The Cute Little Cape Cod on Coal Valley. It has plenty of space and Mia doesn't have to change schools. Please pray with us that they quickly accept our offer. We will be homeless March 31 if they don't.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Drum Roll Please....
We have looked and looked and had a few laughs at some of our looks but nothing has compared, the rest either need too much work, or we have already out grown so with out further adieu....drum roll please we have chosen.....
The Cute Little Cape Cod on Coal Valley. It has plenty of space and Mia doesn't have to change schools. Please pray with us that they quickly accept our offer. We will be homeless March 31 if they don't.
The Cute Little Cape Cod on Coal Valley. It has plenty of space and Mia doesn't have to change schools. Please pray with us that they quickly accept our offer. We will be homeless March 31 if they don't.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A Funny Little Story
Most of you know that Sundays have become rather difficult for me. This one may take the cake. On December 19th, Josh as usual left early for church meetings. I got up to shower and get ready, but so did all of my kids. I usually try to get ready before I wake my kids up so I have time for myself. I quickly got everybody ready we had breakfast, then got out the door. The last 10 minutes of gathering all the Scriptures bags, making sure everyone has on coats, shoes, brushed teeth is particularly difficult, but we made it. We got out the door to find it was raining! Mia ran for the car, I carried Wynter all the bags and prodded McKinlee along, who was particularly slow that morning. We got to the car soaking wet, but we made it I got everyone buckled and off we went.
We got to the building and went into the Chapel. As soon as we sat down McKinlee grabbed her bowl of gold fish crackers and opened them up, spilling them everywhere. And of course it wasn't just in front of us, so I could ignore it until after the meeting, it was all over the aisle. Thankfully Sandy (the woman behind us) helped me clean it up. So we got the crackers picked up, and settled back into our pew. Wynter was playing on the floor and decided to crawl under the bench, Sandy leaned forward and whispered to me..."Did you Know that Wynter has pooped?" I didn't so I grabbed Wynter and took her out; and Sandy sat with Mia and McKinlee. I got back to the Mothers Room to find that Wynter hadn't pooped, she had exploded! I had to strip the child down and wash her. I got a new diaper on and realized that I didn't have a change of clothes, so I put her skirt back on which had weathered the explosion just fine, went to the Sacrament Meeting Room doors, got Josh's attention on the stand and mouthed the words, "I need help" He started laughing, I mouthed it again...he still didn't get it. So I got Sandy's attention and she came and grabbed my half naked baby sat back down with my kids, and I ran home to get a change of clothes for Wynter. I got back to church and changed Wynter, and sat with my kids. Then McKinlee had a melt down, so I took her and Wynter out. Mia went and sat with the former Bishop and his wife. McKinlee calmed down and we went back to our seat, but she wanted to be cuddled. So I put Wynter down and held McKinlee, suddenly I saw Wynter start to fall off the pew, I launched forward to catch her; throwing McKinlee to the ground and missed Wynter. I got both girls calmed down in time for the closing prayer.
During Sunday School, Josh took Wynter and she immediately fell asleep. Josh needed me to get the cost of the Christmas Cards the Bishopric planned to send out, and because of Church Internet issues, Josh sent me home. I got back in time to go to Relief Society. I took Wynter went into Relief Society and sat down. 10 minutes later, Wynter woke up, and as her usual cheerful self began to make a lot of playful noise, not wanting to interrupt the others I left, went to the lobby and waited for church to end.
It is a lot of effort for me to get 3 kids ready and myself for 10 minutes of Church. These days I just remind myself that it is important that the kids see and know that we attend Church. And Thank Heaven for Sandy.
We got to the building and went into the Chapel. As soon as we sat down McKinlee grabbed her bowl of gold fish crackers and opened them up, spilling them everywhere. And of course it wasn't just in front of us, so I could ignore it until after the meeting, it was all over the aisle. Thankfully Sandy (the woman behind us) helped me clean it up. So we got the crackers picked up, and settled back into our pew. Wynter was playing on the floor and decided to crawl under the bench, Sandy leaned forward and whispered to me..."Did you Know that Wynter has pooped?" I didn't so I grabbed Wynter and took her out; and Sandy sat with Mia and McKinlee. I got back to the Mothers Room to find that Wynter hadn't pooped, she had exploded! I had to strip the child down and wash her. I got a new diaper on and realized that I didn't have a change of clothes, so I put her skirt back on which had weathered the explosion just fine, went to the Sacrament Meeting Room doors, got Josh's attention on the stand and mouthed the words, "I need help" He started laughing, I mouthed it again...he still didn't get it. So I got Sandy's attention and she came and grabbed my half naked baby sat back down with my kids, and I ran home to get a change of clothes for Wynter. I got back to church and changed Wynter, and sat with my kids. Then McKinlee had a melt down, so I took her and Wynter out. Mia went and sat with the former Bishop and his wife. McKinlee calmed down and we went back to our seat, but she wanted to be cuddled. So I put Wynter down and held McKinlee, suddenly I saw Wynter start to fall off the pew, I launched forward to catch her; throwing McKinlee to the ground and missed Wynter. I got both girls calmed down in time for the closing prayer.
During Sunday School, Josh took Wynter and she immediately fell asleep. Josh needed me to get the cost of the Christmas Cards the Bishopric planned to send out, and because of Church Internet issues, Josh sent me home. I got back in time to go to Relief Society. I took Wynter went into Relief Society and sat down. 10 minutes later, Wynter woke up, and as her usual cheerful self began to make a lot of playful noise, not wanting to interrupt the others I left, went to the lobby and waited for church to end.
It is a lot of effort for me to get 3 kids ready and myself for 10 minutes of Church. These days I just remind myself that it is important that the kids see and know that we attend Church. And Thank Heaven for Sandy.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2010 Adieu
Taking down the Christmas Tree always makes me sad. I love Christmas, I love the magic, the twinkle and sparkle, associated with the Season. Taking the tree down signifies an end to all of that, the apartment takes on it's usual plain appearance, the furniture moves back to where it belongs, Mia goes back to school, Josh doesn't have the bonus holiday days off...life goes back to normal.
As we take down the sparkles and twinkles it give me the opportunity to reflect on the happenings of the past year. This one has been a particularly difficult one for my little family. It started with a massive snow storm that left us trapped inside without power, and due to have a baby any day. Soon after we experienced the tragic loss of our beloved sister-in-law Taylia. The Death of our much loved Great Aunt Mae. We had a friend with a ruptured appendix, another covered in acid burns, a close former roommate with a broken back, a childhood friend whose three year old Gracie had been fighting Neuroblastoma,(cancer) and a former co-worker and friend who was shot several times for no apparent reason while at work, just to name a few. To top everything there was a Presidential Order to freeze pay raises for Josh's company for two years, leaving us to decide if we can really afford to purchase a house and get out of our cramped apartment, or if we need to ride it out and see what happens. It seemed that nearly every time our phone rang it was to bring us more bad news.
However, in the sadness and darkness that has beheld us this year, I would be re-missed to not remember the many wonderful blessing that have been bestowed upon us. In this past year my family has welcomed three new babies, including our beautiful Wynter-Elizabeth. We have celebrated three baptism, including Mia's. We celebrated the Marriage of Josh's little sister Sara, and said farewell to his brother Jarom as he left to teach the people of Paris, France the gospel. Josh was called as the 2nd Councilor of our Wards Bishopric...with more blessing to come. (soon I hope.)
In the snowstorm, we were reminded of a simpler life, as we sat as a family and played games, and talked. Thankfully Wynter waited to come until the roads had been cleared. We enjoyed the moments in the Hospital after Wynter was born, my parents had been stranded in Denver, and a storm hitting Pittsburgh that made it unsafe for Josh to take the girls home, as a result we all slept in that little hospital room. Josh held Mia in the fold out chair, while I cuddled McKinlee in the bed, with Wynter at our side. It was a treasured memory of our first night with our beautiful new sister/daughter, that I will never forget.
Our testimony in Eternal Families grew as we struggled with the loss of Tay. How grateful we are for the small and simple truth that death is not the end, and we will be together with her again.
I can also see the hand of the Lord in our lives and the lives of our friends, Gracie is doing well and will hopefully be hearing the blessed word "remission" soon. The friends who were burned by acid, and had a ruptured appendix have recovered. My friend who was shot was able to be home for Christmas, and even though he has several surgeries to come what a blessing being home has been to his little family, indeed he is a miracle.
Mia's baptism was beautiful, and I am so grateful to have such a wonderful daughter who was so excited to take the steps of Baptism, and live the Gospel so righteously. She is such a strong and wonderful example to those around her, especially to her sisters and Josh and I.
Although the pay freeze have changed our plans, we are so blessed that we still have a stable job, that we haven't had to take a decrease in our pay. We have just had to put our dreams on temporary hold...and that's not too bad.
It has indeed been a difficult year for us, but when we look back and see the Lord's hand as he helped us through, as we were comforted, and blessed. We can't help but be grateful for the growth, and peace we have felt.
So I will put away the decorations, hopeful of a better year to come, and anxious to bring the twinkle and sparkle back in 11 short months.
As we take down the sparkles and twinkles it give me the opportunity to reflect on the happenings of the past year. This one has been a particularly difficult one for my little family. It started with a massive snow storm that left us trapped inside without power, and due to have a baby any day. Soon after we experienced the tragic loss of our beloved sister-in-law Taylia. The Death of our much loved Great Aunt Mae. We had a friend with a ruptured appendix, another covered in acid burns, a close former roommate with a broken back, a childhood friend whose three year old Gracie had been fighting Neuroblastoma,(cancer) and a former co-worker and friend who was shot several times for no apparent reason while at work, just to name a few. To top everything there was a Presidential Order to freeze pay raises for Josh's company for two years, leaving us to decide if we can really afford to purchase a house and get out of our cramped apartment, or if we need to ride it out and see what happens. It seemed that nearly every time our phone rang it was to bring us more bad news.
However, in the sadness and darkness that has beheld us this year, I would be re-missed to not remember the many wonderful blessing that have been bestowed upon us. In this past year my family has welcomed three new babies, including our beautiful Wynter-Elizabeth. We have celebrated three baptism, including Mia's. We celebrated the Marriage of Josh's little sister Sara, and said farewell to his brother Jarom as he left to teach the people of Paris, France the gospel. Josh was called as the 2nd Councilor of our Wards Bishopric...with more blessing to come. (soon I hope.)
In the snowstorm, we were reminded of a simpler life, as we sat as a family and played games, and talked. Thankfully Wynter waited to come until the roads had been cleared. We enjoyed the moments in the Hospital after Wynter was born, my parents had been stranded in Denver, and a storm hitting Pittsburgh that made it unsafe for Josh to take the girls home, as a result we all slept in that little hospital room. Josh held Mia in the fold out chair, while I cuddled McKinlee in the bed, with Wynter at our side. It was a treasured memory of our first night with our beautiful new sister/daughter, that I will never forget.
Our testimony in Eternal Families grew as we struggled with the loss of Tay. How grateful we are for the small and simple truth that death is not the end, and we will be together with her again.
I can also see the hand of the Lord in our lives and the lives of our friends, Gracie is doing well and will hopefully be hearing the blessed word "remission" soon. The friends who were burned by acid, and had a ruptured appendix have recovered. My friend who was shot was able to be home for Christmas, and even though he has several surgeries to come what a blessing being home has been to his little family, indeed he is a miracle.
Mia's baptism was beautiful, and I am so grateful to have such a wonderful daughter who was so excited to take the steps of Baptism, and live the Gospel so righteously. She is such a strong and wonderful example to those around her, especially to her sisters and Josh and I.
Although the pay freeze have changed our plans, we are so blessed that we still have a stable job, that we haven't had to take a decrease in our pay. We have just had to put our dreams on temporary hold...and that's not too bad.
It has indeed been a difficult year for us, but when we look back and see the Lord's hand as he helped us through, as we were comforted, and blessed. We can't help but be grateful for the growth, and peace we have felt.
So I will put away the decorations, hopeful of a better year to come, and anxious to bring the twinkle and sparkle back in 11 short months.
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