Thanksgiving Song

Sariah has been going to Storytime at the Library and they are all geared up for Thanksgiving! She sings this song probably 20 times a day. She doesn't have all the words down, but she sure loves the part she does know! We LOVE to hear her sing.


A Turkey Hen and a Turkey Tom (tune of Polly Wolly Doodle)
Oh, a turkey mom and a turkey tom
Go gobble, gobble gobble all day,
When the moon goes down
And the sun comes around,
They gobble, gobble, gobble all the day.

Refrain: Arm in arm, on the farm,
As they strut their merry way,
Oh a turkey mom, and a turkey tom
Go gobble, gobble, gobble all the day.

Ah, they love to be with their family
And gobble, gobble, gobble all the day,
And they say hello to the folks they know
And gobble, gobble, gobble all the day.

Refrain:

Oh, they say how's tricks to the ducks and the chicks
With a gobble, gobble gobble all the day,
Oh they greet the frog on the mill pond log,
With a gobble, gobble, gobble all the day.

Refrain.

What a wonderful experience!

Well, if you have been following our blog or have been emailed with the details, you are probably aware of Ammon's class project, Postcards from Around the World. Ammon has had MANY postcards sent to him at school and his teacher sends thanks to all who have sent postcards, notes and packages so far!

We had a very special thing happen at school on Veteran's Day. Ammon received a package from SSgt Mercedes Crossland of the United States Air Force. SSgt Crossland has been serving a special mission in Iraq for the last year and is now on her way home. In this package was a flag that had been flown over the Headquarters of the Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Ammon's Honor. The Certificate below was also included in the package, along with the note below from SSgt Crossland. Apparently a few weeks ago she sent Ammon a postcard from Iraq also. What an Honor and how neat to have a flag and certificate of this kind!







I emailed SSgt Crossland to thank her and to ask how she ended up with Ammon's class project information and what I found out is that my cousin Mike's wife, Heather, gave Ammon's information to her sister, Honor, who then passed the information on to SSgt Crossland. Honor, also sent a package to Ammon,from Japan. I have not seen this package yet, but look forward to it! How Awesome! Thank You, SSgt Crossland, Honor, Mike, and Heather!

SSgt Crossland shared her picture with me and I thought it would be nice to post it here so you all can see who this wonderful member of our United States Military is! I also thought I would post her email to me here for you to read. She is an amazing person!


Dear SSgt Crossland,
Thank You very much for the flag and certificate you sent our son, Ammon
Miller. What an honor! We would also like to thank you for your honorable service in our United States Military, you definately have our prayers and support!

We only have one question for you. We have given the address information out to
lots of family and friends and Ammon has gotten a TON of Postcards, letters and packages. We are trying to find out who everyone is and how they found out about Ammon's class project. Can you tell me how you got his information? We are just curious.

Ammon's teacher would also like to know how much longer you will be in Iraq.

We appreciate your generosity and willingness to participate in Ammon's class
Project.

Jason, Bethan, Ammon and Sariah Miller


Hello,

It was a pleasure to send it. I can't begin to tell you the joy that I have
sharing my world with OUR FUTURE...(children) They inspire me to do something meaningful today so that they can accomplish their goals tomorrow. I have been in Iraq for a year now. This is not something routine for an Air Force Personnel as it may be for our sister services. I volunteered for a special mission here and have been blessed to be on my way home.

I heard about the school project from a very dear friend of mine. Her name is
Honor Schulti, she received word from one of her sisters I believe. The email was forwarded to me saying that Ammon's class had a post card project. I took the opportunity to have that flag flown for him because a post card alone couldn't give him the meaning of what I'm doing over here for us.

I don't have children yet, but I take every moment that I can to share and
educate our children on how proud they should be to be...An American. Thank you for writing and keeping me in your prayers, as I begin my travel back to the United States I will continue to pray for ALL my brother and sisters that remain here to get things done.

God bless you and your family. Peace be with you. And if you'd like, please send
me an email once and awhile it would be great to hear from you.

Respectfully,
Mercedes Crossland, SSgt, USAF

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARIAH!

Yesterday, Sariah turned FOUR!! She had a great time and was soooo excited it was her birthday!

S - Sweet
A - Amazing
R - Riot
I - Independant
A - Attitude
H - Happy

Here are some picyures from her day.






Sariah brings so much joy, love and laughter to our family. We love you Sariah and are so glad to have you!

*rules* search google images to match your answers
only use images from first 2 pages of your search


My Age



Place I've Been



Place I want to go


(Kenai, Alaska)

One of my favorite places



Favorite Object



Favorite Food



Favorite Animal


(German Shepherd)

Favorite Color



Birth Place



Current Place of Residence


(Rushsylvania)

Current Pet(s)


(Border Collie)


(Sheltie)

Past Love



Best Friend



Nickname



First Name

Can't find Bethan anywhere =0(

First Job



What I'm doing now



Who I tag

Chris R/Sarah T/Heather A/Debbie L

Postcards for Ammon

I guess there has been some trouble getting this address out to everyone, in my family at least. Ammon's class is doing a year long project where they are trying to see how many postcards they can get. They will be learning where the places are that the postcards are sent from and a little about each culture or area of the world, or state, etc. I am asking everyone to please send Ammon a postcard, with a short note (Please note how you are related to or know Ammon) to the following Address:

Benjamin Logan Elementary
c/o Mrs. Stout (Ammon Miller)
4560 CR 26
Bellefontaine, OH 43311

Ammon will get to keep all of the postcards sent to him and he will bring them home at the end of the year! Thanks to everyone who has sent one (or more!) already! We look forward to seeing many more!

Thanks, Becky! I've never been tagged before...

8 Shows I Love to Watch...
Do I watch eight different shows???
1. Iron Chef
2. SVU
3. Little Bear
4. Little House on the Praire
5. Franklin
6. Caillou
7. Super WHY
8. Clifford


8 Favorite Restaurants...in no particular order
1. China Grill
2. Macaroni Grill
3. Donatos Pizza
4. Applebees
5. Olive Garden
6. Michael Angelos Pizza (A Kenton and Rushsylvania Exclusive)
7. Bob Evans
8. Cracker Barrell

8 Things That Happened Yesterday...
1. Family Home Evening
2. Went to Aldi, JoAnns, and Great Clips
3. Went to Work
4. Did Dishes and Laundry
5. Made Dip for Veggies for Standards Night
6. Picked up the house
7. Cleaned the Litter Box
8. Took out the Trash for Trash Day (which I usually forget...being tuesday!)

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To...
1. More Vacation Time in January
2. Soccer next year
3. The Election being over!
4. Enjoying Fall
5. Boo at the Zoo
6. Halloween
7. Going to Mom's Christmas Party with her
8. the upcoming Holidays

8 Things on My Wish List...
1. Nice Clothes for work
2. An organized, Clean House
3. Money to get my roof repaired
4. A Dry Utility Room.
5. Getting out of Debt
6. More time with my kids
7. More help around the house
8. A nice family vacation, somewhere other than Missouri!

8 People I Tag...
1. Sarah Tudor
2. Chris Rolfe
3. Any of the people Becky tagged that haven't done it!
...I don't have 8 different people from Becky...LOL!

Junie B. Jones

I thought I would share this because my kids just absolutely crack up over these books! The Junie B. Jones Kindergarten and First Grade Series' by Barbara Park are sure to make anyone who reads them laugh! Barbara Park gets soooo in the head of a 5-7 year old child that you can "see" everything that's going on in the stories. Junie B. Jones says some of THE MOST hilarious things and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to sit together as a family and read and laugh. It makes me laugh when the kids get so cracked up over some of the things in them! Here's an excerpt from one of the books we just read called Junie B. Jone and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying:

Junie B. is the bestest spier in the whole world. That's 'cause she has sneaky feet. And her nose doesn't whistle when she breathes. But guess what? Junie B. might be real sneaky. And real peeky. But when she spies on Mrs., she could get into real trouble!



Chapter 4: Cookie Mix and Other Stuff

The next day was Saturday.

Saturday is the day me and my mother go to the grocery store.

I have rules at that place.

Like no hollering the words I WANT ICE CREAM!

And no calling Mother the name of big meanie when she won't buy it.

And no eating a bag of marshmallows that doesn't belong to you.

Or else the store guy yanks it away from you. And he says, Eating is the same thing as stealing, young lady.

Then he takes you to Mother. And she has to pay for the whole entire bag. Except for I don't know why. 'Cause I only ate three of those softy guys and that's all.

The carts at the grocery store have seats in them. That's where babies sit. Only not me. 'Cause big girls get to walk all by theirselves.

And guess what else? One time Mother even let me push the whole big cart without any help.

Except for then some baked beanies got knocked off their shelf. And a grandma got her foot caught in my tire. And so now I have to wait till I'm bigger.

My favorite aisle is where the cookies are. That's 'cause sometimes there is a lady at a table there. And she gives me and Mother cookie samples. And we don't even have to pay for them.

Their name is freebies, I think.

Only too bad for me. 'Cause this time the lady wasn't there.

"Darn it," I said very disappointed. "No freebie lady."

Mother smiled. "That's okay. When we get home, we're going to bake our own cookies for Grandparents' Day, remember? Won't that be fun?" she asked.

I made my shoulders go up and down.

That's 'cause I was still mad at her for not taking me to my teacher's house, of course.

"What kind of cookie mix do you want?" asked Mother.

I did a frown at her. "I don't even want to bake cookies anymore" I said. "'Cause you still won't take me to where Mrs. lives."

Mother rumpled my hair. "Staying mad isn't going to change things, Junie B.," she said. "Now do you want to pick out the cookie mix? Or shall I?"

Then Mother picked out some cookie mix. And she gave it to me. And I throwed it in the cart very hard.

"Thank you," said Mother.

"You're not welcome," I said.

After that, Mother took me outside of the store. And me and her had a little talk.

A little talk is when Mother is mad at me. And she says who do I think I am, missy? And zactly how long so I think she's going to put up with me?

Then I have to say a 'pology to her.

A 'pology is the words I'm sorry.

Except for you don't actually have to mean it. 'Cause nobody can even tell the difference.

After the little talk, we went back into the store.

"Shall we try again?" asked Mother.

Then she gave me another box of cookie mix. And I put it in the cart very nice.

"That's better," she said. "Thank you."

You're not welcome, I said inside my head.

Then I smiled to myself. 'Cause Mother can't even hear me in there.

After that, me and her went around the corner. And I saw my most favorite thing in the whole world!

And its name is the water fountain!

"Hey! I need a drink!" I said very excited.

Then I runned right over there. And I hopped up on the little step.

"Need some help?" called Mother.
"No," I said. "'Cause I'm almost six years old, that's why. And so I already know how to work this big guy.

"And here's another thing I know," I said.

"No putting your mouth on the water spout. Or else germs will get inside you. And you will die."

I smiled very proud. "Paulie Allen Puffer told me that," I explained.

Then I bended my head over the fountain. And I drank for a very long time.

"Hurry up, Junie B.," said Mother. "I need to get the shopping done."

I wiped my mouth off with my arm.

"Yeah, only I can't hurry up. Or else I might a stomachache and spit up water. 'Cause a boy named William did that on the playground yesterday."

Mother looked at her watch. "Okay. Well, I'm going to be right here in the cereal aisle. As soon as you've finished drinking, come directly back to me."

"Okey-dokey," I said very happy.

Then I turned around and drinked and drinked and drinked.

Except for then I started feeling a little bit sickish. And so I had to sit down on the little step and rest my water.

That's when the big front doors of the grocery store opened.

And guess what?

My eyes almost popped out of my head, that's what!

'Cause I saw a big shock!

And its name was Mrs.!

My real live teacher named Mrs. was at the grocery store!

See why we love them soooo much! They're great!