• Jul. 10, 2008 - Recent events
Yesterday i started an entry about what we have been up, but I accidently deleted it somehow. Grrrrrrrrr. So I just decided to wait. It wasn't worth sitting at the computer being frustrated over. So I will try again tonight, starting with the 4th of July.
We spent the morning of the 4th planting the veggies that have been in pots on the front porch for months. The boys helped a bit with that, but spent most of their time outside picking peaches off the peach tree. I don't know how many LV ate, but I was very surprised he didn't spend the evening alone in the bathroom! He did smell so sweet from the peach juice (which he inadvertantly wiped all over his face and neck) that a paper wasp decided he was a peach. Before he realized the wasp was even on him, it stung him on his left jawline! He went running in the house yelling, and by the time I got inside to take care of him he was already washing it out. I gave him an ice pack, and he spent the rest of the morning on the couch reading. It kinda put a damper on the day for him.
Once it got too hot outside, the boys and the man : ) watched movies while I made a peach pie. My first ever!
Once the pie was done we packed up and headed to Craig and Carleen's for a 4th of July bbq. We had a nice time just relaxing and visiting. All of the kids ran and played their little hearts out. Around 9:00 we headed home. On the way we passed the race track and noticed a lot of people waiting for the fireworks to start. So we pulled into the Costco parking lot, found a space (not easy to come by), and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally around 10:30 (or later) the show began! The boys had been getting restless (not to mention tired) and we almost went home, but we were glad in the end that we stayed. The bummer was that it took us 45 minutes to get from Costco to home! The boys were filthy dirty and sweaty, but they just curled up in their beds that night and went to sleep.
Sat. was the usual day at home and church in the evening.
Sunday we went to Sam and Charlotte's for dinner and came home with a Bengal kitty. Her name is Lulu, and she is the sister to Neko , our Bengal that we had who ran away the night D was born. So now we are in the process of getting Missy and Lulu used to each other. A puppy and a kitty in our house now. Crazy!
Monday the boys started VBS at church. Then Tues. and Wed. nights they had Cub Scout Twilight camp. It was supposed to go through tonight, but they had to cancel due to the fires. As it was last night, they had to move everything indoors. Tonight they were supposed to do an egg drop from a ladder truck, and they seemed to be having problems locating the ladder truck. My suggestion was to go to the fire camp at the fair grounds because there was sure to be one there! Hee hee. Needless to say, my boys are exhausted! Tomorrow is their last day of VBS, and hopefully we can rest this weekend. We shall see. There is a swim meet scheduled for Sat.. and I'm waiting to hear if it is still going to happen. Hopefully by then the smoke will have cleared a bit.
A good rain storm sounds so refreshing right now. |
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• Jul. 10, 2008 - Apocolyptic
| This was a word used to describe our area right now, and it is so fitting. The smoke is really bad again, and this time there is a lot of ash falling. The sun and moon are red. Visibility is about 1/4 mile. I can only imagine what the towns closer to the fires are like. Many more people have lost homes, and the fair grounds are full of tired firemen. To top it all off, the temperatures have been up in the 105 - 110 range! Miserable. Apocolyptic. I wish I had a digi camera so I could post some photos right now. It is just intense. Even in this, God is in control. |
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• Jul. 1, 2008 - Boys!
D just came in and showed me the lump on his head from jumping off the top bunk and hitting his head on the ceiling fan!
(Do you think now he knows why he's not supposed to do that?) |
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• Jun. 28, 2008 - Guess What I See!
| I see blue sky!!!!! Seriously! After a week of living in this smoke, this is a major deal. There was a breeze today which helped to clear out some of the smoke, and hopefully they were able to get the planes and helicopters in to help put out the fires. Of course, there were more thunderstorms today which possibly started more fires to add to the 1,000 of them already burning in CA. Crazy, I tell ya. |
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• Jun. 24, 2008 - It's smokey out there
| Just a week after getting the other fire under control we had thunder storms come through. It was the weirdest weather. And it started hundreds of wildfires in Northern Ca. We had to cancel swim practice indefinitely and I am not sure if the meet this weekend will be canceled or not. The air quality rating is "very unsafe." The boys and I spent the entire day indoors and i managed to get a lot of cleaning done! Hopefully tomorrow will be as productive. Praying for the families who have lost so much in the past few weeks and for the firemen to get the fires out soon. |
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• Jun. 15, 2008 - Fire, water, and preaching
Fire update: The fire is 50% contained, evacuations have been lifted, 74 homes destroyed, 8 outbuildings, minor injuries to 8 fire fighters. Keep praying for the firemen that the progress will continue and for those who lost everything.
Water: We had our first meet of the summer, and I am happy to say it went well. I only had 8 swimmers, but that is just fine. It was a good way for me to get back into the swing of things. I forgot how tiring it is to sit there all day in the heat. We are off to a good start.
Preaching: And a story I need documented. When I coach my boys play in the picnic area at the pool. They are getting to know the other kids on the team, and the parents are getting to know my boys. I got a report from a mom by the name of June about LM. Apparently he shared the Gospel with her one day during practice. He told her all about Jesus, and then about Satan and what a lier he is. She told me she was so blessed by what he said! And then she made the statement, "I think he is going to be a preacher some day." That would so be a God thing. My son who struggles with reading and writing and stutters becoming a preacher. It would be just like God to use him in that way. We shall see... |
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• Jun. 14, 2008 - Back again, thoughts on marriage, and a lot of smoke
I can't believe it has been so long since I have been here! I have so much to post, but I just haven't taken the time to sit down and type it all. The boys and I were gone for 2 weeks on a road trip, so I will post about it when I can post photos as well. Then there is this new coaching gig of mine that takes up a good amount of time. All of these things just zapping my desire to post.
But here I am now.
I went to a swim meet today. It is amazing how well you can get to know people at those events. I only had 8 girls there, so I wasn't too busy. One of the high school aged girls sat down and we started talking about stuff when she made a comment about marriage that saddened me. It was something like "I don't think marriage is rally a good thing." How sad are those words? I told her I disagreed and that I had a pretty good marriage. I also explained to her that marriage is not easy. It takes work. Unfortunately we were interrupted by swim meet happenings, and we never got back on that subject. But it really saddened me to hear a young girl say that. It makes me want to work that much harder on my relationship with H. These young people need to see and hear about how good marriage can be! But they also need to know that it is not a cake walk. It takes effort and commitment.
And we are not lacking for excitement here. A wildfire started up by Paradise on Wed. and is only 35% contained as of today. At 1 point all roads into town were closed with only 1 open to out bound traffic for those having to evacuate. It has not been pretty. There is so much smoke in the air, and numerous people have lost their homes. Approx. 23,000 acres has burned so far. There have been no deaths due to the fire, and only a few minor injuries to the firemen. The people in this area could use a lot of prayer.
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• May. 11, 2008 - Parade and Picnic Update
We all had a great time yesterday at the parade and picnic. H walked alongside the cub scout float which all the boys were riding on. And I rode on the swim team float. My parents were designated candy catchers this year. I told my swimmers that my dad like tootsie rolls, so one of the little girls picked out a hand full of them and I threw them to him. I guess the boys were out of candy 2 blocks into the parade! Whoops!
After the parade we ate lunch at my parent's house, then headed to the park for the picnic. LV took of with his friends and $2 to spend on activities of his choice. D and LM played on the playground for a bit before LM headed over to the races with another family and I took D to get a snow cone. We met up with my parents and my mom sat with D while I went to see LM race. Of course I missed him. I was talked into running the adult race and ended up coming in 3rd. I was 5th until 2 women fell. But I earned a whopping $.50! D spent his money on the cake walk and came home with 2 plates of muffins (one of which we donated). LV ran around with his buddies and hit the petting zoo. Just before we left, LM got a balloon sword and LV won $1 playing BINGO!
Next we headed to the pool, because apparently my kids haven't spent enough time there in the past week. After we were sunburned and tired we headed home.
And the boys slept like rocks last night. |
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• May. 11, 2008 - Happy Mother's Day!!
LM woke up this morning and came in with his usual cheerful "good morning, Mom." Then, "Is today Mother's Day?" "Yes." "Happy Mother's Day, Mom." It was so sweet!!!! H brought me a dozen roses. Assorted colors and just beautiful! My parents and grandparents came over and we celebrated D's birthday. He was a happy camper with $20 and new bionicle. We also used it as a time to show off the boys' school work. Talk about multi-tasking! It was a nice relaxing day, except for LM. He is fighting some sort of a bug, and hasn't felt well all day.  I hope it doesn't last long and that the other 2 don't get it. We have big plans for the end of the week!
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• May. 9, 2008 - Now coaching
Monday I started coaching swimming again and I must say, I am worn out! The boys and I are trying to get used to the new schedule. We have to really focus in the mornings to get the work done so we can leave in the early afternoon. We are at the pool for about 4 hours with the prep and clean up work. I think it will be a fun summer. All the boys are enjoying it so far. LV doesn't want to compete, which is fine with me. But at least he is getting some regular exercise. And there has been a noticeable increase in the amount of food these guys have eaten this week!
Tomorrow is the Parade and Picnic, which means a busy day for the family. The boys and H are on the cub scout float and I am on the swim team float! That means my parents are responsible for catching candy this year! Then we head to the park for the community picnic where there are games, races, and food. Later in the afternoon the pool is open for free swim. Of course the boys can't wait for that! And it should be a beautiful day!
At this point, I am looking forward to a relaxing Sunday.
I almost forgot! Little D turned 7 yesterday! So hard to believe! He is 7 years old, has yet to loose his 1st tooth (he has 2 that are loose), and weighs in at a whopping 37.5 lbs! And I must add, he is adorable as can be. |
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