Sneak Peek

Trying to get holiday pictures...

Wordless Wednesday

(okay - not really wordless...but still...kind of...)

Blogger

So...ya'll think I'm something using my blog roll and adding the most recent post thingy, huh?

I know somne of you check here first to see if anyone else has updated. :)

I just noticed that Blogger has done an update (I think they did anyway because I didn't change anything that I know of) and if you have pictures on your most recent post it will show a picture too.

Technology...cool!

My Space - Face Book ... am I too old?

Redemption

Think this is going to be a "deep" post?

NOT!



Did you catch the 2 hour "24" special? This past Sunday night? It was titled "Redemption".

CANNOT WAIT for the season to start on January 11th and 12th!!!

Here's another one for the road (picture)...Yeah Jack Bauer!

Turkey Day - Early

Turkey Day - take one - my side of the family.

Yep - that big bird we had fed 9 adults and 7 kids. Plus two more adults - my brother in law and nephew had to work and couldn't make it. :( Aunt Chris took home plates for them both though.

We are use to a couple of days of leftovers but had only enough for two left over meals. Awww... But...we'll have more. Another turkey awaits us on Thanksgiving day. Yum!!!

Here's a few family pics from Saturday and our family feast.

That's my mom - I think she's looking pretty good. Kind of surprised her - that's why she wasn't "smiling".

My sisters. Chris and Diane.

The kids...minus Jacob. He had to work. Our cousins son was at the "grown up" table. He hadn't warmed up to the other kiddos yet. (We can be a bit much!)

Doogie and Katie - "focused" on Ron carving the turkey.

Finally Friday

TGIF is all I have to say!
What a week!

Wordless Wednesday

It's a ... Butterball.

I opened the fridge when I got home from work yesterday and Ron had been to the store and bought.....yes.....one of our Thanksgiving turkeys.

There's nothing like a butterball!

My side of the family is coming over this Saturday to have dinner. We are all soooooo silly! I can't wait.

We'll probably cook another just for us on Thanksgiving day (or to share with part of his side of the family...haven't made arrangements with them yet). Can't wait for that either.

I think I better watch out for turkey overload...???...NAH! Can't ever have too much turkey. You can have too much dressing and potatoes though, right?! Oh and gravy...mmmmmmmmmmmm...gravy...

Goodness gracious...I cannot wait.

Praying for my boys

While blog surfing tonight i found the following on Angie Smith's blog

"I feel like God has been reminding me more and more lately that I need to live my life in prayer. For my children, husband, family, friends, country, those in need, etc., etc. As a mother, it has been so pivotal for my children to hear me praying out loud over them, and I want to commit to do this every day..."

This mother spoke my hearts desire!

Check out specifically the entry for November 5th.

I may not be able to do the seven prayers a day but I WILL be praying many of these many times over my beautiful boys!

My mother in law taught me well - well before our marriage and before we even thought about having children to pray for them and their spouses and their children. I have and am so glad I found these beautiful prayers to help me continue to do so.

Be blessed!

Way to barter baby!

My husband is so great!
We bartered with my manicurist.
He rebuilt her computer - she gave us an elliptical machine.



Not exactly like the one above but at least you get the idea.

It's getting cooler outside and darker earlier. Hard to motivate myself to keep walking. But having lost 25 pounds...you better believe I'm gonna keep going. So...me and our elliptical...well...we're getting to know each other pretty well!

Thanks again baby. You're the best!

Dog Tired

Gotta post about the puppies every so often.

Katie (top picture) and Doogie (bottom picture) usually sleep with the boys. One with each kiddo...rotate every night to other kiddo's room.

Well, for a little while Katie seems to think that she needs to be near mom - me. She barks for me or Ron to come get her and bring her to our room in the middle of the night...no she doesn't get to sleep on our bed...I think she just wants to be in our room??? Anyway, it is never at a convenient time. Ive been feeling like we have a baby that wakes us up for feedings...RIDICULOUS when your youngest child is 10 and you've been sleeping pretty good for YEARS.

So...a couple nights a week we have to have both the dogs sleep in our room. So well all can sleep all night and are not so DOG TIRED! :)

(yes...I think only a dog lover would put up with this...)

Halloween fun

Thanks Ron/Dad for helping carve these cool pumpkins for Halloween!