Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Slackline Tricks

This is basic slackline tricks. I am not this good, all I can do is walk forward. But if you think this is cool or looks like fun check out these other slackline videos.

Amazing Slackline 3000ft high!

Crazy!!!!

Andy Lewis Squirrel Backflip

That is freakin' cool. I wish I could do that. I would say someday, but I'm guessing it won't happen even in my dreams.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Japanese Game Show

I saw a clip of this game show this morning and I have been laughing all day. I had to find it in U Tube so I could share it with you. You have to watch the whole video because it gets more funny the longer you watch. This would be a great youth group game. Hope this makes you laugh.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Feel like Juggling


Like I have said in past post, life is really busy right now. I feel like someone just handed me six things to juggle. I know I can do it, but I am just standing here looking at the six items trying to figure out how it is going to work. I am tired physically and spiritually. I feel a lot like I look in this photo from Thanksgiving. Like I need to lie down, but when I do someone is going to jump on me.

I know I am going to drop one of these items and none of them are small items. On top of all of the things to do I am nervous and stressed because it is my turn to teach Ladies Bible study the next three weeks. That in itself is enough to make me throw up, but I am really nervous because I can't even think straight enough to make a to do list or figure out my calendar. Now Maggie is not sleeping more than a half hour at a time and I feel like screaming. I am at this strange time in my life when I am excited and happy about things, but I also hate those same things. I want to crawl in a hole and cry and I want to conquer the world. I am torn and stressed. I am also currently trying to hold Mags and type, not so easy. My house is a mess from getting a tree and putting up Christmas decorations, I have a little girl to try and get back to bed and a few other things before I go to bed. I should go.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Thanksgiving

I can't believe that it is Thanksgiving. That means Christmas is just around the corner. I spent last night and this morning cleaning and cooking. We had 8 plus the two girls. We are done eating and I am feeling like I am just about done for the day. I am tired and and my back is sore. I had a good day and I love being around family, but I am done. I still have a sink full of dishes and the dishwasher is full. I really just want to go to a movie tonight, I'll have to see if I can talk Andy into that. I hope everybody had a great day. I am very Thankful for my family and my friends. I am thankful for my kids and how much fun they are That Emma is asking about Jesus and how he lives in our hearts. Thankful that I have a loving husband, who is understanding. I am thankful for text so I can talk to my best friend who is on the other side of the country. I am thankful I serve a God who loves me and wants the best for me, who won't walk away from me when I am being stubborn. Happy Thanks Giving!

Monday, November 19, 2007

A Day of Busy

Monday, the day that starts most peoples busy week. We go back to work after the weekend, kids go to school stay at home Moms' are left to take care of the kids, clean the house pay bills, make dinner and do a number of other things. This week was a little different because it is the Monday before Thanksgiving. At our house that means everything was pretty much the same, except there was no school and there was a meeting to plan for the Children's Christmas Play.
It also meant going to see my grandparents. It doesn't really sound like it, but it was a very busy day. I still have a few things I need to do before I go to bed, but I have sat down on the sofa, so that means I have to make myself get up. It is good however to be at this point of the night and know that I have marked some things off my to do list. One thing good about today is I didn't have to sit in a car for hours upon hours:)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

First Snow

That's right today was the first snow. It started snowing around 11:30 am and now it is about 3:00pm and it is still slightly snowing. It is pretty wet snow, so not much has stuck to the ground, but Emma is still very excited. We didn't have snow boots, so we had to go get some today. When we got home she wanted to get all her snow gear on and go play outside. She had a lot of fun chasing S'more and throwing snowballs at Andy. S'more was freezing cold, but she loves eating snow. Maggie thought the snow was pretty funny, I think she will have a lot of fun when we have more snow. As I look outside now, you can barely see the snow falling from the sky.
There isn't much snow on the ground, but there doesn't need to be much snow for it to be fun when our are a kid. I guess needless to say it has been a pretty exciting day at our house. Well
I need to clean the house and wrap the Christmas gifts I bought yesterday. I need to wrap them and get them to my Grandmas house (where we are having Christmas). That way I don't have to hide them from Emma. Now Emma is running around the house in her swimming suit, you just never know what she will be wearing from minute to minute. Hope your you (and your kids) enjoy the snow this winter, if you get any.








Friday, November 16, 2007

Shopping Day


Tomorrow Mom and I are going to Spokane Wa to go shopping. We are going to try and beat the crowds and get our Christmas shopping done. Well as much done as we can. It will be nice to get out of town without kids. It will be good to hang out with Mom and be able to talk without Emma trying to be in the middle of every conversation. It will also be nice if we actually get Christmas shopping done, or almost done. I am not sure how excited I am about going because it is going to be a long day and I don't like Spokane very much, but oh well. I need to have a good out look. I just need to think about how nice it will be to get something big checked off my list of things to do, and to get away for the day. I'm feeling a little or a lot busy and like I have got a whole lot of nothing done this week. Anyway, I hope it is a good weekend.

Things are about to get a little crazy





Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving? Less than a week now. We are going to have 8 adults and my kids at our house. It sounds a little crazy, but I love it. I love to make lots of food for people I love. Then in about 2 weeks we are having a formal Christmas party. I guess really a more accurate term is Jesus birthday party. Then on top of that I am thinking of taking on the children's Christmas program at church. The lady who use to do it moved and no one is stepping up. It use to be a very boring stressful thing for people, but I think it could be a lot of fun. I also think this is a time for the kids to shine. Plus Emma would be in it this year. I haven't told Andy yet he is going to think I am nuts. I might try to suck him in to play music. Then again that may add stress, because he is busy. I might just ask my friend Jodi, she is a music major I think she can handle it. I still have Ladies study to teach, Club 56 to teach and the Jail ministry. I think I am going to expand on the Club 56 (5th and 6th graders) program, and redecorate the room they meet in. I also have a lunch group that meets once a month. Plus taking care of my house and family. I am actually very excited I love to be busy have goals, things to plan and do. Emma has next week off school and then one more week before winter break, it would be nice if she was in school a little longer a little more time with only one kid at home would be helpful. I also have Parent teacher conference. The next month is going to be a Little crazy. I love this time of year though, that gives me what I need to pull together the energy to get it all done. I hope everybody is going to spend time with friends and family during the holiday season. Have fun and eat lots of good food.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Dinner for four plus kids

Tonight we had some friends over for dinner. They have two kids that are about the same age as our kids. It is very nice to have kids that can run around the house and all play together, not getting into too much trouble. It was great to have great fellowship with people who truly love the Lord, people you can trust. Tonight I showed that trust more than I had planned on. The only person I have vocally shared my struggle about image with is Andy, until tonight. I had not planned on it, but there we sat after dinner, and out it can. Crazy, but they were very helpful, supportive, great. They even stopped and prayed for me right there. Thanks Lord for great friends. Not just them, but all the amazing people you have put in my life. I would list them off, but it would be like someone thanking the people who helped them win the academy award. They would have to play the music to get me off the stage. Okay random.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

It's never too late

Tonight we went out to Wendy's for dinner and we saw a man we know. He is an older gentlemen somewhere around 85-90. Before Andy and I got married I knew him and his wife and Andy and I ate over there once or twice right after we got married. Shortly after we moved to VA his wife passed away. It was very devastating to him. Not only was she his loving wife, and best friend she always took care of him. She was pretty healthy and then cancer struck and she passed away before him, he was left to fend for himself. For years he has been pretty sick and for a while we all thought it wouldn't be long before he went to be with his wife in heaven. Well like I said tonight we were at Wendy's, and he walks in with a mystery woman. We aren't sure that they are a couple but they were very friendly. If you didn't know either of them you would think they had been married for years. I am happy for him either way. If he has found a new companion in his life, way to go. If she is just a good friend, or relative he is still out enjoying life, looking good for a man his age. It just makes me think, so many young people worry about "getting thing done" at an early age, like they will run out of time. It just shows you it is never too late. God really does want us to be happy and He has a plan for us not just one plan that He sets up and when that comes to and end we just wait to die. He has a plan for us until the day we die. He has happiness, purpose, and a mission for us every day until there are no more days. That to me is a sure sign of a loving God who understands us, cares for us, loves to watch us grow and learn in every stage of life. It is a beautiful thing.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

I shouldn't have such high expectations

I really shouldn't have had such high expectations. We went to the "cool" restaurant, and it wasn't as cool as we had thought. It looks pretty cool, and it had a huge wine list. That is about where it ended. There wasn't very many people there when we got there. When we walked in there were all these tables with leather chairs, and it looks all nice. They took us to the back and put us at a table with metal folding chairs. Not kidding, it was like sitting at the kids table at Thanksgiving. The food wasn't that great and the service was slow. At least the company was good. We did have a good time. I was looking forward to some good food, but at least we got to go out and have dinner without kids. I have kind of felt like I am in a funk all day and it is a little worse today. I think there are things that God wants me to deal with and I am just standing there staring at Him. I feel like I know the right thing to do, and I know I need them to do it, and I want to, but my feet won't move. I feel stuck. It is affecting my life in a negative way and something needs to be done, but I just can't move. I am not excited about anything, I don't really have an opinion about anything, which is unusual. I need a swift kick in the ass, and I don't know what that is going to look like. That can be a little scary, because God has some crazy ways to get a person motivated. That is what I need motivation.

Night Out

It is a wonderfully blustery fall day. I have the feeling we are getting closser to the first snow fall. I can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving. I love TG. Sorry this is all very random. Tonight we are going out with some friends, to this little resturant/wine shop. It is in a building that use to be a post office. It has leather sofas and it's kind of dark. Very "high end", well for this area any way. It should be fun. It will be fun to go out with a really fun couple and eat hopefully really good food and wine. I love hanging out with Huba and Jeni, they are very smart, fun, funny and they love the Lord. If you want to see the resturant check out the link. It is one of those places that would be fun to have an adult birthday party with a few couples in the room you can rent. You could get all dressed up eat food you have never had before drink good wine and act like you are more grown up than you really are. Anyway I am excited to go out tonight and I thought I would share with you all.
http://www.opowines.com/gallery.html

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Office Night

I really don't have much to say. I just feel like I haven't written much in the last week. Well everything I have written is about my friend Larry. This last week has been very ordinary, busy, a little crazy, but nothing much to talk about. I know one thing I would love to have a girls night. Too bad that won't happen anytime soon. Even if it did, it wouldn't be the same without my best friend. I think I just need to let my hair down a little. I feel like I had a great weekend last weekend. Then this week comes along and I have gotten a little uptight. I just need to relax. That is much easier said then done. I was just thinking how back in the day on Thursday nights, I would gather with friends eat good food and watch, Seinfeld, Friends, and ER. Those were the days. At least tonight is The Office. Too bad I have to watch it alone, good thing I don't mind laugh out loud by myself. I have 15 minute and The Office will be on, yes. I know I am a nerd.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

One last update

I just thought since their have been praying for Larry I would give you a final update. I got an email from Larry today. His surgery went well yesterday. He had two fractured vertebrae, and they used screws to hold them together. He is in a neck brace for 6+ months. After that time he should be pretty much back to normal. He is home tonight and feeling much better. Praise the Lord.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Praise the Lord, Larry is doing well

I just thought I would give an update now that Larry is out of surgery. Surgery went well, and Larry is doing well. He said he is amazed how much the pain has decreased since surgery. We are still not sure how long he will be in the hospital, or what life will be like in the future while he heals. Praise the Lord for the protection He has provided and that He is the great physician. Larry and his family want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for them. I want to thank you as well.

Monday, November 5, 2007

My friend Larry is still in need of prayer

The update for Larry is actually pretty good. Apparently the doctor said he has never seen somebody break their neck in that spot and not be paralyzed or dead. Praise the Lord he is alive. I have heard he is in good spirits, but in pain. Tomorrow he will have surgery, where they will put a screw or pin in his neck. We are not sure at this point how long he will be in the hospital. The family seems to be doing pretty well. One of his sons is in Honduras and I am not sure if he is coming back or how he is doing. Thank you for your prayers.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

A friend in need of prayer

A man named Larry is an elder at my church. Today the pastor his wife and about 20 other couples were at a marriage retreat. The pastors brother, Larry, was preaching. Apparently he had been fasting or something I am not sure. All I know is towards the end of his sermon he was stand on the stage behind a large wooden podium when he fainted. He pushed the podium over and down the stairs, ending on the floor. I guess he hit his neck on the edge of the stairs and landed on his head. He got up and walked out on his own. They took him to the ER, and found out he has broken his neck. They were taking him to the neurosurgeon, last I heard. Please pray for him and his family, and our church, we are a pretty close church family.

Great weekend!


Well it has been a few days since I have posted anything, that is because I have been out of town. Andy and I went on a marriage reteat with our church. It was in small logging town about two hours south of where we live in Idaho. The hotel is a new hotel and it's pretty nice. Our room was on the first floor, and when you went out on the patio you could throw rocks into the river. The weather was crisp and cool, but sunny. We got to meet new couples, and catch up with old friends. We went out and had a glass of wine with friends who have kids the age of our kids, it was nice to have quiet while we talked. We had lunch with dear friends, people we look up to, very good. We then set up a slackline (which is kind of like a tightrope)and had fun laughing at each other. That night we went out to dinner just the two of us, and then did some swing dancing. It was a lot of fun. The speaker and his wife were great, but most of all it was a nice weekend with my husband. It was needed, refreshing and fun. Now we are home and life is back to normal. Well as normal as our life gets, hopefully we can hold on to a bit of what we had there.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Halloween

Put your hands together for Hannah Montana, yes my 3 year old is HM.

Isn't she the cutest little skunk ever!

This is Emma and her best friend Lily who is George, and her dad Huba is the man in the yellow hat. What a fun guy. Andy went tricker treating with them, but he was not dressed up. I told him he should be Billy Ray Cyrus, but he didn't seem to love the idea.



While they were gone TT Mags found the candy we were handing out and dug right in. Thankfully there wasn't much of a sugar high. Well not for her Emma on the other hand was up until 10pm. I am glad Halloween is once a year.

I think what I hate more than the sugar high on Halloween is the asking for candy for the next week, until I have had enough and I throw it away. Then I am the bad guy for the next few days. We have some friends that have older kids. They decided that they would let their kids eat as much candy as they want on Halloween, but a midnight it was over and any candy that was left they got rid of. I love that, it would be one day of the circus from hell then it would be over. Maybe next year. Now we will hear about Christmas for two months. Actually I like that, I think it is very cute how excited she is about Christmas.