I've been diagnosed with PTDD - please watch

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Winter Wonderland

We've gotten so much snow in the past two days that

we aren't really sure what to do with it all.

It started snowing early Wednesday morning and by

Wednesday night we had accumulated 20+ inches.

Now the temperature is dropping.

I think it was about 5 above last night.

All the snow has been insulating the house

and it has been nice and toasty inside.

It sure is beautiful outside!

In case you were wondering, that mysterious object under the snow is our picnic table.

Zoe's house turned into an igloo overnight.

I think she is enjoying the warmth from

her house being insulated by the snow.

It's been a rough year,

but we've made it through (so far).

But not everyone is as lucky as I am...

The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit car in the mail.

I ordered a burger at MacDonald's, and the kid behind the

counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?

If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds,"

you have to call and ask if they mean you or them.

Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.

MacDonald's is selling the 1/4 'ouncer'.

Parents in Beverly Hills and Malibu are firing their nannies

and learning their children's names.

A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.

Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.

Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.

The Mafia is laying off judges.

Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 congressmen.

Congress says they're investigating the Bernard Madoff scandal. OH GREAT!!! The guy who made $50 billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made 1.5 trillion disappear!

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy. wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, and our retirement funds, that I called the Suicide Lifeline and was connected to a call center in Pakistan. When I told the I was suicidal, the got all excited,

and asked if I could drive a truck.

Hope you got a laugh out of these!

Here are some pictures I finally put

on the blog from this past September.

We went to SilverWood Theme Park with our youth group.

It was really fun, but very cold. :) We enjoyed the trip!

The Aftershock is everyone's favorite ride but mine. (it makes me sick)

After everyone went on it 5 times in a row it made them sick too! lol

My favorite Italian chef

Before the ride...

After the ride...

I'm not sure why I found this so humorous :)

Family Picture Time

Back to Bloggin'

I know it has been awhile since we've posted much. November has gone by so quickly and we are coming up on a new year. God has blessed us tremendously in

this past year and we thank him for it!

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving.

We did our usual meal, game of Pit,

and just enjoyed each others fellowship.

It was very fun!

I had to get some pictures of the table

Everything was delicious!

(Just for the record, that is sparkling cider at the table)

I had to get a picture of the place settings.

It is really fun to be able to use my china on Thanksgiving!

In my opinion, this is the most important corner of the day.

A creamer for each pot of coffee and fixin's to make more. :D

More random pictures

These are from my b-day party back in October.

It was fun to spend time with everyone.

I'm not sure how Pastor got roped into this picture :)

I think my eyes were closed in terror in this pict.

Senior Pictures

Flynn is a senior this year!

Here are a few shots from this fall.

We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator,
In grateful devotion our tribute we bring;
We lay it before Thee, we kneel and adore Thee,
We bless Thy holy Name, glad praises we sing.

We worship Thee, God of our fathers, we bless Thee;
Through life’s storm and tempest our guide have Thou been;
When perils overtake us, escape Thou will make us,
And with Thy help, O Lord, our battles we win.

With voices united our praises we offer,
To Thee, great Jehovah, glad anthems we raise.
Thy strong arm will guide us, our God is beside us,
To Thee, our great Redeemer, forever be praise.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some really cute pictures

that Joanna took of Si and Erin's kids the other day.

I'm sure they are some of the cutest kids in the world!

This is my favorite :)

The time has come...

to announce the WINNER

of our Starbucks gift card giveaway!!!

Who will it be?

Who will be sipping on a latte next?

The suspense is building...

The excitement is growing...

And the winner is...

Brandon Watkins!!!!

Congratulations and thanks for participating!

Be sure to congratulate the winner :)

Starbucks Giveaway

We are thrilled by the way all of you have jumped to the task of commenting on our blog, so we thought we might reward you for all the extra effort. It also appears that there may be some of you who are still a little too shy to say hello, so we wanted to present a challenge to you. Starting today we are collecting comments for a STARBUCKS GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY. For those of you who are Starbucks addicts and are to shy to comment, we want to get you in the competitive spirit! On October 15, 2010 we will be doing a drawing for a $15.00 Starbucks gift card.

WILL YOU RISE TO THE CHALLENGE?

Here are the rules: You can comment once a day for the following fourteen days. On the 15, we will put all the comments in a bucket and pick the winner! Just remember, you can only comment once a day, but the more days you comment, the better chance you have to win. If you become a follower of our blog before the 15th, you get an extra entry into the contest. Tell your family, tell your friends, tell your neighbors. (comments made from pets or deceased persons, ie George Washington or Elvis, will be disqualified) Be creative and have fun!

Warning: This may be addicting!

We Know You’re Looking...

And We Know You’re Listening...

so where are all the comments???

I know we have posted this before, but we fear that our fellow bloggers and friends are afraid to comment. We don't bite... we're really not so scary, so please just say hello! Let us know what you think. We'd love to hear how you are doing. For those you who look at our blog regularly, but do not comment... ( we won't mention any names) Please leave a comment... even if you remain anonymous. :D

We want to hear from you!!!

Here are a few random pictures from this past summer.

Sorry, we had forgotten to put them up

This is the cake that Mom made for a friend's wedding

It looked great and tasted even better! :D

Pictures at the reservoir

Zoa, Deanna, and Mozelle

It's a flying machine!!!