Tuesday, November 20, 2007

8 things I’m passionate about…

Learning more about God's Word
Teaching Rachel
Tim
sewing
photography
learning to cook better
Babies



8 things I say often

I love you
Are you okay?
Please stop whining
No,no, no
You want to eat...again?!
Where's your baby?
What are you doing?
Would you please...


8 books I’ve read recently (or want to read)…


Harry Potter 1
Harry Potter 2
Harry Potter 3
Harry Potter 4 (well almost)
Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room
Perhaps I need to be reading more....

8 things I want to do before I die…

Travel to New Zealand/Australia
Maybe Africa
See more of the US
Have more children
Adopt a child
See Rachel marry
Go on a cruise
Knit something bigger than a pin cushion


8 songs I can listen to over and over again, and probably have…


Shifting Sand--Caedmon's Call
Rachel singing "Holy Holy Holy"
Like a Skin--Sara Groves
Jesus Loves Me
Dance--Caedmon's Call (it reminds me of when Tim and I 1st started dating, this song was from the 1st CD Tim bought me.)
Hymns times 3 (he he)


8 things that attract me to my friends


Bring out my non-shy side
Considerate
(Goodness this is hard)
Funny
Sarcastic
Love Jesus
Crafty
Really Listen

8 things I learned in the last year

How to sew children's aprons
How to make a pillowcase dress
How to plan a meal for two weeks and to follow it
That Ron Paul is awesome
I re-learned (many times over) that Jesus pursues me before I pursue Him
That learning patience is also a lesson in being content (I'm not skilled in either)
That toddlers understand WAY more than you think
I've learned that I have a LOT more to learn

Ok, so I didn't put 8 answers on ALL of them but I know you'll forgive me.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

What?

Now this is just getting ridiculous! I received this "alert" from the AFA (American Family Association) today.


Dear Leah,

At PetSmart, Christmas doesn't exist. It is not to be found anywhere on their Web Site. AFA checked out the local PetSmart store and there was no Christmas there, either.

A search on PetSmart's home page found 252 references to "holiday." It also found 43 references to "Christmas." But, alas, this is very misleading. When you click on "Christmas" you are directed to a page containing the same gifts you get when you search for holiday. Of all the items that pop up when you search for Christmas, not a single one mentions Christmas or is identified as being a Christmas gift.

At PetSmart, everything is "holiday."


I'm sure, if I had a dog, he would protest! Or wear a button.

Come on AFA, seriously?

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Halloween isn't the end of Fall or the beginning of Christmas

It seems this year that we didn't do the traditional Fall/Halloween activities. First, we didn't go to the pumpkin patch this year. It was just too dang hot. It's not fun lugging around a 24 lb toddler or chasing her from one corner of God's earth to the other...especially, when it's hot

Second, we didn't really dress up for Halloween or go trick-or-treating. No, we don't think is sacreligious. It just didn't happen. Rachel wouldn't, for the life of me, wear her super-cute butterfly costume. Also, we had tickets to see "Disney on Ice: Finding Nemo". If you were wondering, it was pretty delightful. Considering what they charge for a concert or symphony,I thought it was worth the money. Especially, since I didn't have to buy Rach a ticket.

Truthfully, we did trick-or-treat...at Publix. It was great! We got a good bit o'candy and other loot; including a reflective slap bracelet.


So, anyway, we did visit the Botanical Gardens one day when it was cool. I snapped some pictures w/ my film SLR (which my bro-in-law found at the thrift store for $1.00!!) and I captured some on Halloween day (don't let the non-Halloween attire fool you).







Ok, so I put one in there of my front door. I just thought it was a pretty picture. :)