Monday, September 22, 2008

Bats in the belfry? Naw, it is just squirrels!



Craziness abounds!!
Kim and Dave have found that they
have some unwanted guests in the
eaves and attic of their house -
a group of lovely squirrels!


The pack seems to have just moved
in but are already wreaking havoc!
An exterminator was called -
who hung live traps. The first
day he caught 3.
Since then Dave has emptied
some of the traps himself. This weekend
Dave went out and purchased some
traps of his own to actually put
into the attic - Kim does not enjoy the
sound of pitter-pattering feet
over the kitchen sink!

Last week Kim found one of the squirrels
sitting on top of the cage. When he
saw her he stood up and walked into
(or squeezed into) the eave of the house.

Tonight when she got home from work the
cute little darling had moved from the south
end of the house to the north end.
Again he looked at her and walked into his
new abode - poked his head out
and seemed to chipper at her -
"Hello, now this is my house too!"

I wonder if throwing some nice smelly
moth balls into the attic would help them
decide to move on to their next
destination???

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Kaitlyn and the pumpkin

Michelle and Mark took
Sydney and Kaitlyn to
Blake's Orchard yesterday to
have cider and look at all the pumpkins.
This was Kaitlyn's first time to experience
the joys of fall at the orchard.
She did not have a joyful time however!
They had brought a blanket to put over
the straw - just in case anyone was
allergic to that!
However it seems a hard hat would have
been the thing to bring!
While the 2 girls sat on the blanket with
all the pumpkins stacked behind them -
a great photo opportunity! -
one of the pumpkins fell from
several feet up and landed on Kaitlyn's head!
Ouch!
This meant a trip to the ER - those are pretty
nice sized pumpkins and her head is
not so big!
After an exam and a CT scan it was
concluded that she didn't have
any bleeds in the brain!
However, her head does seem
to be swollen - and I am sure
she has a headache! And I just
think about her poor spine as it
had to compress with the impact!
That poor baby!
We appreciate all your prayers for
Kaitlyn that she not have any
effects from this unfortunate
accident!
Fall may not be her favorite time of the year!

Baptism for Megan & Charlotte



Rich and Kari had
Megan and Charlotte baptised
today into the Catholic Church.

The service was at St. Mary's Church in
St. Clair and a luncheon
was held right afterwards at
the St. Clair Inn.

Charlotte (8 weeks) was the youngest of all the
children being baptised today and
Megan (3 years) was the oldest.

We wish for Megan and Charlotte,
as well as for Sydney, Karsten
and Kaitlyn, that they all be
raised to know the wonderful
love of our Blessed Redeemer -
hmmm sounds like a song
doesn't it?? ;-)




Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Lord's Day - Sunday


Oh Lord, I have prepared
my house for you.
Please come into my heart
so I may spend my day
and the rest of my life
with You.
Amen.

Cooking Day!

Help me My Savior,
to brew a big kettle of
brotherly love, and
serve it with the clean
sweet bread of human kindness.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Shopping Day!



Oh God,
Give me the wisdom to shop
wisely, so I may
purchase eternal
happiness for myself and
all others, in
need of love.

Cleaning Day!



Lord Jesus,

Help me to dust out

all the many faults I

have been hiding in the

secret corners of my heart.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Mending Day!



Oh God,
Help me mend my ways
so I will not set a
bad example for others!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Ironing Day!


Dear Lord,

Help me iron out all the wrinkles

of prejudice I have collected

through the years so I

may see the beauty in others.


Monday, September 15, 2008

Wash Day!

We have a lot of work to do this week!
Today is Monday - Wash Day!
Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness
and vanity, so I may
serve You with perfect humility
all week.
Amen!


Join me this week as I try
to be the person Jesus wants me to be!


Thursday, September 11, 2008

Ear tubes for Kaitlyn!

Kaitlyn - 9 months -
is following in Sydney's footsteps!
Kaitlyn will get ear tubes tomorrow
Friday, September 12.



What a cutie this little one is!
Rolls all over to get what she wants!




We sure pray that the surgery
goes well and the tubes do the
trick for her! She has had several
ear infections - even during the summer
months. Poor Baby!
Usually you will see big smiles on her anyway!
We always ask that you try to make
a difference in someone's life -
and this little one has sure made a
difference in ours!
PS - Does everyone out there in
blog-land know that you can click on
the pictures to make them larger??


Happy Birthday Sydney!

9/11/2001
What a terrible tragedy for out country!
We should NEVER forget that day!
Fast forward to
September 11, 2005...
What a wonderful day for our family!
Sydney was born!
We always say her birthday is September 11
and not 9/11 - we want
to never forget the bad but we also
want to celebrate the good!

Hard to believe Sydney is already 3!
She is a smart little cookie
and very adept with a camera -
trying to follow in her Mommy's footsteps!


Sydney loves to pose for the camera too!




Sydney and Kaitlyn (9 months) visited
KiddieKandids for their pictures.
Kaitlyn loves her big sister!
What little cuties they are!



Sydney enjoyed her birthday today -
and will enjoy her "Princess" themed party
on Sunday afternoon too!
Today she received a couple of presents
and lots of phone calls from aunts and uncles!
I had Sydney, Karsten & Kaitlyn today and
Kim sent cupcakes which they had
with their lunch. Then they
had yummy brownies that Michelle sent
for afternoon snack.
All these little goodies are prepared so
carefully and with so much love - Sydney
and Karsten are allergic to milk, dairy, eggs
and a few other things.
After dinner tonight though - Sydney began
welting on her face - the first
sign of an allergic reaction. That means
there was probably a cross-contemination
of something somewhere in the initial
processing of one of the ingredients.
Thankfully it was a welting and not a full
blown anaphylaxtic episode!
We are so honored to be grandparents to
5 of the most darling kiddies!!
No boasting from this grandma!! ;-)





Monday, September 08, 2008

Happy Birthday Andi!

Happy Happy Birthday!
May this be a great year for you!
Hugs to you!

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Russ and his Spitfire

In the early 80's Russ bought a little
Triumph Spitfire.
Lots of fun - but you know the
English cars - drive a little and work on them
a little more.
The last time we licensed this car was about 1984 we think.
It was stored here in our garage for
many years - it was a great place to
hide Christmas gifts since it was always
undercover for protection from dust.
After we bought the property where
Contractors Connection is located now,
we moved the Spitfire there.
In the years since,
many other things
have found their way into what we
always called "the Spitfire room".
Since we decided to get the car out
and actually have some fun with it -
we had a lot of digging to do!


Here is is - already uncovered -
and wow is it dusty!!
My friend Jill, shows beautiful parts
of her home on her blog - and here
I am showing -
yikes, dust and lots of it!
But, in my defense, this is not my home! ;-)


After a good wash (ok a little rinse)
and checking on the brakes and clutch
along with replacing the battery and tires,
here Russ is, hitting the roads at last!


We drove around for awhile and then
found granddaughter Sydney at home.
We thought she might enjoy a little ride around
the block. She told her mommy that
she wanted a Barbie car too!
Grandpa said please don't call
my car a Barbie car!

We will have to take Karsten and Megan for a
little spin around the block too.
Can you imagine - Russ and I actually
had all 4 of our kids in this car with us at
one time! Before all the booster
seat laws for sure!
It is hard on my back for me to ride
the motorcycle with him
so we thought this might be a little easier.
Well it is a LITTLE easier - but
I think that a nice Camero, or Mustang
or even a Vette convertible would be
a LOT more comfortable!! ;-)