This is a picture we took at Montana Shepherds Conference in Missoula! Have a wonderful weekend!!!
I obviously have spring fever. I have flowers on my mind. I love flowers. Daisies are one one of my favorites. I also really like hydrangeas. I really don't know what it is about these flowers that I really like but I think that they are clean and crisp and they just bring cheer to my face. What is your favorite flower and why?
Give me a hydrangea or daisies.
! While I was in the hospital with Cory I worked with a few lactation nurses. One of the nurses talked about this Dr. Jack Newman of Canada. These techniques and this concept really works. I have not been nearly as sore since I have figured this out. Also... check out the new pictures.
To find the unique ways you relate as a friend, circle one answer for each question.
Do you tend to be more:
a. prayerful and faith-filled
b. hilarious and playful
c. loyal and compassionate
d. creative and inviting
e. wise and perceptive
What television show are you most likely to watch?
a. Touched by an Angel
b. Last Comic Standing
c. A Hallmark made-for-TV movie
d. The Art of French Cooking with Julia Child
e. Dr. Phil
What holiday-related activity would you most enjoy?
a. encouraging your family to thank God on Thanksgiving
b. spraying Silly String everywhere for someone's birthday
c. delivering homemade cards to the senior center on Valentine's Day
d. baking 10 varieties of Christmas cookies for friends and family
e. reflecting on the past year and setting new goals for the new
At a party, do you:
a. gently redirect gossipy conversations
b. show up in costume
c. help remove a punch stain from a friend's dress
d. bring hand-dipped candles as a hostess gift
e. break out the minibook "If … ": Questions for the Game of Life
How might you spend a Saturday afternoon?
a. calling your prayer chain
b. doing a high-ropes course with a friend
c. serving at a soup kitchen
d. planning the neighborhood block party
e. writing in your journal
What might your friends say about you?
a. "She sees me through God's eyes."
b. "She makes me laugh so hard I pee my pants."
c. "When I feel bad, she cries too."
d. "I'm at home when I'm with her."
e. "She knows me better than I know myself."
What might you be overheard saying?
a. "How can I pray for you?"
b. "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
c. "You go, girl!"
d. "Can I borrow your bundt pan?"
e. "Now, the tornado in your dream means … "
If you were a children's book, what would your title be?
a. The Velveteen Rabbit
b. Cat in the Hat
c. The Giving Tree
d. Little House on the Prairie
e. The
Which famous person is most like you?
a. Beth Moore
b. Lucille Ball
c. Lady Di
d. Martha Stewart
e. Ann Landers
What's your motto?
a. It is well with my soul.
b. Laughter is the best medicine.
c. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
d. Home is where the heart is.
e. Those who seek will find.
TALLY YOUR ANSWERS. YOUR FRIENDSHIP STYLE IS BASED ON YOUR TWO HIGHEST SCORES.
a. Soul Sister. You're prayerful and faith-filled. You avoid coming off as "holier than thou" because you're transparent about your life. Friends come to you for spiritual guidance and prayer, knowing your concern for them is rooted in God's love. At times you may grow weary of always being the anchor in your circle of friends. They're blessed by your spirit of strength.
b. Playmate. You spark up any gathering with your witty comments and prankster personality. Because you're sensitive, it may be hard for you to trust others with deep feelings. The way you help others play is a gift. You truly understand laughter is the best medicine.
c. Midwife. Others feel comfortable coming to you when they need a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on. Patience and understanding come naturally to you. You're sentimental and sincere. At times you may feel depleted because you give so freely. You have the heart of a servant and nurture those in need.
d. Hostess. You know how to celebrate your friends and create new traditions with them. You have a gift for seeing how ordinary things can reflect spiritual realities. It can be easy for you to get stuck in high gear, unable to find some solitude. Friends appreciate your creativity, and often look to you to coordinate the next meaningful party.
e. Therapist. People cherish your perspective on life and love, and often come to you for advice. Friends may need to remind you of your tendency to overanalyze. Journaling, reading, and reflecting help strengthen your gifts of wisdom and intuition. Your friends benefit because you often know them better than they know themselves. —S.M. and C.M.
For those of you who have been in my house and have not seen the basement here are current pictures of what it looks like. Mike has spent many hours making baseboards, trim, and molding not to mention sheet rocking and mudding. Now that the basement is all done (as far as we are going to do) we are putting it on the market. Anyone interested in a really cute house?It was a dark and stormy night.... Well, actually it was just cold and windy. About 7:30, we were sitting around at home when Katie began to have regular contractions. So I proceeded to lose my mind just like I do when I try to pack for camping when everyone is ready and we want to get going NOW. Good thing Katie had already packed most of what we needed in a going-to-the-hospital bag. The only really important things I forgot were my contact solution and case. Julianne was home to watch Sarah, so we were off to the hospital.
We didn't do much walking in the halls since Katie was having contractions about 1-2 minutes apart, and they were getting progressively stronger. So we hung out in the triage room for a couple of hours, hoping to move along in the dilatation department, but without success. Katie had been at about a 4-5 for close to a week already, but no progress in the triage room. So they didn't admit us to the hospital, but set us up in a delivery room anyway. The nurse said that they were most likely not going to send us home, so we called Katie's parents in
7am rolled around, and our awesome nurse midwife, Lisa, came in and checked Katie and still found no further progress. So she called for the epidural in order to break Katie's water. (For the sake of those of you who do not like needles, I won't tell you about the five times that they had to stick my poor wife in the spine - one for a local anesthetic, two tries at getting the epidural in, another local anesthetic in another spot, and finally a good connection.) So as Katie is getting numbed up and shivering like crazy due to the anesthetic, Lisa prepared to break her water. Having done that, we didn't have to wait very long until we were at a 10 and ready to roll.
Katie did have to push more than twice - for those of you who heard Sarah's story. Katie recalls the pain of the IV in her hand to be more annoying than the pushing. I wasn't brave enough to watch Sarah be born; I just held Katie's hand and stayed at the head of the bed. This time however, I had to know if we were having a little buddy or another little princess. So here comes the head. You might mistake it for a soggy Shar-pei. Kinda looked like a fuzzy little brain making its way into the light. It was the next push that I was waiting for, though. Pop! It's a BOY! Woohoo! I have my very own frogs and snails and puppy-dog tails!
Since there wasn't a problem with miconium with Cory, they set him on Katie's chest RIGHT after he was born - still with the leash on and everything. Katie was obviously overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. And all I wanted to do was run down the hall and tell papa that he had a grandson! I got to cut the cord again, and they moved Cory over to the warming table to clean him up, at which time he proceeded to send a stream clear over the walls of the table and onto the floor. Oh, yeah, I thought, I'll have to be a little more careful where that thing is pointing when I change the diapers....
They only had to put a stitch or two in Katie (praise God) before she was able to feed my little buddy for the first time - which, by the way, he is quite the little expert at eating unlike his big sister was. (Praise God again.) So, to contrast the story of the lengthy stitching process and wheelchair escort to the recovery room that we had with Sarah, Katie finished feeding Cory, ate a big lunch, took a shower by herself (supervised by yours truly just in case of course), even did her hair and makeup before walking herself out to meet the excited company whose noses were pressed up against the nursery window. (Praise God, yet again.)
Well, those are the details of the birth of Cory Wayne. If I were to continue the story I guess it would be the details of the first few hours of my little buddy's life. So I won't go into how the nurses were amazed at the amount of gooey pooey that Cory let go not once but twice before he even made it to his first bath, or how he took his two shots like a champ - just a squawk with the first one, and not a flinch at the second one. My little toughie! You'll have to get those stories from Katie. So there you have it.
-the Happy Daddy
Sarah and I met at college at
My little brother moved to Huntington Beach, CA a few months ago. He moved in with a few really cool guys who are working on their music. I went to Cam's My Space page last night and I was really impressed with their music. Check it out!
Now that Amber has started SST I am always looking at shoes (on other people). At my dad's family reunion this summer my aunts always had cute shoes on. Here is a pair of my aunt Karrie's really adorable shoes. Have a wonderful Thursday!
We hope that you all had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. We had a good weekend. Zac & Ashley Woodhouse were married on Saturday. Congratulations! Sunday we went to a BBQ and had fun playing cards with Cory, Kim, and my parents. Monday we went out to the farm for a while and loaded more of my parents stuff to take to Lolo. Then we came home and were on our way to dinner with the Hunttings and well we got into a little accident. A little truck pulled out in front of us and we hit him. Pray for him, he was a little shook up. So today I am stuck at home without a vehicle and who knows how long it will be until we have our Tahoe back. We are all safe and no one was hurt. Sarah was a little shook up over the whole thing but she has done very well. I am going to go get checked sometime this week hopefully to make sure that lil' Glathar is alright but everything seems to be fine. I will keep you posted.
