Takes my breath away

Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris covered Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah on the Hope for Haiti Telethon last night. It was amazing and beautiful. They covered the song with sheer perfection. I have been listening to it over and over. It will be in my heart for a long time. Click on this blog title and you can listen to it. Listen to it loud and without distractions and I think you will feel it too.
I truly feel devastated by what is happening in Haiti. My heart hurts and I have not ran out of tears watching the footage of all those hungry and heartbroken orphans. If there were a way I could get on a plane and go to help I wouldn't think twice. I would go. Our family has donated the money we are able to and I know that is what they need. It is so hard to wrap my mind around what God's plan is when you see the tiny babies in the back of a truck starving and dying of thirst. I would take one into in our home if there was ever a way.

Smartie Pants

Gabe got another excellent report card. They are graded with - which is does not meet standard, @ meets standard and + exceeds standards. Im happy to say he had mostly + and nothing less an @!!! The teachers comments were "Gabe has really excelled in math and reading. I am very proud of how hard he works at both. It is still a joy to have his personality in the classroom. He makes me enjoy my day all the time"... so umm.... yes we are very proud of him. He also just imformed us a few days ago that he qualified for the school spelling bee. We did not even know he had been competing. I dont mean to be such a bragger of a mother but how can I not be.. I am SOOOOO proud of you Gabriel.. John and I are actually considering on taking him to the WWE Wrestling at Sprint Center in Febuary to reward him.
Jackson has gone potty at school for the last two days without any accidents. Yipee!! Its pretty cute when he finishes. He gets a big grin and gives you a high five!

Peanut Butter KISS

He pops these crackers apart and eats the peanut butter off one side and chocolate off the other and the crackers are...well I am still picking them up. The school says he is SUCH a good eater all day long and usually has 2nd helpings... Why not at home??

Fast Forward to 2010

Once again I have been failing miserabley at this blog so I shall add that task to my resolution list which consist of the same exact ones from last year..
Go to church.....we start this Sunday. (Yes John you heard me correctly, hunting season is over!)
Be patient with the boys... Im still working on that!
Lose weight-25lbs ......... I am a bridesmaid in a June wedding so theres some motivation

Lets see since my last blog I finished the Twilight saga..in 9 days I read all four books 2400 pages... (yes I googled that) They were soooo good and I plan to reread them all.I got my neighbor across the street, my sister n law and my mother all hooked on them and reading them now.
So Thanksgiving came and went. We went to Tribune to for the holiday. It was a good time. Jackson despised the long drive but we made it. A few pics





And then it was Christmas time. Alisha, Ross, Reagan and Reese drove all the way from Fl for the holiday. The kids had a whole lot of fun being together. Justina made it from Texas as well. We are really glad they all came. Grandma Gay drove up from Oklahoma city with Aunt Teresa and Uncle James. It snowed and iced and sleeted on Christmas Eve and Day It was just a mess but we still have a wonderful time. We spent time over at G-pas and the kiddos were spoiled with gifts! Grandma Rhonda and Ernie came to spend the New Years and we ate and ate and ate... She brought the yummiest stuff called "white trash" It was big tub of cereal,peanuts, M&M's, pretzels...drizzled and drenched in white chocolate.. YUMMY!!The last pic is of her with her "granddog" Kale...no one can spoil that dog like she does ...

Bella + Edward= LOVE

I can not believe that I waited to start the Twilight series until yesterday. For some reason I did not think twice about reading it. I honestly believed I wouldn't really get into it, "Vampire stories"! I WAS WRONG <>

Yesterday I read the entire first book of the series and I am actually in LOVE with it and HIM! Of course a love story with a Vampire is going to be amazing! What was I thinking...The book was soooooooooo good and I am getting the last 3 from my neighbor tonight. It has been many years since I read the way I read yesterday and it felt good. I completely neglected and ignored my family the entire day (although I did cook dinner) . Thank you John for not making me feel guilty about it. I enjoyed it so much and I look forward to starting the "New Moon" tonight... I'm so excited to find out what happens next , I think I could pee my pants!

Ive called my mother and my sister n laws and neighbors to ask them if they've read it or tell them to start reading them right now.. ... I just want everyone to read it.... and apparently most everyone has ... I'm so behind but I don't care!

Oh... about the family... John Wayne is feeling back to his normal self... I finally recovered by the most annoying cough in the world .. .Jackson is good, just snotty nose and Gabriel still has not presented one sick symptom. The school is giving H1N1 shots for the kids at school on Wednesday night for free.. I'm trying to decide if he should get it....

Those Damn Pigs

So now Jackson is sick. He tested positive for type A flu yesterday which is H1N1. The doctor who saw John made it sound as if they were different but in fact its the same! I'm not sure why she told him that they were the same. I guess it does not matter either way but the doctors told me yesterday all the flu they are seeing now is H1N1 and that the seasonal flu does not usually hit for another month. He ran a fever all night ,highest at 103. He is on Tamiflu as well as some eye drops for pink eye. He isn't doing too bad just laying around watching Elmo over and over and over...He is not eating so well, but is drinking, thank goodness. Keep him in your prayers please...