What a great day!!

I added a video (hopefully above, I won't know until I post this and look!!) that my friend, Beth, sent me the link to today. I can SOOOO relate to what this woman said!! I think everyone I know, struggles with this from time to time, and I need to be reminded OFTEN, it's not about me. Of course, we'd ALL like a LITTLE praise now and again, but I realize that I am not seeking it from the right person. It's not HERE that matters!!! I'll leave it up for a few days before I take it down, so if you get the chance to look at it, I think you'll be glad that you did!! Thanks Beth for sending me the link!!

-It's been a GREAT day!! My PHOTO got posted on my S-I-L's blog, as she posted her recipe(s) for my chicken recipe contest. The pressure is on girls (and fellas)!! Seeking all new chicken recipes! There's a prize for the best one!! You can click the link in my favorite blogs below, or you can go to http://shananfowlerfamily.blogspot.com/ to see her recipes and her beautiful family! She's also taking a HUGE test next week, so any prayers sent up on her behalf would be MOST appreciated!!!
-We had SPAGHETTI sandwiches for supper!! They were GREAT!!! This summer I was watching a cooking show, and this guy fix spaghetti paninis, and they looked awesome!! I thought I'd try it. I pressed some garlic into some butter, spread it on hoagie rolls, toasted them, heated the spaghetti, then put it together, topped with Parmesan, and BAM!! Try it with your left overs! You'll be pleased! Of course, Dr. Atkins, if he wasn't dead already, would DIE from all of the carbs!!
-I was in a meeting today where I got so tickled that I made a mental note I'd post about it. In this meeting we were talking about test scores, and about the scores following the child, and if they scored at this level in 3rd grade, and they went down in 4th grade, then it was reasonable to think it was the teacher issue, as the capability of the child had already been measured. Another friend in the meeting, we'll call her "Tator Tot" (you know who you are), says, "So puberty shouldn't affect their test scores". Well, that was funny on SOOO many levels, and I am not sure why she ever said it. Being the humorous one I think I am, I said something to the effect of, "Oops, I have boobs now, I won't do well on this test". I guess you had to be there, but that was just one more reason that I had a happy day I think!! I know, I'm twisted!!
-My son and I actually COMMUNICATED!! That is getting harder and harder, and tonight at our supper of carbs, I MADE him talk, and he actually is acting like he may like me a little right now!
-My friend Beth, (the same one that sent me the link for the you tube video), offered to write my study guide for 2nd Timothy for me!! We have all been assigned different books from the New Testament to write a study guide for, so that the youth can read the New Testament before January, and she said that she has more time than I do... Wasn't that AWESOME?
-My husband asked me out on a date for Saturday! Now, he tells me he'll work out something for the kids, and we'll see, but it's a start!! He even wants to go see "Mama Mia". I am pretty sure he doesn't want to actually see the movie, but he knows that I want to, so that may be why. I'll have to think about that!

SOOOOO, those are just a couple of my blessings today!! There are too many to type, and probably many more than I even noticed, but it's a good start!! Have a great night and send me your recipes!! Thanks for sharing a day in the life of the chicken farmer's wife! Love to all!!JA