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Snow Day!

December 11, 2008 - it snowed in Hammond! I added lots of photos on my facebook so if you need further proof, go check it out. We totally did not know what to do with ourselves. It was absolutely beautiful though. We were one of the lucky ones who kept our power, but lost phones and cell service.

Birthday cards from the two kids. Had to show you the difference between my boy and girl! And yes, Pete's picture is on a torn out sheet of notebook paper...

Pete's day

So yesterday was my 37th birthday, Pete turns 11 today and Madi will be 12 next week! He got a new bike, a new playstation game, and 2 movies. He is into Star Wars right now so we got him the new cartoon Star Wars movie. He brought cupcakes to school to share. I fixed him his favorite breakfast - french toast. So I hope he is having a great day at school, because he certainly had a great morning at home.

Did anyone see the planets by the moon last night - I think it was Jupiter and Venus. You can see them right after sunset. Make sure you take the kids outside to see them this evening if you can.

My grandmother passed away Monday morning. She's been in a nursing home for quite a while now. She's had 2 strokes in the past 5 years. They think she may have had another stroke on Friday. The kids and I went to see her this past weekend, though my aunt said it was strictly for us to see her...she was not awake nor aware. It was very hard to see her like that. The funeral is tomorrow so just keep my entire family in your thoughts.

Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for - especially a God that loves us.

Today....

Today is my mom's birthday. Last week was my dad's birthday. I just was thinking of how fast time flies and that my kid's will be 11 and 12 next month. I'm just blessed that I have my family and friends. To all those who read this, God bless and thanks for being there for me when I need you.

If you think I'm bad about spoiling my kids, check out this video of Santo spoiling our cat. I've also never put a video on so I'm also practicing. Please forgive me that it's in our bathroom!

Relay for Life

This weekend, Madi spent most of her day at North Oak park helping with Relay for Life. Here's a picture of her and Lyndsey on our way out and home. I'm also attaching a picture of Lucy. She sleeps in the funniest positions. I had to share this one with you.

What a Day!

You know when you feel very close to God, and things are going great, and then you have one of those days? I had one of those days. It was an incredibly frustrating day at work, and then I started getting the phone calls from the kids this afternoon about things that happened at school and some bad grades, etc. I know that this is a typical attack from Satan and I'm not letting it get the best of me. By the time I arrived home, I had prayed about it and God definitely calmed my nerves. Praise God for His patience and His forgiveness! Now, I need to pass that along to my children! : )

Did You Know??

Armistice Day Becomes Veterans Day
World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.
In 1968, new legislation changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

Adding pictures

So I have added lots of pictures to my facebook site. You can visit it from the link below. Here are some random pictures of the kids from Trick or Treat and our visit to Pensacola. Also our wonderful student workers and Grad Asst did a phenomenal job on our door decorations for Homecoming so I wanted to show you our "Genie" from our theme, "I love Roomie."

Thoughts on the election. I am anxious to see what will happen in the next four years. But I'm definitely at peace b/c God says he hears the prayers of the righteous. And my family did a lot of praying this week. I'm going to remain positive and pray for Mr. Obama.

Facebook | My Photos - Kids

Facebook My Photos - Kids

Well, it's been a while...

I really thought I would be better at this thing, but as it turns out, I am easily distracted. At home, I seldom sit at the computer and at work, I'm limited. And I never have the camera with me at work to download photos. I am going to take some pictures of the kids tonight and add them. Madi asked me to measure her this morning and she is exactly 5 ft tall! I can't believe it. Next month, she will be twelve years old. My baby is growing up. Anyway, life has been good for the Bentivegnas. Santo and I are attempting to drop some pounds before the holiday season, so forgive me if I'm cranky from the lack of sugar!

Thanks for your patience and to all my friends who are so good at posting. You keep me busy reading up on all the kids' stuff and pictures. Love ya!

Back to School

Madison and Pete have officially started and 6th and 5th grades. I can not believe they have grown so fast. So far, they are enjoying everything - from teachers to friends. Madi has started switching classes and has a locker. Of course, we have it fully stocked with mirrors and pictures, thanks to Target. Pete is just enjoying life. We are signing him up for football this weekend. This will keep my heart in shape. I'm just feeling a little sad today b/c all of my friends are having babies, and my babies are really not babies anymore. Santo thinks I keep adopting animals to make me feel better about it. Maybe?

Sorry I don't have any pictures to add. I will put some new ones up soon. Love!

Community Night July 20, 2008

The Jordan and Asah Show

There were so many pictures and I don't have them individually labeled so some may seem out of place. Just enjoy them!

More pictures

Another set of pictures from Community Night

Community Night

More pictures.....

Community Night

We had Community Night, a monthly meal with our church, at our house this past weekend. Here are some pictures of the event. Santo and I enjoyed hosting it, and I think everyone had a great time. Wonderful food and even more wonderful friends.

Pete and Baseball

Pete's team came in first! This is the photo that was in our local paper. Notice that he gave his name to the photographer as Santo. His Paw Paw Santo would have been so proud of him.

Kitten pictures

We also had a small visitor last week - it was the smallest snake ever. He latched onto Santo's finger, but I missed that photo op.

I've been busy....

Summer break has officially started and I can not believe it is already June 7th! We have a babysitter with the kids at home, but right now, they have been at Southeastern's Day camp. It gets them out of the house for a while, they get to hang out with friends, and they are completely exhausted when they get home. Pete has been doing great with baseball - his team is in first place! We have a tournament game Tuesday at 7 - single elimination. Madi starts piano for the summer with her first lesson today.

I'm adding some photos of the kids in our pool, and our new addition to the family. Santo will not hear of another baby, so the kids and I coaxed him into a new kitten. Her name is Lucy, and she is very sweet. Santo also recently celebrated a birthday so here are some photos of the kids during that visit.

Well, I'm a little behind in posting. I'm including pictures of Pete's field trip to Baton Rouge recently. We visited the BR symphony and also the Old State Capitol. It is absolutely beautiful! I'm also bragging on Madi with softball. She's doing really well this year.

We had a really terrible storm come through south Louisiana yesterday. Seriously, I have not seen hail fall like that before in my life. I don't know if you can really see the picture. I opened the front door because the ground was covered with it, but Madi is scared of bad weather, so she is forcing me to close the door. I was more interested in the shot. The hail was blowing in, it was raining and blowing so hard. My neighbor had a tree fall on their house! We had some damage to our outside patio cover, but overall, I feel we came out ok.