FRIDAY, Friday, FRIDAY!!!

It's Friday!!

AND

Of course, it was crazy!!!!!!!!!!

BaJabs ended up with a blister on the bony part of her stub Wednesday night.

YIKES!!

So, I she went to school 'legless' on Thursday and I contacted Mr. Mark at the prosthetic office.

Yep, they wanted to see her ASAP.  

Thankfully, for BaJabs they had an opening today at 2.

AND

My Darlings' glasses had issues -- of course ;) 

A manufacture defect -- so, Matt brought them in yesterday and I was suppose to pick them up after school BUT I got a call and her lenses did not fit the new frames.  They brought them to a different office to have the lenses fixed BUT I would have to pick them up in N. Muskegon today or wait until Monday to get them at our regular office.

Yep, I opted for today -- since My Darling needs to see ;)

I went back to school last night until 11 to get everything done there --

All of us went to school this morning.

I taught three classes, had my plan -- helped with a student that got so sick we had to call 911.  

Played a speed round of basketball with a group of boys -- Yes, I can still do this ;) 

 BUT 

I did not read my body very well, and since I had to leave right after that -- I ran out.  

Thankfully, I checked my blood sugar before I drove (I felt terrible)  

Well, it was 38 -- which is VERY LOW!!

Yes, I know better than to drive.  So, I sat in the car and ate until it was higher.

***I picked up the girls at their school at lunch time

Love these colors on the girls -- They look beautiful and so springy!

***drove to Muskegon to get My Darling's glasses -- thankfully, they were ready and they were FAST!

***drove to GR to get BaJabs' leg fixed -- yes, that took 2 hours!  They had to grind the 'fake' leg to relieve the pressure!

***Stopped at the gluten-free bakery -- YUM!

***A quick stop at the mall -- of course, I got my cup of tea!  It tasted almost as good as China, today!  AND I needed it ;)

***We drove home -- girls watching a movie and mommy catching up on phone calls.  They insisted on Taco Bell -- no problem!

AND

We did all this with Elizabeth being sick -- CAR SICK!!! 

We got home in time to see the boys for 5 minutes 

before they went with Dad and Dennis to see the new IronMan movie.

AND

After a LONG and CRAZY day ---

What do I do to chill ...........

Watch princess movies and give pedi/manicures!!!

I even did jewels this time .....  

The girls loved it --- 

it took a bit more effort than I thought I had in me tonight!

All children went to bed happy --

What more could a mommy want????

Please ..... a calm Saturday ;)  

Waiting!!!!!

Yes,

Everyone seems to be waiting

AND

wondering about 

ASPARAGUS!!!!

The boys have mowed the fields

AND

they have been working on the machines/pickers

AND

they have contacted the workers.

BUT

We are now waiting on the weather!!!!

WE NEED WARMER WEATHER FOR THE ASPARAGUS TO GROW!!!

Yes, we know people want it ....

Yes, people are calling ...

I CANNOT WAIT TO EAT IT!!!!

BUT 

It has not popped up ----- YET!!!

THANKFULLY,

The weather looks promising for the next week

SO.......

MAYBE

it will be soon

BUT ..... then again ......

it might not be!

BUT

I will certainly let you know as soon as I have the first handful ;)

YES,

I LOVE those bragging rights -- MOM!!!

A day of rest :)

OH YEAH :)

Church --- Oh, how I LOVE our place of worship!

Our beautiful girlies in their Sunday clothes :)

LUNCH .... 

spicey, GARLIC, beef and broccoli

AND

the GARLIC was only suppose to be light --

BUT since I can usually make this in my dreams I just took the BIG container of garlic off of the shelf and sprinkled -- 

WELL, I opened the BIG side and I put TWO BIG DUMPS IN.

WHICH 

equaled about 1 cup!!!

In case you are wondering -- 

it tasted delicious

BUT oh, the smell --

both while cooking and later ;)

Our Direct TV is finally getting fixed -- after 6 days --

found out it was poorly installed, BY THEM!

Yes, the man was at our house for 2 hours.

JM to the last baseball practice -- games start this week.

Girls -- MUST ride their bikes!!!!

 Exciting.

MD to youth group leader meeting -- yes, he has to bring the main dish for dinner.

So, we made LOTS of yummy sloppy joes.

ME -- to work/school.  There is no reason to go all the way back home after I dropped MD off at church -- so, more grading for me ;)

Back for the night service ---

Did I tell you????

I LOVE my church family and place of worship!

MD to ministry trip practice.

JM to youth group fun night -- 

a surprise swimming party at a local hotel.

ME -- back to school to wait for JM and his friend.

Yep, I'm using my time wisely -- ALL LESSON PLANS DONE 

AND
EVERYTHING graded!!!

Home -- ALL kids in bed -- eat -- 

CHILL!!!!

Yep, our septic backed up this weekend -- it's fixed!!! THANKFULLY!!!
The toilet in the master bathroom -- well, something happened with the seal.
So, some of the floor is ruined - YIKES!  
Matt is working on that -- the flooring that is ruined is torn up, sub-floor scrubbed and bleached -- BUT NO, it is not done!
Some decisions need to be made -- I don't like that :(
Thank-you LORD we have more than one bathroom!!!

AND

In case you are wondering .......

I LOVE THIS CRAZY LIFE THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME :)

I asked the girls to give me a 'SASSY' look and this is what our dear Elizabeth started doing .....

 TYPICAL -- goofy Elizabeth, giggling BaJabs and poised My Darling!

 I LOVE this one :)

THANK-YOU, LORD....

YOU have blessed me!

Bikes

Well, BaJabs got a bike for her birthday

BUT

My Darling and Elizabeth do NOT have bikes.

So, both girls decided to save -- use birthday money to get a bike and helmet.

Elizabeth was a hoot --

She tried out a bike in the store and just took right off --

AND

NO, she does not know what she is doing.

Elizabeth was pretty quick -- yes, she has to have training wheels and probably will for a bit.

She has difficulty with short arms and NO strength in her hands

Oh, and a fake leg :)

My Darling was able to get a bigger bike with NO training wheels.

The helmets took a bit longer to pick out.  Yes, they wanted to make sure they looked good!!

They are soooo girlie!

They were sooooo happy and excited to buy these on their own.

Precious Memories

Crazy Weekend!

BOTH boys are gone with the youth group.

JM is at BELIEVE -- a junior high youth conference in Holland, Michigan.

AND

MD is at ACQUIRE THE FIRE -- a high school youth even in Lansing, Michigan. 

My mom graciously offered to take the girls after school on Friday --

and keep them until bedtime'ish' 

AND

they would bring them home!!!

So, I was able to stay and gets LOTS done at school --

Get home and go out to dinner with Matt --

We ate WAY too much Chinese food ;)

The girls went to McDonalds' --

YES,

that is a BIG deal as we RARELY go there!

Well, my dad let them get whatever they wanted.

AND

they ate like pigs!

All 3 girls ate Happy Meals --

BUT

Elizabeth and BaJabs had an EXTRA order of fries AND a malt!

SOOOOOOO

When we all got home.....

Well, we were stuffed!

So, we decided to go for a walk.

It was a beautiful night.

Oh, the things they talk about.

It was just fun!

Throwing sticks in the creek, looking for steel head, gorilla walking, jokes and laughing!

We even found a turkey print that matched Elizabeth's hand -- 

Oh, I love these kind of evenings!!

The joys of spring!!!!

Thank-you, LORD!

The girls are invited to be teachers

Elizabeth and BaJabs' were invited to come to a physical therapy clinic class at Grand Valley State University to be teachers in a clinic for final year physical therapists students.

The professor, a wonderful lady we met at clinic right after Elizabeth came home, contacted me 2 months ago to do this.  Yes, the girls were even paid -- that was a pleasant surprise.

The day of the event started out BEAUTIFUL.

BUT

right when we were suppose to leave for GR it started to rain --

NOT just rain BUT 

DOWNPOUR ....... Yes, so hard you can't see!

Traffic slowed to about 40 miles per hour for about 20 miles.

Thankfully, when were finally arrived a young lady was waiting for us 

AND

the girls had a marvelous time teaching 3 young ladies.

My Darling came along to help out -- but had soooo much fun in the process.

Elizabeth was EXTREMELY shy to start off

BUT

in the end showed off her silliness.

It was so much fun

AND

refreshing as a mom to watch....

The girls showed what they could do and did lots of fun therapy 'stuff!'

WHILE they taught the students.

At the end

BOTH girls willingly showed off their legs and stubs.

They showed the ladies how they take care of their legs and what they do.

At the very end while putting her leg on, BaJabs says,

"I can do whatever anyone else can ... BUT you know...

I have to do it a tad different."

OH, MY!!!

This girl is making so much progress -- she is so comfortable with her disability.

The ladies jaw dropped.  A 7 year old really just said that! 

AND

I loved the response ---

"YES, you can -- and you do it AMAZINGLY!"

We went out for a fun dinner ---

YES!!!

PANERA's!!!

These girls EAT.....

FULL ADULT MEALS!!!

We prayed we would have a better ride home ---

"Please LORD, let the rain relax and keep us safe."

Well, HE answered immediately.  We got in the van and it was sprinkling but by the time we were 10 miles down the highway it STOPPED!!

REALLY!!! Oh, what a nice ride home.

We even had a little time to stop and get some new shorts.

PRAYING now for some spring weather :)

2013 Spring Break in Review :)

This was an unusual Spring Break for me.

Yep, I was SICK!

Not just, "oh, I'm not feeling so hot today."

BUT

"I don't think I can move or function --- today!"

Sometimes the LORD does things that we just don't like.  BUT we KNOW it is for our own good.

Well, HE slapped me up a bit ;)

Thankfully, the kids were extremely understanding.  
Actually, I think they enjoyed doing NOTHING -- 
PLANNED :)

The girls (and JM) played a lot with Legos;
put MANY puzzles together and the girls played dolls -- LOTS

ALL in pj's :)

The boys did work a bit at the farm, a bit.

AND
We did get a few projects done -- 
garage cleaned out, a couple closets and some paper catch-up.

I was able to get moving enough to go with the boys to GR.  
Matt and I took the boys to Cabela's with a small detour to Dick's for a new baseball mitt and out to dinner.
We  had a great time -- but boy, was I exhausted afterwards.

The girls and I took a trip to GR for Bajabs' new leg with a little shopping and lunch.  
AND
again, I was exhausted.

All in all I really needed a SLOWER week.  
We were going to go to Chicago -- but without Bajabs having a leg and a sick mommy ---
well, you know -- 
that would of equaled -- 
NO FUN !!!

This year my job has been challenging - for MANY reasons - 
and ALL out of my control.
Which is hard for me -- as I LOVE control :)

Yep, the LORD was teaching me this week......
"SLOW down when given the time to be slow.
You will need this time to relax so you can continue what needs to be done later."

I TRIED to listen ....
BUT was MADE to listen ;)

Pray that I can finish the school year -- STRONG!
Strong in many ways 
BUT especially in mind, attitude and my testimony.

Thank-you LORD for a week of lazy days!