Full Moon and Goals

Advent Calendar Scripture for today.

Oh my goodness!!

Well, it's obviously been a Full Moon Night here at work. I want to write the details even less than you want to read them....but let me just say....ploys of pretending to fall in order to get increased pain meds often backfire....as the docs just assume you were confused due to too much pain med!! ~~evil nurse's chuckle~~

I started reading Sarah Palin's book tonight......makes me wonder if nurses are in demand in Alaska....untill I remember it gets COLD in Alaska.....but maybe I can double up on the long underwear??? ~~hhmmm~~


My goals for this week:

a) finish these blasted gifts!!
b) finish these blasted gifts!!
c) finish these blasted gifts!!
d) it's after Thanksgiving already
e) finish these blasted gifts!!

Advent Calendar

Last year I created My Advent Calendar. This year I am doing the same thing again and this morning the kids and I made the poster for putting the story pieces on and stuffed our calendar-box. As we were cutting out and stuffing each day's verse Sonshine was telling me the story! Parts of it word for word in scripture. Whaddayaknow? it works! If you'd like to share the Christmas Story in scripture feel free to follow along as we make our way through December to the birth of our Savior.


Here's this year's Advent Calendar ready and waiting for December.....

Remember the Reason for the Season.

*Twas the month before Christmas*

*When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found..*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started..*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,

not Happy Holiday !*



Are you getting your Advent Calendars ready??

Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy all those leftovers today!

Party in Reverse

So I forgot that blogger loads the pics backwards and I'm too tired to fix it....so scroll to the bottom of this post and work your way up






We had a great time. My Dad and Stepmom were here along with Subvet's Mom. Not that I got pictures of them.....ah well. This morning Sonshine is already telling me "And I'll have ANOTHER birthday and I'll have cake and presents and balloons!"

Y'all have a great Thanksgiving today. Try not to exercise too much......



The "shake and race" cars were Gator's favorite present......just don't tell him they're not his!
This globe game is his favorite!! He's learning how to coordinate the joystick with the airplane/globe....






Present time! He obviously had a LOT of help getting into those presents!
Birthday boy gets the first piece.


The cutting of the cake

Before we even started singing Sugars blew out the candle and we had to relight it....so here's Daddy making sure Sonshine gets his chance at it!
Here's the chocolate cake with chocolate icing that Daddy (Subvet) made for the party.

Can't have a birthday party without balloons!

Sugars and my dad.

The birthday boy in his birthday crown from school. He got to wear his crown all day Tuesday at school and since it came home he wore it for his home party too!!

eee gads

well, I'd like to say I'm busy preparing for our big party and that's why I haven't been around the blogosphere lately.....but in reality I'm just working and trying to get these Christmas presents done.

Stop back by tomorrow night in between chopping celery and washing lettuce to see pics from our day!

Sonshine

well, I've been falling down on my Parent Paparazzi duties. The last couple weeks we haven't taken pictures at Riding therapy.

However, I am happy to report that while last Saturday was rained out, the 2 weeks prior he rode the horse. Not only has he gotten so relaxed and comfortable riding that he was able to lay down on the horse's back, but he also has now consented to ride Bella BACKWARDS!!

I'll try and remember to get some pics week after next when we ride again.


After riding last Saturday we met my mom at IHOP to celebrate Sonshine's SIXTH (gasp) birthday this week. We were enjoying ourselves when the waiters all sang happy birthday to a 17yr old at the table behind me. When they finished singing Sonshine says "Don't forget me!!" We hadn't even thought about having them sing to him....and I was really surprised that he connected all those dots on his own!!

So, of course we asked them to come and sing to him, since we WERE there to celebrate his birthday....I wish I'd had my camera!! He just grinned and giggled the whole time. And he BLUSHED!! His little cheeks were red as apples all through the song!! I've never seen him blush before. OH it just made this mom's heart smile!

We'll be having a party with the other side of the family on Wed, his birthday. I'll be sure and have my camera at the ready!