Thanksgiving

The Table

Camille, Gregary, & Lindee

Ryan

Riesse w/ Gradma Louise...neither one wanted their picture taken.

Emma, always in motion

This year we did Thanksgiving at our house with all of Kyle's family. It was really fun to set the table, and cook the food. Charlie and Noelle taught Kyle and I how to brine our turkey. I have to say, it was the best tasting Turkey we ever made. I hope that my Nana is especially of the effort I made on my table. I know, I know, I used paper plates, but there were a lot of people. What other choice did I have? These are some of my favorite pics from Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Drama

Camille Resting, she refused to lay any other way.

The wound...it doesn't look as dramatic as it felt, I know.

We all know that the holidays cannot come and go without a bit of drama. On Thanksgiving morning Lindee ran out of the bedroom screaming Camille is bleeding! Well, we've heard this before and it doesn't always tell the entrie story so we had her bring Camille in the room. There was blood dripping down Camille's hair! It was so gross! I of course freaked out...I was ready to go to the hospital and cancel Thanksgiving. Instead, I called my friend Steve and asked "How do I know if my kid needs to go to the hospital?" He explained to me what to do, and said she would be fine, not to worry. I listened, cleaned her up, and made her relax.

The Cause of the wound: Lindee tried to pull something off of the top shelf of her closet, and a toy came down right onto Camille's head. It's kind of funny because this ALWAYS happens to me. Kyle doesn't realize that he is tall and can see the top shelf. The rest of the midgets in the family cannot see, and therefore quite often are the victims of his invisible stacking abilities.

I will be the BIGGEST LOSER!

My friends and I decided last week that we needed to do a biggest loser competition. Most of us have had a child recently, and are in desperate need of losing some of the baby weight. Most of them look amazing to me, so I am left to consider why. Its because I eat too much, and I don't exercise enough.

So we are doing a Biggest Loser contest. There are 37 people signed up...and we are all hoping to be the Biggest Loser. Except we are not voting people off. Our 10 week contest goes over the holiday, and this will make it especially challenging for them (not me I am strong, like an ox).

Anyway, wish me luck.

We have 3 group, Men, Women, and Women that are slightly older than the rest. If you have any suggestions for prizes, weekly, and then for the final weigh in. Please make a suggestion here.

Here's to smaller butts, for all of us, in the future!

Beth

President Barrack Obama

As you all know...I did not vote for Obama. In fact I feared that he would win, while knowing full well he probably would. On Tuesday evening he did win, as we all know now. So I have these comments to make.

We cannot change the facts. We cannot change the presidency. All that we can do is have Hope for Obama. Hope that his promises were real. Hope that the agendas we did not agree with, might not turn out the way we disagreed with them. Hope that the fact that all the people that believe in him and have faith in him are right. I sincerely hope that Obama will help our economic status, and the world's view of us. Mostly, I hope that the bitterness over his win will disappear. We have to be responsible not to exacerbate the racist comments, and not forward the racist videos. Even if they sometimes appear funny...it is important to not perpetuate the evil that so many have fought against since the foundation of slavery. It is important that we believe in our President, and support our future. But most of all...it is important for us to Hope for a better day after all the dust has cleared, and the greed that has overrun our economy settles to a natural desire for everyone's needs to be met adequately.

Lets have more faith than fear.

Beth

Promptings...and Close Calls

Breathe please...this was not us (our Expedition is GREEN)...let me explain why I am sharing.

The other day a friend, Alicia, and I were talking...I was telling her about a feeling/prompting I had...and she said that I get a lot of promptings. She mentioned that she didn't feel that she got as many.

Well I am not quite sure why I get a lot. Maybe my antenae are tuned a little better in that direction...maybe it is a special gift or blessing, but comments like this sometimes make me question why/how and sometimes they make me wonder if I am really crazy. After all I am hearing voices in my head. =)

Tonight, Kyle and I were discussing the whole prompting thing. He told me he thinks I pray more than him, he thinks I do things that make me more receptive. I am doubtful of this, because as we all know...I am simply not perfect, amazing maybe, but not perfect..(that was a joke btw...haha haha).

Anyway, moving forward...We just went on a drive down the entire loop 202 East Valley tonight. Now that gas is down slightly it is nice to feel the freedom of the open road. At the very end of the trip...might I add I had a prompting the minute we left that there would be multiple close calls for car accidents...and there were. Digressing...well at the very end of the trip...and by this I mean Elliot and the Price Access Road...the light turned green before I got there (this never happens btw). I went through the light, slowly, and clear as day I felt a prompting...that guy is going to go, straight toward you vehicle...might I add my own note that this would be directly against traffic...and he would t-bone me, as he was making a right hand turn to go onto the freeway, and I was travelling straight. The prompting was so loud in my head that I put my foot on the brake pedal and waited for this to occur.

Of course, right before I drove in front of the dude...he hit the GASSSS!

I was prepared...my foot already on the brake I slammed down hard (thank you anti-lock brake system)...my hand already on the horn...I pushed that too...and lo and behold...he realized the error of his ways, quite literally...he was travelling in an open topped sports car and I have to add that my car is quite a bit bigger than his...I doubt it would have faired well for him considering this fact, but we probably would have been injured as well. The picture of above, would probably be the result of this sort of collision. We were blessed though...and the prompting stopped the worst from happening.

I am SO very grateful for promptings. I have prayed recently that I would feel them stronger...and that I would have more of a desire to follow them. I wish that I could bless everyone with this ability, I wish that I could share it. Because I can't share, I just want to encourage everyone to listen to your thoughts. Follow them if they seem like they are telling you to. Even if you think you might be crazy...there is a possibility that you are not...and that someone is just trying to steer you in the right direction for YOUR own LIFE.

I am glad that I could share this with you tonight...and I am not in the hospital, wondering why I just didn't listen. As for why this happened...I know that prayer is powerful...and I am blessed that when I am doing what I feel I should be doing...my prayers are certainly answered.

Love,

Beth