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I highly recommend taking this quiz.  The author of this book "The Survivor's Club" interviewed all sorts of survivors from every type of situation from a woman being eaten by a lion to an economic collapse.  He says that there are five types of survivors and everyone fits into at least one category. 

My quiz result was that I am a Thinker.  I actually have to agree with that.  The only criticism I have of the quiz is for those of us who are Believers in God and call on His name in the midst of a crisis.  I found myself wanting to answer both.  That's just for your information.  

Leave a comment and tell me what you are.  Enjoy

What is this?

This looks like something yummy and chocolately, doesn't it?  Boy, don't I wish!!  I was trying to make healthy Ezekial bread tortilla chips.  Alas--I left them in the oven WAY too long.  I have never burnt anything this bad ever!

Leah's First Haircut

Leah is 3 years old and has never had a haircut.  I've trimmed her bangs here and there but it was time.  :)  With Lucy, I was an idiot.  She had beautiful hair.  I cut it on her first birthday because I was a really stupid mother.  My mother-in-law told me that it's an Italian tradition to cut a baby's hair on their first birthday.

First of all, I don't know if that's true or not.  I'm gullible.  Secondly, my MIL didn't make me do it--I was just trying to create a little tradition in my family.  

So, poor Lucy got all her hair chopped off.  I was a silly, stupid little mother.  Thankfully, it all grew back.  YAY!

So, I vowed that I wouldn't do that with any of my other daughters.  Leah started life with not even so much as fuzz on her little head.  It took her forever to grow hair.  Finally, it grew down pretty close to her cute little bum and it was time.  She loved getting her hair cut and being a little diva for a few minute.  Alyssa is the hairdresser.

In the beginning...Leah starts with a lot of crazy, long hair.  The little wound on her nose is from Joey smacking her in the face with something hard.  
                  Getting the little drape put on her.

She thought having her hair put up in clips was so fun.  The girls at the salon made her feel like a little princess.  
                       Almost done....just trimming up those bangs.
TADA!!!  All done.  Now we can see those precious little eyes.  I didn't have Alyssa cut much off the length.  I wasn't ready for that just yet. 

Trip to AC

I took the kids down to Atlantic City last week because the temps got close to 70 degrees---INLAND!  It was pretty cold down there with the wind whipping away.  But we still had fun.

I love that my children are smiling.  We had a nice trip to the shore.  Chilly but nice.
I got a little trigger happy with this photo.  The incoming bird actually does snatch that pizza crust right out of Joey's fingers.  It was way cool.  You can see the other kids in the background waiting for the take.
                    Barefoot on the beach in February.  Ain't life grand!

                       On the boardwalk at Atlantic City, NJ.

Hardly Blogging

I haven't blogged at all in nearly two months. I've thought about blogging but I just don't have anything interesting to blog about. I think about it.

Those things that I would like to share on a blog have just been too private. I've done a lot of thinking and praying about some of my circumstances and those that are rearing their ugly heads in the world right now.

We did sell our investment property back in January. We got the offer on Christmas Eve and went to the settlement table on the 26th of January. I have felt very blessed. The Lord has been so good to me and my family. I do appreciate all of those who prayed and fasted in our behalf. It works!