Ah..here we have it.. a lovely warm day...started off with a bit of a chill though.. but the day heated up as it went along. As did I.
We had some dirt (topsoil) delivered to us yesterday and today I thought I'd top up the three raised beds that were feeling a deficet of dirt in them. Worked hard...got them done. Justin slept through most of it (took about an hour), but the last garden he was awake and talking to me as I shoveled dirt. I let him out for a bit to see what he would do and of course he made a beeline for the dirt and grabbed a handful of it. Would have eaten it too! (but I thought i'd rather not let him do that).
Anyways, when I got that done I did a couple loads of laundry, had lunch, let the boy have a nap, chatted with Jim for a bit, worked on the flower garden then walked the dogs and the boy again. When we got back I worked on the flower garden again - it was hard going. This garden has obviously not had the benefit of nice dirt in it. It was like digging in dried out clay! Tough sloughing...and I didn't get it done! I'm unimpressed..but gives me something to do tomorrow when the boy naps in the morning.
I have to admit... I"m feeling a bit jealous today, my neighbours peas are up, mine aren't AND they were planted on the same day! ARGH!!!... I want peas I do! I keep telling myself, they'll come up, It's all in God's timing...BUT I WANT PEAS!!!
Okay, I'm okay..done whining now. Need to bring in that last load of laundry off the line and feed the dogs and let in the piggies so enough typing for today.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Saturday, April 22, 2006
I am So Proud
So....Jim and I took Sassy for the weekend. Jim's mom Eva took care of our son Justin for the weekend, and also our other dog Riley.
Jim and I stayed at Phyl and Barry's overnight and then headed off to the agility trial put on by K9 Sports. Sassy was entered into four events at this trial.
1. Advanced Gamblers
2. Starters Standard
3. Steeplechase
4. Starters Snooker
We had fun. :) The day started late and ended late. I was rather very unimpressed with that... but that all aside.... We were all bushed by the time the day was finished. Boy oh boy did we get tired. But things went fairly well.
Gamblers....well...we had fun. Sassy and I did well in the opening, and somehow managed to blow the final gamble. Not sure why but she decided the far end on the tunnel was what she should take, but that's what she did... So ah well...we learned lots, she did the mini gamble really well (Yeah Sassy!). Did her contacts wonderfully! She was a good dog with a good heart.
Standard...ah...we did it!!!! My Sassy dog nailed this course! We came in second!!! We "q'd" (as in we ran fast we ran clear we made NO mistakes!) My Sassy dog rocks!!!!!!! woohoo hoo hoo hoo!!!! (can you tell I"m proud of my girlie?)
on another rather cool note..... Sassy decided that she actually liked her x-pen. This the dog who hates being confined. LIKES her x-pen, even wanted to go into it. HA! Cool dog.
Steeplechase...fast, furious, man...we tried hard... but not today. She popped a weave, I wasn't sure if she had...took a chance...and well...ah well...for a first attempt at a fast and furious master's level course... we done good. Sassy worked hard, paid really good attention...but just couldn't hold those weaves. AND>>> we didn't get lost on a twisty course either! So there! :) What can you do eh?
Snooker....ah...the nemesis of my life. And that is what it continues to be. 5 tries at it...still no success. We (as in me, myself and I) planned it well.. and it all went fine until Sassy decided to take the wrong end a tunnel (hmm... do I sense a recurring theme?) :) but she tried so hard and worked her heart out for me... I honestly think that today would have gone better if the day hadn't been so long, and we hadn't gotten so tired. It was exhausting being around people and barking dogs all day long. NEXT TIME...I will take Sassy dog out for a good long walk in nature and just give us both a good break from it all. Even if all we do is go lay down and read in the sunshine. And now we are home and she is relaxing (even enjoyed some beef for supper - lucky girl)
Oh... before I forget. In getting that Standard "q" Sassy has achieved her agility dog of canada title (ADC). We now have the dubious pleasure of running advanced standard courses now (NO MORE REFUSALS ALLOWED!!!). Fun fun! My dog has her VERY FIRST TITLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's time for bed.. talk more another day... :)
Jim and I stayed at Phyl and Barry's overnight and then headed off to the agility trial put on by K9 Sports. Sassy was entered into four events at this trial.
1. Advanced Gamblers
2. Starters Standard
3. Steeplechase
4. Starters Snooker
We had fun. :) The day started late and ended late. I was rather very unimpressed with that... but that all aside.... We were all bushed by the time the day was finished. Boy oh boy did we get tired. But things went fairly well.
Gamblers....well...we had fun. Sassy and I did well in the opening, and somehow managed to blow the final gamble. Not sure why but she decided the far end on the tunnel was what she should take, but that's what she did... So ah well...we learned lots, she did the mini gamble really well (Yeah Sassy!). Did her contacts wonderfully! She was a good dog with a good heart.
Standard...ah...we did it!!!! My Sassy dog nailed this course! We came in second!!! We "q'd" (as in we ran fast we ran clear we made NO mistakes!) My Sassy dog rocks!!!!!!! woohoo hoo hoo hoo!!!! (can you tell I"m proud of my girlie?)
on another rather cool note..... Sassy decided that she actually liked her x-pen. This the dog who hates being confined. LIKES her x-pen, even wanted to go into it. HA! Cool dog.
Steeplechase...fast, furious, man...we tried hard... but not today. She popped a weave, I wasn't sure if she had...took a chance...and well...ah well...for a first attempt at a fast and furious master's level course... we done good. Sassy worked hard, paid really good attention...but just couldn't hold those weaves. AND>>> we didn't get lost on a twisty course either! So there! :) What can you do eh?
Snooker....ah...the nemesis of my life. And that is what it continues to be. 5 tries at it...still no success. We (as in me, myself and I) planned it well.. and it all went fine until Sassy decided to take the wrong end a tunnel (hmm... do I sense a recurring theme?) :) but she tried so hard and worked her heart out for me... I honestly think that today would have gone better if the day hadn't been so long, and we hadn't gotten so tired. It was exhausting being around people and barking dogs all day long. NEXT TIME...I will take Sassy dog out for a good long walk in nature and just give us both a good break from it all. Even if all we do is go lay down and read in the sunshine. And now we are home and she is relaxing (even enjoyed some beef for supper - lucky girl)
Oh... before I forget. In getting that Standard "q" Sassy has achieved her agility dog of canada title (ADC). We now have the dubious pleasure of running advanced standard courses now (NO MORE REFUSALS ALLOWED!!!). Fun fun! My dog has her VERY FIRST TITLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's time for bed.. talk more another day... :)
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Different casing?
This place mandarin design tells you how you can do different things to add variety to your blog. I have to admit, I don't understand exactly what all of them do...but this one seemed pretty straigt-forward. I'm guessing that with time I can learn to change the colours to this thing as well. :) Right now I just think it's a kinda cool way to add some variety to a rather basic blog. What do you think?
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
My Niece
Heard from my sister Joan. She lives out west with her family. Apparently her daughter, my niece, Nicole made the front page of the Chilliwack Progress. You can check out her story here. Look under the "golden imaginations" storyline. I think it's rather cool! I have a talented niece. Not that I didn't know that already. :)
Gardening and Justin
So yesterday I was out working in the yard. Justin spent most of the day outdoors with me.
First he decided that sleeping in the house was NOT going to happen. He was so tired and yet so determined to be busy so I threw him into the stroller and took him with me to walk the dogs. 1/2 an hour later, he was in dream land. So I walked home, parked the stroller in the backyard and set to work. I thought he'd be awake in about 1/2 hour. WRONG!!! 2.5 hours he slept in total! I got a lot of work done!
I worked on digging out the stump and roots of the lilac tree. I'm so fed up with that thing. Last year my dad was kind and cut it down for me. A nice man from church hauled it off to the dump for me. (lovely people I have intersecting my life). :) I had hoped to get it dug up last fall but that just didn't happen. Funny how life is.
So...I didn't get it all done but I did get most of the roots out of my flower garden, and... I got a good ring around the stump! I am so looking forward to getting it out!....wonder if I can do it...wonder if my brother Bill will ever get the time off work to come help before clean up.... ah... the wondering. :)
I also got the veggie gardens turned over and the compost mixed as well.
I even had time to put the piggies outside for a couple of hours and get them all cleaned out. If spring continues the way it has the piggies will be outdoors all the time in a couple of weeks. Won't that be nice? I won't have to clean them as frequently, they'll put on grass weight and keep the weeds eaten (from the gardens) (making it much cheaper to feed them)... ah...will be nice to hear wheeks outdoors again. :)
Justin came out with me in the afternoon for a bit. It was fun to walk him around the gardens. I showed him our anemones which were starting to flower, and the crocuses and other spring bulbs. He touched them ever so gently. I showed him what bad plants are....creeping charlie and grass in the flower beds! ARGH!!! Told him we'd have to fight this battle together! He just said "ah" and looked. Not sure he was really all that impressed.
When I walked around back with him he wanted down so I put him to stand next to my small greenhouse...courtesy of my darling husband...and Justin went from standing to crawling RAPIDLY toward our small pond! He thought it was fascinating and almost fell in. This of course caused me to react quickly! I let him splash for a bit then brought him in for a clothes change and good washing. Needless to say, when he went down for a nap, I gave our rather dirty pond a good cleaning. We'll have to watch him this summer that he doesn't fall in if we're not around.
As you can tell, he already has this fascination with fish. :) This is Midas. He is a nasty fish he needs his own aquarium. If you put him with other fish he'll attack them until they die. Apparently in the wild they are a rather peaceful fish, but in captivity they really like having their own space. He is a type of cichlid...from south america I think. I'm sure Jim will correct me if I'm wrong. :)
First he decided that sleeping in the house was NOT going to happen. He was so tired and yet so determined to be busy so I threw him into the stroller and took him with me to walk the dogs. 1/2 an hour later, he was in dream land. So I walked home, parked the stroller in the backyard and set to work. I thought he'd be awake in about 1/2 hour. WRONG!!! 2.5 hours he slept in total! I got a lot of work done!
I worked on digging out the stump and roots of the lilac tree. I'm so fed up with that thing. Last year my dad was kind and cut it down for me. A nice man from church hauled it off to the dump for me. (lovely people I have intersecting my life). :) I had hoped to get it dug up last fall but that just didn't happen. Funny how life is.
So...I didn't get it all done but I did get most of the roots out of my flower garden, and... I got a good ring around the stump! I am so looking forward to getting it out!....wonder if I can do it...wonder if my brother Bill will ever get the time off work to come help before clean up.... ah... the wondering. :)
I also got the veggie gardens turned over and the compost mixed as well.
I even had time to put the piggies outside for a couple of hours and get them all cleaned out. If spring continues the way it has the piggies will be outdoors all the time in a couple of weeks. Won't that be nice? I won't have to clean them as frequently, they'll put on grass weight and keep the weeds eaten (from the gardens) (making it much cheaper to feed them)... ah...will be nice to hear wheeks outdoors again. :)
Justin came out with me in the afternoon for a bit. It was fun to walk him around the gardens. I showed him our anemones which were starting to flower, and the crocuses and other spring bulbs. He touched them ever so gently. I showed him what bad plants are....creeping charlie and grass in the flower beds! ARGH!!! Told him we'd have to fight this battle together! He just said "ah" and looked. Not sure he was really all that impressed.
When I walked around back with him he wanted down so I put him to stand next to my small greenhouse...courtesy of my darling husband...and Justin went from standing to crawling RAPIDLY toward our small pond! He thought it was fascinating and almost fell in. This of course caused me to react quickly! I let him splash for a bit then brought him in for a clothes change and good washing. Needless to say, when he went down for a nap, I gave our rather dirty pond a good cleaning. We'll have to watch him this summer that he doesn't fall in if we're not around.
As you can tell, he already has this fascination with fish. :) This is Midas. He is a nasty fish he needs his own aquarium. If you put him with other fish he'll attack them until they die. Apparently in the wild they are a rather peaceful fish, but in captivity they really like having their own space. He is a type of cichlid...from south america I think. I'm sure Jim will correct me if I'm wrong. :)
Sunday, April 09, 2006
PICTURE OF ANNETTE AND JUSTIN
I was doing some re-organization of my digital pictures when I saw this one of Annette and Justin. It isn't too apparent in the picture, but Annette is carrying Justin in a basket full of laundry (clean I think), and he loved it. This picture was taken back in January, so he has moved on to think other things are fun, but it is a great picture of my wife and boy.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
MAC trial
So Jim and I just got back (well okay...we've been back for about 1.5 hours) :) We were at a trial in London this weekend.
A trial you say? Whatever did you do wrong this time Annette?!?!?!?!
Actually it was an agility trial. It was put on by MAC. If you want to know who MAC is go here. It was held as part of Agility Association of Canada. You can view their website at this location. It was a well-run trial. They have had a few trials at the Western Fairgrounds but this was our first opportunity to trial with them.
It was rather neat. As Jim and I were sitting awaiting Sassy's turn to run, I noticed some people sitting behind us laughing at some of the antics of the dogs, and how the handlers were doing things. It was fairly obvious that they were having fun AND that they knew nothing about what was going on. They were just enjoying watching the dogs. I took the opportunity to talk with them a bit about my current favourite dog sport. A couple of ladies I ended up introducing to the lady who helped train Sassy and I into the sport. One had a malamute the other a border collie. They were quite intrigued about the possiblity of doing this with their dogs. It was fun to talk with them a bit. :)
Sassy was in two events today. Starters Standard and Advanced Gamblers. She came in second in the Standard and well...a somewhat distant fifth in Gamblers. I went not expecting to do very well so was quite pleased with how we did. It was our first trial of the season, we hadn't trained a whole lot, my handling was awful...I knew this! And well... we just wanted a good warmup before a more serious trial in a couple of weeks. Okay...it's not really a more serious trial... just that I entered more events and would have a somewhat higher expectation of doing better after having one trial under our belts after one year off.
We missed out on a qualifying round in standard by four inches when Sassy got a gleam in her eye and leapt off the a-frame! BAD DOG! Bad handler...needs to reinforce proper dismount from aframe!!!! But it was a fun run! :) Sassy was FAST! If she hadn't have missed that four inches into the yellow we would have come in first!
Advanced gamblers was a higher level of competition than what we ever done before so....not getting eliminated was like...wow!!!! She didn't get the gambles but....a lot of that was handler error...boy I learned lots! And some of it was just... she didn't understand, she tried hard but just didn't get it. (just means more training on my part). Once again....stuff we learned! :) This too was a good run...if only for the lady I met who when I was walking the course said...hey...relax... have fun. Try this, it might help. So that was way cool. So nice how people help others out.
Anyways, I have a boy who is not too happy with life and should probably go check on him to see what is up. Keep well all!
A trial you say? Whatever did you do wrong this time Annette?!?!?!?!
Actually it was an agility trial. It was put on by MAC. If you want to know who MAC is go here. It was held as part of Agility Association of Canada. You can view their website at this location. It was a well-run trial. They have had a few trials at the Western Fairgrounds but this was our first opportunity to trial with them.
It was rather neat. As Jim and I were sitting awaiting Sassy's turn to run, I noticed some people sitting behind us laughing at some of the antics of the dogs, and how the handlers were doing things. It was fairly obvious that they were having fun AND that they knew nothing about what was going on. They were just enjoying watching the dogs. I took the opportunity to talk with them a bit about my current favourite dog sport. A couple of ladies I ended up introducing to the lady who helped train Sassy and I into the sport. One had a malamute the other a border collie. They were quite intrigued about the possiblity of doing this with their dogs. It was fun to talk with them a bit. :)
Sassy was in two events today. Starters Standard and Advanced Gamblers. She came in second in the Standard and well...a somewhat distant fifth in Gamblers. I went not expecting to do very well so was quite pleased with how we did. It was our first trial of the season, we hadn't trained a whole lot, my handling was awful...I knew this! And well... we just wanted a good warmup before a more serious trial in a couple of weeks. Okay...it's not really a more serious trial... just that I entered more events and would have a somewhat higher expectation of doing better after having one trial under our belts after one year off.
We missed out on a qualifying round in standard by four inches when Sassy got a gleam in her eye and leapt off the a-frame! BAD DOG! Bad handler...needs to reinforce proper dismount from aframe!!!! But it was a fun run! :) Sassy was FAST! If she hadn't have missed that four inches into the yellow we would have come in first!
Advanced gamblers was a higher level of competition than what we ever done before so....not getting eliminated was like...wow!!!! She didn't get the gambles but....a lot of that was handler error...boy I learned lots! And some of it was just... she didn't understand, she tried hard but just didn't get it. (just means more training on my part). Once again....stuff we learned! :) This too was a good run...if only for the lady I met who when I was walking the course said...hey...relax... have fun. Try this, it might help. So that was way cool. So nice how people help others out.
Anyways, I have a boy who is not too happy with life and should probably go check on him to see what is up. Keep well all!
Saturday, April 01, 2006
I went visiting
So my boyo Justin and I went to visit his Opa and Oma this past week. We were there from Tuesday to Thursday. It was good to see Justin reconnect with my parents.
My mom had SO much fun with him! She kept giving him little kisses! Justin even learned something new....listening to Oma's no was just as important as listening to mom-mom's no! AH!!! Hard lessons for little boys to learn!
Justin had a blast exploring a new house. He was just simply delighted with mom's duck planter that my sister Judy gave to Dad?(I think) a while back.
Dad sat outside with us one afternoon. I was raking the lawn up a bit and Justin was in his stroller. Their dog Heidi is somewhat untrustworthy so Dad made sure that grandson Justin would be safe. It was nice to see them together.
Dad is currently in a whole heap of pain. He is just plain sore..if not from muscle spasms, just from being sore. Sometimes you could just see that he didn't know what to do with himself. He takes a muscle relaxant at night which helps him to sleep.
He's had a bit of a problem with his bowels which isn't so nice. This makes it hard for him to eat well. And sometimes it seems like he just doesn't quite know what's going on...but after three months in the hospital I don't know how aware I would be either! Just sad to see him a bit confused yet.
BUT they both know that God is in control of it all. And they both really rely on God which for me is just so wonderful to see. I just marvel at them sometimes! They are still my greatest heros.
My mom is tired. Taking care of Dad 24/7 is taking it's toll on her. I'm not sure what to do to help...except be a caring daughter with a laughing son who can help ease the load just a tad. God holds us all close.
Our plan is to go up again in a couple of weeks for a day. Just to visit and to hopefully give mom some of her own space again. :) Who knows... maybe I'll make a nice meal again for them.
I surprised Jim by coming home early. He was both delighted and saddened by this. He had hoped to give the house a good cleaning for me and my early return sort of spoiled that for him. :) I thanked him for his thoughts and he was happy I was home so it all worked out well.
My mom had SO much fun with him! She kept giving him little kisses! Justin even learned something new....listening to Oma's no was just as important as listening to mom-mom's no! AH!!! Hard lessons for little boys to learn!
Justin had a blast exploring a new house. He was just simply delighted with mom's duck planter that my sister Judy gave to Dad?(I think) a while back.
Dad sat outside with us one afternoon. I was raking the lawn up a bit and Justin was in his stroller. Their dog Heidi is somewhat untrustworthy so Dad made sure that grandson Justin would be safe. It was nice to see them together.
Dad is currently in a whole heap of pain. He is just plain sore..if not from muscle spasms, just from being sore. Sometimes you could just see that he didn't know what to do with himself. He takes a muscle relaxant at night which helps him to sleep.
He's had a bit of a problem with his bowels which isn't so nice. This makes it hard for him to eat well. And sometimes it seems like he just doesn't quite know what's going on...but after three months in the hospital I don't know how aware I would be either! Just sad to see him a bit confused yet.
BUT they both know that God is in control of it all. And they both really rely on God which for me is just so wonderful to see. I just marvel at them sometimes! They are still my greatest heros.
My mom is tired. Taking care of Dad 24/7 is taking it's toll on her. I'm not sure what to do to help...except be a caring daughter with a laughing son who can help ease the load just a tad. God holds us all close.
Our plan is to go up again in a couple of weeks for a day. Just to visit and to hopefully give mom some of her own space again. :) Who knows... maybe I'll make a nice meal again for them.
I surprised Jim by coming home early. He was both delighted and saddened by this. He had hoped to give the house a good cleaning for me and my early return sort of spoiled that for him. :) I thanked him for his thoughts and he was happy I was home so it all worked out well.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
All About Pets Show
On Friday, March 24, Jim and I went to the All About Pets Show. Jim's mom graciously offered to care for Justin for us. We had planned to go with him, and kinda go with the flow, but her gracious offer freed us to just take our time.
For more info on the show see here
We had a great deal of fun. I LOVE going to shows and walking around booths and checking out what's new and talking with booth personnel. You can learn a lot! I also LOVE scoping freebies! Yes, I am a total and complete mooch at these things. Someone offers me something free...I take it!
We received alot of information about different types of dog food, complete with samples. Dog treats were available as well. We actually picked up enough to pay out way in! Pretty cool that eh! We entered a variety of contests, we don't expect to win...but it's fun to try anyways.
Hmm..what else... we saw the mega mutts show. See here for more information on them. They put on a show that did some flyball, musical chairs, a precision drill and agility. It was fun to watch, though Jim mentioned that he wouldn't want Sassy doing it in case she picked up some bad habits. I just thought it would be fun to do it!
We also saw a flyball tournament. Boy were those dogs ever fast! And LOUD!!! Barking, barking and more barking. We saw dogs faster than 5 seconds, and dogs that well....were longer than that! Going over 4 jumps, retrieving a ball, and going back over those four jumps and competing against each other. Fastest run we saw was 17.?? seconds. I am pretty sure the tournament was part of NAFA. We saw a couple of dogs that just couldn't get it, they were considered "green" dogs (new to the business). They would run, couldn't catch the ball, and then forget to go over the jumps on the way back. But even green dogs have to start somewhere! And of course we saw some dogs that just smoked the course. Really neat to see them move!
It caused us to wonder if Sassy could learn to do this. It would be hard because she'd want to stop other dogs from getting HER ball. And in her opinion all balls belong to her. (She's wrong but won't admit it).
If you like this type of event you should go. It was a good show to attend.
For more info on the show see here
We had a great deal of fun. I LOVE going to shows and walking around booths and checking out what's new and talking with booth personnel. You can learn a lot! I also LOVE scoping freebies! Yes, I am a total and complete mooch at these things. Someone offers me something free...I take it!
We received alot of information about different types of dog food, complete with samples. Dog treats were available as well. We actually picked up enough to pay out way in! Pretty cool that eh! We entered a variety of contests, we don't expect to win...but it's fun to try anyways.
Hmm..what else... we saw the mega mutts show. See here for more information on them. They put on a show that did some flyball, musical chairs, a precision drill and agility. It was fun to watch, though Jim mentioned that he wouldn't want Sassy doing it in case she picked up some bad habits. I just thought it would be fun to do it!
We also saw a flyball tournament. Boy were those dogs ever fast! And LOUD!!! Barking, barking and more barking. We saw dogs faster than 5 seconds, and dogs that well....were longer than that! Going over 4 jumps, retrieving a ball, and going back over those four jumps and competing against each other. Fastest run we saw was 17.?? seconds. I am pretty sure the tournament was part of NAFA. We saw a couple of dogs that just couldn't get it, they were considered "green" dogs (new to the business). They would run, couldn't catch the ball, and then forget to go over the jumps on the way back. But even green dogs have to start somewhere! And of course we saw some dogs that just smoked the course. Really neat to see them move!
It caused us to wonder if Sassy could learn to do this. It would be hard because she'd want to stop other dogs from getting HER ball. And in her opinion all balls belong to her. (She's wrong but won't admit it).
If you like this type of event you should go. It was a good show to attend.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Dad is Home!
So here I was yesterday, taking it easy, reading a bit while Justin had a short nap.
The phone rings.
My dad is on the other end. I'm shocked.
The conversation runs like this.
hello.
Dad?
yup.
Dad?
Yup...I just got home.
you're home?
Yup!
Wow! I'm shocked. You're home?
yup!
Oh...well that's great!
yup, I'm sitting in my chair!
ah...that must be nice.
yup!
(mom breaks in here)
We just got home. I was talking with a health care person who said it would be best if Justin was all better before you come to visit. If he catches what dad has, if he ever gets sick and is hospitalized he'll be in isolation and that's not nice for a little boy.
Oh..Okay...I'll come up when he's done his meds then...probably next Monday then.
Okay...well I'll leave you two to talk.
Dad again.
Well...I don't have much more to say.
Nope.. um.. well, it's easier to talk in person. We'll talk more next week then Dad.
Okay
Bye
Bye Love you
Love you too
Click (the phone hangs up)
Short and sweet!
BUT MY DAD IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that great??!?!?!?! :) Huge answer to prayer! :)
The phone rings.
My dad is on the other end. I'm shocked.
The conversation runs like this.
hello.
Dad?
yup.
Dad?
Yup...I just got home.
you're home?
Yup!
Wow! I'm shocked. You're home?
yup!
Oh...well that's great!
yup, I'm sitting in my chair!
ah...that must be nice.
yup!
(mom breaks in here)
We just got home. I was talking with a health care person who said it would be best if Justin was all better before you come to visit. If he catches what dad has, if he ever gets sick and is hospitalized he'll be in isolation and that's not nice for a little boy.
Oh..Okay...I'll come up when he's done his meds then...probably next Monday then.
Okay...well I'll leave you two to talk.
Dad again.
Well...I don't have much more to say.
Nope.. um.. well, it's easier to talk in person. We'll talk more next week then Dad.
Okay
Bye
Bye Love you
Love you too
Click (the phone hangs up)
Short and sweet!
BUT MY DAD IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that great??!?!?!?! :) Huge answer to prayer! :)
Sunday, March 19, 2006
SICK LITTLE BOY
This weekend has been a tiring one for our family. Two weeks back Justin had a throat and ear infection. The doctor prescribed antibiotics, and he seemed to get better. But, on Wednesday and Thursday this past week he had a fever. Annette called the doctor and since Justin was still acting normal and eating well, they figured it was a virus and he would get over it in a day or so. Friday he had no fever in the morning and looked good, so we headed out with him, but by noon he had spiked a fever of over 39C so we took him to an Urgent Care clinic. Sure enough he had an ear infection again 
, either a new one or the old one back due to insufficient or incorrect antibiotics. So Friday night and Saturday night we (read mainly Annette and Justin but me to a lesser extent) got little or no sleep with a fussy baby. Today (Sunday) we are all tired, but Justin was looking more himself. Hopefully he will sleep well now, because mom and dad don't need another night of bad sleep.
, either a new one or the old one back due to insufficient or incorrect antibiotics. So Friday night and Saturday night we (read mainly Annette and Justin but me to a lesser extent) got little or no sleep with a fussy baby. Today (Sunday) we are all tired, but Justin was looking more himself. Hopefully he will sleep well now, because mom and dad don't need another night of bad sleep.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
ADDED RSS FEED
Today I setup the RSS feed for our blog with Feedburner so if you have an RSS compatible reader, and you went to read Vellenga Views on it, subscribe at Vellenga Views Feed.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
MY CURRENT READING
I thought I would post some of the books I am currently reading.
I usually read more than one book at a time, although I sometimes wonder if that is a good way to really dig into a book.
Currently I am reading the following:
Princeton and Preaching: Archibald Alexander and the Christian Ministry
Author: James M. Garretson
This is a wonderful book that I am reading for the Pastor's reading group I am part of. It speaks of how vital personal piety and preaching go hand in hand. I have not finished it yet, but I have read enough to recommend it to fellow pastors.
What We Are
Author: David Bast
This book deals with the various pictures of Christian ministers found in Paul's letters to the Corinthians. I found the topic interesting when I first heard about this book, and since I could get it from Word's of Hope for free, I thought I would check it out. It is an easy read, and is a good reminder of how ministry is described in Scripture.
I usually read more than one book at a time, although I sometimes wonder if that is a good way to really dig into a book.
Currently I am reading the following:
Princeton and Preaching: Archibald Alexander and the Christian Ministry
Author: James M. Garretson
This is a wonderful book that I am reading for the Pastor's reading group I am part of. It speaks of how vital personal piety and preaching go hand in hand. I have not finished it yet, but I have read enough to recommend it to fellow pastors.
What We Are
Author: David Bast
This book deals with the various pictures of Christian ministers found in Paul's letters to the Corinthians. I found the topic interesting when I first heard about this book, and since I could get it from Word's of Hope for free, I thought I would check it out. It is an easy read, and is a good reminder of how ministry is described in Scripture.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Annette's Current Thinking Read
I am currently in the process of reading this book by Nancy Pearcey. I am finding it an interesting read. It makes me want to redesign Sunday School and Catechism classes in order to force children to think about how faith interacts with the world, and how it makes a difference.
Part of our Devotional Life
Hi All
I thought I would take a moment to share two websites that Jim and I use for our daily bible readings. Both come as emails to my inbox.
Bibleplan.org
ESV RSS Feeds
The first I often do in the morning when Justin first gets up and is all cuddly and not wanting to do anything except sit with mommy. With this one I have to link to sites to read the scripture passage. it's a bit more time consuming. I have to admit.... I don't always want to take the time... and since i know I have the back up... BUT I'm doing better at putting God first during these cuddle times. :) Of course there are mornings when Justin says... But mommy...i'm hungry!!! I can't sit here mommy...i need FOOD!!! So then having a backup is really really good!
The second is my backup...and the one that Jim uses all the time. It actually has the scripture right in the email sent out daily. It's quick and fast! :)
Both of these plans go through the bible in different ways.
The first I chose to go through chronologically. It has different ways you can have it sent. The second I think just goes through chapter by chapter.
Anyways, it is an important part of both of our lives and so I thought I'd share it with you.
I thought I would take a moment to share two websites that Jim and I use for our daily bible readings. Both come as emails to my inbox.
Bibleplan.org
ESV RSS Feeds
The first I often do in the morning when Justin first gets up and is all cuddly and not wanting to do anything except sit with mommy. With this one I have to link to sites to read the scripture passage. it's a bit more time consuming. I have to admit.... I don't always want to take the time... and since i know I have the back up... BUT I'm doing better at putting God first during these cuddle times. :) Of course there are mornings when Justin says... But mommy...i'm hungry!!! I can't sit here mommy...i need FOOD!!! So then having a backup is really really good!
The second is my backup...and the one that Jim uses all the time. It actually has the scripture right in the email sent out daily. It's quick and fast! :)
Both of these plans go through the bible in different ways.
The first I chose to go through chronologically. It has different ways you can have it sent. The second I think just goes through chapter by chapter.
Anyways, it is an important part of both of our lives and so I thought I'd share it with you.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
OUR FAMILY BLOG
I'm not sure if this is something we really need as we both have our own blogs, but I thought a family blog might be a good thing. So here we go. This will be the place where we will post our family news, views, and other stuff. Hopefully we will be diligent in posting information here. Possibly we will post our quarterly newsletter as well, so our friends can keep up to date of what is happening in our lives.
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