http://www.armyofwomen.org/
This is a program that all woman can sign up to help with Breast Cancer research. They are trying to reach 1 million women so that they have a better base for their research. Periodically questionares are sent for you to fill out and they use the information to help with research. I have received two questionares since joining that took about a minute to fill out. This is a great way to help with Breast Cancer research without much effort. I hope you will join also.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Gratitude Weekly - Thanksgiving
I am grateful for Thanksgiving coming up and the idea that people all over take the time to sit back and remember all their blessings. I am grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for his sacrifice on our behalf. I am grateful for a Prophet leading and guiding us today. I am grateful for the greatest husband any woman could ever want to have. I am grateful for four beautiful, smart, happy children. I am grateful for a family that loves me and taught me well. I am grateful for the most wonderful friends and family all over the world. I am grateful for a home that I love in a neighborhood that I love where my children go to school in a safe place. I am grateful for a country in which we have freedom and prosperity. There are many more things that I am thankful for, but that is the top of the list. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Christmas Spirit
I received this as an email and filled it out for my blog because I just enjoy these so much.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A pleasant mixture of both.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, but I have a candle from Yankee Candle to make it smell real.
3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving weekend
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day
5. Do you like eggnog? Only homemade eggnog that turns out more like boiled custard.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My cat, I had wanted a horse, but my parents talked me down to a dog and then to a cat because they were willing to have a cat.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My Dad
8. Easiest person to buy for? My children
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't think of one, I must have put a mental block on it.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street, the remake or Rodolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Metally right after Christmas, in reality November
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Eggnog
16. Lights on the tree? I prefer white lights, but I have been overruled by the husband and all the children.
17. Favorite Christmas song? The Holy and The Ivy
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes, but only because of the song.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I would do one on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning, but again I have been overruled.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Having too many places to go and things to do and not enough time to spend as a family. Also, the way the Navy likes to send ships out for the month of Dec. and bring them home just a couple of days before Christmas after all the work has been finished.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? White lights and red bows with gold ornaments.I
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Chicken with dried beef and bacon, green bean casserole and really great rolls followed by Better than Sex cake.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Brain Age, IPOD, 2nd TV
Hope some of you will fill it out too, I would love to see your answers.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A pleasant mixture of both.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, but I have a candle from Yankee Candle to make it smell real.
3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving weekend
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day
5. Do you like eggnog? Only homemade eggnog that turns out more like boiled custard.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My cat, I had wanted a horse, but my parents talked me down to a dog and then to a cat because they were willing to have a cat.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My Dad
8. Easiest person to buy for? My children
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't think of one, I must have put a mental block on it.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street, the remake or Rodolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Metally right after Christmas, in reality November
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Eggnog
16. Lights on the tree? I prefer white lights, but I have been overruled by the husband and all the children.
17. Favorite Christmas song? The Holy and The Ivy
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes, but only because of the song.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I would do one on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning, but again I have been overruled.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Having too many places to go and things to do and not enough time to spend as a family. Also, the way the Navy likes to send ships out for the month of Dec. and bring them home just a couple of days before Christmas after all the work has been finished.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? White lights and red bows with gold ornaments.I
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Chicken with dried beef and bacon, green bean casserole and really great rolls followed by Better than Sex cake.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Brain Age, IPOD, 2nd TV
Hope some of you will fill it out too, I would love to see your answers.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Still Alive
It has been a long time since I last posted. You would think I have something to say, but I really don't. Jay's being home has been wonderful and that is the main reason that I have not been blogging. I have someone to talk to in the evenings again and so I am spending less time on the computer. As a result I am also not keeping up with the blogs I read as well. 
Since I don't have anything to say I will just add a picture. Nathan is ready for a big boy bed, until he gets one he will just use any bed he can find.
Since I don't have anything to say I will just add a picture. Nathan is ready for a big boy bed, until he gets one he will just use any bed he can find.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Halloween Pics
We belive in recycling costumes.
Nathan as Eyore. Eyore had his 10th Halloween this year.
Sarah spent her third year as an NC State cheerleader.
Spencer who receives the bulk of the hand-me-down clothes was able to chose a new costume and was Anakin Skywalker.
Alex was an NC State Football player for his second or third year.
Nathan as Eyore. Eyore had his 10th Halloween this year.
Sarah spent her third year as an NC State cheerleader.
Spencer who receives the bulk of the hand-me-down clothes was able to chose a new costume and was Anakin Skywalker.
Alex was an NC State Football player for his second or third year.
Gratitude Weekly - Jay is really home
How many weeks am I allowed to be grateful that Jay is home? This weekend he is really home. His ship has been in port for 15 days, but his leave didn't start until after work on Halloween night. During those days he was only off the ship for a full 24 hours 1 time and he had five 24 hour duty days. Now he is all ours for 12 days. We are so excited to have him home all day and all night. I have a long list of things that I had hoped to accomplish, but Jay has other plans.
Friday night after trick or treating I took Jay to the urgent care center to get an xray of his foot and he has a broken foot. We don't really know how badly it is broken, but their are bone chips floating around and he has to stay off of it in a temporary cast until Wednesday when he will go see an orthopedic person. See how resourceful my husband is.
You might ask what in the world he did, well, ultimately he broke it spending quality time with his son. Alex asked Jay to play football with him and some boys from church and first play of the game Jay got hurt. He continued to play for the next hour and then worked on it injured for three full days before getting a doctor to look at the foot. He tried to get the ship doctor to x-ray it, but was denied (that is a whole other story, not so pretty. Just trust us when we say we don't want the government in charge of our health care.) Now we get to spend quiet time that involves Jay sitting for the next few days of his leave. Luckily all I really need right now to make me happy is to be in the same room with my love. I am so so so grateful for every minute we get to spend together.
Friday night after trick or treating I took Jay to the urgent care center to get an xray of his foot and he has a broken foot. We don't really know how badly it is broken, but their are bone chips floating around and he has to stay off of it in a temporary cast until Wednesday when he will go see an orthopedic person. See how resourceful my husband is.
You might ask what in the world he did, well, ultimately he broke it spending quality time with his son. Alex asked Jay to play football with him and some boys from church and first play of the game Jay got hurt. He continued to play for the next hour and then worked on it injured for three full days before getting a doctor to look at the foot. He tried to get the ship doctor to x-ray it, but was denied (that is a whole other story, not so pretty. Just trust us when we say we don't want the government in charge of our health care.) Now we get to spend quiet time that involves Jay sitting for the next few days of his leave. Luckily all I really need right now to make me happy is to be in the same room with my love. I am so so so grateful for every minute we get to spend together.
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