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Hey You Guys!  (Do you remember this from Electric Company on public television when you were little?  in the seventies?  Yeah, me neither.  Ha!) Did you know Blogger has given us lots of new fonts to play with?  Well..go on..check it out!  I'll be here when you get back.  I had no idea! : )

I've been busy-I played around with a background for our trip-it's been soooo long since I've changed, so I was feeling less spring-y and more summer-y.  Besides isn't red/white/blue perfect for DC?  I'm kinda theme-y!

I also took two little babies (well, it still seems like they are!) kids to the doctor again.  Ear infections strike again. : (  Ethan has one (his ear with the tube is fine), and Mary Claire has two.  Guess what they do when you've had an ear infection (unhealed) for a extraordinary amount of time (seven weeks?).  They give you two Rocephin shots (one on each hip) and TWO oral antibiotics-YES, all at once.  Yes, all three for her.  When you have a bulging ear drum, have diabetes, and are headed on vacation, they finally pull out all the stops.

We go back for a recheck (yes, of course they want rechecks and copays!) to see if her left ear is better.  If not, another round of shots, and another check after vacation.  Bless her heart.  The things she tolerates.  I think I'll go ahead and schedule more p.e. tubes (pressure equalizing = ear gunk drainage) for her.  I hate to do it so late-she's nine for goodness sakes!  But, I need her to have functioning ear drums in school and as an adult.

I've also been busy making chair cushion covers for my kitchen chairs!  Do you remember that new table I got?  I had lime/chocolate zebra cushions, but now they are too loud (when were they not?!), so I have toned it down.  They are now ivory/cocoa zebra...I just can't change overnight. ; )

Here is a picture of the table/cushions:

Yes, it's late here, and I didn't realize how dark it was!  And, yes, Mary Claire came out (at 11pm!) to see what I was doing. ; )

And, I am hosting Bunco for my group at my house tomorrow night.  I'm excited to have my friends over-they are wonderful and so funny!  I am thinking since I don't have a plan y-e-t for dinner, I'll make the BBQ Pork, and some delish desserts and sangria or something new! : )  That's a great reason to have friends over..all the new recipes!  They are marvelous guinea pigs ; )

I am getting geared up for VaCaTiOn! : )  Let the packing begin (since the kids start VBS tomorrow!)  Who is more excited and who is more nervous?

If you have extra prayer time, PLEASE pray for Laura's super sweet Sophie-she's had colon trouble: Crohn's and pancolitis (entire colon) sooo bad, and some of her colon came out, she's back in the hospital, and now...more tests ; ( ...so PRAY!)

Love you guys! 

Sometimes We Hear

Sissy came home early from school again today, so we made a little visit to our doctor again-it was seriously getting to be a problem!
She's just fine-that ear infection (I think he called it "junk in her ear") is still hanging around.  I wanted a new antibiotic, and he gave me a prescription, but thinks the first one might be working..to give it a couple more days.  I told him it was getting old that she kept having a fever at school and having to come home, so he wrote a note that she was checked and fine to stay at school.  That might get me one day!  I've got copies to make and stuff to do.  I love my kids, but I have a crazy schedule to keep!
My friend Danielle came over to help with the Hoedown tickets-I think we bagged about 3500-4000.  I know whole one roll was 2000, one was about 1000, and we started another-maybe another 1000?  We were fast!  (even though we had Fairy chatter and recipes from a non-sick child!) (and two boys who were precious and played sooo well together!)
After our doctor's appointment, Mary Claire had dance.  She's been leaning on me to let her quit ballet, and only stay in jazz (or take tap).  I've never been fond of the idea, since we joined there so she could take ballet with her friend!  (and me and her mom get to TaLk!!)  So, in the van she tells me she's "not trying to break up my friendship!" hahaha!  She is getting so much more personality-it cracks me up! : )  Then she asks if I'm going to cry. (ha!-it takes SO much more!)  So, since it's costume deposit time for spring recital, I decide it's as good a time as any to face facts.  I went ahead and dropped her from ballet (BiG sad face), and she's trying tap next week.  I've got to get her some tap shoes between now and then.  Tap isn't really something you can do without the shoes! : )
I got the best news in a long time today: my wonderful friend is pregnant!  I'm really so, so, so happy for her-she needs this!  She was starting to worry, and was losing faith, and said she wanted to quit trying (No!), so praise the Lord!  Pray that it is healthy, and will see sunny days with its family.  God is good.  Now we are working on me.. heehee : )


Here is an amazing song that stuck a chord with me-Waiting Room by Jonny Diaz-it is so my life.  I'm still in the waiting room, and God has given me a No, but I'm still waiting for the miracle that is a Yes. (and I'll praise Him in the No's!)

Hope you have an amazing Friday! Hugs sweet friends! : )