How I See Things

One of my favorite places to hang out on a cold day is The Henry Ford museum. On Martin Luther King day the kids and I headed down for a visit. It is a great day to visit because there is so much civil rights history there and they have great presentations too. I decided to just take some snapshots of things that caught my eye.


This is a statue of my favorite president, Abraham Lincoln.

The picture doesn't do this craftsmanship justice. I guess you will have to visit and see it for yourself.

Down the main hallway leading into the museum are all of these beautiful chandeliers.

At the top of the windows in the hallway have these brass looking eagles.

I'm pretty sure that this is from the ground breaking of the museum. I'll have to read the sign better next visit.

The Wienermobile, enough said.

I guess this is me?

Chrome! Grill of a 1965 Mustang.

No, I didn't goof on this picture, she is an upside down wing walker.

The presidential seal on the Kennedy limo.

The flag on the front of the Kennedy limo.

If you follow the "road" you can see the evolution of cars. The museum is in the process of taking this exhibit apart and replacing it with something new. I can't wait to see what they do.

The wheel of an early train.

The door on a box car.

Happy New Year!!

We rang in the new year very quietly at home. Emily went to the annual party at the church and danced the night away with friends. Rob and I tried to not fall asleep before mid-night. This is our usual picture of the kids counting in the new year.

p.s. I dvr'ed the count down and made the kids re-enact the whole thing since Emily wasn't actually home. Shhh....don't tell.

Christmas 2010

I love Christmas and everything it stands for. As I was trying to buy gifts for the kids they said they really didn't want or need anything. The kids are old enough to know that times can be a little tight and that if we were all happy and healthy we really couldn't ask for anything else. Don't get me wrong, the kids did get Christmas gifts and they were happy with them. Emily asked that we not buy her anything this year since she wanted to go on the band trip to Disney in Feburary and the cost is $800.00. I must say that the day was great. We opened presents and spent quality time together before heading down to my brothers. We are truly blessed!!

Emily checking out her stocking stuffers while wearing the hat her brother bought her.

The biggest surprise for Jeremy is the Madden 2011 game. He had been told by the guy at Target that Play station 2 games would no longer be made. His wonderful mother found this PS2 coveted game at the local grocery store.

Emily lost our hymn book last year and this year I replaced it, so did her piano teacher. We now have two copies and that's ok. I also picked up two other piano pieces that she is currently working on.

Emily got Jeremy the video of the best of Michigan Football and I found the book online for him.

Emily's stocking was stuffed with the things she needed. A new calendar, Taylor Swift's new cd, lotion called Forever Sunshine (Sunshine is one of her nicknames) and yes those are Ninja stars.

Jeremy was filled with joy when he opened the gift card to the pet shop. He has been bugging us for a fish and this meant he could get one. The first one he picked died 5 days later so Bob went back to the store in a baggie and now Fish resides with us.