I apologize!

Just wanted to apologize to everyone who has come by and dropped - I haven't posted anything up since Wednesday and I haven't been able to drop since then either. Been a very busy week. This is the last week of my semester and I've had a few big assignments to finish up. From this point forward I will get one really good week's worth of a break before I start the next semester!

So - I'll be dropping again here for all my regular droppers and I promise I'll be posting up some more stuff here soon as well.

See ya round the sphere!

Wordless Wednesday!

It was Dress-up Day today!

I guess while Daddy was at work today, it was Dress-up day back at the household! Mary took the first picture - these are some awfully cute kids! But, you know, I'm just their Daddy!

From what I understand, Kylie found her Pooh costume and wanted to wear it - so Jelly Belly Ryan just had to put on his Spiderman costume as well. Here's both of them together in Kylie's room.

I thought the first picture was so cute, I decided to see if I could get them back in their costumes so I get could some more pix when I got home. Ryan didn't want to put his costume on again - he was too busy watching Spiderman! Here's Kylie in her room.

Finally got a full-size picture of her. What a cutie!

Did I mention how much I really like having a digital camera again? We've been capturing some really great pictures lately! There are going to be many more where these came from. Stay tuned!

My Step-Son is getting married next month!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it in a previous post or not, but I have a 22 year old step-son who is currently in the Army and stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. He called us up last month to let us know that he was getting married!

Wow! He's only 22! He can't possibly be ready yet. He just met the girl only about 8 months ago. We barely know her. Actually, we got the phone call from him, AFTER we got the phone call from his father. His father called up Mary on a Friday evening to let her know that Danny was going to call her to let her know that he and his girlfriend were going to a Justice of the Peace the following Monday to get married!

Well - naturally - Mary flipped out! Within minutes of hanging up with Danny's father, Danny called. Mary was already prepared! She already got in to the whole they are too young, they should wait, yada yada yada. Danny never did get to tell her they were going to a JOP on Monday. Well, Sunday evening, Danny calls to let her know that after a lot of discussion they set the date for June 14.

Everything has been a whirlwind since! We got to "meet" the future in-laws by telephone and e-mails. Apparently, everything is being done on the cheap! The wedding ceremony is being held at the base chapel. The "reception" was originally going to be held at The Golden Corral! When I heard that, I nearly fell out laughing so hard! Mary and Danny's father were on the phone complaining to one another about EVERYTHING!. Danny's grandmother used to work in a bakery so she was going to bake the wedding cake until she heard the "reception" was at the Golden Corral. Anyway, Danny's dad started calling around to places and found a real reception hall. So - the grandmother is baking the wedding cake again!

We were told the wedding would be "casual." Danny said that his bride will be wearing a "wedding dress," he's wearing a white suit, and his best man (who just happens to be his father) is wearing a white suit, and the grooms men (my two boys) are wearing canary yellow button down shirts with tan khakis! Oh! What a picture I have in my head of how this is going to go!

Next thing you know, we get an e-mail from the future mother-in-law. Apparently, one of the sisters designed the wedding announcements and invitations on the computer. Well, they sure looked good on the computer! Once we received them, they were printed up on regular yellow printer paper. I sure wish we had heard of 1st Class Wedding Invitations before we said "okay" to the one's they made and printed up!

If we had known about 1st Class Wedding Invitations before we received that e-mail and subsequent invitation, we could have told them about the ZOOM feature that allows you to see their invitations in greater detail than what they provided us - and the fact this feature itself is pretty unique when it comes to wedding invitation websites. We would have been glad to pay for these for them. Based on their colors and the invitation we received from them, this is the one I would have recommended to them:


The next e-mail to come from the future mother-in-law was pictures of the "wedding dress" and the "dress" the Maid of Honor (which also happens to be her mother) would be wearing as well as pictures of the dresses the bridesmaids would be wearing! Oh lordy that sent Mary in to a panic. The so-called "wedding dress" as Danny put it is actually a formal Bridal Gown from David's Bridal. The Maid of Honor is wearing a full-length gown and the bridesmaids are all wearing matching gowns! I thought this was just supposed to be casual? Mary had already gone out and purchased a casual, and very elegant looking, sun-dress.

Of course, Mary immediately got on the phone with Danny. His response to the question about the formal gowns and the fact that he said it was casual - "I don't know about these things..here..talk to Nikki (the future daughter-in-law)." Mary talked to Nikki - which was of no help to her at all! Nikki's take on the whole thing is that this has gotten out of control and that it was never meant to go down like this. She says that "everyone can come however they want, it's no biggy."

Oh what a calamity this is turning out to be so far! I can't wait to see how this whole thing is going to turn out! I guess what really matters is that they learn on their own and that they can both be happy in love. I'll post on this in June when we get back and let you know how things turned out!

Just had to post this!

About 12 years ago I received the following in an e-mail. In those 12 years I've had 5 different jobs with 5 different companies. I printed this up and put it in my office when I first received it. Regardless of what job I was in or where I was at, I carried this with me to the next job and posted it up on my wall. I was looking at this again today and thought this would be great to share with everyone in case you haven't already seen it. It is titled:

A Child's 10 Commandments to Parents - By Dr. Kevin Leman

1. My hands are small; please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you.

2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; please let me explore safely; don't restrict me unnecessarily.

3. Housework will always be there. I'm only little for such a short time -- please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly.

4. My feelings are tender; please be sensitive to my needs; don't nag me all day long. (You wouldn't want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness). Treat me as you would like to be treated.

5. I am a special gift from heaven. Please treasure me as God intended you to do, holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by, and disciplining me in a loving manner.

6. I need your encouragement, but not your praise, to grow. Please go easy on the criticism; remember you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.

7. Please give me the freedom to make decisions concerning myself. Permit me to fail so that I can learn from my mistakes. Then someday I'll be prepared to make the kind of decisions life requires of me.

8. Please don't do things over for me. Somehow that makes me feel that my efforts didn't quite measure up to your expectations. I know it's hard, but please don't try to compare me with my brother or my sister.

9. Please don't be afraid to leave for a weekend. Kids need vacations from parents, just as parents need vacations from kids.

10. Please take me to church regularly, setting a good example for me to follow. I enjoy learning more about God.

Enjoy!

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Frakkin' Freaky Fridays!

Hi all ~ nothing really to report at this moment! Just thought I'd let everyone know that beginning next Friday I'm starting a regular Friday post titled Frakkin' Freaky Fridays. I'll be scouring the web throughout the week to find some of the freakiest stuff that I can and then report it here on Fridays.

So, stay tuned and make sure check back in here on Fridays to see what kind of stuff I can find out there! If you come across anything, feel free to send me an e-mail and post a link in one of my discussion posts.

Gotta run! Preparing for BSG tonight. Looks like it's gonna be a really good one tonight!

See ya!