And the finale!

 And here are the final pictures from our vacation.  I know you have all been eagerly waiting, biting your nails with suspense. (I kid!) For some reason, Blogger decided to do what it does best and rearrange all my pictures randomly.  So, these are all out of order.  Anyway, Chattanooga Choo-Choo and Rock City are where we spent our final 2 1/2 days of vacation.  So much fun!

 Getting ready to ride the Incline Railway!

 View from the railcar as we were going backwards up the mountain.

 In Rock City!

 She passed out.  She looks like a drunk at a bar!

 Underground headed to Ruby Falls.

 So awesome!  Ruby Falls.  An underground waterfall, and no one has ever been able to figure out where the source of the water comes from.  The amazing things God does in nature!

 This sort of gives you a feel of what this looked like in the early 1900's when the trains were still leaving out of this station.  The torches were awesome.

 The rail car we spent 2 nights in.

 Part of the station that is now a restaurant.

 Inside the lobby.

As as said, these pictures are backwards.  This was as we were leaving Gatlinburg.

The Ogle house.

My angels!

And this is back at Chattanooga.  

We ate at one of the finer restaurants at Chattanooga Choo-Choo the night we got there. I saw a family of three: a father, and his 2 sons. One of which had Down-Syndrome. We decided to ask our waitress if we could pay for the family's meal. I ASSUMED we would remain anonymous. (You know what happens when you ASSume). The waitress

told the family. They came over to our table to thank us. (Embarrassing and awkward). The dad told me that his wife was killed in a car accident 2 years ago. And here he was with two sons. One of which was VERY disabled. The father was so indescribably thankful. I cried. Even though I wanted to remain anonymous, it proves that you never know just how God will USE you and BLESS you all at once. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow..... Ever so freely, when you look for them in all the right places.

Day 3 of 30 days of Thanks

Thankful for my three beautiful children. So thankful God chose me to be their mother. I pray for wisdom to bring them up with hearts of service, love, forgiveness, and above all, a heart for God.

Thirty days of thanks....

Day 1: (yesterday) Thankful for the gift of salvation. I've hurt so many people in my life. Thankful for a God who loves me enough to send His son to save my soul.

Day 2: Thankful for my husband. Marriage has not always been pretty. Or fun. But it's worth the bad to enjoy the good. So glad God chose Chad for me. And so thankful Chad has shown me the love and forgiveness I don't deserve.

Policeman, Fireman, and a Poodle!

 I know everyone is sitting on the edge of their seats with anticipation wondering WHEN I am going to finish uploading trips from our vacation! (Insert sarcasm) Well, just hold on to your seats, they're coming.  For now, these are a few pics from our busy week this past week.  Above picture:  Mary Grace getting ready to watch her brother perform in his first ever piano recital at a local retirement/nursing home.

 This is the group of students that take piano lessons privately each week through the music teacher at our elementary school.

 My little performer.

 Trying to get them all 3 to pose for a picture.  Lassoing a bucking bull would be easier.

 And here we have Halloween night.  Mary Grace was tired and mad that I put something on her head. And this begins our attempt at photographing all 3 of them in one picture.  Trying to get them all to smile and look at the camera.

 Attempt 2

 Attempt.... oh forget it, I lost count.

 Then she just wanted her Mommy.  Obviously she did not understand that her Mommy is who did this to her!

 And she has had it with the floppy ears!

 She liked it outside MUCH better.

 And our NEXT attempt at photographing all 3 of them.  (Why do I even try?) I need to learn all about Photoshop and I can just edit them all into one picture.

 She's totally over it.

And her hat came off.  Just look at that face!