Cards for the Troops

Take a few minutes and say thank you to the men and women who are putting their lives on the line for our freedom.

Another year has passed...

I am 41 today. This year has gone so fast. I have almost finished my first year of nursing school. Jason has done a wonderful job of keeping the house together while I study my heart out. Mark is completing his first semester of college. I have discovered that I will be a grandmother by the summer. Amanda and Aaron are expecting. I worry that they are not ready, but ready or not....

I reflect on all of the things I want to get done but haven't. I still haven't lost weight. I still haven't done things around the house. We haven't taken those vacations. The yard is falling apart. I keep saying that I will work on these things when I am done with school, but then I think about all the things I have said in the past....after the kids get older, after this football season, after we make more money. Slowly, these chances are slipping away. The kids are growing up and away. My grandfather always told me "if not now, when?". He is always good for an appropriate saying!

So anyway, I guess that is my goal for the next year. What I can fit in between school work and the kids...I will make things happen!

Jacob's School Project

Jacob had to perform a community service project for one of his classes at school and document the progress. Jacob decided to collect recyclables and use the money to donate food to the local food closet for the holidays.

Bagging up the goods.

At the recycling center.

Money earned...

Mission Accomplished...

Fulla Bologna

Here is Jacob in his Halloween costume. I didn't have my camera due to leaving the house in a hurry for a family emergency. It soon resolved thank goodness, but all I have is my cell phone image. I still think it is worth a post though!

Notice to All Employees As of November 5, 2008, IF President Obama is officially elected into office, our company will instill a few new policies which are in keeping with his new,inspiring issues of change and fairness:
1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales commissions into a common pool that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give those of you who are underachieving a fair shake.
2. All hourly employees will be pooling their wages, including overtime, into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst yourselves. This will help those who are too busy for overtime to reap the rewards from those who have more spare time and can work extra hours.
3. All top management will now be referred to as the government. We will not participate in this pooling experience because the law doesn't apply to us.
4. The government will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard for the good of all.
5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it's good to spread the wealth. Those of you who have underachieved will finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had success will feel more patriotic.
6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don't feel bad though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps, and he'll let you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can't pay your mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even get a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn't all Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?) !!!
If for any reason you are not happy with the new policies, you may want to rethink your vote on November 4th.

Just wanna say hi

Hello! I am taking a couple hours for myself. I have been doing school work non-stop 12-14 hours a day when I am not in clinical and I have to take a bit of a break. I actually popped open a beer. I should be asleep in a couple hours since I had 3 hours sleep last night! A special thank you to my husband for taking care of me. I wouldn't have any clean clothes if it weren't for you honey! You are such a great Dad, keeping that youngest kid of ours on track....

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