OKay cats, I am up for the fourth weekend in May or whenever!!

1. I like the listed post by Mandy so I am following in her footsteps!
2. I just spent the past four days on my death bed with the flu, not the stomach flu, but the flu. They finally gave me prescription for nausea that people going through chemotherapy take. It is all worth it for another Kiser bun right??
3. My son has decided that he will give "Jesus a chance!"
4. My daughter threw her pacifier in my son's poop/pee toilet water and then put it in her mouth and laughed!
5. THe fire department came to my house last week and in Carmi that will make front page news!
6. My mother cut Eliana's hair, no let me re-phrase a block of bangs without asking.
7. My son also asked me why my butt is growing bigger?
8. It is snowing.... again!
9. I still love Jesus and wonder when He will return!!! Also, digging being a baptist..
10. Desperately miss you all and hope to see you soon!
TAke care, God bless, and please try to be good! LOVE- V-cat

Little pokes and Big pokes

I was giving Kenna a bath the other day and noticed her examing her chest.  She looked up at me and said, "I have little pokes"  and pointed to her little boobies.  Then she turned back to me and said, "And you have big pokes, Mommy."

I couldn't help but chuckle...

A List Should Suffice...if it doesn't too bad.

1. Yesterday Daniel went to JBC to meet with a new professor who wants him to be involved in the devlopment of the new Urban Missions program. As you may know, it is Homecomeing this week. Well, as he went to make the left turn to drive onto campus there was an man with an even more enormous, and i mean gigantic sign standing at the gate. The sign read in bright red, "Shame on you Weedman." Indeed. So it seems that this is over some sort of labor dispute and the new building. I think it is sort of humorous that they chose Homecoming for such a display. Steph, i know your blood pressure is likely rising right now. Stay calm. This too shall pass.

2. The other week i texted Liz during church b/c THE ONE AND ONLY David Palmer was sitting two rows directly in front of me! He has gained a bit of weight, but same guy that's for sure. Moment of silence for Lizzy. :) I been good all day.

3. Ava made a big announcement at dinner last night. She waited for complete silence, " A baby is growin in my belly...and his name is baby Jesus." A short theological disscussion followed.

4. My children have a new thing for trying to snap bugs around the house with salad thongs.

5. My middle sister is pregnant, finally! A spawn of Chadwick is on the rise. It's name however, will not be Baby Jesus.

6. Ryan Molden showed up to church with facial hair and i swear he was the cutest thing ever! He looked so much older and genuinely handsome. I told him so. He grinned. I love that boy. Can we make it a cat mission to find him the perfect woman?

7. Speaking of Ryan, evidently he enjoys reading the catblog and introduced a certain teacher ed staff member to it, just at the time that a certain someone's bubble picture was plastered for the cyberworld to see. I hear Mr. Robinette found it hysterical.

8. I still love being bad and would pay money to see Jenney's face at the moment she reads # 7, because it really is T-R-U-E

9. Ava's birthmom is doing really well at her latest rehab facility in Nashville. She is sending us letters almost weekly. It is really really cool, she says she's had a "spiritual awakening." I pray it is true. For awhile i was afraid that Ava would never see her again.

10. My little sister is likely going to tour with the African Children's Choir beginning in June. She will likely be touring all over Europe. I am supremely jealous.

11. Marriage is a lot of work isn't it? Shewwee. Nuff said.

12. So we keep talking about getting together in the spring but we haven't really put our money where our cybermouth is yet. April is out for me. What does everyone's May look like. Let's get the ball rollin'. If we really ALL WANT to do this then we need to ALL MAKE EFFORT to actually do it. My vote is a long weekend Thurs-Sun. or Friday-Mon. Is it unreasonable to ask for us to take a workday off? I don't think so since we seemingly only do this once a year. May is a bit away. So what does everyone's 4th weekend in May look like? Chime in or lose out. Bottomline.

Okay, that's it for now.
Meow. Love yous.
Mandycat

The Earth Is Just A Dead Thing You Can Claim

MEOW!!!

Where is everyone!!

Well...I'll just have to blab on about my boring self.  I was watching Pocahontas today and thought of Klepper.  There was a line in one of the queer little songs the little indian maiden sang that went something like this, "...the Earth is just a dead thing you can claim"--and I remembered that time that Kleppy got some sort of cutesy Chinese stationary with the same sentiment printed on it--and how odd it was that the words and cutesy picture didn't really fit together.  Whoever made the stationary must have been moved by Pocahontas poetic lyrics.  

The kids have been puking!  It's disgusting and I wretch everytime I have to clean it up, uhh!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the puke-bug doesn't bite me.  

I just looked at my belly button and decided that it probably could stand a cleaning.  Does anyone else ever do that?

As you can see I have NOTHING to share with you guys so I expect you all to spare me having to write about the disgusting and medicore minutia of my life and post your own exciting blog enteries.  

I will share that Eli has an interview next Tuesday for the detective position.  I think he is really excited to take this next step. 

Well, I better hear from some of you.

much love

lizzy

Brrrr!

Hey Friends,

I’m going to try this again.  Kenna climbed under our desk while I was typing and something shorted the computer out.  I lost my whole blog!  Is it too hard to get a moment’s peace to myself?

Well, the last week or so has been eventful.  It all started last Wednesday when we woke up to nearly a foot of snow.  I thought I had died and gone to heaven.  We played, shoveled, marveled and cozied-up all day—it was glorious.  The only unfortunate part was that Eli had to go to work that day—crime doesn’t stop for snow!  He managed through most of the day and just as his shift was ending he hyper extended his knee and had to go to the occupational health center.  The doctor put him on ‘light duty’ which in our case turned into ‘spending time at home with your family’.  He got to be home for the Super Bowl and is in fact home most of this week.  I’m thankful for how well the department takes care of its officers.  It’s not a bad injury but one that will take some time to heal.

On Thursday we headed down to Bloomington to visit with some friends.  The kids stayed with my parents for the evening.  Eli and I went out with our friends and didn’t get home until 2:00am!  It has been a long time since I’ve had such a long carefree, kid-free evening.  No sooner had we got home and hit the bed Duncan woke me up crying at 3:15.  I went in to comfort him and discovered that he was laboring in his breathing and not doing too well.  I woke mom up and she told me that he had croup.  We tried several home remedies and when they didn’t work she suggested we go on into the ER.  I woke Eli up and we got ready.  Now, remember where my parents live?  Well, we had parked our van in the neighbor’s drive that night because not even my Dad’s Expedition could get through the snow-piled driveway.  So, at 3:30 in the morning, in my pajamas and shearling boots, through the woods and 12 inch snow, carrying Duncan, we headed into the hospital.  The doctors gave him some treatments that helped his breathing, we went home, slept for a few hours and then I got up with Kenna when she awoke from a restful night of sleep.  Sigh…it was a long night.  We have successfully lived through our first ER visit and I’m not all too surprised it was because of Duncan.  I feel it will be the first of many for that boy!  He is a maniac. 

Speaking of Duncan—the other day we were at Scott and Mindy Heller’s house and I discovered him sitting on top of their kitchen table!  He loves to climb.  Then the other day a friend came over and he was lifting up our coffee table—essentially showing off his muscles!  He was so proud of himself. 

Kenna is doing well too.  She loved the snow and has a little boy at BSF that she talks a lot about, Blake.  Her teacher says they play together a lot.  It’s pretty cute.  She’s also starting to get into her bossy, tattletale stage L  Not fun!

Well, it’s a new week, more snow and colder than a witch’s tit in a brass bra (we can thank Terry Quillman for that lovely simile).  Since Eli is off we are heading to Abe Martin lodge tomorrow.  It’s in Brown County State Park and there is a small indoor water park that we think the kids will enjoy.  It should be fun to have a little get away. 

Eli is doing well.  He is applying for a detective position—in the child abuse unit.  It sounds like a sad and dark position but we feel like it is a stepping stone for Eli.  There is an organization that he is really interested in, International Justice Mission.   The detective position would be good step should he want to pursue working for this organization down the road.  We’ll see where the Lord takes us.  The nice thing is that if he gets the position it will probably be 8-5 with weekends off.  That would be a nice change of pace. 

We have also left our church that we have been in for the past 5 years.  Things are simply not healthy there.  It was one of the hardest decisions we have made in our married lives together but one that we felt was necessary for the health and growth of our family.  It’s almost as though Eli and I are entering into a new chapter of our lives.  I’m eager to see where things go.

Well, I feel like I could go on but this is getting to be quite long already.  I’ll keep you all posted as things unfold.  I miss you all dearly and hope you’re staying warm.  Don’t let cabin fever get the best of you!

Keep posting!

Lizzy