Aint this Sweet?

My boss sent me this and I just had to post it here for everyone to read.

The Price of Children
This is just too good not to pass on. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:* $8,896.66 a year,* $741.38 a month, or* $171.08 a week.* That's a mere $24.24 a day!* Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140? * Naming rights. First, middle, and last!* Glimpses of God every day.* Giggles under the covers every night.* More love than your heart can hold.* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:* finger-paint,* carve pumpkins,* play hide-and-seek,* catch lightning bugs, and* never stop believing in Santa Claus.You have an excuse to:* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,* watching Saturday morning cartoons,* going to Disney movies, and* wishing on stars. * You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,* taking the training wheels off a bike,* removing a splinter,* filling a wading pool,* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the:* first step,* first word,* first bra,* first date, and* first time behind the wheel. You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, So...one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.

That is quite a deal for the price!!!
Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!

Hope you all enjoyed this as much as me!!
Love Jen

This is for my big sister!

For those who have been wondering this is what our new car looks like(our is a 2006 though and this is a 2007) But this is the color , type and everything. I have been really busy working, and trying to get a jump on some fundraising stuff for the preschool( I have to thank my sister michelle, she let me use her as a sounding board) I was very surprised the other day by my husband( besides the fact that he has been working lots of over time to keep things running smoothly with the new car) Lee bought me a part lite gift of some gorgeous blue Hannukah tea lights. For those of you who are wondering why I have not been postings any pictures, it's because our camera bit the dust on our anniversary(it fell out of my purse) If anyone is updating their digital camera and needs a home for their old one feel free to send it over,,,,(I miss my camera) I have soo much on my plate... The kids now know the whole Alef-Bet, and now we are starting on vowels. Jacinda is keeping up with her violin practice and both kids are getting busy. One of the reasons that I am updating is because my sister has started to visit my blog, and I thought I'd give her something new to read.
Love you Michelle
Hugs to all the girls...(hope this is spelled right) Megan, Hannah, Abigail, Sarah ans Ruth I miss you all

Love Jen

I finally have a title!

I'm happy that Jeremy helped me figure out hoe to add a title, but now I need to go design a whole bunch of Lord of the rings halloween costumes.

Later

What were they thinking???

Today as we were watching thousands of poeple run for the cure(Yeah Tyler!!!! I watched for you to cheer you on!) Lee and I noticed how many people had their faithful companions with them supporting their masters, wearing pink collars, bandanna's and ribbons. Then as we watched a couple walked by with a pink dog.......What were they thinking, they actually somehow died their white dog pink. We talked about it , because we couldn't believe that p[eople would do something like that to their dog, it's pretty creul. As we were talking we walked past a car and saw two large dogs locked inside with no windows opened. We started to wonder about how people thought of their pets. They are not simple accessories, they are family! Would you leave your child in a car, or paint their body pink? Sheesh people, come on now. Do better by your pets ..... and they will continue to love you unconditionally. Please make yourselves worthy of that love.