Sleepin!
The boat!
The house so far. Tim has been so busy and working hard. I will work to get some more pics of the inside of the house soon.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Pictures
Many people were unable to access the pictures so I have placed most of them here for your enjoyement!
Getting fitted and ready to go!
Going fast!
Doing donuts!
One happy boy!
This is what made my day!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Only one of the reasons I love my job!
Today I had the privilege of watching one of my students gain some independence he has never had before. I have known him since he turned 3 and work with him weekly during the school year. He has been in a wheelchair since he was about 4 and today he got his first power wheelchair. He was so excited he was sqeeling in the gym when he was spinning in circles and going "full out." He loved it. I have no words to describe the feeling of watching him explore the speed and spinning and just being able to move so freely and easily! Below are a few pictures I took. There is more to the story also. He and his family have been in my thoughts and prayers much recently as well. His insurance company originally denied the request for a power wheelchair. The reason was something to the effect that he needed too much supervision. His parents and I appealed the denial and it was eventually approved. During this whole process, his church raised some money to help cover the cost. Since the insurance company changed their mind, the money raised by their church can now be used to help the family purchase a lift for the full size van they recently purchased (another deal.) In talking with the family this afternoon, plans are in the works for a lift to be installed in the van. The lift they found was another answer to prayer! Our God is so good!
Here is the link to the public facebook page where I posted the pics (with his mom's permission) from this afternoon. Just copy and paste into your browser window.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=291782&l=cfd55&id=1021023776
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Still Loving the Lake
Can I just say that we are so where God wants us to be? My house has been such a mess, but I am at peace with it. Tim has been working on redoing Hunter's room. He has built a loft bed and now has it disassembled. Hunter's room is empty except for Tim's tools and such. Hunter's bedroom is basically in the living room with his mattress on the bottom bunk in Emily's room. I am amazed at how content I am with all the chaos in this house with what seems to be STUFF everywhere. There are also 2 full pieces of drywall in the dining area/kitchen and clutter all over the table.
Yesterday was spent shopping for Hunter's room. Tim and I had so much fun at Home Depot and Lowe's. We bought flooring, window coverings, closet systems, lights and paint. Tim finished putting up the drywall and put on the first coat of mud last evening. (After spending the afternoon fighting with and winning the battle with the leaky drain in the bathroom sink!) Today was spent taking down the Christmas tree and putting things away, catching up on laundry and trying to organize a bit. Hunter has hardly spent any time inside in the past 24 hours. He was out ice fishing last evening and was out again by 7:30 this morning. He came inside for about an hour this afternoon and was back out again this evening. He came in at about 6:15. He loves the lake no matter the season! The kids were both out ice skating this afternoon as well. There were lots of others out on the lake skating and fishing today too. The ice is so smooth and there is no snow to shovel out of the way, so you can just skate up and down the lake.
I never knew that ice was so noisy, but sitting here in the living room, I can hear the ice popping and cracking as it continues to freeze. The noise is difficult to describe. It almost sounds like a bubble coming to the surface under the ice.
Our God is such an awesome God. He has truely given me the desire of my heart with this home and the family that surrounds me. I can honestly say that I enjoyed ALL of my time with ALL of the family gatherings over this Christmas season. I am blessed to be cared for by so many people!
May God bless each of you in 2009 as well!
Yesterday was spent shopping for Hunter's room. Tim and I had so much fun at Home Depot and Lowe's. We bought flooring, window coverings, closet systems, lights and paint. Tim finished putting up the drywall and put on the first coat of mud last evening. (After spending the afternoon fighting with and winning the battle with the leaky drain in the bathroom sink!) Today was spent taking down the Christmas tree and putting things away, catching up on laundry and trying to organize a bit. Hunter has hardly spent any time inside in the past 24 hours. He was out ice fishing last evening and was out again by 7:30 this morning. He came inside for about an hour this afternoon and was back out again this evening. He came in at about 6:15. He loves the lake no matter the season! The kids were both out ice skating this afternoon as well. There were lots of others out on the lake skating and fishing today too. The ice is so smooth and there is no snow to shovel out of the way, so you can just skate up and down the lake.
I never knew that ice was so noisy, but sitting here in the living room, I can hear the ice popping and cracking as it continues to freeze. The noise is difficult to describe. It almost sounds like a bubble coming to the surface under the ice.
Our God is such an awesome God. He has truely given me the desire of my heart with this home and the family that surrounds me. I can honestly say that I enjoyed ALL of my time with ALL of the family gatherings over this Christmas season. I am blessed to be cared for by so many people!
May God bless each of you in 2009 as well!
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