Getting ready for a move!

Well, we aren't moving.  Just moving Ben's stuff down to Madison.  :)  He got an apartment, and we filled up our trailer, and this weekend, we will move it down. 

On Friday, we take Becca, Dan and Andrew down to the PK retreat.  They will be having fun in the Dells.  Then, we travel on to Madison, and will unload the stuff in Ben's new apartment.  We will stay in a motel, as I don't relish the thought of sleeping on a floor.  Or, his sofa bed.  Actually, I would take the floor over his sofa bed! 

Last Saturday, I got so much work done!!!  In the morning, I got 4 tax forms typed in!!  That was a huge chunk!  Then, we loaded up the trailer.  Gave 3 hair cuts. Rounded up a bunch of returns, so dh could take it in, as well as bring the aluminum cans in to the recycling center.  I also made a bunch of small reminder cards for the Living Last Supper.  I then made taco bread, and 2 loaves of 100% whole wheat bread, 1 loaf of cinnamon bread, caramel rolls, Carmelita bars, and coconut granola--it was a new recipe I have been wanting to try. Went over my Sunday School lesson, and did tons of dishes.  I was bushed by that night.  Around 12:30, Matthew said, "Wow!!  We sure got a lot of stuff done, and it's only Noon-Thirty!"  :)

Today, I got my new Bible!!  I stayed up until midnight last Tuesday night.  I got it through Booksneeze, and it is the American Patriot's Bible.  So far, it looks really good!!  I will give a review on it at a later time.

Well, I am going to take it easy tonight, as I have been running a temp.  Dh was so sweet and did the dishes for me tonight.  :)

Grandbabies

I realized I haven't posted any pictures of my newest grandbabies.  The picture of Elise, I did not take--that was done professionally.  The picture of Gracelyn, with the Valentine's outfit on, I did take.

Cleaning, fixing and playing!

Well, this week has been a busy week, filled with cleaning my room, and rearranging it a bit.  I wanted to move my dresser and some other smaller furniture around.  I did that, and I will see how I like it this way.  If I don't, I will change it back.  I also installed a revolving tie rack for my dh.  It was meant to hang on a large dowel closet rod, instead of my 1/4 inch closet rod.  So, after some adjustments, I got it to work.  Hubby really likes this!!  It holds a lot of ties, and brings each around on a revolving rack.  I even sewed up a pair of pants for Sam.  This is his second pair, from the material I bought before.  I goofed on the first pair, and forgot to wash the material first.  Yep--the pair of pants shrunk.  How discouraging!!!  This pair turned out ok.  He's not a complainer, and is just happy he got some pants that fit him nicely.

I did end up getting the new camera!  I love it!!!  It takes some very nice pictures!!  See the picture of the rose I took?  So, I've been playing with the camera, and taking lots of pictures.

I have also been working on the Living Last Supper play.  Added in a part of Communion.  Trying to find people to play the parts.  Still short on 1 part.

Jon is going to school for a CDL license.  He just got his permit, and drove a huge semi truck over to our church. 

Hoping to have a relaxing day.  I know I need to cut the boys' hair, but we will see how much I get done.

"The Skin Map" an audio book by Stephen Lawhead review

"The Skin Map" by Stephen Lawhead, is the story of Kit Livingstone, who accidentally finds a Ley Line, which is a form of time travel.  He sees his great grandfather, Cosimo, who has been dead for 100 years.  Cosimo instructs Kit into the Ley Lines.  Kit then finds his way back to his time, and finds his girlfriend, Wilhelmina (Mina) is rather upset that he was late.  So, to explain to her what happened to him, he takes her to the Ley Line, but they end up getting separated.  She ends up in Prague, with a coffee house and pastry shop.  He is trying to find pieces to the puzzle, and find Mina again. 

The story is filled with murder, mystery and intrigue.  There is a map, tattooed on skin (hence the skin map), that everyone is after, as it unlocks the secrets.

I struggled in the first couple of chapters, getting used to the narrator's (Simon Bubb) English accent.  But, after I was used to it, the story was very interesting.  The narrator did an excellent job in doing all the different voices for each character!

This was a good book, and kept you interested along the way!  The characters do go to pubs, and drink their ales.  I do wish the author would leave that out, as I would like to see Christian books without alcohol in them.  However, aside from that, I can't wait for the next book!

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Scoliosis

Well, time sure has lapsed, and so much has happened.  Matthew, my little sweetie, fell out of a tree house a couple of months ago.  We had taken him into ER right away--thinking that he had dislocated his shoulder.  The x-ray said his shoulder was fine, but, when we left the ER, he could not stand up, nor walk.  The docs said to give it a few days, as it was quite the fall.  After a couple of days, he was able to walk upright.  But, the pain never left.  A couple of weekends ago, he was really fussing about it a lot, so I took him to see his regular doctor, who was quite concerned about it.  He did an x-ray of his whole spinal column, only to find out Matthew has Scoliosis.  They do not think that the fall caused the scoliosis, but rather, the fall made it flare up, and actually helped diagnose it.  He has an appointment on March 9th with a Scoliosis doctor, and we will see what they will prescribe for treatment.  From what I've been told, it could be as easy as just keeping an eye on it, by having x-rays done every so often, or it could mean wearing a brace, or even surgery.  We are grateful it was detected so early.  And, as a bonus--his heart murmur is gone!

Last week, my daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, weighing in at 7 pounds, 1 ounce.  I was in the labor room with her, and she delivered with no pain meds, but that wasn't her choice.  She had a fast, hard labor.  Both mom and baby are doing well.  Baby is a bit jaundiced, but she was given a lamp to bring home.  Hopefully soon we will be done with the lamp, as this is day 2.

We are getting ready to start up with the Living Last Supper practices.  We still need to find a couple people to fill some spots. 

I am thinking of getting a new camera.  Decisions are just so hard--can I justify the expense?  Is it too big a camera for what I need?  I have a point and shoot now, but for distances it's not the best.  I am looking at a Canon DSLR T3i.  We shall see.  They have a really nice sale on now.  :)

My fruit flies are finally almost gone.  I thought they were totally gone, but I just saw a couple more.  Someone told me to put out a plate of apple cider vinegar, with a drop of dish detergent in it.  Seems to have done the trick.

So, if you think of it--will you pray for us, as we make adjustments in our house, with a new baby, and the added decisions on treatment for Matthew's scoliosis?  Thank you!