Monday, May 26, 2008

As promised, Race for the Cure photos





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Guess What Happens Next?



Yep, he fell. No major injuries and only a few tears. He'll be back up there tomorrow.
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Memorial Day




Hopefully everyone is enjoying a long weekend. We are working of course but before work we had time to get in a little Memorial Day festivity. We took Collin to his first parade here in the US. He enjoyed it but it was very short. We went to the Dublin Parade. Luckily, he made it through the 21 gun salute without a peep. I can't wait for the 4th of July!! I hope he likes fireworks!!

Don't forget while you are enjoying your cookouts and frosty beverages to think of all the troops who have fought and are currently fighting so that we can continue to enjoy our freedom. Don't forget to thank them and their families for their sacrifices and service to our country!!

After the parade we went to Waffle House for breakfast, what could be more American?? Wyatt loves Waffle House, me...not so much...unless it's at 3AM. I have to say it was a pleasant experience and Collin has found his favorite restaurant. I hate to say, it is the perfect place to take him to eat. We had a cute and very friendly young waitress with a southern accent so he flirted constantly-Collin not Wyatt =*) It is very loud so we don't have to worry about him yelling. They have ceramic tile floors so we don't have to worry about him dropping food. As long as he is still eating scrambled eggs and tomatoes the food is fine. I would say you can't mess up eggs but I once learned, I think it was in Bristol,TN, that you can...and BAD!!(Kaufman's are you with me?)

When we left they gave him a Waffle House paper hat. He loved it! He loved it so much in the short time it took us to get home he had eaten a hole in the top!! So here are some pics from the day.
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy