Day 90, Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My little F.R.O.G.--Fully Rely on God--that

Ray Mayhew gave me, has traveled

to Ann Arbor with us. 

Here he is sitting

on Pepper's spoon at

Appleby's!

Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow

at 8:30 AM at the University Hospital

in Ann Arbor.

Day 89, Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Laura and TeeTee arrived via bus.

I cannot find the picture I wanted

to post, so this will do for now!

I must have my SD card hiding

somewhere!

It's Nathan's 36th birthday today!

Day 88, Monday, March 29, 2010

Bonnie ordered a collage blanket

for a family Easter gift!

It came this morning

bright and early.

I'm going to take it

to Ann Arbor this week!

Day 87, Sunday, March 28, 2010

Rosie and her fiance, Troy Almli

Troy went to church with us,

and then came home 'til 

early evening with us.

Troy brought me a nice

footstool!

Day 86, Saturday, March 27, 2010

Self portrait with my dear granddaughter, Katelyn Marie!

Full day

Bonnie-Special Olympics practice

Mahree, Merica, Sammy to egg hunt at Calvary

Stephanie and her Mom Rhonda came, too!

DJ, Meredith, Tyler, Katie came for the day.

Dean, Lisa, Caleb, Katherine, Victoria,

Abrielle, and Julia also came!

Fun family times!

Day 85, Friday, March 26, 2010

The duck in our pond now has a name!
Mahree has named her Gloria!

Her "husband's name is Jeremy!"

We are sure enjoying

watching her sleep, swim,

and evn listening to her quack!

Day 84, Thursday, March 25, 2010

Early this morning we

had a Mallard duck pair walking

around our little pond!

The male left after

a short time, but the

female stayed for

quite a while,

went for a nice long

swim, and left around

lunch time.

We're all hoping

they return!

Day 83, Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sammy in front of his preschool sign!

He has adjusted so well to being in

school--I guess I have as well!

I still miss having him home everyday,

but he only goes for

3 hours a day 4 days a week.

He's learned a lot, too, and

that is what is really

important!

Day 82, Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Mahree asked me to come out on our path

last night so she could show me something.

I told her that I would do it "tomorrow", and

she was sure I would forget!

Well, I met her bus, and asked her if

she remembered what she

she wanted me to remember.

She couldn't remember; good

thing I remembered!!

I reminded her that she wanted to

show me something on our path.

We had a nice walk out in our woods,

and she showed me several interesting

finds that she had made!

Sadie and Sammy joined us.

Day 81, Monday, March 22, 2010

Our foster Mommy cat and her

4 babies are so adorable!

The 3 little girls have their eyes open,

but their brother, Adonis, is

lagging behind--he may

have an eye infection--

watching him closely!

The girls' names are

Haley Catherine

Glitter

Hilda.

Pippi, is such a good Mommy!

Day 80, Sunday, March 21, 2010

Some of the F.R.O.G.s I'm collecting

for my upcoming cancer surgery. 

Ray Mayhew, one of our hospital chaplains

from Calvary Church, brings frogs to people in

the hospital--reminding all of us

 to Fully Rely On God.

I'm giving frog sox & little frogs to my family,

and I have gummy frogs to have in 

my hospital room.

(the bunny is holding one of the frogs--

one bunny will stay home, and

one will come with me!)

Day 79, Saturday, March 20, 2010

Kara's 38th birthday was yesterday

when we were in Ann Arbor. 

We celebrated it today!

Day 78, Friday, March 19, 2010

When we take a child along to the hotel, we usually end up going for a swim!  I took this picture before we went in the very warm pool on Friday, after my PETCT scan at the University Hospital. 

The Hawthorne Suites in Ann Arbor is a very nice place to stay--we are privileged to get a hospital rate, a good breakfast is provided, and we love the suites--a comfy home away from home!

Day 77, Thursday, March 18, 2010

My nightstand at the hotel!  We stay at the Hawthorne Suites in Ann Arbor often when I have early morning appointments at the University Hospital.  My essentials appear in this photo, as I lay them out.  My book of Scripture according to topics, my cell phone (aka alarm clock), my water, my room key, my family picture, and in this case, Mahree's glasses!

I like things to look familiar, so I prepare my little place away from home as soon as I arrive in the room.

Day 76, Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Cheryl, Mahree, and me in our

room at the Hawthorne Suites.

I had a PETCT scan today

at the UofM Hospital.

Tiring day, but lots of

good times, too!

Cheryl bought us the St Paddy's

Day hats, and she and Mahree

wore their hats all over the

Hospital!  Brought a lot of smiles

to many faces!

Day 75, Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Bonnie bought herself a new

computer!  She ordered a pink

one, and is delighted with it!

She seems to be claiming

to be Irish at heart!!

Day 74, Monday, March 15, 2010

Mahree was being a frog!!

She wanted Spencer to

spray her with water,

since frogs like to be wet.

Such silly kids!

We talk a lot about F.R.O.G.

(Fully Rely On God) these days!

Day 73, Sunday, March 14, 2010

For some reason Simeon decided that he

needed to wear two caps!

He is so much more in touch with

reality-it is a real answer

to prayer!

Day 72, Saturday, March 13, 2010

My friend, Judy De Groot,

stopped by with muffins and other bakery delectables

for an impromptu visit! 

We had such a good time visiting

and catching up on our lives!

So thankful to God for friends!

Day 71, Friday, March 12, 2010

Two silly people! 

Cheryl in her firefighter garb,and

Mahree with a piece of tape on her nose!

Bear is smiling, too--must be he

thinks this is rather amusing!

Day 70, Thursday, March 11, 2010

Cheryl,Rosie,Bonnie, Merica, Sammy & I 

 went out for lunch at Don Julio's.

Kaitie was also home, but opted

out of coming along. 

We got there right after 11:00 AM, and

were able to be in a little separate area.

Sammy took advantage of

our talking, and 

hid under the table.

 

When I realized where

he was, I put my camera down

on my lap, without aiming,

and was pleased to see his smile!

Loved the shot!

Day 69, Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wanting to be sure our lives

are not dull and boring,

we agreed to foster a Mommy

cat and her 4 newborn babies.

Bonnie, Mahree and I picked

them up this afternoon at the

Shelter.  We took pictures of

each one, but the Mommy cat,

now named "Pippi" had

had enough, and picked up the

last kitten--Mahree was a

bit concerned!  We let the

little family settle in their crate

in a quiet room to adjust!

Rosie, Bonnie, Kaitie, Mahree, and
Merica have agreed to take care of

this little family after I am in

the hospital!

Day 68, Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Sammy asked me what happened to the

monster in the water.  It took  minute

for me to remember "Nessy", who

was in the Grand River for ArtPrize

the summer of 2009.

I knew that Nessy had been

moved to John Ball Park

Zoo's pond, so we took

a side trip on the way

home from Head Start

to see Nessy!

Day 67, Monday, March 8, 2010

Just picked Sammy up from Head Start,

and he is showing me his man that

"has a spider on him"

You can just see his blackened nail;

splint's off, broken finger tip is

all better, except for the nail.

Love that kid!

Day 66, Sunday, March 7, 2010

Little girl, Merica,

sweet dreams in your princess ballerina bedding,

with all your blankees and stuffies

close by to keep you loved all night!

May God keep you safely in His arms,

and may you love Him and follow Him.

Day 65, Saturday, March 6, 2010

Five of my daughters dance in
God's Girls, a special needs dance

group through

Hearts in Step Christian Dance Academy

Tonight they were the entertainment

for a special needs prom!

My daughters are:

Kara--2nd from the left

Bonnie-back row Korean dress

Kaitie-next to Bonnie

Rosie next to Kaitie in pink

Shonda next to Rosie

Great group; they do an awesome job!

Day 64, Friday, March 5, 2010

Today I visited my niece, Heidi, and her beautiful children. 

 I saw their new house,

had a great cup of coffee,

and just plain enjoyed visiting with them.

I brought Sydney a baby cavy--

we have the twin--they are 20 days old today!

Day 63, Thursday, March 4, 2010

Cheryl and I like to read thru the Bible

using The Bible Experience CDs.  

It uses Today's New International Version,

so I follow along to catch where

 they used "politically correct" wording. 

Most of it is exactly like NIV. 

Love the sound effects,

the different voices--it comes alive,

yet is word for word Scripture (with stray PC words!)

I took this picture at 3:30 PM

on our way to my CT scan in Ann Arbor. 

We had just finished today's reading,

and decided to go ahead a day.

Day 62, Wednesday, March 3, 2010

My girls' dance group, "God's Girls" have been invited

to dance at a special needs prom/banquet on Saturday.

They are modeling their prom dresses--

Bonnie's sox are not part of the ensemble!

Bonnie has decided to wear her Korean costume,

so we will return her dress.

(She can keep the sox, though!!)

Day 61, Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Auntie and Spencer just finished

 his homework! He said the

fractions were too hard,

but then he did them without help!

Great job, Spence!

Day 60, Monday, March 1, 2010

University of Michigan Hospital

Today I found out that I have jaw cancer again.

 

Good thing God is in control,

and will see us through this time. 

He is allowing this for some reason. 

 I pray that my children will see that

God is good ALL the time--

and ALL the time God is good!