I am so excited. We found this at our doorstep yesterday!
Wow! My mom called yesterday at 1:3o and decided to make a trip here to spend the night and run around today to look at furniture. I was thrilled. It definitely broke up the monotony. I just love that our house is big enough for guests!
She made it here and the kids had a lot of fun playing with her. We talked until 12:30 at night. This morning, we ate, got ready, and headed out to Castleton. There are tons of furniture stores there. She is looking for a sofa, and she wanted to see if she could find one. She had no luck. I am guessing she will have to order one, since she knows exactly what she wants.
I even took her to Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn, and Williams Sonoma. There are some of my favorite stores. The highlight of the day was going to Paradise Bakery and Cafe! That place was wonderful. I got the tuscan chicken sandwich and a greek salad. And, oh my, the cookie was so good. I just might have my husband stop and get one after church this Sunday. Again, thank you Mom for coming and for lunch!
Tomorrow, I will be cleaning, crafting, and homeschooling. Friday is grocery day! So, I should probably do some clipping of coupons too!
Have a great week everyone!
UNITED STATES
Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700
Who's having abortions (age)?52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for 1.2%.
Who's having abortions (race)?While white women obtain 60% of all abortions, their abortion rate is well below that of minority women. Black women are more than 3 times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are roughly 2 times as likely.
Who's having abortions (marital status)?64.4% of all abortions are performed on never-married women; Married women account for 18.4% of all abortions and divorced women obtain 9.4%.
Who's having abortions (religion)?Women identifying themselves as Protestants obtain 37.4% of all abortions in the U.S.; Catholic women account for 31.3%, Jewish women account for 1.3%, and women with no religious affiliation obtain 23.7% of all abortions. 18% of all abortions are performed on women who identify themselves as "Born-again/Evangelical".
Who's having abortions (income)?Women with family incomes less than $15,000 obtain 28.7% of all abortions; Women with family incomes between $15,000 and $29,999 obtain 19.5%; Women with family incomes between $30,000 and $59,999 obtain 38.0%; Women with family incomes over $60,000 obtain 13.8%.
Why women have abortions1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).
At what gestational ages are abortions performed:52% of all abortions occur before the 9th week of pregnancy, 25% happen between the 9th & 10th week, 12% happen between the 11th and 12th week, 6% happen between the 13th & 15th week, 4% happen between the 16th & 20th week, and 1% of all abortions (16,450/yr.) happen after the 20th week of pregnancy.
Likelihood of abortion:An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion.
Abortion coverage:48% of all abortion facilities provide services after the 12th week of pregnancy. 9 in 10 managed care plans routinely cover abortion or provide limited coverage. About 14% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds, virtually all of which are state funds. 16 states (CA, CT, HI, ED, IL, MA , MD, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA and WV) pay for abortions for some poor women.
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WHY SHOULD WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL SOMEONE?
We had decided last week that we were not going to go to the Covered Bridge Festival this year. All it is is a bunch of junk and junk food! But, I was bored yesterday and decided to take the kids. Jaden loved the food. The only thing I could find that wasn't too bad for myself was some grilled mushrooms and onions. And, wow, I paid for those later! ;)
Jaden and Cassidy had a white chocolate raspberry roll, ice cream, popcorn, and fudge! What a good time they had. I definitely got some exercise pulling that wagon along!
I have the kids' halloween costumes! I am so excited this year! I guess I am every year. This year they will be Captain Hook and Tinkerbell! I couldn't talk Jaden into being Peter Pan! ;) So, Captain Hook will have to do. I still have to get two more things for their costumes, but they are excited! We will be dressing them up for four days! Wow! We have the parade in our subdivision, trunk or treat at our church, trick or treating here and at Grandma and Papa's! Wow! It should be a lot of fun!
Yesterday, we were feeling a little under the weather, but today seems to be better. The kids seem great, I still feel stuffy. I hope everyone is having a great week!
We went to the pumpkin patch on Tuesday. The kids had such a great time. The weather was overcast and it sprinkled a little. I was just happy that we got the pumpkins picked out. Jaden escpecially loved the big slide, the dinosaur, and the corn maze.
We were so happy to find this place so close to our house! I was thinking we were going to have to make the 2 hour drive to the old pumpkin patch. They even had the same pumpkin measurer (is that a word?).
I finished Cassidy's room today. I don't know what got to me, I just felt the need to finish it! It finally resembles her old room in the old house. I also wanted to share it for Kelly's blog! Check it out!
Well, today ended up being different than I thought. Jeff had to work, so we didn't get to go to a friend's wedding. We went to Jaden's soccer game, and I am so glad I did! He got his trophy! We are just so proud of him.
Well, we have a big girl now. No babies in the house anymore. :(
I am leaning on this tonight:
Romans 13:1 Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God.
I haven't posted much about my Christian faith because nobody ever called me out on it. I don't think my Christianity has ever been questioned. I have always been a follower of Jesus, but was not baptized until November 4th of last year. I truly do believe that I was reborn that day. My life has changed dramatically. I trust in the Lord more than I ever have. When I was baptized, they told me that it wouldn't get easier. Actually, following Jesus would get harder. I didn't believe it. My life was going great. We no longer had money problems, we bought a house, life seemed good. But, now I have realized what they were talking about. I posted awhile back about homosexuality being taught in our schools. I got so much feedback. Mostly, good feedback. But, then I started getting some feedback that was questioning my faith. It does not change me, but it did make me realize where the world (and country) are going. I am not going there. I found some verses that really filled me up that day and I feel much better today. I have decided to still keep my blog open to readers, but I will no longer be putting anything up that might be considered controversial. This is not the place for that. Although, Jesus did tell us to spread His word.
John 17:14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not.
(This verse explains my feelings perfectly)
