Okay here I am!

I was getting a hard time because there are hardly any pictures of me on this blog. But hey, my family is my life!! So here is one at Newport Beach. I love the Beach!

America the Beautiful!

What??

Okay! SO this post is going to be controversial but oh well, it's my blog so comment as much as you want! I am so annoyed at this election! I do not want to hear anymore about it! And it's not that I am mad at who won or lost. I just can not believe how we as American and Christians get wrapped up in it. It is perfectly normal and almost expected to criticize and critic other people. As far as passing along rumors that you hear that may or may not be true. I just can not stand listening to people on the news analyze and even make fun of these people that are trying to make a difference for our country. Some of the stuff I hear I just want to say, "how do you know that? How do you know what their intentions are? Do you really think that they are trying to hurt our country???" I think the last straw was yesterday, after school my kids came home and I heard them talking. One of them said, " i wouldn't vote for him, he tells lies." Then she went on to tell me what someone had told her at school, which was a lie! It's so hypocritical! Then later that night I was with some 13 year old girls who were talking about the election. One said, "If so and so gets to be president we are all going to die!! He is tricking us like Hitler did. Everyone loved Hitler at first and then he turned on them!!" I am thinking where would she have heard that. Does she even know what Hitler did??
Anyway!!! I am so glad for all the contention is over!! I think it is so sad that we teach our children to not gossip or spread lies but yet we as adults do it every election year! I know those who know me well know that I am guilty of this myself but now I ask the question... Why do we do this?? Let's find the good in others and chose the one that does the most good! I believe that we have a president who will help our country the best that he knows how! God will bless America!!!

Do you REMEMBER.......

Okay raise your hand if you remember this childhood game. The Saturday after Halloween my kids played so good together. I didn't hear them fight all day!! When I went upstairs to check on them I found out what they were doing and it brought back this memory! Remember the CANDY STORE????? After Halloween. you would organize all your candy and barter your brothers and sisters for the GOOD ones!! It was so fun, almost as fun as trick or treating!! My kids thought of it without me even giving them the idea. Check out their stores. Aren't they creative using dollhouses for shelves. Sometimes I wish we could go back to those childhood days just to enjoy them a little more.

Childhood Memories

E's candy store (Isn't he organized)

We have located the Reese's hoarder!!!!

J trying her skills at being a store clerk! Her sign reads "I hate Tootsie Rolls so don't even try to trade"

D has a little candy left to sell! (He either ate it or got swindled out of it:))


C's store is open for business!


Look really close and see what is available in M's store!! (She ate most of it already!)

What is this holiday?

So... does any one else ever think about is strange holiday that we celebrate, year after year? I was thinking about it and I think it is so humorous. Here we are good parents and mothers, monitoring our children's health and well being but one day a year we drive them around to other people's house and encourage them to fill up an entire bag of candy to devour in pretty much one day!!! Does that seem odd to any else!? Then the best is the famous "TRUNK OR TREAT"! Thisway we can fill up an entire bag of candy in half the time and then still have time to go to other people's house to get more. And the funny thing is that I actually catch myself getting competitive. "Hurry! Just go to this house and then run over to this house and I will meet you over there. RUN!! There are more kids coming!" Then after this exhausting excersise, we come home and dump out our (notice I am included) candy to find 5 full bags of candy that I would never let my kids buy!! What are we thinking?! O'well, I guess I will start my no sugar diet after Halloween..I mean Thanksgiving.. Christmas??!!

Trick or Treat!

Charlie Brown

Isn't she a cute witch!!!

The steeler fans!! (Thanks Aunt Heidi)

Sir D (He is not willing to wear a full on costume, just the hat!)