Oct. 3, 2008
Good news about my husband today!!!!
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I'm saying this again for those of you who aren't on facebook: My husband went for his regular-scheduled phlebotomy and great news: He didn't need it! It was only 3 points above normal. They called the blood specialist (the dr he was going to see today) and she said he didn't need to get it done. And she doesn't want to see him til next month. She'll test him and see -- maybe he won't need to get this procedure done as often!! I'm praising the Lord in this! And thank you thank you thank you everybody for your prayers, your encouragement, etc. Praise God!!!!!! (((group hug)))  |
Oct. 1, 2008
update on my dh
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I meant to do this earlier. Sorry! He's doing better, thank you! And wow, people I don't recognize are responding. This place rocks. Thank you soooo much for your prayers. I'm deeply touched and so is my husband. My dh told me he started feeling better than he's had all week. But he's still keeping his dr appointment on Friday, after his phlebotomy. He wants to play it safe. I'm glad. Thanks so much again, everybody for praying for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Oct. 1, 2008
prayer request for my dh
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His ankles/feet are badly swollen and his skin is pretty itchy. It's part of his polycythemia but still he's concerned about it. He did make an appointment with the blood specialist - for Friday, after his scheduled phlebotomy. He's also been doing more research on his disease. I'm a little worried. (IOW not in panic attack mode yet but I'm struggling with depression so well..that's all in the mix kwim?) Please pray for him? Thanks so much. |
Sep. 27, 2008
more on plans with Maryland unit
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I am almost done planning for this week. Well it depends on how long it'll take to do the Bible lessons! Character trait this week: Gentleness. Ya think God is trying to tell me something with these character traits??!! I wasn't so gentle with a woman today who complained to me about my daughter at the library. My dd wasn't so bad, this person blew it outta proportion and I was tempted to slam her. Gentleness along with self control would be good ones to look up for me alone, huh? (though I did exercise self control - nobody got hurt! ) I'm excited that we're gonna be learning about Harriet Tubman. She was a true hero of the Underground Railroad. Her bravery is to be admired and I would consider her a role model for my girls, though honestly at this point, I don't know tons about her. But I think enough to say what I just did.. I found a great hands on activity to go along with learning about Harriet Tubman: make a journal and write about what it's like to be a part of that. Like pretend you're her, or you're one who gets helped by her. I think this would be good experience for my girls. And no, we're not black or even partly! But I'd like to think if I were alive during those times, I'd be helping the black slaves escape to freedom. Other lessons for this week: flower detective (black-eyed Susan), animal detective - MD's state bird.. for MD we'll also learn about crabs and their state tree of course.. There's not as much with this unit, but I hope the girls enjoy learning about the civil-war era and all that. That's all I can think of saying right now. Besides the fact I think I'm getting sick...  |
Sep. 24, 2008
crazy week
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I don't know how long or short this will be. I've just been going a little nutty here. The kids - driving me up the wall. They're no longer sick and boy does it show. They're making up for whatever they think they lost. I think??!! Prayer request: Well I've been pretty depressed lately and not getting any better. I posted an unspoken prayer request to a few of my friends on the "social site" I go on and am asking the same here. I can't say what it is right now. I'm just.... struggling big time is all I can say.  I don't know if I'll tell my buddy when we talk again next Friday but we'll see. I did send him an email the other day but it turns out something happened: he got sick or something? I wasn't offended that he didn't get back to me though since I know he gets real busy. Didn't even think twice - and in fact I called a friend who lives far away and we had a good talk instead. Rabbit is having some problems in her SS class. Turns out she has a bully in there that's getting other kids to tease her too.  I don't know how much or how little the teachers know but it's something my dh knows more than I do. The girls are both officially in choir and they're loving it. First performance, with my youngest, will be October 3rd. On World Communion Sunday. Oh man. I don't like to do the communion services at this church. Not that there's anything wrong with it. It's just different for me and the being up in front of everybody too just does things to my stomach..  |
Sep. 18, 2008
home with no kids for awhile :-)
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Mr. Chris took them to the park. I had a very hard day with them. He treated us to Wendy's, went to the library for a few minutes and then he dropped me off at home. This house is too quiet but no complaints.  He was able to see how tough they were today because they continued to be monsters for him as well. Like I said before, he's the better parent and handles them much easier than I do. Even with this disorder/illness thing he's got. Unbelievable.  Looking forward to tomorrow's call with my friend. Though I still feel very sheepish about what I did at the beginning of the week. Hopefully all is forgiven now and we can move from it. I learned my lesson big time. Basically I was a major jerk and can see clearly just how wrong I was. I'm struggling just forgiving myself on this one though. I wish this friend could come over instead so I can give them a hug. Oh well. You take what you can get and be thankful...  |
Sep. 18, 2008
Christopher's disorder
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We had a little talk last night about what's going on with him, his symptoms, etc. It's been tough just knowing the seriousness of this at times. He says his feet swell up, which I noticed when we went down the shore a few months ago. Funny how I don't normally notice things like that? And he gets itchy, which is another common sign. Of course he's tired and moody, one thing I'm always mentioning here. When he has the phlebotomy, he perks up for a few days. But then he gradually gets more and more tired. By the time he's going for another phlebotomy, you can tell he needs it without even looking at the calendar. And I know the test he gets before he takes it will mean he needs it. I guess we were in denial for a while, wanting to move outta state and his wanting to go back to school. You don't want to admit these things. He goes for a phlebotomy every 6 weeks. Yet at least I can say I didn't want to see it, didn't want to really admit it. I can say, yeah he has this, but I'm not sure how much of that truth I believed, honestly. I'm giving in to depression lately. It's so hard with everything else going on. I'm just like, it's not fair he has this. He's the more patient parent, between the both of us. Why him? He's the provider, the better driver, the better at everything than me. I seriously wish I was the one who had this instead. I know maybe that sounds weird to say? What'll I do if this disease does kill him? I can't deal with these 2 kids alone. I don't want to live without him, kids or not. We've been married 18 years. My parents' marriage lasted 20, but ended in divorce. (I was only 12) Yeah I'd rather 'til death do we part' but not so soon. I'm so alone with these kids already. It'll be 10 times worse without him. Thanks for listening. And again for your prayers. I don't think I can ever say thanks enough for that. |
Sep. 17, 2008
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This has been a long week so far. And to think we're right in the middle now! Both kids are still coughing, sniffling, etc. I gave Rabbit some zyrtec this morning to help her. Her eyes were watery so I think she does have some hayfever to top her cold. I wonder if the medicine affected her though? It's hard to say - she's always moody. Kinda like when you know someone who's an alcoholic, you can't tell when they aren't drunk. Or giving a kitten catnip. kwim? Rabbit's my little moody girl and was like this as a baby too. She'd go from crying to laughing in the same breath!  I did read to them a bit. There's a book called Shadows on the Sea, which takes place during WWII about a girl who spends the summer at her grandma's while her parents are away. Pretty good so far. But we have so much more to cover we're getting behind on. Maine is a busy state! You could learn a lot from it, for a state that's mostly boonies. I couldn't live anywhere if it's more than 20 minutes away from a Walmart or something! I live in the sticks now but couldn't live where the neighbor was Grizz Lee Bear! What's driving me nuts about the girls this week is they want to go on the computer yet they are "too sick" for schoolwork. Then they have meltdowns if I say no. Rabbit is punished again from the computer for the big meltdown yesterday. Something she's obsessed with and she's gone way too far on. I just had to do something to let her know she needs to stop. I'm a pack of nerves with decisions I'm going to need to make in the next few weeks - about school for me.. about other things...still unsure about my church.... etc. Well, at least it's helping me lose weight! I was getting my appetite back but I'm losing it again. Go figure. I could lose a good 50 lbs anyway so it's no big deal. Just hope once I lose it, it doesn't come back. |
Sep. 16, 2008
kids are still sick :-(
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I guess it's some virus that's going around. Both are coughing, sniffling, sneezing... I know I'm next once they're all better. And I really spread out the lessons good for 2 weeks learning about Maine. We'll have to crunch it all in next week anyways. I hope this doesn't go on for 3 weeks. We're behind on this curriculum and I want to cover all the states by June. Someone on here pointed out that I have so much going on that it's clouding my view of things. She could very well be right and I appreciate her pointing it out. I had a rough start to the week and regret that big time. I've been so moody and not sure why. I feel like, I wish I had the blood disorder instead. My dh is the better parent, he's more patient with the kids than I am. By 7:30 pm, he usually takes over getting them ready for bed. I'm ready to a break big time. (right now they're watching a dvd) I've been so depressed. I still don't get the "God never gives you more than you can handle" thing. Yeah right. But I am going to Him for help, that's for sure! I really wish I could see Jesus face-to-face and He'd tell me what I should be doing as far as school, church, family, etc. A hug would be nice too. The kids missed choir practice last night like I thought they would. Hopefully they'll be back next week. Rabbit missed her first practice last night. Bummer. Today there's some science group at the library. The kids want to go but they'll even admit they're not up to it right now. We'll see how they are by the afternoon. I'm not keeping my hopes up. Will I ever get outta this house again??!!! I'm so isolated to begin with. That's the tough part about having sick kids. You feel like you live in a box. I am getting more housework done anyway.  Chris is doing pretty good as far as I could tell. I'm helping him out more, which gives him extra rest so maybe that's part of it. At least I'm trying to help him out more. I've had some say I'm the glue that holds this family together. No way. Jesus is that glue. Without Him, I'd be like plastic wrap only sticking to myself and making more of a mess! Pam, thanks again for being so encouraging. And thanks again everyone for your prayers. I know God is using you to make a difference here by your prayers and encouragement! (((hugs))) |
Sep. 14, 2008
another Sunday at home
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I did end up skipping church today as I thought I would. Honestly, I was kinda not sure if I wanted to go this week. Rabbit wasn't feeling well - she's had this cold and the other day had a nasty sore throat. I thought she was getting better. But her lips were beat red and so were her cheeks. I know it sounds funny, but that's a sure sign with her that she's sick. Besides the fact you could hear it in her voice. Kinda laryngitis-ish. The other day we got another invitation about joining the church. Those things kinda scare me away. In this church it's nice - they have a dinner, welcome you in front of the whole congregation (which isn't small!!) and I don't know if it's a requirement, but then you need to take a class. All that kinda makes me feel uncomfortable. Not the class so much, but the other two things. I have so many food allergies, and yeah I'm on a diet anyways. But I don't want to be imposing about all that or even insult them if I don't have much because of my allergies (or diet!). Standing up in front of the congregation? Well, let's just say I'd rather be in labor with quintuplets, no medication... And no, I'm not gonna say I'd rather play golf. I could think of more things I'd rather do than golf! I'm just so shy in crowds these daze..more like scared to death? My GERD acts up (which can be pretty loud!) and I get real quiet. (doesn't the GERD do enough talking??) Put me in a small group of people I do know and I'll talk their ears off. No happy medium with me, huh? I like this church, there's a ton of great things about it. But I still got questions and some things I've talked about with my friend there always leaves me with more questions. My notebook is filling up fast! I just don't know. *shrug* It's hard because on one hand, they're awesome to us, to say the least. OTOH, I'm so confused!!! Stuff about "journeys" and how I'm finding some are into evolution, something I oppose strongly on and can't understand where or why they'd believe in it. It's a more liberal denomination, but like I said they're awesome to us. The few people I do know there accepted me no matter what and I'm so like wow over that. And I do love them back even in spite of the areas I strongly agree on, really! I know God is doing something here with me. I know He's teaching me something. I just gotta listen better.  Oh yeah, update on Mr. Chris: he seems to be doing alright lately. I know the prayers are making a difference. Yes, he still gets tired and cranky. Mr. PMS himself. But overall, I'd say he's doing pretty good. Tx again for all those prayers for him/us! (((hugs))) |
Sep. 13, 2008
Saturday night rambling
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Rabbit's doing much better. She's still a bit sniffly but definitely much improved. I got a bit sniffly today as well but I think it was hayfever. Once I took some allergy meds, I felt better. So we'll see about church tomorrow if anyone needs to stay home or not.. I signed up on one of those facebook-myspace kinda sites this past week. And I found an old friend from high school! I'm really excited because he was just so nice to me. I had moved from another town not too far from there. I didn't have a lot of friends in high school and had a lot of problems. But he was never ashamed to be with me no matter what others thought, etc. I've never forgotten that about him. He knows I've since become a Christian, but I wonder what he thinks of me now that I homeschool, etc. etc.? He's still living in the same area we went to high school at, but I've since moved an hour or so from there. Still it's not too far for us to meet up again (with my dh of course!) if he wants. There's a fun church event going on next weekend - maybe I'll invite him if I hear from him before next weekend. But we'll see... the girls want to go to that event and I won't push it if he doesn't want to go. It's just an idea. I still got some homeschool planning to work on tomorrow after church. We got a lot of books in for Maine. This is going to be so cool, I can't wait! Rabbit has some makeup work to do still yet so maybe we'll work on that tomorrow as well? The character trait for this week is one I really struggle with: submission! I'd like to come up to a character trait in this curriculum that I don't need a sermon on for myself! Huh-lllooooo! Shame that sarcasm isn't a Biblical trait God wants us to have. I'm good at that one - ya think??! lol Oooh, we got some work to do.... He definitely ain't finished with me yet! I titled this one about rambling and yep, it's a ramble. Later! |
Sep. 12, 2008
TGIF!
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Rabbit's still sick. Thank you blessedwith2angels for your sweet comment! Rabbit will be doing some "make-up" work when she's better, finishing off Louisiana and she told me she wants to do her spelling test this weekend once she's up to it. She's got the sniffly, sore throat thing going on. She looks a little run down but I don't think she's got a fever. Praise the Lord. My dh may be going to a men's breakfast on Saturday. I want him to go, sick kid(s) or not. He needs it! He was pretty tired last night and just about crashed by 7:30. I don't blame him. I did take over a bit to let him take a break. He usually takes care of the kids going to bed so before that, I really took over with Piglet's bath, getting them ready for bed, etc. All he does with them is read a bit and then falls asleep nearby them usually (though they're in separate rooms - he does one then the other and sometimes one will fall asleep while waiting). I'm chopped liver when it comes to this job, according to the girls, so I stay kinda hidden but available if he needs me. We went ahead a bit yesterday with our sign language program so I decided to take today off with it. There's no rush with this - it's more like I'm planning the lessons myself so it's no big deal. But the girls do love it. I figure it's Friday and they wanted to take a break from it. With Rabbit being sick, why not? *shrug* Monday we'll learn about the beautiful state of Maine. I've never been there but have been close - NH and VT. I'm actually looking forward to this. We'll read poems by Longfellow, do recycled crafts, learn about lighthouses and sea stuff. I love the ocean, so this will be a joy to work on for 2 weeks. People say "I could never do what you do" but oh what they're missing! You learn with your kids and it's just so cool. When God called me to homeschool, He really had my heart in mind, as well as the girls'. I'm so glad He did. What an awesome God. Piglet's almost done with 2nd grade phonics and will be starting the 3rd grade one soon. Maybe next week - or maybe I'll let her take a few days off for phonics and have her do it the following. Haven't decided yet. And she's almost done with her 1st grade math book finally. So we're almost where we should be in one subject and a little ahead in another. Not bad! Happy Friday Everybody! I hope you all have an awesome weekend and thank you again for those of you who are praying for me and my family! I love ya's! ((hugs)) |
Sep. 11, 2008
my little Rabbit is sick
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Only here can I say that and get away with it. I meant my daughter, "Rabbit" is sick... She's got a sore throat.. Poor baby.. I'm pushing it now. She'll be 10 in a matter of months. She's watching a dvd now. But a sore throat doesn't stop her from talking so much. Please, Rabbit, close the chatterbox!!!!!  Okay, the apples don't fall too far from the tree. I know. If she's sick for Sunday, honestly I don't mind. I think I need a week break from there anyhow. Yep, still a little unsure about this place. What else is new? *shrug* |
Sep. 11, 2008
9/11
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This day is so weird to me. It feels like the attacks just happened yesterday. I only live around an hour or so away from where it happened in NY. And I used to live much closer. In a small town I had lived in for 10 years, we used to walk across the street and look out at the skyline. There, we could see the Twin Towers and the Empire State Building. Sometimes the Empire State Building would be lit up, the colors depended upon the time of year or holiday. It was cool to look at and the neighbors didn't seem to mind us looking from their property. I know someone who was a cadet in the police academy when the attacks happened. He was 6 blocks away at the academy when it happened and he directed traffic that day. He saw the big cross in the rubble; he was there among the people crying, etc. He is now a police officer in that area and wouldn't give up his job for anything. Rabbit was 2 1/2 and Piglet was 10 1/2 months old on that day. I remember turning on the news and finding the news anchors sitting there looking like they were in shock. My dh was at work and I remember feeling so afraid and overwhelmed. My dh didn't get home until around 3 in the afternoon and I remember feeling so scared. It's terrifying that someone would want to kill us just for being Americans. Rabbit did see some of the news and had a few nightmares for several days after. Not that it was easy for me to sleep either. I don't know of anyone who died, personally. But I wouldn't be surprised if someone I had known from school or something was a victim. I had grown up just a half hour away from NYC. I know, no matter how far or close you live to where the attacks took place - NY, PA or D.C., it still affects you. It shakes you up. I used to think wars happened in other countries. But this really woke me up to the fact it could happen here, on our streets. Our only true security is in the Lord and Him alone. That no matter how much you lose, even your very life, if you've trusted Jesus as your Savior, you'll always have Him. This week we've been reading the story about Ruby Bridges. But prejudice isn't just about color, it could be anything about a person. I've been teaching my girls not to judge on how someone looks, if they're Asian, or whatever. God created them all and He does desire all to know Him, to have a relationship with Him. I'm praying for those who've suffered because of this day. And I'm not forgetting those down in TX with Hurricane Ike either! |
Sep. 9, 2008
this week....
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We're in week 2 of Louisiana and so far so good. Tuesdays are our "art" days so today we learned about the mardi gras and made little masks. It's the kind that just go over your eyes, kinda like The Incredibles, but only fancier than the black ones.  For once, art was a big hit with the girls and Rabbit requested the "whole mask" kind. I was going to pick those up, but they were more expensive at Michaels. So I got the 3 pack smaller kind and I got to make one too! Joy to the world... Piglet had her spelling practice test and got 100%, which is pretty much what she usually gets in spelling. She should do fine on her final test tomorrow. I'm not even worried. Just have her look over the words before we start homeschool and she'll be okay. Rabbit was very distracted by who knows what this morning. We did get some nasty thunderstorms this morning. But they didn't start until after she had started her work, so she can't blame it on that. Took her about an hour or so just to cover 2 subjects! Something's on her mind. She has been complaining she wants to move to the next town, where our church is, so that she can be in the same public school as her friends in Sunday School. No way. So we'd move to that town and just homeschool there! She is not going into public school uh-uh! We've been reading about Ruby Bridges, a girl who was chosen to be a part of the integration of schools in the deep South. It's pretty good so far. We're reading the book she wrote, "Through My Eyes" or something like that. We'll be watching the Disney movie about her tomorrow. I hope they keep it true to the story. Hollywood in general doesn't always keep things accurate. (look what they did to Pocohontas! ugh) We'll do the biography report on her on Thursday. Friday we'll wrap up Louisiana. It's been fun though we haven't eaten any Cajun food or had any gumbo. I couldn't find any okra! I have a great recipe for vegan crockpot gumbo, taken from the fat-free vegan site I have linked here. ETA: Last night Piglet started choir. She did okay, but she's not used to all those instruments, etc. It was a lot on her. So we'll try it out for a few weeks and see how she does. It was overstimulating, and I'd like her to get used to it. The kids there were very nice and sometimes she misunderstood their intentions, or accused them wrongly. We gotta work on that.. Rabbit starts choir next week. I spoke with her leader today, but regret the fact I couldn't talk longer (she called from outta state too!). We were on our way out the door. Today we had a Barnyard thing at the library. The kids got to pet some animals and play games, do a craft, have "hay cookies". I had a small piece and didn't suffer a reaction - yum! They were pretty independent without us in there; just a few parents joined the kids. My girls are so used to the librarians at this library, and they did great! No problems. Now there's a first. And a miracle. And next week we start the "M" states, starting with Maine. That'll be neat. We'll learn about lighthouses and sea stuff. I ain't making no lobstah! lol I plan on doing some recycled crafts for art since they were the first state to start the whole recycling thing, so I'm told... and we'll make some kinda blueberry dessert. I should try to get kinda crazy with the blueberries on the kids, since they already know about Maine and their blueberries. But like I said, no lobstahs, unless we adopt one as a pet! |
Sep. 8, 2008
another update on dh, and thinking ahead..
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I asked my dh how he's feeling a bit tired today. I know he's pretty busy at work and he can't just slow down because of this. His boss doesn't know his medical condition and he doesn't feel he should let her know at this point. I could understand. It's a nonprofit organization and at this place, they're not so great to their employees. Tell me about it. The benefits stink. But my dh does care for the blind people the place serves and is amazed at how much they can do. I get scared when he starts slowing down again. It's like, what if...?? Does he know? Would his job make his condition worse? I've been trying to encourage Chris to go to the men's group at our church. This Saturday there's some breakfast thing and I gave him the "go ahead" for that. He needs to be around other guys, he needs support for what he's going through too. I'd say moreso for him than me, though it's tough on both of us at times. I am very grateful for the support I am getting, the 2 I've talked to at church. I did admit the severity of my dh's condition to one of them yesterday. I wonder what she thinks about it? Tonight Piglet has choir. It's her first time and it's only a half hour. I'll hang out at the church during that time and Chris will take Rabbit for a bit. He should be okay for that. And I'm praying that I could control myself with the chatter for tonight. I get shy, but when I'm comfortable with people, I chatter more than a parrot! I want to look into medical transcription more. But in a way, I'm not so sure I can do it. What if I fail the course after spending all that money? The other thing is, would it be a boring type of job? What if I can't do it? Even with my back problem, I'm always up and down. I don't like to sit for very long. I like to be moving in some ways, even when I'm sitting. TV time is time for cross stitching or my knitting loom. Always looking to be busy in some ways. The other side is, maybe in all the transcription stuff, I could find more answers to Chris's disease. Now that would be awesome. And God has shown me I can pass an entrance exam (yeah!). But - what if I don't like it? I do need to find something to support my family. A friend of mine told me the other day, he didn't think the public schools were well equipped to handle kids with special needs. He's right. They aren't. There are some with good programs, but it's an uphill battle to get your kid(s) in them. And once they do get in, they've fallen behind by several years. Not worth it, IMO.Later! |
Sep. 7, 2008
Sunday
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Now there's an original title. I'm like this with my poems, too. I could write them but beats me the title of it... A small update on Chris is at the bottom for those wondering. Just scroll down if you don't want to read all this. Okay. This morning starting the new Sunday School year for the girls. I feel very optimistic about this! Piglet's teacher happens to be her "boyfriends'" mom. Yeah she's got a boyfriend. They've been talking marriage. Mind you, she'll be 8 next month. Talk about kids growing up too fast. I did get to talking to her teacher about her issues, and said if there's any problems, etc. I'd be glad to help, whatever... She appreciated that. It seems like this is becoming standard for me to say to their teachers, but I do honestly mean it. Just part of the job as mom. Rabbit - I didn't get to meeting her teachers. I'll try for next week. Not as worried about her in there, but will still try to touch base with them anyway. The kids are still my responsibility and I want her teachers to know I'll be there if they need me for questions, etc. Today we had a lunch after church and I had a meeting for Rabbit's group. We went and got a snack (the corn muffins didn't work out so well), ran some errands and came back. I gave Pastor D is baby gift and something for the "big sister." He really liked it all. I made 2 bibs with little bunnies on them and got a cute outfit - it said "Little buckaroo" on it, which was perfect, since big daddy is from TX.  The big sis got some animal markers (they make animal sounds!), a doodle pad, and a bracelet I made outta pink glow in the dark yarn. P.D. loved it and thinks his daughter will too.... I did see his wife earlier but didn't actually meet her. I was tempted to give the stuff to her, but that would've been uncomfortable plus I had already arranged to give it to P.D. around lunchtime anyway. He's been awesome to me and my family, so I'm glad to have done this. Definitely worth my time (it wasn't too much!) and I'm glad I did. I felt like it would've been wrong if I didn't, knowing I could and had the resources. Besides, I wanted to! Mr. Chris left with the kids early, leaving me among a crowd of people, most I didn't know. I felt uneasy about that. So I went to the building where the meeting was and ended up helping set up chairs for that. I talked to P.D. more - just baby stuff, homeschool, etc. He was glad for the help and so was G. Hey, I was available, I was where I was very uncomfortable, why not make myself useful? The meeting was good. G led that and we learned a lot about this group Rabbit's joining. For someone who's shy, you'd never know it today! I talked way too much. oops. I did share a sign language curriculum with a mom whose son has some hearing problems. I gave her my number too, since she mentioned food allergies and yeah I could relate. Ya think! (I'm allergic to meat, dairy, raw apples, peanuts..... should I really go on??) Maybe I could help her a little? I talked so much probably because I was around a few people I felt very comfortable with (there was just a few who showed up!). Sorry, G! I talked her ears off the most. *bang head* And btw, I found that my dh ended up staying at the church after all! He called my cell but I didn't hear it. I was already helping with the tables and chairs anyhow. Mr. Chris took the kids out and left me home so I can finish preparing for homeschool this week. I'm done! I thought I only had Bible to prepare, but then I also have sign language to prepare for. No big, just took a few minutes. The Bible lessons, a little longer. The character trait for this week: fairness. I could give a lecture a day. God help us. I could use one for myself anyway. Ever notice some lessons you need to teach are the ones you need to learn? That happened a lot when I was a PG leader. So much, that the other leaders would laugh when they saw the lesson I had to give. Okay if anyone's out there laughing, stop. j/k Update on Chris: he is feeling a bit tired today, but still took the kids out. Getting a little worried: he's getting run down a little faster, I think. And I complain about cramps. Makes you think doesn't it? I'm forever humbled in this house. If not, I got my city accent... |
Sep. 6, 2008
it's fixed!
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We fixed it! Mr. Chris and I worked together and it's done. Yeah! Music! I hope yous guys like my new template and avatar! |
Sep. 5, 2008
here it comes
Posted in When it doesn't seem to go anywhere else!
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Okay so I'm not the greatest with thinking of titles. I'm thinking of a lot of things and it all came like that. Hey Pam, thanks so much for your prayers! God answered mightily! ((hugs))The phone call I was a bit nervous about was good, though of course I could name a few things I said that was dumb.. but then again maybe I won't. Why embarrass yourself twice? I'll say I'm really glad for a friend like my pastor friend, who I talked to today. Though we just met in July, he's very special to me and my family. I was able to share with him something about Rabbit I felt he needed to know, with her permission "sure, he's married. He won't try to hurt me!" rofl My only complaint about just talking in the phone is I can't give him a hug. Oh well. I'm very affectionate and could say that's the only thing that's wrong with the phone in general. But I'm finding for someone who's been a Christian for so long, I have a lot to learn. Hurricane Hanna is coming up our way. We live on the east coast, but not as far as the Carolinas. In the path though. Shouldn't be much more than wind/rain by us. I plan on using the day to make dessert for Sunday's lunch at church, and work on the rest of the gift for my friend. My dh - he's very tired tonight. He passed out last night before he could get anything done that he wanted to do. Either we're wearing him out, or his disease is sometimes. And he's angry at me right now for taking too long at the store tonight. Boo hiss. I couldn't decide! I wish I could've gone with a friend instead. But I did watch Piglet as she played in the yard as he worked on getting the house a bit ready for Hanna tonight. Dh's next phlebotomy is scheduled for October 3rd. Monday's homeschool: week 2 of Louisiana. Then it's Maine! I know someone who grew up there so maybe she could talk to the girls what it was like to grow up there? She's our children's librarian in town. She's a Christian and she's awesome. Got some work to do. Again, thanks so much for your prayers out there with my dh and just the daily grind over here. I don't deserve you guys but am thankful! ((hugs)) |
Sep. 5, 2008
school today
Posted in Homeschool
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Was very short! We were finished around 10 am! I gotta plan more stuff. I hope they really are learning something. Rabbit did her spelling test and got 100%. She's doing good with spelling this year - this was unit 3 and another perfect score! Piglet had a math test and got 1 wrong - it was all in the addition/subtraction section of course. Don't ask how she could get any wrong when she uses an abacus. Will write again later. |