Hey, everyone... check out my friend, April's, very cool pink purse. It's the free giveaway on the blog linked here: http://allieparkersthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/02/fgf-crochet-purse.html
I'm not really into pink, but this is adorable! You can see more of her creations on the link to Stitch Twitch on the link above. Happy looking!
2.13.2009
So long, Lil *D*
February 4th was a sad day... *D* is doing so well that he no longer needs home health nursing care. His mom wants me to take him to church with me, though, on the Sundays that she has the boys (every other weekend), so I'll still get to see him some, Lord willing. Here are a few pics from the last month and 1/2 I worked with him.
Mouthful of banana
He so looks like he posed for this shot, but he really didn't!
This one cracks me up, too, because he was standing there talking to "someone" on the phone, and if you look closely, the phone cord is not even plugged in! I'm gonna miss him!
Vacuuming
You know your kid is smart when he walks around at 3 years old reading a dictionary! LOL When I asked him what he was reading, he told me something about "your toes." :-)
There is Pepsi in this little cup (his mom gave it to him, NOT me!), and he told me that he was "drinking coffee." Too funny!
(and I'm not sure why the picture is flipped that way, but I
didn't know how to rotate it on the post.)
*J*
Here's a pic of the other little one I care for... Little *J*. He's almost two, and is SO sweet! I love that I caught this shot of him... his mom cried when she saw it. After not knowing if he would survive major brain surgery, or if he would even be cognizant after the surgery EVER, he is doing SUPER well! I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with him.
New Baby *A*
This is my new job at work... No more little *D*, but a new baby *A*
She fell asleep with her hand on her face like this... it was so cute. The little blue thing that you can see sticking up in a couple of the pictures is part of her ventilator tubing.
Love baby hands!!!
Look at all that hair! It's such an unusual color, too... she's precious, and I'm glad I get to care for her for a while... that is, IF the 12 hour shifts don't kill me first! :-)
2.10.2009
Too funny not to share...
Gotta watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygtBxhFc24A
They say laughter is good medicine! :-)
They say laughter is good medicine! :-)
2.09.2009
First post of 2009...
...and it's February 9th already! I can't believe I'm such a slacker! Well, I do have an excuse; several of them, actually! First of all, I've been trying to spend a little more time with Chris, and a little less time on the computer in general. Secondly, I've been working 10 hour days, then working out at the gym 4 days a week. That cuts down on computer time, too. Thirdly, I'm totally addicted to Facebook, so the majority of computer time is spent there, not here!
So - this is what we've been up to this year so far:
New Year's Eve: We went to Don&Brenda Choate's house for a party. There was plenty of good food, fellowship, and fun. We played the TV version of Mad Gab, which was fun... I LOVE that game anyway. Chris and most of the men were downstairs watching a ball game on TV, I think. Very manly thing to do. Just before midnight, we all went outside in the backyard to bang pots and pans to welcome in the new year. Well, I videotaped it on my new camera, and Don ran upstairs, got his gun, and fired a couple of shots into the air, much to our surprise. Then we watched some guy ride his motorcycle to the top of a building in Vegas, to free fall off onto a ramp on the way down. Crazy, but pretty cool.
On January 9th, we joined the youth group on an ice skating activity. I took a LOT of pictures, and had fun trying to figure out my new camera that Chris bought me for Christmas. I'm still not all that great, but I get lots of practicing in! I did ice skate for a while, but the ice was REALLY rough, so it was difficult.
January 27-28th brought a huge snow/ice/sleet/"wintery mix" storm. It didn't look like a lot of snow to us (since we both grew up "up north.") However, it knocked out a lot of people's power for several days, and the roads were treacherous for a while. It was absolutely beautiful, though, to see the ice on the trees glimmer like dazzling diamonds when the sun came out. Of course, I took MANY pictures of that, too! :-) Because of the power outages, we had a couple come and stay at our house for a few days until their power was restored.
We had a Super Bowl "party" at our house after church on Feb. 1st. We got home in time to watch the 4th quarter, and had two other couples enjoy the game with us. I was really hoping the Cardinals would win, but the two other men were Steelers fans, so they were happy with the outcome of the game.
February 7th was a SS activity for the couple's class that we used to be in until we started working with the teens. We did Wii bowling... it was very fun, and the first time that I have used a Wii.
This week I missed a couple days of work. Little D that I've worked with for the past 2&1/2 years no longer needs home health care nursing, since he is doing so well. Good for him, hard on me! :-) I'm picking up another case on Thurs., Lord willing, to fill the gaps in my schedule that D left. On a brighter note, D's mom wants me to take D and his 9 yr. old brother to church with me every other weekend when they're not at their dad's house. Two good things about that... I get my "D fix," and they get to come to a good church, learn about God, and hopefully get saved! Works for me!
Other ongoing events included a LOT of work getting my family photo calendars finished, printed and out to family members... they were only about a week late (thanks to my procrastination and the storm that knocked out the power!) Also, we had a Dec. college grad from our college living with us for the month of January since her arrangements for an apartment fell through at the last minute. We've had several game nights at our house with our newly married friends, JR&Abby. They don't live far from us, and are usually ready to drop anything else for a good game of RAGE! :-) We enjoy their company.
Other than that, it's basically been the usual... work, church, try to sleep... :-) I've lost 16.5 pounds and 8&3/8 inches off my body since the end of October. I'm pretty excited about that! I'm also doing some things to try to make my body healthier for a couple of reasons... better sleep, fertility, and just overall health. I'm tired of feeling so OLD! :-)
Oh, yeah, we are refinancing our house... Lord willing closing on Wed. That is a huge blessing as our interest rate will drop 1.5 points, saving us a lot of $$ in the long run. We also were able to see our former pastor from MD at a music conference our church hosted the last week of January... Bible Truth Music. It was one of the most enjoyable conferences that I've attended in a LONG time, and it was a wonderful visit with our former pastor, too.
Please pray with us for wisdom, as we have been presented with an opportunity for ministry. We are not sure of all the details yet, nor if it will work out, but we would appreciate your prayers that the Lord will make His will clear either way. Thank you! :-)
Well, I'll close for now. I think you're pretty much up to speed on life at the Mitchells! I'll post some pictures on a different post... maybe a slide show or something.
So - this is what we've been up to this year so far:
New Year's Eve: We went to Don&Brenda Choate's house for a party. There was plenty of good food, fellowship, and fun. We played the TV version of Mad Gab, which was fun... I LOVE that game anyway. Chris and most of the men were downstairs watching a ball game on TV, I think. Very manly thing to do. Just before midnight, we all went outside in the backyard to bang pots and pans to welcome in the new year. Well, I videotaped it on my new camera, and Don ran upstairs, got his gun, and fired a couple of shots into the air, much to our surprise. Then we watched some guy ride his motorcycle to the top of a building in Vegas, to free fall off onto a ramp on the way down. Crazy, but pretty cool.
On January 9th, we joined the youth group on an ice skating activity. I took a LOT of pictures, and had fun trying to figure out my new camera that Chris bought me for Christmas. I'm still not all that great, but I get lots of practicing in! I did ice skate for a while, but the ice was REALLY rough, so it was difficult.
January 27-28th brought a huge snow/ice/sleet/"wintery mix" storm. It didn't look like a lot of snow to us (since we both grew up "up north.") However, it knocked out a lot of people's power for several days, and the roads were treacherous for a while. It was absolutely beautiful, though, to see the ice on the trees glimmer like dazzling diamonds when the sun came out. Of course, I took MANY pictures of that, too! :-) Because of the power outages, we had a couple come and stay at our house for a few days until their power was restored.
We had a Super Bowl "party" at our house after church on Feb. 1st. We got home in time to watch the 4th quarter, and had two other couples enjoy the game with us. I was really hoping the Cardinals would win, but the two other men were Steelers fans, so they were happy with the outcome of the game.
February 7th was a SS activity for the couple's class that we used to be in until we started working with the teens. We did Wii bowling... it was very fun, and the first time that I have used a Wii.
This week I missed a couple days of work. Little D that I've worked with for the past 2&1/2 years no longer needs home health care nursing, since he is doing so well. Good for him, hard on me! :-) I'm picking up another case on Thurs., Lord willing, to fill the gaps in my schedule that D left. On a brighter note, D's mom wants me to take D and his 9 yr. old brother to church with me every other weekend when they're not at their dad's house. Two good things about that... I get my "D fix," and they get to come to a good church, learn about God, and hopefully get saved! Works for me!
Other ongoing events included a LOT of work getting my family photo calendars finished, printed and out to family members... they were only about a week late (thanks to my procrastination and the storm that knocked out the power!) Also, we had a Dec. college grad from our college living with us for the month of January since her arrangements for an apartment fell through at the last minute. We've had several game nights at our house with our newly married friends, JR&Abby. They don't live far from us, and are usually ready to drop anything else for a good game of RAGE! :-) We enjoy their company.
Other than that, it's basically been the usual... work, church, try to sleep... :-) I've lost 16.5 pounds and 8&3/8 inches off my body since the end of October. I'm pretty excited about that! I'm also doing some things to try to make my body healthier for a couple of reasons... better sleep, fertility, and just overall health. I'm tired of feeling so OLD! :-)
Oh, yeah, we are refinancing our house... Lord willing closing on Wed. That is a huge blessing as our interest rate will drop 1.5 points, saving us a lot of $$ in the long run. We also were able to see our former pastor from MD at a music conference our church hosted the last week of January... Bible Truth Music. It was one of the most enjoyable conferences that I've attended in a LONG time, and it was a wonderful visit with our former pastor, too.
Please pray with us for wisdom, as we have been presented with an opportunity for ministry. We are not sure of all the details yet, nor if it will work out, but we would appreciate your prayers that the Lord will make His will clear either way. Thank you! :-)
Well, I'll close for now. I think you're pretty much up to speed on life at the Mitchells! I'll post some pictures on a different post... maybe a slide show or something.
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