Yesterday I thought I was looking for a lost young girl

I get a call asking if our neighbor is at our house...no she's not over here, why? Well she didn't answer the door and we're not sure where she is. He Mom works and she stays at home alone. She is responsible and has proven that she can whit out any problem. She's 11 years old. We walked over and used our spare key and walked through the house trying not to jump to conclusions. No Haley. I drove to the near by pool and asked around, showed her picture and nothing. We couldn't get into touch with her Mom because she was working on someone's heart in surgery ( she's a heart nurse) and got her voice mail. About 30 minutes into our search she pulls up with her mothers friend with a smile on her face but wondering what everyone was doing hanging out outside her home. She was babysitting. Her mother forgot that she was going to be picked up to babysit for a friend and didn't know why her daughter didn't pick up when she called to let her know she would be late.

What I learned; Some people freak out right away and jump to conclusions immediately.

Communication is so important. Just a simple phone call could have prevented a lot of worry.

We have a great neighborhood with some great caring people that live near us.

Ahhhhh....Spring Break

The perk to working for a school is having time off like Spring Break. It makes up for the small salary.

So far we have gone to the Rodeo Carnival. Hit the Galleria, spent alot of time out doors riding our bikes and watching some movies from blockbusters. Last night I watched Into the Wild. It was good. I was sorry that he didn't get a chance to go back home and work things out with his family. What a terrible way to go. There were some good messages in this movie.

Not what we're doing today. Maybe the beach? I hope the clouds go away though. 

Sunday was very sweet at church for me. The whole family went. Joel was moved at the end and it was very sweet to be at church.    

I started exercising a bit. It feels good to move. I'm watching my food intake also. I've been living in denial for a long time and I'm not getting any younger so I figure it's time to be responsible for my health.

Okay, well I'm going to get off my butt now and start the day.

Once

I watched the movie ONCE yesterday with a friend. What a good movie. The tension of real relationships is powerful. They both were so genuine. I loved this movie yet it leaves you wondering, hoping. Like the last scene of the young lady looking out her window. Did she make the right decision? What if they would have moved to London together? Mother and all. And what was her response when he asked her if she loved her husband? Does anyone speak Czech? Don't you love that he bought her the piano!?

Dreamer asked me what my favorite Thai food restaurant is and favorite dish.

My favorite all time Thai food restaurant is in Hollywood, California. I haven't been there in years but I still remember it. I like the curry beef, panang beef and shrimp fried rice and the cucumber salad. I know, not too adventurous.  It makes me hungry for it just thinking about it. When I went there most I was between 19 years old and 22. I was dating a guy that was 17 years older than me and he took me there. His name was Robert and was a very nice guy. Looking back, I'm so glad I didn't merry him like I thought I wanted to. We dated for over a year. My family of course thought I was nuts! The day I was going to be presented with an engagement ring I broke it off. I didn't know he was going to ask me to merry him and I never did see the ring.  It was hard but it was the right thing to do. I broke his heart but the age difference was too big. I was way too young to get married too.

I met Ron about 3 1/2 years later. He's 8 years older. The age gap doesn't make too much of a difference. He's awesome and so glad to know him. We just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary!