Christmas interview-Carter

I interviewed my 7 year old again....he loves seeing this on my blog! :)


Why is Christmas SPECIAL?
- CAUSE it is Jesus's birthday
- snow
- family-food-home-friends

Why do you love Christmas?
- Cause we get presents {naturally}
- Cause it is Jesus's birthday
- Cause Santa comes!

What do you want for Christmas?
- a cute puppy!!!!!!!!
- puppy food
- $oney for the dogs DR appointments!!!!! :)
- a DS
- DS games
- basketball shoes (that has not been on the list until right this minute)
- JASPER basketball uniform {another new one}
- a new bat
- mitt

Do you like snow?
-YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS A LOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

WHY?
- because it is fun to play in and it is cold and I get to wear my overalls. It is SOOOO fun.

Are you glad to be off of school?
-YES -excellenta (he thinks this is a spanish word??? )

WHAT DO YOU or your Kids want ?

Carter has been pretty adamin about a puppy! He keeps checking the internet for puppies for sale in Dubois County.. He counts his $ everytime he gets a few extra dollars...he REALLY REALLY wants a puppy for Christmas! Stay tuned to see if he gets a puppy from Santa!!
HOHOHO!

Old Friends are the BEST FRIENDS!!!

Here are my girls---- Donna-Heather-Ann-Me Tammy-Von-Renita- & Becky.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

Well, I waited awhile to post this to get the pictures from our "GNO" But....Miss Heather has not sent them yet. sooooooo....I will post some later. We had our anual GNO It was the 8 of us.....ALL but 1 showed. We were all grade/high school friends. We stay in contact and get together about 3 times a year. (Some of us more-but as a group only @ 3ish) Heather lives the futherest away-Columbus-In - then Renita- in Evansville and the rest of us live in Dubois County. It was once again a BALL!! thanks girls!! We laugh- we eat-talk-drink-we eat some more and drink-and-sometimes we even spit up ha.....we ALL pretty well agreed.... we have ADD! We can NOT stay on one topic for very long at all...BUT...thats what happens when you put a room full of 38 year old girls together..

We left Becs around 11:00 pm and headed to Fleis. IT WAS PACKED!! They had karoka there and e-one was there. We headed in only to find {by the way only 5 of the 8 went} ALL of us were headed into different directions. It was a GREAT time just havingfun-laughing-and getting out. We then had to call our taxi {thanks Ann} she came into Fleigs at 2:30 am in the freezing cold-cause she did not want us to drive.....WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR! Fleigs was actually still pretty happening but....we had enough! We then headed to Heathers mom for a "slumber party". It was fun-we have stayed there the past 2 years and it always tops off the GNO. So I just want to say THANKS! To the BEST friends EVER!! IT was once again-a NIGHT TO REMEMBER!

welcome HOME to the Troops

Just got back from town - they had the parade with the troops returning from IRAQ! It was really neat to see-Carter and I left home @ 7:30 to just drive around the square.....well there was no driving @ the square- everything was blocked off. People standing with umbrellas in one hand and American Flags in the other. Wrapped in Flag blankets-holding red and blue balloons- stars and strips on their umbrellas and hats. It was really touching! We ended up parking and getting out. The troops were just going thru Ferdinand when we got to the square....so I figured it would not be long.. {that is why Jason decided to stay at home-he figured they would not be on time and IU was on and he did not want to miss that of course....} ANYWAYS.....per some phone calls people around us had gotten, they were now in Huntingburg and they had gotten stopped by not 1 but 2 trains!! You got to be kidding -right! I was ticked and I didnt even know any of the soldiers coming home- or should I said I didnt have any loved ones....Well, it was time and you could hear the sirens but could not see the police cars etc... FINALLY they came up the road to the square......Waving out the windows {some could barely get there windows open} some looked happy some just looked like they were in awe.....the families cheering-yelling I love you-great job-thank you!! It was really neat to be a part of it!!

The way home was spent answering 100 and I mean 100?s that Carter had! He first asked if they used "paint ball guns over in IRAQ" UH NO was my answer!! He wanted to know where the Iraquie people were....where the dead ones were--who dies more us or them- this little guy was not gonna stop- thank God we finally arrived home and it was b.t(9:00-I let him fudge tonite-so we could go see that) As he lays here right next to me and sleeps I pray that whatever route he decides to take when he gets older- and where ever God leads him that he will always be safe-whether he is playing "paintball" or in the Army! GOD BLESS THE USA!

The cutest little card...I ever did see!

YEP thats right I said card-- Christmas that is! I freaked out yesterday when I got my first one and then today---today I got "the cutest little card you EVER did see"! (heck mine are at the press - but not done yet) OMG It is from my friend Kelly Frank! She has three little cuties (2 girls Faith & Ellie and 1 boy Bryce) and boy are they ever "hammin" it up! It is 4 sides of professional pictures.It is all black background and black cloths with red hats/gloves for the girls and white for Bryce! I wish soooo bad I could post it on here....Cant wait to show you!! I love photo Christmas cards-they are sooo fun to get!! Have a Great Wednesday- I know I will I am off- (last vacation day for 2008) ENJOY! <>< Amy

Can you say SNOW~

some more that is! I LOVE SNOW!! WE (my whole family love snow) When my G-ma Greaty was alive we use to always call her at the first sign of a snowflake. Now that she is gone - I call my mother instead. It is just so peaceful and beautiful! I just love watching it fall! Today at work I went outside for break and just stood there and let it fall on my face..Kris then came out and she too did the same thing. There is something so heavenly about it. My great friend Shannon lives in Chicago and I KNOW she probably has much more snow and I am so jealous.... :) I know this may sound carney to some- but in the evening I will goto the window and look out at the street light to see if it is still snowing. When I wake up in the morning to snow - I am HAPPY......BUT if it has stopped I am not so happy.....there is just something about watching it snow that makes me happy! So... let it snow let it snow let it snow!!! :)