Emily Ann Marie Rogers
Age: 6 Months
Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas and anther year has past! May the Lord be your light in dark times and may He pour His blessings upon you this coming year. The Lord has really done great things in our lives and the biggest thing yet was the birth of our 1st child Emily! Thinking of her birth we come to the birth of Christ and for this day we give thanks and praise to the birth of Jesus Christ. I don't think I can say how overwhelmed I am with joy that Christ was born this day over 2,000 years ago. I would of loved to gotten a Christmas letter out this year about all the things God has done in Debbie and I's lives this past year but we just did not have the time. Hopefully we can get one out in the next few months. From our family to yours Merry Christmas!

Luke 2:11

"Today in the town of David

a Savior has been born to you:

he is Christ the Lord."

Christmas Times!

Merry Christmas to all! We a here in South Carolina spending Christmas this year with my family. However we do miss spending Christmas in CO with Debbie's family (Next year). This year we opened our gifts the night before due to everyone likes to sleep in on Christmas morning. It was nice seeing Emily playing with the boxes and wrapping paper instead of the toys. There were a few toys she seemed to enjoy more then others. We are off to a nice dinner at my aunts house tomorrow then who knows from there. We are hoping to stay in town till Sunday afternoon and then back home for a new week of work for Debbie and fun for Emily and I. I have a really neat project I am working on for everyone's Christmas gift this year. Bella and DeiDei got theirs tonight but I can't say anything in detail yet due to the people who have not gotten theirs yet. (Don't worry It is coming soon) I have a few more to make and then they will be sent off. Well I am taking pictures like mad with this being Emily's 1st Christmas. I hope to post some in the next few weeks as I get time. But until then don't forget to check out our Facebook for more pictures. (www.facebook.com/JDRogers06) Again Merry Christmas and may the Lord be your Light! -Jonathan

Pictures

Emily is so happy today. I am not sure what happy pill she is on. I think I need a little of what she is on. The Sun is out again today and It seems that everything is drying up. It is well needed I still see some wet spots out in the field. It is hard on the car when there is a muddy driveway. The leave are falling like rain and I have yet found a good way to keep them up. I rake and blow them one day and the next day it looks like I have not raked in years. I kinda of wish we had a yard sweeper. I have tried a landscape rake but it does not seem to work well with leaves. It does work great with pine straw. The picture I posted today is one of Debbie and Emily at the park this past weekend. I am trying to work on getting my pictures in order and trying to find a better way of sharing them. I have come across a website that I would like to maybe have. I have had a website of my own for the past 5 years but I have closed it due to it cost each month and they are upping the price this next year. But I still want to have something that I can use to display my pictures. I am yet to find a way to use the pictures I do take. If nothing else they are a good way to look back on life. And to keep track of Emily growing. Maybe this next year I can find a way to use them then just taking up more memory on my computer. ( I only have some much space) Oh, congrats to Michelle for being the winner of the Biggest Loser this season! Too bad it was not Phil. :( I can wait till next month when it all starts again. LOL

-Jonathan

Monday Morning Coffee (Nite)

Today was a warm day. The Sun was out and I get some work done in the yard. Emily seems to be getting a cold and Debbie stayed home sick today. We had a great weekend. We got to go shopping and went to church and then got to spend some time together. Oh did I say we went shopping. :) We have not gone shopping for food in so long. I hope we can get back on track to where we can go each week. This way it gets us out of the house each week but we can get fresh food. Christmas is coming with on a few more weeks or should I say days. We are trying to plan what we are doing and hope to get everything we need to get done, done before we go out of town to see family. This is not the clearest picture but it is a cute on of Emily in her new shoes. She is getting so big. This is what she wear to the park on Saturday. She will be 6 months old this week. That is half way to a year old. WOW

The Rain as Stop!

Okay so after 3 days straight of rain it has stopped. Emily has been sick and I am not sure yet if she is that better. Who knows it might be just teething. she is starting get fuzzy. Debbie is working late and I am not sure what to do with her. Maybe we will read a book or two. In other news today was pay day and Debbie got pay a little I am told she will get anther check next week. I will be so glad when she start getting checks weekly and we can get out of this hole we are in. We even might get to go out to eat tonight. It has been I while from the last time we have done that. Emily and I go to go on a nice walk today, but we only got to go so far do to the mud all over the place. It was nice getting out of the house and I think Emily enjoyed it too. Even the Cats got to come alone, next time we will take the dog. Emily is starting to yell at me so I must keep it short.
More Later....
-Jonathan

Looking Back

Well it stormed last night and it seems to be still raining out. Emily is feeling better and I am still cold.....Oh Wait. the A/C is on.... Not much to report today. Debbie is back to work and I am just made a great lunch. I now need to go walk it off. Christmas is around the corner and coming so fast. It just like it was just summer. Things go by so fast when you are busy. I guess now is a good time to slow down and enjoy the time I have. In some ways I wish I had more to do then I do now, but all in do time. I am sure life for me will pick up soon. Talking about life passing us by Emily is growing so fast. she can roll over and starting to sit up by her self. She even moved across half of the room last night while laying on the floor. I can't wait till she starts to talk and walk. I reminds me of the girls. They where so cute when they ran all over the floor. Debbie and I was talking last night about when it will be nice when Emily can put her own stuff up and take her trash to the trash can. Oneday!! I think after talking with Debbie we are going to try to keep our car rides this Christmas year to a min. We plan on going to South Carolina to see family and then we will just spend time with Emily, instead of going all over the world. If we had the time and money we would love to go out to Debbie's Family in CO, maybe next year. Oh I got my Driveway Patrol in the mail and I am glad I have been waiting for it for over a week. It is to help tell us when someone comes down the driveway. We can keep a watch out. and to keep the unwanted out. just a little something to keep us a little safer.
-Jonathan

Don't get Wet

It is storming, Emily is sick and I ate too much :(

In Hand!!!!

It's Here! Fable II is here after months of waiting. Debbie and I's fav Xbox game has been Fable. I found the game over 2 years ago at the mall. I took it home and started to play it. Debbie saw it and wanted to play and we played it non stop for over 4 hours. Over the past 2 years we have played it over 100 times and each time we play it it seems to get better and better. Now Fable II has come out for Xbox 360 and we are dieing to get it. We went to blockbuster the other night and I got to hold it in my hands for the 1st time. It was a great feeling. It was like holding gold, just lighter. It is on both of Debbie and I's Christmas list this year, as well as a Xbox 360 to play it on. Due to cost and not having any money this year I don't think it will happen but who knows. In other news today, Debbie is off to the big city for meetings and will be gone all day today. I had to get up before 8:00 AM this morning to get Emily up and feed. I don't think I have seen 8:00 AM in months. It is not even 10 AM yet and I have had my coffee and even got to blog. I am awaiting a few things in the mail to come. I don't know when they are to come but I am hoping they will come today. Oh While I was up today I heard about a book series by Wendy Alec, "The Chronicles of Brothers" I went to the website and looked around and it seems to be a neat series. I am not much of a reader but it might be something I want to check out. www.chroniclesofbrothers.com Check it out and let me know what you think of it. It is not a real or true story but as the writer says it is a good way to reach out to non-Christians. That is what she hopes to to anyway by these books.
-Jonathan

Monday Morning Coffee

It seemed to be a okay day. Debbie off to work and Emily ready to play and eat. All is well. I got some work done in the yard today. It was not much but it was a little as much as I could with Emily taking a nap and the cats and dog bugging me. Well I was working in the yard I left one of the doors cracked and when I came back to get emily up for lunch I notice Emily was having a party. The Cat jumped in the crib with her and was sleeping at the foot of her crib while Emily was just playing as happy as she could be. I took the cat out and by the time I get back she was turned over and playing with her toys in the crib. It was the 1st time she has turned over in her crib. She is getting so big I am just waiting for the day she starts to walk. The other day Debbie gave Emily her bottle of milk to hold. Then she has to go do something real fast well the time she got back Emily had her milk almost gone. It was really funny I think we are going to have to our eye on her at all times now. Who knows what she will do when we turn our backs. LOL :) Oh Debbie also called me today and while she was talking to me got in a wreak. As far as I know the car is okey I am told. Thank God she is okey!

In His Grip,
Jonathan

Sunday Post

I did not get to sleep till about 1:00 am last night but seemed to get up in time for church. We went the mother church of the one we went to last week (Vineyard). I really liked it a lot better then the other one. I think Debbie liked it too. I loved the music but today they had a girl come and sing so I am not too sure how the weekly worship team is. The girl who sang is named top in Vineyard music and has a few CDs out I would love to get. I really enjoyed the way they had the stage set up for Christmas. They has really nice trees with two big banners with the names of God on them. The preacher I found to be a really good speaker and can hold the minds of everyone. He was in TV news (ABC, I think) years ago and I think that helped with the speaking part. I think it will be a good next few weeks has he peaches on Chirstmas. Emily seem to have a good time as well. She got to meet a lot of new people today. Over all I give today a A+ I think we will attend Vineyard again. Who knows what will happen. :)
-In His Grip,
Jonathan

~New Blog Layout~

Okay so I am trying out a few new layouts. I am not yet sure if I like it yet. I might give it a few days and see how it grows on me. I am so not sure how there is nothing good on TV tonight. it is friday night and there is not any really good movies on. :( Oh well, life will go on.

Todays Ads

Coca-Cola has come out with the Christmas ball. It is a fun little bottle and the best part is it hold more coke. I think they will only be out for a short time due to a loss they may lose on each drink. But great for we buyers. Go get one today. I found this one at Wal-mart. Well it is getting warmer but I only think it is for today. I am not sure yet but I think it will be really cold tonight. :( Emily got her shots today and seems to be in a little pain today. She has slept most of the day. Debbie is working late today and I am starting to get cold after sitting here blogging, I think I need to get me some blog socks on. Other then that not much to report today. I am waiting to get a few things in the mail that I hope will make our house a little safer. After talking with a police officer the other day and researching some things online I have found a few things that will help keep people from braking into your house. I will share more later on that topic. Okay because I did an ad for Coca-Cola I have to have an ad for Mini Babybel Cheese If you have not gotten one YOU HAVE TO GET ONE! It is sooo.. good. It just melts in your month and boy they are so fullfiling. The best part is they are only like 2 points on WW, but the down side of them is they don't sale there where we live so we have to drive all the way to South Carolina to get them. Last time we went we got all they had. Have a warm night and Happy begining of the Holidays get a Coke and Babybel! LOL :)
-JD

Back on Track!

Remember this picture? Over the past few months it has been hard to get back on track with weight watchers. But now Debbie being able to get back on a diet I can get back on track myself. The meals can be healthier and life can just get better from here. Biggest Loser is almost over with only one more week left after tonight and it is time to make our choice on if we want to be the biggest corpse or the biggest loser for the rest of our lives.