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.

Stop and Smell The..........??? Coffee???

So, I just flew to Orlando last weekend to speak at a Crisis Center Banquet. These are one of my favorite venues to speak at. Most of you aleady know how important these center's are to me. It was fantastic!

Even better than that, the trip allowed me to spend time with my mother and sister. Mom was gracious enough to pick me up at the airport at 1am on Friday morning and then brought me to her house to stay the night. When we walked in, the odor in her place made my eyes water!

I asked my mother, "What is that smell?" She proceeded to tell me that she had made coffee right before leaving for the airport to pick me up. "Coffee?", I thought. Where the heck did that coffee come from? Anyway, too tired to inquire further, I went to bed.

The next morning my sister, Brenda, comes to mom's house so we could begin our day together. I said, "Brenda, do you smell that?" She said, "Yes, you should have been here two weeks ago! It was worse!" I told her that mom had said it was from coffee she'd made. My sister said, "Coffee! No, it isn't. We've been telling mom there's something dead under her house and she needs to get it out!"

Coffee, Mom? Really! Bury the damn thing already!

I"M BACK!!!

Hello Everyone! Thanks so much for your patience. I wanted to write to let everyone know a little about what's going on. Ok, first of all, I'm alive! Yes, it's true. George hasn't killed me (yet!), nor have we killed eachother! We are settling into our beautiful new home and enjoying every minute of it. The girl's are doing so great! Kendra made cheerleading, Kolby's first dance is Friday and me, well, I'm on my last few boxes! George couldn't be happier coming home everyday to a family and let's us know frequently how happy he is.

I have to send out a word of thanks to some special people who helped us move. You really do find out who your friend's are when they do or don't show up on moving day! Here goes: Special thanks to Alan, Ann and Ryan, Jeff and Jan, Michael and Sarah, Jeff and Robin and my Granny! They were real troopers! They showed up at 9am and worked til it was done. I am a blessed woman. I had so many more friend's who truly wanted to help, but other obligations kept them away.

Thanks to all the friend's who stopped by just to say good-bye and wish us well! After the truck was loaded, it was time to head out. I think we finally pulled out of Laurel Park Neighborhood around 4pm! George, me and Gabby! Kendra and Kolby had already left with Teryn for Nashville! Thanks, Teryn! That saved me a lot of anguish. They would have been going crazy around the house all day wondering "how much longer!"

Anyway, George and I headed out, said our good-byes and were on the road to Tucson! First stop, Nashville, TN. We spent a couple days in Nashville hanging out with Teryn, Tawni, Trudy, Terry, Donnie and Cody. Trudy and Tawni put together a beautiful surprise party for George and I. Trudy even made her first wedding cake, it was beautiful (and delicious!).

George and I left Monday morning and there were tears all around. This was taken the morning we left from Nashville to Tucson. I'll write more later, but check out the baby on the hood of my car! We duck taped it to the hood! Did it make it the whole way?

Hmmm. More to come.

We're Home!

We're home! Each day, as I unpack another box, it starts feeling more like home.

Forgive me, but I'm still not in the "blogging" mood, as I have just unpacked my 437th box (ok, maybe a little exaggeration!) but, I had to let each of you know that we are happy, healthy and adjusting well. Our home is beautiful, our family is settling in and the girl's are adjusting well in their new schools. Kolby actually LOVES her new school and Kendra, well, she's a teenager. She doesn't love anything! Seriuosly, she's actually been great! We all miss our friends and our "old" life at times, but we really are excited about this new one.

I have so much to say and more to tell, but to be honest, today is our day "off". We are grilling out with the new neighbors from our cul-de-sac and we are just relaxing. Well, after we put up Kolby's ceiling fan (correction: after George (he's such a handyman!) puts up her ceiling fan!) and unpack the stereo!

You will hear more later from me, I promise! For now, please know that things are going extremely well and I'm feeling blessed everyday. God is good.

Thanks for your patience! I love you all.

Vic

One More Robinson Is On The Way!

The news is in! My mom called to let us know that my brother and his wife saw one healthy heartbeat at the doctor's office! This is exciting, great news! Another Robinson is on the way! Congratulations Robbie, Adrien and Baby Robbie! We are very happy for you!

Thank You Robbie and Adrien! And Congratulations on the "Babies!"

So, not only is our family gaining another member with George being added to the mix, but my brother and his wife Adrienne are adding some to our family as well!

With the excitement of getting engaged, I apologize to my brother and his wife for not mentioning the fact that they are pregnant! Possibly with twins or even triplets! We won't know for a few weeks yet. But, it definitely looks like more than one!

So, again I'm sorry Robbie and Adrienne if I hurt your feelings in any way. Thanks so much for your generosity with the beach house, the jet skis, the food, the fun! If I've left anything out, please accept my apology for that too! I can sometimes be forgetful, so I ask for forgiveness in advance.

Everyone is so happy for you guys. You're going to be great parent's to your new babies, just like you are to little Robbie. Lots of exciting things happening in our family!

AND THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!! The house you rented for us, yet again exceeded all of our expectations! Even with an elevator! You outdid yourselves for your families another year and we are so incredibly blessed that you continue to share your good fortune with us! Thanks again. I know we thanked you over and over at the beach, but I don't know if it's ever really enough, you know what I mean? So, thank you again, Robbie and Adrien. It really is very generous that year after year, you decide to include all of us in your vacation plans! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

God has been good to all of us.

BEACH TIME!

It's 6:45am and I'm the only one in a good mood! Noone appreciated my singing through the house waking them up! Everybody's dragging! Jeez, don't they know "the big boat's leaving in 10 minutes?" The rental vehicle is packed (and I mean packed!) and we're ready (well I am!).

We're off to Florida! No blogs for at least a week and then I may have to recover from being back in reality! Then again, I may just post one from the sand! Ya never know!

Time to go spend $1,200 for gas! What a country!

Have a great week, my faithful readers! Happy 4th of July!