Big Step.........

Well, we turned in our application for our kids to go to SVCA yesterday. We are really looking forward to it.
Ashleigh is excited to be going to school with her best friend, Jessica, but Zach, on the other had, isn't taking it too well. I think that he will be fine once he goes and visits his classroom and all.
This is a really good time to transfer him though. The county schools are opening up a new elementary school next year and our neighborhood was one of the ones that they are transferring. So, he would have to go to a new school anyway.
He'll be in the 3rd grade and that's about the time they stop thinking that mom and dad "know it all" and start the "mom and dad don't know anything" stage, so a little resistance has been expected.
We have been praying about whether we should send them to SVCA for a while. I think that the straw that broke that camel's back was when he came home from school one day and said "hey mom, what's right? Creationism or Evolutionism?" - instead of wigging out like I wanted to, I calmly asked him "So, what do you think?" and he said, "creationism, mom. But why do they teach us that other stuff if it isn't true?"
So, my kids are going to SVCA this fall, as long as they get accepted.

Only me...........

I think that lately I have been an accident looking for a place to happen! A few weeks ago, when we had our 8" snow, I was trying to shut the hatch back on my van. Now, that should be a easy job, but my driveway is on a slope. So, I would get my footing, then reach up to shut the hatch back, and I would lose my footing and almost fall. After catching myself several times, I finally planted my feet on the ground beside my driveway, twisted and stretched and finally got the darn thing closed. I'm sure that my neighbors got quite a laugh! I was proud of myself though for getting it done, well, proud until I started to walk into the house. I had pulled my shoulder muscle and my back muscle. I also twisted my ankle! This was on a Friday afternoon! I went to my massage therapist and then to the Chiropractor the following Monday and they helped me out quite a bit... when I announced that I wouldn't work out my chiropractor, who happens to be a sports med chiropractor, told me that I needed to work out my arms because it would be better for them. So, I worked out my arms, thought I would die cause IT HURT! But, he was right, later in the day, I felt much better! That part of me is pretty much healed now.
Today, I hurt the pointer finger. Don't know how. The knuckle is bruised and swollen. BTW.... you don't realize just how much you use that finger until you can't. (I have it wrapped to my middle finger to keep it still). (also, I didn't realize that while typing, I use my left hand more that the right!) - See, I have learned something that I didn't know!

WHEEE HOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah! The snow is almost all melted away! I can finally see my green grass again! (yes, I have green grass in my yard all year round! A special blend I guess!) I have to say that it does look a little strange having green grass during the dead of winter, but I for one love it!
It got up to nearly 70 today. It was sooooo nice! A friend called and talked me into bringing the girls to play with her little girl at the park. I almost said no, but I am sure glad that we went. There is a big playground at one of our local parks and the girls had a blast and it was so nice to be out in the sunshine!

UGHHH!!!!! SNOW!!!!!

For those of you who know me well, you know how much I hate snow! I like it in pictures or when I see it on TV and it's SOMEWHERE else! Not in my own yard. sigh

My kids had a fun time in it today though. So did my 4th kid, my hubby. I got the kids all bundled, which takes FOREVER! Thankfully, everyone but Ashleigh stayed out longer than the time it takes to get them bundled up. After about 2 hours, I had to tell Allie to come back in. (Troy was "in charge" of Zach. Plus, I figure that if he isn't smart enough to come in when he gets cold, then it's his own fault!)

We got about 8 - 10 inches. They tried to build a snowman, but the snow was too fluffy and wouldn't pack very well. Maybe tomorrow when it starts melting. Zach will have to try it when he gets in from school. I thought that school would be canceled, but they are just having a 2 hour delay.

It is suppose to get warmer (in the 40s & 50s) by the end of the week and is suppose to rain on Friday. YeeHaa! The rain helps to make the snow melt faster! When we had our 32" snow 3 years ago, there was still snow here in JULY! So, I am hoping that this snow goes away fast. I'm already tired of looking at it.

If anyone wants some snow, I will gladly mail it to ya. (Can't guarantee that it will still be snow by the time it gets to ya!)

Fun with my son!

On Friday, my hubby took the girls to a father/daughter Valentine's Banquet. The girls looked like little princesses, and my husband looked as handsome as always!

While they were out at the banquet, my son Zach and I got to go on a "date". First we went to a movie. I let him pick and we went and seen "Hoodwinked". If you haven't seen it, it's pretty funny. (If you want a long explanation about the movie, ask my son when you talk to him, I'm sure that he can repeat at least half of the lines, and it will be the 100th time that he will have repeated them!)
After the movie, we went to an arcade and played some games. Then, we grabbed some "Burger King" and came home and watched the rest of the opening ceremony for the Olympics.

All in all, it was a great night! I always love to get "one on one" time with my kids. Especially my son. He still thinks it's pretty cool to hang out with his mom. After all, he is only 7. In a few years, he won't want to hang out with mom anymore, so I am gonna soak it all in now! He is starting to get that way. He won't let me kiss him anymore, so it won't be long 'til mom isn't cool anymore. :-(

Big decision

Well, we had a meeting at the christian school at our church. We are strongly considering sending our kids there.
Here is the website if you are interested. www.svca.net

We are very impressed with the school! Please pray for us as we make this big decision for our family.

Finally better

Well, I think that the Thompson "sick house" is back to normal. (well, as normal as it can be)
We thought that Allie was getting better after her Chicken Pox went away, but then, she complained about her ear hurting. I took her to the doc and found out that she had 2 different infections in her right ear. We also found out that a chicken pox spot on the end of her nose, has Impetigo, so she has been on ointment for that. So, after a week of treatment, I think that she is healthy again!
WooHoo!

Okay, I finally did it.

I am one of those people who has no patience when it comes to books or movies that I know are going to have sequels. When the "Left Behind" books first started coming out, I would read them as soon as I could and then have to wait a year for the next one. I got tired of doing that cause like I said, I have no patience. So, I waited for all of them to come out and now I am going to start at the 1st one again so that I can refresh my memory, and I am going to read them back to back!
Now, onto what I finally did. My husband decided to rent the original "Star Wars" movies so that my son could see them. My only regret is that they watched them back to back and basically stayed up all night. I wanted to join them, but SOMEONE has to take care of the girls during the day, so I didn't get to see them. Well, then they rented the new ones all at the same time, and I didn't want to miss out on those. So Tuesday through last night we watched them one at a time. I loved them and hated them at the same time. First of all, they made me like Annikin in the first one, and as the movies progressed, you could tell who he was going to become, and that made it tough. That was the hardest part for me and I felt awful for Padme and Obi-Wan. Other than that, they were awesome and my son was thrilled.

Ever have one of those days?

My son Zachary has become a Washington Redskins fan. I figured that it would happen since we live so near the team and that is ALL you hear about. Well, that, and about their hatred of the Dallas Cowboys, and since I am not a fan of Dallas myself, I found that I could accept that my son is now, a Redskins fan. For Christmas, he begged for a Redskins Jersey. So, after looking everywhere for a youth sized jersey, we finally found one, a Clinton Portis jersey. (for those of you who don't know, he is "the man" when it comes to Redskins football) He opened it up on Christmas morning and wore it for 4 days straight. I finally told him that if he wore it one more day, it was going to stand up on it's own, so he better part with it so that it could be washed, or we were going to have to throw him in the washer while he was wearing it. He didn't think that it would be a good idea to have it washed while he was wearing it, so he let me wash it. He still cherishes it and wears it often.
As I was looking at the information for the DC Auto Show, I saw that Clintin Portis was going to be there signing autographs last night. I thought "wow, that would make Zach's year!" so we set out as a family to go.(the crazy things we do for our children!) We are about an hour and 1/2 from DC so it's a fairly long trip to go and come back in one night. (plus the traffic is enough to make anyone lose there minds!)
So, after driving for a long time, we finally had just 10 minutes to go. I was all excited for my son, getting to meet his "hero" and all. Then the announcement from my son came, "MOM!!!! I NEED TO GO THE THE BATHROOM REALLY BAD!!!!!" Now, through the whole trip, he doesn't mention a word about that, so now, that we are only 10 minutes from our destination, and there is NO PLACE to stop, he mentions that he has to go. So, we told him that he would have to hold it until we got to the convention center. Well, about 2 minutes passed and he tearfully announced, "MOM!!!!! I had an accident!" So, at 6:30, we started a search for a place to buy him some dry pants, etc..... because we weren't about to make it a wasted trip. So, we set out to find a place. An hour later, we finally found a Target (by the way, FYI there is NO place to buy a little boy pants located anywhere in downtown DC). So now, it was 7:30 and the convention center was at least 30 minutes away, not counting the time it would take to park and walk, plus Portis was only there between 6PM - 8PM.... so, our whole trip was a bust! (now I know why some animals eat their young!) The only good thing about it was that we now know where the nearest Target is from DC. As we were driving out of the Target parking lot, to go find a place to eat, my son announces "well, it's ok that I didn't get to meet Clinton Portis, I really didn't want to meet him anyways." Let me put it this way, that boy is lucky he still has a head!

Thought this was a funny one

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I found out about this on one of my friend's websites.

Ok... .so it's been a long time

Well, yes, it has been a long time since I last posted! It's been a little crazy lately and I haven't had time!
We had a nice Christmas. My mom and her husband came to VA to spend Christmas with us. That was nice having my mom here!
About a week and 1/2 ago, my little one, Allie, who is 3, broke out and had spots all over her. They were Chicken Pox, to be exact! While mom was here, she broke out with shingles, except no one knew that it is what she had! Anyway, we have been calling Allie's chicken pox "Okie Pox" since my mom brought them here from Oklahoma. Allie has been taking it pretty well and only complains now and then. Her biggest complaint has been "When do I get to go somewhere?" Ashleigh got a few Okie Pox on her even though she had her shot, so she is stuck at home as well!
We has to postpone the girls birthday party until they both are clear and Allie had to miss her best friend's birthday party as well. Troy and I have been taking turns watching our little Pox girls as well as taking turns going to the gym and going to church.
I am doing okay except I have laryngitis and have a cough that won't go away! My son Zachary actually told me the other day that he would be glad for me to get my normal voice back cause he said that he misses me yelling at him!

Does anyone read this?

Just wondering, does anyone actually read my blog or am I just entertaining myself? Just curious of who reads about my life?

Long time

Ok. Ok... I know, it's been a long time since I have posted. We've been really busy lately and I haven't had time to post!
Me and the girls are always busy, but have made a few special outings lately. 2 weeks ago on a Friday, we went to a big crafts show near Harpers Ferry, WV. It was more for me then it was for them, but they still had fun and even got to "buy" a few things and get their faces painted and get balloons.
Then last Friday, we went to a working farm called "Hill High Farm" with our MOPS group. We got to see some farm animals, go on a hay ride and pick a pumpkin and an apple. We all had a fun time.
This week, it is really going to be quiet. Troy has a Veterinary Conference at Oklahoma State to go to this week, so he took Ashleigh with him so that she could spend some time with her grandparents. It has been really quiet since they left yesterday morning, cause Ashleigh is my loud and high maintenance child. I know that she will have fun. She is so excited!

Penny Wars!

Today in the Winchester Star , there is an article about the "Penny War" that my son's school did for a fund raiser for the people affected by Katrina. The school's 580 (1st - 5th grade) students raised $3,951.76 in just 4 days! Way to go SENSENY ROAD ELEMENTARY SUPER STARS!

Out of the mouth of babes

Last night while I was shopping at our local Christian bookstore with my 2 girls, I asked Allie, my 2 year old, what she was doing and she said "Mom, I will give you a quarter if you don't talk to me!"
Don't know where she got that from but it was so hard to keep a straight face!

Something to make you think

I recieved this in an email today....

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).

Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.

And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"

In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently)complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.

Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers,their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."

How to tell if you have been speeding

A FUNNY

Better fuel gauge

This was sent to me in an email today. Wouldn't having a fuel gauge like this one make more sense? LOL!

HOW YOU CAN HELP IN OKLAHOMA

For those of you who read my blog and are from Oklahoma, I thought that I would let you know, if you didn't already know, that Falls Creek Baptist Assembly is taking in Hurricane Katrina victims.
If you went to Falls Creek as a teen, you know how special a place the Falls Creek is. They are asking only for cash donations right now and will get out a list of needs ASAP. To find out more about the relief efforts at Falls Creek, go to www.bgco.org