Just Being Me

Monday, October 20, 2008

Leaving for New Mexico today!!!!!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Sewing for the Nativity

With making some new costumes for my family and helping a few others out with making their costumes theres a lot of sewing I need to do before the nativity. One problem though....I'll be gone for a month!!!! Leaving only 3 weeks (this week and 2 when I get back) to make 5+ costumes! When we settled on a date at a meeting on Sunday I was sitting there think,"There is no way I'm going to get them all done in time!!! What can I do???" Ah! The bright idea came to me to ask Kelly if she could borrow a sewing machine from a friend and I could do some sewing while I'm out there. Perfect!!!! So that's the plan and I should have them all finished or just about by the time I get home. Thankfully they are real easy to make!

Here's Caleb in his shepherd costume. It's mostly done. Just need to fix up the head gear and dirty the whole thing up to make it look like he's been tending sheep all day. :-)

Chocolate!!!!

Ivanya LOVES chocolate!!!!

The Selfish Chair Queen

This is Ivanya sitting in what she thinks is "HER" chair. Whenever she watches a movie she sits in that chair and very rarely does she let someone sit with her. Just to let you know how selfish she is about it. The other day she came down from her nap and saw that Gracie was sitting in it. She went running to the chair, yelled "GRACIE GET OFF!!!!!" and pulled poor Gracie off the chair, climbed in, sat down and started watching the movie. Hmm....she finished the movie sitting on the couch next to me who made sure she didn't get into that chair. :-)

STICKERS!!!!!

This stickers are all over the house!!! Madeleine found them and they've been having a blast with them as you can see!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

2 more weeks till I leave

for New Mexico!!!!!!

Oh yeah!!!!!!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Live Nativity Blog

The Christmas season is almost upon us and work on this years nativity is already underway. At least for me it is. See how I'll be gone for a month I've already started working on making new costumes for Caleb and Kurt who are going to be shepherd's.
Theres been a blog created for the nativity with pictures of last years and a trailer that will be aired on Middlebury local tv. You can see it here

Monday, September 15, 2008

VACATION!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow we head to Old Orchard Beach, Maine till Saturday!!!!!!!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

7 years ago today...

September 11th, 2001

Met In The Stairwell

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September 11, 2001. Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "Good-Bye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed.I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it,I was with his wife when he called. I held her up as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!" I said.

I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer.I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the frightened souls there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name though not all know Me, Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor.Some sought Me with their last breath. Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do.

September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you.But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found, for I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

Written by: Stacey Randall