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I enjoy spending time with my husband. He's my best friend. I love watching my kids. My girls Emma and Eva are learning, growing and changing every day. Our little boy Benjamin is a joy and has made Bobby happy to not be the only male in the house! I like to soak up every bit of their littleness, but I'm telling you they are getting so big! They are cute. My stepdaughter Eternity has lived here since 2008 and it's a blessing to have her here. A teenager in the house really adds an interesting dynamic. Seriously, she's a good kid. We live on a busier street and we are doing a lot of work in our backyard to make it prettier. I should say Bobby is doing most of the work. I'm usually holding a baby or caring for one of the kids or keeping them out of harms way as Bobby works with manly, heavy tools. Life is busy, but I don't want to miss the special moments that come along every day.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Posting pictures on this blog

Hey there,
Can anyone help me out with how to post pictures on the blog?  There are many times that the pictures turn out sideways, and no where, and I mean NO WHERE do I see the option of rotating them.  Anyone???? ANYONE??  Seriously, I'm getting so frustrated, and it's preventing me from blogging!!!

March Madness! (I'm not talking about basketball...sorry!)

It's been about a month since I wrote on here. Thought I would update on our family :)  I am about 3 weeks away from going back to work.  Man, this year flew by!  It's crazy!  I'll be going back to doing sleep shifts on the weekends at the group home.  I will also be trying to pick up relief shifts along the way.  Benjamin is almost 11 months old!  I can't believe it!  I remember being excessively huge with him in my belly and wondering if it would ever end.  And now he's nearing a year old!!  He cut 4 teeth on the top of his mouth this week.  Does that explain the crankiness?  I'd like to think so!  Bobby continues to study biblical studies through Prairie Bible College in Alberta.  It's distance education, so he works independently, occasionally calling on his professors to clarify his assignments etc.  He still has about 3 months left for his EI, so he is also diligently looking for work.  If you think of it, please pray for our family and that we will yield to the plans that the Lord has for our lives.  It's easy to worry about the future, but I know we need to 'Cast all our care upon Him for He cares for us'.  It's kind of exciting also to wonder what He has planned.  But it will be nice to know one day too :)  Emma has been requesting bangs for her hair for the last little while, so I caved and said she could try it out.  She seems to be enjoying them, especially after she realized that after a bath they really will come back.  She will be turning 5 this week.  SSOOOOO hard to believe.  It's always neat to see pictures from a couple years ago and realizing yet again that they don't stay this small forever!!  Eva continues to play, play, play.  It's always tricky to tear her away from her toys to go to the potty especially.  But it's really neat to watch her set up her little people on a cash register, or on the edge of the window sill and live in her little world.  Too cool.  Eternity is doing well.  She's adjusted well to high school life and seems to be liking it.  She's a great help to us and also enjoys bugging her siblings and we have occasionally called on her to babysit.  It's kind of nice to have a teenager in the house :)  I just pray that I can be the wife and mom that God has called me and wants me to be.  With each year, I wonder if I've done much of anything right.  It's easy for me to focus on the negative things or mistakes that I have made as a parent.  But it's more important to be able to recognize those mistakes, ask for forgiveness and move forward to the best of my ability.  Some moments I know that it is not me, but God who is working through me.  It's great how He does that.  Our next big venture is making our cars for the Awana Grand Prix.  It's only a week away and we're not very close to being done!  Craziness.  I am actually bowing out of making a car that is usually 80% made by Bobby anyways, causing him to have more work than he needs.  It's always a fun time as a family, as stressful as it can be.  So, hopefully I will remember to post the race results on here soon! :)