tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66029294424150461282024-02-07T02:34:38.092-05:00Bonita's BlogThis is my special place to share my creations, pictures of my family and friends, and little tidbits about my life. Please feel free to look around. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Thanks for visiting!Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-15640530062364603002023-09-08T13:36:00.001-04:002023-09-08T13:36:49.355-04:00Memory Bears<p> I am still making the Memory Bears for others and the responses I receive touch me so much. The younger ones are the tougher ones. My heart breaks for their parents.. I'm honored that I am able to bring just a little bit of that special person back into arms of the ones they loved.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll post some of my latest.</p><p>Thanks for stopping by!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghohG_eB9SydRgKYpUSkV_GcZWU28_Sf2wHoSylpyKL6g6pKY-zLd7kyn0qgMfVuv5TrwUPwElUyTura-4nbypxBY6Mletss1ghgqx8GmOdpCsWpwyAjv3t-mQ8wiCEvaEB62aXE2vlEgSySznYAUMugAH8ST4b13Kbku1VpiRwdeynk2uPMIIEUQ61V8/s4032/IMG_6848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghohG_eB9SydRgKYpUSkV_GcZWU28_Sf2wHoSylpyKL6g6pKY-zLd7kyn0qgMfVuv5TrwUPwElUyTura-4nbypxBY6Mletss1ghgqx8GmOdpCsWpwyAjv3t-mQ8wiCEvaEB62aXE2vlEgSySznYAUMugAH8ST4b13Kbku1VpiRwdeynk2uPMIIEUQ61V8/s320/IMG_6848.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some of the materials I’ve used weee a bit challenging (a down jacket!) but I managed to get them made. The reaction I get to the bears when I deliver them touches me. Tears are common! I love being able to what I do.</p>Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-44337419251671893762020-05-25T23:12:00.001-04:002020-05-25T23:14:30.777-04:00Memory BearsA couple of years ago I made a memory bear for a friend to give a resident she worked with in a nursing home. That started me thinking that maybe others would like to have Memory Bears as well so I put out some advertisements and took some orders.<br />
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So far I have made over 60 bears and the response I have gotten for each one has truly touched my heart. I LOVE the reaction when my clients see the bears for the first time! There are almost always tears involved. That reaction is more important to me than the money I have earned from making them.<br />
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Now it is time to make my own bear in memory of my daddy. He passed away on March 11 of this year and, due to the pandemic, we were not able to lay him to rest until yesterday. I miss him more than I have ever missed anything in my life. His death has left a hole in my heart that I am not sure will ever heal.<br />
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Dad moved back home from Texas two years ago to be near me. I will cherish the memories we made during those 24 months for the rest of my life. Just last year he took me to Italy to revisit the places we had lived when I was a child. He was so excited to be there and, honestly, I think he really had the time of his life during that trip! It was a glorious eight days! Those memories will sustain me when days get hard and his absence overwhelms me.<br />
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This has been a hard weekend, but ended on a positive note. Three of my grandbabies spent last night and tonight with us and we have had an absolute blast! This afternoon we decorated cupcakes for snack. They had a wonderful time and made a terrific mess-lol!<br />
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We have turned our spare room into a “Grand Room”, a room just for the grands to have when they come over. I’ve been all over Pinterest looking at decorating ideas and pinning stuff left and right! I ordered a cute border (my girls called me “old” for putting up a border-ha!) with a zoo animal theme that matched the colors in the room perfectly and was able to put that up today. We’ve also put up a set of bunk beds and painted a dresser we had to match. There was one wall, however, that was blank and needed something. Soooo, I taped off a rectangle and put a drop cloth on the floor and gave all three kids paint and brushes and let them go at it. I LOVE how it turned out!! Gabriel and Capri each wanted me to draw them a Pooh to paint. I think they did a fantastic job. Now I just need to get paint brushes into the hands of the other three and the room will be complete (until Becca decides to add to the flock - 😉).<br />
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I’m already looking forward to the next time they visit. I LOVE having my babies here!! ❤️❤️Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-56734693102684596672019-01-23T14:37:00.000-05:002019-01-23T14:37:53.159-05:00Grateful<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="30csb" data-offset-key="4gl5v-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="4gl5v-0-0"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">15 years ago today we lost our house and everything in it, including my little Yoda, to a horrendous fire. At the time I honestly didn't think I was going to be able to get through this crisis. It was just too much.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="f2s4b-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f2s4b-0-0"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't think we would be able to get through the first fire, but we have survived two. W</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ith the help of God, family, good friends, and total strangers we survived. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God works in mysterious ways, for sure, and this has taught me, if nothing else, to not place much value on material possessions, but to put my heart and soul in the people and places that really mattter. We have built another house, and we love it, but it is more than that - we have built another home.</span></span></div>
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Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-53595562120496384792015-04-12T02:03:00.001-04:002015-04-12T02:03:45.023-04:00Catching up<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted to my blog. Life has kept us very busy the last 6+ months! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got moved into the house in mid-August 2014. We are SO GRATEFUL to get out of that little rental house we were in. Talked about cramped!! And buggy!! That was one of the worst experiences we have been through. But --- it made us appreciate the space of this house that much more. We are so spread out here! It feels like we need walkie-talkies sometimes just to find each other. This house has basically the same square footage as our previous house, but having it all on one level makes such a difference. I LOVE it! I have prayed for God's blessing on this house and the property so I really believe this house will be here for a long time. Praise God for all He has done to get us to this point! People have been so kind and generous. It just amazes me how many folks that we didn't even know came forward to offer us some kind of help since the fire. I don't care what is said - people are basically kind if given a chance to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In February Rachel and Ereck told us they were expecting a little one to be delivered in October. Well, little Gabriel Kale Larkins made his debut on October 21, 2014! We were all so excited to welcome him to the family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicole and I were able to fly out to Arizona on October 24 and meet our Nephew/Grandson in person. She stayed for 4 days, but I got TEN whole days of being a fulltime Gramma to the little dear! I got to hold, cuddle, and play to my heart's delight. It was the highlight of my year. Plus spending all that time helping Rachel and Ereck felt pretty good, too. I didn't realize how much I had missed her until I actually saw her again. Leaving was such a bummer. We facetime all the time, but it's just not the same as being in the same room. And the hugs aren't there. They are coming home in May for a MONTH and I plan on hogging as much time with them as I can get!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gabriel has grown so much since I was out there! He's a regular little chunky monkey now. It's so funny when we facetime - Rachel says he gets real excited when he hears the phone ring. Like he knows someone is calling him. And I know he recognizes me when we talk. I'm just wondering how he is going to react when he finds out I have more than a face - haha!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spring has finally arrived, and with it, Spring sports. Kymberly is in T-Ball and Malachi has signed up for Soccer. T-Ball Opening Day was today and Kymberly had her first game. Since it is T-Ball there really aren't any winners, it's primarily about learning how to play. I LOVE to watch the little kids out there. They are SO CUTE in their little baseball uniforms. Kymberly was no exception. Her shirt was a little too big, as was her ball glove, but she played her heart out. I'll have to add pictures of that later. They are still on my phone, because, duh!, I forgot to take my camera. Figures, huh?</span>Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-49806571784470644862015-02-16T03:30:00.001-05:002015-02-16T03:30:59.460-05:00PAIN!! I am so tired of ALWAYS being in PAIN! I hurt when I go to bed and PAIN wakes me up in the middle of the night. It keeps me from sleeping. It keeps me from doing so many things. I can see why so many people who suffer from chronic pain choose to commit suicide. Quality of life sucks!<br>There are some days when PAIN doesn't rule me, but they are few and far between. For the most part, PAIN is in control.<br>It's so hard not to complain when I am hurting. And since the pain is pretty much there all the time I feel like I complain all the time. I am so grateful for my family and for them putting up with me-especially for Frank. I don't think I could ask for a more caring, compassionate person to share my life with than what God has provided to me in Frank. It makes the pain tolerable.Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-15168501416747574302014-07-14T12:31:00.002-04:002014-07-14T12:31:12.184-04:00House Update<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We've come a long way on the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next comes the paint! Everyone has given their preferences for the color of their room and we are excited to see the colors finally go up on the walls. This is supposed to happen this week. I can't wait! Our old house was all one color - walls, trim, doors, everything! They gave us no options on colors the way we have now. This is a really big thing for us and the kids are really happy about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They have also given us a completion date of ONE MONTH!! So we should be in the house by the time the kids go back to school. I will be so relieved to get out of this little cramped house and this neighborhood and back into our own space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I miss the peace and quiet of our place. No strange cars driving by at all hours of the day. No pit bulls to be scared of. No stray bullets. Oh yeah - our neighbor's window was shot out recently by someone. Scary stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Most of all, I miss my crafting space. The only time I get to do any scrapbooking is when I get together with Ms. Pat at church one or two days a month. All my stuff is packed up here at the house and I can't get it out to scrapbook because there is no room. I am itching to get my sewing machine out and sew and get into my paints. I plan on spending A LOT of time in my craft space!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Vacation is coming up, too. We are planning a trip to Panama City Beach for a few days then going on to Texas to see my dad. That's a lot of time on the road, but we are all excited about it. We LOVE the beach!! And seeing my dad is a real treat. We try to go out at least every two years. I miss him a lot and wished he lived closer. It's really not a bad driving going.......it's the drive back that gets to me. It takes us about 23 hours to get home. We are really hoping that they will tell us that we can start moving in once we are home. That would be awesome!</span><br />
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It's been a busy couple of weeks - Becca graduated from high school on the 23rd and we are SO PROUD! She also recognized on Honor's Night and earned a cord for her gown. It was a great ceremony. We tried to go out to eat after, but everything was closed so we ended up eating at the Waffle House. It's okay though - it was good. <br />
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Kymberly also "graduated" from Kindergarten. She is a big First grader now. The school had a kindergarten celebration just before school let out and Frank and I went to see her. The kids all sang songs to us. She was SO CUTE! She got "Future Teacher" award.....hehe. I can see her helping the teacher run the classroom.<br />
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Now we're making plans for summer and vacation bible school. Malachi, Kymberly, and I have spent most of this week at church decorating my classroom for VBS. Our theme this year is a tropical island so they have been painting and cutting out lost of little fish. Our carnival is tomorrow and the vbs starts Sunday. I'm also in the skit so I've spent a lot of time practicing my lines and getting the sets ready....whew!! It's tiring but fun. We are hoping for a good turnout.<br />
Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-70224188378495167982014-05-10T11:25:00.001-04:002014-05-10T11:25:26.322-04:00Catching upIt's unreal how much has happened since out last post. We have been through some incredible losses in the last 6-10 months, but with God's help we are still standing strong!<br />
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In July, my mother moved in with us due to failing health and she stayed with us until September. At that time she went to live with my brother. Her health got worse and she passed away the 30th of October. I really didn't think I would miss her as much as I do, but I think about her everyday. She used to drive me crazy with daily phone calls and now I would give anything for one of those calls.<br />
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Thirteen days after her death I woke up around 6 in the morning after having a lovely dream about her. I even posted a facebook status about wishing I could pause my dream and play it back the way we do our tv shows. Everyone got ready for work and school and left the house. I dozed back off to sleep in the recliner, as usual. I woke up again around 9:30 and went out on my front porch to sit for awhile.I usually dozed until 10:00 - everyone says my mom woke me up.<br />
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I was sitting on the porch, listening to the windchimes and thinking how peaceful it was when I realized there was another sound coming from the house. The smoke alarms in the house were going off!! I saw smoke coming from the garage and ran into the house to call 911. I grabbed the fire extinguisher and opened the garage door. The garage was filled with smoke and fire! I sprayed the fire extinguisher anyway then dropped it. I don't even remember going through the house - the next thing I remember was grabbing my little dog from the bathroom and then running to my brother's house next door. I stood on his back porch and watched my house burn.<br />
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We live in a rural area so all we have is volunteer fire departments. The first truck got there pretty fast, but had no water. The next trucks that came would not come off the driveway, although we begged them to go around back and use the water from the pool to fight the fire. The fire was fully involved before they started putting water on it, so the house was a total loss. We lost everything.<br />
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I think the greatest losses I have in the fire are my little ferret, my scrapbooks, and the things I inherited from my mother. I had over 30 scrapbooks that I have worked on over the last 5 years for my children and grandchildren that are now ashes. I hear people say all the time how lucky we are and how all we lost are "things". But some of those "things" were so invaluable to me. Like the sewing bench that my mother had for years. The Asian statue my dad brought back from overseas. These "things" hold very special memories and cannot be replaced. Neither can they be handed down to my children like I had planned. <br />
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We struggled with the idea of rebuilding again. This was not our first fire. Our house burned down in 2004 as well. We just didn't know if we should try again. We prayed a lot. Finally we decided to chance it again and are in the process of rebuilding on the same lot. The house is about 1/3 completed. The builder has told us that the latest it will be completed it October, but we are praying for August so we can be in it and settled by the time the kids go back to school. <br />
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People have been so kind to us!! People we don't even know have come out to help us and we are so grateful!! I don't know what we would've done without their help. Done without, I guess. I can't possible thank everyone of them, but I have prayed for a special blessing for each of them. God is so good!!Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-59875181071584341962013-07-08T01:39:00.000-04:002013-07-08T01:39:26.764-04:00Topsy-Turvy WeekendThis has been a truly topsy-turvy weekend and one of the most confusing times of my life. The three kids that we fostered are all gone - BOOM - at once. Lies were told against me (by my own child, no less!) and the two agencies involved couldn't get their acts together to benefit the kids, as usual, so they ran in and took the kids out without bothering to consider how it would affect them. Now I am left with empty arms and a broken heart.<br />
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One of these kids has been with us for 2 years and the other two have been here for 9 months -since the baby was three months old. In fact, this all happened on her first birthday. She got to spend it with strangers. Isn't that lovely?<br />
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We went into foster care because we have a great love for children. This is something we have been doing for the last 13+ years and have given our heart and home to over 25 children. In fact, we have encouraged many others to do the same. This was our mission. Now, we are being treated like dirt. Our reputation and history means nothing.<br />
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Sorry for the rant, but I am so disgusted with the way we have been treated. Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-32302673818497089192013-04-30T09:37:00.000-04:002013-04-30T09:37:07.668-04:00I played with making some new svg files yesterday. I think I am getting the hang of this. I haven't tried cutting them out yet so I don't know how well they cut. If you use them please let me know how they turn out.<br />
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We are doing out Sunday School lessons on missionaries this quarter and I wanted some maps of the different countries we are studying so I made svgs of Australia <a href="https://www.box.com/s/oxklhv1h74mmig71sxxu">https://www.box.com/s/oxklhv1h74mmig71sxxu</a><br />
Asia <a href="https://www.box.com/s/t0g48wx9ie8agyf6798a">https://www.box.com/s/t0g48wx9ie8agyf6798a</a><br />
South America <a href="https://www.box.com/s/oxklhv1h74mmig71sxxu">https://www.box.com/s/oxklhv1h74mmig71sxxu</a><br />
Europe <a href="https://www.box.com/s/wcq5wg3y773qnjsytalo">https://www.box.com/s/wcq5wg3y773qnjsytalo</a><br />
and North America <a href="https://www.box.com/s/pp8yqj83d5kold8b43ec">https://www.box.com/s/pp8yqj83d5kold8b43ec</a><br />
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I also made some more general svgs just playing around. Here are the links to them:<br />
A Fleur de lis <a href="https://www.box.com/s/d68ju76elvfk35vcdykg">https://www.box.com/s/d68ju76elvfk35vcdykg</a>, a bone <a href="https://www.box.com/s/wzp3c8wdqyjv1eood5tt">https://www.box.com/s/wzp3c8wdqyjv1eood5tt</a>, and a Christian Fish symbol <a href="https://www.box.com/s/esu88fz0hdam09mmubor">https://www.box.com/s/esu88fz0hdam09mmubor</a>. <br />
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I hope they all turned out well. I had fun with them.<br />
Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-10812711311543215582013-02-28T11:39:00.002-05:002013-02-28T11:39:43.685-05:00Belk is having a Private Charity Sale on Saturday, April 27, from 6-10 am to benefit local non-profit organizations. You must have a ticket to shop and tickets are $5 each. This entitles you to $5 off your first purchase and 20-70% off storewide. The first 100 customers will receive a free gift card!
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If you are unable to attend on the 27th, you are welcome to reserve your merchandise for the event beginning on the Sunday, April 21. Just present your Charity Sale ticket and ask for details on reserving merchandise.
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Contact me if you would like a ticket to this wonderful event! Proceeds from our ticket sales will benefit the Madison-Oglethorpe Foster Parent Association.Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-11670574524187640632013-02-25T13:49:00.000-05:002013-04-09T11:57:36.716-04:00Our visit to the Childrens' Museum of Atlanta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhO_KmhmZwYXn5oNWO4_dtK4iRogqwkVI3j159Fup7tf6jypnduCpWdBiOxeXEg1tlV2v595QEVaQs4nHs-ha8dq6gCX21CqnNo2Uj5bQABjRneQKcwaXH2bp2jHuNOi8mhSyD-DRjwA/s1600/DSCN8197.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhO_KmhmZwYXn5oNWO4_dtK4iRogqwkVI3j159Fup7tf6jypnduCpWdBiOxeXEg1tlV2v595QEVaQs4nHs-ha8dq6gCX21CqnNo2Uj5bQABjRneQKcwaXH2bp2jHuNOi8mhSyD-DRjwA/s320/DSCN8197.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipugaB-MMK7znknNPLUfsl6LzabELB431Yp2K8wtF1mii0V8SmVdVuK-BlXPvDhBn4gjyPYI5aLKNOfngy4PstnB8GUM6HVTzHlMJbtsuT5NIsDpgL2xq6RfN-9-e64_eIxDZjigCVI4Q/s1600/DSCN8198.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipugaB-MMK7znknNPLUfsl6LzabELB431Yp2K8wtF1mii0V8SmVdVuK-BlXPvDhBn4gjyPYI5aLKNOfngy4PstnB8GUM6HVTzHlMJbtsuT5NIsDpgL2xq6RfN-9-e64_eIxDZjigCVI4Q/s320/DSCN8198.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xiU1Q3Hkzmo3XaGbVp3XIHJChOIEKlIszBtnTS-5kC2BylUO65zOYnfglwuwWtyIQEMbvQoQRSKlCXf3793m6cjm358yxjr54ZS_VtRKSC61loHojA-Bk8b7M_EVevUYKis68ijrqds/s1600/DSCN8199.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xiU1Q3Hkzmo3XaGbVp3XIHJChOIEKlIszBtnTS-5kC2BylUO65zOYnfglwuwWtyIQEMbvQoQRSKlCXf3793m6cjm358yxjr54ZS_VtRKSC61loHojA-Bk8b7M_EVevUYKis68ijrqds/s320/DSCN8199.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmBgn2Jt_2zAOVMYt9glhoO2eD_6yPd2BXOXKkPnWBIWF7tL7F51hJacG3KsWdc0eN3VGpBwYaRV1Q0TuRJ02sFkicrule4pQ9UlQXfdJ7ScPCVQYmriZ4ynkgAM8B_Px2qYQnRCPO6A/s1600/DSCN8202.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmBgn2Jt_2zAOVMYt9glhoO2eD_6yPd2BXOXKkPnWBIWF7tL7F51hJacG3KsWdc0eN3VGpBwYaRV1Q0TuRJ02sFkicrule4pQ9UlQXfdJ7ScPCVQYmriZ4ynkgAM8B_Px2qYQnRCPO6A/s320/DSCN8202.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfaIj79OuL_QmPZLsK8MT0uzipYm8IyX2BCsu2hXype8HJ3enG4q50W5OYoqM36_QFIX0vueCiPUTurHHDMdgD1pTvWBLju4TUilXuxrJAUilUxnRmgk-hqo70N9YeqCCCBKszNb43vU/s1600/DSCN8209.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfaIj79OuL_QmPZLsK8MT0uzipYm8IyX2BCsu2hXype8HJ3enG4q50W5OYoqM36_QFIX0vueCiPUTurHHDMdgD1pTvWBLju4TUilXuxrJAUilUxnRmgk-hqo70N9YeqCCCBKszNb43vU/s320/DSCN8209.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg9voGwvuM9_dnHstZTtlD_g6mVNojBM8INpKQ_WK3y8FEMLaYWd5jBt0jyupTfUI_FnRD1BABapOH6Dz9-F5GsJVw1Ufg9y5X6VMW9f-mru25MvkTWQzQNC9IJkX5NhLIX-Mh1NdO_k/s1600/DSCN8204.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg9voGwvuM9_dnHstZTtlD_g6mVNojBM8INpKQ_WK3y8FEMLaYWd5jBt0jyupTfUI_FnRD1BABapOH6Dz9-F5GsJVw1Ufg9y5X6VMW9f-mru25MvkTWQzQNC9IJkX5NhLIX-Mh1NdO_k/s320/DSCN8204.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpVfRBycqeA_gyz82j3FqrBJLfZO0wqiSFM33mhubcG6_nUXHXBwd5UbK_vvMkXlKyOLgRw2TYoDskCB8-49cs4RhEPwzfVl6KtMjH3IbgysdxBv0_Aflb2XpdSYFI4bg6DEnRg7jhkA/s1600/DSCN8213.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpVfRBycqeA_gyz82j3FqrBJLfZO0wqiSFM33mhubcG6_nUXHXBwd5UbK_vvMkXlKyOLgRw2TYoDskCB8-49cs4RhEPwzfVl6KtMjH3IbgysdxBv0_Aflb2XpdSYFI4bg6DEnRg7jhkA/s320/DSCN8213.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZjHFoYk4jYbK6Ji7COD8j_0QbqtY7zmPhRoX10nQ6wKd9nvkP2PzplirYlFwDsYy5wxX53Qex-WF8u_MssWYMRMwqyBaCt_IZjoQO6twVqZBSH0T2rljUDbULPOqA65QCjGi1IK4qMA/s1600/DSCN8216.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZjHFoYk4jYbK6Ji7COD8j_0QbqtY7zmPhRoX10nQ6wKd9nvkP2PzplirYlFwDsYy5wxX53Qex-WF8u_MssWYMRMwqyBaCt_IZjoQO6twVqZBSH0T2rljUDbULPOqA65QCjGi1IK4qMA/s320/DSCN8216.JPG" /></a>We went the the Childrens' Museum for the first time with our church on Saturday and LOVED it. It was a Kids Day for the younger set of our church. We had about 10 kids with us and it was a challange keeping up with all of them. There were a LOT of activities to do and the kids were running all over the place. The exhibits were really neat, too. Frank and I even tried out a few of them. I had my camera around my neck, but kept forgetting to take pictures so I only got a few and most of them were of Kymberly since she was the one I was chasing the most. LOL. I already look forward to going back again.
Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-91586048428045174112013-02-22T18:28:00.000-05:002013-04-09T17:32:06.169-04:00Updating my scrapbook pagesI finally had time to work on some scrapbook pages. Seems like forever since that has happened. It has been so busy around here. The only time I can really get any scrapping time in is during the monthly craft day at church or late at night after the kids are in bed. And by then I am usually so tired I am asleep by the time they are :).<br />
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Hopefully soon I will be able to finish the Christmas 2009 album. I didn't realize we had taken so many pictures that year. It's hard to not scrap all of them. And when it comes to Blake, Haley, and Kymberly I pretty much print them all. I don't want to miss a minute of them!!<br />
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Hope you enjoy the layouts. Comments are always appreciated!Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-69284890731340464152013-02-22T18:26:00.000-05:002013-04-09T17:34:21.742-04:00Catching Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbycThziONiET-L5nv9-J9eQebbdauXbKhSTOp-l0SWpMhAFU9kTZ53FSvjpgfJvV-mGd26HaK5pqNps7NQ7E7sPGKVDXrFx9CDoYYULwfz2kv29W36AYfU4Uc6Hv3R61c_aCpkw1O888/s1600/Becca+DL.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbycThziONiET-L5nv9-J9eQebbdauXbKhSTOp-l0SWpMhAFU9kTZ53FSvjpgfJvV-mGd26HaK5pqNps7NQ7E7sPGKVDXrFx9CDoYYULwfz2kv29W36AYfU4Uc6Hv3R61c_aCpkw1O888/s320/Becca+DL.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr3Z8i_pzW4bBNuKp-JHEHy1ViI-TZkbqzvIFKlnrDOS-Y2lQEwM0wFgE2UT7kSrj7dWsENqcXqodIxWJKRKk6Y7owtQLrpaegFNGVNsimM2luvB95wm4bbP4iIrVE6GY1QQ6QK3e0E0/s1600/Kymberly+Preschool.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr3Z8i_pzW4bBNuKp-JHEHy1ViI-TZkbqzvIFKlnrDOS-Y2lQEwM0wFgE2UT7kSrj7dWsENqcXqodIxWJKRKk6Y7owtQLrpaegFNGVNsimM2luvB95wm4bbP4iIrVE6GY1QQ6QK3e0E0/s320/Kymberly+Preschool.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OTvfZL62cLB7nnJC4xwOk4rktEdIoMu11M20KKvqjKAhR5RB7dKszleoxfMNHt9Ofj7DOsFgCRg65qA7HGycmeUQdJyossNwzk2KMtpoDfiWdlmAsQcbha9EGusKxGsnHr6S7tOE6b0/s1600/Kymberly+Preschool+2.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OTvfZL62cLB7nnJC4xwOk4rktEdIoMu11M20KKvqjKAhR5RB7dKszleoxfMNHt9Ofj7DOsFgCRg65qA7HGycmeUQdJyossNwzk2KMtpoDfiWdlmAsQcbha9EGusKxGsnHr6S7tOE6b0/s320/Kymberly+Preschool+2.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E0wDKAbOeMH8tfYJ4X2FnzsY0YUmswhyphenhyphenlVVOzq_jVgsTluDun3k6altUaq5bJjKL1XHoIunNZG51S8UfG1EYEO_XA_UMloQdtpjJBZj1oGhCHyBHdsUH-T6fuAk-Di48OCX8lyP7AmA/s1600/Kymberly+Preschool+Teacher.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E0wDKAbOeMH8tfYJ4X2FnzsY0YUmswhyphenhyphenlVVOzq_jVgsTluDun3k6altUaq5bJjKL1XHoIunNZG51S8UfG1EYEO_XA_UMloQdtpjJBZj1oGhCHyBHdsUH-T6fuAk-Di48OCX8lyP7AmA/s320/Kymberly+Preschool+Teacher.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXciywyO7I0Kor5KKRjhn7kFWu3RMZy62ROpbZHRW2ZwiO4ZBH7t94YSkwWJoLHz1oVSk64Qi2fxr3I2VqSJRjDlyFBylGeXlg55DIeyufh9mT-pMSOljyO0Iv2ZkxOPxF9SiDCEIKLGY/s1600/Mothers+Day+2012.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXciywyO7I0Kor5KKRjhn7kFWu3RMZy62ROpbZHRW2ZwiO4ZBH7t94YSkwWJoLHz1oVSk64Qi2fxr3I2VqSJRjDlyFBylGeXlg55DIeyufh9mT-pMSOljyO0Iv2ZkxOPxF9SiDCEIKLGY/s320/Mothers+Day+2012.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Ny7HNLOqPC2lYQ2Mt3HVBrHksjTDq8zsqQ7P61DHrNKA9RZDD3vSlBPXltMRZU8eOIZFcqEQ2_akfXMaRMFAUTaDEQXeXQjUaeP5Plq8aNbg2PLgU6AA-2yQV-oMntWOiH_1aTElW0/s1600/Rachel+Sr.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Ny7HNLOqPC2lYQ2Mt3HVBrHksjTDq8zsqQ7P61DHrNKA9RZDD3vSlBPXltMRZU8eOIZFcqEQ2_akfXMaRMFAUTaDEQXeXQjUaeP5Plq8aNbg2PLgU6AA-2yQV-oMntWOiH_1aTElW0/s320/Rachel+Sr.JPG" /></a>I can't believe how long it has been since I posted anything on my blog. Talk about being lax!! SOOOOOO much has happened since my last post...........
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The little girl we have taken care of for over a year and a half now has left us and gone to live with her forever family. She left in November and we have really missed her. Especially that laugh of hers! At the same time that she left we took in two new fosters: a boy and his baby sister. They are pretty good kids who have been through a lot. It shows more in the older one. He acts out a little, but it's nothing we can't handle. The baby is adorable. She nearly always has a smile on her face. She is pure joy to take care of.
There have been other changes as well. Aubrey and Rachel have each moved out onto their own. The nest is getting smaller. We now only have three kids (plus the fosters) at home. The house seems so much quieter than before. I worry about them all the time, but I know they are doing ok.
Rachel is making big plans for her future: SHE'S GETTING MARRIED!! Her fiance, Ereck, proposed to her on Christmas Eve and they are planning a wedding for the end of April. He's currently away at Marine Boot Camp and once they get married she will be joining him in California. CALIFORNIA!! Not only is my baby girl getting married, but she is moving clear across the country!! This was supposed to be a year of change - I was expecting her and Aubrey to graduate high school and then start college in the fall. I WAS NOT prepared for this. I think I have adjusted though. At least, I tell myself that I have.....
Kymberly started PreK this year. Yet ANOTHER change. She's done really well, though. In fact, up until last weekm she had not even missed a day of school. She got the stomach bug Monday and had to stay home. She LOVES school and her teachers!! They are awesome with her. She is one of the youngest students in the class due to her birthday being in August so they have really worked with her. She has come so far since school started. I have to go next month and register her for Kindergarten. Wow!! Why is it that the older you get the faster time seems to go.
I've fallen so far behind in working on my scrapbooking. Having a baby in the house will do that for you. I look forward to the monthly scrapbooking days we have at our church since that is really the only time I get to work on my pages. This last month I went and managed to get 10 pages done during that one day. I would have loved to have been able to stay longer - I was on a roll and felt like I could've worked all night! I, of course, haven't touch them since that day. We are having a Relay for Life Scrapbooking Crop in April where we go in on Friday night and work til Midnight then we can leave all our stuff and come back and work all day Saturday. I am so looking forward to that!! I hope to get so much accomplished then.
I have some pictures of a few pages that I have finished. I'll post some more when I get them done.
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<br />Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-36822514074218462612012-03-23T08:17:00.001-04:002012-03-23T08:17:46.443-04:00Shop my AVON store!<a href="http://bit.ly/GI4wIU">Shop my AVON store!</a>: Here's a sneak peak at some of the latest products available at Avon. Be sure to clickBonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-30076049789029877052011-08-15T07:10:00.000-04:002011-08-15T07:10:49.858-04:00The Other Parents Our daughters are in band/color guard at the high school and we took the night off tp go watch their first performance of this year’s halftime show. The band director at the high school has done a phenomenal job with the kids this year and the show is simply wonderful. It’s called <i>Heroes Fallen, But Not Forgotten</i> and is a tribute to all those who have given their lives in the name of freedom. It’s very moving to watch.<br />
For me, the show is very emotional. My son, Chayce, just left home for his second deployment overseas. He came home last November from a year of service in Afghanistan and has now left for Kuwait. He will be driving a truck hauling supplies from Kuwait to Iraq. It’s so hard to watch your child leave-to know he has left the safety of your arms, your home, can be heart-wrenching. It made me consider what the birth parents of the children we foster may be going through.<br />
I am sure many of the birth parents feel the same way. When their children are removed from their care they face the same uncertainty. They have no idea where their child(ren) are going or how they will be treated. Regardless of what the allegation is against them, these are still their children and I am certain they love them. When you look at it from that perspective it kind of changes your opinion of them. They are not horrible people, most of them anyway. They want what is best for their child, they simply lack the skills and/or resources to provide what their child(ren) need. This is where we, the foster parents, come in.<br />
As we take these children into our homes we need to consider what they, and their parents, are giving up. Encourage their visits with each other to foster the relationship they already have. Talk with the children about their parent(s) in a positive way. Help them write notes to them (but, don’t force them) letting them know they are thinking of them. In this way, children can stay in touch. Include the parents in the child’s lifebooks.<br />
It only takes a little effort on our part to keep the lines of communication open between the birth parent and the child, but what a difference this can make in the life of that child.<br />
Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-65656826520898208622011-07-25T10:36:00.000-04:002011-07-25T10:36:13.663-04:00Check out Wanda's website for awesome ideas and svgs<center><a href="http://www.wandascrafts.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Wanda's Crafts" src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s309/southernldy/Website%20Buttons/ButtonforWebsitePicture-1.jpg"/></a></center>Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-86751859726903426192011-03-10T06:34:00.000-05:002011-03-10T06:34:07.196-05:00Lent<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lent is the 47 days or 6 weeks leading up to Easter. It’s a time for us Christ-followers to devote and dedicate time to God. Many also fast from something during this time. I have never participated in a fast, but have always wanted to. Now I am feeling the need to. I have a lot of things I could chose to abstain from, but the one that really stands out to me is my carbonated beverages. I am constantly drinking a coke and I think that giving that up will really work to make me focus on God. I read somewhere that it takes a gallon of water to undo the damage that one class of coke, or whatever else, does to your kidneys. Wow. My kidneys will certainly be grateful for my choice. I think I will make this a yearly tradition. I need to get closer to my Lord and really focus on what He wants for me in my life. I hope to accomplish this to some degree in the next 6 weeks.</span>Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686117044928158452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602929442415046128.post-59136408997506201642011-03-01T09:58:00.000-05:002011-03-01T09:58:54.717-05:00Blake's Scrapbook<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I got to go to my church's monthly scrapbook crop this past Saturday and spent the entire time working on my grandson's pictures. I managed to get all the pictures I have of him scrapped - all the way up to Thanksgiving (he was 7 months old). I am still behind, though. He is now 10 months old, but I haven't printed pictures in a while. I need to go to Alyssa's blog and print out some more. I can do that now that I have gotten somewhat caught up. I ran into some trouble doing them because I started feeling like all my layouts were looking the same. I decided to try some new ideas, though, and finally got something different from my regular style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Hope you enjoy them - as always comments and suggestions are welcome!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These are the layouts I have finished in the past few days. With Kymberly trying to help it's sometimes hard to get them done. Sometimes I just leave a layout on my scrap table and work on it in bits and pieces over the course of a couple of days and at night after she has gone to bed (IF I can keep my eyes open and my brain in gear!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Comments and suggestions are always welcome!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyway, I pulled out some pictures we took of Kymberly's 2nd birthday party last August and decided to work on them. My inspiration took forever to come to me.....I was there at 10:00 and it wasn't until around 1:00 that I really got into the scrapping. I guess I had been away from it for so long that it took awhile to really get into it. And when I did get into it I didn't want to stop. I finished 5 pages by 4:00 and had to make myself quit or I would have been there all night!</span><br />
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Happu Cutting!!<br />
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