"Meet me in St. Louie, Louie"

Last week we met my sister in St. Louis.  She had flown to NY to visit some of our family and then flew down to St. Louis to meet up with us and so we all could meet some friends that we've known since 1972(?). 

Of course the trip started off adventurous, needless to say.  First we needed to get new license plates for the camper.  That in itself is a story.  sigh~ 

In KS, you have to have your RV inspected before you can get a plate.  (they have to make sure it's the same vin number.  It's not the kind of inspection to make sure the lights are working, etc)

So the day we were off to do the inspection, DH went to connect the 5th wheel to the truck.  The front stands to the 5th wheel somehow gave, and the camper came crashing down on the bed sides of the truck, leaving huge dents on both sides of the bed of the truck and messing up some of the RV. 

We got down to the inspection place in the nick of time, then had to go to the courthouse to get the plates.  Of course the people at the courthouse didn't give me all the information I needed and the drama continues.
So after an all day affair on and off at the courthouse we had our plates.  (I'll save you the drama)


We stayed in the RV in a KOA.  Dh bought tickets to a Cardinals game and season passes to Six Flags ($10 more for a season pass than a one day pass, and good at all the Six Flag parks).


My sister flew in on Thursday, her birthday, the second.  We picked her up at the airport, went out for breakfast, went back to the RV for a nap, then off to the ball game. 


When we got to downtown STL, I was driving, DH was telling me where to park.  He'd already purchased tickets for the game and parking online.  So we are hunting for the parking lot we are suppose to park in.  We went to three different parking lots, and none of them were correct.  Somehow my sister asked for the receipt from DH.  She looked at the receipt and said, "Um, this parking is for the first, not tonight.  So are these tickets."  My heart sank.  DH looked at the recipt, printed off the internet.  His heart sank.  He covered his face with his hands and said, "I can't believe I put the wrong date in."  Oldest DD said, "Daddy, go to the front office and explain what happened. Maybe they can fix it."  Of course the receipt said, "NO REFUNDS. NO EXCHANGES."  DH said, "Yeah, I'll go talk to them, maybe they can do something."  DD said, "Let's pray first"  So we prayed and asked GOD to work something out.  We dropped DH off and we drove around, waiting. 

While we were driving, all I could think about was the $200+ that would be wasted.  I prayed, asking the LORD to work it out somehow.  I was literally sick to my stomach. I sent out a prayer request to my friends on Facebook, saying something like, "Prayers for supernatural favor needed now."

After about 10 minutes, DH called and said, "You'll never believe this. I explained the situation and they gave us field box tickets. These are better than what we paid for.  Come and park near the first parking spot we went to. I'll tell you all about it when you guys get here. Call me then."

My heart leaped.  I whispered and prayer of thanksgiving to the LORD and explained the situation to everyone and we all were thankful.

We parked and called DH.  When we got to him, he had such a joyful look on his face.  He looked like a little boy.  It was so very cute.  ;)

He said he explained to the lady that we came in for the ballgame for tonight and somehow he accidently ordered the tickets for the first.  (and we still truly don't know how he did that.)  He explained we drove in to meet my sister from KC, KS, who flew in from out of town, to see the game for her birthday, and how it was a lot of money that was going to be wasted, was there anything she could do.  She said, "Let me go speak to my manager, I'll be back in a few minutes sir."  When she came back, probably after looking to see if we used our tickets for the previous night, and checking with her manager, she said, "My manager said to give you 6 tickets in a good section. We can't give you your same spot from last night, but we can find something." DH said, "No ma'am, I understand.  Just something, even blechers seat will be fine.  It was my mistake."  They ended up giving us Field box tickets which costs $77 each!  The tickets we paid for were like $18 each.  What a MAJOR BLESSING!!!!

Although I'm not a Giants fan or a Cardinals fan, we cheered on the Cardinals that night, because they were so very kind to us.  They lost 12-7.  :( 

What a great story of GOD's faithfulness, even though I've been so distant to Him. 
Thank YOU again, LORD.  :)

yes, I'm still around....still in Fargo...

Haven't felt much like being on the computer or typing, so that's why no new posts...have plenty to tell...lol...it's kinda overwhelming...

Where to begin? Umm...we finally got here on Memorial Day. My sister helped us drive up, since we were needing to get 4 vehicles up here. We put on on the low boy trailer, and pulled the dog up on the smaller low boy in a crate dh made for him. DH pulled the RV...we still have to go back and get the boat. We plan on doing that during 4th of July weekend. It will be a quick and tiring trip, but necessary.

We got a call on Memorial Day, as we were finishing the drive up, from a realtor. His client was interested in buying our house, but could only get financed for X amount and wondered if we would take that price. We decided we would, called our realtor and then didn't hear anything else. It was quite frustrating. Today, dh got an email from our realtor, and apparently those same people are still interested in the house, something with financing is holding them up. So I guess we wait...

After being here a few days, we met up with the realtor that dh had contacted when still in TX. He showed us the property was telling dh about. There's a guy that has about 400 acres and has a house, feed silo, and work shed...but he doesn't want them, so he wants to sell about 30 acres with them on it. We are still in negotiations with him...something on his end...but it looks promising. The house is old and needs to be torn down, but it has a basement that we can utilize.

Since we been here, we've gone to Detroit Lakes, MN and had a bbq. It was lovely and dh and I could see us having a summer home there. LOL! We also went to Jamestown, ND and went to a kite festival and had a cookout in the Walmart parking lot...lol...and imagine people looking at us, trying to figure out what we were doing...we were making memories of course!!!! This past weekend we went to Minneapolis and went to an a ball game. The Astros were up for an inter league series with the Twins. We had great fun and the Twin fans are pleasant! We also went to the Mall of America...a true dream place! It was awesome!!! The girls and I are already planning a shopping trip in October for Christmas shopping. Being from Houston, it was like Astroworld and the Galleria all thrown into one place, only better!!! (and they had a Starbuck's like on every floor-can't get much better than that!)

We haven't met any friends yet. I've contacted the homeschool groups in the area, but no one meets for summer. I've also tried to connect with a online yahoo group, but no one has responded...life is kinda lonely around the RV...lol...but it will get better. We are going to start checking out churches...not many nondenominational churches up here...that might be a challenge. LOL...

The first few weeks we had crazy weather. The day after we got here, the moving truck pulled into the storage and it was in the 40's...I had to go get some warm clothes from Walmart, because mine were all in the RV or packed (the RV was 40 miles away...we've since moved it to town at the fairgrounds). Then it warmed up for a few days and then it was cold again. We went to a "Ribfest" at NDSU and froze, because another cold front moved in the day we decided to go. It was so cold and windy. Apparently, not only ND is known for it's cold, but it's wind! The Ribfest was fun, but the ribs weren't all that great...at least nothing like we were use to in TX, even if one of the competitors was from Ft. Worth! Dh (dd and ds) enjoyed a Three Dog Night concert and I got to talk to some of the locals...of course it helped that I was joking with several of them...there was this HUGE container of wipes on our table, and people were coming around to get them. I told them I was charging a dime a wipe...some of the people here didn't get it! Many don't have a sense of humor. The first guy I said something was like, "but aren't they just here to use?" I'm like joking sir...he never got it. Most people were humored by it though!

I think that's about it for now...I would appreciate if you all continue to keep us in your prayers for the selling of the house and for us to find the right house/property (if this one doesn't work).

Blessings until next time!

Faith of a child

It doesn't matter how old you are...if you have faith of a child it can make all the difference in the world!

My dd wanted desperately to see a ball game the other day at the minor league park. She wanted to see her beloved Astro pitcher that was in rehab for an injury. It had been raining with thunderstorms all day. The weather didn't seem like it would clear up. We already bought tickets for the game on Saturday. DD reminded me and her daddy all day long, "Just have faith, momma. It will clear up." We went out for lunch and when we got done, it was still black outside. Dh told dd to call to see if the game was still scheduled. "Game's still on. They have sunshine out there."

So we head out that way. Still black out, still icky looking and still sprinkling...I'm not in the mood to sit out where it's all wet and humid-blech!

Get to our seats...then sun is starting to peak out. Soon the sky is not only sunny, but clearing! Before we left, the skies were completely clear!

Did I mention my dd is the 21 year old? :)

Faith of a child...

Oh BROTHER !!! HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!

*sigh* My dd just told me 189 days until baseball season begins. LOL...In her mind, baseball season is over, because her beloved Astros got eliminated from any wild card possiblities. sigh...so the countdown has officially begun...(Oh LORD please let baseball season come quickly-amen)

Webkinz World and other stuff...

Last night I took the kids to a Round Rock Express game. They were giving away free Webkinz to the first 1000 kids, 12 and under. We were the first ones there. The gates opened at 5:30 and we got there at 5 pm. Both of my kids had a specific Webkinz they wanted, but knew to be happy with what they received no matter what. We just said a little prayer, believing that if we ask we shall receive what we ask for according to GOD's WORD. My Belle wanted a lab dog and my Joe Bug wanted a turtle. The Webkinz were in a huge plastic trash can. Both of the Webkinz my kids wanted were right at the top. When we went through the gates guess what each one was handed??? Belle got her lab dog and Joe Bug got his turtle! GOD is so good! He cares even about the small things. Thank YOU, GOD!!! Thank YOU for caring about the small things and being faithful in all things.

I know my kids would have been happy no matter what Webkinz they got, but it's such a blessing when they get the specific one they wanted! GOD is a specific GOD and HE wants us to pray specifically (just look in the Old Testament). Many times, we as Christians don't receive what we want because we don't pray specifically. I encourage you all to pray specifically and then come by and give a great praise report!

In other news...
Doodlebugs and I, finally, after 3 years, rejoined Curves yesterday! Yea!!! Hopefully by the end of summer I will have lost some weight and be in better shape than I am now. I already have done my first workout this morning!!! I'm so excited to be back!!!

My plans for today are to pack up the dining room and contact a friend about painting.
I might go out to Bath and Body Works today. They are having a fabulous sale that ends today...so if I plan on getting Doodlebugs her annual Bath and Body birthday gift...now would be a good time. ;)

Blessings until next time!