The Weekend

Friday and Saturday for The Dew Crew

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin.  Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.  ~ Hebrews 4: 15-16

Friday the little Roosters went to Miss Michelle's so that I could spend an afternoon with my sister.  Heidi loves to pilfer through thrift stores and that is hard to do with Roosters trying to entertain themselves because shopping is boring to them except when they are in a toy department.  I am a huge Marshalls, TJ Max, Ross and Stein Mart gal.  However, those are stores that take time to sift through the racks to find a deal I just can't pass up.  I found no such deals Friday.  I think the best deal I found was Veggie Tales DVDs at Ollie's for $4.99. 

Today was a rough day in terms of dealing with the Roosters.  Blake had an all day driving class because he doesn't want to wait a year in order to be able to drive alone.  He obviously got a lot out of his first class b/c he came home telling me all about the very graphic videos he saw.  After he returned from class, we packed up some snacks and he went with his girlfriend and her family to the Big Mo which is a huge drive-in.  They went to see "The Man of Steel."

 

 

The Colonel and I will be up late tonight waiting on Blake to get home.  The Big Mo is actually in Georgia and it makes for a late night.  Tonight should be a really good night to see a movie at the drive-in because it isn't so hot and there is a slight breeze blowing.  I hope they enjoy themselves.

 

 

The little Roosters have been ill all day.  Nothing seems to have been to their liking this day.  Heidi came over again today, and I worked on laundry that was about to take over the entire family.  (That's what I get for being a slug for two days and a day of shopping with Sister.)  Anyway, I took the boys to WalMart so they could get a Lego set that I "thought" (hahahahahahahahahaha) was going to occupy them while I folded my Mt Everest of laundry.  NOT happening this day.  Pieces weren't fitting together the way they should.  Pieces were hiding.  Pieces were just being difficult, so I was up and down the hall helping with Lego kits.  Ggggrrrr. 

 

 

John Ryan selecting which Lego City set he wanted.

 

 

Nick wanting to know if he can get the big firetruck kit.

 

They finally decided on a transporter truck and a small firetruck motorcycle.

 

This was so sweet--Nick was helping John Ryan with a section he was having some trouble.  The boys decided to build their kits in the hall.  My den floor was covered in train tracks that they didn't want to disassemble.  I moved John Ryan's city map rug to the hall so the floor wouldn't be so uncomfortable and so the boys could play afterwards.  Yes, my house belongs totally to my Roosters.

 

Playing with their past and present Lego sets.

 

A few of their Lego City vehicles making their way through Rooster Town.

 

This was today's selection. 

 

More past and present

 

Laundry managed to be reduced from the height of Mt Everest to Sassafras Mountain (The highest point in South Carolina) and just in time for me to start supper.  Dinner was baked pork chops (I would have rather had them fried but didn't have the time.), crowder peas with hot peppers, and tomatoes and rice.  Yes, I hurt myself again because I also ate a huge bowl of cantaloupe.  After supper, I took Sister home and decided to share my past two days with everyone.  Below are a few more pictures of the little Roosters today.

 

 

This was Nick this AM playing on the Wii.  I have just started letting the little Roosters play the Wii.  So far I haven't had to put a time limit on their playing.  They don't play for very long at all.  Too much energy to just sit still. HA!

 

John Ryan chilling on Nick's bed eating breakfast; I mean a sucker.  HA!

 

This is my "stank" den floor.  It is covered from one end to the other with Thomas train tracks.  I absolutely hate the last rug I picked out for the den.  It was (notice the past tense be verb there) a gray with different colored specks in it.  I thought it would hide stains and be a good "go with anything" color.  I hated it the moment the big Rooster and Colonel rolled it across the floor.  I don't spend a lot on the den rug because of the boys still being at that age where they spill everything.  I know some mothers don't allow their children to have food and drink outside the kitchen and they can make that work for them.  I can't.  The Colonel and I drag food into the den to enjoy while watching TV, so I think it only fair that my Roosters be allowed the same privilege.  So, I have opted to buy cheap (and sometimes very ugly) rugs that I don't mind throwing next to the road after six months or so.  This piece of grossness is long overdue for the curb.  As a matter of fact, I found a new rug (cheap and less ugly) at Ollie's last night while "just looking" with Sister.  I'm wondering how many other mothers have toys all over their house today??

 

And last but not least, I have added lyrics to a song that I am just in love, love, love with lately:  "Hello, My Name Is" by Matthew West.  If you live in or around the Columbia area, 89.7 WMHK plays it a lot.  I hope you'll take the time to read the verses and then focus on the chorus and bridge.  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  Is this not how it truly is for CHRISTians?!  What a joy it is to be a child of the ONE TRUE KING ~ JESUS CHRIST!! (AMEN!!!!!)

 

(v1)

Hello, my name is regret
I’m pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I’m the whisper inside that won’t let you forget

(v2)
Hello, my name is defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I’ll drag you right back down again
Till you’ve lost all belief

(pre-chorus)
These are the voices, these are the lies
And I have believed them for the very last time

(chorus)
Hello, my is my name is child of the One True King
I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed
I have been set free
Amazing Grace is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the One True King

(v3)
I am no longer defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it’s true
Just take a look at my life
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(chorus)
Hello, my name is child of the One True King
I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed
I have been set free
Amazing Grace is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the One True King

(bridge)
What love the Father has lavished
Upon us that we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King
What love the Father has lavished
Upon us that we should be called His children

(chorus)
Hello, my name is child of the One True King
I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed
I have been set free
Amazing Grace is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the One True King

(ending)
I am a child of the One True King