Be Strong and Courageous

I was lucky enough to catch a friend's facebook comment about a really cool day happening in Selah. the PTO there had brought a group of people to set up camp and give educational tours to all that came. the even  did a show of a battle scene with the Cavalary and shoot out and sabre fights. It was very nice. We have wanted to catch one of the larger shows at Ft. Stevens, Oregon - they put on a show every Labor Day Weekend.

The Land Of Nod - My Wish List I love this site, and it's beautiful things. the girls room is set to be green and pink so I love the new pattern they came out with that combines it for me. They are having a wish list contest too. Check it out.

We have been in the house a year now and actually have neighbors on both sides. One of our Nieghbors has a dog, no big their life, their pet except for when one said pet uses our yard to - well you know! So as we are trying to grow our grass and keep our sod alive we are now more than ever interested in a fence. Oh yes and I would also like to put pavers beyond our slab of a back porsch and the Hubby is talking about a Pergola awning. Did I mention yet that I would love a garden, something in the range of 4' by 16' bed to work in easy enough. Oh I almost forgot, it is not the yard but gutters are really looking neccessary as of now. We do not want 2 foot icicles again this winter due to poor run off. So let's think about this - fence, garden, pergola, paver, and gutters. Wow taking a a second mortgage only one year into this seems a bit unreal - so home depot here we come with high hopes of saving on doing it ourselves. Have I mentioned we are first time homebuyers -...

So the way I see it, we 'bloggers' as the term now goes, do this for many different purposes; I do it to journal in a way and voice my opinion, but I also do it to show that the every day does matter. I have not been doing this very long, nearly 2 1/2 years I think, I would have to check my side bar later. But in the time I have taken to be doing this thing called blogging I have mainly done it for myself. I have been able to see the journey that Our LORD had taken me through in  the last 17 months. the ups, downs and twisty turns of it all. I have been a daughter and sister for 38 years, wife for 15 1/2 years, mother for 14 1/2, and Born Again - Jesus following Christian for just about 14 years. And yet the 'thing' that I have been for least amount of time is what make me who I am in this very minute, the wife, mommy, daughter and sister that I am now. In my walk I have learned one essestial truth, I am nothing with out Christ!!! There has not been a  day in t...

Today I -balanced our budget sheet -called about having breaks replaced -caught up on facebook (wow amanda v, the white house egg roll - that is awesome - no matter who the president is!) -did dishes, laundry, breakfast, lunch and dinner for the family -played mancala and now off to play sorry with addysen -preschool (yes we are getting back on track and tackling the basics before our test in 3 weeks) -chatted a bit on the phone with a friend (did not get to pick up when she returned the call - sorry) -because I was running ( well ok walking briskly on the eliptical) 2 miles - I drank my gallon - yes gallon of water, to flush the coffee I drank and get hydrated, I know it iw why my throat is so soar lately -oh yes made plans to take a meal to mom in mops group - congrats Holly! -worked a bit on my BSF lesson, and really must finish it tomorrow -fixed Emma's Ballet bag - that included using a sewing machine - the wonders never cease -called my hubby at work - I sure mis...

Car seat safety :  One of my pet peaves in life is people not treating their children's safety in the car as a priority. Buckle them up and do it right!!! There is reason the new seats are 5 point harness to 60 pounds, we drive faster, futher and more often now than in the 70's. Seriously consider checking all your seats this weekend!!! Also consider the exact state law requirements and those when traveling. I know that Oregon's, Washington's and North Carolina's (all places we travel regularly)  have different laws. 8 Biggest Car Seat Mistakes APX Alarm http://www.apxalarmblog.com/2010/8-biggest-car-seat-mistakes/ Are you part of the 80% of Americans who are using child-safety seats incorrectly? APX Alarm passes on 8 car seat safety tips from Hal Karp of Parents Magazine." Washington State   any child under <8 age (and <4'9") needs to be restrained using child restraint system (car seat/booster) with minimum shoulder and lap system; <13 ...