tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26882435907681590862024-03-05T19:53:08.584-08:00Joyful ZealLiving a regular life and tiring to serve our Lord with a joyful heart. Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-45968955519983780962014-02-17T19:50:00.000-08:002014-02-18T13:06:37.440-08:00I have what!?!?! Really? Are you joking?<div style="text-align: center;">
Today, I went back to the doctor to get the test results of the lump they removed from my lower left gut. SOOoooo, I finally have a confirmed answer to that long-lived question as to why I have been having pain in my lower abdomen for over a year. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ENDOMETREOSIS!!!</span></div>
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Say what!?!?! Yes, endometreosis - the<b> incurable</b> illness that causes infertility and is often relieved by getting a hysterectomy. </div>
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So my first response to the doctor, after I picked up my jaw from the floor was...</div>
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</b> But I have 9 kids...</div>
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<b>Doc:</b> Yes, I know, but you can still get it.</div>
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<b>Me:</b> I already had a hysterectomy. </div>
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<b>Doc: </b>You did? We'll we do find some odd situations from time to time. </div>
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<b>My thoughts: </b>Say what!? I sure didn't see that coming! </div>
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Now after doing more research on endometreosis I realize that everything I thought I knew about this disease was WRONG! Not everyone who has it is unable to have children and just because you had a hysterectomy doesn't make you immune to it. </div>
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<b>Quick recap:</b> I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago because my period wouldn't stop.................................................................(No, not that kind of period.)................ I had a bad case of adenomyosis. (not endometreosis) So after fighting to find a cure or a way to keep my ability to have babies, I ended up feeling like I had no other option but to have a hysterectomy. It was the most crushing moment in my life. </div>
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Today may have been one of the most shocking. </div>
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<b>So what does this mean?</b><br />
Well, for starters I'll have to go back to my OBGYN, the place where I started this long journey to find the answer to why I have pain. To be honest going to my OB sounds kind-of pointless since I don't think they can do much. After all I already had a hysterectomy so my endometreosis is growing on other interior tissue, and I'm pretty sure that taking out my colon, bladder, or other vital organs won't help me live a more productive life! I know they can remove just the lumps but that needs done every few years. OUCH! Not fun! (I only had one taken out during my exploratory surgery - I have more.)<br />
To my knowledge there are only a few other options to help relive the pain. One is hormonal therapy. If they want to put me on hormonal therapy, I think I'll say "no thanks". In my opinion that stuff causes more harm than good. I'm a homeschooling mom and I need a clear head! Drugs always mess with my brain. And since endometreosis is not curable, I'd have to be on it for life!! </div>
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The other option may be to remove my last remaining ovary. Humm.... menopause at 36. Let me think? Is that a better option than pain? Well, I'm not that bad yet, so I really don't think so - Especially, when you take into account that it really doesn't fix the problem - it only helps temporarily. </div>
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I'll go to the OB, maybe they'll give me an option I don't know about. But from what I'm reading I don't see much hope for a "cure". <br />
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<b>Sooooo....How about some home remedies?</b></div>
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I figure it can't hurt to try an Endo Diet. This diet is suppose to help relive the pain that women can get if they have endometreosis. I first read about it<a href="http://foodie4healing.blogspot.com/p/the-endo-diet.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. And I'm going to order <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0955678528/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0955678528&linkCode=as2&tag=crafcathcrafa-20" target="_blank">this book</a>. I've already cut out a lot of sugar and wheat from my diet at the prompting of my family doctor. After a few weeks on the "no wheat -no sugar diet" I have begun to notice that the pain has been a little less. So I'll just be adjusting my diet a little more to suit the Endo diet. The worst part of this Endo diet (above and beyond no sugar or wheat) is NO tea!!! I NEED <a href="http://flowersinmarysgarden.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-st-valentine-card-from-rachel.html" target="_blank">MY TEA</a>!!! </div>
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Well, if no tea makes me feel better, than no tea it will be! :-)</div>
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Thanks to everyone for your prayers and well wishes over the last few weeks. I'm very glad that I now have a name for my pain. It's upsetting to know I'll have to live with this all my life, but knowing what it is has brought a sense of peace to the situation. Thanks be to God for that. </div>
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Have a blessed day!<br />
~Jennifer</div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-20253397153696657932014-02-17T13:03:00.000-08:002014-02-18T13:05:08.286-08:00My St. Valentine Card From Rachel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just thought I'd share the St. Valentine's day card that Rachel gave me....</div>
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So cute! I guess you can tell we like tea!<br /></div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-29249281415239292842014-02-13T10:58:00.003-08:002014-02-13T10:59:32.712-08:00Naomi and Her Name! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Naomi (age 5) has never had good motor skills. She was over 18 months old before she figured out how to walk and she was very wobbly for 6 months even after she began to walk. And her writing and drawing skills are also behind. Don't get me wrong, she's very smart -just not mechanically inclined when it comes to motor skills. She's been able to read her name since she was 2, but she could never write it. Yeasterday was an amazing day! She was writing her name!!</div>
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She drew a rainbow, too!!</div>
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I did help her a little, but this was just amazing for her! </div>
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Great Job, Naomi!!</div>
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<br />Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-79610849896326507942014-02-09T17:26:00.000-08:002014-02-09T17:26:39.926-08:00Clean Off the Snow and Ice From Your Cars {Totally!}<div style="text-align: center;">
I've heard of this type of thing , but this is BAD!!</div>
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Have you ever driven down the road and had a piece of ice fly at you from the car in front of you? I have! It can be scary, but this is nasty....</div>
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This picture was sent to my husband from a guy he works with. Jon's co-worker was driving with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat, when a chunk of ice flew off the roof of the car in front of them.<br />
Luckily, they are all safe!<br />
But, for safety sake, please take the time to clean your cars (roof and all) before you drive them!<br />
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-26202506047912965062014-02-03T20:43:00.001-08:002014-02-03T20:43:17.634-08:00Patience is a Virtue {When will we get sticky snow?}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When this snow fell a week ago, my youngest kids (Abby, Naomi, and Caleb) were excited to build a snowman! But sadly, it was too light and fluffy. It was totally worthless for making a snowman. Now that it sat for a few days in the warmer weather it's nice and sticky. So they sank their glove-covered hands into the cold, white joy of making a "Snow Princess"! </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">And here is the "snow princess"!</span></div>
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He sure didn't look like he cared as he stood in front of the woodstove and warmed himself from his "princess" creating. Once I removed his wet coat and gloves, he was a very proud little fellow as he marched to find a blanket so he could warm-up.</div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-45398609789660242212014-01-24T10:15:00.000-08:002014-01-30T04:52:17.785-08:00Lights, Camera, Action!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm testing how to post with my camera-phone, which Jen from <a href="http://enterundermyroof.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Enter Under my Roof</a> sent me for Christmas! She is so sweet! Thank you, Jen!</div>
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While I test my camera, I thought I'd share my new pantry action-sensitive light switch (AKA: motion-sensored)! </div>
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This little sweetly is awesome! Whenever I walk into my pantry it turns on the light. When I leave it turns off the light. I don't do a thing. Okay, I mean I don't do a thing to turn on the light! I do have to get the stuff I need from the pantry. Sadly, the switch won't do that! </div>
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Another cool feature is that it was free! Jon got it used from a friend at work. So the price was right!</div>
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As for this camera-phone test run...I actually ended-up typing half of this post on my computer. Why? I just hate typing with those tiny buttons and Blogger doesn't let you choose from your labels on the phone. On the upside, It was VERY easy to add pictures to the post!</div>
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I hope to give a blog post update soon on life and all the craziness we've had. Actually, if you were going off my recent blog posts alone you were probably thinking to yourself, "Pantry? When did you get a pantry?" And since I never shared that piece of AWESOME information I'm sure it would be confusing! I'll update when I can!</div>
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After my oldest drew this picture I had to laugh....</div>
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Many years ago I created a website for Jon and I to sell old toys, particularly, toys from the 1980's. It was lucrative for a little while but once we had a number of kids we were not able to get to yard sales to buy those neat old toys. So the site was kind-of shut down. You can still find it on the net, but it's in the dark-dusty edges of cyber-space.</div>
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So why did Rachel's picture take me on a trip down memory lane? Well, I made a few mixed pictures of cartoon characters and posted them on that old website. It was just for fun for the people who visited the site.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Skeletor in a Care Bear Cloud Car</u></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Positive proof that even Care Bear Cloud cars should have the Club.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">When he first turned to a life of crime, somethings were just hard to give up.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">...maybe we should just wait until Panthor leg heals instead.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">As he drove his wife birthday present home, he hoped none of the guys were watching.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">His parole officer thought it would help him get in touch with his inner child.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">His parents hoped it was just a phase.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Thinking that Panthor would just be seen as a copy cat, Skeletor tried to be different. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Before the dark days, Skeletor loved the Sorceress and would do anything to win her affection...anything.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">No,no, Skeletor...Sure it will get you from point A to point B but we were looking for something less fluffy.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">As he completed his 4th lap around the block and another verse of "You got a friend in me", Skeletor couldn't help thinking of Good Luck Bears last words, -"Hey, sometimes when you gamble, you loose."</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">After the D.U.I Incident Skeletor had to find other means of transportation.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Don't drive angry,don't drive angry.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">After a long day of shooting a new episode, Skeletor took a company car home.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">When Trap-Jaw forgot to pick him up at the airport, Skeletor had to find his own way home.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Since he didn't make his fortune at a life of crime yet, Skeletor had to borrow the neighbor's car when he went for his learners permit.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Some budget cuts seemed to take away from the show...</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">With gas prices rising, Skeletor had to trade in his SUV for something more economical.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">When a mid-life crisis turns ugly.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sometimes when you play poker with Care Bears, you win big.</li>
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<li>Braveheart finally realized his tummy symbol was only a temporary tattoo.~Thanks Mandi</li>
<li>Braveheart Lion is not so brave in the Bathtub!</li>
<li>With each passing sneeze Braveheart was haunted by Goodluck bear's last remark, "I don't think anyone could possibly be alergic to bubble bath!"</li>
<li>This is the U.S.S. Submarine - Hungry Boy. Our torpedo scored a direct hit on the lions' paw. We're clear to get the sandwich now."</li>
<li>The sandwich's aroma only added to the irritation as Braveheart desperately searched for the washcloth to get the soap out of his eyes.</li>
<li>Coming up for air Braveheart quickly submerged again in the desparate search for the plug.</li>
<li>Never eat baked beans before you get a bath.</li>
<li>After Gentle heart's annual fleecing, Braveheart sneeked the chance to take a very rare but equally rewarding wool bath.</li>
<li>His roar still resounding through out the bath room, Braveheart showed that he wasn't going to stand by while the submarine tried to sieze hold his precious sail boat.</li>
<li>Braveheart was too busy with the pain from the bite to his rear to notice his sea-serpent tub toy grinning as it slid triumphantly back into it's place.</li>
<li>His mighty roar now replaced by a wimpering "ow", Braveheart releases his famous "death grip" bite on the submarine vowing that from that moment on he would always keep his eyes open before pouncing on his sandwich.</li>
<li>The other Care Bears hoped Braveheart would soon be done with his bath so they wouldn't have to listen to his singing anymore!!!!</li>
<li>DON'T EAT YELLOW SNOW!!~Thanks Angela</li>
<li>Braveheart finally fines out why he smells bad, his bubble bath is really clouds.~Thanks Tara</li>
<li>Braveheart was thouroughly enjoying his bathtime when he thought he'd add his own opera theme music. ~Thanks kels</li>
<li>As he was just about finished with his bath, Braveheart came to the horror of realizing that that monkey "again" stole the banana for his peanut butter and banana sandwich. Braveheart then expressed his dislike of plain peanut butter sandwhiches.~Thanks Dawn</li>
<li>Always, always, ALWAYS check to make sure the water isn't too hot before sitting down!~Thanks Liz</li>
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Ya, it can be a bit crazy at our house, but we are all crazy, so we all see eye to eye!</div>
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Hope you enjoyed these and if you have any crazy captions to go with the pictures, please post them in the comments below! We'd love to see them!<br />
God bless and keep smiling! :-)</div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-86012019698171160952013-09-10T12:17:00.000-07:002013-09-10T12:17:09.445-07:00Caleb's Pretty Pink Bike!<div style="text-align: center;">
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But it brings to mind a song:</div>
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I was excited to see my first "in-person" baseball game this year! But this post is about my second "in-person" baseball game! Although, it was our youngest 4 kids first game!!! And what a treat it was for them!</div>
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We went to a Senators game on City Island in Harrisburg, PA. Sadly, our two oldest boys were camping with my mom and dad and missed this game, but they did get to go to a game earlier in the summer.</div>
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We still had a fun time. It was a free game for us since we were blessed with these tickets through a company that Jon's company deals with. Plus we got a free meal! How nice is that!</div>
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To top it all off, Hannah, Abby, Naomi and Caleb were picked to help with one of those little fun games between the innings! So they got to go onto the field!</div>
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The kids each got a mask and they had to make their animal sound as loud as they could to win. </div>
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I almost got a ball to the head as I took this picture!!!</div>
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It was all fun till the mayflies came out then the "snowfall" of dead bugs was just kind of yucky!!</div>
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Although, I still don't know if the Senators won!</div>
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Well, it was fun, no matter who won!</div>
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<br />Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-23297291626617677002013-09-08T13:48:00.001-07:002013-09-08T13:48:34.122-07:00Lets Go Sailing!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">Our 5 oldest kids were blessed to have the opportunity to try sailing! A gentleman that Jon knows offered to take the kids sailing and show them how to sail the boat. </span><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3WWKvBRb0A6HOl_iu_zus4s6087yTHgI2ryjTgB0-hpBc2M6dXVWdV9w6ALwIlq__MJI_es7slz_drCYGPVGPCIOwd_-cxqXWHueEo88ODvfY09VO53tTBVt7Ak5fNVzJFAyBf-I_xhF/s320/IMG_1191.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="320" /></div>
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Sailing looks fun! </div>
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But first you need a life jacket and a helmet!</div>
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Now first things first! Before you sail, you need to learn to deal with a flipped boat!</div>
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Flip!!!</div>
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That's not easy!</div>
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Today we had a two walls removed in the house!! I just wanted to share a few photos with our friends who were interested in seeing the new look!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the wall as it has looked for the past 2 years.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the kitchen wall after the hutch was moved.<br />Most of these holes were in the wall when we bought the house. I was hiding them with my huge hutch!! <br />However Jon created a few of the holes so he could removed the electrical wiring, in preparation for the wall demo. I never painted behind the hutch because I know the wall would eventually need the holes fixed. (or taken out!!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of the kitchen after the walls were removed. It's nice and open!<br />We are hoping to add a kitchen island after the floors are fixed and the new opening is finished and trimmed. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the other wall we *kinda* removed. We cut it in half.</td></tr>
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Our kitchen is now open to our new dinning room, and the dinning room is now open to the foyer!</div>
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Totally, love it!!!! </div>
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I still need to add the pictures of the other projects we have been doing....<br />I'll get to that as time allows!! Busy, busy!!<br />God Bless!<br />~Jennifer</div>
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What a rare sight to behold! <br />
Our Lord blessed us with a reminder of the Holy Trinity on this day dedicated to the Blessed Trinity. The number three and a triangle are all symbolize the Trinity and tonight a rare astronomical phenomenon occurred. Three planets orbited in a way that made them appear in a triangular shape in the sky.</div>
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My husband and our 6 oldest kids went outside at dusk to see this rare sight! It was so awesome to see! I wish my camera could have gotten a better picture, but I'm glad I was able to get a picture that was this good! </div>
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Today Hannah and I finally planted our Redbud Tree seeds! It's been a loooooong wait for the young lady who has no patience! Hannah and I had collected the seed pods last fall and we let them dry over the winter months. But Hannah wanted to plant them immediately last fall, so it was a long winter as we waited for spring to plant the seeds. To her delight we finally planted the seeds!</div>
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Hannah helped me to shell the seeds and plant them. And then she watered them. Now they are on my window-sill basking in the sun! </div>
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The redbud trees are very beautiful! They get bright pink flowers in the spring! Then in the summer and fall they have wonderful heart-shaped leaves! We have two of these trees in our woods and I thought it would be fun to plant a few more. So hopefully we can get our trees to grow so we can plant them in the bare spots in our woods. That's if Hannah doesn't over water them! ;-)</div>
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This was a great lesson of patience for Hannah! But now she expects to see them popping through he dirt tomorrow!! Yup, she still needs to learn a little more patience! :-)<br /><br />Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms! </div>
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We discovered our sand-mound is in bad shape (worse than we thought) so it is undergoing excavation repair. We well also need to add a aerator to help it. Here are a few pictures of the start to the project...it's only going to get messier from here!</div>
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The one good thing about this sand mound problem is that we should have a more level mound after it's finished. That means we will be able to mow it!!! Yah!! :-) The bad news is the money we were saving for the new deck is now gone. Oh well, maybe next year. </div>
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Okay, I admit it! I pick on my dad! I have since I was very little. But he takes it and picks right back at me! Soooo, for his birthday I bought him a "Bald Man's Comb". Yes, he laughed! He has a great sense of humor!</div>
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My daughter, Rachel, made a cake for me for my birthday. I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars but the joke was in the saying that goes with the picture. If you read it you will be able to guess the date of my birthday:</div>
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<b>4. Caleb's getting in trouble again!</b></div>
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Caleb decided to finger paint himself with the diaper rash cream!! He's the second of our kids to try this trick!! Jacob did the same thing many years ago! It was the first time we called the poison control center! </div>
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<b>5. Hannah the acrobat!</b></div>
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She's very flexible, and she can touch her nose with her tongue, too! (Just like mom!) </div>
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Chip of the old block! ;-) Hee Hee!</div>
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Yes, it's a little more Star Wars fun. He's wearing my sweat shirt!</div>
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Caleb wasn't happy till he could help. So there he is "helping" dad to fix the wall. </div>
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I think he's trying to tell Jon how to do it! </div>
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This week started out with such a rush...Rebekah's Confirmation was scheduled for Friday night at 7:00 PM. Yesterday I helped Rebekah pick out a lovely outfit from her closet to wear the evening of her Confirmation. Then we ate dinner and rushed out the door to meet Rebekah's sponsor for practice at the church. This morning I was sitting in the kitchen with Rachel and Rebekah, as we made a few final plans for tomorrow night's exciting event. All seems to be going well, but then the phone rang. My sister was calling (her daughter was being confirmed too.). She didn't 'beat around the bush' she just came strait to her point: "The bishop died this morning!"</div>
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I was in sudden shock and I had to take a minute to think...she couldn't mean our bishop! He's so young! </div>
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But sadly she really did mean our bishop: Bishop Joseph McFadden died totally unexpectedly at the age of 65. We are all sad for to lose such a wonderful bishop and we pray that he is now in Heaven with Our Lord. </div>
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Rebekah is upset, I'm not sure if it's do to the loss of our bishop or the fact that they canceled the Confirmation. But ether way, it's been a heartbreaking day. </div>
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Yes, I've been keeping busy, but today I'm taking a little break just long enough to update this blog! Here are a few things we've been doing....<br />
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Jon started to remodel one of the bedrooms AGAIN! Yes, this is the second remodel for this bedroom since we moved into this house (4+ years ago). The bedroom was in very bad shape when we bought the house, so we did a quick remodel so the boys could use. But after the boys were using it for a few months we started to notice a mold smell. We think it was in the hard wood floor, since the hardwood floor was the only thing we did not replace in the first remodel.....SOooooo up comes the floor! It smells better already!!<br />
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<b>2. School and CAT Tests</b><br />
School is in it's final swing! We are finishing up all our subjects and trying to pull our PA required portfolio's together. This time of year is always sooooo crazy!<br />
Elizabeth and Joshua took their required CAT test. I hear they just had a blast!! Okay, no, not really. They hated it! I'm sure they were too nervous to have done well. I kept telling them not to worry! But I could see they were just helplessly nervous!<br />
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<b>3. Elizabeth had her broken tooth repaired!</b><br />
The big day finally came!! Elizabeth now has two full-sized front teeth!! Of course she said it feels funny! I'm sure it does. After having a broken tooth for 6 weeks a regular tooth would feel weird!<br />
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<b>4. I cleaned my bedroom!</b><br />
MOM!! GO clean your room!! Okay, yes, it was time for *mom* to finally clean her room! My bedroom is the 'throw-all' of the house! If the kids have something that they don't know were belongs, they thrown in my bedroom. So yes, my bedroom is almost always a mess, but it helps to keep the rest of the house clean, and that I do like! But I do need to clean up every few weeks otherwise my bedroom starts to look like a BIG mess!!!! Well, today it's clean!! I love a clean room!! ;-)<br />
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Last Sunday I received 15 sapling trees from a friend (Thanks, Mary M.1) and I quickly planted them in hopes that I could get them in the ground before they died. Well, some how I got a poison ivy rash on my chin! The worse part was that it spread like crazy. By Wednesday, over half my face was swollen and itchy! It also showed-up all over my arms and a little on my legs. Nothing was helping to stop it!! So, to the doctor I went. I'm now on steroids to relive the swelling and itching.<br />
Normally, I use jewelweed to help heal a poison ivy rash but it's too early in the year. It's not growing yet! Jewelweed always works wonders!!!!! So this summer I'm planning to make jewelweed soap! I want to make sure I have jewelweed year round!!<br />
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<b>6. Caleb's Birthday</b><br />
Our youngest just turned two!!! Congratulations, little boy blue!!<br />
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A friend of mine bought a frame at a yard sale and after she brought it home she found this BEAUTIFUL old picture in the frame (along with a few other pictures)! She only wanted the frame so she gave the nun picture to me. (She's not Catholic) I just LOVED it! I found a new frame to put it in and I'm now looking for a spot in the house to hang it! Actually, my goal this summer is to FINALLY unpack our moving boxes (from 4+ years ago) and decorate, so this will be perfect to add to the list of things to hang! ;-) Thanks, Mary M.2 (the *other* Mary M.)!!<br />
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Today we celebrated two birthdays: Hannah and Elizabeth's!!! They were excited and filled with joy! Elizabeth was so happy that she even let me take a picture of her broken tooth! </div>
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The dentist said it was good that the tooth was still coming in....and it looks as though it's better already! It straightened out and seems to have grown in more! It really is looking very good!</div>
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Her lip looks better, too...but you can still see some of the red swelling above her lip on the right side...</div>
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Well, on with the birthday post....<br />Here is a few pictures of the birthday party:</div>
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Here's a close-up picture of Elizabeth's cake.<br />She is a bunny lover!</div>
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I bought a bunny Playmobil play-set and added a few of the pieces to the top of her cake. She LOVED it!</div>
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Here is Hannah's cake:</div>
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Her's is also a fun little playmobil play-set. Hannah was just thrilled! </div>
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The girls each got a Playmobil horse play-set, too!</div>
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Hannah also received a princess set, and Elizabeth received a "Hungry, Hungry, Hippo" game!</div>
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They had a great time!</div>
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Happy Birthday girls!!</div>
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Oh, and a quick update on the plumbing: Jon worked till very late Friday night to clear the drain line, but had to stop and finish Saturday morning. By lunch it was clear and we are back to doing dishes and taking baths! </div>
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We are just hoping the line will stay clear until the summer when we can finally redo all the house plumbing!</div>
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Some weeks I just don't want to get out of bed! The week started out with another cold -no hives or anything, just a cold.... I guess that's a good thing. At least it wasn't a trip to the hospital or crazy, itchy welts that cover the body! ;-) </div>
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But the cold hit hard and strong. All of us got it except Hannah, Joshua and Elizabeth. It's nice that Elizabeth was given a break from this. She had a hard week last week!! Sadly, I'm sure the other three will have it by next week.</div>
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Amazingly, Jon got it! He seems to have a great immune system, but he's had a hard winter this year, too! To my dismay, my sick hubby had to go snake the kitchen/master-bath room drain line. AGAIN!!!!!! The water was backing up into our tub and sinks, again!!! Yuk! I lost count of the number of times he had to snake the line. This has once again shown us how bad the plumbing is in this house!! I'm not sure who the plumber was that put the plumbing in this house but If I did knew I would tell you NEVER to hire him!! Plumbing should never run up-hill and I even know that! But we had plumbing pipes that were curved up! The problem is that the bad plumbing line is behind two of the walls and in the ceiling of Hannah and Elizabeth's bedroom! So that means we have to find a spot for the two girls to sleep so we can rip the walls and ceiling out to fix the plumbing! We had a plumber look at the problem and he said it would be $2000 just to fix the plumbing. Now that doesn't include repairs to the walls and ceiling that will also need to be repaired after the plumbing work is finished!! I know the plumbing repairs are turning into a necessity, but we are just having a hard time dishing out the $$$. </div>
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Well, for now I'm just trying to get the school year done and all the sicknesses and plumbing problems are making that hard. We were hoping the plumbing repairs could wait until summer, but for now my sick hubby is downstairs working hard to get a kitchen sink to drain, so I can finish washing my dishes! I'm upstairs wiping sore noses and reassuring the kids that the horrible sewer smell will be gone soon! Perhaps the cold is a bit of a blessing, otherwise the smell would seem much worse!!</div>
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Please, pray for us. Jon has never had this hard of a time getting the line to drain, and he fears that the time has come to rip the walls and ceilings out! My school year has been a stress already without the stress of no running water for a few days! And having to repair a few walls and ceilings doesn't sound fun ether!!</div>
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P.S. Jon has also taken a rather large pay cut ($60 a week) due to the rising cost of health insurance! <br />
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-29129366567321363652013-03-19T17:00:00.000-07:002013-03-19T14:13:42.082-07:00Update on Elizabeth {and a little more}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Just wanted to let you all know that Elizabeth is doing well. It's been two weeks since her accident. Her lip is still swollen, but it looks much better; it looks <u>almost</u> normal. The tooth she broke is still alive and the dentist is now very optimistic that it will be fine. The tooth that twisted during her fall has now moved back into place. We are all happy to see her improvement and her smile agian! Elizabeth goes back to the dentist again (for the 4th time) next week. If the tooth is still alive in three weeks we will be scheduling an appointment to have the tooth rebuilt so it looks more normal.</div>
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Of course, the health/dental insurance is fighting us every step of the way! They don't want to pay for any of this, from start to finish, but they should, because it's part of our package.....Don't you love insurance companies?</div>
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<b>As an added extra for our Lenten sacrificial offering, God has thrown in a freak cold!</b></div>
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The day after Elizabeth took her fall, Abby broke out into hives! I took her to the doctor. The doctor said she thought it was a case of "viral hives"....I never heard of that before! The doctor asked me if anyone else had symptoms.</div>
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Well, she sent us home with a prescription for a benadryl type medication. In three days, Abby was fine. I thought it was all over, but last Friday Elizabeth started getting hives. Than Rachel and I got them, too. By the next day Rachel and I looked much better, but poor Elizabeth, with her already swollen lip, now looked like a red grapefruit!! She was so swollen and her one eye was a tiny slit. She just cried and cried!</div>
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The worse part about the viral hives wasn't the sickness it was the fact that a friend got us tickets to go to a local play about Cinderella. Elizabeth was soooo excited and had been looking forward to going! We hoped and prayed that she would be better, but sadly her swollen red spots just hung around. So Jon stayed home with her and Caleb while the rest of us went to the play.</div>
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I was sad to leaver her, but I heard she and dad had a great time!! Dad treated her like a queen! So our little Cinderella had a ball at home!! Hee hee!</div>
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BTW: The rest of us had a great time at the Cinderella play. Naomi sat on my lap and danced her little bottom around in joy as the cast sang all their songs! When the prince and Cinderella finally got together at the end, Naomi just screamed in pure joy! For the past three days she has been dancing around the house singing one of the songs from the play! It was a shame we were at the last showing, Naomi would have loved to go see it again, and maybe I could have taken Elizabeth. Well, maybe we will have a chance to see another play next year!</div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-24855577679399626762013-03-03T16:37:00.000-08:002013-03-03T19:51:46.559-08:00A trip to the Hospital! {Sorrow for a sweet smile}<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow! What a day! Four hours in the ER and then a trip to a dentist; all on a Sunday afternoon! Why? Well, after a small accident my sweet Elizabeth caused some life changing damage!</div>
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She was laying on a mechanic's cart and some how flipped it and busted-open her lip and broke her front tooth in half (diagonally)!</div>
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She has 4 stitches in her upper lip, and it is soooo puffed up! She's having trouble eating and drinking and she is very sore! Thankfully that will heal and we are hoping for minor scaring. Sadly, her front tooth will never be the same. It just looks like a jagged point and the dentist said they can't do much with it since she is still young and growing. </div>
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Oh, I hurt for her... she had such a beautiful smile! Now she is so self-conscious.<br />
Please pray for her. She is so sad.</div>
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Here is an old picture:</div>
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She will be going to the dentist again this week for an x-ray to check her teeth. They are concerned that she knocked a few other teeth around, too.</div>
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Thank God it wasn't worse!<br />
And thank God for loving dentist that are willing to help a little girl on a Sunday afternoon! </div>
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Thank you for any prayers.</div>
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God Bless you all.</div>
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~Jennifer</div>
Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-37252360544622844632013-02-23T07:05:00.000-08:002014-04-30T17:33:36.275-07:00Fire Safety Books for Kids to Illustrate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-91762617044000004522013-02-21T21:18:00.000-08:002013-02-21T21:32:09.428-08:00Baking Cookies and Pumpkin Pies! {Our feast before the famine}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">If you remember, I told you that I had my wisdom teeth removed just 4 days before Christmas. So</span><span style="text-align: start;"> the kids and I were not able to make Christmas</span><span style="text-align: start;"> cookies.- It was a heart-break for all!<br />Well, we did make our Christmas</span><span style="text-align: start;"> cookies before Lent began!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">We had a nice cookie manufacturing system down! I rolled and cut </span>the dough, the kids decorated the cookies, while Jon and Rachel managed Caleb and the oven! It worked very well!</div>
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We had a nice variety of cookies...since it wasn't really Christmas we made a little of everything...</div>
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Hearts, dogs, flowers, Liberty bells, butterflies, as well as, Christmas shapes.</div>
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I'm not sure how many we made, but it was A LOT! </div>
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But with 11 people eating them, they disappeared very fast!</div>
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I let the little cutie keep the cookie! ;-)</div>
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I was able to make those pumpkin pies that I didn't get to make at Christmas, too!</div>
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Jon was very pleased! </div>
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I didn't hear any complaints as they stuffed their faces with pie! ;-)</div>
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I think we had a nice feast before the famine!</div>
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Now it's Lent and this all looks soooo good!</div>
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Jen-Marie @ Catholic Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106135165108637860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688243590768159086.post-67488989825987516002013-02-17T18:42:00.000-08:002013-02-17T18:42:15.153-08:00Attic Steps!!! Yah!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is the handy man project Jon did yesterday!</div>
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We needed attic access to fix all the plumbing venting and electrical problems in the house. There was a access to the attic in the closet of our bedroom, but it was VERY SMALL and VERY HARD to get into! With so much work to do up in the attic we decided it was best to make a better access.</div>
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So, Jon added a set of pull-down steps!</div>
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Of course it needs a little cosmetic help, but we'll do that when we finish that door next to it, which is also in need of cosmetic finishing!</div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">To those I love...</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To God,</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your amazing and glorious ways, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Which is deserving of unending praise!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jcOybKTHcutfsRUXrQeKVdcyN83nlDHywra1PDNLYif1sjvSbveBDU-S_T9jnLuALkHyjhiuAneciJmX_ZmLrIEXEK8z3mLp3xoE_NebAmxqbyDRT-i1VjMKS4nFm4JU7LitNlxJ_5M/s1600/love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jcOybKTHcutfsRUXrQeKVdcyN83nlDHywra1PDNLYif1sjvSbveBDU-S_T9jnLuALkHyjhiuAneciJmX_ZmLrIEXEK8z3mLp3xoE_NebAmxqbyDRT-i1VjMKS4nFm4JU7LitNlxJ_5M/s1600/love.jpg" /></a>Thank you for your self-giving sacrifice,</div>
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Because our sins, you paid the price.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_170">Thank you for your</span><span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_139"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>incredible<span style="font-size: small;"> forgiving love</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And your mercy which I'm </span>unworthy<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for this beautiful earth and sky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">which will </span>remain<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my home until I die!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_152"><b>To My Husband,</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_155" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your daily compliments,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as you try to give me more confidence!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_174">Thank you for your daily dealings at work</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_175">And all of your cute little quirks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your handy work in our home</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You kindly help with not a single groan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You give heartfelt support and unfailing love.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_198">I think of you and thank God above!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_236">Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To My Kids</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_99" style="font-family: inherit;">All the things that you taught me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All the love that you brought me,</span></div>
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All the times you took turns,</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All your help and concerns,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All your joys and cheers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All your sorrows and tears,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All your cute little ways,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fill me with love all of my days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_109" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To My Friends (near and far)</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_250" style="font-family: inherit;">Friends in the real world </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> friends I meet here....</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_115" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your kind words </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and lending an ear.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_244" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your understanding and support</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_255" style="font-family: inherit;">Your kind words feel like a vacation resort!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_259" style="font-family: inherit;">Forgive me when I seem to stray</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Life is often busy and so I delay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel very blessed to have you as a friend,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May our friendship continue and never end!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_293">May God Bless you all with the richness He has blessed me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Saint </span>Valentine's<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Day</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_17_1360845223073_306">~Jennifer</span></div>
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