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Video of V words

Today starts the 12 days of Christmas . This year Josh and I aren't doing it for eachother, but here is Annabelle's gift and a video of her recieving it. I'll be honest I was a little shocked at her reaction to the gift because at the store when she saw this she was screaming, "Dora, Dora".

By the way, would anyone like to give a little parenting advice? Meal times have become extremely difficult. Would you say if she doesn't want to eat what you are eating to not let her get up until she eats or let her down and let her eat the meal when she is hungry?

So I took this quiz online...lol...I'd say it was pretty accurate...look what I gave my daughter tonight!

You Are a Practical Gift Giver

Your gifts are useful, appropriate, and custom tailored to each person. In your opinion, the best gifts are gifts that someone will actually use. Your gifts may not be the most glamourous, but they are always appreciated.

1. Last month she learned to undress herself, this month she is trying to dress herself! She doesn't always get it right as you can see.

2. As I've said before she is sneaky. This took the sneakiness to a whole new level!

3. Her new sayings: "Look at me!" " I see ____ (food, play zone, etc.)" "Merry Christmas" "Happy Birthday"

4. She went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time and loved it!

5. Her favorite snacks are fruit snacks.

6. She started taking vitamins this month and loves them! We give them to her with her fruit snacks because she always wants more.

7. She is attached to her blankey! I tried so hard not to have my child attached to a blanket or animal, but try as I may we are now extremely attached to a homemade blanke that was given to me at my shower. I keep meaning to call the lady that made it and ask her to make me more!

8. She likes to walk down the steps by herself, which drives me nuts. She says, "I do, I do"

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From the Wilsons, we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so blessed to be with family and are thankful for the way God has blessed us with such an abudance of family on both sides!

This is the video she is watching in the above clip

When I first thought of the letter Q, all I could think of this week was when I play scrabble I always get stuck with the Q and when you get stuck with the Q and all the Us are used it is pretty hard to find a word. So I learned an easy three letter Q word a couple of years ago that does NOT need a U.

qat-noun
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: kat]

Quotes: (Some of my favorites)

I can't help at a higher level than I live.

To whom much is given much is required. Luke 10

Watch you thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

The best use of one's life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. - William James (Philosopher)

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. [...]only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” 1 Sam. 8:7, 9 (ESV)

This past election--and every presidential election--is a good reminder to Christians that their hope is not, nor has it ever been, in human government. Here 1 Samuel 8 goes on to describe what the kings of Israel will be characterized by, including taking from the sons of Israel to set up an army for himself, taxing excessively, and redistributing Israel's wealth for his own ends. In spite of this the people still respond in verse 19, "No, but there shall be a king over us [...]"  If ancient Israel's God-sanctioned human government wasn't the "answer," surely 21st Century American government is not either. 

Instead, the New Testament is overwhelmingly concerned with the "Kingdom." Of the 158 times the word is used in the New Testament, only a few don't refer to the "Kingdom of Heaven" or the "Kingdom of God," which of course has nothing to do with human government, but what God will establish in spite of failed human government. As Jesus says in John 18:36, "My kingdom is not of this world." And Peter's admonition to "honor the king" (1 Pet 2:17) essentially amounts to a command to pay your taxes, not to look to human government as any sort of answer for society's problems. Often government itself is the problem, as it often was for ancient Israel. 

Fear on the part of Christians over what the next few years will bring is misplaced, and so is excessive happiness about the results of the election. Even the best of human governments (American) has proven its inability to bring about a positive moral climate, and we can be sure this trend will continue. Instead our hope lies completely outside the realm of human government. It lies in what God will do when he abolishes government and brings about his own kingdom--the kingdom John refers to when he says in Revelation 11:15:  “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever," reminding us that Jesus Christ is the only one to whom we pay homage, and his the only kingdom in which we place our hope.

-Josh

Annabelle with Daddy

Nurses
(My Grandma and two sisters, Karen and Kelly)

Nigh-Nigh
(Night-Night)

We always tell Annabelle to be "Nice to Nemo"

Becky, one of my dear college buddies, tagged me to do The Only Four Meme. Then my friend, Carrie, tagged me to do eight. So I took Carries new ones and narrowed them down to four.

Four things on my wish list:

1. 2 Vera Bradley bags, I know I am obsessed, but they are so durable!
2. a membership to smilebox so I can print all my cool scrapblog stuff
3. a puffy vest
4. Croc shoes

Four favorite places to eat:

1. Olive Garden
2. Jimmy's Seafood Buffet in OBX
3. Gracies in Clarks Summit
4. Caravia's in Clarks Summit

Four Things I did Yesterday:

1. Grocery Shopped
2. Went to starbucks
3. Did 8, yes 8 loads of laundry
4. Cleaned my dining room and kitchen floors

Four Places I go over and over:

1. Elm Street School
2. Cindy's, Annabelle's daycare
3. Wal-mart
4. Starbucks

Four People Who Email Me Regularly:

1. My mom
2. Brittany, my sister
3. My Points.com
4. Facebook

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. With my extended family, so Maryland and Pennsylvania (there that is 2!)
2. Somewhere tropical with my husband
3. At the beach

Four TV shows I watch:

1. The View (I t-vo it everyday!)
2. American Idol
3. 24
4. Big Brother

Four things I have for breakfast:

1. Nothing
2. 4 cups of decaf coffee
3. Lattes on occasion
4. Eggs if I am home and it is around 10 am

Four Animals I like best:

1. Our fish, Nemo
2. Frogs
3. Heidi, Uncle Dan and Aunt Donna's dog
4. Bears, the stuffed kind :-)

Four Beaches I've been to:

1. The Cayman Island
2. Whitehouse, Jamaica
3. The Outer Banks of North Carolina
4. Myrtle Beach

Four people to tag?

1. Jordan
2. Jenna
3. Cheryl
4. Kristi

Lets see how many of them read this and actually do it! Prove me wrong guys!

The Mosher's held their 1st Chili Cookoff this weekend. Josh thought I for sure had the winner with our Brett Farve Family Chili recipe. The winner was Deb who made a White Chicken Chili recipe! It was so good I even voted for it over my own. I got the recipe from her this morning at church and made it this afternoon. It was THAT good!

As many of you know, Annabelle has been running a fever for the past 3 days and she was such a trooper on Saturday. We went to the Chili Cookoff and then to our friend's, Cory and Deb, house for dinner. Saturday made us thankful for good friends and family!

Grandpa and Grandma Wilson stopped by for a day on their way out to Iowa to see the Wilson side of the family. They took Annabelle to Indoor Play Zone her favorite place to go and slide! It looks like they had a great time together!

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