Aren't they gorgeous? It's been love forever......

 

I am waiting for an explanation.....

Wild Rose Brown Ale???? Mom what are you up to? This gave me the giggles.......Since mother doesn't drink the devil's brew.... A micro brewery? Hmmmmm........ the best brown in town sounds like something you all would say.......
and the WR reminds me of the home town.......
Suspicious if you ask me......

It speaks for it self.......

 

Backyard Fun

A chilly day but still out having fun!

Best Bud's

Charmayne's 12th Birthday ! We had crepe's and fruit for supper - yum!

Could it be ? Two Peas out of their Pod.....?

 

Totally Beautiful!

 

Christ Is Risen!

Before your cross, we bow down and worship, oh master, and we praise and glorify
your Holy ressurrection.We Glorify.

 

Tatoo's, the King James Bible and it's Greek to me....

What can I say? When you read Leviticus in your NASB and read that tatoos are bad - you get blasted by your friends for saying so.....Long story.....then your spiritual Father "marks" himself...another long story.......it's time to throw out the Greek and do what the Italian's say "fogetta bout it" - & have a good laugh. I am sure Patrick could add to this - where he in the present...... :) Judgest thou notest for thouest willest burnth in hellth.....oh happy day when I don't have to think about it anymore. Now I must chant my prayers and do some prostrations......lest I burn also.

IC XC
NI KA

School Boards, Foot and Mouth Disease and Honorable Reasons

After a weekend at the homeschool conference, at which I religiously poured over all the school boards information....Trying not to be biased and generally guilting myself for leaving the board I am with.....I get home and find a letter from them saying they are no longer doing home school. Well that made that easy....Now to find another board. Not easy. Funding, support, resources, and parent's control....Credits and diploma's....So much to think about. Who would think I could have done this to myself, afterall I didn't have to home school these dears.....But I am glad I have. We are a close family and they are great kids. I see more of my flaws in them, than I would like but also they are so much better than I was at their age. Nice to see all the craziness pay off.
Now the big mouth thing. I have been known to say things that others don't like.....I don't know why LOL LOL LOL LOL but it happens. I guess not everyone appreciates it ....But this time I stand by what I said. I do think we need to be very careful not to judge others - cultures included. If that offends....Tough. I think that we need to model a loving attitude to others that do things differently than we would. I do not think we need to become like others but rather to honor them in Christ and leave the work of correction up to the Lord. I do not want my children to think it is alright to sit in judgment of others. So I guess I get the bad rap. Plus to offend one, and not the other's makes me wonder- how wrong I am? Possible not to far off the mark? So I have said my apologies, checked with everyone and only one actually got bent out of shape - Everyone else understood what I was saying....Go figure. So put away the tissues and live your life to your convictions. You can't make everyone happy.
Honorable Reasons - death, illness, or both. In any order - hopefully not at the same time. Of course missing a limb due to combat on the morning of Church might qualify.....?

Sleep, Time Change, and honorable Reasons

Yesterday I ran away from home. I took Shay with me. We went to Tim's, talked on my cell phone for a really long time and visited a friend. I never get to do that. It was really fun. Today we slept.....not feeling so great. Bad Chinese? The Flu? I got out of bed at 6pm.....good thing Chantel was here. She was "mom" and remade beds, fed, and took care of us all. Sean was fine. But everyone had other "issues". Our "honorable" troubles ( for Patrick and Donna) kept us all in bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Hopefully it wasn't the Chinese as we really like the restaurant we went to.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a "well" day.
The time change is a bummer - I wonder how much that affected us? I like the sunshine.....but the time change is annoying.

Chantel

Shay

Char

 

Shay

 

The Ice Queen

 

Skating Fun