I Just Love This Guy!

Yesterday was my birthday. My hubby and I took the kids to the zoo and spent the day with my brother and his family. It was a wonderful day. Last night before going to bed, my hubby says to me, "Did you have a good birthday? I feel like I should have given you some pretty jewelry..you deserve it." I said no, that's okay..then I looked at my wedding ring. I said, "This engagement ring you bought me 12 years ago may not have been the most expensive or the biggest, but it is extremely good quality to have withstood 12 years on my hand. I'm happy to say it's never chipped and the setting hasn't weakend at all! And I never lost the stone."

Then, and this is why I love him so darned much, he says, "I don't know about ring quality, but I am very glad that our marriage has never chipped or weakened or been lost, I love you honey." He called me honey! :)

Don't you just love it when your hubby says the right things at the right times!

It Just Get's Better Folks!

"President-elect Barack Obama will reverse U.S. family planning and AIDS prevention strategies that have long linked global funding to anti-abortion and abstinence education, a public-health adviser said."Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy, Aide Says


"I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then."
Deut. 30:17 H/T Our God is an Awesome God

Change is a'comin'!

Obama Weighs Quick Undoing of Bush Policy

Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact Drudgereport

Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact Miami Herald

Obama reviews Bush orders on stem cells, drilling Breitbart.com

Why do I care?

Obama Renews Support for Embryonic Stem Cell Researc

Obama stock: Stem cell research benefits Geron (GERN)

So what is Embryonic Stem Cell Research?

Fact Sheet: Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Embryonic Stem Cell Research—Old Controversy; New Debate

Keep your ears open..this issue will fly low if the new President elect can keep it that way. This is just a glimmer of what is to come with this change to a more radical culture of death.

UPDATE:
You know what? We are all gonna die sometime folks. The politico's are appealing to the elderly in our America. Treating ESC's as the fountain of youth..cures for all their ills. Well we are all gonna die no matter how many ESC's you have put in your body. No matter how many embryo's are destroyed to fix what ails us.

Thanks!

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Here are my blogs:

Red Cardigan at And Sometimes Tea

Michael John Poirier at Along The Way

Sarah at Moira Lives!

Cassie at A Blessed Life

Angie at Many Little Blessings

Fr. T at The Black Biretta

More to come..technical difficulties..

My First Time

Okay..I've never done this before...be gentle.

One word answers, please. Oh, gosh, can I do it?
1. where is your cell phone? purse

2. where is dh? library

3. your hair color? brown

4. your mother? mom

5. your father? dad

6. your favorite thing? hubby

7. your dream last night? none

8. your dream/goal? baby

9. the room you're in? living

10. your hobby? music

11. your fear? spiders

12. where do you want to be in six years? home

13. where were you last night? work

14. what you're not? mathmetician

15. one of your wish list items? baby

16. where you grew up? Army

17. the last thing you did? shopped

18. what are you wearing? jeans

19. your tv? ok

20. your pet? outside

21. your computer? laptop

22. your mood? fantastic

23. missing someone? Michelle

24. your car? garage

25. something you're not wearing? coat

26. favorite store? none

27. your summer? wonderful

28. love someone? many

29. your favorite color? red

30. when is the last time you laughed? today

31. last time you cried? months

Saturday Service

Today is the Marine Corps Toys For Tots 5K run in our area. My fantastic 4 and my hubby got up this morning at 0400 so they could be ready to help set up and support the local Marine units with this wonderful charity. Now, only my Top 3 are in the Young Marines, but my fantastic 4th decided she'd get up with them.

If you haven't heard of Toys for Tots or want more info click the Here.

Phantom Friday

We have just completed a week study on The Phantom of The Opera. We watched the 2004 movie and sang the songs. We learned about the Broadway play and made plans to go see it as soon as financially possible. We talked about the Christian themes of compassion, kindness and sacrifice. We discussed how evil can sneak into our lives in what may seem, at first, to be beautiful. It was a good week with lots and lots of great discussion on virtues and vices.

My oldest, in drama, enjoyed it so much that he is going to ask his drama teacher if they can perform this in the future. They are currently in rehearsals for The Wizard of Oz, my son is the Tin Man.

So, today is Phantom Friday..the kids want to make a video themselves. This should be fun. Hopefully I'll get to post it soon.

Next week we will be discussing Johnny Tremain! Check it out from your local library (book or movie).