Nothing to blog about...

Dad's wondering if I have had nothing to blog about this month & that why I haven't posted. Not at all. Actually we have been so busy that I hardly know where to start as well as haven't had the time & energy to blog. I'll try not to be too boring as I catch you up.

Stephen took his turn being sick a couple of days this month. Then Mark had to get in on the act. Although instead of being sick, he decided on something different. One Sunday afternoon about 3 weeks ago, Mark tripped in our bedroom. He put his hand out to catch himself & did on our closet door. His middle finger on his left hand really hurt after he did it but we just thought it a little jammed because he could still move it. By Monday, it was swollen to almost twice the size it should be and his range of motion was limited. So he spent 3 hours that evening at the med center & came home wearing a 1/2 cast most of the way up to his elbow. They told him is was broke. He followed up with his dr. on Thursday that week only to be told it "might" not be broke but to keep wearing the cast. He then had to have it re-xrayed 10-14 days after the incident. He did that and called Monday to find out the results. They now tell him that there is a sliver of bone lodged next to the knuckle. So, evidently, he somehow chipped the bone. He was now told he has to wear this 1/2 cast for 4 weeks. He isn't really thrilled with that thought. The swelling is down but he still doesn't have much movement & it really hurts when it gets bumped.

The most exciting part of the month was that Rachel performed in the middle school musical that she has been practicing for since late October. She was the jester in "Once Upon a Mattress". It was a very extensive role & she did a wonderful job. The whole production was wonderful! We were really impressed with Rachel. She had several special parts & did great in both the singing & choreography as well as speaking parts. She looked great in a dress that Mom made for her.

We didn't tell Rachel but we had invited some special friends over to our house for a post-production party at our house. We ended up with 6 people coming to congratulate Rachel on a great job on her performance. It was a rather fun time.

I am currently unable to attend our church. That's why I have time to blog right now. The rest of the family is at the Wednesday evening programs. The church has been having some renovations done to turn a room in the basement to more of a mini-auditorium. They did lots of things including adding sound-proofing, painting, and new carpets. I did fine while they were tearing things out but when they started putting new things in, I started having problems with the odors. I am getting much more sensitive to odors & they give me worse migraines. I am having problems in other places as well but currently church is the worse place. Both Sunday & tonight I went & tried to stay but couldn't handle it for long. Hopefully, the weather will get nice soon so they can open up the church more & get it aired out.

I have still been working 32-40hours a week on third shift. I really enjoy the work. The residents are all so special & it's not hard to get really attached to them. Currently we have one from our house in the hospital. His family is spending every day with him but since he is unable to communicate verbally, Harbor House is providing an aide for him every night. Last night, I spent 10 hours with him so his family could go home & get some rest. It is a special part of the services that HH offers & I was happy to minister to the family this way. The update this afternoon said that Jason may have to have surgery tomorrow or soon due to a bowel obstruction. He also is dealing with pneumonia. The family appreciates all prayers for him.

The kids are all doing well at school. We have parent/teacher conferences again next week. I don't expect any problems. Rachel & Stephen both made honor roll for the second quarter of the year. Joshua is still struggling in a few areas but nothing major. His biggest struggle is with remembering to bring homework home & return it the following day.

Grand Rapids is at 104 inches of snow for the season. Just another 3 inches and we will have the second snowest season on record. What's interesting is that we just set that record yesterday. HHHMMM...2 years of record setting snowfall...someone explain to me again about global warming! My husband isn't complaining though because it makes his