Dont forget the lyrics.

Have any of you watched this show. The other night I tuned in right on time to see the contestant get engaged on national T.V. Her boyfriend had it all planned out. She was freaking out, and then she walked away with $350,000. What a night for her. I like the show, and I think my sister Stephanie should go on. She is a great singer, and she knows all kinds of music. Anyway, the show is cute, and last nights was really neat.

5 Minutes for Mom at it again.... II

So if you have not been there lately I would really suggest heading over there. They have a baby phonics giveaway, a DVD loaded with music and phonics for you just learning to speak babies. They are also giving away Kabba Mikey, i think that is how you spell it. It is a boy in Tokyo, cartoon, superhero DVD, looks pretty cute. And the greatest of the week, drum roll please, ANOTHER DYSON VACUUM. This time it is pink, and the proceeds of the giveaway, $400, goes to breast cancer awareness. Dyson just gives it to breast cancer, pretty awesome. So go now, when I entered I was 885. Maybe that will be a new lucky number.

The Marine.

This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad.For those who take the time to read it, you'll see a letter from himto his Dad at the bottom It makes you truly thankful for not only the Marines, but ALL of our troops. This poem is something the marines want to roll over the US.

THE MARINE



We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.
In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country From all terror around.

Peace and not war, Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.

I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.

But still I fight on,
I don't complain,
I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.

I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U.S. MARINE!

So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.
Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have,
The greatest freedom you've won .

Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.

But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fight's done .

By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps
USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF

March 23, 2003
Hey Dad,
Do me a favor and label this "The Marine" and send it to everybody on your email list. Even leave this letter in it. I want this rolling all over the US ; I want
every home reading it. Every eye seeing it. And every heart to feel it. So can you please send this for me? I would but my email time isn't that long and I don't have much time anyway. You know what Dad? I wondered what it would be like to truly
understand what JFK said in His inaugural speech. "When the time comes to lay
down my life for my country, I do not cower from this responsibility. I
welcome it." Well, now I know. And I do. Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what
I do. Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the place that God has made for my home I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when Sandi has our baby, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will
be coming home soon. Give Mom a great big hug from me and give one to yourself too.
Aaron

Please let this marine (and all our military) know we care by passing his
poem onto your friends. I originally got this in my email, and I thought what a better way to bring attention to 9/11. I do not know if Marine Aaron is real, but this did make me stop and think. If you like, you can copy it and post it, or email it to your friends and family. Remember all our troops today! Do not forget.

Our Anniversary.

Today is my anniversary. We have been married for 8 years. We have a really neat story about our wedding and first date. 9 years ago he took me out to eat at Joes Crabshack, I really like that place. The atmosphere is very fun, and our kids have always enjoyed going, although we have only been there twice with them. Anyway, on our first date he bought me one of their Tye dyed shirts, of course I still have it. Now while we were there I saw one of my sisters friends who was celebrating her birthday, and over the process of the next year my husband and I got engaged and set a date. When it was time to send out the invitations, I gave one to my sisters friend and she said "Oh that is my birthday." So a year later, to the day, of our first date is when my husband and I got married. Neat isn't it? The other thing that happened that I felt so clumsy about, I slammed my finger in the car door. And he wanted to pour alcohol on it. It seems like our finest days always have a bit of "ouchiness" that comes along with it, and if you have ever talked to me about our wedding day, or if you were there, you know exactly what I am talking about. Anyway, it is a good day all and all. We have been through a lot together, and I cannot wait for the day when our kids are grown, have kids of there own, and hubby and I are old and grey, and we can look back on our lives and say that "It is good." Love you hubby.

My growing baby.

So the news of the new baby is exciting for my family. My 9 year old does exactly what she did when I was pregnant with my other 2. Rubs my tummy, gives it hugs, talks to the baby. My 5 year old of course follows big sisters lead, and loves on my tummy. My 1 1/2 year old, lifts up my shirt and points to my belly button and says, "Baby" then lifts up her shirt and looks at her belly button. I think that is soooo funny. It makes me laugh every time she does it.

Not just Martha Herbal Contest.

This is a neat contest. You will get a $25 gift certificate to a online herbal shop. Now for me this is great because I am interested in making my own bath salts and things but in order to do it right you are suppose to use good essential oils, and it seems this would be a good place to get them. So Hop on over to Not just Martha, there is a button on my sidebar, follow the instructions and get yourself entered into this contest. Okay Ciao.

Thankful Thursday

So another Thankful Thursday, I keep forgetting that it is Thursday. So today I am thankful that my growing baby and I are fine. I have been on bed rest for almost a week. I went to the Doc. this week and got an ultrasound and my Rhogam shot. Have you ever seen a picture of a 6 week old baby, it looks like a little peanut. 2 bumps, one is the head and one is the bottom. That is it. I cannot tell which is which. If I had a scanner, I would upload it so you could see. So thank God that it is all fine now. I just cannot lift more than 10 pounds and I am still going to take it easy for a while.

Okay, so I have found another contest to share with you. This is hosted by Crazy Hip Blog Mamas and Missys Tempting Tarts. Hop on over to Crazy Hip Blog Mamas and see all the details for the contest. What these tarts are is smell good things, because I do not know if they are wax, I am assuming that though. Anyway, you will get to choose some, then you can burn them in your simmer pots, and smell up the house with something other than soiled diapers and burnt popcorn. If that is something that happens in your house anyway. So hop over and check it out.

September declared new jean month for Fried Okra.

Megan, at Fried Okra needs our help. She needs a new pair of jeans and wants to know our favorites. If she chooses your jean you get a gift card to a store like Gap or Kohls. (Hop over and see the rules.) Okay so here is my opinion. For price, I was lucky enough to find a nice fitting pair of jeans at Wal-Mart. They are Boot-Cut, perfect for my huge snow shoes for winter, if I get to wear them than, just finding out I am Prego and all. Anyway, the brand is Faded Glory. Did not know that until I looked at the tag. Then the 2nd option is truejeans.com They will send you a tape measure in the mail and a booklet to find your true fit for jeans. They have numerous styles, boot cut, flare legs, or straight legged. Plus I received a 15% off coupon, so you save money also. To be perfectly honest I have not tried truejeans yet, so I do not know the price range, but check it out. Maybe it is not to bad. So there you have it. Those are my 2 suggestions, and the one place I would not go is Ambercrombie and Fitch, I bought a pair of jeans from them once and the butt tore after just 2 times of wearing them. I have never shopped there since. I have other reasons too, but that is another story for another time. Good luck with the jean hunt, most important is have FUN!!!!! CIAO.

I have been slackin'!!!

I have been slackin' on letting you all in on the 5 Minutes for Mom contests. They have something every week, so always check it out. Today there are 2 books and a Little Einstein video. So hop over and leave your comment and Good Luck. And I will try and keep you posted.

I have won 3 contests this week.

I have told you already about one contest this week, the spa gift set. I have also won this facial toner that is like $26 per 8 oz. bottle. And I was just told that I won handmade booties, right on time for me to put away for the new baby. Maybe I should go get a powerball ticket this week, LOL>

Thankful Thursday

It is Thankful Thursday, and this is a short and sweet. I am expecting, and that is what I am most Thankful for today. (ask me again in about 4 months and I will let you know if I am so thankful, LOL.)

I won a contest.

I won the Not Just Martha contest about pampering yourself. Good timing, I am going to need a bit of pampering. LOL.

CONFIRMED!

My pregnancy is confirmed. I figured a due date around the 22nd of April. They said today the 27th, so I adjusted my ticker to their day, and as we all know that could change again after ultrasounds and such. So, you all can countdown with me. At least I will be warm this winter!!!

My News!!!!

I just found out that I am pregnant. I took 2 home tests and both came out positive. Tomorrow I have a doc. appointment to "confirm" it, and will go from there. Now, as I entered the 400 contests from the dog days of summer giveaways I saw a really cool tracker at the top of one of those blogs. Now I have no idea which one, obviously. What it was is a bar like thing at the top of her blog, and it had the baby growing week by week, and it showed where she was in her pregnancy. If you have any idea where I can find it so I can put it on my blog I would really appreciate the info. Thanks. So this will be baby #4. We have 3 girls already, hubby is excited and is already looking at baby name books. I told him, and our oldest, we have 9 MONTHS. We do not have to choose tonight. Funny man. If it is a boy we already know what we will name him, I am not telling yet. If it is another girl, it will be tricky, there are so many. He wants Aurora, and I cannot say it right so I do not like it. Anyway, 9 months we will have a baby, with a name even!!!
Edited to add: I found it, I think it is such a neat thing. Also, hubby says what if I go to Doc. tomorrow and find out I am not P.G., well than I will have retract this post, and take away my ticker, that is what the bar at the top is called. I did not know that, Good you if you did.

End of Summer Giveaway!

Hop over to Musings of a Housewife, follow the link in my blog list. She is giving away a beautiful chocolate brown and blue tote. Go check it out, just leave a comment, and you are entered in the giveaway. Go now, maybe you will get it.

Go figure.

Here is another bloggy group I am going to join. It is about what you do to stay fit and healthy. Well recently I had talked to my hubby about using our workout room here at the apartments. They have a treadmill, which is what I would probably favor, I really like to run. They have many other things down there too. I am going to try 2 times a week to start with. I am still working on the plan. Anyway, that is not quite steppin' up and doing it, it is just a thought, but I do want to. Maybe I will start this coming week, on Tuesday. I will let you know.

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Another Thankful Thursday. I am thankful for my silly little girls. They make me laugh, more than they make me angry, and every mommy needs to laugh with her babies. I am also thankful for my hubby. He is a great house cleaner, and when he de-clutters things you can see the difference. When I do it, it just does not turn out the same. He has a great eye for things like that. He is also a very hard worker. I appreciate that and I am sure that he would be thankful if I told him that more. Anyway, I am thankful for my family. Sometimes I feel like I am pulled in many different directions, but I would be so sad if that feeling went away.

This s is another contest, all about pampering you. The biggest thing I do to pamper myself is I try to make time to do my hair daily. I just got a new cut, and it is not really one you can just let hang, so I mess with it and try to make it look decent. Also, I try weekly to take a mama bath. I realize how much I like to get smell good things and just soak, with my head under the water, just so I do not hear all the noise from my house. Because even if my little 3 are in bed, my hubby still likes the T.V. on and sometimes I think he may be losing his hearing. Anyway, click the link above, leave your comment and good luck.

Multi-Tasking Moms

Multi-Tasking Moms is a blog new to me. It is a group of women who talk about just about everything under the sun. Their button is now on my sidebar. Click it and go read their great articles and blogs. Also they are holding a contest, leave it to me to find them all for you, it is an agenda book that you can put just about anything in. Hop on over, check it out, and enter for your agenda book. Now I have to say, at this point of my life I do not have that many obligations, but if you are a super busy Supermom it might benefit you. Hop on over and see. Contest is over tomorrow, sorry just found it today, so do it quickly. :)

Tomorrow is the day.

5.M.F.M.s' T.V. contest ends tomorrow. So if you want to get in on the action, hop on over and enter.

I am joining this, I need to focus on more of the good things in my life, so every Thursday you post something, or a lot of somethings, that you are thankful for. This first one I am going to keep simple. (Maybe)

I am thankful for the Lord. Jesus Christ, for dieing for me. I know that even though I try so hard to be "right" I know that when I fail, and repent, and keep trying, I am forgiven. I know I will never be perfect, not here anyway, and I thank God that I have a great path laid before me to live and learn.

Another bloggy giveaway.

This time Rocks in my Dryer is giving away, prim and proper wooden homemade sign. You can choose your color and saying like, The best things in life aren't things, and neat little sayings like that. So hop over to R.I.M.D. follow my link below or in my blogroll, and then click to her bloggy giveaway.

Bloggy Giveaways

Rocks in my dryer hosts another website called Bloggy Giveaways .com. Today she has a contest for Net Jet. It is an online game place for kids 6-11, it is "safe." Just like webkinz, it has special online protection stuff, which I know nothing about, so I cannot say what kind or anything, but she has posted about it. Anyway, you can hop over, check out the game. Tomorrow she will be having another giveaway that I will tell you about.

My Google Ads.

I like how google ads work. Right now I have ads for snake trapping. Maybe my friend at Rugrats and Dirty Rugs should check that out. Ha, Ha.

A funny!!!!!

The other night my family was sitting at the dinner table, talking about all the girls' births. For those of you who do not know, I have had some pretty interesting child bearing moments. My oldest was pretty normal, I was just so freaked out I could not relax so my body was not doing anything it should have been. So they gave me the epidermal and it sent my body in the right direction. Everything was normal. Then my 2nd pregnancy came around. I only had one hurtful contraction, and then I could feel her head. Oh yeah, I was at home, unplanned giving birth in the hallway of my apartment, with about 7 fireman and a few paramedics. Then my 3rd baby was pretty normal, I just begged them to induce me, so I could actually be in the hospital and not in my hallway of my apartment, hee, hee. Now I have heard that most women are in excruciating pain when the are on the potosin (not sure if I spelled that right.), but I was lucky there too, I could have slept and the nurse thought I was quite a freak. Our friends came to see us, and they went to get hubby a sandwich just right across the street, and by the time they got back Baby girl 3 had been born. A matter of minutes. And our friends husband said that he could not even tell that it was that far along and he was not even uncomfortable sitting and talking with us before said baby was born.
Okay so back to the original story. As we are talking about all this, my oldest asked hubby if he cut all of their "utility" cords. She instantly knew that was not right, blushing and laughing. Oh I love my girls!!!!

My snake story.

Again, my friend at Rugrats and Dirty Rugs has written a post that has inspired me to share. When I was in Junior High, I lived with my father. We had 10 fish tanks with huge fish, sucker fish, an Oscar fish who would eat any bug that you put in the tank, rats, that we fed to a 5 ft. long hog nose bull snake. The snake had a home in my dads room, which my dad normally kept the door closed. This snake bit, and it freaked me out. I did not like having it much. One day I was running up the stairs to my room and I saw the tail of the snake going under the carpet of the stairs. I called for my sisters and neither of them wanted to touch it. We had 2 men outside our house fixing the gas meter cause one of our friends had drove right into it. So I went outside and asked if they were scared of snakes. Of course they said no. So I told them that my dads snake got out and I needed help to get him and put him somewhere til my dad got home. Once I told them what kind of snake, and that it bit, they both got this funny look on their faces. They had a pair of very thick gloves, and one guy told the other, "you have the gloves." Well the man threw them over to the other guy, and said "Not anymore." So he picks them up and came inside. We waited for the snake to come all the way down the stairs and the guy grabbed him, and wrestled a little with the head, and we finally got it in a box to await the arrival of dad, who never had any problems with getting bit by this snake. UGH! It was funny to see 2 grown men struggle with the idea of helping me with this snake. I had really forgotten about this "pet" we had until reading my friends post about the snakes where she lives. I remember naming my dads snake, Sir Strikes A Lot, because at that time Sir Mix A Lot was very popular. That name stuck. Eventually my dad took it some creek and released it. Thank God!!!

I've Got Nothing

Now by that I mean I do not have one thing I can write about. Do not get me wrong, I have a lot of things in my heart and head, but should not write about them because, well lots of reasons. My blog is not a place where I can just write about how I feel, or what I am thinking, oh well. I am done complaining. Speaking of complaining, do you? Do you to much? Have you heard of the complaint free church. I wrote about it here, it is in my archives. (I tried to link to it, but could not.) The goal is to keep a bracelet on one wrist for 21 days. Any time you are complaining you have to switch wrists and start over! It is not easy. I have had mine since Wednesday I think, and already, back and forth back and forth. I normally start complaining when I get frustrated at something. Then I complain about it. Normal? Anyway, my lil' brain is just about pooped and I have a feeling I will be waking up early, even though tomorrow is my no alarm day. 3 little ones make it a little more diffilcult to sleep in. sigh.....

5.M.F.M. is giving away a T.V.

5 Minutes for Mom is, along with Best Buy, giving away an Insignia 37" Flat Panel LCD-HDTV. So if, like me, your hubby is jonesin' for a new T.V., maybe you could win this, and be on his good side for awhile!!! Hee, Hee. Good Luck. Also, do not forget about 5 Minutes for Books, they review a book every week and give it away in a drawing, I won once. I received a book called Real Women Scrap. So it is possible. This week they are giving away 2 books, the one I entered is called Supper Swap. Even if I do not win, this might be one I look for elsewhere. Anyway, go check it out. Ciao.

Rocks in my dryer give away.

The Rocks in my Dryer give away is over, I did not win anything. Boo-Hoo. I just thought I would let you all know. Thanks Ciao!!!

I was tagged for a meme.

My friend at Rugrats and Dirty Rugs tagged me for this meme. This was during High School. I have changed a lot since then. Thank God!!! I hope you laugh.

1. Who was your best friend? Kate Shanahan and Melissa Gunterman

2. Did you play any sports? Almost did track, but they wanted me to quit smoking, ugh!

3. What kind of car did you drive? First car was a 1978 Ford F-150, it had a big hole in the bed of the truck and I had to put large pieces of plywood over it so I could actually put things in it.

4. It's Friday night. Where were you? Everywhere I should never have been.

5. Were you a party animal? Unfortunately,

6. Were you considered a flirt? No, I bullied boys.

7. Were you in the band, orchestra, or choir? Choir, the only thing I lettered in.

8. Were you a nerd? Ummmmmmm, no, nerds did not like me.

9. Were you ever suspended or expelled? Yes, but not in High school

10. Can you sing the fight song? ummmmmm, no

11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mrs. Ryan, she was English/lit.

12. What was your school mascot? I do not know.

13. Did you go to the prom? Yes, Junior and Senior, oooooooooh

14. If you could go back, would you? Maybe, if I could stay the way I am now. I would have had a much different experience.

15. What do you remember most about graduation? That the only person there with me was my sister Steph, and I was the second out of my family to do it.

16. Where were you on Senior Skip Day? Well considering that I pretty much did that whenever I wanted, I really do not know.

17. Did you have a job your Senior year? No.

18. Where did you go most often for lunch? Cafeteria.

19. Have you gained weight since then? No, not really.

20. What did you do after graduation? Moved to Colorado.

21. What year did you graduate? 1997

22. Who was your Senior prom date? I plead the 5Th.

23. Are you going/did you go to your 10 year reunion? You know, I was not even contacted.

As I said previously, I am so glad that the Lord is changing me. I try real hard not to remember most of those times, YIKES!!!!!!

On my goodness.

The Rocks from my dryer giveaway is at over 500 now. Go check it out. It is preety cool, there is a lot of scrapbooking stuff.

Hannah.

Hannah and Lily. I am going to read this myself. right now. This is the second time I have heard about it. This little girl drown with her mother and little sibling near by. It just happened so quick they did not have time to stop it. Hop over, read, and pray for this family.

Rocks in my dryer give away.

Okay, so that giveaway I wrote about yesterday is now over 400 giveaways. Lots of starbucks, bath and bodyworks, and really neat things.

Rocks in my dryer give away.

There are over 200 giveaways going on right now. Hop over and see. Follow the Dog Days of Summer button. Lots of neat things. After you click my link, you may need to click on her title at the top to get to the Mr. Linky list, then just check out all the neat possibilities.

In Church today.

While I was sitting in church today, listening to my pastor preach about Hannah, I thought to myself she is a great woman. Here she was asking God for the one thing that made a woman a woman back then and when she gets it she hands him over to God. She kept her word. I know a lot of times I would pray to God, please do not let such and such happen, and I promise I will never do this again but then I would turn around and do it again. This was when I did not go to church, I do not pray these prayers now, I do not want to strike anymore bargins with God ;) Anyway I also relized a lot of woman like to compare themselves with the proverbs 31 wife, and compared to her I am so dim. But when I look at other women in the bible I can compare to them and keep my head up, they seem to be a little bit more like me. Hannah is not described like the Proverbs 31 wife, who is doing just about anything and everything under the sun, before the sun even comes up. Hannahs struggles and prayers are a little bit more typical. I just like to know that there are other woman in the bible to be compared to. Makes it easier to say that Proverbs 31 is not what is expected of me, Pastor says you can be a little of all of them. I like that.

Something I have been striving to do for a while, Just a reminder.

We are challenged for 30 days to not criticize our husbands---in public and out.

Sounds good to me...how about it ladies? Are you game?

And for those of you who really like challenges---how about everytime you are about to criticize your husband instead of just being silent and biting your tongue (he might wonder why you are so quiet all month!) how about using that time as a reminder to build him up. So instead of silence you could build him up with your words. Here are some examples:

"Honey, the Lord has been doing so much in your life. I'm proud of you."

"You are so strong! Thank you!"

"I am so glad that you work so hard so that I can be home with the children. I really appreciate that."

"I am glad that you are trying to be a good spiritual leader of our home."

"I love you, what would you like for dinner?"

I am looking forward to hearing how this is going...keep me posted!

I found this linked on to Deo Veolente, and I do not know many of my friends who do criticize their husbands, so this is just a good reminder mainly for myself, As I said, this is something that I have been striving for for awhile, so it speaks to me. What about you?

Homemaker or Housekeeper

If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place,
I am a housekeeper, not a homemaker.

If I only have time for waxing and polishing,
my children will learn cleanliness, not godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.

Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on the newly cleaned window.

Love wipes the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.

Love is the key that opens salvations message to a child's heart...

_Author Unknown (sent by a friend)

I found this on Deo Veolente. I LOVE this. As I am sure many of my friends will.

Baby Diva

Baby Diva is turning one. When she was 3 months old she had open heart surgery for a congenital heart defect that would have been fatal had she not had the surgery. Click the Baby Diva pic. and go read her story. There is a contest, and links to the American Heart Association, so if you feel like donating, or promoting on your blog you can. As I thank God that my kids never have had anything this trying, I send a prayer for all the babies and people who do.

A Contest, Not by 5.M.F.M.

At Adventures In Babywearing they are giving away this really neat baby carrier, called a Podonbutai, you can wear it 3 different ways, front, back, and hip. I do not know how to describe it, so go check it out for yourselves. I say baby carrier but it so versatile you can even use it for those aging kids who want piggy back rides and it helps support your back. Hop over and check it out. Also one more plug for All Natural Mommies. It is a pretty neat website.

Let me tell you a funny tale.

My 4 year old still wakes up almost every night, for drinks, or because she has a bloody nose, or she has to use the bathroom. Well one night before she was all the way asleep, she came in my room and hubby and I were kissing, so she sneaked out and back to her room, hubby and I did not even know she came in. The next morning she was commenting about it, and mommy and daddy said since we were married we were allowed to kiss if we wanted to. So now every time she sees mommy and daddy kiss she walks off saying, "Puke, Puke, Puke," with a huge funny grin on her face. It is so funny to see.

A New Contest at 5.M.F.M.

Although the 4th contests are over, and I did not win boo-hoo, 5.M.F.M. is having another contest. It is this really neat scanner, it was originally made to scan receipts for business or tax purposes, but it is just as wide as a regular scanner, but it is not as long. It would be perfect for my computer desk that is crammed with stuff, because it is so neat and small. Also portable, so if hubby travels he can take it with him and scan receipts and things right away, no losing anything. So go to sign up for the contest, and you can go check out the little gizmo here.

5 Minutes for books at 5 Minutes for mom.

This weeks 5 minutes for books is Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World by Jill Rigby. Sounds like a good read. Hop over, use the button on the side, and read the review, leave a comment and maybe you will get a free copy. Good Luck.

Contest #11 at 5.M.F.M.

The 11th contest at 5.M.F.M is a pretty neat idea. Do you ever forget when you opened a jar of food, or formula, or anything that you need to keep track of? These are called Days Ago, and they are magnetic or suction cup, and you attach them on your jar, or whatever it is you need to keep track of, and the digital counter keeps track of how many days it has been since you have last done that particular thing. I may not be describing it as well as 5.M.F.M, so hop over, check them out, and sign up for this pretty cool contest.

Contest #9 and #10

5.M.F.M. is getting ahead of me. Contest #9 is 6 personalized children place mats. they are very cute and the best part is you can get your kids' name on them. Contest #10 is no slip girl hair clips. They are very good for that baby fine short hair that most kids keep until they are over a year. So hop on over. Check out the contests. Let me know if you win.

5 Minutes for mom

So 5 minutes for Mom has posted their 8th contest. It is handmade jewelry from Designing Diva. They are very pretty pieces. And I have to share that I won the "5 Minutes for Book" book, "Real Women Scrap". Preety cool. So go on and check it out. Sign up for the contests and let me know if you win.

Contest #7 at 5.M.F.M

Contest #7 is fun and a good way to learn Bible verses. They are giving away one set that the kids can color and a family set. These are cards that you unfold and it is like a puzzle and when you solve the puzzle you see the verse are picture that your child has colored. Hop on over and check them out, they are really a neat idea.

Contest #6 at 5.M.F.M

So here is the 6th contest at 5.M.F.M.

Contest #5 at 5.M.F.M

Here is the 5th contest at 5.M.F.M, It is a Metrowrap made by MetroMama. It is a neat carrier for the baby. Hop on over, check them out, and enter the contest. It looks really comfy, and I but it won't make your back hurt like all the carriers I have ever used. My 2 Prego friends need to enter so if they win they can tell me if it is as awesome as I think it is. LOL:)

Contest #4 at 5.M.F.M

Alright, the 4th contest at 5.M.F.M. is a weekend getaway called "Motherhood Redefined," valued at over $1,000. It is for the winner and one friend. Hop over check it out, and if you win and I don't remember who led you there.

Scars, inspired by rugrats and dirty rugs.

So, I have read an incident that my friend had and now I want to share. When I was 4 or 5 my parents played on a baseball team and we were all there "watching." Well I do not remember if any of my sisters went with me, but I ended up playing under the bleachers. I got real far under them and decided that I would stand up, and got the under part of the bleacher right in my head. Split it all the way down to the skull and I stopped the whole game. (at least I think that is what happen.) Go figure, I still have this scar that is about an inch long where no hair grows. I have many tiny scars from falling over my own feet half the time, I was very clumsy growing up, The other scar that is worth mentioning, because I really think God was watching me this night, is a very small scar on my left thumb. I had the closest kind of car to my dream car I have come to this far. 1980 Mustang, like this except blue and hard top. It is those little 2 doors, not fancy, in desperate need of a good paint job, but I loved that car. We went to the lake to fish, in Illinois, and I let my boyfriend at the time drive; he had been drinking, big no no there, hindsight and all that; and he wanted to take me on this "jump" on one of the roads that he found. So I said okay. I used to never wear my seat belt, but that night I put it on. I did not have any drinks that night, but sitting in the passenger seat, I could not keep my eyes open, I got very sleepy. It was weird, I remember thinking how odd it was because I was young and stayed out many a nights until the sun rose. So anyway, we hit the jump, and the car flipped, I think it rolled a couple of times. I put my hand up on the roof, my thumb got cut, ex was fine, but we were out in the middle of nowhere, and no way to get the car home, it was totaled, no way to get to the hospital. We made it to the closest main road and the 3rd or 4th car that drove by gave us a ride. 2 weeks after we rolled my car, there was another accident just like that and the passenger of that accident broke her neck and was dead at the scene. I have always thought that someone was looking out for me there. But those are really the only 2 scars I have that have cool stories behind them. What about you? Any crazy stunts that have given you those reminders for the rest of your life?

Contest #3 at 5M.F.M., 4th of July Celebration

Okay so the third contest at 5.M.F.M are those really nice looking mommy cards. They gave some away on Mothers Day, so if you do not remember, they have all your info. that way when you meet another mama you can give them a card, and no more searching through your purse for pen and paper. I really think this idea is awesome. So hop on over.

Contest #2 at 5.M.F.M

This 2nd contest is one every woman will LOVE. It is a custom made swimsuit from Lands End valued at $120. I went and checked it out and it is pretty awesome. Go check it out for yourself, and maybe you can have a great new swimsuit for the rest of the summer. For my 2 prego friends, you can win for this summer for maternity suit, or next summer. Very nice. So here is your link 5.M.f.M.

5 Minutes for Mom at it again....

I think those ladies look for any reason just to give stuff away. They are starting more contests in honor of July 4Th. Their first contest is an ice cream maker and 4 ice cream bowls. Should be interesting to see what they have up their sleeves. Hop on over, 5.M.F.M., and keep going back. I will of course keep you updated. Good Luck.

My 3 favorite Hymns or spiritual songs.

Okay so my very favorite hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy." I just love to hear it and sing it, and think about the words. I could sing this one all day, everyday. I also now know that there is a japanese version that I would love to hear now.
My second is "It is well." This song ecspeically touches my heart when I have been having a bad week and we end up singing it at church. I remember having sang it once at church, and I started to cry. My poor 9 year old looked at me like I was losing my mind. That must have been a really rough week. And my third fav. would have to be "How Great Thou Art." I just love singing all these songs, and thinking about what they all have to say.

Another Contest at 5.M.F.M

So 5.M.F.M. are giving away a gift basket full of baby/toddler goodies. Hop over and read the contest. Enter and if you win, let me know.

Fathers Day Contest.

Okay so we cannot leave out Dad. Hop on over to 5.M.F.M. and they have 2 contests running for Dad. First is a Rolling Stones 4-D.V.D. pack, looks pretty interesting, and the second is a wireless mouse for the "notebook." Thanks talk to you later.

This is one of my favorite songs!!!

I figured out how to get a you tube here so I just wanted to share.

I just have to say....

that reading the bible is awesome. There are some parts where I don't really understand what it means, but a couple Sundays after I read it it seems pastor is preaching about it, so I gain some understanding. Right now I am in Proverbs and compared to some of the bible it is Brain candy. Not much to understand, it is like " If you do "A" you are golden, but if you do "B" then you are a fool." Like that!!! Like "Proverbs 13:24, He who spares the rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly." I need to remember that more often, and I am going to have my girls learn that one, lol. Of course there are other proverbs that I read so far that I like, but that one is great. I always go through this thing where when I start having bad days, for whatever reason, I question my faith, like why do I go to church when this is how I am? Why do I react this way when I am supposed to do better than this? Why do I consider myself poor, when I have Christ and am richer in Heaven, and I do have many blessings on the earth? Do you do that too? I think most of us do, but this Proverb struck me too, "Proverbs 13:13, He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded." I believe I do fear it, because I worry if I am doing good enough, if God is happy with me, am I pleasing in his eyes. Do I have a good odor? (Pastors sermon 2 Sundays ago) I want to do better in all that I do, and I just pray that God sees that, even if people do not! After all, it is all about God. Thank Him for being merciful and forgiving, because I would be ousted if he wasn't. So I have read the whole New Testament, for the first time, all the way through. I was a little frightened to read Revelations, not for the reason you might be thinking (Left Behind), but because my dad was a man who would lecture about Revelations, like when it started happening we would run to the mountains and hide and we would not take the number of the beast, all the while he usually had one to many, and was on something else too. Well I think my goal is to be in Heaven so if it all goes down like that I won't be here to begin with, God willing. I do not know what Revelations is all about, it came across as Johns dream and he was just describing it. I am sure one day I will be at bible study learning about it the right way, so I have to admit I read it as fast as I could and deliberately not thinking to hard about it. So after Revelations I started reading the Psalms. Read them all, for the first time through I liked them, and I could think of the hymns that many of them are in. Now I am in Proverbs myself, and my girls and I are reading the Psalms together. We are working our way through the Old Testament and that is just where we are now. So I am going to read through them again with the girls. Now that our school year is over I think during the summer I will concentrate on our catechism and other things that I have been neglecting, then when school starts next year we will already have that routine down, and just do school along with it. I never really got to integrate the Bible into school this year, we started late and I was playing catch up all school. We have 2 subjects that we still need to finish. It will probably only take a couple of weeks, but I am stoked that next year, there will be no catch up. Hooray!!!! Okay it is time for this mamas bedtime, morning comes early around here. Goodnight. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!!!

Her First Haircut.

I bet by the title you all may think my baby got her first haircut, however it was not my 15 month old. It was my 9 year old. She has gorgeous red hair that goes all the way down her back. She gets these really pretty golden highlights in it during the summer, and until last night she has never had a haircut. So I thought I would share with you, here are a couple of pictures.




Our friend did a great job, she is worthy of the faith we have in her!!! I have to admit I was a little nervous, but she did great. I told them; pastor and family, it was pastors granddaughter that cut my daughters hair, that if our friend cut it a little to short I would not be as upset because she is my friend and I like her. If I took my daughter somewhere to get it cut and they cut it to short, I would sue LOL. Anyway all turned out well. My daughter really likes it. She even got some light chin length bangs. Well I hope all is well with everything. Have a beautiful day. Chow Bella.

My Hubby.

So my husband had a doctors appt. the other day and we found out that his left ventricle in his heart is swollen. He needs to lose weight, exercise, and take high blood pressure medicine, and that should cause the heart to go down. If it does not go down then he could have a stroke. He is only 34 years old, but doc. says that since he was born with so many problems that could have some to do with it. This could also be causing his headaches, stomach aches, leg pains, and all the other things that have been wrong with him for so long. I feel a little bad because for a couple of years I have struggled with being sympathetic to him, because I have headaches, tummy aches, etc., but I guess it is not the same. So pray for my hubby. I am just glad to know what is going on so we can proceed to fix it, before anything worse happens.

Here it is AGAIN!!!

This contest does not pertain to me right now, but I know two friends, Dee and Andrea, that might like this. It is a Belly Band, pretty cute. Go to 5.M.F.M and enter the contest.

ANOTHER Contest

Okay, so it seems like the only thing I have been blogging about since mothers day is contests. Well the only time I think of something to write about now a days is when I enter a F.M.F.M contest and have to pass the goodies on to you so you can enter. Today they started a contest for 5 Franklin DVDs. What an awesome contest. With all the guessing about what is appropriate and previewing what are supposed to be kids shows, I already know what Franklin is all about. He teaches great little moral lessons. I really like Franklin, So hop on over, sign up, and good luck.

Contests and Sweepstakes

I have relized that I might have a small addiction to contests and sweepstakes. If I can enter for free, and it does not cause me any problems, I like it.... I like it a lot. So here is one contest I am going to share, 5MFM is having a tutu giveaway. These are not just any tutus' handmade and gorgeous. check out TuTu Fantasy, then go to 5MFM and enter for their contest. I am really hoping I will win, but good luck anyway.

I love this time of year.

I was looking out my window yesterday and I realized that the trees all have their leaves back. I drive down the road and see all the beautiful flowers that are blooming. All the green lawns. The rainy afternoons. The cool breeze. I think spring is my favorite. I like hearing the birds and picking flowers with my 4 yr. old. Watching my oldest kick her soccer ball around, when we actually go outside. I love this time of year. God is the greatest artist there is. He makes the most wonderful things.

Mothers Day!!!

Mothers Day was a pretty good day here. Hubby got called in the night before, but he came home and made me cinnamon rolls for breakfast. The girls and I went to church, and I came home and was able to take a nap, and hubby made dinner, did the dishes, and would not let me do to much around the house. They gave me a T. Kinkade pillow that matches the throw blanket they gave me for my birthday. I love it. Soon I will have 2 of them and I can throw the 2 throw pillows I have away, and put my T.K. pillows on my couch. It will tie my colors together nicely in my living room. Kind of excited about that!!!
I have also been thinking about doing some decorating in my apartment. I would need to find things that are easily removed; i.e. borders, or paint that I would be able to wash away with a little scrubbing, then I could do some things in my kitchen and the girls room, and if I get really crazy, transform my bedroom. As much as you can in a 2 bedroom apartment anyway. Well if I find all the right things, I will post pics. and stuff.
You all have a great day.

Contest #6 at 5M.F.M

And for contest number 6....... it is Mommy Cards. It has your address phone number, any personal info. you would like to have on there to give out when you meet new mommy's and what to share your info.! Instead of searching for pen and paper you just pull out one of these beauties and hand them that. So hop over to 5 Minutes for Mom, sign up for this contest, then go look at all the pretty designs you can choose from if you win.

Contest #5 at 5M.F.M

Okay, so the 5th contest at 5 Minutes for mom is more jewelry. These you can personalize and they are very everyday wear. Hop on over to 5 minutes for mom. Enter the contest, and then go check out the very nice jewelry. They are made by a Work at home mom.

Contest #4 at 5M.F.M

Okay so the fourth contest for Mothers Day is jewelry. It is handmade by a woman who will either give you one of her sets, or a gift cert. to her site, and if you do not see anything that suits you, she will specially design something that will suit you. Pretty cool. Hop over to 5M.F.M and join the contest, then from there go to Design Diva and check out her beautiful jewelry.

Where's your nose?

Okay so, while we were with my sister she taught my 1 year old where her nose is. So every time we ask her, "where is your nose?" Here is what she does, sorry the pic. is not that great: but it is kind of funny!!!

Contest #3 at 5M.F.M.

Okay so the third contest is posted and it is Hannah Keeleys book Total Mom Makeover. At 5M.F.M. they give a nice review of the book. Sounds interesting. So hop over and enter the third contest. 5 Minutes for Mom

I was tagged....

I was tagged by Lisa at Deovolente to do a meme. Never, ever have been tagged before, and I am not quite sure what I am suppose to say. Oohhhhh I just thought of one, Some of you will already know though, some of you won't.


Here's how it goes: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. You need to tag others and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1)I delivered my 2ND child at home, with about 7 firemen all around me because my labor was so fast that I could not make it to the hospital.

2) I, Myself, was born in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, because my moms labor was pretty quick. My dad stood on the bumper of the ambulance watching. Then when we got to the hospital they put me in the med. room because they did not want me to spread germs to the other babies.

3) My favorite drink is coffee, coffee in the morning and coffee at night, coffee, coffee, coffee. :)

4) This is a little more difficult then I thought it would be. My worst habit, in my opinion, is smoking. I want to quit smoking and take up running.

5) I could see myself having 5 children.

6) My daddy was a jack of all trades, that is just a nice way of saying he could not hold down a job, we moved often when I was a kid and by the time I was in 3rd grade we had been to about 5 different schools.

7) I have 3 sisters and I am the baby.

Now I have to think about who to tag:

1) Andrea
2) Dee
3) Susan
4) Janice
5) and I would love to do one of the guys from pyro, but I just do not see them participating. I don't really have any one else. So we will see what happens. Chow.

Contest #2 at 5M.F.M

okay they already have a second contest going, It is a snazy little baby carrier that a stay at home mom makes, Looks pretty nice and comfy. Hop over, check it out and good luck, I will keep you posted on more contests, keep coming back for more. Follow this link www.5minutesformom.com

Mothers Day Giveaway at 5 Minutes for Mom

I wanted you all to know that from now until Mothers Day, 5 minutes for mom are doing a ton of mothers day giveways, follow the pretty link to 5M.F.M, and join the first one if you would like. It is a applenino Ipod, I think I got that right. As the contests come up I will let you know about them, and you only have to follow the link, Cool? Cool! Follow this link www.5minutesformom.com

My Last Day of Vacation.

So, Yesterday was the tryouts for Deal or No Deal. First let me say, I would probably do it all again, but I would end it the differently. There were THOUSANDS of people. I will upload some pics. when I get home. My sister and I got in line at 9:30 a.m.! We had some nice people around us, so that was good. Definitely could have gotten some crazy people, so thank God that did not happen.Then we waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. Then we hit the actual "entrance" of the line. We were all in the parking lot of the Grand Ole opry Mall, down in Nashville, that is one nice mall. Well anyway, after 8 or 9 hours of waiting in the parking lot, and we were aloud to cross the street, and be right in front of the all............ and wait another 3 hours. So at the end, right before we went into the room where all the producers were at, they lined us all up into 2 lines of 8 people, I was fine, smiley, happy to be at the end. Now here is the tricky part, when you get up to the table with the producer, He says "hi" your time starts. YOU ONLY HAVE 20 SECONDS TO SELL YOURSELF OUT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. 20 Seconds, that is it. And you cannot blow it. So okay the line before us goes in. Still fine, still happy. Then it is our turn to go in. still fine, still happy. Then the line before us gets to go to their producer table. Yyyyyaaayyyyyyyy!!!! Alright it is our turn. We all circle around the front of the table.I a going to tell you all what I was thinking this whole time. He starts with an older lady at the end, "oh she did good, good job for her." Next, said her name, where she was from, said she needed some money for various reasons. Next was another older woman, she was talking about her 2 daughters that she was trying to get through Dartmouth Collage. Good for her she did it exactly the way that she practiced. Then it was my sister Lisa's turn. She flew 11 hours, rented a car, drove my 3 girls and I down to Nashville, gave us a vacation for a week, brought us into her home, fed us and has been so great with the girls, all so I can have a chance to tryout for Deal or No Deal. Okay my turn, "Hi" he says. "Hi" I say, "My name is T- - - - - M--------, I am from Colorado. I have 3 kids all girls, and being on Deal of No Deal is a big dream of mine" and then, and then, I started to cry, and then, and then, I could not remember what i was going to say, WHAT A DORK. I started crying in front of Mr. man right there, the one who is choosing people for the show, duh. He went on and did the next 4 people. Took our applications asked 2 of our group to stay behind, I was not one of them obviously. We saw one of them later and he said that they gave him a second interview, and just asked a few more questions. Then I could not stop crying, I just feel like I totally screwed that up. Well here is my positive spin, If that does not make somebody stand out in thousands and thousands of people, I do not know what will. They also said that it could take up to a year for them to call you. I thought I would do better talking to a person, than a camera, but I guess I proved that theory wrong. Oh well, the rest of the vacation has been a great time. That is the only thing I am a little disappointed about. My sister has a very generous heart. She is a great person. So I am just waiting for everybody else to wake up, and then we will start enjoying our last day of vacation. I see you all soon, well some of you anyway. CHOW.

You will never guess

The last 5 days has been a whirlwind. You will never guess where I am. I am in Tennessee. My sister came and got me and my 3 kids and brought us down so I can try out for Deal or No Deal. It is my favorite game show. My husband and I have never been apart like this before and I miss him dearly. My sister is spoiling us like crazy and my girls are loving it. I am a little uncomfortable about it, but whatever!!! We hardly ever see her so I guess I can deal with it for a while. My oldest has been doing a couple of things to "earn" money, So that is pretty neat. She bought all 3 girls some toys from toys-r-us and She took me to a day spa today to get a massage, facial, manicure, and pedicure. It was pretty weird at first, but once I got there I was alright. It was pretty awesome!!!! So we are having a good time, but she wont let me do anything, No dishes, No helping with meals, etc. That is weird for me too, because I want to help, but noooooooooooo... I cannot, she wants me to be on Vacation. She is being very generous. Well I am going to go call my hubby. He will be home from work soon.

Today!

Today I went to Canyon City with my mother in law. I did not know they had such a neat little city there, except for the whole prison thing. It really reminded me of Hutchinson. A small town that you could walk from one side to the other in an hour or so, small little locally owned stores, Nice park. I saw all kinds of Mommy's with their kids, they were smiling and having fun, and there were no sirens, like when I go to the park with my kids. They are a small town and it was kind of tranquil. I walked along the Arkansas with the girls, they had a great time throwing rocks in, and I kept having the sinking feeling they were going to fall in. Motherly paranoia. My 1 year old loves water, and she enjoyed looking at it, and I think she was truly in awe. We fed ducks, played at the park, and Grandma treated us to lunch. All in All not a bad day. Except the part where Grandma kept "backseat driving." I tolerated it because we were in her car, and I was driving. Otherwise, I probably would have told her hush a lot more than I did. The girls had a great time, as did I, and it all was a big mistake!!!!!

Another Contest

"5 minutes for mom" is giving away a digital photo frame. It is pretty snazzy. Follow my link and enter your name in the list, and maybe you will win. Go read about the photo frame, it is as "smart" as all our digital cameras.

Heather, Again

It is all about Heather over here. I do not know why I am so intrigued by all of the support this woman is getting. Now they have donated over $11,000. Wow and Wow!!!

Heather Update

I wanted to tell you all that as of 9:00 this morning the total for Heather is at $10,000 and I guess that boomama will keep up that link until the 25th, when Heather leaves for the Mayo Clinic. Wow. I still have a hard time seeing that. It is so Awesome.

Heathers Day

Up to $7251.00 I cannot believe how much people are willing to do for a stranger. What generous hearts. Anybody who reads this, follow the link and donate your $1, On April 18th. After today, I do not think you will be able to, unless they decide to do it again.

Heather love Day

Already, they have raised over $5500.00 and for some reason all the buttons take you to the old post about it. So instead hop this way http://boomama.net and the first thing you will read is about todays love.

Heather

Look to the left and follow the link. The End

Sick Bear Contest

So I just need to let you all know that 5 minutes for mom is having another contest. It is a really cute bowl-thingy for when little kids are sick. Hop on over and check it out. It is pretty cute.

All Natrual II

So, I told you all about my baby who loves to be naked butt. Well this has turned into quite an obsession with her. I have tried putting her diapers on backward so she cannot reach the tabs, it did not work, she figured that out too. So yesterday she gave me a "Rugrats and Dirty Rugs" story, because it just sounds like it would happen to Dee. I went in to get her from her nap. She was still in her p.j.'s which did not have pants. She had taken off her diaper and poopied in her bed. I think I went in right after she did it, because she hadn't played in it, thank God. So, take her out, put her a new diaper on. Later I went to bible study and daddy stayed home with her, they were not feeling well, and when he went to the restroom, she took her diaper off and pottied in her playpen. What to do, what to do? See it just sounds like something that Dee would write about.

Downward spiral.

Today I am on a downward slope. I miss my friend. I tried calling her, and she called me back, but I missed her call. Bummer. My mood is just blah, I bet I will be praying a lot today, more than most. Anyway, That is all for now. chow.

On this day!!

For some reason today I seem to be reflecting on my past, and present, and what a different feeling about myself, and life in general, than I have had in the past. God has certainly changed my life in these past 9 years, and I know more is to come. I remember growing up and just going along, maybe driving my family crazy cause I talked a lot when I was a kid, not really getting into trouble, too often, I had a couple a problems. Who am I kidding? A lot of problems. But what I think about today are my children, and what a different life they have, in so many ways, and how in a lot of ways, it is kind of the same. I still struggle with Gods will, and sometimes I have a hard time just shutting up to pray. But I know because Jesus died for me, I have a chance for redemption. All those bad things I did, and still do, God forgives me because of Jesus. All the bad things my children and husband do, they are forgiven. We are forgiven because Jesus died for us. I write that and think, he did not JUST die for us, he was tortured, and hurt; stabbed, beaten, humiliated, and Nailed for us. All so you and I can go to heaven. I know that sounds simple to some, and for some you know it is not. It is a constant thing in a Christians life, pray, change and evaluate; pray, change and evaluate; pray, change and evaluate. We will never be perfect like Christ, but we are called to be better all the time. To be more Christlike in all we do. To serve, knowing we will never be good enough. That is why Jesus died for me, and you. I have more hope now, knowing that the past does not really matter, as long as I have learned from it, and I must say I learned a lot about what not to do. I know that God has a plan for me, and my family, and we must submit to his will. And everyday my walk with God gets better. I know I almost have a childlike view about this, but in a lot of ways, I am still a child in my Christianity. My understanding grows, and I think that is what is important. I get stronger in my faith, and I can pass that on to my kids, friends, family, and let Gods grace shine through me, or try my best anyway, and learn more, and try harder. I am debating whether I am going to post this or not. It sounds a little silly, but this is what I am thinking about, and really looking forward to church today, being in Gods house on the Lords day, and hearing how Jesus died and rose for me. Happy Easter. But remember Him everyday, not just today.

Something freaky about 9-11

Okay so my husband showed me this, and I HAVE to share it with you. It is really crazy, especially the end.


1)New York City has 11 letters
2)Afghanistan has 11 letters.
3) Ramsin Yuseb (the terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.
4) George W. Bush has 11 letters
This could be coincidence, but this gets more interesting:
1) New York is the 11th state.
2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight #11
3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9+2=11
4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. 6+5=11
5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9+1+1=11.
6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911. 9+1+1=11.
Sheer coincidence?! Keep reading, there is more.
1) The total number of victims inside all the hijacked planes was 254. 2+5+4=11
2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year. Again 2+5+4=11
3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3+1+1+2+4=11
4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.
Now this is where things get totally eerie:
The most recognized symbol for the US, after the Stars and Stripes, is the Eagle. The following verse is taken from the Quran, the Islamic holy book:
"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace." That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran. (I do not know this for sure, I am taking the word of this person who wrote this.) Unconvinced about all of this Still?
Try this and see how you feel afterwards, it freaked me out, a little, but it was still a huge shock.

Open Microsoft Word and do the following:
1) Type in with cap lock on; Q33 NY. (just like I did) This is the flight number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.
2) Highlight the Q33 NY.
3) Change the font size to 48.
4) Change the actual font to the WINGDINGS ( if you have 3 types of wingdings, it is just the reg. wingdings.)
So go do it. Stop reading and go check that out. What did I say, stop reading.
why are you still reading, go hurry do it now. It is crazy!!!!

The importance of teaching water and electronics, spells no, no.

I was sitting and doing my 4 year olds hair, I have a spray bottle that I use. So the timer goes off for the laundry. I leave my 9 year old and 4 year old for about 5 minutes playing monopoly (kind of) and head down to switch to the dryer. When I came back my 4 year old is hiding and my 9 year old is telling me that my 4 year old has sprayed daddies t.v. and now the sound is not working. Oh my gosh!!! I proceed by telling her how lucky she is that she did not get electrocuted or that it did not start a fire, and then she had to go sit in timeout, and now she has to tell daddy when he gets home what she did. And out of all of it, telling daddy is the worst part for her. Well the t.v. is going back and forth, I can hear something and then nothing. And it keeps changing channels on its own. So now I am going to go on free cycle and see if anyone out there may have one my husband can have. As much as I do not like the t.v., because it distracts me too much, it is my husbands down time, and I am trying real hard to respect it. So off I go. And my poor baby keeps saying, "he won't love me anymore," which I think she knows better, she is just a major drama-mama!!!!

Silly Lump.

My silly lump is a swolen lymph node. They said it is normaly to feel them sometimes. So thanks for your prayers about this, and thank God it is nothing. WHEW!!

Lumps!

I had my appointment yesterday to check a lump I found. She said it was probably nothing but I am going for an ultrasound on it tomorrow. I am trying really hard not to think about it, because I really do think it is nothing, but my mind keeps saying "what if it is something?"
Here is my positive spin, in high school I wanted to shave my head, yeah crazy huh? So if it is something, and I have to do chemo, at least if I lose my hair than I would get to experience the baldness I once wanted. I am not going to say the negative. Anyway, pray for me, please. It is very hard not to think about. I do not know enough of my family history to know if anyone in my family has had breast cancer, at least I am only going to have to be paranoid about it for 1 day. I will let you know what the doc. says. I just keep telling myself, don't worry, it is nothing. But what if just creeps right back in. Sigh, and Pray.

Birthday Crazy.

So the last week of March and the first week of April are Birthdays for my family. My husband just turned 34, and here is the mint chocolate cake I made him.

Then my daughters birthday is today. April Fools Day. Poor girl, I have the coolest 16th birthday joke to play. Now I am just waiting for that day. So heart cake is my husbands, 34, bright and shiny candles. Then the mud looking thing is my daughters cake, she is all of a sudden into camouflage, so we made her a camouflage fort. I thought of many different ways I could turn that into a pretty cool Birthday Party cake. Anyway, Saturday the 7th is her Party and she wants me to try to make a pyramid. I do not think it will be to hard. I have a really neat idea in mind. I will post a picture so you can see it when I am done. Here is the Camouflage fort and my Shiny Heart. It was really fun to light all those candles and see his face. Hee, Hee. Just wait til he is 40, I want to throw such a big shin-dig he probably won't even want to come.

From Deo Velonte, Sounds pretty cool.

Resurrection Day Cookies
1 cup whole pecans
1 tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggy
wooden spoon
scotch tape
Bible
These are to be made the evening before Resurrection Day. Preheat oven to 300F.(***preheating the oven is VERY IMPORTANT--- do not wait)Place pecans in zipper baggy and let children beat them with wooden spoon to break into small pieces.Explain that after Jesus was arrested, he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp vinegar in the mixing bowl.Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life.Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27
Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves God and longs for us to know and belong to Him... and He willingly died for undeserving sinners even though He was the sinless Son of God... God the Son, because it was the only just and true way for sins to be forgiven. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks form. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60
Put the cookie sheet in the oven. Close the door and TURN THE OVEN OFF.
Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66
GO TO BED!
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20-22
On Resurrection Day morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow!!! On the first Resurrection Day Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9.



I found this on the Deo Velonte site, linked at right. She is a strong christian woman over there, hats off to her. If you want to find out why I say that hop on over and read her profile, and stuff. Anyway, I am thinking about making these with my girls. It just sounds like a really nice lesson, with a little fun involved.

Dyson Contest

Hi ya' all. I just wanted to tell you all about a contest that 5 minutes for mom is having. (Follow the link at the right) They are giving away one of the new Dyson vacuums. I guess Dyson just gave them one to give away. It is the new Dyson Slim, $470.00 value. Pretty sweet. I could certainly use that. Moneys tight and every time I use mine it starts to smell. I think a new belt would help, but mine is a couple years old, and kids that have hair to their bottoms certainly makes it work overtime. Anyway, hop on over and add your name to the list. Who knows you could be the one to win it. On second thought you could pretend you never read this, better my chances of getting picked. Just kidding, Go check it out, and Good Luck.

The Complaint Free World, By The Complaint Free Church

I just wanted to tell you all about this, I think it is such a cool and great idea. Rev. Will Bowen, ummmm I forgot his church's name, gave a sermon one Sunday about complaining and he handed out these purple bracelets that say "A Complaint Free World." The challenge associated with the bracelet is this; you put it on one wrist and if you catch yourself complaining you switch wrists. You want to leave it on one wrist for 21 days. I think it is a neat, visual aide to help us remember the blessings that God has bestowed on us, and try harder to forget about the negative. Well not forget, but to get us to see just how often we let those little annoyances come up, and maybe make us conscious of the fact that we do it to much. Lord knows I need one. I KNOW I complain to much. Anyway if you are interested this site www.thecomplaintfreechurch.org is giving them away. You may make a donation if you wish, but it is not necessary. They send an envelope with the bracelets, or you can donate via credit card on the site. It is such a neat idea.

PeaceMaker- Chapt. 5-12

After finishing this book, I thought the last 7 chapters were very identical to the first 5. The focus shifted between the 4 G's but other than that they were pretty much the same. It was an alright read. I also had to take it back to the library. Now I am reading "Blessing Your Husband" by Debra Evans. In this book so far it says that woman expect way to much out of their husband. For example, we want them to be totally understanding, totally loving, have unending patience, etc., etc. Now maybe I am just in denial but I would like to have those things every once in a while. I know my husband is not perfect, I cannot even do those things daily all the time, so why would I expect him to. I don't know how I feel about this book yet. I will tell you more about it as I read it. Alrighty then, TTFN

A Tribute

Hello again. I want to write about someone who is special today. Many of you who read my blog know her and I know you all can agree. This girl came into my life a couple of years ago. Normally I have a hard time opening up with people but for some reason I just felt a connection with her, and I did not struggle. Ever since the first time we had dinner together she never gave up on me. She accepted my little quirks, and did not judge me as the flake I can be. Thank God :) This Woman has showed me things that she probably does not even know about. I know it is hard to be a mommy and a housewife, I often make the joke that she was bred to do it. She pulls out all the stops for things and she makes it seem so effortless, most the time. She is always smiling and a joy to be around. She is a great sister in Christ and I am so glad that God brought her into my life. Today will probably be the last time I see her, and as I write this I am starting to get a bit teary eyed. I will miss her dearly, and I wonder if I will ever see her and her family again. I guess these are the things I would like to say to her, but I would probably stumble my way through or just cry and not say any of it, but I know she will read this and know that she is a great friend. I just did not say it enough. She is strong, and happy, and a great woman. God has certainly blessed anybody who has been touched by this woman. She is a light for me and has helped me see things about myself that needed to be seen. I thank her for that, and God. God put her with us for these 2 years and I think she has helped change so much. So for all of you, if you know her, don't forget to say goodbye. And for those of you who do not know her, I wish you could. Whether or not you have someone like this in your life pray God can give you a friend like her. She is awesome. Now, just in case my other friends are thinking "what about me," I do have a lot of Great friends that the Lord has brought into my life, and maybe I can show my other friends how much they mean to me. This particular person has helped me see that I can just be me, and people will at least like me. I lost site of that for a while. But to my friend, I am so sad that you are leaving, it will just not be the same without you. I will miss you dearly, and you will be in my prayers daily. Thank you for being there for me when I needed you, and I hope that I was there for you sometimes too. God has big plans for you I am sure, and if anyone can do it, I know you can. God Bless you, and I love you my dear friend!

All Natrual.

I went to the store the other day, and my husband kept the kids, and when I got back my oldest told me that the baby took her diaper off, again. She told daddy and when he went to get the baby she was waving the diaper over her head and just smiling. 2 out of the 3 girls are fascinated being "naked butt," our oldest daughter is not. The 2 youngest would love to be able to run around bare. If it weren't for the fall, they would get their way. Hee, hee.

Chapter 4- Is this really worth fighting over?

This chapter really focused on overlooking offenses. Sometimes things are so minor they do not need to be argued about. So here is his summary:
"There are many conflicts that require a lot of time and effort to resolve. But there are far more that can be resolved simply by overlooking minor offenses or relinguishing rights for the sake of God's kingdom. Terefore, before focusing on your rights, take a careful look at your responsibilities. Before you go to remove the speck from your brothers eye, ask yourself, "Is this really worth fighting over?""
This makes me think of dealing with our children, choose your battles with them, choose your battles with others. Well I will write more in a couple more days, about this book.

Chapter 3- Trust in the Lord and do good.

For the next 3 chapters, just so I can get caught up, I am going to write the summary from the book. I have been reading a few different books at the same time, but I can tell you that chapter 6 from this book is really good. So, the summary from chapter 3 says:
"When you are involved in a conflict you to must decide whether or not you will trust God. Trusting God does not mean believing that he will do all that you want, but rather believing that he will do everything he knows is good. If you do not trust God,you will inevitably place your trust in yourself or another person, which ultimately leads to grief. On the other hand, if you believe that God is sovereign and that he will never allow anything into your life unless it can be used for good, you will see conflicts not as accidents but as opportunities. This kind of trust glorifies God and inspires the faithfulness needed for effective peacemaking."

I can tell you that this is very hard. To put full trust in the Lord and letting His will guide you and not knowing exactly what He has planned for you, it is so hard to remember that He is not going to let anything bad happen without good reason. What I think is bad, is just a tool of the Lords, so we can glorify him. One friend has told me several times there is nothing new under the sun, meaning that nothing we face is new to God, He has seen it all. It is all very interesting. So come back in a couple days and I will have Part 2- Get the Log out of your own eye, Chapter 4 Is this really worth fighting about?