This past weekend we celebrated my son's 9th Birthday. First let me say where did the time go? We had our family and friends party together this year and I have learned my lesson on that. If you are ever thinking of doing this let me be the first to say don't. I felt like I had no time to spend with our family. Robby on the other hand had a great time and after all that is what matters.

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Today is Grandparents day. So let me start by saying Happy Grandparents Day to all those Grandparents out there. I was thinking today about my Grandparents I only have one still alive. When I was married (the first time) I was lucky enough to have all four of my grandparents there, I also was lucky enough to have known quite well one of my Great Grandmothers. I sit here and think of all the fun things I did with my grandparents over the years and how they have influenced my life. I know I find my self referencing things they have taught me to my children. I am very happy that my children have my Grandmother and there Grandparents in there lives to help mold them. Maybe just maybe I will hear them referencing there grandparents to there children some day.

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Today was our son's first testing with his new Karate School. I am not sure who was more nervous him or me?!?! By the end of testing I was completely amazed at what my son could do!

When he tests again he will be going for his Blue Belt.

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I know there will be many many many posts out there today about the tragic events that happened on September 11,2001. I am sad like most Americans are today. But I also have to send out a Great Big Hug to the families and loved ones of the HERO'S of Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville PA. The men and women of this flight did more than they know by taking back our skys that frightful morning. Personally they saved my family. Not only did this flight fly over my parents home where my mother was babysitting my almost 1yr old son but it was headed back to our nations capital and had it crashed closer my family that lives by there might have been in the path of destruction. I know there were many people who lost loved ones on that day and I can only pray that they are comforted in knowing that the lives that were lost on that particular part of that horrible day saved so many others and I will always look at them as one of our GREATEST HEROS!!!!!!! As of today 8 years later there is no permanent memorial to honor these heros please check out www.honorflight93.org and see what you can do to help future generations know about our heros of today!

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Anne and her Great Grandmother (GG)

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Well we just get the kids back into the swing of school and already we have a long weekend. I kind of feel guilty trying to keep my kids on a schedule over the holiday weekend but I know if I don't then when Tuesday morning rolls around I will regret it. We have so much going on this weekend too. Saturday we are going to my in-laws for a picnic Sunday we are driving to Maryland for my nieces birthday party and on Sunday we are going to visit two friends one is an old friend of my husband's and the other is my best friend since I was a child. I can only hope that my kids do not fight me with the schedule. At least after this Tuesday we will completely be back into the swing of things for school and we can get to a regular routine around here well that is until Thanksgiving break. Have a great holiday weekend.

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Today was our daughters first dental visit. She was a trooper. I on the other hand was not. She sat in the chair and let the dentist look in her mouth and count her teeth like she was her best friend. I knew going into this that she would need more work done and that this was just a consult. We will be going back to have her front teeth fixed in a few weeks and they will have to give her sedation for that, they probably should give me some too. LOL I am sure my big girl will do great then too.

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