Well, I am home. And worn out but so happy to say, Joel turns 3 on Monday. I am having a small party for him. Then swimming lessons for the kids. Then back for a family get together. Making cake right now, it is 1:06am. Ready for bed almost, just need to have cake ready.
Absolutely beautiful wedding and I am so glad I was able to go. Hope all is well. Need to go finish up and prepare for tomorrow. I can't wait to hug and kiss my monkeys tomorrow when they wake.
By the way did I mention I have the greatest husband on earth. Kids in bed, clean home, even laundry done. Couldn't ask for anything more. Even got a warm greeting and someone to share all the excitment with. Thank Love! You are amazing!
Goodnight all!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Some scripture to ponder
This verse was brought up last night at cell and I just thought that I would post it.
James 4:7-10
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
It is amazing how many times that I have asked for forgiveness from God and been very calm about it. But it is the times that I have really understood my sin and been torn apart by it and ran to Jesus with tears and weeping that He has lifted me up and held me close and it is those times that I have really known His forgiveness.
What an amazing scripture-
Luke 7:38-48
And standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on. A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
James 4:7-10
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
It is amazing how many times that I have asked for forgiveness from God and been very calm about it. But it is the times that I have really understood my sin and been torn apart by it and ran to Jesus with tears and weeping that He has lifted me up and held me close and it is those times that I have really known His forgiveness.
What an amazing scripture-
Luke 7:38-48
And standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on. A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Watch the whole thing, it is worth it.
I watched this on another blog and just loved it. It is worth the watch for sure.
A blessing among blessings
As I have said before, mail time is one of the very best times of the day! So, today was like every other day with my excitement. But a little different in the outcome.
Many know how very close I am to my sis Henny. She is such a wonderful friend and has been much more than that in my life. So, as we went over the finances it was quite hard but we decided that the whole family can not go to her wedding as we had origionally planned. The kids were heart broken at first till I told them that I will take lots of pictures and then we will go see Auntie Hen and Uncle Nathan in the spring time when we have a little more money.
Adam said that being as she is such a close friend we will for sure regret it if no one goes because we want to support her in her decision which we whole heatedly agree with and I of course, agreed. So, he gave me the release to go and took the days off as lieu days to take care of the kids. I will go with my mom and another girlfriend which will reduce the cost by about $400! So, although still tight, it is feasible. I am so excited to go!
Back to the mail. I jumped up to the bitter cold to check the mail and what was there? An envelope with our names on it... inside, a paper that said "For your trip to Henny's wedding". And some cash. I am amazed at God's faithfulness! And some one's obedience to God's voice. I was just praying yesterday that God would please provide as I was starting to get quite worried about the whole thing.
As I sit here drinking my egg nog and dreaming of the day that money will not be so tight I pray for blessing on the person who opened their heart to us today. Understanding our need and not judging us but loving us through this very kind act. May God bless you, whomever you are. You can't imaging how thankful I am.
If it is someone who has never read this blog. I am praying for you anyway, for a special blessing on you.
God bless everyone. What a fine day it is in the Lord today!
Many know how very close I am to my sis Henny. She is such a wonderful friend and has been much more than that in my life. So, as we went over the finances it was quite hard but we decided that the whole family can not go to her wedding as we had origionally planned. The kids were heart broken at first till I told them that I will take lots of pictures and then we will go see Auntie Hen and Uncle Nathan in the spring time when we have a little more money.
Adam said that being as she is such a close friend we will for sure regret it if no one goes because we want to support her in her decision which we whole heatedly agree with and I of course, agreed. So, he gave me the release to go and took the days off as lieu days to take care of the kids. I will go with my mom and another girlfriend which will reduce the cost by about $400! So, although still tight, it is feasible. I am so excited to go!
Back to the mail. I jumped up to the bitter cold to check the mail and what was there? An envelope with our names on it... inside, a paper that said "For your trip to Henny's wedding". And some cash. I am amazed at God's faithfulness! And some one's obedience to God's voice. I was just praying yesterday that God would please provide as I was starting to get quite worried about the whole thing.
As I sit here drinking my egg nog and dreaming of the day that money will not be so tight I pray for blessing on the person who opened their heart to us today. Understanding our need and not judging us but loving us through this very kind act. May God bless you, whomever you are. You can't imaging how thankful I am.
If it is someone who has never read this blog. I am praying for you anyway, for a special blessing on you.
God bless everyone. What a fine day it is in the Lord today!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!
It seems I will try to skate tomorrow. Haven't done that since I was a child. Hmmm, and come to think of it, when I was a child I was a horrible skater. Now, I shall teach my children how to be horrible at it, too. I look forward to this bonding time for us. But, I do not look forward to 3 children, never been on skates, hardly ever on ice of any grade, and me, a horrible skater, embarking on this adventure without my hubby by our sides. But this is the way life is when school happens to fall at the same time as work. So, I embrace the challenge and pray for the best. The school is having this 1 hour of skating. How wonderful! (no sarcasm) With the price of skating, I am just happy to have the opportunity to expose the kids to it on a skating rink. We will see if any aspiring skaters are in our midst and then I can decide if it would be anything I would like to fork out hundrens of dollars on as a sport for them. NOT BLOODY LIKELY! But you never know if there will be a talent worth the $.
Skates- in the shop at this moment being sharpened. As I drain my mastercard a little more I think, it will all be worth it to go to family skate and see my hubby and kids and I all enjoying the cold and the ice together. I would love for the kids to one day, even if they never play on teams, be able to play hockey with friends on rinks at homes, without feeling as much like an idiot on the ice as I would.
One more thing that just makes it feel like the best time of year! And a little more like Christmas is near.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
One of my fave times of the day!
Whatever it is about mail time really makes me happy. I could check my box 15 times before there is anything in there. A little obsessed. Adam says I need to cut back and just wait patiently. Sometimes I jump in the tub just to make time go by faster... Okay, I am going to check again. You never know when someone might send something!
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Just a quick note
Hey All!
Just thought that I would let you all know that Joshua is doing much better, pretty well 100%! Thank God for His healing touch. The other two kiddos are much better, just still coughing but there have been no fevers or complications. Again, thank God for His faithfullness. Adam took 2 sick days as he was pretty out of it the last couple days. He goes back to work tomorrow, all better! And I am right in the midst of it all. Last to get and usually slowest to recover for the reason of lack of sleep I think. But, I am praying it is on the mend. Thank you all who have thought of us in prayer.
I will be doing a post of pics soon. God bless!!!
Just thought that I would let you all know that Joshua is doing much better, pretty well 100%! Thank God for His healing touch. The other two kiddos are much better, just still coughing but there have been no fevers or complications. Again, thank God for His faithfullness. Adam took 2 sick days as he was pretty out of it the last couple days. He goes back to work tomorrow, all better! And I am right in the midst of it all. Last to get and usually slowest to recover for the reason of lack of sleep I think. But, I am praying it is on the mend. Thank you all who have thought of us in prayer.
I will be doing a post of pics soon. God bless!!!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Halloween!
Firstly, here is a shot of Joshua, Halloween, still obviously sick but finally on the mend. Thanks Mom, Gwen, Andrew, Tanya, Jenny and anyone else who had a chance to think of my little man in prayer. The eyes are getting better now but as I do with any eye drops I get for the kids, I tried the new ones out and boy oh boy do the sting. But the stinging goes away after you open your eyes for about 30 seconds. So it is hard on him but at least they are doing good, not damage to his eyes. So, Annabelle and Joel are sick today but no infections or fevers. I am praying for it to stay that way.
But, although the kids were sicky, I didn't want it to come between us and the joy that God brings when we are glorifying Him on Halloween so the celebration commenced. Look at those happy kids. Who says a little sick has to stop you from smiling?!
Our book. I blogged about this last year but I must say, if you have kids and want to teach them an opposing story to this one, YIKES!!!, then this is the book for you. Adam and I love the pumpkin carving part of Halloween. The kids do, too. My mom got us this book when Joshua was only a wee one and we read it often, in season and out. But every Halloween, I bring it out for the pumpkin carving. We read it before we start so that every step of the way the kids can relate it to the story and the miracle of coming to know Christ. How, even through some painful and not so pleasant changes He helps us make, we end up shining His light out from us and spreading His joy to all who come near. It is a beautiful thing.
I didn't get the idea from this but it is a great sight to visit also and goes along with this book.
We scooped out all the seeds and gunk and it was so cute as the kids went through it to separate the seeds and they talked about the gunk as the pumpkin's sins. Ha ha. They are so sweet! I carved the pumpkin on my own but not without asking the kids how they wanted it. It was a unanimous decision to have it "exactly like the one in the book". I love that because it is a happy pumpkin, goes along with the whole idea of the book that you wouldn't have a scary pumpkin or a grumpy one. Joshua named our pumpkin Squishy, you can probably tell why. He was pleased as punch to have his hands completely covered with the squishy stuff.
Fun fun!
Squishy! Before we lit him. I forgot to get a pick of him lit up last night. We got quite a few trick or treaters so he got to share some joy around for sure!
The kids felt he was close enough. Joshua left the book out so I could copy "exactly!"
Most of the seeds separated. They were a yummy roasted snack for today!
So that is the end of the pumpkin mess, quickly cleaned up and started on the cookie mess. Yes, Joel just stayed in his jammies till about 5pm. Why did I even get him dressed?!
Starting the cookies. The kids love cutting them out.
We allowed those horrid ghosts in there, but I was so relieved when I heard Annabelle say, "I am so glad we get to have the princesses, too!" talking about the ghosts. Joshua and Joel knew what they were but I just said that it was because some people dress up like that for Halloween.
Some baked cookies ready for the coloured sugar we made. Fun fun fun!
The decorating begins.
And the the eating commences
Yum!
What lovely cookies!
Mm mm, bet you want a cookie now! I pigged out. I don't normally like cookies much but these were great!
And all the while, supper was cooking away in the oven, ready just in time for my wonderful hubby to arrive. Beef stew. I loved it! Can't say the same for anyone else but boy was it great!
And the sleep on the couch is inevitable after any day of work these days... had to wake the poor guys for supper.
A great night and we finished it by watching For Whom the Bell Tolls. Long movie and we were a little disappointed by the end. Oh well, it was great just to be together and guard our home from invading crazies. No crazies came around, I would say because they couldn't stand the thought of fighting off the angels who watched over us and our home! Hope all your nights went well!
But, although the kids were sicky, I didn't want it to come between us and the joy that God brings when we are glorifying Him on Halloween so the celebration commenced. Look at those happy kids. Who says a little sick has to stop you from smiling?!
Our book. I blogged about this last year but I must say, if you have kids and want to teach them an opposing story to this one, YIKES!!!, then this is the book for you. Adam and I love the pumpkin carving part of Halloween. The kids do, too. My mom got us this book when Joshua was only a wee one and we read it often, in season and out. But every Halloween, I bring it out for the pumpkin carving. We read it before we start so that every step of the way the kids can relate it to the story and the miracle of coming to know Christ. How, even through some painful and not so pleasant changes He helps us make, we end up shining His light out from us and spreading His joy to all who come near. It is a beautiful thing.
I didn't get the idea from this but it is a great sight to visit also and goes along with this book.
We scooped out all the seeds and gunk and it was so cute as the kids went through it to separate the seeds and they talked about the gunk as the pumpkin's sins. Ha ha. They are so sweet! I carved the pumpkin on my own but not without asking the kids how they wanted it. It was a unanimous decision to have it "exactly like the one in the book". I love that because it is a happy pumpkin, goes along with the whole idea of the book that you wouldn't have a scary pumpkin or a grumpy one. Joshua named our pumpkin Squishy, you can probably tell why. He was pleased as punch to have his hands completely covered with the squishy stuff.
Fun fun!
Squishy! Before we lit him. I forgot to get a pick of him lit up last night. We got quite a few trick or treaters so he got to share some joy around for sure!
The kids felt he was close enough. Joshua left the book out so I could copy "exactly!"
Most of the seeds separated. They were a yummy roasted snack for today!
So that is the end of the pumpkin mess, quickly cleaned up and started on the cookie mess. Yes, Joel just stayed in his jammies till about 5pm. Why did I even get him dressed?!
Starting the cookies. The kids love cutting them out.
We allowed those horrid ghosts in there, but I was so relieved when I heard Annabelle say, "I am so glad we get to have the princesses, too!" talking about the ghosts. Joshua and Joel knew what they were but I just said that it was because some people dress up like that for Halloween.
Some baked cookies ready for the coloured sugar we made. Fun fun fun!
The decorating begins.
And the the eating commences
Yum!
What lovely cookies!
Mm mm, bet you want a cookie now! I pigged out. I don't normally like cookies much but these were great!
And all the while, supper was cooking away in the oven, ready just in time for my wonderful hubby to arrive. Beef stew. I loved it! Can't say the same for anyone else but boy was it great!
And the sleep on the couch is inevitable after any day of work these days... had to wake the poor guys for supper.
A great night and we finished it by watching For Whom the Bell Tolls. Long movie and we were a little disappointed by the end. Oh well, it was great just to be together and guard our home from invading crazies. No crazies came around, I would say because they couldn't stand the thought of fighting off the angels who watched over us and our home! Hope all your nights went well!Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Update on Joshua
Thank you everyone for your thoughts and any prayers you may have shot up, they are so greatly appreciated! Thought that I would update on the situation.
No more croupy cough. Thank God for that! But Joshua has had high fevers the last couple nights while he is sleeping and will crawl in with me and say how he feels so hot. Last night I gave him Motrin before bed to try to make his sleep more comfy. He woke this morning with the fever back and I had to tell him he couldn't go to school. Devistation was in the house! He was so sad, but quickly understood because he wouldn't want to get his friends sick and he was coughing a lot. So, I made a doc appointment with the on call. Got there at 11am and got right in. He checked Joshua over and boy waas I glad I had taken him. In 2 days he went from having a virus, croup, to having an eye infection, ear infection, nose and throat infection, infected tonsils, and a chest infection. We got the antibiotics, no question there was a need and started him on them. Amoxo for everything except the eyes and eye drop for the eyes. OKay, he was happy to have banana medicine and had more motrin. He loves them!
I did his eye drops and it was horrific, the screaming! You have to understand that Joshua has never been one to fight medicine. He understands it will make him better and even when it is uncomfortable, no problem, as long as it is not painful. But even his shots for school, he didn't even flinch because he knew it was good for him. He has had eye drops before and been okay but this was unblievable. He was screaming that it hurt so bad and was crying. I felt so bad. After all was done I put a movie on, time for a nap. He and I curled up together and had a little sleep. He had about 3 hours, me about one. So, when he was up it was time to give the eye drops again. They said every 4 hours. So, again with the screaming. Then I noticed his eye lids swelling and red and he was saying his eyes were so sore and itchy. Yup you guessed it, I checked the cautions, these were the- contact doc ASAP if- symptoms. So I called the pharmacist to confirm and it is indeed an alergic reaction. Off to the hospital. Discontinue use I am told. I got a new prescription, one with a drug to counter the reaction. Got home after picking up a snack and some pop for Joshua and the fear was through the roof! He was so scared I had to pull open his lids and finally I got the drops in. The drama was not too bad once they were in. I suppose the pain was minimal in comparisson with the first drops. Then shortly after he said that his eyes weren't so sore. Thank the Lord again!
Off to bed but the worst part of the day was having to tell Joshua that Doc says he can't go to school till Friday. Tomorrow it, rainbow day (they dress in as much colour as possible), hot lunch (only once a week, pre paid, pre ordered), library (he missed last week because of the environmental week), Gym (also missed last week), and the teacher has his words ready for him to go over ( so exciting after he has practiced for almost 2 weeks. What a let down. Also, because of the chest infection, we can't take the kids to the hotsprings for Halloween night like we do every year. So, as consulation we will make sugar cookies shaped like pumpkins, carve our pumpkin, and hand out candy. Should be a great day/ night anyway.
The great things, Joel and Annabelle were like little angels. No fighting and so happy. And I got a call from a friend. I was on the phone with Adam saying that I would go to town when he got home and see if I could find a pumpkin anywhere around town for the carving. We are a little broke so this was a strain. A friend of mine called about 2 minutes later and said, Char, do you need a pumpkin? I was a little shocked but of course said, yeah I do. She said that she had 9 extras in her garden and was praying about who to give them to and God told her to call me! God is so faithful! Even on the tough days, there is a ray of sunshine. So she brought over 2 pumpkins one of which is the most beautiful pumkin for carving that I have ever seen!
Keep praying when you have a chance, all! God bless you and goodnight.
Hopefully I will have pics to put up of halloween when all is said and done.
No more croupy cough. Thank God for that! But Joshua has had high fevers the last couple nights while he is sleeping and will crawl in with me and say how he feels so hot. Last night I gave him Motrin before bed to try to make his sleep more comfy. He woke this morning with the fever back and I had to tell him he couldn't go to school. Devistation was in the house! He was so sad, but quickly understood because he wouldn't want to get his friends sick and he was coughing a lot. So, I made a doc appointment with the on call. Got there at 11am and got right in. He checked Joshua over and boy waas I glad I had taken him. In 2 days he went from having a virus, croup, to having an eye infection, ear infection, nose and throat infection, infected tonsils, and a chest infection. We got the antibiotics, no question there was a need and started him on them. Amoxo for everything except the eyes and eye drop for the eyes. OKay, he was happy to have banana medicine and had more motrin. He loves them!
I did his eye drops and it was horrific, the screaming! You have to understand that Joshua has never been one to fight medicine. He understands it will make him better and even when it is uncomfortable, no problem, as long as it is not painful. But even his shots for school, he didn't even flinch because he knew it was good for him. He has had eye drops before and been okay but this was unblievable. He was screaming that it hurt so bad and was crying. I felt so bad. After all was done I put a movie on, time for a nap. He and I curled up together and had a little sleep. He had about 3 hours, me about one. So, when he was up it was time to give the eye drops again. They said every 4 hours. So, again with the screaming. Then I noticed his eye lids swelling and red and he was saying his eyes were so sore and itchy. Yup you guessed it, I checked the cautions, these were the- contact doc ASAP if- symptoms. So I called the pharmacist to confirm and it is indeed an alergic reaction. Off to the hospital. Discontinue use I am told. I got a new prescription, one with a drug to counter the reaction. Got home after picking up a snack and some pop for Joshua and the fear was through the roof! He was so scared I had to pull open his lids and finally I got the drops in. The drama was not too bad once they were in. I suppose the pain was minimal in comparisson with the first drops. Then shortly after he said that his eyes weren't so sore. Thank the Lord again!
Off to bed but the worst part of the day was having to tell Joshua that Doc says he can't go to school till Friday. Tomorrow it, rainbow day (they dress in as much colour as possible), hot lunch (only once a week, pre paid, pre ordered), library (he missed last week because of the environmental week), Gym (also missed last week), and the teacher has his words ready for him to go over ( so exciting after he has practiced for almost 2 weeks. What a let down. Also, because of the chest infection, we can't take the kids to the hotsprings for Halloween night like we do every year. So, as consulation we will make sugar cookies shaped like pumpkins, carve our pumpkin, and hand out candy. Should be a great day/ night anyway.
The great things, Joel and Annabelle were like little angels. No fighting and so happy. And I got a call from a friend. I was on the phone with Adam saying that I would go to town when he got home and see if I could find a pumpkin anywhere around town for the carving. We are a little broke so this was a strain. A friend of mine called about 2 minutes later and said, Char, do you need a pumpkin? I was a little shocked but of course said, yeah I do. She said that she had 9 extras in her garden and was praying about who to give them to and God told her to call me! God is so faithful! Even on the tough days, there is a ray of sunshine. So she brought over 2 pumpkins one of which is the most beautiful pumkin for carving that I have ever seen!
Keep praying when you have a chance, all! God bless you and goodnight.
Hopefully I will have pics to put up of halloween when all is said and done.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Croupy croup boy
Well, Joshua got croup last night. His throat was soar and he was coughing so bad he couldn't catch his breath and then was gagging up phlegm and still couldn't take real breaths. Adam was very concerned and so was I so my ma and I took him to the hospital. Of course the symptoms got quite a bit better when we got outside, that is typical of croup as the cold air helps relieve the inflammation in the throat. So, got him there and the doc confirmed that it was croup and that he was okay and no longer in respiratory distress. I could tell as he was sleeping soundly on me by then. Doc says that he will grow out of this probably this year because the airways get bigger around 5-6 years old and then the inflammation is not a problem like it is in little kids. The doctor and nurses were the nicest ever, even though they were having a CRAZY night. Thank God Joshua was okay. He is having a little trouble talking today but his throat is not sore anymore.
The doctor said that we could give him the dose of steroid and that it would help so we wouldn't have to come back in again through the night but I decided to go with the natural method and leave a window cracked for fresh cool air as he slept. All was fine but I did end up missing church because he still has such a bad cough. So... there is it. He has had it before so once I knew that that was all it was, I was pretty relaxed. We were at the hospital for about an hour and a half as there were a lot of very serious things that had to push us further along. No big deal as I had my mom to keep me company. Scary stuff though when it started, I don't like to see my kids not be able to get breath, not fun at all. Hope tonight goes much better but really, for being sick, it went about as smoothly as possible. God bless you all!
From Kids Health
The term croup does not refer to a single illness, but rather a group of conditions involving inflammation of the upper airway that leads to a cough that sounds like a bark, particularly when a child is crying.
Most croup is caused by viruses, but similar symptoms may occasionally be caused by bacteria or an allergic reaction. The viruses most commonly involved are parainfluenza virus (accounting for most cases), adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and measles.
Most children with viral croup are between the ages of 3 months and 5 years old. Croup is most likely to occur during the winter months and early spring, and symptoms are most severe in children younger than 3 years of age.
Most croup due to viruses is mild and can be treated at home, though rarely viral croup can be severe and even life-threatening. Some children are more prone to developing croup, especially those who were born prematurely or with narrowed upper airways.
The doctor said that we could give him the dose of steroid and that it would help so we wouldn't have to come back in again through the night but I decided to go with the natural method and leave a window cracked for fresh cool air as he slept. All was fine but I did end up missing church because he still has such a bad cough. So... there is it. He has had it before so once I knew that that was all it was, I was pretty relaxed. We were at the hospital for about an hour and a half as there were a lot of very serious things that had to push us further along. No big deal as I had my mom to keep me company. Scary stuff though when it started, I don't like to see my kids not be able to get breath, not fun at all. Hope tonight goes much better but really, for being sick, it went about as smoothly as possible. God bless you all!
From Kids Health
The term croup does not refer to a single illness, but rather a group of conditions involving inflammation of the upper airway that leads to a cough that sounds like a bark, particularly when a child is crying.
Most croup is caused by viruses, but similar symptoms may occasionally be caused by bacteria or an allergic reaction. The viruses most commonly involved are parainfluenza virus (accounting for most cases), adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and measles.
Most children with viral croup are between the ages of 3 months and 5 years old. Croup is most likely to occur during the winter months and early spring, and symptoms are most severe in children younger than 3 years of age.
Most croup due to viruses is mild and can be treated at home, though rarely viral croup can be severe and even life-threatening. Some children are more prone to developing croup, especially those who were born prematurely or with narrowed upper airways.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
And on goes life
On it goes. Joshua just finished a week of environmental stuff... how to care for God's creation and how to be good stewards of it. I have to admit, I felt a bit convicted. But I am sure trying, it is just a hard change over for me. I want to see less garbage leaving my house in a garbage bag and more leaving in recycling bins... I will be talking to my good friend Gwen about how best to make these things happen in the near future. Get ready Gwen!
The reading is going more than exceptional. Joshua has already learned all but about 5 of his words and he is able to get them right every time we do the cards. He amazes me! And so, I thought about the things I did with my little man as he was growing in the early years and the things that I wanted so bad for him.
1. I wanted him to love school, what better way to love something than by being good at it. (I really don't hate many things that I am good at doing)
2. I wanted him to have passion for learning that will hopefully carry him through his life.
3. I wanted him to know what it is to be pushed and then to love it, to know it is for his good and to feel that success of stretching himself and succeeding.
4. I wanted him to know that I took the time with him because I really truly care.
5. I wanted, even on a busy day for us to have quality time together.
So, I did puzzles with him, like you wouldn't believe. He was doing 100 piece puzzles by the time he was 2. We wrote together, he got his first library card when he was 3, all he needed was to be able to write his own name so guess what? He pushed himself, no I didn't do any pushing, just encouraging and you should have seen the contentment he had when he borrowed his first books from the public library... pure bliss for a 3 year old! I read to him all the time from 3 months old on. I sang to him, the alphabet, Jesus loves me, Twinkle twinkle, Splish Splash, and so on and so on... for fun you know, just so he would know my voice and that I was very often happy. I did so much with him. Today I was specifically thinking, man, I remember doing alphabet and number flashcards with him all the time.
Now, Annabelle and Joel are a different matter. With them, I read. I definitely wrestle. I snuggle. I chat. I watch movies. I bake with. I take out. But one thing is for sure, I have hardly done the things above. Why? I am busier. I am still working with Joshua, and they have never been so interested like Joshua was.
As Joshua is now in school, guess what it leaves time for... more fellowship with people which I have been thoroughly enjoying but most of all, time with my 2 little monkeys. Now, I have been mostly concerned for getting Annabelle set and ready for school. I am so excited for her. There are 2 big things happening. First, this winter she has a surgery. It is pretty hard for me to even think about right now. It is a day surgery but she is very scared and she will be put completely under for it. So I pray over her and I pray... period, a lot lately about this. The second thing, of course, is my princess will start kindergarten next fall. So, tonight I remembered the flash cards. I put them away about 3 years ago when Joshua knew it all. ha ha. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. Hauled them out tonight. And we went for it. She knows about 5 letters. That is a great start, and she has a great memory and is extremely smart. She memorizes songs so easy and can say the alphabet and count to at least 20. She can add and subtract some... especially when she is eating Mandarin oranges, you know. I have 5 oranges mom... I'm going to eat 2 and look mom, there are 3 left. That kind of thing. Or, I had 2 cars mom and then Joshua gave me 8 cars and now I have 10! So, I know it really is just that I have not introduced the letters in a way that she could relate the alphabet to actual images. I will fill you all in as she progresses. It is also great that Joel sits along side and wants to learn so hopefully both will learn together as Joel goes in to school in 2009 and it would be great if he is more than ready as well!
Adam and I watched Apocalypto last night. It was horrific to me. Adam watched the whole thing and said it wasn't that great. I had heard it was so good but I just couldn't handle that much and that kind of violence so I would have to say, not the kind of movie I would recommend.
Went to a great little ladies get together at the E free church today where Org Junkie herself was there to talk about organizing our homes. Very informative and enjoyable and on a great side note there was babysitting for the kids there so I was able to really concentrate and get some cool tips. Had no idea she was semi local either so that was great to meet her after checking he blog and loving it for such a long time. Awesome little study on our high calling as woman also in caring for our homes. I loved it. Sometimes I loose touch with the fact that I am doing it all as worship unto the Lord, not just for me and my hubby to be more comfy. I love it and it is a real passion of mine to clean and organize.
I got a few things wrapped up that I needed to do for my bro-in-law, Andrew. I can tell you one thing... that is a HUGE load off. I just needed to get it done. Nothing major, just sending out a document for him.
This is kind of just a quick update about little snippets of life. Sorry if I have bored you all to sleep! I shall hit the hay myself now since it is rounding the bend to an insane hour to be up.
I am not proof reading so, forgive bad grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. and have a great day, or night! May God bless you all!
The reading is going more than exceptional. Joshua has already learned all but about 5 of his words and he is able to get them right every time we do the cards. He amazes me! And so, I thought about the things I did with my little man as he was growing in the early years and the things that I wanted so bad for him.
1. I wanted him to love school, what better way to love something than by being good at it. (I really don't hate many things that I am good at doing)
2. I wanted him to have passion for learning that will hopefully carry him through his life.
3. I wanted him to know what it is to be pushed and then to love it, to know it is for his good and to feel that success of stretching himself and succeeding.
4. I wanted him to know that I took the time with him because I really truly care.
5. I wanted, even on a busy day for us to have quality time together.
So, I did puzzles with him, like you wouldn't believe. He was doing 100 piece puzzles by the time he was 2. We wrote together, he got his first library card when he was 3, all he needed was to be able to write his own name so guess what? He pushed himself, no I didn't do any pushing, just encouraging and you should have seen the contentment he had when he borrowed his first books from the public library... pure bliss for a 3 year old! I read to him all the time from 3 months old on. I sang to him, the alphabet, Jesus loves me, Twinkle twinkle, Splish Splash, and so on and so on... for fun you know, just so he would know my voice and that I was very often happy. I did so much with him. Today I was specifically thinking, man, I remember doing alphabet and number flashcards with him all the time.
Now, Annabelle and Joel are a different matter. With them, I read. I definitely wrestle. I snuggle. I chat. I watch movies. I bake with. I take out. But one thing is for sure, I have hardly done the things above. Why? I am busier. I am still working with Joshua, and they have never been so interested like Joshua was.
As Joshua is now in school, guess what it leaves time for... more fellowship with people which I have been thoroughly enjoying but most of all, time with my 2 little monkeys. Now, I have been mostly concerned for getting Annabelle set and ready for school. I am so excited for her. There are 2 big things happening. First, this winter she has a surgery. It is pretty hard for me to even think about right now. It is a day surgery but she is very scared and she will be put completely under for it. So I pray over her and I pray... period, a lot lately about this. The second thing, of course, is my princess will start kindergarten next fall. So, tonight I remembered the flash cards. I put them away about 3 years ago when Joshua knew it all. ha ha. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. Hauled them out tonight. And we went for it. She knows about 5 letters. That is a great start, and she has a great memory and is extremely smart. She memorizes songs so easy and can say the alphabet and count to at least 20. She can add and subtract some... especially when she is eating Mandarin oranges, you know. I have 5 oranges mom... I'm going to eat 2 and look mom, there are 3 left. That kind of thing. Or, I had 2 cars mom and then Joshua gave me 8 cars and now I have 10! So, I know it really is just that I have not introduced the letters in a way that she could relate the alphabet to actual images. I will fill you all in as she progresses. It is also great that Joel sits along side and wants to learn so hopefully both will learn together as Joel goes in to school in 2009 and it would be great if he is more than ready as well!
Adam and I watched Apocalypto last night. It was horrific to me. Adam watched the whole thing and said it wasn't that great. I had heard it was so good but I just couldn't handle that much and that kind of violence so I would have to say, not the kind of movie I would recommend.
Went to a great little ladies get together at the E free church today where Org Junkie herself was there to talk about organizing our homes. Very informative and enjoyable and on a great side note there was babysitting for the kids there so I was able to really concentrate and get some cool tips. Had no idea she was semi local either so that was great to meet her after checking he blog and loving it for such a long time. Awesome little study on our high calling as woman also in caring for our homes. I loved it. Sometimes I loose touch with the fact that I am doing it all as worship unto the Lord, not just for me and my hubby to be more comfy. I love it and it is a real passion of mine to clean and organize.
I got a few things wrapped up that I needed to do for my bro-in-law, Andrew. I can tell you one thing... that is a HUGE load off. I just needed to get it done. Nothing major, just sending out a document for him.
This is kind of just a quick update about little snippets of life. Sorry if I have bored you all to sleep! I shall hit the hay myself now since it is rounding the bend to an insane hour to be up.
I am not proof reading so, forgive bad grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. and have a great day, or night! May God bless you all!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Reading
Well, as it goes in private school, I am again surprised at the amount of one-on-one time going on. I am so glad for it! Joshua is a bit ahead and has finished all his letters and sounds and so the assistant sent home some words for Joshua to look at. She will quiz him on the tomorrow and then find the first 5 he has trouble with and they will be like a spelling list. I was so excited to get to do a little "homework" with him over the weekend. So, here is something that would be great... can you all look at these words and tell me some easy or hard sentences I can use for Joshua's reading practise. We went over these words and he can read, easily about half of them and another quarter he can get after a little sounding out time. The other ones are still pretty tough but I am just so excited, he is reading a little already! He is so much better at it now than he was last year.
a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you
So, he has the most trouble with... my, look, is, blue, come, one, and the.
The rest are pretty straight forward for him, and some he has just memorized from our reading time.
Hope all are having a great night, I had a bit of a day to say the least! But tomorrow I get the privilege of visiting a great friend... so, God bless you all!
a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you
So, he has the most trouble with... my, look, is, blue, come, one, and the.
The rest are pretty straight forward for him, and some he has just memorized from our reading time.
Hope all are having a great night, I had a bit of a day to say the least! But tomorrow I get the privilege of visiting a great friend... so, God bless you all!
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