Sickness...

If you read this, please pray for me. I am fairly sick (respiratory infection), I have no voice, and I have a REALLY long week of work that I can NO WAY call in sick for. It takes all of my energy to talk, so I just stay silent most of the time. I'm resting all day today since I didn't have to babysit.

I feel fine other than the heaviness in my chest and my nose and voice.

I would appreciate it!

Budgeting

So, does anyone out there keep a budget?

I'm really anal when it comes to setting up budget spreadsheets. We use the OS Linux (we strongly dislike Windows). So, through their FREE software OpenOffice (which is also available one Windows... it's like Microsoft Office except it's free and better). In OpenOffice they have this system called Calc. It's the free version of Microsoft Excel. I have made myself spreadsheets with crazy mathematical formulas... :)

Do you know anyone who would like to have free budgeting tools? I have a series of spreadsheets they can use that I will send free with all of the calculations set and everything. The only thing they would have to do literally is put in numbers. The numbers that they put in would automatically be calculated in other areas of the sheets.

For example, I have a weekly expenditure sheet and a monthly expenditure sheet. The monthly expenditure sheet shows a monthly total while the weekly one shows the weekly total. When you enter a value in the weekly sheet, it will automatically bring up the monthly total in that category (Utilities - Electric, for example).

It's kind of confusing to explain. Budgeting is not just for poor people who live paycheck to paycheck! And I think a lot of people think that.

Do you know where your money goes each month? Even small expenses can get you (like laundry detergent, bottle of pop, snacks, etc.).

I'm offering this out of the goodness of my heart as we are called to be good stewards of our money. These charts will help you keep track of EVERYTHING! And once I figure out how to use their pie charts, I will include those, too.

So, if you would better like to organize your funds or maybe just keep yourself to a budget (with a little bit of flexibility), please contact me via email at jessica.roberson@gmail.com.

I had these sheets all finished on my other OS, but when we installed Linux, I forgot to save them, so I'm in the process of starting over again, so I should have them by tomorrow night. I will also include a user's manual so you can better understand the way the charts work.

Just contact me!

Congrats, D and K!

Isn't she precious. This is the new baby of the people I babysit for! She was born on Saturday afternoon at 3:45 p.m., 7lbs 1oz, 21 in. long (I think).

She's so cute!

This is Interesting...

And many "Christians" still support him...

From Christian Worldview Network

Friendship Evangelism

Do you do friendship evangelism? Does your church do friendship evangelism?

Please read my other blog called Our Journey in Biblical Evangelism.

Sorry, it gets a little heated in the end.

I Support Our Troops

You stay up for 16 hours.
He stays up for days on end.




You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.




You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.




You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.




You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.




You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

..


You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.




You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.




Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.




You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.




You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.




You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.




You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.




You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.




You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.




You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.




You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.




You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.




You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.




If you support your troops, then click "reply to poster" copy all the codes, and repost the bulletin.

If you don't support your troops well, then don't re-post. You won't die in 7 days, your love life won't be affected, and you won't have the worst day ever. You don't have to repost. It's not like you know the men and women that are dying to preserve your rights.

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

So, we are getting completely dumped on by snow right now. We have at least 9 inches and it's supposed to keep snowing for a couple more hours.

We have had more snow this year than we have had the past... 10 years I would say.

I took a picture, but my camera battery died. I will post it soon, though.