Saturday, December 29, 2007

Battle at Kruger

I'm guessing most of you have seen this. I saw it along time ago and then again last night. I just thing it is pretty bad ass for a baby buffalo to go through this and come out the other side. Plus a buffalo taking on lions, I'm telling you bad ass. There are no other words to explain it.

Friday, December 28, 2007

What a Christmas




That is Emma! She wants to be an Astronaut when she grows up. She tells me all the time that she will one day walk on Mars, but she wants me to go with her so she doesn't get scared. For Christmas this year she got the orange space suit, that is just like the real space suits. She also got this cool helmet. She pretty much wore this stuff all day. If some day she does become and astronaut this will be a great photo to have.





Then there is Maggie. She can't contain herself if there is music being played she has to dance. She can't walk yet, but she will stand up and dance without holding on to anything. This photo is funny because it looks like she is turning the amp up. She had a lot of fun dancing while they played music.




















Thursday, December 20, 2007

Silly Songs With Larry

Emma is watching a veggie tale I haven't seen before, Ballad of Little Joe. The silly song in it is pretty funny. I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy

Monday, December 17, 2007

Christmas Play



This was Emma's first year in the Christmas play. She was an angel as you can see. The little angels got to sing Away in a Manger. Emma was very excited about being an angel. She was telling everybody before the play that she was going to be The angel in the Christmas play. Last night after the play she told me she wanted to be Mary next year. I told her that she has to be a little older to be Mary, she wasn't very happy. So when we got home last night she made Andy and Maggie put on a play with her. Emma was Mary, and was Joseph, Maggie was a sheep, and a doll was Jesus. Maggie kept crawling into the box that was the manger. Andy asked Emma if Maggie could be baby Jesus. Emma said "No Dad she is a girl Jesus is a boy". By the end of the night Maggie was an Angel. When the play was over Emma told Andy that they should do it again, but he could be Mary this time.


I don't know about all of you, but my kids are very ready for Christmas. Emma can't wait to meet with all the family eat cookies and open gifts. Today we had a huge box come to our house. Emma had to know what was in the box so I opened it and there was two really big gift bags. One for Emma, one for Maggie. Emma started dancing around yelling can I open it, please, please. I thought to myself if they don't get to open these gifts I am not going to hear the end of it. I called Andy and he felt the same way I did, who cares it's one gift. Plus this way we don't have to take the gift with us and then bring it back again. Anyway as I hung up the phone Maggie was pulling paper out of her gift. I spent the next hour getting toys out of their packages, and try to keep the girls from exploding with excitement. I can't even imagine what Christmas day is going to be like. It should be fun.




August Rush

I saw this movie last friday. I just want to say it is beautiful. While the story would pretty much never happen, it is captivating. It is a complex and loving story, about a very hopeful little boy. A boy who has been gifted and uses that gift to find his parents. Like I said it is not the top grossing movie at the box office, but it is worth seeing. I had a long day on friday and this was the perfect end, very relaxing enjoyable movie. Hope you all get a chance to see it. A little tip I think it is best to go into this movie with your artistic mind turnned on. That is really what it is all about. It's not a great comedy or action movie, but very beautiful. Enjoy

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Want to see an Elf

We made our two girls into elfs, it is pretty funny. Enjoy

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1378768822

Two people with one body

I feel like I am one body with two people living in it. They are both very strong willed, have strong opinions that are opposite each other. I spend most of my day in the middle of this very brutal boxing match, with no gloves. There is the one side who Loves the Lord and wants to serve Him with everything I have. I want to be the best Mom, wife, friend. I feel confident in who I am. I have goals and desires. I love food and working out. I love to have fun. The other person is defeated. Yells and gets angry about everything. Doesn't want to take the time to do anything good. I don't have motivation to do anything with the kids, to clean the house. (I love a clean house) I don't feel like putting the effort into doing fun things with my family. I don't read my Bible or put really any effort into my Bible Study. (Which I teach) I hate food it is my enemy. I hate my body, I hate myself. My brain tells me everyday how bad I am at everything. Thinking about food makes me want to throw up. I have muster up all the energy in my body to make myself eat, because the thought of not eating seems like the best way to like my body. I really can't believe I am writ ting this. It almost makes me want to throw up know people I love and people I don't even know can read this. I just feel like I can't live like this anymore. I feel like I am getting my ass kicked from the inside out. When the match is over I sit in the corner on my little stool and God asks "Are you done yet? I am here and I can end this, just ask." I can't make myself say a word. I can't even move, I am frozen in the midst of the pain and confusion. When I try to talk to people about this I feel dumb and the mean person tells me I am making it all up and nobody cares. I live on the edge of tears and most people I talk to in a day have no idea. Now I guess more people know. Part of me hates that, I just want to keep on living like things are okay. I know logically I can't do that, so here it is in black and white. If you read this thanks for listening. Please don't feel sorry for me that is not what I want. I just needed to get it out, because without doing that I can't move on. If you are a person who prays please pray. I could use some encouragement. I could also use a really good day. Thanks again Love to you all.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Disney's Enchanted

Last night I took Emma to see this movie. It was actually pretty good. Cute story, with fun music and dancing. The evil Queen got a little out of hand at the end and I thought Emma was going to have nightmares. She didn't, thankfully. She liked the movie and we had a good time together. I think we need to spend more time, just the two of us. Tonight she is going to Lily's for her first sleepover at a friends house. I hope she has fun, and I hope I don't have to go get her in the middle of the night. If you have kids who want to see this movie I would suggest you see it in the afternoon, so they don't have to go to bed right after the movie ends. Like I said the Queen is a little scary.This wasn't the movie I wanted to go see last night, but it was really pretty good, and cute. It was also good to be with Emma, she is getting big and I feel like I am going to miss out. That she is going to wake up and be a teenager. She already acts like a teenager. I am excited to see her grow up I just wish she wouldn't feel the need to act like a teenager already.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Update on what happened last night

I know you are all really excited to know but since I said I would let you know here it is. I ended up sitting around trying to get warm and it got later and later. Finally I decided to just stay home wrapped in a blanket and sitting over a heater. Today the girls and I went to the mall with my friend Jeni and her daughter Lily, Emma's best friend. Shopping with a 3 year old, 2 year old and a 10 month old. They did pretty good. Now Emma is at Lily's house, and Maggie is sleeping. I should be cleaning my house while I don't have people following me around getting it dirty. Instead I am on the Internet. Now I feel a little guilty, and I really should get something done. By the way it is still cold!!!! I will let you know if I see the movie.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Burrrrrrrr!

I just want to let you all know it is cold. Last night we got about 3 inches of snow. I went to bed and we had under an inch and when I woke up we had 3 or more. On top of that I don't think it got above freezing all day. I am not really complaining because I like the snow. But I haven't been warm all day, that I don't like. I guess I can't have one without the other. Really the cold doesn't bother me that much, but today it did. Anyway I don't know why I shared that, but I am sitting here in my house cold and I thought I would share. I have had a long day and I am thinking about going to the movie August Rush. To do that I would have to go out side and be more cold again, and the movie theater is always cold. I think I might suck it up and go, but a Warm shower and going to bed sounds good too. I'll let you know what I decide, stay warm.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

I'm Feeling Like No Words Can Explain

I am in on of those moods, when you just can't come up with a word to describe how you feel. For some reason I am feeling angry and I have been since I got up. I can't exactly why, but I just feel pissy. I have been really busy all day and now it is slowing down and I just feel like being alone. The thing is that isn't going to happen. Maggie screamed all afternoon, because she was tired, but wouldn't nap. Finally she is napping. Which I am sure will screw up her sleeping tonight. Emma has been very sassy and whinny lately, and today is no different. I kind of just want it to be Christmas, so all of this stuff I am busy doing will be done. Also Emma will be a little less crazy once Christmas is here. Plus I love Christmas! I have all these "little" things I want to do, but I am too bust doing other things. I feel tired, because I always feel tired. I feel upset and frustrated, because I friend, an old youth group kid, is going through something really crappy. I wish I could help him, but I can't I just need to keep my mouth shut, that is not easy. I am really struggling with my image problem, and I have a bunch of people telling me I need to talk to this girl, who is another old youth grouper. They think she has an eating disorder. I have tried to support her because she has been stressed, but I think they may be right. I just don't think I am the right person to talk to her, I don't want to be a hypocrite. Overall I am feeling like my best friend was here so we could hang out talk, laugh, have a drink, just be myself and not have to explain. I miss you.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Parent Teacher Conference

That's right I had my first parent teacher conference yesterday. It is hard to believe, Emma is growing up fast. A little side note. . . I took Emma to the doctor the other day and she is over 40 inches tall. I swear this summer she was only 36 or 37 inches. She is growing really fast. Anyway I went to the conference yesterday. I was pretty sure it was going to be all good news, but Emma has a bit of an attitude, so you never know. Well from what the teachers tell me she is great at school. She doesn't loose her temper like she does at home, and she isn't mean to people at school either. They said she is very compassionate to other kids, ask other kids to play, and doesn't get upset when things go her way. They even said when she gets upset she just tells them that she is mad, angry or sad, without freaking out. She verbalizes her feelings at home, but there is usually a lot of emotion behind it. Anyway they also told me that she is doing great in all areas and I have nothing to worry about. One of the teachers told me something that is one of the best comments ever, even though it was about Emma, or Emmy as they call her at school. She said she wished she could be around as Emmy grows up because she thinks she is going to be an amazing person. My Mom watched the girls and when I got home I told her about what they had told me. Then I told my Mom that Maggie is going to be my trouble maker and I don't want to think about going to school for her. I have a feeling she is going to be a bit of a class clown, she already loves to make people laugh. Anyway I just thought I would share my first experience at a parent teacher conference because it was good and I feel like I am always complaining about things that have happened during the day.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Nooma- Rhythm

This is just a clip of this video, but the whole video is very cool. I can't find it unless I buy it on DVD. Anyway I thought I would share it no matter how short it is. Very cool concept. The song is good too. I hope you enjoy.