The House

    Wow! It feels like forever since I've wrote. Well the newest thing with us is our living situation. The housing here on Ellsworth AFB that we are living in is kicking Centennial off of base. The lease is up so the AF aren't signing it again. So fences will be going up to divide us off and new management will be taking over. So God guided us to the possibilities of purchasing a home. We thought, if the AF is giving us $900 a month for BAH why not invest it into a mortgage instead of  throwing it away with rent.

   We hired a realtor and started looking after praying about it a few weeks. We didn't find anything that we liked right away but didn't give up faith. So we kept looking and when we walked into 112 Springer Dr. we both looked at one another and knew. This was our home. We went bank and forth with the bank that owns it and decided to reject them with hopes that they might come back to us. Well not even a week went by and we just couldn't wait. We looked at a few more homes and decided not to kid ourselves anymore. We went after the house again and they came down 8,000 more then the already below market value and we ACCEPTED!
   Our closing date is on April 7th, one month from today and we have a inspection on this Wednesday. I will keep you all posted on things coming up. Prayers are appreciated, this is first home for us and we are confident that God will be with us every step of the way. Just a little nervous. Thanks for your prayers.
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My Pre-Schooler

   Hunter starting pre-school was a very big step for the both of us. I use to have my mind set on "I was the best and only teacher for him", but after seeing him interact with Mrs. Terri (speech therapist) here at the house, and say so much more than what he ever would to me. I decided that this would be good for him and he would be getting that companionship with other kids his age.

  I was very excited this morning, because I knew he was going to absolutely love it! I had not one doubt in my mind that this was going to benefit him in so many ways. So as I held in the tears and strolled up beside him to his classroom door, God was reminding me. "He will always be your baby." So I hugged him good bye and watched him take his first steps with out me. My eyes were glazed but his were happy. He was grinning from ear to ear as he entered that room. I am so very proud of my sweet little man. I love him more than life and I'm not ready, but definately happy for him to be growing up.

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Fed Up with Thrillers

  I say "boo" to scary movies in general. It seems like there are even more and more movies coming out with God involved. Not in a good way. I feel like Hollywood is trying to take things to a new level to really "scare" their audience. They have taken it too far. Devil, is a knew movie out. I haven't seen it and don't plan on it. But I do know that they say "If you believe in God, you must believe in him". True, but I don't give him all this credit and adoration that this movie is. Another movie is The Last Exorcism, another that I don't plan on seeing mostly because I'm a big baby and will have nightmares for weeks. This movie is another that uses religion in it. It gives the impression that even God can't help you. Paranormal Activity, is about a house being haunted. The spirit takes over a woman's body.
   I hate being scared. Since Halloween is right around the corner I can't turn on the TV without a zombie, ghost, or monster on the screen. I feel like sometimes I'm being unfair with Chris. I know that he wouldn't mind watching thrillers every now and then, but I can't seem to work up enough courage to sit through one. I often have nightmares over seeing too much of  a thriller trailer. Chris is constantly telling me that "it's just make-up and acting, not even good acting." I love him for that and I love him for understanding. This is just a random post about me being fed up with thrillers.

Gammie & Uncle D

  When Hunter woke up Thursday morning. He ran to our room and asked "who's in my room?". Chris told him to go and look. Before we knew it he was screaming "DALT! DALT!". He was so excited to see his uncle D and Gammie! They got here late Wednesday night. Of course D and Hunter played as much as they could before Mrs. Terri (speech therapist) came for an appointment.

 Shortley after she left we spent the entire day out. First we went to the Air and Space Museum, right off of base. Then we met Micheal at the Fire Department. Hunter and I had been going over fire safety this week so thats why this was planned. We then came home ate a quick a lunch and let the boys take a fast nap before making our way to Mount Rushmore.

  On Friday Chris had to go to work so we stayed home most of the day. Gammie was finishing up last touches on costumes and we were all just spending precious time together. I ran to the commissary to grave a few pumpkins and Chris got off work early just in time to help carve them.(-=

  They left too soon. It was early this Sunday morning that we said are good-byes. Which is never fun. Hunter was still sleeping and I knew he would be crushed when he woke up and they were gone. After he looked and made sure they were hiding anywhere, we explained how we would see them again soon. I am so ready to be closer to home and I know Chris feels the same way. God has his own plan.

  As most of you know Gammie made Hunter's very first Halloween costume, he was the Pillsbury Dough Boy. So this year we asked her to make them again. Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc. Gammie did an amazing job!

 

 

                               

Fire Safety Week

We are going over Fire Safety this week, since it is Fire Awareness Month and we had a scare this weekend.

We will be learning 911, stop, drop, and roll. Practicing our escape plan, deciding what in the house is HOT and how to crawl under the smoke.

  Hunter really likes fire trucks so on Friday I hope to make a visit to the Ellsworth AFB  fire station.

Today we made a fire truck out of a box and played like a barn was on fire. I really think Hunter understands the concept of a fire truck now. : D

                                          

　

Fire Safety	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Art	Fire truck	Dalmatian	Smoke Detector	911 Collage	Fire Truck2
Activity	Stop Drop & Roll	Crawling	Smoke Detector	Dialing 911	Visit the Fire Station

　ladder. I like kids to be creative so I just demonstrate and let them go.

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FIRE TRUCK

In our center we made fire trucks with our kids. They each got a box and painted it red ( it was very messy!!!!)we added headlights with shiny paper and small paper plates painted black for wheels we put them together and the kids had fire truck races they had lots of fun!!

DALMATION

For Fire Safety Week our preschool has a fire truck come out and the children learn about fire prevention and safety issues. Although the truck itself is very exciting, my students love the "fire dog" (Dalmatian) even more! SO, this year I drew a picture (size of a full sheet of paper) of a dog's face with black marker on a white sheet. I ran off enough copies for each student and asked them to cut out the head. I let them choose whether they wanted to glue it onto red or black paper and they did so. After it was glued on I gave them a cup of black paint and told them to add the SPOTS to our dog's face to make him look like a Dalmatian. They used their little fingers and had a GREAT time! The result was so adorable! We labeled them "Jane's Fire Dog!"

　

SMOKE DETECTOR

Make pretend smoke detectors. Take two snack-size paper plates and put one on top of the other. Have the children staple or tape the two plates together and "decorate" them with a red dot or a red sticker. Ask the children to notice the smoke detectors in their classrooms, homes and other buildings. This is a great opportunity to discuss fire safety with the children, and the take-home product is a good reminder for parents to install detectors and to check those batteries

911 COLLAGE

Cut 9's and 1's out of paper. Then glue them onto a piece of paper

FIRE TRUCK 2

　

　

　

　

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ACTIVIY

STOP, DROP, &ROLL

Teach child the meaning and reason behind staying calm if on fire and stopping, dropping, and rolling.

CRAWLING

We clothespin sheets up around the room, about 2 ft from the floor, and practice crawling, low, under the "smoke".

RED DOT, BLUE DOT

Get tiny red and blue dot stickers from a office supply store. Put the red dots on hot
things, and blue dots on cold things as you do a safety walk with the kids through your building or home.

SMOKE DETECTOR

Find all the smoke detectors in your house.

I give red long rectangles and circles for wheels. I do give 4.. put 2 on each side. I also give them a larger circle and demonstrate how to make a spiral...
cutting round and round and round to make a hose. If time permits I would give them scraps of paper to make a