Come to Jesus

A couple of days ago I was outside watering my flowers and had a nice long quiet talk with God. I love so many things about my life. Every single day I feel so blessed to be who I am (imperfect and all), have the family I do, have the friends I have, the passion I have for my job, the love of way to many hobbies (scrapbooking, jewelry making, gardening, photography, and the list goes on and on.....) . For some reason I just felt a strong connection to my life in that single instant and couldn't help but to ask God how am I suppose to fit so many joys into a single lifetime? I guess as I get older and see a few wrinkles, gain a few pounds, and become more comfortable with who I am, I begin to realize that there is no guarantee for us and our lifetime and we need to have the passion for life every single day. What is your passion?

She is such a Chicken!

No really, she was such a cute chick! Lissy had a kindergarten program at school and her part was to sing a song from a "chicken perspective". The song was similar to Old McDonald...go ahead, I know you know want to sing the tune..... I will wait.


Back to the story....It was super cute. Her kinder class was divided into various farm animals. Us PTA moms decorated the stage and designed costumes for our kiddos. That is when the drama came. Now, where could one possibly find a chicken costume in the spring? Maybe during Halloween, but not during this time of year. So, mommy had to get creative for the little chick she does cherish. Mommy used yellow boas sewn to one of daddy's T-shirts and one of his old baseball caps. Oh yeah, and ordered some funky tights for the chicken legs. Now, this little chick turned out to be pretty cute and sings pretty good :)

Roses are Red.... I mean Pink

Funny how people up north are shoveling inches of snow and us Texans are down south absorbing some sunshine, locating our bathing suits and flip-flops, and taking time to smell the roses (no pun intended). The weather is just perfect for the few rose bushes that I am trying to grow. I planted them a couple of years ago. They always start off great and then all of a sudden I get these nice black or yellow leaves that eventually just fall off. I think I am pretty good with plants, but when it comes to rose bushes, I have little to be desired. I am crossing my fingers that this year, my Belinda's Dream will be dreamy.

Spring has Sprung

I heard on the radio this past week that the first day of spring was here. I think it was Wednesday. So, finally it is time for me to get dirty. I love to dig in the dirt and so does Lissy. I love the spring because it seems like a fresh new start to my hundreds of plants that I started 4 years ago. Sometimes through the hustle and bustle of summer and the SA heat, I don't give my plants the attention they deserve (sometimes even forget to give them a drink of water...thank goodness the sprinkler system is on a timer). So, in the spring they start out again, healthy and new. Walking around the back yard, I found this beauty. I love this flower vine, and to think it started out similar to the size of a toothpick.

Easter

Easter was good. We took lots of goodies over to mom's house and we grilled some steak. It does not get much better than that. Each year we, well Chad and Lissy, paint Easter eggs. This year, I managed to join in on the "crafty" affair. Chad laughed that those must have been the hardest easter eggs he ever decorated. Lissy of course loved the glitz. Chad did the lady bug, I did the butterfly and Lissy did the doggie. Cute, right? The best part of Easter is that we rejoiced in all the graciousness that the Lord provides for us and thank Jesus for his sacrafices.

Spring Break Day 3-5

One of the best things we have done as a family is build our own vegetable garden. Chad and Nikko built the wooden frame (had to because we live on a huge limestone rock) and all of us picked out some favorite veggies to plant. After 6 loads of dirt, and everyone shoveling, we finally got it in our veggie box. Row by row we planted jalapenos, egg plant, bell peppers (all colors), tomatos, watermelons, melons, grapes, blueberries, radishes, onion, garlic, cilantro, cucumbers, and strawberries. I probably over packed things because they are already starting to grow very fast. I hope we get a delish harvest! Yummo! Chad has promised to make the first batch of fresh salsa, Lissy wants chocolate covered strawberries, and Nikko wants fresh tomatoes. I actually wanna try eggplant because I have never had it, but it sure is a pretty color.

Spring Break Day 2

San Antonio Lumenaria Festival. On the spur of the moment, my glass bead instructor sent me an evite to this Festival of Arts. It was grand! One thing is for sure, when San Antonio has a party, we go all out! The streets downtown were blocked off and each road was a different "Artsy Theme". My favorite street was the glass works. We saw glass blowers, lampworkers, and glass sculpture-ers. Amazing how artsy and creative some people can be. Believe it or not, yes I know this is lame, but the kiddos nor Chad have been to the Alamo since we have lived here (I came quite a few years ago, during college days). Well, the night was perfect and the Alamo was lite up by those creative people who organized the event. My little family and I took a well deserved trip into the historic building. Really amazing how so many feelings rush though you when you think about how many secrets and historic moments are underneath your feet.