms to paint, what color to paint them, projects to decorate the room, furniture for them...

Here's what we did this weekend

fostering

**UPDATE**

the interviews were painless and went well and we're told that in pry about a month we'll be licensed to foster up to two children, newborns - 3yr olds. Again I ask, is this really happening???! What's up your sleeve LORD? Remember Beck, "the secret things belong to the LORD..." deuteronomy 29:29

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We have our personal interviews today for the foster parenting process, a little nervous and excited. Is this really happening God? Oh boy...

shopping therapy

UPDATE! I decided after a couple weeks to keep the heels and boy let me tell you, I feel so GREAT in them!! My feet don't but I do feel taller and thinner! :) Here's pretty much what they look like but mine are black (I think they show up in blue). Rach wrote about heels and I'm telling ya, she speaks truth!

I've been starting to feel a little sad that the holiday season is coming to an end and Kevin is going back to work, I've loved having him home since Christmas Eve. Shopping usually puts me in an even more depressive state but this time it finally worked for me! I found a great pair of Nine West pointy toed, 4 inch, yes 4 INCH (I had to measure), heels! Love em!! Only $15, maybe that's not a bargain to you but it sure was to me, now if only I could walk in them without looking silly and breaking my ankle! :) I'm gonna give it the old college try... and who cares how much your feet hurt after wearing them as long as you look good right?!?

check this out...

This is really cool, be sure to have the sound on and watch the whole thing.

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snow!

We have so much snow! I can't even see out my basement windows! Owen and I might go out and build a snowman cuase I'm feeling trapped. We'll only be out there for maybe 10 minutes cause it's almost too cold for me, I'm not a fan of cold :)

Holiday baking

Someone asked me for the recipe to the almond bars I make around the holidays so I thought I would post if or those who like trying new things and baking. It sooo delicious and I can't take credit fo it. It's my MIL's recipe but I think she makes a few adjustments to it to make it even better cause I can never get them to turn out as good as hers.

350 for 30 minutes
2 sticks of butter, melted (I use land-o-lakes salted)
2 C. sugar
4 beaten eggs
2 t. almond
1/2 C. almond paste, crumbled with fingers
2 C. flour
sprinkle slivered almonds and sugar on top
13x9 greased pan

These are a few of my favorite things...

Early mornings, coffee, a warm fire, cuddling with my son (and the fact that he loves it too!) Kevin kissing me bye and telling me he loves me when he leaves for work, the Christmas season, Christmas lights, cardinals in snow covered trees, sisters, friends, Sunday's, Bing Crosby's version of White Christmas, Sunday nights, Saturday night church, stockings hanging by the fireplace, my new honey chamomile lotion from the farmers market! Christmas shopping that benefits a "cause", hearing Owen play quietly in his room when he wakes up in the morning, my dog Bella who refuses to go outside in the morning until she gets some lovin' from me...

Oh I could go on and on while sitting here on my chaise in front of the fire being so overwhelmed with God's goodness and unfailing love but I need to get on with my day...