Panda Ma

silver and gold

2012-02-16T18:23:00.001-08:00

Silver and Gold

Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test-
Time and change-are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die;
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.

I love this poem

Gavin Daniel Norris

2010-04-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

well here he is girls. Kristen did great was full of sweet grace and let her light shine in her kind words through a very painful birth. She and danny just were so full of love and kindness and Grace toward each other and others. I was so privledged and blessed to witness such a sweet blessing of Gods sweet miracle of giving new life. Born on friday april 16th at 10:02 pm 7lb 4oz 20in long mama and baby are doing great. Praise God!

SUNSHINE, AIRPLANES, MUD AND SWORDPLAY

2010-02-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

Today was beautiful. what a blessing from the lord. i got home from some early morn errands and decided it was so sunny and nice I'd take the kids to the park and for anyone who doesn't know my son well he's kinda wild well anyway he promptly decides to take off his shoes to give his socks a mud bath that boy socks deserve quickly finding the deepest puddle in the park. Later we are sitting there together on the slide platform and an airplane flies by and james said "an airplane an airplane daddy's up there." Oh, we miss our daddy more than even I could tell a week is just toooooo long away to be split in half. Enjoy him while you can and may the lord bless him with the vacation in this wife's humble opinion that he sorely needs and deserves. well enough mushy stuff back to fun in the park. So after awhile james decides he wants to sword fight with sister but my sweet abby is busily collecting acorns for squirrels and is completely absorbed so i decide to play we had so much fun james is such a swash buckler but then later of course james decides to combine mud with the sword and paints sisters hair brown with sticky gooey mud. oh no well bath time and then hopefully some rest. :D

mother daughter time

2009-08-04T21:33:00.000-07:00

life

2009-06-24T10:10:00.000-07:00

Dishes and dusting can wait till tomorrow, for babies grow up we learn to our sorrow. So goodnight laundy, dust go to sleep, I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep.

night time scare

2009-05-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

Abigail and I were on our way home from church last night and when we got to my street we turned off the main road and there was this car driving slow way to far over on our side going the opposite direction. They were ... headed to the main road so i moved over on my side and slowly came to a stop in the road to give them plenty of time and space to pass, when all of the sudden they start speeding backward and pull backward into the carqwest driveway. Anyway at this point Im just thinking maybe they're just mad because I didn't move over so after waiting a short time to see if they were wanting to try to go again, they didn't, so i started to go i barely passed them when they pull our fairly fast and start tailing me really close at this point I'm getting concerned to say the least. So I'm getting reading to pull into my apartment driveway with this scary car following me and driving very suspiciously when God sends to cars pulling out of the driveway and the car for whatever reason pull off to the side of the road. I called my husband, extreamly thankful at that moment for him, and he came out and got me to the house. After praying about it i was able to sleep just fine. Thanks to God for taking care of me and abby

prayer request

2009-03-25T10:05:00.000-07:00

please remember my family. My little ones have a really yucky cold/flu thats not letting up very much after 4 days Jordan and I have had it for two. My poor babies have such bad coughs but I'm thankful the fevers and throwing up are gone, and God allowed me to not get sick untill that worst part was through. Jordan to has been better than us but still sick and he has to work :( poor guy. I know it could be worse and I'm so thankful for Gods mercy but would ask for the prayers of my sweet brethren and i try to pray for all of you. p.s. i want pictures of that sweet new girl of melissas congrats and condolences on steve. love you all

storytime

2009-03-10T19:20:00.000-07:00

hubled at the grocery store

2009-02-17T13:21:00.000-08:00

First of all I have to say I am in a way thankful for this experience. I went shopping for my wic today at dairymart. In case anyone doent know wic is like vouchers for free milk and cheese and other stuff for children under 5. Anyways i asked when i walked in if they accepted wic they sais yes so i got all done and was running late for picking up a little boy so i needed to hurry. Well i got 2 half gal of whole milk witch is the only kind i like for my kids for healthiness. Anyway they told me i couldnt get that kind without paying a $2 deposit. So i wasn't mean to them but i was very picky and difficult about the issue and when i got home i just felt so asshamed because really a deposit you can get back if you bring the bottles back in and even if you couldn't i just really had a complaining heart and so hopefully I'll learn how to be a better servent for the lord through this little bad experience and pray for me that i wouldn't be forgetful of who i should be before my sweet father

bathtime fun

2009-01-28T13:57:00.000-08:00

so ladies, I was giving james and abby a bath and i usually take james out first but this time i switched. So little j was happily splashing about when suddenly he sees the last of the water get sucked down and decides he's about to get sucked down with it. te he he started crying ohhh and scrambling out of the bath. What in overactive imagination he has. Hmm i wonder where he gets it from lol. well love u all & congrats tiffy and amy we our all overflowing with such wonderful news can't wait for our new little "girls" te he just kidding we'll take happily whatever the lord has in store.

happy holidays

2009-01-08T10:05:00.000-08:00

Well it took me a while, but here it is. I have sooooo much to be thankful for I'd have to write ten posts God has been so merciful to all of us Ex. james has ate so many things lately he shouldn't and hasn't gotten sick. He's broken three glass things and hasnt got hurt we've all been sick for a month and are all getting cabin fever:D but other than that it could be worse and Im thankful it's not. So everyone merry christmas late sorry been usy and happy new year. My new year resolution is to try to be a little more self giving and a little less self taking and to try to have a meek and quiet spirit that I might be more pleasing to my family and loved ones but most of all my great God. P.s. I also am going to try really hard to work on not being late and not interupting sorry family love everyone lts keep up the great blogs. ttfn

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abbys 4th bday

2008-11-22T15:45:00.000-08:00

i decided to be brave and have abby and tiffys party at my house instead of moms made abbys dress and cake and grammy made her dolly lorraine got her a cutey coat and boots and amy and family got her a princess cd player she loved her party calling it delicious i think she meant the cake tehe. well next up thanksgiving yum

cute pics

2008-10-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

p.s. i also would love eveyone to pray for jordan and I James for about a month now climbs out of his bed and wont stay in for anything. On a lighter note we change his crib into a big boy bed isn't he soooo cute? awwww

2008-10-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

fall art

2008-10-15T10:39:00.000-07:00

well girls I've been trying to work on doing fun stuff with my kids and getting active creative and my work done. I know that in times past I've been guilty of being a little lazy so it's a nice change to be feeling not as guilty at the end of the day. I want to be a good wife, mother, and most of all daughter of our most worthy, and holy heavenly father. pray for me sisters, and I will pray for you.

thankful

2008-10-13T09:50:00.000-07:00

sorry girls for not posting thank you for your prayers. I am doing better with the lords help keep remembering me. It's like tiffy says life is boring in a good way. I feel like i finally got to see my husband the last couple of weeks. Well I have been working on projects too. I feel in the Christmas spirit very early this year and will post as soon as Im done with one love you all my prayers are for you

fighting

2008-09-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Well girls, I just wanted to ask for prayers. I feel like the devil is pressed against me waging his warfare and the lord has pulled away a little to see will you fight for me and to my shame I'm so downcast that I'm letting the fear envelope me to the point of discouragement. I know inside that God can take it from me but feels like he wants me to fight, but i need his courage and strength to win so pray that God would give me courage to stand and wait for his deliverance. For I cannot walk alone pray for me, my prayers are for you.

1st trip to the zoo

2008-08-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share these precious moments with you all. We had so much fun.

2008-08-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

zoo pics

2008-08-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

2008-08-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

organization

2008-08-17T21:36:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been trying harder to keep my house clean. Sigh! It's hard with little ones always into things. Well I'm sooo excited. I got my whole house clean, and all the laundry done. Next up getting rid of the clutter. I know this probably seems like a really silly thing to post about, but I was really proud and just happy and relieved to get it done. I guess just pray for me girls that I'll learn that perfect balance of being a good keeper at home and spend good family time to, not being a Martha . I love you all keep up the good updates.

fun

2008-08-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

well here we are having fun in the summer. We all got to have a dress up day which is very important to a little girl :D i love dress up next time i want to be a mermaid and abby to maybe next time james can com and have fun but my guys dont really like fairys too bad maybe we'll just keep it us girls it was kind of sweet i dont know maybe god did this for me so i wanted to praise him but me and jordan were kind of nervous 4 abby 2 go because we weren't sure if there would be inappropriate stuff and ,even though it was minimal, so he said i should go with her so i could leave if need be but we really didnt have the $ to spend on my ticket $30 wow well anyway the parking guy very sweetly didnt carge me 2 park and if that wasnt enough someone left early and gave me their day pass so thanks God for your kindness to us.

boo bos

2008-07-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

well yep my kids r hurt again im starting 2 feel like a bad mommy lol no i know little ones fall down but am thankful nothing serious has happened. but abby fell on her knee yesterday and says it hurts too bad to walk so remember us

james lol

2008-07-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

Day at the beach

2008-06-26T12:18:00.000-07:00

we had so much fun except the small things you encounter with kids like abby got sand thrown in her eyes really bad by fun boy and james goal of the day was to get to the middle of the ocean he had soooooo much fun and me and jordan got to just cut loose 2gether and ply with each other and our beautiful kids. one other problem is from a different beach outing abby fell under the waves and now is scared of the water i've tried to just take her out there but it doesnt seem to help any suggestions ladies?

thank you God

2008-06-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

my abby is fine i guess i tend to over react and get that from my mommy her lip is healing great has no infection and her fever is gone she probably caught a bug from storytime at the library or a store or whatever. so agail thanks.

please remember us

2008-06-24T20:12:00.000-07:00

my abby is running 102 temp. please remember to pray for her and for it not to spread and for my mommy heart not to fear im worried it might be infection from her lip but the older sister assure me its not so i know our God is great and has her in his hands and even loves her more than I do so i know he'll do whats best for her. just had that thought maybe the lord wispered it in my ear because it was a very comforting thought.

Blessed

2008-06-24T13:52:00.000-07:00

Well girls I know it's kind of a weird title because it's not a blessing that my baby girl got hurt but the blessing is how little damage there is. she could have broke her teeth or nose or needed stitches but she didn't and for that I,m so thankful. sis. A and I were coming home from park when little T and abby were o so cute holding hands walking just bearly ahead of us when they trip in a crack in the sidewalk and thank our lord T didn't get hurt but missy got it full in her face the sidewalk. It was so sweet auntie A got there before me and helped her up and thought to pray for her which touched my heart. Thank you girls for your prayers and hope the post finds you well in the care of our sweet lord

fun boy

2008-06-22T20:27:00.000-07:00

Isn't he the cutest. that being said lately he's been very loud and distracting in church, and visits. I will probably have to stop coming i really dont want to but wonder how much i can expect from very active 1 and a half yr. old if any girls out there have had small children that age sit there quietly and in one spot I would love some tips because i feel like i've exausted the spanking thing but maybe just need to step it up a notch i guess i just dont know what im doing well hopefully the lord will take my hand and guild me. love you all.

good bye uncle Russell

2008-06-18T12:41:00.000-07:00

Russell my heart aches with the part of our family's heart that you've taken with you but I know that Gods will is above our wants or understanding so i pray that he blesses you greatly up there but of course i also pray he bring you back to us someday soon and at least visit often. Goodbye our sweet brother remember our love follows you and while you took part of our hearts that also means that when you get homesick part of us is there with you , or you could just come home te he cant blame a girl for trying. :)

2008-06-05T12:01:00.000-07:00

yesterday was my birthday though I have been very spoiled by my loved ones and began celebrating lets just say a while ago. It was very sweet to have my family together and it touched my heart that bro p. and sis t. had my party at their house. thanks guys. I got a sewing machine from my husband that is great but will be better once i learn to use.:(. I also got a perfect quilt from mom mermaids what else with my fav colors what a great caring mom. Lots of the brethren called me to wish me happy b day and i had fun a different day with my sister and my mom shelia. If I could have wished for one more thing it would be to make everyone else as happy as they make me love you my family and church thanks for making my b day special

story time

2008-05-30T14:25:00.000-07:00

I guess we in oregon have been unawares how spoiled we are with our own sweet sis lori aka mom as our librarian and storytime host. I went to a wic class which for anyone who doesn't know is a great program that helps low income mother with food vouchers for milk, cheese ect. Well while we were there I found myself bored with the monotones and no creative fun voices that we are privileged with and thinking to myself how my sweet mother in law would have done it so much better. So while I give the poor wic story teller an a for effort I'm thankful that ea. tuesday we have a professional. Thanks mom we love ya

letting loose the inner child

2008-05-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

my favorite sister trip moment was when all us girls went down to the pool. We were all just swiming around and probably the most exciting thing that happened was sis b could swim. Then someone says lets see who can swim the most like a mermaid. It was so much fun to play like a little girl and lol at ourselves and each other. The only down point was I found out I am not a mermaid. sis L is. Well maybe Im a fairy???:D

2008-05-19T10:47:00.000-07:00

We've all been trying to excersize more. So my hubby and bro danny went to ride bikes and i had the window open enjoying the sunshine when i heard the really loud animated MEEEOOOWW 3 or 4 time so Im thinkin those boys so i go to the window and say you guys are sooo silly stop it your going to wake the babys and stuff like that so i walk out waiting for the oncoming boys to jump out and try to scare me only to find i really was conversing with a cat. Thank goodness the cat was the only one there to witness my mrs. doolittle moment.lol

sick again

2008-05-15T13:12:00.000-07:00

Oh no my little girl is sick again w/ cough and fever 101.0. That being said Im so Thankful the've never been truly ill. Well sorry girls Ill try to post more soon, but for now my hands are full. Please pray for my babies and thanks.

raising up to the Lord

2008-05-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share something that touched my mommy heart. Last night abby woke up crying which in turn woke up james. :(. so I went in to see what was wrong and abby hugged me and said I just want to say my prayers. ahhhh. I'm so thankful that she can grow up not like I did but being raised up to have faith in our mighty lord. What a comfort. I don't know why she woke up crying probably a bad dream but I was so thankful to see that her heat was to our God. Oh and james went back to sleep after milk and kisses. :D

recovering

2008-05-02T11:08:00.000-07:00

well i went and had my top wisdom teeth removed yesterday and am very thankful everything went well. Now i just ask for the prayers that I don't get dry socket or anything weird. It was funny on the way there I was such a chicken i was telling my hubby lets just go to a movie instead lol , but I'm glad it's over and just can't wait to be done being sick or hurting. I want to play in the sunshine and cant wait for the sisters trip. yeah .

sick

2008-04-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

well ladies I'm calling for the prayers. My kids have had 3 or 4 different colds in a row and are taking a little longer than I'd like to get better. So colds no big deal right? What I'm worried about is my lil girls cough is getting pretty bad so remember us. thanks love and prayers to all.

me and my girl

2008-04-23T17:38:00.000-07:00

This is my sweet lil 3 yr. old girl. what can I say? She's my little princess. It's hard 2 believe she's getting so big. part of me, a big part wishes she could stay little forever. Just pray for me brethren that i can raise my lil ones up to the lord and not hold on to tight, but just tight enough.

my hubby and me

2008-04-23T17:32:00.000-07:00

This is my hansom man. God knew exactly what I needed in him. Hopefully I can be the woman that is a glory and a help meet that would be pleasing to our loving lord.

james

2008-04-23T12:25:00.000-07:00

snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. He's a handful, but what a sweet handful to have. James is 1yr. 4mo. It's really fun 2 have a buy and a girl i feel very blessed to see into two different worlds. Where as Abigail is calm and doesn't keep me on my feet as much, James likes to have more fun, and is more active. So here's my cute little pookie boy.