March for Life ~ 2009
This past Sunday our family participated, once again, in our annual March for Life!
Last year, we were given lots of great pictures from a friend of ours, but since he was out of town for another Rally, I was asked to take pictures this year.
(You know… The funny thing is, last year in my March for Life post, I gave that particular friend of ours a hard time about the fact that we still haven’t received Chiquita’s baptism video… and a whole lot of good it did!! I just keep reminding myself, “like fine wine!” 😉
I think there are plans to put a video together with all the pictures, but in the meantime, I thought I would post a few of them.
The March was a great success, and from what I heard there was well over 600 people that braved the cold and stood up for life with us this year. (Not bad for our little town.)
Warming up with Hot Cocoa at the Park
My sister Mary and I
The Emmons sisters
(Do you recognize Victoria, from Come What May?)
Chiquita with our friend Lindsay
Snuggles with his Daddy
Some of my kiddos and I
And here are my favorites from the day:
“Let us never pretend that abortion is just a social or political phenomenon that has to be voted out of office to be defeated. We must do everything we can to restore legal protection to our most innocent citizens, but our battle against the devil will not be won at the polls. It will be won on our knees before the Lord and on our feet before the centers of death. More than ever we need men and women of tested holiness who are willing to fight the spiritual battle for the lives of God’s precious babies and the souls of their mothers and fathers.”
WoW ~ Week 2
My Summary:
- Week Two Weight Loss/Gain: -2 pounds
- Inches Loss/Gain: +1″ (Half of this is in my arm, probably due to increasing the weight on my hand weights — THANKS CHRISTINE!– so I’m not too upset…)
- Overall Results: -4.5 pounds and -2.5″
Last Week’s Goals:
- Continue exercising each day using the DVD [I was able to do this until Sunday. I hurt my knee on Saturday– either doing squats or possibly playing Wii? Anyhow, I tried Sunday but I just couldn’t do it. I’ve given my knee a break and will resume soon… I was really dissapointed about this, since I was doing so good getting it in each day — for 10 days anyways.]
- Take the kids for a walk [We went last Wednesday.]
- Track food every day, and work on making better choices [I did great with this until we started eating out over the long weekend. I wrote down what I ate, but didn’t figure out the calories 😛 — Protien drinks for Breakfast, Steak Fajitas (ate half), Chocolate Cake (1 piece Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!), Guacamole Bacon Cheeseburger with Garlic Fries (ate half Friday night and the other half on Saturday), Carrot Cake (2 pieces), Cold Stone Ice Cream (Shared the small size with hubby), KofC Breakfast on Sunday but I only ate the eggs and sausage! I also had a number of pieces of biscotti with a Cup of Hot Cocoa while reading Sunday night… YIKES!!]
- Eat Breakfast [I was good about this and had Protien shakes for breakfast.]
- Drink more water, at least 8 glasses each day. [I’m still not drinking enough, but getting better. Why is it easier to drink more water at Restaurants?]
This Week’s Goals:
- Try and get 3 walks in at the track or at home (if the weather is bad) using Walk Away the Pounds Express
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- Exercise daily using Jillian Michaels – 30 Day Shred
DVD avoiding the squats and possibly “jumping rope” till my knee is better.
- Resume tracking food and enter it into Spark People.
- Continue watching portion sizes and hopefully make better choices this week.
- Drink MORE water!
To see everyone’s stats, or report your own, head on over to Regina’s!
Fun Music For Kids
I think I mentioned that I joined Facebook a couple months ago. I was amazed at how quickly I was reconnected with some friends from Christendom!! One of those friends was Danny Schneible. I was so excited when I noticed that he has put out a new Catholic CD:
I’ve already ordered a copy of his CD to add to our collection, but until it arrives, we’ve been enjoying his music online each afternoon. My children love it! THANKS DANNY!!
Inauguration Day Prayer
(from Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville)
O Lord our God, St. Thomas More, patron of statesmen, lived a life of prayer and penance, zeal for justice and integrity in his political service as Lord Chancellor of England. He was guided by the light of the Gospel in his family life. This led him on the path of martyrdom and sainthood. Guide President Barack H. Obama and Vice-President Joseph R. Biden so that they may be courageous and effective in leading and guiding the United States. Inspire them to promote the dignity of every human person from conception to natural death. Hear our prayer in the name of Jesus, who is Christ the Lord. Amen.
My Daybook ~ January 19, 2009
FOR TODAY: January 19th, 2009
Outside my Window… it is another beautiful day. Even though it is cold outside, I am loving the weather. Especially the SUN!!!
I am thinking… about all the emails that have piled up in my inbox. I am dying to write you all back, but it may take a little time… I’m curious, how do you all keep up with correspondence? Emails, phone calls, letters, thank you cards, etc… I could really use a few tips!!
I am thankful…that Captain has FINISHED his Auditory Processing classes and his challenge has been completely FIXED!!! Last year, on Ash Wednesday, he was tested and only scored 8th month of Kindergarten for reading. Last Thursday, less than one year later, he was tested again and scored 3rd grade 3rd month! Now all he needs is lots and lots of practice to improve his speed. I am SO proud of him!!
From the kitchen… ooooohhhhhh. Yesterday at the March for Life, a dear friend gave me a whole bag of her amazing biscotti. It has ruined my will power, and Wednesday is just two days away.
From the school room… Let’s see… Captain is reading lots of books to hubby and I, I am still working on the 10 Commandments Lapbook with Rascal, and the girls will be having some “Winter Fun” with Little Saints.
I am creating…nothing at the moment, but with Little Flowers Thursday night, I had better get busy!!
I am going… to try and post some of the photos from our March for Life yesterday.
I am wearing… a long gray sweat pant type skirt and an old black maternity turtleneck. (I need to do laundry!)
I am reading… I haven’t quite finished Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons
I am hoping… that my knee gets better soon. I tried working out with 5lb weights, and I think I hurt my knee doing squats. Oops! I am totally bummed since I can’t do my whole workout now… I had not missed a day until yesterday, and although I tried, I just couldn’t do it.
I am hearing… Marie Bellet playing quietly on my computer as I type. My little ones are napping, and the older boys are outside with their daddy. (He has today off!)
Around the house…lots of laundry that needs to be done after a super busy weekend.
One of my favorite things… my double jogging stroller. It sure makes going for walks, with 5 little ones, much easier!
- Mrs. K will be coming again tomorrow and Wednesday to work with Rascal and Twinkle Toes.
- Attend Mass in tomorrow, for Inauguration Day, and pray for our new president.
- Little Flowers is Thursday night.
- I am also hoping to attend our homeschool group’s “Meeting and Ladies Night Out” on Friday.
A picture thought I am sharing:
Drumroll please…
7 Quick Takes ~ 31st Birthday Edition
(Since I want to be able to look back and remember a few of the details… For more quick takes, visit Jennifer.)
Since my youngest brother was born the day before my birthday, my mom tends to combine our birthday celebrations. This year, my parents took us all out to the local Mexican restaurant for our birthdays. My mom pointed out that this year her youngest and oldest were turning 13 and 31! Interesting…
We have our alarm set to a country music station. I woke up on Friday, another year older, to this. It made me get all teary eyed… Time sure is going by fast!
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your better half
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don’t blink
My hubby and boys gave me a yummy tuna sandwich, flowers, and beautiful cards. (Plus a couple more awesome gifts after we had cake!)
Hubby even gave me ANOTHER birthday cake!! This one was a healthy carrot cake, but it tasted just as good as the Chocolate one, believe it or not!
YES!! I WAS able to blow all 31 candles out BOTH times, and NO I am not going to show you the pictures!!
My Aunt always notices what is broken around here… The last time she babysat she noticed that our toaster was no longer working on one side, and so she gave me a super fancy new toaster
I love, love, LOVE, Red Robin’s Garlic Fries!! Have you ever had them? Yummm!!! I don’t even want to know how many calories are in them though…
After dinner we went to see Valkyrie, and then headed to Cold Stone for a bowl of Germanchokolatekake… It’s what I usually order there, but it was especially fitting this time! 😉 (OH! They were both really good!!!)
A Cake Catastrophe
I have really enjoyed reading everyone’s birthday memories! (Comments are still open, until midnight, if any one else wants to enter the drawing.)
My little sister Mary (who is now 16 and a twin) left one of her favorite birthday memories, and I wanted to share it with you all:
My favorite Birthday would have to be……………… The year we celebrated it with both us (me and Joann) and Jennifer at the same time! She had slaved away with sweat and tears all day on her cheesecake ..aka her favorite dish ever! And well…as mom was carrying the cake over to the counter at that long-awaited time when everyone was eagerly waiting for the flames on the candles to be transformed into a room filled with smoke covered wishes.. Suddenly……..CAAAAAA-PLOW! ….slip…silence…jaws dropped…hearts stopped… tears flew…. all within the instant this precious delicious unearthly cheesecake met its doom as it crashed and smashed into the wood floor filthy from uncountable kid’s outside shoe footprints……..the next note on happy birthday song met an immediate flat which ended it all.
Who knows whether the culprit was an untied shoe lace, a water spill on the floor, or just a pair of slippery socks that caused this horrible scene…but whatever it was… it sure made the other cake taste that much better! 😉
I think the reason this is my favorite birthday was the simple fact that everyone was there to celebrate it…all 12 kids… with their voice-gifted father and graceful mother. =oP All together to experience this unforgettable cake catastrophe! And that’s the day that the “5 second rule” at the Murphy’s turned into the “10 second rule”…(allowing us to get at least half the cake into a bowl perfect for cake pudding with some candles mixed in here and there..)
Mary cracks me up!! Isn’t she funny?
I remember that birthday party and the cake catastrophe! In FACT, I was sure that I had a picture or two around here somewhere, so I pulled out a couple old boxes and sure enough…
I even remember how it happened. My “graceful mother” didn’t realize that the cake was still attached to the metal bottom of the springform pan and was just sitting on top of the glass stand. When she went to pull it out of the refrigerator that metal went sliding across the glass and flying across the room. It really did shock us all!
Oh, and THANK YOU all for the birthday wishes. I had a wonderful birthday!!
Who will stand up for the little ones?
Stand Up For Life!
Another Giveaway
Just like last year, I am going to give away another Finders Key Purse Key Hook. Since they don’t make a rose, I decided to go with, the turquoise flower. Isn’t it cute?!
Here’s the deal: To enter, please leave a comment with your favorite birthday memory, I’d love to hear them!! (You can see a few of mine here.) You have through Sunday night to leave your comment, and sometime on Monday I will draw a name and announce the winner.
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