Chuck E Cheese Fun

My mom and I took Logan and Emma to Chuck E Cheese last night and let them run. It was so neat seeing how much fun they had, and it was hilarious to see Logan, unable to decide where to start! He was running from one thing to another, every few seconds racing back for another token. He found a Ninja Turtles game and to his delight was fairly good at it so of course he used over half his tokens for that one game. Sigh...these stages they go through...dinosaurs, batman, now turtles, mutant ones at that! I do remember my brother liking them too though...

Officially, this was not Logan's birthday party, but we are hoping we can possibly just put Emma's and his together, or we'll see what else we can come up with. With moving, my funds are seriously depleted, so it'll have to wait! Hey, as long as he got presents he was over the moon!

Happy 5th Birthday to the sweetest boy in the entire universe!

Happy Birthday my sweet boy! 5 years old already and so big! You are growing so quickly I just can't believe how quick time flies! Every day with you is such a joy to me, and I am so immensely proud of you! You will start kindergarten in September, and though I know you are ready and oh so eager to go, a part of me protests, wanting to keep you with me always! I realize this is impossible, of course, but it's hard to see my baby growing up so quickly...I remember laboring alone, praying you would come quickly and waiting so impatiently to meet my new son, the one I had waited for for 9 long months. You were worth every pain, every discomfort, every sleepless night, and I treasure my every moments with you and your beautiful sister. God was so awesome to give me children like you! I love you so much my precious boy, and I am so glad you had a great birthday this year!

Logan's last day as a 4 year old...

Well, here he is! My 4 year old (Ninja costumed) boy...sigh...and his last day as a 4 year old as tomorrow he will be the big 5!!! I love him so entirely, totally, and am so thankful God saw fit to bless me with such a wonderful son! After having a girl first I was nervous about the boy thing, but I wouldn't trade him for a world of girls! One of each is the millionaire family, and that's us, my children and I are super blessed!

New Blog for our Singles!

Alicia, Kara and I have started a blog for our single's group, IMPACT, and we want you all to feel free to read and comment at your leisure! This was an idea I had thought of previously, but wasn't sure if it would work, but the thanks goes to Alicia for making it happen!

impactsingles.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday Pastor King!

Happy Birthday to a wonderful Pastor, friend, and overall great man! We wish you all the best this year, and hope every birthday is better than the last! Thank you for everything you have been and done for me and my family, and we want you to know we love and appreciate you a ton!
Love and prayers always, Amy, Emma and Logan

My Brother

Ok, I am sorry I haven't posted in a few days, but this has been a really stressful week. I have been given the okay by my brother to share this, so I will, then you'll see why I was so stressed! I'm not now though because we serve a great God!

Last June, Mike was in the process of breaking up with his girlfriend, and it was not an easy thing for him to do. She was not happy leaving the realtionship, and tried a few things to get him to stay with her. One night, Mike was on his way home from work when he received a phone call from a guy who said he was the NEW boyfriend, and he was coming over to beat Mike up because she had asked him to. Well, Mike was blown away, but instead of trying to solve it, he began to drink, something he cannot do, literally, as he gets violently ill from it any time he has tried. He drank alot, way too much, and decided to pay his now ex girlfriend a visit. He drove around her neighborhood aimlessly for a couple hours, keeping in contact with me, but so drunk he could hardly talk straight, and after I could not convince him to go home, I called the police to stop him and sober him up. From there, he was arrested, and put in jail for 3 days where he sobered up, really quick, and realizing what he had done and the horror he had put all of us through, he was plenty scared. He was released but a trial date was set for today, where he would have to face it all over again, and be sentenced to pay for his actions. Like I mentioned earlier, his lawyer all at once decided he wanted $15,000 to do the trial and Mike was in agony over how he was going to come up with that. We have all been praying God would provide and that the best thing would be done for him, knowing that he would have to pay the price for his actions. God came through, first, by his lawyer asking for only $1000 for now, which was provided. Secondly, my mom and I were subpaeoned to testify AGAINST Mike and we fought this, knowing he had been doing well since the incident and we just didn't want to do it. Of course, this morning, I had to go in and was terrified, not knowing what to expect, and what would happen. Mike assured me everything was going to be alright, and that whatever God had in mind he was willing to accept, because it was all in His hands. I was thankful he was feeling this way, and took some assurance from that. After waiting over 2 hours, his ex girlfriend showed up, refused to press charges, and all but 2 counts were dropped against him; the 2 remaining will of course have to be answered for with counselling, probation and possibly community service, but God intervened again, and Mike is now thanking God for making a stressful, could have been worse situation good! I personally am hopeful this has all shown Mike the extreme mercy and goodness of God, and that he can turn fully to Him, not just in the hard times, but always! Thank you all for your prayers!

More life

Ok, sl;owly, ssssllllllooooowwwwlllllyyyy, things are definitely coming together. A friend looked at my van yesterday, and after resetting my battery is hopeful things will be ok. It seems to be running ok, so in Jesus Name! He has agreed to fix it if the need should arise again, so hallelujah! What a relief...

My dayhome mom who was diagnosed with cancer is undergoing surgery tomorrow, a mastectomy on the infected breast. They gave her a choice, the lump or the breast and she has decided to be safe and lessen the chances of it recurring. She will have to go through chemotherapy for 3 weeks, and will lose her hair. She isn't too happy about that...she has beautiful hair, but she says, my life, or hair that will grow back? God is in control and I have told her we are all praying for her.

On another note, my sister in l;aw, Phyllis is suffering from an ailment as well right now, which is not being diagnosed. She has two children, one a 7 year old girl, and definitely needs to get over this so she can resume her life. Please keep her in your prayers as well...

Trials of life...part 1,294...

Sigh...my van broke down again...what a piece of garbage! I am just so frustrated with the whole thing, but I happen to be stuck with it for the next 4 years, so I have to try to keep it in good shape. Right now has to be the worst time for it to happen though...every penny we have is going towards our move so we are in a bind! One thing I am sure of is that God ALWAYS comes through for me in one way or another, so it will work out. How I'm not sure, but we'll see.

My brother has had something come up as well, and he is supposed to come up with, get this, $15,000 by tomorrow! HAHAHAHAHA, nope, no joke. He is pretty upset about it, but does have an alternative so hopefully that works out.

A tea party fit for a King...literaly!

This morning in church my kids were excitedly talking to Mark King about their daily doings, Logan's upcoming birthday. Logan graciously gave Mark a quarter and when Mark asked what he should buy with it, said definitely a robot. Emma disagreed and said a Barbie would be much better. Unfortunately, Mark wasn't quite interested in that suggestion, so she suggested a Polly Pocket. Nope, that won't work either. Logan insisted on a robot, then Emma said, "Hey, buy a tea set then you could come over and play with me and we could have a tea party!"Mark would have come, but said he'd attended too many tea parties already this year...maybe next year!

Funnies for today...and more

Logan asked for a chocolate wagon wheel today and I asked him to wait until after lunch. Following lunch, he ran into the kitchen and showing me his empty plate asked, "Can I have my tire now, Mommy?"

Emma had an appointment with a pedodontist last week to see about removing three of her baby teeth which already have adult teeth in place behind them. Her dentist kept insisting it would hinder the growth of the adult teeth, so after a 3 month wait, I finally got her into the specialist. He lloked at her teeth, then tricked her by getting her attention elsewhere and with a quick twist he pulled an upper tooth that was causing a sore on her upper lip from protruding, but never loosening. She cried for a few seconds, then laughed when she realized it was gone and he really had tricked her! Poor Haille cried too when Emma did because she thought the dentist had really hurt Emma...

I am asking for prayer for one of my dayhome moms. Sherri Divincentis discovered a lump in her breast a month ago and yesterday was told it was cancer. She is completely emotionally devastated and has begged me to pray for her. Her husband is a wreck, especially because it is a month until she sees a surgeon and he is so afraid it will spread in that time. They have told her it is extremely small and they are pretty sure they can get it, but cancer is such a scary word in itself. They have a tiny 18 month old precious girl, and they are just scared parents. Please keep her in your prayers!

MUD BATH!

Literally...you should have seen my bathtub...this was Monday morning, it was so warm you didn't even need a jacket! That night, my van was completely buried under snow...that's Calgary for you...

Our first really nice day!

Wow! It was 17 degrees out today, and my kids were having a blast! They made mud puddle soup, a very muddy pond for their toys, and well, let's just say by the end of the day, they were barely recognizable from the mud all over them! It's been a long winter, and though it's probably not over, it was a nice day!

Happy Anniversary Josh and Misty!

Few So Lucky

There are few who are so lucky
To have the things you do,
Companionship and friendship,
And loving feelings, too.

As friends we wish these pleasures
Will last forevermore,
For we know that you will ever be
A couple whom we adore.

Happy Anniversary Josh and Misty! Five years already! I can keep track since I had to miss your wedding due to the fact my sone was born only 3 weeks later, but I just want you both to know how special you are to me! Misty, you have always been the kind of friend that some people only hope and pray for! I love you so much and pray for you always! Josh, I am so happy that God sent you for my friend! You are everything she had always prayed and wished for and that's good enough for me! I miss you both so much and hope to see you again soon. Have an awesome day!

A Perfect World? Not here...

I was making dinner last night when my son came crying up the stairs from playing with his sister. "Moooooommmmmyyyyy!" I met him at the top of the stairs and hugging him asked him what was wrong. "Mommy, Emma said I'm not perfect!" Then proceeded to begin again with fresh tears. What can you say to that?

Happy Anniversary!

A Happy Anniversary to my lovely frien Brooke Morgan(Kilby) and her wonderful husband Brian. Three years now and going strong! They share a beautiful little guy, Nathan, who will be 8 this year, and they are a sweet family. All the best to you all!

Logan's Joke of the Dayand more...

Ok, my son is at it again! He informed someone yesterday he was going to marry them...ok, Logan, a little premature here! His Nana said he had to wait until he was 30, and he said, "Oh No, Nana, I'll be getting married when I'm 7!" HA! Nice try, lovebug!

Well, we are eagerly looking forward to our move in less than 7 weeks. It seems so far away, but we know time will fly, and with all we have to do, before we know it, it'll be time. Like I mentioned before there are alot of things we are hoping and praying for before then, and God knows, so we'll depend on Him to meet our needs. I am looking into taking another child into my dayhome, even though I don't have the space, I really need the money. I'll have to put kids together for naps and that should be interesting...it's kind of annoying for my children though as I have to use their rooms, but they have learned to adjust...almost!

Logan's birthday is coming up here pretty quick...only 3 weeks from today! My little boy will be 5! AAAAAGGGGHHHH! You try so hard to keep them little, but then they go and grow up on you! He is still Mama's boy though and always will be, hopefully! Thank God for his Papa and his Uncle Mike too! They are helping him to be a boy and do the things boys do and of course I have to turn my back sometimes...as a mom I hate to see him hurt, but I know it's part of growing up, and I am letting him just be a boy. He goes to kindergarten in September and he is sooo excited! It will be hard to let him go, but life moves on...

New House!

Weeeelllll....I did it! Today I experienced a life changing event in our lives, and I am so...excited, stressed, worried, but most of all, so happy! And, NO, Becky, I did not get married!!! My parents and I have been living together under the same roof for almost 25 years. Yes, you read that right. I was married when I was 21, but was only together with my then husband for 4 years when my parents moved in with us. Of course after that as you know, we separated and my parents and I have been helping each other out by living together and sharing expenses. We have wanted to live in separate dwellings, but still close enough that my children would not lose the closeness they have formed with their grandparents. We have prayed about it for almost 4 years, since moving back here, and today, God answered our prayers. We found a place about 5 blocks from our current location, and even though it is not perfect it is what we have been praying for. My parents will have their own separate suite with a separate entrance, and I have a beautiful 3 bedroom upstaurs for my children and I. We prayed that it would be easy to get, and would you know, without references, credit or otherwise, we were told we could have it? We signed the lease today and move in May 1st. The unfortunate part is the damage deposit is, well, quite high so we are praying for that to come through by April 1st, but of course, we serve a great big God, so we'll see what happens with that!

Lollipop Day!

I say Lollipop day because this is the first giant sucker my kids have ever had. I have always been really leary to buy them because of the sugar in one of those things! But...Uncle Mike came over and well, after seeing their utter joy over the size and taste of these delicious, ummmm, cavity makers, I couldn't resist them. Of course, a little a day sounds better to me than all at once! Enjoy!