Thank A Veteran Today!

This video so made my cry!! I have been to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier and it is a powerful place!!! I could have sat all day in silence.....

Please remember to thank a Veteran today, our freedoms are because of them!! Thank our active duty Soldiers too, they continue to keep us safe and make sacrifices every day for US!!!

(Don't forget to pause the playlist before watching the video)

Happy Marine Corps Birthday Daddy!!

Happy 234 Birthday Marines!!

I Love You Daddy, you will always be my hero!!!

Semper Fi

To my Marine friends, thank you for your service, I'm honored to have you in my life!!
Happy Birthday!!

xoxo

I received this blog award from my online friend Julie, you should stop over and check her out, she is super talented!! Not to mention, I think that she's trying to get me to blog more!! LOL!!

The rules are this: I need to pass this on to five people. Post on their blog that I gave them this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in one word. (ok, I can't answer in one word!!) So, I am passing this award onto, Sasha, Mandie, Shell and Traci.

Where is your cell phone? Purse
Your hair? Messy
Your mother? Best Friend
Your father? My Hero
Your favorite food? Mexican
Your dream last night? Nada
Your favorite drink? Diet Coke
Your dream/goal? For hubby to find a job!
What room are you in? LivingRoom
Your hobby? scrapbooking
Your fear? Something happening to the princess!
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Right were I'm at now, except hubby to have a job!
Where were you last night? Home
Something that you aren't? Mean, i'm usually too nice
Muffins? Poppy Seed
Wish list item? Crossover
Where did you grow up? Everywhere, I moved every three years (Michigan, California, Illinois, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina and some of those states twice!)
Last thing you did? Fed the Baby
What are you wearing? Clothes
Your tv? Off
Your pets? Getting Old
Friends? The greatest
Your life? Many people have it worse, we're making it!!
Your mood? Upbeat
Missing someone? Grandpa
Vehicle? I have a very old Eddie Bauer Explorer that I love!!!! I will drive it til it falls apart around me!!
Something you are not wearing? Makeup
Your favorite store? Build A Bear
Your favorite color? Pink
When was the last time you laughed? This morning
Last time you cried? Lastnight, happy tears as Lily sang "our" song to me!! You are my sunshine makes my heart melt every time she sings it!!
Your best friend? Jodie
One place that I go to over and over? Mom and Dad's
Facebook? Too Much
Favorite place to eat? Belt Line Bar and Mongolian BBQ


So people, I blog!!! Just not very often!!! LOL!! I still haven't posted Lily's dance class photos, I will do that this week!!! Hmmmm, I think I've said that before!!!

xoxo

I got Scrappy!!!!

I did this lo for the Point Blank Period challenge. I love the way this one turned out!! The prompt was Get Over It, and you have certain rules to follow, if you haven't been to check out PBP, you really should!!

This one I did for These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things challenge. The prompt was your favorite time of the day. I'm finally getting going on some of these prompts, be sure to stop over and check out TAAFOMFT!!

Just a lo of last year on Halloween!

Grammy and Lily

My Sissy!!! She will hate me for posting this, but I love this photo!!! Then again, she'll probably will never look here!! LOL

I know these photos are terrible, but that's what happens when you have no sun and all rain for DAYS ON END!!! UGHH!!!

I keep saying that I'm going to blog way more, but no, it just has not happened!!! Maybe I'll surprise you tomorrow and post photos of Lily dressed and ready to go to dance class!!

xoxo

Lisa Leonard Designs Jewelry GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Be sure to stop and check out this super cute jewelry!!!!!

Lisa Leonard Designs Jewelry GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Thanks for sharing Mandie!!

I'm Back........

Since I've got nothing better to do with my time, heck, I guess I'll blog!!!

What's new????? Lots and lots to share.

First off, we are without power and I'm typing this from my sister's house. We had some straight line winds come in yesterday, and we lost power about 19 hours ago, and according to the power company we're looking at power again Wednesday night about 11 pm. Hello people, I need to work!!! I can't really run a daycare with no power, cause for us, that means no water, along with no power!! We didn't have any damage to our home, but 2 miles down the road it's a MESS!!! Fruitport was CRAZY!!! So many trees down, power lines, trees on houses, it was unbelievable!!!! We drove through last night and I was just shocked!!!! Now they aren't letting anyone through the village!! So we can only hope for power before Wednesday!!! Keep your fingers crossed!!

We are heading to the Big D this weekend to see a Tigers game!! Lily will get to her first baseball game!! We are going with the whole family, Mom and Dad, Robynn and Wally and us. We are really looking forward to the game, and the visit we will have with our dear friend the "Jones'" No one told me that going to a baseball game was so expensive!!!! Not to mention Lily's ticket was as much as ours!!!

Next weekend I will be heading back to Big D to see Kenny Chesney!!!!!! I know, I know, YES, I've seen him a million times, but I just can't get enough!!!! Jodie got us tickets from the casino, so this is an all expenses paid trip, minus the gas money!! We are staying at the casino, and I'm sure fun will be had!!! Thanks Jod!!!!

What else is knew??? Ummmm, well our sweet foster daughter is now living HAPPILY with her Mommy and Daddy and her two brothers and we know she is extremely happy!!! Her Mommy came to Michigan to get to know B and she is just awesome, and we have totally made her a family member now!!!! It's great to know that there are happy endings, and we are happy to have been a part of that!!! Someday, I will share photos of the sweet little B and her family, just know B is a happy girl surrounded by so much love and will have a wonderful life!!!! Love you B and Lisa!!!

Lily is doing wonderful, she is becoming such a lady!! We will be signing her up for dance next week!! I'm so excited!!! Lil has totally enjoyed the summer, we have camped for 10 days by the beach, swam in Auntie Wendy and Auntie Heather's pool, spent lots of time with Grammy and Papa, and loves being outside!!! She is our little dirt troll!!!! I'll be sure to put photos up once our power gets back up!!!

Hope all is well with my blog land family!!!! (Luz, are you impressed, that I'm here???)

xoxo

Remembering those who served and are serving....

We are forever grateful, Thank You!!!

Yes, I am still here!!! Photos from today as we headed off to the parade in Fruitport! We had a busy weekend with lots going on, but wanted to at least post a new photo of Lily!!

I'll be back.....sooner than later!!!
xoxo

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day from the Princess and I!!
xoxo

Compassion Art

I found this on my friend Mandie's blog and want to help her spread the word for such an awesome cause!! I think that this is SO cool. Basically, a bunch of christian song writers got together and decided that they wanted to make a difference. A difference in the world. They got together and wrote songs for a purpose: To give every cent that is ever made from those songs to 4 different organizations in hopes that they would make a difference- Hand Of Hope, Stop The Traffik, Ray Of Hope, and Watoto. CompassionArt has a platform to touch these people. People who are dying everyday from hunger, AIDS, lack of clean water- you name it. Young children are being sold into sexual slavery and their lives are being ruined, tormented, destroyed. Children are orphaned everyday and see no hope ahead for their own lives. Children who are never named, because their parents know that they most likely won't live long. It's not only for children, though. This is about every person out there who is without hope. Every person who is living in poverty and does not have the means to pull themselves and their families out. My goal is to help Mandie spread awareness of this project

Be sure to check out Compassion Art!

My Baby is 3 today!!!!

Hard to believe that my princess is 3!!! Time sure flies!! She really wanted no part of the camera this morning, but I had to get a least a picture or two! She is so excited to head out to Chuck E Cheese tonight, that's the first thing she asked this morning when she got up, that and if it was time to have Tinkerbell cake. She is getting be such a big girl, if only she was potty trained!!!

Oh how times have changed, I can't believe how much she has grown in two years!!

I'm sure I'll have more photos to share after tonight!!
Hope all is well with everyone!!
xoxo

HE GOT IT!!!!!

ROB HAD AN INTERVIEW TODAY AND HE GOT HIRED ON THE SPOT!!! IT'S A CONTRACT JOB THAT SHOULD LAST FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND HAS THE POSSIBILTY OF LEADING INTO SOME GOOD THINGS!!!!

THIS HOUSE FEELS AS IF A WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED!!!!

I'm still here!!!

Yes, I am still here!!! Lots to blog about but I just haven't made the time!!! I have lots of photos to post, but I just don't feel like it right now!! So I thought I would post this that I found on my friend Sasha's blog. I'll be back later this week for a new post!!

Everything I've done is in bold

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (lived there for 3 years)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain (not very big ones)
10. Sang a solo (nobody wants to hear that!!)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (adopting the princess was the best moment of my life)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (only tomatoes)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon (i'm sure I would keel over and die)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Have your portrait painted
48. Gone deep see fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Walked in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a Business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (damn atm slips, why did I have to forget a BIG purchase)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (not a chance)
72. Pieced a quilt (I can say i've tried)
73. Stood in Times Square (someday I will be there for New Year's Eve)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (back in my young, dumb years)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (front page of the 4th of July edition, they did an article on me and my home, for being so patriotic)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day