tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63516338101316169702024-03-05T08:13:28.028-05:00Grace AcresYoder Family FarmGrace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-74101570467846379502010-10-25T21:40:00.002-04:002010-10-25T21:54:02.342-04:00changes are here again...<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">so my husband and I have been praying for wisdom and God's guidance as to what direction we need to take for our family. Direction for schooling, finances and the emotional balance/dynamics for our family. Two months ago we decided that I would apply for a job at an assisted care facility for the elderly, that would give me the option of third shift part-time. This would enable me to still be a stay at home mom full time, keep the children on the same routine with little change in there daily lives, as well as contribute to the fiances in the household.<br />I believe that God provides, however I also believe there are leaps of faith we take and then wait on him for further clarification. I was called for an interview after 6 weeks, and by 8 weeks have been accepted for the position and working. This facility does only 12 hour shifts, a bonus for my schedule, because I am working 36 hours a week and only away 3 days.<br />I am confident that this is the plan that God has for our family, and so he will also give us the strength to work together as a family for a harmonious home. I have a lot of experience in this field and after being away from it for almost 10 years am very excited to be back in this environment. It seems God is teaching me a lot in the area of change and control and his desire to handle these things in my life, and the more I trust in him and strengthen my Faith in him the less painful it is.<br /><br />thank you for visiting PhotoMama and I hope to see you soon in the bloggy world!<br /></span></span></span>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-55850216400366179802010-10-20T10:30:00.004-04:002010-10-20T19:02:55.124-04:00...lets try this again:)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">so I have been away for awhile, I have missed blogging and decided to try my hand at it again and catch up on all of you. </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">In the last year I have enjoyed being a Mom to a beautiful little girl, a Mom to a pre-schooler and now kindergartner, and a Mom to a charming little boy in the middle of it all. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">I continued telling myself each passing month that I will start blogging again when things slow down:) hmmmm, still waiting on that. Becoming a mother of three has taught me many things already, how to be flexible, manage little bits of time wisely, and just go with it and see where you land. </span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">What is our little family up too now? Big Mister started kindergarten this fall and is loving school and catching on well. He has grown to be a darling little man that we just adore. Little Mister is determined to prove he is just as capable as his big brother. A very determined little guy he is. We signed him up for a weekly library program, which he calls his school:) Missy Ann is now almost 17 months old and you haven't heard much of her. She is my Sweet Sugar Pie, and we have been so blessed to have her. Missy Ann is a lively and happy girly girl. She loves beads, and ruffles, and all things pretty. Love That!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">I am possibly going back to work part-time at an assisted living facility. This will</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruLWRu0i1pmVVhnUUhrm7LLf2XvCHPjmj_saZ29Aj7CFmr6E9WX44WaO5EGs2XBReLMhCXcrpBUA1hN6pEdD_rku20Q2GaxOmnDwAQUCEpGdJue26_THdt248CWmDJ_Ale8BpvoK0og/s1600/sept2010+016.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruLWRu0i1pmVVhnUUhrm7LLf2XvCHPjmj_saZ29Aj7CFmr6E9WX44WaO5EGs2XBReLMhCXcrpBUA1hN6pEdD_rku20Q2GaxOmnDwAQUCEpGdJue26_THdt248CWmDJ_Ale8BpvoK0og/s400/sept2010+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530140702246259634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >definitely call for some change and transition. Looking forward to catching up with all of you. </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >God Bless, </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >Christina</span><br /></span></span></span></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-83405453132917591622009-08-04T12:45:00.011-04:002010-10-20T10:30:22.283-04:00She has arrived!It is bright and early wh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvmMtE-qkZcJm65LmrcF_IjtQIH6yIOUKaPBp7BLwp86TLWVKdIOBC_BtfCXrB31XKYFZH0JdSfrwd2clwKdA2JiEwXYyRnKHRp37ApP8ZTQC2kU7NNtrrnUoW6sFiKQU_Vg8AUE4oug/s1600-h/baby+sadie+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 267px; float: left; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366154690870876114" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvmMtE-qkZcJm65LmrcF_IjtQIH6yIOUKaPBp7BLwp86TLWVKdIOBC_BtfCXrB31XKYFZH0JdSfrwd2clwKdA2JiEwXYyRnKHRp37ApP8ZTQC2kU7NNtrrnUoW6sFiKQU_Vg8AUE4oug/s400/baby+sadie+010.jpg" border="0" /></a>en we arrived at the hospital, 5:30 am and she was scheduled to be delivered by 8 am.<br />She was born at 8:06 am, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces and 19 1/4 inches long. She has a ton of hair, and a tiny little face with long fingers and toes. Her nickname has been Miss Ann and is now changing a bit too Missy girl and little peanut. We our very proud of our beautiful little daughter and her big brothers are in awe of her as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8gVkOmj8WNmQZK1a-31BcMhosT7DltKz_gr-bR6hkWYRe1H3CS_li550Ts1-1j6YsIgKjgGl0AEzhkDFMro-uRj9UCex_eEgK4uJMT3SytGVnvCHciiskxIkC922jydu5uXFh6-1cvo/s1600-h/baby+sadie+121.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366153870332577490" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8gVkOmj8WNmQZK1a-31BcMhosT7DltKz_gr-bR6hkWYRe1H3CS_li550Ts1-1j6YsIgKjgGl0AEzhkDFMro-uRj9UCex_eEgK4uJMT3SytGVnvCHciiskxIkC922jydu5uXFh6-1cvo/s400/baby+sadie+121.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The boys had on matching shirts that said 'We're the big brothers' in which they help make and put they're own handprints on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKSBaFVtABhOrO0Zz61liye3erERc2AFWnpv5EnAwGO0A1owqVRXUmJUmOnNou_xI6J_ntqzVHZVmkmiVKg807I-bCW7IB3zKdjpk3Gvv3Oyk8J4fj7QcZMkV9b2N3T8n9OpYj7muOgs/s1600-h/baby+sadie+072.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366154328509392338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKSBaFVtABhOrO0Zz61liye3erERc2AFWnpv5EnAwGO0A1owqVRXUmJUmOnNou_xI6J_ntqzVHZVmkmiVKg807I-bCW7IB3zKdjpk3Gvv3Oyk8J4fj7QcZMkV9b2N3T8n9OpYj7muOgs/s400/baby+sadie+072.jpg" border="0" /></a><div>They love giving they're new baby sister lots of kisses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUstFavPr9Y_qiavY4fINgJMuvo62lkNZGP-g0aiaOgyqZOCKg-0uLO-i6Me27SUr03ZbOfCMlKIvTZ76tvsLNxtW-FlxoEWWJoSV0JrWSpmaV2Cmmy399U5IqKIfzt4Qqw_3JRDssN84/s1600-h/baby+sadie+124.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366153436657872130" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUstFavPr9Y_qiavY4fINgJMuvo62lkNZGP-g0aiaOgyqZOCKg-0uLO-i6Me27SUr03ZbOfCMlKIvTZ76tvsLNxtW-FlxoEWWJoSV0JrWSpmaV2Cmmy399U5IqKIfzt4Qqw_3JRDssN84/s400/baby+sadie+124.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGNiJrIANOrVKDop1_NOYb30RaSDhzm6Wg7fh7PYnfrOLkvrDmBYxR5y21GbsL_rcfIBzRPMu_mANac9pFVEOM3w1r5hbKu1kFg5K_5SYbvuR-iAWszxTHjWS6HwgdXdaH59074N4v7A/s1600-h/baby+sadie+132.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366153026875077906" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGNiJrIANOrVKDop1_NOYb30RaSDhzm6Wg7fh7PYnfrOLkvrDmBYxR5y21GbsL_rcfIBzRPMu_mANac9pFVEOM3w1r5hbKu1kFg5K_5SYbvuR-iAWszxTHjWS6HwgdXdaH59074N4v7A/s400/baby+sadie+132.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Of course the bows have come out already=)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg8OPdY2MG8TTG-hzqsDCZN3IWII9lKX8sAGtiAo88BIWfWDuaztoH6uQnuxD4AcbhqiYYDM9X6VxrFSq01yQ2HX2V6VWWjnLn-GLiwC7VuLP7mlf4Y78aOawSvEP2ugOI7c2-9UjB2o/s1600-h/baby+sadie+185.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366152594841852754" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg8OPdY2MG8TTG-hzqsDCZN3IWII9lKX8sAGtiAo88BIWfWDuaztoH6uQnuxD4AcbhqiYYDM9X6VxrFSq01yQ2HX2V6VWWjnLn-GLiwC7VuLP7mlf4Y78aOawSvEP2ugOI7c2-9UjB2o/s400/baby+sadie+185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdfMfArPD0ZbSbSygaNejZT30D1xjuHnp_hveZuU5sEDaZX37oa3u9tY8XjLoWwXgxEdN6Lk9-MQa8mmHGfR34sVAL-Bj1SGPVRNBt5zD_WNyQGviXWbqMtNK4VVg3z7VQqY7pDbl6gI/s1600-h/baby+sadie+316.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366152188531026082" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdfMfArPD0ZbSbSygaNejZT30D1xjuHnp_hveZuU5sEDaZX37oa3u9tY8XjLoWwXgxEdN6Lk9-MQa8mmHGfR34sVAL-Bj1SGPVRNBt5zD_WNyQGviXWbqMtNK4VVg3z7VQqY7pDbl6gI/s400/baby+sadie+316.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was her coming home outfit and she was just a doll in it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0eCfc-vyyWvYd9XWTXr4Crzx31SHZdW8hIpbLezBmBX-72rSm7kwdjI8IG1ZcyUyaZgRZNbiR8t126YS6QQo1auHM-Ph1xTFKsEZKj3tY_6E8BBgzwrIWC44wNJgZe7MxjnyZsnYBZo/s1600-h/baby+sadie+245.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366151672041740882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0eCfc-vyyWvYd9XWTXr4Crzx31SHZdW8hIpbLezBmBX-72rSm7kwdjI8IG1ZcyUyaZgRZNbiR8t126YS6QQo1auHM-Ph1xTFKsEZKj3tY_6E8BBgzwrIWC44wNJgZe7MxjnyZsnYBZo/s400/baby+sadie+245.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for celebrating with us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-90781033848276806802009-07-20T22:25:00.003-04:002009-07-20T22:35:53.227-04:006 days to goWell I only have 6 days to go till we meet our new daughter. Things are getting done, and whether the addition gets completed or not it is done enough for us to move in. The boys are very excited to have a baby girl, and my husband has been working very hard to prepare for us a home fit for our little princess, and I am wrapping up final details to make so all the family is happy. Have a great day, and I will keep you posted when she arrives.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm0NInDf7PB5AF2zBmswsXdDIhnIHjNv7zaFd3mgrLK8fhB_bQtPPx0xtSvPXIYmX_JPXCOTBKR_bMKo48ax5vG4KmE8v3L10N24ljqkT7mbcW_JrSSgJRzcsqYj-FfBgp7djZzyOT-bj/s1600-h/pregnancy+pics+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360734612937356610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm0NInDf7PB5AF2zBmswsXdDIhnIHjNv7zaFd3mgrLK8fhB_bQtPPx0xtSvPXIYmX_JPXCOTBKR_bMKo48ax5vG4KmE8v3L10N24ljqkT7mbcW_JrSSgJRzcsqYj-FfBgp7djZzyOT-bj/s400/pregnancy+pics+018.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQwrkj9uypbXYb338s1gOIwWwe8hKWnxRpXuy72Tj5FiHfzbU-sYwQGZp8hZfXp8AAri4_ecFBrh3KdiCoFNbp6WjfXPEUNfb6Ru_DlgxpR6RRBvo2k9DV4Qmz-AGQV_VcQAhGzD1r5-z/s1600-h/pregnancy+pics+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360734219903729970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQwrkj9uypbXYb338s1gOIwWwe8hKWnxRpXuy72Tj5FiHfzbU-sYwQGZp8hZfXp8AAri4_ecFBrh3KdiCoFNbp6WjfXPEUNfb6Ru_DlgxpR6RRBvo2k9DV4Qmz-AGQV_VcQAhGzD1r5-z/s400/pregnancy+pics+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-15331741794020090242009-06-29T22:17:00.005-04:002009-06-29T22:35:05.617-04:00The past week in review....My husband has been busy working on our addition, It does look like chaos right now but wait till you see the pics next week:)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatCGY79_qCmysYPf86wvNK72U30EO05liulGOGidUy6lCjBSEnq3XvyRDR1ObjKnkcXg6lVXEQ3b-Awc7FK5aTxQmBsb-34p-vt8mvnMuH1dMPJ-hMSUqixOKb0X5bTRVflKtsOLPH3w9/s1600-h/fun+pics+june+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352940916285262562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatCGY79_qCmysYPf86wvNK72U30EO05liulGOGidUy6lCjBSEnq3XvyRDR1ObjKnkcXg6lVXEQ3b-Awc7FK5aTxQmBsb-34p-vt8mvnMuH1dMPJ-hMSUqixOKb0X5bTRVflKtsOLPH3w9/s400/fun+pics+june+004.jpg" /></a> My Sister Anita and friend Layla are helping me clean strawberries. We picked 65 quarts on that particular day and have now picked about 240 quarts total this season. We have been so grateful for all the help picking as I have not been able too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ7oFg6smx-DHG2SwZrEb3xwBofbXZAgphgu8Ekp2AtB1DZ2r1faOLPf9qL30cfc0N7kqEm_FDdf_Yk4PoriyDDLqfTCQmcUUvJEM49VVpK7G23PXVoRLvT9FUaQQ5TDprVt_7fO5bP4w/s1600-h/fun+pics+june+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352940315844997378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ7oFg6smx-DHG2SwZrEb3xwBofbXZAgphgu8Ekp2AtB1DZ2r1faOLPf9qL30cfc0N7kqEm_FDdf_Yk4PoriyDDLqfTCQmcUUvJEM49VVpK7G23PXVoRLvT9FUaQQ5TDprVt_7fO5bP4w/s400/fun+pics+june+005.jpg" /></a> The boys found ways of staying cool on the hot hot hot summer days this past week. They called it making mud soup. I loved how well they have playing and helping me out:) :) :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6y1Rs0E96VcAuwWz4C_HuWU6WPZz5Pb-1FZKyheZHDDyKzNjV7VcZ3GD5XSpdMXlOyUxbz_baT2Cu55Tch7eHHgOqTsT5QBNn4o2grCy52KjOZRbq8pLQ-aLdeHGvjvFgdpWQH1HD3uD/s1600-h/fun+pics+june+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352939983582337458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6y1Rs0E96VcAuwWz4C_HuWU6WPZz5Pb-1FZKyheZHDDyKzNjV7VcZ3GD5XSpdMXlOyUxbz_baT2Cu55Tch7eHHgOqTsT5QBNn4o2grCy52KjOZRbq8pLQ-aLdeHGvjvFgdpWQH1HD3uD/s400/fun+pics+june+031.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was taken on fathers day while I was grilling lunch. The boys wanted to be just like daddy they said and took they're shirts off. They then started wrestling and boy did they have fun.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l_sxmnSy7a73zUFkeroA_HsU-BMjetRm1PbhWEV0UQTQbTnLmvihrEUbW81PEl-I4dyrvevdb_mh4SiwaO0ebDdbdSzBqLm7ZvsRZEwrHHqVKGtMGM2hLzwicWZHbTriDmRs9qvgZjoE/s1600-h/fun+pics+june+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352939508572138738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l_sxmnSy7a73zUFkeroA_HsU-BMjetRm1PbhWEV0UQTQbTnLmvihrEUbW81PEl-I4dyrvevdb_mh4SiwaO0ebDdbdSzBqLm7ZvsRZEwrHHqVKGtMGM2hLzwicWZHbTriDmRs9qvgZjoE/s400/fun+pics+june+012.jpg" /></a> The week was productive for me, I have made some baby purchases. We now have the baby book, hospital outfit for while we are there and to come home in, headband bows (which are a must), girl scrapbooking supplies, a few major adorable outfits, and I registered for the people that wanted to know what I still needed. I also finished the baby's crib blanket, and also the matching pillow that I take to the hospital for all the people who visit to sign. There will be pics later when the nursery is done. </div><div></div><div>That's been my week, you have a great one,</div><div>Christina<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-18944023901240545142009-06-22T11:21:00.003-04:002009-06-22T11:33:55.500-04:00It's been awhile...<span style="color:#660000;"><em>It's definately been awhile since I have posted. My energy has been depleted for quite some time, and my long list of to-do's was crowding out my blog time. </em><br /><em>5 weeks from today I am scheduled to deliver the baby by c-section. We are excited for a couple reasons, one I will no longer be pregnant, two we are having a little girl!!</em><br /><em>I know a few posts back we were'nt finding out and just having the ultrasound tech write it down and seal it in an enevelope. My intention was to open that envelope as son as I get out of the doctors office, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to share the outcome with the rest of the world. That was our solution. Now I could have held out and not told a soul, but my husband on the other hand was having a hard time not blabbing. He informed me he was telling his mother, so I decided if he was telling than so was I. </em><br /><em>We did enjoy our secret for a couple of months. </em><br /><em>I have added a few natural supplements to my routine last week and I am finally able to get past the overwhelming exhaustion. That is such a relief with all we have left to get done before the baby in 5 weeks.</em><br /><em>Our addition is coming along, my husband is very busy with that and our strawberry patch. We have gotten 135 quarts of strawberries so far and we will be picking for a couple more weeks. God has blessed!</em><br /><em>I am going to try to keep posting and keep you updated on the baby news. Miss you all and hope to be visiting you soon!</em><br /><em>Christina</em></span>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-48655482796873025872009-04-01T09:59:00.002-04:002009-04-01T10:20:23.990-04:00Blessings!<em><span style="color:#006600;">We have some blessings that are so worth telling you all about this week. I believe that God is trying to make his power known to my husbands family and we continue to pray for they're eternal salvation.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">We recieved a call on saturday afternoon from my mother-in-law that the younger of my sister in laws was in the hospital. She was pregnant with her third child and expieriencing a great deal of pain. Her mid-wife came out and said she needs to head to the emergency room. She loss conscienceness upon arrival and they did an ultrasound to find that she had a tubal pregnancy. There was only one doctor to perform that surgery and he ws not available for another hour. During this time her tube had burst and she began bleeding internally. They thenhad to perform the surgery very quickly to save her life. They successfully removed one of her tubes, and she is now doing well. She has a 21 month old and a 6 month old at home and is getting help so she can recover properly. She realizes all to well how fortunate she is to be alive today.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">We then recieved another call on Monday evening from my mother in law because my husbands other sister, the older of the two, was due very soon for her first child. She went into labor at home and was planning on a home birth but the baby's heart rate was dropping very quickly and she had to rushed to the emergency room. They discovered the cord was around the baby's neck and after 22 hours of labor she successfully delivered a baby girl and named her Viola. My sister in law realizes also how fortunate they were to have they're baby alive and well.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">We are anxious to go and see the new baby but will probably wait till good friday with our work schedules. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Have a great day, Christina</span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-89503366231430960922009-03-30T11:17:00.003-04:002022-05-19T16:30:54.170-04:00my 22 week belly!My 22 week belly. I am really carrying this one lower than the my first two. I don't do many belly pics as I have nevver had one of those cute basketball belly's but this is my baby for the time and another 16-18 weeks. Hopefully I can deliver in 16 weeks, I may have to beg tho! Whatever works. Have a great Monday! Christina<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWPBpRTqK6rqJfpSgL-TLYW8-6CZ7vd5TpZB_WsBu-KEKuVp76ocMEXrknCJvMZYSWf9btylax2ihPexkf2UC1As_OMtXdjQi3P2jhtWJs-JkUXvMFAH9TbgNPaSGBAfyYZFJL71mqKlv/s1600-h/spring+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319002615163553794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWPBpRTqK6rqJfpSgL-TLYW8-6CZ7vd5TpZB_WsBu-KEKuVp76ocMEXrknCJvMZYSWf9btylax2ihPexkf2UC1As_OMtXdjQi3P2jhtWJs-JkUXvMFAH9TbgNPaSGBAfyYZFJL71mqKlv/s400/spring+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-23670318925574723522009-03-23T13:44:00.005-04:002009-03-23T14:02:58.929-04:00Celebrating!We had a great day yesterday celebrating Little Mister's 2nd birthday. We keep it small with just the four us and we love it. We had cake and he was so cute blowing out the candle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbXz9mK6JhzM-ziwRc_-kpfYnprLOt6o0YbPR6SNXyELp19gLC2O2zOMKoEYZA3UBLAZhzMA-z5RzWhbgIvbWHCswKM8_W465wXMuQx7kJh2IZInTqm591dlLVaL4iRZDFtz-syBF6u1l/s1600-h/IMG_1658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316442834851105026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbXz9mK6JhzM-ziwRc_-kpfYnprLOt6o0YbPR6SNXyELp19gLC2O2zOMKoEYZA3UBLAZhzMA-z5RzWhbgIvbWHCswKM8_W465wXMuQx7kJh2IZInTqm591dlLVaL4iRZDFtz-syBF6u1l/s400/IMG_1658.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He loved his presents...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdOiTrTNcuAeRzXDS84yRWUuKJ4d7WfXFzojN4iUtlSbEDugp_IkWQj7S8XkJYquxDKpX0RrVM3GZDmDhcsqmYXL7Qh-ZcabC4QmwtzzbpybNjyViB0jerqoWWPs3p5LPl0D0WKGMhnwX/s1600-h/IMG_1622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316442463167816162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdOiTrTNcuAeRzXDS84yRWUuKJ4d7WfXFzojN4iUtlSbEDugp_IkWQj7S8XkJYquxDKpX0RrVM3GZDmDhcsqmYXL7Qh-ZcabC4QmwtzzbpybNjyViB0jerqoWWPs3p5LPl0D0WKGMhnwX/s400/IMG_1622.JPG" border="0" /></a> and his personality was showing through. Love this look...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316443261931673842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE0IukQral2BUagMKgK4tA31kQlJJSKm_Bcx5ibhyXVnQGYXmEDqP7OvZRSoyGwVZcXdalu3Lp1mhlr1AOiGwUi6VEly4aC4u681HxZxSYq3519oZqRdHeF7PXklVn4DzxNChGHZKLTLx/s400/IMG_1653.JPG" border="0" />And then we went to the park and played lots, followed by Dairy Queen. Little Mister isn't a fan of eating ice cream but he loves milkshakes.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316443829803593122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA3ypiQLSNSoYQaa0T-p5Aeic2DM8KguFCIy22SaJgAc_tcaIN_1SAoKlncVg4SVnwrAVT2SJ746nEoGbpIAawJ9CqtMz8yEzAwrNBvLXhu-t8UMVwrWcSOhycA8Q9p-1oCXZv5coQ1JH/s400/IMG_1706.JPG" border="0" />A great day, with a great Little Guy!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-52543382739194872582009-03-20T09:37:00.003-04:002009-03-20T09:39:22.434-04:00Great book giveaway!Elizabeth over at <a href="http://mommyetc.blogspot.com/2009/03/author-interview-book-giveaway.html">mommy etc.</a> has a great interview on an author she admires and is giving away one of her books 'If tommorrow never comes'. I think it sounds great, so check out her interview and enter in the giveaway.<br /><br />Have a great weekend, ChristinaGrace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-84685216101782788692009-03-19T10:03:00.005-04:002009-03-19T10:27:23.120-04:00Happy Birthday Little Mister!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Two years ago today our lives changed dramatically forever. Our Little Mister took us from this family of three here...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKeCqZpVMQFtAmkZpudZ_rccl71cG8SFmR4ZDBN4hlDfLRxDR-vgjc8ShOeT9E61rRsz7TP0GSrfXjl1xQpKpfmoI12T5-LYwVyqgLNjkjvAx6oODA5mHYrCK8Gm1sot2g-YXPH8Xt6tU/s1600-h/landon's+birth+day+and+homecoming+002.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314903815263341330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKeCqZpVMQFtAmkZpudZ_rccl71cG8SFmR4ZDBN4hlDfLRxDR-vgjc8ShOeT9E61rRsz7TP0GSrfXjl1xQpKpfmoI12T5-LYwVyqgLNjkjvAx6oODA5mHYrCK8Gm1sot2g-YXPH8Xt6tU/s400/landon's+birth+day+and+homecoming+002.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"> to a family of four. We were so taken with our precious little baby and life has never been the same. He has brought smiles and sunshine to our home by the loads. The world is always happy to Little Mister. He is a busy little guy and keeps us hopping.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kp_n4sx2gU4kMhAGMbxbRokt0BpUoYT-1_9LbxX6oW80EB2cR8OqX4JwL9NWTWu1frrvJTCuAg-KHXbp0BhPU5GMCsR3c3nE_D6ld8yvVKMHwPn0fUHSUS7e3r6249_Ovy2u-ztVxcnf/s1600-h/landon's+birth+day+and+homecoming+096.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314903532146439506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kp_n4sx2gU4kMhAGMbxbRokt0BpUoYT-1_9LbxX6oW80EB2cR8OqX4JwL9NWTWu1frrvJTCuAg-KHXbp0BhPU5GMCsR3c3nE_D6ld8yvVKMHwPn0fUHSUS7e3r6249_Ovy2u-ztVxcnf/s400/landon's+birth+day+and+homecoming+096.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />One year ago we celebrated his one year birthday and he was so cute as you can see....<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipen2Yavt-Xu4bbNNawJ3WnTO3ikY7QxXoF8ZExsZ20KBd0Om0Qdh_MB5abUkDkNpOzte6m1Q-tfk69VnHOYFYbE7Rt8pn5QDmQGLea3YFu7HFUtdzozCzbr6qja4eZrBVhETtJLgWsoCQ/s1600-h/IMG_1560_edited-1.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314902525305790594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipen2Yavt-Xu4bbNNawJ3WnTO3ikY7QxXoF8ZExsZ20KBd0Om0Qdh_MB5abUkDkNpOzte6m1Q-tfk69VnHOYFYbE7Rt8pn5QDmQGLea3YFu7HFUtdzozCzbr6qja4eZrBVhETtJLgWsoCQ/s400/IMG_1560_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />and now today at two years old he just as darling and makes us laugh at the cute little things he does.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6n3JD6uXIiVNQOg-c4V87ySWoOVZi3mbvlZ7ducJ8s8Cfp3Tf75nf1l402u3_WstHRDgoqXp9Iqve6cDBb4QUg7uitMSkehkKZFiTZ1Um61P6OXQn6TlJn29wzpOYXjMumiJUmTvEf8T/s1600-h/christmas+08+and+sledding+200.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314902170649412274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6n3JD6uXIiVNQOg-c4V87ySWoOVZi3mbvlZ7ducJ8s8Cfp3Tf75nf1l402u3_WstHRDgoqXp9Iqve6cDBb4QUg7uitMSkehkKZFiTZ1Um61P6OXQn6TlJn29wzpOYXjMumiJUmTvEf8T/s400/christmas+08+and+sledding+200.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"> Happy Birthday Little Mister!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-48528180058897580662009-03-18T11:11:00.004-04:002009-03-18T11:26:41.517-04:00wordless wednsday!A day out enjoying the sunshine after a long winter! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqTH5nqxSRJnCdfUWc0NrmlKGTw2LiUmX0M5LgNiETXAudqqgkZXhTjS8PTbjcOQrJAXXVML0L9g76gKVeOl0CJXx99UXDjMpbLTGVMdS2iAzGTvDX0IPXEqS51sAclWzY6k7IfNXbHJp/s1600-h/IMG_1583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314549006879514242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqTH5nqxSRJnCdfUWc0NrmlKGTw2LiUmX0M5LgNiETXAudqqgkZXhTjS8PTbjcOQrJAXXVML0L9g76gKVeOl0CJXx99UXDjMpbLTGVMdS2iAzGTvDX0IPXEqS51sAclWzY6k7IfNXbHJp/s400/IMG_1583.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9VTXiixF2rfvS9_1rQS_ZLNmNtuvi_yNuaubQQ5bBo8NM_pYoaQQvMGwYexi6DpXGYZ8LxVgyQe7jsP27rGAUCp87CWEq7awgvF0HDE7lpnpFUOU5Hjh8-VwvjAg1deNwogWV7nkYqVG/s1600-h/IMG_1579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314548393793046898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9VTXiixF2rfvS9_1rQS_ZLNmNtuvi_yNuaubQQ5bBo8NM_pYoaQQvMGwYexi6DpXGYZ8LxVgyQe7jsP27rGAUCp87CWEq7awgvF0HDE7lpnpFUOU5Hjh8-VwvjAg1deNwogWV7nkYqVG/s400/IMG_1579.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7THdTT2_5IkLYjzGoL3HqkEryOKtL3uBIg2Yls4z-ZdQWhjHX-DmGP-f54lrYd0wNAWS4-nVLWBEBNXTLaceacXZE5k1OfUmgb2kdOiTlnY3Hc4o6cGG5lM_8sszGW9XYm_7xIIBCv1Ym/s1600-h/IMG_1594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314547557907209762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7THdTT2_5IkLYjzGoL3HqkEryOKtL3uBIg2Yls4z-ZdQWhjHX-DmGP-f54lrYd0wNAWS4-nVLWBEBNXTLaceacXZE5k1OfUmgb2kdOiTlnY3Hc4o6cGG5lM_8sszGW9XYm_7xIIBCv1Ym/s400/IMG_1594.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tBD5MhNHw6A1VD9NN_T2Ni0rDCvPXA9LUsM62rx9UOviF7hGLETGDa62LOSvj-jsXaocwaCWaVLiRqXS7-vvyTFRm7WRZWHzGtORCTa1xwPNWs3cRcOf8JWVFQajH947pS_JL1oQ8CMk/s1600-h/IMG_1596.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314547234783774866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tBD5MhNHw6A1VD9NN_T2Ni0rDCvPXA9LUsM62rx9UOviF7hGLETGDa62LOSvj-jsXaocwaCWaVLiRqXS7-vvyTFRm7WRZWHzGtORCTa1xwPNWs3cRcOf8JWVFQajH947pS_JL1oQ8CMk/s400/IMG_1596.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-81128520373976190552009-03-17T15:53:00.003-04:002009-03-17T16:03:15.871-04:00Ultrasound update!<span style="color:#663366;"><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">We had a fun morning with our ultrasound. The boys were very curious, and waving to baby. I am so glad I took them in to see this. The tech had a split screen up and so it was showing 2 babies. Big Mister was so excited that Momma has 2 babies. We tried to explain that there is only ONE Baby but 2 pictures. It made for a cute story and I loved pointing out the hands and feet , but the favorite body part amongst the boys was the nose. They were very chatty about the nse and oh so cute. The tech asked if we wanted to know the gender and we presented our request for her to write it down and seal it in an envelope. She didn't look at us funny as it appears many do this. So we have our little secret in a keepsake box and it will more than likely follow us to the hospital on the Birth Day! I will at this point purchase outfits for both, and keep reciepts as I did with Big Mister. I find this exciting but one sister called me 'Wierd'. That's okay I'll be a little wierd. </span></em><br /><em>All in all a great expierience for our family, it made me want to rush the time a bit more but much to do to prepare so I will keep our bundle warm till then. My accurate due date is now August 3rd, altho it is a scheduled c-sec so will still be in July. </em><br /><em>Have a great day and don't forget to check out the recipes below, </em><br /><em>Christina</em></span>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-87481927380058061012009-03-17T04:21:00.000-04:002009-03-17T08:58:51.341-04:00Recipes<em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc0000;">I have had a request for a couple recipes so I thought I would share.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">One is the recipe for my </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><u>Crockpot juice Pork chops</u></span></em><br /><em><u><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></u></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">6-8 1 inch thick pork loin chops</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 can frozen orange juice concentrate</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1/2 tsp ginger</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 tsp garlic powder</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">2 tbsp soy sauce</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">4 tbsp brown sugar</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">3 tbsps cornstarch</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 can mandarin oranges or 1/2 can pineapple chunks</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Place pork in crockpot, then mix all ingredients in a bowl and stir except for fruit. Pour juice mixture over pork then pour fruit and the juice over the pork. Cook on high setting for approx 3 hours or on low for 5-6 hours. I serve this with sauteed vigis and rice or pasta noodles. Use the glaze with your pasta or rice. I also add some soy sauce with my vegi's.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Next is my</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><u>Pumpkin Pancakes</u></span></em><br /><em><u><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></u></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">2 cups pancake mix</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 cup oatmeal</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 cup canned pumpkin</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">2 eggs</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1/2 </span></em><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">tsp cinnomin</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1 tsp vanilla</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">2 tbsp melted butter</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">mix all ingredients and add milk to the consistancy you like you batter. I like mine a little thicker. You can also add in raisins. These were so good. Easy but healthier than many recipes.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Have a great day, Christina</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-53433718788119976912009-03-16T13:47:00.002-04:002009-03-16T14:02:56.819-04:00Monday, Monday!<em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#003333;">It's a monday around here. hubby is back to work and I start my day with a nap on the couch dozing on and off till about 9:30-10:00. I put a movie in for the boys and give them milk and a snack and they do good for the most part. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">I am going grocery shopping tonight for my 2week meal plan again. I am really liking it. I look at whats on sale and then try to incorporate that into my meal plans to keep cost down. It is really helping me feed my family well balanced meals. Here are my meals for the next two weeks</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">- chicken dumplings</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-Pumpkin pancakes and sausage</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-Pork roast, mash potatoes and beets</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-baked fish, salad, baked potatoes</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-homemade pizza with ham, mush, and pineapple, and salad</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">- baked chicken breast, and baked steak fries with green beans</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-chopped steak, sauteed onions and mushrooms, yellow squash, broccoli</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">- chicken enchilada lasagne</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-homemade burritos</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-spinach lasagne</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-french toast, strawberries, and sausage</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-mock beef stroganoff and salad</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">-italian chicken club sandwiches, and salad, </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">I always have fruit that I canned to serve for dessert. a lot of times I also add and extra vegi to make sure we are getting a good amount of vegis in our diet. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">Tommorrow I am very excited for my ultrasound. We are going to take the boys with to see the baby. Big Mister is getting very involved. he cracks me and DW up all the time with his little sweet things. we also decidedto have the tech write down the sex of the baby and seal it in an envelope in case we want to find out later. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#003333;">Well have a great monday, Christina</span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-37349064423361108612009-03-13T14:54:00.002-04:002009-03-13T15:02:58.641-04:00Yeah!<em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000099;">We have been praying about what we feel is a need and not just a want. Our new addition! We actually have two additions, one is coming whether we are ready or not and that is this Baby #3, and two is another bedroom so we have a place to place the baby without it being in the middle of our livingroom.(which was suggested to me as an option, yeah right) </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">We have set a budget requirement and made a list of items that can be purchased used to keep cost low. We are running out of time and were needing a decent amount of money soon. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">We had not done our taxes yet but don't expect much from them either as our only income is self-employed with little write offs. I left wednsday evening with a prayer that we at least would get a little and not have to pay in. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">The verdict was in and we were so blessed with twice as much as we were hoping for. We are so excited for two reasons. One we expressed a need and not just a selfish want to God, (which is out of my character), and two God fulfilled!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">So plans are on its way and the sun is shining. We are looking forward to showing the boys the baby tuesday morning at the ultrasound. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">Have a great weekend and have a great day, </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">Christina</span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-12639045893495846722009-03-11T09:54:00.002-04:002009-03-11T10:07:39.036-04:00<em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;">I am behind, as I haven't posted in a bit. There were a few nice days last week and the boys were so happy to play outdoors. I was so quickly reminded of our summertime routine when they came to the kitchen door ready for lunch and they were covered in mud. I stopped them in they're tracks and stripped them and put em in the tub. They were quick to eat they're lunch and off to napville. That was a great day, no squabbling just harmony. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">I was pre-occcupied over the weekend and forgot to take my vitamins and by sunday nightI had my migraines back, BOO! That will teach me to forget. I then awoke monday morning with an ear infectiona and a head cold. I am feeling lots better today but still hanging on to a head cold and a bit of an ear infection. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Either the baby or I have been growing quite a bit in the last 2 weeks. My clothes are fitting way to well from one week to another. My big ultrasound is in a week, and we are not decided yet as to what we are going to find out. I thought it might be nice to take the boys with us to see the baby. Big Mister would especially get excited. He told me the other day to open my mouth real big, and then he stuck one eye as far as he could in my mouth and started shouting that he can see the baby in my belly. Very cute! He says we don't need any girls just a boy. Boys learn early to be loyal.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">I am really excited to be doing a new nursery. I am going with Raggedy Ann and Andy. I have chosen paint colors and I have a friend that is sharing some of her nursery things. I will definately post pics as it gets closer.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Pray for our addition fund. We need a good amount of money yet to add on to our house as we only have a two bedroom. God always provides, I am sure of that.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Have a great day, Christina</span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-35340922415956208882009-03-06T10:40:00.002-05:002009-03-06T11:21:44.922-05:00Happy A to us!<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>Altho we celebrated our anniversary last weekend, today is the actual day of our 5th anniversary. I was so excited, and now I am so tired all I can think about is taking a nap. I am tryin to get myself awake enough to make a dessert and a card and atleast have a shower before my Romeo comes home from work. Anyhow enough whining, I wanted to share what 5 things I love the most about our marriage.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>1) I love the way he still smiles at me. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>2) I love the way we can be together and the conversation may be silent but we heard it all anyway.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>3) I love how we are so in agreement with planning our future and setting goals with one another.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>4) I love how we have a mutual respect for one anothers intrests.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>5) And what I love the most is that I get to Love my husband every day! He makes it so easy to Love, I am so fortunate. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>I hope you have a great day, Christina</em></span>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-32341204890538988762009-03-02T09:19:00.002-05:002009-03-02T09:30:38.520-05:00We had a great time away this weekend. Just the husband and I, and all things romantic. By all things romantic I am refering to the chocolate covered strawberries I dipped myself, the jacuzzi tub by the fireplace, and of course the fireplace itself is so cozy and romantic.<br />We didn't follow a schedule, just went with the moment. We had pizza and wings delivered the first night, and then followed that with a long soothing bath in the jacuzzi and some of our traditional choc. strawberries.<br />Our morning started out beautiful on saturday, the sun was shining through the skylights in our room, and we had a delicious breakfast at the inn. We spent our forenoon doing a little shopping for me, visiting a gallery featuring all of the history of Dr. Seuss, and then to a horse show. A late lunch at olive garden was so yummy, it is both of our favorite.<br />The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing entirely. It was enough to get us through another year, and a busy year it is promising to be.<br /><br />Have a great Monday,<br />Christina<br />P.S Don't forget to vote in the poll on the right side of this post!Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-42074970118568105282009-02-25T09:09:00.003-05:002009-02-25T09:34:09.046-05:00Middle of the week post!<em><span style="color:#330000;">Okay so it's the middle of the week and I am just getting a post up. Oh, well that's the way life seems to go lately.</span></em><em><span style="color:#330000;">I have had a pretty good week since Saturday. Saturday was a bum day as my plans were canceled because of another migraine. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">Monday I just took it easy, and Tuesday was a full day. I had to take my husband to work in the morning, then the boys had they're story time at the library. Big Mister loves his library time. After the library we went to my oldest sister's to help pack for they're upcoming move. They are only moving about 15 minutes from where they currently live but they are excited. I was able to help get the kitchen cabinets emptied and all washed down. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">I am not a soda drinker, one because I don't like the sweetners in diet sodas and I don't like injecting my body with the loads of sugar in regular soda. But, this baby has other ideas. I am so addicted to having a soda a day lately and the craving is really strong. I try to make a decent choice by getting diet rite. Hopefully this craving will go away soon.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">I have been craving chinese lately as well, so I made a sweet and sour pork in the crockpot last night, then I did spagetti noodles and sauteed cabbage, carrotts, onions and mushrooms. I made a sweet and sour sauce with honey dijon and layered my dinner with noodles first, a drizzle of mustard sauce, a pile of veggi's and then the pork on top. AWESOME! It was so great the vegi's had a touch of teryaki sauce drizzled over them and the pork was pork loin chops, very lean. can I say Yummy?</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">So, I am 18 weeks and in three weeks I will have the 'big ultrasound'. Vote on my sidebar should I find out the sex of the baby or no?</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">My big anniversary weekend getaway is coming up in two days and I am so unbelievabley excited. 48 hours of no children and my hubby all to myself. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">Well, That's all for now, have a great day!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;">Christina</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#330000;"></span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-19232518021835535182009-02-19T10:25:00.005-05:002009-02-19T10:36:20.411-05:00The Flood!<em><span style="color:#000099;">You may be wondering, Flood? It's still winter, where could there possibly be a flood? Let me tell you a funny but not so fun story about our flood.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">I had a few calls to make yesterday about bills and that sort of thing. An, of course you know how whenever you have to make those types of calls your on hold for forever and then some.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">After waiting for AT&T about 30 minutes I was not about to have my call interupted and start all over. I was a little pre-occupied by the gigling in the other room. I tried to resolve the issues as quickly as possible and then had to give me a sales pitch on how they would love to take more of my money for things I don't need. about 30 minutes later I am finally done and I follow a trail of water from my living room through the dining room and into the kitchen I find lots of water all over and it amounted to a small flood. The boys were both drenched and loving they're water fight inside. Mama was not happy so she stripped them down and but them in the tub to warm up while I made up the mess. It was a few minutes later when I heard a cry from Little Mister and went to check on what's going on. They had decided to empty the body wash and the shampoo into the bathtub and it was burning they're eyes. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">And some days that is the way the ball bounces. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">It may be hard to believe, but my almost 2 year old Little Mister is the instigator for most of these messes and he will make it look so fun that Big Mister will join in.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">Have a great day, Christina</span></em>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-80796698189812540052009-02-18T10:13:00.005-05:002009-02-18T11:56:52.432-05:00silly boys!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304156986092617922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Cx_LqZC0nUTOcHKqNzUDBOVe6DETvAhJJotVnYiGuOFm0U4aQFXAZOcY578yua9l7xwYgdEiH8qC3Bj987crojRWby8hREAI3IbIexeoxIgnebF444WOJVqz8aljBKob1ZML1vr_QwTG/s400/christmas+08+and+sledding+116.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4TR_BVssXt1zCWXIZxUrZ5hcZ088IWsMIV5SvYn_FufxZw67GCoP1G5DNfka7g6_qK65vbuqthK9tY7wCGEYDamDGOWiRkqj8K0pIqeaf6xbC6tmQhCvneIGcr9ESkG2nEq78-CpV5VX/s1600-h/christmas+08+and+sledding+117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304157330800418770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4TR_BVssXt1zCWXIZxUrZ5hcZ088IWsMIV5SvYn_FufxZw67GCoP1G5DNfka7g6_qK65vbuqthK9tY7wCGEYDamDGOWiRkqj8K0pIqeaf6xbC6tmQhCvneIGcr9ESkG2nEq78-CpV5VX/s400/christmas+08+and+sledding+117.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304156579247611186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm16eNJXmd4L8nHTRcnH0bLubq__8hnjd8-aGVzTh8tnjb0dG8eDMILf5vMip1xg9ZeHuO-cQiweW4fOWm1zfpTWLbXFzyzH8lC5sYY2mGs7Oc9tP7u5JqEi17pAAZ1JInt5KZ_AMrkfFg/s400/christmas+08+and+sledding+115.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304157719187488546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs4x8eA_dXeAF5Ys49XdjKc7pRgMJKgCL4PofJZqt_6i1aD6x-snMmi1TY2iOYHH5srPsQJBafHO0HfNfodkdtHDzFMXtwR1uG9NMA5mKFVahbQ5RGguSecoHeT7mYiECx-9UyRrvxkE1/s400/christmas+08+and+sledding+118.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>These are some cute pictures of the boys all wrapped up after a bath. They love sitting on the couch all bundled up and they get a little silly too.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="left"><em>I have been away for awhile in the blogging world. I have been working on my Weight loss class, in a class at church, a few migraines and a doctors appointment. They all seemed to keep me distracted which isn't hard to do lately. </em></div><div align="left"><em>We had a great valentines day. My husband and I went to lunch and enjoyed ourselves without the crowds. DW gave me the most beautiful card and some dove chocolate. I also gave him his favorite chocolate (whoppers) and a card. The whole day was spent with a lot flirtyness back and forth and that was fun.</em></div><div align="left"> </div><em></em></div><em></em></div><div><em><div align="left"></div><div align="left">life is Life here in our home, and hope your day is great, </div><div align="left">Christina<br /><br /><br /></div></em><div><em></em></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-24104236306248223272009-02-12T10:49:00.003-05:002009-02-12T11:22:27.427-05:00an exciting day!<div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#660000;"><em>Today is exciting. I am starting another weight loss challenge along with another coach, and the class is huge and we have a very diverse group of people. Everyone is committed to getting healthy and making positive changes to achieve some great results. The way cool part is that if they are the biggest loser in the class they will win $500.00! </em></span><br /><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>We have all ages ranging from 15 to 70 years old and men and women in the class.</em></span> </span><br /><span style="color:#660000;"></span><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">Now on to the next question. Do you have any valentine's day traditions? What are they and how did they start? </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">I love Valentine's day, but it seems every year it comes and goes and there isn't anything significant about the day. Last year we had planned on watching my sisters three kids so they could go out and celebrate. Our Little Mister had been really sick for several weeks at that point and we didn't feel like we could leave him.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301946893326804274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlh36GW4-rH6ztAEMoRM8S5zxNHNKthssvXuPcWu2RKoagYahqcRhWmCgs-TgA5-l7qVmYFswDJIQMM8Wo9Ej3JBNQe-VRiJnChONfDtZO8vpbG1egNafBIqK1AXvsVDUvPEX61hYcGWY/s400/landon+edit+hosp6.jpg" border="0" /> Just before we were ready to leave Little Mister took a turn for the worse and we had to take him to the emergency room and they transferred him to a childrens hospital. so that<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301946666485256514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnUFxkhW1C2lDbag8hghAPzujvvbKh8JkcTGbLqzN5caIPyBLABMo1ZKTAgEddiqLrCz8ZNDr6IG6lNn5V9W4NksZqrCQJPgA9SAPG0T8E0Fq-CRW4r5ZNlgOmNpnzH5yqnhhEWQHRRsk/s400/landon+hospital8.jpg" border="0" /> was our valentine's weekend last year. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">This year we are on a strict budget and I am happy about that, but I want to celebrate anyway. Any ideas we could do with children on a tight budget, with yucky weather to make the day special?</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">well have a great day, Christina</span></em></div></div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-24235669387841302312009-02-09T12:16:00.002-05:002009-02-09T12:23:11.822-05:00Fireproof<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Have you all have seen the movie 'Fireproof' yet? </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>My husband and I meet with a small group for couples twice a month and the focus is to learn about one another and better our marriages through God's word and encouragement. Our group on saturday night watched the movie fireproof. I really wanted to see it and expected something along the lines of 'facing the giants'. I expected wrong, I absolutely loved the movie and the message in it was so well done that I am amazed the secular world kept it in theaters as long as they did. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>All of the couples that night could identify with some part of the storyline in one form or another and the discussion after the movie was great. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>If you haven't seen the movie, make it an at home date night, or invite some of you're married couple friends over and watch it together. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Enjoy the movie and if you have already seen it let me know what you thought. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Have a great day,</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Christina</em></span>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351633810131616970.post-44554037914948247382009-02-05T10:47:00.003-05:002009-02-05T11:01:49.363-05:00What is the H word, really?<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Okay, I am sure you are all wondering what H word I am referring too. This H word has taken over my life and I want it back with a vengance. It is HORMONE! We women talk about it most of our lves and we attribute many issues mostly bad and uncomfortable to this word HORMONE. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>What is it really? It's not an organ like a kidney or liver, and it's not a nerve altho getting on my last nerve. So, is it a cell, a feeling, chemistry? I don't know but I am loosing patience. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>I have had migraines and nausea that is greeting me at the throat. I know that my neck and shoulders are out place and need adjusting but that has been the case for months long before getting pregnant and it didn't give migraines. So, my conclusion is that my HORMONES are creating the migraines and the nausea. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Okay I think that's enough ranting About HORMONES for now, if I get myself riled up it will come back to punish me and I am doing fine with the mild throbbing. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>********************************************</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>I am getting ready for another Weight Loss Challenge and it's getting exciting. I will splitting the class with another coach, which will take alot of the pressure and adds excitement to the class as well. We have had our phones ringing off the hook for days and the response is just fabulous. </em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>we will start the class next thursday and it will go for 12 weeks. </em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>********************************************</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Since I have been down for a good part of the week, I don't have to much happening that is exciting, so I won't bore you with the hum drum of "I am lucky to get a shower before noon, or brush my teeth before the hubs gets home. :(</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>So have a great day, Christina</em></span></div><div align="left"> </div>Grace Acres http://www.blogger.com/profile/06934141772986475687noreply@blogger.com