Mission Work in Haiti

I'm asking for prayers from everyone.

for my dad, Glenn Schliebner.

He leaves Saturday to go to Haiti for mission work at the church there near the earthquake site.


He'll be gone a week.

Thanks, everyone! I'm so proud of him!
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**Update**
5/1/10
My dad's mission trip fell through. He won't be going to Haiti after all. He got a call early this morning to tell him not to come. It's either a problem with the weather (it's the rainy season now) or the government. It's too bad. He's disappointed. He had tons of candy and movies to show the kids there. He was going to teach English and the Bible.
I'm still proud of him for wanting to go and doing something good to help others. He does that everyday, though! :)

oUr CrAzY sPrInG bReAk!

The question everyone asks each other when we return to school at this time of year is, "How was your Spring Break?"

Most answers are something like, "Too short!", "Wish I had another week!", or the usual answer, "It was great! How was yours?"

Well, mine was CrAzY! We couldn't have fit not even one more event into 9 days if we had tried!

It started off with our 5-year anniversary on the 26th. Michael surprised me with roses and took me to dinner at our usual anniversary dining location-The Langston House at Henderson Village

The following day was the Easter Egg Hunt at church. Allyson's best friend from her school Savannah came. They had so much fun together.
Allyson needed quite a bit of coaxing to sit in the Easter Bunny's lap. We had to tell her it was really Daddy.

The hunt is on!

See this smile. That makes all the hard work totally worth it!

Mike was an awesome Easter Bunny! He may get this job again next year.

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Everyone like somethig sweet at Easter. Our family got the sweetest gift EVER!

Meet my new neice, Carlee Morgan Blackerby

She was born by C-section on April 1 at 7:44 am.

She weighed 8 lbs 1 oz. She was 21 inches long.

She looks like a little angel!

Congrats to Robbi, Brad, and big brother Caleb!

I thought this was a neat shot of my sister seeing her daughter for the first time outside of the delivery room.

Proud grandpa and cousin Allyson

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That same day, Mike and I headed to the North Georgia Mountains for some time alone. Since we just celebrated 5 years, we decided this called for a special time away.

On Friday, we wanted to go hiking at Unicoi State Park. We didn't see a hiking trail right away, so we took a bike trail. What's the difference, right?

Well, there's a big difference! Steeper slopes and longer! I was so proud of us. We hiked over 4 miles!

After the hike, we had a picnic and then hiked another mile and a half to see Anna Ruby Falls. We got more exercise on vacation than we do at home! Go figure!

Here's our cabin. It was so nice! It had a hot tub, rain shower, jacuzzi tub, fire pit, and all modern appliances. We did not want to leave.

If you ever want to rent a cabin in Helen, Georgia, click here and find Moose Creek Lodge.

Our fire in the fire pit. We had a special dinner at a table close by. We had bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin, loaded mashed potatoes, and strawberries with whipped cream and chocolate for dessert.

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We came back Saturday evening because we cannot be away from Allyson on EASTER!

She's already eating candy in this picture.

Pictures at my mom & dad's

Here's two of our family's favorite dishes.

Pear Salad

Large can of pear halves

mayo

shredded cheddar

candied cherries

Put a dollop of mayo on each pear. Sprinkle with cheese. Garnish with cherries

Classic Deviled Eggs

boiled eggs, halved with yolks seperated

mayo

dill picle relish

mustard

salt

pepper

slices of green olives for garnish

In a bowl, mix yolks with 2-3 T of mayo, 2 t relish, a dab of mustard, dash of salt, dash of pepper. Add more mayo, if you like them extra creamy. Use a spoon to dallop the mixture onto eggs. Garnish with slices of green olives. Enjoy!

So, It's Been a While...

I can't believe it's been since March 6 when I last posted. We have been so busy! I feel like life has just been a whirlwind swirling past me.

I have quite a bit to post about, but I'll start with the pictures I have ready and go from there.

Friday, March 19 was Spring Fling at my school. It will be Allyson's school next year since she's been accepted in our Pre-K program. Yay! Yes, I can't believe she'll be school-age by then.

Anyway, Allyson and Mike came along to Spring Fling. Here are a few pics of Allyson getting involved in some of the activities. She had a blast!

Digging for buried treasure. Basically, looking for marked pebbles in a tub of rice. Which I found out later is many years old. Nasty! Where's the anti-bac?

Her very favorite game-musical chairs. She won 3 times! After that and winning the cake walk after the first try, we were convince we needed to play the lottery that day! Sadly, by the time Mike got to the store that night, it was too late. They stopped selling tickets. Perhaps it was not luck, but my work buddies giving me a hook-up. Hmm... Fishing game

Plinko

Football pass

Tattoos

More from our busy March to come very soon, my friends! I know you are holding your breath! :D

She's So WaCkY!

Allyson had WaCkY dAY at her school yesterday. It was to celebrate Read Across America week.

I had a hard time dressing her in a non-matching way. We all know how I like her to look "put together."
She told me she wanted "pig tails all over".

The dress is on backwards with leopard print leggins and knee socks. It's the best I can do.
She looks pretty cute no matter what, I think! :)
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Well, we have Peter Cottontail. And, we are holding him hostage. So, if you want him to come to your house you will have to pay ransom!

We have a bunny living in our backyard.
Here's his burrow in the grass.

Oh, well, he's about to escape through our broken fence.

I guess he'll be paying you a visit after all! Shucks! :D

I will have to devise a new money-making scheme! Roo Ha Ha Ha! (evil laughing)

Winter Break

My Winter Break was so busy! It began with a snow day on Friday, Feb.12. So, I had ten days off from work. It was great, but it went by way too fast!

I have pictures to share from two major highlights from my holiday.

First, here are my beach pictures. Oh, yes, I went to the beach on my Winter Break. I am aware that most people do this on Spring Break!

I went with two ladies from church. We are planning to go to Tybee Island, Georgia, for our annual ladies retreat. So, we needed to go to there to take a look and let planning for the retreat begin.

The beach at Tybee is so beautiful. I've been, but it was YEARS ago. And, I just didn't remember just how pretty it was.

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On Saturday, I went to a baby shower for my sister. She is scheduled for a C-Section on April 1st. She already has a boy and now she is having a GIRL!

It was such a nice shower! The ladies at the church in Gray worked very hard to make it a special day for our family.

There were several fun games. Everyone really enjoyed the belly-measuring game.

Allyson measured her belly, too!

Here's my mom, Robbi, and my sister's mother-in-law, Prissy

My sister looks like she's about to pop, bless her heart!

I can't wait to meet my new neice!

Please pray for a smooth delivery.