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Compassion: Our Child

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I thought it was quite ironic and appropriate that we received a new letter from our child we sponsor through Compassion yesterday.  This one was especially touching because it is basically a thank you letter for the extra money we sent for his birthday.  His mother tells us he picked out shoes and socks and what a blessing it was.  Shoes and socks. 

And Alexander also drew some pictures on the back and you know what?  They’re just like the drawings Emma draws.  These kids aren’t random kids in poverty.  They’re just like ours except they have NOTHING.  My children would probably scoff at socks for their birthday but to them it’s a blessing.

Please consider joining the ranks of Compassion.  If you need more info, just visit Shannon or BooMama or Anne as they tell the stories first hand.

 

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The money is rolling in…and right back out

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We got our state tax refund two days early today!  Fortunately or unfortunately it was the exact amount we needed to pay off the credit card and refrigerator.  As soon as those payments post tomorrow, we will no longer owe on anything but the van and house again.  And as of Friday when we’re supposed to get the federal tax refund, we’ll have a nice chunk of change to decide what to do with.  This is a GREAT feeling.

American Idol – Hollywood

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*Spoiler Alert*

OK, it’s time to start chatting about American Idol.

Lots of GREAT singers tonight.  Very happy.  And you know what, I think the guys have it this year.  I have several favorites but I’m very, very sad that Josiah is not making it into the top 24.  I’m just so disappointed.  I hope someone picks him up to do something and is no longer living in a car.

I noticed they seemed to concentrate on the people in the top 24.  Which is cool.  It’s nice to go ahead and get to know the people that we’ll see in the rest of the season.

I really liked a David.  I can’t remember which one.   I also liked Michael Johns.  And I don’t remember names but I like the girl that’s never seen an R rated movie.  I also like the little 16 year old.

I think I can finally get into the season now.

Corporate Fun

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I went to the office today for a SEVEN hour meeting with a vendor which thank goodness only turned into 5 hours with free breakfast and lunch.  I didn’t have to talk too much and what I had to talk about, I knew like the back of my hand so no stress.  So I amused myself by playing a little game.  I realized this one project manager was using lots of corporate jargon so I just started writing a few phrases down.  And now I’m going to share real phrases spoken by real project managers in a really big American corporation.

we’ll take a waterfall approach
we need the learned resources
how feasible
get efficiencies from this process
based on early transition
how granular we want to get
throw the balls in the air and try to balance them

I wish I would have started from the beginning, I would have had many comic strip starters for Dilbert.

Blogging Anniversary

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Well, shoot!  I completely missed my official blogging anniversary on February 8.  I kept waiting to post on it and then completely missed it.  Guess how long it’s been?  SIX YEARS.  I’m no spring chicken to blogging but sometimes I feel that way.  I never really told anyone about my site, online or elsewhere for a long time.  It wasn’t until last year that I “came out” if I may.  Sure I had a few readers along the way and some like Jaynee that have been with me the whole way but I know there are so many I’ve met since then.

I can’t tell you how much blogging has meant for me.  As my mom’s coworker says, it’s my therapy.  And it is.  When I’m working from home and all I have is two people 4 feet and shorter running around and I’ve cleaned up 15 messes all within 15 minutes, changed the laundry all while on a conference call with work, sometimes I have to let it out!  Sometimes I do that by finding something funny.   Sometimes it’s something spiritual.  Sometimes it’s something from tv.  Sometimes it’s just something boring.  But all of this blog is me.  It’s barebones Amy.  Whatever you may find it…boring, funny, exciting, monotonous…well, it’s me.

I literally don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t been able to journal about these life-changing last 6 years and I think I will be forever grateful when I look back and have so many special moments on paper.

If you happen to read this, I would love for you to comment and let me know you read here whether you’re new or not.

Anniversay Plans Set in Stone

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So it’s official…Scott booked us 2 nights and 3 days at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC for our tenth anniversary the first weekend in August.   It’s about 2 hours away from here so it’s not so far we feel like we can’t get back to the kids quickly but it’s unknown territory so we feel like it’s a getaway.  We have dinner reservations scheduled for both nights and a couples massage on Saturday which gives us a pass to their full spa for the day.  It sounds heavenly at the moment.