Yeah. You read that right.
Tonight was awesome.
A true memory in the making.
We dropped off a Christmas box to a local family & then my hubby surprised us with a nice dinner out.
After that we went to look at Christmas lights.
The neighborhood we were in was a popular one~they had tour buses & everything!
So we are cruising around OOoohhing & AAaawwwing at the lights when we turn a corner & all of the sudden we are surrounded by about 50 VW Beetles!
(You know, Slug Bugs!)
It was so funny! It was just like that scene from the second Herbie movie where all of the Herbies come to life & chase down the bad guy :)
We were laughing so hard!
It must have been some kind of club & somehow we ended up right in the middle of their light tour (in our Ford pickup no less).
Right on the trail of all of the Herbies was a huge stretch limo. You know these crazy Californians ;)
So we are cruising along enjoying the lights when The Biscuit.......hurls.
All over himself & his brother who was holding him so he could see the lights.
Eeeeeewwwwwwww.
We pull over & strip Biscuit, who has extra clothes in the diaper bag.
Unfortunately for his brother, he did not.
So there we are, stripping the bubby & Big Brother is forced to strip down to his skivvys as the VW's & the limo are cruising past...
It was epic :)
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Christmas is coming...
Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat
Please to put a penny in the old mans hat
If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny then God bless you
I have that song on an ancient Muppet tape.
Cracks me up every time.
I have to say, it's hard to feel Christmas-y when it's 60 degrees outside, the grass needs to be cut & the roses are blooming.
It's just wrong ;)
We did 3 nights of a Live Nativity at church.
We brought one of our goats & our precious little mini donkey, Pea.
Pea was by far the star of the show.
She is just so laid back & loveable. She let everybody pet her & play with her.
This was our first year with the Nativity & it went well.
The first night we had 5 cars pull in & stop & lots more honked as they went by.
The second night I think 8 cars stopped.
The last night 16 cars stopped!
And we only got rained on one night.
God is good.
Blessings.
Please to put a penny in the old mans hat
If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny then God bless you
I have that song on an ancient Muppet tape.
Cracks me up every time.
I have to say, it's hard to feel Christmas-y when it's 60 degrees outside, the grass needs to be cut & the roses are blooming.
It's just wrong ;)
We did 3 nights of a Live Nativity at church.
We brought one of our goats & our precious little mini donkey, Pea.
Pea was by far the star of the show.
She is just so laid back & loveable. She let everybody pet her & play with her.
This was our first year with the Nativity & it went well.
The first night we had 5 cars pull in & stop & lots more honked as they went by.
The second night I think 8 cars stopped.
The last night 16 cars stopped!
And we only got rained on one night.
God is good.
Blessings.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Abuse
I have never thought too much about abuse.
I have never known anyone (at least that I know of) who suffered from abuse.
Until now.
A friend is trying to escape an abusive marriage.
Physical & emotional abuse.
Scary abuse.
Afraid for her life & the lives of her children abuse.
It breaks my heart.
And it has made me think...
My husband & I tend to be very silly.
We have water fights. We wrestle. We chase each other thru the house screaming & laughing.
Our children, for the most part, just look on in disgust :)
Sometimes they will join in & hand me a fresh water bottle when mine is out or try to help 'bring down' their dad (an impossible task).
But when their dad picks up their mom & carries her screaming from the room ~ everyone is laughing.
It isn't scary.
What about other kids?
What about kids who see their parents hurt each other?
What about kids who try to help their mom because they fear for her life?
How do those kids make it?
How do they ever grow up & be 'normal'?
It is heartbreaking.
And it makes me angry.
Angry that people hurt the people they are supposed to love.
Angry that they hurt the people they have been charged to care for.
Angry that they seem to go unpunished & are unrepentant.
And it makes me thankful.
So thankful that my husband takes care of me.
That I can run screaming from the room, shooting water at him as I go, and I have nothing to fear.
Thankful that my children laugh & know we love each other.
Thankful that my husband is a good man.
Thankful for the one powerful thing I can do for those who are afraid and hurting: PRAY
Please join me.
Blessings.
I have never known anyone (at least that I know of) who suffered from abuse.
Until now.
A friend is trying to escape an abusive marriage.
Physical & emotional abuse.
Scary abuse.
Afraid for her life & the lives of her children abuse.
It breaks my heart.
And it has made me think...
My husband & I tend to be very silly.
We have water fights. We wrestle. We chase each other thru the house screaming & laughing.
Our children, for the most part, just look on in disgust :)
Sometimes they will join in & hand me a fresh water bottle when mine is out or try to help 'bring down' their dad (an impossible task).
But when their dad picks up their mom & carries her screaming from the room ~ everyone is laughing.
It isn't scary.
What about other kids?
What about kids who see their parents hurt each other?
What about kids who try to help their mom because they fear for her life?
How do those kids make it?
How do they ever grow up & be 'normal'?
It is heartbreaking.
And it makes me angry.
Angry that people hurt the people they are supposed to love.
Angry that they hurt the people they have been charged to care for.
Angry that they seem to go unpunished & are unrepentant.
And it makes me thankful.
So thankful that my husband takes care of me.
That I can run screaming from the room, shooting water at him as I go, and I have nothing to fear.
Thankful that my children laugh & know we love each other.
Thankful that my husband is a good man.
Thankful for the one powerful thing I can do for those who are afraid and hurting: PRAY
Please join me.
Blessings.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Bah Humbug
Ugh.
A cold has been working it's way thru the family & I have succcumbed.
Nothing too serious just a sore throat & general yuckyness so far.
I had planned to start decorating for Christmas but may sit on the couch & whine instead.
In other news: we are planning a live nativity at our church.
We want a camel so badly but haven't had any luck yet.
How cool would that be & wouldn't you stop in if somebody had a camel?
We will have goats & a donkey but a camel would just be awesome.
Maybe we can just disguise my horse, hmmm...
It is so hard to get into the "Christmas spirit" or even think about Christmas in this weather.
The sun is shining, the grass is green, it's in the 50's.
Back 'home' the temp is in the negatives & they have 2 feet of snow on the ground. And yes, I am just crazy enough that I want that over this.
I love winter. I love snow. I love cold.
Sigh.
Anyway. we may actually get a Christmas tree this year. The kids have been begging :)
Hubby still says "We'll see" soooo, I guess we'll see ;)
Blessings.
A cold has been working it's way thru the family & I have succcumbed.
Nothing too serious just a sore throat & general yuckyness so far.
I had planned to start decorating for Christmas but may sit on the couch & whine instead.
In other news: we are planning a live nativity at our church.
We want a camel so badly but haven't had any luck yet.
How cool would that be & wouldn't you stop in if somebody had a camel?
We will have goats & a donkey but a camel would just be awesome.
Maybe we can just disguise my horse, hmmm...
It is so hard to get into the "Christmas spirit" or even think about Christmas in this weather.
The sun is shining, the grass is green, it's in the 50's.
Back 'home' the temp is in the negatives & they have 2 feet of snow on the ground. And yes, I am just crazy enough that I want that over this.
I love winter. I love snow. I love cold.
Sigh.
Anyway. we may actually get a Christmas tree this year. The kids have been begging :)
Hubby still says "We'll see" soooo, I guess we'll see ;)
Blessings.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Recent photos of random things...
Have written multiple, scintilating blog posts in my head.
Have not had them make it to the computer :(
So, I decided just to hit the highlights :)
Such as...
The cutest cowboy in the world checking out of the Nugget (yes, that is a bear on his suitcase & yes, it is wearing underpants. Scooby Doo underpants to be exact.)
The turn out for our Cowboy Saturday BBQ & service. I was impressed we had so many folks because it was pouring outside. Like monsoon season in the rain forest pouring.
Our special guest speaker (and super special friend) cowboy evangelist Leroy Cowert.
There's the world's cutest cowboy again, enjoying him some cowboy preaching.
And the world's cutest cowboy with the worlds cutest baby brother enjoying the mild Thanksgiving day. Yeppers. Thanksgiving day. Green grass. Barefeet. Crazy mixed up California weather.
Blessings.
Have not had them make it to the computer :(
So, I decided just to hit the highlights :)
Such as...
The cutest cowboy in the world checking out of the Nugget (yes, that is a bear on his suitcase & yes, it is wearing underpants. Scooby Doo underpants to be exact.)
The turn out for our Cowboy Saturday BBQ & service. I was impressed we had so many folks because it was pouring outside. Like monsoon season in the rain forest pouring.
Our special guest speaker (and super special friend) cowboy evangelist Leroy Cowert.
There's the world's cutest cowboy again, enjoying him some cowboy preaching.
And the world's cutest cowboy with the worlds cutest baby brother enjoying the mild Thanksgiving day. Yeppers. Thanksgiving day. Green grass. Barefeet. Crazy mixed up California weather.
Blessings.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Road Trip Part II
Yesterday we made the pilgrimage to Scheels.
According to their sign, they are the biggest sporting goods store in the world.
And since this
and this
are both inside the store, I am inclined to take their word for it.
They also have this
and this
in there too.
Along with bunches and bunches of stuff to buy. Clothes, guns, fishing gear, sports equipment, paint ball gear, traps, dog training stuff, & lots more.
I was talked into riding the ferris wheel
The little boys thought it was pretty neat but I think my daughter is cured forever...
Fun story:
Yesterday at breakfast my 4 year old was playing 'peak' with a young man seated at the table behind us. He was smiling & being 'shy'. After a minute or 2 or I had The Little Man turn around & finish his meal. At the end of our meal, when it was time to pay, the waitress told us it was all taken care of. The young man behind us had bought our breakfast because he had noticed us praying before our meal & just liked our family! Wasn't that sweet?
Blessings.
According to their sign, they are the biggest sporting goods store in the world.
And since this
and this
are both inside the store, I am inclined to take their word for it.
They also have this
and this
in there too.
Along with bunches and bunches of stuff to buy. Clothes, guns, fishing gear, sports equipment, paint ball gear, traps, dog training stuff, & lots more.
I was talked into riding the ferris wheel
The little boys thought it was pretty neat but I think my daughter is cured forever...
Fun story:
Yesterday at breakfast my 4 year old was playing 'peak' with a young man seated at the table behind us. He was smiling & being 'shy'. After a minute or 2 or I had The Little Man turn around & finish his meal. At the end of our meal, when it was time to pay, the waitress told us it was all taken care of. The young man behind us had bought our breakfast because he had noticed us praying before our meal & just liked our family! Wasn't that sweet?
Blessings.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Road trip to Reno
We are here, in beautiful downtown Sparks Nevada, at the Nugget for the California Cattlemens Assoc. Convention.
Oh, by the way, if you ever stay here, stay in the west tower. The rooms in the east tower are newer but dinky. Like, claustrophobic dinky. And more expensive :( (we moved to the west tower)
On the way here we stopped at the Holy Grail of outdoorsmen: Cabellas.
Very, very cool.
Very.
And being the yahoos that we are we took 62 pictures in there. Yup. 62.
And now, just 'cause I know you want me to, I'm going to share them with you :)
They had several dioramas like these. All over the store. Alaska. Africa. The desert. The mountains.
Dad! Let's go over there!
A polar bear!
This fellow was an associate there.
My daughter even met a nice guy while we were there... hee hee hee
Check out the elephant behind us!
My men.
Today the plan is to go to another huge outdoor store here. It is supposed to be even bigger ~ to the point of having a ferris wheel inside~ I'll let you know how it goes.
(yeah, I know, that isn't 62 pics, But c'mon, really? You wanted me to upload all of them?)
Blessings.
Oh, by the way, if you ever stay here, stay in the west tower. The rooms in the east tower are newer but dinky. Like, claustrophobic dinky. And more expensive :( (we moved to the west tower)
On the way here we stopped at the Holy Grail of outdoorsmen: Cabellas.
Very, very cool.
Very.
And being the yahoos that we are we took 62 pictures in there. Yup. 62.
And now, just 'cause I know you want me to, I'm going to share them with you :)
They had several dioramas like these. All over the store. Alaska. Africa. The desert. The mountains.
Dad! Let's go over there!
A polar bear!
This fellow was an associate there.
My daughter even met a nice guy while we were there... hee hee hee
Check out the elephant behind us!
My men.
Today the plan is to go to another huge outdoor store here. It is supposed to be even bigger ~ to the point of having a ferris wheel inside~ I'll let you know how it goes.
(yeah, I know, that isn't 62 pics, But c'mon, really? You wanted me to upload all of them?)
Blessings.
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