Pay it forward

I copied and pasted the below from my wonderful mother-in-law.  Sounds fun!!

This was a game that a neighbor and friend of mine (a young woman who is in Germany with her Army husband) put on her blog. I thought it seemed like fun, especially since I was one of her first three to respond. Read the rules and post a comment so I can send you something from Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. I may even go more than three people if I don't get too many. Then post the rules on your blog and pay it forward!!

Here are the rules:


1.Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?! 

2. Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward by creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember - It’s the spirit and the thought that count! (I think 365 days is too long myself, but that's what was in the rules. Believe me, you won't have to wait that long to get your gift from me!!)

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the top three commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

That's it. Pretty simple. Hope some of you decide to play along.

The good, the bad, and the...well, you know

I woke up with a sense of purpose this morning.  Now, I just have to figure out what that purpose is.  Lose weight...yes.  Find a new job...maybe.  Figure out how to get through to Joy...I hope so.  Change anything in my marriage...no way.  

There are lots of things that need change, but I am so thankful for my husband.  He's constant, plus, he's just enough of a jerk to keep it interesting.  :)   We're actually a pretty good mix.  He wants to make me happy and I want to be happy.  LOL.  I tell him all the time he can't make me happy.  I have to do it myself.  

So, to that end, here's what I know.  I am a melancholy person.  I let guilt and worry get me down on a regular basis.  Guilt about just any little thing and worry about even more.  My jaw is so tight from gritting my teeth at night, I can't even chew right...which, by the way, might make you think the weight thing wouldn't be an issue...go figure.  

Lose weight...I'm just very lazy about doing it.  I know I'll feel better, so I'm really going to try.  I have a treadmill now and the tools to eat right.  So, let's see where we get with that over the next couple of months.

Find a new job...I really like my job, but I'm bored with it.  I wish I didn't have to work, but there's nothing to be done about that right now.  Maybe someday I won't, but for now, I'm more than willing to do my part for our family.  I just think I would like to look forward to work rather than dreading it every day.  I know I want to stay with the District, so maybe something will open up soon that I can try for.  Or, maybe this feeling will pass.  We'll see.

Figure out how to get through to Joy...she is completely disinterested in school and has the grades to show it.  I'm completely at a loss here.  We've tried just about everything.  She just doesn't care.  I think our next step may be Sylvan.  They can teach her study habits.  I just hate to put the money out there if she's going to continue to resist.  I just asked her if she had any homework due for the two days she was absent (sick) before spring break and she said, "I don't know. I don't think so."  I don't know where I failed, but I must have somewhere (true feelings I have that demonstrate my guilt and worry.  Todd's always telling me it's silly.)  

So, this is how I reflect sitting here this morning.  No one but God knows what the future holds.  I will pray and hope for the best.