Thanks.

I want to say "Thank you" to my family and friends who helped out with the Karing4Kara fundraisers. My family donated money, baked items, yard sale items, silent auction items, volunteered time and helped out by watching my girls on the days of the events. I appreciate you all more than you know! I also want to say "Thank you" to my wonderful husband. I took on a huge project and didn't really ask if he wanted to help...I volunteered him. He jumped right in without hesitation.

Luke, you make me very proud. You are a hard worker and a great man. Thanks for everything you have done to help out our friends! I love you!

God Is Good.

The girls and I were baking for the pie auction tomorrow. Kinnison said, "When these are done can we eat a little bit?" I said, "No, these are for Kara's fundraiser tomorrow. Doesn't it feel good to help people?" She said, " Yes, it feels good and it makes God and Jesus very happy." I almost cried. I said, "That is right. We don't want to be selfish and only think of ourselves, we want to help others. Do you know what being selfish means?" She said, "Yes, and it makes Jesus sad." My 3.5 year old gets...why don't some adults? She is wise beyond her years.

I am so thankful for my girls. They are a gift from God. They are sweet, smart, beautiful and kind. I couldn't ask for anything more. God is soooo good!

Campout.

We went camping on Saturday night. I got some cute photos! It was a perfect day for camping. I LOVE this weather. I am guessing you all know that though. I am pretty sure all I talk about is how I HATE hot weather and LOVE fall! :)

And just for fun......

My silly girl (A.K.A. Mr. Potato Head)

Sad.

August 20th was the due date of the second baby we miscarried. I did pretty well that day. Kinnison, Kimber, work and school have kept me very busy, which keeps me distracted. I had a bad today and for some reason it hit me. I can't get it off my mind. A cookie cake sure would be nice about now. I have a lot of homework to do. But, I think when I am done I will watch a movie, eat some ice cream and remember our sweet baby.

Sorry.

Sorry I haven't been posting much. We have just been too busy. I know I have said it a million times, but I can't wait to graduate! This semester has been really tough. I was hoping that next semester would be easy, but from what I have heard, it will be worse. My classes and my homework have taken a lot of time away from Luke and the girls. It makes it very difficult to stay motivated. Today we had another family reunion. It was at the Battlefield Park. We took the girls for a walk and I got some great photos.

More Dancing

Yee Haw!

This weekend is the Clothesline Fair. We rode in the parade today. It poured! The kids had a blast though. We ran out of candy before we got to the four way stop. Tonight they danced in front of everyone. They did a great job. They will dance again on Monday night. Here are some photos...

*Look at their faces. I hope the photographer got a better shot.

And, here is a photo of my new Jeep. It is a 2007 Jeep Commander. Kinnison calls it the Mander. I love it. It still has the new car smell!

Mander,

I want to apologize in advance for my husband's stinky butt, the spilled milk and all of the mud. Most of all, I want to apologize for the vomit. I guarantee you will be puked in more than once. Sorry.

Welcome to the family!

Goodbye.

Friday night we said goodbye to another member of our family. Luke sold my suburban. I loved my suburban. It had over 180,000 miles on it though. I wanted to buy another suburban and keep this one. But, we couldn't afford to do that. It was a great vehicle and I will miss it!

Must See.

I have been following AnySoldier.com since it first began in 2003. I have sent care packages to Iraq when friends and family were deployed. But, I am ashamed to say I have never sent anything through this website. If you click on "where to send" it will take you to a list of emails from soldiers. Sometimes they even post photos. Please visit www.anysoldier.com. I am going to send a package or two before Christmas. Send me an email if you would like to donate some items. I will pay the shipping!

Also, check out https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Silly.

Kimber was being quiet...which is unusual. This is what I found...