Chicken

Alright I have to say right off the bat that I am a little weird. I know that about myself and am embracing it. But I really cannot stand cooking chicken. I LOVE eating chicken but preparing it grosses me out. Today is the first time that I have attempted to cook a whole chicken. I thought that the insides were already taken out. WRONG!! Yuck! Then they have all of these warnings about sanitizing EVERYTHING that came in contact with the chicken. Yeah, that is what I want to think about when I am trying to eat my dinner. As a rule I don't enjoy handling any kind of meat but chicken is just gross. But it does taste so tasty when it is done. Chicken is actually my favorite meat to eat. I just wish I didn't have to be the one to cook it. So is that random enough for you?

Red Envelope Day - Please Help!!

This is a repost from the SevenChicks Blog. Since I agree whole heartedly I decided to repost it. Every child deserves a chance. Lets tell President Obama and this country that we do not agree with how they view this issue.
All of us chicks are pro life and if you aren't then bless your heart. On March 31st which is Tuesday there will be something called Red Envelope Day.

What is Red Envelope Day? A day to call attentions to the 50 million babies who were victims of abortion in the U.S.

Barack Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood Action Fund event, uttering the now infamous line. "Well, the first thing I'd do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do." The freedom of Choice Act will essentially "undo" every law currently in place to limit abortion in the U.S. (i.e. parental consent laws, parental notification, waiting periods, prohibition of transporting a minor girl across the state lines to obtain an abortion, etc.).

An empty red envelope will send a message to President Barack Obama that there is moral outrage in this country over this issue. It will be quiet, but clear.

When:March 31st, 2009

How: Get red envelopes and on the front address them to:

President Barack Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington, D.C. 20500



on the Back, write the following message: This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion. It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world.

Mail them to the White House on March 31st.

Please place this information on your blog and make sure you tell all of your friends.The goal is to send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who dies [in the U.S.] before having the chance to live. It may seem that those who believe abortions is wrong are in the minority. I t may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard. Together we can change the heart of the President and save the lives of millions of children, as will as prevent the heartache of post-abortion trauma for their parents.

What Do You Get?

What do you get when you combine 2 energy infused little boys with rain, rain, and more rain? You get a crazy momma. That is what you get.....LOL

They woke up with more energy than normal for some reason and are literally running around the house giggling, yelling, fussing, singing, etc.....

At least they play well together.

Have a wonderful soggy weekend!!

Help

Could somebody please tell me where I can live that my kids would NOT have allergies? I will pack and move tomorrow........

Poor Reid..sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, "Momma I'm sorry" sniff, sniff, double sniff.

AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!

The Joys of Domesticity

Gotta love chores if you find this when you are doing laundry and making beds.

Fried Brain

I have just not been in the mood to blog. It isn't like I don't have material for one. It just doesn't come out right. Or maybe my brain is fried. My two year old has officially entered that phase of the Terrible Twos. It isn't every day but he is noticably whinier, more aggressive, etc. And the fact that he copies everything that his brother does now has him complaining of little scrapes and bumps. He is my tough guy and never usually even noticed when he got hurt so this is really driving me crazy.

I do have a funny story. The other night I was putting the boys in the bath and the youngest was already in the tub playing in the bubbles while the older one got undressed. When the Big boy got in he got all excited and said. "BUBBLES!!, brother mind if I have a few?" It made me smile that he was using such a grown up phrase in context. For those of you who haven't spent time with my oldest son.....he is a talkaholic. Always talking, all the time, everywhere. Now he is whisting, quite well I might add, when he isn't talking or singing.

The other night he was saying his prayers and told Jesus that he loved Him and that could he please tell momma to not make him clean his room.
He has a way with words. I pray that the Lord will get that channeled in the right direction so that the Lord will be glorified. On a humorous note, he would be one relentless telemarketer....LOL

I am not an outdoorsy kind of girl. My hubby loves the outdoors and goes into DT's if not outside for enough time every day. But lately I have been thinking that I might like a garden. I would like to have vegetables outside my door to be able to cook. Granted, I do not want the responsiblity of putting in the garden, or planting it, or watering it, or weeding it. I just want the veggies and fruit. So I am guessing that I will not get one this year.

And one last thought......I HATE ALLERGIES!!!

Nose Drama

Snot, snot, go away, don't come back another day.

Colds, alleries, whatever it is.....it is driving me crazy because I have been listening to sniffing for weeks now.

Annoyed in the middle of nowhere.

A Repost....

What is going on?

I was listening to news radio this morning coming back from my early morning walk and heard that President Obama has lifted the ban on embrionic stem cell research. I am so dissapointed and upset by this. It has been proven that there has not been anything beneficial come out of this research, especially now that they can harvest stem cells from adult subjects. And hello.....what about all of that cord blood they just keep throwing away? It is a gold mine for stem cells and is ideal for many aplications since it does not have DNA. They don't have the rejection issues in transplants that occur in other types of treatment and transplants. But do you think they are going to use that? No, and if you want to save your childs cord blood they will charge you enormous amounts of money to do so. Everything in our world just seems backwards.

Mr. Obama also has decided that he would like to lift the Consciece Rule protective rights that doctors and physicians now have. As it stands right now a doctor or physician does not have to perform abortions if they find it morally, ethically, or religiously wrong and they are protected in their choice. But if the Conscience Rule is removed then all physicians that are approached would be obligated by the government to perform the abortion or risk being shut down. That is just wrong! Leaders of religiously affiliated hospitals have been in dialogue with our President regarding this matter. If this passes then entire hospitals will be closing their doors. Do you realize that some of the best hospitals across our country are Catholic hospitals, Baptist hospital, etc...? They will have to shut their doors because they will not compromise. Guess who will be ready and willing to purchase those newly vacated facilities? You guessed it, the government. Call me crazy but I am not sure how I feel about not having a choice of going to a privately owned hospital for treatment if I want. Or having to find a different doctor for me and my family because the ones we had are out of work because of the government putting their noses where it doesn't belong.

It is no secret that I believe that abortion is wrong. But since there are so many doctors willing to perform them I think it is a travesty that our President thinks that he should be allowed to force people who are opposed to perform them. Folks, it is time to get on our knees and cry out to the Lord and ask for his mercy to be upon us and our country. And we need to pray that our President will see the truth of what he and his supporters are doing to our families, our communities and our country. I don't see how putting a large percentage of our health care professionals in the line of fire is going to benefit our country and its economy.


On a lighter note....I just heard that Peter Fuller is leaving the Newsboys and that Michael Tait (of DCTalk) is the new leader singer. Truly, what is going on in the world?

I Am So Hungry

Just thought I would throw that out there. Have a great week!!!

wa wa wa wa

"He's looking at me!" "He's looking at me!" "Argh!" "Stop it!"

Apparently the boys have hit that point in childhood where it truly offends you when you are looked at.....ever. The past few days have been filled with hollering, crying, hitting, yelling, pushing, hiding and purposeful aggrivation. So much fun!! The funniest thing is that I can remember doing every single thing they are doing when I was younger. It must have drove my mom crazy, especially with there being 4 of us doing it. I distinctly remember fussing in the car about it. The rule was you couldn't look at or touch anyone else without there being major drama. LOL And don't even think about putting your hand or any other part of your body on someone elses side of the car. Hahahaha Thankfully the boys are still on carseats on opposite sides of the car. But lately they have started "slap-fights". Luckily what the little guy lacks in size, he makes up in spunk. They are pretty evenly matched. They need to learn how to work things out on their own so I try to just supervise them when they start to wail on each other so we can avoid any real drama and injuries.

Oh, and the youngest has started drawing and coloring on anything and everything.....argh! His brother NEVER did that. Of course his brother isn't as busy as the little guy.

Something must be blooming outside. Me and the oldest boy have been sneezing all morning long. Seriously, between the two of us I think we have sneezed about 200 times. And that is NO exaggeration. Poor guy, he inherited my allergies. My hubby doesn't have allergies and neither does the little guy, thank goodness. I just hoped that it would skip both of the boys. THey are such a nuisance.

Wishing it would warm up!!

Another Update

Linda was moved to a room this afternoon and is doing very well. Thank you for the prayers. I know that her family is very grateful.

Update

Linda is doing well. They have taken out her breathing tube and are talking about moving her to a room tomorrow afternoon. Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray as she is recovering.