So this day started rather early this morning but turned out to be a great day! Kaden had an allergy test this morning at 7:30. When he was 2 years old, we had him tested for an egg allergy and found out it was rather severe. But we hoped that he would out grow it. The doctor said to have another test after he turned six. Thankfully they had an opening today so we decided to get him tested again. After a brave boy getting needle pricks on his arm the test came out NEGATIVE! What a joy and relief! Kaden was excited that now he could eat all the different desserts that they always have on the potluck table. I was excited that I don't have to worry about having a bad reaction and having to life flight him to town. Praise The Lord that he doesn't have that allergy anymore!
For a prize for being brave, Kaden got to choose a candy bar. He chose a Snickers bar. Since Snickers has egg in it he has never gotten to try them. But was super excited to get to FINALLY try one. Well he loved it! That was until he bit into a nut. That nut loosened his first tooth and now we are excited to wait for his FIRST lost tooth.
Another exciting thing for today is Isaiah finally is out of pull-ups and feels like big boy. He has been waiting to get to Oma's house to get some new underwear. So far so good!
We also got to watch the movie Frozen today. Chad Alexander was taking his family and thought we would like to go. It was exciting. Kind of felt like my life with winter invading my kingdom. It was a very funny movie and the boys loved it! No scariness and so much fun clean humor. After we got to go eat pizza with the Alexander family. What a fun relaxing day. I didn't even have to ask if the pizza was made with any eggs. What a relief!
We are enjoying our time in Texas and enjoying Oma and Opa time. It's great to see friends and just relax! We are excited that Keith comes next Friday to enjoy time with us!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Nelson Mandela
“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the
African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have
fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a
democratic and free society in which all persons live together in
harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to
live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am
prepared to die
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
It always seems impossible until its done
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
There is no such thing as part freedom.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Forget the past.
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”
“One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
“Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.
“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
“I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”
“Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
It always seems impossible until its done
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
There is no such thing as part freedom.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Forget the past.
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”
“One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
“Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.
“It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
“I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.”
“Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Black Friday Madness Galena Style!
For those of you who have come to Galena or live here know that we we don't really have any shopping malls here. But we do have something that is sometimes just as good..... the Dump! You never know what kind of treasure you might find! Ping pong tables, almost new Carhatt jackets or pants, Washing machine pedestals, bicycles, scooters, you just never know! Any one who visits or comes to Galena, usually gets a tour to the "mall" and we even have a awesome song written about it by our local and amazing song writer Karrie Pavish Anderson which you can buy a copy of her new CD that just came out at http://www.karriepavishanderson.com/ her Mall song is on that CD and is so fun! So check it out! But the Mall is always an adventure. You sometimes find bears there as well as some other interesting things! We never really call it the dump but always say "hey we are running to the mall". It is just the way of life out here! And it is Great!
Well this week was Thanksgiving and then the event that you could not miss if you ever turned on the TV. Black Friday! Ever advertisement told of what you could get if you went at O'dark thirty and beat your neighbor down. I hate the amount of materialism that has come into our culture and into a holiday where we just spent the day saying thank you for all the blessings in our life, now lets run to the stores and GET MORE MORE MORE!! . I mean WHO REALLY needs 8, 100 inch TV's? I mean REALLY! But since we are not able to go shopping we figured we would go out to our mall and have a "Galena Style" Black Friday Madness. It was a good laugh! It turned out fun, at least for the parents. The kids were clueless of why were were all lining up to take a picture at our mall. But it was Classic! it was -10 degrees but Classic all the same! There was some pushing and shoving but it was all for a good laugh! This is what life is about! Having fun with friends JUST so we can have a laugh! So here is our Galena Style Black Friday Madness!
Well this week was Thanksgiving and then the event that you could not miss if you ever turned on the TV. Black Friday! Ever advertisement told of what you could get if you went at O'dark thirty and beat your neighbor down. I hate the amount of materialism that has come into our culture and into a holiday where we just spent the day saying thank you for all the blessings in our life, now lets run to the stores and GET MORE MORE MORE!! . I mean WHO REALLY needs 8, 100 inch TV's? I mean REALLY! But since we are not able to go shopping we figured we would go out to our mall and have a "Galena Style" Black Friday Madness. It was a good laugh! It turned out fun, at least for the parents. The kids were clueless of why were were all lining up to take a picture at our mall. But it was Classic! it was -10 degrees but Classic all the same! There was some pushing and shoving but it was all for a good laugh! This is what life is about! Having fun with friends JUST so we can have a laugh! So here is our Galena Style Black Friday Madness!
Excited about scoring some good deals!!!
Beginning the line!
Getting longer!
Anxious people waiting!
Or in Tim's case being dragged to the Mall by Karin and her mom
Or in Tim's case being dragged to the Mall by Karin and her mom
Whoa that is a LONG line! Hope we can score some good deals!
Some shoving going on!
NO I saw the duct taped Carhartt Jacket first! It's MINE MINE MINE!!!
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