JoAnna, Deb, and Linda - JoAnna is our "hostess with the mostess"
Everyone enjoying the treats!!! There is so much more to a book club than reading. Sheila would agree - oh yeah!
JoAnna, Chapman, Kathy & Liz 
JoAnna loes the Chick-Lit Club - you can tell by her expression!
Jill came in - she saw me taking a picture and just had to "stick her tongue out" -- yep she is awnry!
Look at all the food we "ate" after we discussed her book. My favorite was Linda's cake - talk about delicious!!! Of course all was good - but I had a piece of cake and two mint cookies. Now what do I have to do to "work them off" - ha ha.
Fun one - I like Jeanne's laugh and I think Janet was trying to hide her "jowls". ha ha.
Two of favorite Mother and daugther pictures! Kathy and Liz - they mean so much to so many of us I am sure. 
Of course I and Lisa are so ready to start by laughing so hard before it even begins!
Linda and Deb - ready for action as Linda tries to calm us down....
Jeanne and Janet - already "discussing" something before it begins.
Sweet Milly coming in and "ready" to be with friends and discuss this wonderful book!
You see I have ugly cabinets in my office here at work, so I cover them up with calendar pictures. Notice the one eagle picture - oh yeah! Notice too the ones with the scenery - they have Psalms on them! That my dear sisters is America - other countries we could not do that - and I know some of you couldn't do in your offices; I am blessed because I can (so far). I enjoy reading them often. I like to change the pictures from time to time too. So for everyone who gave me "old calendars" to make cards, envelopes - I thank you for this too!
You know I feel like I do "live" here, so I might as well make it homey. I also have Jennifer's doilies that she gave me on top of my cabinets. One DC is lying on. I hope you can tell - it is a pretty purple one. By the way DC is dead cat - no, he is not really dead nor a real cat - but so many guys ask me if he is real - some of you have seen him - he has been "with me for quite awhile. ha ha. 
Well, my dear sisters - later - looking forward to seeing most of you tonight at the book club!!!
This was Monday night actually, I just finished reading "blogs" and Jerry went on to bed. Then I walked in to go to bed and this is what I saw (actually Sam was asleep too), I woke him up. I had to grab my camera!
Here you can see Sam can barely keep his eyes open! Sam loves the evenings for he can "cuddle" up to one of us.
Here is an unusal sight because George was curled up on my side of the bed. Notice the camera didn't even phase him! I had to wake him up and move him to get in bed. So, you tell me do we have spoiled cats or what?!!! We LOVE them! Yes, I love Jerry too - he was cute sleeping! I had to wake him though to tell him I took their picture, he said, "that is nice..." went back to sleep. What a sweet way to crawl into bed next to my "boys". ha ha.
Two of my FAVORITE girls - Katalina and Jackie - they are so beautiful!
Marie - one of our oldest members who will be 90 March 2nd!
A true picture of a godly family - Bryan, September, and Amelia.
Meshia, daugther of Keith and Emily and one of my best friends Jill.
Keith and Jamie - a picture of father and son! How they love each other.
Jennifer and Marisbelle - what a lovely Mother and Daughter!
Dave and his precious daughter Bridgett - he is a fantastic dad who loves his daughter so much!
Janice and Willie two of my "favorite" Sisters-in-Christ.
Jeanne and Ben - a great example of Mother and Son who love the LORD.
Yep I said it, housework does equal exercise. Look up at that woman wiping off the table, she is using her arm, she is bending - using her legs and her waist, she is doing small circles I am sure using her wrists! I can say that first hand because I just cleaned our kitchen. I cleaned all the dishes that couldn't go in the dishwasher, I cleaned the stove, counters, table, etc. I tried to switch arms and while I was standing doing the dishes - I tried to move my legs - that was kind of hard because it is like rubbing your stomach and head at the same time. Anyway, when I mopped I tried to lunge and reach - that was better. Trust me a good work out in the kitchen.
Now onto the living room and other rooms. Dusting first - reaching up to the high places getting that full body stretch. Dragging out the small vacuum - bending, reaching. Then vacuuming the furniture first (good bye cat hair for now). Then the other vacuum - we have a upright so I pull and push differently than above but oh it works! Now, I can come in here take a breather, hold Sam in my lap (hard to type), then think of other ways I can get more exercise in on this snowy day! I thought about my closets - but oooo I don't know. It is not time to put away those winter clothes yet. Hmmm, maybe I will "chill out" read and crochet. Yeah good answer! We bought a $5 movie at Wal-Mart Jerry and I will watch that. Right now he is getting a lot of stretching exercise while he hangs up wires overhead for our speakers. He wants that all around sound - oh well. Then he may go to the attic and install the new antenna he bought, we may be able to cancel cable and save some money - I really don't want to let go of cable yet - but one never knows.
Good Morning fellow bloggers - I wanted to share with you that I came across ChristianFitnessTV on CBN at 6:00 a.m.! It is great! I have been doing the exercises now for 4 days - and trust me I feel it! They are not hard - because they have a beginners one you can follow (I do that)! They work you for 2 minutes, take 1 minute breather (giving the WORD, sharing tips). Then they work you another 2 minutes, take a minute, etc. I am telling you it is an exercise program straight from God's heart! He wants us to take care of our "bodies" - HIS temples!!! Some of you know me - I like that sort of stuff. I know some of you don't but when I get excited about something I have to share. I am still "walking the halls" at work on my lunch break and "hooking up" with Jeanne and Janet when we can to "walk the mall". Julie W. has decided she wants to walk with us - so today, at 4:30 p.m. we will be at Westdale "walking the Mall". We meet across from Bishops upstairs (which is closed now by the way - so sad). Anyway "TIME TO GET PHYSICAL" of course SPIRITUAL FIRST! But it all ties in - because it is hard at times to be Spiritual when your "body is sick" - would you agree?
I just liked this cat's expression! I do feel like though that my "voice is not heard" - yet is it suppose to be? I am to humble myself and watch my pride - so maybe if I see this I can have it used "backwards" reverse psychology - you know what I mean. Really, I know some of the guys here I have told them something and they look at me like I am from outer space. I am an align - so I guess that is a good thing. I just "pray" that some of them and other people take me a little bit more seriously. God is working in me about this - how to approach people in a better way.
Time to "turn in" after another day 
Today, I had "battles" - mainly with myself - on deciding what I should do first! Even at home... Then I realized I needed to STOP THAT - for the Battles all belong to the LORD. I just had to stop and ask HIM what I should do and He patiently had me "prioritize" what had to be done! You see some of the things I did not have to do just then, but I have a tendency not to "want to leave" anything on my desk to do-to get it all done TODAY. Well, that is not always easy. These past 2 days I had to leave "the work" to do the next day. Trust me that is hard for me to do. Also I know that is a PRIDE issue that I need prayer on. So, instead of "getting it all done" - the good LORD lets me know what I need to get done. Oh yeah, life is good when you DEPEND ON GOD/JESUS/HOLY SPIRIT for the answers. Now, just remind myself to do that! 
Oh these past few days are like a BLURR...How I long to just RELAX IN HIM, and LET GO of all the "changes" - yet like Kathy told me, God is getting me out of my "comfort zone" - that is for SURE! It looks like 2009 is a year that I am going to have to "make some changes" in my life to learn how to "cope with changes". ha ha. Does that make sense? Well, trust me, it does to me. I need to hang on to the SCRIPTURES of Promises and the ones that show me I CAN TRUST in HIM to get me through it all. I know they are there, I have read them over and over. Yet, times like yesterday when I couldn't seem to come up for air with all the work I had to do, I didn't remember -- that my Sisters is just wrong! I needed to take time out and "rest in Him" and get my balance back. I did get my walk in which helped some - but I kept on drifting back to work. At least at home, where I finished the Book Club book (learned some lessons there), and relaxed. OH IT WAS SO GOOD TO BE HOME! Curled up in my lazy boy, cat in my lap, and reading a good book - that my dear is the "good life". 
One more note - I started reading our book club book and oh I laughed out LOUD reading it - just what I needed. Thank you Linda, thank you Linda for picking this book!!!
PRAISE THE LORD, the "dude" had the part that he needed in the shop; so at 11:45 p.m. the copier was fixed. I got "caught" up on what I missed in the morning and the rest of the day went like "clock work". Also I did want to mention the time I waited for the copier to get done, I was able to read some of God's Word, and prepare to print stuff that I needed to do. Time is so precious to me, the best time that I can spend is time in God's presence. I do that by reading His Word, reading devotions and of course PRAYING. We are having Prayer Warriors Women Thursday evening, I am so praying that women will show up for this and spend time in God's presence with other "godly" women and pray for each other, the CHURCH, and our families. This my dear Sisters is time well spent! I am so thankful Janet had a good Monday - PRAISE THE LORD! I will remember Monday is another day in the week that is full of opportunities to be in God's presence.
