A Hero's Farewell

Yesterday I had the privilege to attend Micheal Alleman's funeral. It was the most touching funeral I have been to. What an amazing man. Micheal's wife and mother both spoke as well as a family friend. The spirit was so strong. I cried a lot, but also felt the peace of the Holy Ghost. We went to the cemetery which was awesome to see the military rights performed. Along the road from the church to the cemetery they had flags along the street and also the children from the school where Micheal taught lined the streets waving flags. There were soldiers in uniform along the road saluting and two fire trucks with the ladders up and a flag hanging down formed an arch to drive under. It was amazing, to say the least. What a tribute to Amy and her boys and all of their family. We passed around the tissues in our car and at the graveside service. Once again, Thank you to Micheal and his family for such a hero and for allowing Micheal to serve our country and protect my freedom.
This link has pictures from the funeral that are just beautiful.
http://www.hjnews.com/photography/2009/03/04/allemanfuneral/

Naughty, Naughty...

It's official, Sydnee has hit the mischievous stage. When Sydnee was potty-training, we had a small Winnie the Pooh potty. I was grateful to put it away and just use the potty seats that fit on the toilet. I put the Pooh Bear potty in our shower downstairs to get it out of the way. I didn't like the look of the shower so I hung a curtain around it. The other day I noticed the curtain was a mess and that someone had been in the shower. The kids are generally the culprit when it comes to getting in the shower. I fixed the curtain and went on with the day. Later the curtain was a mess again. I looked in the shower and noticed that the potty that was being stored in there was full. Gross!!! I pulled it out and cleaned it. I questioned Sydnee and of course she blamed it on Addy. I know better. Sydnee got in trouble and sat in time out. The next day, the same thing. The potty was full again. Sydnee lied to me again and got into a lot of trouble. I got mad and threw the potty away. She also colored all over the vanity in the same bathroom. Sydnee has always been my angel, I guess she's hit the naughty stage. At least the potty is gone. The crayons might be the next to go.

The McDonald's Dress

Close up of the fabric
Isn't she cute?

Last fall my sister Camille and I went to the fabric store together. We looked at the clearance fabric and found some hideous fabric with the McDonald's characters on it. Addy fell in love with it and asked for a dress made out of it. Try as she might, Camille couldn't talk her out of it. Aunt Camille bought the fabric and took it home. Addy has an amazing memory and asked Camille if she had made her dress yet. Addy told her she wanted the dress for her birthday. Last Sunday was the family birthday dinner. Addy was pleasantly surprised with her lovely McDonald's dress. She tried it on and wore it home. The next day after school she put it on as soon as she got home. It's so ugly it's cute. At least she had enough sense not to wear it to school.