5. I find myself swiping the extra napkins from our lunches and folding them up and putting them into my purse (I did the same thing with saltine cracker packs the other day)
4. I downloaded Lullaby's onto my ipod...The kind that have bells and xylophones in them
3. We bought a Veggie Tales movie with our free movie coupon
2. We own more than 3 electronic devices capable of taking pictures and videos
1. I rinse my cereal bowl each morning and put it to the side to use again so that there is one less dish to do.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Reminder
We have our baby blog also and since I ave started my leave early, I've been blogging there too.
www.nathanandcourtneysbabygirl.blogspot.com
I don't like typing twice or else I'd just publish it here too
Yes, I am a little lazy - I don't mind.
www.nathanandcourtneysbabygirl.blogspot.com
I don't like typing twice or else I'd just publish it here too
Yes, I am a little lazy - I don't mind.
Helping out a Friend and the World
Hello family and friends! I am posting the following blog for a few reasons...
1. I believe in the cause it concerns
2. Becca is my friend and I like to help my friends
3. She is passionate about this and it is good for the world
Anyways...My friend Becca is going to be traveling to Cambodia in March to bike 300 miles...Why? Well, a short while ago, Becca became aware and passionate about one of the biggest problems in our world. Human trafficing. I have learned a lt about it from her and from the movie called "Holly" she had a showing of at her house...I believe that we all have an opportunity to make a difference in our world and there are a lot of good causes which is nice. I think a cause is made even greater when you are supporting a friend involved. Below is an email I received from Becca along with a web address you can visit. I know that she will appreciate any support - in prayer or monetary.
January 19, 2009
As you may have heard, I will be visiting Cambodia in March to participate in a 300-mile bike ride to help the millions of children that are currently victims of the sexual slave trade. My motivation to participate in this ride-a-thon comes from a book I recently read, The Road of Lost Innocence. The book is narrated by Somaly Mam, founder of the Somaly Mam Foundation, who was sold into prostitution herself at a young age. After reading and researching the plight of the many young children across the world and their "loss of innocence," I knew I wanted to help.
Human trafficking is an enormous criminal industry, second only to drug trafficking. Sex trafficking is just one facet of this problem. It is roughly estimated that 2-4 million children and young women are sold into sexual slavery every year. The sex trafficking industry affects more than just its victims. It leads to the breakdown of families and communities and contributes to the spread of many diseases, among other social problems.
I am participating in this ride with the Somaly Mam Foundation because they focus not only on rehabilitation of the young children they rescue, but they also educate the local villages and teach awareness around the world. In their 3 shelters in Cambodia they care for the children and young women by teaching them life skills that will help the girls provide for themselves. They are advocates for more stringent laws and enforcement of these laws to make it harder for perpetrators to commit crimes against the children. I am hoping that you might be willing to support me in this fight by donating to the Somaly Mam Foundation - any donation - no matter the amount will help. You can donate online by going to this website http://www.somaly.org/futures09/riders/bio.php?rider=Rebecca_Weidner, or donate directly through me.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Thanks for your help,
Becca
P.S. I am paying for my trip to Cambodia. All donations go to the Somaly Mam Foundation to help support this important cause.
1. I believe in the cause it concerns
2. Becca is my friend and I like to help my friends
3. She is passionate about this and it is good for the world
Anyways...My friend Becca is going to be traveling to Cambodia in March to bike 300 miles...Why? Well, a short while ago, Becca became aware and passionate about one of the biggest problems in our world. Human trafficing. I have learned a lt about it from her and from the movie called "Holly" she had a showing of at her house...I believe that we all have an opportunity to make a difference in our world and there are a lot of good causes which is nice. I think a cause is made even greater when you are supporting a friend involved. Below is an email I received from Becca along with a web address you can visit. I know that she will appreciate any support - in prayer or monetary.
January 19, 2009
As you may have heard, I will be visiting Cambodia in March to participate in a 300-mile bike ride to help the millions of children that are currently victims of the sexual slave trade. My motivation to participate in this ride-a-thon comes from a book I recently read, The Road of Lost Innocence. The book is narrated by Somaly Mam, founder of the Somaly Mam Foundation, who was sold into prostitution herself at a young age. After reading and researching the plight of the many young children across the world and their "loss of innocence," I knew I wanted to help.
Human trafficking is an enormous criminal industry, second only to drug trafficking. Sex trafficking is just one facet of this problem. It is roughly estimated that 2-4 million children and young women are sold into sexual slavery every year. The sex trafficking industry affects more than just its victims. It leads to the breakdown of families and communities and contributes to the spread of many diseases, among other social problems.
I am participating in this ride with the Somaly Mam Foundation because they focus not only on rehabilitation of the young children they rescue, but they also educate the local villages and teach awareness around the world. In their 3 shelters in Cambodia they care for the children and young women by teaching them life skills that will help the girls provide for themselves. They are advocates for more stringent laws and enforcement of these laws to make it harder for perpetrators to commit crimes against the children. I am hoping that you might be willing to support me in this fight by donating to the Somaly Mam Foundation - any donation - no matter the amount will help. You can donate online by going to this website http://www.somaly.org/futures09/riders/bio.php?rider=Rebecca_Weidner, or donate directly through me.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Thanks for your help,
Becca
P.S. I am paying for my trip to Cambodia. All donations go to the Somaly Mam Foundation to help support this important cause.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
How we spend our Sundays
I know it's not Sunday today but our Sundays are typically pretty great! We wake up and Nathan goes to work and then we pack up and head out to mama-Jan's for a day of awesomeness!
This is how you do a Sunday right!
We actually ate both...ummm i guess you'd call them cans of cinnamon rolls - we paid the price later in the form of tummy aches and 5 hour naps... It was a small price to pay. I hate thinking about the day that will come when we will eat oat bran instead. Oh well, I guess that will also be the day we've been married for more that a year so I'm cool with it!
We went to the movies later - We LOVE the movies! This is our thank you card pic to the people that got us movie tickets for Christmas...Thanks guys!
This was - unfortunately one of the last movies we'll be going to. It turns out I can't sit for very long because Sevyn is kind of in the way.
Nathan posing for the camera - the funny thing is this is also how he looks right before he sneezes...Cool
We always share a root beer at the movies - and you'd think all that candy was for the pregnant lady but I actually snuck in a burrito from Baja Fresh...It was awesome!
This is how you do a Sunday right!
We actually ate both...ummm i guess you'd call them cans of cinnamon rolls - we paid the price later in the form of tummy aches and 5 hour naps... It was a small price to pay. I hate thinking about the day that will come when we will eat oat bran instead. Oh well, I guess that will also be the day we've been married for more that a year so I'm cool with it!
We went to the movies later - We LOVE the movies! This is our thank you card pic to the people that got us movie tickets for Christmas...Thanks guys!
This was - unfortunately one of the last movies we'll be going to. It turns out I can't sit for very long because Sevyn is kind of in the way.
Nathan posing for the camera - the funny thing is this is also how he looks right before he sneezes...Cool
We always share a root beer at the movies - and you'd think all that candy was for the pregnant lady but I actually snuck in a burrito from Baja Fresh...It was awesome!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
I wasn't ever going to do this...
I am going to blog about work. After I found out that my husband was having dreams about my work I decided I was probably talking about it a little too much and so I told myself that work talk was off limits for the blog. However, I am making an exception. Just this once, and only because I believe it is good for the people to laugh...And if this doesn't make you laugh even a little, you are probably not much of a laugher to begin with which (consequently) means you could have high blood pressure due to stress...Get that checked out ok?
Anyways, I was in my department the other morning and I greeted a "typical" customer. She looked a little on the nutty side but hey, I sell socks with animals on them and magenta fedora hats so she could have needed what I had. She and I started discussing a red belt I have when she decided to try it on. She promptly took it off and said 'well sweetness, I only tried it on because you told me to..." Since I had not told her to try it on, I looked at her quizzically and she simply stated "Oh, I was just talkin to the holy spirit...Of course my psychiatrist doesn't think he exists so I don't know what I'm payin him for". (wow) at this moment another customer entered my department and I informed the lady that I was going to see if that customer needed help and she asked me if that was the only size I had in that belt. I briefly glanced at the lengths of the other belts and said a quick "yes" and darted over to the other customer. Well - apparently i was wrong because not 2 seconds later red belt lady came marching up to me and said, "You silly thing, there was another size...I hope your baby is smarter than you!" I then watched as she walked quickly into the next department and asked the salesperson for my name and then she went over to the shoe department. After procuring a pen and paper, she wrote the following note and asked the shoe manager to give it to me...
It states "Courtney (sp)? in accessories (sp)? receives and F-" and it is indeed signed "God"
It would indeed appear that not only is "God" unsure of the spelling of my name and the word "accessories" but she is also easily upset when it comes to the sizes available in a particular red belt... I will say in all honesty, had I known she was God, I would have looked twice at what belts we had...And then I would have looked twice at God and asked what the belt was for.
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