Fridays with the Neus...Normal Style....

Well....it is Friday here at the Neus and it has been a normal day. I had to go to the Doctor.....Libby did school...Joe worked.... I cooked....healthy style....We loaded the dishwasher....

Talked about our class coming up...Do Hard Things.......

and then we played sequence.... Just another day...living life....hanging with the family....and realizing how very very blessed we are to be able to do just that....

God has been good and we have been grateful.....all in all that is a very good day!

Thanks for checking in on us!

Fay Did not go away and she left us a present :)

Yesterday carried the most bad weather we have seen yet through Fay's visit and then refusal to leave :) Talk about a bad guest! Geesh!She definately has overstayed her welcome. And I might add...I don't really like her kind of presents either ~smile!
We heard a crack and a hit to our house...woke us up..so we all, late into the night, were up trying to peek out windows and wondered what it was! Looking out of both windows of Libby's room, we saw this:

I truly am grateful and joyful for God's sovereign plan for my life:) even Fay! God's word says

Everything in the heavens and earth belong to you O Lord,

and this is your kingdom

We adore you as being in control of everything

Riches and honor come from you alone

and you are the ruler of all mankind

Your hand controls POWER and might

and it is at your discretion that men are made great

and given strength

2 chronicles 29:11

I love being reminded of my need for a savior and I am all the more grateful for His plan! Isn't it so good to know that we don't have to worry about my life because is taking care of every last detail and He loves me so much, he has given His greatest gift-His son for my life. How can I fathom that? :) I pray that if you don't know him, He will cause a stirring in you and He will make himself known to you.....(not sure what I mean? PLEASE ask :)

We also have a very soggy porch. Our porch now leaks....ask us how we know? So, all in all, so far, we faired well....Lots of branch clean up and leak fixing, but we are safe and we have been able to get alot done being home with an interruption to normal life. It has been a productive time :)

Lots more rain coming, but we are just hanging out.....Poor Joe is waterlogged. Ever try going through a drive through with the window down while it is raining? You quickly roll it back up because rain shoots in?

Well imagine keeping it down ALL day and putting things out repeatedly while rain pelts your arm and face and gets you all wet! Poor guy! Joe, we love you! Thank-you for your sacrifice to serve our family by working so hard! We are grateful for you! Love you babe! Stay dry!!

Well.....the day is starting and I must stay with it!

and the last update: Fay has moved about 3 miles per hour, and right now she has actually stopped! This has been the case for the past few days:

so....we wait......

The waterlogged mom signing off....

Just another manic "Fay Day"

Well...we 're still here! We awoke to Fay sitting on us! We don't remember a thing through the night... We had some debris in the yard, but nothing extensive. We will have some threats of tornados and strong winds, but we have a shelter over our head, and feel safe. Joe, on the other hand is out there delivering mail! Please God, keep him safe.... Dianne is out there too...Stay safe Dianne!! We are praying for you mailmen (and women :)

We awoke to make a yummy, healthy breakfast. It looked so pretty, I thought I would take a picture. This is called a power snack. Kavli crisp bread, monteray jack cheese, a hard boiled egg and some cut up grape tomatoes! I am full and powerful ~smile~

We won't be posting anymore on Fay unless something worth blogging about happens.... Thanks for hanging in there with us!

over and out,

Tammy

Fooey on Fay! :(

Bedtime: Well, Fay never made it to Titusville(yet atleast) and we will be a lot better off for it:) So it was an uneventful day, but we enjoyed the anticipation of something happening :) We are safe, all is well..and we are grateful :) But, there were others who wish Fay had never come. My heart goes out to them.....Thank-you God for protecting us and keeping us safe. We are thankful for your hand upon us :)

we watched the olympics, Libby played on the computer and Joe worked on some electronic stuff and I posted blog entries :)

Tammy for the Neus, signing off on this blustery Fay Day :)

Where oh Where has Fay gone?....Post 4

10:00 pm. Fay is no where to be seen. I went outside to snap this picture and the wind was blowing and it wasn't even raining. wow....I guess she either decided not to come, or she just hasn't arrived yet. Well....we'll wait :)

So in the meantime, Libby made some sticky chicken that we will take to a family that just had a baby boy! sticky chicken is so good, I will post the recipe soon! Maybe tomorrow. and I put more things on e-bay, cleaned up in the kitchen and Joe took a nap. But, its a tropical storm, what else can we say?

Update says, she is going off shore below us, so maybe she will miss us altogether? We'll just have to wait and see....We will update one more time before we head off to bed!

Fay Day Night...Post 3...The waiting is the hardest part :)

7:00 pm.... Here she comes :) As I type, the thunder just started rolling by.....The wind is picking up and the radar shows she is a coming!

As we wait....Joe and Libby ran and got Pizza! yes, pizza! every storm needs a party~smile~

The rain has picked up and you can feel the storm in the air! It amazes me how powerful weather is....that only God can control it....wow! well...we will check back in at 10:00...sometimes our internet goes down during a storm, so if we don't post again at 10:00, we will post as soon as we are back up :)

heres a few more pictures from around our house:

Fay Day Post # 2

4:00 pm: Ok, it is now late afternoon and we are still waiting for some severe weather. There have been tornados in the county we live in, but that has been farther south.

Joe is out delivering mail through rain, snow, sleet or hail and tropical storm. Hopefully we will expect him home all in one piece! and dry and ready to hunker down with his girls :)

I enjoyed some yummy decaf coffee, put some stuff on ebay and had a good nap since I couldn't sleep real good last night because I was nervous about today maybe ?

Libby enjoyed checking the mail, strumming on the guitar, exercised and played with Emmy some.

So, as you can see....we are doing just fine....Enjoying the day, and just waiting for Fay to pay us a visit. She should be arriving this evening and we will keep you posted:)

Thanks for checking in on us!

The mom , signing off :)

A Day with Tropical Storm Fay....Neu style

Since we live away from family and they always wonder if we are ok when a storm hits, we thought we would blog our day in the midst of a storm! We have included a picture of our front yard this morning and we will post a few times so that you can see the progression of the weather and us!

Right now, we are just hanging out. I made some breakfast and we have been glued to the tv! Which is so unlike us, because we rarely watch tv! Here are a few shots of this morning

Here is Libby watching Tom Terry tell us when we can expect the worst weather!

The weather is mild now, but windy, rainy, tornado bringing stuff is coming! We'll keep you posted!

Weather girls,

Tam and Lib signing out :)

Fridays with the Neu's......Smile:)

We started the day off with an appointment to tighten those braces! They are moving along....the teeth and the payments ~smile~ Libby got black bands this time! It looks good! And.....our girl just finished Drivers Ed! aacccckkkkk! She is going to be driving here soon! I can't take it! Does anyone have a rewinder? :)

Libby also groomed Emmy! she did a great job. Emmy looks so cute now and not a huge fur ball! I think I like Libby's prices better than having the mobile groomer come...Can you say free? :)

We just hung out at home this afternoon, had yummy chili dogs for dinner and are now settled in watching the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Go USA!

You all would be so proud....I am completely caffeine free! I did survive last week and God's grace was so amazing! I don't have any more headaches so that is great!

Joe is still working on the bathroom...He painted the window and finished the last piece of beadboard and got his haircut, took a shower and now we are aggghhhhhing!

I guess that is it for this post. Thanks for peeking in on us!

Have a great weekend!

Fridays with the Neus......Demolition style....

Yes, you read that right...well...I guess that is exaggerating a little... For the past few days, we have been redoing our bathroom. We have had that 70's yellow tile and at some point we pulled off the soap dish and toothbrush holder...so this bathroom has been in limbo for years! So, we happened to have a coupon for Lowes... $10.00 off of $25.00 and we were so inspired to save money and work some on the bathroom...Joe graciously went and got beadboard and some glue and started putting the beadboard right over that tile! I was so excited! He had to make some very tricky cuts and well....he was amazing! Thanks babe! It isn't quite done, but we can show you some along the way pics and an almost finished product....This will definately be a work in progress as we still have the shower to tackle and new mirror to get and I am not sure yet about the window....but that will come soon enough and I just want to enjoy the right here and now...so..Have a peek:
enjoy~smile~

Trying to break that habit.......

ok, I admit it! I love Diet Mountain dew...I like to have it in the morning when I get up instead of coffee, because now that I am in menopause I don't like anything hot and I don't like cold coffee yuck! so I have got in the habit of drinking the dew.....

and the problem is: in the morning especially I have been so overheated and my pulse has been racing. I had Joe time it for me and my resting heart rate was 120 beats per minute yikes! I have been blaming it on my thyroid medicine...so I have started cutting that down....well...I figured it out that it was MOUNTAIN DEW!! When I didn't drink it, I was fine....so...I abruptly stopped and guess what happened?

Yes, I got a terrible headache and I am exhausted!! But nothing will tempt me to take back that troublemaker! I learned my lesson and now I have been sipping on sugar free lemonade and water! so...what's a girl to do with those headaches? Well...I have been talking to my doctor...The great Physician that is and he has made it bearable! I know that in a few days it will be a distant memory, but when you are in the midst...God desires our crying out to Him and I know that He is just waiting for me to ask....

He has laid His word on my heart:

All these things I once thought very worthwhile;

Now I've thrown them all away

so that I can put my hope and trust in Christ alone

Phillippians 3:7

How could God be so kind to help me through my current struggle.

Thank you God for caring for me and loving me enough to allow me to endure any kind of struggle which is so very much nothing in comparison to what your son did for me....

I am grateful for your love :) and the strength to overcome :)

and hehehehe! they do make caffeine free Mountain Dew...I just have to figure out how to get it in Florida ~smile~