You Make Beautiful Things

I was thinking this song for Bobbie all day...

Thank God, He makes beautiful things out of pain, out of dust, out of us.

Beginning Minor Kitchen Makeover

Here is a photo of the start of our kitchen redo.  I took it with Pano on my iphone.  You can see the dark green above the cabinets which is going.  We are also painting the wall in between the kitchen and living room with black chalkboard paint.  I was using the living room chair with a  kitchen chair teetering on top as a ladder.  Until Dave came home and told me we have a ladder in the basement. Haha.

 

This is Henry on Saturday.   We took him to the doctor on Sunday.

 

 

This is Hudson over last weekend eating a chocolate chip pancake.

 

Henry painting today.  Last night when we were eating dinner Henry told Dave he is a massive guy.  Then he said, "You are a massive guy and you eat massive hot dogs off the floor with your massive mouth."   It still cracks me up.

 

 

Hudzy Bear painting.  Hudson is really smart.  I know I am his mother but he really is.  I had pots and pans out this morning hoping to distract him.  When it wasn't working I told him to put them all away and he did.  Then he wanted to carry his sippy cup up the stairs by himself while climbing the stairs himself.  He couldn't figure out a way to make it happen because he wanted both of his hands free, so he set it down and grabbed it with his teeth.  The other day he pointed out what he want to eat to Dave and then he pointed that he wanted to eat it at the coffee table.  So Dave set up the little chair and gave him a fork (he has refused to eat with out a utensil from a very young age and won't let anyone feed him either).  Hudson then pointed to a napkin. Dave gave him one and Hudson set it beside his food and wiped his mouth off between bites.  He hates it when food gets on his clothes but hates it even more when I take his shirt off. 

 

 

Bobbie Jo got news that her cancer has spread to her lymph nodes.  Please pray it hasn't spread further.  She is waiting on an MRI.

Locked Up Abroad

I need to start recording the hilarious things Henry says all the time.  He is truly a unique kid.

Tonight he arrested me for drinking alcohol (I wasn't really but he has watched Alaska State troopers) and put me in jail.  He told me I was locked up abroad.  He tied my hands up with a rope.

He also asked for all the hens today.  All of them.  A rabbit, one cow and two horses.

He asks to go to Disney World and Chucky Cheeses EVERY DAY.  Haha.

And I have been trying out paint colors.  He asks me all day long to paint the whole house and that he will watch Hudson for me.

Scripture for Healing

Last night Bobbie Jo and I made scripture cards on the computer for her to hang up in her house.  Here are some we made:

I love them.  The content.  Especially Isaiah 54:17.  

Poor Little Hudzy Bear

Hudson whimpered all night last night.  Broke my heart.  And he was up early in pain.  And couldn't even sleep during his nap because he was so uncomfortable.  He was sick yesterday during the day but Henry was much worse.  Last night they reversed roles.

So we went to doctors again today.  I had been giving Hudson Tylenol and Motrin all day but he still had a temp of 103.3.  He has the flu and an ear infection.  Poor thing.

Sick Babies

Hudson is sleeping on me right now. Couldn't bear to hear him cough and moan without holding him. And I can't sleep anyway. Too much caffeine. And Super Why's ABCD song in my head.

Henry went to the doctor today and has an ear infection along with his sickness. He is sleeping quietly now.

Poor things. I remember when people used to say wait until you have two and both are sick. Now I get the meaning. I think this is the sickest they have been since last year when we all got the flu during Jana's wedding.

But I am thanking God for every good and perfect gift. Seriously. Been studying the word alone which has brought me to some incredible narratives so far. In the book of Exodus and Judges. And at the same time meditating on the virtuous woman. Wow. When I read the end of Proverbs 31 I feel empowered by God and convicted by God. Both really good.

Bobbie Jo, my friend just diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer, was told she has one of the most aggressive and invasive cancers. She has priority treatment by the medical staff. They told her she will need 20 weeks of the most aggressive cancer. And her lymph node had to be biopsied. Next she will have an MRI to determine treatment route - what combination of surgery, chemo and radiation. She also visited her naturopathic breast cancer specialist doctor who surprisingly to Bobbie agreed with the Chemo treatment. Bobbie is still on her Ketogenic diet and doctors agree helpful. Bobbie is praying for clarity and wisdom to choose the correct treatment path.

Starting to paint the house. Choosing paint colors and buying samples proves to be a tad more difficult in rural Maine. :). Just because of driving distance to stores.

I am also doing Ketogenic diet to be a partner in crime to Bobbie. It's supposed to be 80% fat, 15 protein and 5 carbs. I have to sy that's extremely challenging. Fat has more calories, so technically it fills you up faster. But you have to eat small quantities because caloric intake can become massive. But the actual portion size is so small that I think psychologically it messes with my head. I certainly have more energy but so much so I cannot sleep. I guess that is a common side effect. Bobbie came over tonight and she's not even doing the hardcore 80 % fat so I am relieved to loosen the rules a little. Hoping that means more sleep.

Hopefully can sleep now with this little rug rat.

Last Day of Swim Lessons and More

oh my word.  i just love watching Henry take swim lessons.  and for the most part i have been able to thanks to my father meeting me at the y and watching Hudson there for me.

i am just so proud of Henry.  today was his last day and he learned about safety.   AND he got to go down the slides that he has been waiting to go down since the first class.  he and the girl behind him on the board were the two that dared to go down.

my little love bug is growing up.  he is such a helper and such a comedian and such a lover of people and such a talker.  i just can't imagine what he could be when he grows up because he is so unique.  that's why i pray all the time that he will follow God and love God.  because God knows.

i tell him that God built him.

and he told everyone in his class that God died on the cross for his sins.  the kid kills me.



Christopher turned 4 the end of January and Zac and Steph had his party last night.



i took more videos than photos.



this kid is too much.  talk about knowing what you want from a baby.  this little boy knows what he wants.  i is a real go getter and he's not even 2!!  he's charming, he's super smart, he's strong willed and he loves his mommy.  he melts my heart every minute of the day.



we had a snow day last week.  bobbie came over and we ate and watched a movie.



our babysitter lyla goes to our church.  so we try to do a girls' night once in a while to talk.  praying for a major adventure with God for this one.



snowy dreamy rockport harbor.  one of my favorite places on earth.



this is only the beginning.  our cupboards are raided daily by a 19 month old.