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Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Past Week.
We have had an entertaining and fun week. I have finally downloaded pictures and can show my son's family tree. I am still having fun playing with our genealogy.
My daughter couldn't let my son get all the credit and picture time!
And then we had our Jump-a-thon for the American Heart Association. My son has gotten a little bit better at jumping, but he has a long way to go. His style needs a little bit of work. He was just so happy that he was not the first one out!
Look at the determination on his face! He would win if that was the main criteria.
And then my son wanted in on the horseback riding lessons. This is more of his speed and he is doing very well. He got to get his horse lopping in only his second lesson.
And their favorite part of the lesson was checking out Karen's new colt. He was only three days old and is very cute. He has beautiful blue eyes.
Karen is very happy because this is the last off spring from her favorite stud that recently died. She named him Casper's Legacy after his daddy. You can tell that this is going to be a special colt for her.
We had such nice weather this past week that we have been spending lots of time outside. Spring fever has sprung! Hopefully I will be taking lots of pictures and blogging on a regular basis again. I miss it!
My daughter couldn't let my son get all the credit and picture time! 
And then we had our Jump-a-thon for the American Heart Association. My son has gotten a little bit better at jumping, but he has a long way to go. His style needs a little bit of work. He was just so happy that he was not the first one out!
Look at the determination on his face! He would win if that was the main criteria.
And then my son wanted in on the horseback riding lessons. This is more of his speed and he is doing very well. He got to get his horse lopping in only his second lesson.
And their favorite part of the lesson was checking out Karen's new colt. He was only three days old and is very cute. He has beautiful blue eyes.
Karen is very happy because this is the last off spring from her favorite stud that recently died. She named him Casper's Legacy after his daddy. You can tell that this is going to be a special colt for her.
We had such nice weather this past week that we have been spending lots of time outside. Spring fever has sprung! Hopefully I will be taking lots of pictures and blogging on a regular basis again. I miss it!Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Very Scary!
Two legislators in the State of Connecticut were trying to pass a bill to specifically strip the Catholic Church from being able to run and control the finances of their parishes. The law would set up a board that would control all the finances of each parish, thus stripping the Bishop and the Parish Priest from running and controlling their parish. This is very scary. You can read about it here from the Catholic News Agency.
This is a total violation of the separation of church and state that is clearly spelled out in the First Amendment. All Christian religions should be outraged over this.
There has been so much outrage over this that the bill has been temporarily pulled. It is being sent to the State Attorney General to see if it will be able to pass court challenges. If they believe that it could, they will surely push it again. We need to pray that this will not happen!
This is a total violation of the separation of church and state that is clearly spelled out in the First Amendment. All Christian religions should be outraged over this.
There has been so much outrage over this that the bill has been temporarily pulled. It is being sent to the State Attorney General to see if it will be able to pass court challenges. If they believe that it could, they will surely push it again. We need to pray that this will not happen!
Monday, March 9, 2009
A New Addiction!
Unfortunately I have found a new addiction to waste time on! My son had to do a family tree for homework last Wednesday night. I saw it Monday on his homework list, so I was prepared to think about it on Wednesday. Well on Tuesday I saw that it needed to have pictures! I still wasn't to worried because after all it is only 1st grade and they had one night to work on it. The teacher couldn't expect much, right? Wrong! It was his home work for Thursday, Friday, all weekend and due on Monday. This must mean that she expects a little thought and creativity.
Well, 120 hours later (give or take a few), my son had a really cool, five generation, tri-fold poster board with names and pictures! We were both very impressed with it, and so was his teacher. He said it was the best one and everyone wanted to look at all his pictures. I guess we went a little overboard.
Anyway may addiction is Family Tree Builder. It is a free down loadable family tree program. Once I got started on it, I couldn't stop. I then got on Ancestry.com and signed up for their 14 day free trial and I went to town. Needless to say, not much else got done this weekend. It was fun finding my Grandfather's Naturalization paperwork from 1926, the ship docket from when my Grandfather, Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle immigrated to America, lots and lots of death certificates and lots of Census reports. I filled in a bunch of information and I keep looking for more. It is like a treasure hunt!
I will post pictures of my son's Family Tree tomorrow. He was quite proud this morning when I took his picture with it. I just got to go get some laundry done and then get to bed!
Well, 120 hours later (give or take a few), my son had a really cool, five generation, tri-fold poster board with names and pictures! We were both very impressed with it, and so was his teacher. He said it was the best one and everyone wanted to look at all his pictures. I guess we went a little overboard.
Anyway may addiction is Family Tree Builder. It is a free down loadable family tree program. Once I got started on it, I couldn't stop. I then got on Ancestry.com and signed up for their 14 day free trial and I went to town. Needless to say, not much else got done this weekend. It was fun finding my Grandfather's Naturalization paperwork from 1926, the ship docket from when my Grandfather, Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle immigrated to America, lots and lots of death certificates and lots of Census reports. I filled in a bunch of information and I keep looking for more. It is like a treasure hunt!
I will post pictures of my son's Family Tree tomorrow. He was quite proud this morning when I took his picture with it. I just got to go get some laundry done and then get to bed!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Another Year Older
I am having an interesting day. I will turn 44 years old today, at 10:10am. This birthday, more so than the others, has me looking at my life; where I have been, where I am right now, and where I want to be in the future. Maybe it is the state of the country, or the state that my personal life is in, or a combination of both that just has me sitting uneasy.
One thing I am sure of is that I need to have more prayer time in my life. I need to be on my knees more, praying for my country, my state, my neighbors and my family. I am going to make it a point, everyday to pray specifically for our country and the direction that it is going in. While I all ready pray everyday, it is not the same as scheduling time specifically to pray.
I think what I see changing is that our focus as a country is no longer on God and the individual. It probably hasn't been for along time, I just haven't seen the facts so clearly before. When our great nation was founded, it was based on a belief in God and that it was God who gives us our inalienable rights. It is through God that we are given the right to life, liberty and happiness. God is the source of everything and it is through him that our country and individuals can achieve great things.
This is the fundamental change that I see happening in the country right now. People now believe that it is the government that has the power to grant them life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The government is going to be the solution for all things. Government is the only one that can solve the problems that we have now. This is very scary to me, even more so because who is in charge at the moment. The current administration is very power centered. They believe that our Government and systems need to be changed, and the biggest change, is to give the Government more power to control things. Scary, Scary, Scary!
I have been depressed about the economy and our country because I do not believe that I have the power to change anything. What can I do as a single person to effect change on such a big problem? There really isn't much that I can do, if I am only relying on myself. But that all changes if I put God in the mix. I do have the power to pray, to ask God to lead me, to show me and direct me in the way that I should go. Through him all things can be done, whether it is to help us put the country back on the right track or only to give me peace for myself and my family. Either one of these or anything in between, will be a better place for me personally.
This was not intended to be a political post! I am just feeling old and insignificant. I always thought at 44 I would know most of the answers or at least what the questions are. Maybe it was my daughter asking me a few days ago "What do you want to be when you grow up Mommy?" that made me realize that I am grown up and I still don't know what I am doing.
So, my present to myself is going to be time for myself so that I can reflect, contemplate, pray and give thanks to God for all that he has given me, all that he will give me and for direction in the way that he wants me to go.
One thing I am sure of is that I need to have more prayer time in my life. I need to be on my knees more, praying for my country, my state, my neighbors and my family. I am going to make it a point, everyday to pray specifically for our country and the direction that it is going in. While I all ready pray everyday, it is not the same as scheduling time specifically to pray.
I think what I see changing is that our focus as a country is no longer on God and the individual. It probably hasn't been for along time, I just haven't seen the facts so clearly before. When our great nation was founded, it was based on a belief in God and that it was God who gives us our inalienable rights. It is through God that we are given the right to life, liberty and happiness. God is the source of everything and it is through him that our country and individuals can achieve great things.
This is the fundamental change that I see happening in the country right now. People now believe that it is the government that has the power to grant them life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The government is going to be the solution for all things. Government is the only one that can solve the problems that we have now. This is very scary to me, even more so because who is in charge at the moment. The current administration is very power centered. They believe that our Government and systems need to be changed, and the biggest change, is to give the Government more power to control things. Scary, Scary, Scary!
I have been depressed about the economy and our country because I do not believe that I have the power to change anything. What can I do as a single person to effect change on such a big problem? There really isn't much that I can do, if I am only relying on myself. But that all changes if I put God in the mix. I do have the power to pray, to ask God to lead me, to show me and direct me in the way that I should go. Through him all things can be done, whether it is to help us put the country back on the right track or only to give me peace for myself and my family. Either one of these or anything in between, will be a better place for me personally.
This was not intended to be a political post! I am just feeling old and insignificant. I always thought at 44 I would know most of the answers or at least what the questions are. Maybe it was my daughter asking me a few days ago "What do you want to be when you grow up Mommy?" that made me realize that I am grown up and I still don't know what I am doing.
So, my present to myself is going to be time for myself so that I can reflect, contemplate, pray and give thanks to God for all that he has given me, all that he will give me and for direction in the way that he wants me to go.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Front Porch Picnic
On Saturday afternoon, my children were excited when Daddy told them they could eat their lunch outside. They decided that they were going to have a picnic. My daughter went to get the "picnic blanket" out of the cupboard. I didn't know what she was talking about until I saw the checkerboard tablecloth.
They were having such a great time playing at their picnic that I let them stay out in the front yard. This was the first time that they played in the front yard without an adult being outside with them. I was sitting at the dining room table getting work done on the computer, so I could hear them talking and playing.
After about, oh thirty minutes give or take, I decided to go outside and see what they were up to. I was shocked at how the picnic grew in such a short time! My daughter told me that now they were having a party!
When they are having such a good time, how can you get upset?
It is so sad that they have nowhere to play; no big backyard or a fort and playhouse to play in. It would be a shame if they did and they let that all go to waste and instead just played on the front porch. Good thing we didn't have any visitors that day because they wouldn't have been able to get in the door!
They were having such a great time playing at their picnic that I let them stay out in the front yard. This was the first time that they played in the front yard without an adult being outside with them. I was sitting at the dining room table getting work done on the computer, so I could hear them talking and playing.
After about, oh thirty minutes give or take, I decided to go outside and see what they were up to. I was shocked at how the picnic grew in such a short time! My daughter told me that now they were having a party!
Here she is with her safety goggles. I asked her why she had them on and she told me that she needed them because she was "building" the puzzle! I guess she didn't think they needed to cover her eyes.
When they are having such a good time, how can you get upset?
It is so sad that they have nowhere to play; no big backyard or a fort and playhouse to play in. It would be a shame if they did and they let that all go to waste and instead just played on the front porch. Good thing we didn't have any visitors that day because they wouldn't have been able to get in the door!
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