Knobby Knees!

Hope you like the pictures!

As seen during Mary's Day...

Today when I was at the ID card facility getting Joshua enrolled in the military (don't ask I don't know how to explain) I looked over on the wall while the guy input all the information and I saw this....

Reissuance of ID cards will not be done solely because cutomers dislike of their photo

Remember: You are the reason why your picture looks the way it does.

Man I laughed so hard! Ya gotta love the military. They don't even take responsibility for their pictures.

I also saw this on a car:

Wag More bark less

Hope this makes you smile! :)

Love ya
Mary

Oh love that glorifies the Son

So, this is me and the McCormicks practicing for our song at Matthias' wedding in England, back in 2007. We definitely messed up some spots, but I like it. We sang this song in church today for our closing hymn, that's what made me think of this.

check this out!

You Belong in 1952

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

Seen today

As seen on a Florist sign:

Forgiveness is just a Bouquet away...

I thought that it was a lame idea.
So my question to you dear readers is this " would you ever forgive someone just because they brought you flowers?"

I wouldn't. If I needed forgiveness from someone I would do something relating to the problem. For example. If I ruined my sisters shirt I would buy a new one. If I said something offensive to some one I would verbally ask for forgiveness.

Although flowers are nice they are not for buying forgiveness

I am bored and I like these...

Yes another one of these. Maybe I am just lame, maybe I have no creativity. I just personally really like to do these.

8 TV shows I love to watch: In no particular order
1. Bones (although they have had some themes this season that I don't care for)
2. NCIS
3. The Mentalist
4. Friends (Too many good quotes...)
5. Jeopardy I am such a nerd I love to try and answer all of the questions
6. Chuck
7. That is it. I will include some favorite movies to round out the list. I LOVE love love A&E's Pride and Prejudice!
8. I also love Sahara it has an awesome sound track.

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Panera (Best Sandwiches ever! and I am a sandwich nerd)
2. Sampans
3. Ben's house of Good Food (this is actually my house whenever Ben cooks!)
4. Spring's Gourmet (My Sister-in-law she is an awesome cook!)
5. Olive Garden a perennial favorite
6. yeah that is about it....
7. I guess that I don't eat out that much
8. Actually I do I just don't like them that much.........

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. I watched Northanger Abbey. I was surprised at how good it was. It reminded me of my over active imagination. I would imagine that I would have behaved much the same.
2. Went Grocery Shopping at Albertsons by myself. I don't like going places by myself....
3. Read a little bit in "Farmer Boy" I love the little house series, although it make you awful hungry with all the talk about food.
4. Did about half an hour on the wii!
5. Called and talked to Thora for a little while. I love my family!
6. Didn't eat any sugar! I am almost done with my week of a sugar fast. Maybe I will take it more than a week....
7. Thought about where we will live when Ben gets out of school
8. Watched Ben watching football. I Hate football (actually all sports)

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. Ben getting out of school
2. Owning a home someday
3. Losing weight...I am working on this now
4. The Sorensen family reunion this summer! it will be my first....
5. Joshua's many milestones. He discovered his hands recently
6. Being able to wear real shoes. Cursed toe!
7. Seeing my family again someday.
8. Dinner? okay so I am out of Ideas......

8 Things on my wish list:
1. Wish that Our computer would stop jerking around
2. Wish that I could run really well
3. Wish that I was better at sticking to a budget
4. Wish that when Ben graduates he gets a top paying Job and that they have full benefits and all.
5. Wish that I was a better house wife and cook
6. Wish that while I am at it how about being better organized? :)
7. Wish I was crafty like my sisters
8. Wish for happiness for all.

8 People I'm Tagging: nahhhh I will let people choose what they want to do.

A Two-Part post!

The first part: (I uploaded the pictures in the right order but they are on here back ward so I will also go backwards)

Some neat and interesting things that happened this year:
It snowed like a foot! that almost never happens, So here is a picture for posterity (and Ben's family that doesn't live in WA)

This a picture from Joshua's blessing day Nov 30th. I love his cute little smile.....

He does this boxing thing a lot. I love my little tough guy....(his father dressed him by the way, hence the no matching)

I got pregnant and had a baby! (not like you didn't know, but it happened to me this year) This is me on my due date. I actually went in to labor on my due date but I didn't have him until 2 days later.......

Also things that I don't have pictures for:

Ben got in to Dental Hygiene school! only a year and a half left!

I got called to be in the YW presidency and Ben to the YM presidency.

That is all I can think of.

Now for the Second part:

I have been thinking a lot about traditions. Like my family for Christmas Eve would all gather and eat popcorn and then we would pass around the "Angel Candle" and say what our gift to Christ would be for that year. Ben's family does a pageant usually on Christmas Eve (not this year the only kid there was Josh and he is too small) They also like to sing songs and read some stories.

This year though we didn't do any of the traditions, my side or Ben's. For Christmas Eve we only had like 6 people at his parents house and no one really wanted to do much. We did have some yummy food and played some holiday games though. Ben and I really don't have our own traditions yet considering that this was only the second Christmas that we have spent with each other and his family.

So other than my inane rambling I wanted to write to you (6) readers and find out what traditions you have for Christmas and Birthdays and any other time of the year....

Love ya

Mary