Housing Chart

I found this to be staggering. The video is a little long but worth watching. It is amazing that no one else talks about this stuff. I know it can be overwhelming to focas on the current economic situation but I also think we should be informed and prepared. Dear Lord please grant some common sense on Washington, please let there be some bright stars on capital hill who can wisely help us make the best decisions for my children's future. If things need to be tough for a while in order to get us back on solid footing, then so be it. I just want to trust someone in government again. I know that my hope and trust is first found in you but while we are down here on earth, please raise up some leaders who seek your guidance as well. Please be with those who have been hit the hardest, may their faith in you be strengthened and may we as Christians help our fellow brothers in need.

Dance Party!!!

***Remember to turn down the music on the bottom left of blog to listen to video****
Well this is not the typical music I have the kids listening to at my house but this song has a little history for our family. Over Christmas my younger brother showed me an SNL clip with Beyonce singing her "Single Ladies" song and Justin Timberlake as her back up dancer. It was extremely funny and I kept thinking about it so I downloaded the song from itunes and then burned onto a cd. My little brother also told me that when his son listened to the song he called it "Single lex". So about a month later I was flipping through tv channels and the video was on MTV and Will heard it. Later on in the week I was listening to it in the car and Will said play the "Single lex" song again. Now Will did not know that my nephew Colin called the song this, so I found it very funny that he chose to title the song the same way. Now the song is a daily request from him. I think he really likes the beat of it and so we just sing along to the chorus. Luckily both my kids don't really pay attention to the lyrics so they don't understand the real purpose of the song. If you know that song I am hoping he does eventually know that he will eventually need to "put a ring on it".
So today I decided to video tape them dancing to it, Mike is out of town and I thought he would get a real kick out of watching his kids break it down. They of course cracked me up, Abby just kept running in and out of the shot but Will was the dancing machine. Can't wait to pull this video out years from now when Will has a serious girlfriend. Enjoy the dancing, it is a little long but about 1 to 1 and 1/2 minutes in Will shows some hints of break dancing, he does the 80's proud. Not sure what kind of dancing exactly goes on in Heaven but this family will definitely be game for it.

Great Find

Mike and I have had a kid free weekend. Mike's parents graciously took the kids for a "Nona and Papa Adventure" weekend as we have come to call it. They went to the Newport Aquarium today and they had a blast. We are so grateful to have two sets of grandparents who love our kids so much and love to take them for the weekend. Well I got to go out and run some errands. I spent one hour in Hobby Lobby. Normally I do not venture to Hobby Lobby and if I do I have a very specific purpose. There are way too many breakables in this store and I usually have my kids in tow therefore it is clearly too risky. So I had so much fun looking around and then I found this scripture plaque. I have wanted to decorate my family room with something scriptural but wasn't sure what yet. I saw this wonderful plaque and put it front and center on my mantle, I enjoy looking at it as I sit here and type. Also this item was on sale, it cost me a whopping 7 dollars. Thankfully I know that the words written on the plaque are priceless because they are spoken by my heavenly father. What a great reminder for my family and I each day, especially when all the news has been so doom and gloom. Thanks Lord for your timeless words of scripture and that you share them with me freely.

The Mommy Card

I just recieved these in the mail today. They are technically calling/business cards but since I am in the business of being a mommy, I call them my Mommy cards. It has my Name and monogram on front with my official title of Abby and Will's mom. On the back I had printed my home and cell number as well as my email. They also came in a cute pink and white polka dot tin that matches. I can't wait to pass my first one out. I love all the cool things I have found on etsy.com. God did not supply me with the gift of craftiness but I am happy to support that gift in others. Hope you all check out the mommy card sight and spend time checking out some other great finds as well.

Cheese!!!

Well Abby lost her first Top tooth the other day and this has been very eye opening. It is the first time that losing a tooth has affected her smile. She has lost some bottom teeth but she already had the permanent teeth growing in behind. It is also interesting because she has a little lisp on certain words now. We tried to have her say Sister Susie Sitting on a Thistle from the Two front teeth for Christmas song and it was very funny. We have several months before school pictures so I am wondering if the toothless grin will get captured or not. I remember looking back at pictures of me during the losing teeth phase and there were definitely some interesting ones. My little girl is growing up but she still has a sweet spirit to her. I pray that as she changes and grows physically that her relationship with her heavenly father grows as well. Thankyou Lord for my little girl, toothless grin and all.

Not Again!!!

Last night as I checked on the kiddos I found not only Will sleeping on the floor, but Abby as well. If you scroll down a few posts you will see what Will started doing a couple nights ago and now his sister has decided she doesn't want to miss out on the fun. The good news is that if this depression really does hit I know that I could sell their beds and they would be completely okay with it.

Promise

Is our God amazing or what. This is the picture out my back window today. It was not only the most vibrant rainbow I have ever seen, it was also a double rainbow. There was intense rain, wind and then the sun came out and God provided a rainbow. What a powerful God, the same God the can bring wind and rain can bring the beauty of a rainbow as well. This all occurred within a few minutes, wind then rain then sun then rainbow. Thankyou Lord for your promise to Noah that you would never destroy the earth again with a flood and used a rainbow to seal the promise. Thank you that during these uncertain times you reveal yourself to us, you give us hope, you give us the gift of eternal life. I am truly blessed to be loved by you.