From Your "Pretty Ladies"

We are off to Grandmas'....

We're leaving you home this time....

BUT NOT WITHOUT HUGS, KISSES, AND "GOOD-BYE SMILES"!!!

We love you daddy and we will see you soon!

Red Envelopes

My upstairs neighbor is actively involved in many political campaigns and here is one I found noteworthy to participate in too.

RED ENVELOPE CAMPAIGN:

Due to President Obama's pro-abortion policies there is much concern regarding laws that will be passed to make abortions easier, more convenient, and with few parental notifications for minors.

All you need to do to join many others is send an empty red envelope to President Obama.

Address:

President Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave

Washington D.C. 20500

The back of many envelopes read:

This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world.

Life Begins at Conception.

May our voices be heard and may lives be spared.

Diaper Houdini

THIS IS ANNE....

Recent Stunt: Removing diaper while maintaining to wear all clothes. Action Plans: Parents have introduced pink panties and potty training. Objections: Mom isn't ready for her little girl (not even two) to grow up so fast, but if she's going around without a diaper she may as well be potty trained. Consolations: Some parents get kids who sleep through the night....these parents get ones that are easy to potty train!!!

Aunt Karen Activities

Aunt Karen gave us a book with some modeling clay. Here is Grace proudly displaying her bunny. Here is the bunny according to the books directions! Thanks, Sis for the great afternoon activities.

Like Laura and Mary

The girls and I have been reading the Little House on the Prairie series before nap time. Grace and Anne enjoy the stories and they are beginning to relate to the sisters, Mary and Laura. Lately, we talk about how we are moving across the states and will have a new home like Mary and Laura. Grace is really sad that we won't be using horses to get to Iowa, but with only five days for moving between jobs we've opted to make it as simple and quick as possible. A year ago when we moved from Texas to Idaho we packed up the Uhaul truck and moved everything with us. The girls and I flew and Edwin and his brother drove the truck. Once again our moving day is fast approaching but we've changed the plans this time. Since I will be 7 months pregnant and Edwin only has five days to move from Idaho to Iowa we decided to junk our stuff and start over in Iowa. If it doesn't fit in the car, the van, or Grandpa's truck it is staying behind. Essentially I have about 10 boxes I will be allowed to take with us. I've been cleaning out closets and drawers and cupboards this week. And I'm realizing 10 boxes isn't very many. Every time I do some more downsizing I ask myself, "How important is this really?" If you only had 10 boxes to move you and two girls across the country, what would you take?