Alex’s Thoughts on the President Elect

This election has been so hard on me, not just because it determined the future President of this great country but it also determines who my new Commander in Chief is and therefore all decisions made by him effect my family and myself in so many ways.
When Obama was elected to office I was physically sick for about two weeks, however last night as I prayed I felt a strong feeling in my heart as if the Lord himself was telling me. “Don’t you know who runs this country? Don’t you trust me?” After that feeling all my fears left me, and were replaced by the gratitude of my Savior the Great Leader of all things. I then reflected on the Constitution the very document that I believed would be at risk with the outcome of this election, and how much I love that inspired document. It is for that document that I joined the military.
All my bitter feelings that I had for Obama during the election are gone now. I now pray for our President Elect and hope that he will follow the spirit in leading this country. I might not ever agree with his policies, or his choices but I will always respect the office as President of the United States of America, as long as our constitution stands I will defend and up hold it as well as its President. After all, I have faith in what this country was founded upon and my Savior Jesus Christ who truly leads it. May our Heavenly Father continue to guide and protect this Country and all its leaders.

The Smoke Detector

Why is it that when the batteries on the smoke detector decide to start dying it is always in the middle of the night? So you are all dead asleep (ok everyone except me because I am being the middle of the night milking machine), and the beeping sound starts. I hear Andy start yelling for me, so I lay Macady down and go to his room. He wants to know what is that, and I tell him it is just beeping and Dad will fix it tomorrow. I leave his room and head to the bathroom, not because I am pregnant and need to go, but because I am up two to three times a night being the milking machine and it always makes me need to use the bathroom. All of a sudden Andy starts screaming at the top of his lungs. I hear Alex jump up from bed and run down the hall so Andy can yell "What is that?" So it is three in the morning, and Alex is now attempting to change the stupid battery. However, these particular smoke detectors will only accpet a duracell battery, and since it is the middle of the night Alex can't find that particular kind of battery. So twenty minutes later he come crawling back to bed all the while cussing our duracel and the smoke detector company for teaming up together to try and make our lives as complicated as possible!

America

At 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, the National Anthem plays on base to signify the end of the day. Our children have been taught that you stop whatever you are doing and you face the music with your hand over your heart and you don't move until it is over. Today we were at the park playing when the music started. As we stood there and listened, I was over come with the spirit and had tears in my eyes with how important that song is. Our country is struggling, and we don't know what the future will bring. But, it is still our Country and we need to give it the respect it deserves. I am proud to be an American and I am proud to be the wife of a Military member. Who knows what the coming years will bring, but I know that if we do what is right and stay close to our Heavenly Father we will be protected from whatever comes our way!

Happy Halloween

Happy Hallowen!! We had a great day and so much fun trick-or-treating. Here are a few pictures of all the fun!

Miss America 2008! She wore a dress that I wore when I was about 12.

The whole gang!

Pumpkin Boy!

Mr. Mummy!

Our Pumpkin creations!! (A Cat, Bat, and Tombstone with RIP in it)