Get Cha Some!

Thanks to my good friend Jo over @ Life's Perfect Picture's, I have received the Kreative Blogger award. This award is given to those who have shown great creativity in their blog design. I must name 7 things that I love and pass it on to 7 bloggers so, here goes!

7 things I love:

1. My God.

2. My Wife.

3. My Children.

4. My Parents.

5. My Friends (all of you).

6. Playing Golf.

7. Oops left this one off origingally. Thanks to you who spotted it and brought it to my attention. I love watching my daughter play Wii fit as it makes me laugh.



I also received the Ain't Life Grand award from Jo. I am to list five things that make my life grand so here they are.

1. My life is grand because I am.

2. My life is grand because of my faith.

3. My life is grand whenever I laugh.

4. My life is grand when I'm with my kids.

5. My life is Always grand because of my wife.


I don't want anyone to be left out on these awards. If you are a Fort Thompson Prayer Soldier and you visit often this award is for you. Please take it and let others know that you got it here!

And if you havent registered for the giveaway, scroll down the page and get registered! There will be a new giveaway on Monday!!!

Love and Prayers,

Prayer Request

I am calling on all Fort Thompson Prayer Soldiers to lift this family up right now where ever you might be reading this. Have all your friends and family join with you in prayer for these three girls. The following is a guest post from my very good friend Jill @ Sneaky Momma. Most of you know her.


I want to bring your attention to a new blogger whose family is in need of prayer. Kaleena McNabb has three daughters, all of which are currently being hospitalized for different conditions:

15 month old Delaney- has been hospitalized several times in her short life and is now battling pneumonia

5 year old Paisley-has bacterial pneumonia and the flu. She is severely dehydrated. Has a fever of 105 that will go down and come right back up. She also is vomiting so much that she is dehydrating as fast as they can pump her IV fluids in her. Her fever was so high it caused white spots on her teeth.

8 year old Destiny- has been hospitalized since Sunday for unexplainable loss of consciousness; possibly facing brain surgery

Would you join me in praying for this sweet family? Kaleena and her husband are overwhelmed (to say the least) with trying to be there for each of their girls. Stop by and leave them a comment if you get a chance. She has her laptop with her at the hospital and could use some love and support in this crazy time.

Please consider grabbing her button for your blog to let others know of her situation. They need all the prayer they can get.em>



Thank you so much Jill for sharing this families need with us. Please do take the time to post about this family on your blogs. If anything just put them on your prayer lists at church, your blog, where ever you might list prayer requests. It will also be much appreciated by Carey and I if you would go visit Kaleena @ McNabb Land and leave them a comment of support and let them know that you are praying for them.

Love and Prayers,

Signs Say Giveaway!

I have had the honor of getting to know one of the sweetest people you will ever meet thru Fort Thompson. Her name is April Woosley and her blog is Say-it-on-a-Sign, and she is sponsoring this great giveaway! She makes custom antique signs that look just like they jumped straight out of the 30's or 40's. I remember wondering when I first saw them how in the world she does it. Of course I now know however I am sworn to secrecy so don't ask.

Take a peek at these awesome examples:

These signs are all handmade from the distressing, painting, sanding, staining and then repeating the process over and over until it is just right. April will not leave a sign until it looks just like it did indeed jump right out of the 30's as if in a magic time machine. Each sign is done in the size, colors, and custom text of your choosing within reason. They are all also wall ready with sawtooth hangers. She does not even start a sign until it is ordered. You can always go with one of the ones she already has made if decisions aren't your thing. However, customization to me is one of the things that makes this so attractive. So make sure that you hop over to Say-it-on-a-Sign and check them out. April has tons of signs listed on her blog. Make sure to leave her a comment, and tell her Tim at Fort Thompson sent ya!

There will be not only one winner, but two just to increase your chances!



Here are the rules:

Leave a comment on this post that you wish to be entered. One entry

Giveaway ends March 8th at 10:00AM Winners to be drawn and posted the same day.

Check back here at The Fort to see if you won!



It doesn't get any easier than that.

Good Luck!



Love and Prayers,

Attention Prayer Soldiers!

I'm calling out all Fort Thompson Prayer Soldier's tonight to pray for a little boy names Hudson. The following was written by a very good friend Hollie Anderson. Some of you may know her as The Drama Mama. These are her words:

Please fall on your knees and pray for our sweet friends, Amanda & Hunter and their little boy, Hudson. I do have some details, but I rather wait to post more until I speak with Amanda. But Hudson does that same vasovagal thing that Alexie does where they pass out, and evidently he had an episode of this earlier today and he would not come out of it (meaning he was unconscious and not breathing). He then started having seizures. Amanda had to call 911 and from what I understand, they had to work on him for quite some time before even leaving the house. They had to take him to the closest hospital to get him stable and then he will be (or was) care flighted to Children's. PLEASE pray for Hudson!Pray for wisdom in all the doctors and nurses working on Hud.Pray for Amanda as she waits for her family to join her (her husband was out of town at the time).Pray for peace and most of all healing!

So please keep this family in your prayers tonight. If you follow Fort Thompson and have read the Angels and Miracles post, then you know how sensitive I am about seizures. This family is heavy on my heart tonight and Hollie gave me permission to use her words. So please lift up this little boy and his family and I will update you as I receive word.

Thank you so much.

Gettin Froggy With It!

Another feature can you believe it?

Seems that God is smiling on us allot lately. He is so good.

I received an email from the owner of The Blog Frog telling me that he really enjoyed the Angels and Miracles post and would like to feature our blog on the FRONT page of his site. This is a true honor and I am so excited about it.

When visiting The Blog Frog (and I know you will) this is what you will see on the main page. Notice the awesomeness of the blogs that we are listed with? Crazy right? We're not worthy. :) This is what it says, but please feel free to check it out yourself.

Featured Users of TheBlogFrog
My Charming Kids was voted the #1 Mom blog of 2008

by MomDot. MckMama tells it how it is and uses TheBlogFrog

Community Widget to recognize her readers.

c jane enjoy it is the winner of the 2008 weblog awards.

Courtney blogs for NieNie and uses TheBlogFrog Community

Widget to help her blog feel more like a community.

Read about Tim and Carey as they try to hold down

the fort at Fort Thompson. Tim uses TheBlogFrog Community

Widget to increase his blog traffic.

If you do not have a Blog Frog widget then you need to get one QUICK!! Here is why:

It functions as an information piece as it shows whom has been on your blog that links to your site.

It allows you to market your site on other blogs by showing your name and profile info on others Blog Frog widgets that you link to. So every time you link to someones blog make sure that you register. So if you haven't registered here at The Fort make sure you do so now. This will allow you to advertise your blog here every time you visit which will send many Fort Thompson readers your way. All you have to do is put a link on your blog to Fort Thompson (having our button doesn't hurt either) and then go to The Blog Frog widget in my right sidebar. There you will see where others are currently already being marketed on my blog. Go to the bottom of the widget, and click on the button that says "become a Fort Follower". It's as easy as that! You are crazy not to do this. Trust me when I tell you that I have met many people through this social widget.

The Blog Frog community also provides another resource of marketing as others can find your site through different venues such as communities, friends, affiliations, chat walls, etc. It also provides a platform for expanding your followers by visiting sites that are already following many of the same sites that you are.

"The Frog" as I call it will drive traffic to your site and is a ton of fun. Don't just take my word for it, Jennifer @ My Charming Kids (aka MckMama) uses it too. Think of your exposure when people on her site see your info!

That's right, get to hoppin like MckMama and The Fort. Don't just be bloggy, be Blog Froggy!

I want credit for that one Russ!

Please leave a comment on this post when you get your own Blog Frog widget. This way I can come over and register as a follower on your frog! You can find The Blog Frog at www.TheBlogFrog.com. Also please feel free to click on the green "Visit the Fort Thompson Community" link and leave your comments and questions there! This is the part that makes if fun!

Not Me Monday

It's time again for MckMama's Not Me Monday. If you aren't already doing this you should get on over to her blog and get started!

It seems as though many of you are putting some pressure on me as you seem to think that you can't miss my Not Me's because you have found them so humorous. I'm glad I can put some laughter in your day, however I honestly don't know what you find funny or not. So I will do my best to live up to the expectation.

It was NOT Me that was sent a 400 dollar editing tablet (to be used for retouching photos by hand) in the mail by my wife only to find out later it was to improve her standing with me so I would agree to let her get a Blackberry Phone. Only to let her order it the VERY next day from Verizon. No that was certainly NOT ME. I'm not that weak am I? Yeah I guess I am.

It was also Not Me who had my nephew tell me that people were animals before they were people. Really? They are teaching 2nd graders about Darwin's Theory of Evolution? I set him straight on that real quick and made sure he understood that God made people and that they were made in his image. It was also not me who walked out of class in the 8th grade when my science class talked about that.

Then it was Not Me who at dinner tonight had my daughter ask me "daddy why doesn't everyone have a family?" It was also Not Me who replied "everyone does have a family" only to have her say "no they don't". Then to make things worse it was NOT ME who says (not thinking) "everyone does have a family because it takes a mommy and a daddy to make a baby." It was NOT ME that was thinking (WHAT DID I JUST GET MYSELF INTO!!) It is NOT ME that's about to have the birds and the bees convo with my 6 year old. NO WAY!!! It's NOT ME by the way that has a gun by my door, and wont let my daughter wear makeup until shes like 30. No way that is me! So I changed the subject and asked her to turn around at the table and quit talking. Or maybe it was NOT ME who needed to stop talking.

And lastly, for those of you who seem so enthused to hear about my daughters flatulence. It was NOT ME that laughed when I heard some butt slappin coming from her direction (only because she was trying so hard to hold it in and I could see the redness building in her face) only to have her come over and slap me a few times because it embarrassed her. Strange thing is its never embarrassed her before.

And since you all like to laugh at my expense so much, it was NOT ME that went to the bathroom while having a house guest standing right outside the bathroom door, try my best to do my business quietly only to have the sound of a dying seal emanate through the bottom of the toilet and then reverberate all through an all tile bathroom. NO WAY that was not even me! You know why? Because it was my daughter from the other room! Yeah! It was NOT ME that just tried to blame that on my daughter either.

So make you way over to MckMama's and join in the fun. Also, make sure you browse thru all the different Not Me's. Oh and tell me if you have or had grandparents that were that free with their gas. It's NOT ME that's asking that question.