The other night at the table Christian said, "Mom, when I get married I want my wife to have this meatloaf recipe and the enchilada casserole and your rigatoni recipes."
Talk about scoring some points!!!! I'm thinking that maybe I'll go ahead and start some recipe books for all 3 kids.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
June, where did you go?
I can't believe I haven't written anything in such a long time!!! I'll give you a brief June update of the Gerber household (hopefully you won't be too bored!)
June 2-6: I was baby-sitting 2 additional kids. We were busy all week long!
June 8: Both the boys were baptized! Rod Vaughn, the missionary from the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, arrived along with 2 teenage boys and a 6 year old boy for the week.
June 9-13: Joshua's 8th birthday, my 38th birthday, VBS, baseball tournament, baby-sitting, company!
June16-20: Baby-sitting all week and go, go, go during the day.
Friday, June 20: Tim leaves for SD and gets back on Monday, June 30
Sunday, June 22: Both boys head to Camp Allendale and I pick them up on Friday, June 27
Baby-sitting, VBS, company, baseball, camp, mission trip PLUS all the regular day to day activities of our house - WOW! no wonder I was pooped when June got over!
It's funny though because looking at it like this doesn't really show how busy we were (zoo, children's museum, movies, bowling, swimming - baseball! etc.)
I know I said baseball a lot but it took tons of time. In fact, Joshua's team won his league but didn't advance in the tournament. Christian's team won the league, won the tournament and won a "world series" game against another local club.
Just a quick brag on Christian: during the world series game they had Christian batting 4th! He had always been 5th or 6th (come to find out he had the second best average on the team!). Anyway, his first at bat he struck out. His next 2 at bats netted him RBI's (both were pounded to left field). His 4th at bat for the day - HOME RUN!!!! He called Tim (who's on his way to SD for the mission trip) huffing and puffing about his hit! He also caught a fly ball playing second base and this throw from left-center to second base was the game winning play! Christian had the game of his life!!!!!
Anyway, our life has slowed down (woo hoo!) during July and August. I am very thankful for that. We are still busy but we have had time to slow down.
I've bored everyone enough, I'll do more on another day.
June 2-6: I was baby-sitting 2 additional kids. We were busy all week long!
June 8: Both the boys were baptized! Rod Vaughn, the missionary from the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, arrived along with 2 teenage boys and a 6 year old boy for the week.
June 9-13: Joshua's 8th birthday, my 38th birthday, VBS, baseball tournament, baby-sitting, company!
June16-20: Baby-sitting all week and go, go, go during the day.
Friday, June 20: Tim leaves for SD and gets back on Monday, June 30
Sunday, June 22: Both boys head to Camp Allendale and I pick them up on Friday, June 27
Baby-sitting, VBS, company, baseball, camp, mission trip PLUS all the regular day to day activities of our house - WOW! no wonder I was pooped when June got over!
It's funny though because looking at it like this doesn't really show how busy we were (zoo, children's museum, movies, bowling, swimming - baseball! etc.)
I know I said baseball a lot but it took tons of time. In fact, Joshua's team won his league but didn't advance in the tournament. Christian's team won the league, won the tournament and won a "world series" game against another local club.
Just a quick brag on Christian: during the world series game they had Christian batting 4th! He had always been 5th or 6th (come to find out he had the second best average on the team!). Anyway, his first at bat he struck out. His next 2 at bats netted him RBI's (both were pounded to left field). His 4th at bat for the day - HOME RUN!!!! He called Tim (who's on his way to SD for the mission trip) huffing and puffing about his hit! He also caught a fly ball playing second base and this throw from left-center to second base was the game winning play! Christian had the game of his life!!!!!
Anyway, our life has slowed down (woo hoo!) during July and August. I am very thankful for that. We are still busy but we have had time to slow down.
I've bored everyone enough, I'll do more on another day.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Kids Bowl Free!
There is a FREE bowling program in many states this summer. I'm going to post the link and you can check it out to see if there is one around you.
www.kidsbowlfree.com
There are programs in FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MS, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, and WI.
They are not all over the state but in certain areas. It doesn't hurt to check it out.
There is also a family pass that you can buy for up to 4 adults that costs only $19.95.
We are going bowling this summer!
www.kidsbowlfree.com
There are programs in FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MS, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, and WI.
They are not all over the state but in certain areas. It doesn't hurt to check it out.
There is also a family pass that you can buy for up to 4 adults that costs only $19.95.
We are going bowling this summer!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Three Parts to Ponder
A MUST READ. FROM START TO END.
Part 1
In just one year . Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember it's Congress that makes law not the President. He has to work with what's handed to him.
Quote of the Day........"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." -- Barack Obama
Part 2:
Taxes...Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing.
www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html
Taxes under Clinton 1999 Taxes under Bush 2008
Single making 30K - tax $8,400 Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $14,000 Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $23,250 Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K - tax $ 16,800 Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $21,000 Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $38,750 Married making 125K - tax $31,250
Both democratic candidates will return to the higher tax rates
It is amazing how many people that fall into the categories above think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever. If Obama or Hillary are elected, they both say they will repeal the Bush tax cuts and a good portion of the people that fall into the categories above can't wait for it to happen. This is like the movie The Sting with Paul Newman; you scam somebody out of some money and they don't even know what happened.
PART 3:
You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much?
Read this:
Boy am I confused. I have been hammered with the propaganda that it
Is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us.
I now find that to be RIDICULOUS.
I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again
Until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them.
I Have included the URL's for verification of all the following facts.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens
Each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs, Such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school Education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the
American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare &
Social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused
By the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate
that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular,
their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, "estimated that the total
cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period."
Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances
back to their countries of origin.
Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million
Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States."
Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Are we THAT stupid?
If this doesn't bother you then just delete the message. If, on the other
hand, if it does raise the hair on the back of your neck, I hope you forward
it to every legal resident in the country including every representative in
Washington, D.C. - five times a week for as long as it takes to restore
some semblance of intelligence in our policies and enforcement thereof.
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
Part 1
In just one year . Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember it's Congress that makes law not the President. He has to work with what's handed to him.
Quote of the Day........"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." -- Barack Obama
Part 2:
Taxes...Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing.
www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html
Taxes under Clinton 1999 Taxes under Bush 2008
Single making 30K - tax $8,400 Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $14,000 Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $23,250 Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K - tax $ 16,800 Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $21,000 Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $38,750 Married making 125K - tax $31,250
Both democratic candidates will return to the higher tax rates
It is amazing how many people that fall into the categories above think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever. If Obama or Hillary are elected, they both say they will repeal the Bush tax cuts and a good portion of the people that fall into the categories above can't wait for it to happen. This is like the movie The Sting with Paul Newman; you scam somebody out of some money and they don't even know what happened.
PART 3:
You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much?
Read this:
Boy am I confused. I have been hammered with the propaganda that it
Is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us.
I now find that to be RIDICULOUS.
I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again
Until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them.
I Have included the URL's for verification of all the following facts.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens
Each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs, Such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school Education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the
American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare &
Social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused
By the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate
that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular,
their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, "estimated that the total
cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period."
Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances
back to their countries of origin.
Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million
Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States."
Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Are we THAT stupid?
If this doesn't bother you then just delete the message. If, on the other
hand, if it does raise the hair on the back of your neck, I hope you forward
it to every legal resident in the country including every representative in
Washington, D.C. - five times a week for as long as it takes to restore
some semblance of intelligence in our policies and enforcement thereof.
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Next Survivor Series
THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and
3 kids each for six weeks.Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.There is no fast food.Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear <> uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called Mother!After you get done laughing, send this to as many females as youthink will get a kick out of it and as many men as you think canhandle it. Just don't send it back to me.... I'm going to bed.
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and
3 kids each for six weeks.Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.There is no fast food.Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear <> uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called Mother!After you get done laughing, send this to as many females as youthink will get a kick out of it and as many men as you think canhandle it. Just don't send it back to me.... I'm going to bed.
Monday, May 12, 2008
FREE movies in Danville and Plainfied this summer.
Here is a listing of the FREE movies this summer:
This is the FREE movies in Plainfield at Metropolis this summer. They are at 10 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
6/10-6/11 Mr.Magorium' Wonder Emporium (G)
6/17-6/18 Alvin & the Chipmunks (PG)
6/24-6/25 Bee Movie (PG)
7/1-7/2 Shrek the Third (PG)
7/8-7/9 Fire House Dog (PG)
7/15-7/16 Veggie Tales (G)
7/22-7/23 Charlotte's Web (G)
7/29-7/30 Surf's Up (PG)
These are the FREE movies in Danville this summer. They are at 10 and 1 on Wednesdays.
June 11 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie G
June 18 Surf's Up PG
June 25 Shrek The Third PG
July 2 Mr.Magorium's Wonder Emporium G
July 9 The Bee Movie PG July 16 Alvin And The Chipmunks PG
July 23 The Water Horse PG
July 30 The Spiderwick Chronicles PG
August 6 Dr.Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! G
I have not seen the Avon listing yet. Once I see it, I will send it out to everyone.Hope to see some of you there this summer!
This is the FREE movies in Plainfield at Metropolis this summer. They are at 10 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
6/10-6/11 Mr.Magorium' Wonder Emporium (G)
6/17-6/18 Alvin & the Chipmunks (PG)
6/24-6/25 Bee Movie (PG)
7/1-7/2 Shrek the Third (PG)
7/8-7/9 Fire House Dog (PG)
7/15-7/16 Veggie Tales (G)
7/22-7/23 Charlotte's Web (G)
7/29-7/30 Surf's Up (PG)
These are the FREE movies in Danville this summer. They are at 10 and 1 on Wednesdays.
June 11 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie G
June 18 Surf's Up PG
June 25 Shrek The Third PG
July 2 Mr.Magorium's Wonder Emporium G
July 9 The Bee Movie PG July 16 Alvin And The Chipmunks PG
July 23 The Water Horse PG
July 30 The Spiderwick Chronicles PG
August 6 Dr.Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! G
I have not seen the Avon listing yet. Once I see it, I will send it out to everyone.Hope to see some of you there this summer!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
E-bay and Emma
Tim and I just bought a van off e-bay last night. We have been watching several and this one really seems to be a good fit. We plan on keeping it at least 5 years and hopefully more so we should be in good shape.
The van we have right now is actually one we bought of e-bay several years ago. I was in a wreck and totalled our van. They didn't give us much to replace it with and we didn't have any saved for buying a car so we were stuck. We got one off e-bay and it has worked just fine. When we got it though it was close to 100k miles and we tend to put close to 20k a year on so it is starting to get up there. It is really strange though to buy a van and have to only take the seller's word for the condition! We are trusting that they have been honest and that God was with us during this decision. We actually bid $500 more than we wanted but they wouldn't take our first bid. We only pay cash for things so we didn't want to go too high. Thankfully we have that extra money saved. (Dave Ramsey is such a smart guy!)
Anyway, I started this post because Emma saw the e-bay watch list that had all the vans we have been watching over the past week. She was scrolling down and noticed that there was a boat listed that "you can sleep in". Guess what!?! I checked my e-mail and there is a bid confirmation!!!!!!!!!! Thankfully she only bid $100.01 but oh what a mess this could have been! I don't think think she knew what she was doing but I guess I will be having a little talk with her about e-bay.
Here is the boat she was bidding on: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200211816289&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=010
The van we have right now is actually one we bought of e-bay several years ago. I was in a wreck and totalled our van. They didn't give us much to replace it with and we didn't have any saved for buying a car so we were stuck. We got one off e-bay and it has worked just fine. When we got it though it was close to 100k miles and we tend to put close to 20k a year on so it is starting to get up there. It is really strange though to buy a van and have to only take the seller's word for the condition! We are trusting that they have been honest and that God was with us during this decision. We actually bid $500 more than we wanted but they wouldn't take our first bid. We only pay cash for things so we didn't want to go too high. Thankfully we have that extra money saved. (Dave Ramsey is such a smart guy!)
Anyway, I started this post because Emma saw the e-bay watch list that had all the vans we have been watching over the past week. She was scrolling down and noticed that there was a boat listed that "you can sleep in". Guess what!?! I checked my e-mail and there is a bid confirmation!!!!!!!!!! Thankfully she only bid $100.01 but oh what a mess this could have been! I don't think think she knew what she was doing but I guess I will be having a little talk with her about e-bay.
Here is the boat she was bidding on: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200211816289&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=010
Friday, March 14, 2008
The 700 Club and Diamond Willow Ministries
The 700 Club did a piece on Diamond Willow Ministries this week. You can check it out at http://www.cbn.com/media/index.aspx?s=/archive/club/700club031308&title=The%20700%20Club&prgm=700club It aired on Thursday, March 13. It is right at 16 minutes into the show.
Diamond Willow is where Tim does his mission work every summer. He is now on the Board of Directors. You can see Tim in the circle at the end of the piece. Some of the video footage is actually from one of Tim's trip. He actually talked the girl into singing! (Watch and you'll appreciate.)
I just thought I would share with everyone. It's only about 6-8 minutes so it doesn't take very long to watch. Diamond Willow had 50 e-mails yesterday after the showed aired! WOW! God is good!
Diamond Willow: http://www.d-w-m.org/
Diamond Willow is where Tim does his mission work every summer. He is now on the Board of Directors. You can see Tim in the circle at the end of the piece. Some of the video footage is actually from one of Tim's trip. He actually talked the girl into singing! (Watch and you'll appreciate.)
I just thought I would share with everyone. It's only about 6-8 minutes so it doesn't take very long to watch. Diamond Willow had 50 e-mails yesterday after the showed aired! WOW! God is good!
Diamond Willow: http://www.d-w-m.org/
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Parenting is not for the weak!
I made a mistake yesterday. I was too comfortable with how the prior 2 days had gone so I commented about how good things were going - big mistake!
About 2 weeks ago when the kids and I were at the library we noticed a flyer for a magician coming to the Danville High School. The tickets were only $5 each so the price was reasonable. We are not spending extra money right now because the gas prices are killing us! However, we thought that we would swing the $25 for a fun family outing. It was to be held on Wednesday night so we would be missing church. We decided that since we were doing a family outing and not just skipping for another reason, that it would be fine to go ahead.
This is all the kids have talked about for a week! Every time we go to the library Christian always looks for magic books. There have been several TV programs on over the past several months that the kids watch over and over and over trying to see if they can figure out the tricks. Magic has invaded our house :)
Anyway, yesterday morning I reminded the kids that tonight is the magic show. I told them there would be no whining, griping or complaining because going to the show is a privilege and we did not have to go. They were on "their best behavior" all day. Emma even took a nap because we figured it would be a late evening. (She is outgrowing her naps so I only try to lay her down every other day or when we have something special going on).
Great day - until dinner.
Emma has a MAJOR breakdown! Tim spanked her, it didn't stop. I looked her straight in the face and told her that if she did not quit, she was going to bed and we would both be missing the magic show - that she really wants to see - and that I really want to go to with the family. I would be really sad not to get to go. Emma stuck to her guns and continued her fit. I put her to bed at 6:15 last night and the boys went to a magic show.
She did not cry another tear or any type of fit after she was in bed. I heard her talking and singing for about 2 hours. She kept wanting to know when it was going to get dark (daylight savings time is keeping it lighter now). I told her I didn't know. It was her fault she was in bed so early because we were supposed to be at a magic show. I made her take that nap earlier today so she could stay up late - her response: Oh yeah.
I had Tim take our 2 extra tickets to see if someone might be willing to buy them off of us, even at a cheaper price. Like I said, money is really tight because of the gas prices and our budget isn't stretching as far as it used to. We weren't counting on it.
I must admit that I sulked for a little while. I put on my pj's and thought that I would just watch TV since I didn't have to fight the remote with anyone (a night without Disney channel). Guess what? There is NOTHING on television on Wednesday nights! I didn't want to mop the kitchen or clean the bathrooms because I had a few hours to myself so I watched nothing on TV. I was a true channel surfer!
Tim and the boys got home at almost 10 last night! The show was 2 1/2 hours. Tim said that the magician actually "preached" a 20-30 minute sermon in the middle of his act. WOW! The boys thought that was cool. They had a good time. I wish Emma and I could have joined them for our family fun outing.
But ....... parenting isn't for the weak! Emma learned a hard lesson last night. I think that she will look back and know we did the right thing. I think it spoke to the boys too. If we are not going to take that kind of behavior from a 4 year old, we definitely won't take it from them!
BTW, Tim sold the tickets back to the people. I really think that was a GOD thing. He knows we are trying to teach our kids responsibility. I believe we were rewarded (our money back) for doing the right thing last night.
Doing the right thing is not always easy and parenting is not for the weak!
As a side note, Emma ate her dinner for breakfast this morning.
About 2 weeks ago when the kids and I were at the library we noticed a flyer for a magician coming to the Danville High School. The tickets were only $5 each so the price was reasonable. We are not spending extra money right now because the gas prices are killing us! However, we thought that we would swing the $25 for a fun family outing. It was to be held on Wednesday night so we would be missing church. We decided that since we were doing a family outing and not just skipping for another reason, that it would be fine to go ahead.
This is all the kids have talked about for a week! Every time we go to the library Christian always looks for magic books. There have been several TV programs on over the past several months that the kids watch over and over and over trying to see if they can figure out the tricks. Magic has invaded our house :)
Anyway, yesterday morning I reminded the kids that tonight is the magic show. I told them there would be no whining, griping or complaining because going to the show is a privilege and we did not have to go. They were on "their best behavior" all day. Emma even took a nap because we figured it would be a late evening. (She is outgrowing her naps so I only try to lay her down every other day or when we have something special going on).
Great day - until dinner.
Emma has a MAJOR breakdown! Tim spanked her, it didn't stop. I looked her straight in the face and told her that if she did not quit, she was going to bed and we would both be missing the magic show - that she really wants to see - and that I really want to go to with the family. I would be really sad not to get to go. Emma stuck to her guns and continued her fit. I put her to bed at 6:15 last night and the boys went to a magic show.
She did not cry another tear or any type of fit after she was in bed. I heard her talking and singing for about 2 hours. She kept wanting to know when it was going to get dark (daylight savings time is keeping it lighter now). I told her I didn't know. It was her fault she was in bed so early because we were supposed to be at a magic show. I made her take that nap earlier today so she could stay up late - her response: Oh yeah.
I had Tim take our 2 extra tickets to see if someone might be willing to buy them off of us, even at a cheaper price. Like I said, money is really tight because of the gas prices and our budget isn't stretching as far as it used to. We weren't counting on it.
I must admit that I sulked for a little while. I put on my pj's and thought that I would just watch TV since I didn't have to fight the remote with anyone (a night without Disney channel). Guess what? There is NOTHING on television on Wednesday nights! I didn't want to mop the kitchen or clean the bathrooms because I had a few hours to myself so I watched nothing on TV. I was a true channel surfer!
Tim and the boys got home at almost 10 last night! The show was 2 1/2 hours. Tim said that the magician actually "preached" a 20-30 minute sermon in the middle of his act. WOW! The boys thought that was cool. They had a good time. I wish Emma and I could have joined them for our family fun outing.
But ....... parenting isn't for the weak! Emma learned a hard lesson last night. I think that she will look back and know we did the right thing. I think it spoke to the boys too. If we are not going to take that kind of behavior from a 4 year old, we definitely won't take it from them!
BTW, Tim sold the tickets back to the people. I really think that was a GOD thing. He knows we are trying to teach our kids responsibility. I believe we were rewarded (our money back) for doing the right thing last night.
Doing the right thing is not always easy and parenting is not for the weak!
As a side note, Emma ate her dinner for breakfast this morning.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Where to buy your USA gas.....
I received the following as an e-mail today. I checked it out myself and the numbers are correct. I just wanted to pass this along to everyone. It is going to impact where I buy my gas. These gas prices are killing our budget!
WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS
WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON--
Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it.
It might even be good for us!
The Saudis are boycotting American goods.
We should return the favor.
An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS.
Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia . Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
Nothing is more frustrating
than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.
I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil .
These companies import Middle Eastern oil :
Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels
Citgo.......from South America , from a Dictator who hates Americans
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $80 - $90 a barrel)
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Sunoco...................0 barrels
Conoco..................0 barrels
Sinclair.................0 barrels
B P/Phillips............0 barrels
Hess.......................0 barrels
ARC0....................0 barrels
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.
Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!
I'm sending this note to about thirty people .
If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and
those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) .. and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people,
we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers !!!!!!!
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!
If it goes one level further, you guessed it ..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. How long would all that take?
If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next eight days !
WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS
WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON--
Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it.
It might even be good for us!
The Saudis are boycotting American goods.
We should return the favor.
An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS.
Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia . Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
Nothing is more frustrating
than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.
I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil .
These companies import Middle Eastern oil :
Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels
Citgo.......from South America , from a Dictator who hates Americans
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $80 - $90 a barrel)
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Sunoco...................0 barrels
Conoco..................0 barrels
Sinclair.................0 barrels
B P/Phillips............0 barrels
Hess.......................0 barrels
ARC0....................0 barrels
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.
Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!
I'm sending this note to about thirty people .
If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and
those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) .. and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people,
we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers !!!!!!!
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!
If it goes one level further, you guessed it ..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. How long would all that take?
If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next eight days !
Monday, March 3, 2008
Monsters!
What a night! Last night I heard Emma scream. She has been known to walk and talk in her sleep so I thought I would check to see if I heard her again. Sure enough, I did.
I got our of bed and walked into the hall. As I was rounding the corner, here came Emma. I screamed so in return, she screamed! Then she jumped into my arms. I told her she scared me because I wasn't anticipating finding her in the hallway. I got her calmed down. She had had a nightmare about monsters. I turned on her closest light and got her tucked back into bed. A little while later she is in our room. Her response "it didn't work".
I put her in the middle between Tim and I. Bad idea! I should have put her on my side. She is a bed hog! We have a California King bed and she was scooting me off, maybe I should have slept in her room.
Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well last night. At one point she even screamed out "BOO!" while she was asleep.
She said she just really had a bad dream about monsters.
This is 2 nights out of 3 that I have had very little sleep due to Emma (sickness on Friday night and then this). Please pray that we can all get a good nights' sleep. I also don't want to be cranky due to the lack of sleep.
I am breaking down and FINALLY going to the doctor this afternoon. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks I have had the yuckies. I figure it's time to figure out what is wrong with me and get better.
I am in our Easter production in 3 weeks. I have a solo line that I sing and then I'm in a quartet. I don't want to sound bad for that so I figure, now's the time to see what's wrong.
Anyway, we loved the WONDERFUL weather yesterday, except for all the mud - what a mess! Today the temp is great but now the rain has come. The wind is unbelievable and then tonight it all turns to snow! You just have to love this Indiana weather!
I got our of bed and walked into the hall. As I was rounding the corner, here came Emma. I screamed so in return, she screamed! Then she jumped into my arms. I told her she scared me because I wasn't anticipating finding her in the hallway. I got her calmed down. She had had a nightmare about monsters. I turned on her closest light and got her tucked back into bed. A little while later she is in our room. Her response "it didn't work".
I put her in the middle between Tim and I. Bad idea! I should have put her on my side. She is a bed hog! We have a California King bed and she was scooting me off, maybe I should have slept in her room.
Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well last night. At one point she even screamed out "BOO!" while she was asleep.
She said she just really had a bad dream about monsters.
This is 2 nights out of 3 that I have had very little sleep due to Emma (sickness on Friday night and then this). Please pray that we can all get a good nights' sleep. I also don't want to be cranky due to the lack of sleep.
I am breaking down and FINALLY going to the doctor this afternoon. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks I have had the yuckies. I figure it's time to figure out what is wrong with me and get better.
I am in our Easter production in 3 weeks. I have a solo line that I sing and then I'm in a quartet. I don't want to sound bad for that so I figure, now's the time to see what's wrong.
Anyway, we loved the WONDERFUL weather yesterday, except for all the mud - what a mess! Today the temp is great but now the rain has come. The wind is unbelievable and then tonight it all turns to snow! You just have to love this Indiana weather!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Bummed? Yes and No
Tim called me several times this morning. As of noon, Christian still not even have bouts posted for his meet. Needless to say, it was a LONG morning. There were lots of people very mad at this tournament. (It was supposed to start at 9). In fact, one of the kids that went with us had wrestled 4 times before Christian got to go even once!
Anyway, knowing all that, I'm glad I wasn't there.
Christian had a bye his first round - glad I wasn't there.
Christian won his match - wish I had been there.
Christian won his next match - really wish I had been there. He beat the guy who won last week! Christian pinned him!
Christian lost the next match. He seems to think this was the same guy he lost to twice last week. He just gave up! Tim was/is frustrated with that! We don't expect our kids to win - just do their best and Christian quit. Now Tim is bummed and Christian is bummed - glad I wasn't there to see it or I would be more bummed.
So, it is a bummer sort of day in the Gerber household. Glad it's almost bedtime - tomorrow is a new day that God will hopefully bless us with and we will start over.
Anyway, knowing all that, I'm glad I wasn't there.
Christian had a bye his first round - glad I wasn't there.
Christian won his match - wish I had been there.
Christian won his next match - really wish I had been there. He beat the guy who won last week! Christian pinned him!
Christian lost the next match. He seems to think this was the same guy he lost to twice last week. He just gave up! Tim was/is frustrated with that! We don't expect our kids to win - just do their best and Christian quit. Now Tim is bummed and Christian is bummed - glad I wasn't there to see it or I would be more bummed.
So, it is a bummer sort of day in the Gerber household. Glad it's almost bedtime - tomorrow is a new day that God will hopefully bless us with and we will start over.
Bummer!
Today is Christian's last wrestling tournament of the year. He has done well, even in last weeks with his first/second loss to the same boy. Tim and the boys headed out for it this morning. Where am I? Taking care of a sick little girl!
Wednesday night we got home from church and Emma started complaining that her stomach was hurting. She went to bed and then at 10:30 I had her in the shower and Tim had out the carpet cleaner (BTW girls, that's a sign of a true man!). She was only sick 1 more time that evening. (Sorry to everyone at church that we would have exposed - she has run no fever though!)
Thursday she was clingy and a little whiney. She took a good nap and seemed fine. Yesterday you could tell she was just a little off but wasn't complaining and played hard. Then last night starting at 12:30 a.m. I was up with her every hour until 4:30. She then slept until 7. She was sick again then!
Needless to say, I'm tired! I'm glad that we will be able to take a nap this afternoon.
I am also bummed that we didn't get to go to the tournament. She came into my room this morning dressing herself in her Danville Warriors t-shirt ready to go to the meet. She cried a little when I told her we weren't going. She enjoys these meets too.
Please pray that she gets to feeling better and that no one else gets it!
Thanks and everyone stay healthy!
Wednesday night we got home from church and Emma started complaining that her stomach was hurting. She went to bed and then at 10:30 I had her in the shower and Tim had out the carpet cleaner (BTW girls, that's a sign of a true man!). She was only sick 1 more time that evening. (Sorry to everyone at church that we would have exposed - she has run no fever though!)
Thursday she was clingy and a little whiney. She took a good nap and seemed fine. Yesterday you could tell she was just a little off but wasn't complaining and played hard. Then last night starting at 12:30 a.m. I was up with her every hour until 4:30. She then slept until 7. She was sick again then!
Needless to say, I'm tired! I'm glad that we will be able to take a nap this afternoon.
I am also bummed that we didn't get to go to the tournament. She came into my room this morning dressing herself in her Danville Warriors t-shirt ready to go to the meet. She cried a little when I told her we weren't going. She enjoys these meets too.
Please pray that she gets to feeling better and that no one else gets it!
Thanks and everyone stay healthy!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Christian's first loss
On Sunday, Christian suffered his first loss of the wrestling season. He lost twice - to the same guy! Christian ended up taking 4th. He was really bummed. Tim and I were actually glad that it finally happened. He had some "real" competition this time around. Next year he won't qualify for a beginner's tournament so he will be wrestling kids that are better than him. Saturday will be our last tournament for the year. It will be interesting to see if Christian can get his head back together. He is saying he doesn't want to go on Saturday. Please pray for comfort for Christian.
My dad came up this weekend to watch the meet. It stinks that he saw Christian lose but he got a slight feel for how well Christian has been doing. He saw me a "wrestler mom" which has nothing on those "soccer moms". :)
We enjoyed out visit. He has come up several times since my mom passed. I'm glad about that. Now he just needs to get a job. He was downsized last year. He took some "time off" because he has worked hard for the past umpteen years. He didn't take any time off after my BIL was killed or my mom died so it has been good for him. However, he is going to need to find work soon or he is going to start eating into his savings. He is only 59 so he has a while before retirement age. He's not doing ANYTHING so he needs to get busy so he doesn't get bored, lonely or depressed. Please pray for him and his job situation.
My dad came up this weekend to watch the meet. It stinks that he saw Christian lose but he got a slight feel for how well Christian has been doing. He saw me a "wrestler mom" which has nothing on those "soccer moms". :)
We enjoyed out visit. He has come up several times since my mom passed. I'm glad about that. Now he just needs to get a job. He was downsized last year. He took some "time off" because he has worked hard for the past umpteen years. He didn't take any time off after my BIL was killed or my mom died so it has been good for him. However, he is going to need to find work soon or he is going to start eating into his savings. He is only 59 so he has a while before retirement age. He's not doing ANYTHING so he needs to get busy so he doesn't get bored, lonely or depressed. Please pray for him and his job situation.
Friday, February 22, 2008
You know you grew up in the 8o's if:
You Know You Grew Up In the 80's if:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom.
4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'.
5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons..
6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'
12. You wanted to be a Goonie.
13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)
14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'
23. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'
24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
25. You have ever played with a Skip -It.
26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.
32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
33. You just sang those words to yourself. 34. You still sing 'We are the World'
35. You tight rolled your jeans.
36. You owned a bannana clip.
37. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'
38. You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom.
4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'.
5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons..
6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'
12. You wanted to be a Goonie.
13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)
14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'
23. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'
24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
25. You have ever played with a Skip -It.
26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.
32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
33. You just sang those words to yourself. 34. You still sing 'We are the World'
35. You tight rolled your jeans.
36. You owned a bannana clip.
37. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'
38. You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Would your church do this?
This is a church that might be interesting to attend over the next month.
http://www.local6.com/news/15338180/detail.html
http://www.local6.com/news/15338180/detail.html
Monday, February 18, 2008
Date Weekend
Tim and I had a good time on our date weekend, except for my emotional crying fit on Saturday morning.
We went out to dinner with new friends (dinner for 8 group from church). We went to O'Charley's with a gift certificate. The kids were at their grandparents so we got by with a FREE evening out. We rented a video - but now that it is a week later, I don't remember what we watched.
Tim got up and went to his accountablity group on Saturday morning. I got to sleep in! Woo Hoo! When he got home he started cleaning the kitchen, which upset me so I started cleaning our room, the bathroom, the living room - now, all these rooms did need to be cleaned BUT I was not wanting to clean on my "weekend off". He was trying to be nice but I wasn't taking it that way. On a normal day - I love the fact that he is trying to help around the house. I had been sick all week so the house was pretty yucky and I just happened to take it personally and blow it out of proportion (I bet I'm not the only female who has let emotion get the best of her).
Anyway, after I finally calmed down and the kitchen, our bedroom/bath, family room were clean we headed downtown.
We had a room at the Stone Soup Inn. http://www.stonesoupinn.com/ We loved it! Our room reminded us of one of the castle rooms we stayed when we were in Europe. We went to the movies (another gift certificate) and saw "Untraceable." We liked it. I was expecting a little more to the ending but for the most part, it was good. We then ate at a downtown restuarant.
We got out for 2 nights, movies, dinner twice, and a B&B for under $150. Not too bad for a weekend!
We then watched the History/Travel channel at the B&B. There was a special about Alaska that was really interesting. (I watch everything I can about AK because I am trying to convince Tim to take me there). I told Tim that we must be getting old if we are choosing to watch a documentary on TV on our date weekend. We also watched several of those home makeover shows. We don't get that channel either.
It was a great weekend except for that hour or two that I was extremely ..... girly. I don't get that way often so Tim forgave me quite easily. He is such a good man!
Anyway, if anyone is interested in this B&B, I would recommend it. The people that own it actually own 3 in the area. One is expensive and has a spa but the other 2 are very reasonable. This was our first stateside experience with a B&B and loved it! We talked for a few hours with some of the other guests at breakfast - fun, fun!
I'm ready to go again!
We went out to dinner with new friends (dinner for 8 group from church). We went to O'Charley's with a gift certificate. The kids were at their grandparents so we got by with a FREE evening out. We rented a video - but now that it is a week later, I don't remember what we watched.
Tim got up and went to his accountablity group on Saturday morning. I got to sleep in! Woo Hoo! When he got home he started cleaning the kitchen, which upset me so I started cleaning our room, the bathroom, the living room - now, all these rooms did need to be cleaned BUT I was not wanting to clean on my "weekend off". He was trying to be nice but I wasn't taking it that way. On a normal day - I love the fact that he is trying to help around the house. I had been sick all week so the house was pretty yucky and I just happened to take it personally and blow it out of proportion (I bet I'm not the only female who has let emotion get the best of her).
Anyway, after I finally calmed down and the kitchen, our bedroom/bath, family room were clean we headed downtown.
We had a room at the Stone Soup Inn. http://www.stonesoupinn.com/ We loved it! Our room reminded us of one of the castle rooms we stayed when we were in Europe. We went to the movies (another gift certificate) and saw "Untraceable." We liked it. I was expecting a little more to the ending but for the most part, it was good. We then ate at a downtown restuarant.
We got out for 2 nights, movies, dinner twice, and a B&B for under $150. Not too bad for a weekend!
We then watched the History/Travel channel at the B&B. There was a special about Alaska that was really interesting. (I watch everything I can about AK because I am trying to convince Tim to take me there). I told Tim that we must be getting old if we are choosing to watch a documentary on TV on our date weekend. We also watched several of those home makeover shows. We don't get that channel either.
It was a great weekend except for that hour or two that I was extremely ..... girly. I don't get that way often so Tim forgave me quite easily. He is such a good man!
Anyway, if anyone is interested in this B&B, I would recommend it. The people that own it actually own 3 in the area. One is expensive and has a spa but the other 2 are very reasonable. This was our first stateside experience with a B&B and loved it! We talked for a few hours with some of the other guests at breakfast - fun, fun!
I'm ready to go again!
Monday, February 11, 2008
A Prayer request for one of the boys' friends
I got 2 messages today from friends of ours who are missionaries. Their son, Tucker, is good friends with our boys. He needs our prayers.
Message #1
Could you all pray for Tucker he impaled his hand on a stick and had surgery yesterday and we just hope his doesn't get infection and has all mobility?
Message #2
Thanks, its all been pretty nasty with the hospitals here and all. I really surprised the Dr used gloves. He didn't have a mask though, and he had this huge knitted scarf around his neck that made it impossible for him to move his head. He was dirty and in street clothes, and just threw his car keys and sunglasses on the instrument table next to Tucker. Then he just starts cutting and digging in his hand I couldn't watch, but Kevin held his hand and said it was awful. His hand is all swollen and turning black and blue, he can't move his fingers. Tomorrow we go to have his bandage changed and they will put stictches in his palm which they left open so it could drain. They put stitches on the top part of his hand where the stcik came out. They think he may still have pieces inside. Hopefully it will heal ok.
Please keep this family in your prayers and I will update everyone when I find out additional information.
Message #1
Could you all pray for Tucker he impaled his hand on a stick and had surgery yesterday and we just hope his doesn't get infection and has all mobility?
Message #2
Thanks, its all been pretty nasty with the hospitals here and all. I really surprised the Dr used gloves. He didn't have a mask though, and he had this huge knitted scarf around his neck that made it impossible for him to move his head. He was dirty and in street clothes, and just threw his car keys and sunglasses on the instrument table next to Tucker. Then he just starts cutting and digging in his hand I couldn't watch, but Kevin held his hand and said it was awful. His hand is all swollen and turning black and blue, he can't move his fingers. Tomorrow we go to have his bandage changed and they will put stictches in his palm which they left open so it could drain. They put stitches on the top part of his hand where the stcik came out. They think he may still have pieces inside. Hopefully it will heal ok.
Please keep this family in your prayers and I will update everyone when I find out additional information.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
National Pancake Day
On Tuesday, Feb. 12 go to the local IHOP and get a free stack of pancakes!
http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/pancake-day-details.html
Just thought I would pass this info along. I enjoy people knowing about FREE events!
http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/pancake-day-details.html
Just thought I would pass this info along. I enjoy people knowing about FREE events!
A Perfect Wife - How Do I Stack Up?
How to be the Perfect Wife: Striving to be the Perfect Wife Can be Rewarding
By SkyeDanzer, published Feb 25, 2007
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/153701/how_to_be_the_perfect_wife.html
The perfect wife knows how to provide the harmonic balance within the family unit. She knows how to balance career, domestic chores, taking care of the children and support her husband emotionally. The perfect wife has many roles to fulfill and finds it both a challenge and rewarding. Not every woman wants to be the perfect wife. Many women will purposely try to be something different to establish their independence. Even those women that rebuff the idea of a perfect wife, read on. There are many deep emotional rewards for striving to be the perfect wife.
The perfect wife knows how to smile at those jokes that aren't really that funny. She manages a small laugh and doesn't remind her husband that he has told that joke before repeatedly. Without her husband knowing it, the perfect wife embraces these age old jokes over and over as if they were brand new. The perfect wife will know that one day her husband might be in a nursing home not able to even recognize who she is. It will be that day that these old jokes will be a memory that keeps her going daily to visit her wonderful husband.
The perfect wife finds the energy to pick up the piles of clothes, socks strewn about and the glasses that never make it back to the sink. Instead of clearing up after everyone and feeling like a maid, the perfect wife is proud of her home. It will drive her nuts to have the little messes here and there. She cleans up without a second thought as to who did it last time or why everyone around her can't seem to walk to the kitchen sink. She knows that one day the house will be childless and there won't be laughter as everyone is gathered around the TV watching a movie and forgetting their dishes. The perfect wife covets the memories that are being made in the household from an active family life.
The perfect wife wakes in the middle of the night to toss the covers back onto her husband because she wants him to stay warm. She doesn't sit up and wonder why she had to marry someone that thrashes about and snores so loudly. The perfect wife cherishes the quiet moments when she can watch her husband sleeping peacefully. Deep down she knows that one day her bed will be empty because she has become a widower.
The perfect wife learns how to cook the dishes that are her husband's favorite to eat. Eventually, she even learns to like some of these dishes herself. When he calls her telling her that he will be late getting home for dinner, the perfect wife smiles and puts the meal on warm. She knows that it is a blessing that she has a man that is willing to work very hard to financially provide for the family. At least her husband is out working late and not at the local bar picking up women or ending up in jail. There will be a day that the only food her husband might be able to eat is puree meals from a straw.
The perfect wife does not look at just today. The perfect wife does not keep score as to who has contributed the most or contributed what to a relationship. She values her marriage and embraces her friendship with her husband. When faced with multi-tasking and keeping the family balance, the perfect wife focuses on enjoying each moment for she is wise and knows that the precious moments of today are not forever. It is from the perfect wife that many of us could learn to cherish today and let yesterday's problems stay in the past.
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So how do I stack up?
Actually, not to badly. Except for the whole paragraph about the energy to clean up, lets the little messes bother her - I am not a housekeeper! My house is really lived in! I figure there will be a day that I will have the time and energy to keep a perfect house. Until then, I want my kids to know that I passed on doing the dishes to play that game; didn't fold the clothes so we could read that next chapter in the book; spent time doing things for myself (and trust me, cleaning is not for myself!) so that I could stay sane and hopefully become that "perfect wife" and "perfect mother". If there is even such a thing!
Tim knows I love him, respect him, and trust him. I thank him for being a Godly man, a leader, a wonderful husband and great dad. I try to do things that he appreciates and respects. In my mind, that makes me the perfect wife for Tim!
By SkyeDanzer, published Feb 25, 2007
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/153701/how_to_be_the_perfect_wife.html
The perfect wife knows how to provide the harmonic balance within the family unit. She knows how to balance career, domestic chores, taking care of the children and support her husband emotionally. The perfect wife has many roles to fulfill and finds it both a challenge and rewarding. Not every woman wants to be the perfect wife. Many women will purposely try to be something different to establish their independence. Even those women that rebuff the idea of a perfect wife, read on. There are many deep emotional rewards for striving to be the perfect wife.
The perfect wife knows how to smile at those jokes that aren't really that funny. She manages a small laugh and doesn't remind her husband that he has told that joke before repeatedly. Without her husband knowing it, the perfect wife embraces these age old jokes over and over as if they were brand new. The perfect wife will know that one day her husband might be in a nursing home not able to even recognize who she is. It will be that day that these old jokes will be a memory that keeps her going daily to visit her wonderful husband.
The perfect wife finds the energy to pick up the piles of clothes, socks strewn about and the glasses that never make it back to the sink. Instead of clearing up after everyone and feeling like a maid, the perfect wife is proud of her home. It will drive her nuts to have the little messes here and there. She cleans up without a second thought as to who did it last time or why everyone around her can't seem to walk to the kitchen sink. She knows that one day the house will be childless and there won't be laughter as everyone is gathered around the TV watching a movie and forgetting their dishes. The perfect wife covets the memories that are being made in the household from an active family life.
The perfect wife wakes in the middle of the night to toss the covers back onto her husband because she wants him to stay warm. She doesn't sit up and wonder why she had to marry someone that thrashes about and snores so loudly. The perfect wife cherishes the quiet moments when she can watch her husband sleeping peacefully. Deep down she knows that one day her bed will be empty because she has become a widower.
The perfect wife learns how to cook the dishes that are her husband's favorite to eat. Eventually, she even learns to like some of these dishes herself. When he calls her telling her that he will be late getting home for dinner, the perfect wife smiles and puts the meal on warm. She knows that it is a blessing that she has a man that is willing to work very hard to financially provide for the family. At least her husband is out working late and not at the local bar picking up women or ending up in jail. There will be a day that the only food her husband might be able to eat is puree meals from a straw.
The perfect wife does not look at just today. The perfect wife does not keep score as to who has contributed the most or contributed what to a relationship. She values her marriage and embraces her friendship with her husband. When faced with multi-tasking and keeping the family balance, the perfect wife focuses on enjoying each moment for she is wise and knows that the precious moments of today are not forever. It is from the perfect wife that many of us could learn to cherish today and let yesterday's problems stay in the past.
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So how do I stack up?
Actually, not to badly. Except for the whole paragraph about the energy to clean up, lets the little messes bother her - I am not a housekeeper! My house is really lived in! I figure there will be a day that I will have the time and energy to keep a perfect house. Until then, I want my kids to know that I passed on doing the dishes to play that game; didn't fold the clothes so we could read that next chapter in the book; spent time doing things for myself (and trust me, cleaning is not for myself!) so that I could stay sane and hopefully become that "perfect wife" and "perfect mother". If there is even such a thing!
Tim knows I love him, respect him, and trust him. I thank him for being a Godly man, a leader, a wonderful husband and great dad. I try to do things that he appreciates and respects. In my mind, that makes me the perfect wife for Tim!
Monday, February 4, 2008
What a "SUPER" Sunday it was!
Sunday was great!
Christian won first place in his wrestling tournament again! Woo Hoo!
LIFE Group (our small group Bible study) is going wonderfully! We have a full house every time! Everyone is speaking up! We enjoy each other! What a great group of people!
The Giants won the Super Bowl! Now mind you, I am not a Giant fan. I was/am an anti-Pats fan. I don't like rewarding cheaters and cockiness. I just really think it's neat that there are back to back Mannings as Super Bowl winning quarterbacks and MVP's! What a rarity!
Christian won first place in his wrestling tournament again! Woo Hoo!
LIFE Group (our small group Bible study) is going wonderfully! We have a full house every time! Everyone is speaking up! We enjoy each other! What a great group of people!
The Giants won the Super Bowl! Now mind you, I am not a Giant fan. I was/am an anti-Pats fan. I don't like rewarding cheaters and cockiness. I just really think it's neat that there are back to back Mannings as Super Bowl winning quarterbacks and MVP's! What a rarity!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Way to go Christian
Today, (Sunday, January 20) was our first wrestling tournament of the season. We went to a beginner's open in Crawfordsville. Christian placed 1st in his group - Midget 80. We are very proud of him!
There were 12 wrestlers from the Danville Club that went and most placed! Our nephews went and they all placed - Jordan was 3rd, Keaton was 2nd, Cameron was 1st and Aidan was 1st. It was a good season opener.
When I figure out how to get the pictures off the camera and then onto the blog (at least I finally figured out how to put them on myspace and facebook) I'll try to post a few on here for those that only read the blog.
There were 12 wrestlers from the Danville Club that went and most placed! Our nephews went and they all placed - Jordan was 3rd, Keaton was 2nd, Cameron was 1st and Aidan was 1st. It was a good season opener.
When I figure out how to get the pictures off the camera and then onto the blog (at least I finally figured out how to put them on myspace and facebook) I'll try to post a few on here for those that only read the blog.
Friday, January 18, 2008
We wonder why our judicial system doesn't work?
This really made me mad!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22731911/
There's my rant for the day. I'm not going to say anything I will regret later.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22731911/
There's my rant for the day. I'm not going to say anything I will regret later.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Children Making a Difference
Yesterday we had a program at the Children's Museum. It was great, especially our version of the Mars Rover we made and then ate for dessert later. However, that's not what I am going to talk about.
We went a few hours early just to spend a little bit of time at the museum before our class. There is a new section called "The Power of Children: Making a Difference." It basically follows the lives of 3 children who helped make a difference. It has Anne Frank, Ryan White, and Ruby Bridges. The boys really learned a lot in there yesterday. (I still have some questions I have to answer that I put off such as "how else do you get AIDS?" "what 'N' word are they talking about?" and a few others).
Today one of their friends is over and Christian and Joshua asked Parker if he knew any of these above mentioned kids. He didn't so they sat him down and explain who they were and what they did to him. It was very cute! I was impressed at how much they did learn yesterday. However, Christian seems to think that Ryan White didn't have enough blood so they had to give him more, :) but it's a start.
The museum has a wall for Indiana children that have made some sort of difference. It is very cool to see the interviews and find out what kids come up with to make a difference.
One of the volunteers was talking with Emma and Christian (Joshua was doing something on one of the computers at the time) asking them what they thought they could do that might make a difference in peoples lives. Christian's response - "spend time with them" and Emma's response - "say prayers for them".
I am so thankful that our kids are getting it!
Maybe, one day, my kids might be on that wall - who knows? However, I am just excited to know that they seem to understand the small and FREE things you can do to make a difference.
Here is the link to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. It is so cool! You really should come to Indy just to visit the museum. Look us up if you decide to come!
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
We went a few hours early just to spend a little bit of time at the museum before our class. There is a new section called "The Power of Children: Making a Difference." It basically follows the lives of 3 children who helped make a difference. It has Anne Frank, Ryan White, and Ruby Bridges. The boys really learned a lot in there yesterday. (I still have some questions I have to answer that I put off such as "how else do you get AIDS?" "what 'N' word are they talking about?" and a few others).
Today one of their friends is over and Christian and Joshua asked Parker if he knew any of these above mentioned kids. He didn't so they sat him down and explain who they were and what they did to him. It was very cute! I was impressed at how much they did learn yesterday. However, Christian seems to think that Ryan White didn't have enough blood so they had to give him more, :) but it's a start.
The museum has a wall for Indiana children that have made some sort of difference. It is very cool to see the interviews and find out what kids come up with to make a difference.
One of the volunteers was talking with Emma and Christian (Joshua was doing something on one of the computers at the time) asking them what they thought they could do that might make a difference in peoples lives. Christian's response - "spend time with them" and Emma's response - "say prayers for them".
I am so thankful that our kids are getting it!
Maybe, one day, my kids might be on that wall - who knows? However, I am just excited to know that they seem to understand the small and FREE things you can do to make a difference.
Here is the link to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. It is so cool! You really should come to Indy just to visit the museum. Look us up if you decide to come!
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
Monday, January 14, 2008
Doodle Bops
For those of you who don't have little kids, this won't mean anything to you so you might as well skip right over it.
On Sunday our neighbor called. Her son is friends with Joshua and Christian. Long story short: her 17 year old daughter was going to the Doodle Bops concert downtown with some relatives. She wanted to take a "little one" so she didn't feel too strange about going to a kid concert. They wanted to "borrow" Emma for the concert. We let Emma go. She loved it! Apparently she was very cute about the whole thing. I'm glad she got to go. But I must admit that I am a little sad that I didn't get to take her.
http://www.doodlebops.com/ Here is the site for the Doodle Bops in case you are curious.
On Sunday our neighbor called. Her son is friends with Joshua and Christian. Long story short: her 17 year old daughter was going to the Doodle Bops concert downtown with some relatives. She wanted to take a "little one" so she didn't feel too strange about going to a kid concert. They wanted to "borrow" Emma for the concert. We let Emma go. She loved it! Apparently she was very cute about the whole thing. I'm glad she got to go. But I must admit that I am a little sad that I didn't get to take her.
http://www.doodlebops.com/ Here is the site for the Doodle Bops in case you are curious.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
So How Did I Do?
Here is my blog from 2007 about my resolutions. How did I do?
It is hard to believe that 2007 is now here. Each year seems to go faster and faster. I know that doesn't really happen but it sure does seem that way.
Last year I started with a few resolutions. I did all right. I have to make some and strive toward them. So here they are, in no particular order:
- lose more weight (25 would be good, 30 would be great, and 35 would be awesome!); I lost 25 but put on 4.
- continue exercising - don't really like it but my attitude has gotten better about the "E" word and I feel better after I do it; I did great September to November and have started back up again.
- read the bible daily - even if it is only a verse or 2; HORRIBLE!
- be better organized for home schooling (that in turn will help with keeping the house cleaned up better); This was a better one for me even though I am a horrible housekeeper!
- keep doing little surprises for Tim (That was really fun last year and I think he enjoyed them also .) This is now a lifestyle for me. It's fun for both of us!
These are enough to last the year. If I make any more I will not be able to do them.
Please try to hold me accountable for these things. All these will make me better!
I hope you are all having a good new year! God bless!
Until next time....
Overall, I guess I didn't do too badly. I've been trying to figure out what I need to do for this year. Keep your eyes out because that will be coming shortly
It is hard to believe that 2007 is now here. Each year seems to go faster and faster. I know that doesn't really happen but it sure does seem that way.
Last year I started with a few resolutions. I did all right. I have to make some and strive toward them. So here they are, in no particular order:
- lose more weight (25 would be good, 30 would be great, and 35 would be awesome!); I lost 25 but put on 4.
- continue exercising - don't really like it but my attitude has gotten better about the "E" word and I feel better after I do it; I did great September to November and have started back up again.
- read the bible daily - even if it is only a verse or 2; HORRIBLE!
- be better organized for home schooling (that in turn will help with keeping the house cleaned up better); This was a better one for me even though I am a horrible housekeeper!
- keep doing little surprises for Tim (That was really fun last year and I think he enjoyed them also .) This is now a lifestyle for me. It's fun for both of us!
These are enough to last the year. If I make any more I will not be able to do them.
Please try to hold me accountable for these things. All these will make me better!
I hope you are all having a good new year! God bless!
Until next time....
Overall, I guess I didn't do too badly. I've been trying to figure out what I need to do for this year. Keep your eyes out because that will be coming shortly
Sunday, January 6, 2008
I think God is speaking
On the way home from lunch today I said to Tim, "I had a dream last night" hoping he would ask what it was about. His response, "I did too, bet it wasn't the same," with a big grin on his face. I was almost afraid to ask but I did.
Me: "You tell me yours first"
Tim: "We were on the Reservation. I had been working with some of the kids. I then started talking to Ken about some of the things going on. There were some other things too but they were all about the Reservation."
Me: "Well, they were sort of the same."
Tim: "Really?"
Me: "My dream was about us living on the Pine Ridge Reservation (which is located right next to Crow Creek, where Tim does all his work). We were working with the Diamond Willow (Crow Creek) people closely trying to establish a church at Pine Ridge and programs that were working with Diamond Willow."
I think God is speaking to us!
Me: "You tell me yours first"
Tim: "We were on the Reservation. I had been working with some of the kids. I then started talking to Ken about some of the things going on. There were some other things too but they were all about the Reservation."
Me: "Well, they were sort of the same."
Tim: "Really?"
Me: "My dream was about us living on the Pine Ridge Reservation (which is located right next to Crow Creek, where Tim does all his work). We were working with the Diamond Willow (Crow Creek) people closely trying to establish a church at Pine Ridge and programs that were working with Diamond Willow."
I think God is speaking to us!
The Manley Quints
I blogged earlier about our boys making blankets for friends of ours, the Manleys, who recently had quints. Here is an article written in the Indy Star about them.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008301050001
I started reading all the comments listed below the article - most of them really made me mad! Tim told me to quit reading them. I really wish there were not comment spaces available for this.
I have been praying for the Manleys and will continue to do so, not because they had quints but because they are Godly people trying to raise Godly children in an ungodly world. I hope that others are doing the same for me.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008301050001
I started reading all the comments listed below the article - most of them really made me mad! Tim told me to quit reading them. I really wish there were not comment spaces available for this.
I have been praying for the Manleys and will continue to do so, not because they had quints but because they are Godly people trying to raise Godly children in an ungodly world. I hope that others are doing the same for me.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Gone Forever!
I am super bummed tonight. Our computer fritzed - big time on us! Tim said that the noise coming from it was not good. We lost documents stored on one of our drives. Guess what most of those were....pictures! We have lost over a years worth of pictures! I am truly bummed!
No thanksgiving, no Halloween, no birthday parties, no sports, no mission trip, no visitors from the summer, nothing since October/November 2006!
I am a scrapbooker so I have already planned the pages for these events: Sorry kids, the computer ate your pictures!
I do have a few on facebook and myspace but I doubt the quality will be good enough to print.
Leave it to Tim to look on the bright side (he actually did say this), "it could be a lot worse, we could have lost them all" - true but that doesn't bring back the ones gone "you won't have as much to scrapbook now"
So any of you out there that have been around us and we took pictures during those times, could you please send us some of them?
I haven't even asked to see what else what was lost, I was too focused on my pictures - or really my lack thereof.
No thanksgiving, no Halloween, no birthday parties, no sports, no mission trip, no visitors from the summer, nothing since October/November 2006!
I am a scrapbooker so I have already planned the pages for these events: Sorry kids, the computer ate your pictures!
I do have a few on facebook and myspace but I doubt the quality will be good enough to print.
Leave it to Tim to look on the bright side (he actually did say this), "it could be a lot worse, we could have lost them all" - true but that doesn't bring back the ones gone "you won't have as much to scrapbook now"
So any of you out there that have been around us and we took pictures during those times, could you please send us some of them?
I haven't even asked to see what else what was lost, I was too focused on my pictures - or really my lack thereof.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Monday's Child
Years ago my aunt and uncle decided to adopt a family of 5 and later added 1 more. Here is a story that ran about them here recently. I just thought I would share it with you.
http://www.wbir.com/life/community/adoption/default.aspx
(A very special family reunion)
http://www.wbir.com/life/community/adoption/default.aspx
(A very special family reunion)
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