Work Perk

Here's the incredible perk of working at a job/school that provides daycare for your child.

Max & his friends came on a mini field trip to visit us at the High School. Aren't they adorable!

One pic is from a couple of months ago... and the other is from today.

Happy Droolin'

One Thing I Miss....

One thing I miss about living in the Midwest is the Thunderstorms. I've lived in California for almost 10 months and it has not stormed here once, and rained very seldom. In Indiana in the Spring we would have a powerful storm every couple of days.

There's just something thrilling about knowing a storm is coming. I love the calm before the storm and how you can sense it's on its way by the way the wind blows through the trees. There's a chill in the air. I love to get on the radar and watch & detect when it's coming & how strong it will be.

I love the security of being all tucked inside. I love to turn off the t.v. & radio and step outside watch the clouds roll in and listen to the thunder. I love the smell of the fresh air after it rains. It's calming, relaxing & comforting.

Do you like storms? Or do they scare you?

Jaw Dropper!~

Over the weekend my check engine light on my car came on. Yesterday I dropped my car off at a repair shop only to find out it was going to cost $800. to have my car fixed. Over the phone I told them to NOT fix anything.... that I needed to think about what I was going to do, how to come up with the money, etc. and that I would be back later in the day to pick up my car.

When I arrived they had ALREADY done all the work, without my consent!! I was shocked, irrate and my jaw dropped! I made the decision right then not to blow up on the people, but to keep my cool. I guess there had been another Amanda who brought her car in and she called and told them to go ahead and repair her car, that her grandmother was going to pay for it.

Long story short, after waiting 1/2 hour they came out and said, "you better just thank God, because we are going to just "eat" this". They went on to explain how it was their mistake, and unbelievably I had $800. worth of repairs/work done for FREE! Yes, free! Totally Incredible! I give God all the glory!

Roll Over

Roll Over.... nope not talking about cell phone rollover minutes....I'm talking about MIGHTY MAX!!!! Last week he started rolling over from his back to his tummy for the first time. Here's a pic of him playing on his belly last night. "He guys, look at my tongue! Naa Naa Naa Naa Naa Naa!"

Thank God For My Job

Yesterday I came out of the grocery store in the rain and saw a employee collecting and pushing in all the grocery carts...and the thought came to me.. "boy that job would suck".

I thank God for my job. I work at Vacaville Christian Schools in the High School office as the Registrar. I work with some wonderful Christian people and am blessed to bring my Max with me to work everyday. He isn't with me in the same building but I get to go and visit him everyday during my lunch hour which is a huge privledge that most mothers don't have. Do you enjoy your job? Tell me what you do.

More Rice Chex, Please. :)

So our darling little Maximus has finally started eating "baby" rice cereal. He absolutely LOVES it! Here's some recent pics of him after he's chowed down.

"Let's Talk About PETS Baby...."

Let's talk about PeTs!


Why do we love our beloved animals sooo much? Above you'll see our little "stinker"...and believe me he does have some smelly farts... his name is Rocky. Rocky will be 3 years old in July.

I love Rocky because:

• He's very cute, soft & has very fluffy fur.


• He's very playful and likes to wrestle on the ground.


• He runs back and forth really fast right before he poops.


• His personality is much larger than his size... he likes to paw at pit bulls and dogs much bigger than himself.


• He fetches the newspaper.


• He's very protective and cries when Max cries to try to tell us to do something.


• He grows at me when I kick him out of our bed at night.


• He has more toys than any dog I know: his fav's are his tennis ball, snowman, his birdie and his rawhide stick.
  

Anyway.. I love pets! If I didn't have to work a real job... my dream would be to work for ASPCA (that stands for American Society of Preventing Cruetly of Animals... haven't you ever seen their commercial with Sarah McLachlan singing.."In the Arms of an Angel" makes me cry everytime!

Tell me what you love about your pet!???

Also...featured today is my brother Joe's new adorable Yorkie, named Chloe.