I ran across this story while surfing the net. I just do not understand how a person, a mother no less, can think that what she did is a good thing. I am so saddened by this.
I hope you are able to access the link. If not, let me know and I'll try again.
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What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride?
Okay, so this isn't futuristic in the true sense of the word, but it is my future. One day those sweet little kids will pack their bags, leave our home, and walk into their new lives. I hope they are happy ones. And, just like in this picture, I will be behind them...always.
This week's 10 on Tuesday is a list of the best games. We are a game playing family so this was fun to do. :)
This was taken at a baseball (Yankees) game in May. It was soooo hot that day. We walked for miles to get to the stadium thinking we would be in some shade. We thought wrong. Our seats were on bleachers with the sun beating directly on top of us. We ended up standing against the wall fighting for the little sliver of shade it provided. Lamb, who doesn't do well in heat, was not amused.
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I don't usually participate in this, but seeing as how it's Thanksgiving I thought I'd give it a whirl. Here are 13 things I am thankful for that go beyond God, my family, my friends, my house, my clothes, my food, healthy family, etc.....
Happy Thanksgiving ya'll! I hope it's a wonderful day full of laughter, love, yummy food, and gratefulness!
A family story....
Growing up, it was always a treat to spend the night with my grandparents. Mainly because in the mornings, when we woke up, my grandmother would ask what we wanted for breakfast. I'd say French Toast and Coastie Brother would say Waffles. Rather than making us pick just one, Grandmother would make BOTH. From Scratch! Yum, yum, yum (this was obviously before heart disease awareness). Sunday dinners after church were also quite yummy. And the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners were the stuff you craved all year 'round and looked forward when the holidays rolled around again.
Imagine my delight when I told my grandmother that I could make homemade rolls from scratch. Perfectly. She gave me a sweet smile and informed me that was something she could never master. Her dough would never rise. I was stunned but so pleased.
I jinxed myself. After that exchange, something happened to my skillz. MY dough started to not rise. My rolls were brick hard and ugly. How could this be? Filled with disgust, I put the recipe in the dark recesses of the pantry. I was out of the mood. Scratch was put back on the shelf never to be brought out again.
Until this year. Big D loves my rolls. Having been denied for many, many years, he asked that I try one more time. With a huge sigh, I said I would, for him. So at the crack of dawn 9am this morning, I pulled scratch and recipe out of the pantry. With Lamb as my trusted sidekick, I attempted one more time to make my special rolls. I kneaded and kneaded while Lamb helped prepare the ingredients. I rolled and cut while Lamb dipped in butter and folded.
With bated breath, I waited. So far, so good. With more bated breath, I put in the oven and did a dough rising dance.
Look at the results!!!
Way to go Houston Dynamos*!!!! For the SECOND year in a row, they won the MLS series. They are truly the champions. Who needs David Beckham? Not the Dynamos!
Maybe we'll be able to find shirts in the stores? Maybe they'll get their own stadium?
I'm making up my own list this week. I'm on vacation this week and I should be getting the house ready for Thanksgiving. And, really, just a good cleaning since I finally have the time. However, I am on vacation so who wants to do all that dull & boring stuff? Here's what I'm doing instead:
My USO duty will be coming to an end shortly.
A fun little thing making the rounds here and here.
| D... - a gallon of hotness - 2 heaping tablespoons of fun - a dash of beauty Combine in a blender until smooth. | |
| 'What is your personality recipe?' at QuizGalaxy.com | |
This might be a little hard. There are several that I could pick. I tried not to make all 10 about Big D! I definitely have more than 10 songs that bring back memories of us. Looking at my list, you can tell I am one of the original MTV generation girls. A few of my memories totally come from the videos too.
In random order, here are 10 songs that bring back memories for me.
I want to publicly thank MY veterans for their service to our great country.
My 2 grandfathers both served in the Navy during WWII.
My father served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
My father-in-law served in the Air Force also during the Vietnam War.
And, most importantly, my Coastie Brother who served in the Navy during the Persian Gulf War and is currently serving in the Coast Guard during this war.
Thank you to them, to those who came before them, and those who will come after them.
Ok, so the word is really flexible. But, I can't find a flexible picture. Or I'm too tired to hunt. Or I just plain don't feel good. Whatever the reason, you'll have to make do with my version of the word. Here is Big D FLEXING his big muscle. ;)
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I like the name Lensday better than Foto Pherrets so I switched over. :D Their word is Nature. While I do love my babies, this tree is actually what I want to show off. I thought it a very interesting find in Central Park.
A teacher at school decided that she was tired of just talking lesson plans & curriculum with us, her coworkers. Being a person of action, she got a book club together. Our inaugural book is Everything I Needed To Know About Being A Girl I Learned From Judy Blume. It's a collection of essays written by female (duh) authors. I've read about ½ of the essays and I've been quite surprised. I loved Judy Blume books. I have such fond memories of them. Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself was my absolute favorite, if my memory serves me correctly. I remember Forever... being risque and quite the talk of the school. I remember Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret talking about changes a girl goes through in her pre-teen years. But, I didn't remember Deenie or Then Again, Maybe I Won't having some, um, awkward paragraphs. Either I didn't understand what was being mentioned or they just didn't make an impression on me. I am one to forget a book once I've picked up another book to read.
I find it interesting that I read these books when I was around Lamb's age or younger. My mom had no idea what information I was reading. Working in a school, I read all sorts of young literature along with the adult books I enjoy. I like to know what the kids are reading or be able to recommend a good book to them. That might not always work in Lamb's favor. I don't read every single book Lamb reads. I don't have the desire to do that at all. But, there are times when I have read a young adult lit. book and decided that it wasn't appropriate for her. I picked up Gossip Girl when I heard it was being made into a t.v. show. I thought it might be fun for Lamb & me to read and then watch the show. I read the first page and knew that Lamb would not be reading it (after the fact, I happened to look on the back cover and in very fine print it says it's for ages 15 & up). She was disappointed but she has something to 'look forward to' reading when she's 25. ;) There are some cases where I introduce her to books she absolutely loves. Harry Potter comes to mind. And, recently, the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. She absolutely can't wait until the next book comes out next summer. Both books were not anything I thought we'd be remotely interested in until all the talk made me curious. Both books sat on my nightstand for MONTHS before curiosity got the best of me. Once started, I couldn't put them down. Same for Lamb.
I kinda lost my train of thought. My sinuses are winning the fight against my grey matter. I'm not sure where I meant to go with this. Other than I wonder if I would have been allowed to read those Judy Blume books if my mom had read them 1st or knew what was written between the covers of the books? And, then again, maybe I'm glad that she didn't.
Saturday we decided to go to Dallas for the Grand Opening of the new American Girl store. Even though Lamb is probably too old for AG, she LOVES it still. The history & attention to detail grabs us every time. Dallas isn't *that* far away so we thought it'd be a fun, easy trip. Silly us! We don't always look at the big picture. It was fun but it wasn't all that easy.
Here are some highlights:
So see, Coastie Brother, we do special things for Lamb too!
Coastie Brother always gets a spoon for me in whatever exotic location he happens to visit/live. Unfortunately, this didn't start until he was in the Coast Guard. He went to a lot of cool places while in the Navy but I don't think he liked me as much then as he does now. ;)
We received a package in the mail filled with lots of cool gifts. For me, I got my wonderful spoon. What I loved about it is the iguana. Where he is, iguanas run wild and they are everywhere. That fascinates me for some reason. But, even more exciting, a beautiful perfect conch shell was included. This are hard to come by and I was bottom on the list to get one. Shocking, I know, but true. It's ok tho, I understood. No, really, I did. And it doesn't matter where I fell on the list since I GOT ONE!! Woot! I'm thinking this means I should get a batch of Snickerdoodles made pronto.
Coastie Brother wanted a picture when I found the perfect place to put it. It's on my buffet/hutch with the shells, water, & sand from my favorite place to relax and just be, Navarre Beach, Florida.
Isn't it gorgeous????? And, Coastie Bro, the spoon is already in the display cabinet. I had to remove a spoon to make room. Yes, I already need a 2nd one.
We celebrated a successful Halloween last night and have the candy to prove it! Here are the 2007 Halloween pics!
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