Happy New Year!

Ok, so I have been told that people are missing my bloggin', so here goes!!! We had a fabulous Christmas here in TX. My mom and dad were able to come down for about two weeks which is always a fun time. Payton got all of her hair chopped off into the cutest little bob. Marcus turned 17. Scott and I actually went out for New Year's for the first time ever...we went to a party at Marcella's...She decided last minute that we should be retro, eclectic or downright tacky...Scott couldn't find anything but I managed to put together a fab 80's outfit. Now we are all back to work and school. My new year's resolution is to bake and craft every week....if possible. This week I used my new sewing machine! The only finished project is a hat and scarf for Payton's doll...can't find my good sewing scissors so I couldn't finish our scarves. As for the baking, we baked a wacky cake with fluffy icing from scratch and it was delicious!!! So Happy New Year...and check back often...we will be crafting and baking again next week!

Holiday Thoughts

I keep thinking I am just not in the holiday spirit this year. I just don't have the initiative to search for gifts and shop sales. Don't wanna "overdeck" the halls. I thought I was in a funk. But then it became clear to me. I am completely in the holiday spirit this year....I am so thankful for my life and what I have in it. I am so happy with my family and our health. Times are a little hard for us financially but other than that we are blessed. If only that stinking house would sell. But God has a plan for us, and harm is not part of it. I just know in my heart that we are fine. Better than fine. I have complete faith that everything will work out according to his plan. In the meantime, I thank God for the opportunity to spend the holiday with whoever. If it's just me, Scott and the kids for Thanksgiving, then so be it. It will be the five of us, happy and healthy together in a house. And as for Christmas, all those decorations in the attic in Weatherford can wait til next year. For now we have one tree, which by the way is not the prettiest tree since I let the girls do the decorating. We don't have a tree in every room and stockings hung by the fireplace. We don't have lights outside and tons of gifts under the tree. But we have each other and a family that loves us and more importantly, a God who loves us. So Happy Thanksgiving to all of you...and thanks for being a part of our lives!

For you...Smithwick!

So I didn't think anyone checked this anymore, but apparently you do, and apparently you wanna see our new home. So here it is. BTW, our address is 598 Salado Creek Dr, Salado, TX, 76571. And just so you know, my bed is really right side up...I just forgot to flip the photo! So now you know...come by and visit us sometime!

Out by October

Out by October...that's our goal. We will camp away here at the KOA 'til October 1. Our goal was officially stated today..we want to be in a home Oct. 1. That means either our house has to sell, or we have to have enough cash each month to own and rent two homes. Please pray that this will work.

You Spoke...I Listened

So after receiving numerous words of wisdom, advice, and support after my last post both on my blog and personally, I feel much better. Oddly enough, three people had the same theme in mind...contentment. Two of you lead me to a verse in Phillipians chapter4. And another talked about her personal walk with God and learning to be content. I have read that chapter many times and looked at it with an open heart again this morning and was suprised to see the word CONTENT in there.
"I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation...I can do everything through him who gives me strenth."
Man, those words make living in a camper so trivial, you know? It took my mom to remind me how upside down my world was five years ago...I had a beautiful home, but my health, Payton's health and Marcus' life were a day to day struggle. In retrospect, I am going to remain positive and pray daily until I can really say those verses and mean it!
Thanks a million for all of your support.
Oh, and maybe this is a sign from God...the owners of this place needed some concrete cutting around the pool...they asked Scott to do it (it's a quick and easy job for him) and agreed to barter by giving us free rent for September. So now I am content with staying here through September, knowing it is FREE!!!

Not my best moment

So yesterday was my first official day at my new job. I met some great people who asked me to lunch and then came the question..."So, where do you live?" and then the response, which sounded really lame and white trashy and a tad embarassing. I had just had an AHA moment in church on Sunday and was so content with being in this place for however long it took and then I had to say this to new friends. I shouldn't be ashamed or embarassed, but I kinda was because my whole life I have really been worried if people would like me...never thinking or assuming that they just WOULD. I hated going to that place of insecurity. Why do I care? Is it bad that my family lives in a camper? Does it make sense? I suddenly needed my people to surround me and lift me up. I wish my family had a real home. I really do. I went to bed early last night and threw my frustrations to God and asked for peace and understanding and patience. Apparently our house showed on Sunday and the people did not like it...they said it was outdated. At what point do we have to find an extra $1000 a month to live in a home that isn't even a good one? I just don't know. I wish things would just work out....I had faith that everything would just happen....but they didn't. Perhaps this is God once again showing me that he has his own schedule...and I have to let my own plans go. I dunno. Thoughts anyone? If you are reading this, please respond...I need to hear honest responses and thoughts to help me process all of these feelings.

These are the people in my trailerhood

Sing it with me, Sesame Street Fans..."Oh, these are the people in my trailerhood..." I love people watching...and what better place to do it than in an RV park? First of all, this place is short on women. I wonder what that says about me.
Unless you count the "woman" next to us...she comes and goes and is very quiet...you'd never know she was there until you caught a glimpse of her Wranglers and mullet...yikes. Need I say more? I joke that she is Scott's girlfriend...he jokes that she is more suited for me.
Then on the other side is an older man who is recovering from a hip replacement and has no air conditioning...can you imagine? I don't know if he is shy, grouchy, or just plain doesn't like me cuz he never talks to me. Every day when it starts to get hot, he drives his truck down to the pool and sits under the shade tree with his walker, reading a book and sipping gatorade. Then at dinnertime he drives back home.
Besides our immediate neighbors, we have many more colorful personalities, such as the elderly couple complete with pink flamingoes out front, and the man with the long silver pony tail who does Tai Chi early every morning in tube socks and extremely short silky shorts circa 1985. Again with the yikes!
And for a special treat, since we are right next to the Expo center, we host campers attending conferences. This weekend is especially packed with the huge Jehovah Witness convention going on. Early in the morning, they emerge dressed in their Sunday best and are taken over on golf carts. Around 4:30, they all come home. We hide, and hope they don't come knockin'. They are apparently coming back and forth every weekend for the next month....nice. Personally, I would rather be hosting Sami show campers...they have something to offer me!