911 rescue..........

 

 

 

Tonight I went outside to water my plants getting ready for the hot day tomorrow. I was watering my ferns on my porch when I heard a commotion as well as some movement coming from my fern. I noticed something fall out of the fern. Here there is a nest in my fern and indeed a little birdie fell out of the nest. Well I guess I had sprayed the birdies pretty good and they let me know they were upset. I was like what to do what to do the birdie must get back in the nest.
So I found a little box to pick up the wayward birdie. I got the birdie into the box and went to put it back in the nest.
Well, I guess little birdie wanted to feel his oats (where in the world did that expression come from) cause when I went to put him in the nest again he fluttered right out again. Meanwhile the whole family is getting in on the act. Noah checked out the situation as well as Bri and even Edwin's dad put in his two cents he's here visiting from Florida came to see his grandson graduate(Noah). Edwin came out and after deciding I wasn't getting the birdie in correctly tried his hand at getting the bird in the nest. Well he got the bird in and then both birds hopped out. Yup one landed on the porch and the other on the sidewalk. Goodness here let me try again. I put them in again and again they fluttered out. Someone is going to break something here in a minute with all this falling going on. Anyway I left the birds settle for a bit and then I tried one more time. Notice my gloved hand, tissue box, flashlight technique. It worked as far as I can tell the birds are in there nest. I quickly left so I wouldn't see if they fell out again so I wouldn't feel responsible. I'm happy with my thoughts of them sleeping snuggly in there damp nest. Sorry birdies I had to water my fern. The End.

FYI

For my Crossway friends. Check out our church's website. crosswaypa.org
click on registration then click on Crossway Mile then click on 2007 and check out the picture. I think you'll enjoy it.

 

 

 

Okay so Brianna was the only Miranda representing in the mile race this year. She did really well. Not sure what her official time is yet. It was a rainy kind of day as most of you reading this blog know but God was kind and stopped the rain for the race. A fun time was still had by all that I saw. The Sunday after church picnics have begun. This year I need to take desserts. Not my favorite thing to bring I don't really like baking so much. Last year was good I got to bring salads. But I'll give my hand a whirl at the desserts. And let's here it for the 25th anniversary of our church.

another update

Elijah is doing better. Erika is keeping him off of dairy as much as possible and it's making a difference. His bm is still loose but not like water. I'm not sure when the doctor appt. is coming up. But at least things are going in the right direction.

Pirates..............

Just saw the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End". I really enjoyed myself. I thought it was the funniest one of the three. We got the last two tickets for the 8:30 showing. I didn't realize it was so long though. Got there at 8:30 it was over around 11:30. It's good it's Friday tomorrow. Saw some people there with Pirate paraphernalia.

my boy.........

 

prom..........

 

This past Saturday Noah went to his prom. He went with a girl he's been friends with for the last couple years at school. Her name is Rachael. A good time was had by all.

update # 3 Elijah

Talked to Erika today. She had a Wic appointment today and she saw the nutritionist there for Elijah. She said that Elijah lost another pound and was definitely not healthy. She advised Erika to go back to the doctor again and tell them that she wants an allergy test as well as check for lead poisoning. Erika felt good that someone in the medical field acknowledges that there is a real problem here. She's also only been scheduled with the practitioner each time she has gone to the doctor. So the nutritionist said to make sure she only sees the doctor and no one else and stick with him and if she doesn't get any satisfaction from him she has the name of another doctor who works with children with problems like Elijah is having. So she will be making an appt. as soon as possible and go from there. He hasn't been throwing up lately but still has diarrhea. Thank you for keeping Elijah in your prayers.

the faucet.......

 
This picture is especially for the other white Carol. Yes, I do like my new faucet. Thanks to Dale for bailing us out (pun intended). He did an excellent job. Our faucets been leaking for a long long time. We had arranged with Dale that at some point he would install one for us once we bought it. This past Sat. the leak got worse so Edwin tried to fix it till we got a new one but it was a no go. So we are thankful for our friend Dale who came to our rescue.

pots of flowers....

 

 

 

Here's some of the pots of flowers I planted around the house.

time to till........

 

Edwin does such a good job of getting my garden ready. Thanks mi sugar'.......

Lactose intolerant???

Erika thinks Elijah may be having trouble digesting dairy. He was doing pretty well for a couple of days and then had pizza and shortly after starting throwing up into the next day. So she's going to keep him away from all dairy for a week and see how he does. Isn't it a shame these days that you almost have to come up with your own diagnosis for your ailments. And wouldn't it be nice to charge the doctors a fee for your own leg work. It can be a little frustrating ya know?

 

Please pray.........

Our grandson is still not doing well. We thought he was doing better but he had a relapse yesterday. Throwing up again and diarreah. Please pray for Elijah to be healed. He really needs your prayers. It would really be encouraging to know those who are praying if you wouldn't mind posting that you are.

Fun day at Rico's ball game.....

Rico's ball game

Click on the picture to see all the pictures.

update........

I saw my grandson Elijah today and I'm happy to report that he is doing better. He's eating more and going potty less. We were all at Brianna's basketball tournament today. Her team won 3 games out of 4. Not to bad at all.
Later on in the day I finished planting my flowers. Edwin and the boys went to the Barnstormers game. And the girls and I rented the movie Aragon. Bri had read the book and wanted to see the movie. She was disappointed in the movie and thought the book was much better. Usually the way it goes. But not haveing read the book I thought it was a decent movie. Bella had "Wagon Train Day" at school on Friday and here is a picture of her get up. She said she had a great time and came home with some candles that she dipped herself and also made one mocassin. I don't know if Dawn reads my blog or not but the dress Bella is wearing is actually the bridesmaid dress I wore in her wedding. When Erika was in school she wore it for "Wagon Train Day" as well. We got some good use out of that dress.

more unloading.....

home to unload.......

so many to choose from....

the lady in red.......

Elijah

Would you all pray for Elijah. He has had diarrhea for weeks and now today has a fever as well as throwing up. Erika has had Elijah to the doctors as well as to the hospital for tests and so far there is nothing showing up as being wrong. But Elijah has lost 8 lbs. He is already a thin boy and to have him lose weight well it's not a good thing. We are all concerned. Erika has another doctor appt. for Elijah tomorrow (Thursday). Pray for the doctors to have wisdom in caring for Elijah as well as pray for his healing.

Salvation and this too..........

Words spoken on Sunday during the message. Pete closed the message with these words.
Salvation and this too!? I want to keep reminding myself of those words I want to cultivate a thankful heart in myself and in my family. We have so much to be thankful for. For me one of those things is my family. Yesterday was a fun day it was FLOWER DAY. As I have said before on here every year the ladies in my family go flower shopping together. There was 10 of us. How we all look forward to going flower shopping together. There is much laughter and of course lots of flowers. But I forgot my camera. I'm waiting for some pics my neices took of the day and when they arrive I will post the pictures. I'm hoping to get everything planted this week.
Till next time............

beautiful day........

So many days I drive through County Park to get to the many places that take me in that direction. I always think how nice it would be to walk through the park it's a beautiful place. Today I finally got to do that. Edwin and I and the youngest kids walked a nice two mile jaunt. I know it was 2 miles cause I had my handy dandy pedometer on me. It was just lovely. We saw 2 different times deer cross in front of us. The trees are all starting to bud and it won't be long to the leaves burst forth.
I also washed off my porch. Edwin brought out our lounge chair. So look for me if you go by you might see me there. And of course you can always stop in for a visit.
The first week of May I'll be going with the ladies in my family flower shopping. It's an all day affair. My mom takes her big van with a trailer on the back. Last year we had to come back to my mom's three times to unload the trailer. That's a lot of flowers.

His Forever........

Jesus, friend of sinners, loved me 'ere I knew Him
Drew me with His cords of love, tightly bound me to Him
Round my heart still closely twined, The ties that none can sever,
For I am His and He is mine forever and forever.

the tree.......

In case anyone is wondering that tree in the previous post is indeed a Fig tree.

Faith....Wait.....Rejoice

Habakkuk 3

17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,

18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Things to ponder:
What is your response to unfullfilled desires?

No matter what I get or don't get will I rejoice in the Lord?

Can I rest and rejoice in God alone?

Philippians 4:4
4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Laura...Danielle.....????

Okay well how many doses do you need of "the miranda experience". Here I am listening to the demand for more "experience" and I'm going on my 3rd post and no sign of Laura Joy, or Danielle. What is up with that?

4/11/07

Yesterday was Bella's 11th birthday. For her birthday meal we had her favorites. Baked spaghetti, broccoli with cheese and garlic bread. Her birthday cake was cheese cake with cherry topping. Bella was very excited to find out she had gotten what she wanted most on her birthday and that was Heely's. Sneakers with one skate wheel on the back heel of the sneaker. Latest rage amongst kids. Bella loves Dolphins so Daddy got her a Dolphin balloon she named him Wally. After dinner and presents we went to Park City and there Bella tried out her Heely's. To bad there is so many grout tracks it made for a bumpy ride for her. Bella said she had the best day ever. That was nice to here cause it wasn't that we did something really spectacular for her birthday she just really appreciated what she got and enjoyed being together.
We love our Bella and we are so happy God blessed us with her.

The hunt........

We made it pretty easy for the little kiddo's to find the eggs. The bigger kids had a harder time. At the far end of the yard I saw a ruckus going on between the big kids. Someone got something just not sure what they got.

grand kids and great grand kids

Back by popular demand a new post. Hey it ain't easy being a blogger. Oh the pressure of it all.........=) Just kidding I like doing it when I got something to say.
This past Sunday we had an outstanding meal with my family at my sister Jane and her husband Paul's home. There was 32 of us. We also had our annual Easter egg hunt.
Here's some pictures of the happening.

Different subject now. What did you all think of this past Sunday's gospel Sunday.
Is this type of thing a blessing and encouragement? Or just something different?
I'd like to know your thoughts.

The cross.........

He is risen! Hallelujah what a Savior.

Corn Curls and Spring............

As you can see Jazelyn had her first taste of a corn curl. Rico was snacking on the curls and when we looked at Jazelyn who was crawling around in the dining room this picture is what we saw. It was pretty funny looking. I guess Rico thought she should have one too. Kind of Rico but.......sorry Jazzy when your older you can have one.

Nicer weather is here and that takes everyone outside. The kids and Dad celebrated Spring with a rousing game of 4 square. Yeah for Spring!

nooooooo not the carpet knife........

So tonight was interesting. I got a splinter in my foot one of the hazards of having wood floors. This splinter was deep it was hurtin for certain. So I showed it to Edwin and he said it's deep I'm going to get my carpet knife. I'm like what not the carpet knife he said yes I need the carpet knife. Oh my Lord have mercy!
So I was laying on Noah's bed and Noah was holding my hand while he was watching "24" while Edwin was digging in my foot with the carpet knife. Well the knife wasn't working so I told him to get the tweezers. He couldn't get it with the tweezers I said get the nail clippers. I clipped some skin away on the bottom of my foot for a better vantage point of the evil splinter. Then I thought we better take a break and disinfect. So I got out the Hydorgen Peroxide. Love that stuff. Got it all disinfected and and tryed again. I was praying and asking God for deliverance. Finally after much digging around I said let me try it. I clipped a bit more skin away and then got busy with the tweezers. I'd rather be the one digging in my foot thank you. I spyed the splinter with the use of my book light. And continued to maniplulate with the tweezers and then there it was on the end of my tweezers the splinter. Hallelujah!! Oh yes what a relief that was. It's amazing how much pain a little splinter can cause. The End.

gotta get it............

Gumption is the word for the week. I've realized I need to get some gumption. The definition is as follows: 1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness.
2. courage; spunk; guts
3. common sense; shrewdness.

Can you all say it with me.......gumption.

sweet grandkids..........

Flowers.................

Monday my sisters and I went to the Philadelphia Flower Show. It's an annual thing for us. We always have a fun time. And it always gets us in the mood for Spring.
Unfortunately Spring will need to wait since there is SNOW on the ground again. It does look pretty and I am enjoying my day off with the kids but I am kind of ready now for warmer weather. These are not pictures that I took. I forgot to take my camera so these pics are from the Philadelphia Flower Show website. http://www.theflowershow.com/home/index.html Think Spring!!!!

Grand Finale..........

Tonight we went as a family to see the last night of "Guys and Dolls" the musical that Noah was in. It was even better then when I saw it on Thursday night. We had such a good time watching the musical and Noah. My oldest sister Jane came as well as my other sister Diane and her family. Edwin's mom and his nephew came and the Kinderwaters came too. I know Noah was happy for those who came to see him and support him it meant alot to him and Edwin and I as well. Noah's part was just perfect for him. I was impressed at how calm and how professional he was during his performance. And the song he sang he did so well. I couldn't help but beam and laugh as I watched him. I could feel my sisters behind me laughing and smiling as well. So much fun.
The other picture is Shawn a good friend of Noah's who was also in the musical.

B-ball

Brianna had her last game of her regular season last night. And we won! Winning sure does feel good. Winning is not something they have done alot of this year so it was especially sweet to end on the positive note. Brianna played a really good game.
Now her next season starts. She's playing on another team coming up here called Chickies Rock. This team is made up of girls from all over Lancaster County. Practices start this week. This team will be more of a step up and should really fine tune her skills.

Opening Night

I went to see the play Noah is in last night "Guys and Dolls". It went really well.
The singing and the acting I thought was really well done especially the singing.
We are going as a family to see the play on Saturday night. I was proud of Noah he did a very good job with his lines and his solo. This is a picture of him after the show with his makeup on.