Fun with Food Photo Contest

This site is doing a photo contest for the best picture of your child with food. The photos can be anything to do with food - kids with food, animals with food, you with food - whatever you can dream up. Just have fun!! Here is my picture of Cameron, enjoying his cake on his 1st Birthday!

The CHANGE America Needs is in the Bible

As you can see and as you read, you will notice that I am still very much upset over the election results. I know that some people that visit my site may not agree with my view, but I feel very strongly about how I am feeling when it comes to Barack Hussein Obama taking over for our country. I saw on another friends site this saying and I am a firm believer when it comes to this..... The CHANGE America Needs Is In the B-I-B-L-E !! I realize that alot of people are fed up with George Bush and that is understandable. I realize their frustration however I don't agree with the decision that alot of people made yesterday during election time. I see that our economy is in the slumps, gas prices are just ridiculous and the only thing that we can do from here is to improve upon these issues, but I don't feel as though Obama is the answer. People are so tired and worn out with struggling to make ends meet, to find a job, to get a job, to keep a job, they are tired of the war and the list just continues to go on, but people are grasping at straws and they aren't making a rational decision. They are so wanting a change and they feel as though voting Blue is the answer. The answer that we all need is in the Bible..... it is in God's word and it is an unfortunate shame that people can't see that.

Why would people want to vote for someone that believes in abortion? Why would they want to vote for someone that is going to raise taxes? Aren't we struggling enough when it comes to money? Why would you want to pay more taxes? Why would you want someone running our country that associates with terrorists? Why in the world would you want someone running our country that has a wife that says for the very first time she is proud to be an American. Why have someone that doesn't support our troops and what they have done for our country?

I could literally go on all day long, but I don't think I have enough time in my day. God is in control and is time that we pray as a nation and ask for guidance and peace as this country gets ready for change.....change that we might not be ready for.

So, I leave you today with a song to think about. Have you heard of the song God is in Control by Twila Paris? If you haven't heard it and you are feeling as discouraged as I am right now regarding the elections then I encourage you to google the song and take a listen to it. Here is to hoping that it will bring you all some peace. We all just have to stand together and remember that GOD IS IN CONTROL !!!!!

AWARDS - I love them!!

I love, love, love awards and my sweet friend Angie from Davisix blessed me with another award. Thanks Ang.... you are so tweet!! I too enjoy reading your blog and must admit that you keep me in stiches quite frequently. You can tell from many states away that you are a great Mom with a huge heart and more importantly you love God with all your heart. Those are important things to me - ya know?

Anyway, here are the rules.....
-Post the award on my blog
-Link it back to the sweet person that gave it to me.
-Link it back to the originating post
-Pass it on to 5 deserving people (I am only doing 3)
-Post the rules for the recipients

Ok, this is the hard part. How in the world do I pick just five people to pass this very deserving award to? Everyone that I follow and everyone that follows me have GREAT blog sites and I enjoy reading each and every one...... ok, ok, quit rushing me!! Here are the magical winners.

1. Kelly - Close to Home (she is a fellow Ohio State Buckeye and I have really enjoyed getting to know her and I love reading her site.)
2. Debra - Clothed with Scarlet (she always shares God's word and is always willing to share a Bible verse to help you through the day.) Thank you Debra
3. Amy B. - Our Daily Blessing.....Life (she is new to the blogging world, but contacted me through e-mail. What a sweet gal. She is also a Mommy to an IVF Baby-just like me. Please visit her site and make her feel welcome as she joins the wonderful world of blogging!!)

I know you are all probably saying....where are the other 2 winners? Well, I decided to change the rules just a little bit, at least for my post. I am only awarding this award to 3 people. Haha, don't you love how I just changed the rules? I guess I am in one of those moods today. Hope you all have a blessed day!!

Disappointment with Elections

I sit here and watch the news as the votes are rolling in and I am trying my best not to get discouraged, but I am. I am pretty upset that my great and wonderful state of Ohio voted for Obama and alot of the other states are coming in with the same results. I personally had a feeling that it would end up this way, but I was keeping the faith and holding out hope. I guess that since this is "my blog" then I can voice "my opinion." I myself wanted McCain to win. I am Pro-Life all the way and I personally don't feel as though there is enough that we know about Obama. What I do know about him, I don't like at all. I feel as though he is shady character and I don't trust him one bit. Don't get me wrong.... it is history in the making, but I am a strong believer that it is the wrong decision for our country. At least I can say that I made the right decision!! Here is to hoping that some of the other items on the ballot go my way.

THE RESULTS ARE IN

Well, my doctor just called me with the results of my ultrasound that I had done today. I had no idea that my results would be back so soon, but unfortunately they were. I was hoping I wouldn't get this news, but unfortunately he informed me that I have several gallstones. Seeing as though I am a diabetic, have lots of symptoms and have quite a few gallstones he is recommending that I have surgery to have it taken out. UGHH, that is so not something I wanted to hear. I have had 2 surgeries, both female related and I hate the way I feel before and after surgery. My first surgery was for my ectopic pregnancy, where they removed my right tube and I got so freaking sick after that surgery. I was vomiting like a crazy maniac and I was miserable!! I also had a c-section when Cameron was born, but that was actually an a ok surgery because it resulted in me having my little miracle. I am just not looking forward to going under and waking up and dealing with all the side effects. It makes me nervous and to be honest I am down right scared. I realize that everything is in God's hands, but I can still be nervous - right? So, from here I need to contact a surgeon that my family doctor recommended and talk to him about surgery. My biggest issue is that the hospital that I will be having my surgery at is about 30 minutes from my home. I could go to the local hospital which is about 5 minutes from my home, but I don't know of any "good" surgeons locally and this is kinda a small town. I guess it is best to head into the Columbus area and have the surgery there. I will just feel so far away from my hubby and my little Cameron. I don't know what is worse...... the feeling of having the surgery or the feeling of not being close to Shawn and Cameron. I hope God grants me with some peace about this situation because right now I am a nervous wreck!!

Election Day

Well, today was an early day for me. I got up around 6 am and outta bed I hopped. I went downstairs to take my shower, blow dry my hair, brush my teeth, get dressed and I was out the door. I wanted to be able to vote early and indeed I did. My husband voted last week and I never got around to it so I went by myself this morning. I got there and totally forgot which precinct I was suppose to be in, but I finally found a couple that lives in our neighborhood and knew that was the line I was suppose to be in (whew). Luckily, my line wasn't too long. I got there about 7am and there were probably about 20 people in front of me. I was done voting in about 30 minutes. I was so happy that I wasn't in one particular precinct in our county because there was one precinct that was out the door and around the building. I felt sorry for them that their line was so long, but it was funny that I was able to go in, vote and come back out and notice that they hadn't moved much, if any (hehe). I know, I know, that sounds ornery, but I couldn't help it. I was just excited to be able to get in and get out without having to spend much time in there. Afterwards, I left there and headed to the hospital to have my ultrasound done on my gall bladder. I am hoping that everything is ok, but with my liver enzymes being elevated I am kinda nervous. So, we will hopefully know something within the next day or two. I will keep you all posted on that!

Well, I better let you all go so you can get out and vote unless you are of course voting for the opposite person that I am voting for and then you really don't need to vote.... we don't want that vote counted anyway (lol). Here is to hoping that my presidential nominee wins!!

Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffin Recipe by Special Request

Well, I have had many a people request that I post the recipe for the pumpkin cinnamon muffins so here you go. Let me know what you think after you have tried them. They are delicious and I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed.

Ingredients Needed
- 1 box of Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 (15 oz can) of pumpkin
- 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups of cinnamon chips

Mix the Yellow Cake Mix with the Pumpkin (DO NOT ADD THE OIL, EGGS, or ANYTHING that the box tells you to add to make a cake). Just the cake mix powder and the pumpkin. Add your 1 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice and beat until smooth and mixed well. Once that is all mixed then fold in your 1 1/2 cups of cinnamon chips. Scoop into your muffin pans and follow the baking directions on the box for cupcakes. I normally bake mine for about 19 minutes.
Alot of people can't find the cinnamon chips or have a difficult time finding them. I can tell you that they are made by Hershey's and can be found at Krogers (that is where I get mine). I also wanted to mention to you that if you are a member of Weight Watchers then these muffins are 8 pts each. I normally use my Pampered Chef stainless steel melon baller to scoop the mix into the muffin cups and I only use 1 scoop. If you use more then 1 scoop then you might have to bake them longer.

These muffins are so tasty. They last a long while, they stay moist for quite some time and they are DELICIOUS and loved by everyone. ENJOY and let me know what you think of them after you have tried them out for yourself.

Weekend Snapshot - A beautiful sunrise

A beautiful sunrise to start out the weekend. Isn't that just beautiful? I took this picture while I was on the way to visit my parents. Of course I was the passenger so, I was able to take it from the car.

Yet Another Edition of Not Me! Monday

I so enjoy sharing some of my Not Me! Mondays with all of you and I especially love reading all of yours too. In order to join in on the fun then you gotta check out MckMama's website and also check out that beautiful little MckMiracle (Stellan).

1) I so did not make 2 batches of pumpkin cinnamon muffins and on the 2nd batch eat about 3 of them right in a row plus some of the batter. I would never do such a thing. No Way!!
2) I did not and would not allow my son to lick the beaters after making the above mentioned muffins and then keep giving him small amounts on a spoon to eat. Oh heck no, I would never do such a thing. That would not be a good thing at all.
3) I did not make fun of a woman that was our waitress this weekend at Rebecca's just because she was so bubbly. Whoa she was way over the top and I would never do such a thing. That would be too mean.
4) I did not allow my son to watch enormous amounts of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse shows once we got home from my parents house yesterday just so I could get things done around the house. Now that would just be insane and you know that I love it when he is following me around like a tail.
5) I did not cut my hubby's hair during the week and then sweep up the hair off the floor, grab the attachments and suck up the hair off of his shoulders. That would just be too mean and you know that wouldn't be a good thing if you almost gave him a hickey with the sweeper. I would never do such a thing and laugh while I was doing it. I am way too nice for that and not ornery at all.

What a GREAT weekend

WOW!! What a great weekend. We got back from our wonderful visit with my parents today and I miss them already. My parents live about 2 1/2 hours away which isn't too far, but we don't get to see them too much since we are on a rather tight budget and gas is rather expensive. We have cut ALOT of corners since I quit my job to stay home with Cameron and extra traveling when the gas prices are so high is not something that we can do alot of. I wish that the gas prices would keep going down, but with the elections around the corner I have a feeling that they might go back up. Can we ever get a little break with the gas prices? Ok, that is another subject for another day. Anyway, we jam packed alot of fun into our weekend that we spent with my parents. We got there rather early on Saturday and we sat down to visit with my parents and then we left to go to Amish Country which is only about 30 minutes from my Mom and Dad's home. We ate at our favorite restaurant which is called Rebecca's and then we left there to walk through the antique malls and of course we stopped by Country Gatherings. My Mom and I love Country Gatherings and it was so much fun seeing all of their Christmas decorations out. I wasn't sure I was going to be too into seeing all of the Christmas decorations already, but it was fun once we started looking at everything and we even bought a few things for Christmas time. So, when Thanksgiving is over, I am ready to start decorating and I can hardly wait!! After we left Amish Country we headed home for a DELICIOUS meal prepared by my Mom...... oh, it was soooo tasty!! Another thing that I wanted to share is that my Mom allowed me to bring her Mom & Dad's desk home. This desk was always in my Grandma and Grandpa's front room, they would sit at it every single evening and call my Mom or my Mom would call them and they would have their evening talk. It was something I use to sit at as a little girl and color or draw when I would visit them and now it is something that belongs to me. I am pretty excited that my Mom allowed me to have it and since I am such a sentimental person, you can imagine how much it means to me to have it. It really brings back alot of memories for me and seeing as though my computer is on the desk, it is something that I will use everyday and proudly think of my grandparents.

Well, here are some pictures that I took this weekend and I thought that I would share them with you. I also included a picture of my grandparents desk with my computer on it. Yep, it looks great and it fits in perfectly right here in my family room.

Be sure to check out some BEAUTIFUL pics that I took of God's beauty on my other website. Here is the link..... http://www.lisasohioflowers.blogspot.com

My Grandparents Desk

Country Gatherings - our favorite store

Look, an Amish Buggy!

Slow moving buggy ahead.

A picture taken right outside of Rebecca's Restaurant