Help a grad student out PLEASE!!

For my grad class we had to "take action" on something that made us mad about eco juctice. My group had to watch a movie called The Cost of Cool. Then I built this blog as our "action". Each of us contributed, I am sure you can tell my part. On the blog is a visitor counter, unique visitor that is. I would love during my presentation to be able to prove that we have reached X amount of people. Could you just go to the blog ?? You don't have to view or do anything, just type the blog address in, let it load and count as a visitor :D You would have to go before Monday at 4PM as that is when my presentation is :D And imagine if I had followers besides me!!!! ;) THanks so much for helping out!!!

http://www.consumerawareness508.blogspot.com

Thanksgiving

Since the big kids were going to Nonna's for Thanksgiving we had ours here on Saturday. I make a kid friendly version. I make chicken, stove top stuffing, velveeta mac and cheese, canned green beans, pilsbury crescent rolls,gravy for mom, and brownies, all their favs! Sounds yucky to us adults but the kids love it! Todd and I were both recovering from colds so we didn't get all dressed up but we had fun just the same. Did you notice Maria's artwork displayed on the table? She worked hard on making that for our table! Funny thing was I told Matthew that we were having Thanksgiving now, he had a fit, crying and yelling, we finally got out of him that he didn't want to do Thanksgiving because that was BORING. After we were done making brownies and ate our kid meal, while watching Kung Fu Panda he said that was the BEST Thanksgiving ever, can we do it again??? Funny guy :) Here are some pics, I didn't take many we were too busy having fun :)

Chugging along

Somedays unemployment is hard and sometimes we are taken away from the stress by these sweet faces we were blessed with, all the time we are praying for guidance to the right job. Still no job for Todd. He is so ready to start working again! Prayers for some work soon would help :)
Here are some pics that I was smiling at to remind me that life is GOOD, even with no job for Todd.Sorry I got lazy and just posted the pics blog style, but school work is calling, only one more month left of this semester, then I will be half way done with my degree. I included a pic of my friend Julia from HS, and her new little son Julian, isn't he sweet? WE're hoping Ben and Julian will be friends, they're only 7 months apart! The pic I promised of Maria as a mermaid and the boys on a bike ride with Todd. Did I tell you what an awesome Dad Todd is??? :) He took them on a bike ride AND remembered to take a pic!

Hope

Well, Todd as my usual amazing guy has landed himself an interview already. Now of course it's not a shoe in or a given and quite likely not get the job, but I have to leave it to God's choice. It is in RI which sounds like the only downside. But if he gets offered he will do it, the at least hr drive. Tonight we went and bought him a suit, tie, dress shoes, shirt and even the belt, with kids in tow, quite interesting! All I can say is red head kid shouting there's 6 Matthews dancing in this mirror. Todd and I were both out of our element but mission accomplished. He needed a professional outfit badly, he's been lucky at his past job to have the luck of wearing t shirts and shorts to work every day. So say your prayers for Tuesday morning!! Here's a random picture of BEnjamin flying with Daddy. Can you see him smiling??

Halloween Pics

WEll, here are the late halloween pictures. Things are ok here. We have our health which is lots to be thankful for. The kids are chugging along in school, I have 5 weeks of school left, Ben has two new top teeth, the holidays are before us, always fun times. Todd unfortunately lost his job, such tough timing and scary economy for that to happen (of course the economy is the reason he lost his job). Despite the sudden and sad event he is determined to find a new job. AS he looks for a new job we will all enjoy this extra time together. I am missing the pics of Maria alone, I will get those up, they were on a different computer :( These pics aren't the best as I no longer have my fav RAW photo editor (trial ended but I keep shooting in RAW) DUMB!