Happy Thanksgiving!

It's beginning to look a lot like.......well, you know!

I LOVE the holidays! Thanksgiving, Christmas! They cheer me up and just make you feel good!

George and I are off to the airport this morning to travel to Seattle to be with my brother, his wife, my nephew and even my mother's there visiting from Orlando! We are so excited! This is our first Thanksgiving together as husband and wife and I am so happy to be spending it with him. The only thing missing will be my girls. Kendra and Kolby are off to Minnesota this morning to freeze their booties off, but I'm sure they'll have fun sledding! My Tawni Bear is in Ohio with her husband, Thad's family. And Teryn is off in N.C with her church friends. Poor Chad is in Europe celebrating alone.

The good news! We'll all be together for Christmas! I CANNOT WAIT!! Even my step children, Cameron and Kelsey will be with us this year! George and I are going full out with decorating the inside and outside of the house! We both LOVE and ADORE Christmas!

With all that's going on in the world, I hope that all of us reflect on the good things in our lives and not focus on the bad that may be happening.

God is still in control. He is still good. And we can all be thankful for something or someone.

Happy Thanksgiving Family and Friends!

My love to all!

Our First Picture!

This is the first picture of my grandchild. Isn't she/he beautiful?!

Be sure and read Kolby's blogs. She wrote two new ones and they're absolutely worth taking the time to read! I am one proud mother. I have four amazing daughters, two fantastic son in laws, a wonderful husband, a grandchild on the way, a great family and true friends! Jeez. Am I blessed or what!?

A Grandmother's Love Is Like No Other

Since our move to Arizona, I sure do miss a lot of people. One such person is my Little Granny. I have so many memories of my Granny growing up. When we'd visit her and she would make her spanish food (which I hated as a kid!) she would sneak me a buck and say, "Jew go git hambooger, Bikki. But, don't tell nobody." Of course I told. I had to rub it in to my siblings and cousins that I was Granny's favorite! I would eat my big bad burger, fries and coke right in front of them with a smile on my face, while they had to stomach whatever she cooked! I even had change left over that Granny never asked back for.

Yes, I miss my Granny. I called her the other day. She misses me too. I will be able to see her soon because I'm speaking in N.C. so I'll get to eat some of that Spanish food that now, as an adult, I crave. My Granny's been a good grandmother to me. She's encouraging, she prays for me and she loves me unconditionally. I can do no wrong in her eyes.

They say you never love a child like your grandchildren. I believe that. I hear it from all my friend's who are grandparent's. "Oh, Vic, I know how much you love your girls, but just wait. When you have grandchildren, you'll experience a love that you can't explain. There's nothing like it."

Well, soon, I'm going to find out exactly what they're talking about! My daughter Teryn and her husband Chad, gave us the most extraordinary news! We're having a baby! Yes, I said it, WE'RE having a baby! This is not just happening to Teryn and Chad. In our family, what happens to one of us is shared by all of us!

It's all so amazing and surreal. I already love this baby that's not any bigger than a grain of rice. I'm already imagining holding her/him, buying gifts and spoiling, oh the spoiling!

So, I want to say, thanks Granny! You've been a great teacher. Now, it's my turn. I will make you proud.

Congratulations Teryn and Chad!! We are so excited we can hardly stand it! And now with the purchase of our new computer and webcam (thanks to my husband!), I'm able to watch my grandchild grow in my daughter's belly every day! Life is good.

Tawni's Poem To Teryn (I hope you don't mind Bear!)

mi hermana
Yesterday we were just little girls, Today we are married and considered adults
We used to vote who got to pick what game we played, Now we are old enough to vote in the election
The highlight of our life was playing "Mickey Mouse Club"
Now we are old enough to have kids who want to watch that show
Life used to be nothing but school and games
I may be working at a school next year
You were always admirable and so gorgeous to me
Now to this to day....nothing has changed
I always wanted your curly hair, Now I have learned how to mimic it
We had that stupid Elephant in our shower
To this day, I have never seen another one
The days of bunk beds
Pretty soon, we will tuck our own kids to bed
I never cared what we played as long as I played with you
you seemed to always have the great ideas!
I always thought we would stay kids
Now, we are old enough to buy alcohol and drink!
We have had good times and bad
We have gone through close times and not so close
As we get older, I start to feel closer
Even though I thought we would always be kids
I had buck teeth, you had a gap
I cut my bangs too short, You cut my eyebrow OFF!
You wanted a jeep...you got a Cressida
I wanted a Honda...I got a Dodge Spirit
We sang Vanilla Ice
Probably made up the greatest dance of all times
But I seriously never thought those days were going to end
New Year's last year we belted "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!"
So those days are not too long
We are older now and continuing to grow up
And again...I ALWAYS thought we would be kids
But we are kids no more, we are women
We are wives, we are friends, we were always sisters
And I knew we always would be

And we are....i love you ter

Why Men Are NEVER Depressed

Could these be some of the reasons?!

Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park or NO shirt at all. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$ 100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars.

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes in one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes!

And, PLEASE, let's not forget, you aren't visited by "Aunt Flow" once a month!

And, be sure to read my sister Brenda's (pilotswife) comment! Cause she's right on! It's great to be a woman and I wouldn't have it any other way! Aunt Flow or not!

CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!?!?

Who Knew?!

Politics, Smalitics!

So, the race is on. What is it, six more weeks or so? I'm not, nor have I ever been, big on politics. Don't even pretend to know a whole lot about it either, shame on me.

What I am is a woman, whose post-abortive and a Christian. Not a perfect one, sometimes probably not even a good one. I'm also a huge supporter of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Some people may think I'm so pro-life that they'd find me picketing in front of abortion clinics screaming, "Murderer!" Well, you don't know me at all. I'm completely disgusted by those radicals who stand with their signs of aborted babies, judging a young girl or woman whose feeling bad enough and doesn't need their help. Look, if a woman chooses abortion, who am I to judge her?! I've been there.

But, here's what I do know. One candidate is pro-choice, who believes its a mother's right to choose. He believes if a baby happens to be born alive during a botched abortion, that child should be killed to adhere to its mother wishes.

And, that, my friend's, is all I need to know.