Cruise Cancelled

So, my cruise got cancelled. I am thankful though, cause a little boy who needed a liver got his new liver and is doing well. Little Riley is settling into hospital life and getting better daily. He had a little bit of trouble yesterday, but hopefully they have gotten things straigtend out today.
Instead of going on a cruise for 7 days, I will be going to Maryland for 4 days. My friend Erinn from back in my WOLBI days has greatfully opened her apartment to me for a few nights. Its not a 7 day vacation, but it gets me away and allows me to visit with someone I haven't seen for over 7 years now. Last time we saw each other was Erinn's wedding. It will be great to visit with her and meet her little boy Abraham for the first time. He just turned 2 and is the cutiest thing (other than my kids) I have ever seen. His smile is just so big.
Anyway, just wanted to update you all (if anyone even reads this) on what has changed. Our cruise may be rescheduled, but we just don't know yet. I will keep you posted.

Praises from Maine

I have been very busy lately trying to get ready for my "Trip of a life time". My mother-in-law has given me a cruise. Her and I are to set sail 2 weeks from today. We are suppose to go with 2 of our friends, but we are not sure who will be going at this point as one has just been given a wonderful gift. Our friend is a "Foster Mom" to a little boy named Riley. He has been sick since birth and was put on a transplant list for a liver (I believe). He was put on the list at the beginning of Febuary and got the call on Friday morning to get to Boston for the surgery. He went through beautifully and was awake Saturday morning, but it will be a long stay at the hospital for recovery. Pray for little Riley. His mom's parental rights are in the process of being terminated. Please pray for Riley that he will have the opertunity to stay in the home where he feels safe. He is a wonderful little boy who just wants to be loved.
Anyway, just wanted to give a quick little post to let you know I haven't fallen off the edge of the world.

'Tis the Season

This past week I have been home doing things with the kids getting in the spirit for Christmas, while Ian was off hunting the "Big White Tail" deer. One of the adventures that the kids and I had was decorating Ginger Bread Men. What fun was that. We had frosting everywhere, however, it was worth it to see them smile and laugh.

God's beautiful handy work

When Ian and I bought our home we really were excited about the row of Fruit trees on the property. There is a fully grown Apple tree right out front and then they had just planted 2 new apple trees and a pear tree. Well, last year we weren't able to pick anything, but this year we have picked apples and a few pears. The kids have been so excited watching them grow and change. This past weekend we finally picked the ones that were worth picking, and oh how the kids squealed. I don't know what I will do with them, but I plan on using them somehow. Maybe a big pan of apple sauce.
So, here are the pictures of some of our fruit. Apples are the top picture and pears are below.

Soccer Girl

While Isaac has been digging, Anna has been working on her soccer abilities. She has had a new found joy outside kicking and running after the soccer ball. I think next year we will have to sign her up. She comes by it naturally as her Uncle George was an excellent soccer player in his day! Although, this move looks a lot like a ballerina, so maybe she will do that too!

Digging for China

So, in the past few days that we have had spare time and good days to get out Isaac has been digging for China. He is almost there I think. On his way to China he has found tons of worms of which he has felt the need to show Mom and Dad each and every one! Crazy boy.

Frist Day of School

Well, our little girl is finally off to school. She was excited, but very nervous. She did pretty good, but she pulled at my heart strings. She didn't want me to go at all, but I was already late for work as it was. So, she finally settled in with her teacher Mrs. Roy and did great during the day.
The second day was even worse. I didn't cry, but Anna did. She REALLY didn't want me to leave today. However, the teacher was nice and called me at work and let me know that she was ok. That call, however, made me cry at work. Awful feeling to leave your baby crying at school. Ugh, hope it gets better. I can't deal with this much more, or I might take her out of school all together.
The pictures were from Anna's first day, and only 2 cause the cameras weren't working well.

More summer fun!

So, last week when I took two days off to take Sue (my mom-in-law) to surgery which eneded being cancelled, Ian and I took the kids down to the Grey Animal Park in Grey, Maine. I hadn't been this year, so it was fun to watch the kids enjoy being out and seeing all the animals. We spent a few hours just wondering around and seeing all the wild life we might see in Maine. Mr. Moose was right were we could see him, but he was laying down so the kids didn't get a real since of how big he was, but they thought that was great. We talked about the diffrent kinds of birds and owls, and saw the black bears. One of the bears was so sleepy he fell asleep in a very funny position, but wasn't close enough to get a good picture, but trust me it was funny. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.