New blog address...

Okay, I have started a new blog...Life in Tall Tree Subdivision. Check it out if you are interested.

Contemplating...

Well, I have been thinking about restarting this blog...much has changed since I last posted on here...I got married, got a new dog, moved, and other things I am sure I will think of later. ;-) I am thinking of also using this as a forum to share some recipes I use...some good ole standbys and some new ones that I try. I know I always enjoy trying new recipes and have found some good ones on other's blogs...so I was thinking of posting some on here...we will see...

Right now I guess I need to go bundle up and hang the garland outside. :-p Brr...it is cold for SC!

Time comes and goes...

So, I was able to post a few things from the beginning of my vacation...but once I got to MI, I did not really have computer access. :-) The rest of my visit went fine. I got to spend time with my parents and John's family at my aunt's cottage on Lake Wixom. (I had also taken Laura's 2 oldest girls with me.) Then we drove down to Brooklyn, MI for a Swaffer family reunion. It was nice to see many people I had not seen in about 5 years. Wow, I hadn't realized it had been so long.

Since returning home, I have pretty much been doing the normal...working, eating, sleeping. :-) Sparky had his yearly vet check up. He is pretty healthy physically I guess...but we are still working on some behavioral issues. Bless his heart! I love him dearly, but he really needs to work on a few things. I hope and pray he will get "better". He goes to the vet next week for a grooming...because they will have to sedate him to groom him. (Naughty little boy!)

I had an adventure "building" a bed this week. I bought a "loft bed", in an effort to create more space in my room. Well, Kendra helped me get it home from the store...and then I set to work "building" it. Yikes...there were ABSOLUTELY NO directions in the box! So, it was just me, the parts, a picture on the box and my brains. :-D All in all...I guess I did a pretty good job. The only thing I couldn't figure out was what washers went where...so they are still in the box. ;-) So far, the bed has not collapsed, so I take that as a good sign. :-)

June 27, 2007 Day 2 of my vacation

Ahh…life as a kid is so fun! We have read about Julius the Gorilla, Harry the Horse, and all the things we saw "On Mulberry Street". We played matching cards and Chutes and Ladders. We painted with water and chased lightening bugs. We made homemade ice cream and ate it too. Aunt Lana gave lots of rides…horsey rides, piggyback rides and even airplane rides, wow! We have painted our toe nails and burped the baby. Cleaned up childhood "disasters" and all drove down to the Drive-Thru. Yeah, life as a kid is great…maybe when I "grow-up" that is what I will be. :-D

More photos on my Facebook page.

June 26, 2007

Greetings from Ohio. I arrived at Laura’s early in the morning. We hadn’t told the kiddos, so they had a "surprise" waiting for them when they woke up this morning. :-) We spent the day in Newark, eating at Sonic, doing some shopping (what else do sister’s do when they get together?) :-D, playing miniature golf and stopping at Marble Slab. Allie lost one of her front teeth at Sonic, seems she has a knack for losing her teeth at restaurants. Carrie seems to have quite a knack for golf…being the first to score a hole-in-one. :-) I have posted some photos on my Facebook page. :-)

Link to Mylie's site

Here is a link for a webpage we have done to keep everyone updated on Mylie's Progress. Thanks for all your prayers. She seems to be doing well overall.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/myliecheriewest

Please pray for my niece Mylie

I would like to ask you all to remember my niece Mylie West, as well as my sister Laura and family in prayer in the coming weeks. Mylie is having open heart surgery on Tuesday, June 12, at Columbus Children’s Hospital to repair 2 holes in her heart. (For those who don’t know, she was born with Down’s syndrome. The doctors wanted to wait until she was at least 6 months old, but weren’t sure she would be able to go that long without having to have the surgery…we are grateful that she was able to wait until 6 months.)



A few specific ways you can pray include:

Mylie’s current health – the healthier she is, the better…and she is currently struggling with a respiratory infection that she can’t seem to shake…
Wisdom for her doctors
Safety and efficiency during the surgery
Rapid healing and no complications after the surgery
Peace and strength for Todd & Laura, as well as the rest of the family
Traveling safety, the hospital is 45 – 1 hour from where any of the family live
Todd’s job situation
God’s grace for the other kids, Carrie, Allie & Drew…as their lives will be “disrupted” too


Thanks so much, and I will try to keep you updated.

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Not a whole lot to say...I guess. ;-)

Well, I have not had a chance to blog in a while. I have been pretty busy lately, but it is mostly good...I think. ;-)

Let's see...some friends and I have made several trips for fun. We visited the Georgia Aquarium in ATL...spent a day at Six Flags near ATL...attended a Hot Air Balloon Festival in the county...and who knows what else. ;-)

I got a housemate around the middle of May. Kathy and I knew each other from college (worked together on DPS) and she graduated and needed a place to stay. Unfortunately we rarely see each other, because of our differing work scehdules.

Seems like there is more that has gone on, but I guess it is just the day to day stuff. ;-) Laundry, dishes, housework, blah, blah...

The dogs are fine, crazy as ever. ;-) "Bless their hearts"! ;-)