Fun With Jason and Ian

Tuesday we braved the snow in Yellowstone. It was so much fun and a lot warmer than we thought it would be.

Black Elk Prayer for Peace

Hear me, four quarters of the world-- a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth. Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds. Great Spirit...all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike. With tenderness have these come up out of the ground. Look upon these faces of children without number and with children in their arms, that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet. This is my prayer' hear me! ~ Black Elk

Family and Facebook

I have seen the flurry of emails today and everyone's opinions. I do respect all the opinions that all of you have....we are entitled to that. But PLEASE though all the thought processes remember all the good strides we have made to make things better in our family. Don't let the differences tear us apart again. I have posted here rather to get involved in the emails because as Ann said...."you can't see a person's face or know the intent of the words in an email" well said Ann. I want our family to be strong and bound in love and tolerance for our individuality. So please think about this before it gets blown out of proportion and someone gets their feelings hurt. We are all different but we are beautiful, loving, strong and hopefully tolerant and forgiving as well.
I love you all unconditionally for who you are, just the way you are!!!!

Just a few quotes on family I hope you will enjoy,

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown


If you don't believe in ghosts, you've never been to a family reunion. ~Ashleigh Brilliant


We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. ~Shirley Abbott


Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space. ~Evan Esar


A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. ~Ogden Nash

Thought For The Day

"When the way you feel is controlled by a condition, you can never influence a change in the condition; but when you are able to control the way you feel within a condition, then you have the power to influence change in the condition."

SNOW DAY!!!

The pictures speak for themselves. First snow and it is absolutely a "snow day"!!!

March Of Dimes Jail And Bail.....HELP!!!!!

SET ME FREE! …and help the March of Dimes arrest the rising rate of premature birth. 1 in 8 babies is born to soon, and often too small. These tiniest babies struggle to survive, and too often many don’t.

I will soon be incarcerated in the March of Dimes Jail & Bail where I will be served only the finest bread and water (okay, maybe lunch!) You can help ensure my good behavior through your contribution. My hard earned bail will aid and abet the March of Dimes in funding lifesaving programs of research, education and community services. Programs that will save babies’ lives.

The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

This is a great cause. I don't know who nominated me to go to jail and have a bond of $500 but I know it is in good fun and for all the right reasons. If you would like to help me with the bond and help a lot of babies and families along the way I would really appreciate it. Here is the link to the website and to donate on line.
http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.com/ladyrainz
It is tax deductible and can you think of a better way to spend a few dollars???

Thanks for all your help.
Genalee

Its Snowing

This is what I woke up to this morning. All the mountains surrounding Livingston are covered in white and we have seen small flurries in the valley but thank goodness it is not sticking yet. It totally amazes me that it can be 80 here one day and snow the next. I am beginning to think I might actually like living here....at least till the snow sticks on the roads...LOL