The beginning of last week was cold. I mean bitter cold! So I thought Lord can it please snow just to warm it up?
So we have had some, wait, guess.... yes snow! Just when I think I have finished shoveling and go to sleep then I wake up to find more snow. At first it was that nice fluffy snow that is light and easy to shovel. By this weekend it had turned to the wet heavy snow. I had to laugh in my head and tell myself that, I asked for snow. I just didn't tell God what kind I wanted. LOL I am sure He has a great sense of humor. As I am breaking my back, shoveling.
Our neighbor was out at the same time and I let her know she would want to move her car, that was on the street in front of her house soon. As the snow plow comes down the street I tell her, that is reason # 1, reason #2? the city ticket you can get. Anyway we had to dig out her wheels so she could get it out and park across the street, at the church parking lot that is cleared quite a bit. Then we both head back to shoveling. As we turn and look behind us and think, "Didn't I just do that part?" Because it was still snowing. Oh joy!
By the end of the weekend we had had about 6 inches. I am determined to get a snow blower this year. Hopefully they aren't all gone yet. Knowing my luck this year, they are. Or I will fall and break a leg before I can get to one. (see my Dec 2008 posting with snow pictures and tell me "DUH should have gotten one last year!" Would have paid for itself that night alone.)
The city came through and decided to "help" by plowing our little round about thing in front of our house. But instead of keeping close to the homes and pushing snow to the island they stayed close to the island and pushed the snow to our driveways. So we (I started and finally asked a couple neighbors to help) had to shovel the ends of the driveways that now had 2 feet of snow in front of them and the entrances to the round about. It took 1 1/2 hr to get it cleared so we could get our cars in and out of the round about and the driveway! So glad we did it last night though when it was still slushy. It froze last night after we were done. It all would have been hard as rock! Thank you neighbors!!!
The kids enjoyed the fact that I did not shovel the one side of the driveway the other night because the snow was so heavy and we have loaned our car to a friend so don't have one parked on that side.The kids realized that they could slide down the driveway and end up at that small hill of snow at the end to stop. Tanner got a Star Wars sled thing for his birthday last year and they use that. Going down, at first, on their stomach. To which Tanner exclaimed, "I feel like a penguin!" LOL Then they thought they would try standing on it like a snow board. Thank goodness they didn't break anything! They have been going over to the church across the street that has a couple small hills and sledding there. Although they went to the one on the far side of the church where they couldn't hear me call them home. So this driveway idea was great!
So for now the driveway (on the one side) is clear. The sidewalks are clear. And as far as I know, no snow for a small while anyway. ; ) It's only the beginning of the winter season though.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
20/20 Hindsight Blessings
The Lord in all His greatness, always knows! He will give us what we need, when and where we need it.
Luke put off signing paperwork for his VA benefits for quite some time. He was a little scared about what that might mean with his military career. Things are finally done and gone through, with 80%. We are working on finishing and getting 100%.
However, with this came a huge check that was backdated to Feb when he did turn in the paperwork. We paid for a few things and then put the rest into the bank.
At the beginning of the month weather went from nice warm to cold in just a day. I turned on the heat that night. It did that smell that it does the first couple times you turn it on (or at least for mine.) That night... the smoke detectors went off... at midnight! We looked through the house, nothing. The basement detector is a carbon monoxide detector too. It talks and tells you which one. Which it was saying fire. Walked and looked around the house outside and still finding nothing.We tried to turn them off, tried to reset them, but it wouldn't work. The kids even woke up! (which is another story) So a call to 911 and out to the van with kids to watch a movie, and keep them warm. Fire department came, walked through the house, and found nothing. The smoke detectors reset themselves while they were in there. They ask when I had changed them last. Thought it hadn't been that long, but I was planning on changing the batteries that weekend (conference weekend). Needless to say we changed them the next day! LOL
So the next morning the heat is not kicking on. I turn it on and it sounds like it starts to turn on and then it cuts right back off. Time to call the furnace-air conditioning-plumber guys. (Who evidently fixed my air conditioning this summer, at about 11 pm- no joke, thank goodness!) Anyway, they come and we found a screw in the fan -computer part that tells it to turn on. It had bent a piece and it was going to have to be replaced. Now for you out there that don't know, this little fan-computer, maybe about the size of a cantaloupe, cost $1100!!! And the big fan that pumps your air through needed to be cleaned too. So not a cheap fix but thank goodness we have the money. Then they start talking and explain that we are half way to a full new and better (because our home builder of course put in the cheapest they could, even in yes, the model home.) So we have the money and opt to go full new with 5 year warranty, rather than spend more and more money later to keep fixing it.
Then last week (yes it just keeps coming as my last post talks about- LOL) I went down to the basement into food storage, to get some tuna for lunch. I found water flooding my food storage area. I called some wonderful girlfriends and neighbors came and help me clean it out. (It hasn't happened in awhile.) And time to call the guys again. They can't come out until the next day, but asked questions and had me try a couple things. Sprinklers get turned off and drained and turn off water into the house. I call the city to see if I have the water turned off, if it will cost me. For those who want to know, no cost to turn off or back on, but they say it usually takes 3-4 days. I tell her my basement is trying to flood. She calls the city workers as an emergency and they came out a little while later. They check their end, no such luck it being the city's side, dang it! They tell me to call first thing in the morning if I want them to turn it off.
Coming into the house is the main water line and the sprinkler line. Around the holes where those are coming in, is where the water is coming into the house. So I turn off the water connection inside the house. At the same time I know I have a leaking hose faucet. We left the hose on last winter, don't recommend doing that. By that night a few hours later the water coming into the basement had gone down to a small trickle on the sprinkler side. So pretty sure its the sprinklers.
I called the furnace-air conditioning-plumber guys, I tell them I still need them to come fix the hose faucet, but that I am pretty sure the other is just the sprinklers. No problem right... wrong! Later that night I am in the basement working on pillows for Tanner's class. He says, "Mom it's leaking here." "No it's not." "Yes, I felt it on my shoulder right here." So I look and sure enough... water leaking down. Not a lot but UUUGGG! It seems to be coming from the kitchen water line. So I head upstairs and look under the sink. There's no water under sink, so in the 6 inches between the floor of sink and the basement floor is where it's at.
So the guy comes out and checks out the hose faucet, fixes that. (Got the lifetime warranty one. Cost more but as long as we take off hose in winter...) The leak under the sink for right now is an easy one, as he just tightened the connectors. (Had someone fix it with Home depot plastic parts, while Luke was in Iraq.) They will need to be replaced at some point.
OK, so leakage taken care of for now. Will have to do sprinklers in spring before we turn them back on.
Then comes the blessings, other than we had the money to do all this. When I called to let them know I needed plumbing help, the guy tells me it was a good thing that we got a new furnace. It had 3 holes in it (somewhere I don't remember) and something else wrong with it. He told me, "You all would have been dead by spring." I said, "Dead as in furnace dead or dead as in blow my house up?" He says, "No as in carbon monoxide poisoning. The silent killer."
... WOW. Thank you Lord! So many blessings from little ones to big ones. Who says God isn't working miracles today? Everyday from my little babies who give me hugs and tell me they love me, to making me hungry for tuna so I would walk down to the basement, to having the money to get a new furnace that we otherwise would most likely have killed us.
He KNOWS what we need and will give it to us when and where we need it. Even when we don't think it is what or when we need it.
Luke put off signing paperwork for his VA benefits for quite some time. He was a little scared about what that might mean with his military career. Things are finally done and gone through, with 80%. We are working on finishing and getting 100%.
However, with this came a huge check that was backdated to Feb when he did turn in the paperwork. We paid for a few things and then put the rest into the bank.
At the beginning of the month weather went from nice warm to cold in just a day. I turned on the heat that night. It did that smell that it does the first couple times you turn it on (or at least for mine.) That night... the smoke detectors went off... at midnight! We looked through the house, nothing. The basement detector is a carbon monoxide detector too. It talks and tells you which one. Which it was saying fire. Walked and looked around the house outside and still finding nothing.We tried to turn them off, tried to reset them, but it wouldn't work. The kids even woke up! (which is another story) So a call to 911 and out to the van with kids to watch a movie, and keep them warm. Fire department came, walked through the house, and found nothing. The smoke detectors reset themselves while they were in there. They ask when I had changed them last. Thought it hadn't been that long, but I was planning on changing the batteries that weekend (conference weekend). Needless to say we changed them the next day! LOL
So the next morning the heat is not kicking on. I turn it on and it sounds like it starts to turn on and then it cuts right back off. Time to call the furnace-air conditioning-plumber guys. (Who evidently fixed my air conditioning this summer, at about 11 pm- no joke, thank goodness!) Anyway, they come and we found a screw in the fan -computer part that tells it to turn on. It had bent a piece and it was going to have to be replaced. Now for you out there that don't know, this little fan-computer, maybe about the size of a cantaloupe, cost $1100!!! And the big fan that pumps your air through needed to be cleaned too. So not a cheap fix but thank goodness we have the money. Then they start talking and explain that we are half way to a full new and better (because our home builder of course put in the cheapest they could, even in yes, the model home.) So we have the money and opt to go full new with 5 year warranty, rather than spend more and more money later to keep fixing it.
Then last week (yes it just keeps coming as my last post talks about- LOL) I went down to the basement into food storage, to get some tuna for lunch. I found water flooding my food storage area. I called some wonderful girlfriends and neighbors came and help me clean it out. (It hasn't happened in awhile.) And time to call the guys again. They can't come out until the next day, but asked questions and had me try a couple things. Sprinklers get turned off and drained and turn off water into the house. I call the city to see if I have the water turned off, if it will cost me. For those who want to know, no cost to turn off or back on, but they say it usually takes 3-4 days. I tell her my basement is trying to flood. She calls the city workers as an emergency and they came out a little while later. They check their end, no such luck it being the city's side, dang it! They tell me to call first thing in the morning if I want them to turn it off.
Coming into the house is the main water line and the sprinkler line. Around the holes where those are coming in, is where the water is coming into the house. So I turn off the water connection inside the house. At the same time I know I have a leaking hose faucet. We left the hose on last winter, don't recommend doing that. By that night a few hours later the water coming into the basement had gone down to a small trickle on the sprinkler side. So pretty sure its the sprinklers.
I called the furnace-air conditioning-plumber guys, I tell them I still need them to come fix the hose faucet, but that I am pretty sure the other is just the sprinklers. No problem right... wrong! Later that night I am in the basement working on pillows for Tanner's class. He says, "Mom it's leaking here." "No it's not." "Yes, I felt it on my shoulder right here." So I look and sure enough... water leaking down. Not a lot but UUUGGG! It seems to be coming from the kitchen water line. So I head upstairs and look under the sink. There's no water under sink, so in the 6 inches between the floor of sink and the basement floor is where it's at.
So the guy comes out and checks out the hose faucet, fixes that. (Got the lifetime warranty one. Cost more but as long as we take off hose in winter...) The leak under the sink for right now is an easy one, as he just tightened the connectors. (Had someone fix it with Home depot plastic parts, while Luke was in Iraq.) They will need to be replaced at some point.
OK, so leakage taken care of for now. Will have to do sprinklers in spring before we turn them back on.
Then comes the blessings, other than we had the money to do all this. When I called to let them know I needed plumbing help, the guy tells me it was a good thing that we got a new furnace. It had 3 holes in it (somewhere I don't remember) and something else wrong with it. He told me, "You all would have been dead by spring." I said, "Dead as in furnace dead or dead as in blow my house up?" He says, "No as in carbon monoxide poisoning. The silent killer."
... WOW. Thank you Lord! So many blessings from little ones to big ones. Who says God isn't working miracles today? Everyday from my little babies who give me hugs and tell me they love me, to making me hungry for tuna so I would walk down to the basement, to having the money to get a new furnace that we otherwise would most likely have killed us.
He KNOWS what we need and will give it to us when and where we need it. Even when we don't think it is what or when we need it.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Blessed
I know that we hear "God won't give you more than you can handle" Some times I think I don't agree with Him, but since He gets the last word.. I have been trying to roll with the punches. (Some times screaming.)
I have been looking at this year. A lot of rough times. I thought near the first of the year (see previous entry) that I had had my big 3 things and was done. Boy was I wrong!! It just keeps going. As my sister says "Who says it can't be multiplies of 3's" Thanks a lot Margo! LOL
But at the same time I have been so very blessed. I have found strength in my parents, the sister, my wonderful neighbors, my dear friends, and extended family. I will firmly stay in my little world that says that my Great Aunt Adrienne (and she is great too) lives here in Utah for the sole purpose of helping me in my crazy life right now.
I have found that although I have been in 3 accidents, (Car, motorcyle, and fall down full flight of stairs) that I have not broken anything, and that although I get the joy of doing PT (some call it Physical Therapy, I call it Personal Torture and yet we keep going back!) I am not seriously injured.
My children have been healthy. Torben had a nasty virus last week that scared me a little with fevers over 104, but he's fine now. But with it, I received a blessing that blessed me with patience. I think the Lord knew I was on that breaking point and that for my kids sake as well as my sanity, I needed some help in the patience department. Not get trials to build it, but just given to me for awhile. I would love it if it would stay forever, but I am betting it's only for a short time period. LOL
I still have a roof over my head, food on the table, health insurance because heaven knows we have needed it this year! LOL (Heck just the last 2 major things for me has been more than $35,000. And I had the sun in my eyes and a horrible view on that life flight ride! OOHHH BUT I was in the news!! LOL) And a pay check coming in regardless that Luke has only worked about 2 hrs since June 1st. Thank you military! (There are some benefits even though we qualify for that WIC I am so ever grateful for.)
I have found that I may have more health issues with my heart than we knew before, but it is something that can be easily taken care of with medicine if we caught it in time before it did damage.
I have tried to find the humor in each. If you can't tell. Because if you don't laugh you will just cry, and I firmly believe that I would much rather laugh than cry. Crying just messes up the makeup and laughter is better for your health!
And I have found I have a strong strength that I thought I had. Got to love the 20/20 hindsight and see that God was so right all along! The refiners fire isn't fun while in the middle of it but afterwards, you are stronger and shine so much more!
I have been looking at this year. A lot of rough times. I thought near the first of the year (see previous entry) that I had had my big 3 things and was done. Boy was I wrong!! It just keeps going. As my sister says "Who says it can't be multiplies of 3's" Thanks a lot Margo! LOL
But at the same time I have been so very blessed. I have found strength in my parents, the sister, my wonderful neighbors, my dear friends, and extended family. I will firmly stay in my little world that says that my Great Aunt Adrienne (and she is great too) lives here in Utah for the sole purpose of helping me in my crazy life right now.
I have found that although I have been in 3 accidents, (Car, motorcyle, and fall down full flight of stairs) that I have not broken anything, and that although I get the joy of doing PT (some call it Physical Therapy, I call it Personal Torture and yet we keep going back!) I am not seriously injured.
My children have been healthy. Torben had a nasty virus last week that scared me a little with fevers over 104, but he's fine now. But with it, I received a blessing that blessed me with patience. I think the Lord knew I was on that breaking point and that for my kids sake as well as my sanity, I needed some help in the patience department. Not get trials to build it, but just given to me for awhile. I would love it if it would stay forever, but I am betting it's only for a short time period. LOL
I still have a roof over my head, food on the table, health insurance because heaven knows we have needed it this year! LOL (Heck just the last 2 major things for me has been more than $35,000. And I had the sun in my eyes and a horrible view on that life flight ride! OOHHH BUT I was in the news!! LOL) And a pay check coming in regardless that Luke has only worked about 2 hrs since June 1st. Thank you military! (There are some benefits even though we qualify for that WIC I am so ever grateful for.)
I have found that I may have more health issues with my heart than we knew before, but it is something that can be easily taken care of with medicine if we caught it in time before it did damage.
I have tried to find the humor in each. If you can't tell. Because if you don't laugh you will just cry, and I firmly believe that I would much rather laugh than cry. Crying just messes up the makeup and laughter is better for your health!
And I have found I have a strong strength that I thought I had. Got to love the 20/20 hindsight and see that God was so right all along! The refiners fire isn't fun while in the middle of it but afterwards, you are stronger and shine so much more!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
3rd major thing this year, I'm done!
So I had my car accident in Jan, and then my cousin just a couple weeks ago. That was 1 and 2. So a week ago Sat I woke up in pain that was awful!! My upper left side of my abdomen. My friend Helen took me to the ER.
I have been having this pain on and off since after my gall bladder surgery when I was pregnant with Torben. I had it out right after Thanksgiving. I went back to surgeon and told him about it. He said if I still had pain after Torben to come back. He figured it was the baby crowding stuff. I just never went back. Silly me.
So at the ER I am thinking maybe I have something kinked or twisted and blocked. They did blood, urine, and CT scan. All normal. But the surgeon was on call and told the ER dr to have me call his office on Monday and make appt. I go with lortab. My friend that weekend! (And this weekend and week too) I am not one to usually go through all my pain meds for things like this. I have left over that I am saving for when we are all using our food storage in the dark ages and I need meds! MINE ALL MINE!!! Unless you want to trade for something that I want or need more. : )
By Sun night it has moved from upper left to lower left to all over to lower right. Luke says, I think it's your appendix. I say, it's probably just a cyst that has burst or leaked. I've had that before.
He says do you want to go in? (which means, he knew I was in a lot of pain and offered to take me in. BIG deal if you know he HATES to go to ER- partly the reason my friend took me sat am.)
I don't want to go and just get sent home because it's a cyst rupture that they can't do anything but give me lortab, which I already have. So I don't go in.
Monday I call wanting an appt that day, I am still in a lot of pain,not happening, dr not in on Mon. So Tues morning I go. Luke drives, as I am on Lortab still.
He says well where does it hurt.
me: All over
him: Point with one finger
me; (point to all over)
him:no just one finger, one spot.
me; well toss up between upper left and lower right.
He pushes and prods and makes it hurt worse. Then says he thinks it's my appendix. On the CT it looks on the bigger side of normal but normal. So it's off the the hospital (next door) for another CT. Luke takes boys to eat lunch. Asks if I want him to bring me anything. Nope, not feeling well and if it's my appendix, they don't want me to eat anything anyway, surgery and all.
Well it was my appendix. So a phone call to Luke to figure out kids and I am off to surgery. Nurse asks if I have any more questions or concerns after doing all the presurgery stuff. Yeah can I go home and not do this? She says sure but you will just be back her ein more pain later. Great! (Or dead) Now I am a week after and not hurting on the lower right but still hurting upper left.
I am thinking that is 3 HUGE things and things tend to come in 3's. So maybe I am done with big things for awhile. I hope! We'll see what dr says nexxt week.
I have been having this pain on and off since after my gall bladder surgery when I was pregnant with Torben. I had it out right after Thanksgiving. I went back to surgeon and told him about it. He said if I still had pain after Torben to come back. He figured it was the baby crowding stuff. I just never went back. Silly me.
So at the ER I am thinking maybe I have something kinked or twisted and blocked. They did blood, urine, and CT scan. All normal. But the surgeon was on call and told the ER dr to have me call his office on Monday and make appt. I go with lortab. My friend that weekend! (And this weekend and week too) I am not one to usually go through all my pain meds for things like this. I have left over that I am saving for when we are all using our food storage in the dark ages and I need meds! MINE ALL MINE!!! Unless you want to trade for something that I want or need more. : )
By Sun night it has moved from upper left to lower left to all over to lower right. Luke says, I think it's your appendix. I say, it's probably just a cyst that has burst or leaked. I've had that before.
He says do you want to go in? (which means, he knew I was in a lot of pain and offered to take me in. BIG deal if you know he HATES to go to ER- partly the reason my friend took me sat am.)
I don't want to go and just get sent home because it's a cyst rupture that they can't do anything but give me lortab, which I already have. So I don't go in.
Monday I call wanting an appt that day, I am still in a lot of pain,not happening, dr not in on Mon. So Tues morning I go. Luke drives, as I am on Lortab still.
He says well where does it hurt.
me: All over
him: Point with one finger
me; (point to all over)
him:no just one finger, one spot.
me; well toss up between upper left and lower right.
He pushes and prods and makes it hurt worse. Then says he thinks it's my appendix. On the CT it looks on the bigger side of normal but normal. So it's off the the hospital (next door) for another CT. Luke takes boys to eat lunch. Asks if I want him to bring me anything. Nope, not feeling well and if it's my appendix, they don't want me to eat anything anyway, surgery and all.
Well it was my appendix. So a phone call to Luke to figure out kids and I am off to surgery. Nurse asks if I have any more questions or concerns after doing all the presurgery stuff. Yeah can I go home and not do this? She says sure but you will just be back her ein more pain later. Great! (Or dead) Now I am a week after and not hurting on the lower right but still hurting upper left.
I am thinking that is 3 HUGE things and things tend to come in 3's. So maybe I am done with big things for awhile. I hope! We'll see what dr says nexxt week.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
sad day
So I know it's been awhile. Last night was a great night and an awful one! I had a great night at my Mary Kay meeting. I am on target for my first free car!! (For Kristal, thank you for your persistent calling of me all those years ago! )
And then the awful part! My mom has a way of hating the phone so she only talks on it when someone calls her or she has to call someone, usually with bad news. So when I saw it was her I knew it was bad. Then she asked if I was sitting down. I told her I just had a really good night. She asked if I wanted her to call back tomorrow, umm... no, then I would be wondering all night and all day until she called back who and what. Last year it was my grandmother, although she was having a hard time before she passed and we knew it was a matter of time.
So if you live in Utah you will have heard about the plane that wreaked on Antelope Island yesterday. I was my cousin. He loved to fly so he was doing something he loved. But he leaves behind a wonderful wife and twin girls that are 3 ( the picture with the baby is one of them when they were only a few weeks old) and a baby boy that is just or about 1 yrs old. They tried for so many years to have them and now he's gone. My heart aches for his wife. His 2 sisters and him already had to go through so much already. They lost both their parents and now his sisters have to go without him too. He was the guy that always had a sense of humor and could make you laugh! Always the one to be there and help when you needed. We will miss you Kirk! Until we meet again!!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Almost forgot!!
This is how close we were. I know it kind of looks far, but it wasn't!! Row 10!!!! It was awesome!!!
It was the best Thursday night Jen said she ever had!! We went to dinner at Zupa's, the show, met a friends of mine and one of hers there, and went to Applebee's for late dinner shared and a desert!! It was great!
Here's our shirts we got!
Life with migraines! - catch up time
So I know it's been forever since I wrote on my blog! Life just seems to happen and sometimes it's all I can do to check my email and sometimes that doesn't even happen everyday!
I got my hair cut again! When I can pull it in a ponytail it's too long! These are the best pictures but oh well.
I got my hair cut again! When I can pull it in a ponytail it's too long! These are the best pictures but oh well. 
My migraines have been out of control. Working with the dr on that! Van should be out of the shop tomorrow hopefully! Kids doing good. Luke doing good. Took older kids to Draper Temple open house! Loved it! It was so special to be able to take my kids and talk to them about the temple and how important it is. (not sure why Tanner is saluting, LOL)
Luke had drill this weekend, poor guy. It always makes him feel like he has been working for like 2 weeks straight when that happens. I went to Mary Kay training on Sat with a international make up artist, Robert Jones! This is a little about him!
"Robert has traveled the world working on magazine shoots and with numerous
celebrities, from rock stars to actresses, including the likes of Sheryl Crow,
Bridget Moynahan, Leanne Rimes, Dianne Carroll, and the Dixie Chicks.
Robert’s work has graced the pages of national publications such as Marie
Claire, Allure, In Style, Jane, Elle, Shape, Glamour, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride,
Life & Style, and many other fashion catalogs and magazines. Robert’s
commercial clients include Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth
Avenue, Lord and Taylor, Olay, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Nexxus among many
others." (Of all he says Mary Kay is the best and best deal by the way! )
So he knows his stuff! He was amazing and it was fun! I had a horrendous migraine so it was not as much fun as I would have liked, but I learned some new fun stuff! I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures, darn it! Oh well.
Today I am needing to get stuff done around the house and catch up on things before kids get home!
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