HOMESICKNESS

Meyer kids, some of... My Parents, My Brothers and all my nieces and nephews, on the Michau side that is.

Feeling homesick tonight. I just got off the phone with my sister in law, text my nephew last night after his ball game, been chatting with my niece lately. I love Tennessee but feel like I am missing out on so much back home. My nephew is a senior this year, he is a star basketball player and we have never been to one game, not one. My kids have stuff all the time and no one is in the audience cheering them on except us. My heart is in Arkansas!

Addie, Madie and Karly

How cute are they? Addie went with me to pick up the girls from school one day. I had told my girls that morning that I would have a surprise for them when I picked them up, it was Addie.
They screamed when they opened the door and saw Addie. It was precious. Karly said "oh Addie you are a great surprise". She is so easy to love!

Proud to be an American

My exchange student, Bel asked me if I wanted to live in another country because the election did not go the way I voted. Now I have not said one bad thing about our new president elect in front of her but she asked me that this morning. Of course I said "NO, I am still proud to be an American". I am so disappointed when I hear people talk so bad about him in front of their kids or anyone. Before the election you say your opinion after the election you pray and support. You look at the positive. I want my kids to respect whoever is the president period. Now when he disappoints me with decisions he makes I will discuss that with them but still. It is important to me that my kids are supportive and proud to live in a democratic society. As for his color, I could careless what color he is. I may someday have a child by adoption that is that colored. Color had nothing to do with my voting. So I am still proud to be an America!
Oh, I have to add this, the other night they were discussing his abortion stand and Karly looked at me and said "Mom what is an abortion?". Oh it was so sad to have to tell her what that means. The look on her face was of pure shock. She just couldn't understand why someone would ever do that. It was one of those moments as a parent that you hate to see them growing up and learning about sin. OH it broke my heart. It opened up a great discussion on making wise choices.

Election day 2008

Ok so every presidential election I think I am going to early vote this time BUT I never do. Four years ago it took me 20-30 minutes at 5 on election day. Today Karl went to vote at like 8ish and called me to get dressed and come vote that no one was in our line. I got out of my truck at 8:40 and back in my truck at 8:52, 12 minutes and that included talking to Karl as I was walking in and then telling him goodbye as I was leaving. (YES there was kissing involved haha).
It was great. I wanted to take Bel our exchange student with me to see the process but needed her to stay home with the girls. She thinks this whole process is so interested. She is so shocked by the commercials that are so nasty. She doesn't understand why it matters who you know, where you were born, your morals, why it matters if you have cheated on your wife.... "She said why does that mean you won't make a good president?".
Karly's teacher gave her several worksheets on the election process. It was very interesting to sit and do it with her as we had the news on this morning as they were talking about the electoral votes. I think it really helped her learning it. She has an amazing teacher (Mrs. Davis). I must say I am so proud of education the girls are getting and I love relearning all this stuff with them. Although most days I don't feel smarter then my fifth grader. What am I going to do when she is in high school?? Tutors!
Well this time tomorrow we will have a new president. I don't know who it will be but God does. I also don't know if my guys wins if it will make that big of a difference in where we are going as a country. I do know this that no matter who wins, I need to commit to pray for our president and our country more because God is able to do above and beyond what I could ask or think. I might pray harder if my guy doesn't win but really I should pray hard either way.

Trick or Treat 2008

We had so much fun with our small group. We went trick or treating in the Peter's neighborhood.
Karl dressed up like a mechanic and I went in my PJ's. I was nice and warm.

Karly was a spa girl who had just gotten a facial and her hair rolled.

Madie is not Sarah Palin but a report for MGM channel 8. She was too cute!

Isabel carved her first pumpkin and I think this was her first time to go trick or treating.

The best part was roasting the seeds.