Bike Warrior

I was looking through the pictures and came across this and never blogged about it.

Jonah had snooped in my kitchen cabinet and snatched this, thinking, this is a cool hat.

He also snatched his papa's "stick" that he use to mix the pool chemical before pouring in the pool.

Result is this:

Bike Warrior!

Oooh I'm scared of him!

Don't hurt me...

LOL

Isn't he creative and a darling?

We are blessed.

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(This was taken last March.)

Annabelle's an Aries

I was at a thrift shop and saw the Aries stitchery which I loved and that Annabelle is an Aries. I wasn't willing to pay the price for that picture and then I realized I had a camera which I carry around with me all the time in my purse. So I took 2 pictures of it.

It is very 1970's. I loved the details, the embroidering effects, and everything about it. Maybe I'll copy it and make it or maybe I'll never get around to do that. But there's the idea for embroidering.

When I realized Annabelle is an Aries and hmm, thinking, is she sociable? Oh yes she is. Entertaining? Uh, OH YES. Talkative? YUP. Charming? Definitely. And devil may-care? Giggling, yes! She's braver than me sometimes.

Isn't it such a darling? The colour, the effects, the critters, cute characters and the daisies.

Oohhh!

Now I'm thinking.. If it is still there, I'll get it. It'll be perfect in Annabelle's room.

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September 11, 2011 at Jaguars Stadium

We had fun at the Jaguars and because it was on a September 11 and remembering it had been 10 years. So there was some events going on to honor the victims and the heroes.

I'll say no more and let the pictures do their job. As they say, picture are worth thousand of words.

Jasmine's Farewell at airport

As promised, here's the farewell pictures.

Last month on the morning of Saturday, August 13- we all got together at Cracker Barrel for breakfast with friends and family to say farewell to Jasmine before she fly out to Brisbane, Australia. Then just us family to the airport including her mother.

I love this picture. 

At the airport before entering. See how Annabelle is "helping" Jasmine with her suitcase? And Jonah holding Jasmine's hands. Joshua pulling the suitcase and Aaron lugging the backpack.

A close up when I saw how cute they were and snapped it. They know she is leaving.

I had to hurry to the front to take picture.

Family plus Aaron. Her mother hasn't arrived.

Jasmine and her papa

Jasmine and her little sis and bro

It was picture taking time. Lots of em'. I'm not going to show all of them. Just one more.

me, Isaac, Kerry
Justin, Annabelle, Jasmine, Jonah, Joshua

Jasmine has been in Australia all this time now and will be for at least 6 months to a year.

Jasmine, bless your heart and your willingness to help others to know Jesus.

Jonah's 4

Our little boy is now 4 years old! 

We had a birthday party for him. A pool party then a simple cook-out of chicken breast with potatoes salad and salad greens. And of course the cake and ice cream afterwards.

Next are the pictures....

4 years old Jonah

Big and little brother
Justin and Jonah

Justin is getting ready to throw Jonah in the pool

Horsing around

Jonah loves potatoes salad!

Jonah and his birthday cake!

Family

Jonah's getting smooched by his parents!
Whooo!

Happy Birthday to you dear Jonah!

You are 4 years old now!

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A prayer for Jasmine

Just tonight at our kids' bedtime. I was tucking them in bed and saying our prayer. Then either Jonah or Annabelle will pipe up and say their own prayers. I always smile when they want to pray. Tonight was a bit unusual, funny and endearing. I just had to share this. Mostly it's about Jasmine.

I haven't posted a blog about Jasmine who is in Australia on her 2nd missionary trip. This time as a staff. She is doing good and you can check her out at facebook or her blog, Jasmine-jewel.blogspot.com. I also haven't shared the awesome pictures of saying farewell at the airport. I promise I'll do that one this week. But first let me share Annabelle's prayer/talk/tease that she said tonight at bedtime.

Annabelle was talking about airplane, Australia, flying. I was amazed she signed Australia and paid a bit more attention to her. She was saying that Jasmine is far far far away. Plane ride longgggg. Jasmine's boyfriend will fly soon. (We had seen Aaron yesterday with Joshua and had mentioned that to her). Then she said Jasmine's boyfriend cute. I will steal him, giggling. Me tease Jasmine. I laughed and said Jasmine's boyfriend too old for you. She laughed. And I said, not nice to steal. She again laughed. She said she love, love, love Jasmine.

I was just surprised and thinking this is so funny. And Annabelle talked like that??? She kept saying boyfriend. I kept saying Aaron. I realized we need to come up a name sign for Aaron. She understood Aaron but she hasn't caught on spelling his name. (Hey Jasmine, have a sign name idea for Aaron?)

This is endearing to know Annabelle does think of Jasmine and knows she is far away and looks forward seeing her on computer (meaning skype) and asks when will she be on?

We're thinking of you, Jasmine. We miss you and love you very very much.

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Silver--another live catch

Silver, our cat that we adopted together when he was a kitten from my sister's home in West Virginia. He had made another live catch.

This time...

  A mole!

I am so so so glad I caught this mole before it went into hiding in our unfinished bathtub. I took it outside  right away afraid it'd escaped. At the time I thought it was another mouse! But then I realize it was bigger than a mouse. Huh? All that I was thinking, what is the heck am I holding in my hand with t-shirt wrapped up creature?

I hurried outside straight to the empty trash can and dump it there afraid it'd bite me or worse. When I saw what it was. Ooh the poor poor blind mole!! But I marvel at how healthy it was. The smooth silky fur. Long tail. It look like a squirrel but it wasn't sitting on its haunches. All that thoughts whirling in my head. I rarely have a chance to "interact" with a mole and I was feasting my mind with the real live thing.  It wasn't hurt.

So Silver must have just caught it and brought it in and I caught him! WHEWWWWW!

Jonah was home that day and was not far behind and soon joined me looking at the rat. He called it a rat. I didn't correct him because it could pass for one except that thing is blind.

The mole at bottom of trash can

Jonah next to that green trash can with the mole at the bottom.

I left it in the trash can and went in the house after taking pictures knowing it'll be safe there until my senor and Annabelle arrive home.

When they arrived home, I right away took them to the trash can and much to my surprise. It's gone!!!

GONE?

Thankfully I had the picture to show them.

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Early School morning at bus stop

Annabelle and Jonah

Jonah and me

Me and Annabelle

It's one of those morning where we happened to be there a bit trifle early and had time to kill waiting for the school bus to come. Out came the camera to have some little picture time fun. Those fun are to help alleviates Jonah's anxiety about going to school.

I still have trouble with Jonah going to school. There was a morning where I cannot find his sneakers. He was laughing and would not cooperate with me to find his sneakers. He had hidden them!! But he was defeated because he forgot he had another set! He wasn't too happy about it. I had to hide my smile when I realized he had hidden his shoes. 

We have talked with his teachers to be sure he is okay at school. They always say he is having fun and it is great to have him there. He just simply like to stay home. So we always have to tell him the day and night before that he is going to school tomorrow and stressed that he needs to go. He wants to stay home and we do let him stay home.

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About that hidden shoes, Jonah had forgotten where he had hidden them and it took several days of searching before I finally found them cleaning and vaccuming. It was behind the toy box!! Whew!!

Annabelle adores school. And I am glad for her.

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Heya!

I am again behind in blogging about our whereabouts and life happenings... But I reckon' I'm normal and I'm not going to apologize or anything. But I do know there some of you who reads mine have been looking forward to more of my newsy news. For them, I feel bad. It's more for me keeping records for my children so that they'd know they did this n that. And seeing them grow and grow. And it'd be easier if I had kept it up because it's already September and I haven't even put a post about Annabelle's cute pre-K graduation... I am making it harder on myself by lagging behind and now I think it is old news because it happened wayyy back. But it is an important events that should be blogged about. And there is Jasmine who is in Australia now for a year. That should be blogged about. There are a lot happening....

Gollllly geee.. I feel overwhelmed. Oh well, I'll just prod on and do my best.

Bear with me

Where's my pajamas?

I was on the computer reading blogs and realized it is already after 11 p.m. and I usually am already in bed long before 10. Why? I get up at 530 a.m. but tend to snooze until it is almost 6 a.m. then I'm up getting dressed and over to our kids getting them up to dress and eat breakfast before driving them over to the bus stop.

Anyway... Knowing it is after 11 p.m. I started looking for my pajamas and I couldn't find them. I looked around then I saw the clothes I wore today and I was puzzled. Then I looked down and saw that I am already wearing the pajamas!!!!!

Have this ever happened to you???

I just burst laughing at myself. What a dope I am!!!

LOL