tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72046766019192943932024-03-18T01:02:33.470-06:00her household for his kingdomSami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.comBlogger600125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-25241898437886566682015-02-02T10:11:00.000-07:002015-02-03T16:52:50.528-07:00His mercies are new every morningIt's amazing sometimes to think about God's mercies. At times it can be overwhelming, sometimes maybe even confusing or maybe even at times unbelievable. I think when doubt can sometimes creep into our hearts regarding God's mercy - this can be a great opportunity to go to Him and search His promises and truths and this can be a time for growth and to draw even closer to Him. His mercies are a bit foreign to our human hearts - I mean, why would God give two hoots about little ol' me who daily disregards His promises -- who is often forgetful and/or defiant to His direction. How is it the creator of Heaven and Earth is able to turn around the next morning and say, "Okay, Sami Jo - new start - let's try this again." ... ...<br />
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When I think about this, I think about my own life - - just to give myself some type of reference-point for comprehending this great love. Obviously I can no way even come close to comparing to God's love, but the love I have for my kids is probably the closest I can get to having some kind of understanding. </div>
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As a parent, grandparent or guardian, I'm guessing you have sat outside your kids' doors either after a nap time or after a night's sleep - just wondering if you heard that little good morning peep. Are they actually awake or am I just hearing things? You miss them. Yes - yesterday they took a marker and drew all over themselves and your wood floor AND the walls, they got into things they shouldn't have, they might of talked nasty to you or you might of had one of THOSE days that when bedtime FINALLY came - you put them to bed and the second you closed that door you took in a huge sigh of relief. So thankful that this crazy day with that ornery child was finally over! Somehow, after all this, when morning comes often we are ready and excited to see them again. We are excited and happy and oh so thankful to have another day with them and go at it all again. </div>
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Now again - this doesn't even remotely compare to God's unconditional love for us, to His understanding of our hearts, our brokenness and our weaknesses, our struggles and our shortcomings. God's mercies and forgiveness far surpasses what we could ever extend to others. The awesomeness about it all is that He has it available to each and everyone of us! I don't know about you but if I'm struggling really hardcore with one of my boys - it just takes that mama-look to my other boys if they are starting to give me trouble and they know - mama's gonna lose it if they don't behave themselves. It doesn't work that way with God. His patience doesn't run out with us. He doesn't get irritable and He doesn't have a level where if we just keep pushing and pushing that He just may lose it! </div>
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It's pretty awesome to think how much grace and mercy - more than plenty to go around for all of us - all of His children. Not only that, but He knows our hearts. So He knows why we struggle the way we do. He knows the brokenness that is in our past that creates the anger and bitterness and defiance that we are dealing with today. He knows it all and he still has mercy for us and he still wants to start fresh with us each morning. </div>
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He just so wants to have a relationship with all of us - so that when we are in doubt of understanding His mercies- we can go to Him and say, "Father? Why and how can you forgive me for all this and the next morning start fresh knowing that it is quite possible I am going to mess it all up again? ... How?" ... He longs to have this kind of relationships with all of us where He can gently take our sweet little hands in His hands and look deeply into our eyes and say, "You are mine and I am going to keep you. ... Your sins have been covered by my son's sacrifice and no matter what - I will always love you."<br />
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-45423414501507636102013-08-03T12:36:00.002-06:002013-08-03T12:40:07.379-06:00first things firstThe fun thing about having<br />
a new baby is there are a lot<br />
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First outing, first tub time,<br />
first tooth that came in and <br />
so on. Taking pictures and <br />
keeping track of all the "firsts"<br />
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for all three of these boys is keeping this mama very busy! <br />
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Pauly's first time meeting Martin. <br />
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William's first time meeting Martin. <br />
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Here is the first outing for Martin to go outside and watch his brothers play.<br />
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Pauly lost his first tooth days before I went in to have Martin. ...</div>
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You can envision a string and a countdown... eeeeek!</div>
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He taught himself!<br />
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Martin's first time meeting his Auntie Holly.<br />
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First funny t-shirt *wink*<br />
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First tub time!! He doesn't look too impressed but I think he really liked it.<br />
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Love that face.<br />
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First time going to eat at a restaurant as a family of five.<br />
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Thank goodness he slept the whole time.<br />
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The two big boys were awesome. Here is Pauly and Daddy.<br />
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William and Mama. William was just about to put his fork in his mouth. <br />
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First nap in his big boy crib.<br />
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First fun evening with the sprinkler under the new trampoline!!<br />
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First cozy nap time with the best daddy.<br />
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First time to Aunt Cici, Uncle Brian and Carti's house.<br />
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-22755239049781983902013-07-07T12:29:00.002-06:002013-07-07T12:29:54.300-06:00blessed beyond measureOur sweet little boy #3 <br />
was born June 18, 2013 <br />
at 12:47 pm. He weighed <br />
7lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches <br />
long. When he was born the<br />
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This is Martin Benjamin Melton. </div>
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Isn't it amazing how you can be so in love with and so in-tune with someone that you haven't even ever met? It's amazing to me.</div>
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Mimi and Papa were there right after Martin was born.</div>
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He had Uncle Brad and Anastasie come to visit him.</div>
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Then brothers came to visit.</div>
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Mimi and Aunt Cici with all the kids welcomed us home. </div>
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-84740675559965154152013-02-04T17:39:00.000-07:002013-02-04T22:46:13.623-07:00it's a ......<br />
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We found out today that we are expecting number three baby boy! We are so excited and thankful that everything was checked out good. He's a big boy - nice & healthy! Thank you for your prayers and encouragement! .... now - to figure out one more little boy name. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We </span><span style="color: #666666;">will post the results late Monday evening after we </span><span style="color: #666666;">get back from the doctor's appointment! </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s1600/signature.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></a>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-24432372627928673952013-01-22T11:26:00.004-07:002013-01-22T11:59:43.071-07:00get caught upT<br />
he days got away from<br />
me and I looked back at<br />
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The last two weeks have been good. Baby is still growing away. </div>
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We still don't know what we are having. We are all getting a little anxious I think. </div>
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The other day William told me that having the baby sure makes him tired. </div>
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I couldn't help but burst out laughing! </div>
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I decided I would just do a fun little post on what we've been up to around here the last couple of weeks...</div>
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William discovered that if I won't give him a band-aid - </div>
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stickers do the same thing and his heart is happy and it makes his ouchies feel better too!</div>
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Here I am proudly displaying Pauly's artwork so he could take a picture of it. He is a really great drawer - he makes amazing little people and he has been working so hard on his letters lately so that he will be ready for school next fall.</div>
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And here is a picture he colored recently - he is getting so good at it!!!<br />
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Here the boys are attempting to help Daphnie smile for the camera!<br />
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Pauly taking more pictures by himself.<br />
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He does a pretty great job!<br />
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About a week ago we made cookies!! The boys love to help in the kitchen!<br />
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They were really good!<br />
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The boys are so good during story time. </div>
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We have gone through many a training to sit nicely with their hands together, keep quiet and listen to the librarian. </div>
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It's pretty fun to watch them as they try their best to be good.<br />
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One of the new flick the boys have been watching lately is PussNBoots.<br />
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This is William dressing up like PussNBoots. He told us his underwear is his belt.<br />
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-67945844344960758272013-01-08T09:00:00.000-07:002013-01-08T09:00:01.882-07:00sweet sweet 16T<br />
hankful today. Thankful for little<br />
kicks inside my belly. Thankful for <br />
my nice warm house. Thankful for <br />
mega sweet boys that give great hugs<br />
and precious kisses and they don't hold <br />
back. Thankful for evenings with my...<br />
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Thankful for 16.</div>
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WEEK 16 that is.</div>
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Little baby baby bundle has now reached the "avocado"-size of this precious adventure.</div>
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FOUR MONTHS along!!<br />
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We went to yet another doctor's appointment today.<br />
We got to hear the baby's heartbeat again and it is going strong!<br />
So thankful.<br />
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These last two pictures, I totally took in my doctor's restroom because I didn't want to forget to take some cute pics of my fun outfit I was wearing. My hair-ja-bob was from Casi's wedding! <br />
Isn't it cute?<br />
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Yeahhhhh... I'm a goob.<br />
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No shame though.<br />
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My boys are getting so funny about the baby coming. Doing things like getting out an extra table-setting when it's dinner time and such. <br />
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It's so precious. I just adore their thoughtful, little hearts.<br />
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Pauly has come up with some doozy names. For a boy, he told us a while back he liked Pringus (if you are slowly tipping your head to the left or right - then you feel our pain) and then for a girl, he told us last night, that he likes Brella.<br />
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You read that right - Brella.<br />
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Now you can join me in the never ending singing in your brain of Umbrella by Rihanna. <br />
Brella, Brella..... ugh.<br />
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That's all that keeps going through my head since he told us that he likes that name.<br />
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Thank you, Pauly!!<br />
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William is still adamant that it is a boy and yesterday at lunch he said he was full and that he was going to save the rest of his lunch for the baby. lol!!!!<br />
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Yeah... whatever can get you away from having to eat the rest of your lunch there big kid.<br />
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So yes,<br />
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16 weeks.<br />
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My next doctor's appointment is the first part of February and that is when we find<br />
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now is fluttering down from the heavens <br />
perfectly coating everything as if God <br />
sent it all just for me. I'm from a part of <br />
this country where there was a ton of snow <br />
every winter and this girl's heart has been <br />
missing it so. very. much.<br />
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for the past several weeks -<br />
eager to see exactly what I saw out my window this morning!<br />
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It was snowing and HARD!<br />
AND<br />
it still IS snowing!<br />
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Everything is getting so very snow-covered!<br />
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To add to my beautiful excitement of the snow, look what I got in the mail!!!<br />
Right after Christmas I ordered these cd's from JJ Heller's <a href="http://www.jjheller.com/">website</a>. She was having<br />
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then I got two amazing cd's in the mail that totally blessed me, <br />
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drank delicious coffee from this beautiful, fun cup,<br />
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-28455157635679452622013-01-03T20:43:00.000-07:002013-01-03T20:43:19.450-07:00a french flingM<br />
usic, for me, is an escape. I <br />
adore just sitting in a chair, and<br />
listening to music with my eyes<br />
closed and the places it takes me - <br />
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I woke up and got going but about half way through my morning I got extremely tired and </div>
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I got a pretty big headache. So I started my boys (and my niece - I'm watching her this week) a nice little movie. I snuggled up on the couch with my husband's most divine best blanket to have when you not feeling so hot and I got a really nice nap in. </div>
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I get that most people can't just do that with their kids and be able to trust them not to get into anything but that's just the kind of kids we've got. They are good kids but they also know what consequences come if they do not behave themselves... ehem! So they behave.</div>
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We did get outside today to get a little fresh air. I can't believe how cold it is. The temperatures for this whole week are below freezing. I don't ever remember it being THAT cold here in the winter but I could be wrong, I guess. </div>
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It's amazing what a little fresh air will do for you. My kids are near conked out right now (8 p.m.), watching a kids show in my bed and usually they are still trying to wind-down for the evening at this time. My dogs are also both sprawled out sleeping. I just love it! I also am thinking it is going to be an early bedtime this evening. I'm just zonked!</div>
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Right now, as I'm typing away, I'm swaying my head back and forth and bouncing my big toe up and down to my French Music channel on Pandora. Hellllllo! If you've never just sat and listened to french music - well may I be the first to invite you to do so! </div>
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This is exactly the kind of music I am talking about! The kind that the moment I lay my head back to rest on my chair and close my little peeps I am strolling down a beautiful cobbled street that has really exquisite shops and they all beautiful window scenes set up. I would of course be having one of my best hair days ever, be about 50 lbs (or more) lighter and would be of course, wearing something fun and flirty! And there would be high heels! Not because they are my favorite but just because they add to that Paris/Romantic/Dreamy flare, don't you think??</div>
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Of course there is music playing softly constantly throughout this walk and for the entire day. I can hear it now as I continue to stroll and peek at windows. Then maybe at some point I'll stop at a sweet little cafe and there I'll sit (outside of course) and read (I don't really enjoy reading but I'm dreaming here) and there I'll sit for a while, maybe sip a little coffee and have a nibble or two of some croissant or maybe some tarte tartin -- whatever it is, it would only be a couple of bites because well, this is France where they don't hardly eat much, right? </div>
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My evening will end with meeting up with My Love at nearby fountain where he'll have a picnic basket filled with wonderful cheeses, and breads, and other fine foods from a nearby delicatessen. Somehow in this picture I have a whole new dress on - but hey, like I said, it's my dream and it can be any way I want...</div>
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Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-35533955230233755552013-01-02T14:03:00.001-07:002013-01-02T17:09:50.095-07:0020122012 <span style="color: black;">has come and gone. </span><br />
From the way this blog reads<br />
you might not realize that a<br />
whole year as passed and you <br />
haven't even moved an inch.<br />
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2012 is gone and we are now on the 2nd day of 2013!<br />
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I decided to take a break from blogging for an entire year. This gave me an opportunity to focus on other things but I completely missed being able to journal about our daily life here, thus why I've decided to try and make a "comeback" ... but making a comeback would have to mean I had some sort of following and well... I don't think just your mom reading your blog is a following. Although I do love that she reads just about every post and leaves a comment. What can I say, my mom rocks.</div>
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But yeah... it was a really nice break but let's be honest - I adore blogging. Writing was something I didn't know I loved to do and I found this out through blogging. This is the place I can let my creative juices flow. This is the place I can journal things I know I would forget otherwise. This is the place where I can post fun pics of my rascals for my family and friends. That way all y'all can see what kind of trouble we've been getting into. </div>
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I've decided it would be a good idea to compile a short list to review all of the things that happened in 2012 so that years down the road we can remember what happened. Cuz the Lord knows I have a terrible memory and I WILL forget!</div>
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1. Spent New Years with Casi and Brian and Macarti Rae - we started what we hope to be an annual event where we all spend time together, playing games and snarfing down bucket loads of hot wings. Yummm!</div>
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2. Started my first Beth Moore Bible Study - Mercy Triumphs (on book of James) Loved it!! </div>
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1. William started his short and sweet potty training. That boy rocked the potty training!!</div>
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2. Aunt Jo and Uncle Brian and kids came to town! </div>
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3. We all got wonderful loving packages for Valentines!</div>
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2. The Mr. coached boys Rugby! He SO rocks it.</div>
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3. Our little farm in the city got new baby chicks to enjoy!</div>
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4. We enjoyed a wonderful Easter. <br />
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1. Got with a friend and started working out with her once a week and she put me on a workout regimen. I was so thankful for the time this friend put into helping me and educating me on health and exercise.</div>
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2. God was really working on my heart and our family. He's so good to us.</div>
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3. Made lots of new friends through our new church family!</div>
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1. Sweet Pea turned 5 years old!!</div>
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2. Pauly boy got to go on his first camping trip with daddy up to Boy Scout camp and he did so good! ... So did mommy. lol!!!</div>
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3. Auntie got something sparkly presented to her on Father's Day .... let the wedding planning begin!</div>
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3. My beautiful cousin, Aubrey, got married. It was a really fun wedding and great time spent with family.<br />
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4. Family from North Dakota came to visit. We had LOTS of fun!</div>
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5. Pauly boy started swim lessons. He was VERY attentive and did so great! He can't wait to have more lessons<br />
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1. I decided to try and fly down the stairs which ended up in a trip to the Emergency Room. Nothing broken just terribly bumped and bruised. My shoulder still hurts.</div>
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It was so much fun planning and plotting for her wedding with her.</div>
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4. I found a sweet little stray dog in a parking lot and he ended up being the sweetest thing. Ben's mom ended up adopting him to surprise Grandad. They named him Lad. We all really love him.<br />
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1. Pauly boy turned FIVE! Can't hardly believe it.</div>
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2. Casi and I went to a Beth Moore event. It was amazing. I could listen to her speak all day - everyday. <br />
3. Sweet Pea started Kindergarten!<br />
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4. My two boys got to go and spend a week with Mimi and Papa while we finished up wedding decorations and tied up loose ends.</div>
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6. Ben and I celebrated our 8th year Wedding Anniversary! Ben made us the most wonderful sushi dinner to celebrate!<br />
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2. Ben got an amazing bounty from his garden. <br />
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...and our little chickens are doing great!<br />
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3. We found out we are expecting our 3rd baby! So excited! This will be the last baby from this mama-body so we are VERY curious if we are having a boy or a girl. We still have about a month till we find out.<br />
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4. Attended the Bridgepoint Harvest Party. Pauly was a NASCAR race car driver and William was an airplane pilot. Macarti dressed up Queen Esther. They were all so stinkin' cute.<br />
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5. Mama slept through some of this month - I wasn't really SUPER sick - just nauseous! But my sweet boys were super helpful and would play nicely and let me rest when I needed to.<br />
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6. We got to go to our first baby doctor appointment. We had an ultra sound and got to see that our little one was doing great!<br />
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1. My sweet William turned 3! Geesh. Where has the time gone?<br />
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2. We voted to elect a President of the United States. ... Obama won, again.<br />
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3. We all enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Louise and Uncle Brad's house. There was great food and fun!<br />
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4. New love for Duck Dynasty! Hilarious!!!<br />
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5. Lots of sleeping for mama on the couch. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...<br />
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1. Got a new pickle obsession. Love all things sour and tangy right now. <br />
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2. Paul got to be involved in his first Christmas Program! He did an amazing job!<br />
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3. Went to second doctor's appointment and we got to hear the heartbeat!!! Praise the Lord!!<br />
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4. Got into my second trimester and I feel like a whole new woman... It's amazing how that works that way.<br />
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5. Blessed. Blessed. Blessed.<br />
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6. We went to my nieces Christmas Program and got to listen to her sing. She's amazing.<br />
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7. Got a doozy of a sliver out of Pauly's foot. <br />
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8. Made my first dolls to surprise my boys for Christmas.<br />
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10. Stayed home for Christmas. It was very nice even though we were all sick.<br />
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This year was full of blessings and surprises but it also brought traumatic events throughout our country that brought us all to our knees. I'm happy, as I'm sure you all are, to see 2012 be done and over with. I'm ready for a fresh slate and a blank calendar. I have hope for 2013 to be a year of life,<br />
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living and loving. <br />
It's going to be good, my friends.<br />
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onstant Praise and Worship<br />
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second, and a beautiful heart<br />
for her precious Lord and Savior.<br />
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Now that we have a kid in the house that is in school...</div>
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WE got to go to a Christmas Program!</div>
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She actually had two Christmas programs - </div>
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and one for school.</div>
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We were able to make it to the one for her school...</div>
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We were so proud.</div>
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They sang about 10 songs and they were all precious.</div>
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It is a pleasure to watch Casi be a parent.</div>
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She is such a good mama.</div>
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She had Sis in a beautiful black and white Christmas dress,</div>
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<br />Her little legs were in warm black tights and she was wearing pretty little</div>
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she reminded me of the little fairies on Sleeping Beauty when they were flying</div>
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through the air and how they looked like little electrical outlets.</div>
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I was sure if Sis could</div>
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take flight she'd look exactly the same as those little fairies do.</div>
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<br />When we were at her program, and the program had just barely began -</div>
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Sis couldn't see us.</div>
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She couldn't find us for a little over 5 minutes.</div>
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We were sitting pretty far in the back and as she made her way to "THE Angel" spot...</div>
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I watched as her little round face searched over the audience.</div>
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She looked left</div>
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to right.</div>
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Over and Over.</div>
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Looking for us.</div>
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The lights were bright on the stage and as many of you know,</div>
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that makes it even harder to see people in the audience.</div>
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But she was brave.</div>
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She was courageous.</div>
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SHE</div>
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had faith.</div>
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Now after a little while, she spotted us and she got</div>
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that huge beautiful grin on her face and was waving and singing</div>
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even louder than before </div>
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but I couldn't help in my heart to gush with pride as I watched baby girl </div>
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be so very brave in that frantic moment when she couldn't quite see us. </div>
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It is almost daily that this little girl teaches or reminds me</div>
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about God's unconditional, never ending</div>
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faithfulness and love for me.</div>
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Already, at the age of 4 - </div>
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she has such a testimony to share.</div>
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God is always there - even when we can't see him.</div>
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We are his sweet little babes performing up on this stage of life.</div>
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We are all in our awkward, adorable, silly costumes,</div>
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and we all have distractions and lights blaring in our eyes</div>
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and we are all frantically searching the audience</div>
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for just one glimpse of our Abba Father.</div>
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We need just a glimpse </div>
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to feel secure.</div>
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To feel confident enough to carry on another day.</div>
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He is sitting so proudly but quietly, </div>
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just waiting for us to decide</div>
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not to focus on everything else and </div>
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If we can dodge the distractions and have the faith of a child,</div>
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and never give up our pursuit</div>
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to see him - to feel his presence...</div>
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He WILL reveal himself to us</div>
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we will see Him more clearly.</div>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Matthew 18:3 (NIV)</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><sup>3</sup></strong> And he said: <span class="woj">“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.</span></span></span> </div>
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Distractions come in all shapes, sizes, and sounds.</div>
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We just have to be aware of their presence and abilities to fog our vision.</div>
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Well - today I'm off to pick up Christmas Cards.</div>
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... I can't wait to see how they turned out and </div>
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I imagine there will be plenty of distractions for me to ignore.</div>
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I can handle it. I'm ready. And as my Mama says,</div>
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"My gun is cocked and loaded."</div>
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Happy Friday, Dears.</div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" />Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-640879065112857102011-12-15T08:30:00.000-07:002011-12-15T13:43:30.229-07:00~ I love your socks! ~S<br />
o this year I really wanted to <br />
something super creative for<br />
Advent. I looked on blogs, <br />
Pinterest and Google for ideas<br />
and a really fun idea I saw using<br />
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socks!</div>
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So I gathered up all those silly holiday socks that we don't wear too much,</div>
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and I went to the thrift store for the remaining. I gathered together 25 total.</div>
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I wrote down from 1 - 25 ideas for family activities, verses and gathered </div>
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a few fun candies for here and there...</div>
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I have to admit I didn't stuff them from day one </div>
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and I definitely should have because I tend to forget... in fact, I should just stuff the rest today </div>
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so we can finish up strong. </div>
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::sigh::</div>
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Raise your hand if your getting a bit overwhelmed...</div>
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[waving both hands in the air]</div>
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The types of things I stuff my socks with are little messages </div>
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* Paint Christmas Pictures and hang them in the windows</div>
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* <a href="http://herhousehold.blogspot.com/2011/12/to-trees.html">Go as a family to pick out Christmas Tree</a></div>
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* Family Game Night</div>
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* Decorate the House for Christmas as a family (including all of our bedrooms)</div>
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Kitchen Window</div>
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(that is not a chalk board fyi - I took poster board, painted it black, and drew on it with white crayon)</div>
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Sister's room!</div>
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Boys' Room!</div>
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I surprised sister one night when she got home from work with her whole bedroom decorated!</div>
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She loved it!</div>
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I put a touch of greenery in a vase so she can get a daily whiff or two of Christmas! <span style="color: black;">♥</span></div>
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Her room is very shabby chic so I went with gold and vintage looking apples in there.</div>
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She got that giraffe from Africa -- she's spoiled rotten. baaaha!</div>
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Me and My Loverboy's bedroom.</div>
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I adore blue and silver - these were all on my Christmas Tree last year actually </div>
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* Picnic on the floor for dinner</div>
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* Bake Cookies together</div>
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that is just a few ideas that we have done and then</div>
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every other day or so I add a verse to go along with the Christmas story</div>
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All the kids take turns opening the socks - they really love it</div>
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whole family pretty much so we do them after dinner.</div>
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For tonight: We are taking a drive as a family to go see the Christmas Lights.</div>
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Wishing you a fabulous day </div>
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Don't forget to wrap a scarf around </div>
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your neck cuz Baby - it's cold outside!</div>
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e went as a family to go<br />
pick out our Christmas<br />
tree this year. We went <br />
to our church tree lot, it<br />
was so much fun!<br />
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Everyone was all bundles up </div>
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with fabulous hats,</div>
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scarves,</div>
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puffy coats</div>
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smiles on!! Lol!</div>
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Any tree lot that has a warm cozy camp trailer </div>
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It smelt like Christmas goodness!</div>
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We all walked up and down the little tree-aisles and </div>
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picked out our favorites.</div>
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The kids were running and dodging through the trees!</div>
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I have to admit I was dragging my feet to pick out one because it was</div>
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just too much fun just being there together.</div>
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this is where the memories are made and I knew we were in the middle of a memory...</div>
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I was trying to savor it as much as I could...</div>
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you know, that precious moment of memorie-making-ness...</div>
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We finally got one picked out and I paid the lady </div>
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while Daddy loaded it up in the Buick.</div>
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Even our little princess found one for her very own bedroom!</div>
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We got it home and Daddy put it up for us...</div>
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the next day we decorated it.</div>
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I had little vintage red apples that my mom had given me that we used,</div>
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strings of wooden beads,</div>
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old straw-like snowflakes that were my first decorations I ever bought,<br />
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and I topped it with a pretty cross that my mom had also given me, <br />
and I attached it to a bow that had some berries, greenery and pine cones.</div>
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These are the great little snowmen decorations that my Grandma Sally sent to my boys.</div>
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And this little nativity ornament was to Ben and I.</div>
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I love it!</div>
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Our little tree turned out really cute this year... </div>
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not quite what I had in mind originally as I had hoped to do something a little different with plaid and handmade little blackboards -</div>
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but there is always next year for that.</div>
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And I'm oh SO thankful for this sweet little tree chalked full of precious memories of little boys and dogs rearranging things for me.</div>
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It's glow at night is perfect.</div>
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zzy is playing dress-up already!<br />
These are some of Sis' butterfly<br />
wings that I put on Izzy. She <br />
loves them and prances around <br />
just knowing that she is simply<br />
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Isn't it amazing how animals can be such a blessing to our hearts.</div>
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What a precious gift God gave to us in animals. </div>
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Izzy keeps things hopping around the house. She chases the kids, she barks to alert me when anyone is opening the back door which is both helpful and a tid bit annoying... but mostly helpful.</div>
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She is a full-blown garbage hound and has pushed me to rig-up an altered trash can that will fit underneath my sink just so she can't get into it... this was actually something Daphnie had a </div>
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hard time with also - so the new garbage situation, as Martha Stewart would say, is a "Good Thing".</div>
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She is also a huge fan of any type of small stuffed animal/toy of sorts... </div>
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She loves their tails - if you know what I mean. I currently have a stack of about 6 stuffed toys</div>
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that Pauly-boy is pretty sure I need to get busy on asap and give them all new tails... </div>
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Yeah... ... I'll have to figure out just how to tackle that one.</div>
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This one of her peeking over the backseat is so precious.</div>
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Daphnie and Izzy get along as if they've always been together.</div>
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Truly - Soul Sisters.</div>
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They both have amazing stories of both being saved - as Izzy was found by her previous owner at</div>
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a pound in - Arkansas - I think it was...</div>
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she had mites in her ears, she tugged at their hearts and let's be honest - how could she not?</div>
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... And Daphnie was my 21st birthday present. My mom and dad gave her to me - </div>
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I can remember the day my mom brought her to me. She had a huge red ribbon around her</div>
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neck and I.</div>
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Fell hard in love with her from the first second I saw her.</div>
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She was and has been such a joyful addition to my life...</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and
all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his
bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals
and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds." </em></span></div>
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few weeks back, our power<br />
went out for about two or<br />
three hours. We had already <br />
had dinner and I had just got<br />
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The timing of the power outage worked out perfectly. <br />
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One of the best things about the power going out is <br />
lighting candles and doing things by candle light only.<br />
::sigh::<br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">LOVE it.</span><br />
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When we were little girls, mom would round up the candles and we would get them all lit up and then we would play games, visit or sing.<br />
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As it got dark the kids pretty much had to stay in the same room as the candles <br />
and then I remembered that our lab top probably had some battery left in it from being charged up before the power went out - so I set the kids up with 'Finding Nemo'.<br />
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One of my all time favorites.</div>
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The kids were so excited to watch a movie on the laptop as if it is more special - <br />
more fun or something. <br />
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I can remember thinking that way when I was little, can't you?</div>
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(the pic above was with no flash and the one below was with the flash - crazy huh!)</div>
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<br />All three of their faces in this picture cracks me up - especially Sweet Pea's. Lol!</div>
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Casi serenaded me on the guitar - she is getting so good at the guitar!<br />
So proud of her!</div>
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Isn't it weird that we can enjoy this kind of thing every night but far too often,<br />
we get caught up in what's on the tele, and we send our kids to go play with their toys in another room <br />
or set them up with a cartoony away from us when really we know the good memories and precious family time is just a light-switch away.<br />
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Why do we wait for the power to go out to spend this type of quality time together?<br />
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Ben has a sister that once a month - they have "Amish night". </div>
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his is a video that was shared<br />
with me a couple weeks back. <br />
It will literally challenge your <br />
thinking and views regarding<br />
the Holocaust of the past ...<br />
and the present...<br />
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<span style="color: red;">I decided that it was crucial that I note here what my views are regarding this topic and what my opinion is about this video.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_16_131902677859757"><span style="color: black;">I believe that any type of abortion - at any time of the life of the baby (embryo/fetus) should be illegal. I pray some day we have a leader in place, in this country, that will repeal any and all abortion laws as an option for birth-control. I, however, don't feel it is my place to judge someone who has done it - that will be done by God. For me, I feel like abortion in a way, is similar to Playing God and I firmly disagree with that. Adoption is a great alternative and should be embraced far more than it is. I, personally know of at least 5 families that would love a baby right now. this second. We, as a society, need to work on making adoption more accessible and less challenging for these families AND more of a heroic act for mothers who do not want their baby.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_16_131902677859780"><span style="color: black;">I believe abortion it is flat-out murder and the fact that there is someone doing it every 2 seconds, in my mind, makes IT the present-day Holocaust. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_16_131902677859798"><span style="color: black;">I completely agree on all levels with Living Water's tactics in this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2KsU_dhwI">'180 movie'</a> to, in a sense, shock people into understanding how extreme of a problem this legalized mass killing (abortion) has become in America. </span></span></div>
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<span><span style="color: black;">Clearly, we need to do a better job educating our children regarding both. The video was proof of that. How embarrassing, America!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">f we were children,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I would bake you</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a mud pie. ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">uring my walk yesterday morning, I</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">was watching Life Today with</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">John and Betty Robinson and </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">they were </span><span style="color: #666666;">talking about the very </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">common </span><span style="color: #666666;">term - "Try, Try Again". </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">This is </span><span style="color: #666666;">something I grew up hearing</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">and it is definitely something I hear myself saying to my kids all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It is very encouraging, but is it specific enough to accomplish success?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Also on the show was author, Dallas Willard. He spoke about his new book </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.christianbook.com/the-divine-conspiracy-dallas-willard/9780060693336/pd/69333?item_code=WW&netp_id=153576&event=ESRCQ&view=details#curr">The Divine Conspiracy</a></span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">As I listened to Dallas share about his book I grew more and more interested...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He was talking about how we as Christians get stuck in a day to day drudgery and only have this tunnel vision with idea that Christianity is first and foremost an "admittance into heaven" and a large percentage of Christians live their lives with the idea that they can't really have a relationship with Christ now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Instead, Dallas was encouraging people to <strong>disregard the thoughts</strong> of </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">being obedient to Christ to be thought of as "out of the question or impossible",</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">but to repent the complacent lives they are living and </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">educate themselves as to what </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Christ truly had in mind when he said to go be His disciples.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">He encouraged them to </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">"Train. And then try again."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This example Willard used was if you do something and it fails and you are told to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">try, try again - and you don't change anything - well that is going to bring the same result and quite possibly more frustration and it will very likely push you to want to give-up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The term, "<em>Train. And then try again"</em> seems, to me, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">to be a forward-thinking idea to bring a different result and be more likely to be a success.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">While studying this - this morning, I can't help but think about being a parent.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Am I training up Christian men that will live their lives striving each day to be more Christ-like?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Loving their neighbors and turning the other cheek?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">To live their lives seeking to be in God's presence at all moments or just with the end in sight?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My mom, my sisters, a few gals and I are doing a 30 day prayer for our kids and grand kids.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This was yesterday's prayer:</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1318338640994302" style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 26pt;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Let faithfulness never leave our children, but bind this virtue around their necks</span><span style="color: #38761d;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yikes, huh. The whole things gives me goosebumps and I can't help but think, am I living a luke-warm life for Jesus? Or is it bound around my neck and am I on fire for him! </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Am I being a good example for my kids?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Am I challenging my every thought and action and <span style="color: #666666;">inspiring them to be pleasing to Christ?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Every. Single. Thought?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Every. Single. Action?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yeahhhh... prolly not.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I don't know about you but if I don't keep close track of myself, undoubtedly, I'll stray.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">I get to thinking - WOW! I'm doing amazing! I'm feeling good and SO peaceful. I forget that the reason that I am doing so good and feeling good is because I've been training myself to abide and stay in the Word.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">I forget and then I get stuck in a ditch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I get sucked into everyday life, everyday problems, everyday drama...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">and round and round I go.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I have to remind myself daily that I'm not being asked to be an everyday follower of Christ, a mediocre believer, a sideline contender...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I am being asked to be a mighty warrior for Christ!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">A follower that is set apart from the World.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Which means I have to deny myself daily </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and give my life up to God for his plan and purpose,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">to love others and strive to love them as Christ does,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">to obey God and follow his commandments.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Slow to speak; quick to listen,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">gentle and kind,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">humble and meek,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">courageous and brave.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">I have to keep training myself daily to be more like Christ and </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">keep alert to Satan's potholes that </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and I have to do this</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Every. Single. Day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Train - everyday.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">and try again - everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I truly believe that eventually, my boys will see my example -</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">For not only do I need to strive daily to give God my whole heart and soul </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for whatever he chooses to have me do...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but everyday I need to continue assisting in training up my boys, and pray that one day they will have it in their hearts to want to do the same. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">T</span><span style="color: #666666;">his desire in my heart will, undoubtedly, effect their lives but </span><span style="color: #666666;">eventually their families' lives...</span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s1600/signature.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></a>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-74449851266060164922011-10-10T06:50:00.000-06:002011-10-10T06:50:00.617-06:00~ to catch you up ~<span style="color: #666666;">O</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">h Man! I've missed blogging!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">There is just something about</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">sharing, getting my thoughts</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">out and keeping in touch with</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">other friend's lives that I really</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;">LOVE!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I wanted to write today to catch all ya all up on what is going on in our </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">little life here at her Household - </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so here goes...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">God is doing amazing things in my heart! Yay! We have become involved in a</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">awesome church and all of us enjoy it so much! I've met some awesome women, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">my kids love their kids' program and </span><a href="http://babchurch.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">THEY</span></a><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> all are truly part of an answered prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">This church happened to be a church I had drove by a half a million times and a old schoolmate</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">from high school's family goes there - so that was encouraging that we would know somebody there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Just goes to prove you never know when, where, who, how God</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">will work in your life. He is oh, SO good!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">My body is healing nicely from <a href="http://herhousehold.blogspot.com/2011/08/whats-going-on-with-me.html">my surgery I had</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Thank you all for your prayers and thoughtful messages to me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">I started just this week going back to the gym. I was inspired by </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="http://herhousehold.blogspot.com/2011/10/paula-dunn.html">this gal</a> as well as several different messages I've been hearing at church - namely,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">a message from this last Sunday, regarding complacency. I hadn't ever really thought</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">about the word but doing the <a href="http://herhousehold.blogspot.com/2011/03/brave-girls-club-soul-restoration-and.html">Brave Girls Soul Restoration class</a> I did at the first of the year</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">definitely put a whisper in my ear and then all the things God has been putting in my road (including a sister who humps herself to work out at 5am, comes back to the house and gets herself and daughter ready for school and work - I thought, Whoa - if she can</span><span style="color: #e69138;"> do that, I can go spend a half hour to 45 minutes at the gym every morning. I'm a tad competitive so I like to see if I can wake up before </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">her... lol!) I decided it was time. I'm only on my 3rd day - so far SO GOOD. The time for myself is turning out to be such a blessing! T</span><span style="color: #e69138;">hen when I come home my boys are still asleep and I get even more mama time and couple that with a cup of coffee and my Bible... VERY happy girl. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Can't go wrong with that!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I think we've come into the crash and burn episodes of our life here in the Melton house - one night Pauly falls off the bunk bed onto his head, the next night William face-plants right into the wooden drawers under the bunk bed only to give himself two beautiful black eyes. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">To sum it up...</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">THEY'RE FREAKING ME OUT! </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I feel like I need to wrap them all up in some bubble wrap!</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">We haven't had any trips to the doctor, thankfully, but you know... scares me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">We are all LOVING the fall crisp weather that has finally shown up! </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">My trees are turning colors and I've got my bulbs all ready for this weekend as I attempt</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">to develop my green thumb...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">I've given myself a new challenge and that is a weekly-challenge and I've decided I need to go to a new neighbor every week and take them cookies, a gift, or just go introduce myself. So far, it has been such a blessing and I'm so glad we decided to do it. </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">We tend to make it a family event so far and the kids </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">love it and finally, I'm able to meet my neighbors. We don't live in a subdivision - we live in just a old-town neighborhood that has tons of rentals... I've been using this as my excuse for years now NOT to get to know my neighbors but I decided ... (and again, this was influenced from Paula Dunn) it's time to LOVE ON my neighbors - no matter how long they stick around. No matter who they are. No matter where they live. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">So this all sums it up... We are still enjoying, very much, my sister living here with us. Sweet Pea is in her first year of school (preschool) and the boys and I go pick her up everyday at noon. It's so fun to see her sweet lil face everyday - so happy I'm there. Makes my heart skip-a-beat. I just love that girl. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Now, I've got to get on some planning and plotting for decorations for a birthday party for a very special lady in my life (more info on that later). If you have any suggestions for websites or decorations that are fun, affordable, and totally girlly - let me know. I would love to for you to share your ideas with me! I will do a post soon on what I'm working on all ready.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">You all GO and enjoy your week and soak up in God's goodness!!</span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></span>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-163953541681870262011-10-04T08:05:00.001-06:002011-10-04T08:05:00.989-06:00~ Paula Dunn ~I<br />
believe it was Eleanor Roosevelt<br />
who said, "Yesterday is history, <br />
tomorrow is a mystery, and today <br />
is a gift; that’s why they call it <br />
the present."<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks back,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/index.htm">Paula Dunn</a></span></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">came to visit our church. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="568" src="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/images/media2.jpg" width="722" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><em><u>The Time is Now</u></em></span><br />
was the theme for the seminar and</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was as if God told her exactly what I needed to hear.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am the type during church or a seminar who takes notes. Do you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I go crazy! <br />
Big time note-taker!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also went to Court Reporting school for about a year so I have a pretty good strategy </div><div style="text-align: center;">for remembering thoughts and quotes that I want to write down and I'm</div><div style="text-align: center;">able to remember them and get them wrote down</div><div style="text-align: center;">even if the speaker is long gone onto the next topic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's just say during Paula's seminar my pen was smokin'!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">She shared with us inspirational stories that she coupled with thought-provoking points </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then she would back it all up with relevant scripture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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One of the things that really hit home with me that she said was,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><em>"Are you living each day with eternity in mind?"</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">because to tell the truth, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">I.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">am not!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula encouraged us all to</div><div style="text-align: center;">start now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Start NOW getting in the Word.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Be a light for God NOW.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She also reminded all of us how precious our time is</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we don't know how long we have - really... </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we need to live each day, each moment, </div><div style="text-align: center;">SECONDS even! so that we won't ever have that moment where we are </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking back and have that feeling that you wished you would of </div><div style="text-align: center;">did some things differently.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time is a gift - we need to spend it wisely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I really searched my heart during and after listening to Paula. <br />
I know I hold back from doing things because of fear and laziness.<br />
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So there are some things I am really making an honest effort to change and do better.<br />
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One of them includes getting up and having quiet time and reading my Bible.<br />
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My days are just so much smoother if I do get up and do this... my quiet time is such a blessing!<br />
<img alt="Ladies Seminars" border="0" height="604" src="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/images/paulaLadies2.jpg" width="453" /><br />
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To go along with the theme of the seminar she was selling watches.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've decided to order a watch and put it </div><div style="text-align: center;">my Christmas stocking *blush* </div><div style="text-align: center;">cuz that's how I roll... as y'all know it :)<br />
But I'm having a bit of trouble on which one I want!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her watches can be found <a href="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/products.htm">here.</a><br />
<img alt="Corporate Events" border="0" height="607" src="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/images/paulaCorporate.jpg" width="463" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
She also has been gifted with an amazing singing voice and she</div><div style="text-align: center;">totally spoiled us with a full-on concert on the first night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
You can listen some of her singing on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvwlKL_wrQo">Youtube</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and also buy her cds <a href="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/products.htm">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a privilege and an honor <br />
to have her visit us at <br />
<a href="http://babchurch.org/">Bridgepoint Church.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/about.htm">Her story</a></span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;">is truly inspirational and </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">her spirit and devotion to God,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">even more so!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s1600/signature.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></a></div>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-87517338506648615532011-09-13T08:01:00.001-06:002011-09-13T08:20:40.020-06:00~ blimpie at its best ~<span style="color: #666666;">B</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">limpie, is by far my most</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">favorite deli sandwich place.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Its yummy and I have fond</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">memories of eating Blimpie</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">with a girlfriend of mine. It's</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">oh SO good.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">Sometimes I feel guilty for buying Blimpie as I usually like to try and buy local vs.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">buying from a national franchise but that soon passes when</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">I remember how tasty it is :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCRmVhYaY8OXhpo4HzCLctqTBSWHoC8uWt2NRZvdwM53kjCMhD7j7a1RCL5J6e89HHAYkkStZxj7ry6xduS3_TWZUGnP9Y6E_F8T6bWcqSC9DVtMulZiLCpQap9ddUAm0fQG56UzqQvc/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCRmVhYaY8OXhpo4HzCLctqTBSWHoC8uWt2NRZvdwM53kjCMhD7j7a1RCL5J6e89HHAYkkStZxj7ry6xduS3_TWZUGnP9Y6E_F8T6bWcqSC9DVtMulZiLCpQap9ddUAm0fQG56UzqQvc/s640/008.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">On this particular day, the boys and I first went to the library for story time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">and to check-out some books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">The boys are super good at the library and are always so willing to help me carry books</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">and get them checked out with the do-it-yourself check-out stations that our</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">library has. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCkpk96jjt6K0_LvwRkPQeo9vfUXD0y4dJyww-kFot0rjb5nVvmATLwY1lLhSAGt7c7-1EtK0qIyO7p0hNO1Jmz4up6ruYUUrHYteGrfBUXpqR2ERjVs23SZ7OtTP7EejoPfzo1x1GUo/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCkpk96jjt6K0_LvwRkPQeo9vfUXD0y4dJyww-kFot0rjb5nVvmATLwY1lLhSAGt7c7-1EtK0qIyO7p0hNO1Jmz4up6ruYUUrHYteGrfBUXpqR2ERjVs23SZ7OtTP7EejoPfzo1x1GUo/s640/009.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">After the library, I grabbed our sandwiches and some waters and chips </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">from a Stinker Station and off we headed to our favorite park.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">As soon as we got there the inevitable happened, Pauly had to go potty.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">Of course he did! I had just got our blanket lay down and all our sandwiches out </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">and everyone is good to go - but Pauly has to pee! Man!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">So I wrapped everything back up and hide our library books under the picnic </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">blanket - I was kind of freaked out because the second we sat down up drove up</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">4 big orange school buses full of huge children. (Actually they were regular sized children but quite huge compared to my wee ones.) </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">So off we went to the bathroom and we got back, got sat down and ate our lunch.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">It was quite yummy and the boys were so hungry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV49RceiXIuP-4qo5gxQY0qRNJuHGSZVLxjIoMcE892bFIsOEwnTT10_joVHwCkJ2Zm7V5chYAaO5Bh89kTeEab3HQBtGl8d8Xj4p8jre4SNJmJEpC2sQ2APYwmm6cN1ylsD6-iQuShY/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV49RceiXIuP-4qo5gxQY0qRNJuHGSZVLxjIoMcE892bFIsOEwnTT10_joVHwCkJ2Zm7V5chYAaO5Bh89kTeEab3HQBtGl8d8Xj4p8jre4SNJmJEpC2sQ2APYwmm6cN1ylsD6-iQuShY/s640/010.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">I really don't know what Pauly is doing here but if I remember right,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">I think he was looking for the "hole where the squirrels live".</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeMDCevPTgOPSzg3PRSPP4sW2ZuLPtzJx7Lb1sN8BrLZzfpgYpLdiQZoNZME9eJKR9CeEKlg4_xBLCknkzNZuBFecsl6fDFCfMdTMxU3oIq6CL6ZccO6x-LSLwd0jWsUYlePfQ_zafvg/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeMDCevPTgOPSzg3PRSPP4sW2ZuLPtzJx7Lb1sN8BrLZzfpgYpLdiQZoNZME9eJKR9CeEKlg4_xBLCknkzNZuBFecsl6fDFCfMdTMxU3oIq6CL6ZccO6x-LSLwd0jWsUYlePfQ_zafvg/s640/014.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">Next I forced both of them to take a picture with me - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi049sCnXFuBeRx51zYU3-HMSLGDQbHOnywpmphPiwF1jDdlReGNvMlc-Z6RzxZTVgegbO2ML_ox6874gO3d1vAM4zhQxf2KiNLNlq3kiNf_DO33BingY_nHKRZBPFGZ4IvTitpQW0IE/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi049sCnXFuBeRx51zYU3-HMSLGDQbHOnywpmphPiwF1jDdlReGNvMlc-Z6RzxZTVgegbO2ML_ox6874gO3d1vAM4zhQxf2KiNLNlq3kiNf_DO33BingY_nHKRZBPFGZ4IvTitpQW0IE/s640/016.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">cuz I'm the mama and I gets what I want! Lol! I kid. I kid.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawgywVA-CvJqDlfEoxu11q5DoPFwTTCAX9U_NXB3NTCJ4IsDZ1_KFJbigxB4G9vR6XKLgk1nD7APfqsPdh8GBS7ML0MGwWb2XNDVduFLYw7IZfhmIRRzGOFBzGu0I17ZouQ8lTLG_AQY/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawgywVA-CvJqDlfEoxu11q5DoPFwTTCAX9U_NXB3NTCJ4IsDZ1_KFJbigxB4G9vR6XKLgk1nD7APfqsPdh8GBS7ML0MGwWb2XNDVduFLYw7IZfhmIRRzGOFBzGu0I17ZouQ8lTLG_AQY/s640/018.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Good Heavens-ta-Betsy! I didn't realize Pauly is holding up THAT finger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Oh well, y'all know he doesn't mean anything bad by it. Lol!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMBkiIN2E74LCn2mpTk7voOPgavDoNqb-w0SUOWWNkxDhMAHgPFauVzvkkfVt5D4w2dDcfqRNhVYfy_0WZCgh2Uvh4cBLXbZOlensfhVlKdfeWbW8TPbgWg0ZB3d78RZk7v7aEbcoEiw/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMBkiIN2E74LCn2mpTk7voOPgavDoNqb-w0SUOWWNkxDhMAHgPFauVzvkkfVt5D4w2dDcfqRNhVYfy_0WZCgh2Uvh4cBLXbZOlensfhVlKdfeWbW8TPbgWg0ZB3d78RZk7v7aEbcoEiw/s640/019.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">With all the kids there I was too nervous to let the kids play on the toys... I mean - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">they were HUGE and EVERYWHERE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">So after lunch we looked through our library books and then went home to nap.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I try and do something like this once a week - weather permitting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">My boys love it!</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></span>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-67478358003164125922011-09-12T08:09:00.001-06:002011-09-12T08:11:48.832-06:00~ surprised by 2 ~I<br />
had an amazing weekend. My<br />
weekend started Friday night<br />
with an awesome concert put<br />
on at my church. It was kicked<br />
off by some awesome worship<br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="center">and I don't know about you but that is always good for this girl's soul.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pauladunnministries.com/">Paula Dunn</a>, was the special speaker and she is a great singer - so Friday night,</div><div align="center">she shared a little with us but mostly she sang for us. Then on Saturday, she</div><div align="center">sang for us as well as brought us an amazing message.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I will be sharing more about her message in the days to come this week but for now,</div><div align="center">I have to tell you about the other part of my weekend.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Saturday night, after I got home from listening to Paula speak - </div><div align="center">my sister and her friend, Brian made us dinner.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It. Was. Amazing!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here are some pics of the two of them working their magic in the kitchen.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYuyuT8xXm0yRBV-w731JHSKweezTNJ_T9y7w0AltkfCdXV2NXbjPFuWb-iK41ZyNbzECkOR1LTrdHHVQnrj606vUYUnOuRTIncs2qS3RozWhDsgPtw0hyuTt7PhdrTv5EhV1HnOS-2I/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYuyuT8xXm0yRBV-w731JHSKweezTNJ_T9y7w0AltkfCdXV2NXbjPFuWb-iK41ZyNbzECkOR1LTrdHHVQnrj606vUYUnOuRTIncs2qS3RozWhDsgPtw0hyuTt7PhdrTv5EhV1HnOS-2I/s640/025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was very sweet to watch their excitement for serving us</div><div style="text-align: center;">dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZlvROpTTgrJAp1WDDOruyTs9y4i8q-MfwF5Rf0_QpUmPrSsyGHWIKlJzL9C9zwNusRqnyxG8YKkNHeQ0TWLK3Px-KaZaFFjglyAwBcIzt_fP3DhlOVo9OP-IjPCKYV3JtHyl73_Gk3k/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZlvROpTTgrJAp1WDDOruyTs9y4i8q-MfwF5Rf0_QpUmPrSsyGHWIKlJzL9C9zwNusRqnyxG8YKkNHeQ0TWLK3Px-KaZaFFjglyAwBcIzt_fP3DhlOVo9OP-IjPCKYV3JtHyl73_Gk3k/s640/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was all a big secret and they wouldn't tell us what they were making and</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the most part they did their best to keep us out of the kitchen and to keep it all a surprise!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfwFR3FvAkTfFeYGQjSH12qT5prc0p3NYePSs6KRST9dHQtwtHAZlFD5OAiPJTI-MKmTXVdwnPFlv5rGSriNxSNdb7QwOCFlpo_kU50LaWh3j2WmdExoVgyl6WksSkjOWnDzdFwXA9K0/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfwFR3FvAkTfFeYGQjSH12qT5prc0p3NYePSs6KRST9dHQtwtHAZlFD5OAiPJTI-MKmTXVdwnPFlv5rGSriNxSNdb7QwOCFlpo_kU50LaWh3j2WmdExoVgyl6WksSkjOWnDzdFwXA9K0/s640/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm sure you all can relate to how nice it was not to have to worry about dinner</div><div style="text-align: center;">that night and to be served something super special.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so thoughtful and so very sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuByPYggbo_Tt_qQfOC4G0xXSoKI_1_r-7E-tvN99yp2zEUwWNQc4OZuMnxXX5m_JZHWZaleZRNvqMiElOUNurbfwHpro66ZDYqDOI61TZhg7V_P3iRvALHBvFAdZdmANRx9AS47apXw/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuByPYggbo_Tt_qQfOC4G0xXSoKI_1_r-7E-tvN99yp2zEUwWNQc4OZuMnxXX5m_JZHWZaleZRNvqMiElOUNurbfwHpro66ZDYqDOI61TZhg7V_P3iRvALHBvFAdZdmANRx9AS47apXw/s640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I just love this picture of these pictures of the two of them working together in the kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They both really like to cook and try new food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzkFki9ziv1dyHCX1lJmrSaK9_fmd8QlF6UFWYcQ3lmHPOUfFscykbb3SGuKvhUo4hlF2fLIUxPh_NTm0dghTaA-_3g2kQrfKiZSSiRALIxmKsvmwKPy8_7uiVWqPu3efFtCLsreteXQ/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzkFki9ziv1dyHCX1lJmrSaK9_fmd8QlF6UFWYcQ3lmHPOUfFscykbb3SGuKvhUo4hlF2fLIUxPh_NTm0dghTaA-_3g2kQrfKiZSSiRALIxmKsvmwKPy8_7uiVWqPu3efFtCLsreteXQ/s640/029.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The magic moment when the ribs came out of the oven!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He was so proud...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and rightly so!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were delish!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of it was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNPXl1y9kQcCbbiIo2xSd592mAThB4z2PnP_nEnjjgNGrY0tfgUCHprzf04ldf9raC6vpeA-k7A4kuOwVqRqlc32RntBAWp5MyBfKA8IM7xc23zKRAiLS4hd9C-JSmx-5aWliOB0eQU0/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNPXl1y9kQcCbbiIo2xSd592mAThB4z2PnP_nEnjjgNGrY0tfgUCHprzf04ldf9raC6vpeA-k7A4kuOwVqRqlc32RntBAWp5MyBfKA8IM7xc23zKRAiLS4hd9C-JSmx-5aWliOB0eQU0/s640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They made us BBQ Beef Ribs, Loaded Mash Potatoes, Cilantro Lime Rice,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and an awesome Green Salad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9fS_xqa2yivDlYCtNufXd1WxQCT9V-RgWUdCmKmbKEVpF7aIsLVaG9WntfgSZrSWFvl6FFfmuV57P3PKsqyVCI-Mr10z2ipzkDWKSfN19WNRZmW-Y6nOwkdHONlfLFuvkQD3wpYQc8k/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9fS_xqa2yivDlYCtNufXd1WxQCT9V-RgWUdCmKmbKEVpF7aIsLVaG9WntfgSZrSWFvl6FFfmuV57P3PKsqyVCI-Mr10z2ipzkDWKSfN19WNRZmW-Y6nOwkdHONlfLFuvkQD3wpYQc8k/s640/033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> For dessert, Casi made Strawberry Shortcakes with Cinnamon Sprinkled over Pineapple.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was divine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC3yBqKgBroFgXnlLMKt3ZG-1L5dLg9zAkQJjZrp1Viw8hd5H9QYnHMeDixN9wtjiiMYI_AD_n5LMDzsMR8xJ1MA6cyIgagpNte5wqbrBJLSwEAfQMOJJ3lisyk7Z_UVYhl-UzAv2fZ4/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC3yBqKgBroFgXnlLMKt3ZG-1L5dLg9zAkQJjZrp1Viw8hd5H9QYnHMeDixN9wtjiiMYI_AD_n5LMDzsMR8xJ1MA6cyIgagpNte5wqbrBJLSwEAfQMOJJ3lisyk7Z_UVYhl-UzAv2fZ4/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, you two!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so nice of you to work so hard to make it so nice for us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you surprised a loved one recently?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" />Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-82799392777331584642011-09-08T07:59:00.000-06:002011-09-08T07:59:06.338-06:00~ screws lose ~<span style="color: #666666;">Y</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">eah...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">This is my sister. It was 100</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">degrees outside this day and </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">she got home from work, filed</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">her way downstairs, changed</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">her clothes out of her work clothes,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">and then the knucklehead put on a sweater.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-cElpxouso0RdQuhmTW0D-xVq20Q2VnPNaZV2hVEPSxc7AktZfgacPvggr1jG8nfy2ZlGak1IP_7PTXMtPNhNh10JNk8NigNoLLZD1NknN3GnJPu9uB3AHxjQ3cLMLJtIL1jqueWu1c/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-cElpxouso0RdQuhmTW0D-xVq20Q2VnPNaZV2hVEPSxc7AktZfgacPvggr1jG8nfy2ZlGak1IP_7PTXMtPNhNh10JNk8NigNoLLZD1NknN3GnJPu9uB3AHxjQ3cLMLJtIL1jqueWu1c/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">She said that it was because the air conditioner was cold but if I don't put the</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">air conditioner on she gets in a heat crazed fluster.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">I tried to ask her what her ideal temp is and honestly, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">I don't think she has one. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;">She's a nut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></span>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204676601919294393.post-11922805142746898012011-09-07T07:02:00.001-06:002011-09-07T17:21:20.126-06:00~ quatro ~Y<br />
es, my little boy turned 4<br />
years old. It amazes me how<br />
time flies by. I remember the<br />
day he was born, I didn't think<br />
I was ever going to get to hold<br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="center">that little man in my arms.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">All my family had been in and out of the hospital waiting for almost 3 whole days</div><div align="center">when Paul finally made his presence through an emergency c-section.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Going back and reading the actual blog post I posted about <a href="http://herhousehold.blogspot.com/2007/09/introducing-paul-echeverria-melton.html">his coming home</a></div><div align="center">brought a tear to my eye.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now, he's huge!</div><div align="center">And now I have another spitfire little brother to match!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My cup runneth over.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here are some pictures from his little party we had at the park.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">here <span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">is nothing bigger </span></span><br />
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="color: #666666;">that God aint bigger still. </span></span><br />
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="color: #666666;">~ my mama ♥<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="color: #666666;">This is something my mama would always tell me and still does to this day. Last Saturday, I was rushed again to the ER for severe abdomen pain. For those who don't know – I was there about a month ago and at that time, we found out I was pregnant but couldn't figure out why I was having such terrible pain but we did know that it was a threatened miscarriage. This time they found that I had a ruptured tubal pregnancy and I had to have laproscopic surgery to remove it. I have had about a month to mourn yet another loss (as I had a miscarriage in April) – it still stings BUT I know God is ALWAYS in control and He knows what is best for me. As I always tell myself – He's got this. and by just saying that - it relieves myself from having to worry and stress about why it happened, when and if I'll have another baby, and so on. I encourage you all today to remember just how BIG our God is and how much he loves you and knows what is instore for you down the road and often, what's instore is far sweeter than anything our little brains can – ever – fathom. ♥</span></span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527760482083563618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZm6f9Lf7kTJVv1njQhiclujyQ8Mbcof93zU4qy3L0duZ3PUh9QswUvbH5m1_hLKDKA50IrM7s-cu9tNFCM24PeNKWcGNudaoQ5oJWRWA6m4wl03SDjRVpShQWmD1KH1sZzcYx8ebetQ/s400/signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 96px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></span>Sami Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413226469017420404noreply@blogger.com2