House Hunting

So this weekend my husband finally made a comment that we should try to get financing for this one house we looked at awhile back. So we talked and decided to look at another one that was for sale in town. The pics above. This one is finished. The other one that we looked at is brand new, but the basement isn't finished. They are basically the same price. THe other one is a ranch style one. Which this one is a split level but it is layed out so nice. It is more roomy than most split levels I have been in. So the next thing we need to do is go and talk to our banker. Keep your fingers crossed for us. We need this, let's just say were we are at is not good.

Pic with new camera

New Camera

This was my mother's day gift from my husband and my daughter. It will also be my birthday gift. But I don't care I love it.

So True!!!!!!

Well worth the time.



Lizzie Palmer who put this YouTube program together is 15 years old. There have been over 3,000,000 hits as of this morning. In case you missed it, here it is.



Please watch to the end.



http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

Problems with posts

I hope the last couple post work. The slide show and the video, cause I had issues getting them to work. I could never see them on my end. Please any advice would help. When I would attach the code it would always say it was broken.

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mowing

mowing

Greensburg Kansas tornado

Such devastation.... pray for these people who lost everything... > some lost not only their home but their livelihood...all > paperwork...gone.. > > Subject: Pictures of Friday's Tornado in Greensburg Kansas.... > > There are 25 pictures in each set...click on each number to view another > picture. > > > > > Pictures of Friday's Tornado in Greensburg Kansas > > > From the air > > > http://www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornadoaerials/ > > > From the ground > > > http://www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornado/

Good ol Days

Close your eyes...And go back...
....Before the Internet or PC or the MAC......
....Before semi-automatics and crack....
....Before Playstation, SEGA, Super Nintendo, even before Atari....
.....Before cell phones, CD's, DVD's, voicemail and e-mail....
....way back.... .....way.....way.....way back.....
I'm talkin' bout hide and seek at dusk Red light,
Green light Red Rover.....Red Rover..... Playing kickball & dodgeball until the first...no...second...no...third
Streetlight came on Ring around the Rosie London Bridge
Hot potato Hop Scotch Jump rope Duck....duck....GOOSE!!!
YOU'RE IT!! Parents stood on the front porch and yelled
(or whistled) for you to come home - no pagers or cell phones
Mother May I? Hula Hoops Seeing shapes in the clouds
Endless summer days and hot summer nights (no A/C) with the windows open
The sound of crickets Running through the sprinkler
Cereal boxes with that GREAT prize in the bottom
Cracker jacks with the same thing
Ice pops with 2 sticks you could break and share with a friend
..but wait.....there's more....
Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons
Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force & He-Man,
Schoolhouse Rock Watchin' Sunday morning oldies (Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges)
Wonder Woman & Super Man Underoos
FONZIE.....AYYYYYYYY Playing Dukes of Hazard
Christmas morning Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees Swinging as high as you could to try and reach the sky
Getting an Ice Cream off the Good Humor Truck
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin' down the steps Jumpin' on the bed
Pillow fights Sleep-overs
A 13" black and white TV in your room meant you were RICH
Runnin' till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from PLAYING
WORK: meant taking out the garbage or doing the dishes
Your first crush
Your first kiss (I mean the one that you kept your mouth CLOSED and your eyes OPEN
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" or hangman" in the classroom,
Remember that?
Oh, I'm not finished yet....
Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer
So was a swig from the hose
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips with soggy sandwiches
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there
When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance; and another quarter a MIRACLE
When ANY parent could discipline ANY kid, or feed him, or use him to carry groceries
...And nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited you at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc.
Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat!
And some of us are still afraid of em! Didn't that feel good?
Just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!"
Well, let's keep going!!
Let's go back to the time when...
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issues" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly"
Catching polywogs could happily occupy a morning
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
Nobody was prettier than Mom
Scrapes and bruises were kissed by mom or grandma and made better
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true (or for some of us . . . getting a foot in the snow !) Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate, ultimate weapon.
Older siblings were your worst tormentors, but also your fiercest protector
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life......
I TRIPLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!!

Nice weather

Outside last weekend and loving it.
Feeling the grass for the first time.
We were at gramma's house and they have a nice big yard and the grass is nice and thick too. She loved it. And of course she even tried to eat the grass too.

The Necklace

I just got this email and had to share it.


The Necklace
The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box."Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then Looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's up turned face."A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really wa nt them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and countedout 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The Only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green. Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her astory. One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny , "Do you love me?""Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you.""Then give me your pearls.""Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy ?The one you gave me. She's my very favorite.""That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed Her cheek with a kiss.About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again,"Do you love me?""Daddy, you know I love you.""Then give me your pearls.""Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper.""That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you."And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her Bed with her legs crossed Indian style.As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent Tear rolled down her cheek."What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little ha nd up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace.With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy; this is for you."With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out with One hand to take the dime store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up The dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure.

So it is, with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for u s to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasures. Isn't God good? Are you holding onto things that God wants You to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities that you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other ha nd but do believe this one thing. God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place. The greatest gifts happen when you share love and touch others. NOT to DECIDE is to DECIDE

Ouch! Poor lil guy.

(No it is not my dog, just a pic I got in an email)

Happy Anniversary to Us

Today is our 4th anniversary. We have nothing exciting plan for today. Mike is at work and I have to work tonite. How romantic are we. Tomorrow nite we are having his mom come watch Kaylee and we are going to Lone Star for supper. That is our special occasions place to eat. Then we are also going to do a little shopping while in Soo Foo. I am excited to go out just the 2 of us but I am also not so excited. We haven't been anywhere without our daughter since she was born. Mommy is not dealing well with it. She was 7 mos. yesterday. I had to be away from her for a nite because I work in SF and got stuck there during the storm. It just about killed me. And there is a reason I feel this way. We tried for 3 years before we got pregnant. We were beginning to think it wasn't going to happen. So now that I have her I don't spend time away from her if I don't have to, she's our little miracle. To us anyways. So now that I have rambled on I will end.

Kaylee's Corner

We were playing and got stuck and then fell asleep. Can't get any cuter than that!
We went for a walk to the park yesterday and went in the swing for awhile. She loved it!!!
I know it is side ways I forgot to turn it. Sorry. This was today we sat outside for awhile. She loves being outside.

A busy day

I thought this was so adorable and appropriate for the season. Happy Easter.


Kaylee and I ventured to SF today. I took her to get her 6 mos pics taken. Even though she will be 7 mos tomorrow. Opps a tad late oh well. She did good, just didn't smile a whole lot. More goofy faces than smiles today. As soon as I get them emailed to me I will post some for all to see.

Going to Church

All ready for church in the dress gramma m bought us.

Something to think about

The most destructive habit..............................Worry
The greatest Joy.......................................Giving
The greatest loss........................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work.......................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.....................Selfishness
The most endangered species.................Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.......................Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.........................Fear
The most effective sleeping pill................Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease....................Excuses
The most powerful force in life..........................Love
The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer................The brain
The worst thing to be without.... ........................ Hope
The deadliest weapon...............................The tongue
The two most power-filled words......................."I Can"
The greatest asset......................................Faith
The most worthless emotion..........................Self-pity
The most beautiful attire..............................SMILE!
The most prized possession......................... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.............Prayer
The most contagious spirit.........................Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life..................GOD