No, I'm not singing the "Battle of Jericho" song. Unfortunatley, I'm describing our house right now. Last week, one of our foundation walls crumbled. So, our kitchen is now being held up by several boards. Ryan assures me it's perfectly safe, but it scares me!
Oh the joys of home ownership. There's several more hundred dollars down the drain. Thank goodness Ryan is a handy man and has handy man friends. I shudder to think how much all this would cost if we had to hire someone to rebuild the wall. It's going to be bad enough as is.
Other than that, life is pretty much the same. I can't believe that January is almost over though. Where did it go? Kaden is going to be 2 before I know it. It seems like we just had his first birthday and now it's almost time for another one. Man time flies!
Well, it's late and I'd better get to bed. Just thought I'd pop in for a minute and ask for your prayers for Ryan as the poor guy is working hard all day and then coming home and working hard on the foundation wall well into the night.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
It's so cold!
Brrrrr........When is it going to get warmer? It's too cold to do anything outside these days. Kaden is going stir crazy and is taking me with him! Anyone have suggestions on how to entertain a 20-month old all day? Our daily routine consists of reading every book he owns 5 times, coloring, playing with toys, repeat. After the second "repeat" he is totally bored and I break down and let him watch a video. Then we start the whole process over again. It's getting really old. Is he old enough for play dough or something else new and exciting?
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Remembering Mushu
Today was a very sad day. Today I found the body of my beloved cat, Mushu laying by the garage. It would appear that she was hit by a car and our other cat Naboo drug her body to where she lays now. I am so, so sad.
We got Mushu in December of 2001. She was always a fiesty little cat. She amazed us right away with her loving personality and dog-like tendancies. She was always carrying things off in her mouth and hiding them. She also loved to play fetch. I've never known another cat to retrieve an object and bring it back to you. I was really looking forward to spring so I could teach Kaden how to throw her favorite stuffed fish to her. He would have had a great time playing with her and she would have loved it too. Now, Kaden will probably not even rememer her.
I am just so disappointed that whoever hit her didn't have the courage to stop, knock on the door, and let us know what had happened. If we had gotten her to the vet in time, maybe she would still be alive. It's like losing a child. Mushu got me through a lot of rough times when we were trying to start a family. I cried into her fur more than once when a pregnancy test came up negative. I will always remember her and I miss her so much already.
I'll eventually get around to making a scrapbook page of her, but I just can't do it quite yet. In the meantime, here are some photos of her. Rest in peace Mushu. You are loved.
We got Mushu in December of 2001. She was always a fiesty little cat. She amazed us right away with her loving personality and dog-like tendancies. She was always carrying things off in her mouth and hiding them. She also loved to play fetch. I've never known another cat to retrieve an object and bring it back to you. I was really looking forward to spring so I could teach Kaden how to throw her favorite stuffed fish to her. He would have had a great time playing with her and she would have loved it too. Now, Kaden will probably not even rememer her.
I am just so disappointed that whoever hit her didn't have the courage to stop, knock on the door, and let us know what had happened. If we had gotten her to the vet in time, maybe she would still be alive. It's like losing a child. Mushu got me through a lot of rough times when we were trying to start a family. I cried into her fur more than once when a pregnancy test came up negative. I will always remember her and I miss her so much already.
I'll eventually get around to making a scrapbook page of her, but I just can't do it quite yet. In the meantime, here are some photos of her. Rest in peace Mushu. You are loved.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Hello
Nothing big to report here. Life is pretty much back to normal after the holidays. Kaden and I are back on our daily routine now that Ryan is back to work. Mostly I am a very bored SAHM! I can only take so much ball rolling, block stacking, and Elmo watching before I am longing for the prescence of another adult. Don't get me wrong, I adore Kaden, but he wears me out and some days I feel like my brain is rotting!
Anyway, at least I will have something to look forward to this semester. I am going to be teaching the Fundamentals of English class at the college. This will get me out of the house once a week and around people closer to my age than Kaden. I am looking forward to it.
Plus, the payment from this course will help towards our adoption of Cindy. I am excited to fill out our application and get the ball rolling. I'm hoping to make an appointment with our doctor to discuss the waiting child needs checklist to see what special needs she thinks we could handle and/or treatments are available in Pratt. Then once we have our tax refund, we will proceed. We are trusting God to help us come up with the rest of the funds as our tax refund and my class payment will only be a drop in the bucket.
Well, it is really late and I am stalling going to bed for some reason. So, it's time to shut down the laptop and call it a night. I'll be back to post more scrapbook pages and/or other items of interest in the near future!
Anyway, at least I will have something to look forward to this semester. I am going to be teaching the Fundamentals of English class at the college. This will get me out of the house once a week and around people closer to my age than Kaden. I am looking forward to it.
Plus, the payment from this course will help towards our adoption of Cindy. I am excited to fill out our application and get the ball rolling. I'm hoping to make an appointment with our doctor to discuss the waiting child needs checklist to see what special needs she thinks we could handle and/or treatments are available in Pratt. Then once we have our tax refund, we will proceed. We are trusting God to help us come up with the rest of the funds as our tax refund and my class payment will only be a drop in the bucket.
Well, it is really late and I am stalling going to bed for some reason. So, it's time to shut down the laptop and call it a night. I'll be back to post more scrapbook pages and/or other items of interest in the near future!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everybody! I hope 2008 has started off good for you. It's been pretty uneventful for us so far. Ryan and I are still sick and Kaden is running circles around us. At the moment he is at my parents' house running down Tina & Ye-In. They have more energy to drain than we do!
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