Dh went to the doctor yesterday. Dear doctor said everything was healing well. He was able to get his stitches out...all 30ish of them. We were able to see the x-ray, he has 6 screws holding the plate in and 1 large screw ( about the size of a deck screw). Has a couple more screw than I thought. All and all he had a good appointment. The doctor did have to change his pain med, the other was not giving him much relief. I was so glad that dh had received good news, he needed that for his emotions. Now we are all trying to find a new routine. God is good! Rachelle |
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Well, I think that is how that phrase goes. Gosh about a month ago dh grandfather passed away, about 3 weeks ago my mom had a mini stroke and a week ago today dh fell at work and dislocated his ankle, broke a bone in his leg and that bone split. He had surgery and now has a plate and 5 screws in his ankle. One screw will be removed in 6 weeks. No weight bearing for 6 weeks either. DH works night and last week when the phone rang at 3:47 am, and on caller id it said his name I had a BAD feeling. He had surgery Monday night, came home Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning we got up, we all were sitting at the table having breakfast. DH complained of not feeling well. My first thought was lets get you to the bathroom if you are going to be sick. He said he could not make it. I got up to get a towel and rag, I heard him say,"Man, I am hot". Next I heard ds12 screem,"mommy, its daddy". I turned and dh was a dark gray and sweating so bad it looked like he had a shower. I ran to him, tried to keep him talking ( no such luck) and told ds12 to run to the neighbors for help. A God moment, I forgot to recharge the phone the night before and it was laying on the table next to me. I called 911, as the operator answered dh threw his had back, his eyes rolled back and he was out for 30-60 seconds. He went by ambulance and diagnosis was dehydration, which caused his blood pressure to crash. I felt my world change for those 30 - 60 seconds. My dependence on my husband, tag team parenting, finacial security and so much more. It has also made me realize how much I do not depend on my Heavenly Father. That too makes me sad! Rachelle |
4 Jobs I've Had: 1. K-Mart (in highschool 2. Optomitrist Assistant 3. Nanny ( for a military family 4. Wife/Mom 4 Movies I Watch over and over 1. Pretty Woman 2.Christmas Shoes 3. The Nativity Story 4.( I hardly go to movies or watch them) 4 Places I have lived 1. Still living in the town I was born ( boring huh) 4 People who e-mail me everyday 1. Hillary 2. Susie 3.Homeschool Co-op group 4. ? 4 Favorite Things To Eat 1. Chips and Salsa 2. Yogurt 3. Salads 4. Mexican Food 4 Places I'd Rather Be 1. In the country, living our dream of a homestead! 4. 4 Things I'm looking forward to this year 1. Accomplishing our $ goals 2. Slowing down to enjoy life 3. Possibly moving 4. Allowing God to take us where he sees we can be the most useful Rachelle |
Have you ever had one of those events in life that just stops you in your track? A week ago today I received a phone call, from my sister. Her first words were...."sit down", then her next words took the air out of the room, " I need you to get to the hospital Mom has had a stroke"! For the next few moments I could not breath, think or even move. The kids (ds12,dd8 and ds3) knew it was an emergency, they were scared yet remained quiet and calm. After I pulled myself together, my sis and I made arrangements for me to take my kids to her house so they could stay with her husband, since my dh works nights. We packed bags and before we left the house we got down on our knees and prayed, cried and prayed more. You see my mom has always been my rock. We see life SO differently yet I have such respect for her because she is my mom. What is odd is that just on Sunday, my sis and I had a discussion inregards to my dad. Four years ago dad had prostrate cancer and the doctors said 4-8 years the cancer would more than likely show up somewhere else. Her and I were discussing that situation and has dad done things he's wanted to do and if not how can we help him and mom accomplish those dreams. Then 3 days later this happens to mom. Mom is out of the hospital but, she is still trying to figure out meds and her new life in general. God showed himself to me in so many ways, not once did I feel alone in this journey. I felt such comfort and peace. I knew people were praying. I have a dear friend that due to strained vocal chords she is unable to talk right now, but she is my prayer warrior. I can call on her at any time and she will surround me in prayer. We have not been friends for a long time but, our friendship is one that is so peaceful. We can laugh, cry,dream but most of all be ourselves. During her journey of silence I think that we have realized that we don't have to talk, we can understand one another in this moment of silence. We can pray for one another and know that God is working within our lives. Sure I will celebrate the day she is able to talk and share with me her view of this journey but, for now we will cherish the silence and listen to HIS voice instead our own. Rachelle |
Since I am new to this blogging thing, I thought I would list 7 random facts about myself. 1. I love to laugh, a good belly laugh makes my day! I don't laugh that hard very often but, when I do it makes my day! 2. I love PEPSI! ( for those of you who know me, your saying DUH, knew that) 3. If we had cable TV, I would do nothing all day but, watch TV 4. I would LOVE to get rid of our TV ( hubby says NO) 5. I desire to live off the land, raise our beef, milking cows, making butter etc... 6. I enjoy listening to AM talk radio 7. I love to "dejunk" our house. We are trying to simplify our home where if we had to our family of 5 could live in a 2 bedroom apartment without having to rent a storage shed. We're almost there There are a lot more facts about me I could share but, I will end there. Rachelle |
Lately, I 've been thinking, what makes me happy? What truly wakes my face up to a big smile. What better place than my blog to list those things. So here it goes. These are not in any particular order...random thoughts 1. An ice cold Pepsi ( I know I'm trying to quit) 2. My dear childrens laughs 3. A smile from my hubby 4. A clean house 5. The smell before rain 6. A Nascar race 7. New born babys feet 8. Seeing my dh baptize our ds12 and dd8 9. A good thrift store find 10. Dreaming of our new home Hmmm.. I'm pretty simple huh! What make you smile? Rachelle |
There are days with homeschooling that I feel like this is all I say to ds12 and dd8. We have been trying very hard to teach our children to utilize their time wisely. For ds12 he is always day dreaming about his next adventure. Dd8 is so driven that her perfection is a problem. She sets her standards SO HIGH that when a hurdle gets in the way she has melt downs. So dh and I have been working with the kids to FOCUS on one task at a time and if you utilize that time wisely then it makes the task at hand managable. Dd has a speech tournament coming up and I have been trying to get her to work diligently on her speeches. Finally I sat her down and reminded her of her success last year. She was the student that everyone wanted to beat. We reviewed her accomplishments and told her that if she wanted that same success then she would have to put forth the effort. I scheduled in her day 3 different times that I would stop what I was doing and work with her. I left it ALL up to her. I think that lit the fire in her. She came to me those 3x's and we worked. I just knew that I had to hold my end of the bargain. She is very talented with speech and drama. She does become VERY overwelmed, so I must break off her responsibilites into small bites. FOCUS + Utilizing Time = Success! Rachelle |
I need to go to therapy. I am addicted to pop! I can drink Pepsi all day long. That is not a joke. I do not like water, I have tried all the tricks, water with lemon, lime....I've done it all. We lately I have been convicted to change our families way of eating. I knew for it to be a success "I" had to change my ways of what I drink. Yesterday, I decided to start weening myself off pop. Wednesday I only had one. I didn't feel to bad yesterday. Today is a different story. I have a headache and feel achey all over. I finally resorted to a pop, at lunch. It is sad to say but, I would drink pop all day. There were months I do not think I ever had water or milk. For the most part our family eats fairly healthy. Though, when there was junk food in our home, especially our ds3 that is all he wanted to eat. So I have been reading this really good book. I started to clean out the cupboards. Now there are no chips. I make our cookies, muffins. Our snacks are fresh fruits and veggies. It has amazed me how the kids have been open minded to the change. I think dh has had the hardest time. I did tell him if he needed the junk food to eat it while he was at work. This has been a lot of fun ( well, not getting off the pop). The fun has been digging into the cookbooks and cooking from scratch. Rachelle |
Even though we live in the city I try to do as much as I can to live the "country" life. We are blessed to have chickens, we have 10 hens and 2 roosters. I also have a large garden. Last year our garden a huge success. We had okra,corn,tomatoes,lettuce,cucumbers,potatoes,watermellon,cantalope. We are going to double the size of our garden this year. We are also going to utilize extra space that my parents have at their home. With our chickens and garden I also have a compost pile. I researched compost piles and started with the most basic kind. I fenced off an area at the end of our garden and turn it as often as needed. I researched it and found out what layers are needed to make the compost pile successful. I'm starting to plan the garden for the spring. I'm trying to decide if I should start my own seeds or just purchase plants? I wonder what is best? Rachelle |
Dh and I have been talking for years, how badly we want to be out of the city. When we bought our house ds was 9mnths old. We were planning on being in this house maybe 3-5 years....well we have been in here 12 years. |
Honestly we LOVE our house. I always tell dh if we could just pick up our home and set it on land I would be SO happy! I'm the type of person that does not desire a large house. The bigger the more to clean. We desire the land. There are days that I'm angry because we don't have what I WANT. I pray daily asking God to bless us with our needs. We also have dreams. When do we know the difference between our "wants", "needs", and "dreams"? How do we know what to pursue and when? Rachelle
I've tried this blogging thing SO many times and I have never stuck with it! I really do enjoy writing. I especially enjoy reading everyone elses blogs. Some make me really think, others crack me up with laughter. What do I think I will bring to this blog world..... hmmmm..... Rachelle |
probably nothing new! Maybe it will help me put all my thoughts, wonders of the world and ideas to the for front of my world. We'll see!