Do you know.......

Here is an odd question......"Do you know how they put the coating on M&M's?"

Think about it.... there is no seams, they almost always perfectly smooth, and if there chipped you can usually find the pieces in the bag.
So how do they do it?

"I consider the proper education of our youth one of the most important objects now to be attained and one from which the greatest benefits maybe expected."

R.E. Lee

Can You.....

Here is another word challenge.
Can you make a sentience, where all the first letters are the same.

Example: Seven Seriously Small Skinny Screaming Stinky Skunks, Scared Seven Super Silly Skirted Scooter Scholars.

OK now it is your turn. :o)

HaPpY 7 bIrThDaY

Saturday Erik turned 7

Happy Birthday buddy

Pit

We invited the Hill family over last Friday evening for dinner and to play the game of Pit. But embarrassingly enough they ended up bringing the game because we lost ours and could not find it anywhere. LOL
In the end we all had a lot of fun. Thanks for coming Hills.

~sisters~

Maggie and her big sis Loo

can U do it

The other night during dinner this challenge was offered "Can you make up a sentience using only letter names?" We had a lot of fun doing it so we thought we would offer the same challenge to all of you. So can you make a sentience using only the names of letters i.e. O I C A B, R U O K?
translation:OH I see a Bee, are you ok?
leave us a comment with your sentience

In Honor of Papa John

John McGraw
Aug. 5, 1927 ~ Feb. 29, 2008

"The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Job.1:21

We got a call this morning informing us, that after many month of suffering from brain cancer, the Lord has seen fit to take our dear grandfather Papa John home. Though we are sad, the memories that we will cherish of him still bring smiles to our faces.

Josh and Abbey's wedding...

The new Mr. and Mrs. Erber, with their 5 flower girls and the Lone ring bearer.

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Saturday our family was able to go to the wedding of Joshua and now Abbey Erber. We had a wonderful time both at the ceremony and the reception.

Pawpaw Christmas

Here are some pictures of Pawpaw Christmas. We had the opportunity to meet Bethany's "Special" friend Jake Zimmerman (i.e Jakie pooo).

We had the Erber family, Grandpa and Grandma S. over for the Super bowl.
During half time most of the guys went out to play their own game of ball, and go sledding, while the ladies stayed inside talking and watched the guys play outside.
Also Joseph and Josiah delighted us with a festive dessert.
Over all we had a great time. And ironically we where cheering for the same team.

Sledding with Grandpa and Grandma Strand

A few weeks ago Grandma and Grandpa stopped over to to say Hi, and stopped to play with the kids outsides before coming in.

It's been a little bit...

Hi all,



Its ben a while since we have last posted. Our family has been keeping busy doing this and that. Earlier this month most of the family went down to Champaign Il. for Pawpaw Christmas. While Lauren stayed with the Erber family and went to a party for one of her friends (and had a great time:).



But one of the biggest reasons we have not posted on our blog is because our dearly beloved computer has been at the doctors for the past few weeks. Last we heard it needed a vital organ trasplant, but was on the mends and we should have a joyful home coming soon (lol). So in the meantime we have been waiting till night to use Marlins work computer to check email and such. So if you need to get a hold of us in a hurry the best bet is to go the old fashiond rout and give us a call.

01.16.08

Last wednesday we where able to have the DeLadurantey family over for dinner. The kids had a great time eating ginger-bread and playing togeather.

In honor of number 94

Here are a couple of pictures of just Winston

Hair-do

This was their poor victim, Uncle Eddie

this is what they did to him.

And here is a picture of all three.


Friday evening while we where all sitting around talking after a good dinner, Eleanor decided she was going to Fancie-up her Uncle Eddie's hair by putting some of Maggie's hair clips in it. It was a lot of fun to watch her trying to get them to stay. But after her hard labour and Uncle Eddie's quite suffering she did succeed to get 6 to stay... then Maggie came in the room and said " Oh my hair things Uncle Eddie is wearing my hair things".

Granny Christmas

Two days after Christmas we packed up and headed south to Campaign IL. destination...the Dodges house, and to see Granny. The Dodges where the gracious hosts/hostesses to our family, the Lang family (who drove in from Virgina) and the Revell family who came from Ky. There was only 37 of us in all but we still had fun.

talking, eating, laughing playing games and more laughing

Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas day just stay'en home and play'en around, with no real hurry to do anything or go anywhere.

Christmas eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Grandpa and Grandma Strand ... first we went to their church for a candle light service, then we came back to our house for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner, by candle light. Then we went down stairs and had "Grandpa and Grandma Christmas"

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
2008
may god bless your next year.