Here Fishy fishy fishy...

We are fish people. We have fish, we kill fish, we buy more fish. It's a vicious circle.

So there are these fish called Discus. They are gorgeous wonderful fish. We had a couple...they died. I haven't wanted to buy any since because these are not inexpensive fish, but since we have been so careless with our money lately, we thought we should buy some. For the little baby fish (2 inches, adults are 5 inches) it is 5.95 and we bought six. They are random and you don't get to pick the colors or type of discus. But not too expensive right? The shipping was $56!!! Oh well. My husband is happy.

These fish are so high maintenance!!! We have to set up a whole new tank for 2 weeks for them to de-stress (are they all female or something for crying out loud!). Then do water changes (where you take out 30% of the water and put in clean un-tap water) every other day!! I need to get a job to get out of here!

The fish came today. The tank was not set up yet. I set up a new tank, I went to the store and bought a filter, an air pump, and some live plants to keep the ph low in the tank. Pretty plants though! The fish are still not in the water. The tank has to be at 82 degrees or something. The heater isn't working and hubby said take out the heater from the big tank and he will buy a new one for it... The water is warming up as I type . I just want to see my baby fish. (They bag them in blue bags so they can't see out to minimize stress. I am stressed!! I don't even know if they died on the way here!) You can't open the bags until they are ready to go into the water. I will post a pic when they get in the tank...but before they die :(

Not pessimistic....just realistic (says the pessimist!).

Here's a pic of our established tank that they will end up in if they live and a tank mate:

Scrap page Contest!

I went into the Scrapbook store today to purchase some...thing..lol...and Kathy told me I won the scrap page contest!! Isn't that great!!! However...no one else even entered. So it's kinda bittersweet. I get a $25 gift card to the store. I am so delighted...

Our town is so little and the scrapbooking store has been here a year. I don't even think a lot of people know about it. I also asked Kathy if she wanted to be involved in my circle journal and she does! Oh joy.

I also signed the girls up at the Community School here in town. They offer two programs. One program is home-based and you can go to school 1 1/2 days a week. The other program is a montessori academy where you would go full time but learn at your own pace. They are both pretty full and they will call me and let me know where we are on the waiting list. I am praying and praying if it's God's will for me to homeschool. If so, then I better pray for patience with these children!

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

In other words: God will not give me more than I can handle.

Circle Journal

I just found out what a circle journal is and I am very excited to start one! I am going to try to pass one around here in my town without making people mail it. I really don't even know enough people that scrapbook! How crazy is that!

Tonight Sandy came over and we made the centerpieces for the tables for the graduation party. I think they turned out pretty cute. I forgot to take pics! Oh well...

Only 2 1/2 weeks left of school! I can't believe it's almost summer.

There goes time flying again...

Update: Photo of the centerpieces:

Tired!

Church on Thursday with Sherri as the guest worship was so AWESOME! I had such a great time and I even went up and got some extra prayer with the prayer team. I never know I need extra prayer until I can't stop crying :D Who likes being condemned anyway? I sure don't! But I do love the after affects. I feel clear and re-filled with God's love. Same thing happened today. I think God is molding me ;)

I'm still working on putting some music on here. I will have to ask Ang how she did it. I did a scrap page to hang in my office to remind myself to pray pray pray about everything, and then WAIT for God's answer. I always try to take things into my own hands. We've been talking about trusting God with everything... Inside the brown square with the blue bird is a list of things to remember to pray about...


I have barely been home at all this weekend. On Friday night I went to my friend Sandy's house until 1:30 a.m. and then again all day yesterday and last night until 12:30 a.m. This is what we got done! I am so happy! I think we did a great job. Both her sons are graduating and all we have been working on is invitations and then lei's and then these collages. We still have a couple more projects to do but then I'm done! Sandy still has to go to her sister's house and help her with HER kids' collages and decorations. I think it would be cool to have a sister with the same age kids. Anyway, what do you think of the collages?


Today after church I hung out with a bunch of friends from church. They get together almost every Sunday to eat dinner and hang out. I had so much fun. I am really trying to change things around. That's something God is working on too. Who I hang with and my language around them...

Other than that, Hubby has tomorrow off, which I am happy about. I have no idea what we are doing yet. Hubby was talking about taking his boat out on the lake. Maybe he can take the girls and I can do some more scrappin'! That would be awesome.

Until Tuesday...I hope!

It's been awhile!

Wow...I won't say it again about time flying...

I've been scrappin' and helping a friend get ready for her sons' graduation party and scheduling my summer. It's already busy.

We did get our plumbing fixed. Our friend brought this cool electric snake that ate up whatever was blocking the pipe. Everything works fantastic now.

We might go to Legoland this weekend...ssshhh....the kids don't know yet. Hubby is still deciding. He is a last minute decider which is hard because I am a month ahead type of planner. So I will just keep Sunday open in case he says yes.

My sister is going to go to church on Sunday with me. We are going to go to early service (8:30 a.m.) in case we get to go to Legoland. She has been telling me she wanted to go this week. I am very excited. I think she really needs to know God is on her side. She is having a really rough time right now.

Speaking about church...a really really great singer is coming to do guest worship tonight. Her name is Sherri Youngward. I don't usually go to Thursday night service because the kids can't handle Friday mornings if we go, so I have tried to prepare my husband on the fact that I am going to church tonight and leaving them home... I have invited my mom and my sister to come. I don't think either one will make it because we live so far away and it is a Thursday night. They both have to work tomorrow. I am also excited because next weekend (May 30th) is the Women's Church Retreat. My mom went last year with me and is going again this year and I am so happy. (If I can figure out how to do it, I will add Sherri's music to my blog!)

I am very very happy for my friend Ang and her family. They are buying a home! I am very jealous but also very happy for them. When I see my friends my age doing things like that, it gives me hope! Congrats Angela! I love you so much!

I put my scrap page in the contest in town and I am the only one entered so far. So what does that mean!? I'm winning!!! Yeah for me...lol.

That's pretty much it. I've changed our extra bedroom into an office and it's great. Me and my cat spend all day in here. So needless to say, the house is a disaster...but my office is beautiful. I have even started decorating! The girls got some new summer clothes that look absolutely darling on them. Why are they so cute?

Oh yeah, regarding the solicitating actor people. It turned out we were gonna have to pay a lot of money and we almost did it, but we decided to put the girls in CYT instead. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's Christian Youth Theater. We thought it was expensive before, but now we have something to compare it too and it is cheap! The girls don't even get to be in a play until they are 8 years old. So we will let them take some classes, see if they enjoy it and then they can decide if they want to sing or not. They still need background people I guess, right? Either way, they are excited. That's all I care about. Harley was a little bummed about not getting to be on t.v. but she got over it quick when I said for less money she can have swim classes, hip hop dance classes and the CYT classes this summer is based on High School Musical. She is now very happy.

I will try to post sooner so I don't have so much to say...but I truly like to talk! Enjoy your long Memorial Day Weekend!

A callback....and still plumbing!

The girls were very excited because they got a callback! Friday we go meet with THE people and see how much this is gonna cost. You know how sometimes people say (like when you buy year passes to the zoo) just go twice and it's paid for itself; well this better be one of those times!
I talked to my sister and found out she took her daughter to the same place the Sunday before. She got "found" (approached and solicited is more like it!) at Grossmont Center. They never got a callback...

Do we look richer?

Anyway, regarding the plumbing...my friend's husband couldn't help us yet because his company truck, that has the big tools we need, had to go to the shop. Of course! Hopefully he gets it back tonight and we can fix this mess. I went to their house last night and babysat for a few hours. I brought the girls and gave them a shower. I also did 3 loads of laundry!

I still smell....just don't get too close...

Haircuts, Auditions, and Plumbing....OH MY!

On Saturday, I took the girls to get a haircut and they thought (and they were right!) that they were so darned adorable, they decided to dress as twins. Harley picked the haircut and Chloe got the exact same one. Shawn took the girls to a movie. He really really wanted to see IronMan, but I guess they were sold out at the time they wanted to go and the girls convinced him to see Horton Hears a Who. I think that is hilarious! The girls had a blast on their date with their daddy. So I'm assuming next weekend we are going to see IronMan and I will probably have to come along this time. I got to stay home and do some scrapbooking. I am entering a contest at my local scrapbooking store. Wish me luck!
Anyways...while I was at home scrapping merrily..my husband was being solicited by a company that wants our kids to be on t.v. while the girls were riding the carousel at Parkway Plaza. They all came home and told me and were very excited. On Sunday morning I got the girls to take showers and look gorgeous so they can go to their "audition" at the solicitation place...(I am very negative about this whole thing.) Anyways, after their showers, our plumbing went literally down the drain... and now we have a huge plumbing problem going on at our house. In our lease it says the renters have to take care of it...and we still haven't yet. Our toilet, bathtub and washing machine keep flooding up. It stinks like a sewer in my house. SO...I didn't get to take a shower and we didn't go to church yesterday because I was trying to help Shawn out with the plumbing problem...

We did however go to the audition (without a shower) and the girls had to read a line while being recorded. Not surprisingly, they acted very shy. We've done a few auditions before for commercials and even the show Dr. Vegas and they were always shy. Then we went in to talk privately with a solicitor. She said that if we get a call back, they are looking for kids to be in some shows that will be screening here in San Diego...which is a big deal because usually you have to go to L.A. to make a show. One of the shows will be like Barney and the other show will be a spoof on shows like Hannah Montana and all the shows my girls love. The lady said it will be a funny show with dark sarcastic humor...just what we need around here! Of course, we will have to take classes that cost $200 - $300 a month per child...on Saturdays...that will teach my kids to overcome their shyness and to make a good impression on interviewers in the first 5 minutes of meeting them. Apparently showbiz is all about first impressions!

So my husband is jazzed! For those of you who don't know, my husband went to a high school that was for performance arts. He is very animated. We have thought about putting the girls in Christian Youth Theater...but all the plays are singing and they are intimidated by that. They have been in one play and totally loved it! It was called The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. They each had two lines. That was almost 2 years ago! Wow, time flies. I haven't put them in another play since because the practices were until 8 p.m. and it just got to be too much during the school year.

* Please don't think we are the type of parents that have twins and want them in showbiz because they are "twins". When they were younger, we tried, but they were very shy and so I didn't think it was worth driving to L.A. for nothing. Now they are the ones that want to do it. Actually, it is Harley but Chloe goes along with almost everything her sister does. Harley wants to meet Hannah Montana and be on her show. She also wants to be rich, go figure. She thinks this is the way to go. It never hurts to try...right? RIGHT?????

As of right now, I still haven't showered...I have 4 loads of laundry to do and my house still stinks. I called my best friend because her husband is a plumber and he can come and help us for free (always a bonus) TOMORROW after work! Until then, I think I will try to go to my other friend's house for a shower and get a couple loads of laundry done so Shawn can go to work!

It's amazing what I take for granted. I never realized how much I like showering and using a toilet until I can't!