Our wee family spent the day in Orlando yesterday. We started the day out playing putt-putt golf. The thing about having BubbaLou with you, is that she makes friends where ever she goes. While we were at the Volcano putt-putt, she made this feathered friend and was quite sure he was going to rearrange her face!
Never, I mean NEVER, let BubbaLou drink a Dr. Pepper at 6pm at night!
What was I thinking???????
Popsaroo woke up with a blue hand Sunday morning. He couldn't figure out why his hand was blue. He was freaking out!
Popsaroo is always trying to set a trap for the Easter Bunny and steal all his goodies. The only problem, his plans fail miserably year after year. That Easter Bunny is sly. He can get past traps and the dog!
This year was no different. Popsaroo was trying to get one over on the Easter Bunny. BubbaLou instructed Popsaroo to set out his snack of carrots and milk-eww, make that carrots and water. Popsaroo threw a yellow squash into the snack.
We already know that Patrick Poopers does not like yellow squash or zucchini! Why would the Easter Bunny?
The Easter Bunny left a note:
Easter, our most Holy Day when Christ was raised with a promise of Eternal life has come at last. My celebration of this day was a little different. I had to work.
I could not attend church services, not even a sunrise service, because I was already at work. But God does not forget those of us who must carry on and serve him while we work. He keeps the surprises for us!
He played the Hallelujah Chorus on the radio this morning for me. I found myself in full blown worship with the Holy Spirit! I cried all through it. How awesome that he loves us so.
He gave me a positive day at work today, lots of progress with a patient.
He took two suffering patients home today. I got to hug the wife and brother of one of those that he took home. We shared that if he had to go, "What a day to go!"
He had a friend/co-worker reveal to me that they got saved!
We had a grand time at the Renaissance festival last Saturday. The first stop of course was the face painter, the second stop was the SeaHorse. Medieval fun at its finest! The SeaHorse is a big fellow that is all man powered. Not the first motor, just swinging...back and forth. It also provided Popsaroo and myself with quite a bit of laughter.
See that long-haired fellow up there? He is the motor. He is what makes the SeaHorse move...sorta like a pirate if you ask BubbaLou. He wanted to make the SeaHorse go upside down. BubbaLou was going to have NONE of that! She offered him $5 to stop.
He chuckled right back at her, "Princess, your mama and daddy payed me good money to do this to you!"
I yell, "That's right, we are enjoying this, and she doesn't have any money!"
She gets snotty, " I will pay you $40 to stop!"
"Princess, you don't have $5, much less $40!" he said as he got right down in her face.
Now I am already laughing so hard I can hardly take pictures, Popsaroo wants to know if I am filming it-which I wasn't-not enough memory since I left the memory stick at home in the computer.
She yells, "I'm gonna get a lawyer!"
"Whoa, lawyer, that's the magic word around here. We don't like lawyers!"
I yell, "She can't afford a lawyer!"
"That's right," he said, "You don't even have $5!"
BubbaLou even made some harsher threats, but I informed her those were against the rules!
Good Times, Good Times!!!
Then we found this one on the screen. Why isn't it on a flower? I guess it preferred the scenery. We couldn't find anymore, and then we looked up. They were all over the ceiling. I guess they like to hang upside down. Who knew?
Instead of staying put and counting the butterflies, we moved on towards the festival. We could hear the crowds cheering behind the trees and we were anxious to be in on the show. Busy, busy, busy as you may recall! Well, I finally got the answer to the thing at work! I got my Clinical Ladder III-finally!!!!
It's isn't really this big, only as big as my thumbnail. I was thrilled to get it. It was time.
I have yet to see the pay-off in my check, but I know it is coming.....Yay!
Next, the CCRN, which I have put off year, after year, after year. I haven't decided when I will take the test....sometime this year...need to study and refresh.
1Ti 4:10 We struggle and work hard, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all and especially of those who believe.
Thomas the dog is a good dog! Most of the time, for the important stuff in life. Deep down, he still wants our food. If it were up to him, we would be skinny people who went to the grocery only to bring him treats and morsels of good home-cooking. He is easy, he will even lick frozen dinner trays.
He met Patrick Poopers and wagged his tail. He hasn't uttered one little bark or growl towards that unsuspecting fur ball. He now goes to that rabbit hutch in the morning and sniffs hello. He always wags his tail. We haven't let him meet Patrick on the floor yet. We are still being very cautious, because Thomas the dog also wags his tail at his toy alligator and then procedes to rip arms and legs off scattering alligator guts throughout the house.
Thomas is a good dog, he held his pee and poo for 14 hours the other day. He got a great big PB sandwich and loved every minute of it.
Thomas was a bad dog when he stole Popsaroo's sandwich last night. He loved every minute of it.
Thomas is a good dog, he hasn't eaten the rabbit....yet.
We are just a wee family of three, Popsaroo, BubbaLou, and myself. Oh, make that four, Thomas the dog. You must also include Dee who makes five,she is BubbaLou's favorite stuffed bunny who she has loved since she was four months old and don't even think she will sleep without her. Then we found Dee's twin sister on eBay and her name is MistenBell, so that makes six. We also have three fish currently, so that makes nine. So we thought that we would try for an even ten. We avoided another puppy, but we found Dee's long lost brother, Patrick, FREE!
So we would like to introduce you to the newest member of our family, Patrick Poopers, also known as Patrick Star Poopers. Dee and MistenBell are green, and so are several of her other rabbits. We thought that the name Patrick fit well with the St. Patty's green and Dee's green, and the wee family's favorite color green. His former name was Brownie. It didn't work for us.
It's funny, because BubbaLou can't help but smile and giggle when you say, "Patrick Poopers."
Look at those feet! He is a hoppin machine as we found out today. He has a little harness and leash! *Snort*
I promise you, Patrick Poopers found his way into the doll house all by himself. Dee has been in this house many times. You just can't get any cuter!!!!
I think that this look that BubbaLou is giving Patrick, is one that is pure love!
Patrick Poopers can be rather shy. Look at that cute little cotton tail.
Patrick Poopers is a 3 year old flop ear. He is litter trained and is just a fluff ball. We haven't introduced Patrick Poopers to Thomas the dog yet. Thomas has only sniffed his cage with nothing in it and really hasn't caught onto the fact that their was a critter with that cage. It should be eventful when he does get a clue.
Don't ya just love it when God makes a connection for ya? Well, he sure gave me one today, and appropriate to the holiday too! I made a connection between St. Patrick and Joseph with his coat of many colors. I made this connection via Beth Moore. She wasn't talking about St. Patrick, she was talking about Joseph. I have just been thinking and reading about St. Patrick with the upcoming celebration. So it goes when you are in Bible study, God just puts stuff together for ya.
Now, Beth was sharing with us how Joseph's brothers had become entangled by the grudge they felt for their father's favorite son. She talked about how Joseph(17 yrs old) pranced around looking for his brothers while wearing his lovely coat and once he found them he ended up in a dry cistern and then sold off as a slave. Do you think he got a clue about rubbing that lovely coat in his brother's faces? Maybe, because then she spoke of how Joseph would spend his lifetime looking for his brother's approval, respect, mercy, apology, appreciation, and finally their welfare. As you read on in Genesis, we see how he staged the events to get these things out of them. She also pointed out, that God had Joseph in his hand and a purpose for his slavery. In the end, he was caring for his family and making sure that they had the best and prospered.
Patrick, before he was a saint, was a young man(16 yrs old) in Roman Britain, who was having a good time and not worshiping the one true God. He was busy, as most young men are, having the time of his life. All of a sudden, Irish raiders put an end to his high time and took him back to Ireland as a slave. Patrick was a slave for about six years. Somehow, I can't imagine he was to fond of the Irish when he was first taken. I know that as a slave, once he got past the anger and unfairness of it all, he certainly wanted their approval and mercy. As he stayed on and started to form some relationships he may have even been hoping for some respect and appreciation from them. Are you seeing the connection? God had Patrick in his hand and a purpose for his slavery. Patrick found his way off the island via God's plan and then he found his way back to the island via God's plan and Patrick's heart had been forever changed as he wished for the welfare of the Irish people.
God even gave Patrick the shamrock to help explain The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. I think God had that in mind when he created the shamrock!
Irish Link of the Day:
Stephen Lawhead wrote a great book, Patrick:Son of Ireland . In this book(which is fiction-but based on the story of Patrick), he explores what it must of been like for Patrick to be taken as a slave and his life in Ireland. The prelude, is at the beginning, but really is a clip of Patrick after he has returned to Ireland to spread the Good News! You can read a little of it by clicking on the name of the book above.
You can read Patrick's confession by clicking on Patrick's heart.
Irish Link for the day: The Legend of the Shamrock
I always look forward to St. Patrick's Day. I do have a Scots-Irish background and I am married to Popsaroo who has a very Irish name. Three Irish surnames to be exact and he roots for Notre Dame. How can we not celebrate the Irish this month and all that St. Patty did? I for one, believe that it is a great time to celebrate our ancestors and our love for the green!
Last year, we celebrated the day by going to Downtown Disney, enjoying the Irish gift shop and listening to a wee bit of Irish music. We don't drink the green beer, so we find other things to do...like look for leprechans.
The year before, we went to O'brien's Pub for lunch, and Popsaroo and BubbaLou beat me there. I missed it when, Paul, the Irish singer sang a song to his "new friend, BubbaLou."
This year, I must work on the happy green St. Patty's day. I will wear a bit o'green and will have my celebration here, on my blog, and hopefully find a fun celebration on the 15th. Because, as James(the new physical therapist from England) says, "The Irish will celebrate anything!"
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