Summing up Summer

I have heard that summer is the best time to just be, and I think that is true for children. They have just about be'ed me to death. Mom I just.... I'll just be a min... It's just a few days.... It will be $$$$... I just don't want to!!!! and my all time favorite summer saying is MOM can I (we) _____________?!.?!.

I think I have put 2-3000 miles on my van this summer taking these people places and what have I gotten out of it? Just a van that is dying and really sorry attitude.

Well that's not entirely true I have learned some things about my children this summer:

If you make Kathryn practice Volleyball for 3 hours a day she is to tired to argue with you or fight with her brother and sister. (miracles still happen!!!!)

Brandon loves to clean. He would just rather do it a my mother's house.I know he is helping an old women which is so nice, but what about the fact you can't get into his room or shut his door and I am trying to clean it up so we can sale the house?

Stephanie is very very stubborn and she can do it with great drama or very slyly. I am not pleased with this new adventure is to pain in buttnedness.

Now don't get up in arms I do love my children but sometimes the are huge pains the rear ends and I want to run away from home.

Maybe I will write songs of parenteral angst
Can't wait till August
The end is near and I can hear the sanitized halls calling my children's name. It was very faint in June, and July's was 'bout the same but as August approaches it get louder by the day.  I will sing a new song,  I will Sing songs of praise because my Savior has delivered me.

The nagging blues
it starts up in the morning and goes right on till noon. give a little time just to digest the food then it's starts back up again. It was him it was her  too bad it's not the cat I could kick her right out the door.
I've got the INGs blues fussing and fighting and grumping even in the rain. Complaining, shouting,and laying around all the day.


Amen!!!

The meeting has occurred and I don't think it could have gone any better, as reported to me " they listened" and that was my hearts desire  that they hear Jason and truly give his ideas consideration. They seemed to be receptive, now it is up to the bigger boss. I do not know how or when this information will  be passed along and it is totally out of my hand (not that it ever really was). Thank you Friends for placing us before the Almighty.

What I learned
Well friends a complete fast (that meaning only liquid type food) even if it's only for a day and 1/2  is not for the faint of heart nor the weak of stomach. I now know the meaning of "I emptied myself" and to be "brought low". A fast of this nature is very humbling. I used this time to seek God's will for our family and every time my mind would roam to food I would say a prayer of blessing for Jason. I also used this time to confess my sins from the days before. I had my 20th reunion and I have to confess I still am not fond of those people and I did not think kind thoughts about them. It stilled seemed to divide it's self out into clicks and the Jr. highs. I was so glad to see some friends of the lower rung so that I could converse and have a few laughs. I will not be going to the 30th I don't care that much and I don't 10 more years is going to change that.

I now will go eat breakfast as I watch the USA beat Algeria. I can't wait it will be my first morning food in two weeks.  I have fasted breakfast for the past 2 weeks for Jason and "the Meeting" and there were times when it was hard not to eat food and I had to talk my self out of eating "lunch" at 9 or 10 am and now I believe I will go have a bowl of cereal to bad it's not a cinnamon roll from Ricks.
Good day to you all :0)

Well its futbol time in the Givens' Family.  Yes for those of you who are not as informed as I  the World cup is going on in South Africa. Here is how it works out  in the mathmatical world 4 weeks of futbol + 8 groups x 4 teams per group + it is all on ESPN = lots and lots of futbol for me.

I have a friend who loves soccer and  who is in south Africa as we speak. He and his son are doing God's work and not getting to see any of the games. Chris said that they would not be able to go because distance wise it is like going from Canada to Mexico.

Injoy the worlds most popular sport (if you can) just so you can say you did.

Venues

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In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of twelve venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues^[17] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:

Johannesburg	Durban	Cape Town	Johannesburg	Pretoria
Soccer City	Moses Mabhida Stadium1	Cape Town Stadium2	Ellis Park Stadium	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E / 26.2347972°S 27.9823528°E / -26.2347972; 27.9823528 (Soccer City)	29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E / -29.82944; 31.03028 (Moses Mabhida Stadium)	33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E / -33.9034611; 18.4111528 (Cape Town Stadium)	26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E / 26.1975194°S 28.0607667°E / -26.1975194; 28.0607667 (Ellis Park Stadium)	25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E / -25.75333; 28.22278 (Loftus Versfeld Stadium)
Capacity: 94,700	Capacity: 70,000	Capacity: 69,070	Capacity: 62,567	Capacity: 51,760
Port Elizabeth	Bloemfontein	Polokwane	Rustenburg	Nelspruit
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Free State Stadium	Peter Mokaba Stadium	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Mbombela Stadium
33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E / -33.93778; 25.59889 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium)	29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E / 29.1172917°S 26.2088472°E / -29.1172917; 26.2088472 (Free State Stadium)	23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E / 23.924689°S 29.468765°E / -23.924689; 29.468765 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)	25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E / -25.5786; 27.1607 (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)	25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E / 25.46172°S 30.929689°E / -25.46172; 30.929689 (Mbombela Stadium)
Capacity: 48,459	Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 46,000	Capacity: 44,530	Capacity: 43,589

Durban

Port Elizabeth

Nelspruit

Rustenburg

Pretoria

Bloemfontein

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Polokwane

• ^1 As Durban Stadium
• ^2 As Green Point Stadium

The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specification.

Cecil Payne Stadium[18] Dobsonville Stadium[18] Gelvandale Stadium[19] Giant Stadium[20] HM Pitje Stadium[20] King Zwelithini Stadium Olympia Park Stadium Orlando Stadium[18]

Princess Magogo Stadium[21] Rabie Ridge Stadium[18] Rand Stadium[18] Ruimsig Stadium[18] Seisa Ramabodu Stadium[22] Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium[21] Super Stadium[20]

fasting

We have a big moment coming up in our lives and I am returning to fasting for answers and peace. I really learned things about myself on the big fast during lent and I feel that fasting is the way to go when life's moments are to big for you to grasp. I also feel that God can really work when the vessel is emptied and humble, and I intend to be as empty as I can for this.  I am asking the Father to give me  the desires of my heart but at the same time I want to be in His will. SO if you would please join us in prayer over the next 14 days asking  the Father to open the minds of those in charge to new ideas. Jason will be laying out our petition on the June 21  and I pray that the powers that be will be freed from the ancient ideas  and status quo to see new possibilities.I would dearly love to be able to move forward with ours lives and I believe that is the moment that will put things into motion.

 Let the Fasting begin!!!!

dance dance dance

Dance week has begun. Last night was from the burning place. After a long day of being a clown at the school we were at the rehearsal from 4:30 till 9:15. It was just a bit of a long day. Thank the Lord that He gave me a hubby who will drive across town 2 different time to pick up kids as the night grew longer and longer.
Thought I was going to have to kill Kathryn She didn't hear her dance called. But when they recalled a name that sounded like her dance I told her to go back , "but mom that's not my song"  "Just humor me and go see." Well she didn't come back till she got off stage. When I saw her on stage my stomach just lurched and I thought about what would have happened if she had not gone back.  We would have lost a whole years $$$ for lessons and costumes, because it you don't do the rehearsal you can't do the show.

Today only one daughter has to go to rehearsal but it should be long as well (no tap just ballet ugh!!) hopefully not as long, but we have to be there the whole time. Yeah dance!!

Hey Hey Hey

Hello friends long time no type. I told you I was not good at daily writings, Oh I have written many  daily blogs but sadly they remain in my head. There have been some good ones I will try to remember them and send them your way. I figure my writing will pick up once the kids get out of school. I will need a moment(s) to keep from sending them to the moon and this blog may be the only thing that keeps them from being the first kids on the moon.

April 28

Oh the joy of finding out your not young any more. Hiked hills and caves with little 3rd graders yesterday and my legs were BURNING!! but it was really sad to see me an over weight old women beating many of the kids up the silver dollar cityesk hill. I learned that if I ever go back to war eagle caverns I must work on my squat and duck as one has to do that a lot in the cave and bring a bigger sandwich.

Tomorrow is field trip 2 for this week. The rodeo for first grade and I am off to find the "right color of purple " t-shirt and hair ribbon, cowgirl boots. Guess I will have to go to geriatric mexico wal-mart to find boots. Snootyville wal mart doesn't carry them.

Friday is  all day at school # 3 aka Tiger pride and I get to celebrate the "day of the Child " by making nacho cheese for the third graders, buy books because it is the spring beg I mean book fair and Then tada Tiger fest that night.
If I get to have any more fun this week I may hang myself with my new purple t-shirt. On second thought that wouldn't work  I don't have a good place in the house and the shirt would probably rip because it only cost 4 bucks. I guess I will live to parent another day. sigh