Shoes or Skis?

As I've said in my earlier posts, my oldest son (16) plays A LOT of basketball. As a result, he seems to go through shoes in the blink of an eye. I am always on the lookout for a good deal on basketball shoes; and I found a couple of good sites: Final-Score, Finish Line, and EastBay.

Jake plays on the Garland Owls team and their colors are black and gold. The generally accepted practice is to purchase shoes that match the school's colors. Interestingly enough, there are not many shoes out there that are black and gold (I'm just sayin'. . .). When I find some, it's a good day! Well, I found some and purchased them on-line and they arrived today. The first picture doesn't really give a good indication of HOW BIG these shoes are (size 14), so I took a picture of my shoe next to it (they are lined up, even though from the angle of the picture it looks like mine is further back). Now--I wear a size 9 to 9.5, which is pretty big for a woman. AREN'T THEY ENORMOUS! Here's another piece of trivia. Jake's best friend, David (who is younger than him), wears an 18!!

Tyler, my just-turned-15-year-old ALSO WEARS A SIZE 14! I ordered his shoes, too, and they should be here next week sometime. I'll try to remember to take a picture of it, too!

Have a great weekend!

fondly,

fit

So - where have I been?

Much apologies -- life has been busy and every time I would start a posting, I would get interrupted (darn that work!). I would come back to it, but it would seem like "old news". LOL

S0, here I am---trying to figure out where to start....

Been doing LOTS of basketball watching. My oldest son plays on a select team and it is tournament season. Whew! There were several days that he had 3 or 4 games in a row! Got another one this weekend (of course), but I might be taking a hiatus. My son plays basketball EVERY day at school (spring training) and then practices with his select team (the Garland Jaguars) twice a week in the evenings (usually). Ironically, on his days off, all he wants to do is go up to the gym (Lifetime) and play basketball!! You'd think he might get tired of it---but nope! Guess you could say he loves it, huh?

My girlfriend, Kristi, turned 40 a week ago. A group of us went to dinner then to karoke. Wow---what fun! I've already told my husband what I want to do for my 40th (in September). We have a friend from church who is a DJ. I told Robert that I want a HUGE party with dancing and fun! I want to invite a ton of friends--some from church, some from my younger years, family, etc. It's going to be a BLAST! Although I enjoy a good glass of wine, this party will be non-alcoholic....since I have some friends and family members who don't partake. PLUS--my kids and some of their friends will be there and I don't think it would be a good example if someone were to drink too much. [I personally believe that drinking in excess is wrong...but not everyone holds my same opinion and I want to be able to relax and enjoy the party!] Anyway...should be a blast!

I know that Jennifer is ALMOST there----ready to deliver those beautiful twins! I can't wait to see the pics. If they look and act anything like Max, they will be gorgeous! Good luck, Jen....my prayers are with you!

fondly,
fit

All He Wants is My Time...

On the way to work this morning, I listened to the WORDfm 100.7. This is unusual for me, because I'm such a music nut. I felt the Lord speaking to me to turn it on...so I did. Whew---did I feel convicted! The speaker was talking about how God is not impressed by our talents, our abilities, our outgoing personalities, etc. What He wants is our time! The only way to do that is to be in His Word and pray.

I think I have mentioned before about my struggles to stay in God's Word. It's more of a mental block for me. I grew up with "Bible drills", church 3 times a week, and the "read the Bible before your feet hit the floor" mentality. For those that know me, I'm NOT a morning person. I had a hard time understanding WHY I had to read the Bible first - even when I'm not awake yet! The speaker on the radio emphasized that God wants our time---whenever that is. We just have to be disciplined. He challenged us (me) to focus on Bible time for 7 days in a row. So--I'm going to rise to the challenge! [I can tell you it won't be first thing in the morning, though!]
fondly,
fit

Let's get up-to-date, shall we??

I've been taking a little hiatus from blogging. Since the wreck, my life has been even more hectic than usual. I've been dealing with multiple doctor appointments, medication, ice bags, etc. on top of my usual activities. As of today, the doctor has limited my hours at work as well. My boss is in Paris, so I'm not sure yet what his opinion is about the whole situation...guess we'll see, huh?

On the positive side, we were able to purchase another vehicle to replace the totaled suburban. Although we didn't get as much on the settlement, we were able to pay cash for an Excursion, albeit older. Regardless, it's PAID FOR. Woo Hoo...no car payments. Thank you, Dave Ramsey! There's no doubt in my mind that if we had not gone through Financial Peace University (Ramsey's program) that we would find ourselves in dire straits--seriously. We have much more to learn, of course, but we have made huge strides from where we were a couple of years ago. Praise God!


I'll post more later with pictures!!
fondly,
fit