Bonny's Challenge

I found this photo (it's a couple years old) - cool huh! Remember when we used to blow bubbles like this? The kids didn't think I could blow one that big - yeah right with a Dad like ours Hubba Bubba was our best friend. Bring on the cavaties. Here's my challenge...blow a bigger bubble and post the results. Oh by the way, it's Saturday after a complete week with teen agers - can you tell. I'm totally wiped and really feel my age. Had a good time and they all got "spiritual" for a minute or two.

Life With Lily

Lily did something funny tonight. As I was tidying up the living room she was playing with a laundry basket. Next thing I knew she was crying and when I went to see what was wrong she was trapped completely underneath the basket. I don't know how she did it, but it looked like she was in a dog kennel. Of course I immediately "saved" her, but I was wishing I would have had a camera in hand. It was really funny! :)

Behind Bars

Prayer

Today when I read Cindy's comment on FB about Simon and Liz flying off to Germany I was quite overwhelmed with emotion. Actually, I confess, I wept. I've not had a child move away. So I took it to the Lord in prayer. Then I prayed for us all . We need God's protecting hand upon us despite our zipcode. I just want you to know that I love you all. I pray that God guides you each through lifes struggles and gives you wisdom along the way. Doesn't the book of James tell us that we can ask God for wisdom and he will give it to us liberally? I just love the book of James. There is so much good advice! So,my sisters, I will endevour to be more faithful in prayer on your behalf . Love ,T

Love Love Love

Sending all my love to my ladies.  You are wonderful, and I love you!

Hello!

Hi Everyone,
I'm am so excited about this blog. I asked Aunt Cindy to send me an invitation, I hope no one cares. Please let me know if you do. Anyway, I just wanted to say hi to everyone. I will post more later, but it's waaaaaay past my bedtime. I have to be up in five and a half hours, so nighty night! XOXO

It's a Boy!

Liz & Simon found out the baby's sex today.  It's a Boy McManus arriving on my birthday (or sometime close to it)! Interesting that Liz has believed it was a boy for some time now. I didn't know with any of the girls, but I knew it was a boy with Eli, even though we did not find out with ultrasound.

Now I know how to shop and sew!

Walking

Well I guess I have runners knee or I just can't increase my mileage like when I was younger( and more in shape.) WHATEVER! So what I have been doing is walking as fast as I can and avoiding pain. I can complete 2 miles in 35 minutes . I actually ran about 5 minutes tonight. I am trusting that I will get stronger cause I really would like to run but I am willing to embrace my limitations and go with it. I will do this despite my challenges. So my plan is to propell myself in whatever fashion for the prescribed amount of time for each workout and just not sweat it. No pun intended.

For Luke

Run, running, jogging, trotting, speed walking, and jiggling down the street. Let us be distracted with all our talk about running (said it again) and we'll have less to say about taking out the trash! (And yes, you should run to do that when asked or reminded!)

Didn't run yesterday because there was no place to run. We had about 3 inches of snow, and then an inch of ice. Everything is clear along the roadways today and it's back to work (whereas the last 2 days I was off from the Y because the kids were all home from school).

Liz left this morning, and I won't see her again until I go to Germany in June. Belle & Anna followed her down to Kentucky to spend the weekend for her birthday--Liz paid for gas as their birthday gifts from her.

Simon's orders have changed again, and they fly to Germany on Feb 13th, only 11 days from now!  Please pray, pray, pray for Simon's safety, as he will deploy to Afghanistan the week after they arrive in Germany.

Emotional week.  Miss you all. (Nicci-sorry we missed you when we were in Maine--hope your arm is feeling better!)

Random factoids

Well today I had to go to work despite the unplowed streets. I was the only one on staff that did not spend the night at the hospital and was very happy about that. We took only 5 additional minutes enroute. I spent a good day with great co- workers and am now back home in my pj's. We got about 10 plus inches and it is below zero. :( The hospital would not allow anyone to go until there were staff members sufficient to care for our patients. I lucked out this time.

Today I ate a free breakfast provided by the hospital, then leftover meatloaf for lunch and then had breakfast again for supper. (pancakes this time. Look Luke -food facts.

Lily comes to visit tomorrow and she has learned how to do her version of the crawl. She still couldn't manage crawling last week so here we go!!! Ron and I went thrift shopping last week and bought about $50 worth of toys for 7 bucks and bought a nearly new stroller for 10 dollars. However, we will not be taking a walk tomorrow!

Look Luke ,not one mention of locomotion by way of quick exchange of bilateral lower extremities along a street, pathway or treadmill :)

Some Random Facts

Luke wants to know why we are all talking about running!!! He said, "why can't you talk about some random facts like eating or something?" So, here goes...I haven't eaten yet, it's 13 degrees out, snowing really hard and I can't run. Oops I put run in here. Church will once again be cancelled and Rose asked me to begin a 7 week series on Bible Parenting. I told him every time he asks me to speak church is cancelled. What's that saying. All is well in Detroit on the Bragg Road!!! Love to all 4