We're Just A Bunch of Dedman

JEREMIAH'S BIRTHDAY

2009-01-19T21:30:00.000-08:00

JEREMIAH TURNED 5 YEARS OLD ON NEW YEARS EVE I JUST CAN'T BELEIVE HE IS 5 ALREADY ITS FREAKING ME OUT IT SEEMS LIKE I JUST HAD HIM YESTERDAY I'M SO SAD HES GETTING SO BIG ! HES SUCH A GOOD BOY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH AND I'M SO GLAD HES MY SON HES A PEACEMAKER IN OUR HOME ALWAYS SHARING WITH HIS BROTHERS AND IS SO KIND HES A GOOD LEADER AND EXAMPLE TO HIS WHOLE FAMILY :)

POPPY AND AMMON

2009-01-19T21:17:00.000-08:00

DURING CHRISTMAS TIME WE WENT TO GO SEE GRANDMA AND POPPY AMMON WAS ASLEEP AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE ONLY TIME POPPY COULD HOLD HIM SO POPPY GAVE HIM SNUGGS AND KISSES FOR A WHILE I THINK HE REALLY ENJOYED IT :)

CHRISTMAS 2009

2009-01-19T21:00:00.000-08:00

HERES SOME PICS OF THE DEDMAN FAMILY CHRISTMAS LOOT! I DIDN'T POSTED ANY PICS OF THE BOYS OPENING GIFTS CASUE THEY ALL CAME OUT FUZZY MY CAMRA WAS BEING GOOFY :(

HEY ITS A CROSS

2009-01-15T14:52:00.000-08:00

SO THE PAST WEEK EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY A CHURCH OR THERES A STICKER OF A CROSS ON SOMEONES CAR JEREMIAH YELLS OUT "HEY THAT'S WHAT JESUS DIED ON A CROSS!" HE JUST DOESN'T STOP POINTING THEM OUT AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND HE HAS TO YELL EVERYTIME I SEE A CHURCH COMING A HEAD I'M LIKE OH NO HERE COMES JEREMIAH'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT THE WHOLE THING JUST CRAKCS ME UP !

The Boys Dancing

2009-01-12T13:47:00.001-08:00

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TWINS

2009-01-02T17:23:00.000-08:00

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO COOL ! I THINK IT WOULD BE EVEN COOLER IF ME AND RUBEN HAD TWINS LIKE THAT LOL !

Bowling

2008-12-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

RUBEN,ME AND OUR FRIEND BRET WENT BOWLING THIS WEEK AT THE COOLEST BOWLING PLACE EVER WE DO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME SEE US JUST SO WE CAN GO ITS SUPER COOL AND WAY FUN !

The Dedman Family's Christmas Dance

2008-12-11T18:35:00.001-08:00

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Fall Time Fun !

2008-11-19T13:46:00.000-08:00

THE BOYS JUST LOVE PLAYING IN THIS PILE OF LEAVES IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE THEY LOVE FALL AND THEY ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THANKSGIVING BETWEEN ME AND THEM LEARNING AT SCHOOL THEY GET ALL SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE SEASON CHANGES AND NEW HOLIDAYS !

2008-11-19T13:35:00.000-08:00

HEARTS IN YOUR EYES

2008-11-18T13:11:00.000-08:00

I JUST HAD TO POST ABOUT WHAT JEREMIAH SAID TODAY I THOUGHT IT WAS SO FUNNY HE ASKED ME HOW COME HE DOESN'T GET HEARTS IN HIS EYES WHEN HE KISSES SOMEONE ! LOL !!! I WAS CRACKIN UP!

THE ESSENTIAL THINGS

2008-11-13T13:57:00.000-08:00

THIS IS MY NEW FAVORTE QUOTE IT JUST STICK OUT TO ME AND IS CALLING ME TO REPENTANCE EVERYDAY ! I THINK WE ALL DO THIS WE LET OURSELVES GET DISTRACTED BY THINGS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT ANYTHING BAD ! I KNOW THAT SATIN DOES DO THIS THATS HOW HE WORKS HE TAKES SMALL LITTLE STEPS TO DRAG US DOWN SLOWLY THATS HOW HE DOES ACTULLY GET SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF HEAVENLY FATHER IN HIS HANDS LETS STAY STRONG AND STAY FOCUSED ON THE SPIRTUAL THINGS WE NEED DAILY AND NOT LET OURSELVES FALL INTO STAINS TRAPS !

Are there so many fascinating, exciting things to do, or so many challenges pressing upon you, that it is hard to keep focused on that which is essential? When things of the world crowd in, all too often the wrong things are allowed to take highest priority. Then it is easy to forget the fundamental purpose of life. Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people, those who are committed to a worthy, righteous life, who want to do good and intend to make the most of this life. His tool is distraction. He has an extensive array of undeniably good things that are used to keep us from doing the essential ones. Have you noticed that when you begin to focus on something truly important, something of eternal significance, there often come thoughts of other good things to distract you? Satan promotes distraction. He would have good people fill life with 'good things' so that there is no room for the 'essential ones.' Have you unconsciously been caught in that trap? —Elder Richard G. Scott, Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy, page 10—

Disneyland

2008-11-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

WELL AS SOME OF YOU KNOW WE HAVE GOTTEN DISNEYLAND PASSES ! WE LOVE IT SO FAR EVERY TIME THAT I'VE GONE WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THE CAMERA BUT I DON'T FREAK OUT ABOUT IT CAUSE I FIGOUR WE WILL BE GOING ENOUGH WE'LL GET PLENTY OF PICTURES ! SO YOU ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU COME AND VISIT US AND WE CAN ALL GO TO DISNEYLAND :) I WILL BE GETTING PICTURES UP SOON ENOUGH WE GO ALL THE TIME !

Trick or Treat

2008-11-01T09:20:00.000-07:00

WE HAD LOTS OF FUN THIS HALLOWEEN WE WENT TO JEREMIAH'S TEACHERS HOUSE FOR A HAUNTED HOUSE AND TRICK OR TREATED HER STREET THAN WE WENT TO THE CITY CARNIVAL AND THAN TO HIT MORE HOUSES THE BOYS HAD A LOT OF FUN AND REALLY ENJOYED THEY'RE COSTUMES:)

2008-11-01T09:17:00.000-07:00

Jeremiahs school Halloween party!

2008-10-31T11:18:00.000-07:00

WELL TODAY WAS JEREMIAHS SCHOOL PARTY SO HERES A COUPLE OTHER PICS ! I COULD HAVE MORE BUT ITS HARD FOR ME TO TAKE TIME AND HELP OUT IN THE BOYS CLASS ROOMS WHEN I HAVE THE OTHER TWO BOYS IT MAKES ME SAD I FEEL LIKE I MISS OUT ON THAT PART OH WELL !

FUNNINESS!

2008-10-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

MY FRIEND KRISTIE FROM CHURCH SENT THIS TO ME I JUST THINK IT IS SO FUNNY I HAD TO POST IT !

JOJO'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

2008-10-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

JOSEPH HAD A HALLOWEEN PARTY AT SCHOOL TODAY HE GOT TO WEAR HIS COSTUME SO I LET JEREMIAH AND AMMON WHERE THERES TO ! THEY'RE SO CUTE !

2008-10-30T13:18:00.000-07:00

2008-10-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

Sam in High School Musical

2008-10-26T21:05:00.001-07:00

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Jeremiah and the TV

2008-09-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well went to Lancaster this weekend and Sunday afternoon Ruben spent four hours in the emergency room with Jeremiah cause he was pulling on Sammy's TV and it fell and hit him in the face ! they didn't give him stitches they just glued it together and he has to have the bandage on for 5 days and can't get it wet of coarse but he seems to be doing fine ! My boys are crazy they'll be lucky if they don't kill themselves !

2008-09-11T13:44:00.000-07:00

JOSEPHS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

2008-09-09T10:07:00.000-07:00

TODAY WAS JOJO'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL EVER AND HE WENT SO GOOD I WAS WORRIED HE WAS GOING TO CRY BUT HE DIDN'T SO I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM I THINK IT HELPED HIM WATCHING JEREMIAH GO THIS WHOLE PAST YEAR AND HE ALSO HAD HIS BEST FRIEND JOSEPH THERE WITH HIM !

JEREMIAH'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

2008-09-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

JEREMIAH HAD HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TODAY ! HE REALLY ENJOYED IT ! THIS IS HIS SECOND YEAR AT KIDS CORNER AND HAS THE SAME TEACHERS AND ALOT OF THE SAME FRIENDS SO HE WAS EXCITED TO BE BACK !

ME AND HSIAOWEN

2008-09-08T21:17:00.000-07:00

WE WENT BACK TO PUMP IT UP AND THIS TIME ME AND MY FRIEND HSIAOWN HAD A BLAST !

2008-09-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

The Nature Park In Long Beach

2008-08-31T13:20:00.000-07:00

We went the the El Dorado Nature Park in Long Beach yesterday the boys had so much fun JoJo cryed when we had to go but we really had a good time you get to go on a hike and see turtles and climb cool trees and that have a nature center to go check out to we had fun and another one of our things we will be doing again :)

Whatever Me Venting !

2008-08-28T15:51:00.000-07:00

Well i am not happy with how today has been going first 2 of my kids had out of control POOP weirdness !

Than my kids have all been acting like they're a bunch of crazy people totally out of control today its been killing me !

Also my house is just as crazy as the kids are being and I'm in such a bad mood i don't feel like cleaning but i have to

sorry about my negative blog I'm posting i just had to say something ! AAAHHHHHHH!!!! But the day isn't over yet so hopefully things will get better I'm just so happy to know that me and Ruben are going on a date tomorrow and going to the TEMPLE so thats a GOOD thing!

KARATE

2008-08-28T15:18:00.001-07:00

JOJO has started Karate and he loves it hes doing really well and just looks super cute in his outfit if any of you are wondering why i don't have a pic of Jeremiah in his karate outfit its cause hes not doing karate this session hes on punishment !

Pump It Up

2008-08-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

We went to Pump It Up today in Huntington Beach the kids had a blast it was so much fun we will defiantly be going back ! The kids Favorite especially Ammons was the big huge slide they did that pretty much most of the time !

kids corner boosters

2008-08-26T12:18:00.000-07:00

Well I'm the Kids Corner Booster Club President that's the boys school in case you didn't know anyways I'm so new at this and only decide to do it cause know one else would and the teachers wouldn't stop bugging me about it so i said yes so I'm on a big learning curve and I'm enjoying it and i like being involved it gives me something to do but the old president who is suppose to teach me everything is so rude and expects me to just know how to do everything and has a big fat attitude all the time when I'm trying my best to do everything right and good the only time i goof up its cause i didn't know about something and she gags at me like i should know when shes the one suppose to be teaching me pppssshhh...... i don't understand why people have to be so ugly it hurts my feelings i would not be acting like that to someone its so mean i keep thinking i catch her on a bad day or something but that's just how she is and I'm gonna to have deal with it or tell her to cut it out so we'll see what happens its just annoying and she makes things harder and stressful ! GGGGRRRRR!!!!!

Jeremiah Giving Blessings !

2008-08-25T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well months ago i had walked in on Jeremiah pretending that he was giving Ammon a blessing he had his hands on his head and said "Ammon Dedman i give you a Blessing" and he went on saying a couple other things but i can't remember what it was but anywaz i never said anything to him about it cause i didn't want to make a big deal about it and than he start doing it all the time going around giving everyone blessings so anywaz today at target while i was shopping i was down a row looking at stuff and i look over and i see Jeremiah trying to give Joseph a blessing ! i was like what the heck lol !!!! this is what Jeremiah had said "Joseph Ruben i give you a blessing" and once again he said a couple other things but i can't remember what it was so this time i had a little talk with him letting him know that we don't play like that even though blessings are good things they are scared things and when he is older and is a worthy priesthood holder he can give blessings ! :)

my new hair

2008-08-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

RUBEN RACING

2008-08-21T22:19:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

WATER FUN

2008-08-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Ruben and Cassie

2008-08-12T21:34:00.001-07:00

Ruben

2008-08-12T18:52:00.000-07:00

Well today was Ruben's first day volunteering at the VA hospital in Long Beach . He loved it :)He got to put on scurbs and go in and out of surges and even got to look in on one :) He also feels even more confident about his plans going to school to be a PA or DR. I'm so happy to see that he is excited and loving all of this he is also doing very well in school I'm so proud of him !

Adventure City

2008-08-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

This was the rain room

Adventure City

2008-08-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Jeremiah loved this ride he went on it 3 times

Saturday we went to Adventure city and the boys had a blast ! We went for JoJo's 3rd birthday !

2008-08-03T21:02:00.000-07:00

THIS IS JOJO DOING THE DISHES AND LOADING THE DISHWASER. YOU CAN'T SEE, BUT THE SINK WAS FULL OF ALL OUR DISHES FROM DINNER AND HE WASHED ALL OF THEM OFF AND PUT ALL OF THEM IN THE DISHWASHER! HE DID ALL OF THIS ON HIS OWN JUST JUMPED UP TO THE SINK TURNED ON THE WATER AND STARTED WORKING :)

The Hair Cuts !

2008-08-03T17:08:00.001-07:00

Well I tried to cut the boys hair today on my own and jojo and ammon came out ok but poor jeremiah was a disaster. i feel bad. He was really up set. He said, and i quote, " I don't want to be a basketball player! " We thought that was pretty funny !

2008-08-02T12:57:00.000-07:00

The Dedman Family at Bolsa Chica Beach !

Being prepared

2008-07-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

"And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out”

"But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves”

Earthquakes

2008-07-30T08:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had a 5.4 Earthquake good thing it didn't last long so everything and everyone was fine I have had a feeling for a long time that i need to be on the ball about food storage and and emergency perparedness and I've been putting it off so yesterday really got me thinking i felt like heavenly father was warning us that we need to be ready we all know that the prophets have been strong on us being perpared and ready and how many of us are really listing to them and doing ALL THAT WE CAN to follow there council whether we live in California where there is earthquakes or the east coast where there is hurricanes and etc..... we need to be following the prophet and be ready for anything to happen well we all know California is suppose to get the "BIG ONE" we just don't know when of course it could be tomorrow or in years but we all need to ready i know I WILL BE i was shocked yesterday at everyone just being cool about this earthquake like it was nothing and just moved on with there day and life like everything will be OK ppssshhhhhh..... thoughs are the type of people who will have nothing because they brushed off the simple warnings to be ready for something bigger to come i have 3 little boys childern of god and heavenly father has givin them to me and trust me that i will take care of them and be resonsable for them and it is my job as a mother to protect them ,teach theam and have our family ready it would not be fair to my childeren to lack on something i know i need to do i love them :) anyways i found a article on a little info what will happen when we get hit by the "BIG ONE"

Disaster Preparedness News
UCSG Unveils Chilling Disaster Earthquake Scenario for Southern California; Experts Urge Immediate Earthquake Preparedness Measures
With chilling descriptions and conclusions, the USGS finally released its Disaster Earthquake Scenario for Southern California. The report in its complete form is a 312 page breakdown by the world's leading geologic, economic, health, and safety experts on exactly what damage a 7.8 earthquake would do to Southern California. For comparison sake, this would be about equal to the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province last Monday. Although California building codes and emergency response resources may be greater than China, but a quick read over the bullet points of the Disaster Earthquake Scenario and you will quickly realize that there is no time to waste in making absolutely sure that you take the earthquake preparedness measures necessary for you are your loved ones.
The report describes exactly what earthquake damage Southern Californians could expect from the "Big One" occurring on the region's notorious San Andreas fault; and the news is not good. According to the report, 10 million people will be exposed to intense shaking and at minimum it "would kill 1,800 people, injure 50,000, cause $200 billion in damage, and have long-lasting social and economic consequences." Shaking would last around 55 seconds; that's 8 times longer than in the area's 1994 Northridge earthquake. The report goes on to detail how a vast majority of buildings will suffer structural damage along with major freeway overpasses. Hospitals will be running at 25% capacity and overrun by critically injured victims. Utilities will be unavailable with some areas having no drinkable water for up to 6 months.
Okay, so the report is grim. But, the good news is the a lot of the potential devastation is preventable by taking the necessary earthquake preparedness measures. For starters, make sure you have earthquake kits and all the recommended earthquake supplies you will need to survive on your own after evacuating your building. At a bare minimum, you need a 3 day supply of emergency food and water but we recommend at la 2 week supply. As electricity will be unavailable for a long time, you'll need emergency lights like flashlights...but don't rely on ones that use batteries. We offer a wide selection of emergency lights that use alternative power sources so that they'll always be ready and last when you need them most.
By Michael BartholomewQuakeKare PressMay 22nd 2008

WE ARE NOW VEGETARIANS

2008-07-14T19:11:00.000-07:00

Well today was the first day of mine and Ruben's VEGETARIAN diet ! So far so good I made potato and bean enchiladas they came out good so the recipe is a keeper . We are excited about this new healthy change in our life and we will keep you all posted about how it goes !

Starting Over !

2008-07-12T14:42:00.000-07:00

Well i had made a blog spot for the Dedman Family and couldn't get it set up and figured out...so i forgot my password and ect...so I'm determined to start over and get it right this time. Well right now the boys are taking a summer break from all activities and schooling. Actually it's me taking a break because once fall gets here I'm gonna have a super busy schedule with Jeremiah and JoJo in school and activities. Ruben is doing school full-time right now and is loving it. He's doing well and next fall should be when he transfers to a university and who knows where that will bring us next. We currently have had Ruben's cousin, Portia Dedman, from Florida living with us for the past 4-5 months and she found a new place so she should be moving out soon. That is all that is going on with us and i will be posting often!