happy birthday silas

today was silas' first birthday. my baby is growing up, sniff-sniff. he has been trying to walk lately. he spent all evening showing off that he could stand all alone. he will stand for a while and then sit down and clap. he is so loving, cuddly, and has quite a temper when it comes to eating or getting a drink. i love him so much. i love how he is so very different from ellie. i am excited to see what the god has in store for him.

ABC's of me

A= Available~ No I've been married 6 1/2 years
B= Best Friend~ hmmmm
C= Cake or pie~ chocolate cake with whipped icing or yellow cake with chocolate icing
D= Drink of choice~ pepsi, sweet tea
E= Essential item you use everyday~ my laptop
F= Favorite color~ Chocolate, lavender, sage green, some light pinks
G= Gummy bears or worms~ Bears- Harbio (made in Hungary but you can by them at Wal Mart)
H= Hometown~ Belpre
I= Indulgences~ time by myself and pampering
J= January or February~ Feb.
K= Kids and Names~ 2- Ellie and Silas
L= Life is incomplete without?~ Love, Faith, Hope, and Trust.
M= Marriage date~ July 28, 2001.
N= Number of siblings~ 1 brother
O= Oranges or apples~ i dunno i like them both a lot
P= Phobias or Fears~ Drowning and Losing the ones I love.
Q= Favorite Quotes~ i'm not sure i have a favorite quote
R= Reason to smile~ my kids
S= Season~ Fall and Spring
T= Tag 3 or 4 people~ Ummm...just play if you want to.
U= Unknown fact about me~ i didn't get my license till i was 22
V= Vegetable you don't like~ lima beans
W= Worst habit~ worrying
X= X-rays~ several times i believe
Y= Your favorite food~ roast and dumplings, pizza (but I am picking about what I like and where I like it from), Chipolte Burritos
Z= Zodiac Sign~ Virgo

Thanks Sarah!

pics from christmas

ho-ho-ho

okay i think it has gone way to far. people are too sensitive! i find it hard to believe that even in the middle of july people think of prostitutes when hearing ho-ho-ho. i am getting so frustrated with how sensitive people are. so what are they going to do republish all the books about santa and write all the songs about him. give me a break! what's next renaming the garden tool, you know the hoe.

maybe i am not understanding to people's insecurities but i just don't get it.

check out the news story here: no more ho-ho-ho for santa

my personality

ISFJs are traditional, loyal, quiet and kind. They are very sensitive to other people's needs because they are very observant. They have rich inner thoughts and emotions. They value stability and cultural norms. They are very adept at giving attention to detail. They do not seek positions of authority

i found this on marko's blog.

on my way to work yesterday

i really am sick of the rain. but look at the beauty it has created.

love, learning, eagerness, togetherness, hope, compassion

love, learning, eagerness, togetherness, hope, compassion

is that part of the christmas spirit?
can the christmas spirit be an everyday thing?

i get so excited when i open my rss reader and find that one of my friends has blogged. i love to read what others are thinking and feeling. i especially love it when someone shares a store about an interaction with their children. my friend erica blogged today about her son loosing his tooth check it out here: esnod . i love it because i learn so much from others experience with their children. i hope that the things i learn i can apply with my children.
i love blogging, even if no one reads it, it gives me an outlet for my thoughts. i constantly have a lot going on in my head and it gives me a chance to get some thoughts out before i have too many thoughts going on at once.

i like snow, a lot! but i have mixed emotions of the pending snow headed this way. see saturday night is supposed to be the progressive dinner for the youth. we have close to 15 kids signed up and several saying they are bringing friends. it gives me a great sense of optimism. the fall retreat was very frustrating and caused me great discouragement. so i really don't want it to snow so that we can have the event and have fun with the kids. we have a special surprise guest planned to join us. i hope it all works out.

eli comes home tomorrow, yippee! christmas shopping is done, presents all wrapped, and cookie dough bought. we just need to have some family christmas activity time. baking, nativity play, stories read, crafts made and christmas movies watched.

i was shopping at kroger for the progressive dinner this evening. grocery shopping is quite a task with two kids and two separate shopping lists. any who, as i was putting the groceries in the car a woman emerged from the store screaming at the top of her lungs.
the little boy with her had to be maybe 5. as they walked to the car she yelled and belittled him the whole way there. i finished packing the car up and was getting ready to get in when i heard this:

"and you want me to love on you. you are out of your mind, get real."

i just wanted to cry. how can anyone talk to someone like that, especially a 5 year old.

should i have done something and if so what? do i call the cops? what do you do in a situation like that?

i am sure that was not the first time he has been spoken to, yelled at, like that. but what do you do?

i dunno.