I HATE BUGS

These pics really dont show it, but there is a bog red welt on his chin by his neck.
And two more huge welts on his arm. He was taking a nap and woke up like this. We have decided that he will sleep with his brother and Mark will be spraying the room again. We are not sure what he is getting bit by. This happened to him a few weeks ago and they went away within a couple days. Once I have insurance I will take him to the docs and see if they can tell us what it is...

Out with the old, in with the new

This is the old dishwasher, white, ugly, and did not work so well
This is the new dishwasher, Blk, stainless, and works great! The best part of this?? It was FFRREEEE!!!! Thanks to our home warranty that the sellers bought us when we purchased this house! We also got our garage door fixed from the warranty. :-) I love free stuff.

Welcome to the south #2

I got a different taste of it today and it did not taste good. At least it happened at the end of my day. I was talking with a lady from work, a lady I talk to every day. We were talking about her house on the lake and that fact the two guys bought a piece of property across from her and the rumor is that they may be gay. I said "who cares?" She said that she did not like it. OK. Then she said, "I also don't like racial marriages." I said, "What do you mean by racial?" She said, "black and white people marring." I said, "why not?" She said, "I don't know I just don't like it." I said OK. At this point I just kinda sat there. I was not real sure what to say or what to do. I knew I felt like I just got stung by the racial bug, and I was dumb founded. So then she started talking about something else and I was real quiet for about 5 minutes. Then she looked at me and said, "oh my, are you married to a black man? Insert foot in mouth." She knew! I looked at her straight in the eyes and said, "Yes Ma'am I am and I love my husband."

The look on her face was mortified. Not that she was embarrassed by what she said but by the fact that she offended me. I told her how good Mark was to me and our boys and that I am so thankful for him. Most of you know that when I get nervous I start to giggle and cry from the laughing, that is what she did. So I know she felt bad. She just kept looking at me like she wanted to say something. But she didn't. I did tell her (with a smile) that if she would have come to look at the picture of my boys on my desk, she would have known they were mixed.
I got home and told Mark about this and he was so humble and he just reminded me that we live in the south now and its not like Cali. I knew this when we came here, just hoped I would not have to deal with it. I told Mark I was waiting for her to apologize but then I said to him that I guess I should not expect that cause she was sharing from her heart and this really is how she feels. Isn't that what Sandals taught me? To be real with others, myself, and God? I just happened to be on the offended side of this one. Now all I can do is pray that God will work on her heart tonight and every night, and maybe she will start to look at "racial" marriages differently. I have already forgiven her, and will continue to talk to her. I hope I can show her that it does not matter what color we are or the color of who we marry, God loves us all equally. Maybe this is part of why God sent us here??

Good News: I will be on the SRT payroll effective Monday and I got an increase in pay. Not what I was hoping for, but it will do for now. Yea!! I really do like my job!

dog, fence, dog over fence

This is what we have found out in the last two days. Chloe knows how to jump over our fence. Lucky for us, she just comes and sits at the front door. We are hoping to encourage her to stay in the back yard with treats. Last night I took her for a long walk around the area and she really enjoyed that. I can't take Bella because she does not know how to walk, all she knows how to do is drag me. Hopefully Chloe does not teach Bella how to jump the fence.
The boys are good, Zachery is doing much better this week now that he has had his medicine for a few days. We had to take him to the clinic and pharmacy. That was not cheap since we don't have any insurance. But we had to do it! Work is still good, should know this week if they are going to buy out my contract and hire me on full time with a raise. Today was some major happenings so no time to deal with me with the owner.
Mark is still being the wonderful stay at home dad. Working around the house, and cooking dinner. Still looking for work. Keep praying.

Studio 3305

Move the couch over and everything out of the way, turn the music up loud, and enjoy the fun, cause the Funches house is now Studio 3305. Well at least it was this Sunday night!

Before dinner and dancing we took the boys and girls to the lake for some water fun.

The water was a nice break from the heat!

This is Chloe! Isn't she cute? Everything was great yesterday till we tried to feed them and WWIII broke out in the back yard. We figured out that we had their food bowls too close together. So now they are at opposite ends of the yard and we have a BIG yard. Today, no problems that we know of. :-)

Everyone needs a friend

Isn't that true? Everyone needs a friend! Today, it was Bella's turn. I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to our family, Cloe. Cloe is a 7 month old Lab/retriever mix. She is gold like Bella and she is the same height and weighs about the same. Last weekend Mark and I were talking and decided that since we are not home all day to play with Bella, she needed another dog to play with. This morning we told the boys we were going to surprise them today. We got lost on the way to the animal shelter but we finally got there. When the boys realized where we were, they knew the surprise. It was great. The only sad thing is there are SO many animals that need homes, you want to take them all. Now we are off to go get some dog bowls, food, and collars for the girls.

Love Love Love

Tonight I sat here at my little desk and watched the memorial service for Christopher Laurie, son of Pastor Greg Laurie, and wept like a little baby. It is so inspiring to see the love for Christ this family has, even in their time of sorrow. It reminds me that tomorrow is never promised. It reminds me to live each day as if it were my last. It reminds me to love my husband like never before. I reminds me to take the time to rub my kids' backs before bed, it may be the last back rub. It reminds me to go to work each day as if I am going to work with God himself. It is so easy to get wrapped up in our day to day events and not stop to take the few extra minutes to show some extra love. Watching the service has reminded me of how important family and friends are. How important it is to be a part of a church and church family; to serve God and His church with the gifts He has given us.To let those around us see God's love shining through us by our acts of love, words of love, touches of love. Jesus said" and the greatest of these is Love." Tonight I am reminded to Love. Love like I have never loved before. Tonight I sit and think (only for a second) did we make the right choice to move to Texas? Then, I think back at all the blessings from God in this transition and I know that we were sent by Him . He has great plans for us here and will give us many opportunities to love His church and those around us. Tonight I close with this: To all my family and friends, I love you. I may not say it as often as I should, but I love you. I pray for you and your families and ask God's blessings upon you always. Love one another as He first loved us. Good night!