DISHWASHER in the HOUSE!!

Last weekend I finally got a dishwasher for our house. It has been 6 years in the making. PRAISE THE LORD! and thank you pampered chef for the extra cash. It is a Maytag Quiet Series 300 and we got it for $322 (normally $398) at Lowes with Matt's discount and a memorial day sale. We didn't have a dishwasher before so Matt had to take out our cabinets and put the dishwasher and a new cabinet in. My husband is such the handy man, he had it installed the night we bought it, thank you in-laws for the help too. Here is the process.

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All I can is yahoo and yahoo! Washing dishes has never been so fun

Why not share the excitement?

Nathan Fix!

It's been a while since I posted pics of the baby, or should I say toddler? I can't believe how big he is getting. What a handsome boy, takes after his father. Have a Great Day!

Pampered Chef perks...

Sorry it's been a while things have been pretty busy around here. I haven't updated you on the pampered chef business. Things are going great! Laura and I were the top sales performers in our cluster. We also earned a ton of free pampered chef product as well. One of the perks of doing pampered chef is that it is super fun to cook and you get excited about trying new recipes and using the new product. I have been cooking up a storm over here and everything I have made has actually turned out yummy. This is a first for me (remember the impossible raspberry cake?) it has really giving me confidence in my cooking skills and my whole family is reaping the benefits.

For mothers day I actually wanted to cook so we invited the family over for a mini Thanksgiving meal. Everything turned out FANTASTIC ,YAY for Mothers day! I had such a great day. Matt made me that super cute centerpiece, he actually hand painted the dowel, square plaque and came up with the whole idea on his own. It was such a nice day, we went to church, took and nap and had a nice evening with the mom's. I was very blessed.

CTE Productions

Our good friend Robbie Dahl designed a new logo for our business. We needed something for the audio side of the business. Most people didn't understand the name Car Tunes Entertainment in correlation to a production company. We are still trying to push the business but things have been pretty slow. Please pray for Matt this week, his work at Lowes has been very stressful and they have threatened to fire him. Payroll is too high and the store is not doing well in sales, they want him to consider working part time. We are really seeking the Lord's direction. Matt is going to apply a few other places tomorrow. He is considering working part time and using the extra days to push the business. This is a big step of faith, and we know ultimately that God will open up doors where He wants us, and direct our path. There is a manager at Matt's work that is really giving him a bad time, please pray for the whole situation as this is taking a tole on my great hardworking husband. Thanks

TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER!

It is our responsibility and privilege to pray every day but especially today and especially for our country. Please join with me in prayer:

"Dear Lord we need you, we thank you for the privilege of living in a country where we are free, where we can proclaim you and not go to jail for it. We lift up this country and ask that you would direct it, anoint it, protect it and lead it. Lord forgive us and have mercy on us. Please be with those fighting in the military we ask a blessing upon them and your hand of protection on them. Give them strength and help them to know you more. Be with these upcoming elections, we ask that you would appoint who you want in authority and that you would bring America back to you. We pray that the marriages and families would stay together and that the statistic on divorce would not be so high. Help us to raise our kids in your ways and teach them according to your word. We need you Jesus, it is all about you, help all Christians to rise up and not be lukewarm, give us the strength and the obedience to serve you radically in this life, to impact any and everyone. We thank you that you hear us and love us even when we don't deserve it. Please, please, please be glorified in this place we call home. We lay everything down at your feed and ask all these things in Jesus name, Amen."