Favorite Photo Friday

Well..since it is Halloween.... This is Dave and one of his old roommates, Brenton - at an 80's party! I couldn't find the picture of me & Dave.

Everyone decided Dave looked like A.C. Slater..... I'm not sure what Brenton was supposed to be..."washed up"?

I'll have to dig up the other picture... everyone thought I looked like I belonged on "Kids Incorporated." Anyone remember that show? It was on the Disney channel. Anyway - we have loads of candy to pass out tonight ---- it's a nice evening in Michigan, so I'm sure they will be out in herds.

A Weekend to Remember.... Always

We had an amazing weekend at the Family Life conference, "A Weekend to Remember." We highly recommend it to any married couple, young or old! It's so great to take time out from everything else going on in your life, and focus on your marriage for a weekend.

The main theme that we will take with us is having "oneness" - it involves complete unity in every aspect of your marriage. Another theme of the weekend was, "leave, cleave, and become one flesh." Do you know what cleave means? One of the speakers said it is to be "stuck like glue" to one another. It is establishing a life-long commitment to each other.

I could go on and on about the many things that we learned, and will take with us into our everyday lives... but, you should just attend yourself! :) This conference is for couples that have a great marriage, an okay marriage, or a marriage on the rocks....ie - it's for EVERYONE! Here is the website if you want to find a place near you: http://www.familylife.com/site/c.dnJHKLNnFoG/b.3204559/k.F5BB/Attend_a_conference.htm

Saturday night was date night! We decided to go see the movie "Fireproof" - it was awesome!! Here is a little trailer for it, you can decide if you'd like to go see it with your husband/boyfriend/friend ---just click on "watch the trailer":

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This is Grandma & Grandpa Harder! Last year for Christmas they gave each of their married grandchildren a "Weekend To Remember." It is a marriage conference put on by Family Life -- we will be attending this weekend! We are really looking forward to it.

They also attended one of these conferences and won the award for the longest married couple in attendance! They are a shining example to all of us, to put Christ first in our marriage.

It Was Bound To Happen....

Sooner or later.... Snow in our Forecast:

The Sweetest Thing

This will warm your heart... be sure to watch through the end to see the sweetest thing:

Time for a Tea Party!

Well, I've been a little under the weather! It's a nasty cough and sore throat...the sneezing has subsided.

While pondering what might make me feel better - I remembered something from way back ----- A Tea Party, of course!!

You may have heard this story... but when I was sick as a child my mom would drive me half-way to my grandma's house, meet my grandma, do the switcheroo - and off to the farm for the day, or a few days depending on whether or not I was getting better.

My grandma was quite clever! She'd have grandpa come in for an afternoon break to have a tea party with me. (Apparently I was not very good at drinking a lot of fluids!) Sooo - grandpa would come in, we'd do puzzles and drink hot tea! I think we'd even have cookies. It was a grand time.....all the while, I never knew it was a sneaky way of helping me get better.

Sooo - I'll be having some tea parties to help me get better, and keep the fluids up!! Maybe grams & gramps will come by for an afternoon tea party even??

Happy 2nd Birthday, Snickers!!

Snickers turned two today!!! Seems like we can't remember not having him. He is a wonderful puppy (99% of the time) -- and he really is a part of our family.

He didn't start his birthday out so well this morning --- he went outside and ate a fistful of grass.... I wondered for 2hours what might be wrong with him, when he finally coughed up the evidence. Ah Well.... Here's to many more years with our wonderful puppy.

Favorite Photo Friday - Why so Serious?

"Why So Serious?" Is something the Joker says numerous times in the latest (and greatest imho) Batman flick!

When I was perusing through pictures for FPF - I saw this one, and thought, Why So Serious? Made me laugh.

So, anyway - this is one of our engagement photos. Dave was deathly ill with the flu during this photo shoot. He had flown to IL from PA specifically to have some pictures taken - sooooo, flu or no flu - it had to be done!

I always wondered why people took serious photos!?!

Come & Knock on Our Door

.... We'll be waiting for you. We now have 2 furnished guest rooms... that means beds & comfort. We also have appealing colors for those rooms!

There were only 2-3 rooms in this house that I thought would need to be re-painted when we bought it about a year ago. The spare bathroom was neon green. I do not exaggerate on this point. It's now a nice, relaxing light yellow.

The other room that we have just finished had an accent wall that was bright red --- it wasn't so bad, but we painted that accent wall last weekend an appealing shade of green. And since we inherited a nice bedroom set from my mom & R (thank-you!)- we now have 2 furnished guest rooms.

Before:

After...still needs some decorating, but you get the idea:

A High Risk Game of Zobmondo

Have you ever played Zobmondo, the Would You Rather game? Its tag line is, "The hilarious game of bizarre choices". The idea is that they give you two situations, and you have to choose which one you would rather do. Here is an example: Would you rather....Have 5 bottles stuck on the fingers of one hand for a year -OR-a bucket stuck on your foot for a year?

So, I've recently found out that someone in Illinois has been playing a very high risk game of Zobmondo. Here's the question: Would your rather have babies aborted alive & left to die alone OR take a chance that Roe v. Wade might be overturned?

Yep - this is going to be a political blog, and while every voter is entitled to their own opinions - I also feel like I should share what I have found. I recently viewed the below short video that was sent to me as an e-mail forward. I usually check out forwards for factual basis. Since this election has been mostly about the economy and the war - I've heard little to nothing on this particular subject.

This nurse will describe a hospital she worked at in IL where she held a baby that had been left in the soiled utility room to die alone, and then read on for the facts on what I've discovered:


Hmmm... I said to myself - can this be true? So, I went to Obama's website to read his views on the subject, and his response to what people were saying about his voting record concerning Illinois' Born Alive Infant Protection Act. He basically says that he would have voted for it if it didn't encroach on Roe v. Wade. Encroach....so, he was afraid that if he voted for this Bill that eventually it might overturn roe v. wade. WOW, THAT IS A RISKY GAME OF ZOBMONDO!

Dramatic effect aside, I did some research and I found his stance and voting record on this subject to be factual. In fact on his website he lists several other political figures (even republicans) that also voted against the born alive act ---- but, guess what none of them are running for office to run Our Country.

No matter what your political views are - you can't tell me you think it's okay to leave babies alone in a room to die.

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Snickers, Dec 2008

So, we don't have kids - and most of our favorite photos involve our dog! Isn't he cute, though!?! We had just gotten back from our Christmas roadtrip to IL...unloaded him, and he hopped back in his basket as if he were ready to go again!

Laziness & 4 Things That I Hate to Admit....

So, I've been a little bit lazy lately with my posting. Please accept my apologies on this subject. My friend, Heather, tagged me on her blog to write 4 things about myself that I hate to admit...

1. When I need help - - I've always been Miss Independant.
2. We'd prefer to stay in on a Friday night and watch a good movie or go to a movie. Are we old?
3. Snickers goes to "doggy day camp" once a week..... It's only $15 for a full day from 7:30-5:30pm. And he LOVES it. He knows the word "camp" and goes crazy when you ask him if he wants to go. It's totally worth it - at least at this point in our lives.... [And I only hate to admit it, because some people (non-family dog persons) just don't get it.]
4. That everyone who said it's going to be really cold in Michigan was SO right. We love it here, don't get me wrong... but, they were right!! It has already frosted here, and froze at night just to the north of us.... Meanwhile our lucky sister & brother-in-law are in TX enjoying the 80-90's. Ah Well.

Okay - I will tag: Jamey (you haven't posted in FORever); Liz; Lenora; Jessica! (I would tag Esther, but I know she's going to be busy the next week or so!)

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SAY IT AIN'T SO, JOE!

Well - I like her. I like what she has to say, I like what she stands for (her political views), I like her sassiness - and I like how she explains things so that the majority of Americans can understand her. Let's face it - since most Americans aren't smarter than 5th graders - I can guarantee you, for example, that a lot of Americans when polled would have had no idea that Russia is in Alaska's backyard.

Oh yeah - I like how she dresses, too... check out these cute shoes: