Thursday, October 19, 2006

Children that need sponsers

I was visiting a friends website who got a list from the people at the orphanage that states which kids have sponsors and which don't. I decided I'd let everyone see just a few of the kids that don't have sponsors. There are 43 of the current 80 kids that don't have sponsors. 17 of those are girls, and 26 are boys. The below pictures are of kids that are in need of sponsors. If you would like to sponsor one of these kids for only $35 a month, please let me know. I will then give you their full name so you can go to Colene and get started. Thanks for putting up with all my "advertising" for these kids, but you know what they say... You can always ask. It's better to put the need out there and see if anyone is willing.

Arnfulo

Carla

Edwin and Angel

Grisel

Jesus Kevin

L to R Manuel, Jesus, Angel


Wendy and Melissa

There are many more, so let me know the age and gender that you would like to sponser and I will give it to Collene or Hannah (who cordinate the sponsorship).

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Hello All

I know that it has been a while since I've posted something new, so I figured I should probably update everyone on what's been going on.

About 2 weeks ago I went in for a doctors appointment and they heard the baby's heart fluttering, so the doc ordered an eco-cardiogram for the baby just to make sure it wasn't what Ryan had or anything else. So, I had to go to Sacramento for a "Level 2" ultrasound (last Friday) where they can look into detail at organs and such. They looked at the heart and said that it wasn't happening that often and they didn't see anything developmental wrong with the heart so they put me on a strickt NO CAFFEINE, NO CHOCOLATE until the baby comes. Then I went for a follow up on Monday with my doctor and he listened to the baby's heart.. and wouldn't you know, everything was o.k. They did a non-stress test (which is where I get hooked up to the monitor and they make sure that they babies heart rate goes up when it moves and then goes back down afterwards) and everything was fine.. Although it was really funny to hear the baby hick-up... so on the baby side, everything is fine now and it's growing everyday. Peanut's head (that's what I've started to call the baby, instead of it) is down right now so it's back likes to push up against my ribs and it's head presses against my bladder.. so my whole stomach is starting to hurt right now... but I guess that's what comes with pregnancy.

I'm not working right now in Cali and neither is Ryan. It's kind of nice to be able to take this time to relax and just spend time with Ryan. We haven't gotten much of a chance to do that since we've been married, so it's been really nice to "get to know" my husband. It's amazing what you find out about people when you just sit down and have the time to talk to them and listen to what they're really saying.

We're also praying adamantly about our house selling in Georgia. In order for us to move to Portland our house either needs to sell or we have to find someone to rent it. So.... needless to say we really want our house to sell because we don't want to have the frustration of dealing with renters, etc.

I'm hoping to borrow my sister-in-laws camera so I can get updated pics of Peanut on here (as I know all of you are anxiously waiting for). I'll be 34 weeks tommorrow, so 6 WEEKS LEFT!!!

Friday, September 01, 2006

The mission trip

I am now officially moved into Cheryl's house (although awaiting the rest of my clothing and "stuff" to get here from G.A.)

We had a wonderful time in Mexico. I can't believe how fast it went (we were there for 15 days) and how slow it went at the same time. I was ready to come home after the short time spent there... tired, sore, and feeling the effects of being 7 months pregnate and on my feet all day working.

The orphanage we visited is called Casa de Elizabeth and it is located in Imuris, Mexico (near Nogales, Mexico). It has been there for almost 20 years and has been run by the same two people (Manuel and Gabby). Right now they have about 85 kids ranging from the youngest being about 4 to the oldest being 18. They do have a few older "orphans" that have been there since they were little, but are now old enough to be considered non-adoptable by the state, but continue to live there because they have no were else to go (but know that they can work around the orphanage and have food and a place to stay).

All of the kids were adorable (as you will see in the pictures). The only problem at the orphanage is there isn't enough adult supervision for them, so they basically solve their own problems by either hitting, throwing rocks, or teasing back. I tried to (in broken spanish mind you) tell them to stop, but since the adults are hardly ever around to stop them, they don't listen to authority too well. They'd either look at me and give me a bad look and contine what they were doing or stop, wait unitl I wasn't looking and then hit them with something handy.

The kids loved the camera (me taking pictures of them and them taking pictures) and were always asking me for it (if I didn't have it with me). The kids also loved the fact that I was pregnant and always wanted to know what the baby was doing (sleeping, moving, etc).

Our main project that Jordan, Ryan, and I accomplished while we were there was putting in a brick walk way for the little boys and girls to the basketball court and the older girls to walk out to the same area. The area will also serve as a play area for the little ones during the day and a place for them to go when they wake up at 5 in the morning (it's fenced in) and not wandering around the orphanage. It took a lot of work because the area was not flat (to put grass in), so we had to shovel it up and turn it over (like you would with a roto-tiller) and then rake it so it would be at a slope. Then we had to shovel a 2" walkway to lay the bricks down, fill the bricks in with sand (they didn't have enough money to put in concrete at the time), and then put more sand in the next day. Needless to say this was a very time consuming and very hard project. We had to wait on rain-delays (because the ground would be muddy and unable to work in or with), the opportunity to get bricks, and other things like that. But, we did get it finished and it looks wonderful.



Ryan being taught how to play the violin


Getting Ready for the pinata!!! Hannah, Suzzie, and Jordan (some other Americans that visit once a month) bring a pinata and cake for the children's birthdays in that month. All the kids go crazy!!!


These are just a tast of all the photos we took at the orphanage of the kids. Here are some videos from the orphange. Snap fish is a free site, you just have to "sign up" in order to look at the pics and videos. Hope you enjoy.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Updated Pictures

So, as promised I have new pictures. I don't really like the way they turned out on the camera I was using... so I might use my parents scanner and try it again.

It was fun seeing the baby again. At first the little booger was asleep and then all the sudden it woke up and was all over the place. The first lady that was doing the pictures (a trainee) was laughing because you could see it "head butting me" and "punching me" and I could feel it at the same time. One moment it's legs were over it's head and the next minute it's butt was right in our face on the screen. It was flipping all over the place and they couldn't get the best pictures of it. But we were able to see it's face (the pics here), the knees, feet, arms, and fingers.
arm is down at the bottom and another by its face. you can also see it's nose, lips, and a bit of ear .

feet are up at the top of the pic. the arm is also at the bottom of the pic.

We still don't know what it is, and aren't going to find out. I'm getting bigger by the week and as soon as I can get my camera working (it broke this weekend) I'll post some pics of me from a wedding I was in this weekend.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Upcoming Changes

For the few of you that do read my lovely post, I can update you on what's happening with the Peters' family in Georgia.

Ryan found out on Friday that he is GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY!!!!! I'm so excited an nervous right now, I don't quite know what to do with myself. Nervous because I'm not quite sure what doors God will open for us i.e. jobs, school, and the baby. But, I have full faith that something good will come available for us.

Our plans are: Going on an easter seaboard trip in early August(up to Niagra Falls and back) to see New York, Washington, Kentucky, etc.... things that you have to see if you might not ever get a chance to see them again. From August 13th until Sept 1st(ish) we're going on our mission trip to Casa De Elisabeth. I will then be traviling to Cali to move in with Cheryl (Ryan's mom) while Ryan goes back to Georgia to finish up the whole Army thing and move our stuff to Portland. We should be in Cali around Sept. 6th or so (look forward to seeing everyone !!!) The baby is coming around Nov. 26th, so I'm going to be out of commission around that time.... so I have no idea what I'm going to be doing from Sept. to November. Probably helping Cheryl and Amy... who knows. Ryan is still looking for a job and we're hoping our house sells quickly so we don't have to worry about that.
After being in Cali for about a year or so, we're headed up to Portland so Ryan can finish his college degree and I can take some ministry classes.

It's going to be a crazy next couple of months, well probably years.. but I'm also looking forward to where God leads us and our search for our ministry. Any support for our up coming mission is greatly appreciated. Check out http://diaporlosninos.blogspot.com/ or http://diaporlosninosaboutus.blogspot.com/ for all the info!!

I will have another sonogram July 19th so I'll post pics of the baby and me.. seeing as lots of people are asking for one.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Summer Plans

Seeing as I only have 3 weeks left in school, it's time for me to start thinking about what I'm going to do for the summer. I am going to be limited to my activities seeing as I will be 5 months pregnate by July.

Our mission trip is still under way for July.. check out our other website http://diaporninos.blogspot.com for more info. I'm very excited about going and helping out with the kids and experience what it will be really like to have our own orphanage. This will also help me see what it's like to take care of a child.

Other than that, we're going to get our house ready to sell seeing as Ryan is getting (hopefully) out of the army. This is going to be a fun process seeing as we have so many "fix-it" projects to finish. I'm limited to the things that I can do (can't paint or handle any harmful chemicals). But, I am working on fixing the pillows, upholstering a couch, and anything household activites.

Hopefully we will see all of our family soon in California and Portland and get our orphanage process underway.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Baby pics

hey all,

Just wanted to keep you updated on the baby progress. We did have a bit of a scare on Monday where I had to go to the emergency room because of some bright red bleeding that occured. We were in the ER from 7:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. The doctors cleaned me up and then did a vaganal ultral sound to see if they could hear the babys heart beat, see how it looked.. just to make sure everything was o.k. I got to hear the heart beat while I was in the room, it was amazing. I didn't get to see the images at the time, but I knew then that everything was o.k. The doctor told me that I had a 1/8cm hole in my placenta that is bleeding and that means that I can't do any excessive lifting, try to stay off me feet for long periods of time, no strenious activity, and limited stress. So needless to say, I'm letting Ryan and Jordan Allaway (who is now living with us for those who know him) do all the work around the house while I eat ice cream and watch t.v.

I'm also able to rest this upcoming week since I have spring break, so I will get some much needed R and R. This has really put us into percpective about the control that God has over our lives. On the way to the hospital, we just prayed that he would keep the baby safe no matter what happend, and if I do miscarry then I know where it will go. So, I keep the stress level down and pray daily that the lord will watch over my health and the babys.

The doctor that I saw the next day gave us the picture of the ultrasound and told us that it is 1 cm long, the heart rate is 145 and growing perfectly. Here are two pics below:


Can't really tell that it's a baby, but here it is.



Here's another one...

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Quiz

So, I'm sick and don't really have much to talk about.... I made up a silly quiz to see who knows me.

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/yourquiz.php?quizname=060401160522-749815&

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Family Expanding again

Ryan and I just found out on Thursday that we're going to be parents. This is very exciting news. We're both a little scared about what's going to be coming our way in the next nine months and the following years to follow, but we are both feeling very blessed that the Lord blessed us enough to have something created with love and with so much family. We do appreciate all of the prayers that people have been praying for us to have a baby. We also appreciate all continued prayer for us in the next months. If anyone has any helpful tips, it would greatly be appreciated. As soon as I have my first sonogram (in about 2-3 weeks) I'll post them up so everyone can keep up with our progress.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

God works in mysterious ways

It is amazing what they power of prayer and words that come out of your mouth are. While I was in college I went to school for early education but didn't complete it due to some personal problems. I changed to a general studies degree and have been trying to get back into teaching ever since then (July 2004). I currently got a paraprofessional job at an elementary school as a Reading Specialist.

In order to be a teacher in Georgia you have to pass two test called PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II. I passed both of those during my efforts to accomplish student teaching. The school board told me that all I had to do to get my certification was work full time at least one year (or the majority for a year in my case), submitt my application, and wait. Well, I did that and FINALLY GOT MY CERTIFICATION yesterday. This was a HUGE milestone for me and I just couldn't contain my joy.

During my work day I work with various students on their reading and a few EIP teachers. There was this one fifth grade teacher that I loved working with but.. sometimes she just worked on my nerves. I had not been talking very nicely about her (not nasty things, just doubting her teaching styles). She told me a while back that she had to have surgery due to some pre-cancer.

Long story short... the lord was speaking to my heart this morning to tell my co-worker to pray for her and her surgery. I also felt compeled to appologize to the Lord for my wrong thoughts. Then... this afternoon, my principle asked me to be her long term sub while she is out. This is a huge step for me seeing as I would be able to show my teaching abilities to the principle and work outside of my job that I had been hired for. I just felt so blessed and happy to be offered this postition. I just knew that God was working in this situation despite my "nasty" words about her.

I just got on my knees this afternoon and prayed that God would forgive me for the thoughts that I had and allow me to be sucessful in her room. I also thanked him for the wonderful opportunity that he had placed on my door and that it would lead to a full time job nex year. This just reminds me of how simple words or thoughts are in our daily life. We should always be thoughtful of what we think and say about people because God will more than likely put us in their path to help them out. This helps me become a better christian and a better person.

Friday, February 24, 2006

New additions to the family



Ryan and I just added two new members to our family this past weekend. Caesar is a black mut that was living at my best friends grandmothers' house and no one wanted him. Pixie is a blond/brown mut that Ryan got for me for Valentines Day.

At first they didn't get along because Caesar is very skitsky and doesn't know how to play with other dogs (very bad when Pixie loves to play with other dogs). Once they got to know each other, Ceasers hormones flaired and he wanted to well "get to know her a little better".....

They are now getting along fine and play nicely in our yard. We get to take them on walks around the yard and they are always happy to see us (I think they like me better). Hopefully we will get a fence soon so they can run around and play.

I just keep praying that the Lord will allow us to keep growing our family in due time.

Friday, February 17, 2006

I promise I'm not missing

Yes, I know it has been way too long since I have posted a blog.... but I don't think it really matters anyways because an average of two people actually comment to my postings. But, it at least allows me to get my thoughts out of my head.

Ryan and I are finally in our house. It is coming together slowly but surley. We bought paint and fabric yesterday for some picker-upers in our home. We're going to have a Garage sale Saturday and Sunday, so I pray that everything goes well.

We are also adding two family memebers to our house. Ryan bought me a dog for Valentines day (a total surprise by the way) and then we are adopting another dog from the other house that we used to live in. As soon as we get some more progress on our house than I will put up some more pics.

I also would like for everyone to pray for Ryan and I. We are trying to have a baby and so far haven't bee fortunate enough to grow our family. I would like the prayer just to be that if the Lord has it in our plan to have a baby now that he will bless us with having one or if we need to focus on taking care of foster children (another idea of ours) then he allows that to happen.

Monday, January 09, 2006

Our new House

Ryan and I will soon be able to move into our new house. The closing date is supposed to be January 24th. I just have to keep praying that all the repairs get done on time and the appraser approves the repairs.

We have been fortunate lately on finding furniture for our home. Between the two of us all we have is: dishes, silverware, two t.v.'s, a dresser, a twin bed, a t.v. stand, washer, and a place to put our dirty laundry. Other than that, we have absolutly nothing and we don't have a whole lot of money right now to buy expensive things. I honestly just prayed really hard that the Lord would lead us to things that we could afford (until all of the cost for the house closing went away). And wouldn't you know it, we have found tons of things for about $600. I just thank the Lord that we were fortunate enough to find these things.

Once we get moved in and settled we would love for EVERYONE to come and visit us. I know that this is a hard things since most of Ryan's friends live in Cali or Portland.... but, we'll have two extra rooms and a living room to sleep in.

I've included some pictures of our house. We plan on doing some renovations to make it a bigger place. As we complete them or start working on them I'll have a before/after blog. It's going to be an exciting time and I hope that everyone can continue praying for us.


Front of the House


Back Yard

Friday, December 23, 2005

Family Vacation


I love having time off... it's so great.... You get to spend time with your family traveling, cleaning the house, and picking up after people.

Well, my family (Ryan, me, my mom, dad, sis, and brother) took a trip to Ohio to see my mom and dads' side of the family (that's where they're from). And man, it was the longest five days I've ever had.

We left at 6 p.m from Hinesville and drove (all of us in a van) to Atlanta (about 3 hours away) and found a hotel to stay in. We had a plane flight at 11 a.m the next morning. So, we bundled into two rooms and then wisked away to the Airport. I hate huge airports by the way. They are way too busy and the people aren't as friendly. Well, needless to say we arrived in Ohio without any bumps or bruises but didn't know if we had a minivan rented or two cars (that would be fun trying to figure out our way around Ohio I thought....). Then it turns out that they had a van for us (but the thing was a bit tiny on cargo room and we had to store some of our items in our laps).

Needless to say there was snow everywhere and I thought we were going to die because it's been so long since any of us had drivin in snow. But, we made it to my aunts house (my mom's sister) and was able to eat dinner after starving for 3 hours on the plane and car trip over there. Now the fun part comes along, trying to accomidate everyone in beds so they can be comfortable. Luckily my Aunt had a couple of extra rooms and we had some air mattress. Otherwise, we would have been SOL. It snowed a bit that night, so Ryan and my dad had to de-ice the car, which was fun to watch... but very cold at the same time.

Then we were off to my dad's side of the Family for the Richards annual Christmas Party. Ryan had never met any of my extended family so it was time to drag out the family tree and explain how everyone was related to me. Luckily my dad was there to help because it had been three years since I had seen any of these people and I didn't know if I could even remember who was still married, which kids belonged to who, etc. But it was fun trying to get Ryan to understand it all. He put the pieces together much better once he saw all of them. That night of sleeping wasn't as great as the first one. All of our air mattress deflated, so by the morning we were practically on the floor. But, we had fresh snow on the ground so we decided to play outside. It was so cold, and jens aren't exactly the best snow playing attire either. But, we did get to go sledding down a hill a few times (I fell a lot, but don't have those pics unfortunatly.. my dad does).
Julie getting clobbered by Ry
Ryan trying to build a snow Reindeer

Contemplating on whether or not to throw the snow balls at me.

We then had to head to a Hotel in order to get some sleep for our 8 a.m flight the next day. I was just praying that we would get out of there because of all the ice clouds and snow storms that were projected to come into the area.

We get to the airport and everything goes great. We board the plane and sit, and sit, and sit some more. Finally the piolet comes on and notifies us that the de-icers aren't working. We then have to deboard the plane and pray that we can get another flight to Atlanta. The only bad thing is, the flight we were on was a combined flight of 3 previous cancelled flights. So, that was going to be fun. Well, needless to say we got a plane ride back home that day. And didn't get into Hinesville until 1 a.m. But, over all I think it was a fun family vacation. I'll just have to remember to go to Ohio when it's not snowing.

Sunday, December 04, 2005

1 Year

Wow, I can't belive that Ryan and I have been married a year. And when I look back at what has happened over the past 12 months... it seems so much longer than a year.

It's amazing to think that we were married for 1 month and then Ryan left for Iraq. I think that those were the hardest 6 months of our lives. I can look back and think of the phone calls that always made me cry, the late nights talking on the internet, the first moment I got to see him on the web came (cried my eyes out), the many letters that I wrote, and then the scarry phone call from some nurse telling me Ryan had been medivacted to Kuwait because of his heart. I then remember praying adamatley for him to come home...

Well, soon enough the Lord was kind enough to bring Ryan home to us and his friends. The last 6 months have been AMAZING with Ryan home.. I honestly don't know how I could have lasted with him being deployed for a whole year, but that's not here nor there.... We have been able to appreciate each other so much more than I could have ever imagined.

It's also very exciting to think that we have the opportunity to celebrate our love. We went to Savannah, toured the historic distric in a horse drawn carrage, hoped over to The Pirates House for dinner, and then went to Savannah Smiles (a piano bar). Here are some pics







I have realized that even though we have been through some major ups and downs I still have the most amazing husband in the whole world. The blog he posted on his site made me cry my eyes out. I just couldn't imagine being any happier

Monday, November 21, 2005

Old Friends

O.k., so I ran across a few old friends Myspace site the other day and I'm in a predictiment to add a friend.

See here's the background of the WHOLE story (*the names are ficticious except mine): We were all in high school and I was dating this guy *Paul , and his best friend *Joe was dating *Lisa, and then there was *Jake, and *Tom thrown into the mix (all being best buds and all). My boyfriend *Paul and I had a horrible 7 year relationship that ended VERY badly and *Paul's bestfriend *Joe and *Lisa also had a very bad break up. I still remained friends with *Joe and *Lisa, but had separate contacts with the two of them (seeing as they hate each other).

Any way to get to the point. I haven't talked to *Paul in a really long time because of many reasons, but the main one is while my husband was gone, he would call me "to make sure that I was o.k." I mean, COME ON!!!!! He knew that I was engaged and I told him not to call MANY TIMES!!! Even asked his good friends *Joe, *Jake, and *Tom to tell him to quit calling me. I didn't want to change my number because one-I didn't know when I could give it to Ryan and two- I didn't want to change my life because of this stupid guy.

Well, *Joe wants me to add him to my myspace and wouldn't you know who is his friend also.... *Paul. I am afraid (which I should be because Ryan is here) that he is going to try to start contacting me again. I know that Ryan would beat the crap out of him if he tried to talk to me, and I don't want to put myself in that situation. But, I also want *Joe to be my myspace friend... Such a sticky predictament. I haven't talked to Ryan about it yet because he is at work... BUT I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED....

I know that they say forgive and forget and I have done that. But, I'm afraid that I will become unchristian like to him and say some really nasty things because of all the anger I have botteled up inside of me.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!
And, pray for my sanity.

Monday, October 31, 2005

Prayer Petition

I hope you all received the Prayer Petitionfor "The Refuge" from Jenell Starkel. If not, you can pray TODAY for our orphanage.

I appreciate everyone taking the time out to pray today for our dream of one day providing a loving home for children all over the world. We also appreciate all of the help that has been offered to us from our loving friends and family. We definatly wouldn't have been able to get our dream onto paper with out your continued prayers and support.

If you would like more information regarding our orphanange, please feel free to contact Ryan or I.

Love you all and God Bless.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Anxiety and Simplicity

I have been reading Fosters Celebration of Discipline: Revised Edition over the past couple of weeks. I came across a very interesting and insiteful chapter. It is about the Discipline of Simplicity.

"Freedom from anxiety is characterized by three inner attitudes:








1. To receive what we have as a gift from God
2. To know that it is God's business and not ours, to care for what we have.
3. To have our goods available to others. "

Now, I don't know about you, but I definatly don't have these attitudes all the time. I sometimes catch myself not appreciating the gifts that God has given me or, I even think that those gifts might not have come from God, but of some doing of my own. I know that I have definatly tried to take care of things on my own saying "I am woman, hear me roar"... trying to take care of EVERYTHING possible. And, I definatly don't allow other people to use my goods. I mean for goodness sake, I earned them... THEY ARE MINE!!!!

But, after much consideration of these crazy thoughts; I realized that God is and will be the only person that has given me the things that I have and he is the only person that can and will take them away. I think the reason why I was so anxious before is I was always trying to take care of things myself and not letting the Lord (who does know EVERYTHING) take care of my problems. Simplicity starts with the inside. Once you can realize the above 3 things, then you will have inner simplicity. But, until then you will have anxiety and no simplicity.

Once, you have gotten down the whole inner simplicity, the book list 10 controling principles for our outward expression of simplicity. Foster does mention that these are not "laws" per say, but just suggestions on how we can make our life more simple.
1. Buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.
2. Reject anytihng that is producing an addicition in you (ie alchohol, work, school, opposite sex, etc). Learn to distinguish between a real psychological need and an addiction.
3. Decelop a habit of giving things away.
4. Refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry (basically don't be pulled in by the "make your live easier by buying this thing-a-mabob").
5. Learn to enjoy things without owning them (ie the beach, but not owning a house on the beach, a park, etc).
6. Develop a deeper appreciation for the creation (look at Psalm 24:1).
7. Look with a healthy skepticism at all "buy now, pay later" schemes. They are a trap and only deepen your bondage (look at Luke 6:35).
8. Obey Jesus' instructions about plain, honest speech (look at Matthew 5:37). Make honesty and integrity the distinguishing characteristic of your speech.
9. Reject anything that breeds the oppression of others.
10. Shun anything that distracts you from seeking first the kingdom of God.

Now, I know that those are some pretty high demands, but they are all so simple when you take one at a time and work on acheiving it. As I was reading, I made an X by the ones that I don't do. And, oddly enough I put an X by almost everyone. That gave me a HUGE REALITY CHECK!!!! I realized that I get caught up in the latest fashion trend, or the latest gismo buy, or anything that could make my life easier. But, I now realize that I need to make my life simple. So, I start with step one. Soon enough, I hope to achieve my goal of simplicity.


But, I do know one thing.... I will have to learn how to be patient.

Monday, October 24, 2005

Yes, I did steal this idea

Well, I'm just going along with the "cool" crowd again and stealing this idea from Tabs and Ryan and whomever may of had it first.

So, I went to Google, clicked on the image link and typed in the following:

Town you grew up in:
Brunswick, GA








Town you live in now:
Hinesville, GA



My Name
Emily Kay Peters- that didn't come up with anything, so I had to type in Emily Peters. Man did it come up with some interesting things.




Grandmothers' Name (choose either one)
Doris Baker





Favorite Food
Cake Batter Ice Cream




Favorite Drink
Sweet Tea




Favorite Song
Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts




Favorite Smell
Husband's "Sweaty" Smell




Well there you have it folks. Probably some things about me that you didn't want to know or now you know too much.