Ranet

RANET you say? Rae + Janet = Ranet. We have been best friends for about 6 years now. We will continue to be best friends but, she and her family are moving to Arizona, on SATURDAY!

I took her out last night for dinner and drinks. The place we went to for drinks was beautiful. Stone Brewery. They have a garden outside to sit in, tall trees, pond, waterfalls, tables and chairs in the grass. It was really nice to sit and talk without the loudness of others to bother us. We didn't talk about her moving, I think it is to hard for both of us. We just talked and laughed, like we always do. Rae has been a great friend. I wished that God would have been more present in her life, but I pray everyday for her return. She is a Christian that has gotten caught up in the "world" and lost sight of what God wants from us. I think that happens a lot to people. They are more concerned with what others think and not concerned enough with what GOD is thinking. We were just talking about this in Bible Study last week. How we are conforming to what is going on around us. The Bible says "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of you mind" Romans 12:2a. My prayer is that Rae will be transformed and in turn she will be a much happier and fulfilled person. I pray that GOD will do amazing things in her life. She deserves it. I love you Rae!

The Red Bull Air Race

Daniel, Auston, Kolby, Chandra and I all went to the Air Race on the San Diego Bay. It was really awesome. We all had fun. It was great to hang out with Chandra for a day and get to know her better. We are sisters in Christ. She is a great person. Were were excited to watch how the pilots would fly through the obstacle course. They would start off at almost 250 - 300 miles per hour, FAST. Then have to do a course that was made out of these cool air balloons. If they hit one of them they would get a penalty and new one would have to blown up.

Here is a picture of Chandra and I. Getting more and more excited for the race to begin. There were lots of people there. We were on the South Embarcadaro side. Next time I think we would like to try and get tickets on Coronado Island. We had some tree problems at times. Again, that didn't stop us from enjoying ourselves.

When the pilot was ready to start the race they would be told "smoke on" and they plane would turn on the smoke. It was really cool to see the smoke as they went through the course. We did have a little rain while we were there, but that didn't stop us from having a good time.

There was a helicopter that flew upside down and did flips. We even saw some sky divers. They got out of the airplane and stood on top of the plane and on the wings. Then they jumped off the plane instead of out of the plane. This picture is so beautiful with the bright blue sky and white puffy clouds. A painting only God Himself could create. If you look closely you can see the strings of smoke coming from the sky divers.

I would defiantly go see this again.

God kept all the pilots and fans safe. It was a beautiful day spent with family and a new friend. Thank you Jesus for the time we get to fellowship with others.

Oh and after the race, we went to my most favorite place to eat "FINS". The best mexican eatery!

(would of added more pictures but my dial up is taking a long long time)

Kolby's Birthday Party

This is a picture of the sprayground at the park. I picked this park because of this water feature. there are six fountains on the ground that are motion censored. The kids had a blast running around in the water.

My oldest son Auston always seems to have to pose for pictures. What a nut. Auston had fun at his brothers birthday party. Although he thought that the gifts were his too. He wanted to be in charge of which gifts were opened in what order and he wanted to play with them first. Silly Kid!

This is a picture of my brother Uncle Jimmy and his lovely girlfriend Anjeanette with Kolby holding their dog Baley. Kolby loves dogs. I think this is such a cute picture. it looks like the dog is scared!

This was a picture taken at the end of our day at home. Kolby got a little to much sun but, still wanted to play with all his new toys. My brother bought him this one. Its a kitty, can you tell? We a had a GREAT time with our friends and family. Thank you to everyone who came. We were able to reconnect with some old friends and I had the chance to further the process of reconnecting with my brother. Thank you GOD! I have prayed for a long time for this and YOUR timing is always perfect.

Thank you to all who came, who doesn't like a good party? I was bummed that none of our friends from ramona came down the hill. I was hoping that someone would of come. This seemed to be another failed attempt at bringing us closer to the friends we have made here. Oh Well, Its all in GOD'S timing. Just like it was for my and my brother.

Kolby's Birthday

Well my son Kolby turned 3 on Wednesday. Kids grow up so fast. Since it has been so hot I decided to take Kolby to the movie theater. He has never been before, I thought it would be fun. He wanted to see Surf's Up, it was already out of the theater. So we saw Ratatouille. Grandma also came along to witness this occasion.

We got our popcorn, candy, sodas and a toy from the toy machine and headed to sit down. There was nobody else in the theater. I thought GREAT! He can do what he wants without bothering anyone. Well there was almost 45 minutes of previews that when the movie started Kolby turned to me and said "I ready to go home mommy". I was able to keep him there. He watched some of the movie, but was more interested in climbing around on the seats and running up and down the isles. I let him. After all it was His Birthday!

After the movie we went into the arcade and let him play the car racing game. After that we went home to tell Daddy all about it. We had a blast.

We are having his party on saturday.
I look forward to many more years of "first's" with my kids. I thank you God for all the wonderful times I have shared with my boys in their journey through life. Please grant me the wisdom to teach them your will.
God Bless!

Flash Flood?

Well Sunday was an eventful day. We had a flash flood. It rained, I should say poured for 45 minutes straight. The water started to come up onto our porch and threatened going into the house. My hubby was great, he got out the shovel and started making little ditches to run the water off another way. Our whole little front yard was flooded. The kids were excited. My almost 3 year old, he'll be three on wednesday, doesn't like to get his cloths wet. So, he just got down to his diaper and enjoyed the rain. It was still hot out, felt like arizona weather.

This picture is what my Iguana hangs out in, when its sunny. It is going to take a couple of days for the mud to dry out. He will be upset. He has enjoyed the weather this summer. "Bud" just turned 13 this summer.

My hubby had to dig out his car that day. We have clay mud, so its pretty bad when it gets soaked. Fun! Fun!

Later that day my hubby and I went out to dinner. A friend that works at the Barona Casino gave us a complimentary dinner for two gift certificate. It was at the Sage Restaurant. We were given a certificate for the buffet last time, it was great. We hadn't been to the Sage before so we were excited. We were even more excited to find out that the dinner was for 2 appetizers, any 2 entree's, 2 drinks, 2 deserts and 2 coffee's, as well as indian fry bread, 2 salads and rolls. WELL, the best part was the ANY 2 entree's, we ordered 2 New York Steaks and Lobster's. We would of never spent that on a meal, it was a night to remember. We are so grateful for that gift.

Yesterday, we went to my dad's house to celebrate his 53rd birthday. We had a good time. I love being around my family. I love them so much. My dad bought this game called Top Toss, anyone play it? It is fun, we had blast trying to beat each other. We are going to buy one for ourselves. You can find them at Toy's R Us online or in an ABC Catalog for a reasonable price. Anyways, hanging out and laughing for the afternoon was relaxing. I wish we spent more time doing that, but of course our jobs and everything else gets in the way of that. Be joyful for the time spent together.

God has always blessed my whole family. We are grateful for everyday we get to spend with each other. Thank You Jesus!

Beach Days

Me and my girlfriend Rae like to take our kids to the beach. Cold or Hot days, just as long as the kids are having fun and we can get out of the house. Last week it was HOT and yesterday it was overcast and COLD, until 5 that is. The sun finally came out and the clouds started to break apart. About 10 min after that a wedding party showed up to take their pictures on the beach. It was beautiful. God planned that wonderfully for them. So, after we watched them take pictures and leave, we got into the water. Our kids love the water and love dig holes in the sand. They also like to be goofy, you will see this in the pictures I post. Since I have to drive about an hour to get to the beach, we stay and eat dinner there. I have a little propane grill and we cook up hot dogs and then smores. It is a lot of fun. My oldest will start school monday, so he will miss out on the beach, because going on the weekend is crazy busy. Way to many people. Baby Marcus joined us as well, but slept the whole time. I think he likes the sound of the waves, reminds him of mommy tummy. The boys also made us a little sitting area. How sweet. Boys love to build. Nick is 14 and is great with my kids, 11 and almost 3. He is like the older brother that keeps them in line without tattling. Its great.
I am sure going to miss them when they move to Arizona. This is a horrible picture of me. It was the only one taken of us on this day so, I wanted to keep my blog in the moment.

God has blessed me with having Rae in my life. We have helped each other along the way in our friendship. I wish that I could of helped her become closer with God. I have tried to get her back on track. She just isn't ready. I will always be here for her and her family. I love them all.

My secret sister sent me a newsletter from ChristianityToday.com. Have you heard of it? I haven't had time to sit down and read it but, it looks great. That was very thoughtful of her. I am looking forward to more inspirational notes from her. I didn't think that being part of the secret sisters was going to be so rewarding. Surprise! Thank You Jesus for guiding me in signing up with the secret sisters. That is way all my Praise goes to YOU!

Family Time

Auston, Me and Kolby while we wait for daddy!

We went to Sea World for a little time together before school starts. It will once again be just Kolby and I. We have fun but, Kolby is a daddy's boy and it is hard for him when daddy is gone so much. That's life right? I have alone time to look forward to with him and his birthday is coming up, Kolby will be 3. I will still be playing softball and going to bible study. I need to start walking again, so I think that monday will be a good time to start. I am also planning on going to the wild animal park once a week to walk with Kolby, he just loves the animals. Maybe I will even get invited to "coffee" again with the other mom's. I am still finding it hard to make new friends. I have some new friends at church and in my bible study but, that is where I see and talk to them. I guess I need to be more verbal about wanted to hang out or just start inviting people to things or just over to my house to hang out. I am not good with that stuff. Time to learn right? I don't even think anyone reads my blogs, but it is a good journal even if nobody is interested in what I have to say. I think I will start printing them out and saving them. My dad's birthday is also coming up. I am always finding it hard to get him gifts because he always buys them for himself or they are to expensive for me to buy. This year I have a gift. He is a fisherman and I have found the perfect gift to add to his gear. It is from CutCo. It is an everything knife. I can't wait to give it to him. We just recently bought CutCo knifes and I LOVE THEM! They cut through everything. I needed a good set of knifes and now I got them, they even came with a lifetime warranty. Can't get much better than that.

My prayer this week will be from Psalms "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble" Psalms 46:1

I need to remember that I am not alone and I can get through this. God will bring me friends to keep me accountable. I have made one accountable friend, Christine. She has been wonderful. We only see each other at church but, we are in contact with e-mails. I am also part of a secret sister thing a church now and I hope that I will make new Christian friends through that also. In the end, I guess it is my responsibility to HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE!