Sunday, December 07, 2008

Work outside the home?


So I've been thinking about something for awhile. It has to do with working outside of the home. Thinking back to when I was first married and Edwin and I started a family we decided that I would quit my job and be a stay at home mom. It would require sacrifices but it would be worth it. We were taught through many good teachings that staying at home and raising your family and caring for your home was a wonderful high calling. Of course I wanted that for my family. I wanted to be there for my children.
When my children were old enough I home schooled them. I home schooled our oldest daughter all the way through to graduation. Then I home schooled my son till 4th grade. But after a lot of counseling and talking things though with my husband and others we felt the timing was right to enroll our younger children in public school. We weren't the only ones to have our children enrolled in school there were others in our church who went that route too. Then you started to see more and more ladies getting jobs outside there homes at church. And then after 18 years of being at home my husband felt like I should get a job for financial reasons. I said it had to be the perfect job like a job where I can be at home when the kids are home from school. So I applied for a cafeteria job at my kids school and got the job. So now I work about 25 hours a week outside my home. It's a decent job the ladies are pleasant to work with and I have the added benefit of being around my son Rico who is in 11th grade and next year my daughter Bri will be in the high school as well. The money is helping us and it's a blessing. But I always have this thing in the back of my mind. Is this the best thing for our family. Are we walking in faith. What if we made the step of faith and said we aren't going to take the route of me working outside the home. God does promise to provide. But how does that look these days as opposed to Bible times. I must say there are many times I miss being at home many times I wish I could be at home taking care of my home daily. Anyway that's what I think about at times. What do you think about this issue? I'd love to here your thoughts no matter what they are.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Turkey Trot 08




Here's some pictures of our time at the 2008 Turkey Trot in Millersville. It was a beautiful chilly, sunny day. Brianna entered the race along with 27 other Crossway people most of them from the youth group. It was the brain child of Nathaniel Millen. A celebration of him being healed from Lyme Disease. It's inspiring to me and many others I'm sure who know of his story. After the race we headed back to the Millens home for a pizza party. It was a great day.
By the way Brianna ran the 5k race in 23min. 41 sec. and came in 50th overall.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

The branch cannot bear fruit by itself........

John 15:1-17
I Am the True Vine
15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, [1] for the servant [2] does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

things........

I've been inspired by reading Lori's blog to blog more then I have been thanks Lori =). I kind of got caught up in Facebook for awhile and that's fine but Facebook doesn't allow for detailed happenings. So yesterday was Bella's final field hockey game of the season. They won! Now it's on to basketball. Although her coach would love to her play indoor field hockey. But Bella's heart is pretty much set on playing basketball. Brianna just finished up with Cross Country she had a great season. And it's on to basketball as well for her. Rico got new glasses make sure you check them out he's looking good. Rico is totally into watching Barney videos on You Tube. He would watch them all day if he could. He gets on the computer and navigates to all these places on youtube. He amazes me at times. Noah is finding his sophomore year of college to be a challenge. We were just at a ballet/concert at Millersville U. last night. Although the ballet and music was good from where we were sitting we could not see Noah because of the curtain. Disappointing. But at least we were there to support our son.
Yesterday was Elijah's birthday he is four now and as cute as ever. Erika and Hector are having a party for him tomorrow and we'll be going to that after the girls baseball games.
I took Gracie for a walk this morning. I'm proud of myself =) I got up and got dressed right away and walked. The air felt great. I should do that everyday.
Edwin is still recovering from his knee surgery. He goes a couple times a week for physical therapy. He goes to the doctor next week. Maybe he'll be able to go back to light duty at work. That's all for now.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Elijah

 
 
Putting on his armor.
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5 Generations...

 

Recently we went to a birthday party for Edwin's Aunt Evette she turned 50. While we were there we took this picture of 5 generations. Pretty cool.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Kingswood 08


Here we are at Kingswood for our annual camping trip. The weather was beautiful pretty much the whole time. Stars at night were so clearly seen like no where else I've ever been to. We took Gracie along and she was a lot of fun. She loved it. She was our little protector our anything in the woods alarm. She just needs to learn the difference between a frog alert and a bear alert.
Of course it was fun spending some time with the Haughery's. They are fun people and a blessing to be around. Kingswood is just a wonderful place to build memories with our family. It's definitely a highlight of our summer.

Friday, August 29, 2008

tomato bombs.......



So last night Erika and her son Elijah stopped over. Erika and I were chatting and then Erika glanced into the kitchen and then walked into the kitchen and she kind of yelled out in horror. I quickly walked over almost afraid to look at what was going on. Elijah was squatting on top of the table beside an almost empty basket of tomatoes. There was splattered tomatoes all over the floor. Rico was out there too just kind of standing off to the side. Of course we asked Elijah what in the world was going on. He kind of blamed Rico and when we asked Rico what happened he pointed to Elijah.
Needless to say something happened and it's a pretty good bet it was the both of them. But it's beyond me that either one of them would have done that. It really is out of character. For some reason tomatoes started flying. We got it all cleaned up and life goes on. But this memory will make me shake my head for awhile in disbelief.

Friday, August 08, 2008

New song........

Blessed Is The One


Blessed is the one whose sins are overcome
Whom God has sheltered deep within His grace
Blessed is the one who trusts in God the Son
His steadfast love the sinner’s hiding place

Jesus, Your blood covers all my sin
Jesus, Your love draws my heart to sing
What a Savior, Jesus

I will always hide at my Savior’s side
I find my refuge in His sovereign care
When the waters rise, God will hear my cries
His steadfast love will hold me safely there

© 2008 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)



I love this song. The first time I heard it was at the WG08 Conference. It really effected my heart. This song felt so personal to me. It has the feel of coming out of a personal quiet time with Jesus and just singing quietly to Him.
I was able to buy the new SG CD called "Psalms" at the conference. It's a great CD probably the best so far from SG. It should soon be available at our Crossway resource center. It's worth the money.
Doug also has another song on this CD it's called. "Praise the Lord" this is also a really great song. We sang this song a lot at the conference. Definitely a song you can celebrate the Lord with. I'm looking forward to singing these songs at Crossway hopefully soon. It is so very cool seeing how God is using Doug here at Crossway and all over the world where ever these CD's go.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Walking at the property.


Yesterday we went out to the church property for a walk/bike ride. Edwin, Rico, Gracie and I walked while Bri and Bella rode there bikes. It was a beautiful night.
After the walk we threw a little frisbee. The church property is so beautiful I wonder why more people don't go over and use it.

Monday, July 28, 2008

WorshipGod08 Conference

I have the privilege of going to this conference. July 30th to Aug. 2nd. The folks who are making the trip are Doug Plank, John Teeter, Laura Carroll, Sara Rankin, Matt&Kim Randolph, Lane&Lori Randolph, Stephen&Ann Smith and Keith&Kristin Bunting.
Would you please pray for us. We are all staying with host families which is such a blessing. I'll be with both Randolph couples. Janet Borghi was to go to the conference as well and should have been with me at my host family kind of like my buddy. She would have made a great buddy. She's such a sweet woman but things shaped up for her not being able to go after all. My first reaction was I didn't want to go either. I don't know I just felt weird. But God has been changing my heart and has changed my heart to I do want to go and am looking forward to how He will use this conference in my life. It's my little adventure. I do know that the conference is full. Over 1600 people are signed up to be there. I hope I remember my camera. And while you are praying would you pray for my family here at home. Thank you. =)


Longs Park........

Noah asked Edwin and I to go with him to Longs Park to here Habib. The whole family would have went but the kids wanted to go swimming with the Mellingers. So it ended up as a rare time but sweet time Edwin and I alone with our son Noah. It was a wonderful evening. We took our Q grill and some burgers and snacks as we waited for the show to begin. We got there around 6 show didn't start till 7:30. But it pays to come early. Great parking space and free pick of where to sit. We had a good time people watching. People are crazy! The band was sooooo good. I think I will get there CD.
I have no idea what they were saying though as it was all in African. So I should probably try to find the lyrics somewhere first. It was fun to be there with Edwin and Noah enjoying a free night of great music.



Saturday, July 26, 2008

Donut Peaches.......

For those of you who may not ever heard about these peaches. They are called Donut Peaches and they are the cutest things. As you can see they look like donuts. They have a small stone or seed in the middle. They are very easy to eat.
They are white peaches. And they are very flavorful. Just the right size for snacking. Right now they have some at Costco but they call theres Saucer Peaches. But if you want to take a nice little road trip head on down to Kauffman's Fruit Farm and they have the smaller ones pictured there. I'm not sure how long the season is so gettem while the gettin is good. Also Kauffman's now have a website that you can check for specials. It's http://www.kauffmansfruitfarm.com/


 
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couple things........


First of all if you are reading my posts would you take the time to comment even if it's just a hi it would be encouraging for me to know that someone is reading on a regular basis along with Gina. =)

The kids and I went over to the church property this passed week for a walk for me,Rico and Gracie and a run for Bri and Bella. I have to put a plug in for the property. What a beautiful place to take your kids too or a family picnic. Apart from Sundays I'm not sure how much it gets used. But it's well worth the time to get there. We plan on going more.

Yesterday I had such a fun day. I got to drive Amish to a picnic they had along with my mom and sister Diane. They needed three vans so mom asked me to help. I love to drive things with power and the van I drove definitely has it. I took it easy on my Amish friends though. We picked the Amish up at 8:30 and took them to there company picnic somewhere towards the Welsh Mountains. We didn't need to pick them up again till 6:30p.m. Mom had more runs to take but Diane and I were free. So Diane and I went to a about 4 Amish stores and checked out things along with a gift shop. We did meet up with Mom for a later lunch at the Bird in Hand Restaurant as well. It was a fun fun day. I wish I would have remembered my camera.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Ratatouille

I only recently found out what Ratatouille really was. Not just a movie. I made these wonderful grilled veggies layed out below and it's excellent. The great thing is I have all these veggies in the recipe in my garden. What fun picking your own vegetables. Get your grill fired up and have some Ratatouille.






Grilled Ratatouille Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

2 zucchini, cut into quarters lengthwise
2 yellow squash, cut into quarters lengthwise
2 Japanese eggplant, halved lengthwise
2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered
2 yellow bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered
2 red onions, quartered
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
Preheat grill to medium-high.

Place all cut vegetables and the tomatoes in a large shallow baking dish, add the 1/2 cup of olive oil, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place the vegetables on the grill and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time. Remove the tomatoes, cover grill, and cook the remaining vegetables for 2 minutes, or until almost cooked through. Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and coarsely chop (leave tomatoes whole). Place the chopped vegetables and tomatoes in a large bowl, add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, oregano and parsley and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Crossway blog.........

I want to put a plug in for the Crossway blog. This blog is worth looking at everyday. I know I do. Everyday Monday through Friday I get up in the morning and I go through my morning routine which includes checking my email and checking the Crossway blog. I love looking at it. I'm very interested in what our pastors have to say. There entries are always encouraging and who doesn't want to be encouraged. And then the little icing on the cake is Fridays. Fridays are special because we get to here from the wives of our pastors.
I so look forward to which wife is going to post and what is she going to say. It's not easy having a blog and writing things that you hope make sense. I hope everyone is appreciative of the effort the pastors and there wives are making to help us know them better and to encourage us in our walk with God. So this is just a little friendly reminder to please read the Crossway blog and don't just read it but post your comments on it as well. Since this blog was created for the church family I do believe the pastors and there wives would truly be blessed to have more people interact on the blog. So don't forget to check the Crossway blog. The pastors and there wives are writing to you and for you.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Mountains 08

Oh goodness I was trying to post these pictures for awhile and I finally got it all working. These are pictures from our annual mountains vacation. We had a great time.
I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Monday, July 07, 2008

Father/Daughter Campout...



As you can see Bella had a great time at the campout spending time with her Dad and friends. I asked Bella what was the highlight of the campout and she said waking up in the tent with her Dad. I thought that was sweet. When Bella and Edwin were pulling out of the driveway on there way to the campout the look on Bella's face was so sweet you could see her excitement of being with her Dad for some quality alone time. It's not always easy to find that one on one time with our kids but I can see the benefit of it is great. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Mom......

 

Even though this picture is below in the slide show I thought it deserved to be by itself. I love this picture of my mom. Even though the flowers are beautiful around her she is even more beautiful then they are to me. I love my mommy!
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Mother's Day Excursion......

For Mother's Day my sisters, my daughters and I took mom out. We went to Waterloo Gardens which is on the way to King of Prussia. Funny how the closer you get to Philly or away from Lancaster County how expensive flowers and plants are. We've got it made here with flower prices. But we had a nice time looking around at the gift shops and garden departments. On the way home we ate at Chili's. We all had very good meals. It was a nice day with our much loved mom. And oh the picture of what looks like Bella spilling a drink on Bri's pocketbook was all staged. It was one of those fake glasses with fake spillage.



Wednesday, April 23, 2008

the mind...........

It's very interesting how the mind works. Thoughts come flying in and out all the time. It's not fun when the thoughts are not glorfying to the Lord but on the other hand when thoughts come that do point us to God well that's a good thing. This morning I had a nice thought. This oldie but goodie of a song just popped into my head while I was cleaning up the kithchen this morning.

As the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after you
You alone are my hearts desire and I long to worship you.

I want my hearts desire to be as this song states.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

The eagles again........

I went to see the Eagles again a couple of weeks ago and that time I saw one. Wow! it was so cool to see he or she flying all around. Seeing the white head just really gave me a thrill I was squealing with excitement as I had my binoc's trained on it. So we went to visit mom today and then Diane, Mom and I went to see the Eagle again. This time we didn't see any. For those of you who want to know where the Eagles have there nest here's the directions. Go to Intercourse turn right on Hollander Rd. Follow Hollander all the way till you come to Peters Rd. Pull into Zeltenreich Church and face your car towards Peters Rd. and as you look across the field you will see the big nest and hopefully some Eagles. I here the best time to see the Eagles is either in the mornings or right before dusk. Let me know if anyone heads down there I'd like to here how it went.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Rico's progress.......


Rico is reading is at the 1st grade level. He is reading books at school from the "Reading Milestones" series. There are 10 books in the series and he is up to book 8. The story he is currently reading is called "Friends".
Rico is working on filling out simple job applications. He is also working on comprehending advertisements, utility bills, check writing and understanding local newspapers. His teachers work with Rico on explaining the listed things and he has to answer comprehension questions about them.
Rico has mastered printing his address. He is working on writing "friendly" notes. He will work next on writing the return address in the proper place on an envelope.
Rico needs to apply himself more at following directions. He has demonstrated he is able to do read directions but is not following through with this lately.
Rico is doing Saxon Math. He is able to count pennies up to 100 4/6 times accurately.
He is also counting by fives up to 30 and using nickels. This is hard for him to do.
He is learning to use the calculator. He is also working on filling out bank deposits, and withdrawal slips. Rico is learning how to use an analog clock and tell time.
Rico is taken out with his class and is learning how to navigate through people and places like the grocery store.
Rico goes out on job training weekly. I am told he works well and is diligent in his work.
Rico is continuing in learning how to use his Dynavox to speak for him. He navigates it well but must be reminded to use it in conversation. He can use his Dynavox for many things such as saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Rico needs to learn more about using his Dynavox to ask questions and share his feelings and tell about his life. We want Rico to learn how to initiate conversation using his Dynavox.
Rico is still learning how to button his pants, tie his shoes, zipper his jacket.
Concerning Rico's diagnosis of having Celiac Disease. He is adjusting very well to eating his gluten free foods. Pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner consist of either mac and cheese, spaghetti, rice, french fries, yogurt, applesauce. Snacks consist of Utz potato chips, pretzels and corn curls. He drinks milk, and o.j. and can have some soda I know that the brand Pepsi and Coke are gluten free so I'm sticking with those. I have a goal of trying to get Rico to eat meat. Since he is anemic it would be so good for him to get more protein in him.
I give Jesus all the glory for making the transition for Rico from gluten to non-gluten foods. It hasn't been that difficult and I thought that it would be. The hardest part is myself having to always make his food which isn't hard just takes more time.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

a peek............

Okay well I thought I'd give you a little peek into my morning routine for a change. This morning I got up at 5:30 and got a shower. 6:00 went downstairs and started making breakfast. Pancakes for Rico and eggs for the girls. During the hour from 6-7 is probably the most trying time of my day. Sin is usually flying none stop through out the morning. Whether it's my girls not getting along or me being inpatient and angry that the girls aren't getting along, me trying to hurry up my one daughter who daily pushes the envelope on not getting ready on time. Me yelling for the girls to hurry up and get downstairs the bus is coming up the hill. It's very rarely that our mornings go well. God is definitely using that time to point out all my weaknesses and the areas we need to grow as a family. Honestly at times it can feel overwhelming and hopeless that we are ever going to grow in our patience and obedience. The very thing I'm asking my kids to grow in is exactly what I need to grow in. What a circle. Many times I take my eyes off of God and only think about everything I'm doing wrong instead of keeping my eyes on Jesus and all that he accomplished for me and the hope I have in Him for grace to change. So if you think of me during the hours between 6 & 7a.m. please throw up a prayer for me you can rest assured I most definitely am needing it.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Fab 5

 

 

Fifty is Nifty. At least that's what I hear. Two of my Fab 5 friends Connie and Roxanne have already found out since they turned 50 this year. The Fab 5 ladies had a little surprise get together for the birthday girls. We met at the "Blue Pacific" which I highly recommend eating there it was super. Good food, good conversation, birthday cake, balloons, and gifts were the order of the night. Have you ever heard of Pandora bracelets. Well they are these really cool charm braclets and that's what we got the ladies. It will be a tradition now that we will all get one when we turn 50. After dinner it was back to Sharon's house for a sleep over. Fun times!

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Celiac Disease

As you can see I'm making up for lost time with my blogging entries. I've been busy lately doing a lot of shopping and running around for my boy Rico. Through routine blood work we found out that Rico probably has Celiac Disease. Celiac is an autoimmune intestinal disorder. What it is is your digestive system stops working properly when you eat gluten. Gluten is a type of protein found in things such as wheat, rye, barley and sometimes oats. Gluten is also found in many other things which I'm finding all about. Rico had an endoscopy done this past Tuesday to determine for sure if he has Celiac the procedure went well and we will know a positive diagnosis in about 2 weeks. Meanwhile we are to change his diet from basically all gluten to NONE! God has been very gracious to us. Rico is taking very well to eating a new way. We have been able to find many substitutes for the things Rico would normally eat and he's eating the different textures and tastes of them. Amazing grace because Rico is a very picky eater. But God has made a way for Rico. We started Rico's new diet this past Wed. It has led me to run all over the area looking for good gluten free food. I met with an Celiac Dietitian and she was very helpful. Also a friend at church has Celiac too and has been very helpful with telling me what is good and where to get things. I would like to get Rico to eat meat which he has not done so far in his life. He needs to start eating it though it would help him so much because we also found out he is Anemic. I'm so glad we found all this out because it explains a lot of things about Rico. Symptoms Rico has that is directly related to Celiac is gas, gas and more gas, slow growth (only gained 3 lbs since last year), itchiness skin rash, anemia. So here's to a new Rico. We hope and pray that Rico's new diet will bring wonderful new graces to him and us as a family. God bless our Rico.

 
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Bow Wow.........

I love this video of Elijah and Gracie. Elijah calls dogs Bow Wow's. So cute!!

pics of Gracie

 

 

 
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Gracie is a biting machine! That dogs got sharp teeth. Can't wait till her baby teeth fall out. It is a full time job trying to get her to not bite. Gracie listens to Edwin the best. Edwin always says he's the leader pack. Then we all laugh and say Daddy or Edwin it's the pack leader. Gracie is learning how to sit and she's a natural at fetching. Rico is still getting used to Gracie he doesn't like when she is loose in the kitchen when he eats so we have to put her in the crate when he's eating.

Lunch with Erika & family

Here's a few pictures of Erika and her family. We had a nice lunch at there house 2 weeks ago. The grandkids had a great time with the our dog Gracie. Erika made a great lunch and we enjoyed a nice afternoon together.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Eagles...........

 
 
 
No I'm not talking about my Philadelphia Eagles I'm talking about real Eagles. Last week my sister Diane and some of the kids went down to Zeldenright's Church (sp.) and checked out the huge Eagle nest that the pair of Eagles has built. Momma Eagle I believe has layed her eggs. Some people who were parked beside us said that the one Eagle was sitting in the nest and would at times poke her head up so you could see her. We didn't see that. We have to go with better binoculars next time. For anyone looking for a nice little adventure for your family head on out to the nest. It's a nice drive.
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

We got a puppy!

Yes, we have an addition to our family. Her name is Gracie. She is part Corgi and part not sure. Edwin and I picked her up yesterday and brought her home to the unknowing kids. We kept it a surprise for them. Bella is already in love with her and Rico is tolerating her which is a step in the right direction for him. Bri is away overnight so she will be surprised when she comes home and Noah hasn't seen her yet he came home late and is still sleeping. Gracie did well last night sleeping in her crate and she's been sleeping in it today with the gate open for her to go in and out when she chooses. She's really cute and hopefully the 3rd will be the charm. We had two other dogs over the years and they didn't work out the best for us.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

rescued........

It wasn't easy but as you can see we rescued mom! My sisters and I plus Ian had a great time in Sarasota Fl. It was so good being with mom. We went to Jungle Gardens as you can see from the picture. We saw a lion show, did some sight seeing, watched a sunset, looked for shells on the beach, ate icecream at Big Olaf's, went to a Whole Foods grocery store, did some clothes shopping,played "Aggressive Skip-Bo", and ate out. The plane ride there and back were both good. TranAir came through for us good flights cheap. We spent time with our friend Lizzie too. She's down the whole month like mom is and is coming home with her. It's good to be home again but it was hard leaving mom there. And it was hard for mom to see us go. Tears were flowing as we said our goodbyes. But I'm so thankful we had this opportunity and I'm so thankful for my wonderful husband who so kindly let me go without a single complaint. I have to give props to Janie's husband and Diane's husband as well they all made it easy for us to go. So we had our week in the sun and now it's back to freezing temps. Well it won't last long and we will soon be hearing the birdies sing and see our slice of earth turn green again. I still love the different seasons.




 
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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Florida here I come.........

 
 
My sisters and I and Ian are heading to Florida to rescue mom. As you can see she needs us. No, actually the pic of mom was from two years ago when my sisters and I went for a surprise visit to my parents while they were vacationing in Flordia. So now once again Janie, Diane and Ian are going to visit once again but sadly it's only mom we will be with this time. Daddy was so good at showing us around and finding things for us to do. We will be missing his presence with us for sure. We are leaving Tues. for a week. This is the house we stay in. It's a very nice place and Mom and Dad have stayed there for many years. I'm glad my mom has decided to keep going a little R & R is good for her she works hard. Bye for now.
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NASCAR

Tonight was our annual NASCAR dinner. We have a group consisting of the Mellingers, Kinderwaters, Dale and Carol Landis, Colly and Daryl Landis,the Bueche's the Smith's and Edwin and I who for the last 9 or 10 years have had a competition between couples to see who can pick the NASCAR drivers that will accumulate the most points.
The winner gets a nice dinner out paid with the rest of the gang. Jerry and Dawn once again were the winners. I think it's the third time for them. My mom graciously allowed us to use one of her 15 passenger vans so we could all go together to the Appalacian Brewing Co. near Harrisburg. We all said how good it was so we recommend it. It was fun to be together again and I think we all had a great time.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

sephora.........


Okay all you makeup junkies out there myself included. Sephora is coming to town. Yes ladies all you could want and need cosmetics and skin care store is coming to Park City in April. Lancaster City has arrived ya all. It used to be you would have to go to King of Prussia to go to a store like Sephora. I'm pretty excited about it. It's a fun store to browse around in and try anything and everything on.
So keep your eyes peeled for the grand opening. I know I'll be checking it out.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

stuff...........

My tooth is healing nicely although my stitches came out after two days. I don't think that was supposed to happen. But my tooth never really hurt or was very sore after being pulled. Thank you Lord! Although I do have this flapper type thing where my tooth was hopefully this will close up.
Last night Edwin and I, Rico and the girls went to see the L.S. Lady Pioneers J.V and Varisty play against Manheim Central. Wow what a game! We won and are solely in first place. Brianna had a game earlier in the day but there team didn't do so well against Manheim Central they lost. Bella has a game today that we are going to. I really enjoy watching b-ball that's a good thing since we go to a lot of games. I also enjoyed that little bit of snow we got. The girls built a snowman that night it snowed. They took a lot of time decorating it but alas till morning poor snowman's head had fallen off and was on the ground. Here's to more snow!

Monday, January 14, 2008

Mark Walker

Some of you may know of the Walkers. Very close friends of the Haughery's. Yesterday Mark the husband of Marie passed away after a lengthy illness. Please pray for the family and all who loved him so much through this tremendous loss.

Friday, January 11, 2008

crackalackin....


Today I had my first tooth pulled as an adult. A couple days ago the left side of my jaw started hurting. So a trip to the dentist ensued. He said well it's cracked going to have to send you to another doctor to see if they can save the tooth through a root canal. I'm thinking man not a root canal they cost at least 800 dollars. Amazingly I did not get charged for my dentist visit. Next I went to see Dr. Samii a nice quiet doctor. He said yup it's cracked vertically and there is nothing he can do for me. No charge there either except for the xray. My dentist doesn't pull teeth so I was sent to a third doctor the oral doctor to have my tooth pulled. Thankfully they got me an appt. for today so I wouldn't have to go through the weekend with a hurting tooth and jaw. I must say I was pretty tense after they stabbed me in the roof of the mouth with the needle. I sat in the chair trying to calm myself. Big breaths in out in out any minute he's going to come back in the room and yank this tooth out. Okay Jesus please help me and please make sure it's completely numb before they do the deed. I here the door open ahhh he's coming. Here we go. First he cracked up the tooth a little and then he said sorry I'm going to have drill a little. Okay it's not going to bad I don't feel anything but the whole time I'm thinking any moment a searing pain is going to occur. Praise God there was no pain but there was a lot of tugging on my tooth to the point where you think please give tooth and then it did. I'm telling you the roots felt like they were a foot long. I should have asked to see it but I didn't. And the best part of the story is there really was no pain during or after. They offered me Vicadin but I said no. My first doctor had already given me Tylenol with Codene and it was working fine. What a relief it is to have the tooth out and it's amazing how good I feel and the tooth is way in the back where you can't see it anyway. Actually my experience is that pulling a tooth is easier then getting a filling. Grand total 330 dollars.