Yes, that's the cat's bed but for some reason, Ellie thinks it's hers. She'll sit in it, put her toys in it, put her doll in it for bed, etc. It's pretty cute.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Update and Cute Ellie
Yes, that's the cat's bed but for some reason, Ellie thinks it's hers. She'll sit in it, put her toys in it, put her doll in it for bed, etc. It's pretty cute.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Update on our weather
This is the backyard yesterday - as you can see, the only snow really left was the big snow drift that had accumulated at our bird feeder.
This is our front porch - all of the snow was GONE!!! Amazing but true - also a reason the locals are concerned about flooding - it's all melting quickly!
So, after seeing what it looked like yesterday... here's what it looked like this morning!!!
As you can see, this is the backyard and all the snowdrifts are back where they were as if they never left! I just couldn't believe it!!
And, the front porch - the elephants are almost gone again!! CRAZY!!
All of that said, please be praying for our area. The president has issued a National State of Emergency for the Fargo area and now it's being moved up our way as well. Although we are pretty safe where we are, everyone who lives in town is uncertain what the next few days will hold and there's a lot of sandbagging happening to try and keep the flood from impacting everyone. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!!
Monday, March 23, 2009
What I did Today
Wanna know something a little bit ironic about all of this? Just this morning during my quiet time I was praying that I would be more compassionate. As I stated earlier, I have a high tolerance for pain so I expect others to have the same and I'm not always as sympathetic as I probably should be. Well, what's the best way to learn compassion/sympathy? To go through it yourself, of course!! Don't tell me God doesn't have a sense of humor or that he doesn't hear us when we pray! WOW! I almost felt like the passage in Daniel when it says AS Daniel was praying, the Lord sent out His angel (Daniel 9:20-23). How awesome is that!! When we moved to Alabama, Brian hurt his back and was unable to help with the unloading and all with the packers and I must be honest in saying I wasn't very sympathetic. So, now I know. It HURTS and you feel helpless because you feel like it SHOULDN'T hurt. Thank you, Lord, for giving me a lesson in compassion that I won't soon forget!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Huge Party Going On Tonight!!!
Happy St Patty's Day (a little late)!
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Brian's Birthday
Our Blizzard
Here's a picture of the blizzard in the house:
Cute story about this one. At one point I wasn't sure where Ellie was and she was being quiet (which usually means she's in her room getting her blankie and paci) so I was looking for her. And Ian said, "Aww, she's just looking outside the back door watching the snow." So, I went to see her and it turns out she wasn't just WATCHING the snow, she was playing with some that had made it inside our door!! She also enjoyed eating some of it. Pretty handy if you ask me, didn't have to get out in the cold to enjoy the snow!Here's a picture of our front stoop the day after the storm. It took Brian quite a while to get it dug out and he had some help from a friend with a snow plow! Oh, and don't let the sun fool you - although it's BEAUTIFUL, we only got up to about -20 degrees!! You can see one of my elephants, but can you see the other?!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Still Trying to Catch Up!!
While at the same game, Ellie went down the slide all by herself on the playset in the hockey arena.
The last one is the same day but later that night at home and Ellie gets a book and is "reading" to Ian's clone toys.