My Birthday party that everyone at church gave.

yes we had three cakes!

Our family picture

One less girl

My great niece went home today. We will all miss her but I am sure her parents (grandparents) are glad to have her home.

Pix

Here are some pix of Khloe I posted more on FB

My great niece is here..

She has been here since Tuesday and will be here few more days. I now have a 2, 3 and 4yo in the house. What fun although an adjustment. She is so much calmer than my boys. It is fun having a little girl in the house. It reminds me of when my older three were little.
I think V took some pix I will post them.

It is a sad day

HSLDA Senior Counsel Klicka Finishes His Race, Receives the Crown of Life

Surrounded by his family and close friends who gathered by his bed in Colorado, HSLDA Senior Counsel Christopher J. Klicka died peacefully on October 12^th after a 15-year battle against multiple sclerosis. His condition had unexpectedly deteriorated on September 25 during a homeschool conference. (HSLDA)

You can read a wonderful tribute to his life here.

The neglected blog

Yes I have been neglecting my blog. No one reads it anyway except my daughter so this post is for her. LOL

She is getting her spacers today and braces next week. I am happy for her and anxious for her.
I have not heard from her yet so I guess they are still there.

Molly got spade yesterday. We picked her up this morning. She was SO excited to see us. She is being a good girl right now.

School is going pretty good. I am thankful. I still need to work on some planning stuff but all in all it is going well.

J is working a lot. He has a birthday in 17 days. He will officially be an adult. He is tuning into a wonderful young man. He is also taking 2 classes outside the home which are good for him. It helps him to learn how to mange his time.

C and Ju are growing up. Too fast in my opinion. Ju is talking so much. I can hardly believe how much he says and how many words he puts together. I am so blessed.

We went to the Vance football game Monday night to watch my nephew play. He is really good. He is in 7th grade and I can see him going far. He is a great athlete. I noticed the other night how much he looks like my sister.

I love my sister. We are great friends. I am thankful that God made us sisters.

My baby sister is pregnant. She is 22 and pregnant with her first. She finds out soon what she is having. My thoughts say boy but we shall see. I will keep you informed.

We started school today

My is it different this year. Jamie is not here. My little ones are much bigger. I feel incompetent at ever. (well that is not different)
Let's focus on the good for today though. I gave C and Ju worksheets this morning. They were so cute doing them. I think Ju is left handed. Then right before nap time I took them out on a nature hunt. I gave them each a small cup and they filled it with nature (leaves, rocks, flowers, sticks and such). It was so cute watching Ju follow C and watching C be so excited about getting stuff. Then we came in and they dumped it on the table and looked at it. They are ready to show daddy when he comes home.
It is cool here today so we have the windows open. That is nice.
I think with S and V I will move slowly into their schooling. Like starting just math and english today then next week adding the history, science and other stuff.
I am so tired. I fell asleep when I was lying Ju down for a nap. (In his toddler bed with him)
Hopefully I won't be as tired tomorrow. I think I will add a walk into our morning.
I am going to have to tweak our morning because we are just too rushed to get started.

Funny cartoon but sadly the way we are headed.

Ready for school

Well hopefully.
I have planned. I have made copies. I have gather (and found) the stuff I need. So Monday we will start.
I was panicked because I could not find something I needed. I looked and looked and looked, over and over and over again. Then today, after much prayer, I found it right under my nose. Who would have thought.
I will only have two students this year. Collin won't officially start until next year but we are going to do BFIAR with the younger two. I did print off some papers for them today so hopefully they will feel a part of school. There are a few things I want to accomplish with Collin this year and if I get those done I will be happy.
I would like to get the little ones those big pencils to use. I liked those when I was little. I will have to search around.
So Monday is the day. If you think of us could you please pray for us.

The funniest thing I have ever heard

In Christ Alone

We went to a Bright Lights conference last night and today. It was so wonderful. I think I learned as much ore more than my daughter. God really spoke to me while I was there.
This is one of the songs we sang. It is now my favorite song.

From the Past

A friend posted these on FB so I swiped them. I can't believe my hair was ever that light. I just don't remember that. LOL

Ju's 2nd birthday.

And the 8 hour cake. LOL

So pondering life here

We got a phone call last night around 9:30, Chuck's sister had died. Even though she was not in good health because of her diabetes we didn't expect her to die. She had a massive heart attack.

This kind of thing makes me ponder. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow much less our next breath. This was the last of Chuck's family. He has no one left really (well a cousin). So knowing that we are not guaranteed our next breath it makes me wonder how people can go through life all willy nilly not even thinking about eternity. There is an eternity and we all will live forever. It is your choice as to where you live it. Either in heaven with a God who loves you and gave his only son for you or in hell with Satan and his demons in torment/torture forever. Makes me sad. You know Chuck has no assurance that any of his family is in heaven and I have my doubts about some of mine. I also have family still alive that if they didn't get that last breath would not be in heaven. This breaks my heart. They have been told the truth and choose to reject. So now I just pray.

Sorry for my morbid post. Moving on to more morbid but humorous stuff. (well in a way)

Mr Obama is in town today speaking at Kroger. Why Kroger? They are closing down roads and the store for 6 hours to sweep for bombs. I mean really if it takes them 6 hours to look for bombs in that small store I think they need to find a more efficient way of looking for them.

Also I am thinking at his next stop he should speak at an abortion clinic. That way they could shut it down for 6 hours and save some lives.

Oh and one of the secret service guys was in Walgreens. Said he had an upset stomach and was getting some meds. I think if I had to travel with who he did all the time I would have an upset stomach all the time. :-/

Chuck is out there now with signs he made. He has already been interviewed by someone. I hope they politicians listen.

LEAVE MY HEALTH CARE ALONE!!!!!

Working on School

I am working on getting school stuff together and ordered and ready. I am filling out all the info for our umbrella school and trying to get that turned it. It is odd this year having one less student. I know I have two littles that I will be teaching some things to but not regular students.
So I am cleaning and purging and arranging our school stuff.

I just love Home Schooling. I am so thankful God has led me to this. I could not imagine doing this any other way. Having my kids with me and not with some stranger all day long is such a blessing. And you know what... my kids like it too. They have no desire to go to public school or any school. I am so thankful for that. I am blessed to have these children. Thank you God for my many wonderful blessings.

Well I am rearranging again

I am driving my kids crazy. Well not V I think she likes it too. But S does not. She said to him this morning life is full of changes get used to it. He said life should not change this much. Then he said I am glad you don't live with a blind person. ROFL

Seriously though this house is so small and we have 7 people in it so I am trying to find the best arrangement to fit our needs and make it not so cluttered. I know there will be clutter with 7 people in this small house but it can at least look a bit less cluttered. Right?

So we will see how I like this arrangement and if not I will change again. Look out S your life may be changing again.

My baby sister is pregnant

We are all thrilled. She will make a great mother. She has wanted a baby since she got married. She is starting to get morning sickness so pray for her. My other sister gets really sick when pregnant and their mother was really sick with Amber.
I am going to be an aunt again. It needs to be a girl to begin to even out the family. LOL

The war in Iraq is about to end

The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF). These mostly Southern boys will be dropped off into Iraq and will be given only the following facts about terrorists :

1. The season opened today.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music, or Jesus.
5. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt.

The Pentagon expects the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday ..

Applications are available at your local Wal-Mart sporting goods counter.

4th of July

We went to the parade this morning. It was nice. Not as big as the Christmas one but still nice. It wasn't very warm outside so that made it nice.
The really nice thing is that most of the floats, including the City Council one, were playing Christian music.
The other nice thing was that we made one of the banners in the parade and several of the car magnets and some of the signs. We should have driven in the parade and advertised our business.

Now to relax. We are getting ready to watch Battlestar Galactica on netflix. FUN!!!

So I'm blogging and no one is reading

I have been blogging so faithfully this week and hardly any comments. Maybe I should stop blogging. LOL Just kidding I don't blog for the comments.

Last night was so much fun but we were freezing. It was so cold out there. We left at 10:30 the movie probably had an hour to go. Ju was miserable he was so tired and I was worn out. So we left. It is so late. I know they can't show the movie until dark but it makes it hard when you have little ones. I really want to go the next two weeks because we have not seen those movies but I am not sure I will do it again. (in case you missed yesterday's post we went to music and a movie in the park) It was so neat they had this blow up screen for the movie. Neat. Who ever thought of that? LOL

I am so tired today. I have had both little boys sleeping with me for the past three nights so that Chuck could get some rest. He usually takes care of C at night if he gets up since I take care of Ju. So it has been fun and they have not kept me up at all but I am still tired. I think I am just still worn out from vacation.

Oh and here is a wonderful quote that I have as my status on FB:

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. — Thomas Jefferson

Movie and music in the park

Tonight at Cumberland Park they are having Christian music starting at 6:30 then the movie Hotle for Dogs after. That sounds like so much fun. I want to go but...it is raining. So it could possibly be canceled. They have this every week but it is not always Christian music. Plus I wonder how you find out what movie is playing.

V is babysitting again today. The lady that lives across the street called and said she is having contrax (she is 34 weeks) so they want her to come in so they can check it out and monitor her. So I am with only 3 children today.

Oh and J was offered a full time position yesterday. They are restructuring some things and it won't be until October but still he was offered. That is wonderful. I told him that people notice a hard worker. I am so proud of my oldest son. He is really turning in to a wonderful godly man.

Qucik update

Things are ok around here. We are still tired and worn out from vacation.

Yesterday we went to Weaverville, NC. J is taking guitar lessons from Al Petteway. He is so thrilled. J has used some of his instructional videos to learn guitar by. He is J's favorite artist. J had been emailing Al Petteway about something and then sent Al a video of himself playing one of his songs. Al gave back some good constructive criticism and then offered lessons to J. J was thrilled. It is about and hour and a half drive but I told J if he would pay the gas and for the lessons I would drive him.

After the lesson we drove on over to Hendersonville to see some friends. It was so nice to see them it had been too long. We stayed for dinner then started home way too late. LOL

On the way home Ju was pitching a fit. He was screaming for me and wanting out of the car seat. It was sad but he was just being stubborn. After a few stops to deal with his screaming we finally got home bit before 10. I am really working on the two little ones behavior this week. Pray I am consistent. Oh and I am working on training Ju to put himself to sleep for a nap in his baby bed. That's a hard one.

V is baby sitting her cousin today. She had to get up early and be over there before 6:30. I hope all goes well.

I am off to the Vet for Molly's shots.

The life of a mother

I had read this previously but lost it and today a friend sent it to me again. Enjoy

A 3-year-old tells all from his mother's restroom stall.
By Shannon Popkin

My little guy, Cade, is quite a talker. He loves to communicate and
does it quite well. He talks to people constantly, whether we are in the
library, the grocery store or at a drive-thru window. People often
comment on how clearly he speaks for a just-turned-3-year-old. And you
never have to ask him to turn up the volume. It's always fully cranked.
There have been several embarrassing times that I've wished the meaning
of his words would have been masked by a not-so-audible voice, but never
have I wished this more than last week at Costco.
Halfway, through our shopping trip, nature called, so I took Cade
with me into the restroom. If you'd been one of the ladies in the
restroom that evening, this is what you would have heard coming from the
second to the last stall:
''Mommy, are you gonna go potty? Oh! Why are you putting toiwet
paper on the potty, Mommy? Oh! You gonna sit down on da toiwet paper
now? Mommy, what are you doing? Mommy, are you gonna go stinkies on
the potty?''
At this point I started mentally counting how many women had been in
the bathroom when I walked in.. Several stalls were full ... 4? 5?
Maybe we could wait until they all left before I had to make my debut
out of this stall and reveal my identity. Cade continued:
''Mommy, you ARE going stinkies aren't you? Oh, dats a good girl,
Mommy! Are you gonna get some c andy for going stinkies on the potty?
Let me see doze stinkies, Mommy! Oh ... Mommy! I'm trying to see In
dere. Oh! I see dem. Dat is a very good girl, Mommy. You are gonna get
some candy!''

I heard a few faint chuckles coming from the stalls on either side of
me. Where is a screaming new born when you need her? Good grief. This
was really getting embarrassing. I was definitely waiting a long time
before exiting. Trying to divert him, I said, ''Why don't you look in
Mommy's purse and see if you can find some candy. We'll both have
some!''
''No, I'm trying to see doze more stinkies...Oh! Mommy!''
He started to gag at this point.
''Uh - oh, Mommy. I fink I'm gonna frow up. Mommy, doze stinkies
are making me frow up!! Dat is so gross!!''
As the gags became louder, so did the chuckles outside my stall.. I
quickly flushed the toilet in hopes of changing the subject. I began to
reason with myself: OK. There are four other toilets. If I count four
flushes, I can be reasonably assured that those who overheard this
embarrassing monologue will be long gone.
''Mommy! Would you get off the potty, now? I want you to be done
going stinkies! Get up! Get up!''
He grunted as he tried to pull me off Now I could hear full-blown
laughter. I bent down to count the feet outside my door.
''Oh, are you wooking under dere, Mommy? You wooking under da door?
What were you wooking at? Mommy? You woo king at the wady's feet?''
More laughter. I stood inside the locked door and tried to assess the
situation.
''Mommy, it's time to wash our hands, now. We have to go out now,
Mommy.'' He started pounding on the door. ''Mommy, don't you want to
wash your hands? I want to go out!!''
I saw that my wait 'em out' plan was unraveling. I sheepishly opened
the door, and found standing outside my stall, twenty to thirty ladies
crowded around the stall, all smiling and starting to applaud.
My first thought was complete embarrassment, then I thought, where's
the fine print on the 'motherhood contract' where I signed away every
bit of my dignity and privacy? But as my little boy gave me a big,
cheeky grin while he rubbed bubbly soap between his chubby little hands,
I thought, I'd sign it all away again, just to be known as Mommy to
this little fellow.

(Shannon Popkin is a freelance writer and mother of three She lives
with her family in Grand Rapids , Michigan , where she no longer uses
public restrooms)

Isn't it great to be a parent!!!

Missing my girl

I am missing my daughter while she is gone. She is such a blessing to me and such a help around here. I don't really realize how much.
I pray she is having a wonderful time and that she is experiencing God in a mighty way.
She is here. I know she will be forever changed by this experience.

We are leaving to go camping on Sunday. I have nothing done. I did start my list today of food stuff. I need to plan meals and then make packing lists. Then actually pack it all after I wash it all up. LOL We are going here. We have been before it is amazing. It is so amazing how God created everything.

Updates

Judah is doing wonderful not nursing. He is happy and just sits on my lap at night and falls asleep and at nap time just lies on me in the bed to fall asleep. I usually get to nap too that way. LOL
He is growing up way too fast. I am quite sad as I know at my age that another baby might not happen. God is so good to allow me to nurse this long. I prayed so hard to even be able to nurse him and the first year was soooo hard. I prayed God would allow me to get through that year and he did and even beyong. Thank you Lord.

Chloe is doing great. I don't know if I posted on here or not but she is my friends baby. She is in JC children's hospital with a UTI, e-coli and bacterial meningitis. She is so much better and looks wonderful. She is so chunky. She has gained more than a pound since she has been in there. Please keep praying they have 10 more days in the hospital. They live more than 1 1/2 hours from the hospital so Bob (dad) is staying near with the other 4 kids in a motel so please pray for God to continue to provide for their finances. It is amazing how God has been providing even meals.

A new pic of Molly and some of my boys...

Sad a chapter comes to an end...

You know your life is like chapters or seasons. When some come to an end you are happy and thrilled but others you are sad. This is a sad chapter that has come to an end.

I have weaned Judah. I know there are some who don't believe or are just misinformed that extended breastfeeding is wrong. (although I don't consider almost 2 extended breastfeeding) I guess they just have not done any research and checked into all the benefits of it. But all that aside I weaned Judah on Sunday because of some health reasons that I need to take care of.

When he woke from his nap on Sunday I got him up instead of lying with him to nurse. He was ok but a bit grumpy about that. He asked to nurse several times and I said no. I told him I thought the milk was yucky anyway, I had been telling him for days that when you get to be a big boy the milk gets yucky. So he asked again and I said do you want to try it? He said yes so I swiped it with vinegar and let him try. He didn't like it and said no, no. He was ok just sad about it. Then a bit later he asked for the other side. I said I think it is yucky too but you can try. So I swiped that side and he tried and cried. It was sad but he was ok. At bed time he didn't ask but kept pulling on my shirt saying no, no, no.

Then in the middle of the night he asked again and I reminded him it was yucky. He kept asking nicely and I said you can try so I swiped again and he just smelled and turned over going no no no. Then he went back to sleep.

Last night at bedtime he asked for the boppy and I had V get it then when I put it on my lap he backed up saying no, no, no. I said you don't have to nurse you can just lie on it so he did and fell asleep.

Today at nap time is a whole nother story. He is NOT going to sleep although if he shut his eyes for a second he would fall over. I even took the TV in my room and put Little Bear on so he could watch and go to sleep. He is still up and J is with him now. Hopefully he will fall asleep soon.

So all in all it went well. I am sad. He could possibly be my last baby and nursing him was so special for both of us.

Our new family member

Isn't she cute? Her name is Molly (as of right now LOL) I told the kids I wanted to name her marbles because of her coloring then when I lost her I could say I lost my marbles. LOL
She is half Australian Shepherd and half Border Collie. So she should be a smart dog if trained.

Ok kind of dark but still cute

Every night when Judah wants to nurse to sleep this is what he does. He points to what he wants then says and signs please then give me a kiss. It is so cute and sweet.

Cute picture

He looks like a little boy and not a baby. :(

Hair cut

before
the hair
after

He has so much hair and he was so hot outside. I decided to cut it and not make him suffer because I thought his haircut was cute.

Beautiful

This is from a friend's blog. I am posting here with her permission. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever read and expresses my heart. Enjoy.

Something I wrote 9-16-06

Wouldn’t it be nice…

If things could only be exactly the way we want them?

I don’t really thing I want that much in life. I just want a peaceful life with little bits of excitement here and there. Something like a plain doughnut with just a thin layer of chocolate frosting and a sprinkle of nuts on top. I want to eat off of real glass plates and have the time and energy to wash them. I want the wind to only blow hard on days that I don’t have to go outside. I want my family to have time to pop in occasionally for a cup of coffee or hot tea. Of course I want the house spick and span and some lovely smelling treat baking in the oven when they come. I want the older children to always remember their chores with prompt cheerfulness and to chip in a little extra every day. I want the little ones to always play quietly and peacefully in the house and use all their extra energy outside in constructive play, rather than running 110mph inside scattering toys like a hurricane and them finding paint outside to decorate the house or baptizing the kittens in the stock tank…

I want to always be a few minutes early for everything, looking my best with the children all in coordinating outfits and smiles.

I want to never have to remind my husband of anything and I want to always feel like I’m his most cherished love.

I want a self cleaning toilet that never gets plugged up (that’s self-cleaning, inside and out!). As a matter-of-a-fact, I’d like the tub and sink that way too!

I want to be able to have a dozen or so babies 2 or 3 years apart and never have a contraction until about 39 weeks and just pop a healthy baby out after less than 6 hours of handle-able labor, and to have had enough energy through the pregnancy to have 6 weeks worth of yummy food in the freezer so I can rest and enjoy the new little one with my family.

Well… I guess we can’t always have everything we want, realistic or not, so I’ll just be thankful for; the peaceful moments, the gentle breezes, the few visits we receive, the spurts of energy that help me keep the house tolerably clean, the energetic young’ns and the fact that the whole house will get new siding one of these days, kittens are resilient creatures, better late than never and most of our friends don’t care if we have the stains on our clothes and leftovers on little cheeks… Thankful for a hubby who provides well and makes a real effort to be with us as much as he can, the toilet plunger, brush and bleach, for shower curtains to cover the tub…, and for the opportunity to have had 6 beautiful babies that eventually grow into children that sometimes remember to clean up after an experiment in the kitchen.

(4-15-09 BTW the house still doesn’t have new siding, but we now laugh about the special little “paint job”…)

Birthday boy through the years

Can you believe he will be 4 on Sunday?

Life

You know blogging seemed so much easier in theory than in practice. Life just kind of gets in the way. So here is a brief update of what's going on.
Sunday is C's birthday. He will be 4. I can't believe it. He is so smart and so rotten.
His first name means victorious and his middle name means wished for. My how this baby was wished for for so many years. And God gave a victory when he was conceived and born. I am amazed at the miracles of God every time I look at him. He is such a blessing to us.
I don't know how anyone could reject these blessings. God calls children a blessing and money a curse. I think in this country we have it backward. We pray for curses and reject blessings. Sad but true.

So today we went to get him a b-day present. I didn't get one because I need to get it at the mall. I also got stuff to put in the Easter eggs since Sunday is also Easter. He will have such a good time hunting eggs.

I am also going to let the littles color eggs for the first time. What fun. Oh I meant to get disposable cups for that. I guess it is back to the store. LOL

I am cooking on Sunday too. We are not having dinner at church as most people are going to eat with family so I am cooking. One of my sisters is coming over. She is supposed to go to church with us too.

Oh I am making C a Scoop cake. Ok it is not really scoop but it is a back hoe. If you don't know who scoop is you need to watch Bob the Builder. You can see the cake and recipe here. Here is a pic of the finished cake.
I think he will LOVE it. I have done several different cakes for him. Last year was cars and the year before was a train. The train is my favorite. Looks yummy. We will see how it looks after I do it. LOL

Today is a pretty day so we are going to hunt eggs with our neighbor. They have two kids about the age of my two youngers. It should be fun. They love to go over there and play. They have the coolest toys.

School it going pretty good. Even as hard as it is some days and even on days I don't think I am doing my kids justice I love homeschooling. I love having them with me and not off for someone else to raise. I am so blessed to be able to have them home all day every day. God is so good.

I am selling books online which is fun and exciting and now I have money to buy more. LOL

Hmm I guess that is all that is new from the Stone home. Just keep tuned in for pics of the b-day boy through the years.
Blessings to all my friends.

Here is what I did today

And I am exhausted now.

I feel like I must explain the napkins..

In the last post the first pic of us at dinner shows us with the napkins around our neck. We ate at Christianna Campbells. A period correct restaurant. It is great and the workers play the roles well. This was George Washington's favorite restaurant and he loved seafood so they serve mostly seafood.
Now on to the napkins. Way back when they did not wash their clothes very often so when they ate they would put their napkin around their necks so that when /if they dropped food their clothes would stay clean.
Now you know the rest of the story. LOL

Williamsburg

We had a great time in Williamsburg. We were there a whole week with the MOMYS group. MOMYS stands for mothers of many young siblings so there were mostly big vans. You can look them up at www.momys.com. (I have no idea why that is showing up as a link???)We were there a week.(Friday to Friday) There was cable in the place we stayed and we were mesmerized and shocked to say the least. LOL There were a lot of fun activities planned like the girls tea party and colonial dancing. We had tours given every day by Pete Olsen of Vision Heirs minsitries. His site is www.visionheirs.com. We did some things in costume but it rained the first 5 days we were there and it was cold so we didn't wear costumes to the tours.
It was a great time and great fellowship.
Here are some pictures.Some of the parents at dinner.
Savannah and I at the ATGT.
Before we left for the Parents night out dinner.
Collin helping load the cannon/mortar at Yorktown.

Pete speaking to our group at Yorktown. It is so nice to get the Christian perspective of history.

Red Envelope Day...Please participate

I know this is late notice but you can do it online at this address http://www.redenvelopeday.com/send.html

http://www.RedEnvelopeDay.com

Get red envelopes or postcards (http://www.zazzle.com/RedEnvelopeDay) and mail them on March 31st to the White House

When:
March 31st, 2009

Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores. On the front, address it to

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, write the following message.

This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion.
It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world.

We will mail the envelopes out March 31st, 2009.

Put it in the mail, and send it. Then forward this event to every one of your friends who you think would send one too. I wish we could send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died [in the U.S.] before having a chance to live.

It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard.

Together we can change the heart of The President and save the lives of millions of children.

The event wall is not for discussion regarding the abortion issue. If you don't agree with this event or what it stands for please do not attend.

Wall posts may be deleted for any reason.

Thank you.

Barack Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood Action Fund event, uttering the now infamous line, "Well, the first thing I'd do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. [Applause.] That's the first thing that I'd do."

An empty red envelope will send a message to President Barack Obama that there is moral outrage in this country over this issue [The Freedom of Choice Act, which will essentially “undo” every law currently in place to limit abortion in the U.S. (i.e., parental consent laws, parental notification, waiting periods, prohibition of transporting a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion, etc.)]. It will be quiet, but clear.

Please read more about The Freedom of Choice Act here:

http://www.lifenews.com/nat4359.html

http://www.barackobama.com/2008/01/22/obama_statement_on_35th_annive.php

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/07/one_year_annive.html

http://www.RedEnvelopeDay.com (read less)

What:
Get red envelopes or postcards (http://www.zazzle.com/RedEnvelopeDay) and mail them on March 31st to the White House

When:
March 31st, 2009

Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores. On the front, address it to

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, write the following message.

This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion.
It is empty because the life that was taken is... (read more)

Mission:

To send as many Red Envelopes / Postcards to the White House on March 31st as possible.

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We are home

We are home from Williamsburg. We had a great time. I will post pix and hopefully some video later.
I am so glad to be home. It was a nice week with great fellowship but there is nothing like being in your own home.
Thank you God for this home you have graciously given us.

My Eagle Scout

Here are some pictures of my Eagle Scout. We had his Banquet on Saturday night. It went really well.
This is the man that J gave his mentor pin to.
Us right before he was given his award.
Getting his award.
A pic of the yummy cake
Both of the eagles. This is J's friend who also received Eagle at this banquet.