Beauty Shop

So this evening out of no where me and Jason decided it was time for Bennet to get a hair cut. He has gorgeous hair but it has gotten a bit out of control, and he wont let me touch it sooooo we decided it was time for a 'trim'.

Here he is before I got my hands on him. Poor guy, all happy, non assuming, totally trusting his mommy!

Here he is after I got my hands on him. Its kind of hard to see but this is Bennet looking like Mr. T with a rockin Mohawk. At this point I realized I had absolutely NO business doing this to him and we needed to send him to an emergency Barber Shop. I of course was too embarrassed of what I had done to his beautiful locks so I sent him with his father and said it was only fitting for his daddy to take him to his first hair cut. When Jason got to the Barber Shop they were closed, he proceeded to bang on the door and then beg for them to take pity on him. After seeing what his white daddy did to his beautiful African hair they let them in. One lollie pop later and Bennet's a new boy...

My Little Nail Painter

 

My sweet neice, Katya, and my sweet nephew Ben came over today. During lunch I randomly asked Katya what she wanted to be when she grew up, this is what was said...

Me: Kayta, what do you want to be when you grow up?

K: I'm not sure, maybe a horse teacher like you.

very sweet, great answer Katya. then i ask Ella.

Me: Ella what do you want to be when you grow up?

E: Ummmm, I want to be a nail painter.


So what I have learned from the conversation is that unlike most kids, wanting to be a firefighter, teacher, doctor, etc, my little Ella wants to be a nail painter. Maybe not a high achiever that one! She must take after her mother and there is nothing wrong with not wanting to be a doctor or firefighter, the world needs pretty nails!

B&W WEEK

Here is my adult entry. Its my VERY photogenic sister and her daughter.



And my kid entry, Bennet licking his lips!

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24 FEVER

PLUS





EQUALS

Saturday Nights!

We are completely addicted to 24. We always plan on just watching one episode but end up watching about three. We are exhausted the next day but just cant seem to stop, we really are addicted to Jack Bauer, Kiefer has never been better!!

Something to think about

If you took all the orphans in the world and lined them up, single file, they would wrap around the world TWICE. That many children without mommy's and daddy's. Makes me wonder, what more can I do, in what ways can I help change the orphan crisis?

WONDER

The theme is WONDER this week at www.iheartfaces.com, go check out all the beautiful faces!


This is a photo of my long time friend Amanda and her sweet baby. Theres nothing that brings out more wonder than a mothers hope for their child.


This is a photo of Ella, it is sooc, i just didnt think it needed anything. I love the reflection, she was just sitting, having a moment. Maybe she was day dreaming of princesses, maybe saddened by the summer coming to an end.

So jealous...

How cool would it be to be going about your day and this breaks out. Damn, I wish this would really happen to me.

Little miss Ella

Sometimes a mother just gets sentimental about their kiddos and this evening was one of them. Ella and me spent the evening doing Valentine stuff for her party tomorrow and I am just amazed at how quickly she is growing up. Amazed at how lucky I am to be her mother, to get to share her life with her. So here are some things I love about my little Ella Dora (just to name a few):
1. I love how when I put her to bed, nap or at night, she must have exactly three kisses from me.
2. I love that she makes sure to tell me that they need to be the 'normal' kisses not 'fish' lip kisses.
3. I love how well she has adjusted to being a big sister. She has never missed a beat. Never did she go through a phase of wanting to send him back or acting out. '
4. I love how she takes life in stride like that. I will say she got that from me, that part of me has always served me good, and I love seeing it in her.
5. I love her lion colored eyes. They are the same as her daddy's.
6. I love her skinny little body, no hips, no curves. She also got that from me, I hated it growing up but have come to appreciate it greatly.
7. I love when she comes in to our bedroom in the morning and cuddles in. Her feet are always freezing, and she's always ready to chat!
8. I love how much she loves Annabelle, she calls her Princess Annabelle, and insists to all others that she REALLY is her sister. (annabelle is our weiner dog)
9. I love when she really in to something, she says its 'supper dooper cool'. she always adds that 'dooper' to it!
10. I love that even at 4 years old she has a best friend. He always loyal, always there to play, she loves her cousin Ben. They are two peas in a pod.
11. I love when she asks me if she has a twinkle in her eye and then goes through everyone else to see if they have a twinkle in their eyes.
12. I love her beautiful blonde hair that has this big side part that always falls perfectly over her face.
13. I love love love being her mommy, what a gift it is.

So there you have it. I love my little girl, what can I say!

PLEASE READ

I stole this post from the Bottomly's blog. They have organized an online group through Children's Hope Chest to sponsor an orphanage. Ethiopia is a somewhat new country to their organization so they are working on getting evertyhing up and going, but in the meanwhile many of these children are suffering.

Adoption is an amazing thing, but I think it leaves you always questioning, what about the rest? What about all the children that are not adoptable, that are needing basic needs such as food? It is heart breaking, it makes you feel helpless.

This is the most recent post from Tom Davis.

URGENT! Help Feed Hungry Kids in Ethiopia and Swaziland

Friends, I need your help this month to deliver 120,000 meals to Ethiopia and Swaziland. The food situation in both countries is dire, and I'm asking you to help today with a gift.

Last month, Children's HopeChest walked right into the food crisis in Ethiopia. While I was leading a team in Swaziland, I received this urgent message from our staff in Ethiopia:

Tom, I've just gotten back from Moses' Children's Home here in Ethiopia. Their needs cannot wait and the food situation is beyond critical. I'm doing what I can to get food to the kids, but we need money right away to secure regular food for the next few months. If not, many of the kids here will risk starvation. Please help.

Moses' Children's Home is one of the orphanages in line for sponsorship (Through US, the online community!!!) Until two months ago, private funding was supporting this work. Now, those funds are gone, and the kids are hungry.

I was in Swaziland in January, and it's the same story there. So many hungry kids. We're launching several new carepoints, and want to make sure they are set up for feeding as many kids as possible.

Children's HopeChest has crafted rapid intervention to get food to Ethiopia and Swaziland. Here's the plan and how you can help:

$3,125 is needed immediately to send 20,000 meals to Ethiopia. This food is bound for Moses' Home, Abenezer's Home, and some of the orphanages where Ryan Brown and Gladney are working.

An additional $10,000 is needed to purchase a container to ship 100,000 meals to Swaziland for use in the CHC carepoints there. The container will remain in Swaziland and our staff will use it as a storage container for ministry items.

$13,125 for one container and 120,000 meals.
Can you help us?

Use the DONATE link below to go directly to the giving page.
Put "FEBRUARY FOOD PROJECT" in your note.



If you are interested in Donating go to https://secure.pursuantgroup.net/pursuant4/hopechest/chcselect/donation.asp

The Eyes Have It!!

Heres to another week at This week is 'all about the eyes' and pet week 'anything goes'

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