Haven't blogged for a couple of days so have lots of pictures I've been storing on my camera to post. I've been keeping Melissa company and helping with the kids while Melissa takes it easy and recovers from her surgery. She was much better today re the headaches, but still has the swelling and drainage. I will be so glad when that clears up and she's back to normal. Anything to do with the spinal cord makes me nervous. I was glad she went to the doctor today for him to check on it and he thinks all is well and whe will be better soon. Thank you Jesus!!!!
We have had nice visits and many good videos to watch. Hailey and Max have been very good! Hailey did want to know for sure that her mom was just going for a check up and she would be right home. She asked me about it a few times. She is so grown up at times and she sure prays some great prayers and always volunteers to be the one to pray. She is so cute. Max always adds a loud amen at the end of her prayer.
The picture of Max with the funny look on his face is the one I took when Melissa told him to make his happy face...He sure don't look happy to me. Hailey helped me cook dinner. She put the french fries on the baking sheet and did a great job.

Jared and Kimmy had fun with the kids in the leaves. They always make fall a special time for the kids. They found a huge beehive up in the tree by the house. I've never seen such a big one. Yikes...I will keep my distance.
Tonight Jared picked Kenzie and Mocha (our dog) up to go to their house and spend the night. Kimmy groomed Mocha with her new clippers and did a wonderful job. I put a picture on that I took from Kenzie's blog because I thought it was so cute.
Kimmy does better than the professional groomers. I am thankful she is so good at all the different things she tries. Kenzie loves going there to spend the night. There are so many fun things for her to do and she loves Uncle Jared and Aunt Kimmy to pieces. I wish I would have had an aunt and uncle like that when I was growing up. My mom was an only child so I missed out in that area.

9/29/07

Bill and I went to Kimmy's yesterday and we took lots of pictures while we were there. We got some very cute ones of the boys, even though Jacob likes to run away when he sees a camera now. In one both Adam and Papa are biting their lips. Then there are a few of Sammy. We took him some apples. Jacob carried three for him and the picture turned out so nice. Sammy was his loving, happy self now that the vet took care of him. He sends a big smile to all of you. (See picture) He's my favorite horse in the world and it's so good to see him so happy again. Nutmeg liked her apples too, but she is very lonely now that Celeste isn't there with her.
I especially like the picture of Bruce's laundry on the line. I think he took lessons from Bill as they both hang clothes out the very same way. They need to take lessons from my dad, 91 yrs. of age, who hangs laundry out perfectly. Mom trained him well! I had a good laugh when I saw Bruce's hanging job. He is doing a terrific job taking care of Melissa, Hailey, Max and Champ. I took Hailey to her dance class. I set the video camera up in the corner and taped the teacher so she could practice during the week. I also got Hailey on camera. At first she didn't participate, but when she turned to look at me (I was kneeling behind her) I whispered to her that if she did what the teacher said, I would take her for a surprise when she was done. She stuck her little foot out there and tapped, tapped, tapped. By the end of class she was doing everything and the teacher high-fived her. All the teachers said how great she did this week and asked her if she wanted to lead the train. The kids form a train and march out the door. She said yes and walked right over to get in front of the line. She was so cute. I had to smile. When we got out to the car, she told me she wanted to go to Tim Hortons. Off we went and got donuts for Hailey and the rest of us. I told her I will take her bowling when she goes into her dance class by herself. Now she is talking about doing that so we are excited. When we got to her house and watched the video, she did every single move. Max did all the moves too and was adorable to watch.
Today, Bill did a wedding. It was beautiful and a gorgeous day for it. We went to the reception and God opened the door again to share the miracle He did for Melissa with the couple we were sitting with. I love tellling "what good things the Lord hath done". God is great! On the way home from the wedding, we stopped at a moving sale and hit the jackpot so to speak. Bought a beautiful couch and I don't know what you call the other chair thing. Also got a beautiful patio set with two glider chairs and 4 regular chairs, thick cushions, big table with umbrella and small round table. Also got some nice other things, including a basketball hoop for the grandchildren. Maybe the big children in the family too.

Who are these cuties???

9/27/07

Bill was off early to help a lady that comes to our Bible study with her water heater. It broke and she had to go to work so Bill and Wes got the old one out of her house for her and then Bill spent the day getting a new one and hooking it up for her. She is the nicest lady so it was nice to see her be blessed. I did my daily routine of taking Kenzie to school and then checking on dad. Today dad wanted to find an old coffee pot they used when they camped. We looked and cleaned out many cupboards and finally found it under the benches to the table. He was so happy.
Bill called me when I got home to bring a mop and bucket and mop up the water mess from the hot water heater. I had just been defrosting the freezer in the basement but I put that on halt while I ran down to help. Did a couple of loads of laundry and got it put away when Bruce and the kids stopped over. Hailey put on a concert for us. She really got into her dancing as you can see from the one picture of her. Max was dancing with us quite a bit too. I'm putting on a couple of pictures of him too, but everytime I would snap the picture he would quit smiling. They had to have snacks before leaving nana's of course. Hailey wanted to smell my Yankee candle so I told her to stop and smell the roses as I thought it was a rose fragrance. She smelled it and said it's an apple rose. It actually was cinnamon apple flavored. She was so funny. Went back to dad's after Kenzie got out of school. My visit was cut short when Bill called again and needed me to run him some matches to light the pilot. Kenzie decided to redo her room. She started rearranging the closet first. Did a very good job of organizing it but you should see the rest of the room right now. She has a pile for Jacob, Hailey, Max and trying to find something for Adam. When Bill finally made it home, we went to our favorite Coney place. Bill and I got coneys, fries and a root beer. Kenzie got a hamburg in a basket and a root beer float. It was a fun time out together. We stopped at Melissa's and Bruce's house afterward. She was feeling good at the time and was reclining on the couch. She was getting quite a bit of enjoyment watching Bruce taking care of the kids. We thought we would stop and be entertained too.
I told her she was getting her medicine because the Bible says laughter is like medicine and she sure was laughing. Max said he was nana's boy again, but then he boo booed and said papa's boy. He said it four times. I finally gave up on the little stinker. Came home and ran off the wedding I typed for Bill for Sat. Rehearsal is tomorrow night. I won't be able to go as I am taking Hailey to her dance lesson. I am excited about taking her and seeing how she does.

9/25/07

Today we had lots of fun with Max. He was such a good boy that I didn't even need to put the gates up. I was about to take Kenzie to school when papa came walking out with Max. He had been standing up in his crib. So papa got to enjoy Max's cuddling time instead of me. Boo Hoo. By the time I got home after stopping at dad's, Max had eaten 2 bowls of cereal. He was all smiles. We played for a while, then watched Elmo. We talked to Melissa on the phone. He said Elmo nice and plain to her and gave her a big kiss and also blew her a kiss. He really enjoyed playing with the big cars to the play house and then also with the set of little playschool cars. He ate 2 big bowls of goulash for lunch, then went happily to bed for his nap. It's almost like he was looking forward to going to sleep. We went to pick up Kenzie when he woke up. He likes going to school and seeing all the kids coming out.
We stopped at grandpas and Max started putting his trucks and blanket down in the car as soon as the car was about to stop. He wanted to go in and see grandpa.
He played with the kid toys and also emptied the dog toys. We left for home and played some more. He was really gentle with Mocha. He was just such a good little boy. Took an afternoon nap and by the time he woke up it was time to eat and get ready for Bible Study. I did get my cuddle time in first though. Everyone was happy to see him when they came for Bible Study. He was very good. He told everyone nite nite then off to bed he went. No crying again, he just went right to sleep. Kenzie shared a couple of wonderful testimonies in Bible Study. She is growing up fast on us. Melissa had a terrible headache and called me to have everyone pray for her at Bible study. We usually do prayer requests at the end, but I asked if we could pray for Melissa right away so she wouldn't have to wait until the end of Bible Study for her headache to go away. I talked to her afterward, and she said her headache went away at 7:30 which was the time we were praying. God is great!!!