What can I say??????

Guess who loves his Grandmommy Mae?????? Logan does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I was very happy to be there.......

Playing very intently!!!!

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Am I understanding this right? Some of the top priorities of the first days of our new president have been to take some of the restrictions off abortion funding and to begin the release of political detainees from Gitmo? Hmmmmm.....wonder what will be next??? Why should allowing easier access to kill the unborn be such a predominant topic that it had to be near the top of his list of "changes"? I am deeply grieved. I don't know enough about stem cell research to comment on that, but if he is talking about stem cells from embryos well then, that just makes it even better, doesn't it. A double whammy. And the detainees??? Well....I guess all of our CIA folks and their cohorts are PROBABLY just a bunch of bullies who get their jollies from being unkind to poor, misguided terrorist types. Let's let them all go....do you think we will be providing them with transportation to Pakistan and Africa so they can hook up with their buddies more easily. You know, I don't agree with a lot of President Bush's thinking, but he is right about one thing...there has not been a terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11. Is that a co-incidence? Or perhaps, just maybe....some of the work at Gitmo has been necessary. I abhor the thought of torture/water boarding etc. I totally admire John McCain who having BEEN tortured by the VietCong decries torture by Americans....but I don't see that detaining these folks qualifies as torture. I know, I know...there are talks of waterboarding etc. When I look at the pros and cons of that, I don't know what to say. I'd like to think I was strong enough to go along with John McCain's viewpoint, but honestly if an American city was at stake...well...I'm not sure that would hold up for me. So...these are just some of my ramblings....but everytime my home page opens to yahoo news and I see another new thing that President Obama has instigated or done away with or planned.....well....it's really difficult. And...it has only been 4 days.

Such a long time!!!

It has been such a long time between posts because my computer is spazzed out at home and won't let me sign in to my blog!!!!!! So, basically you just need to take a look at some of these gorgeous pictures of my beautiful little grandson....HE IS SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!

Soooooo handsome........................

Can you believe how much he looks like a baby already instead of a newborn?????? Obviously, an extremely talented, highly skilled, totally above average child. (Gee...can you tell his grandma mae wrote this????)

The Rock....

I came across the greatest prayer this morning....it really sums it up, doesn't it?? The explanation prior to this prayer was about the wise man building his house upon the rock. We WILL be buffeted. We WILL make mistakes. We WILL have difficult circumstances in life. However, those things should NOT define who we are. If you know Jesus...HE has become our identity. Who we are in HIM. Not our circumstances. Kind of hard to really wrap your mind around, but totally true, nonetheless. We have an amazing God who loves us amazingly.

Dear Lord, Thank You that my identity does not have to be determined by the circumstances of my life. Help me to hear Your Words, put them into practice and stand firm on Your truth. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Funny thing....

You know...sometimes when you are on your own, you really think you are "on your own". But, I can't tell you the number of people who have asked about my new grandson, really seemed like they actually wanted to see the pictures and were fussing at me because I hadn't sent out an announcement when he was born. That made me feel very special. It's nice to have friends that care.....

Best Wishes for a Grand New Year....

Well...one more time. Thanks, Lord! I appreciate the opportunity to do better in another year!

Who can resist?

It's hard to resist adding more pictures. BECAUSE...if you want to be honest, really the only ones who really want to see baby pictures are the people who belong to the baby!!! But, here they are anyway. In case you haven't seen my son, Matt in awhile...there he is with his little nephew. Last I heard, we were referring to him (Matt) as Uncle Higgy. We'll see how that works out. Then we've got my 3 kids + Logan + me and THEN...another elf picture! Looking at that picture, can there really be any doubt....there is an elf in our midst!!

He's Here!!!!!

Baby Logan Thomas Campbell arrived Saturday morning, December 20th at 2:41am. He weighed in at 7.2lbs and his grandma thinks he looks like an elf. Actually, he looks EXACTLY like his daddy....so I guess the real question would then be, does Josh look like an elf? No, he does not. But take a look for yourself and see my beautiful elfin grandson.........cute as a bug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TA DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINISHED. COMPLETED. DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 shows , the secret shop, and a formal observation in 7 days. An all time record.....Thank you to everyone who has been praying and putting up with me. Thank you to everyone who participated. Thank you to everyone who helped with sooooooo much. A very special thank you to the Fickenscher Family. What wonderful, kind, helpful folks they are. Really incredible....you remember my unsung heros....well, I'm singing their praises here and NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now...to get my house habitable and get on track for new adventures............HOORAY...............

Secrets!!!!!

Secrets now abound with the children of PPC!!!!! That's because a BOATLOAD of them did their shopping today at our Secret Shop!!! They were soooo fun as they looked for their special items for their special people. You know...little kids are different from us. Not one of them looked at their list and rolled their eyes and said "Here's so and so. I guess i HAVE to get them something" No, each name was special...each one deserved special consideration and thought....there were no, "have to's". Each one was a delight....and it was a delight to watch them. They are sooooooooooooo funny...Now here is something that is NOT a secret. Well, actually, it kind of is, but it is my job to make it NOT a secret. Here is a salute to the unsung heros of my church...... Dana and Jeremy and family....Sue H and family.....Eric and Alan....Joanne.....Suzanne...Cindy and Jason...the folks who came just to clean up....the folks who came to help giftwrap.....all of the teens who came to help......OH MY GOSH....EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Getting closer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All school programs are officially DONE....finished....completed......!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOO! The first graders program was hysterical.....there were at least 350 people there to see the show. The kids were wacko, but they sang their songs well. I was DRIPPING WET during their show. Little kids are hard work!!!!! The parents were actually very nice...NO ONE YELLED AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING. (Of course, I'm not out the door yet....:)

Now that you mention it.....

I don't mind the preston auto ads...that young lady has always done a good job. So has the frog!! :) Closing in on my first school show...7pm tonight!!!! They just did a rehearsal and did fine....they are excited and I'm excited for them. I'll also be really excited when it's over...though we do have to do it again tomorrow for the school. That will be ok. Then tomorrow night is the little kids....soon....very soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank YOU!

well, I just want to thank God for a great day. We had our cantata at church last night and it was fine. I was so incredibly grateful for Avery's diligence in learning that piano part. It was a stinker...... I have the best church choir made up of the best folks anywhere. Today was chaos at school because we were finishing up getting ready for the concert. I bet the custodial staff had a cow when they saw my room. It was TRASHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, we will see how tomorrow goes. I've gotten to know a couple of the new kids and that has been good. We'll see...we'll see.

Still crabbing.....

I guess it's like this. I look at something and see tiny little individual details that will make a stage look so very cool. Then, I have to figure out how to accomplish that elementary school style. Then, I have to figure out how to do it with no $$$$$$$$$$!!!!!! Then, I actually have to physically do it. When it is done, it looks beautiful (to me), but does anyone else really care? Would they be just as happy with having their kid stand up on a riser, wearing a Santa hat and singing about 8 songs. Probably. And then, when I've done all this work, i just get grief. I asked for contributions of stuff....I got one roll of wrapping paper and one string of lights. whoopee. Ok...I'm done....I'm just really afraid my nightmare will come true and I'll have a bad show.