Well I'm back and I just wanted to tell you that I'm might put a poll for whoever you think is going to win the Super Bowl!Patriots, Chargers, Packers, or Giants?

Today after school I had a SADD(students against drinking and drugs). Well I think that's all that happened today so, see ya!




Joke of the Day:Knock,Knock.Who's there?Guess.Guess who?We're not talking about games!

Thanks Sis!!

Today was the Monday and Mondays always stink.After school Sis and I went to the Y.We swam and then we played basketball.After that we went to Baskin Robbins.I got 1 scoop of cookie dough and 1 scoop of mint chocolate chip.I almost finished mine before we got home!Well I think that's it for today.See ya!


Joke of the Day:Knock,Knock.Who's there?Banana.Banana who?Knock,Knock.Who's there?Banana.Banana who?Knock,Knock.Who's there?Banana.Banana who?Knock,Knock.Who's there?Orange.Orange who?Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

Long and Tiring Day

Well today I was really tired because last night I stayed up until 3am and we went to church.Talk about no sleep!After church we went to the mall and looked for a shirt for pictures.It took forever for us to find a shirt the right color thanks to whoever said we had to wear the same colors.Then we went to Wal-Mart or Wally World to Michael to get a pic. of all of the grand kids.Michael found these ornaments that he started throwing around.One time he threw an ornament up and it hit the ceiling!Well I think that's all that's happened today.See ya!


Joke of the Day:Knock Knock.Who's there?Boo.Boo who?No need to cry it's just a joke.

LOL!

Hi, I'm back, do you remember that pic. that sis posted the 3rd/the one where the ball hits her in the face?Well if you LOL!Well I think that's all I'm going to post today.See ya!

THANKS MOM!!!!!!

Hi, I'm Trevor and I will be blogging in purple, this is my first time. Today I played Super Mario Galaxy on my Wii.I got three stars so I only need to beat 1 more level to win the game.YES!!!After that I went up to my mom's room.We then started watching the Patriots/Jaguars game.In a little bit we'll propably watch the Colts/Chargers game because Mom's a big Peyton Manning fan.I don't know who will win because when they played in the regular season the Chargers won but the Colts didn't have Marvin Harrison.

well, i havent posted anything on here in a long time so i figured i would now. its kind of hard to type because of my new nails i had put on today. im not too excited about going to school tomorrow but i guess its just one day closer to getting out of that crazy place and on to starting my life as a nurse. im so excited!! i know its going to be a long, hard journey, but i know God will help me through the tough times and make me stronger. i hope i get the PROMISE scholarship so i can go through college debt/worry free. ive prayed so hard for it. January 26th is my last chance to try and get it.......IM NERVOUS!!! oh well, i guess what happens, happens and God will provide for my family and i as i go through college. well its 11 and im pretty tired. night everybody!!

ttfn - ta ta for now!!

photos: top is a picture i took from my bedroom window after i got out of the shower early in the morning. i thought it was awesome! bottom is a picture of my friend, liz, and me on Geek Day at our school. yes, that is real headgear, and yes, she did have to wear it when she had braces, but only at night. hahahaha.

Hello from Curt's House

Hello Friends and Family,

I am visiting Curt's family right now in Greenbrier County. We have shared this blog with Curt's mom, Mindy, and now the Mann family has a blog of their own! It is http://www.themannfamilywv.blogspot.com/. The weather was nice today so we took about a 4 mile walk down the river trail. It was cool and foggy because of the previous rain, and the air was crisp. The fresh air in the country was soothing. Marco came with us and behaved really well. Curt actually let him off of his leash, and he stayed with us. Mindy and I are about to make a coconut cream pie so I better go! Yummmmm!

Have a great evening,

Katelyn

Thank Goodness it's the weekend!!

Well as you can see my husband now needs to teach me how to do a slide show. I was looking at some pictures on the computer and thought I would share a few. There are not many of my family because they never want their picture taken. The one at right is of my Ma-Ma Elsie who passed away Thankgiving 2007. I miss her alot and I know Alex does, she has this picture in he room. I love Katelyn's posting just before this one. Of course I cried. I am so proud of ALL of my kids, Terry and I are truly BLESSED. Well I am going to go now and enjoy my clean house thanks to my wonderful "helper" she is the greatest!!!!! It is so awesome to come home to a clean house on Friday after working all week. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! As always LOVE and BLESSINGS.

A Nicaragua Story from Katelyn

Hello Everyone!

I hope you have had a great New Year's! This evening I'm going to share a few highlights from mine and Curt's trip to Nicaragua. We had a wonderful time! As I was studying for my finals and packing for the trip, I asked God to reveal Himself to me sometime in Nicaragua; just an insight on why I would be there. As we all know, He likes to show up in the unexpected places and when we least expect Him. Well, Curt and I fell in love with an 11 year old boy named Lester from the orphanage we visited every day. It turned out that we decided to sponsor him! When we told Lester we would like to sponsor him and see him again, he instantly said, "gracias" and wrapped his arms around us. The only thing I can say is that at that moment I felt God's presence when we all three embraced each other. It was an indescribable feeling, yet so peaceful and loving. Curt and I had no intentions on sponsoring a boy from the orphanage, and we had no plans on continuing our mission in Nicaragua until we met Lester and the other boys who live in Remar Orphanage.

Not only did the love from Remar reveal God to me, but the physical labor at the work sites caused the Holy spirit to rumble in my heart. Working to bring peace to people's lives gave me such an amazing feeling that I yearn for more. We successfully built two houses out of cement blocks for two families living in the same community as Remar. We praise God for blessing us on this trip, and we can't wait to go back! Curt has already set his heart on a mission to help the boys at Remar. He wants to install lights for their soccer court in the backyard. As for me, I have my heart set on Lester. I hope that through me I can show him how great is God's love and who is Jesus Christ.

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

Katelyn

Thought I would add the favorite member of our family as far as Lisa is concerned. The spoiled little one who guards our house. She thinks she is a K9 attack dog. Katelyn and Curt just love her to death. Big baby is what she is !!

well, like mom said...ANOTHER SNOW DAY FOR TREV AND ME!! sad thing is, ive been up since 6:30 am bc of chewy. she was restless last night and this morning. i think i got a total of 6 hours of sleep but i still feel like i could run a marathon (ok thats pushing it but you know what i mean haha). well theres really nothing to talk about except for the fact that i LOVE snow. and i cant wait to graduate from high school and go to college and become a nurse :o) so exciting!! well i need to go get a shower and find a plain red shirt. write on here later!!

ttfn - ta ta for now

alex

photo: this was taken during an intense game of kickball at camp cowen. i helped out another cabin bc they were short one player so i played for them and what do i get from my original cabin? a ball straight to the face.

No School Again-Busy Time for Terry and Lisa

Well, no school again today. The next couple of weeks will be very busy for Terry and myself, as most of you know St. Mary's will be opening new Intensive Care Units. My unit, Open Heart Recovery, will no longer be. We are moving up to the second floor and becoming part of the new Cardio-Vascular Intensive Care Unit. So, what does that mean for me, long hours and hopefully very few "glitches" to overcome. I started a new job a few weeks ago, I am the Specialty Leader of the Open Heart Recovery program, basically if any thing goes wrong guess who they come to. At least I am off night shift now and am working day shifts with weekends off. Terry has a new charting system starting at the same time. Can you believe it he is responsible for the whole thing, I don't know how he does it but I do know that I am very proud of him. So I guess what I am saying is that your prayers are needed over the next couple of weeks for a smooth transition for not only Terry and me but for the patients as well. Pray that we will not only carry out the Mission of St. Mary's but, also live it in our daily lives. As always LOVE and Blessings.
Lisa

Snow Day --- Not ----Work Day

Back to work today no snow day for the big kids. Whats that mean?
Of course it means fast food for dinner at the Ellis house. Katelyn
and Curt came over to entertain Trevor and stayed for dinner. Katelyn
Viewed the blog and I gave her instructions on how to add her two cents worth.
Her posts will be in blue so now we have the following.

• Terry
• Lisa
• Alex
• Katelyn
  

snow day = no school :)

well, since everyone is telling me to change my font color, i guess i will :) well today was a snow day for trevor and i (halleluia - sp?) so ive slept ALOT. i wish i couldve slept longer but it was already noon and i still have to sleep tonight, plus katelyn and curt will be here soon to play with trev and his christmas presents from santa (the wii). well i think i need to get in the shower soon because i probably stink lol.

ttfn - ta ta for now

song for the day: "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan

ps - visit my blog at amoss89.blogspot.com

One More Day!!

As if my kids have not been out of school long enough, we woke up to snow this morning. Thanks Cassie for bringing the white stuff with you. So Alex and Trevor are sooo excited about not having to go to school for one more day. Of course Terry and I are up at 5:30am to start our day. Jan, I took some great pictures of our "white" back yard, again I will post those when my husband shows me how. Well, Jan I guess everyone but you knew about the little suprise. I bet you thought "the Ellis' are gone now I can be alone with my blog". I am sure that the suprise was much BETTER. Well have to head out to work. Love and blessings to you all.

hey guys!! its alex. well now its my turn to leave a post now that my wonderful family is home from cincy and they finally showed me how to post these things :) anywho i hope every one had a great christmas and new year bc i sure did. except for all of the cold weather, its been the best break from school ever haha. im not really ready to go back tomorrow so im hoping and praying that it snows about 2 feet :) well i dont really have anything else to talk about so i guess im finished!

ttfn - ta ta for now!!

photos: the first picture was taken at a brasilian school where i learned how celebrities feel when they are mobbed by fans...brasilians arent used to seeing blonde hair and blue eyes, let alone seeing americans, so we gave out our autograph ALOT! some kids even asked us to write on their clothes or even their arms!

the second picture is frosted flakes, but in brasil!! lol i think the way u pronouce it is SOO-CREEL-HOS

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everybody!!! I knew if I started this blog my computer "geek" husband would take over. So, this blog will be a joint effort and I am sure Alex and Trevor will get in on the action too. I am very grateful in this New Year for family. I not only have a wonderful family at home, (Mom, Dad, Stepmom, Stepdad, Sister and her family etc. etc...)but I also have a wondeful extended family (Terry's family) Mark and Jan have always made our family feel welcome even when we invite ourselves into their already busy life. Last night it felt like it was below zero with the wind chill but we had to have a "campfire". Jan being the persistant one that she is made it happen for us all. Terry of course was too cold for the festivities and went in early. You know you are getting old when on New Years Eve you are counting down with the clock to midnight just so you can go to bed and not to see in the New Year. That is just what we did here at the "rockin" Ellis household. Oh well, we had a great time anyway, as usual good food and good company what can I say. Thanks again Mark and Jan for letting us spend the New Year with your family!!!! Hope everyone has a great New Year. LOVE and BLESSINGS to all!!!
P.S. I will add a picture of our fire as soon as I figure out how to download it.

Happy New Year World

Still at Big Brothers house and started off the New Year with a Howl. Ella the beagle dog who has become my close friend decided she needed out to start her new year. Blowing snow and cold as winter out so I delayed my five mile run this morning. I looked at pictures on the puter with Jan instead. Checked out all the grand kids and caught up on Cassie's crew. Learned about the pioneer woman and some chicken lady up in the hills of WV.

Thought for the day: You accomplish little by licking a push over. Tough problems are your opportunities.

Picture is from Alex's mission trip to Brazil.