I was familiar with most of these words but got confused on the actual meaning. I need a new dictionary! And thesaurus.
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Zeke is crawling!!!!! Not at super speed yet but he can do it. He gets pretty loud when I walk out of the room but he hasn't figured out that he can come after me yet. The little stinker weighs almost twenty pounds now so it's good he is becoming mobile a little at a time.
His top two teeth are coming in pretty good and soon you will be able to see it pictures. Right now it's hard to catch him sitting still & smiling at the same time. He reminds me of my nephew when he was a baby. So cute!
Last weekend we drove to Virginia to watch a military graduation. Sam's brother is in National Guard, we took the boys so that made it interesting. It was only a four hour drive to it wasn't complete torture. Then we turned around the next day and came back. Caleb came with us and we had Justus' birthday party. He wanted a ball theme so that was pretty easy. The kids jumped on the trampoline for a while and got out a little energy. But as soon as cake was served they all got a second wind.
Those pain neighbors have been on the trampoline again at some point in time. There was red mud on the padding. We don't have red mud in our yard. My brother said he is going to set up the video camera any time that we're all gone at the same time. I doubt it will do any good.
We bought a trampoline for Justus (and me too I've wanted one for a while) to jump on and get out a little bit of energy. We put up the bottom part of it on Monday before Sam had to go to work. Then yesterday we put up the enclosure. Justus LOVED it & we jumped until the Z woke up from his nap.
About an hour later Chile(dog) was barking her head off upstairs. My mom was yelling at her to be quiet when she happened to look outside and see two of our teenage neighbors zipping the enclosure & high tailing it out of our yard. I cannot tell you how mad that made me!
They thought that no one was home and they could just waltz on over & use my baby's toy for their own. I sure am glad that I wasn't the one who caught them; I doubt I'd had been very Christian about it!!!! We just bought it two days ago!!!!!! They didn't even ask!!!
We found out last night that they've already been arrested for trespassing before. WOW--- I feel great that they live just next door! Well now I'd really like to put up a privacy fence but if they really want to get in they will. And I'm sure that when they think no one is at home they'll try their escapades again.
Sam made a sign saying that we will call the police if they try it again...that made me laugh! But if I'm here alone and they try and I see them I will call. It is so rude, inconsiderate & just plain wrong!
Oh yeah- the neighbors on the other side of them have already put up a fence!
Here are lots of pictures in celebration of Justus who turn three this week. Happy Birthday J! Sorry, I DID limit the pics & tried to do them in order but failed.
There are definetly flashes of the boys being alike but at first glance there's not much to go on.
Happy Valentine's Day to each of you!!!!! Today Sam is at work so we won't see him until about 10pm tonight. But we're planning a date night this weekend. I'll be working on getting my house presentable for a babysitter. Yippee! A clean house & date night; sounds great to me!
Justus has been taking a lot of pictures on our digital. We're thinking of getting him one of those fisher price cameras. He took this one of me & Zeke.
We had our Valentine's Banquet this weekend. It went incredibly well! I was pretty relaxed compared to my usual craziness! Our youth did an excellent job setting up , serving & during clean up. I don't have any pictures yet b/c the guy that took them hasn't emailed them to me yet. We had thirty-two couples, thirty kids & fifteen workers. Altogether about one hundred.
Thursday is J's birthday. I think we're going to do a family celebration on Thursday and then a birthday next weekend. We're waiting until next weekend because Sam's bro is going to be in town.
Thats about it around here.
Here's a few of Zeke his first time standing up:
I think I can.....
I think I can....
I did it!!!!!!
I'm talking about the bathroom. And anyways here is some loo news. Justus cracks me up! Today after going he flushes & proudly says- "You're out of here!!!!!!!" while watching. I laugh of course. To which he responds. "mommy you make me nervous". More eruptions of laughter. Honestly, he's doing very well!
Rats is my latest saying. I'm trying to use it rather than darn, dang or some of those other BAD words. It sounds much better coming out of Justus' mouth. The first time I heard Justus say - darn it sounded like dern it and reminded me of da**. I didn't like the sound of it. So we'll go with RATS!
So RATS!!!!!!!!! I've gone from having 5 children to 25 in a matter of one day!!! That is for our valentine's banquet. Man!!! And I was happy that I'd found two adult workers. Now I will definetly need more help! It's to the phones I go.
In other news Ezekiel has decided to start pulling up in his crib & can stand up on his own. It's time to move the mattress down a notch! A spill to the concrete floor would not be good.
We got our taxes done. Yea!!!!!!!! Some home improvements are on the top of the list. We've set aside a chunk of our return specifically for this: Painting the bedroom side of the house. Flooring of some kind for this side of the house as well. Right now it's painted concrete but the paint is peeling. And with Zeke gearing up for crawling mode chipped paint doesnt sound so appealing.
Upgrades: We hope to also 'upgrade' our linens & some clothing as well. The van is getting new breaks & tune up. And a addition of some kind will be made to the back yard. Something entertaining for the kids.
Finally, savings!!! We've never had any before, so I am 'stoked' as Sam would say. It is always our intention to do this but the money somehow slips from our fingers as everything turns out to cost more than we had hoped. But for now I remain optomistic. Our return is more than we expected so there should be some left over, right?
Hey girls! The babes are really getting better! So thanks to anyone who said a prayer for my little family! Last night I slept for more than three hours in a row!!! That was the first time in over three weeks; boy I'm glad that is over! I guess my body caught up because here it is 4am & I'm writing to you. My mind is going a million miles a minute. Here is why----
Saturday is our Valentine's Banquet & three weeks of sickness has left me a bit behind. So- please don't stop praying now----I still need you!!!
I've got table decorations already. I hope to do a mock set up tommorrow to see if my mind works well with reality. Good luck to me! I still need to work on the stage area. And pick a spot for the photographer. And a prize table. Our pastor's wife picks out the BEST prizes. So, I thankfully handed that project over to her.
We still need one or two more child care workers. KEEP PRAYING. Since most of our youth with be either with me in the kitchen or serving it's always fun to fill this spot!
On the still need list is --a photographer; the one I asked originally can't come. Her father is sick so she will be out of town. (Child care workers). And a music man to keep the mood just right. My hubby is the best at this but he will be doing other things- like keeping me from going crazy & the youth in line!!!!
It's so funny how you THINK you're prepared and then at the final stretch you realize there are still ten tons of things you've forgotten. I'm so thankful for my mother because she has done catering in the past and she reminds me of the details that I would have forgotten for sure!
Well, I've gotten a little off my chest so I think I'll try to rest for a few hours before another day gets started. Thanks for being here! Oh yeah- you might want to know about the food.
Here is the menu: Spinach Balls for the appetizer. Healthy & yummy. Trust me these things are pretty darn good. Sam likes them & he does NOT eat spinach! A BLT green salad w/ parmesan and italian dressing. None of that iceberg stuff- it's a real salad. Stufffed Shells & marinara sauce with a little bit of turkey burger thrown in there for the guys. Crunchy Rosemary, garlic bread. And 'Striped Delight' for desert. This has an oreo crust, layers of pudding & cream cheese/cool whip. This is fairly simple but OH SO GOOD. How can you go wrong with chocolate???
So does this sound like an appetizing meal to you??? This is our third year and this year has been the hardest. I can't really do all that I want b/c I'm so busy with the kids. And I don't mind that at all. They're my top priority and I have tried to put something together that I can do ahead & freeze some of it.
So far, so good. I'm not at the total FREAK out level yet! Give me a few days.
Antibiotics have not helped Zeke & they cause stinky situations too! I think we'll be making another trip to the docs if we don't see a drastic change soon.
So it worked!!!! Thank you very much! Finally a fun lil' pic of me & sammy! (Profile pic)
Please pray for our family dog Chile. We think she got into something that is making her sick. She is six years own and has been extra lathergic today. My brother will be devestated if she dies. She has never been sick before so her behavior is worrysome to him.
Zeke & Chile
Justus & Chile
Well, it was snowing this AM at 7:30 but I got back in bed. The snow ended by noon & was melted by the rain at 3ish. It was a very wet snow- if that makes any sense. Colder air might have done us good. We got the boys dressed for a little photo op and Zeke went to sleep right after. Justus insisted on sliding down the hill. But I don't have those pics on the computer yet. I'd say we had just enough snow for Jbean to enjoy. A nice break from the day to day routine. Sam stayed home for a half day and that was nice. 
