This a week I won't forget. August 23-27,2011

First on Tuesday we had a Earthquake.Yeah, I know, in Baltimore? It was about 150 miles away. But it shook Baltimore like mad. I was in a training class above a post office in in Arnold, Md , near Annapolis, Md.  At about  1:21 pm, the earth started moving.  I felt like a deer caught in the headlights! I paused in wonderment, I thought first the post office was being bombed, then when that didn't happen I thought a truck hit the building, I prayed and ran out of the building and I survived! now, I am waiting for  the hurricane that is about to hit between now and Sunday morning. Gary and I have brought in the  funiture in, cleaned the outside drain, praying, really praying that this storm will not knock down any of the many trees behind the house.  If it does I hope God blows them away from the house.
My grandson spent the evening with us on thrusday night and we watched part of the Ravens came, then a moive , Despeicable me, and he fell asleep and I watched the Ravens beat the redskins,, yesssss!

Today is my granddaughters 5th birthday, we will not forget Hurricane Irene, because it came on Maeve's 5th birthday!

just finished day 30 of my walk through the Bible

The walk is going to be longer than 90 daysm But I am thank that the God Lord is given me the health to do this, I pray he will take the laziness away.

today's gratitude

I am thankful that I am a child of God.
I am thankful for the love of Christ, he has saved me from myself!

I am starting today with My gratitude diary and blog

I am thankful that God is in my life and has blessed me in many ways
I am thankful for my husband of 22 years this October 21
I am thankful for my son Sean
I am thankful for my step daughter (hear in known as daughter) Lori
I am thankful for the time I had with my Step sons, David and Erik, They are missed everyday!
I am thankful for my inlaw children, Angela and David
and all of my preicous grand children, Faith , Liam, Grace, Sean Jr, Maeve and Grace
I am thankful for my parents, Howard and Patricia, I miss Dad so much and think of him everyday. Ifeel him with me all the time, Last year when I had a seizure, My husband told me I was looking for my Dad, that's when my husband knew something was wrong, because Dad died in 2006.
I am thankful for my in laws Bernie and Dorothy, I miss Mom very much, they have treated me as a daughter from day one and are wonderful loving people. Mom left us in November just a week past her 87th birthday, she is missed daily as well. I praise God that both my Dad and My Motherin law are in the hands of the Good Lord and are pain free waiting for us to join them.
I am thankful for the life I had growing up. All the happy times and the painful times, everything leading up to today. I believe that I had to go threw every thing to be here and be the person I am today.
I am thankful for all the people that have touched my life, even the ones that walked in for the moment then left again. I cherish all my friendships, old and new.
I am blessed

Today is my 55th birthday!

It has been a great day. So hot here so I went to the pool, My tan is looking great, Got some beautiful cards, and gifts, My husband made me a wonderful dinner, grilled NY Strip Steak, baked sweet potato, salad, wine, took me out for ice cream. A friend ( Kathy) dropped by with Flowers and a card. And ary got a job offer and accepted! I am one Happy Bunny =:)

It's Been awhile

Since I last wrote, I had what I think was a very successful Fund raiser for Lupus Foundation of America, For the 1st go at it we rasied $1300, Plan on doing next year. My Sister Suzie Q, came up from FLorida to help me, Thanks sis!  I was at the bank with my father in law and my husband. They were doing a transaction and I was sitting in thelounge area looking a a table tp book, there was an older man sitting across from me, when suddenly this middle aged man came into the bank rather quickly threw down what he was carrying and fell to his knees bowing to me and saying " i'm sorry", I was stunned , My husband was too! Apparently, he was meeting the older gentleman at the bank and was late, he apparently didn't know who he was meeting and thought it was me. I say the least it was quite funny and embarassing to him. Kinda made my day, My husband doesn't bow down like that. He told the man that he was making my husband look bad. The old man said he thought this guy was goint to propose to me. I said I didn't think my husband would like that!=:) I took my life health exam and passed, I am now able to write Life Insurance is Maryland.
Was suppose to appear in court as a witness for the state against the unlicensed non english speaking person who was driving a car that did not belong to her and hit me in January. When we got to court  There was a fire truck out front. We went in the court house, up stairs, check for our court room, and was told the building was being evacuated, We went out side about 20 minutes later us with the crowd others due in court were told to get away from building, The the Annapolis Exposive team arrive with dogs, and Gary over heard some court staff saying when they heard the dog barking, they got out of the building, apparently there was a suspious package. eventually Police offciers came by and told us that the court was closed for the day. Funny I didn't see a think about it on the news.
This weekend is Father's Day.  Happy Fathers's day to my Dad who is in Heaven with his father and HIS FATHER.  I miss you papa doodles!

tough week for our Church

This past week was tough for our church, we lost two long time members. The one,Larry was a shock, he appear healthy and had a massive heart attack. The Mrs Jean had fallen and broke her arm and after that never got better and past on Friday. They will both be missed dearly. We are praying for their spouses,