Thursday, October 30, 2003

warm trend

We are having a warming trend this week. The tempatures are in the mid 70's. It's nice for Halloween it won't be too cold for the Harvest Party at our church. Abbie is going to be Winnie the Pooh and Kaleb is going to be either a bee or a tiger. It depends on which costume fits. Kaleb is going to be 1 in 6 days. I can't believe it's been a year already. Time has gone so fast, but with all the changes in the last year it's no wonder.

Thursday, October 23, 2003

house stuff

We have lived in our house here for 6 months. Already they have had to fix the handle on the back door, the front door, the frame of the front door, the carpet seams are showing in a couple of spots, we aren't sure we received the upgraded pad we paid for, 2 cabinet drawers still need replaced and I could go on. There are so many problems with buying a new house. I guess the good thing about it is they fix things for free. There was a house that I really wanted just around the corner. It was 12 years old and needed a few things done to it. They were asking $5,000 more than we bought this house for. It's built by someone different and the set up is all different, but it works well for us. The other one had a much bigger kitchen and we all know how much that means to me. I really just loved the layout, but this one works too. The kitchen is much smaller, but with sharing it with Justin's brother it works out great. The yard is even bigger here, but we have people behind us and in the other house it was wooded behind us. I could probably go on all day about how much I liked the other house better, but in the end this one is much better for us. I am starting to settle in more and beginning to paint and decorate more. God is blessing us here and things are going well.

Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Time

I miss the time I used to have with my husband. I saw him a lot today but I didn't get to really spend time with him. I miss sitting on the couch at night watching TV with him. I know I should be grateful for the time we do have, but I still miss him. For the better part of our married life Justin and I have not spent more than an 8 hour work day apart from each other. We loved it that way. I find that I miss him if I haven't gotten to sit down with him in over 24 hours. Sometimes with his schedule he may close at night and get up early the next morning to go to work. I know that it seems silly but I miss him. I think that I miss the fact that his days off are not just ours. I have to share him with his family and projects. I think if for the little over 6 years we've been married we would have spent more time apart during the day things would be different. It is just so much that I have had to get used to. I love my husband so very much and I hope that he knows that. Someday and not soon our time will be ours again. But that will be a long time from now.

On to another thing that I hate. Justin's brother still doesn't have a job. I don't hate him, just the no job. There are several things we would like to do around the house, but we are waiting because he can't help pay for things right now. I just wish that he would not be so picky, because he's not someone that everyone is looking for. He's the resume you get and set aside. Oh, I told myself I wouldn't pick on him. Please pray that God will open something up for him.

Sunday, October 19, 2003

Dry
DRY HUMOR: You love telling the joke that sneaks up
on you. You probably watched every episode of
Seinfeld, if you didn't you should have. You
like telling a joke that only half of the
people in the room understand. You probably
also enjoy british humor. When you tell a joke
people have to stop and check if it is really a
joke or not. Sometimes, you'll weave a long
elaborate lie and present it as truth, just to
see how much you can get away with before
people realize that it's all just a tall tale,
hahahahaha.

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Saturday, October 18, 2003

Quiet

It's quiet around here except for the Ohio State Football game on the TV. Abbie is spending the afternoon with Justin's parents and Kaleb is napping. I wouldn't have the game on but Justin is at work so I need to watch the game for him. I feel bad that he doesn't get to sit at home on Saturday and watch his team play football. He really hated having to go to work today especially since they started later so he didn't get to watch any part of it. I told him to just be thankful to be able to watch any game. He didn't have that ability the last couple of years while we were in Vegas. I have a hard time watching the games in the beginning. I prefer to watch the last few minutes, but I will watch the whole thing for the man I love. It is Sweetest Day isn't it.

Today is a good day. The house is clean the weather cool and the sun is shining. It's definitely fall here and I love it.

Sherry I wish I could be there to help you pack. I know how hard it is to get things packed and really not know when or where you will finally settle. I am there in spirit.

Saturday, October 11, 2003

12345.....

Abbie counted to 10 today all by herself. We didn't even have to start her off. She just started counting and she made it all the way to 10 without messing up. Now she is coloring in her own special way. She is just humming and talking along as she goes. These are the moments I want to remember for ever. Not the times when she talks back to me like she is 16. When she says "Don't talk me" translation-"Don't tell me what to do". I can't believe it when she says that to me. This is the time I am choosing to remember, her being sweet and loving.

Friday, October 10, 2003

lions and tigers and bears oh my!!

Yesterday we went to the zoo with Justin's parents. Abbie had such a great time. She loved seeing all the animals and just running around. Her favorite thing was the lions. She has a stuffed lion that she takes with her everywhere and she loved being able to see 2 real ones up close. Some of the animals have been taken in already, since it's been getting pretty cool here at night. We did get to see a lot and spent a good 4 hours there. Kaleb seemed to enjoy himself. He basically sat in his stroller the whole time. He's not been feeling too well so he was pretty easy to handle.
My sweet little boy has had a fever on and off and now the fevers gone but he has a rash up his back and on his head. He doesn't seem to mind it too much and he is still laughing and playing. I just pray that he gets better soon. I hate it when one of my children don't feel well. I know how I feel when I am sick so I hate it when they feel that way.

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

new look

well I thought that I would try a more fall look. I don't know if I like it or not. Maybe I'll change it back later.

Stuff to blog about

I really don't have anything to blog about. I haven't really done much lately. I'm still not sleeping too well so that doesn't help. My mind doesn't want to stop going. When it comes to writing something I can't seem to get my thoughts together. It's nap time here so I am having my down time spending time on the computer. Sure I could be cleaning or something but the house really isn't too bad.
Things are starting to look good for starting a house church. I think that we are going to be able to get Justin's schedule to work out so that Wednesday nights we can do House Church on a regular basis. We will find out soon what others think and then go from there. I am very excited by the thought of it all. I want so much to get more involved in things here. Justin and I are going to be helping to teach the new 2-4yrs. class at church. I hope that it all goes well. Sometime I would just like to go to a church and not know too much about what goes on in the background. I find it harder to deal with things when I see all the gossip and stuff that goes on. I would rather be oblivious sometimes.
We are hoping to go to the zoo tomorrow. The weather has been great this week up in the mid 70's. I had the windows open earlier, but they busted a gas line across the street at the house they are building so I had to close it all up. Hopefully I can open it all up again soon.
Oh, to have the life of a dog. Brutus and Brittany are just lying around on the floor alseep. Sometimes I wish life could be that easy. Then again relying on someone to feed you may get old.
A couple weeks ago I wrote about missing my community and I still do, but I have also realized that what I miss isn't exactly the same. I know that when we are able to come to visit everything will be different. Your lives have gone on just like ours and everyone has made changes. It was just so strange as we were coming home from the grocery store last night and I was looking around me and realized I was home where I should be. It feels right being here and it's part of God's plan. I look back and think what if: what if we had stayed living with the Carder's? Then we would have been flooded and had to clean that up. Sherry and her girls wouldn't be able to live there. It just wouldn't have been right. I wish that we could have moved in with the Carder's a long time ago, but that wasn't right either. It worked out perfectly though when the Stepelton's moved out we were able and need to move in. I guess what I am going on and on about is that God's hand has been in everything we have done. I know we only lived in Vegas for a little more than 3 years, but we did a lot of growing up in that time. We made great friends and learned a lot. I just hope that I can remember this the next time satan tries to get me to over think something and regret doing what God has planned for me.
So I guess I did have a lot to say I just had to work it through the brain for a little bit.
I'm gonna go- I'm watching The Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers and it's at the big fight at the end. :)

Sunday, October 05, 2003

Tired

I'm so tired. I didn't sleep very well at all last night. Hopefully tonight will be better. Of cource that is also up to Kaleb and if he'll sleep all night. Sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't. I've got a few things to do before I go to sleep. It's actually warmed up into the 60's and it should be in the 70's later in the week. I'm so glad because I'm not ready for it to get too cold just yet.

Friday, October 03, 2003

Cold!!

It has been so cold here. The highs have only been in the 50's. I can't believe how fast it got cold. I would be happy for high 60's right now. This morning when I got up there was frost on the ground. It is just too early for frost. The house is cold and I can't tell what the temperature is. I think the heat is set at 69 or 70, but I can't tell and it doesn't stay on that long when it comes on.
Well we are having a get together here on November 7 with the group of people our age from our church. We are going to see who is interested in doing a house church or what they would like to do. Those that are interested in doing a house church with us we are going to go from there and start working on getting it all going. I know that I have been complaining a bunch about missing my community and friends, but I also know that this is all a growing experience as has so many other things in my life. God is working on my faith right now. I think He has been feeling a little taken for granted so He is bringing some things to my attention. I also have to practice what I preach. I have been preaching at Justin a lot lately about God taking him out of His comfort zone and him being an example at work. He hates his job so much but I think he really needs to look deeper into it. I keep telling him not to worry so much about the money. So now I need to listen to myself and not worry so much about things.
I have to say that I am thankful to have the friends that I do have here and for those that I keep in contact with. I do enjoy having my mom to hang out with. We really do have a lot of fun together and we've been trying to get together once a week. I need to remember my sister Jessica who's in Florida with no one but her husband and boys. She has just a couple of friends, but she has never been able to find a real community.
My brother-in-law Jim is still jobless, but is starting to look harder for one. Please pray that he'll fine something soon. It would be a great stress relief not only for him, but for me too. :>)

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Friends

Today has been nice. My best friend who I grew up with came over today with her 2 girls. It was so great to watch our kids play together. It's great for Abbie since we don't get out that much. She gets more stir crazy than I do. It was just nice for me to have a friend over and have an adult conversation. I wish we could find a cheap car for Justin so that I could have the mini van. Then we could go out with my friend and not just stay in.
The weather is cool here. The temperatures have gone way down lately. Our highs are just in the mid to low 50's. It feels so strange for it to be this cold so soon. We actually have a freeze warning tonight.
We bought Kaleb his first pair of shoes. We haven't put him in shoes yet because I couldn't find any to fit. We finally found a size that fit -- 6 extra wide. Abbie is wearing size 8 and she is a year and a half older. Kaleb is just my big chunk and I love him for it.
My sister lost her job the other day over something stupid. She is totally beating herself up about it and it hurts me to watch her. She was great at her job and that had nothing to do to why she was fired. Some people are just jerks and want to make sure that if they are going down someone is going with them. Please keep her in your prayers. She just needs to remain confident and know she is a great worker and that anyone would be lucky to have her work for them.
I may be going back to work or taking classes or something. I am just waiting for Justin to decide what he wants to do. I told him that I would go back to work full time if he wanted to go back to school and work part time. He just keeps complaining about his job, but doesn't know what to do. I am trying so hard to be supportive and to help him in his decision making.