A chicken in the front yard--What??

Woke up--scooted the kids to school... Got them in the car? "Mommy, what is that sound.." I replied, "A strange bird, as it was flying away." Then out of the corner of my eye, I see a white chicken tottling up my driveway making all sorts of noise.. I bursted out in laughter! You can say that it made my morning as well as the kids! It was like a cow would be walking down the streets of New York City-- A chicken in my front yard--What???

The most ironic part of it all, is that I know a friend who had a chicken that went missing yesterday!!! MMMMMMmmmmmhhhhh--interesting?;0

J

A Happy Old Man?!

Every morning or early evening I see this older man in our neighborhood. And actually he lives about 4 or 5 blocks north of us, but when I drive or go walking he is always out. He always waves and when we walk he says hello or makes a nice comment on the family or kids. He is always does yard work. His house is by the park so he is seen often picking up or sweeping around the park. I also see him taking small walks down the street, broom in hand, talking with other neighbors or sweeping rocks off the sidewalks ect.. This morning I even saw him on another street sweeping again, waving again. Amazing! It actually brightens my spirits when I see him. Here is a man that has lived a long time and probably experienced many different times, old, retired and always chipper wanting his surroundings to be better. It got me thinking about how I should be and what kind of person I want to be more often!

---Thanks to the happy old man down the street, broom in hand!:)

J

I have an awesome husband! I know he thinks I am awesome too, but this post is about him! Tyler has been kinda asthmatic lately(last week), had to miss school and then he caught a cold which made things worse for a bit. I was worried like a mother should be and my hubby 'picks' me up (metaphorically) and lets me know it is going to be ok even though we don't have insurance(long story--will have some in January) and I am freaking out inside that he might have the 'swine' flu(my imagination runs wild of how sick he could actually get meanwhile, no insurance--not good--not swine flu by the way).

Well, he tells me guess what...?... we have the 'Lord on our side, sweetie.' I nod and tell him I know, but...... Well, I did my little mommy prayers throughout the days and with the help of calling in a prescription, being dedicated to breathing treatments and having faith my little boy is getting better!

Hubby cleaned, cooked, did laundry so that I could keep my eye on my sweet Tyler! I am grateful for such an awesome partner in life and for my sweet kids! I learn and grow from them all the time.

J

What we've Been Doing Lately!

I had soooo many pictures because I lost my camera and was slacking on posting, lately.So, LOOK DOWN/SCROLL DOWN after reading! I've been super busy since the fall break! Well, the pictures consist of our trip up to Flagstaff, Sedona and Prescott. We really had a good time. Ben took a few days off and so we decided to take advantage of the fall time and see the change of colors in the mountains. And boy did we ever! The pictures don't do it justice. We went on several hikes and just enjoyed spending quality time as a family. When we were on our way home, we jumped right into the Johnson Family Reunion! We had such a good time. We went to the zoo, did some dry canning (for a food storage, can never be too prepared), celebrated Uncle Jodie's birthday, spent time at Saguaro lake and then to end things everyone came over our way for church and for a nice lunch at our house. We always enjoy getting together! We were tired afterwards, but it is always worth it. Then came Halloween. Friday night we went to our trunk or treat and then Saturday we headed out to Jessica and Mike's for a dinner and gathering of candy! Thanks Jessica for having us over-- we had a good time. Tyler was Spiderman, Abby was a Balerina and Benji was a bee!

Quote from Tyler: (we are going to church the day after Halloween) "mom, can we do Halloween all over again? I had sooo sooo soooo soooo much fun?"

J