The triplets have been going to a tutorial, called Priest Lake Academy this year instead of the Co op they attended in years past.  The  tutorial is also on Fridays and is very similar except that the teachers are paid, whereas in the co op, the parents took their turns teaching. It worked well because some were better with Math, others, history etc.

This layout depicts a Cookout held for the kids of Priest Lake Academy.  The triplets look pretty happy. It seems they enjoyed being with their friends as well as swinging, climbing and roasting marshmallows.

I came across a quote that is quite meaningful to me these days. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke.

Very true!  Tomorrow is voting day here in Ohio.  Please do not sit by and wait for the voting to be over. We all have a duty to  read up on the issues and to vote tomorrow.

Issue 2 is very important. Don't let the unions scare you. The consequences they describe for passing the bill are what  will happen if it doesn't pass.  These unions work for the people.  Yet, they don't want us, the taxpayers to have any say in their work contracts. While all of us are losing jobs and many are stepping down to lower paying jobs, they want to continue telling us what we will pay them.  It is only fair that they take cuts if the rest of us are.  Where will we get the money if they demand more? Out of our already over taxed pockets...or those of our children.

Another  issue of utmost importance is Issue 3 in Ohio .  It has to do with the health care bill that the federal government  has been pushing down our throats. If it does come into effect, our economy will take another big dive.  Not only does it take away our freedoms in medical care, but it is packed full of other laws that have absolutely nothing to do with health care.  One of those is a federal tax on all home sales. It will punish those who retire and then must sell their homes to have enough money to take care of themselves in their old age. If a person is able to pass the house on to his children, they will have to pay the tax.  Vote yes on Issue 3 to preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage. Plus, vote yes  to avoid all the laws that have sneaked into the  national healthcare bill.

Don't sit this one out.  Get out there and dance.

Daylight Savings Time

We were blessed to have April visiting this weekend.  Ron had been working feverishly in the yard a couple of hours before she arrived.  While down by the lake, he decided he'd like our picture  taken there by the burning bush.  We managed to make that happen and here it is. Actually it was prettier earlier this fall, but it is still quite colorful.

I was happy to use my new Photoshop Elements 10 to write on the curve of the circle in this layout.  Writing on a curve is a feature not found on previous versions and one I've wanted for a long time.

After the busyness the last couple of days, we managed to get all the clocks moved backward an hour last night. It is so nice to wake up after getting a full night's sleep.  The only way I can do that on Sunday is to turn the clocks back.  Just can't make myself go to bed early enough  to jump up at 7 AM. Even on the "Lord's Day", 7AM is an ungodly hour... in by opinion. Daylight Savings Time works for me.  I appreciate that extra hour, even if it is just on one Sunday morning a year.

Speaking of my opinion: we watched the 'debate' on C Span last night between Herman Cain and Newt Gingerich.  If you get a chance to watch a rerun of it, you will profit by seeing it.  It is pleasant to see those two work so well together and put forth ideas that will certainly help our country overcome it's present difficulties.

God bless America.

Sammy's One

Sammy recently had his first birthday. Nothing cuter than seeing a one year old dig into a cake.
It has become a tradition to let one do that on his or her first birthday. Sammy is no exception. I think he likes it.

His dad, Jerod and his mom, Hope are pretty proud of him and so are all the rest of us in the family.

It's wonderful to watch these little ones, beloved of God, grow. Each has a personality all his own.

God loved the little children so very much that His word tells us  if we do not become as little children, we will not enter into heaven.

Think about that.  Why do you think that is?  How can that be done?  Think about it. Pray about it.  Read your Bibles and meditate. He will help you become part of His blessed family.

Feeling Snowed Under?

Snow came early this year in Colorado.  It snowed on the mountain tops of the Rockies on September 6th. The first  big snow of the season hit Ft. Collins on October 26. Then only one week later on Wednesday, November the 2nd, it snowed hard again.  Very unusual, but welcomed by a little one who was quite happy to play in the white stuff. Here is Caleb and his dad that first morning with a heavy fresh coat on the backyard.  Colorful leaves peeked their bright hues through the snow.

When you've been snowed  over and can see no light ahead, rise up, listen to the master's voice. Strike out wearing your armor of faith and follow after than which the Lord commands of you.  We are free in Christ.

First Snow

These are the very first  pictures we have of our little grandson enjoying snow.  I love that cap. It is so colorful and warm. It looks as though it is reversible as well.

One thing I hear about Colorado that I dearly love is the fact that when it stops snowing, the sun comes out. The sky is blue. It feels warmer. And the snow melts. You get the best of both worlds. It is beautiful white snow, but you don't have a lot of need to shovel it. I might be wrong, but let me live in ignorance if I am, because that sounds fantastic to me. I love that white stuff, but suffer from the overcast skies and terribly cold weather here in Ohio.  Don't get me wrong, I prefer snow to no snow and hot weather.

I suffer enough thinking about what is happening to our nation, some of it right out in the open where we can track it every day and more beneath the surface where it doesn't come to light until it is uncovered by learned people such as those at the Heritage Foundation.

Under the Constitution though, we do have the power to change it. Just pray that God holds back the enemy enough that the country's economy is not completely destroyed beyond repair  and that we don't lose all freedom before the election in 2012.

Meet CatLink and Ash Ketchum

Last night you got to see Ashley's Halloween costume. She went for a very pretty real life look. Tonight we have the rest of the triplets...the boys all dressed for Trick or Treating.   They may be triplets, but they certainly do not think alike.  They are individuals!  Both boys were more influenced by computer games. While Aussie had to make up his own character, one in which he combined a cat with the character Link from  the game Zelda to make CatLink.  He wore the outfit that his mother painstakingly made for him according to his direction last year.  But Mason was content to dress like Ash Ketchum who is a Pokemon catcher.  All three had a fun packed Halloween.

Who is This Really?

I wasn't ready for this. When I got the picture, I recognized my daughter's china, but who is this girl in her house? Yes, it is Halloween, but who would this be in her house? She looked a little bit familiar, but I couldn't place her.  Where have I seen her?... OH on TV. Isn't this Selena Gomez? No, it couldn't be. She  isn't that short. Why, that is our grand daughter, Ashley!  No No No.  She is just 9, she is not ready for this. It is really scary, scarier to a grandmother than ghosts.  We hate to see our children grow up too fast.  We want to keep them little.  She's beautiful...but I don't want to look. OH GRAMMA! It is just for one day.  Happy Halloween.

This is a scary season in our lives...seeing all that our nation was being destroyed by every 'stroke of the liberal pen'.

This week 28 GOP Representatives have joined a call for Holder's resignation, and they should! As Attorney General, he is responsible for  'stonewalling' on Fast and Furious.  If you are not familiar with the gun running activity, check it out here:

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/holder-GOP-resignation-scandal/2011/11/01/id/416445?s=al&promo_code=D62B-1

Keep God close.  Only He can give us peace.