This is the best we could do

My sister and her children came to visit a couple of weeks ago and we decided to get pictures done. This was the FUNNIEST experience I have had in a long time. I know the photographer thought we were crazy and he was praying until the session was over. I knew it was going to be a little tricky getting Nadia and Josiah's (my youngest nephew) attention but I think the two older ones were the ones who didn't want to smile or didn't like the way they were positioned. Once we finished and we saw the proofs, this was the only picture where we all looked half-way decent. Getting a group picture was a lot harder than I thought. Some of the other pictures were just priceless (not necessarily in a good way). If they weren't so expensive, we would have gotten the "crazy ones" just so we could pull out whenever we need a good laugh. I mean, the facial expressions children can give. I'm sure all of our friends and family will love it no matter what we look like. Oh, the memories...

History has been made!

I can not believe it. I hoped it. I wished it. I prayed for it. But I still had my doubts. Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States of America. As I listened to his speech, I thought about how many people have fought for this. I thought back to when women and minorities were not allowed to vote. I thought about how my great-grandparents and grandparents would be/are proud of this very moment. I am deeply moved. The emotions that I feel right now...I really can't explain it. It's one of the moments that I will NEVER forget and I am so proud to be a part of.
I have and will continue to pray that God gives him the strength and guidance he needs to run this country and that He continues to protect him and his family. President Barack Obama...music to my ears.

My Little Monkey

We took Nadia trick-or-treating and we (atleast I did) had a ball. Again, the little kid in me came out and I was smiling just as big as some of the little children. The only thing I didn't like about the whole ordeal was how the older kids would practically knock down the younger kids and their parents not reprimand them. First, we took Nadia to get her picture taken and then we went to the Youth Center for, what we thought was a party for the younger kids. The games and toys were geared toward older children so we only stayed about 10 minutes. Nadia could care less...they had a DJ and she was trying to get her dance on. I'm trying to figure out how to download the video to my computer but as soon as I do, I'll post it.
After we left the youth center, we decided to take her around base housing for some candy. I think after the first house, she was over it. There were so many people that she kept getting side tracked. She was more interested in playing in the grass than going door to door to get candy. It was actually pretty funny. We also got to take a picture with Mcgruff the crime dog. In the pictures she was looking at him like "what the heck are you?!" I think we walked about 2-3 miles tonight. It was worth it though...even though my baby had NO clue what was going on. LOL

random pictures

I thought I would post some pictures of my baby. I'm making a 2009 calendar for myself and Corey and wanted to share some of the pictures. I'm not a photographer by any means but I think these are really cute...maybe it's the GORGEOUS subject. :)

Duh

Our cable has been out all week. We were told that the system would be out on certain days for about 30 minutes or so. Once we got the signal back, there was no volume. We would get the picture but we couldn't hear anything. Then the next day the volume returned but we weren't getting a picture. At first it was no big deal because our TV is usually on for background noise. I know, we could save a whole lot of money by simply turning the tv off but for whatever reason we don't...I'm working on that.
By the third day, I figured Nadia had done something to the TV since she likes to push the buttons on the remote. So I start trying to fix the TV. Nothing I do works and I'm not technologically savvy. Corey insists that the system is still down but of course I think it's just the television. I beg Corey to call the cable hotline and they work with Corey. Come to find out that all we needed to do was unplug and plug the tv back in. Simple as that. We felt really stupid after that phone call.
The more I think, I get a good chuckle. From now on that will be the first thing I do before I make any phone calls. And to think, I put all the blame on my baby.

It's about that time

MUST. GET. ANOTHER. CAR. This is really starting to get old. I'm either stuck at home during the day or I have to get up at the butt crack of dawn to take Corey to work. At first getting up wasn't that bad because I could just come home and go back to sleep...that is, if Nadia let me. lol But since I've been doing strollerobics, it makes more sense to just stay on base since we live about 20 minutes away. Corey gets dropped off around 6:30 and the class doesn't start until 9. We already fill our gas tank up about every 10 days or so, so in order to save on gas I go to the gym and sit in the parking lot and read. Then I do my work out, take care of any errands that I may have, come home, do the mommy thing, then go back to pick up Corey at five. Lately he hasn't been getting off until later, so again, Nadia and I will sit in the car until he gets off. It was okay during the summer but now that it's getting cold I hate just sitting in the car risking Nadia and I getting sick.

Corey doesn't like being with out a car either. He feels bad asking for rides to and from PT (if it's at the gym) and he hates that his supervisor can't depend on him on certain days to go to another shop for supplies or something. We have somewhat worked out a schedule on who gets the car when but I'm always thinking about the "what ifs". What if something happens to Nadia on the day that Corey has the car? What if Corey finds out last minute that he has a meeting to go to and I have the car?

I think we are gonna get something reasonable...just to get us from point A to point B. I HATE the idea of having two car payments but I don't want to spend money on an older car and then it turn out to be a piece of crap. I guess we'll look until we find something we can agree on...

Wow...

7th-Grade Teacher to Students: Obama is a ‘N’-Word
October 8th, 2008


7th-Grade teacher to students: Obama is a ‘N’-word. Angry parents in the northwest Florida community of Marianna want a middle school teacher fired after he put the “N”-word on the board to describe Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama. The Marianna Middle School teacher, Greg Howard, is now serving a 10-day suspension after writing an acronym on the dry-erase board on Sept. 26: “C.H.A.N.G.E. - Come Help A N*gg*r Get Elected.” But many parents want the 17-year teacher fired. The seventh-grade social studies teacher’s class has 17 White students, six Black students and one Asian student. Initially he was suspended for the day without pay, but that was elevated to the 10-day punishment. He must also write a letter of apology to students. “We feel like the punishment is sufficient,” Larry Moore, superintendent of the Jackson County School District, told The Detroit Free Press. “We did not feel he had to be fired.” NAACP officials say they will reserve their actions in the case until their investigation is complete. Audrey Wad, who has nieces and nephews at the school, didn’t need any more information before expressing her outrage. “To me, it’s hurtful,” she told the Free Press. “The idea that he would impose his political opinion on the children is wrong to me. That’s where he crossed the line

I don't understand how he could not be fired and only get a 10-day suspension. I'm speechless. Again, wow.