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WOW!!! It's been awhile

I am not sure where to begin. There is so much that has happened to us--let me first start by saying that we are on a week to week basis with Robert's job. Since the election--the oil field is backing off a good bit and laying people off or just shutting down all together. We are lucky in the fact that he is still going to work, we just do not know where he will be heading out to each time. It has been a different place since November.

My van DIED and we had to buy a new vehicle. We purchased a Kia Sorento. I love it but am just nervous about the payment and the fact that times are not so good.

My nephews are getting baptized the 3rd of January. The oldest 3 are 14, 13 and 12. It is time and they are excited about it. I am glad that this is all happening. They are all in Young Mens and seem to like the activities and fellowship they get there. Clay will be 8 in June and is VERY excited to get baptized. Mallorie will be 1 on January 4th.

OH--I almost forgot--we got a foot of snow on the 11th of this month. I will post pictures soon--when I think about updating my blog I am at work and the pics are at home--ugh!! I will do better I promise.

I will post pics next entry---until then.....

Is this right?

Meredith and I were in town shopping and decided that we would eat lunch at Arby's. We walked in the door and the girl behind the register(Gwen) turned to her co-worker and said "You can wait on them." The co-worker came over and asked to take our order, then (Gwen) went towards the back of the kitchen and yelled--OBAMA!!!! My sister and I had McCain/Palin buttons on our shirts.

(The last I checked it was a free country to express ourselves.)

I asked for the managers number and I was walking out (Gwen) came from behind the counter and started yelling at me--I do not take kindly to this kind of treatment. This was uncalled for and discrimination if you ask me. I just hope and pray that Gwen's actions are not a sign of things to come.

Needless to say I will not be eating at Arby's in Columbia, MS.

UGH!!!!!

WARNING!!!!!! I will be ranting!!!!!!

This election had got me in an uproar!!! I find it hard to believe that people will not search and decide for themselves who is the best candidate!!! They both have websites and then you can also go to snopes.com where they have clarified alot of the media's attacks on the candidates to tell you if things are true or not!!

The media is CLEARLY liberal. They always have been and always will be. They want all the money they can get. They try to persuade you to their "way" of thinking.

I say decide for yourself WITHOUT the medias help.

We have brains--use them for good!!!

MCCAIN/PALIN 2008

Okay-Okay I am not the political type AT ALL!! This has never been my scene. I just listen and vote how I feel like I should. I know that some of you will find it hard to believe that I do not voice my opinion on this matter--I know I voice my opinion on most things--but this area is just not one of them. I have to say that I am scared to death for November to get here.

Just a few thoughts of my own that I will share here--
1. If Obama wins-we will be fighting a war here on US soil-and children will be drafted to fight the fight. The war was started on 9-11-01 and we answered back--
2. If Obama wins--we will lose what retirement we do have and lose more money month to month in taxes.
3. If Obama wins--my husband will be out of a job--therefore I will need government assistance and all of you will be helping to do that with the increased taxes you will be paying.
4. Living in a small town has it down falls--but it also has some advantages. I love that fact that I go anywhere in town and I always know someone. They ask about my family and myself. This life will be lost if Obama wins-because of several things--the first being that small town businesses will no longer exist and the second because if small town businesses go--so do the small towns.
5. I can say that I have ever been so interested in an election until now--I think about my father and the fact that he served in the Vietnam War and was drafted to do so. I have no doubt in my mind that a draft would be called in to affect if Obama is elected.
6. Last but not least I am proud to be an American and proud of this country. I support the troops and the mission they are on. I am grateful that the war is there and not here--lets keep it that way!

WE MADE IT!

Well, we are alive and well this morning. It was a long, long, long day yesterday. Gustav is just about gone and I am so very happy. Robert and I went to my sister's house at 8AM yesterday morning-it was already raining and windy. The weather only got worse as the day progressed. We did keep power all day which I am very grateful for. We stayed at my sister's last night. The last of the heavy rain came through around 1AM. I did not sleep very much last night or the night before-so I am grateful to be home and hopefully will get some sleep.

Robert is checking to see when he will leave for work--I will work Thursday and Friday of this week which I am happy about. His rig is in Marshall, Texas which is where Gustav is over at the moment. If he has to go to work now he will be driving right into the storm--so we are hoping he will not have to go till tomorrow and give Gustav time to move on out.

Thanks to everyone who called to check on us and make sure we were fine. I appreciate it more than you will ever know. I am off to sleep for a bit--I will write more soon!

UPDATE!

Well it has been quite some time since I wrote on this blog.
We have been very busy and I know that is no excuse.
We went to Oklahoma the first of August for a week. At the beginning of the trip-3 hours in--outside Monroe, LA--my van decided that something was wrong and slowed down to 40mph. I started freaking out and we just stayed on the trail to pick up Robert. My van started acting a bit better so I was just going slow and easy with the poor thing. We get to Robert's rig and pick him up, use the restroom, let the dog out for a stretch--YES!!! the poor van was loaded down with people and animals. The van had the big grey thing on the top to hold luggage--me, my sister, Bella, Mallorie and Buddie--the coon dog in a carrier. There was no room for anything else. Robert gets in and going to be big macho man and fix my car(note-Robert is not mechanically inclined) push on the gas and the car just bogged down and went to squealing--and so did I. I made him get in the passenger seat and he stayed there the rest of the way--I cried the rest of the way--it was a great trip!!!
We did have a little family reunion--I will post pics later. My dad looked at my van there and put all kinds of stuff in it so we made it back. I still need to get it to the shop.
We have a lot to do and not enough time to do it! This is an update for now-I will add pics later! Bella did get to go with us and had a great time. My family in Oklahoma had never seen her or Mallorie before-it was fun to take them there.