It is Sunday evening and we are just sitting around and watching T.V. Dan is still not feeling well and Gracie for some reason is very hyper today. I keep on forgetting to put this on my blog. We was ready to eat and we let Gracie pray and it is the same thing everytime. Gracie says, " God is good, God is great, help us for our food, Amen". We know she means "Thank you for our food", but it is just stinkin cute to us. Gracie should say, "Help us mommy cooked, Amen". I can't believe right now that Dan and I are watching Star Track. Boy, we must be getting old or just loosing it. Dan just reminded me that Gracie has also been putting both legs in the same pant leg saying, "Look, I am a mermaid". She is such a careter. Gracie plays with Merle alot. She likes to hook on Merle's leash on and walk her around the house. Merle gives us this look like help me you trader. Gracie is such a busy body. I do wonder if this baby will be like Gracie, boy, I will end up being as gray headed as George Bush when the kids move out.

Hard times around here

I am asking for people's prayers for the families around here. There is a big deployment that is taking place here. Some are already gone and some about to leave real soon. Dan and I was looking at our neighborhood is already decorated in Christmas because love ones will not be here for Christmas so there are celebrating Christmas now. I do know what it is like to not have my husband home for Christmas and it is very hard. You have to put on a smile to make your child happy but the truth is, you don't want to put up a tree. It was very hard to be around Dan's family without him, or even around our friends that we go to together. Nothing feels the same no mater how hard you try. You have memories what you do together for Christmas and people you are around. I look at the women and you can see the pain in there eyes and there is nothing you can say or do to help them feel better during the season. Boy, I would give anything to have those deployments when Dan was gone for only four or six months. The Army use to be like that, but not anymore. I do have to say, when Dan was in the Air Force, they do treat and help families alot. So, again, please pray for the families that are facing the Holidays alone. Some are going to the states for Christmas and some can not afford it and has to stay. I have been informed that deployments are very hard when you are doing them in another country, it is not the same like the states. I know I will be facing one here in Germany and ask God to get me ready for the challenges I will face.

October Birthday's

The month of October I was really behind on saying, "Happy Birthday", to alot of people. I can remember the month of someone's Birthdays but not the date. I am sorry to alot of people. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:

NANCY DAVIDSON
DANIELLE LINDSTROM
MANDY HANAVAN
REBECCA DAVIDSON
ALONIA WESTFALL
CORT SHAFFER
REBECCA MASON
AMENTHIS MASON
JOHN HANAVAN

Sorry to anyone I may have forgotten. I know there are some I have forgotten the month of October. I had everyone wrote down but go figure, I lost the paper of everyone's birthday.

Boy, I am really behind. Well, on Friday, we went to John and Sam's house to the kids could play. The kids always have a good time and nice so that adults could have time to themselves. Sam loves to cook and invited us over for Saturday night for dinner and I was looking forward to it. Saturday morning, Dan, Gracie, and I went shopping for my Ball dress and John and Sam came along too. Well, I did find a dress that I can keep going into!!! I am not a fan of red dresses on me but I liked this one. The owner was trying to tell me about where my dress and the designer, well, I remember it is made from Paris but the designer, I don't know any, so I guess I don't keep up on fashion. All I cared about is it fit and I could afford it. After we was done with dresses, we went on shopping and looking for some shirts that will fit me better. After we was done, I was really getting pooped and Gracie was getting mad because it is nap time. We went to a Chinese restaurant and it was GOOD!!! As we was driving home. Gracie is in the zoon and about to fall asleep. We asked her if she was tired and she say, "I just a little tired". It didn't take long, soon as we walked in the house, she was asleep. I tried to sleep as well but could not. Later that night, we went to John and Sam's place and had dinner. She made Chicken and rice, boy, I could live on that stuff, I think I was the only one who went for second round but it was GOOD!! There was two other couples there as well and we all are from Stewart, so it was fun to hear stories. Dan and I didn't stay as long, Dan was not feeling well. Sunday, Gracie and I got up to get ready for Church and Dan is still not feeling well. Today's semen was great, he really had the congregation's attention. Gracie had fun in Sunday class and was good, so that is always a good Sunday. She made a really cute puppet. I love seeing what crafts she does. We went home and Dan is still in bed feeling poor. In a little bit, Gracie and I have to go to the commissary, FUN, but have to because it is closed on Monday's. Right now, Gracie is wanting to play the "Cat in the Hat" game that Allen and Mandy got her for her birthday. Thank you Allen, Mandy, Brette, and Sam.