SNOW DAY!!!

2 posts in 24 hours!!! First of all, THIS is probably the most picture heavy post EVER! Second, we had a wonderful day. We have had a stressful couple of weeks and it was wonderful to have some fun and enjoy our huge snow storm! They say it is the largest in at least 33 years and it is still falling tonight. A was off today because the Seminary closed (and tomorrow because the roads will be ice tomorrow). Snow, 2 days off, and it's Valentine's weekend! YES!!!!!!!!!!! Lizzie and Millie did have Discovery School today and we did not want them to miss their Valentine's parties so they went and had fun and then came home for some more fun!

Headed to school Not sure about those faces!
A went out to take some pics and came back in with this one for me. I LOVE THAT MAN!!!

Ell doing what she does best-POSING!

Sallie and Elleigh making snow cream with Daddy! YUM!
We picked the girls up and headed to campus becuase there is so much open space to play and I wanted some snow pics of campus.

We did not do these but I thought they were cute and the girls loved that the little one has a hairbow!


LOVE this pic!

My BIG BABY!
Notice Sallie doing her thumbs up! Priceless!
Millie falling... It was all over for her after this!

A getting ready...
Gotcha!Not even the camera woman gets a break from A!

Ell about to retaliate
Daddy forcing Elleigh into the car so she doensn't hit him again!

The snow reminds me of how BIG our GOD is! Thank you God for the many things you give us to marvel at and have fun with in your world!

Still Here...

Still here as in still alive and still in our current house. No new updates on our housing situation. An investor was here today and another will come tomorrow so it is just a wait and see thing. So, for now we are taking it one day at a time and knowing that tonight we know where we will sleep and tomorrow we may not! The owner is a wonderful Christian man and he really does have our best interest at heart and we are all praying for God's will in this situation. Whatever happens-GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF US!

Our new home in Red Springs is coming along. Finally decided on a paint color for our kitchen cabinets, painted one and actually liked it! Soon I will begin posting some before and after pics. The girls' bathroom was our biggest project (some of which a contractor did and we are finishing up) so hopefully it will be finished SOON!

Tidbit I learned last week at MOPS: anti-perspirant stick can be used on insect stings (bees, ants, etc) to help with the pain. Never knew that!

This is a new pound cake recipe that I have cooked recently: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/01/perfect-pound-cake/ Cream cheese is my favorite pound cake but I saw this one and decided to try it for supper club. It is lighter (as in not as dense, not as in fewer calories!) and has a citrusy taste. It was really good with fresh strawberries and homeade whipped topping (the homeade stuff is really better!) I made another one this week to take to a friend who had a baby. My sister Connie wanted the recipe so I put the link here in case anyone else might want it.

Valentine's is quickly approaching and the Hall house is EXCITED! You know we LOVE Valentine's and celebrate in lots of different ways. Since it is on Sunday this year we will do our traditions at different times. Our church has a widow and widowers banquet each year and that is Sat nt. and we are looking forward to that being part of our celebration this year.

I am speaking at church on Sunday. We have opening assembly before SS and the man who usually does that is in Africa right now so he asked me to do it. I still do not know what I am speaking on. I am really hoping God will reveal that to me SOON! Prayers please. I am not the speaker of the family! Seriously, what do I have to say??? Well I have a lot to say but not sure everyone wants to hear it!

Sallie cut herself some bangs this week. Thankfully she did not cut them short and they are even. She already had a hair appt for today so our hair stylist blended them in some. She is so proud of them! Me, not so much!!!

We are supposed to have snow moving in tonight. We'll see!

Lizzie has been singing a song that says, "without grumbling or complaining" and something like "service to Jesus". She sings the same parts over and over. However, she has NOT stopped grumbling or complaining about doing what I ask her to!!! Maybe it will sink in soon!

I need to go clean or pack or de-clutter or pray about what I am supposed to speak on Sunday or sleep or something productive!

Just a pic to share until the next post

Preparing to be missing in ACTION!

I decided to take some time to do a blog post since it will possibly be my only for this week. There is a possibility that the sell of our house (here) may move much faster than we were anticipating. A realtor is coming the end of this week to look at the house possibly for investment property. So, #1 we have a lot to do to prepare for them to come. It is so hard to keep everything done especially with us being gone on the weekends. I used to think my house would be more in order if I did not work. Wrong! We are here in it every day and cooking and eating, etc. and it is hard to keep up with it all. Elleigh is really busy with school right now and everything else she has going on. #2 we are not sure what we will do if we have to be out before May. Our prayer is that this situation works out best for all involved (us and the family who owns the house). We know they need to sell the house so we are hoping that works out for them even if that means us having to get out sooner than we have planned. They and this house have been a huge blessing to us! I really am NOT worried about any of it. Yes, we have some uncertainties but God will take care of all of that and us. It is just that my mind is spinning with all that needs to be done. We had made the decision once we knew we were moving to Red Springs to not do any major projects in the house until Jan. I am not sure now that was the right decision. Things are moving slowly and it takes a long time to do anything since we are there for a limited time each weekend and most of that time is spent at church. Church is going really well. A has begun some teaching on Sunday nights on discipleship and our people really seem to be on board and that is very encouraging. He has such a passion for discipleship and the fact that churches do not focus on discipleship nearly as much as we should (if at all). We are told to go and make disciples yet somehow we miss the make disciples part and that there is so much more to that than what we give it. So, that is what is going on with us right now (and we have learned to be prepared for change at any moment!)

I realized that I never shared that Millie is potty trained! How could I have forgotten that??? We trained her the week of Thanksgiving. We had tried just before she turned 2 with no success, around the time she turned 2 again with no success, and this was our 3rd attempt and it was a huge success. Within a week she was night trained also! After 8 years of buying diapers for at least one and often 2 at a time this is a big deal for the Hall house!!! I am sure I will be in trouble one day for this picture! A recent pic of Elleigh that I love! She is beautiful INSIDE and out! I can say that, right?!

Classic Mill! Elleigh is constantly snapping pics (she is my child!) and she took this one and while I was looking on my memory card I noticed Millie being in her carseat. It has now been 17 months since we have been traveling each weekend. The girls spend nearly 6 hours every weekend in the car and they do great! I could not ask for them to do any better. Thank you God!

Elleigh caught this picture as she was giving Sallie a high 5. I love the expression on her face! The joy you see in her face is HER JOY every day! We all could learn a lot from this face! After my last post many of you have asked about how therapy is going. Thank you for your being thoughtful. It means a lot to us! She has only been once because her therapist was off this past Friday so we will see how tomorrow goes but it did go a little better. Please continue to PRAY! How sweet are they? Well, in this picture at least! They have been fighting more than ever lately! MAN! I prefer them holding hands and smiling! Ell took this of us yesterday headed out the door for church and I never see me in Elleigh. I see all A but I actually see a little resemblance in this picture. Have a great week!