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Wed, Oct 15, 2008 11:54 AM
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day...please light a candle for those who lost their lives too early and for those parents who had to grieve for them. The goal is to light a candle at 7PM tonight, no matter what time zone you are in...a continuous "light around the world" in prayer.

Also today: Grandma Nancy, Grandpa Dennis, and Dennis's mother, Darlene, are all moving to Florida today. Keep them in your prayers for safe travels and for a swift move. Congratulations on the new job, Dennis! And congratulations on the new and exciting avenues your job will take you, Mom! We are all proud of you...

Dodge City received almost 4 inches of rain over the last few days...it was much needed and it came slow enough that we had no flooding issues. Hopefully, it's not too late for the benefits but we will take it no matter what. 'Course the rain did cause some headaches for farmers trying to harvest the soybeans...but I think that even they are happy with the rain.

Well, time to get lunch together, do some laundry and then sit down to work while Kara naps. The sunshine is trying to come out so we may try a walk this afternoon after school. Have a wonderful week!

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Wed, Oct 15, 2008 11:53 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE GREG MYERS!!!!!!!!

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Mon, Oct 6, 2008 9:34 AM
After a long weekend, we are back home. We went to St. Joseph, MO to see our cousin, Cliff and his fiance, Amanda, get married (Congrats Cliff and Amanda!). It was a wonderful time and we were so glad that we went. We also got to meet our cousin Karl's new fiance, Kat (sp?). She is very nice and a a self-proclaimed "southern girl." We were able to see lots of family this weekend, including Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Dennis...nice to see them because they are moving in a couple of weeks to Florida so this was our last chance to visit with them before the move. We are going to miss them but we understand how exciting and what a wonderful opportunity this move is. We are looking forward to driving to Pensacola sometime soon to visit.

Got word that at the end of the month (if all works out), Grandpa Dave and Nana will be here for a visit...we are looking forward to that visit as well!

We are finally getting some much needed rain today. On our way home from Missouri, we actually had to pull over to the side of the road during a downpour about 20 miles east of Dodge City...it was impossible to see! The pelting rain was welcome, however...it got all of those "easterner bugs" off of our windshield! You don't realize how dry it is out here in Dodge until you go just a little bit east and the bug splatter picks up on the windshield! Hee! Hee!

This week: our cat, Kelly, goes under the knife to avoid any more kitties...finally....tomorrow. Matthew and Allie will continue school this week...Mom has to sing in a community concert on Friday at the Depot theater (with the Choral Union choir). Matthew has another football game this Saturday and Allie will have Dance Cats practice Saturday. Never a dull moment in Dodge!

Have a wonderful week!

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Lindy: I am glad that you had fun at the wedding - so did I. Cliff and Amanda are in Jamaica and we are taking care of Braydon and making sure he doesn't miss any of his social events, like the baseball games. If they win tomorrow they will have the championship for their division. Kinda exciting. Glad you didn't have to drive to long in the rain. Love you, Lindy

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Fri, Sep 26, 2008 9:34 AM
OK...I got tired of all of the crickets congregating on our back porch. It seemed to be attracting spiders who in turn, when it gets cold at night, attempt to get in the house. Well, I sprayed the entire perimeter of the house 2 days ago, crickets came out of every crevice...it was amazing. Well, yesterday, I had the surprise of my life when I found a rather large spider, obviously affected by the spray. Looked up the type of spider it was: A BLACK WIDOW!! (I know you Texas people are probably laughing at me by now because of all of the scorpions and fire ants you all have...ha!) I scooped that thing up in a lockable plastic container yesterday afternoon...it's STILL not completely dead (it's on its way, though). As a result, I've sprayed again every spider web I could find (resulting in the emergence of what looks like a brown recluse! Ewww!!!). I then sprinkled long lasting stuff all over the yard, around the house, in and around the kids' playhouse (don't worry, once it dries, it's safe for the kids and Penny to be around). Overkill? Probably...but there's no more dagum poisonous spiders.

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Wed, Sep 24, 2008 9:07 AM
Well, FPU is off and running...Eric said he's got over 50 in the class this time. Quite a bit fewer than last time but it's really hard to get a class like this going with all of the fall activities going. He was pretty satisfied with it, however.

Matthew's football team is now 1-1. Lost pretty badly last Saturday but the team was still OK with how they played...they just got beat by a bigger team. Spirits are still high headed into this Saturday's game.

Allison is loving Kindergarten...but she has more than once headed to her room after school to clean it up (her chore for the day) and then ends up falling asleep on the bed she was supposed to be making. I'm not worrying about it...if she needs the sleep, I'm not going to challenge it. 'Course her bed hasn't been made in over 2 weeks! Ha!

Kara's cough is FINALLY gone. Matthew's, too. We go back to the doctor next week to double check everything. I think Kara will be given a clean bill of health. But, we will probably start long-term treatment for Matthew and his allergies. Fun. Fun.

Other than that, not much else going on here. Found out that Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Dennis are moving to Florida for a new job...that's wonderful! We are excited for them and look forward to visiting them sometime! Congrats!

No cousin news...sounds like Ethan, Hunter, and Kaden are doing well with school. Wow, only a matter of time and ALL of the little ones will be in school! My goodness how time flies.

Pray for Kara...potty training is proving to be her biggest hurdle (changed gross panties during this typing session..ugh). Trying to keep her in panties for the most part but even that isn't triggering her brain to get to the bathroom BEFORE her panties get messed up. She can't stand being dirty or wet, but just can't seem to let someone know before it happens. She's developed quite the funny waddle when she comes to you crying about it. It's hard not to laugh :) ! Allie surprised us 2 nights ago by voluntarily going to bed without her rag...could we be done with the sloppy thing? One can only hope...hee!hee!

Well, have a wonderful rest of your week!

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Wed, Sep 17, 2008 11:59 AM
Happy Angel Day to Angel Baby H...

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Tue, Sep 16, 2008 9:35 PM
New pics and videos posted tonight...they are scattered throughout the photo albums: Matthew's 4th grade trip to the state fair, Matthew's football game, Allison's Dance Cats practice (and then performance tonight), etc. Even caught Kara looking cute just watching TV the other day.

Enjoy the vids and pics!

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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 10:16 AM
Wow! Autumn has come in with a bang! One day we were suffering through 104 degree heat every day and the next, we can't get above 85....not that I'm complaining. I love this weather! Of course, the cooler weather and flying pollens everywhere have really made for bad reactions in our house. Matthew and Kara are both struggling with their lung issues and what appear to be allergies. A doctor visit last week yielded 5 medicines for Matthew to take home and 2 for Kara. Everyone is improving but we are awaiting a phone call from the doctor today to see if we need to go back this week. Allison had a bad cold but it cleared up within 3 days or so and then she was fine...she's rarely sick.

The garden is going crazy with our green beans and yellow squash. Our tomatoes have seemed to have given up in the cooler weather so I think we are probably done with those. The salsa we made with our tomatoes (and some from Bev and Dan) didn't turn out the way we wanted (we added WAY too much lemon juice). So we are attempting another batch to mix in and turn up the heat a bit. We will see how that turns out.

Eric is working feverishly to get things finalized and get people signed up for Financial Peace University in our diocese (let me know if you're interested). In this time of falling housing markets and rising gas prices, even I (the self-proclaimed budget hater) have realized the importance of telling our money where to go. He's made a few trips to area parishes to do his plug for FPU (and tying it into stewardship). I've been busy as usual with work but also with bunko parties, singing in various groups, and volunteering at the school. It's a very busy time here in Dodge...

Aunt Anna and Uncle Danny escaped Hurricane Ike as it made a turn toward the north and missed Corpus Christi entirely. Anna said they didn't get much more than a shower and it was really, really hot. A pretty normal day for Corpus. There were some storm surge issues there (mostly on Padre Island across the bay according to media sources) but other than that, nothing much. Corpus waits again to see when they will get hit (it's been 30 years since the last hurricane hit there).

Well, gotta run. More things to do and less time to do them in! Have a great week!

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Fri, Sep 5, 2008 8:23 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIC (DADDY)!!!! ALLISON WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT YOU TURNING 36 TODAY...HA!HA! WE WILL ENJOY CELEBRATING WITH YOU THIS EVENING!

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Katie & Family: Happy Birthday Uncle Eric. Hope you had a GREAT day!

Kelly: Have a great one! Hope you all are doing fine. We are enjoying the nice cool weather! Take care, Kelly and fam

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Sun, Aug 31, 2008 10:28 PM
Stewardship-Respect Life-Social Injustice Conference went well and got rave reviews! Eric was much more relaxed after it was all over with and I was so proud of him for a job well done!

1st week of school is over and the kids are adjusting well. Allison absolutely adores Kindergarten and is often found by the front door in the morning yelling at her dad that it's time to go! I've never seen her get up so fast in my life (she's not a morning person!)...I'm wondering how long this will last!

Matthew's first football game is this Saturday. I'm hoping he has a more successful team in football than they had for baseball (never won a game). He seems to be improving with each practice and now declares that he's an "athlete" because he exercises now. Oy. Jocks. (lol)

Kara had a rough morning last Monday as we left Allison in the kindergarten room. She wasn't keen on leaving Allie...or, rather, she wasn't keen on leaving the classroom. We aren't sure which. Whichever it was, she was over it by afternoon and is enjoying her stay with Mom during the day. She's taken to carrying a purse EVERYWHERE. She's such the little diva...it's too cute when she tells me to wait before we leave so she can go grab her purse.

Labor Day weekend is turning out to be quiet. We didn't go visit any family and none came to us so we attempted to find some friends to come over for a BBQ or something tomorrow...'course no one else in our circle of friends are hermits like we are so thus, they are not home. So we've been hanging out as a family. Played outside, worked on combine trailers, listened to the K-State/N.Texas game, canned salsa...may try to come up with something for tomorrow. At least to get everyone out of the house for awhile.

Well, time to head for bed. Hope everyone has had a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

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