these pictures are from the 2007 and 2008 year. Enjoy!!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Yes, I am a CRAZY mom......
That loves to fundraise for her boys schools Here is what I am working on if anyone is interested in any of them please let me know: I am currently working on 2 fundraisers for Landon's preschool: 1. Cookie sale: www.savoryfoods.com We are selling them for 10.00 a tub and I am currently taking orders. You can mail me a check. Here are what the cookies look like..I love to buy the sugar cookies and use them for all the Christmas parties that we have (this year we have 3 to attend!) Delivery for them will be around mid November so just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and treats
Homestyle Ready-to-Bake Cookies contain only the finest ingredients: wholesome oats, plump raisins, brown sugar, and real Hershey chocolate chunks and Reeses's Peanut Butter. Try all of our varieties made fresh to order!
Allergen Statement: "MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PRODUCES PEANUT PRODUCTS"
CHOCOLATE CHUNK
Made with real, semi-sweet Hershey® chocolate chunks.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Rich Dutch cocoa-based dough with real semi-sweet Hershey® chocolate chunks.
CHOCOLATE CHUNK PECAN
Made with real, semi-sweet Hershey® Chocolate and premium pecans.
PEANUT BUTTER
Resse's® Peanut Butter & Peanut Butter pieces for peanut butter lovers.
CANDY
Chock full of Candy Coated Chocolate Pieces for your sweet tooth.
SUGAR
Perfect to decorate for the holidays.
WHITE MACADAMIA
Delicious, wholesome nuts and white chocolate chunks in a moist cookie.
SNICKERDOODLE
Delicious cinnamon chips in a sugar cookie dough.
OATMEAL RAISIN
Loaded with plump raisins. A very moist cookie.
COCONUT PECAN
Chewy yet crispy, loaded with crispy rice, coconut and pecans.
MINT DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Chocolate and mint drops in a delicious chocolate dough.
2. Mom to Mom sale: I am currently still selling tables for this event. The tables are only 20.00. They will be 8ft tables and you can sell anything. It is like a HUGE indoor garage sale. We also have a room just for home based business too! Let me know if you want more info. You can come and shop at the preschool as well for only 1.00! The proceeds go the preschool. Date: Saturday, Nov. 1st sale runs from 12noon until 5pm. I would suggest getting in line at 11am to have first dibs on everything!
Devin and Ian's school at Sycamore
1. I am currently organizing a fundraiser called "Who Let the Mom's Out" it is a 15 hour crop at the school. We are charging $50.00 for this fundraiser and it includes a lot for your money! Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a gift at your seat and chances to win prizes..BIG prizes. The date is Saturday, Oct. 25th times are from 9am-12 midnight! You are allowed to set up on Friday night as well to be ready to scrapbook as soon as you get there on Saturday!!
Homestyle Ready-to-Bake Cookies contain only the finest ingredients: wholesome oats, plump raisins, brown sugar, and real Hershey chocolate chunks and Reeses's Peanut Butter. Try all of our varieties made fresh to order!
Allergen Statement: "MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PRODUCES PEANUT PRODUCTS"
CHOCOLATE CHUNK
Made with real, semi-sweet Hershey® chocolate chunks.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Rich Dutch cocoa-based dough with real semi-sweet Hershey® chocolate chunks.
CHOCOLATE CHUNK PECAN
Made with real, semi-sweet Hershey® Chocolate and premium pecans.
PEANUT BUTTER
Resse's® Peanut Butter & Peanut Butter pieces for peanut butter lovers.
CANDY
Chock full of Candy Coated Chocolate Pieces for your sweet tooth.
SUGAR
Perfect to decorate for the holidays.
WHITE MACADAMIA
Delicious, wholesome nuts and white chocolate chunks in a moist cookie.
SNICKERDOODLE
Delicious cinnamon chips in a sugar cookie dough.
OATMEAL RAISIN
Loaded with plump raisins. A very moist cookie.
COCONUT PECAN
Chewy yet crispy, loaded with crispy rice, coconut and pecans.
MINT DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Chocolate and mint drops in a delicious chocolate dough.
2. Mom to Mom sale: I am currently still selling tables for this event. The tables are only 20.00. They will be 8ft tables and you can sell anything. It is like a HUGE indoor garage sale. We also have a room just for home based business too! Let me know if you want more info. You can come and shop at the preschool as well for only 1.00! The proceeds go the preschool. Date: Saturday, Nov. 1st sale runs from 12noon until 5pm. I would suggest getting in line at 11am to have first dibs on everything!
Devin and Ian's school at Sycamore
1. I am currently organizing a fundraiser called "Who Let the Mom's Out" it is a 15 hour crop at the school. We are charging $50.00 for this fundraiser and it includes a lot for your money! Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a gift at your seat and chances to win prizes..BIG prizes. The date is Saturday, Oct. 25th times are from 9am-12 midnight! You are allowed to set up on Friday night as well to be ready to scrapbook as soon as you get there on Saturday!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
We just received our NEW adoption date!
I guess the courts like Tuesdays because our new adoption date will be Tuesday, Oct. 28th at 2pm!!!! YAY! This all ironic because Oct. 31st-Nov 1st will be 5 years Devin has been dealing with Foster Care System/torture off and on... We are so glad this will be done and official!!
Here are a few pictures I have taken lately..
Landon fell asleep outside
My grandpa celebrated his 92 birthday this month so I bought him this Kellogg's hat! He loved it!
Ian getting off the bus. Riding the bus his is favorite part of school!
Here are a few pictures I have taken lately..
Landon fell asleep outside
My grandpa celebrated his 92 birthday this month so I bought him this Kellogg's hat! He loved it!
Ian getting off the bus. Riding the bus his is favorite part of school!
Friday, September 26, 2008
HOLT IS Famous!! Extreme Makeover is HERE! Oh Ty Pennington
Holt family to get 'Extreme Makeover'
Jeremy W. Steele • jwsteele@lsj.com • September 26, 2008 • From Lansing State Journal
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UPDATED 10:40 A.M. - HOLT - The Holt family of Tim Nickless will receive a new home from the ABC television program, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'
The Nickless family lives in an 1860s farmhouse on Eifert Road. Tim Nickless, an intensive care nurse at Ingham Regional Medical Center, died earlier this year of Hepatitis. He is survived by his wife Arlene and three sons.
Police and Extreme Makeover private security closed Eifert Road between Holt and Willoughby this morning as a caravan of production vehicles and a motor coach went to the home to notify the family of the news.
Authorities on the scene include the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department and private security wearing Extreme Makeover identification.
A crowd of about 30 people gathered earlier this morning at the corner of Holt and Eifert but dispersed after the caravan went by.
“Tim Nickless was a true Renaissance man,” according to an ‘Extreme Makeover’ press release. “This loving husband and father to three young boys was not only a respected nurse devoted to his patients but also a gifted craftsman, mentor and environmentalist. As president of the Lansing Area Flying Aces model airplane club, and a member of the Arbor Day Society, Tim had a lust for life and a love for all things living. However after a painful 7-year battle with Hepatitis C, Tim died on January 19, 2008. Arlene and her three boys are now on their own in a 148-year-old farmhouse that is in dire need of repairs. Its walls, floors, and foundation are deteriorating, and the old wiring is a fire hazard. Had he survived, Tim would have and could have turned this dilapidated house into their dream home. It is now up to Ty and his designers to do just that, for with Tim’s untimely passing, Arlene and the boys are desperate for help.”
Ingham Regional spokeswoman Emily Davis said the hospital has been rounding up volunteers at the hospital for this project.
Donna Schultz, a neighbor and friend of the Nicklesses, said she helped Arlene pack some things Wednesday night. Their children have gone to school together.
"They definitely need this, the house is in really tough repair," Schultz said.
She said there are uneven floors and the windows are in bad shape.
In the crowd was Ruth Laramie who is 85 today. The Clio woman has a daughter who lives in Holt. She said she came because she wanted a chance to see Ty Pennington, the show’s host, on her birthday.
"I just want to see him and give him a big kiss on the cheek," she said.
Lansing-based Mayberry Homes is donating its services as general contractor.
“We are deeply touched by the Nickless family story, and Mayberry Homes has recruited a tremendous local volunteer support to help build them a new home,” said Karen Schroeder, Director of Sales and Marketing for Mayberry Homes in a released statement.
Work will start Sunday and should be complete by Thursday.
Here are a few things you might want to know:
How can I help?
Builder Mayberry Homes, which is donating its services as general contractor, says it has most of the volunteers it needs. The biggest need is cash, said Karen Schroeder, co-owner of the Lansing-based company. The family has an underlying mortgage on the existing house and will have other expenses. Donate at www.mayberryhomesextreme.com.
May I visit the site?
Yes. Starting Monday, spectators are encouraged. That's when the new house should start to go up.
Streets around the house are likely to be closed to traffic. Visitors will have to park at an off-site location and be shuttled to the project. Details should be announced today.
Do they really build a house in a week?
In 106 hours, hopefully. The old house will be demolished Sunday, and the new house should be framed in by Tuesday. The family will get to see the finished product on Oct. 3.
Sometimes the build runs behind schedule, but "we've never not built a family's home in time," Executive Producer Conrad Rickets said. "And you're not going to be the first ones."
While the Lansing build happens, the show will be erecting another house in Albert Lea, Minn. Host Ty Pennington will fly between the two sites next week.
Check www.lsj.com for updates
Jeremy W. Steele • jwsteele@lsj.com • September 26, 2008 • From Lansing State Journal
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UPDATED 10:40 A.M. - HOLT - The Holt family of Tim Nickless will receive a new home from the ABC television program, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'
The Nickless family lives in an 1860s farmhouse on Eifert Road. Tim Nickless, an intensive care nurse at Ingham Regional Medical Center, died earlier this year of Hepatitis. He is survived by his wife Arlene and three sons.
Police and Extreme Makeover private security closed Eifert Road between Holt and Willoughby this morning as a caravan of production vehicles and a motor coach went to the home to notify the family of the news.
Authorities on the scene include the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department and private security wearing Extreme Makeover identification.
A crowd of about 30 people gathered earlier this morning at the corner of Holt and Eifert but dispersed after the caravan went by.
“Tim Nickless was a true Renaissance man,” according to an ‘Extreme Makeover’ press release. “This loving husband and father to three young boys was not only a respected nurse devoted to his patients but also a gifted craftsman, mentor and environmentalist. As president of the Lansing Area Flying Aces model airplane club, and a member of the Arbor Day Society, Tim had a lust for life and a love for all things living. However after a painful 7-year battle with Hepatitis C, Tim died on January 19, 2008. Arlene and her three boys are now on their own in a 148-year-old farmhouse that is in dire need of repairs. Its walls, floors, and foundation are deteriorating, and the old wiring is a fire hazard. Had he survived, Tim would have and could have turned this dilapidated house into their dream home. It is now up to Ty and his designers to do just that, for with Tim’s untimely passing, Arlene and the boys are desperate for help.”
Ingham Regional spokeswoman Emily Davis said the hospital has been rounding up volunteers at the hospital for this project.
Donna Schultz, a neighbor and friend of the Nicklesses, said she helped Arlene pack some things Wednesday night. Their children have gone to school together.
"They definitely need this, the house is in really tough repair," Schultz said.
She said there are uneven floors and the windows are in bad shape.
In the crowd was Ruth Laramie who is 85 today. The Clio woman has a daughter who lives in Holt. She said she came because she wanted a chance to see Ty Pennington, the show’s host, on her birthday.
"I just want to see him and give him a big kiss on the cheek," she said.
Lansing-based Mayberry Homes is donating its services as general contractor.
“We are deeply touched by the Nickless family story, and Mayberry Homes has recruited a tremendous local volunteer support to help build them a new home,” said Karen Schroeder, Director of Sales and Marketing for Mayberry Homes in a released statement.
Work will start Sunday and should be complete by Thursday.
Here are a few things you might want to know:
How can I help?
Builder Mayberry Homes, which is donating its services as general contractor, says it has most of the volunteers it needs. The biggest need is cash, said Karen Schroeder, co-owner of the Lansing-based company. The family has an underlying mortgage on the existing house and will have other expenses. Donate at www.mayberryhomesextreme.com.
May I visit the site?
Yes. Starting Monday, spectators are encouraged. That's when the new house should start to go up.
Streets around the house are likely to be closed to traffic. Visitors will have to park at an off-site location and be shuttled to the project. Details should be announced today.
Do they really build a house in a week?
In 106 hours, hopefully. The old house will be demolished Sunday, and the new house should be framed in by Tuesday. The family will get to see the finished product on Oct. 3.
Sometimes the build runs behind schedule, but "we've never not built a family's home in time," Executive Producer Conrad Rickets said. "And you're not going to be the first ones."
While the Lansing build happens, the show will be erecting another house in Albert Lea, Minn. Host Ty Pennington will fly between the two sites next week.
Check www.lsj.com for updates
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Calling all Prayer Warriors!
My mother-n-law's boyfriend of the last 8 years passed away last night. He has been sick with Emphysema the entire time we have known him. History: Jim's dad died in 1998, then we were married in 1999, then Vicki (MIL) started seeing Jim (yes, Jim's dad name was Jim and so is my Jim and so was boyfriend..did you follow all that?LOL) Anyway, I was bummed that she had started dating a guy who was sick and would not have a long life span..he lived longer than expected really. They were really perfect for each other and so a like in so many ways. Now she is alone again for the 2nd time :( I feel for her.
Here are my requests:
1. that God would open up her heart and she would believe in him!
2. That my Brother-n-law Jim's yongest brother would be saved as well.
Answer to prayers for many years: Jim's middle brother, Tim. I have prayed since Jim and I were married in 1999 that he would be saved. He accepted Christ 2 years ago and he just told me tonight that he redicated his life to Christ 2 weeks ago. I am so EXITED. I am praying that he can talk to his mom (my mother-n-law) about Christ!
ps. it has been a rough almost 2 weeks..Jim's uncle Bob passed away a week ago Monday night and now Jim (boyfriend) died last night one week later..we have yet another funeral on Saturday for Jim. 2 in less than 2 weeks..that is a lot..I am praying for NO MORE for awhile!
Here are my requests:
1. that God would open up her heart and she would believe in him!
2. That my Brother-n-law Jim's yongest brother would be saved as well.
Answer to prayers for many years: Jim's middle brother, Tim. I have prayed since Jim and I were married in 1999 that he would be saved. He accepted Christ 2 years ago and he just told me tonight that he redicated his life to Christ 2 weeks ago. I am so EXITED. I am praying that he can talk to his mom (my mother-n-law) about Christ!
ps. it has been a rough almost 2 weeks..Jim's uncle Bob passed away a week ago Monday night and now Jim (boyfriend) died last night one week later..we have yet another funeral on Saturday for Jim. 2 in less than 2 weeks..that is a lot..I am praying for NO MORE for awhile!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Cancelled
Our adoption is cancelled..Look for a date in Oct. The new court worker girls..messed it all up...so they said we have to wait 21 days...oh well..we have waited this long uh?! What is another 21 days?? Thanks everyone for your love and support. We love you all!!!
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