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Monday, 14 September 2009

  •  This past summer has been so very busy.  Is there anybody out there still interested in what's going on with us?  Ali has been home since April awaiting the birth of her first child.  Sophia is due to arrive within the next 4 weeks.  We have spent the summer preparing for her arrival.  Lee is deployed somewhere overseas and will probably be back sometime soon.  Billy spent the summer here at home helping me with the littles.  What a blessing it was to have him here.  He is now in school at the community college working on his degree in business and marketing.  Elijah was diagnosed with autism and the doctor recommended we enroll him in school.  He and Matthew both are going to a charter school that specializes in special needs.  Both are doing very well and enjoying going every day.  There are only 5 kids in their kindergarten class.  Their teacher is very committed to their success.

    Jonmark is a handful.  He doesn't sleep much which means we don't either.  With the big boys in school, I have more time to work with Ninamarie and we are having alot of fun doing crafts together and such. 

    Ali will be going back to San Diego soon after Sophia is born and I will miss her much.  Thank goodness we have technologies that allow us to stay connected.....

    Here are some pics that have been taken over the summer months.  The kids have grown so much.....20090905_68 Being home has allowed Ali to connect with the littles in a way that she hadn't before.  She and Ninamarie are so very close now.  Jonny calls her "Sally" and rubs her tummy alot....

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    20090615_165 Elijah is still as elusive as ever but school is helping him to connect with people a bit better....20090905_27 Ninamarie is mostly always happy and trying to please.20090615_190  Bubba 1

    20090615_168 and Matthew and Billy just get more and more handsome.....Matthew of course is the story teller and loves going to school to see his new friends.

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    So here they all are.  Growing, learning, living life.....

    I hope you all enjoy the pictures and hopefully it won't be too long before I post some more.

     

     

     

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

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    Startin' Fires
    By Blake Shelton
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    God revealed.....

    Earlier today, Ninamarie got a few splinters in her fingers. I tried to get them out but with my eyesight not so good and Ninamarie squirming and crying so much, I couldn't get them all out. I bandaged over them to keep her from hurting them anymore and we waited for her daddy to come home.

    I was awestruck watching my daughter stand perfectly still, though screaming very loudly, while her daddy dug the splinters out of her fingers. It hurt so very much and yet, she trusted him completely to make it better.

    I started to think about how we need to be like that with God. We need to trust Him completely, kicking and screaming, knowing it will hurt, but trust Him and allow Him to do what needs to be done to us and for us in order for us to be better.

    I want to trust in my Daddy like Ninamarie trusts hers.

Friday, 13 February 2009

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    Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: Recipes for Trouble
    By Maggie & Ferocious Beast
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    I am so blessed that you have missed me and think of us often.  I sure do appreciate the prayers.

    I am still homeschooling the boys and they are doing so very well.   I'm using the weaver curriculum from Alpha and Omega.  It is very easy for me to teach from and the boys catch on fairly quickly and enjoy learning.  Elijah especially enjoys doing his letters.  I am teaching them that writing is a form of drawing and expression.  They love to draw so have caught on to that concept really well.

    Matt is already reading simple words on his own.  Sounding out all the letters and then saying the word.  It's very impressive to me how he does this.  He asks lots of questions about all sorts of things and is very interested in just learning about everything.

    Tomorrow will be an exciting day.  Billy is going to take all the littles to the zoo and give Joe and I some time to get some errands done or do nothing at all, he said.  I was very blessed when he offered this.  He is a good man, son, brother, father. 

    Joe took this picture of my peace rose last fall.  I can't wait for them to bloom again in the spring.  It's so beautiful. 

    Love you all much, Kate

Thursday, 12 February 2009

  • It has been so long

    It has been such a very long time since I blogged.  If anybody is still wondering how we are doing, here is a brief update.  My sister, the travelling nurse, decided to travel out this way last October.  After being here for a few weeks she decided that she wanted to stay!!!!  She landed a permanent job in the ICU of the University Medical Center.  We are having so much fun together.  Shortly after the first of the year, her son and his family followed her.  It is so wonderful having some of my family here.  The children love their aunt and cousins.

    The kids continue to grow very quickly.  Ninamarie will be 4 next week.  Elijah and Matthew will turn 5 and 6 shortly after.  Jonmark is the most active little boy I have ever met.  He climbs everything!!!! and received his first stitches from falling last week.  He hit his head when he fell off the roof of their play house.  Thankfully, he didn't do to much damage to his head.

    We are going through kindergarden with both the older boys right now and they are enjoying it.  Elijah is picking up the concepts very quickly and Matthew is already starting to read simple words on his own. 

    Sadly, Billy and Leanna have decided to get divorced after only 2 years of marriage.  However, both are totally committed to parenting their Travis together.  Bill is there to put him to bed with Leanna every night, missing only when he was in bed with the flu.  I get to see the baby every few weeks or so.  Leanna is still part of our family and we include her in all our family get togethers.

    Ali and Lee are still in San Diego.  She is expecting their first child in the fall.  Lee will be leaving for Spain mid-March and will return just in time for the baby's arrival.  They could use your prayers concerning the pregnancy and their separation.  Joe and I will be taking the kids to visit her at the end of March to celebrate her 21st birthday. 

    That's about it.  My days are busy with the children so not much time to be on the computer.  I will try to post some pictures soon.

    I think of you all and read your blogs via the digest when I check my e-mail.  It is always a blessing to me to know how you all are doing.  much love and blessings to you all, Kate

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    • Name: Kate
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    • Birthday: 1/22/1962
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  • I am a sahw/m with 6 children, 4 still at home. We adopted our 4 youngest through foster care. We have one grandson born 9/14/2007. My dh, Joe, is the most wonderful man in my world. I love to do scrapbooking, sewing, and other crafts. I enjoy taking care of my home and family. I am a Christian and my family attends a family fellowship. We homeschool and enjoy spending time with our extended family and friends.

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