I was enjoying my favorite shows on HGTV, and decided to check out Fox News for a moment to see if they were saying anything about the Casey Anthony Trial. The first title I saw was "Christians being killled, by Muslim rioters in Egypt." I decided to watch and see what was actually going on. At the bottom of the screen I happened to read the News Ticker and it said....
(paraphrased)
"First suicide jump from Dubai's tallest skyscraper....The man was in his 20s and was thought to have jumped from the 217 floor and landed on something around the 107th floor."
This bothered me a bit. When did it become news that someone decided to jump to their death. I guess I was more sickened by the thought that they went into further detail about what floor he jumped from, etc. I only watch Fox News, but wow I'm shocked that it becomes headline news when someone jumps from the tallest building in Dubai. We should be more concerned about this poor man and his family, rather than what floor he jumped from and where he landed!
I guess I need to keep up my daily routine of not watching the news, or only just checking up on the weather.
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
A friend suggested that I need to blog again, and I decided to take the time and share a little of what we have been up too. Besides jumping in and out of storm-cellars, which the last time we had 16 people plus a dog inside.( I will take a picture next time.) I've never been scared when I get inside but this time was different. It started hailing, and every time I've watched Storm Chasers it always hails before the house is blown away. So I thought this is it, and everybody is talking and visiting and our lively hood is about to get blown away. I started praying!!! Thank God, it was only hail and no damage done. But we are just about halfway into the storm season so I am still praying. Especially as I type this I am praying that today won't be the day we get blown away.
What a wonderful day we had yesterday at church! It is so awesome to know that 'Jesus Arose!' You would be surprised what my favorite song is right now, because it happens to be on the Veggie Tales Easter CD. Unfortunately I could not find it on YouTube but it's one of those songs that I can sing-a-long with and not worry about being out sung by a vegetable! :O) Here is another good song off the CD...
We finally got rid of the paci, and it just sort of happened over a period of time. I took his paci's and cut the end off. Even with the end cut off that child some how made it work, so I cut more off. And over a period of a few days he just forgot about it, and I threw them away!
Here are some pics I have taken over the past few weeks.
All boy, playing in the back of Poppa's truck! The only thing this picture doesn't show is the conversation he was having with us in his own language! We have not learned how to speak English yet, so we speak gibberish!
It is so crazy how he has changed in a matter of about three weeks!
Well farming has gotten busy, and Hoss and I are trying to keep ourselves entertained. I've almost finished my raised garden project, which will give Hoss and I something to play in outside! Here are a few snap shots of our lives the past few days.
First attempt at eating a chocolate chip cookie on his own!
He found the drawer under his crib and decided it was supposed to be used for climbing!
I seem to have a picky eater on my hands. If it's not a fruit or cheese we don't eat it. Luckily we found that he does like Spaghetti-O's. Can you tell from the pictures?
For the life of me I could not figure out why he was not drinking his milk. He always loved his milk in the mornings and before bed, but lately he turns his head. So I thought well maybe the milk is bad, but no such luck. Then I thought I'll just add a little chocolate and I know he will drink it then, but no such luck. Then the idea crossed my mind to see if he will drink milk from his bottle, and LUCK!! Now, how am I going to wean him to drinking milk from a sippy cup?? Any suggestions? For now we will stick to the bottle for our milk. I am learning that I am a little push over when it comes to weaning! Let's just say that I enjoy my sleep and I dread the day when we get rid of our paci!!! And that day needs to come real soon. Maybe in the second trimester when I am not so tired!! Prayers Needed for Hoss and I as we attempt to eradicate the paci! :O)
"MOM! What do you mean I have to get rid of my paci?"
"And are you telling me I am going to be a big brother? Too much"
I don't know if it is just the time of year or hormones, but I miss these people. You grow up thinking that you will always live close to your family, but it sometimes it does not work out that way. I am so jealous of friends who have both sets of parents and siblings who live just down the road or 20 minutes away. If you are that person, appreciate it and go see them every chance you get ! Don't get me wrong I love where I live, I just wish my family lived down the road! Ok, guess it is the hormones! :O)
But I will be planning a trip to see these GREAT people very soon!
I miss my brother-in-law too! Just didn't have a picture. Sorry Big Rob!
One thing that I don't miss is .......................
this nasty little creature that greeted us at our backdoor when we got home from church. If you notice by the pictures our porch was destroyed as I tried to sweep the nasty thing out so Adam could shoot it! Let's just say at one point I told Adam, " If this thing attacks me, I think I will die!"
Breaking into our porch has become a bad habit of this creature and all his little friends!
And the other thing that I don't miss is my hair! EASY, Mom-Do!
In the days that I have not written, some special things occurred. Adam had left for Honduras and I took a test. You can imagine the shock, but joy I felt when reading it was positive. I had to share it with somebody. So who has been my first call both times, " My sister!" I decided not to tell Adam until he got back from Honduras, because I knew he would worry and I didn't want to ruin his trip. So I kept it a secret, which is very hard for me to do. Adam finally got home late Friday night. I had already gone to bed and he came in and woke me up, and the first thing I said was "Guess What? We're having a baby!" He almost passed out. He then told me that he had had this feeling on the airplane ride home that I was going to tell him I was pregnant when he got home. Weird huh!!! Well, this was a shock to us both, because we had decided to wait until next year. We are super excited and can't wait to see if we will be adding another grandson to Jacee and Pop's overwhelming all boy clan or the first granddaughter! All I know is that I am so ready for 12 weeks to be over. You always forget the miserable times during your first pregnancy, because the good always out weighs the bad in the end. There is nothing like the feeling of being car sick all day long for three months!!
Excuse the TERRIBLE picture of me!
This past weekend Adam and I attended Family Life's Weekend to Remember Marriage getaway! I was very hesitant at first because I didn't know if I would enjoy sitting through speaker after speaker talking about marriage, but WHOA did it ever exceed my expectations. I learned that expectations are pre-determined failures, and that is exactly what I had done when thinking about this weekend. It was so encouraging to see hundreds of couples sitting all around praying and sharing their hearts with each other (during our project times). Adam and I plan on going back every year just for what we call a "MARRIAGE REVIVAL!" Don't we all need a revival in our lives, not only a spiritual revival but also a "MARRIAGE REVIVAL!" Thanks to good friends who suggested we go to this awesome weekend. I highly recommend any married couples to attend a Weekend to Remember near you. Here is a link for Weekend to Remember. If you are considering going, check out their facebook page and become a fan because they advertise ways that you can get 50% off the registration fee. That's the only way we could go, we used a 50% off coupon!
Until Next Time,
Averie
PS. Ross finally got a top tooth, but could care less about walking!
