Carly and Maggie
Curt's 13th birthday !
Amber and I on college day!
Amber's closet/credenza
It all fit - amazing! Home away from home! Amber and LyndsaySunday, October 4, 2009
here we go....
Carly and Maggie Curt's 13th birthday ! Amber and I on college day!Amber's closet/credenza
It all fit - amazing! Home away from home! Amber and Lyndsay
and more...
Isaac tired out...
Isaac on his first day... by the time I finished with Erin, he was all business and ready to go!
Curt to the right - all dressed up!
Brooke coming in, finally!
Erin, Lyndsay and Amber on the first day!
pictures I promised!
dad and Phil family reunion
Erin and Maggie
Family reunion
.Sliding with AVA and Lyndsay
Friday, October 2, 2009
Where did September go???
Wow - that month went by fast! Jeremy and I got Amber off to college without any trouble. We got the hay baled and left at 4ish and got there around 8pm and checked in to the hotel. We ate dinner at Red Lobster together and then went to the hotel and enjoyed watching the Discovery Channel since we don't have it at home:) Lyndsay was pretty wound up after a pillow fight with Daddy! The next morning, we got up early, ate breakfast at the hotel and off to Hyles Anderson College! It went much faster this year - she registered online so she only had to wait in line to pay tuition, get her dorm assignment and box key. She ended up on the 3rd floor (no elevator). So, we all took some things up (Lyndsay included) and had some help from some young men there as well! Didn't take long to get her all settled in and unpacked! Then, off to town to get her some groceries and eat lunch before taking her back and leaving. Lyndsay had fun in Amber's room, playing in the empty credenza, putting her diaper bag in there and closing it. Then she'd take clothes from Amber's suitcase and put them on the bottom of the credenza and shut the door:) So funny! The kids are all back in school now and my favorite thing about it is they all go to bed much earlier without any arguments! Erin loves loves loves school and is already writing her name pretty good and is counting all the way to 20 as well! Isaac comes home singing a new song everyday and I love hearing him sing about Jesus as he walks through the house! Brooke is just glad to be with friends and is doing very good! Curt is in Junior High this year and is enjoying it as well - doesn't give me too much grief about dressing up anymore:)
We have been busy on the house front. We are still waiting on a closing date but were informed it could be next week - just waiting on paperwork from the bank... We nixed the manufactured home deal and have been getting bids from contractors, etc. for the house we want to build and we are also getting a bid on a modular home as well. When the finished numbers come in, we will then decide. Jeremy was looking at the classified one night a few weeks ago and saw a free mobile home in there. We called, ran over to Robin Glen and looked at it and said we'd take it. It's a 1987 14X70, 3 bedroom, 2 bath and will be great for us to live in until our home is done! Praise God AND IT'S FREE! So, we've been getting with the mover, etc. making plans to move it next week now.
Last weekend, we had done some packing up of things in the basement. Brooke had her girlfriend, Crystal over and we headed out to the property when we had the trailer full. We ordered pizza on the way and ate when we got there at 9pm. The girls went out and jumped on the trampoline and tipped the stars (or something like that). They came in and asked if they could sleep on the trampoline and we laughed, said "SURE", but we give you half an hour and you'll be in - it's going to be cold! Jeremy was watching a John Wayne movie with the other kids in our bedroom and I took Lyndsay out and fell asleep on the Kitchen table/BED. Around midnight, heard the girls come in, looked up and Brooke said it was raining out. I fell back asleep as they made their way back to the bunks. All of a sudden, I heard some commotion and was going to holler at them to be quiet and when I looked up, I saw Brooke sitting in the corner against the bathroom door, shaking. I yelled what's going on and Crystal said I don't know. I rushed to Brooke, wondering if she was goofing around (she likes to do that:)) and shook her shoulders and said "Brooke, what are you doing, what's going on, knock it off!". Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her arms, legs and mouth started convulsing. I screamed for Jeremy, who woke up and came running. I panicked (my trademark and I hate it), grabbed the cell, ran outside and called 911 and started screaming - please God, NO (exact words I screamed to Him the night Danielle died). I had to pull the truck out to the road and shine the headlights out of the drive so the ambulance could see where we were. I would run in and check on Brooke and found her sitting limp in the corner and then Jeremy moved her to the couch on her side. She wasn't responding, I tried talking to her, she just stared straight ahead. I gave Jeremy the 911 operator, grabbed our other phone, called Jerry and his parents, then Steve to come and stay with the kids. The EMT's got there 10-15 minutes later and Brooke was still unresponsive. About 5 minutes after they came, she kind of rolled over, looked at everyone and slurred - "What's going on". We told her we think she had a seizure, she denied it, didn't want to go anywhere, just wanted to go back to sleep. She seized for about 4 minutes and was non-responsive for another 15 or 20 minutes afterwards. Went by ambulance to Covenant, she had a CT scan, an EKG and an EEG. She was admitted for observation and we went home Sunday 1pm. All the tests came back ok. Monday I took her to see our family doctor and asked him to refer her to Dr. Woodruff in Ann Arbor. We went to see him on Wednesday. He and his nurse did all kinds of things with Brooke and listened and asked questions. He mentioned other seizures besides Grand Mal, of course - Myoclonic, Atonic and Focal Point. But, ordered a 48 hour EEG on the 16th to get a better idea before prescribing any meds. She's been having wierd things happen in the recent past and this is helping us to explain them - even the headaches! She fell to the floor, just collapsing in the shower at youth conference in March. In the morning, while showering, she will have both hands jerk and drop whatever's in them. She wakes up in the morning with bad headaches and will have to stay home and sleep all day because she's exhausted (seizure in her sleep, maybe?). So, Lord willing, this test will give him a better clue on where to go from here! It was a very scary night for us and I don't care to repeat that again. If she has another seizure, I won't be quite so scared because now I know what to expect but there is nothing worse than watching your child go through something like that and you can do nothing for them! Thank God she's unconscious during it and doesn't remember a thing!
Yesterday, we got the keys to the mobile home and tonight went over there and started getting it ready to move. I cleaned the kitchen, we started ripping up carpets. It is worn to the wood and they had 4 cats - enough said! I will paint some rooms to brighten it up. It needs some TLC and new flooring but it's free and it will make a nice home for a short time! We are going back over there in the morning to keep working on it. The kids had a great time playing hide and seek in there tonight - empty! Isaac was getting upset because Lyndsay would find him everytime before Erin could! Brooke and Curt are at Jerry's for the weekend and I feel a little apprehensive...
Anyhewwww, have a great weekend, keep praying for us - especially Brooke. She can't drive for 6 months after a seizure and this is extremely hard - she was going to the barn 3 times a week to ride and can't do it now unless I or someone else takes her... she can't even run an errand for me, can't take the kids to school, etc. A lot of her freedom and independence that kids her age want got taken away! She's handling everything great, but I know it's hard! Pray for us in this moving process - haven't had much of a chance to pack. As I speak, tomatoes are cooking down on the stove for salsa that needs to be made and canned and I have 3 bushels of apples in the garage waiting to be made into applesauce and canned! Busy busy busy! Also, our official last day is November 25th and we will be off until January or June 2011. Until next time and I will try and post more pictures soon.
Christine
We have been busy on the house front. We are still waiting on a closing date but were informed it could be next week - just waiting on paperwork from the bank... We nixed the manufactured home deal and have been getting bids from contractors, etc. for the house we want to build and we are also getting a bid on a modular home as well. When the finished numbers come in, we will then decide. Jeremy was looking at the classified one night a few weeks ago and saw a free mobile home in there. We called, ran over to Robin Glen and looked at it and said we'd take it. It's a 1987 14X70, 3 bedroom, 2 bath and will be great for us to live in until our home is done! Praise God AND IT'S FREE! So, we've been getting with the mover, etc. making plans to move it next week now.
Last weekend, we had done some packing up of things in the basement. Brooke had her girlfriend, Crystal over and we headed out to the property when we had the trailer full. We ordered pizza on the way and ate when we got there at 9pm. The girls went out and jumped on the trampoline and tipped the stars (or something like that). They came in and asked if they could sleep on the trampoline and we laughed, said "SURE", but we give you half an hour and you'll be in - it's going to be cold! Jeremy was watching a John Wayne movie with the other kids in our bedroom and I took Lyndsay out and fell asleep on the Kitchen table/BED. Around midnight, heard the girls come in, looked up and Brooke said it was raining out. I fell back asleep as they made their way back to the bunks. All of a sudden, I heard some commotion and was going to holler at them to be quiet and when I looked up, I saw Brooke sitting in the corner against the bathroom door, shaking. I yelled what's going on and Crystal said I don't know. I rushed to Brooke, wondering if she was goofing around (she likes to do that:)) and shook her shoulders and said "Brooke, what are you doing, what's going on, knock it off!". Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her arms, legs and mouth started convulsing. I screamed for Jeremy, who woke up and came running. I panicked (my trademark and I hate it), grabbed the cell, ran outside and called 911 and started screaming - please God, NO (exact words I screamed to Him the night Danielle died). I had to pull the truck out to the road and shine the headlights out of the drive so the ambulance could see where we were. I would run in and check on Brooke and found her sitting limp in the corner and then Jeremy moved her to the couch on her side. She wasn't responding, I tried talking to her, she just stared straight ahead. I gave Jeremy the 911 operator, grabbed our other phone, called Jerry and his parents, then Steve to come and stay with the kids. The EMT's got there 10-15 minutes later and Brooke was still unresponsive. About 5 minutes after they came, she kind of rolled over, looked at everyone and slurred - "What's going on". We told her we think she had a seizure, she denied it, didn't want to go anywhere, just wanted to go back to sleep. She seized for about 4 minutes and was non-responsive for another 15 or 20 minutes afterwards. Went by ambulance to Covenant, she had a CT scan, an EKG and an EEG. She was admitted for observation and we went home Sunday 1pm. All the tests came back ok. Monday I took her to see our family doctor and asked him to refer her to Dr. Woodruff in Ann Arbor. We went to see him on Wednesday. He and his nurse did all kinds of things with Brooke and listened and asked questions. He mentioned other seizures besides Grand Mal, of course - Myoclonic, Atonic and Focal Point. But, ordered a 48 hour EEG on the 16th to get a better idea before prescribing any meds. She's been having wierd things happen in the recent past and this is helping us to explain them - even the headaches! She fell to the floor, just collapsing in the shower at youth conference in March. In the morning, while showering, she will have both hands jerk and drop whatever's in them. She wakes up in the morning with bad headaches and will have to stay home and sleep all day because she's exhausted (seizure in her sleep, maybe?). So, Lord willing, this test will give him a better clue on where to go from here! It was a very scary night for us and I don't care to repeat that again. If she has another seizure, I won't be quite so scared because now I know what to expect but there is nothing worse than watching your child go through something like that and you can do nothing for them! Thank God she's unconscious during it and doesn't remember a thing!
Yesterday, we got the keys to the mobile home and tonight went over there and started getting it ready to move. I cleaned the kitchen, we started ripping up carpets. It is worn to the wood and they had 4 cats - enough said! I will paint some rooms to brighten it up. It needs some TLC and new flooring but it's free and it will make a nice home for a short time! We are going back over there in the morning to keep working on it. The kids had a great time playing hide and seek in there tonight - empty! Isaac was getting upset because Lyndsay would find him everytime before Erin could! Brooke and Curt are at Jerry's for the weekend and I feel a little apprehensive...
Anyhewwww, have a great weekend, keep praying for us - especially Brooke. She can't drive for 6 months after a seizure and this is extremely hard - she was going to the barn 3 times a week to ride and can't do it now unless I or someone else takes her... she can't even run an errand for me, can't take the kids to school, etc. A lot of her freedom and independence that kids her age want got taken away! She's handling everything great, but I know it's hard! Pray for us in this moving process - haven't had much of a chance to pack. As I speak, tomatoes are cooking down on the stove for salsa that needs to be made and canned and I have 3 bushels of apples in the garage waiting to be made into applesauce and canned! Busy busy busy! Also, our official last day is November 25th and we will be off until January or June 2011. Until next time and I will try and post more pictures soon.
Christine
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Off to College again:(
Well, it's that time again, we are leaving tomorrow afternoon to take Amber back to Hyles for her second year of college! Brooke, Curt, Isaac and yes, Erin started school last Monday - where did the summer go???? Erin kept asking how many days til school starts, Mom and Isaac kept asking how many days of summer did he have left! He told Erin once school starts it's going to be looonng, so don't get so excited! She is loving every minute of it (so far, anyway:). She calls her scissors snizzers and likes to snizzer paper! She has a new teacher this year and Isaac does as well and seems to be getting along fine. He just did the routine when I took them the first day and didn't worry about me being there! Curt is in Junior High now and has to dress up now:) He looks sooooo SHARP! I have pictures and will post them later much to his dismay (he hates dressing up). Brooke is in 11th grade and is a great young lady! She is going to the barn 3 times a week to ride Gentleman and loves every minute of it!
So, Amber is downstairs packing away and I am supposed to be in bed! We are leaving some kids home because they have school and we couldn't fit all of them and all of Amber's stuff in one vehicle to go. So, we are taking Lyndsay with us and Brooke will hold down the fort with Aunt Heather checking in...
We have had a busy past few weeks. We got an offer on the house and as long as the inspections, mortgage approvals/inspections, etc. all pass it will be a done deal by mid-October! So, yesterday, Jeremy and I were looking at another option for our property - manufactured/modular homes. We looked at used ones and new ones (9 in all) and think this might be the way to go. The last one in Flint was the best choice - 1792 square feet, 3 bedrooms, with a MASTER SUITE/BATH to die for, kitchen, family room, living room and utility room and another full bath. We will put a basement under and add on a garage later. It is 2x6 walls, drywalled and really nice. An older lady lived there and passed away a year ago. It looks as if it's brand new and never lived in but is 1993! We are making more phone calls this week to see if it's something our township would approve and the mortgage company for the land... So pray for things to go smoothly and it be what the Lord would have us do! It's a lot less expensive than building a house and faster, too!
So, this morning we woke up early, I went jogging and Jeremy mowed the field where the site for the house has been since we bought the property 3 years ago! I came back and got the other tractor going and we finished it fast after a pancake breakfast! Went to church, came back and he went and raked the hayfield at his dad's while I mowed the property lawn and then picked from the garden. Then, ate lunch/dinner and went to bale hay but only got 1/2 done because the back field wasn't dry enough (bummer!). So, tomorrow 1pm -ish we will have to finish baling before we are able to take off for Indiana! We are storing this hay in the barn for the winter because if we end up moving, we will move our horse to our home and need the hay!!! It has been a beautiful weekend and we don't have to back at work until Wednesday! We are spending the night tomorrow night in Indiana then taking Amber to college Monday morning and heading back home in the afternoon.
Well, off to bed with myself - I'll post pictures later - maybe from the hotel if they have Internet:) Have a great Labor Day tomorrow! Christine
So, Amber is downstairs packing away and I am supposed to be in bed! We are leaving some kids home because they have school and we couldn't fit all of them and all of Amber's stuff in one vehicle to go. So, we are taking Lyndsay with us and Brooke will hold down the fort with Aunt Heather checking in...
We have had a busy past few weeks. We got an offer on the house and as long as the inspections, mortgage approvals/inspections, etc. all pass it will be a done deal by mid-October! So, yesterday, Jeremy and I were looking at another option for our property - manufactured/modular homes. We looked at used ones and new ones (9 in all) and think this might be the way to go. The last one in Flint was the best choice - 1792 square feet, 3 bedrooms, with a MASTER SUITE/BATH to die for, kitchen, family room, living room and utility room and another full bath. We will put a basement under and add on a garage later. It is 2x6 walls, drywalled and really nice. An older lady lived there and passed away a year ago. It looks as if it's brand new and never lived in but is 1993! We are making more phone calls this week to see if it's something our township would approve and the mortgage company for the land... So pray for things to go smoothly and it be what the Lord would have us do! It's a lot less expensive than building a house and faster, too!
So, this morning we woke up early, I went jogging and Jeremy mowed the field where the site for the house has been since we bought the property 3 years ago! I came back and got the other tractor going and we finished it fast after a pancake breakfast! Went to church, came back and he went and raked the hayfield at his dad's while I mowed the property lawn and then picked from the garden. Then, ate lunch/dinner and went to bale hay but only got 1/2 done because the back field wasn't dry enough (bummer!). So, tomorrow 1pm -ish we will have to finish baling before we are able to take off for Indiana! We are storing this hay in the barn for the winter because if we end up moving, we will move our horse to our home and need the hay!!! It has been a beautiful weekend and we don't have to back at work until Wednesday! We are spending the night tomorrow night in Indiana then taking Amber to college Monday morning and heading back home in the afternoon.
Well, off to bed with myself - I'll post pictures later - maybe from the hotel if they have Internet:) Have a great Labor Day tomorrow! Christine
Saturday, August 22, 2009
More yet!
Jeremy and I going out for a spin - I must update you (because I am proud of myself for it and thankful that God gave me a program that made it easier...), I have lost 28 pounds to date and am at pretty much what I weighed when Jeremy and I married... I feel soooo much better and love trying on clothes, etc. now! I plan to keep it off, too!
Brooke and Kaitlyn before Brooke's great fall!
Amber and Lyndsay Grace
Kaitlyn, Emily and Brooke trying to hold on!
More pictures
Brooke, Kaitlyn and Emily on the jet ski
Isaac, Connor, Jeremy and Dan on the tube going slow for the boys' sakes!
Daddy and Isaac
Handsome Curtis!
Amber and Isaac, cooling off for a bit!Sorry it has been so long!
Erin on the pontoon boat, having "so much fun"
Curt and Noah, deciding on another jump!
Jeremy and James, taking a break
Lyndsay, loving the boat, she didn't complain at all about the life jacket!
sleeping with our rescued kitty!Wow, it's been a long time! With facebook, it's easier to keep up on that and I do a lot of it on my phone at work but my blog is too much info for my phone and I can't access it on that. Soooo... we've been busy beavers! Our vacation to Mill Creek in July was great - a much needed time to get away with the kids and just have fun and relax... I enjoyed my morning jogs on the beach and hubby and I snuck away one morning and had breakfast in town then went to the Mill Creek and walked the trail all the way and saw some of the beaver dams, etc. at the top of the trail. We enjoyed the day with Dad and Teresa when they came up and spent the day on Mackinac Island with them. I got to see my old boss, Pat and his wife Alice at the Murray Hotel and talked with them for awhile after he invited ALL of us in for pizza/salad/drinks/ice cream on him. He remembered me after 20 years!!!
We've been working around the house - got the outdoor woodstove moved out to the property as well as the stuff in both of our attics. Just getting things ready in case the house sells as we lowered the price and have had more activity on it recently (PLEASE LORD!!!). I've been here for 16 years and although we've decluttered quite a bit in the 10 years we've been married, there is still a lot of stuff. We have been picking from the garden as much as we can although the cold summer hasn't helped produce a lot of beans:( But, we'll take what we can get and be thankful!
At work, we started working 4 10 hour days (M-Th) on August 3rd. Having a 3 day weekend is great, but the 10 hour days with an hour travel time on both ends makes for a very short night at home with the kids. AND, a very LONG and TIRING day! Fridays are reserved for doctor appts., etc as much as possible! Next Friday they have scheduled us to work (Overtime, praise the Lord!). This cash for clunkers has helped business pick up a bit, but it won't last forever! They have moved our plant closing date to November 25th because of this and some other issues that Fairfax, KS is having with more of their cars selling therefore needing us to build more Malibus... which is a good thing! Add to that, house showing more, trying to keep it clean, making dinner, garden picking, etc. We also took a trip to Indiana to visit the Christophers and went to Hardy Lake last Saturday with them and spent the day boating, skiing, tubing and jet skiing and then on to Holiday World the next day spending it with the little kids in the pool area and small kid rides while the others did their own thing! It was tons of fun!
At work, we started working 4 10 hour days (M-Th) on August 3rd. Having a 3 day weekend is great, but the 10 hour days with an hour travel time on both ends makes for a very short night at home with the kids. AND, a very LONG and TIRING day! Fridays are reserved for doctor appts., etc as much as possible! Next Friday they have scheduled us to work (Overtime, praise the Lord!). This cash for clunkers has helped business pick up a bit, but it won't last forever! They have moved our plant closing date to November 25th because of this and some other issues that Fairfax, KS is having with more of their cars selling therefore needing us to build more Malibus... which is a good thing! Add to that, house showing more, trying to keep it clean, making dinner, garden picking, etc. We also took a trip to Indiana to visit the Christophers and went to Hardy Lake last Saturday with them and spent the day boating, skiing, tubing and jet skiing and then on to Holiday World the next day spending it with the little kids in the pool area and small kid rides while the others did their own thing! It was tons of fun!
Now, just getting everyone ready for school. Yesterday, spent the entire day shopping with the kids. Curt is in junior high this year and has to wear dress pants, shirt and ties everyday so he needed a whole new wardrobe because he hates to dress up! Isaac can't wear jeans anymore and no denim skirts for the girls so had to pick up some things for everyone! Erin is so tall that a lot of hand me downs don't fit her so she got a new wardrobe as well... She is soooo excited about going to school! Isaac isn't all that excited and asks everyday how many days of summer is left! He has lost 3 teeth in the last 2 weeks and looks so adorable! Amber is getting her stuff to get ready to go back to college on September 8th. It looks like I will be able to get the day off to take her - WOOHOO! She is still working and loves the Roenicke's and will miss them terribly! That has just been such a blessing for her to be there this summer in more ways that I can explain! They are a terrific example of our wedding vows and what they mean... Brooke tries to go to the barn 3 times a week to ride Gent and they are doing great together! Curt has been busy finding things to do this summer since we have taken the computer and video games away from everyone at the house for awhile! It was getting to be the only thing on the boys' minds, so we did away with it for awhile so they can discover themselves and the real world again!
Speaking of busy - realtor just called and wants to show the house tomorrow so I gotta get busy cleaning! Never fails, always something to do and Erin is crying so gotta see what's up there, too! I will still try and post some new pictures although some are on the laptop and can't get to those just yet, but will try to do some as I clean! Have a great rest of the weekend!
Chris
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Summer fun!
Boy, I tell ya, this is the time to be laid off if it has to be....:) We have been having a blast! Dad left the hospital Friday, the 19th and headed home. He's doing good - a little tired, but healing and thankful! We have the trampoline, swingset and grey tarp barn all out at the property now. The chickens enjoyed their time there and we had them butchered this past Monday and now they are in the freezer - all turned out around 4.5 pounds or so. I brought the crock pot camping with us and we are having one for dinner in a few minutes:) During the rainy week we had, Jeremy did repairs/overhauling to the baler, cutter and tractor and all was ready to go, just had to wait on the weather and we finally got the hay cut Sunday and were leaving to go camping on Monday! We got up here Monday night 9pm and it started to rain:( It was cold, too! But, we settled in, watched a movie and woke up to chilly weather but no rain and did a lot of walking and biking with the kids - they love the park here! Yesterday morning, we had to head back to Millington and baled hay all day - 400 bales and it looks good and is all sold! Jeremy and Brooke worked hard loading the wagons while I drove the tractor/baler. It was fun and we got back up to Mackinaw City around 2:30am! Slept in this morning - no jog by the beach for me early today:) and then had breakfast and went for a bike ride (we remembered to bring the bike trailer back with us for the girls:)) and park time, then had lunch and went swimming in the heated pool! We are waiting for chicken dinner and then who knows:) My dad and Teresa are coming up tomorrow night and staying in a little cabin for 1 night. They were going to camp with us for 3 nights this week, but can't so soon after Dad's heart attack. We have extended our stay to Tuesday morning cuz we had to go home yesterday. We would like to go to the Fort, the Island and Mill Creek while we are up here. The kids are having so much fun walking the dog, riding bikes, etc. Erin and Isaac are riding bikes better and better - something we don't do often at home (no sidewalks). Lyndsay likes to walk walk walk! Thunder is being good - he's getting so much exercise he is too tired to misbehave! We even brought our cat with us - she got bit by something and it got infected and she has to have antibiotics every 3 hours so she's enjoying vacation with us and is being good at staying in the camper even! Yes, we are crazy! Brooke got her first blisters on her hands/fingers from doing hay and Erin scraped up her knee today in the gravel rushing around. That's all the troubles so far! So, here are a few pictures and I'll check back in sooner than last time - promise!
Oh, good news - Orion got the production for the Chevy Spark! They only need 1080 production people for the car so I am not sure if Jeremy and I will make the cut or not... We'll know more when we go back to work on the 20th of July, I'm sure!
Have a great night! Christine
Oh, good news - Orion got the production for the Chevy Spark! They only need 1080 production people for the car so I am not sure if Jeremy and I will make the cut or not... We'll know more when we go back to work on the 20th of July, I'm sure!
Have a great night! Christine
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wow - time is flying by!
We are now on a five week layoff, going back to work July 20th. We have been told that the plant will be open now until November (instead of September), which is also a good thing! We are still throwing around lots of ideas for our future and plans which are exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. Our plant is in consideration for the new Chevy Spark car they are going to build, but they only need 1200 people to assemble it, working 2 shifts. We currently have 2600 people in our plant building the Chevy malibu and Pontiac G6's. So, even if they did reopen the plant in the future, I don't know if either one of us would get called back. But, God is good and will provide and take care of us - we just want to be in His will. Just keep praying for us and our decision making journey. Jeremy and I have been moving things that we told the realtor we weren't leaving with the house (The playscape swingset, the woodstove, a huge tile that we'll use for a septic tank out at the property for the camper, fence posts, and next will be the outdoor wood furnace). That has been very hard work - but, it's progress and it's easier to do it when we are laid off:) We lay in bed in the morning and say, I'm so soooore:)
Yesterday, we received a phone call (while at my sisters - on her machine) from our Dad (John Bohn) that he was at a local number, please call him back. Luckily, he had called our house and talked to Amber and told her he was in the hospital - something to do with his heart. So, we went up to the hospital at 8pm and visited with him. He had hurt his shoulder in Florida back in Feb. and has a torn tendon and a completely torn tendon and was going to have surgery in July for that. Yesterday, he had an appt. with his doctor here in Saginaw to clear him for the surgery. Yesterday morning, he felt ill when he woke up around 5am and thought it might be food poisoning. His chest hurt, arms hurt, he was sweating and neausious, etc. He didn't cancel his appt. and made it there at 2:30pm (Thank God). His doctor did an EKG and told him he had major problems, called a heart doctor and sent him to the hospital to meet with him and be admitted. Doctor there did an Echo and said there were major problems - the left side wasn't getting any blood to it. So, scheduled a heart catherization for this morning. We left last night, got a bite to eat and around 10:30pm on the way home, dad called my cell and told me they were taking him into surgery right then because his blood work had come back with high bad enzymes, signalling another possible heart attack (yes, they determined that he had had a heart attack that morning). Dad's wife had just made it back home (1 1/2 hrs away), so I told him Heather and I would go right back after dropping everyone else off at home. Heather and I got back up there at 11:30pm and the doctor finally came in at 12:45am to say all had went well - dad was very lucky (we know better, GOD IS GOOD) - his main artery had been blocked 100% in 2 places near the top and in the middle. He was able to put in 3 stents and the flow was working good - the muscle was looking better, etc. He showed us before and after pictures - amazing! Dad was awake during the procedure and said he felt instant relief after the artery was unclogged! So, we are very thankful that God was watching over him and he had that doctor appointment yesterday! If he had cancelled, it could've been worse. He will be in the hospital til Friday probably so please pray for a good recovery and that he would take it a little easy for awhile (no painting, working outside too much, cutting wood, etc.) - which if you know my dad, is very hard for him to do (I inherited that from him, I think:).
Everyone is healthy - Amber has been working 3rd shift sitting with a dear lady who came down with a condition that left her paralyzed from the neck down and is currently on a ventilator. Her husband was looking for someone to sit there third shift so he could sleep better and if anything happens, alarms go off, etc. all Amber has to do is go and get him. She helps him with some things when she first gets there and he may teach her to do a few other things so he can sleep a little more. They are sweet people and we are praying that she will continue to improve and this condition will reverse itself and she will be off the vent soon! She has come a long way already! So, this was an answer to prayer for Amber so she could pay for tuition, etc.! We are very thankful!
Brooke and Curt are at camp this week - having a great time I hope! They will be home Friday night. I miss them and have a hard time keeping track of everyone when we go out - counting and trying to figure out why they are missing then remembering they are at camp! Pray that their hearts get spoken to while there and for a safe trip home!
Erin is always outside helping mom and dad (Lyndsay, too - getting in the way). Isaac has been playing video games on the big computer since Curt is gone. But, the minute we go to the property, they are all about finding bugs and caterpillers, etc. We took the trampoline outthere Friday night and they are enjoying that like it's brand new! Lyndsay can't wait til the swingset is put back together again - she loves to swing with Erin! So, when the rain ceases and the tractor and baler is fixed so that it's ready to bale hay when we get 3 sunny days forecast in the future, we will work on putting it back together out at the property!
We have Dad and Teresa's little yorkie with us while he's in the hospital and told Teresa to stay here cuz we'll be at the property anyway but the kids are having a blast with the dog - tiring him out! I will post some pictures ASAP - I left my camera at the camper so I promise the next time I'm home, I will post. I have been going jogging/fast walking in the morning at the property with the dog and have seen deer, turkey, etc. - it's been great! Any other walks I take, we rarely see anything cuz the kids are with us! I get up before everyone else and go out - it's nice time to myself and the exercise is good for me, too. I am down 20 pounds now and loving it! I feel so much better!
Take care, thank you for your continued prayers for my dad and our job situation, life decisions, etc.! Chris
Yesterday, we received a phone call (while at my sisters - on her machine) from our Dad (John Bohn) that he was at a local number, please call him back. Luckily, he had called our house and talked to Amber and told her he was in the hospital - something to do with his heart. So, we went up to the hospital at 8pm and visited with him. He had hurt his shoulder in Florida back in Feb. and has a torn tendon and a completely torn tendon and was going to have surgery in July for that. Yesterday, he had an appt. with his doctor here in Saginaw to clear him for the surgery. Yesterday morning, he felt ill when he woke up around 5am and thought it might be food poisoning. His chest hurt, arms hurt, he was sweating and neausious, etc. He didn't cancel his appt. and made it there at 2:30pm (Thank God). His doctor did an EKG and told him he had major problems, called a heart doctor and sent him to the hospital to meet with him and be admitted. Doctor there did an Echo and said there were major problems - the left side wasn't getting any blood to it. So, scheduled a heart catherization for this morning. We left last night, got a bite to eat and around 10:30pm on the way home, dad called my cell and told me they were taking him into surgery right then because his blood work had come back with high bad enzymes, signalling another possible heart attack (yes, they determined that he had had a heart attack that morning). Dad's wife had just made it back home (1 1/2 hrs away), so I told him Heather and I would go right back after dropping everyone else off at home. Heather and I got back up there at 11:30pm and the doctor finally came in at 12:45am to say all had went well - dad was very lucky (we know better, GOD IS GOOD) - his main artery had been blocked 100% in 2 places near the top and in the middle. He was able to put in 3 stents and the flow was working good - the muscle was looking better, etc. He showed us before and after pictures - amazing! Dad was awake during the procedure and said he felt instant relief after the artery was unclogged! So, we are very thankful that God was watching over him and he had that doctor appointment yesterday! If he had cancelled, it could've been worse. He will be in the hospital til Friday probably so please pray for a good recovery and that he would take it a little easy for awhile (no painting, working outside too much, cutting wood, etc.) - which if you know my dad, is very hard for him to do (I inherited that from him, I think:).
Everyone is healthy - Amber has been working 3rd shift sitting with a dear lady who came down with a condition that left her paralyzed from the neck down and is currently on a ventilator. Her husband was looking for someone to sit there third shift so he could sleep better and if anything happens, alarms go off, etc. all Amber has to do is go and get him. She helps him with some things when she first gets there and he may teach her to do a few other things so he can sleep a little more. They are sweet people and we are praying that she will continue to improve and this condition will reverse itself and she will be off the vent soon! She has come a long way already! So, this was an answer to prayer for Amber so she could pay for tuition, etc.! We are very thankful!
Brooke and Curt are at camp this week - having a great time I hope! They will be home Friday night. I miss them and have a hard time keeping track of everyone when we go out - counting and trying to figure out why they are missing then remembering they are at camp! Pray that their hearts get spoken to while there and for a safe trip home!
Erin is always outside helping mom and dad (Lyndsay, too - getting in the way). Isaac has been playing video games on the big computer since Curt is gone. But, the minute we go to the property, they are all about finding bugs and caterpillers, etc. We took the trampoline outthere Friday night and they are enjoying that like it's brand new! Lyndsay can't wait til the swingset is put back together again - she loves to swing with Erin! So, when the rain ceases and the tractor and baler is fixed so that it's ready to bale hay when we get 3 sunny days forecast in the future, we will work on putting it back together out at the property!
We have Dad and Teresa's little yorkie with us while he's in the hospital and told Teresa to stay here cuz we'll be at the property anyway but the kids are having a blast with the dog - tiring him out! I will post some pictures ASAP - I left my camera at the camper so I promise the next time I'm home, I will post. I have been going jogging/fast walking in the morning at the property with the dog and have seen deer, turkey, etc. - it's been great! Any other walks I take, we rarely see anything cuz the kids are with us! I get up before everyone else and go out - it's nice time to myself and the exercise is good for me, too. I am down 20 pounds now and loving it! I feel so much better!
Take care, thank you for your continued prayers for my dad and our job situation, life decisions, etc.! Chris
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
UPDATE!
Hi there - just a quick update... Got back to work yesterday, immediate meeting in the morning for safety talk, etc. and a fair warning that there may be other meetings throughout the day. Sure enough, 15 minutes later, called into another meeting to which we were told the line would start up at 7:30am for 1/2 hour and then at 8:15am an "announcement" would be broadcast across the televisions in the plant. So, we all gathered around the various tv's in the plant to learn that Yes, GM was filing for bankruptcy and unfortunately our plant, Orion Assembly is slated to standby notice effective September 2009 or sooner depending on the economy until further notice. We will be taken into consideration for a future subcompact car possibly in the future... BOOM, there it is... what to think? devastation is one thing that comes to mind.
So, I will write quickly and briefly because after a restless nights sleep and a need to exercise before getting to bed...
Prayer requests: #1 I will be homeschooling my kids this schoolyear until we figure out what is
going on. This will be an exciting venture, I'm sure
Just pray that any decisions to be made are God's will and I know we will be well taken care of no matter what! We have some major life decisions going on here (I am not going to go into any details due to ideas changing constantly right now) and hope to go back to school or something to maybe acquire a new career or something! God is good - all the time and we are nervous, stressed and excited to see what God has in store. We go into a hiring pool as well - national and area hire so we could also end up someplace totally different although we don't see that happening in the near or distant future due to all of the people who are laid off right now.
Please keep us in your prayers - I appreciate it more than you know! Christine
So, I will write quickly and briefly because after a restless nights sleep and a need to exercise before getting to bed...
Prayer requests: #1 I will be homeschooling my kids this schoolyear until we figure out what is
going on. This will be an exciting venture, I'm sure
Just pray that any decisions to be made are God's will and I know we will be well taken care of no matter what! We have some major life decisions going on here (I am not going to go into any details due to ideas changing constantly right now) and hope to go back to school or something to maybe acquire a new career or something! God is good - all the time and we are nervous, stressed and excited to see what God has in store. We go into a hiring pool as well - national and area hire so we could also end up someplace totally different although we don't see that happening in the near or distant future due to all of the people who are laid off right now.
Please keep us in your prayers - I appreciate it more than you know! Christine
Thursday, May 28, 2009
back to reality...
Monday is coming fast and furious! We have had a great week! Spent the weekend out at the farm, picking rocks, planting the garden, getting sunburned... Friday night, Jeremy and I left at around 4:30pm to go and pick up Amber from college for the summer. We had dinner out (don't get out alone too often so that was fun!), and headed to Indiana with the back seat taken out to make room for Amber's stuff. Brooke had the pleasure of staying home with the kids (and a few extra because she and Curt both had a friend over for the night). We got to the college at around 10:30pm and Amber was ready to go. We took about a half an hour to pack up her stuff, say her good-byes and were on the road again by 11:30pm after stopping to get her a bite to eat at McDonald's (and dessert for us). Got home about 3:30am and went straight to bed! I was awakened at around 9am by Lyndsay who thankfully slept in! It was a rough morning getting going, we kind of laid around then finally got out to the farm at 6pm or so. We started picking rocks, playing, etc. Saturday, the boys and I were picking rocks out of the garden so we could plant and I told Curt and Jeremy - all I ask is that you don't hit me with a rock... Dumb thing to say cuz not more than 5 minutes later, whack - Curt was throwing a rock into the bucket of the backhoe just as I was stepping and bending to pick one up. Right in the side of the face! I literally felt my brain shift and went down... I put my head between my legs for a few minutes until the pain subsided. It hit me in the side of the face, right between my jaws, luckily or I think it would've broken... So, I had a headache for a few days and motrin helped and a nice ugly bruise as well! So, I've been telling everyone he really rocked my world and Jeremy tells everyone he tried to stone me:) We also picked rocks out of the middle field again - up and down, very good exercise and helped me to lose 3 more pounds and get to my next goal in weight:) YAY! Also got sunburned,though:( Note to self, put on sunscreen and wear something my legs can get some color in next time!
Sunday was church and getting the garden planted and watered. Isaac was in the program for the kindergarten graduation even though he's in first grade, his class sang a song and it was cute! He went up with the other kids and they just kind of squeezed him out to where he didn't have a spot and he tried to get them to move, but had to go down and have brother Adam help him out! Poor guy! Back to the property that night after food at Wendy's on the way. Monday we got up and picked the rest of the rocks from the middle field then went up to the camper to get ready for company. We had a BBQ for Memorial Day with family and friends. It was lots of fun! Kids played, tired them out great! Everyone slept well that night! The kids and I got home around 9:30PM and Jeremy stayed the night to be there when our neighbor planted corn the next day to see if he could help. He picked rocks out of the back field all that morning while I got the kids to school and then headed out there to help. Amber hung out with me most of the weekend and we had fun... She got to drive the backhoe for us as we pitched rocks in. The corn got planted and we felt like something was accomplished - finally! Very thankful for the recent rain - Wednesday we stayed home and cleaned, got caught up on laundry, etc. School graduation and awards night at church. Amber's boyfriend graduated this year and Isaac got an award for all A's in school! Good job, Isaac! Amber went out to dinner afterwards with the Valdez's.
Today, Jeremy and I left at 7:30am to go to the union hall at work to listen to the informational meeting about our new contract and to vote. We got home at 12:15pm from that and then I took Brooke to the orthodontist for the bad news (financial part:() and she got her spacers in and goes back next thursday to have braces put on. I had a few appointments there for her last week as well. She also has an impacted tooth that she will have to have surgery for and a deep bite so they have to do a few extras to correct the problems. Wow it better be a beautiful mouth for $6,670.00! Thank goodness my insurance pays $2,200.00 worth! (Hopefully, if I still have a job:) I can't wait to see the results!
Right now we are vegging, the kids are at there dad's for a few hours, Isaac is playing a game, and the girls - well, I better go and check on them, Lyndsay just finished drawing all over the hallway wall with a pencil and brought me a few bottles of salad dressing from the fridge so they are obviously causing trouble out there and I need to get off of the computer! Have a great weekend - I have more pictures I will post later after cleaning up after the tornado that just passed through the house! Chris
Sunday was church and getting the garden planted and watered. Isaac was in the program for the kindergarten graduation even though he's in first grade, his class sang a song and it was cute! He went up with the other kids and they just kind of squeezed him out to where he didn't have a spot and he tried to get them to move, but had to go down and have brother Adam help him out! Poor guy! Back to the property that night after food at Wendy's on the way. Monday we got up and picked the rest of the rocks from the middle field then went up to the camper to get ready for company. We had a BBQ for Memorial Day with family and friends. It was lots of fun! Kids played, tired them out great! Everyone slept well that night! The kids and I got home around 9:30PM and Jeremy stayed the night to be there when our neighbor planted corn the next day to see if he could help. He picked rocks out of the back field all that morning while I got the kids to school and then headed out there to help. Amber hung out with me most of the weekend and we had fun... She got to drive the backhoe for us as we pitched rocks in. The corn got planted and we felt like something was accomplished - finally! Very thankful for the recent rain - Wednesday we stayed home and cleaned, got caught up on laundry, etc. School graduation and awards night at church. Amber's boyfriend graduated this year and Isaac got an award for all A's in school! Good job, Isaac! Amber went out to dinner afterwards with the Valdez's.
Today, Jeremy and I left at 7:30am to go to the union hall at work to listen to the informational meeting about our new contract and to vote. We got home at 12:15pm from that and then I took Brooke to the orthodontist for the bad news (financial part:() and she got her spacers in and goes back next thursday to have braces put on. I had a few appointments there for her last week as well. She also has an impacted tooth that she will have to have surgery for and a deep bite so they have to do a few extras to correct the problems. Wow it better be a beautiful mouth for $6,670.00! Thank goodness my insurance pays $2,200.00 worth! (Hopefully, if I still have a job:) I can't wait to see the results!
Right now we are vegging, the kids are at there dad's for a few hours, Isaac is playing a game, and the girls - well, I better go and check on them, Lyndsay just finished drawing all over the hallway wall with a pencil and brought me a few bottles of salad dressing from the fridge so they are obviously causing trouble out there and I need to get off of the computer! Have a great weekend - I have more pictures I will post later after cleaning up after the tornado that just passed through the house! Chris
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
more yet
playing with hair bows
me and one tired baby!
Brooke and Grandma Coe
Isaac's elementary group at the children's museum
Erin having a blast!more
future doctors?
Lyndsay didn't like mommy putting her in the scary mouth!
Curt and friends on the bus - the "big" kids went to the castle museum after dropping us off at the children's museum
Erin and Isaac on the bus - Erin was so excited about riding the bus!
Uncle Brian's turkey with the 11" beard - nice bird!
picture time!
Grandpa Steve Fitch riding Gent during a lesson...
Future cowgirl?
Brooke on Gent for her lesson
A girl and her horse...
The barn tires them out - notice they are holding hands - how sweet!:)
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