This song no matter how often I hear it makes me want to bounce my head with the beat. Enjoy!

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I love to watch Christmas movies this time of the year and I really enjoy watching A Christmas Carol. I'll watch all the versions of this show but the one I truly look forward to seeing is "A Christmas Carol" with actor George C. Scott. In my opinion he made the best Scrooge and I love how the movie was put together all the way around. I found an excerpt of the movie on You Tube. Enjoy!

Well the countdown to Christmas is on and to start off my countdown Gage and I went to Church on Saturday (Nov. 29Th) to help with the hanging of the greens for Advent. I really enjoyed myself. I helped set up a Nativity scene in one of the classrooms as well as helped attach bows to the wreathes for the pillars and the doors. Gage helped wherever they needed him. All of us had a simple breakfast during fellowship. Here are the pictures I got during and after decorating.
Then today on my way into the Church an older couple who I have befriended well stopped me to give me a Christmas card with $40.00 in it to help get the kids Christmas presents with. I was so surprised and I felt so blessed. I managed to get some stocking stuffer's with it and gloves, a pair of pants for each and tights for sis. I stretched it as much as I could. I also got a Thank You card for the couple. I have gotten to where I look forward to going to Church every week and slowly I am participating more. I really feel at home with his Church and I am making so many new friends. The kids even go every week with me now and all of attend Sunday school. I truly believe this is good for me especially since this is one of the rare times I feel at peace.

As all of you know by now I love to participate in Graham's photography challenges. Well the theme for this month is a photo of what makes you happy(happiness). Well I have had a hard time choosing which photo I wanted to use so I am posting 2.
I chose this photo for 2 reasons. The first because this is a photo I took of my family and me which always makes me happy. Second because I finally figured out the timer on my camera to take the picture with all of us to begin with, and that makes me really happy.

I also chose this photo because I loved how it turned out and I'm also submitting this photo in a local contest called Autumn Artistry. It won't be voted on till January but I had to give it a shot. I'll be in the amateur adult category.

Here is a collage of pictures I got yesterday from a couple different locations. The first place we went was Mill Dam and then to a cemetary with a gorgorous fountain. Enjoy. Here are the cemetary fountain pictures I took.

While visiting WIXY's blog I seen he had a post for a giveaway by Shellmo. I don't usually enter contest's because I don't win but I figure I''ll give this one a shot. At least then I can say I tried. She is giving away a loaf of bread from a store in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Go to Shellmo's blog to see a pic of the Cranberry Pecan Bread.

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I use to sketch growing up to relieve stress. Now I only do it for the kid's birthday's(if it is something I can draw). The only thing is I can't put on paper what is in my head but I can look at a drawing and transfer it my way. The hardest thing I drew was the Harry Potter stuff. I drew all the house shields. I draw more cartoon stuff than real life stuff and I don't consider myself an artist but sometimes it does relax me and I've been considering going back to it. (I'm considering trying to draw Betty Boop). Any way here are 3 drawings I did as a teenager. The Horse and puppy I drew froma How To Draw book and Ariel I looked at the movie cover.



This last picture I drew on Gage's wall just looking at the cover of one of the Harry Potter books.

I don't know maybe I'll go back to drawing here soon.

This past Friday night we decided to have a movie night. We bought stuff for homemade pizza and we went to Blockbuster to rent the new Incredible Hulk. The movie was good but call me old fashioned in a way because I prefer the old television series with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. In my opinion I prefer a real person over the computer generated Hulk. I mean there are plenty of huge body builders or even wrestlers that would pull off a good Hulk like Lou. If they can do Batman, Spiderman, IronMan etc... with real people why not the Hulk. Correct me if I'm wrong but in the televison series bullets didn't bounce off the hulk he got wounded and healed quickly whereas in the new hulk bullets bounce off, he could fall from a helicopter and not get injured. In the TV series season finale he jumped from a helicopter and died. The New Hulk is entertaining and interesting I just find it more unbelievable. Well that's just my opinion.

The New Hulk

Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk.

Bill Bixby (David Bruce Banner ) and Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk)

This past fridayI was in the mood to cook. So I fixed a salad and I made a meatloaf with potatoes and carrots. I also made waldorf salad stuffed in an apple. Here are the recipes I used.

Meatloaf

hamburger

crackers (crushed) (approx. 1 pkg)

salt

pepper

2 to 3 eggs

Mexene chli powder

Put all in a bowl and mix by hand till well blended. I just put salt,pepper and chili powder to taste. Put in a baking pan and shape top with ketchup or my favorite BBQ sauce. Cut up potatoes and carrots and surround the meatloaf and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour.

Waldorf Salad

apples

grapes (seedless)

raisins

chopped walnuts

celery diced

small marshmallows

mayonnaise

Hollow out the apples and put apple pieces in a bowl. Cut grapes in half, add walnuts, marshmallows and diced celery. Add mayonnaise and stir till well blended. Stuff in apples or just eat out of a bowl. Serve cold. Eat and Enjoy.

I actually got this in an email but I thought it would be a good reminder. I'm not sure where this came from but I really like it. Enjoy!

How To Plant Your Garden

First, you come to the garden alone,
while the dew is still on the roses....


FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING,

PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS :



1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:


1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:



1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:



1. Turnip for meetings
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another


TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:


1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. NOT BAD, HUH?!

I have a lot of family that was in the military. I think the family has covered all branches but the Marines. Below are some pictures of my family that served including my dad. There are countless others. I have deep respect for all veteran's and I want to thank you all for everything you have done to serve our country. God Bless You all.

As some of you know Randy of The Way I See It is my husband of the last 14 years. We have 2 beautiful and intelligent children together. I met Randy in high school my junior year and he was a sophomore. We had a few friends in common and that is how we met. we would sit together in the cafeteria on lunch and eventually he had a friend ask me out. We dated off on through school. When we wasn't dating we were real good, close friends. I graduated in 1992 and went on to college (which I didn't finish) and we eventually lost touch. One day my mom came home from working at a local nursing home and told me that Randy was working there as a CNA (Certified Nursing Aide). We started talking again and one night we ran into each other at a festival. We hung out and I helped him put an ear ring in his ear. The next thing I know we were back together and a month and a half later we were married. Several people didn't think we would make it together but I believe we have proved them wrong. We have been through a lot in our marriage and we have alway's survived and persevered.

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In my Sunday school class we are studying from a book by Gary Poole "How Does Anyone Know God Exists?"



I find this an interesting subject because I have always been in search of my faith especially as of late. I am finding my faith but I think this is a touchy subject especially with all the different religions out there. You have science and religion, athesist,pantheisic, polytheistic and etc.. points of view.



Questions asked in the book are "Is anyone out there?"

"How can rational people believe in miracles?"

" What is God really like?" and more. This book draws on all points of view and you ultimately make the decsion for yourself. It should be an interesting discussion. In a previous post I put some pictures of the inside of the church I attend "What's been going on" I finally got a picture of the outside of the church.


I attend Centenary United Methodist . Since attending the church again here recently I have felt different, it's hard for me to explain but trying to overcome my depression it is helping as well as talking to a counseler, my loving and forgiving hubby Randy (The Way I See It), and all of my friends. Hopefully I will beat the depression and find my faith in everything else. Have a great one everybody.