Well...so far not good!

Already didn't complete two days!! Can you believe it? :( But, I believe that where you start is not where you will end...I clench on to that statement all the time! :)

How is everyone? I know we're all busy and only have about 50 days until the BIG day! I'm working like a MAD dog and being extremely creative in my Christmas shopping this year...partially due to playing catch up after 5 months of not having a job! Now, thank you Lord, I have 2! I am VERY blessed, and VERY tired!!

If you walk into a Walmart and see a Game Islander with LOADS of games on it, please just say THANKS to your merchandiser from Hasbro! We have completed 3 already! PLUS - we have 3 to go! I have also been working for Kirkland's, I'm an assistant manager! So lately, it's been 60 hours a week! BUSY..but working, which is awesome!

Cannot wait for the holiday season, the fall weather here in Texas is great....mid 70s in the day...50s at night. If you have loads of fall leaves in your backyard, will you send a picture to me!? Rhonna has SNOW and I'm super jealous too! :)

We've been having fun playing loads of games and watching movies lately, hope you all are doing the same!

Love you much,
K&L

To keep up....

I'm challenging myself to this:
Do you think I can do it?? Happy Halloween all!! On one of my future posts will include our costumes!! :)

We love you all!
K&L

Will you do me a favor?

After thinking and praying and wondering for a LONG time, I've decided that my next action step will be teaching in either an elementary school or middle school (probably 5th grade max)! I love love love English, Social Studies, Geography, Math, & Reading. I'm not sure what I will teach, but I should be prepared for anything and everything! In the mean time, I've resolved to doing a couple of things -

1. Collect Lesson plans
   
2. Collect CHEAP CHEAP school supplies such as paper, pencils, markers, crayons
   
3. Collect books...grades 2-6
4. Collect board games
   
5. Collect decor for my classrooms (ie, posters, rugs, chairs)

will you do me a HUGE favor?! If you are working on getting rid of some stuff, find yourself on the sale aisle in Walmart where paper is 5 cents, or find great books in a garage sale or in your own home that you want to get rid of ... will you forward them to me? I need everything that I can get and with your help I can fully furnish my classroom with little cost!! If it costs, just send me a quick email (lidamathews@gmail.com) or call/text me (see FB if you're a friend)...and I'll be more than happy to reimburse you... BUT you have to call me! If not, you might think it's a great price and I may not have the $$ at the time!

I so appreciate all of you!!

Lida

P.S. I'm not quitting my MK business, I'm just going towards something that I feel that God is calling me to do!

Thanks again!

Busy Lives are ALWAYS a blessing!

**Note: The pictures from this post were taken by Kenny's IPhone, some are GREAT and some not so good...bear with me until I can take pics with my better camera!**

We've been working working and having fun these past days! Sorry to not keep you up to date, I have to get better at that...just by the time its time to blog, all I want to do is READ the blogs!! I promise to work on my posts and make them more and more interesting!!

So without further adieu...


we had a fab time at our concert - Creed...back after 8 years away! we missed you friends!
This was the most amazing concert, and we're actually in the Guinness Book of World Records - 259 HD cameras were on the stage!

here are some more pics..
we were soo incredibly close, we loved it - BUT before we went...

here's the date we had! We don't get these often, we ate at an AMAZING vietnamese restaurant prior to the concert and thank GOODness we did - because food was outrageous! 1 beer=$9.50, nachos=$8.50!! The people in front of us had 4 beers each+2 pretzels (there were 2 of them)+tickets....=outrageous!: We ate on less that 20 bucks!

My Meal: Thai flavored..yummy!

Above is Kenny's meal...which was SUPER yummy too!

At the Concert - :)
(Amazing pyrotechnics..Kenny of course loved them!)

THIS was amazing...their last song was HIGHER...and every time they said higher, flames would shoot up! We loved it!

OH - and I must mention my little friend:

It's hard to see...but it's a camera that kept going back and forth....no matter how many times it did it, I would look and look at it! Leading to the realization that I'm a fish and like shiny (or not) things that move...ha!

Us before the show! Our view...

We loved our seats! :) Thanks Mom & Pops Mathews - we loved Kenny's birthday gift!

Well, if you guys haven't noticed, its fall....I absolutely love fall because my FAVORITE season is right around the corner...I know you know which one that is because I have a countdown on my blog! :) Kenny's favorite holiday is Halloween, even though we couldn't decorate too much due to outside decor+weather=a HUGE mess....we decorated some inside this weekend:

and this...
Eventually there will be multiple foggers (we have 3!), bones in the yard, a crime scene in the driveway, and scary ghosts in the tree! We can't wait for the SPOOKY day! We'll show you some neat decor later this month! But...just for laughs, when you are deciding what to wear as a couple to a party, it's SUPER hard to find something that is fun, affordable, and ... easy! So we went to Party City (LA friends, ya'll are missing out! SUPER CHEAP & fun costumes!) in search of the BEST thing to wear..or at least some ideas...BUT we couldn't pass this up - and I had to catch it...if you didn't know Kenny, you'd think he could definately PULL THIS OFF! :)

isnt this hilarious? I totally want this to be his costume..but...it may not pass, and we may have to settle for Joker & Harleyquinn...pictures soon!

Happy decorating, enjoying great weather, eating great food, thinking about Christmas (and Tday!), battling traffic...ahhh..Houston, and doing other fun things you do!
We love you!

Weekend Fun!

Stay tuned for pictures of our happenings for that past week & our weekend decorating extravaganza!

Love you all!
K&L

Manic Monday!

Do you ever feel like this?

When EVERYTHING is happening...and there is nothing you can do?

Well, remember this:



BELIEVING IN YOU!

Just a thought for a crazy Monday! :)

Have a great one, we love you!

Kenny & Lida

E is for Entrepreneur

Thank you for all of your prayers!! Over the past couple of days I have had the worst news, I found out a friend of mine lost another baby...I guess it's just that time. I can't wait til all the Mom's go to Heaven and see their babies, oh that'll be the day! If you are interested in helping the family that I mentioned before, please just click back on their blog and there will be more information! I really want to go to the funeral, but I will be sending my prayers because unfortunately its about an hour and a half to get there. I'm praying for all of my friends that are either expecting, have lost babies, or maybe have lost others in their families.

So I'm sure you are wondering what the title of the blogpost is about! Well this time in my life has been filled with a lot of interesting things!! Anyway, I've heard people say, when they have been asked about what they do and the answer: I'm an Entrepreneur...I have found this to mean a lot of things:
Either, they are unemployed...lol
or they are working 15 jobs....or they have invented something
or they even work from home doing a couple of things


SO - the last one pretty much describes me! I'm working in two different places (part time) for the holidays and also doing MK, I've been working MK, but it's been slow....mainly because I know about 5 people here! In any case, I'll be doing a lot this Christmas season!


I'm really excited for this season because of:

• The COOL weather (it's been SOO nice lately, cool weather please stay!)
• Halloween!
• Decorating!
• Hot Chocolate, Pumpkin Spice Lattes (a rare delicacy, but delicious!)
• Turkey dinners!! YUM....
• Thanksgiving Sales! YAY - goal is to get that all done by Black Friday!
• Christmas cards, we have the cutest ones picked out!
• Giving back! We plan to serve at some shelters this Tday!!
• GAINING an hour for the holidays!
• Holiday smells!!

What are your favorites? Leave me a comment!! In any case, I'm just happy to have something! This might be a small Christmas, but none the less....it's a Christmas and we are thankful for the reason!

Thank you for reading our family blog, tomorrow I'll include some pictures of our fall decorations!

Love always,
Lida (and of course, Kenny!)

PRAY

Please pray for this loving family - they are in Houston, I'm getting the details. His sweet wife Sara had breast cancer and delivered a beautiful Chloe - and then had severe brain issues and passed away today.

Please pray that she is no longer in pain and pray for that sweet little family.

http://bandssullivan.blogspot.com/

In the same breath, pray for a college friend who just found out that her baby is going to be miscarried this week! Jesus is bringing so many people home!! Pray for Stacy and her family!


Lida & Kenny

Nails..Rusty Little Nails....

Ok - so before I start I need to wish one sweet little lady a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
This is Kenny's Meme (and Momma), isn't she precious??!!! She is an amazing WOMAN of God! She's so beautiful from the inside out - I just love her! Happy Birthday beautiful lady - we love you SO SO SO Much!


So...interesting story today - I was doing a great thing - rescuing some lost balls that had gone behind the fence while throwing for the dogs! So Ronny and I found a pathway to go and I was really excited (because there are seriously 3 balls back there ... and hey...we're on a budget!) Some really exciting ones, the orange 'squeeky' that Buddy Lynn loves (yes, that's a middle name on a doggie!) and some others. I was SUPER smart and said...ok, we have to put shoes on - let's do that. So I naturally put my crocks on thinking, this is about the same thickness as my tennis shoes.

BOY was I wrong.....

We were about 6 steps in...and I felt it. A piercing pain into my toe! I quickly warned Ronny, ditched my ball exploration - and was sitting by the tub washing my foot. So...it's 9:23 p.m. and I've been at the Urgent Care (aka Doctor's offices that write 400 prescriptions and make you wait 2 hours (NO REALLY)) but it's better than the Emergency plus less money! Anyway, I went to the one in Humble at 4:50....and was directed to one 15 more minutes away in Atascocita! After being in the waiting room with a ton of people for 2 1/2 hours I was escorted in...FINALLY ... we are back home.


So the results...I have 2 prescriptions (seriously, it didn't go far...just a puncture), 25 less in cash, not only a painful toe but now a painful arm (thanks to a tetanus shot, and hours of wasted time. YAY...that's the exciting life, isn't it??!!




OH YEAH - not to mention it's my Momma's B-day - so Mom, sorry - Enchiladas tomorrow! Oh, and yes - that's me! :)



NEXT TIME....I'll buy the 5 dollar balls for the boys- they are MUCH cheaper!




Love ya'll,

Lida

A Fresh Start...

Well, I'm so glad to say that we've been given a fresh start, I have some jobs lined up for the end of September/early October - not to say it's permanent but...something...thank God! Help is pouring down and we're so thankful! Thank you to all who have helped us...you know who you are! You are such blessings to us...Thank you! In addition, I'd like to say that I'm so thankful that God is working through us to produce a productive blog! From now on, I will be posting both updates along with new items of interest. I am excited about our blog and want to share information, please know that this is just my thoughts and our updates. Nothing else - if you are confused about something, please let me know! Thank you for your amazing support & help throughout this hard process!


Love always,

Lida (and Kenny too :)

Good Morning!!

Well, it's Day 1 of my fast (I'm giving up procrastination & facebook! - which works hand in hand), and God is talking to me!!! If you know me at all, you know that I am typically one that speaks about God but doesn't go on about Him - well since we've moved I've had the desire to spend time reading about Him, Studying His word, and working with God's motives first. This is completely new to me - and the fact that we are dealing with some trials right now is all too familiar - unfortunately! Don't we always just RUN to Him when times are tough? Well, I am so thankful that He takes us back, because truly I know that I don't deserve it! If you are new to this blog (which everyone is because I just started it...) this will be a daily commitment on my part - to keep you informed about the happenings in the M&M world!! Here's just a quick rundown on my current life:

WE currently live in SPRING, TEXAS!


We moved here after second time trying (the first one ended poorly when our Home builders went out of business...here's us...thinking we were getting the original house!


God had other plans!! We rethought everything, moved back to Louisiana and waited for God to say - MOVE! So, yet again we found that we had the opportunity to move...so we did - we were obedient...and NOW - we're here! My brother (R) and Mom (L) live with us - so needless to say...we have a lot of people in our home! Plus we have 3 dogs and a cat, I think we could say that our life is a three ring circus!! :)

Kenny has be so completely wonderful throughout everything and I chose to believe that they are still living with us today because God has great plans for us! Here's my mom and brother on Thanksgiving 2006 -
My mom's story is amazing, a small believer in God - she endured 5 strokes and a brain aneurysm following the birth of my brother 13 years ago - something that my brother lives in guilt over - from an independent to a dependent woman - she's had many trials and tribulations but has trusted God for about 10 out of the 13! She's currently working with some godly women to write a book about her life - something that we are excited about!!

Kenny, my wonderful hubby and I are pictured below:

We've been married almost 3 glorious years and he's such as blessing to me - he knows what I need and is SO supportive in everything that I do!

Since we've moved, we've had some set backs, upsets, and falling in order to get up...but through it all God is strengthening us! He is mighty to save, and I know that HE is bigger than any bank account, bill, illness, injury, or even the devil himself!

I have been so involved in the word of God, here's what I read that really spoke to me -

This was found in the book of Proverb - I spent almost all night reading the entire book!! 24:27, 30-34!

First, finish your outside work and prepare your fields.
After that, you can build your house.

- wowo, what a concept - that's why God said...not this time to our house, our fields weren't prepared!

I passed by a lazy person's field
and by the vineyard of someone with no sense
Thorns had grown up everywhere.
The ground was covered with weeds
and the stone walls had fallen down.
I thought about what I had seen;
I learned this lesson from what I saw.
You sleep a little, you take a nap.
You fold your hands and lie down to rest.
Soon you will be as poor as if you had been robbed;
you will have as little as if you had been held up.

This so spoke to me - thank God for my business, because after 100+ applications being put in ... and nothing - it was God that put this business in my path...because HE knew and now that I've put my faith in Him and I am working...blessings will come.

We love all of you so very much,
Please know that we are praying for you - hoping that you'll do the same for us!

With love,
K&L