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Back to doing what I love

When I was expecting Taylor, I got into scrapbooking. It is my favorite hobby! The last time I scrapbooked was about a year and a half ago when I lived in Olathe, Colorado. But we moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in October of last year and put my scrapbooking stuff in storage because we lived in a LITTLE 800 square foot townhouse, (I'm so glad to be out of there!) Then in March of this year, we moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma. I started working about a month after we lived here, and I worked up until the beginning of September. And that brings us up to date. Me and Shonna R (also moved here from GJ) have been talking about getting together and scrapbook. Finally we talked about having a scrapbook get together weekly at the church and whoever scrapbooks, or wants to learn to scrapbook, is welcome to come. Last week, we had our first day, and had a pretty decent turnout, there was (including me) 7 ladies there. We had so many laughs, and lots of good visiting. It was just a really fun day. Then Ryan had company this past weekend, so guess what I did? Scrap booked! It was great. I worked on memorial pages of my Dad for my kids, and got a lot of pages done. It just feels so good to get back to doing what I love. Scrapbooking is my craft!

Follow up to our van: I talked to the company that I had got that estimate from, and asked them if we could do away with ALL the things that needed fixed and just take care of the brakes and the hardware, and they said yes. So we got it fixed. There are still other things needing fixed, but we will take care of that little by little down the road.

Car problems stink!

I think that we were chosen out of many people to have to go through car trials. I know everyone else has car problems from time to time, but we seem to have them regularly. Our last car, which was a Pontiac Grand Am, gave us CONSTANT problems. I'm pretty sure it was a lemon. We probably sunk around $7,000.00 dollars in repair in that piece of junk. And you know we always had a loan on it and the payoff was way more than the book value of that thing, so we were STUCK with it. We would fix one thing and immediately another thing would go wrong with it. And a lot of the things were very pricey! Transmission, clutch, you name it, we fixed it. Well, we finally got rid of it and bought Ollie and Sharon's van (Dodge Grand Caravan), which had a warranty left on it. SO we didn't have to deal with anything for a while, probably a year. Then the warranty expired and things started to slowly go wrong. We had to put new brakes on the van last April (2006). And then in September,2006, Ryan was backing up and hit a corner post which made a huge dent in the front drivers side, knocking out the turning signal and making a loud noise every time you open the drivers door. I know that's not the van's fault, but it is still something that needs fixed. Then in June (2007), I was driving out to Colorado for Stephanie's wedding and the stupid air conditioner went out on me. It will cost around $700.00 to get fixed. So we had NO A/C this summer, it was MISERABLE. The passenger sliding door is starting to be hard to open. And just recently our van's brakes started to squeak and even when we weren't using the brakes, the wheels squeaked. SO I had it checked out today, and there's a bunch of things needing fixed that will cost $478.00. I'm very frustrated! Why does car repairs have to cost so much??? If we fix everything that needs fixed on our van, it would probably cost us $2,500.00. Just say a little prayer for us, this is just a trial, I know, but I'm incredibly stressed over this STUPID van.

Great weekend

There's not a lot to talk about in our life, but we had a busy weekend, but very enjoyable. Friday night, Taylor, Blake and I went to see the Bee Movie with Cherrie, her mom, her kids and her niece & nephew. It was really a cute movie :) Then Saturday, we went to Aiden's 4th birthday party at Chris and Melissa's house. Melissa had done a GREAT job decorating for the party and the kids had a great time over there. And today we all went to Bob and Donna's 40th Anniversary party. It was really put together VERY nicely! It looked just like a wedding reception. It was very enjoyable, and what a nice couple they are! So we really enjoyed that.

I also just realized that I hadn't posted any pics of Taylor's fifth disease yet. She really didn't get it as bad as Blake did. I know it could get worse, but it just didn't do the same to Taylor as it did to Blake. I took a couple pictures tonight but the pictures proves that it was nothing compared to Blake's. I think hers is about over too, so it didn't last near as long. She barely had it on her face, and she only had it on her arms and legs. So enough of me rambling on, I just hadn't wrote anything on her and wanted to update everyone on her rash. Her leg

Satan's meeting. This will really make you stop and think.

I received this as an e-mail and I just wanted to share it, it really does make you stop and think. I can see a lot of this in my life, which makes me want to change it!

SATAN'S MEETING (Read even if you're busy)

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church." "We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and Knowing the truth." "We can't even keep them from forming an intimate Relationship with their Saviour." "Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power Over them is broken." "So let them go to their churches; let them have their Covered dish dinners,BUT steal their time, so they Don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.."

"This is what I want you to do," said the devil: "Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and Maintaining that vital connection throughout their Day!" "How shall we do this?" his demons shouted. "Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and Invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, Borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and The husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a Day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles." "Keep them from spending time with their children" "As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"

"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice." "Entice them to play the radio or ipod. Whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, Cd's and Their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it That every store and restaurant in the world plays Non-biblical music constantly." "This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."

"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and Newspapers." "Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day." "Invade their driving moments with billboards." "Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order Catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter And promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."

"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV So their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with Their wives. " "Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night." "If they don't give their husbands the love they need, They will begin to look elsewhere." "That will fragment their families quickly!"

"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching Their children the real meaning of Christmas." "Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about His resurrection and power over sin and death."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive." "Have them return from their recreation exhausted." "Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation.

Send them to amusement parks, sporting Events, plays, concerts, and movies instead." "Keep them busy, busy, busy!" "And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve Them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences." "Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have No time to seek power from Jesus." "Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of The cause."

"It will work!" "It will work!" It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, Going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families. Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus To change lives. I guess the question is, has the devil been successful In his schemes?

You be the judge!!!!! Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY.