Holiday Recap

Dec. 23 - Rented Car, drove to NEPA (in daylight for a change - unemployment is good for something i guess)

Dec. 24 - Visited grandma in nursing home, did last minute Christmas shopping due to mishap on the way up. Went to Bridgwater Christmas eve service. Looked at Christmas lights around Montrose.

Dec. 25 - Opened gifts, had yummy homemade cinnamon rolls. Dog had a seizure after biting Trevor. Visited grandma again, chilled out, had yummy Christmas dinner.

Dec. 26 - Went shopping for boots, bought awesome snow boots that will keep my poor dear toes warm in -25 degree weather. Rehearsal for Special music at Springville Baptist, and there were some angels that exploded.

Dec. 27 - Went to church, sang special music (no angels exploded). Visited Brian and Katie :) then went to Megan and Joshs and played an intense game of Catch Phrase with Kristen, Matt, Megan, Josh, Frank and Mary (girls rule).

Dec. 28 - Visited Phil and Natasha, built a castle with Isabel, went to Twigs for lunch with Erin :) then visited Grandma Small. Then Grandma Hinds got another visit where we met up with Uncle Dale, Aunt Nita and I met cousin Andy for the first time. Then dinner with them and fam at "The Inn at Montrose" formerly "Montrose House" where my greek salad had enough chicken on it for 3 salads and enough salad for 1/2 a salad.

Dec. 29 Played with the dogs Nicky and Mystic, watched TV while Trevor cleaned out the coal bin under the house. Ate dinner, went to go see "It's Complicated" with Carol.

Dec. 30 Drove long way home so we could go to Cabela's (that place is giant), drove rest of the way home.

Headed to PA

So Trevor and I will be headed to NEPA this week. I'm excited! Trevor got to go to the Fair in August while while I was stuck here so I haven't been since June. Hmmmph! And since neither of us have to work we get to stay longer than normal. And we are having Hunter Family Christmas on Tuesday. Woo hoo!!!

Just One of Those Days

You know the days where you set out to be productive and think you are going to have a lot of fun, and then everything goes wrong. Well that happened today.

I'm starting to get anxious, Trevor and I are home together all the time which is good and bad. Tonight was the only alone time I have had in a while.

I hate cold weather, my feet are perpetually cold. I hate clutter but have no time to pick up my apartment because I am trying to get everything ready for Christmas and our trip.

Ok. Some good things in my life so I am not a Debbie Downer

Christmas is almost here and I get to see Trevor's family

Trevor and I are healthy

Wrightsville Beach is only 12 hours away give or take

I get to go back to Mexico in February

Christmas Cookies That Made Me Crazy

Today in my free time...wait all my time is free. I went to my Grandparents house and helped put up their tree and helped decorate. If I do say so myself it looks pretty snazzy. I also made cookies that I started Sunday. It was pretty much a disaster, I will never make cookies that have to be rolled again. It's not worth it. I will also look at how many cookies the recipe makes before putting ingredients in a bowl. 96 unmade cookies of rolling sticky dough that didn't roll and made me want to cuss stared me in the face and I was pretty sure that we might have gotten to try them next Christmas. The picture of that cookie in Good Housekeeping couldn't have been real, I'm convinced they molded it out of plastic so it could sit their all perfect laughing at people like myself trying to make it. So after tearing out my hair and looking like I jumped in the flour canister and flailed about my grandma came up with the genius idea just to make the cookies as if they were peanut butter ones and roll them up and smash them with a fork. She is my hero. So I have quite a few cookies that need eaten and as my Grandmother said they are "Ledicious" I def bit off more than I could chew with that recipe.

Siesta....Fiesta!!!

So in my time of unemployment I will be going to Mexico for a mission trip in February. I wanted the opportunity to go again someday and that time has come. I have all the time in the world. I also have the financial support. I am so excited to see some of these kids again. I thought I might never see them again.

So pray for me and the team going. Also pray that if Trevor is meant to go that God would provide financially for him. Pray that my passport comes back in time with my new name on it. I never updated it after I got married.

So excited!!!!!!!

Noviembre

It's kind of boring at the Small home. Trevor was at a retreat over the weekend and then he went hunting for a couple days and I have been home by myself. I did however change the oil in Manda's car for a free massage. It was the first time I have done an oil change without Trevor there to coach me. So if you need your oil changed call me up I will give you a good deal.

Despite being by myself on Saturday I did manage to go to my high school and enjoy an evening of rockin' accapella and even got to sing with Eleventh Hour which I was a founding member of. And I got to see The Fault Line which is a bunch of studly guys that were on Americas Got Talent that basically put on a rock concert of voices only music.....the best kind. The voice is the only instrument made by God. :)

Trevor is still looking for employment and still diligently pursuing opportunities but nothing so far has been offered to him and nothing is for certain. I've been a little restless lately because of it. But its almost Thanksgiving and even when it seems like we have been slighted these last few months we are still very blessed and have a lot to be thankful for.

I am excited for Thanksgiving this year, I am making the pumpkin pie and I have never made that kind before. I am also going to make my own whip cream...which I have made before and it is much better than aerosol can cream.

Unemployment

So this week was the first week me and my husband have both been unemployed. It is really weird not having anything to do. I felt like such a hobo on Friday when me and Trevor stopped by the thrift store after we dropped my dad off at the airport. I did manage to score 2 pairs of jeans totaling less than $10 total.

Trevor had an interview on Thursday so pray about that. And the big opportunity that he is trying for is one step closer but we still have no idea if that will happen. This whole situation is going to get stressful really soon if nothing happens. But I tell you what, I have never felt more rested in my life.

This weekend Trevor and I participated in "Leaf Busters" which was an ministry our church did in the community where we raked leaves for single moms, the elderly and anyone else that needed some leaf raking assistance. 150+ volunteers went to various communities in Dayton and raked leaves. We raked specific assigned yards of people who had been nominated and then as time permitted we raked other yards. Our 3rd yard was not an "assigned" yard, we (Trevor and I's team of 9 volunteers) saw a little old lady down the road struggle to rake her leaves. We went over and she said that her back was killing her and we offered to help. She was so grateful and wanted to pay us which we of course refused. It took us about 30 minutes to do her whole yard and I think it had taken her about 45 minutes to rake the small pile to the street that she had done before we noticed us. I do believe God was glorified and Marie (the lady) was blessed. I pray that we made an impact for Christ in the communities of Greater Dayton.

Although now my back is killing me, but it was worth it to help those in need. :)