Special Days in my life ...

So....this weekend we will have an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for our son, Nate. He loves scouting and has made this a very special part of his life. Ten years ago when we first started in Tiger Cubs I would have never thought we could have made it to this point. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard and I know he is glad to be here. I am trying to put this ceremony together... not my gift... I feel like it is going good. In the end, it's about the award not the food so I know this will work out. We are super excited and can't wait to embrace this moment with our son!! Thought for the DAY... Balance! We have to find balance in our lives. How do we find it...BALANCE!! Too much of anything is bad. With life and the fast pace of things it is hard to find balance in our lives so we can rejuvenate ourselves. We are overwhelmed and moving so fast we often miss what blessing is set before us. So I say, take a breathe or two, relax, sit back and see what you can take away or add, that will make your life have balance. Don't over schedule and understand that things don't always go the way you have planned. Think ... It's all good!! Most importantly, take care of you - rest, exercise, eat well, and pray. If you don't take care of you then how can you take care of others? Come on... think about it!! You know I'm right... Let me know your thoughts!!

Picking our Christmas tree 2009

I know it's late but we had a great time getting our tree this year. Here are a few pictures. Such wonderful family memories..

This year we took our nephew Eric with us. His first time looking for a tree. I tried to warn him that it may take awhile. Normally, we find one we like but think there may be one better so we look and then forget where the one we liked was located. All the trees start to look alike and so on and so on. This goes on until I get too cold to look anymore.

Hope everyone had a great holiday season!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Beanie Babies.....

It’s raining again! I may need a boat to get home!! It is really…raining!!

Thinking about President Obama’s speech and what it means. While I was listening, I began to think about all the service men & women that will be sent to Afghanistan. 30,000 more troop at the first of the year. That’s a lot of lives being affected. I am so proud of our service men & women, their dedication, sacrifices, and commitment to the cause. I believe we need to do something. I’m just not convinced the way we are going about it will accomplish the goals intended. I think it should be a winnable battle not a continuous forever endeavor. There has to be an end just as there was a beginning. I’m not sure of the answer but it is a troubling situation. God bless our troops & families?

Just today, we sent Nate’s beanie babies to our troops in Baghdad for the soldiers to give to the kids in the villages as they travel through the area. This helps build relations with the locals and also can save lives. There is a organization called Beanies for Baghdad. Look them up on the internet. It is a wonderful cause. We took our beanies and match box cars and put them in a flat rate box. We sent both boxes for around $25 dollars. I hope the beanies can bring some joy to kids face and give a serviceman the feeling of doing something good. Hey! Who wouldn’t like a beanie baby? Everyone thinks they are cool. If you are interested in doing the same thing just let me know or look it up on the internet. They have pictures and all the information you need to send a box. It could be a great mission project for RA’s ,GA’s , Sunday school class or for a family. Over the years we have collected quite a few and the beanies were in excellent condition so it just seems right to send them to someone who could do some good with them.

Enjoy!

The Weather......Wetter or not!!

Just to clear things up... I had a good day today.

I have an issue that has been going on for months. Let's talk...
The weather has been driving me crazy. As you know, I am all about outside and sunshine. The more the better of both. So all this rain, clouds, doom and gloom is really bothering me. Don't get me wrong...I enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend. I am thinking back and now today. Maybe I have a bad memory but I don't ever remember getting as much rain as we have had in the last 6 months. Seems like every week we have 2 or more days of raining or cloudy weather. What is up with that?!? Let's just say, it is ruining any plans I may have of doing anything outside. It is really making me sick. With the time change and raining all the time, well, let's just say, a person could get alittle depressed or at least vitamin D deficient.

Anyway, just needed to vent. What do you think about all this rain? Does it affect what you want to do?

Later... Gotta Ride!

Thanksgiving ... the weekend.

The excitement of the day... the planning.. the time off work.. the family.. the memories!!! I love thanksgiving for so many reasons.. what it means. You know, no matter your religious belief or not, everyone has something to be thankful for. This is truly a holiday/celebration that we all can relate to. We can all enjoy the time, the moment, the memories and all the food. I have enjoyed this holiday very much.

Thursday - Thanksgiving always puts us going several places to meet up with family. But I enjoy that. I enjoy preparing our parts of the meal then meeting and pigging out. We had a great time. What a wonderful memory.. enjoying a terrific meal with your family. And of course we had to play a little cornhole. Enjoying each other's company and planning our shopping for black Friday. You know, the shopping... that's part of our holiday. Planning where we will go and what time to meet. Wow!! what a rush.

Friday - Shopping.. then take a nap!

Saturday - Catch up on all the things we haven't done around the house. However, this year we decided to paint the bathroom. Nate needs to finish a family project for his Family Life badge. So painting the bathroom has become that project. He painted all day. Looks good.. still needs to touch up but it feels good to finish something. Also, one less badge to finish. He has two left before he can start on his eagle project. I am so proud of him. He is GREAT!!

Sunday - Church - Bike riding... the weather should be perfect 68 degrees. I can't wait to get out and ride. This time of year it is difficult to get out and ride. I should have ridden today but I needed to do so much other stuff. A mountain bike ride .... what could be better?!!!

Monday - Let's not talk about it..............back to work!!