Trying to Finish Well!

Loved "Phantom of the Opera" at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Shane got me hooked on Phantom by singing the song "that's all I ask of you", to me through our courting and this past year at the "Weekend to Remember" the played some of the songs from the soundtrack. So I proceeded to rent the movie. Then for Christmas sneaky Shane bought me the movie & the soundtrack. I finally got to see the stage production which was awesome and just a very neat experience to share with Shane & some very good friends. Seth making his preview Kelli being silly Daniel following suit Dakota and her pal Sherman

Happy Birthday Grandpa Dennis: From Daniel Happy Birthday From Kelli We love you very much, thank you for the rough housing, hugs, understanding. Thank you for the opportunities of riding horses, working livestock of various size, teaching me how to start and stop on the hill, and how to drive. Sure we butted head sometimes, which I'm learning you do when your kid is similar to yourself. But I wouldn't want you any other way Dad! Love you lots, I know you haven't had a birthday for a long time now but I have to say "Happy Birthday"

Daniel has lately been into using his imagination for playing. Which is great and fun for Shane & I. He has decided to hunt for Buffalo and rope them when he see's them. Ivan & Sherman unknown to us are buffalo. He places the rope around there neck and leads at least Ivan around. Sherman kind of drags Daniel around probably like a really one would do. He even did ariel tricks with Sherman on Sunday much to the heart stopping moment for Dad. I'm glad I didn't witness it. In other busy news tomorrow night the kids (Kelli & Daniel) start Awana's at our church. It should be fun for them and it's a good program. I vaguely remember going to Sparky's/ Awana's when our family lived in Twin. (I was four) When there doing that in October MUM's start. (Mom Uplifting Mom's) I let you all know how it goes when it starts.

I wanted to post this latest picture for all the relatives out there & friends that read our blog. Everything is going well, have some busy weekends coming up this month. We have our small group bible study BBQ to start off the season tonight, shopping with my girlfriend Denise tomorrow for maturnity clothes. Next weekend is "Phantom of the Opera"!!!! yippee It looks like I'll be dog sitting for Fred & Marie for a while. It will be fun to have Sherman's sister here. I can't wait to see the two of them play together.

So this has been a crazy weekend, and what looks to be a crazy month. So on Sat. we tried to get over the mountains one last time. Daniel came into our room Sat. morning with a low grade fever 99.4*, he gets up to the 100's when really sick. We kept an eye on it and decided we would continue on with the morning still planning on leaving. During breakfast after eating a bit, he got sick, fever broke but it was too late at that point which is fine. He slept on and off Sat. back to normal self Sunday. Midwives appointment went well today, heard the heart beat hip hip hooray. Neva & Jason found out last friday what they are having in Jan. and I was right!!! If you haven't heard . . . . ask them! :-) Shane & I find out towards the end of the month. I have a cousin, two nieces, nephew, friends, and father celebrating there birthdays this month. Happy Birthday to you respectively. Hope you all have a wonderful days & wonderful memories. Happy Birthday Uncle Steve! Happy Bi...

Well Kelli starts Kindergarten this afternoon, we met her teacher and saw her classroom last night. To add to the confussion her teacher goes by two names, her formal last name Jankowski, and Ms. Kitty. Of course the school supply list which I got school supplies for in August said only Ms. Kitty class needed Pencil Boxes, so I thought what's the odds? Hahahaa so last night after dinner I went out to buy a $ .75 pencil box at Target, spending how much on gas? Oh well it's pink and Kelli loves it. Thanks for letting me vent my oops! How big my little girl looks! New shoes Grandma's arent the pretty!

As you all might or might not know, Sarah and Todd Palin live in the same town as my parents. When I heard that Sarah Palin was chosen as the Vice Presidential candidate I told everyone that would listen: “There was absolutely no better choice that John McCain could have made as a running mate, bar none.” I am more proud of that statement today than I was when I said it five days ago. As an Evangelical Christian many would say that I am being hypocritical to say that I am emphatically supportive of a candidate who’s unwed daughter is pregnant. To which my response is, you don’t know what Christianity is about. Christianity is about forgiveness and it is about grace. It is about accepting the free gift that Jesus offers to everyone, regardless of anything that they may have done, will do, regardless of their gender, race, language, marital status, education or political party. That free gift is several things, first it is the gift of life. Let me explain what I mean when I say that ...

What a whirlwind weekend, to start off we found out friday that a friend & church member of Fred & Maries Church had accepted to run with John McCain as Vice President. So we got phone calls from siblings chatting how fun it is. Also on Sunday we got to talk about this more as our friends whom Shane mentioned back in the end of spring how she was considered on the short list for John McCain. :-) Go Sarah!! On Saturday we spent a busy day shopping! We bought groceries, clothes, shoes, picked up the carpet cleaner from sister to clean couch & kids beds. Sunday was church, cleaning, playing with kids (when it wasn't sprinkling outside). Crazy dad tipping Kelli What is he really chasing? Answer: Kelli I'm taller than the baseball Mom!! Monday was finish up shopping, bought a new set of dishes, wanted to preserve the remaining Moose dishes I had from the year I got married. I like the new set they are forest green. Visited Sister & husband, it was fun weekend. Kelli ...