Memorial weekend....

Oh what a Day..... a quick brief run down is we had the campground looking for Logan today and 911 on the line when Logan decided to hide and seek on us as we were packing up. Then came home to a defrosting deep freezer...unplanned BBQ of weird things tonight now.  This is after taking Maddie to the ER yesterday for periorbital cellulitus (infection in the skin around her eye) and Logan getting sunburned in 59 degree weather on Friday.

A little more on the Logan thing:  

Logan got in trouble for eating his popscile in the trailer after I cleaned it for packing up. So he decided to hide in there apparently while Joel and I were on the otherside of the camper getting electric, water, and sewer put away. We ...noticed he was not on the playground so I went into the camper and called for him. Then we ran around our friends sites calling for him and a better search of the playground. Nothing...I went into the camper and did a hardcore search and found nothing. At this point I sent Joel to the office to start checking the gate and alert the staff...our friends started to call 911 and people were looking through out our area for him. I decided to plug the camper in and slide our slide out incase somehow it had trapped him somewhere. As I go in for the fourth time he pops his head up and said here I am................... I totally lost it to tears at that point. I am relieved that he did not wander away but hate his ability to play hide and seek so well that he moves spots and does not even answer when Mom is yelling "Logan please come out I am not mad I am so scared please tell me where you are". We have had some major talks as can be imagined.See More

Home

Well we are home! I wish I could say that it feels so great but it is still just so cold here and it was so beautiful down there. It's barely even spring here in Michigan but in Myrtle Beach they are in Early summer for sure and it was awesome. I love the warm weather and the beach but I am not a huge fan of the humidty...well more what it does to my hair. We kept very busy but enjoyed much pool time and family time.

4 more days...

This is how many more days till we leave on our family vacation to Myrtle Beach.  It could not be coming at a better time either.  I had to spend some time this morning pulling out snowpants, boots, wintercoats, hats, and gloves to get the girls off to school because of an unexpected snow in the middle of April.  CRAZY!!!  It will make leaving to mid to high 70's seem even better.  We get to celebrate Easter down there as well!  If you can't tell I am very excited and ready...I even have almost everything packed and in the car.  We did not go anywhere for Spring Break either so this will be really nice for the entire family.  A really great thing too is that I am very close to my weight loss goal and get to wear smaller short than I wore all of last year!

Happy 6th Birthday Allie

I can not believe how fast time has gone and Allie is now 6.  It does not seem like it was really that long ago but she has sure grown into a wonderful little girl who loves to spend one on one time with us.  Though she may seem shy when she is alone with someone she will talk your ear off.  Love you Allie Bear!

Happy Valentines Day

Just a little thought to let you think on today: Candy will disappear, balloon hearts will lose their air and cards will be thrown away but the love that God has for you will never fade or be matched by anyone or anything! You are always His valentine!!!

Happy New Year

 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

I hope that you are all blessed in this new year and that you see how awesome God's plan is for your life!

merry CHRISTmas

The Birth of Jesus

 ¹ In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ² (This was the first census that took place while^[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³ And everyone went to their own town to register.

 ⁴ So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵ He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

 ⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

 ¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
   and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

 ¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

 ¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Luke 2:1-20 (New International Version, ©2010)