Questions from Staci

Do you have a set way you clean your kitchen? Yeah, in a way. I do it in a certain order. I start at the outside counter around to the fridge. I guess so that the counter people see most is at least clean if I don't get around to the rest. (Never really thought about it til now lol)

What is the purpose of the Magic Erasers? Are you supposed to use cleaner too? They are awesome at getting crayon off the wall. Ross and Mark were wonder artists on my walls and Magic Erasers helped me keep my sanity. Just wet and wipe. You do have to use some elbow grease, but no cleaners

Do spend your entire day keeping house? Or just wait and clean it all at one time? I try to keep picked up all the time, but the major cleaning I do one chore a day. (When I get to them :) )

Do you get Hungry at 4 pm and 11 pm??? Depends on when I eat, but I do get hungry a lot of times at 4 no matter whne I have ate.

If you are ONE day late do you take a pregnancy test? No. I wait a bit more.

Do you ask your children if they want a spanking? Have they ever said yes? I have asked before, but haven't in a long time. Ross has said yes before....I complied :)

Do you wash your feet before you go to bed? When I take a shower at night. Otherwise no.

Do you wash your face before bed? Or just in the shower? In the shower.

Do you consider yourself artistic? Not really.

Do you change your clothes more than once to find the right outfit? Depends on where I'm going. If I don't care, then no. If I want to look good for me or my family, then most of the time yes.

Does your husband fold clothes differently than you? So differently that I don't let him fold the laundry. I get frustrated at his folding.

Does it bother you to clean your toilet? Sometimes yes, but then I gag at a lot of things.

Still don't know what's up with my AOL, but I can get to my e-mail tho. I can get to AOL by searching for it the clicking on that link. Annoying, but hey~gotta do what I gotta do :)

Hope to have some new pics up tomorrow. Tomorrow I take Mark for his Kindergarten check-up and to the dentist for the first time. I know what you're thinking~ "Five years old and it's the first time?" We didn't have the money to take him without insurance and the dental insurance was crazy expensive. Now that he has Medicaid, I'm getting him there. Better late than never!

Some pics I found of duct tape art work. These are made of duct tape. Cool, huh?

Sorry...

If anyone is e-mailing me, I can't get to my e-mail right now. Every time I go to AOL, it says it's temporarily unavailable, to try again. It's been going on since Saturday. Yet, I can get to it from someone else's computer (I checked my mail on Tuesday), so I don't know what's wrong and why I can't access it from my computer all of a sudden (if you have any suggestions~ let me know)

I will put up new pics of Trevor soon. Had a tough night Tuesday night. He cried for 2 hours straight. Uggg. But last night he slept wonderfully and is sleeping right now.

Mark is doing good. He went for his check-up to check on his meds and the doc is happy with how well he's doing on them. He goes for his kindergarten check-up next week. I got him signed up yesterday and had tears in my eyes as I filled out the paperwork. My little boy isn't so little anymore!!! He was in awe of the school. He was saying "Oooh. I get to go here? I'll have a lot of people in my class like at Kidsports!" Like Lewis said~ it's going to be a shock to him how many people really are there.

Please pray for my mom. She has a problem with her back again. She is to go for 18 sessions of physical therapy and if that doesn't help, she'll have to have surgery~ again~ which she isn't too happy about. She's had about 8 operations and doesn't really want another (well, who WANTS surgery, but you know what I mean :) ) She is also back to having to use a cane. She's gone for about 4 years without it (Thanks to God intervening), but now has to use it again.

Still here :)

Life has been busy! But I'm still around :)

Ross finished school last Tues. so now I don't have to run everyday to go pick him up. Not to complain , but just a lot easier since Trevor has come along.

Trevor is now 8 lbs. We had some problems with his formula and had a week of not getting much sleep. The doc put him on some new formula and it is a God send! He is a much, much happier baby and it's a lot easier in the wee hours of the morning. He still don't really fit into 0-3 month old clothes, but I know it'll only be time.

I feel sorry for Mark. He doesn't have as much to do now that he's out of school. And with it so hot, it's hard for him to go outside. We don't have the $ for the Y, so I just feel bad that there's not kids for him to play with. I will figure something out.

I'm so aggravated with Georgia. I applied for Medicaid in Jan. I don't have my birth certificate, so they sent off for one. They STILL have not gotten it. And if she doesn't get it by the end of the month, she'll have to close my file and I'll have to reapply. Which might be a prob since Lewis has been doing side work the last few weeks. I don't know. I have to leave it in God's hands.

The Sneeze

They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students
filing into the already crowded auditorium. With their rich maroon gowns
flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt.

The Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away
tears. This class would NOT pray during the commencements----not by
choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it .

The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed
by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no
one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the
graduates or their families. The speeches were nice, but they were routine until
the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked
proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and
then it happened:

All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said,

"GOD BLESS YOU". And he walked off stage.
The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found
a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the
court's approval. Isn't this a wonderful story?

When they handed him to me

In his play yard

Waving at everyone :)

He's here

Well, he finally came. May 30th at 2:20pm. 7 lbs and 20 inches long

Trevor Lewis is finally at home :)

This was the easiest birth I've had and I praise God for it. I'm worn out now, but overall, I'm doing pretty good.

He has a bit of jaundice, but other than that, he's doing good too.

Thanks to all who prayed for us.