Happy 4th of July week!

What is everyone doing for the 4th? We're going to just hang out at home I think. Not much. With J in AZ still, we're just being mellow. We already watched fireworks last week. I'll have to see if there are any other fireworks we could watch.

This last week we had a lot of appointments. But this week, nothing. No gymnastics, no doctor's appointments, nothing! Just hanging out with my little F. :)

Yahoo!!!!!! Great news!

My dad is at home! He had a partial blockage, and the cleaned that up and put a stint in. My poor mom is so releaved. She tried her best to be strong. But she was so scared. I'm proud of her. She was so strong.

The doctor said dad is so strong they can still go to San Diego next week. Wahoo! J will be happy. She's been looking forward to this so much.

I've also got all of the paper work going for my application for NNU. I hope to hear back from them soon. :) If I get in this "cohort", or session, I'll start July 23rd. I thought I'd have to wait longer. Pretty neat!

Major happenings!

1st of all, my dad collapsed on Friday, scaring us all to death! They did some tests and found out he is anemic. They're not for sure why his iron is so low. They wanted to wait and run more tests this week, so they did a stress test on him Saturday to see if he could go home. He failed. There were some anomolies on his EKG. So he's had to sit at the hospital all weekend. Something he doesn't do well. He is always moving. Today they are going to cath on his heart to see if there is a blockage, and repair if need be. Then, if all goes well, he can go home tomorrow. Please keep him in your prayers. J was pretty shook up over all of this. But she is able to visit her Papa and play Uno with him.

On the home front, F is 6 today! Where did the time go? Seems like she was just a new born baby in my arms. Now she is a Monkey! Oh, right now she is playing a cat. :-) We just put a cake in the oven, and later we're going to go see Evan Almighty. It looks like a great movie, and clean enough for kids.

I've decided to go for my Master's degree. I'm leaning towards the online program at NNU in Reading. I was thinking about University of Phoenix, but they aren't the best school, and really crunch the classes into a small space of time. I think NNU will do that too, but they are much more prestigous, and care about their students more than UofP. I think they'll cost about the same too, so that is a no brainer! :)

Swim, swim, swim!

Man! It has been so hot here lately. The last two days, Joe, F and I have gone swimming at our subdivision's pool. It sure has been nice. And F is enjoying having her parents to herself. We've gone to the zoo, gone shopping at ToysRUs and shopped for shoes! :-) F and I got matching shoes. When we get J, we'll have to get her a matching pair too.

Joe is busy putting a super charger in his Mustang. He's having a ball. He loves working with that car. It is a great hobby for him. Just don't tell him I said so. hehe!

I've been busy looking up Master's programs on line. I really want to get my Master's on line, not at a school. We are kind of out far away from any of the colleges here. So it would mean driving far to get to a school, and I don't really want the hassle of finding parking, worrying about my safety, etc. I'd rather just stay home and take my classes. :-) I'm kind of a home body that way. I'm going to check into The University of Phoenix. I think I'm going to get my degree in Early Childhood Education. That way someday I can teach Preschool. I miss preschool.

F has a gymnastics meet on Sat. I'll be sure to post about that!

I miss J!

I miss J! She's in Phoenix with my mom. Actually right now she is hanging out wtih my neice at her house. And having a ball, I bet! I tried to talk to her last night and she was giggling so much she couldn't talk! My mom had four of my neices at her house. Ages 9,8,3, and 1 years old. What a great time they all had! They swam, had dinner, and giggled and giggled. :-)

My house is sooooooooooo quiet! F is upstairs playing with her bff. I'm trying to keep her busy while her sister is gone. We went to the zoo today, and then to Carl's Jr. for lunch.

My Amazing Dad!

I love this day! What a great holiday. A day to honor our daddies and let them know how special they are.

My dad is the best dad. Before he met my mom, he had his three kids raised. He met my mom and she had recently been divorced. She had five kids from the ages of 13 down to 2. He didn't even think twice about marrying all of us! He is such a great dad. He even married my mom after my little sister, who recently learned to write her name, carved it with a rock into the side of dad's Audi! YIKES! What a guy!

My dad would do anything for us. He loves us all so much. And it is so awesome to see the joy he gets from his grandchildren. He just loves them all to pieces! He even changes diapers! And he is so good at getting on their level and playing with them, while caring for them.

But best of all is he loves my mom so much. She didn't have a very good first marriage. And he's taken such good care of her all these years. And she's been very sick a few times. He is by far the best father in the world! I love you Dad!

Visit with my mom

My mom has been in town for a few days. She is going to leave with J on Tuesday. She'll have her for two weeks. F is going to be soooooooooooo lonely! We'll have to make sure we make a lot of play dates.

While my mom was here we painted my livingroom. I'll have to take a picture and post it. Maybe I'll finish the downstairs in the next two weeks while J is gone. If not, that is a goal this summer. My mom painted the arched division between our livingroom, and familyroom blue, and I painted the rest of the livingroom a spring green. It is more yellow than I thought it would be, but it is pretty. I'm not sure Joe likes it.

I'll keep you posted on how F and I do without J here.

A very sad day!

Today Billy Graham's beloved wife died. She had been sick for some time. And recently she had been treated for pneumonia. She was 87 years old, and her family was with her when she went to meet the Lord. She was a precious woman and a big part of Billy Graham's evangelism. Our thoughts and prayers are with Billy and his family.

Yeah! Antibiotics!

My cold turned into Bronchitis. After dodging bronchitis all winter after getting many colds, I'm surprised that I got bronchitis now. Oh well. I should be doing much better by tomorrow at this time. I tried to catch it early this time. In the past I've been bad and not gone in until I've had it for a month or more.

The girls are doing great! They had so much fun playing today. They ate lunch outside together. It was so cute! I hope that Faith will do okay when Jamie is with Grammy in Phoenix.

Summer vacation 2007, so far!

So far summer vacation for our family has meant swimming, playing, swimming, and playing! The girls, who get along famously, have mostly played here at home with their dolls. Too cute! They've only been to a neighbor's house once so far. I just love to watch them play together. The get along so well.

We've been swimming at two friends' houses who have pools. It has been a blast. We haven't been to our subdivision pool yet. A bunch of kids got sick after swimming there. Then after the pool company "took care of it" some more kids got sick. So we have a new pool company. I'm giving them another week to make sure it is under control. Then we'll go swimming in our own pool.

I unfortunately got a cold right after school let out. And it has settled in my lungs. If it isn't gone by Friday, I'm going to see my doctor. I have a tendency to get bronchitis. Bummer!

School's Out For Summer!

I can't believe it! We've been counting down for so long, and here it is! Wahoo!

J is going to keep up with her piano lessons. F is going to do gynmastics for June and August. We're skipping July since we'll be very busy that month. We are going to the zoo, and swimming at friends' pools and out subdivision pool.

I am going to organize and paint the inside of our house. It is still builders off white, and needs some color. And I have some books that I want to read. I hope you all have a great summer. :)

Jamie's Birthday fun!

My little baby, Jamie, is 8! Where did the time go? She's so beautiful and smart and caring. She goes out of her way to make people happy, well, mabye not her sister. But she still loves her.

Jamie had two of her bestest friends over and they did nails, movies, pizza, dirt cups and cake. It was a load of fun. The girls all got pedicure sets for gift bags.

Jamie got an American Girls doll from her dad and me. She got Kit. She loves her. Now she wants all of the little things that go with her. And daddy is willing to start her out on that track. He's so cute with her. She just might get the bed for Christmas. :)