Dave Ramsey's Take on the Bailout

I try to listen to Dave Ramsey daily, here is his take on the bailout...

THREE STEPS TO CHANGE THE NATION'S FUTURE

Please read it and take it for what its worth to you.

Plane Ride

On Friday Greg took Kylie out for an airplane ride in the Warrior. He asked her is she wanted to see the airplane and she said yes. When they got there she was looking at the airplane and then looked at the door they came through and asked "How did you get it in here?" Then she asked "Can we fly it?!"

Greg was doing some touch-n-gos to see how she handled flying and after the first landing he noticed that she was getting upset and asked her, "Do you want to go back to the airport?"

Her answer, "No I'm tired of landing I just want to fly!"

Then he took her over Nana and Papas house and asked her, "Are you ready to go back?"

She said, "I just want to fly all the time, but not all the night."

So he flew her over the city of Petersburg and back to the airport, all in all it was about 45 minutes of flying. She loved it and had lots of fun.

Slumber My Darling (Alison Kraus & Yo Yo Ma)

This absolutely beautiful, enjoy...

Here are the lyrics:

Yo Yo Ma Slumber My Darling Lyrics
Featuring: Alison Krauss Lyrics

Slumber my darling
Thy mother is near
Guarding they dreams
From all terror and fear

Sunlight has past
And the twilight has gone
Slumber my darling
The night's coming on

Sweet visions attend they sleep
Fondest dearest to me
While others their revels keep
I will watch over thee

Slumber my darling
The birds are at rest
Wandering dews
By the flowers are caressed

Slumber my darling
I'll wrap thee up warm
Pray that the angels
Will shield thee from harm

Slumber my darling
Til morn's blushing ray
Brings to the world
The glad tidings of day

Fill the dark void
With thy dreaming delight
Slumber thy mother
Will guard thee tonight

Thy pillow shall sacred be
From all outward alarm
Thou thou art the world to me
In thy innocent charms

Slumber my darling
The birds are at rest
Wandering dews
By the flowers are caressed

Slumber my darling
I'll wrap thee up warm
Pray that the angels
Will shield thee from harm

Sisterly Love

 

Kylie is so excited about her baby sister coming in a couple of months. She gives her sister kisses daily and tells her she loves her. She wishes she would get her soon! This takes too long.

Devestating Obama Abortion ad -- BornAliveTruth.org's new commercial featuring abortion survivor Gianna Jesson

I don't generally post anything political, but this got my attention, everyone needs to see this ad.

From another posting of the ad:

"In this powerful ad sponsored by BornAliveTruth.org, abortion survivor Gianna Jesson questions Barack Obama for his active opposition as state senator to IL's Born Alive Infants Protection Act.

Born Alive was introduced to stop IL hospitals from leaving babies who survived their abortions in soiled utility rooms to die.

Gianna was aborted 31 years ago by a saline abortion procedure.

Gianna testified for the federal Born Alive Infants Protection Act in 2001 and attended the presidential bill signing in 2002.

Born Alive passed on the federal level overwhelmingly. The abortion group NARAL even expressed neutrality on the bill, which passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate 98-0.

Barack Obama is such an abortion extremist, he has positioned himself to the left of the entire U.S. Senate and NARAL.

If it were up to Obama, Gianna would not be here today."

E-Mail

This morning Kylie suprised me when she told me she had to write her e-mail. So I was curious how she was going to do this because obviously she doesn't type on the computer yet. So I watched what she was doing and she promptly got out her paper and markers and wrote her e-mail. After she wrote all the letters she knew and then the words she knows hows to spell, Cat, Kylie, and No she said she was all finished with her e-mail! So now I know what 4 year old e-mail looks like.

Baby Girl #2 Doctor Appt (7Months)

Greg, Kylie and I went to my doctors appt last Friday. It was a routine visit, check the heartbeat (154 bpm), blood pressure, measurements and weight. I gained 5 pounds last month, I am up a total of 9 pounds total for the pregnancy.

I had to do my glucose test this time and I'm happy to say I passed it. I'm really not suprised but still happy. Greg got his blood typed becuase my doctor needed proof of his blood type otherwise I was going to have to have a RhoGam shot this week since my blood type is O-. Since Greg's blood type is negative also I do not need the shot since it isn't possible to have a baby with a positive blood type.

Kylie was mad that she didn't get a shot too since Mommy and Daddy each got one. I told Greg that I almost wished I had asked her doctor to order 2 of the shots to be done that day. That way there would only be 2 more to go for Kindergarten!

Just a couple more months to go and our new precious baby will be here! We are all so excited!!

Kylie's 4 Year Old Well Child Visit

Today I took Kylie to the doctor for her 4 year old well child visit. Her doctor was very pleased with her, she has met all of her developmental milestones up to 5 years old! He said there wasn't anything I really need to work on with her since she has met everything she needs to be doing at this point.

She was such a big girl at this appointment. She let them weigh her , which for some reason has been a problem in the past, she would not stand on the scale herself I had to hold her and then weigh myself without her and subtract - don't know what the deal was with that. She let the nurse measure her, which was an issue in the past because it required her to take off her shoes! Then once in the doctors office she sat up on the table all by herself and let the nurse take her blood pressure (she has never had this done before) and check her tempature.

When the doctor came in she did the same thing, sat up on the table all by herself. He looked in her ears, checked her heartbeat, and then had her stand and bend over so her could check her spine. She did everything herself. I sat in the chair and watched everything, totally amazed at how much she has matured in the last year. She answered most of his questions by herself too, which I was really impressed the her doctor made an attempt to talk to her and ask her the questions rather than me. She really liked that too!

She weighs 46.2 pounds putting her in the 97th percentile, this is the first time since she was 4 months old that she hasn't been in the 100th percentile! She gained 6 pounds from last year. She is 40 inches tall putting her in the 50th percentile, she has been in the 50th percentile since she was 4 months old. She has been very consistant. She grew 3 inches from last year!

I knew she had done some stretching out but didn't realize it was that much! All in all it was a good appointment. I found out though that next years appointment won't as much fun since she will have to have 4 shots just to go to kindergarten! That is crazy.

If you can breave, then you can See!

This is an orignal by Kylie. She sang me this song in the car on the way to swimming. She loves to sing and makes up songs all the time, this was one time I was glad I actually caught it on video!

CVS Deals 8/18

I'm so excited about the deals I got this week at CVS, the cashier even commented "that's some good shopping!" This is the best I've done so far - even beats lasts weeks Walgreens deal. Here is my deal:

Crest Toothpaste - 1.99 (3) -Earn $3 ECBs
Wet Ones (BOGO) - 2.99
Slim Fast Bars - 5.99 (2) - Earn $4 ECBs on the purchase of 2
Sunsilk Hair Care - $4.29
Airheads Candy (for Kylie) - $.79
Tic Tacs (for me) - $.89
Total $25.44 + tax

Coupons Used
Crest $1/2
Crest $.75
Slim Fast Bars $1.25 (2)
Sunsilk $1.5 (2)
ECB's 13.79
CVS Coupon $2/10

Total $2.37 including tax
Earned $7 ECBs
Total Saved including sale prices: $35.62 or 93.5%!

24 Weeks

Baby belly as of 24 weeks.

Baby Girl #2 Doctors Appt (6 Months)

Kylie and went to my doctors appt last Friday. It was a routine visit, check the heartbeat, blood pressure, measurements and weight. I gained 1 whole pound last month, I am up a total of 4 pounds total for the pregnancy. I asked my doctor if this was OK since I know I was much heavier with Kylie by this stage and he said he is happy; the baby seems to be doing fine, shes growing where he wants here to be, she's active (very active) and has a strong heartbeat. With all of that and as long as I'm eating and drinking enough water he's happy.

Speaking of her heartbeat while he was listening to it she kicked really hard. It even supprised him, he had just finished telling me her rate 146 bpm and as soon as she kicked her heartbeat just sped up. Kylie thought that was so funny, she ended up getting the giggles over it. Kylie laughing so hard made me start laughing which then my doctor thought was pretty funny so in the end all 3 of us were laughing over baby girls kick!

Next month is the glucose test which should go just fine, it did with Kylie anyway. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going it seems like I just found out and now we are only a few short months away!

My Walgreens Deal

I'm so excited on the deal I got a Walgreens today! I've been reading a couple of different websites on how to use coupons effectively to get the best deal and these ladies are really good.

Here's my deal that I'm so proud of:

Prices before coupons:
Bic Pens Ultra Round Pens - 2/$1 (bought 4)
Scott Toilet Paper - $3.99
Extra Gum B1G1 - $1.19
Pepsi B1G1 - $1.49
Kleenex - $1.19

Coupons used, and price after coupons:
Bic Pens - 2 coupons for $1 off 2 (FREE!)
Scott Toilet Paper - 1 Mfg coupon for $1 off, 1 Walgrees coupon making it $1.99 ($.99)
Extra Gum - 1 Walgreeen coupon making the price $.59, and a B1G1 coupon ($.59 for 2!)
Pepsi - 1 bottle top B1G1 Free ($1.49)
Kleenex - 1 Walgreens coupon makinf the price $.89 ($.89)

Total before coupons: $12.54
Total after coupons & in-store sales: $3.99 including tax
Total Savings (including advertised specials): $15.14, 74% off!

I've always been a coupon shopper, tried to get the best deal I knew how but now that I'm armed with some really good information I can be a lot better!

Happy 4th Birthday Kylie!!!!!!!

My personal favorite!

Kylie you are 4 already! Where does the time go?! We love you so much and you bring so many joys to our life. You are going to be a big sister in a few months, and you are so excited (so are we).

You are going to go far in your life. You are a smart and beautiful little girl. Always know that Daddy and Mommy will love you forever. You are always going to be our best (we know what that means).

I found this poem at FamilyPoems.com about a father's love for his daughter:

I Am Yours To Keep
© Mike
You are a princess in my heart,

and I care for you so much.

I love the fondness in you eyes and your tender little touch.

I looked at you when you were born,

and knew then straight away,

that I would be forever here

to watch you grow and play.

You bring to me a heart of joy,

and memories so great,

and a powerful sense of fatherhood that no one can debate.

I watch you sleep and dream of things that I can only wonder.

That innocent look upon your face just makes my heart grow fonder.

I see you run and jump and shout and calling out my name.

No love that I have ever known could ever feel the same.

No suffering or tragedy nor deeply seated pain

could ever over shadow the bond that we retain.

And so my little princess before you go to sleep,

Remember I am your daddy and I am yours to keep.

I hope you have a very happy birthday, and remember you will always be our baby girl!

Love, Daddy & Mommy

Wordless Wednsday - Her Face

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Moving Baby

Lately I've been feeling out little one move quite a bit. She seems to be on the move, every so ofter during the day but mostly in the evening and especially when I lay down in bed. She is just as active as Kylie was, this may be an indication of things to come.

Last night when Kylie and were laying down in bed she got to feel her sister move. Baby girl was moving so much, she kicked/punched/bumped the same spot 3 times in a row. Kylie said she sure is a busy girl! Kylie was absolutely elated, she had to call Daddy and tell him what just happened! She was talking so fast to Daddy because she was so excited that he could hardly understand her.

She just cannot wait until her little sister is here. While she had her had on my belly she said, "This is just like holding my sister, I'm going to hold her when she is is out of your tummy too!" I had my had on top of hers so I could move it to here baby was moving and she said, 'Were holding her together, we're doing teamwork." All the while beaming from ear to ear.

It was so cute, she feel asleep with her had on my belly waiting for her little sister to move again...so precious.

Relaxing Weekend

This past weekend Kylie and I stayed home and did nothing! That is very unusual because usually I like to take Kylie somewhere to some kind of activity or at the very least go to the store. But on Saturday it was raining and I didn't feel like dealing with the rain and didn't have any real need to even go to the store. So we stayed home, I had a lot of things that needed to get done, the usual - laundry, dishes, normal household cleaning. Kylie was in such a great mood all weekend, I think she needed some down time too! She kept asking me what we were going to do or where we were going and everytime I told her we were staying home she just looked at me so puzzled - she's used to going SOMEWERE on the weekends.

On Sunday we went to church and home. Church service was nice, it's been a long time since Kylie has actually had to sit through the whole Mass. Our church has been doing Liturgy of the Word for Children since last April so she and I go to her Liturgy and then come back right before communion. So she has only had to sit for 15 minutes on either side of Children's Liturgy. She did wonderfully, she was quiet and played with her toys and colored pictures. She knelt when it was time and tried to sing some of the chants, I was so proud of her.

Thanks for the nice weekend Kylie!

3 year old knock knock joke

Knock Knock

Who's there?

Tooty

Tooty who?

Tooty fruity!

This is the joke Kylie made up today, I thought it was quite cute.

Broken Heart

On the way to Vacation Bible School yesterday Kylie and I had a very interesting conversation, it went something like this:

Mommy sometime mean people will break your heart

Your right

And sometimes mean strangers will break your heart too and thats not very nice

No it's not

But Daddy never breaks my heart and you never break my heart

Well that's good because Mommy and Daddy only want you to be happy and we never want to break your heart

When mean strangers break my heart that makes me sad and I don't like to be sad

I don't like when you are sad either

And someday mean boys are going to break my heart and that's beary mean!

Yes it is

And mean girls too!

Yep you are right, but Daddy and Mommy will be there for you when that happens

Thank you Mommy.

Apparently she's been really thinking about this subject and had to get this information off her chest.
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Then this morning when I was taking Kylie to school we had to stop on the road to wait for some geese to cross the road and let me tell you - they were taking there time! Kylie thought it was neat to see all the geese and I told her we had to wait for them so we don't run them over. This is the conversation that followed:

We have to wait so we don't run them over, because that would be mean and we are not mean people

No were not

We are nice to other people and animals

Yeah because that would make them sad and hurt their hearts, you know geese have hearts too

Yes they do

I'm still a little bit sad about the squiral and the turtle that you runned over yesterday (that actually happened in the same day only it was about 3 weeks ago! - what are the chances she'd still remember it)

Yeah that's sad isn't it (said with a slight smirk and chuckle over the fact that she still remembers it)

Why you laughing?

I'm not, I'm smiling

Why you smiling then

Because I love you (I've just been called out by a 3 year old!)

Well that don't make a point!

Ahhh and she's only 3!

5 Months Along Doctors Appt

Today Kylie accompanied me to me and the baby's doctors appt. It was just a belly check, her heartbeat was 144 bpm. What was so funny about the appt was when the Doctor first found her heartbeat it was very loud, just as he was going to tell me her heartbeat rate she moved, then again, and again...she proceeded to 4 times before he finally was able to get her heartbeat rate! I told him that is exactly what she did during the ultrasound. He said that was normal because the intrument they use to get the image (I don't know what it is called) pushes into their territory and they don't like it. But usually the doppler doesn't bother them. I told him she is always moving doesn't seem to take too many breaks, of course that is a good thing that she is so active.

I asked Kylie if she heard the baby's heartbeat and she said "Yeah, but it was a little bit different because she kept moving so much." I think that is so cute how she really listens to the doctors comments. At one point he was asking me if I had any questions and Kylie shook her head no, I guess she thought he was talking to her.

He also said based on the ultrasound that the due date of December 2nd would stay the same. I was really hoping he would move it up and I tried to convince him to do it but he would not budge. He just said "it will stay the same but we'll hope for a November baby, which I kinda think its going to be." I took that to mean he really believes this one will be early too, just like Kylie. I hope I am and getting my hopes up and then it turns out she decides to be late, that would make me crazy especially since Kylie was 3 1/2 weeks early!