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Well, my wonderful friend, Michelle, tagged me and according to the rules I have to list 6 things about me. Here goes...

 The Rules: Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Write six random things about yourself. Tag six people at the end of your post. Let each person know he or she has been tagged. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1) I love living in the desert! Yes, even when the heat seems to drag on and on and on! : } We've been here since '05 when the Lord moved us here so I'm NOT going to complain!! : }

2) I have a twin brother. No, we're NOT identical! You would be shocked at the number of ADULTS that ask me that question! :}

3)I'm the fifth oldest of 30 FIRST cousins! No, none of them were adopted! : }

4)I don't mind lizards, but I hate mice!!! YUCK!! (nasty things : {  )

5)I really don't like watching baseball on T.V. but I LOVE playing it! (I think it's because I want to be out there doing it!! : } )

6)I just became a MIT prayer group leader for my co-op.

Whew! That's done. Do you even know how hard that was?! Now I'm going to tag Jenny, Pam, Tina, Suzanne, Jennifer, and Cerese!

Please go visit these wonderful ladies who have always blessed me when I stop by!

Enjoy!

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Ok. He did it to me again. And again while I was driving!!! I SOOOO LOVE THAT!!!

 I should just come up with a category of Kung Fu Pandaisms!! (like that word? I just made it up! he he he)

On our way to spend some time at the library with Celticmom and her boys, Kung Fu Panda came up with something else to send me into fits of laughter!! Cooper Kid was going to be spending the night with them and I was explaining to the boys that their family was going to a ceili (pronounced kaylee) that night and I expected him to participate. Cooper asked me if they danced there and I told him yes and Piper participates. Kung Fu proceeded to tell me "Wow, mom. They are so, so.. what's the word? Oh yeah, cultured. We're not cultured are we mom. We don't know anything about ourselves!"

Now, how was I supposed to take that? I'm a HUGE history buff so I've researched our ancestry and found some pretty cool things along the way. I've also shared this with my boys. They must NOT have been listening when I was sharing all the really cool stuff I found.

I'm German/Dutch. What kind of response would you expect from that kind of heritage?

 After the fits of laughter were over there was, what I like to call, a passionate response. Yeah, that works. (In my family the 'passion' comes from the German side.) Do you know where the beautiful German Shepherd comes from? (insert more sarcasm here! he he he)

See, we can be gentle and loving too!!!

Sorry, a little ADOS going on!!!

So, once again my child has done it to me! Hold on. We just started the week. Who knows what's gonna happen!

picture courtesy of live search images

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Kids are amazing, aren't they?! I just had to put this out there for anyone who was wondering what the back of your knee is called.

Let me set the stage for you. We were on the way home from karate last week and, you need to understand, our car SOMETIMES blows out semi-cool air. I live in the desert. It's HOT here!!! The boys were already sweating so a semi-cool car in triple digits makes you sweat even more!!! Kung Fu Panda proceeds to tell me that he's so sweaty  even his knee pits were sweating.

What?!? I had to ask him to repeat himself. Yep. That's what he said.

"My knee pits are sweating. You know, mom, the back of your knees."

That kind of stuff should NOT happen when you're driving!!

Where do they come up with this stuff?

So, there you have it. The back of your knee is called your knee pit!!

See, you can even learn something when you're an adult!!

picture is courtesy of Cartoonstock

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Today is 9/11. Today many people will remember that fateful day so many years ago. Today lives are different because of what happened. And yet today many people will go on as normal, not even giving a second thought to that day.  I don't want to be one of those people.

I think there are those out there who won't forget either...

This is George Johnson of Rockaway Beach, Dan McWilliams of Long Island (both from Ladder 157), and Billy Eisengrein of Staten Island (Rescue 2) .

And someone else who won't forget is my Uncle ~ Gene Adkins of Battle Creek Michigan. He's a policeman. At the time he was searching. Searching for what, you ask? The Lord. I received a call @ around midnight that night. He called me with all kinds of questions. Questions about why would God let this happen... Aren't you afraid... and my favorite... How can you have such peace. I answered him, through the Holy Spirit guiding me, with the answers I always gave him every time he started asking me questions.  "I have the peace of knowing where I'm going, Uncle Gene. Do you?"  He felt he needed to go and DO something so he took the vacation he 'coincendentally' had planned starting @ midnight that night, and went to New York for the week. He came back a different man.

I would love to say he finally surrendered, but I cannot. I know the Lord is working on his heart. I continue to pray as does my mom.

The picture of the firemen is reminescent of another history making shot. Remember this one...

This is @ Iwo Jima during WWII.

To me these pictures speak of the undeniable spirit of hope behind why these men do what they do!!! It doesn't matter what nation your from. Hope is Hope!!

Let's not forget that or the men who continue to give us that hope!

I learned quite a bit on my trek to honor those who fell on this date so many years ago. You might be surprised what YOU'LL learn.

These are just a few of the place I went...

Snopes.com, Iwo Jima Picture, and Ground Zero Spirit. Maybe it'll turn into a history lesson. Mine did!

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I'm not one for political discussions, but this particular video struck me to the core of my patriotism!!!! 

Careful, this may bring you to tears. It did me!!!

(You'll need to turn my player in the sidebar off before you begin!)

I found myself cheering for this young man even BEFORE  I saw his leg!!!

Neither my hubby nor I were in the military, but we are teaching our boys to be patriotic and that the freedoms we have, like being able to worship God freely and go to church, all came with a price and this young man is one of many who has paid it for us!!!

(Please do not respond with controversial or argumentative comments. That's not what my blog is about!! Thank you!)

Enjoy!!!

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I love MercyMe. They are one of my all time favorite groups!!  Now I think I love them even more. It's not often anymore you can find a popular Christian group, or any group for that matter, just cuttin' up and enjoying themselves!!!

Well, here it is folks!! The new and improved MercyMe...

There's even more cuttin' up on their Cover Tunes Grab Bag site if you're brave enough to go there and check them out!!! Careful...it might get stuck in your head, 40winkzzz!! he he he 

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Hey everyone!!! I found a great giveaway. I'm excited about this one!! Just drop on over to Rosina's @ Huber Hof Academy and check it out!!!

She has a copy of Pirateology ~ A Pirate Hunter's Companion by Candlewick Press and this is one of her sons all time favorite books! It's written from a pirate hunter's point of view and is packed with all sorts of little tuck ins. There are ships logs, navigation, written letters, all sorts of pockets to open and find treasures, knot tying lessons with leather ropes to practice on and so much more. It will keep them reading for hours if not months! It's also perfect for reluctant readers as they make it so much fun to explore the life of a pirate that they just have to read it *grin*.

Now for all of you mama's out there! She has a fun 8" x 8" scrapbook kit for you :) It includes a 4 ring chipboard binder that is a completely blank canvas so you can decorate it to fit any type of photos you want to put in it, acid free page protectors, double sided patterned paper, textured card stock, alphabet and number stickers, 2 sheets of die cut chipboard and ribbon. This would be perfect as a school album for all of those great photos and artwork I just know you are going to collect this coming school year!!

Contest closes at 11:59pm PST, Friday August 22nd. Winners will be announced the following day.

 For the rules and how to get in on this before it expires on Friday, please go see her!!

Enjoy!!

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(You might want to turn my player off in the sidebar~you'll get more enjoyment from this if you do!)

Anyone from the '80's? Anyone? Anyone? Well, I AM!!! Ya know, you start  out wanting to be a good parent. You invest into your children things that will help them grow and learn. You teach them what you know so they can get along in the world.  Well, my hubby and I also like to get into 'their' world. (That's what all the good 'teachers' and leaders say right? Yeah, what do they know anyway!)

We had a birthday party last week and being the loving, caring, getting-into-their-world kinda parents we are we wanted to get Kung-Fu Panda a gift he REALLY wanted. Nana and Papa thought this was a great idea so they jumped on board and helped out. Great idea, you say? Well, wait till I tell you what he got!!

Anyone ever heard of the PS2 game 'Rockband'? No? Well, let me tell you about it! It's like Guitar Hero in that it takes songs from the '60's, '70's, '80's and '90's and plays them while you try to 'play' along on your guitar. Rockband is different in that it also includes drums, a microphone and a second guitar. We thought "Hey, all four of us can play at the same time!!"

The way to play is you must hit the corresponding colored key and strum at the same time to 'play' the note. (It's not as easy as you think. I play an instrument so I know I have rhythym.)

(Please forgive the 'girl'~It's not meant to be offensive!)

Do you see the colors? Hit the color and strum. Hit the color and strum. Oh, and it doesn't always stay the same color. Nooooo, that would be too easy now wouldn't it! All of this to music from different eras. Just what song do you think my kids enjoy most? Let me tell you~

AAAAHHHHHH!!! It's back to haunt me!! I thought I'd left all the '80's hair and clothes behind me. NOW I CAN'T GET THAT SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Were you brave enough to stay and see the hair? The clothes?

This is when I praise God for his grace and mercy, right? For his deliverance from the EVIL OF THIS WORLD? I know I seriously praise Him that I don't have to wear my hair that way anymore. Do you KNOW how hard it is to get stick straight, fine hair to get this way?

This is the song my kids want to master so they play it over and over and over until my husband or I yell 'TURN IT OFF OR CHOOSE A DIFFERENT SONG!!!!!!!!!" When did we turn into our parents? That just kinda snuck up on me!

Well, on a serious note, I do praise him I don't have to live my life that way. I praise Him for my husband and children. I praise Him for my salvation.

Now He just needs to get that song OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!

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Ok. I just have to get this out there. Credit must go where credit is due. Cooper Kid came back from camp last week and was full of stories, antics, (laundry~ugh~) and new friends!! YEAH!!!

Well, something caught my attention. My son, knowing I have commented on how I have ADHD~Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (he he he he), proceeds to tell me that there is a new acronym being used. "What is it?" I innocently ask. "It's ADOS,"he responds oh so innocently back. "And that means...?" I ask him. (He's building up the suspense here. Must get that from his dad! :}  )

"Well,......It's Attention Deficit.....OOOOHHHHHH Shiny!!"

I just about lost it! I think this is absolutely hysterical!! My hubby and I laughed and laughed over this. I have started telling everyone I know so it only seems natural that I would share it here!!

Use and enjoy!! I have!!

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This is thanks to CelticMom who proceeded to get this song stuck in my head.

After visiting 40winkzzz, I had to see if I could find it to share the love with everyone else!!! (Can you hear the constant dripping of sarcasm here?!)

Hope you enjoy!!!

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I survived!!

Yeah, the remodeling is done!! (for now!)

I tell ya what...You never cease to learn if you choose not to!!

I have learned more about code in the last 3 days!!

It was a trial and error kinda thing!!

I don't suppose I'll be in the mood to change anything for a looooonnnnngggg time!!!

Hope you enjoy your visit here!! 

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Ok. As I was 'playing' today I came across a web site for 'blogthings'.  Yes, that's what they call themselves!!!

A place where you can do all kinds of 'tests'.  I thought to myself, 'Self, this sounds like too much fun. You have ALL kinds of time today,' I say laughingly, 'so why not sit and go through what seemed like THOUSANDS of titles! '  Yeah, I have NOTHING better to do with my time!! Are any of you moms laughing at me yet?

I did happen to find a few fun ones. Here is one I think my friend CelticMom will appreciate.  I took this test...'What kind of coffee are you?'

Here is the result...

I'm a Frappacino!

You see, this is funny because I DON'T DRINK COFFEE!!! However, I LOVE frappacino's!! (or QT's frozen cappacino's! ;} )

Well, if you have a STRONG desire to figure out what kind of coffee you are, please see my sidebar. (I couldn't figure out how to get the link to work in the body of my blog.) Oh well-c'est la vie!!!

Enjoy!!

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Please forgive the mess as I am in the middle of updating the look of my page.

Thanks for your patience!

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I am now an up-to-date, contemporary woman of the 21st century!  I have a blog!!  My good friend Shani, for those who don't know-CelticMom-thought it would be good for me.  So here I am, online, with soooooo much time on my hands, blogging!!!

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