RealNetta: May 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

A Day in the Life...

Our day...
in pictures...
& a few captions!

The view outside
our house!

Loadin' up
all 5 kids
and the
red & white
cooler
because....

CAR PICNIC!!!

All the pop cans
and 2 ltr bottles
we took to the
grocery store to
recycle.

(In Michigan we pay a
$ .10 deposit on every
can or bottle at purchase,
but get it back when we feed it into the fun machines
in grocery stores!

Leaving Target...
without the
cheap, tiny-
sized blush
I was wanting.

But I did, however, get
one of the other things I really
wanted by this point...

DIET COKE!

The car needed
a little something, too!

Because we needed to...

drop Mariah off at the
hair salon & start driving
all over to find the Salvation
Army I'd googled at home
earlier that morning.

Hmm, now there's NO
buildings in sight.
WHERE is this place??

Poor little guy is sick of being
in the car... and it's naptime!

Then we finally found it...
(thanks to a text msg to
"ChaCha") it was HUGE but tucked in the

corner of a plaza.

and the sign at
the entrance said...

Sweet... that's what we drove all over to get!

And that tiny,
cheap blush I wanted...

don't be grossed out
it was NEW & NOT
opened!

A game purchased &
bored boys in a cart!

Picked up Mariah from the
hair salon... cool hair!

View inside the car

Mom may be losing it!

Ok good, we're
nearly home now.

Wonderful friend, Andrea,
greets us. She's there
to help out today!
THANK YOU.

Takin' stuff inside just
in time to carry stuff
(keyboard) out to a
funeral.

Thanks, Anthony.

While they
set up
at the funeral
home I
returned some
LATE books
and said, "hi"
to my
favorite librarian,
Anyah.

Then I walked to the funeral home for the service.

Anthony & Mariah
playing "Amazing Grace"

Going to REAL CHURCH
for light refreshments
with the family.

This is the parking log across from the church.

Snacks. and my friend, Ilene.

Then...
After taking Ilene home I noticed
"something was a foot" at the
famous IGLOO ice cream spot.

Big trucks were unloading film equipment... hmm

Camera tripods & other things...
several movies have been shot right here
in our own Hamtramck!

An interesting house nearby... ???

Next on the schedule...
a Mary Kay grand opening
party at the park.

(Did I mention that I haven't
eaten since the 1/2 sandwich
during the car picnic...
about 7 hours earlier. )

Finally, a quick stop at my
favorite Hamtramck restaurant...
Maria Comida!

Yeah, It's
TACO THURSDAY!
That means $.99
tacos!

(and a few quiet
minutes to catch
up on some missed
phone calls)

After a nice chat with
Maria and her family
I headed home to mine..

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

You're not dead yet!

Christians are NOT Martyr’s! ...
(unless they're actually killed for the cause of Christ, of course.)

Acting like we’re paying a high price to obey God
leads us to pride,
steals our love for others and
will eventually turn us into disgruntled ministers!

WE are NOT paying a higher price than JESUS…
and He’s our example!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorable Memorial Day

So Thankful for
the people who have
sacrificed SO much
for our freedom!

SO thankful to live
in the USA!!!

Just a little view
into our lives today...

a little cook-out,
a little group of friends,
a TON of food,
a little water fight,
a TON of laughter..
and a TON of pictures!

Our patriotic house!