Monday, May 24, 2010

Positive Thoughts for the last week of school

If our thoughts are going to affect what we become it should certainly be a priority that we think right thoughts!!!!!!
My positive thoughts for the day:
1. Its the last week of school and I can't wait to be out for the summer.
2. I had a fabulous weekend with my kids
3. I am eating m&ms and thats always good.
4. Its a beautiful day outside.
5. Church was wonderful yesterday and a wake up call for me. The title was on how perverse the world is and how to steer clear of it.
6. I think I have a great husband???? (don't ever see him so Im not sure lol)
7. I get to teach baton tonight yippie it's so fun!
 Thanks for visiting the positive corner with Nina! : ) I think I should have my own show!! : )

Weekend update

So as you can see we had a fun fun weekend!! Jeff and I took all kids to see Shrek Saturday night and the kids loved it including me,  I thought it was great! We will offically be moved into new house this weekend which will be great but a huge adjustment for me and the boys.

Friday, May 21, 2010

This poitive thoughts thing is really working

So I have been using this blog as a means of writing down all the positive things in my life. It has really helped me block out the negative and use the negatives to make positives. So here is day 3 of my positive thoughts.
1. I felt God around me so much this morning that it gave me chills
2. Last night was the deepest conversation Jake and I have ever had. He is asking lots of questions about why mommy and daddy do not live together. I pulled out all photo albums and wedding albums and it made him so happy to sort of kind of understand. He got really  close to me and kissed me on the cheek and then asked how he got into my belly. I told him God put him there. hehehe so precious! Our night talks are the very very best! Ty is starting to talk a lot so he gets into the convos quite often
3. Today is my end of the year party!!!!!!!
4. Last nights baton class went great!
5. I have wonderful co workers that have already brightened my day and have already been a positive influence for my day.
6. I'm getting  really excited about moving and cooking. I know that sounds nuts but I like to cook and now I'm going to have 5 little mouths to feed and I'm excited about getting Jeff's kids away from McDonald's and to the table to home cooked meal. Plus I have not cooked in a VERY LONG TIME and  am excited to start back my passion. I love to cook didn't say I was great at it but I love it!!!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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Ok Im taking my twirlers to competition in November and they have to have uniforms and I can't make up my mind what I like and dislike. I have narrowed it down to the following for my older girls who will be twirling to Thriller. Which one do you guys like? Remember they part that looks like skin is NOT it is a neutral color. The pink ones are for little girls and red and black and gold ones are for older girls. The little girls are performing to lollipop!

Positive Thoughts for the Day (Day 2)

1. This morning I woke up feeling great!
2. I got all of my laundry done and my house cleaned yesterday.
3. I get to pick up my precious boys today after school!!
4.I get to teach baton tonight!!
5. Jeff and I are getting ready to move in the house. 
6. I had a wonderful convo with my daddy this morning! He is great!
7. Only 6 more days till Im out for the summer
8. God is amazing and is in total control of my life.
9. Martina is my favorite Mexican. LOL :)
10. Im working on being the best wife for Jeff but am having a hard time training him but the positive is that  im seeing progress!! hehe!! : )
11. Im taking my kids to the McWane Center this weekend for some fun!
12. Im praying for my enemy (s). God is working in me to deal with these people in a positive way.
13. Today is going to be great!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Positive Thoughts Of The Day

1. My parents are the best and would have been left to die of stomach bug if not for my parents. Who kept the boys for me and cleaned up my puke and made me drink Mt Dew.
2. My kids are the best! I love our bedtime convos and midnight snacks!
3. I have a fabulous job and I have the summers off!!
4. I have wonderful twirlers that I am having so much fun with. They bring out the young in me.
5. I have a wonderful next door neighbor at school that makes me laugh everyday.
6. God is in control of everything so I need not worry!!!
7. I have this very special friend that when I call they are there and when I need this person they are there at my house in no time. I am really blessed and this person has held me together in lots of situations!! Love you!! You know who you are!!!
8. I have decided to list postiive things in my life every time I post so this so here  is my first attempt.
9. It is 3:00 and all of my students are gone THANK YOU JESUS!!!! I love em but at 3:00 im ready to Go!
10. I finally ate crackers today without puking them up and that is big news compared to the last 3 days of my life.

good gravy

"Good Gravy" is my little term I use instead of anything ugly that tries to come out of my mouth. It is much better than the nasty stuff that tries to leak out of my unfiltered mouth lol. But Good Gravy the past few days have been rough. I have had the stomach bug or food poison or something awful!! I'm finally back at work today feeling better but soooo weak. Thanks goodness for my wonderful parents and my hubby who called me in some meds to make me feel better!!
I'm getting really excited about the move!!! Jeff and I have not moved in together yet but we are when school gets out for summer. This is a decision we made that was best for the kids since I will be home all summer and can help make the adjustment easier. We went and bought sheets for the beds and towels for the kitchen Sunday and it was really fun. He also bought lots of games for the game rooms or as he calls it "Nina I'm gonna teach you how to buy stuff you don't need at all". LOL I'm sure the kids will have a blast playing all the games I know I will!!!
So I did change my name and the adjustment to that has been not so easy. I am not called Nina Chandler except at my school, called Nina Thrasher in Haleyville, and Nina Long well nobody calls me that except cards I get in the mail. Jeff still calls me chandler lol!!! But I have changed my name and am going to change my name at school next year so everyone can get use to it.

So I have been struggling with positive thoughts here latley. I will not ellaborate on things that have gotten the best of me but I have been a NEGATIVE NINA RAE because of this certain thing kinda like a throne in my side wished it would go away but no matter what it's not going to so I've been doing some reading and found this little thing Im going to start doing to start thinking positive:Positive Thinking Tips for a Positive Attitude - Permanently


•First, focus on what you're thinking about. Remember what I said about being stuck because we never addressed the source? Our negative actions and words are coming from our negative thoughts. Our body, including the mouth, has no choice but to follow wherever our mind goes.

It is possible to control our thoughts, regardless of what we've been led to believe. As soon as a negative thought comes into your mind, purposefully make it a point to replace it with a positive one. (2 Corinthians 10:5) At first, this may take some work, because chances are, we will probably have a lot more negative thoughts in our head than positive ones. But eventually, the ratio will reverse itself.





•Second, stop letting other people's negative attitudes influence yours. This may mean we need to stop hanging around with people who do nothing but spout negative stuff. We can't afford to do this when our goal is to become more positive. The negative people in our life aren't going to like it when we stop participating in negativity. Just remember that birds of a feather really do flock together.



•Third, make a list of all the areas in your life that you want to change. List all your negative attitudes too. If you can't think of things to put on your list, just ask your family. I'll bet they'll help you make it a really long list!



•Fourth, take some time to write strong, life-giving, positive affirmation statements. Make a commitment to read those statements out loud every day. Enjoy how great they make you feel. Know in your heart that you're making progress, even if you can't see it just yet. Just keep affirming the positive.



•Lastly, take time to pray about this. You can't change by yourself. But you can spend time with the One who is able to help. Do what you can, and let God do the rest. It really is that simple.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Hilarious Joke

The Secret to a Happy Marriage




A couple was celebrating their Golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.

"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon, " explained the husband. "We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule. We hadn't gone too far when my wife's mule stumbled.

My wife quietly said 'That's once.'

We proceeded a little further when the mule stumbled again. Once more my wife quietly said, 'That's twice.'

We hadn't gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled a third time. My wife promptly removed a revolver from her purse and shot the mule.

I started to protest over her treatment of the mule when she looked at me and quietly said, "That's once."



Submitted by Zaxgram

Monday, May 10, 2010

5 Love Languages

With more than 30 years of experience as a marriage counselor, Dr. Gary Chapman has heard it all. He has helped couples at every stage of marriage and at pivotal points in their relationships—from those just discovering the joys and trial of marriage to those who are ready to call it quits.




After many years of counseling, Dr. Chapman noticed a pattern: everyone he had ever counseled had a “love language,” a primary way of expressing and interpreting love. He also discovered that, for whatever reason, people are usually drawn to those who speak a different love language than their own.



Of the countless ways we can show love to one another, five key categories, or five love languages, proved to be universal and comprehensive—everyone has a love language, and we all identify primarily with one of the five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch.



Since The 5 Love Languages™ debuted in 1992, over five million copies have been sold, making The 5 Love Languages a perennial New York Times bestseller. But numbers don’t measure the influence the book has had on couples and their marriages.



The 5 Love Languages has helped countless couples identify practical and powerful ways to express love, simply by using the appropriate love language. Many husbands and wives who had spent years struggling through marriages they thought were loveless discovered one or both spouses had long been showing love through messages that weren’t getting through. By recognizing their different love languages, they witnessed the rebirth of the love they thought had been gone for good.



The book has been translated into more than 40 languages and is healing marriages around the world!



The 5 Love Languages™

What if you could say or do just the right thing guaranteed to make that special someone feel loved? The secret is learning the right love language! Millions of couples have learned the simple way to express their feelings and bring joy back into marriage: The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman’s New York Times bestseller! Words of Affirmation—Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.



Words of Affirmation

Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.

Quality Time

In the vernacular of Quality Time, nothing says, “I love you,” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes your significant other feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful.

Receiving Gifts

Don’t mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, and effort behind the gift. If you speak this language, the perfect gift or gesture shows that you are known, you are cared for, and you are prized above whatever was sacrificed to bring the gift to you. A missed birthday, anniversary, or a hasty, thoughtless gift would be disastrous—so would the absence of everyday gestures.

Acts of Service

Can vacuuming the floors really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most want to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter.

Physical Touch

This language isn’t all about the bedroom. A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, holding hands, and thoughtful touches on the arm, shoulder, or face—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive.

With more than 30 years of experience as a marriage counselor, Dr. Gary Chapman has heard it all. He has helped couples at every stage of marriage and at pivotal points in their relationships—from those just discovering the joys and trial of marriage to those who are ready to call it quits.




After many years of counseling, Dr. Chapman noticed a pattern: everyone he had ever counseled had a “love language,” a primary way of expressing and interpreting love. He also discovered that, for whatever reason, people are usually drawn to those who speak a different love language than their own.



Of the countless ways we can show love to one another, five key categories, or five love languages, proved to be universal and comprehensive—everyone has a love language, and we all identify primarily with one of the five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch.



Since The 5 Love Languages™ debuted in 1992, over five million copies have been sold, making The 5 Love Languages a perennial New York Times bestseller. But numbers don’t measure the influence the book has had on couples and their marriages.



The 5 Love Languages has helped countless couples identify practical and powerful ways to express love, simply by using the appropriate love language. Many husbands and wives who had spent years struggling through marriages they thought were loveless discovered one or both spouses had long been showing love through messages that weren’t getting through. By recognizing their different love languages, they witnessed the rebirth of the love they thought had been gone for good.



The book has been translated into more than 40 languages and is healing marriages around the world!



The 5 Love Languages™

What if you could say or do just the right thing guaranteed to make that special someone feel loved? The secret is learning the right love language! Millions of couples have learned the simple way to express their feelings and bring joy back into marriage: The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman’s New York Times bestseller! Words of Affirmation—Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.



Words of Affirmation

Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.

Quality Time


In the vernacular of Quality Time, nothing says, “I love you,” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes your significant other feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful. 
THIS IS SOOO NINA RAE!!!!!!

Receiving Gifts

Don’t mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, and effort behind the gift. If you speak this language, the perfect gift or gesture shows that you are known, you are cared for, and you are prized above whatever was sacrificed to bring the gift to you. A missed birthday, anniversary, or a hasty, thoughtless gift would be disastrous—so would the absence of everyday gestures.

Acts of Service

Can vacuuming the floors really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most want to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter.

Physical Touch

This language isn’t all about the bedroom. A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, holding hands, and thoughtful touches on the arm, shoulder, or face—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive.



This is a great book if you haven't read it but I know most have!!! I have learned a lot and worked on Jeff's love language so I can be the best for him. I fail but am working on it.

weekend update with nina rae

 
Jeff got me a new lens for my camera and Im trying it out. I love it!!
My very precious dad with my boys!!
Gracie's Softball game and Ty making a mess at the game hehe
All of us at the fair
Jake on roller coaster
Jeff and Graham
Jeff and Jake on the big slide
Jeff letting me know how glad he is that I wanted to take all the kids to the fair!! hahaha
Jeff and Gracie
Front yard softball game
Graham on the big slide
Ty playing softball! : )

Just wanted to thank my mom and dad for making my mothers day so special! I seriously have the sweetest parents in the world. They took Jake and Ty shopping for me and they picked out a cute sun dress. I am so blessed to be the mommy of Jake and Ty and have parents who care about me enough to make mothers day special. The best part of Mothers Day was taking a Sunday nap inbetween my two precious boys waking up to a cooked meal made especially for me by my daddy and playing outside with my angels. When I got to  school this morning I got to hear how all my friends husbands made breakfast in bed so ladies all I can say is thank your lucky stars you have men who take time to thank you for being a great mommy. One of my friends was taken to Dales Saturday night then breakfast in bed Sunday morning and 2 new pair of Jessica Simpson shoes lucky dog I hate you! And the reson I hate her is that they do not have kids together just a dog and she has children by another marriage and he has children so all I can say is hang on to that sweetheart!!!
So you are wondering what the heck does this well of a piece of crap doing on nina's blog well.... this is the well that most of my childhood memories were made. I have made speciality mud pies here with mint leaves. I use to pretend this was my house and put my dolls all around there like they were my kids. I would also play like I was a school teacher and put my dolls in here with my chalk board and teach away!! Just thought I would give let you see a little place that means so much to me. This was my grandparents
and my grandmother Roxie would play with me out here while she got water from the well to water her beautiful flowers (which are not there anymore).

Friday, May 7, 2010

Happy Mothers Day

If You Give A Mom A Muffin


If you give a mom a muffin,

She'll want a cup of coffee to go with it.

She'll pour herself some.

Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.

She'll wipe it up.

Wiping the floor, she'll find dirty socks.

She'll remember she has to do laundry.

When she puts the laundry in the washer,

She'll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.

Bumping into the freezer will remind her

she has to plan for supper.

She will get out a pound of hamburger.

She'll look for her cookbook

("101 Things To Do With a Pound of Hamburger").

The cookbook is setting under a pile of mail.

She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.

She will look for her checkbook.

The check book is in her purse

that is being dumped out by her two-year-old.

She'll smell something funny.

She'll change the two-year-old's diaper.

While she is changing the diaper, the phone will ring.

Her five-year-old will answer and hang up.

She'll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.

Thinking of coffee will remind her

that she was going to have a cup.

And chances are... If she has a cup of coffee,

Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.



~author unknown



This sounds just like me!!! The joy of my little boys!! I am so blessed to be their Mommy!! Happy Mothers Day to all my blogger friends!!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Wild Tuesdays

 
Jake Bryant getting his hair cut!
Ty is wanting me to stop taking pictures of his brother and take a pic of him. : )
Ty trying to dance for his brother so he will laugh.
Ty getting his hair cut.
The ball was just hit and Graham found a bug and decided to play with the bug instead of watching the game hehe!!
Ill show my buddy my bug!! LOL
Grayson getting ready for the pitch
Jake loves watching Grayson and Graham play
Ty loves to watch some baseball
Jeff and Grayson after his GRAND SLAM!!! Way to go Grayson!!!

I took off a little early today so I could so to SS office to wait an hour to change my name and then go home to take my boys to get their hair cut then it was off to watch Jeff's boys play and his daughter play softball. I was pooped after all the excitement.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Would you like some cake and a smoke?

Oh what a WONDERFUL birthday weekend. I was woke up Saturday morning with Jeff singing happy birthday to me then the cat was inbetween us and he started singing the birthday song  with meow as the words...he is so hilarious and so sweet. Makes me laugh all the time!! Now Im going back a few months with this story because if I don't explain this you will not understand the rest of the story. Sometimes when I am stressed or frazzled or just because I have such a long drive to work I somtimes light up a cig. Not good for my health I know I know but I do it and I need to stop. So Jeff the health nut asked me Nina do you smoke and I could not lie nor hide it so I told him the truth. Well ever since then he has made sure to bring it up EVERYWHERE we go and make cracks at me for smoking. Well on my Birthday he said lets open your presents I got you and inbetween all the presents was this chocolate cake with 29 cigerettes to represent candles I thought I would fall over dead laughing. I was crying I was laughing so hard!! Then he told me I only married him cause he was a doctor and I could have a breathing machine at home because he knows how to work it!! He is so hilarious!!
This is Jake and Ty after I pick them up from spending the weekend with the other side. I had just given them a bath and put them on the couch with yummy snacks and a movie. They love doing this every night!! Chocolate Milk, Crackers w/ cheese and ham, cracker jacks, and a froot roll up. Sounds like a good snack to me!!!