Goodbye Saturn....Hello Malibu!

Tony has been looking for a car for a month. He has been very patient and picky on finding just the right car for him. His goal was to get a bigger four-door car with low mileage and a great low price. He also wanted a car that was a little newer then his 2001 Saturn SL2. I always called it his little go- cart. But it had great gas mileage and he has had it for about 7-8 years. It was a very good work car for him. We have had many memories in that car. We took it with us on our honeymoon. I remember trying to get myself and my wedding dress in that small car. I think it even went through two or three transmissions, but it lasted for a long time. Then when I was pregnant with Kayley and I had to drive that car to work one day, I felt like I had to fall into the seat to get in and it was a drag trying to get out of it. Finally,Tony found the best car for him at Randy Wise. I went with him to look at some cars and we found a 2007 Malibu. It only had about 90,000 miles and was about $8,500. We test drove it and loved it. The only thing we noticed wrong with it is that it needed new brakes. We had a great salesman. His name was Joe Riley. He was very honest and very nice. He told us that he would make sure that the brakes were fixed. We even got him to lower the price for us. We got the Malibu for a little over $6000. I don't remember the exact price. So, last Thursday, Tony picked up his new car and later that day we went to the Red Wings game. On the way there, Tony had to hit the brakes on the express way and we noticed to the brakes didn't get fixed. The next day, Tony took it back to Randy Wise and they fixed the brakes and now it drives as good as new. Now Tony has a great new car that is bigger and great for our family. Even though we will miss the little go- cart and the memories we had, we are looking forward to the many memories and adventures to come with our new car.

Tony's old Saturn

Back View of the Little Go- Cart

Tony's New Malibu

My April Fools Day

April Fools Day is a great day for jokes and pranks. I could say that I put on the greatest prank ever yesterday, but can you believe that I didn't even crack a joke or anything. I honestly didn't. I don't know why. I could have told people I was pregnant...(which I'm totally not), or I could have told someone that they had something in their hair. I didn't do any of those things. Instead, I got to teach my third grade girls in 252(Jr Worship) about Hope and about someone that is stronger than anything. That person is God. Hope is believing that something good can come out of something bad. Their memory verse for the week was John 16:33. It says, "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have over-come the world." That means that if we are a child of God, no matter how hard life may be for us, He will always be there to help us with our struggles. God is so strong that he even conquered death. He died on the cross for OUR sins and was buried in a tomb and then rose again the third day. Then in the evening, I got to hear a great sermon in church last night from Evangelist, Mark Kerlin. He is such a great preacher. He preaches from the heart and always asks God to give him the words and knowledge of what the church needs to hear. Last night he preached on "Mending The Nets". The Bible passage he preached on was in Matthew 4:19-22. He told us that as Christians, we get caught up in knowing that we are forgiven and going to Heaven, but a lot of times we don't think about others going to Heaven. We don't think about some family members or friends may not know Jesus Christ as their Saviour. We tend to get scared about telling them about Jesus because maybe we won't have the right words to say or they may even reject us. I know I get nervous about telling people about God. But I realized that I can't do it on my own. I need to ask God to help me through it and give me the strength and knowledge and He will. God really convicted me last night to be a  better soul winner for Christ. I realized that I need to tell others more about Christ and not keep it all to myself. I made a promise to God last night that with His help, I will make sure to tell my family, friends and everyone else about my Wonderful, Forgiving Saviour, Jesus Christ. I'm so glad that one day, I will go to Heaven and I want everyone to be there with me.

Kayley's Big Fort

Kayley is so proud of her fort Mommy made

For the last couple of weeks, the weather here in Michigan has been pretty warm outside. It has almost felt like summer. The trees and flowers are even sprouting. But today, it has turned into really feeling like the month of March is supposed to feel. So it is a little chilly to play outside. I decided it would be a great time to introduce Kayley to one of my favorite childhood activities....Big Fort Making!!! Here is Kayley's Big Fort. Hope this brings back some fond memories for you or even inspires you to make one with your kids. Happy Fort Making!



Sitting in her chair inside her big fort

Buddy came in and checked it out

Kayley was so excited that Buddy liked it. She loves Buddy!

Her eyes are so big in this picture. She was kicking her feet up and down.

Relaxing on Gramma's new rug in the fort

My Mom's Surprise "Over The Hill" Party

March 6th was my Mom's birthday. She really wanted a surprise party, since she was turning 50 this year. I promised her I would give her one, but I wasn't sure how I was going to throw her a surprise birthday party without her knowing about it. Then it hit me...I told Melissa Poyorena(a very close family friend) that I would host a "Pampered Chef" Party for her. I asked her if I could have my Mom's party at the same time, that way my mom would never figure it out and she said "Yes". So, last Thursday, I had a Pampered Chef/Surprise Over The Hill Party for my mom. When my mom got to  our house, she was so surprised. She loved it! She couldn't believe I pulled it off without her know about it. She was starting to get really bummed out that I didn't throw her a party before, but I think I made up for it. Here are some pictures of the party.

My Mom walking in to a Surprise

The Skunk Cake I made all by myself for her

Another View of the Cake

Front View of the Adult Diaper Cake I Made. (Yes, those are Depends)

Back View of Adult Diaper Cake and Flowers

Picture Poster I made for her of the time she was born till now

Posters of Fun Facts of the time my mom was born and when she graduated.




I had so much fun doing this party for my mom. It was really hard trying not to tell my mom about the party. But it worked out really well and she had a lot of fun. My mom is the greatest, so I was honored to do this party for her. I'm so glad you enjoyed this party Mom. I love you!

My St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Since I'm part Irish, St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holdays. I wish I could say that I got to do something realy fun or  a lot of shamrock shakes from McDonalds, but instead I ended up getting a really bad cold. I'm pretty sure I caught it from Kayley. She has been having a cold on and off for a few weeks now. On St. Patrick's Day morning, I took Kayley and myself to the clinic to get some medicine. My chest was so congested, it felt llike I had an elephant sitting on me. I was really praying that I wouldn't get phemonia or something. The Dr. at the clinic said that Kayley and I just have the crud. I had it a lot worse though. The Dr. gave us both an antibiotic and gave me an anthistimine as well. Of course, it was a yellow syrup type medicine and it tastes really gross. When we got hme from the clinic and Rite Aid, we took our medicine and ate lunch. Later that day, when I was changing Kayley's diaper, I noticed she had a few red bumps on her body. At first, I thought they were pimples, but when I looked up chicken pox on they internet, I knew she had them. Luckily, she only has a few. I'm very grateful she has chicken pox now and won't get them later. At least Kayley and I got to celebrate the holiday somewhat on last Wednesday. In Awana, we had a "Wear All Grean" Day, so here are a couple pictures of Kayley's outfit and hair.


First , she had this tierra on, then she took it off.....

Then I tried this headband and she wouldn't keep that on......

So I took off the shamrocks on er headband and put them in her hair with pig tails.....
Of course after I got her from her Puggles class, they were not in her hair anymore.

Sparks-A-Rama 2012

Cornerstone Baptist Church Sparks Team
(Paige, Trever, AJ, Reagen, Carolyne, Jackson, Mya, Nicholas, Carolyn, Kami, Lainey
Lydia and Charissa. From front to back)



This year, I got the privilege to help Mrs. Vicki Whitman coach our Sparky team. I was so excited to be able to help out, because I remember when I was in the Awana Olympics when I was a little girl. I didn't get to be in the Sparks-A-Rama because I didn't go to Cornerstone until I was in the fourth grade, but I remember how much fun it was when I went. Our Sparks were the only team on our circle in the gym, to have finished their first Sparky book. Most of them have finished two books and four of them have finished all their books and a Sparky Workbook. We even have one girl, (Charissa) who has finished all her books and workbooks and is now working on her "Be Attitudes" (Matthew 5:1-12). She is one of my second grade girls in Sparks and she flies through all her verses. In Sparks-A-Rama, she even got rewarded a dollar from the guy who was the speaker for the event for all her hard work she did. Our team this year had six kindergartners and only two of them have actually played in the Sparks-A-Rama last year. So this event was new to most of are team. They did so good this year though. They worked really hard and had a great attitude through the whole thing. Our team tied for third place with another church. Even though we didn't win, they had a lot of fun and I am very proud of them. I'm so glad that I was involved coaching such a great group of kids. I'm looking forward to it next year.

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I haven't posted in a while because I have been creating some pages on my blog. My pages are about My Husband, How We Met and How He Asked Me To Marry Him, Our Wedding and My Pregnancy and The Arrival Of Kayley Klinck. I have to admit that blogging is my new hobby. I love blogging!