A Clip from the 2010 Turkey Bowl

Turkey Bowl 2010!

All of the ONE HUNDRED...really 77 pictures are available here:

http://s484.photobucket.com/albums/rr209/thxhune/#!cpZZ5QQtppZZ16

Enjoy!

Success!

We had a lovely thanksgiving.

Great Turkey Bowl.

Fabulous food, family & friends!

Tremendous pictures will be posted later.

Griffin needs something physical to do...

Some of us are going on a hike.

Thanksgiving

It's a work in progress -

all this cooking & prep!

So are going well; I've had FABULOUS help!

We've made 6 dozen rolls; cinnamon rolls coming next!

Picture will follow when the battery is charged!

Shocking!

A few shocking things about this time of year:

During the HUGE time of cooking (thanksgiving food, regular food), I have been asked to Make 2 dozen cookies for a church activity and make a cake for extra credit at school!

On Wednesday, read big day of roll & jello making, I have to spend hours at school for a special thanksgiving program. I enjoy being at school with my child, but it is a little stressful when I should be home preparing food!

So, I will get from these shocking, yet true situations, I am thankful for:

a kitchen to cook in
great recipes to cook from
friends and teachers that feel that I am a great cook
an oven that works
Children that have good schools to go to
a car to drive me to the places I need to go
Legs that can walk or run me places also
Medication I can take in case I get a headache!
great sales this week at the grocery store

I also discovered how to make a quick shortcut for the "strike through" feature on Word! I love it. I'll share that later I don't have quite so much to do!

Be thankful!

Menu

Turkey

Ham

Mashed Potatoes

Gravy

Yams

Green Beans

Stuffing (maybe?)

Pomegranate Jello

Plain Jello

Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Chocolate Silk Pie

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Happy with that?

2010 from 1984

I made this pumpkin costume in 1984. I see we still have it in our costume box in 2010. I believe that only Christopher ever wore it...the timing and size never worked out for anyone else.
























Here is Christopher wearing that sweet, little costume!

And here is Christopher now, in 2010, getting his Master's Degree.

**Editor's Note on this Post:

Because I was going through old photos because of yesterday's "7 babies" post, I came across Christopher in his first Halloween costume! I had to scan that in. Then I remembered I had taken a picture of that costume his Halloween and knew I could do a post about those 2 pictures. I put up Christopher in his costume and search the computer over trying to find the picture I just took this Halloween and could NOT find it! I just saved the post and left the computer. While sleeping, I remembered where that picture was! Hooray! Then at the end of the post, I decided to put a current picture of Christopher. So, I started looking in August when he would have left for school...oh, yea, he is done with school, no leaving for school pictures. When was he home last?? It was hard to find a picture of just Christopher's face. Ok, be warned people, I am out hunting all my children with my camera. I will be snapping pictures like crazy! I need more of YOUR face.

**If the spacing is wrong, I give up....just enjoy whatever it is you see!

Circa 1983

Look what I found while going through old pictures.....
Notice the baby in the bottom of the picture....Christopher
GOOD LUCK, STEVEN!

Mother Said

A few of the things I said to my children this morning:

9 + 9 = 18...remember

Skateboard has a "K" in it!

What do you want for breakfast?

Wear long pants and a short sleeve shirt.

I love you!

Have a good day!

Good Luck on your CPA test!

As I went on my walk/run (3.68 miles) today, my brain was racing and one of the thoughts I had were that I was glad to be a mother. Who knew that on the same day I would be reminding one of my children about 9 + 9 and another child to do his best on his CPA test.

It's really the job I have always wanted. So, here are my thanks to my HUSBAND that makes this possible AND to our children. You are all loved, wanted, unique, precious, needed. You make me proud and happy to be known as "your" mother.

Here are all the babies!

Christopher and Steven

Chase...just new! And Chase a month later.

(Too much?)

Zak

Quinn then Kylie

Griffin

Scripture Power!

Not everyone thinks to bring their scriptures to Stonehenge!