I Never Could Run Fast

So I've been tagged! The deal is I have to list 7 random things about myself and then tag 7 other people. So here it goes......

1. I am not afraid to speak my mind or confrontation. In fact, I've been known to eat my words and stick my foot in my mouth more times than I care to count.
2. I am biologically an only child. My dad adopted my step-sister when I was 27. He married her mom when I was 20, so we only lived together for 1 year. (She is 17)
3. I am 1 and a half years older than Scott. Our anniversary was yesterday (the 24th-pics later) and his birthday is in October. So when we got married he was only 19 and I was 21. I had to sign for our hotel room on our wedding night because he wasn't old enough!
4. I do not feel like I am missing out on some big bonding experience because I do not have a daughter. I love my boys!
5. I am horrible at math! I actually still count on my fingers! (I know this is sad)
6. I wanted to be a nurse from the time I was 5 years old and my Pap had his first heart surgery. I was accepted to nursing school 1 week after his death. I know he would have been proud. (I never finished nursing school-parents divorced at that time etc. so I did become a Medical Assistant and can give shots, draw blood etc.)
7. Football is my favorite sport. I am so glad my boys play. The Chicago Bears are my favorite team (outside my home team The Bengals), and I am still bitter about the superbowl! lol

There is my 7!

Happy Birthday, Aaron!!!!!

It's so hard for me to believe that Aaron is actually 7 today. He's been very excited about his birthday. Today we will spend the day as usual for us on a Saturday, at a football field. I did manage to fix breakfast and bake Aaron's favorite, chocolate chip cookies, for everyone today. He received Diego sheets (he's been really wanting) 2 bathtub toys (when we moved we now have 2 bathtubs, our other house only had 1 stand up shower) and a Dora book. He is finally learning to read and it's been so much fun. He's come a long way and we are so blessed to have him in our lives. Happy birthday, we love you!

May We Never Forget

This is the phrase we so often hear associated with todays date. I often think how could anyone forget? The sad part is so many people do. No matter what your feelings are about the war, the reason we have our troops over seas is because of today's date. Growing up my mom always said she'd never forget where she was when Pres. Kennedy was assassinated. The closest I came to that was when I was in the 7th grade and the Challenger exploded. I was in history class when the anouncement came over the speaker and we were asked to pray. That feeling can never compare to how I found out about the World Trade Center. We were in the process of moving from northern Ky. back up to Cincinnati. I was staying with my parents while we were working on our house so my oldest son could start kindergarten. Scott was still staying at our other house during the week. ( His job is by the airport and he ships things by air.) I had just dropped Joshua off at school and didn't have the radio on. When I arrived back at my family's home, Andrew, who was 3, came running up to me and said "A plane hit a big building and it exploded". I had no idea he was serious. My step-mom was watching the news and Andrew was in the room with her and he saw the whole thing happen. I had to tell Joshua when I picked him up before he saw Andrew. This was all Andrew talked about for days. He had no idea what he had witnessed on the t.v. I had to drive to our old house that day and it was so eerie. The noise of the planes was always around, and this day was quite. I was even concerned about my husbands job. How long would this go on? Would it affect how he worked? I cried for days. My biggest issue has always been that these terrorists took OUR people and turned them into bombs for their evil use. The people on those planes has always bothered me the most. I can't believe it's been 6 years since that horrible day. Things have changed in our world. I continue to pray for this country and its leaders. I especially pray for our military. Today all my boys proudly are wearing their Marine Corp. shirts. They are honoring their uncle (my bil) who will be deployed for his second tour of Iraq Nov. 1st.
God Bless the U.S.A. and may we never forget.

1st Grade!

Aaron was finally able to start school today! It was only 1 week late. He was so happy to go. It's his first time to eat lunch at school. He started last night wanting to make sure all his things were in order. I just pray he handles a full day well!