Today was the 5th Sunday and our church does something special on those 5th Sunday nights either during service or in place of service. With the 4th of July holiday just a few days away, we had a Family Fun Night cookout. They had a huge blowup waterslide, a dunking booth, a softball game, kiddie pools and sprinklers set out for the little ones, and lots of food (including a cotton candy machine and homemade icecream contest!). It was a ton of fun!
Much to the surprise of many church friends (and myself!), Tommy actually came. It was nice to have him there, though I wish it wasn't such a rare event. The weather didn't seem like it was going to cooperate but after about a 30 minute storm, it cleared up enough to enjoy the outdoor festivities. I didn't think the outdoor stuff was going to still be on so I totally didn't have my kids prepared with swimsuits and towels. I don't know what I was thinking; I should have at least brought them, just in case. You'd think after all these years of momhood I'd have learned to be prepared!!
While we were sitting down eating, some great guys from the church (Stacey and Clay) came over and invited Tommy to come outside and play softball. Without that little bit of encouragement, he'd probably have left after eating. I think he had a good time; the food was good and there was lots to do (even if it was just watching the kids ride the waterslide for the umpteenth time!!) so fun was in abundance. I just wish he'd come for the regular services and get "fed" that way. I have to just leave that in God's hands, though. I realized a LONG time ago that I can't change him; it'll have to be a "God thing". That's really the only way it will bring Him any glory, anyway.
I'll include some pictures of the night when I get them uploaded. My second summer semester class starts in the morning and I still haven't printed out the notes, much less gone over them!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Do they sell "Me" days on eBay? I'll pay top dollar!!
*sigh* Whew! What a long two days this has been. I feel like my old pet hamster, Fluffy, running in the wheel as fast as possible but getting nowhere. Well, I am getting somewhere just not as fast as I need to (or is it want to?). Hmm, so maybe it's not like Fluffy in the wheel but Fluffy in the ball, you know, the one that you can put him in and let him run around on the floor? Yeah, that's more like it. I run around going in every direction, often running into the wall, crashing into the legs of chairs, and getting stuck in a corner. When it's all over and done with, I'm just tired and in need of a bath. :)
Yesterday was a packed day. I'd decided that I needed a "Me" day to catch up on studying and working a module from last week (since I'm behind...again) for this Patho class. Then I had planned on running a few errands for myself that I've been putting off because of my schedule and then take a nice nap with Brooklyn later in the day. Hahahahahaha........um, no. Didn't quite work that way.
I only had Brooklyn here with me but I might as well have had the entire future class of 2021 here in my living room! This girl is a H.A.N.D.F.U.L!! She is the exact opposite of Ashley when it comes to playing. Ashley was independent and fine to play off by herself, read to herself, etc. Brooklyn is very high maintenance, dramatic, feisty, strong-willed, and stubborn. She should have been a Taurus. Wait! I'm a Taurus. She's not just like...I'm..not..like...naahhhh!!!
Anyway, back to yesterday. I'm doing this module and Brooklyn's tearing up the place. Ok, I'll just add that to add to my "Reasons Why I Need A Maid And Nanny" list. Check. Then it dawns on me: today is Thursday - karaoke Thursday!! Woohoo, I'm going out and having a good time singing for the first time since, gosh, my 30th birthday party....over two years ago. Yes! That's a total "Me" activity. I didn't get up to Mom's to get Ashley so now I'm in a predicament I don't usually find myself in: needing a babysitter. Thankfully, Ashley's friend Taylor (with her little sister Abby) jumped in to save the evening. Ok, so I've got the kiddos covered. Now I have to finish this module, clean the house, get ready, and warm up the vocal chords (well, technically this happens on the way with Shania Twain blasting in the car, lol). Looking good so far (especially since I promised myself I'd finish the module on Friday)!!
Fast forward a few hours. I'm ready. Tommy's ready. We head off to get some friends and they were not ready. Tick tock, tick tock. I am feeling the precious karaoke minutes passing by. I'm tapping my very pointy, stiletto heeled shoe loudly in the living room, hoping it would put some pep in their step. Nope. Either they were totally oblivious to it or they had bets on who would be the first to adorn said shoe in on their backside...
We were late getting to Cypress Grill; it started at 9pm and we got there around 10pm (for once, it was NOT my fault!). Of course, wouldn't you know that the karaoke system broke down just a few minutes before we arrived and they couldn't get it back up and running. OMG, you have NO idea how aggravated I was!!! It took me about 45 minutes to stop steaming, even though it was no one's fault, because I had really been looking forward to this. Here I am in my hamster ball getting stuck under the table and crashing into the chair legs again...why do the "Me" things never seem to work out?
After my steaming stopped, I had a good time. I actually did get to sing, too; the DJ/KJ started to let people sing over the regular cd's if they knew the words. So, it wasn't a total loss for the night. Plus, Tommy's friend Glen took me for a little spin out on the dance floor. He's such a nice guy and I'm glad he's got friends like Glen to hang out with when he's out. He's definitely the kind of man you can trust won't be a negative influence.
We finally got home at *gasp* 2am! I had to be up this morning at 7:15am to babysit some kids (I know, I'm nuts!) so there wasn't much sleep for me at all. So here I am, running on almost zero sleep, like maybe 24 hours worth in the last 9 days; watching a 21 month old, two 7-yr olds, a 9-yr old, and a very moody 12-yr old; trying to do homework, laundry, and meal-planning; washing dishes and Ga red clay off children who just played in the ditch with a water hose; and then get all the kids to church for VBS leaves me feeling just a wee bit exhausted.
I would say I'll take a "Me" day tomorrow but that's what I said about Thursday. And somehow those "Me" days turn into "Everybody BUT Me" days. I think I'll just give in to it all in hopes of being able to barter for a "Me" hour-long bath instead...
(oh, and Fluffy? Wherever you are, I'm sorry I tortured you by putting you in the ball. :) )
Yesterday was a packed day. I'd decided that I needed a "Me" day to catch up on studying and working a module from last week (since I'm behind...again) for this Patho class. Then I had planned on running a few errands for myself that I've been putting off because of my schedule and then take a nice nap with Brooklyn later in the day. Hahahahahaha........um, no. Didn't quite work that way.
I only had Brooklyn here with me but I might as well have had the entire future class of 2021 here in my living room! This girl is a H.A.N.D.F.U.L!! She is the exact opposite of Ashley when it comes to playing. Ashley was independent and fine to play off by herself, read to herself, etc. Brooklyn is very high maintenance, dramatic, feisty, strong-willed, and stubborn. She should have been a Taurus. Wait! I'm a Taurus. She's not just like...I'm..not..like...naahhhh!!!
Anyway, back to yesterday. I'm doing this module and Brooklyn's tearing up the place. Ok, I'll just add that to add to my "Reasons Why I Need A Maid And Nanny" list. Check. Then it dawns on me: today is Thursday - karaoke Thursday!! Woohoo, I'm going out and having a good time singing for the first time since, gosh, my 30th birthday party....over two years ago. Yes! That's a total "Me" activity. I didn't get up to Mom's to get Ashley so now I'm in a predicament I don't usually find myself in: needing a babysitter. Thankfully, Ashley's friend Taylor (with her little sister Abby) jumped in to save the evening. Ok, so I've got the kiddos covered. Now I have to finish this module, clean the house, get ready, and warm up the vocal chords (well, technically this happens on the way with Shania Twain blasting in the car, lol). Looking good so far (especially since I promised myself I'd finish the module on Friday)!!
Fast forward a few hours. I'm ready. Tommy's ready. We head off to get some friends and they were not ready. Tick tock, tick tock. I am feeling the precious karaoke minutes passing by. I'm tapping my very pointy, stiletto heeled shoe loudly in the living room, hoping it would put some pep in their step. Nope. Either they were totally oblivious to it or they had bets on who would be the first to adorn said shoe in on their backside...
We were late getting to Cypress Grill; it started at 9pm and we got there around 10pm (for once, it was NOT my fault!). Of course, wouldn't you know that the karaoke system broke down just a few minutes before we arrived and they couldn't get it back up and running. OMG, you have NO idea how aggravated I was!!! It took me about 45 minutes to stop steaming, even though it was no one's fault, because I had really been looking forward to this. Here I am in my hamster ball getting stuck under the table and crashing into the chair legs again...why do the "Me" things never seem to work out?
After my steaming stopped, I had a good time. I actually did get to sing, too; the DJ/KJ started to let people sing over the regular cd's if they knew the words. So, it wasn't a total loss for the night. Plus, Tommy's friend Glen took me for a little spin out on the dance floor. He's such a nice guy and I'm glad he's got friends like Glen to hang out with when he's out. He's definitely the kind of man you can trust won't be a negative influence.
We finally got home at *gasp* 2am! I had to be up this morning at 7:15am to babysit some kids (I know, I'm nuts!) so there wasn't much sleep for me at all. So here I am, running on almost zero sleep, like maybe 24 hours worth in the last 9 days; watching a 21 month old, two 7-yr olds, a 9-yr old, and a very moody 12-yr old; trying to do homework, laundry, and meal-planning; washing dishes and Ga red clay off children who just played in the ditch with a water hose; and then get all the kids to church for VBS leaves me feeling just a wee bit exhausted.
I would say I'll take a "Me" day tomorrow but that's what I said about Thursday. And somehow those "Me" days turn into "Everybody BUT Me" days. I think I'll just give in to it all in hopes of being able to barter for a "Me" hour-long bath instead...
(oh, and Fluffy? Wherever you are, I'm sorry I tortured you by putting you in the ball. :) )
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wonderful Merciful Savior
I just cannot get enough of this song. I don't know of a song that has had such an impact on me, though most music will touch me in some way or another. It's lyrics are just so beautiful. You can hear the music to it here: http://jacobsrock.webs.com/SONGS/01 Wonderful Merciful Savior.mp3
Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne
If that's not a song full of beautiful promises, I don't know what is...
Monday, June 23, 2008
Long day on the road
Today I ventured up to Atlanta. It was a long day, much longer than it's seemed in the past. I don't know if it was the crappy Atlanta rush-hour traffic, the never-ending construction on the interstates, or the fact that Brooklyn was not as excited about this trip as I'd hoped she would be.
It's crazy to see how much it's all changed and I was just up here a few weeks ago!! I took Ashley over to her friend Stephanie's house for a few days of hanging out. I'm sure they'll have a good time; it's been forever since they saw each other. I got a tad bit lost on the way to her house because I was going on a "feeling" from the last time I was there. And since that time, I swear it seems like 40 new subdivisions went up on the main road.
Being up in the Kennesaw/Acworth area made me miss it, though. I hate going up there because I know I'm going to wish I still lived there. As much as I've enjoyed the people down here and the friends I've made, my heart is still up in Atlanta. Rightly so, I guess; I lived in metro Atlanta for over 2/3's of my life!
When I finally got on the road to head back home (had to pick up some louvers for Tommy first), that was, of course, when Brooklyn was ready to start playing. She did not want to have any part of sleeping, remaining harnessed in her seat, or just letting Mom have a nice, quiet 2.5 hour drive. Oh no! I had to stop the car at Burger King and let her loose on the playplace for a little bit. I wish more places had play areas because it TOTALLY did the trick on her. When we got back in the car, she was out to lunch in no time!!
I'll head back up to get Ashley on Weds (or Thursday, not sure yet) and pick up some more louvers. I'm thinking I'll let Brooklyn sit this trip out....
It's crazy to see how much it's all changed and I was just up here a few weeks ago!! I took Ashley over to her friend Stephanie's house for a few days of hanging out. I'm sure they'll have a good time; it's been forever since they saw each other. I got a tad bit lost on the way to her house because I was going on a "feeling" from the last time I was there. And since that time, I swear it seems like 40 new subdivisions went up on the main road.
Being up in the Kennesaw/Acworth area made me miss it, though. I hate going up there because I know I'm going to wish I still lived there. As much as I've enjoyed the people down here and the friends I've made, my heart is still up in Atlanta. Rightly so, I guess; I lived in metro Atlanta for over 2/3's of my life!
When I finally got on the road to head back home (had to pick up some louvers for Tommy first), that was, of course, when Brooklyn was ready to start playing. She did not want to have any part of sleeping, remaining harnessed in her seat, or just letting Mom have a nice, quiet 2.5 hour drive. Oh no! I had to stop the car at Burger King and let her loose on the playplace for a little bit. I wish more places had play areas because it TOTALLY did the trick on her. When we got back in the car, she was out to lunch in no time!!
I'll head back up to get Ashley on Weds (or Thursday, not sure yet) and pick up some more louvers. I'm thinking I'll let Brooklyn sit this trip out....
Saturday, June 21, 2008
How to tell your child may want to start potty training...
There are some pretty easy signs to follow, like she shows interest in going to the bathroom and using the potty or doesn't like to wear diapers anymore. Then there's the pretty telling take-off-the-diaper-every-time-a-drop-of-pee-is-in-it sign. Gotta love this one, too. Nothing says "you're going to be overdrawn in your bank account" like your 21 month old going through a pack of diapers in a day and a half.
The only problem is that when I put her on the big potty, she won't let go of my neck. Like, I have to sit there with her the entire time she's on the seat so she can hold my neck while I try my hardest to balance on my toes and not fall backwards, flinging her forward off the potty (talk about some serious PTSD). And then she doesn't even pee!! But she hops down with the same intensity and excitement as if she's just pee'd a whole day's worth right then! And flushing? Omg, I think the kid is going to be a career flusher. She enjoys saying "bye-bye!!" to absolutely nothing more than anyone I've ever known.
I went to WalMart and found that they have no panties that fit her, anyway. Well, not entirely true. They have those horrid plastic-covered training pants that make the kwish-kwish noise when they walk with them on. I am soooo not buying those for her. But the smallest size panty comes in a 2T/3T size. There is such a huge difference in a 2T and a 3T. Why the heck are the two sizes combined for panties that are covering tiny little butts?? A 2T would be up to Brooklyn's neck so we'll have to find another alternative when the time comes. I'm pretty sure she'll be in a 2T panty when she's, um, going into Kindergarten. :)
While going through all this diapering, panty searching, and potty necking, it dawned on me that I haven't been doing any of this for over 10 years! The last kid I had to potty train was Brad. Blake trained himself in a day which was absolutely AWESOME!!!! I guess God couldn't be kind and give me another one of those, could He?? Huh, God? Ya hear me? I promise I wouldn't mind that AT.ALL. I've gotta get a break with her at some point; you saw my eye! I deserve an easier time from here on out!!
The only problem is that when I put her on the big potty, she won't let go of my neck. Like, I have to sit there with her the entire time she's on the seat so she can hold my neck while I try my hardest to balance on my toes and not fall backwards, flinging her forward off the potty (talk about some serious PTSD). And then she doesn't even pee!! But she hops down with the same intensity and excitement as if she's just pee'd a whole day's worth right then! And flushing? Omg, I think the kid is going to be a career flusher. She enjoys saying "bye-bye!!" to absolutely nothing more than anyone I've ever known.
I went to WalMart and found that they have no panties that fit her, anyway. Well, not entirely true. They have those horrid plastic-covered training pants that make the kwish-kwish noise when they walk with them on. I am soooo not buying those for her. But the smallest size panty comes in a 2T/3T size. There is such a huge difference in a 2T and a 3T. Why the heck are the two sizes combined for panties that are covering tiny little butts?? A 2T would be up to Brooklyn's neck so we'll have to find another alternative when the time comes. I'm pretty sure she'll be in a 2T panty when she's, um, going into Kindergarten. :)
While going through all this diapering, panty searching, and potty necking, it dawned on me that I haven't been doing any of this for over 10 years! The last kid I had to potty train was Brad. Blake trained himself in a day which was absolutely AWESOME!!!! I guess God couldn't be kind and give me another one of those, could He?? Huh, God? Ya hear me? I promise I wouldn't mind that AT.ALL. I've gotta get a break with her at some point; you saw my eye! I deserve an easier time from here on out!!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Midterms already??
For my patho class, I have to go up to the school to take an in-class test each Weds even though it's supposed to be an online class. Fine, no biggie. Today I was a few minutes late getting in there so I'd missed the announcement that we needed to stay afterwards to talk with her, get our grade for midterms, etc. I needed to talk with her about something anyway so I got lucky.
So, I'm in her office and she tells me what I made on the test. Now, I am a chapter behind b/c the last module was 117 pages long and it took me waaayyy longer to complete it than the others. So while the test was over cancer and the neurological system, I had only read the cancer chapter. Not good. I didn't feel good about the test and I was sure I'd bombed. She pulls out the test and says I made a 78. 78??? Are you serious?? I can't believe I made that high of a grade considering 85% of the test was over a chapter I didn't even glance at.
Then she figures up my midterm grade, with the module tests included, and I'm carrying a mid-B right now. YES!! This class is, by far, one of the hardest and most time-consuming classes I've ever taken and I'm actually doing well. Not that I'm surprised all that much but I am surprised at my test grades. I have been getting a bit of test anxiety lately and tend to do a bit more poorly than my potential. It feels so great to finally have test scores and grades reflect me accurately!! <>
So, at midterms, I'm carrying a B with 3 more tests and the final to go. I totally have a chance of getting an A!!!
And a big Happy Birthday to my bff's twin daughters who turned the big 5 today! Happy Birthday Abby and Emma!!
So, I'm in her office and she tells me what I made on the test. Now, I am a chapter behind b/c the last module was 117 pages long and it took me waaayyy longer to complete it than the others. So while the test was over cancer and the neurological system, I had only read the cancer chapter. Not good. I didn't feel good about the test and I was sure I'd bombed. She pulls out the test and says I made a 78. 78??? Are you serious?? I can't believe I made that high of a grade considering 85% of the test was over a chapter I didn't even glance at.
Then she figures up my midterm grade, with the module tests included, and I'm carrying a mid-B right now. YES!! This class is, by far, one of the hardest and most time-consuming classes I've ever taken and I'm actually doing well. Not that I'm surprised all that much but I am surprised at my test grades. I have been getting a bit of test anxiety lately and tend to do a bit more poorly than my potential. It feels so great to finally have test scores and grades reflect me accurately!! <
So, at midterms, I'm carrying a B with 3 more tests and the final to go. I totally have a chance of getting an A!!!
And a big Happy Birthday to my bff's twin daughters who turned the big 5 today! Happy Birthday Abby and Emma!!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy Father's Day!
Wow, Father's Day really snuck up on me this year. I've been doing soooo good at getting cards and such out in plenty of time to get to the intended recipient, much to the amazement of all who were receiving, lol. As everyone knows, procrastination is a gene I possess. So, I have all the cards here, addressed and stamped, and packages to go out as well and did I send them out? No, of course not. It took way too much energy to actually make it out to the road to the mailbox apparently. I made the calls, though, so at least I wasn't a loser all around. :)
The kids got Tommy two outfits and a goody bag of snacks that he loves, plus a big bucket of gum (I think they got this "for him, for them" though, lol). I'm sure I'll grow to hate that purchase most of all! He liked his gift and laughed at the cards each one of them picked out for him. The boys' card was the funniest: (outside) Dad, you've shown me everything I need to know to be a man... (inside) ..now I just have to find a woman like Mom to put up with me! Truer words have not been spoken!!
Happy Father's Day to all the men in my life!!!
The kids got Tommy two outfits and a goody bag of snacks that he loves, plus a big bucket of gum (I think they got this "for him, for them" though, lol). I'm sure I'll grow to hate that purchase most of all! He liked his gift and laughed at the cards each one of them picked out for him. The boys' card was the funniest: (outside) Dad, you've shown me everything I need to know to be a man... (inside) ..now I just have to find a woman like Mom to put up with me! Truer words have not been spoken!!
Happy Father's Day to all the men in my life!!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Get out the helmet! The little monkey is home!!
Or maybe I should just get a patch to protect the other eye!! LOL
After being with Mom since Monday, Brooklyn finally came home a little while ago. I missed her terribly but, MAN! my house was peaceful while she was gone. And clean. :)
She is so excited to see Ashley and vice-versa. Ash talked with her on the phone for a few minutes and begged me to bring her out to Taylor's so they could see her. She's a little terror but she can be a little love-bug, too.
Now we are just one kid short. Brad is still at camp, having a great time. I talked with him yesterday morning and they were planning to do the whitewater rafting later that morning. I'm sure he had a great time, especially since he hasn't called but one time!
After being with Mom since Monday, Brooklyn finally came home a little while ago. I missed her terribly but, MAN! my house was peaceful while she was gone. And clean. :)
She is so excited to see Ashley and vice-versa. Ash talked with her on the phone for a few minutes and begged me to bring her out to Taylor's so they could see her. She's a little terror but she can be a little love-bug, too.
Now we are just one kid short. Brad is still at camp, having a great time. I talked with him yesterday morning and they were planning to do the whitewater rafting later that morning. I'm sure he had a great time, especially since he hasn't called but one time!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
"It's 7am and my sippie is empty! Fill it now!!"
Maybe this is what Brooklyn was thinking this morning. In any event, this is what I look like after an eventful "wake up call" by Brooklyn this morning. She was in her bed beside me and had her sippie with her; I had woken up about an hour earlier and put Barney or something on for her and had filled her cup. I went back to sleep, lying on my back. Around 7am, she threw her cup (probably b/c it was empty again) and it hit me in the eye. I sat up and grabbed my eye because it freaking hurt and scared the crap out of me!! I instantly started crying (you know that area is sooo sensitive and it hurt so bad) and felt the wet feeling in my hand, thinking it was tears. But when I lowered my hand and looked, it was blood. I REALLY started to freak at that point; I just had no idea what my face looked like. When I checked it out, it was just a huge laceration across my eye, right below my eyebrow. It was swollen and soooo sore. But I didn't expect there to be any more to it than the cut and swelling.
I headed to church not having put any makeup or coverup on it; there just didn't seem to be a need. By the end of service, though, it was obvious something was wrong because the bruise had started to form. People started to ask what happened. By the evening service, it was REAL obvious and today it looks worse.
So, other than not letting her have her sippie in her bed anymore, I'm not exactly sure what to do. I guess I'm going to have to get real tough with her and not let her have anything back if she throws it. That will mean taking her food away at mealtime, though, and that will be the hardest. *sigh*
Here's a picture of the damage
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Brooklyn is with Mom for the next few days and I told her I expect Brooklyn to come home having been broken of this habit. And potty trained, too.
I headed to church not having put any makeup or coverup on it; there just didn't seem to be a need. By the end of service, though, it was obvious something was wrong because the bruise had started to form. People started to ask what happened. By the evening service, it was REAL obvious and today it looks worse.
So, other than not letting her have her sippie in her bed anymore, I'm not exactly sure what to do. I guess I'm going to have to get real tough with her and not let her have anything back if she throws it. That will mean taking her food away at mealtime, though, and that will be the hardest. *sigh*
Here's a picture of the damage


Brooklyn is with Mom for the next few days and I told her I expect Brooklyn to come home having been broken of this habit. And potty trained, too.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Test today...could've been better
So my test was today. I wasn't really prepared so I think the grade I got was pretty darn good, lol. It was over 3 chapters and I'd only been able to read one of them. I still have a B average, though, so I'm in good shape.
I'm feeling worse today than I did yesterday!! I coughed through the whole test, once even to the point that I had to get up and go get some water. This really bites! I'd love to go home and get in the bed but VBS is tonight and I know the kids are looking forward to it.
On a positive note, I was able to talk with one of the ladies at church over dinner yesterday and she's really sweet. She is the type of person that is hard to read, that looks mad alot of the time. Turns out she's just making that kind of face when she's trying to focus or listen intently, lol. I've been accused of the same thing before; I wonder if people think I'm mad alot of the time? I hope not. That's not projecting Jesus very well...
I'm feeling worse today than I did yesterday!! I coughed through the whole test, once even to the point that I had to get up and go get some water. This really bites! I'd love to go home and get in the bed but VBS is tonight and I know the kids are looking forward to it.
On a positive note, I was able to talk with one of the ladies at church over dinner yesterday and she's really sweet. She is the type of person that is hard to read, that looks mad alot of the time. Turns out she's just making that kind of face when she's trying to focus or listen intently, lol. I've been accused of the same thing before; I wonder if people think I'm mad alot of the time? I hope not. That's not projecting Jesus very well...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Sick in the summer? No fun!
Today's been a rough day. I feel like crap. I haven't been feeling well since Sunday - achy, coughing, runny nose, stuffy nose, headache. My throat was sore yesterday and it was worse this morning so I went to the dr. A throat-swab said I was strep negative, thankfully. Rachel told me I have a bronchial infection and put me on some meds. She also prescribed a cough medicine for me that knocks me out (hydrocodone) so I can only take it at night. Why me?!?! :)
I still went to VBS because I didn't want to leave Lydia hanging (even though we have plenty of help out there) and didn't want the kids to miss a night. I warned everyone I wasn't feeling well and so they all observed the "3-foot rule", lol. No kids ran up to me either so I may have to incorporate the 3-foot rule in everyday life.
Hopefully the meds will kick in quickly; I have a test tomorrow and really need to be in my best condition.
I still went to VBS because I didn't want to leave Lydia hanging (even though we have plenty of help out there) and didn't want the kids to miss a night. I warned everyone I wasn't feeling well and so they all observed the "3-foot rule", lol. No kids ran up to me either so I may have to incorporate the 3-foot rule in everyday life.
Hopefully the meds will kick in quickly; I have a test tomorrow and really need to be in my best condition.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Vacation Bible School week!!
Today was the start of VBS at church. They have the coolest theme this year - "Outrigger Island". The committee that was in charge of VBS this year did a great job decorating the church and rooms. Nothing says "let's kick off summertime" like an island-themed week of VBS!
For the 2nd year in a row, Lydia and I chose to serve in Recreation. We were in charge of the kids when they came out to play on the playground. Lydia was good at coming up with some games, bought some pool noodles and hula hoops to have on the playground, and has several things for each day planned. If only it wasn't so hot that you felt like you were melting!!
Brooklyn was in a class for the toddlers and while she's usually good about going into her classrooms, she was a bit hesitant. A very sweet woman in Brooklyn's room, Lori, stepped up to be her "buddy" for the week and she took to her immediately. What a blessing that was!! It made it so much easier to get where I needed to be knowing she'd be fine as long as she had Lori. The sweetest part was seeing Brooklyn squeeze her neck each day when she saw her.
Here are some pics from tonight:

For the 2nd year in a row, Lydia and I chose to serve in Recreation. We were in charge of the kids when they came out to play on the playground. Lydia was good at coming up with some games, bought some pool noodles and hula hoops to have on the playground, and has several things for each day planned. If only it wasn't so hot that you felt like you were melting!!
Brooklyn was in a class for the toddlers and while she's usually good about going into her classrooms, she was a bit hesitant. A very sweet woman in Brooklyn's room, Lori, stepped up to be her "buddy" for the week and she took to her immediately. What a blessing that was!! It made it so much easier to get where I needed to be knowing she'd be fine as long as she had Lori. The sweetest part was seeing Brooklyn squeeze her neck each day when she saw her.
Here are some pics from tonight:




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