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The legislation that's refered to here is the $850 BILLION "stimulus" package.
Those idiots in Washington just KEEP asking for the American public to bend over a little further each day.

Stories by the fire.

Last night we built our first fire in the new house. The kids loved it. They lifted their shirts and warmed their tummies....then proceeded to pull their pants down and warm their butts. Hey, I would have done the same thing. Finally, daddy read them a bedtime story by the fire and put them to bed. It was a great ending to the day.

It's been awhile.

Dear blog friends,

I understand many of you have been anticipating a new post from me. Most of you are probably just dying for some new pics of the kids. Rest assured there are Christmas photos that need posting. Many of my reflections have been lost in the day to day activities. It seems December flew right past me and here we are in the middle of january. My personality denies me from concentrating on two things at once. If i focus on something that is ALL I focus on until it's complete. First it was christmas and christmas lights. Next it was moving into a new home just last week. So far (after a few frustrating attempts) we have not been able to enjoy the luxury of internet just yet. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll be back to my usual self and postings will come weekly.

For now, don't give up on my blog. There is more to come as we embark on a new and exciting year.

A Dictionary of my Daughter

My daughter is at that cute stage in life where words don't quite come out the way they are supposed to. So here is a list of some of her words.

Glubs: A covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger
USED: "Daddy can you put these glubs on me."

Sues: An external covering for the human foot, usually of leather
USED: "Mommy bought me new sues today."

Sumpin: Some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing
USED: "We can go to the park today....or sumpin."

Sing: A material object without life or consciousness.
USED: "Mommy, what's dat sing over there."

Eber: At all times; always
USED: "This is the best present eber!"

Betend: [Bee-tend] To make believe
Used: "I'm betending that I'm driving a car."

Big 'ol tom cat: any cat that is not under the camp family care; a stray cat.
USED: "Mommy, can I scare that big 'ol tom cat away?"

Teedee: The broadcasting of a still or moving image via radio waves
USED: "I love watching spongebob squarepants on the teedee."

A Beautiful Mystery

My mind is still trying to wrap itself around the miracle of creation. I'm just so humbled that God has blessed us with two beautiful children. Everyday I spend with the kids I see the parallelism between parent and child and God and fallen man. Now that we are expecting our first together, the mysteries of Him are even more glorious than before. The song posted in this blog is by Phil Wickham. Its about the mysteries of God and wanting to share in the mystery of who He his. I look at the sonogram photo and can do nothing but get overwhelmed at one of the many beautiful mysteries of our Father.

A New Christmas Night Tradition

Driving around and looking at Christmas lights has always been a favorite family activity of mine. Of Course this year is special because it's our new family and the first year for us to start our own Christmas traditions. I was able to get addresses to the best places to "see the lights" from my local paper and loaded them into google maps.

Thursday night the family will grab a thermos of hot chocolate (pretending it's cold outside) and head out on a mini road trip. The only thing that could be better is if there was a fresh layer of snow to reflect the glory of the lights. Happy Christmas to all!


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