Another Day in Childland

Well today was funny at work. A four year old boy brought a 'Whoopie Cushion' for Show and Tell. Every time he blew it up and sat on it, I watched 10 other kids laughing their little heads off. It was very funny. All the kids kept saying "He's farting", then they'd look at me and then say.."He's tooting", sorry Miss Gail" .

I am thinking of a child care center change in the same town. I have been asked by two of the Head Start employees to come and work with them. HHmmmmmm. I am praying on it. It would be soooo hard to leave the current bunch of kids for a new bunch. They make me laugh so much. We are getting ready for Christmas in class and making ornaments, and cookie cook books for the families. :)~

Bob and I put up a very nice real Christmas tree, and decorated it. I am typing in the light of the tree. It smells so good. We can't wait til next week when Molly, Mike and BROCK get here to celebrate Christmas with us. We have so much planned. Lots of animals for Brock to touch and ride. Oh man I can hardly wait.

Found out today my dear friend Shalena's father-in-law had a stroke and was flighted to Denver. Also my co-worker's mother had a mini stroke yesterday. Please pray for both of them. Emma Louise, and Mr. Rudnik. Thank you all and blessings to you.....Gail

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR.......

Wow, is all I can say. Bob and I just got home from seeing the movie, "The Nativity Story." Oh my gosh, PLEASE, please go out and see it. You feel like you are right there, walking with Joseph and Mary, two incredible people of history. Two people that do not get enough credit. Wow....I now see Joseph as the world's most understanding man..ever. And Mary, words can't explain. To be looked down by so many people. This movie is every Christmas song turned real and believable. We loved it. I now understand the Three Wise Men better too. Oh man It's a great movie. P.S. Bring tissues....Gail

Kids.........

Hi, Just wanted to tell a cute "at work story." I had a little three year old girl on my lap today and we were talking. She is a very girly, girl. Plays house at any chance. Always holding a baby doll. I asked her if she was going to get married someday when she grew up. She said "Oh yes and I am going to have a baby son." I said, " Oh yeah, and what will his name be, do you know yet?" She says without a blink...."Buzz LightYear." So cute. But she also said she wants to marry her "Brader" (brother) I love that kid.

SNOW, SNOW EVERYWHERE!!!.....

Here it is in Colorado. We got 6 inches of the white stuff last night. It is so beautiful, but I hate driving in it. I only have to drive 13 miles to work. Maybe, Bob will drive me..hhhmmm
Last night we went with Bob's folks and nephew and niece and saw the movie.."HAPPY FEET". It was a hoot. Very, very cute. You just wanted to cuddle that little penguin, 'Mumble'. If you all didn't know, I still would love to do a cartoon voice for the movies. Just one movie. I could do it. We all enjoyed the movie and as we were coming from the movie , it was just starting to snow. It's still snowing. I hear Aspen, and Vail got feet of snow. Great for the snow boarders and skiiers. Ok, gotta get to work. We never have a snow day. Boo Hoo.........

THANKSGIVING 2006 :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.
WE ARE GOING TO NEW MEXICO FOR THANKSGIVING TO BOB'S SISTER'S FAMILIES HOUSE!! THEY JUST FINISHED THEIR NEW HOUSE AND KEEP ASKING US TO COME SEE IT. WE ARE SO EXCITED. A SIX HOUR DRIVE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE SO FUN TO GET AWAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS, AND RELAX. YIPPIE.................
THEN FRIDAY, OUR SWEET LITTLE PILGRIM PUPPY WILL TURN ONE YEAR OLD. :) A FUN WEEKEND FOR SURE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND BE SAFE...LOVE, GAIL

LET'S BE THANKFUL.......

What am I thankful for? Molly, Mike and Brock have their tickets and are actually coming out here for Christmas!!!!! I am thankful for Bob's folks coming over tonight for dinner and the movie, 'OPEN RANGE' . We all had a great meal, and wine, and enjoyed eachothers company. They are wonderful people. I am blessed by them. Betty has healed from her ATV accident and broken ribs, and Dad is better from his broncitis.(sp) I am thankful for the kids I teach and care for at work. I am thankful for good health. I am thankful for being alive and getting to experience fun things in my life. I am thankful for friends and great family. I am mostly thankful for Jesus, and His forgiveness of my wrongs, and for my Salvation. Let us be thankful for you Lord..........................HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE..!!!!!:)

I"m Not Fun

Bob told me I'm not fun. But his friends at the Nuclear plant are fun. HHHMMMM. Could it be that I am scared of saying something wrong to him and him snapping my head off? Yes. Well I have tons of friends who do think I am fun. It's so weird, Bob steps in our house and changes into the Hulk. But when he is away, "with his 'friends' women and men, he is the life of the party. They don't know the real BOB. It's funny how I can clean and cook and try to please Bob but I am not fun. I wish I could please my husband just once...........

TATTOOME

Yay, Bob is home !!!!! Now to organize us again. And great news...Molly, Mike and Brock are coming HERE for Christmas..We are so happy......Have a great week...love, Gail

46 days since I last saw Bob. This is sure not an easy life. I feel like he is in the Army overseas or something. I don't know how those military families do it!! You just miss the person. Going places together, and having that warm body next to you. I do things with friends. Go out to eat, out for coffee, home shows, see people at church etc. But I miss Bob. He knows me. We aren't perfect, but show me one couple that is. Life is hard, Marriage is hard. But the good news is Bob should be home this Saturday!!!
Work... I am so tired of gossip . Nobody is ever happy . I love everyone I work with. But no one is ever happy. Me included. We all feel we could run things better. It seems like a power trip to some teachers. Me, I am just happy being an assistant. But the lead teachers are always stressin out. We have a suggestion box, but we are all afraid to put anything in there. We don't want to step on toes. Ah geez.
I love the kids and thats why I am there. Yesterday one of my favorite little boys who just turned 4, had to tell me that 'his mom got pulled over by the "cops" and him and his sister be'd real quiet while the cop and his mom talked.' Oh the things these kids say. Oh, also yesterday, my friends little 3 yr old comes running up to me saying.."Hi Miss Gail", and he hugged me. Then he points to a chair and says to me.as he is running away.... "Now get your little ass in that chair." Well, come to find out his mom says that all the time to him..Nice. Good mom. I do not like parents swearing at their kids. I was impressed however that he said my "little" ass. Cause it isn't little. lol. I love these kids so much. They are so precious to my heart. :) I asked a couple of them.."What would you think if I left here and got a different job? " Little D. looks up from doing his letters and says..................
"I would be SSAAAA AADDD. " That was the longest sad I ever heard. :(
I would miss these kids so much. Bob has a chance to work in Kansas. At a power plant. Possibly. We may be moving by the new year. Well I want them to be prepared if I leave. I know what you are saying..Kansas? Whats in Kansas? Well, I here there are lots of very nice people there. But I will miss my mountains so much!!!!! We pray on the whole situation. It's in God's hands. If it is meant to be, it is meant to be. So thats life today in my part of the world........peace

Vines, Grapes, and Wine

Church today was a lesson on how a vineyard takes tender care of their vines and grapes. It was very interesting. We belong to the church, 'The Vineyard', www.vcffc.org and I even got to help prepare a platter full of different types of grapes for a visual, that Pastor Cory used. We went through JOHN 15:1-11. How God is the gardener and we are the branches. He prunes us so we can bear fruit. Check it out John 15. I loved it. Pastor Cory used 'Napa Valley' and our own 'Holy Cross Abbey' here in Canon City to explain how tenderly they handle the grapes. Wow. Very cool. I wish Bob was here to hear it.
Our Sr. Pastor Kirk and his family are still in China getting to know their new daughter 'Gracie.' They finally come home this week with her. How awesome. Our whole church is so anxious to meet her. She is so cute. They have two teenage sons, that are just loving little Gracie. If you want to see their journey. Check out www.journeytochina.com .

This Tuesday is voting day. Don't forget to Vote. And to let you know, Wal-mart and Ford Co. are on the band wagon to please more homosexuals to their companies. It makes me sad. God is so against homosexuality and immorality. He must be crying up in Heaven. I bet Sam Walton and Henry Ford are turnin over in their graves for what their companies have come to. How sad. I plan to boycott Wal-mart and Ford. Love the sinner, hate the sin.
Happy Election Week everyone.............................................................................love, Gail

November 3rd...MY SISTER JOEY'S BIRTHDAY

I had to say HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEY!!!!! I love you more than all the GUMBALLS, and Dove Bars in the world. Thank you God for my sister Joey. So much fun, so talented, so very funny, so caring, so everything good wrapped up in one person...my little sister. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX LOVE, GAIL

Oh these kids........

Had to put this in. One little guy in my class comes in right at lunch time. His mom or dad drops him off. We have grandmas that help out in different classes. The one in our classroom, that we cherish, is 'Grandma Jackie'. She is about 73 years old. Very grandma looking. Very thin and so nice. Well, Dalton's mom comes up to me and asks if it was true that Grandma Jackie is a black belt in Karate. I almost fell over. I said "Who told you that?" She points to her story telling son. Oh my gosh I laughed. Then I told Grandma Jackie and she laughed and then put up her hands up like to say HI-YAAA. She thought it was funny too. Oh my gosh these kids are the best. Tomorrow being Halloween, I can't wait to see all our little cuties dressed up as Power Rangers, Princesses, Fire men, and Cheerleaders. Our party is at 2:30. Sugar em' up and send them home to their parents and grandparents. Yea..................................

Philippians 2: 1-11

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than ourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, humbled himself and become obedient to death- even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, to the glory of God the Father.

No Blizzard for us, But Oh Colorado Springs!!!

Well, I woke up at 4 am and looked outside, No snow. Huh. But oh my gosh did Colorado Springs get dumped on!!! No power, feet of snow, and drifts, tons of accidents. I drove to work and all it did was rain on and off all day. About 10 minutes of wet snow.
Our class craved two pumpkins today. Just to make the kids laugh, I was scraping the guts out of the pumpkin, and then pretended I was dumping it on my head. Well haha, I dumped seeds and gunk on my hair and face. Oh did they laugh. It was so worth it. No outside recess today so we really had to be creative. I love those kids. So cute, so sensitive, so emotional, so wonderful. Thanks God, for all of them.
I want to say thanks to everyone for all your great comments. It was so cool to see one from Cheryl, way over in Malaysia. Keep em coming gang. I love them. Please check out their blogs in my link section. Be safe.....Gail............. keep warm.

TATTOOME

Just wanted to say hi. Today here in Colorado it got up around 70 degrees. No coats. Tee shirts. Some kids wore shorts. Well tonight we have a 'BLIZZARD WARNING' out for our area. Come on. 70 to snow? Over night? Thats what we call Colorado weather. If we do get this "Blizzard" it will be melted by the weekend. I still don't want to drive in it for one minute. I hate driving in snow. Yuck Pooey.
On another note, I need prayer. I am very down today and I called the doctor. I worry too much, and I am feelin lonely. I do love to look at the mountains. It makes me think of God's beauty. Maybe I should just go see my buttons...haha. Love, Gail

BUTTON, BUTTON, WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON? I DO.

Friday, I love Fridays. I used to hate Fridays when I was training Racing Greyhounds. Our big time was Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was yucky. Now I work my 5 days a week and can do what I want on the weekends. AAAHHHHHHH.
I have to fill you in on my lastest obsession......Button Collecting. Does that sound stupid or what? But I have always loved putting my hands through a big bucket or can of buttons. Not new buttons, old grandma type buttons. Buttons that you don't know where they came from. I go to auctions and always bid on the old buttons. I can just picture the old gramma, sitting there fixing clothes for her family, using these buttons. So many different types and colors and textures. I love it. Right now I have a couple thousand old, cool buttons. I wash them with bactrial stuff and then dry them. I brought them to school and showed the kids. They loved looking through all the different sizes, and all the colors, and even some with pictures on them. I showed them the big, odd ones and called them 'Grandma buttons.' We even used them on a lesson for the 3 yr olds. Asking what is different about these two buttons? One is big , one is small, smooth, rough, two holes, four holes, what color are they? It is a very good observation lesson.
Some people have worry stones, I have a huge container of old, colorful buttons. I love it. One card of half used buttons I got at the auction said on it...'Ed's Sweater'. How cool is that? Think of the stories behind my buttons. Ok, so it sounds nutty, I will not become the weird, old, wacky button lady. Call it therapy. It settles me down, and relaxes me. I love to touch all my buttons. I have used the word button..16 times in this blog. I think. I can't wait to see if I get any comments on this blog. Have a wonderful, fall weekend everyone. Peace......Gail....p.s. clean out your belly button.

I WAS DREW'S SHOW AND TELL......

Well here comes the snow in Colorado. I totally hate driving in it. I love to watch it fall. God's artistery.
Yesterday, early in the morning at work, 5 year old Drew comes running up to me and says, "We are doing 'G's' for Show and Tell, and I want to show you Miss Dale." He can't say my name so it sounds like 'Dale'. I said, "Sure Drew." We sat down outside and talked. I told him a few things about me, but he knows me pretty well. So we go inside, and he goes to his class and I help out with ours. Then Drew comes and gets me and brings me into his class. He says, "This is Miss Dale, and she has ten tattoos and she smells good., She likes motorcycles and has a husband named Bob."............. It was adorable!!! I was very proud to be Drew's Show and Tell for letter 'G'. These kids never cease to amaze me.

Fun Days.............................

Happy Thursday!! A couple funny things I had to share. One of the little 3 yr olds at work told me yesterday that her mommy would be there in 'minute-seconds' to pick her up. Another little 4 yr old boy told me that a candle I was letting them smell, smelled like rotten candy. OK. It was apple. I must talk about Brock a lot with these kids around, because today Abby is standing on my legs as I am sitting in a chair outside, and she says, "You should let Brock to do this on you." It made me smile for one of the kids to know his name. We have been having fun collecting colorful leaves on the playground, and doing leaf shadowing with crayons. So neat. They love to see the different shapes of the leaves. I love Fall. This afternoon I had to drive to Pueblo, to get my glasses tightened, so I brought Pilgrim with. I did my glasses thing, then I took him into PetSmart and he loved it. We saw a powder blue fluffy dog. A Maltese maybe? The groomer there, had dyed her dog. It was so cool. Pilgrim looked at this dog eye to eye like ...What are you?
We walked around and ran into a Jack Russell. Just his size. Then he sees the store mascot, Hamilton,who is a huge, black Great Dane. Well little Pilgrim sat between my legs just looking up at him..... Then he peed the floor. We ended up getting Pilgrim a long stuffed dog with a squeeker in it. He hasn't taken it out of his mouth since we got home. It is just like the one on the commercial with the doxie, who gets a new one at PetSmart.
Bob is doing good in Kansas. I am keeping very busy at home. This Saturday is an auction. I can't wait. I am hooked on Auctions. Sunday I greet at church..Simple enough and not too crazy.
I want to thank my sister Barb, for all the clothes she sent me. Wow. I love it. What I don't use, I give to friends or the Mennonite resale store. I love the leather jacket. Black leather. I'm cool now...Just kiddin. Over and Out....Gail

It's Sunday morning. 10:50 am. Got out of church and it was raining. I miss Bob. I'm a bit lonely. I am getting this chest cold thing back again. Yuck. It seems to go away then come back. I just want to sleep away the day. I have classes tomorrow, after work, so I will rest up today.
Our town had its annual fest yesterday. APPLE DAYS. It was a beautiful day. Sunny and hot. This week, we are suppose to get snow. I love Colorado. The Apple Parade was cute. The free slice of apple pie was delicious. And seeing friends was great. After the fest, I borrowed my niece, Rochelle, and I took her out for dinner. She had never had Chinese, so I took her to my favorite Chinese Buffet. She loved it and she even tried sushi. We were stuffed!!! We walked around Walmart and the Dollar store. A fun time. We saw the aftermath of a truck that had caught on fire after a propane tank blew up in the truck bed. Scary. Totalled. I do believe the woman and her dog got out safe.
I wish everyone a peaceful week. Don't forget to put Jesus Christ number one in your life....God Bless.......Gail

Well, I am getting through the sadness of Fay being gone. Poor little Pilgrim keeps looking for her everyday. We want to get another Rat Terrier for him. A girl. :) No immediate plans.
Bob is doing well in Kansas. The actual outage starts tomorrow. So he will be in Kansas for about 4-6 more weeks. SIGH........
Tonight I went to a surprise party for our Pastor's 50th birthday. It was great. Everyone was wearing hawaiian shirts and leis. He was surprised. He is Japanese, and one heck of a funny man. He hula danced for us. Then they put him in a grass skirt and coconut bra. Now, have you ever seen 'your' Pastor wear that? It was funny..
Today at work made me laugh. One little 4 year old boy was showing me something, and talking a mile a minute. He leaned into me and said, "OH, Miss Gail you smell good.".........................then he said, "But your breath smells like beer." ....I had just finished drinking a green Tea. Oh my gosh, I laughed .
At our house today, our landlords had a whole new water line put in. What a big project. After it was finished the toilet wouldn't flush, so poor Jack worked his bootie off fixing it tonight while I was gone. I came back to a new flusher thing in the tank. It works great. Gosh my life is exciting.
Oh I got lots of very nice birthday presents from my friends at work last Friday. Lots of candles, coffee beans, a coffee house gift cert. , photo albums, a cd of Christian music, and a Mary Englebreit book. It was a nice birthday. Ok, I've bored you all enough, I better get to bed...God Bless, and Be safe....Love, Gail