Rambles

If you don't want to read a bunch of boring rambles you can stop now.
Nothing earth shattering just thoughts.

We have been sick since Nov 6th. It started with Collin and has just cycled. I am so tired of it. I hate that my babies are sick. Since it had not been so long since the whooping cough and they were still coughing from it a little this respiratory junk has triggered the whooping cough cough again. I hate it. It is so scary when the little ones cough like that and can't get their breath. It is not as bad as when they had the whooping cough as far as duration. Actually I feel like we have been sick for a year. I know there has been some well times but they were short lived. :(

Yesterday and today were nice. Chuck hardly went to the shop at all. He stayed inside and helped with stuff inside. It was nice.

Oh we decorated the tree today. Remind me to never buy a pre-lighted tree again. Some of the lights have not worked and more are not working this year. So I just bought lights to put on the tree. This has not been a good tree. Oh and most of the ornaments are on the top of the tree so they are out of little hands reach. LOL

J is working again tonight. He closes again, that means he gets off at 10:30. He seems to like it. We went there shopping last night, so we got to see him working.

I am going to go through the toys before Christmas and see what I can get rid of. I hate to add to what we have.

Chores are confusing around here now that J is working. We are going to have to work out a system when he is not here.

I wonder how school will work with J working. He works next week two day shifts. Of course he does school on his own but I would love to get up and do bible and WB's before he leaves.

If you think of him would you pray for him. He is out in the world and of course exposed to some worldly stuff. He is a great kid so I trust him but it is hard to be bombarded with that stuff.

I am done shopping except for getting a gift certificate at a local restaurant for someone. I have most things here wrapped. I am not sure if I am going to put them under the tree or not. I am afraid the littles may decide to unwrap some. :(

Well if you read this far then thanks for staying with me.

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Miracles

Do you believe in miracles? I do. I know that God still performs miracles. I have two children that are miracles from God. I have a friend whose son (Canyon) is here because of a miracle from God. I could go on and on. I think pregnancy and childbirth in themselves are a miracle from God.
But there is another miracle that I want to talk about, my brother. When he was a baby he almost died from meningitis. God spared his life though, why? He has rejected God all of his life. Saying he would never attend church and for the past 51+ years he has held true to that. But God is bigger than my brother's will. My brother has been attending church for the past few months and is now talking about getting saved. This my friends is a miracle. Please keep him and his family in prayer, his name is Mike.
I love my brother very much and want to spend eternity with him in heaven.

The C years!

My Baby!

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My wonderful/horrible day

Yesterday was my birthday. I got up like any other day and cleaned. (we had just gotten back from out of town the evening before) I had to adjust a few attitudes from my children. I was thinking you should not have to parent on your birthday.
We had friends coming over from NC to celebrate with us, that was nice. Chuck was gone most of the day working. (He was not supposed to work that much on my birthday)
So here comes the horrible part, that stuff above was only annoying and plain not horrible. S&S (our friends) got here (they brought some sign stuff). They all unloaded the truck and gave my my gift. (Colloidal Silver btw which I won't have to spend our fortune on, she makes it)
C would not quit crying. I mean really crying hard. We tried everything even discipline and he would not stop. Chuck took him to the bedroom to talk to him to find out what was wrong. He called me in there because he could not understand him. I could not either he was crying so hard. Well at that point he started coughing then threw up. I am thinking how nice, a mom should not have to clean up throw up on her birthday.
We all continued and got ready and left for my dinner, Olive Garden. About halfway there I heard C in the back throw up again. We brought a trash can but there was no warning so J could not catch it. We traded seats because J did not want to deal with this, I mean who does. Well being the smart experienced mom that I am I forgot a change of clothes. :( We pulled over and I tried to clean him up but it was all over his pants, shirt, car seat, our car, the coat that was in the floorboard.
S&S offered to take C home and care for him while we went and had a nice dinner. Chuck said he would take C home and care for him while we all went on. I am thinking let's just go home and do this another time. I mean he is sick and I am a mom and want to care for him.
At this point Chuck is out of the van on the phone. Well everyone except C and I are out, they had had enough of the smell. lol
Chuck came back to the car and said let's just go on and I will sit in the car with C. I said no let's just go home. He said in a very firm voice, No we have to go now. So we went. I sat in the back with C hoping he did not throw up on me again. I had taken his pants off because they were covered so he was lying down covered with a blanket.
We got to Olive Garden and J stayed in the car for a minute while Chuck took us in and I washed up. When I came out of the bathroom J was inside with C and C had new clothes on. I thought this was odd. Then we walked right by all the waiting people. I didn't think much of it because I was so focused on a sick child. When we got around the corner into the back room my whole family was there to surprise me. I was shocked. It was so nice and so fun. Even my brother was there. (oh and God is working in his life which is a miracle, but that is another blog post)
We had a nice dinner. C did not throw up again but did look quite pale.
I hope what ever he had it was not contagious as if it was my whole family probably will get it.
We had a wonderful time. Everyone was so sweet to put this together for me. My little sister Amber got there and 5:30 to hold the tables. We did not get there until 6:30 so they had quite a wait. She also got me purple balloons, purple is my favorite color.
So what started out as plain and turned to horrible ended up wonderful.

*edited to add*my sister's dh left and bought C some clothes and while I was washing up in the bathroom he must have gotten there and taken them to the car and J changed him. It was a nice outfit too. He did good.

If you are reading please pray

Please pray for me. As we will be traveling tomorrow and I will be driving. Chuck is already on the way there. I have this horrible sinus infection. So pray I get some sleep and can drive tomorrow. My 17yo has never driven on the Interstate and I would not let him drive the WV turnpike anyway.
Plus I still have grumpy little ones who do not feel well and are not sleeping.

Sickness

You know I hate sickness. I would guess everyone does. It started two days ago with C and then yesterday with J and then all night Ju was so stuffy he could not nurse because he was stuffy. It is not like we don't take precautions. I am a stickler about hand washing. We also take Vit. C and other stuff. I guess with little ones so close together they are bound to share with each other.
Oh and to add to it all I have it too.
So today I am really tired and grumpy.

My son is published

Below is the link and the article that Jamie had published in the local paper. I told him it will not be the last thing he has published as he is a very talented writer.

http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/enjoy_fall_leaf_color_before_it_fades_away/15994/

By Letters To The Editor

Published: November 6, 2008

Autumn is the season when leaves turn, days shorten and families come together for Thanksgiving. We plan our shopping lists, cook scrumptious dinners and rush from store. We enjoy Thanksgiving dinners with juicy turkeys, succulent hams, delicious stuffing, colorful veggies and delectable desserts. We also enjoy the time we spend with family and friends. But what do most of us miss every day?

We miss the trees. The leaves are turning vivid hues of red, orange, yellow and brown and we pass it all by. Between our daily rushes we fail to stop and see what God has designed for our pleasure. So the next time you’re out and about this autumn take a moment to stop – and see.

James Walker

Just to clarify some things

I am not racists at all. I don't care that Obama is black (although he is just as much white as he is black if you think with that mindset). In fact my beliefs are that there is one race, the human race. We are all descendants of Noah (well Adam if you go all the way back). The only reason we have different shades of people is because of melanin.
Here is a definition of Melanin: Also called pigment, melanin is a substance that gives the skin and hair its natural color. It also gives color to the iris of the eye, feathers, and scales. In humans, those with darker skin have higher amounts of melanin. By contrast, those with less pigment have lighter or more fair skin coloring.
At this link you can find many articles on race/racism. http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/racism.asp
Did you know that Darwin and his evolutionary lies play a big part of racism? http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v16/i1/darwin.asp
This web site has some great stuff on this topic please go visit and read. If there is any of their material you would like to own and can't afford it let me know.

May the Lord help us

I did not stay up to see who was elected last night. I figured that I could know this morning anyway so why waste sleep. I just looked at the news.
This now means that in January our country will be ran by not only Democrats but a socialist.
A man who will not salute our American flag because it "is a symbol of oppression" to some people.
A man who wants to take my money and give it to people who do not work. Why is this right? Why should someone who doesn't want to work but is perfectly capable get my money, or your money?
A man who has ties (and close ones) to someone who has bombed a government building.
A man who the Muslim leader is touting as the messiah. If he is the messiah he is the Devil's messiah.
Did you know that tribes in Africa were sacrificing to their gods for Obama to become president?

Men and women dance and sing the praises of a sacrificial rock shrine called Kit Mikayi ("First Wife") 20 miles from Kisumu, Kenya. A dozen worshippers have come to make sacrifices for Barack Obama at the shrine, its attendant said. (Travis Kavulla) (This is from Foxnews.com)

Go watch this video it will give you some great insight into our new "president".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvc0tYG_YpA

I just don't even want to imagine what this means for the unborn or the old people. Do you really think that if we have a government health care system that old people will be valued?
Killing of the unborn is murder no matter what the reason. EVERY child is a gift from God no matter what the circumstances in which the child was conceived.
There is so much more but for lack of space I will stop here.

Where do we go from here is the next question. We have to pray for Obama. We have to pray hard. God puts the political powers in to position. Obama is now our President. (or will be)
We will have to be on our faces daily as the Democrats have control now. On our faces praying for God to have mercy on our country. We need to , as Christians, get off our behinds and make some waves about the things we don't like, or more importantly the things that God doesn't like. We have spent the last 8 years sitting around doing nothing while this country has went left wing.
So get up, get out, and get active.

GO VOTE

GO VOTE!!!!!!

Well we saw McCain today

He came to the Airport. We waited in the front of all those people for two hours. He did finally show up. We were very close to him and wouldn't you know it I forgot my camera. I tried with my phone but the way the sun was behind him none showed up.
In the future remind me when I go to another Rally like this that I do NOT want to be in the front. People are not nice. You know if I were and undecided voter who showed up there some of the supporters there would NOT make me want to vote McCain/Palin. Mean people at these things.
Oh well. My husband and son are volunteering and were there until 12 last night and are there now and will be there for a long time after. It is a great historical thing that my son gets to be a part of. What better school day could he have?

SO TOMORROW PRAY AND VOTE!!!

Sad day after pictures

Here is my sweet baby who now looks like a little boy. :(

It is a sad day

It is time to cute Judah's hair. Well I have cut it several times but not the back. It is so beautiful and has this cute curl. It is getting so long now that I have to cut it. So I took pictures to remember this sad day. :(
Here are some pics so you can see. I will post after pictures later.