So the Dems are revelling in the glory of their victory in the Presidential election. Now they can finally shut up, right? I don't think so. I have come to realize that much of what dictates your political direction is your spirituality. In some cases, people do not have a spiritual life, and then seek something to fill the void. I think this is the case for a lot of liberals. Politics becomes their religion. They defend it as hard and fervently as I would my own faith in God. As a result, they will most likely continue to assault anyone who believes differently from them no matter what.
The results of this election scare me. Our country is drifting further and further away from what it was created to be. A place of freedom where governments function is to protect those rights and liberties. We are becoming a socialist society and I do fear for my children's futures.
Suffice to say, I will be praying that God will protect us and that He will guide our new President in all he does.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Poor Doggie, etc.
Took the dog to the vet yesterday for long overdue shots, nail trim, etc. Found out she has a bum knee and is extremely overweight. Dare I say, obese? Anyway, she is now on a diet. Special food, no cleaning up after Sadie :o( I will miss this greatly. If she doesn't lose weight she may need to have surgery. After hearing the price tag on it, I am confident this dog will lose weight. :o)
Sadie made it through an entire episode of illness without experiencing a bout of her dreaded reactive airway disease. Yeah!! It gives me hope that this thing really is something she will outgrow. It was also so nice not to have to deal with that pain-in-the-butt nebulizer. This is a huge praise God event in our lives!!!
Sadie said "chihuahua" last night in her sleep three times. It was funny. She is obsessed with the Chihuahua song by DJ Bobo, and the dogs in general. This passion is of course, being fueled by the recent Disney release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I think I will take her to see it during the day when no one else is in the theater so she can scream and run up and down the aisles, etc.
What else is going on? Zoe is at camp this weekend. I went scrapbooking last night. Finished my trip to the zoo mini acrylic album - just need to add some ribbons to the ring. It turned out cute! I also finished one page in Sadie's book. It's a "happy baby" page featuring a 5x7 portrait taken at 3 months. This one turned out cute too. Very simple. Adding more blog feeds to my iGoogle page. I like being able to see the new posts without having to surf to each blog. "Yes, I love technology...but not as much as you, you see!!"
Sadie made it through an entire episode of illness without experiencing a bout of her dreaded reactive airway disease. Yeah!! It gives me hope that this thing really is something she will outgrow. It was also so nice not to have to deal with that pain-in-the-butt nebulizer. This is a huge praise God event in our lives!!!
Sadie said "chihuahua" last night in her sleep three times. It was funny. She is obsessed with the Chihuahua song by DJ Bobo, and the dogs in general. This passion is of course, being fueled by the recent Disney release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I think I will take her to see it during the day when no one else is in the theater so she can scream and run up and down the aisles, etc.
What else is going on? Zoe is at camp this weekend. I went scrapbooking last night. Finished my trip to the zoo mini acrylic album - just need to add some ribbons to the ring. It turned out cute! I also finished one page in Sadie's book. It's a "happy baby" page featuring a 5x7 portrait taken at 3 months. This one turned out cute too. Very simple. Adding more blog feeds to my iGoogle page. I like being able to see the new posts without having to surf to each blog. "Yes, I love technology...but not as much as you, you see!!"
Saturday, October 4, 2008
My Blaaagh!
Oh dear, start a blog, then never update it. That is SO like me! Well, I found out on Thursday that our dentist wants all our money. Zoe needs phase 2 orthodontia to the tune of 5k, Isabel needs braces (luckily they can wait), and Sadie has two cavities that need to be filled under anesthesia in the hospital. I can tell you that none of the above is going to happen. I'll be looking for a new dentist now, thank you very much.
Some noteable things that happened recently include:
I have realized that my inspiration for scrapbooking (the reason I put a page together is based on many different sources). I remember a few years ago driving down the main road that you take to get to our house and I saw a dark brown wood garage with these beautiful coral/fuschia colored flowers planted along the edge and thinking what a gorgeous color combination that was. It made me want to create a page using those colors.
Other inspirational sources include: gorgeous photographs, patterns (circles are especially attractive to me), seasonal changes (spring and fall are my favorites) and photographs of family. With regard to family photographs, they inspire me to create layouts or mini-books to document those special times. I usually need time to come up with the "plan" for how I want to preserve them. I will usually see something in a magazine or products in a store that will give me the idea and I will run with it from there.
It's interesting that I have never taken the time before now to analyze the "why" of my scrapbooking. I know that I have a creative need to express. I also feel the motivation to document family events. So through the creative process so I feel like I am killing two birds with one stone. (Why do I use that expression? Yuk.)
I guess that's enough blathering for now.
Some noteable things that happened recently include:
- Sadie said "churkey" (instead of turkey)
- Sadie said "to the rescue!"
- Sadie went on the "big girl swing" for the first time and we had a hard time getting her off of it.
I have realized that my inspiration for scrapbooking (the reason I put a page together is based on many different sources). I remember a few years ago driving down the main road that you take to get to our house and I saw a dark brown wood garage with these beautiful coral/fuschia colored flowers planted along the edge and thinking what a gorgeous color combination that was. It made me want to create a page using those colors.
Other inspirational sources include: gorgeous photographs, patterns (circles are especially attractive to me), seasonal changes (spring and fall are my favorites) and photographs of family. With regard to family photographs, they inspire me to create layouts or mini-books to document those special times. I usually need time to come up with the "plan" for how I want to preserve them. I will usually see something in a magazine or products in a store that will give me the idea and I will run with it from there.
It's interesting that I have never taken the time before now to analyze the "why" of my scrapbooking. I know that I have a creative need to express. I also feel the motivation to document family events. So through the creative process so I feel like I am killing two birds with one stone. (Why do I use that expression? Yuk.)
I guess that's enough blathering for now.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Angel Book
This was very surreal. I am still not sure what to make of it.
Last night Sadie pointed at a design on my shirt and said "angel". Although it wasn't actually a picture of an angel, I wondered why she would even think such a thing, or use the word. I said, "where did you hear about angels from?". She said, "the angel book". I said, "where is the angel book?" She got up and went to the drawer in the coffee table where we keep her books. The whole time she was digging in there I was trying to rack my brain thinking of any book she has with angels in it. Then I helped her dig and she said, "there it is!" It was a photo album with some pictures that Isabel and Zoe had taken a long time ago of goofy stuff. We put them in there for Sadie to enjoy. I opened it up and we looked through the photos of friends, her sisters, stuff animals, zoo animals, etc. Then we came to a picture of my mother. My mother passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2004, before Sadie was conceived. The picture didn't really show her face. She was in her basement doing laundry. I asked Sadie, "who's that?" Quickly she said Daddy. Then she seemed to think for a few seconds, then looked at me and said, "Grama". Whoa. That's heavy. How did she know that? Did she look at the photos recently and someone tell her it's Grama? I'm not sure. It's all very mysterious and fascinating. She's only 2 1/4 years old so anything can come out of a child's mouth at this age. It does make you wonder, though...
Last night Sadie pointed at a design on my shirt and said "angel". Although it wasn't actually a picture of an angel, I wondered why she would even think such a thing, or use the word. I said, "where did you hear about angels from?". She said, "the angel book". I said, "where is the angel book?" She got up and went to the drawer in the coffee table where we keep her books. The whole time she was digging in there I was trying to rack my brain thinking of any book she has with angels in it. Then I helped her dig and she said, "there it is!" It was a photo album with some pictures that Isabel and Zoe had taken a long time ago of goofy stuff. We put them in there for Sadie to enjoy. I opened it up and we looked through the photos of friends, her sisters, stuff animals, zoo animals, etc. Then we came to a picture of my mother. My mother passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2004, before Sadie was conceived. The picture didn't really show her face. She was in her basement doing laundry. I asked Sadie, "who's that?" Quickly she said Daddy. Then she seemed to think for a few seconds, then looked at me and said, "Grama". Whoa. That's heavy. How did she know that? Did she look at the photos recently and someone tell her it's Grama? I'm not sure. It's all very mysterious and fascinating. She's only 2 1/4 years old so anything can come out of a child's mouth at this age. It does make you wonder, though...
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Diaper Rash
I hate diaper rash. It seems like Sadie is always battling it. I will be up to my ears in Balmex today.
Had a girls night last night. Pretty much flapped my gums and laughed more than I had in a long time. Got home to a dirty kitchen and brownies that were uncovered. That really annoyed me. Did they think the brownies would just magically stay moist and fresh without a protective covering?? So I did my motherly duty and added aluminium foil.
Based on last nights discussion with the girls, I decided we need to get a Costco membership. I went on the website earlier to check things out and guess what? They have scrapbooking stuff!! Bonus!
Had a girls night last night. Pretty much flapped my gums and laughed more than I had in a long time. Got home to a dirty kitchen and brownies that were uncovered. That really annoyed me. Did they think the brownies would just magically stay moist and fresh without a protective covering?? So I did my motherly duty and added aluminium foil.
Based on last nights discussion with the girls, I decided we need to get a Costco membership. I went on the website earlier to check things out and guess what? They have scrapbooking stuff!! Bonus!
Friday, September 5, 2008
I have a blog! Now what???
Well, I have to say I have no idea what I am doing. Also, I have no idea why I am blogging. I mean, who cares about my boring life? Answer: no one.
But, out of selfishness I just wanted a "fun" place to be able to journal about my life and my family. Maybe this will help with my scrapbook journaling? You know, all those pages with pics and embellishments and NO journaling. Yes, it's true. Hence the name of my blog. That is the main source of my frustration. I want my journaling to be more "of the moment" to give it that real feeling of what was happening and the emotions involved.
But I will be blogging on other humorous and non-scrapbooking related stuff just to keep it interesting for myself. Yes, this is mostly (if not totally) for moi.
So, if you give a rats butt...check back later for more of my boring life.
But, out of selfishness I just wanted a "fun" place to be able to journal about my life and my family. Maybe this will help with my scrapbook journaling? You know, all those pages with pics and embellishments and NO journaling. Yes, it's true. Hence the name of my blog. That is the main source of my frustration. I want my journaling to be more "of the moment" to give it that real feeling of what was happening and the emotions involved.
But I will be blogging on other humorous and non-scrapbooking related stuff just to keep it interesting for myself. Yes, this is mostly (if not totally) for moi.
So, if you give a rats butt...check back later for more of my boring life.
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