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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Robinson Crusoe and New Card for 2S4Y

After some long stressful months of having my honey jobless, it is about time for me to get back to some normal things in life such as creating beautiful cards and reading good books. Thankfully Jon got a job a few weeks ago and little by little the stress is unwinding. I am finding a renewed thankfulness for what I have and what I continue to be blessed with. I am reading "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe and enjoying it very much and there is something about the character of the shipwrecked "Robin" ~ that's what he calls himself ~ that changes as he spends years and years in solitude not knowing what lies ahead for him. He comes to appreciate what he has and recognize the mercies from a higher power that had spared his life and provided for his basic needs. I'm in the middle of the book and have still to find out how it all ends.



I bring up my reading adventure because while Jon was jobless we didn't know how long it would be until we were rescued from our struggles. The past few months have shown me that when I am thankful, truly thankful for what I have, no matter how difficult my situation, the more I am able to see the bigger picture and realize just how blessed I am, even in hard times.



Now that I can enjoy some "me" time, I started making cards again. This card is for Laura's sketch #26













This was fun to make. Hope you enjoy!!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Ok, Ok here are the much wanted pictures!!

This was a funny site. She loves to play with her wipes, she likes the crunchy sound the plastic makes and they were just outside her reach and really wanted them so she tried reaching out her hand.

She's only just turned 6 months and this is already starting! She likes to work out like her Daddy.
Please pardon the gratuitous nudity but it's just too cute. She is so close to crawling and she hasn't yet even mastered sitting up.




We went to Chuck E Cheese. We got some gift cards from my sister and brother-in-law and Katelynn loved it. She rode the rides and played the games and got a lot of tickets for some really cheap stuff that she no longer plays with. We went twice and she had fun, except for the time she got lost in the crawling tubes and couldn't find the way out. All of a sudden I look up at the tubes to see her bawling and scared. It is so loud in there that she couldn't her me telling her where to go. When she got out she never wanted to go back in those again!


This is at Vancouver Lake. It's a pretty big lake outside the west side of Vancouver. Katelynn enjoyed digging in the sand with her sticks and was having fun until she went to the bathroom right there on the beach. That was the end of the lake trip! We were only there for maybe a half hour. Oh well now we know where it is and we'll go back again, next time we'll bring a change of underwear though.




Back Again :)

We have taken a little break from our family blog because of life but now that we seem to have a few things under control, we are back at it again.

Most of you know from our previous posts about Jon's unemployment. We have had some really hard and amazing past three months but it is nice to say that it has all come to an end. HE GOT A JOB!!! He is working for Intelitech Group as an associate business analyst and has a great opportunity to grow and learn a lot of skills that will help him in future jobs. I was also just hired and work for CDM Services as a caregiver to elderly and disabled people in their homes and I am enjoying that.

It was a rough time while Jon didn't have a job but we were spiritually strengthened in ways I can't even describe, we were blessed in our finances and were able to pay all our bills and still had enough for all of our needs. Heavenly Father has been watching over us and we feel this is where He wants us to be reght now so I guess we will be staying in Vancouver for a while. Summers here are nice :) and I am looking forward to that!

We are all happy and healthy, Lauren just turned 6 months and now has two teeth and is starting to crawl. Katelynn is a smart little 3 year old, her new favorite things are playing pretend (I usually get to be some fairy tale character and she gets to be the princess) and asking me how to say things in Spanish (she now wants to say her prayers at night in Spanish and it's pretty cute to hear her pronounce the words).

We love you all and are so thankful for your prayers in our behalf, we have felt your love and concern for us. We post more soon.

Love ya Sarah