I'll post already! Just when I was thinking to myself - that no one seems to have noticed I haven't updated for awhile, four seperate people who do not know each other at all, commented on when I was going to update,...so here goes.....warning.....this may be a long one, but you asked for it! (and you know who "you" are!)
We spent a great easter weekend with my brother and his family and Jim's parent's (Hi Neena and Pappa!) So our place was hopping for a week. Then - a week for me to recover! (But you all know I love having company and feeding and fussing) Not as many pictures - in fact you are looking at pretty much every one. The camera has been acting up. We are PRAYING it is just the need for new rechargeables.
And then you say to yourself - what on earth is that man doing with that thing on his head? No - J. has not taken up coal mining. Our yearly tradition, now that the kids are older and "too mature" for the traditional plastic eggs thrown into the backyard egg hunt, is a night time flashlight egg hunt. We do it usually when my brother and his family is here, and I must say, the kids love it! It was FREEZING this year, but that did not stop them. Even my 16 year old nephew, whom I was sure would be too cool to participate, was right in there (now had there been a friend or girlfriend present I am sure his demeanor would be different but I love that he was willing to let his "teenage coolness" drop for the night and have a blast! That is what it is all about. They grow up too soon, too fast and forget to stop and have fun once in awhile. So J. heads out, with the other men of the households to hide the eggs, while the kids impatient
ly wait inside for the "ready, set, go" - flashlights bobbing, and laughter and squeals heard all around the house, brings tears to my eyes. I pray some day we will be doing the same thing for our grandchildren, right here at the house. So fun to see them give each other hints when they found their quota, than come in the house to count, barter and trade what is in their eggs - everything from candy, to erasers, money and slips for pencils etc.
ly wait inside for the "ready, set, go" - flashlights bobbing, and laughter and squeals heard all around the house, brings tears to my eyes. I pray some day we will be doing the same thing for our grandchildren, right here at the house. So fun to see them give each other hints when they found their quota, than come in the house to count, barter and trade what is in their eggs - everything from candy, to erasers, money and slips for pencils etc. The kids, once again, couldn't wait to color eggs. They love mixing the colors, and making different designs. I am waiting for this to also be a thing of the past but so far so good. They did
seem to forget about looking for them in the morning, so I think the "easter bunny" may have made his last official stop here. They have always been creative beings - coloring since they could hold crayons, and gluing, painting, crafting ....
seem to forget about looking for them in the morning, so I think the "easter bunny" may have made his last official stop here. They have always been creative beings - coloring since they could hold crayons, and gluing, painting, crafting ....K's art teacher promised to show her before the end of school, how to draw people. She has been drawing a lot of horizon scapes lately to practice her new technique for drawing clouds. Love it!
C. continues to design hover cars/boards and the such our of any cardboard he can get his hands on. Constantly telling me how he would change or improve all kinds of things we see. Love it!
But the true hero of the day was Neena and Pappa who got the kids new fishing rods! So guess where they were for the next two days, every spare moment? Outside with hat and gloves on practicing casting in the back yard! I couldn't get them in. C. and J. had to make a WalMart run Easter night for weights and bait. Like there was some remote possiblity of actually really fishing with in the next week!? Neena also brought a new blanket for each of them, which I will say has been wrapped around them in front of the tv, or in bed with them every night since. 
Everyone has also been asking about K's therapy. Thank you all who continue to pray for us.
I am hopefully going to remember to take the camera to our appointment tomorrow and take a photo of her with her EEG cap on, then I can include a picture with a post about her progress. We are about 6 weeks in, seeing steady progress on the numbers on the biofeedback and some behavior changes in real life. Slight but there. We are trying not to look to hard or be too nit picky over every thing she does and says, we will see it when we are meant to see it. I have now met a number of people , outside of the therapist's office, that have known someone or been through the therapy and were very pleased with the results. Praise God, may we be that successful also. I am trying very hard not to be TOO excited about a good Social Studies test two weeks ago, and an excellent math test she got back today! So this is still taking up A LOT of our time. Plus just scheduling my schedule at work around the hours we have to be there, and the travel time, along with homework ,church activitities, the usual miriad of family appts, the holiday and bowling...we have been pretty scarce!
I am hopefully going to remember to take the camera to our appointment tomorrow and take a photo of her with her EEG cap on, then I can include a picture with a post about her progress. We are about 6 weeks in, seeing steady progress on the numbers on the biofeedback and some behavior changes in real life. Slight but there. We are trying not to look to hard or be too nit picky over every thing she does and says, we will see it when we are meant to see it. I have now met a number of people , outside of the therapist's office, that have known someone or been through the therapy and were very pleased with the results. Praise God, may we be that successful also. I am trying very hard not to be TOO excited about a good Social Studies test two weeks ago, and an excellent math test she got back today! So this is still taking up A LOT of our time. Plus just scheduling my schedule at work around the hours we have to be there, and the travel time, along with homework ,church activitities, the usual miriad of family appts, the holiday and bowling...we have been pretty scarce! Um - let's see what else.....C. had a bowling tournament on Saturday. He made it through the first cut, but not the second. This was a tough one, 16 down to 8 to go on to the semi-finals. I was just proud of his effort. My niece, S - Yeah S! - did however get to come back for the semi's on Sunday - but was eliminated from the final round. This is still awesome for her since she just started this year! We had our bowling banquet - K. had the highest girl average in the Jrs, and C. had the most improved average of the year. They truly love doing this, and I hope they stick with it. I would sit in a dark alley, on a cold bench , or in a humid indoor swimming pool all day if I knew they were enjoying themselves and having fun. I will say though, the back of a bowling alley does provide soem pretty interesting people watching. Boy oh boy. All I can say, is yes, it does take all types to make the world go round. :::grin::: Redneck jokes abound, and I am one, so I can say it!
So I guess I am pretty much caught up for now. I looked back over last year, just a few days ago, and realized how much I am glad that I started to blog. I remember pictures I had forgotten I had taken as well as the stories to go with them. So I am going to keep it up. I am much better and writing when there is a picture involved than just picking up a pen and writing in a blank journal. The pictures trigger so many more thoughts and emotions. I also seem to be better and typing than writing, and tend to get much more detailed here than on paper, which is a plus. I am sure I will look back and read some of what I wrote and wonder why I am such a dork, but I embrace my dorkness, the humor I probably exclusively see, and just be me.
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