Seeds

The seeds are doing really well. I have set them outside to start hardening off. We are going to have good weather for a few days. I am getting the roof done soon. I am hoping this week. The house is getting a bit of a refresher this year. I have let so many things take me away from taking care of what I needed to be doing here. So a great veggie and flower garden and some sprucing that needs done!! Yay.

Gardening

Well I got my garden started a few days ago. I started a seed tray. I have watermelon cucumbers, two kinds of tomatoes and chives started. I looked today and the cucumbers have begun to sprout! Yay!

Time Managment

Why time management wasn't part of my New Years plan, I do not know. Time managment would solve quite a few of the issues I have in my life. It is an issue I am working on also. I have many things I want to do. Well setting myself goals are great unless I set aside no time to do them.I am pretty good at making lists to help myself. I really just need to focus! So off to the lists!

Garden bug....

Today was so pretty here, after being sick I just couldn't stay inside for one more second. I decided I was going to get my burn permit and burn up all the twigs in my yard. I then started looking at moving my old compost pile. Transferring it into a new bin my husband Don is building me. I rake and moved all the top parts out picking up sticks and things. Well it exposed some wonderful rich soil. I am excited to plant watermelons and pumpkins there in the spring. They will do great there. We are working towards getting our garden back in shape this year. I have not put any focus outside for a while. I am so satisfied with getting things prepared for spring. I believe working outside is a great way to be close with God!~~~~big long sigh of satisfaction ~~~~

Oh and I figure this is a great workout for me as well!!

Make plans

Well I have always said how to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. I had all of these great New years plans. Which I am doing really good about keeping to them. But way to throw a monkey wrench in getting the stomach bug from hell! I am not kidding. I have not been sick like that well really ever that I know of. It didn't last real long. I would have had to have gone to the hospital other wise. That was awful. I am going to get back to it in the morning. I really didn't go off track food wise because well 1 saltine cracker and a can of ginger ale don't count! I think I was as frustrated by the fact that it was beautiful outside this weekend. I would have been outside doing something instead of stuck inside. Well enough of my whining about it. Better now so moving on.

Baby!!

I love to announce the birth of my grandson, Aedan Joseph. He was born April 26, 20011 7lbs 11 oz. He is healthy and happy. He is such a good baby. He has been smiling and has a little giggle already. Beth is nursing him and he got that right away. No problems. He is just amazing what can I say. Beth's labor was only 5 hours. She had a little problem with blood pressure but otherwise she did awesome. Andrew was a great coach for her also. I have loved watching them both love on the baby!.

I am so happy to be holding my beautiful, wonderful grandson!

Well I am going to do a half marathon! What..... wait, I am fat, how can I do that! I am so scared about trying this. I go to an informational meeting tomorrow night. The YMCA is having training for newbie’s so that is how this fat grandma is going to run a half marathon! The picture below is me the day before beginning training meeting. I am type 2 diabetic, 214 lbs right now. I know that my health will improve with this hard work. I am very undisciplined so I am hoping that this program will bring out my old competitive spirit. I would love encouragement and questions about how I am doing to keep me motivated.Well, I went to my first meeting. I feel alot better not quite so nervous. I will begin actual training tomorrow. They gave us a schedule to follow. We meet three days a week. We will run/walk as a big group and then do three other workouts on our own! I am going to use this to get me back to working out. I need to get me a backpack for my water bottle, and new shoes. Those will take me a bit cause I need to get good ones. There were lots of different people there. Okay I am gonna be brutally real I was glad to see people who were bigger, and looked more unhealthy. It gave me hope that I can really do this. I am horrible, I know! I will let you know how tomorrows run goes!

Grief sucks

Well I am still struggling with the death of my granddaughter. I really want to enjoy the holidays this year. I don't think it is gonna happen. I really wish they would get over. I want the new year to begin. I want a marker that says move on. I am still doing the Beth Moore study Get Out of that Pit. It helps alot. I just really want to focus on God, the new ministry, my health, my families health. Not all the commercialism of the season. I know I should be focusing on Christ's birth now too but it just all feels so off this year. I want it over. I am probably hurting people's feelings by being so blah. I don't mean to and will try to do better. I love my whole family and friends. I just feel a little selfish in my grief. I am not able to share it and talk to everyone about it. That is to hard.

Get out of that Pit study

A pit is an early grave that Satan digs for you in hopes he can bury you alive should you fall into it, make no mistake he cannot make you stay. Ironically neither will God make you leave. Like it or not, some things are simply up to us. .. Beth Moore

My granddaughter Sarah June Beadles was born and died nov 24 2009 RIP babygirl