So....yesterday was Jadelyn's SECOND birthday. I have no idea how that happened so quickly. It's just crazy. 2 year-old Jadelyn likes going to sleep at night about as much as 1 year-old Jadelyn...which isn't much, if you must know. ;P We had a low key day with variations of "Happy Birthday" being sung off and on throughout the day. Lynnie wanted a "cake" on top of her cake, so that's what we did. I colored different colors on a piece of paper and let her pick which color she wanted for the cake, the cake on top of the cake, the trim, the trim for the cake on top, the writing, and the candles for the cake on top of the cake. Sweet girl picked only yellow, blue, and green....two primary colors and the color one gets when mixing those two colors - thanks for saving me on work, baby girl! =) After supper, (and none of us finished the cake - it was WAY too sweet), we had a pool party in our wading pool. Well, the kids and I did. David thought it was cold or something, so he just stayed standing up. =)
After the kids were in bed, David went out to do his round of nightly animal chores, and when he came in, he wouldn't get out of my way when I was sweeping. Because he was sad. Our "Mama chicken" - the blond one, was killed by an unknown intruder. She was our favorite! And the fattest. Probably the reason she was chosen. So sad. =( So, we're back to locking the chickens up at night. Yeah, we shouldn't have stopped. =(
Oh! And one neat story to share. On Sunday night, the power went off for no apparent reason. We finished getting ready for bed by candlelight. Because my clock only works when there's power, I put on my watch. And accidentally hit a button which made an alarm go off every hour. Just a beep, really...not a full-fledged alarm. Anyways. In the morning, I was having worship, and I'm working on doing the "Empowered Living" activities. The activity for Monday was to set an alarm to go off every hour to remind us to stay tuned to God. I don't know how to set my watch to do that, so I figured that I would just remember to look at my watch every hour and stuff. But God apparently knew better! =) When I was getting ready for the day, I heard my watch beep, and it was at that point that I realized it was beeping every hour on the hour...I had heard it beep at 11pm the night before, but didn't think anything about it. But when I heard it at 7am, it hit me. Because of my "accidental" bump, my watch was going off every hour. Isn't God GOOD?!?!?! I sure want to learn to trust Him more!
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Been a while!
So, in the past week, I've had two kids throw up, and all three with fevers. But, it hasn't been all bad. I got some extra cuddles with Ruby out of it all! =)
Last Monday morning, I had to take Ruby and Isaac to their "exercise doctor". I was running later than I would have liked, and in my hurry, I was trying to think of things I could cut out so that I would still make the appointment on time. I decided that fully packing the diaper bag was the place to cut some time out. I knew I had changes of pants in there for all 3 kids, but no shirts. I reasoned that that was fine, because I was only going to need changes of clothes if we had a potty accident. Then, suddenly, I (or was it God?) thought that I had better throw in some shirts, too, in case someone threw up (we live in curvy roads and in the past month, Ruby and Jadelyn got carsick, and made a MESS). So, I hurriedly grabbed some shirts and stuffed them in the bag. I (or was it God, again?) also had the thought that I should put the spray bottle with vinegar water in the van so I could clean out the car seat if the need arose. But I forgot that one. =O I loaded up my 3 children into the van and began the over hour trip to Shriner's. Less than 20 minutes into the trip, Jadelyn was overcome by the curvy roads and lost her breakfast. Now, I have one of the weakest stomachs of anyone I know. And my kids have gotten sick a LOT, but normally David is there to help me out (or should I say, to do the majority of the clean up while I cover my nose and do what I can manage with). I started looking for a place to pull over to clean up the mess, but there just wasn't many places and when I found them, I was too far past to pull in. So, thinking it over, I figured it might be best to continue on the trip (with my window down - FRESH AIR!!! Oh, and it had been raining earlier, but by the time this happened, it had stopped...so I wasn't getting wet) so that if Lynnie got sick again, I wouldn't be out of clothes, and so I wouldn't have to put her back into the nasty car seat with her clean clothes on (because I had forgotten the vinegar water =O). So, we continued on. We got to the appointment around 15 minutes early, which left me just enough time to get Jadelyn changed, wipe out her car seat with some paper towels (though I felt sick a little, with a few breaks of looking out away from the van, I was able to keep my breakfast down!), and get into the hospital. I feel that God must have been prompting me that morning, and if so, this is the first experience I can remember of recognizing His voice. (Though I might not have recognized until it was in hindsight). Now...certainly if God cares about a little throw-up and making sure that my daughter is clothed when we're out and about, why can't I remember that He cares about EVERYTHING? Everything that I struggle with. Everything I don't understand. Everything that perplexes me. Everything. Wow. What a God!
So, that was the story of Jadelyn's throw-up. Isaac got sick the next morning (or maybe that night) because he's a stubborn fella, and didn't like the food I served him on Monday, so he hardly ate anything. Then, he was so weak at breakfast on Tuesday that I was feeding him. And then he threw it all up. Sigh. But then, he picked back up on the eating and kept it down! =) Oh, and Ruby is so super sweet when Isaac is sick. Just wish she was that sweet all the time! =)
Ruby got a weird fever on Friday. Like she wasn't really showing any symptoms. Well, she didn't want to eat much at ALL, so was at the breakfast table until 10am. Then, she was just laying more than usual, though she was still singing/humming much of the time. Sweet Ruby! I didn't know what was going on until I kissed her head at one point, and yikes! It was hot! Got to over 103. But Motrin brought it down. Lovely Motrin. Then, today, it was Jadelyn and Isaac with fevers. Jadelyn is like Ruby was - still playing and not letting on that she is sick, other than not eating much. Isaac, however, just wanted to lay down. So we brought a sleeping bag outside and he and Alpine bonded in the shade all morning. We're supposed to head back to the exercise doctor's tomorrow, so we'll see if everyone is feeling well enough for that! =O
Today out in the yard, the robins who have a nest in the apple tree were squawking up a storm, and when I looked over, I saw that a baby robin was hopping around on the ground. And then saw Alpine stalking the bird. So, I ran at her, with mud flinging off my garden shoes. It was very valiant, let me assure you. =) Anyways, when I got over there, the adult robins were still squawking like crazy, and when I looked over, I saw the BIGGEST snake I have ever seen in the wild. IN MY YARD!!! =O Yowzers. It was 4-5 feet long, and slithered quickly into the mulch under the blackberries. Now I'm a little afraid to garden - be weeding along and grab out a SNAKE? Yikes. Anyways, I pointed the snake out to the kids, and Alpine kept an eye on it for her entire attention span, which seems to be 2 minutes? Ha. Anyways, we kept an eye on the baby robin for the remainder of our time outside, and tonight, I think I saw it out in the road, so I sure hope it makes it. Hopping and hopping and hopping...and when do they learn to fly, anyways?
After lunch, I noticed Hickory barking out in his "cage", and then noticed him jumping back from something. I wondered if it was a snake again, so ran out, and sure enough. It was poised like it might strike. Too bad I didn't have Tom and Tina's phone number, or I would've called 'em to see if they wanted to come shoot the thing for me. I had the foreign thought when it was in the mulch that if I had a hoe, I could probably whack it. I never thought I'd be capable of it before, and who knows if I really would be or not, but man...I don't like snakes. And not in my yard, for sure. Then I read that that kind of snake (or at least the kind I think it is), can climb trees and barn rafters and such. Lovely. =O Good thing was that David mowed yesterday so I could see the thing. Now, if it stays a good distance away from all of us, we might make it....maybe we moved too far south, though....=)
Speaking of the barn, at the end of last week, David asked me if the barn was normally so covered by a tree. I wasn't sure at first (aren't we observant? =O), but we looked and sure enough, it was not normally covered so much. Wind (I'm assuming) blew the tree down. So, David invested in a chain saw, and on Sunday went to work. Tom and Tina came over and helped him get the big part down. They are the best neighbors ever. On Sabbath, we found Hickory with a pair of Ms. Tina's shoes. Not good. And one of them was ruined a bit. Bad. So, we returned the shoes with $20 and some strawberries from the garden. On Sunday, when they came to help with the tree, Ms. Tina brought back the $20. And brought us some Chex Mix. She had duct-taped the back of her shoe where Hickory had ruined it. That lady. Then, when she was helping with the tree, she fell over into some thorns and tore her leg up. No complaint. Then, she was hauling a bucket with chain back to their truck, when she laughingly asked David to carry it for her. It was HEAVY, and she had carried it over half the way without showing any signs of trouble. Then, she got stuck when trying to back out of the pasture area, so she finally gunned it, and when she hit the road, she was squealing for all she was worth. Cracked me up. THEN! They came to look at our backyard, and gave us gardening advice. Like telling me that I should move the mulch away from the berries QUICK, 'cause that's probably what's killing it. And making the Rhubarb not so great. I need to get on that. Oh! And she mentioned that it looked like they might need to come over and help us mow. =O Yeah, we've been a bit behind on that, and the Mayfields (the previous owners of our abode) were really neat and had things" "just so". And now poor Tom and Tina are stuck looking at us trying to get things under control. =O Anyways, if there was a "neighbor-of-the-year" award, I'd appoint them. Or whatever the right word is.
Oh! And this morning, the kids were playing church and Sabbath School, with Ruby as the ringleader. It was the sweetest. I wish I had a video. They were all singing "Jesus Loves Me", and Jadelyn was doing so well that I wish I had it videoed. Then, there were times to stand up and sit down, and a nonsense sermon and a Children's story and I think prayer, and a time when Ruby was playing the piano and singing and Isaac joined her for a while before fervently playing the pedals for her. Precious. What a nice time!
Okay, that's probably enough rambling for now.
Funny quote I heard on Sunday. I guess David was telling the kids that he was going to play with some tools (maybe his chain saw?). Ruby told David that he couldn't play with tools, but he COULD play with some toys. I think there was a short period of silence before Isaac broke in and told Ruby that "when you play with tools, it's called work". I love that kid.
Last Monday morning, I had to take Ruby and Isaac to their "exercise doctor". I was running later than I would have liked, and in my hurry, I was trying to think of things I could cut out so that I would still make the appointment on time. I decided that fully packing the diaper bag was the place to cut some time out. I knew I had changes of pants in there for all 3 kids, but no shirts. I reasoned that that was fine, because I was only going to need changes of clothes if we had a potty accident. Then, suddenly, I (or was it God?) thought that I had better throw in some shirts, too, in case someone threw up (we live in curvy roads and in the past month, Ruby and Jadelyn got carsick, and made a MESS). So, I hurriedly grabbed some shirts and stuffed them in the bag. I (or was it God, again?) also had the thought that I should put the spray bottle with vinegar water in the van so I could clean out the car seat if the need arose. But I forgot that one. =O I loaded up my 3 children into the van and began the over hour trip to Shriner's. Less than 20 minutes into the trip, Jadelyn was overcome by the curvy roads and lost her breakfast. Now, I have one of the weakest stomachs of anyone I know. And my kids have gotten sick a LOT, but normally David is there to help me out (or should I say, to do the majority of the clean up while I cover my nose and do what I can manage with). I started looking for a place to pull over to clean up the mess, but there just wasn't many places and when I found them, I was too far past to pull in. So, thinking it over, I figured it might be best to continue on the trip (with my window down - FRESH AIR!!! Oh, and it had been raining earlier, but by the time this happened, it had stopped...so I wasn't getting wet) so that if Lynnie got sick again, I wouldn't be out of clothes, and so I wouldn't have to put her back into the nasty car seat with her clean clothes on (because I had forgotten the vinegar water =O). So, we continued on. We got to the appointment around 15 minutes early, which left me just enough time to get Jadelyn changed, wipe out her car seat with some paper towels (though I felt sick a little, with a few breaks of looking out away from the van, I was able to keep my breakfast down!), and get into the hospital. I feel that God must have been prompting me that morning, and if so, this is the first experience I can remember of recognizing His voice. (Though I might not have recognized until it was in hindsight). Now...certainly if God cares about a little throw-up and making sure that my daughter is clothed when we're out and about, why can't I remember that He cares about EVERYTHING? Everything that I struggle with. Everything I don't understand. Everything that perplexes me. Everything. Wow. What a God!
So, that was the story of Jadelyn's throw-up. Isaac got sick the next morning (or maybe that night) because he's a stubborn fella, and didn't like the food I served him on Monday, so he hardly ate anything. Then, he was so weak at breakfast on Tuesday that I was feeding him. And then he threw it all up. Sigh. But then, he picked back up on the eating and kept it down! =) Oh, and Ruby is so super sweet when Isaac is sick. Just wish she was that sweet all the time! =)
Ruby got a weird fever on Friday. Like she wasn't really showing any symptoms. Well, she didn't want to eat much at ALL, so was at the breakfast table until 10am. Then, she was just laying more than usual, though she was still singing/humming much of the time. Sweet Ruby! I didn't know what was going on until I kissed her head at one point, and yikes! It was hot! Got to over 103. But Motrin brought it down. Lovely Motrin. Then, today, it was Jadelyn and Isaac with fevers. Jadelyn is like Ruby was - still playing and not letting on that she is sick, other than not eating much. Isaac, however, just wanted to lay down. So we brought a sleeping bag outside and he and Alpine bonded in the shade all morning. We're supposed to head back to the exercise doctor's tomorrow, so we'll see if everyone is feeling well enough for that! =O
Today out in the yard, the robins who have a nest in the apple tree were squawking up a storm, and when I looked over, I saw that a baby robin was hopping around on the ground. And then saw Alpine stalking the bird. So, I ran at her, with mud flinging off my garden shoes. It was very valiant, let me assure you. =) Anyways, when I got over there, the adult robins were still squawking like crazy, and when I looked over, I saw the BIGGEST snake I have ever seen in the wild. IN MY YARD!!! =O Yowzers. It was 4-5 feet long, and slithered quickly into the mulch under the blackberries. Now I'm a little afraid to garden - be weeding along and grab out a SNAKE? Yikes. Anyways, I pointed the snake out to the kids, and Alpine kept an eye on it for her entire attention span, which seems to be 2 minutes? Ha. Anyways, we kept an eye on the baby robin for the remainder of our time outside, and tonight, I think I saw it out in the road, so I sure hope it makes it. Hopping and hopping and hopping...and when do they learn to fly, anyways?
After lunch, I noticed Hickory barking out in his "cage", and then noticed him jumping back from something. I wondered if it was a snake again, so ran out, and sure enough. It was poised like it might strike. Too bad I didn't have Tom and Tina's phone number, or I would've called 'em to see if they wanted to come shoot the thing for me. I had the foreign thought when it was in the mulch that if I had a hoe, I could probably whack it. I never thought I'd be capable of it before, and who knows if I really would be or not, but man...I don't like snakes. And not in my yard, for sure. Then I read that that kind of snake (or at least the kind I think it is), can climb trees and barn rafters and such. Lovely. =O Good thing was that David mowed yesterday so I could see the thing. Now, if it stays a good distance away from all of us, we might make it....maybe we moved too far south, though....=)
Speaking of the barn, at the end of last week, David asked me if the barn was normally so covered by a tree. I wasn't sure at first (aren't we observant? =O), but we looked and sure enough, it was not normally covered so much. Wind (I'm assuming) blew the tree down. So, David invested in a chain saw, and on Sunday went to work. Tom and Tina came over and helped him get the big part down. They are the best neighbors ever. On Sabbath, we found Hickory with a pair of Ms. Tina's shoes. Not good. And one of them was ruined a bit. Bad. So, we returned the shoes with $20 and some strawberries from the garden. On Sunday, when they came to help with the tree, Ms. Tina brought back the $20. And brought us some Chex Mix. She had duct-taped the back of her shoe where Hickory had ruined it. That lady. Then, when she was helping with the tree, she fell over into some thorns and tore her leg up. No complaint. Then, she was hauling a bucket with chain back to their truck, when she laughingly asked David to carry it for her. It was HEAVY, and she had carried it over half the way without showing any signs of trouble. Then, she got stuck when trying to back out of the pasture area, so she finally gunned it, and when she hit the road, she was squealing for all she was worth. Cracked me up. THEN! They came to look at our backyard, and gave us gardening advice. Like telling me that I should move the mulch away from the berries QUICK, 'cause that's probably what's killing it. And making the Rhubarb not so great. I need to get on that. Oh! And she mentioned that it looked like they might need to come over and help us mow. =O Yeah, we've been a bit behind on that, and the Mayfields (the previous owners of our abode) were really neat and had things" "just so". And now poor Tom and Tina are stuck looking at us trying to get things under control. =O Anyways, if there was a "neighbor-of-the-year" award, I'd appoint them. Or whatever the right word is.
Oh! And this morning, the kids were playing church and Sabbath School, with Ruby as the ringleader. It was the sweetest. I wish I had a video. They were all singing "Jesus Loves Me", and Jadelyn was doing so well that I wish I had it videoed. Then, there were times to stand up and sit down, and a nonsense sermon and a Children's story and I think prayer, and a time when Ruby was playing the piano and singing and Isaac joined her for a while before fervently playing the pedals for her. Precious. What a nice time!
Okay, that's probably enough rambling for now.
Funny quote I heard on Sunday. I guess David was telling the kids that he was going to play with some tools (maybe his chain saw?). Ruby told David that he couldn't play with tools, but he COULD play with some toys. I think there was a short period of silence before Isaac broke in and told Ruby that "when you play with tools, it's called work". I love that kid.
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