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Summer

2010-09-08T21:59:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I’m back. I guess it’s been quite a while since I last posted! I guess I’ll break it down by months and cover the big things.
One of my highlights for June was going to visit my cousin Aundrea in Illinois for two weeks. She was graduating from high school so I went to celebrate with her. I had a lot of fun doing new exciting things like taking my first flight alone. I even shot my first gun! We did lots of shopping, preparing for her graduation party and just getting a chance to get caught up with each other. I had so much fun! I really enjoyed getting to know my Aunt, Uncle and other cousins better too!

A few days after I got back all of us kids were able to spend the week at Nanny and Babum’s house while Daddy and Mommy went to California. We also got to spend some time with my cousins Scottie and Lacey during that week.
In July we had a lot of things going on. I had a few wedding cakes to make over the last couple of months and they all took a lot of time and planning. We also got to spend time with the Robertson’s (my uncle, aunt and cousins from Illinois). They came to visit with Grandpa and Grandma Schnarr for a few days. We had a great time showing them around Lynchburg!
We were pretty busy in August too. I celebrated my 18th birthday on the 11th. We had a small party with family and a few close friends. I am so blessed with so many people who love me! They all gave me very sweet, meaningful gifts. My favorite gift though would have to be from my parents. It was a hope chest! I had been wanting to get one for a while now but this one will be so much more special to me because Daddy is building it himself! It’s looking beautiful so far! I love it! I’ll try to remember to post pictures when it’s completed.
I can’t believe it’s already September! Already we have celebrated Trey’s 10th birthday. And Amber’s is coming up soon! Trey is really enjoying the bag of candy and treats, the bike, yoyo, video camera and books he got for his birthday. All favorites of his!
Today the kids started school again too. I think so far it is going well and they are liking the book they have for this year.
Well, again I’m going to attempt to keep up with the blog more often but sometimes life is so crazy I just can’t seem to catch my breath!

May 2010

2010-06-02T21:15:00.000-04:00

Wow! It’s been a long time since I have been able to find the time to post something. I’ll try to do a quick recap to cover the major events we’ve had lately.
A few weeks ago we were able to go to the beach for vacation. We had great weather, the water was warm and the temperature was great all week! We enjoyed long walks on the beach at night looking for crabs, sunny days playing in the water, fishing on the pier and we even got to see a shark! One day we got to ride a ferry and visited an aquarium, we spent another day shopping and lots of time just enjoying family.
Last month we had a chance to have dinner with some friends at their lake house. They have a very nice boat that we all had a chance to ride it. Mr. Summer’s enjoys hunting and he let us try the bear that he recently shot. It was actually very good! It looked and tasted like roast beef.

Recently one of my friends, Michael Winks, who was in the college and career class at church died in a motorcycle accident. He was only twenty-two. I was able to got to his memorial service on Monday. Though it was a sad time it was also a celebration that he is now in heaven with the Lord. I was reminded that we need to make every day count for the Lord. We are not promised tomorrow. I’m sure the Winks family would appreciate your prayers.
I have also made my first two wedding cakes over the last two week. Both went very smoothly and I think the brides enjoyed. If you would like to see pictures I have them on my website http://www.ashleyscreativecakes.com/
Uncle David, Aunt Michelle and Nicholas came for a visit over memorial weekend. We were able to have a nice dinner with them before they went home and the kids were able to spend time playing with Nicholas.

2010-04-26T14:36:00.000-04:00

We have had a lot of things going on the past few weeks here are just a few of the things we have been up to.

As I mentioned before at Easter time we celebrated Babum and Nanny's birthdays. Grandpa Schnarr held a Sader demonstration for our Sunday school class around Easter time too. A Sader demonstration is basically showing some of the Jewish customs at passover. If was very interesting.

Two Saturdays ago our cousins Joel, Chrissy and baby Catlin came to visit for the day. We all had a very nice time with them.

Daddy was out of town last week on business so we spent the week at Babum and Nanny's house. This was a lot fun. It was great to have a change in schedule and spend some time with them.

Easter 2010

2010-04-13T18:56:00.000-04:00

We had a wonderful Easter this year. The day before Easter we spent some time with the Brodie side of the family. Not only did we celebrate Easter we also had a combined birthday party for Nanny and Babum.

On Easter we celebrated with the Schnarr side of the family. That was a nice time too. I don't think we have ever been able to spend Easter with Grandpa and Grandma before.
Everyone at our house is doing well. We have been very busy lately and without my laptop it has been difficult for me to find time to post very much.
Daddy has been out of town a lot on business but he is coming home tonight. We are excited about that. Tyler got his wisdom teeth taken out last week. He seems to be recovering well. I have a few cakes I'm going to be doing in the near future that will keep me pretty busy.
All of us are looking forward to summer when hopefully things will start to slow down.

Spring

2010-03-26T19:35:00.000-04:00

Today I finally have a couple of seconds to blog. I’ve been so busy I just haven’t had time.
Spring seems to be here to stay. I’m loving the nice weather! The kids have been enjoying it too.

One day last week we went to the LU monogram to have a picnic lunch. If you haven’t gone I would certainly suggest it. The view of Lynchburg is beautiful. We hiked to the monogram but there is a road to you can drive up there if you would prefer not to walk.

I’ve been busy getting lots of good deals lately. Right now I really don’t have time to blog about them on A Real Steal but I would suggest www.moneysavingmom.com if you are on the look out for good deals.
I just found out tonight that I am going to have to send my laptop back in for repairs. So, I probably will not have a lot of time to blog in the near future but I will try to update you as time allows.

Warmer Weather

2010-03-08T21:52:00.000-05:00

Today we had some gorgeous weather! It was so warm we opened the windows to cool the house down. The kids enjoyed being able to ride their bikes out side.

I have a cake I'm making this weekend. The kids are getting ready for a song they will be playing in Church in couple of weeks and Daddy is going to be getting an epidural shot for his shoulder on Friday. We would appreciate your prayers Friday afternoon.

What We've Been Doing

2010-03-04T20:29:00.000-05:00

Wow it's been a while since I've posted! My life has gotten even busier than normal and there never seems to be enough hours in a day. I'll try to get caught up on a few things.

Last Friday we had some friends over for dinner, the Smith family. Before dinner most everyone went ice skating at Liberty University's ice rink. It sounded like they had a really good time. It was great to spend some time with this special family.

Over the last few weeks it has been snowing on and off but we haven't had any snow that amounted to much lately.

On Thursday nights I am attending a girls Bible study with people from the college and career class from our Church. We always have a good time and we are going through a really great study of Ephesians chapters 1 and 2.

I've also been working on my new website design which has taken a lot of my time. If you'd like to take a look you can go to http://www.ashleyscreativecakes.com/

The kids have been keeping up with school and their music lessons. Today I helped them make gingersnap cookies for their cooking class.

With the cold weather it's been encouraging for me to hear everyone start talking about our beach trip comming up this spring. Yeah! There's an end in sight for winter!

Happy 60th Birthday Nanny!

2010-02-25T13:35:00.000-05:00

Nanny just turned 60 yesterday! We haven't celebrated her birthday yet but we will in the in the near future and when we do I will post about how we celebrated this special day. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful and sweet person as my grandmother. Happy Birthday Nanny!

I have also added a new song to the Schnarr Family Music link if you are interested.

Happy 16th Birthday Tyler

2010-02-15T21:47:00.000-05:00

Tyler turned sixteen on Valentine's Day. We celebrated his birthday the Friday before. Nanny and Babum let us use their house to invite some of Tyler's friends and family. As a group we played "Tyler Trivia", we opened gifts and ate cake and ice cream. Daddy and both Babum and Grandpa each gave a charge to Tyler. It was a very special time.
Tyler is thinks God may be calling him to the ministry so some of the gifts he received were commentaries and a Greek study Bible. Another gift he got was something he had been wanting for quite a while, a Wii. Tyler was very excited about all his gifts.
All of us are very proud of Tyler he is a godly man diligently seeking God's will for his life. He has a great sense of humor and a fun personality.

Happy Sixteenth Birthday Tyler! We love you!

Blog Info

2010-02-15T21:38:00.000-05:00

Just for your information I've added a few updates to http://www.arealsteal.blogspot.com/ I had a lot going on so I had to put that blog on the back burner. I am also redesigning http://www.ashleyscreativecakes.com/ so you will be seeing a newer more modern design, hopefully in the next week or so.

Super Bowl Party and Even More Snow

2010-02-09T20:44:00.000-05:00

We have had even more snow the last few days! I just can’t get over this weather!

We decided to buy some sleds since all our old ones had broken. Unfortunately everyone else in Lynchburg had the same idea so we had a very hard time finding any. I think my Mom called all the stores around and everyone was sold out! Finally we stopped at a little hardware store and they had two sleds left. Someone had put them on hold and never come back for them. Everyone was very excited and had lots of fun with them when we got home.

Sunday night we had our annual family super bowl party. Babum, Nanny, Grandpa and Grandma came to watch the game with us. I’m not a big fan of football but the guys enjoyed the game. My favorite part is always the food LOL It really was a fun evening and I’m so glad the weather was good enough for everyone to come over.

More Snow

2010-02-02T16:53:00.000-05:00

The last few days have been very different for us Virginians. We got another big snow last weekend and we are continuing to have wintry weather throughout the week. We are definitely not use to this. I think every one has enjoyed it though. When you are snowed in it forces you to take time to rest.

The kids have enjoyed playing in the snow and this time I even went sledding. It's been a lot of fun but I think I am ready for spring!

Here are a few random pictures for you to enjoy.

The Rainbow

2010-01-29T17:42:00.000-05:00

Monday of this week Grandpa and Grandma's basement flooded again. It wasn't as bad as before but it was certainly a mess. We went over and helped them clean it up. It was easier this time because everything that needed to stay dry was already put on tables from the last flood.

I was starting to feel a little like Noah in the Bible because that afternoon we looked outside and saw a full rainbow. I was kind of hoping that I would hear a voice saying "I will never flood you basement with water again" but I didn't. Oh, well. LOL

The rainbow was beautiful! I've posted a few pictures but all out camera batteries seemed to die when we would go to take a picture so I didn't get a very good shot.

Shopping

2010-01-25T17:35:00.000-05:00

Friday Nanny picked me up to go shopping. We shopped for 6 hrs! It was so much fun! I think we hit every store in Lynchburg. Both of us found some good deals.

After we finished shopping I spent the night at her house because Babum was out of town. In the morning we got up and headed out again to shop some more. I had a very good time it as so much fun to spend time with Nanny!

Dinner and Grandpa and Grandma's House

2010-01-22T09:48:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I went over to Grandpa and Grandma's house and helped her do some cleaning. Then the rest of the family came over and we all had dinner together.
After dinner we played a few games and then went over to the TV to watch an old home video. This particular video was when all of the Schnarrs got together for Christmas one year. It was so funny to see how everyone has changed over the years. We had a very good time last night.

Our Week So Far

2010-01-20T11:51:00.000-05:00

We have had a lot of things going on he past few days. On Sunday I sang in church. As soon as I can I will post that on the Schnarr Family Music blog.
Monday Daddy, Mommy and I went out to dinner. We had a very nice time. Tuesday Tyler and Trey had their harmonica lessons. They have just started taking lessons and seem to enjoy it. I am looking forward to when they are able to play their harmonicas along with other instruments.
Yesterday I also helped Amber, Trent and Trey make Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies Bars. They turned out very good and there was enough to feed a lot of people! If you are interested in trying this recipe you can find if here. Instead of making the dessert in cookie form we put all the batter in a 9x13 pan and baked it longer.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2010-01-17T21:23:00.000-05:00

Last night we celebrated Daddy’s birthday. We had Babum, Nanny, Grandpa and Grandma over for dinner to help us celebrate. Grandma said she thinks it has been around 20 years since they were able to be with Daddy on his birthday. It was a very special time.

Instead of cake (we are a little tired of that) Mommy made Daddy a coconut cream pie and rice pudding, some of Daddy’s favorites . Both were very good!

As gifts Daddy got a whole new out fit which he really seemed to like. He enjoys cooking so we got him a special hand held mixer too. The evening went very well and I think every one had fun.
I am so blessed to have Donn Schnarr as my father. He is such a good leader in our home. He is a hard worker and a wonderful provider. He makes me feel safe. He encourages me in my walk with the Lord. He has so much wisdom and insight that would be very hard to find in any other person. I admire his convictions and the fearless way he stands for them.

Thank you for you role in my life Daddy. Happy birthday.

Lunch with Amber

2010-01-16T15:14:00.000-05:00

I printed off some coupons today (check out http://www.arealsteal.blogspot.com/). There were some really good deals so I decided to take Amber out to lunch. We had a very nice time. I enjoyed being with her. It's exciting to me that I can do things like this now that I have my drivers license.
First we went to Taco Bell for lunch and then we ran a few errands. After that we stopped by Wendy's and I got Amber a frosty. She was pretty excited about that. She loves sweets! It was nice to be able to have a good time with her and by using the coupons the entire outing only cost around $6!

Roanoke Malls

2010-01-12T21:32:00.000-05:00

It's been a little while since I've posted. I've had a lot going on. I plan on getting back into the routine of blogging now that things have slowed down a little.

Today Babum and Nanny took us to Roanoke to go shopping. We went to two malls and got some really great deals. It always amazes me when I go to a different mall than the one in Lynchburg. We really do have a small mall compared to a lot of other places!
We had a great time together. We didn't decide to go until this morning so it was a good surprise!

Last week was our first week back to school since Christmas brake. It's hard going back even for me when I'm just teaching but the week went very well.
For our art class I helped the kids make snowflakes out of paper. They turned out really well. Right now we have them hanging in our living room. I've posted a few pictures of them and here are the instructions if any of you are interested in trying them with you children.

A Real Steal

2010-01-08T16:02:00.000-05:00

You can now view my new blog, A Real Steal, at http://www.arealsteal.blogspot.com/. It's not completely finished yet but I've put on some great deals you may want to check out.

French Meal

2010-01-04T18:43:00.000-05:00

Last year Daddy and I made a French meal while he was off on vacation. We decided to do that this year too. Saturday we invited Grandpa and Grandma over to eat with us and we made Providential Beef Stew and Chocolate Loaf with Coffee Sauce. The meal turned out really well and I had a wonderful time cooking it with Daddy!

New Blog!

2010-01-02T21:34:00.002-05:00

I will be starting the new year by creating a new blog. This particular one will be dedicated to letting you know about great coupons, sales and discounts. Recently I've found some great money saving resources and I want to share them with you.
The blog is still a work in progress but should be finished soon. I'll be letting you know more about it in the near future.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T21:54:00.002-05:00

Yesterday we went over to Nanny and Babum's house to spend the night and celebrate the new year. We turned on the fire place and sat around while Babum showed us some of his "treasures". He pulled out a couple of bags and boxes with things from his family and childhood like his horsey light he had as a baby, an old chromatic harmonica, lots of coins and even some of his military pins. It was really neat to be able to see all those things and hear the stories behind them.
    After that we pulled out the food and as always there was tons of food!  Then we watched some comedy DVDs and waited for the ball to drop on TV.
    This morning we all went to Cracker Barrel with both setts of grandparents. It was a wonderful meal and a very nice time with all the family.
    So many things have happened this year and I've learned so much from all the experiences. I can't wait to see what God has in store for 2010.
    Happy New Year everyone!
(pictures to come)

Short Pump Mall

2009-12-31T10:25:00.000-05:00

The last few days have been a lot of fun! It's so nice for Daddy to be off of work for a while!
Yesterday our family, including Nanny and Babum, went to Richmond to shop at Short Pump Mall. We had a great time! Short Pump has so many stores that we don't have here in Lynchburg. The mall was still decorated beautifully for Christmas, just like when we went last year. The only bad thing about the mall was walking to the different stores because it is all out doors. I think we chose the coldest day of the year to go shopping! We still had a good time though and it was nice to spend some time with our grandparents.

Merry CHRISTmas!

2009-12-25T23:12:00.000-05:00

We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas day. It was so exciting to have a white Christmas for the first time in many years! Yesterday we spent time together as a family and Daddy made his special scones- yum! A friend of ours also took us for a horse drawn sleigh ride in the snow. That was a lot of fun!

In the evening we went to the Christmas Eve service at our Church. Tyler and I were able to play and sing "Silent Night" in the service. Afterwards we picked up Grandpa and Grandma so they could spend the night with us and be here in the morning.

Today we got up early and opened our gifts. Then we ate a big breakfast. We got lots of great things for Christmas but Acts 20:35 is so true ..."it is more blessed to give than to receive." I love getting gifts but it's so much more fun seeing someone open a gift you gave them.

This afternoon we went to Babum and Nanny's house. There we opened more gifts and ate more.... and more... and more!

Babum also read the Christmas story from Luke 2. Isn't it wonderful the gift God gave us on Christmas, the gift of His only begotten Son, Jesus? And it's so amazing that God's perfect gift would die on a cross to take the penalty for our sins and rise again to conquer death forever. But remember, like any gift it's not yours until you receive it. It's like a check some one offers you as a gift for Christmas. Before you can get the benefits you have to receive it. It has your name on it so no one can cash it for you. God offers the free gift of Salvation to all who will reach out by faith and take it. No one can take it for you though, you must receive it for yourself.

If you haven't received the gift of salvation please do so today. It's the greatest gift you will ever receive! If you are not sure how or have more questions I'd love for you to email me ashleyscakes@verizon.net I would be thrilled to help you!

I loved spending time with our family today. We are so blessed to be able to do this! Hope you had a wonderful celebration like our family did!

Merry Christmas from the Schnarrs!

Christmas Cookies

2009-12-23T21:58:00.000-05:00

Before we went out looking at Christmas lights yesterday, we made some Christmas cookies to take a long. Christmas cookie decorating is another one of our family traditions. We have so much fun doing it each year!
When we were finished decorating, all the cookies looked different. Every one has there own styles and ideas that make each one unique. The cookies turned out great and tasted good too!

Christmas Light Looking

2009-12-23T00:38:00.001-05:00

Tonight Daddy left work and doesn't have to go back until ~~after~~ January!!! It is so nice to have him off of work for while!

To kick off his vacation time we went out looking at Christmas lights. This is something we've done for a very long time. We always look forward to it. All of us get in our Pajamas, grab some cookies, pop-corn and hot chocolate and head to the van. Then we drive all around Lynchburg and Bedford looking at lights.

Two places that we always make sure and go see are the Elks Home and a house in Bedford with a HUGE yard and tons of decorations. Both places have great displays!

One thing I would not recommend is taking the side streets. The snow is beautiful with the lights but not worth getting stuck in for twenty minutes! Thankfully a nice man who's house we were stuck in front of, let us use some of his salt to melt the ice and a group of people caroling were kind enough to give us a push! That was an experience!

We really did have a good evening though. We stayed out for almost three hrs. It was great being together as a family too.

Snow Days

2009-12-20T22:02:00.000-05:00

This week it snowed at our house. We got about 14 inches which is very unusual for Virginia. I never remember having that much and definitely not this early in the year. I heard that we haven't had this much snow in ten years!

The kids have had lots of fun playing in it. I hear it is great for snow ball fights! I think everyone was glad they were off from school for Christmas break so they could enjoy it!

Because we live in Virginia and it doesn't snow like this very often some of the roads were slippery. Many of our plans were canceled including the Christmas cantata at our church. I had made a very large cake to bring to the cantata practice but since it was canceled we will be eating a lot of cake over the next few days!

We were unable to have an evening service at our church because of the roads too. So, we went over to Grandpa and Grandma's house and spent some time with them. Daddy and Tyler shoveled their drive way for them while we were there.

Both Grandpa and Grandma seem to be doing better as far as their backs go but please continue to keep them in you prayers if would.

Happy Birthday Blog

2009-12-18T20:29:00.000-05:00

One year ago today I started blogging. I have really enjoyed it! So much has happened in a year. Probably my two greatest highlights would have to be my grandparents moving here and my Graduation but so many other great things happened too.

Thank you to everyone who has become a follower. It excites me to know that people actually keep returning to my blog to see what I have written. I intend to keep on blogging and look forward to seeing what this new year will hold.

Broken Vertebrae

2009-12-15T09:39:00.000-05:00

Poor Grandma and Grandpa within the last few days both of them have fallen. Unfortunately both of them have broken vertebrates in their backs.

They are both in considerable pain. Yesterday Grandma had an MRI but as far as I know we do not have the results back from that. Yesterday Grandpa spent a good part of the day in the hospital, after his fall.

Broken vertebrates are certainly not good but we are thankful that it was not any worse. If you think about it please keep both of them in prayer.

Driver's License

2009-12-11T21:57:00.000-05:00

I had a very exciting day! This afternoon I went over to the DMV and got my driver's license! I was pretty nervous but it all went well. All I had to do was drive for about 7 minuets around the DMV. I still have to go to court to get a hard copy of my license but they gave me a temporary piece of paper as a license until go.

It was a big relief to me (and my parents:)) that I finally got it! Thank you Mommy, Daddy and Babum for teaching me!

Christmas Festivities

2009-12-08T20:14:00.000-05:00

Last Friday I was asked to sing in Holiday Carols, a formal Christmas program that various singers and musicians from around the area preform in. The program was held at our church and directed my two ladies that go to Timberlake.

The evening went well and I had a lot of fun singing! Holiday Carols is something our family always goes to see and it was exciting for me to be a part of it.

My Holiday Carols Dress

Saturday I had hosted a Christmas tea party for some of my friends. Grandma Schnarr let me use her dinning room and some of her tea cups and servers. I had a really great and I think everyone else enjoyed themselves too. At the end we all had a Christmas cookie exchange. Yum!

Saturday Morning Tyler got to play his guitar in a wedding for some friends of ours. I was not able to go but from what I've hear he did a wonderful job!

Knit Together In Love Project 2009

2009-12-07T09:41:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I received all of the scarves we are going to send to Romania. Our goal was to have 50 scarves and we exceeded our goal by receiving 52! Thank you so much for all your hard work! The scarves are so beautiful!

We also received $105 to go towards the shipping of the scarves. Thank you so much to those of you who helped the project financially! That was a very special blessing.

Thank you again for you contribution to the project. Please be in prayer that God will use these scarves to show His love to others.

The Christmas Tree

2009-12-03T12:52:00.000-05:00

Last Friday we decorated our house for Christmas. That night we also decorated our tree. Every year we get a new Christmas ornament that had to do with something we were interested in that year. We have quite a few ornaments now. Good thing we have a big tree!

While decorating the tree we listened to Christmas music and ate Christmas cookies, sausage, cheese, crackers and eggnog. We have done that every year ever since I can remember. I love Christmas traditions!

2009 Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-01T15:40:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving night we decorated our gingerbread houses. We had a lot of fun and the houses turned out well.

Trey and Ashley's houses

Trent, Tyler and Amber's houses

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-11-26T23:32:00.000-05:00

Today we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have so many blessings it’s impossible to count them all. One new blessing was the fact that we got to have both Grandparents in town to celebrate with!
    This afternoon we went to Babum and Nanny’s house with Uncle Scott, Aunt Vicky, Scott and Lacey, as well as Grandpa and Grandma. Nanny made a wonderful meal that we all helped contribute to. My favorite part was when we sat around the table and told funny stories about ourselves and each other. I love to laugh together with my family!
    After eating that huge meal we let it settle and then went back for dessert! We had more than we could possibly eat!
    Tonight we came home and decorated our gingerbread houses. That is always so much fun! I will have some pictures later of the finished products.
    I am so thankful for the wonderful family God has put me in. He has truly blessed me!

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2009-11-25T17:07:00.000-05:00

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A Bunch of Baking

2009-11-25T09:24:00.000-05:00

We have been doing a lot of baking this week. On Monday we cut out and baked pieces for your gingerbread houses. Yesterday we assembled the houses but we wont decorate them until Thursday night. Trey also went over to Grandma's house to help her with some baking. Today we will be getting some of our food ready for Thanksgiving. This time of year is so much fun!

Fun Weekend

2009-11-21T19:28:00.009-05:00

Thursday I went with Grandpa and Grandma to Chemo. The treatment went well and Grandpa seemed to be doing fine when he got home. Only one more treatment left!
Since Daddy and Mommy are out of town on the business trip we have been staying at Nanny and Babum's house. We have had a very nice time. Right now some of us are sitting in front of the fire place and Nanny and Trey are making a dessert for us. Fun weekend!

Fun Weekend

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Fun Weekend

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Fun Weekend

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Fun Weekend

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The Mysterious Islands

2009-11-18T10:29:00.000-05:00

Last night Tyler and I went with the Boyers and a group of friends from church to the premier of "The mysterious Island"- A surprising Journey to Darwin's Eden. The movie was very good and was created by Vision Forum Ministries. It was basically a documentary about father and son, Joshua and Doug Phillips, who visit the Galápagos islands. The same islands where Darwin visited and used his findings there to support the evolutionary theory.

The movie was great. Very well made and full of wonderful scientific facts all supporting creationism. If you get a chance to see this wonderful film please do. I think you will really enjoy it. The movie is ether on sale now or will be soon through the vision forum website. Also please take a few minuets to watch a video clip about the documentary. I think you will really enjoy it! http://themysteriousislands.com/

Thanksgiving Traditions

2009-11-16T15:43:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving is coming soon! I can't believe it is almost here! This time of year we all have special traditions that we share. Our family always decorates gingerbread houses on Thanksgiving night. It's been neat to see how the houses have changed through the years. Instead of a single sucker slapped on to the side of the house with gobs of icing we now have a little more elegant designs and ideas.

Last year Mommy and I stayed up very late the night before Thanksgiving to finish the houses. It's funny what lengths we will go to, to keep a tradition!

I'd love for you to leave a comment so we could hear about some of the Thanksgiving traditions that you keep with your family. It could be a funny story about how it started or something that your parents always did with you. Anyway share it with us! And check back in a few days to see other peoples interesting stories.

If you’d like to see our gingerbread houses from last year click this link: http://whateveristrue-schnarrx7.blogspot.com/search?q=baked+goods

P.S. Don’t forget the Thanksgiving poll in the upper right corner that I put up just for fun.

New Blog

2009-11-15T23:33:00.000-05:00

For those interested Daddy has just started blogging. I'd encourage you to check out some of his posts at:
http://www.faithofafather.wordpress.com/

First Bible Verse Chart Finished!

2009-11-13T22:19:00.001-05:00

Well, Amber, Trent and Trey finished their first Bible verse chart today! This morning they said a total of seven Bible verses all at one sitting. As their prize Daddy took us all out to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream. Good job guys! Keep it up!

The Flood

2009-11-13T12:00:00.000-05:00

The last few days have been very rainy at our house. Unfortunately all this rain has caused Grandpa and Grandma's basement to flood. We dropped by their house on Wednesday and I ran down stairs to get something. I heard the sound of trickling water and thought I'd check it out. Good thing I did because their storage room had about two inches of water in it! With the help of a very nice neighbor man we were able to get all the water out of the room only to have it fill up again later.

We are thankful the water just puddle in the other rooms down stairs and only minimal damage was done to the boxes in the basement. We are still working on a solution but hopefully it will be resolved soon.

Veteran's Day

2009-11-11T09:28:00.001-05:00

We are so blessed to live in America. We have so many freedoms and privileges that other countries couldn't even dream of having. But Freedom isn't Free so this Veteran’s Day remember to thank God for our veterans, those who have lost their lives for us and those who are daily putting their lives on the line. I'm so thankful for the veterans in my life. Thank you all!

Games and Grandparents

2009-11-06T16:27:00.000-05:00

Yesterday my mom had an appointment in Charlottesville. Daddy took the day off to go with her. The appointment went well and they spent the rest of the day shopping and having a good time.

In the afternoon Grandma picked us up and we spent the rest of the day at their house. We brought over some board games and all of us played them together. Grandma made us and delicious dinner and two pies for dessert.

After dinner Grandma told us stories about all the places she had lived. We had a fun learning some new things about her and Grandpa.

Knit Together with Love Project 2009

2009-11-04T09:22:00.001-05:00

I've had a great turn out of people who want to be involved in the scarf project this year. Thank you so much for you willingness! Here are just a few thing to remember:

I will need the scarves by December 6th
They need to be at least 21 inches long
Handmade and brand new
You can ether bring them to me in person or it may be more convenient for you to drop them off in our church office. The address for our church is:

Timberlake Baptist Church

21395 Timberlake Rd

Lynchburg, VA 24502

Thank you again for all your help! I can't wait to see you beautiful creations!

Election Day

2009-11-03T15:17:00.003-05:00

Today is election day! I am unfortunately not old enough to vote but for you who are please take advantage of this unique right we Americans enjoy! It's your duty and God given responsibility to have a part in shaping our government. Don't waist this great opportunity to change our country for the better! Get out there and vote!

Also I understand that this week some decisions will be made concerning the Obama Health Care Plan. Please pray that God will help our leaders to made wise, godly decisions.

Harvest Party

2009-11-02T19:59:00.001-05:00

On Saturday night the Sunday school class Babum teaches had a harvest party. The Summer's, a couple in the class, let us use their beautiful home and property to have the party. We had lots of great food and desserts. Everyone brought ether chili and cornbread or an apple or pumpkin dessert.
After dinner they had hay rides, a pinata for the kids and a sing-a-long and testimony time. It rained for a little while but cleared up in time for us to do all the activities we had planned. It was a wonderful evening!

Belated Birthday Dinner

2009-10-29T20:19:00.002-04:00

Tonight Daddy and Mommy took me out to Red Lobster for my belated birthday dinner. We had a very nice time. All three of us love shrimp so we got the endless shrimp platter where you get to choose two types of shrimp and have as much as you want. It was great! It was nice to have some alone time with them too.
Afterwards we visited Grandpa and Grandma for a few minuets. Grandpa had his second round of kemo today. He seems to be doing ok. We are so thankful for how well his body has responded to the treatments.
Today we had our piano lessons. We are starting on some Christmas music. That is always exciting for me! Sometime in December we are going to be having a Christmas recital.
Trey has been doing well the last few days. He has not felt sick for quite a while so that is good. We are also thankful none of us have gotten whatever he had!

New Cake Pictures

2009-10-27T11:32:00.002-04:00

Two new cake pictures added to www.ashleyscreativecakes.com: Cherry Blossom Branch Cake and Banjo Pikin' B-day Cake.

Update On Trey's Biopsies

2009-10-26T22:25:00.002-04:00

Today we heard back from the Doctor's office about Trey's biopsies. They didn't find anything wrong which is a blessing so we still don't know why he is having stomach problems. Thank you everyone of your concerns.
If you think about it please pray for Trey. He is not been feeling well today. We went to the Doctor about it and it's not related to the stomach problems.
Grandpa Schnarr is getting his second Kemo treatment this Thursday. We are so thankful that God has kept him healthy so he can stay on schedule!

What We Are Up To

2009-10-24T20:26:00.002-04:00

Last night we had a fun evening with Grandpa and Grandma. They came over for dinner and brought dessert with them. Grandma made a yummy oatmeal cake!
We were also able to babysit Easter and Jonas (our youth pastor's children). Both of them kept us laughing for the whole evening! They were so cute and funny!
Today for lunch we went to Pizza Hut. The kids are involved in the "Book-it" program there. If they read a certain amount of books per month they get a free personal pan pizza.
After Lunch we went to Tractor Supplies. They were having a get together for horse owners to show their animals. Amber loved seeing and petting the horses!
Recently we got a great deal on seasoned stakes so we cooked them on the grill tonight and had a wonderful dinner! Then some of us headed down stares to play instruments. What a fun day!

If you are looking for more good deals here is a website you may want to checkout. It is updated often and tells you about great sales, coupons and even free stuff. http://www.moneysavingmom.com/

Trey's Endoscope

2009-10-21T09:41:00.004-04:00

On Sunday Daddy and Mommy took Trey to Ronoke. Trey's stomach doesn't feel well a lot of the time so he needed an endoscope to try to figure out what the problem was. Trey LOVES medical stuff so he was very excited to be able to go.
They were able to stay in a Ronald McDonald house over night. All of them thought it was very nice. The house was beautiful, they were served a nice dinner for free, the refrigerator was stocked with all the things kids love like donuts and ice cream and even the beds they slept on were "Sleep Number" beds.
Monday morning Trey had his endoscope and it went very well. They didn't really see anything but they took some biopsies and we are waiting for the results. Hopefully by Monday we will hear something.

Camping

2009-10-19T15:51:00.003-04:00

This weekend we went on a Sunday school camping trip. We are "city people campers" so we stayed in a cute log cabin.

We had a great time even though it rained the first night. On Friday we had decent weather so that was nice. For one of our meals we had hotdogs cooked over a camp fire and hamburgers cooked on the grill- yum! The kids enjoyed riding their bikes around the camp site. And we had a lot of fun sitting around the fire, talking with our good friends.

About Our Week

2009-10-14T12:37:00.002-04:00

The last few weeks have been very busy for us. Mommy and Tyler have worked at the pumpkin patch, we have had school and I've had several Bible studies I been going to. It's been a lot of fun but today it's been nice to slow down and get back into a normal schedule (if that even exists LOL).
For school with the younger kids I've been doing some cooking with them. Yesterday we made brownies from scratch. They seemed to enjoy making them.
Lately the kids have been having fun riding bikes on the little road behind our house. We have had some neighborhood kids join them a few times too. It much be cold out today because I see them riding bikes all bundled up in their winter coats and gloves. The other day it was about 80* in the sun. Well that VA weather for you.
Right now I am in the proses of making bread bowls for the stew we are having tonight for dinner. If they turn out well I may put the recipe on the blog for others to have.

Happy Birthday!

2009-10-13T14:02:00.005-04:00

Uncle David, Aunt Michelle and Nicholas came down last Friday to stay with Grandpa and Grandma. Since both Grandpa and Nicholas had, had birthdays that week we were able to celebrate with both of them. Saturday Grandma had us, along with Nanny and Babum, over for a little birthday party for both of them. She made a wonderful meal for all of us. I was able to make a cake for each of them too. For Grandpa I made a book cake because he loves to read and for Nicholas I made a cake with a party hat on top.It was so nice to be able to celebrate with them since we have not been able to do that very often.
Happy Birthday Grandpa and Nicholas!

Fun Weekend

2009-10-05T08:23:00.004-04:00

We have had a fun but busy weekend. Thursday night we had a family game night. The seven of us played a new game, phase 10 the dice addition, and ate a yummy dessert.
Friday night Amber and I shared a fun evening with Grandma. We had ice cream and went shopping for a little while. Grandpa did the same with the boys earlier, only minus the shopping :)
Saturday, Daddy, Tyler and Grandpa went to an LU football game. Trent went to a birthday party. The rest of us helped Grandma around the house. As a reward we had dinner with homemade milk shakes and cake for dessert. What a great reward!
Sunday while the rest of us were in Church. Daddy and Tyler went with some guys from our church to the Salvation Army. They conducted a church service for the men there. Tyler got to play his guitar and Daddy led some of the music.
This Thursday Grandpa will be starting his Kemo treatments. He has about four sessions of Kemo. We would greatly appreciate your prayers for him.

Duck, North Carolina

2009-10-01T09:38:00.005-04:00

Last Thursday we drove to Duck, North Carolina to spend some time at the beach with Babum and Nanny. We just stayed for the weekend but it was a wonderful relaxing time!

Duck has lots of great shopping places including a few Christmas stores. My parents get us each a new Christmas ornament every year. So they were able to find them on this trip.

Most of the days at the beach were very rainy or windy so we only got to spend a few days actually on the beach but it was till lots of fun. Two of the nights when it got dark we all took a walk on the beach. It's amazing how many crabs are out there! Kind of scary! LOL

On Sunday we had our own Church service in the beach house. Babum preached a message and the kids played their instruments. I always enjoy doing that.

We had a wonderful time. It was so nice to be able to relax for a few days.

2009-10-01T09:36:00.001-04:00

For those interested I've added a new song to the "Schnarr Family Music" link.

A Blessing For Trent

2009-09-24T09:40:00.002-04:00

Trent is very excited! This morning the grocery store called and said that no one claimed the money he found. Sometime today we will be able to pick it up. Isn't it wonderful how God blesses when you choose to do right?

Grocery Store Field Trip

2009-09-21T16:32:00.003-04:00

Today for school I took the kids on a grocery store field trip. We learned about comparing products, impulse buying and food placement. Amber, Trent and Trey seemed to have fun, especially when they got to pick out candy for doing so well!
We are also very proud of Trent. While walking through the aisles he found $11 laying on the ground. He showed it to me and asked if we could take it to one of the workers, in case someone came looking for it. We brought the money to costumer services and the lady there told us that if no one came for the money she would call us and let Trent keep the money. Trent had no idea that would happen but he still did what was right. We are so proud of him!

More Volunteers Please!

2009-09-19T16:15:00.003-04:00

We have had so many wonderful people help with the finical end of the 2009 Knit Together with Love scarf project. Thank you all so very much! Your gifts are going to be such a blessing!
We have had quite a few people offer to help us knit scarves as well. Thank you so much everyone who has committed to do that. But we are still looking for more volunteers. If you could help us reach our goal of 50 scarves sent to Romania I would greatly appreciate it. Any number of scarves would be a huge help!
For more information about the project please click the link at the top of this page. There I have the full story and the scarf requirements.
Thank you everyone!

2009-09-18T16:31:00.003-04:00

Graduation Pictures

2009-09-18T15:29:00.008-04:00

Recently I got back the pictures I had taken at my graduation recital. My piano teacher's sister has a photography business "Captivating Moments Photography". Trisha had my pictures taken at the recital for a graduation gift. Thank you Trisha, Tammara and Tessa!!!

Photo Shoot!

2009-09-18T11:51:00.001-04:00

Amber and Trey got their pictures taken yesterday at Sears. Didn't the pics. turn out cute?

Happy Birthday Amber!

2009-09-18T11:29:00.005-04:00

Yesterday we celebrated Amber's 12th birthday. This was the first time Grandma and Grandpa Schnarr were able to host one of our birthday parties.

Grandma made a wonderful turkey dinner for us (our family, Babum and Nanny). She put out her beautiful China plates and glasses for us to use. Amber loved the meal and the time with family.

For her cake I made her a banjo the same size as the one she plays. She really liked that.

For her birthday she got candy (perfect for Amber), a horse blanket, and the American Girl Doll, Kaya, she had been wanting. She was very excited!

First Week of School

2009-09-16T13:43:00.002-04:00

On Monday we started school. I think for the most part everyone is enjoying it. Every morning we start by reading the Bible together and memorizing verses. Amber, Trent and Trey will finally be able to use the Bible verse charts they made. At the end of eight weeks they will get a special prize.
After Bible time Mommy does history, math etc... with them. This works out well for me since I am not a morning person. Then in the afternoon it's my turn to help them with spelling, dyslexia exercises and the other things I've mentioned before.

Trey's 9th Birthday Part 2

2009-09-14T11:24:00.004-04:00

On Friday we were able to celebrate the second part of Trey's birthday. It was so nice to have both sets of grandparents at the party. We had a very nice time eating a great dinner and opening gifts. Trey was very excited money he received! I think he is already planning how he will spend it!
For his birthday I made Trey a cake that looked like a monkey face. He loves monkeys so I think he liked it a lot.
We were able to have a great time laughing and joking with everyone. I think Trey had a wonderful birthday!

Beware Lest You Forget...

2009-09-10T20:20:00.005-04:00

September 11, 2001... a date that everyone remembers, an event many seem to forget.
I was about nine years old when the airplanes crashed into the World Triad Center. I can't tell you I remember everything vividly but I do remember I was afraid we all were, every single American. It was a terrible act and we all wondered what would happen next.
I'd have to say that is what I remember most about 9/11, our wonderful God and how so many Americans turned to Him in this time of crises. There were signs all over the place saying "In God We Trust" and "God Bless America". It was wonderful to see the American people relying on God. When we called out to Him, He listened. God kept our nation safe.
But something happened... something awful. We forgot.
Once everything seemed to calm down, once we thought it was safe again we no longer felt the need to rely on God. We've forgotten how much we needed Him only a few short years ago. Suddenly instead of hanging signs up declaring our trust in God we debate as to whether we should keep "In God We Trust" on our currency. We even try to discourage people from using the name of Jesus in schools. What happened? How did we change so quickly? The answer is simple. We've forgotten.
Deuteronomy 8:11-14 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
I would encourage you today take time to remember 9/11. Make sure you haven't forgotten and pray for our nation's healing.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Unpacking

2009-09-08T12:44:00.003-04:00

Everything went well this Saturday. Grandpa and Grandma made it here safely and we had a lot of very nice people from our church come to help us unload the moving truck. We were able to get that done in less than 2 hrs. Thank you every one for your help!
For the last few days we have been helping Grandma and Grandpa unpack boxes and put the things away. We have been doing little odds and ends like hanging curtains and putting up the water bed. Yesterday Nanny and Babum came over for a few hours to help us out. Then Nanny made a wonderful dinner for the tired packers. It's so nice to have both setts of grandparents in town!

Trey's Birthday Part 1

2009-09-04T20:28:00.002-04:00

Yesterday Trey turned nine years old. He was very excited! We had a small celebration last night with Nanny and Babum. He opened a few gifts and we had cheese cake and ice cream. For dinner Mommy made Trey's favorite meal - Breakfast! Trey loved the blue berry pancakes, orange rolls, bacon and egg casserole!

Once Grandpa and Grandma get settled in we will have another little party for Trey. Trey will enjoy celebrating it all over again!

Welcome to Virginia!

2009-09-04T12:21:00.005-04:00

The Day is finally here! Grandpa and Grandma Schnarr are moving to Virginia! Thank you to everyone who has been praying. We would appreciate it if you would continue to pray that that things will go smoothly in the loading and unloading process.

Don't forget their is still time to help with the 2009 "Knit Together with Love" scarf project! For more information click the link at the top of this page.

New Cooking Supplies

2009-08-31T19:13:00.003-04:00

To add to the fun of cooking for school, we went to the store today and bought
individual cooking supplies each of the kids. They got to pick out a basket to keep their own supplies in. Then we purchased measuring cups, spoons, a cutting board and their very own knife. Amber, Trent and Trey really got a kick out of having their own utensils. It didn't cost much ether to buy the stuff because we purchased the items at the dollar store.

After we got home the kids were so excited about their new things they wanted to start cooking right then. So, we put together an Oreo cake complete chocolate garnishes. For dinner we made "potatoes au gratin". Everything turned out delicious and we had fun making it too!

Decorating Aprons

2009-08-29T20:26:00.005-04:00

Earlier this week I was able to help Amber, Trent and Trey decorate aprons for school. I figured since we will be having a cooking class and an art class aprons would come in handy. We bought plain canvas aprons, iron-on patches, fabric paint and material to make pockets. We also got wonder-under (similar to hemming tape but larger) great for making your own iron-on appliques!
All the aprons turned out very cute! All three kids are very creative and did a wonderful job!

Knit Together with Love Project 2009

2009-08-27T12:42:00.006-04:00

When I was twelve years old I went on a missions trip to France and Russia, with my Grandparents. While I was in Russia we visited an orphanage. I was able to give my testimony to the children and help pass out gifts a Russian missionary had brought. The gifts were small, things like mittens, slippers and candy. It really touched my heart to see how excited the children were about receiving the gifts. These little presents were things that we Americans probably wouldn't think twice about receiving but to these children it was everything.

I had recently learned to knit scarves and when I came home from Russia God laid on my heart to get a few of my friends together and knit scarves to send to the orphanage. We were able to send 21 scarves in our first year. I have been able to continue doing this project for five years, and the volume of scarves has increased each year. We have been able to send over 200 scarves. Each year we have done a different country: Russia, France, Nepal, China and the Slavic Republic. This year I am sending the scarves to Romania. Our goal will be to send 50 scarves but it would be great to send more! I would love to have new volunteers help me out this year! If you can knit or crochet that is great! You can be a huge blessing to a child in Romania. All I ask is that the scarves be at least 21 inches long, they need to be brand new and homemade. I will need them by December 6th, so I can have time to send them before Christmas. Also if you could remember we will be sending the scarves to boys as well as girls so making a few for both genders would be appreciated.
Maybe you can only commit to one scarf. Maybe you have lots of time on your hands and you could commit to five or six. Whatever the case I'd love for you to help. I'll need to have your commitment by September 27th.
Don't know how to make scarves? There is another way you could be a tremendous blessing. Sending a large box over seas can be expensive, $200 or more depending on the country we send it to. We would really appreciate your financial support if you aren't able to make a scarf. Even a few dollars would help off set the cost.
Over the years I have had many encouraging reports from the missionaries we sent the scarves to. They have been able to use them as evangelistic tools and encouragement for their women and children's ministries.
If you would like to help this years "Knit Together with Love Project" either by donating a scarf or supporting the project financially please e-mail me at ashleyscakes@verizon.net
Thank you so much to those of you who have helped in the past. I know your gifts have been a blessing.

Colossians 2:2 "That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love..."

End of Season Shopping

2009-08-26T12:24:00.003-04:00

For the last two days I have done a lot of shopping. Nanny and Mrs. Wickert have both taken me to a lot of stores. This is a great time to buy because lots of stores are having their end of season sales. If you are a Michaels shopper you may want to check out some of their clearance bins. They had a lot of stuff for a dollar and under. New York & Co. has quite a few racks of clothes all 70% off too.

Yesterday I had a lot of fun when I went shopping with Nanny. After we were finished had dinner at their house. it was a very nice time. Babum was even brave enough to take me driving later that evening :)

Bible Verse Charts

2009-08-24T16:36:00.004-04:00

Our family will be starting school again in the next couple of weeks. Since I have graduated I will be helping my mom this year with teaching the younger kids. She has given me several subjects to teach including Bible verse memorization, an art class, a cooking class, spelling class and I will be helping them with their dyslexia exercises. I am getting kind of excited about it all, much more than when I was the one actually being taught. :) Funny how that works!

Today I helped the younger kids decorate Bible verse memorization charts. We used adds from the Sunday news paper and cut out words and pictures to glue on the charts. I think the kids had fun and it will be nice to have personalized charts for school.

Sunshine in the Rain

2009-08-21T11:59:00.003-04:00

A couple of days ago we saw an interesting sight. We looked out the window and saw that is was raining however instead of the sky being dark, it was bright and sunny out. It was really a beautiful sight, something you don't see very often. I tried to take a picture of it but the rain didn't show up very well in the photos.

This reminded me of something. Sometimes the rain and storms of life seem to be a never ending torrential down pour. We start getting discouraged and afraid. But then God sends us "a little sunshine", something to encourage us. Maybe it's a Bible verse you read in your devotions that day or an encouraging word from a friend. The rain may not stop right away or even slow down but the little rays of encouragement from God help you go on and persevere. Isn't God wonderful like that?

Cold Stone Creamery

2009-08-18T20:46:00.002-04:00

Tonight Daddy, Mommy and I went out for Cold Stone ice cream! Cold Stone sells my favorite ice cream. It's so cool to watch. They mix your toppings into the ice cream right in font of you. They do this by putting the ice cream on a freezing "cold stone", thus the name, and mixing it with special scoops. I love the taste too! It's so rich and fresh!
Our family is signed up at Cold stone to get free ice cream on our birthdays. You can go to this link to sign up for your self http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/birthday/birthday_club.aspx
I would definitely recommend doing that, it's so much fun!

Photo Shoot!

2009-08-17T16:32:00.004-04:00

Today Tyler, Trent and I went to sears portrait studio to get our birthday pictures done. The photographer was great! She had such creative ideas!

Dinner with the Mast Family

2009-08-15T15:09:00.002-04:00

Last night we had the Mast family over for dinner. Everyone seemed to have a fun night. After dinner we played a few games and messed around with some instruments. The whole family has a good sense of humor so they kept us laughing all evening! It was a really great time!

New Cake Pictures

2009-08-15T15:07:00.001-04:00

Have you checked out www.ashleyscreativecakes.com in a while? Over the last few weeks I've added new cakes pictures. You may want to check it out.

Please Pray

2009-08-13T16:26:00.002-04:00

If you think about it I'd love for you to pray for my mom right now. She is experiencing tightness in her lungs that gives her discomfort. She has gone to the Doctor several times and they have ruled out all the big things but she is still uncomfortable. Please pray that the doctors will have wisdom and be able to find out what is causing this.

Fun Fishing

2009-08-13T16:20:00.002-04:00

One day this week Nanny had us over for lunch, along with Mrs. Wickert and her two sons, Fred and Dan. The kids had a nice time fishing in the lake and almost everyone caught a fish! As always Nanny had lots of great food and dessert for us all to enjoy. It was nice to be able to talk with Nanny and Mrs. Wickert. They are both sweet ladies!

Happy Birthday To Me!

2009-08-13T16:13:00.002-04:00

This Tuesday I celebrated my seventeenth birthday. I had a nice time with my family and friends Mr. and Mrs. Gregg & Peggy Lawrie. My mom made me a delicious cake and a wonderful chicken dinner. She even brought out the china dishes for me! After dinner we all sat around and played a card game called spoons. That was a lot of fun!
Everyone gave me very sweet thoughtful cards and gifts I loved! Thank you everyone for making my birthday special!

New House

2009-08-07T16:21:00.002-04:00

This week Uncle David, Aunt Michelle and Nicholas came to be here for the house closing. On Thursday they finally were able to sign the paper work and the house is theirs! We are thanking God that everything finally worked out and that Grandpa and Grandma will be able to move in shortly.
Tonight Grandpa and Grandma will come to stay with us for a few days to see the house. I'm sure it will be a very exciting for them as it has been for us. Thank you so much for your prayers. We really appreciate them!

Happy Birthday Trent!

2009-08-04T12:45:00.004-04:00

Yesterday Trent had a Friend birthday party with some boys from church, Josh and Bailey. From the sounds of all the laughing I think they had a good time! All the boys swam in our pool for about an hour. My mom also took them to a local bowling ally to play a game. From what I hear everyone did a good job and had lot of fun in the proses!

New Song

2009-08-04T11:22:00.003-04:00

I have added my newest song "No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus" to the Schnarr Family Music link. Please excuse the technical difficulties in the beginning of the song.

Southern Gospel Conert

2009-08-03T12:00:00.004-04:00

Saturday night our family went to Highland Heights Baptist Church to see the Jeff and Sherry Easter concert. The Easter's are a family that sings southern Gospel music. Highland Heights has southern Gospel concerts quite frequently and they usually do this for the purpose of raising money for someone with cancer. It is a great ministry that many have been blessed by.

If you like southern Gospel music and would like to know when someone is having a concert near you go to www.vasoutherngospel.com This website gives a complete listing of the southern Gospel groups coming to your area.

Horse Show

2009-08-01T15:14:00.003-04:00

Yesterday the Logwoods, a family in our Sunday school class, invited us to a horse show at Sweet Briar College. Amber is really into horses so this was perfect for her! We watched for about an hour as different horses walked and trotted around a fenced in aria and were judged. The ages of the riders ranged from people in their 50's and children that looked about 10. It was a very different experience, something we'd never done before.

Grandchildren Pictures 2009

2009-07-31T16:54:00.004-04:00

Yesterday Nanny took all of the grandchildren to Sears to get our yearly pictures done. We have been doing this every year ever since I can remember. This time the guys wore green T-shirts and the girls wore pink T-shirts. The pictures turned out really nice. We had a great photographer who made the whole experience fun for everyone!

New Song

2009-07-29T09:35:00.004-04:00

I have added a new song on "The Schnarr Family Music" link- Amazing Grace.

Scott's 16th Birthday

2009-07-29T09:25:00.004-04:00

On Saturday we went over to Babum and Nanny's house to celebrate my cousin Scott's sixteenth birthday. It was a very nice time. I think Scott really had fun!

Scott is such a kind, tender-hearted guy. He was very grateful for all the gifts he received and made sure to thank everyone. I really enjoy spending time with him. He has such a unique personality and is always carefully of others feelings.

Happy Birthday Trent!

2009-07-29T09:15:00.004-04:00

Saturday we Trent's 11th birthday. We celebrated it with him on Friday. Babum and Nanny came over for dinner and we enjoyed one of Trent's favorite foods-peperoni loaf. For the recipe visit my brother Trey's blog : http://treysstuff8.blogspot.com/search?q=loaf
Trent had been wanting a DS for quite a while and for his birthday he finally got one. He was very excited!
Happy Birthday Trent! Have great year!!!

Bug Bombs

2009-07-21T20:07:00.002-04:00

Recently we have had a moths on the ceiling of our house. We tried to get rid of them by killing them one by one but that didn't seem to work. Today we decided to set off a few bug bombs to get rid of them all, for good. When you use the bug bomb you have to leave the house for so many hours before going back in. We packed up everyone including the dogs and birds and spent the day at Babum and Nanny's.
Even though it was some what of a surprise visit it turned out to be a very nice time. Amber, Trent and Trey were able to take a walk around the lake with the dogs. Cole surprised us by actually going into the lake! That was a mess! And we were able to have a good time visiting with Nanny for the afternoon.