(this one I’m writing just out of my head, so here goes nothing…)
In a trifle bowl, layer
Chopped lettuce
Green onion
Frozen peas
Shredded carrots
Green pepper
Chopped cooked ham
Hard boiled eggs – sliced
Then mix 1 c. sour cream with 1 c. mayo. Spread over top of the salad and make sure to seal around all the edges. Top with shredded cheddar cheese and crumbled cooked bacon. Let it sit in your fridge overnight and then enjoy!
What we did today – for all you that care
got up
Went to work and school
Came home
had supper
helped kids with homework
blogged
went to bed
See you tomorrow with another fantastic recipe!
Our day -
Got up
Went to church
Some of us went skating
Some of us went for a motorcycle ride
Some of us went to go see Narnia starring our friend Tamara as Mrs. Beaver and her daughter Miranda as a Wood Nymph.
A good day.
I tried to stay in bed as long as I could, but by about 7:45 I couldn’t stay in bed any longer. I got up and made bacon and eggs for all the kids who were sleeping at our house. 4 biological kids and 3 extras.
Just after 9 I took Chrissy and Faith to swimming lessons, this was their last lesson for this round. They both did great in their levels.
Once they were done, be swung past Timmies to Roll Up the Rim and I did win a coffee, my first win this year. Then we took our 3 movies back from last week and rented Megamind.
After we got back I figured it was time for a nap, so I disappeared for a couple of hours.
Tony took the girls to the mall to reward them for great report cards that they got yesterday, as well as to top up the grocery level in the house.
After they got back I finished binding some calendars for my Take it Home Event tomorrow and it was time for Ben to cook supper. We have determined that since Ben is currently taking cooking at school, every Saturday night he gets to cook supper for us.
He made “Nacho Fries” (not yo’ fries) and they were very good. Way to go, Ben.
Then we watched Megamind and were quite amused. We have it for a week so I’m sure we’ll watch it again.
And now I’m blogging…….
Stay tuned for a riveting entry again tomorrow where I’m sure I’ll talk about going to see my friend Tamara and her daughter Miranda in a stage adaptation of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Yesterday was Chrissy’s birthday – she turned 9. I can’t believe she’s 9 years old – she’s still so little.
Today was her party.
The time is now 9:34 and almost everyone is gone. Except for one of Chrissy’s friends who is staying the night, 2 of Ben’s friends who are staying the night, (why does Ben get a sleepover during Chrissy’s party day? I guess I made that decision at some point.) and one of Aria’s friends, I have no idea when she’s going home.
The party started at 4:30 and ended at 9. It began with 10 little girls and your regular, run of the mill, party games. And of course an insane amount of presents.
Then came the pizza, pretzels, chips and root beer floats. Then we gave the girls their goodie bags. We got them Ardene’s surprise bags, which is such an awesome idea for a girls birthday party. They were able to trade and wear all their jewelery for the rest of the party. That was followed by the DQ Ice Cream Cake (Mint Oreo) and the Pinata stuffed full of chocolate.
Then we needed a bit of down time, so we watched Alvin and the Chipminks: the Squeakwel.
After that was over there was still an hour left of the party so we filled it with screaming, running around and mayhem, followed by crying, barfing and complaining.
One of the girls said, “Mrs. Lapointe, this was the BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER! I’ve never screamed at the top of my lungs for so long before!”
I’ll take that as a compliment.
And we have 6 weeks to recuperate before Faith’s party.
Hebrews 11
Great Examples of Faith
1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.
5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.”[a] For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. 6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
7 It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. 9 And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. 10 Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.
11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed[b] that God would keep his promise. 12 And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.
13 All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. 14 Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. 15 If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. 16 But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, 18 even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.”[c] 19 Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.
20 It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.
21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.
22 It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left.
23 It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command.
24 It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward. 27 It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. 28 It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.
29 It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.
30 It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down.
31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
32 How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. 33 By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. 35 Women received their loved ones back again from death.
But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. 36 Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. 37 Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half,[d] and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. 38 They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.
