Result of late late night web surfing.

and I still think it is funny

Painter's humor.....

Spring?!?

I stole this idea from Carla and decided to bring spring at least to my blog.
Enjoy the colors.
New post with photos to follow soon!

Survivor Eyler

Will he make it to 15?

YES OR NO


Should he be voted off the EYLAND?????

DADDY"S BOY....

Our guard dog....






Family sleepy day...

Latest, latest addition....

Allow me to introduce THURMAN. He was a weekend guest who turned into a long term resident. He is a nice dog. We do have issues with his name since I can never remember it. He has been called, Bently, Horton, Lumbar, and Hoover. Don't ask!

There was also the night we discovered that he does not like wind. That was funny and John named him SRD (Stupid Retarded Dog) when he climbed onto his nightstand at 3 in the morning. I just lost it and cracked up!

Anyway we now have 4 dogs and 4 kids.......
I always said I liked even numbers.

our latest addition....

I have be given a cool opportunity to have a baby without all the work.

I would like you all to meet Bennett Enns...


He is visiting us 3 days a week while his parents work toward their goal of becoming full time missionaries.
Bennett is the first child of Katie and Ryan. Katie (a.k.a kateski) was our first babysitter for our kids. (I feel old typing that)
I am getting my first taste of being a grandparent. This is so great. I get to play with him and have fun with him and just when I get tired he goes home! He is such a good baby and not just because he leaves.(hehe) The kids are loving it too. They all like helping out with him too. It is a great learning opportunity for them too. Amber as already learned that she does not like baby food squash.

It also brings more laughter into our home. One day I told Amber to go ahead and give him his bottle and Anna come running over saying "No, No, I want to milk him!



Thanks Katie and Ryan for sharing your joy with us.

Just Cute...

While I was looking for some pictures I came across these.








This is Adam...........





And this is Amber....




They do say history repeats itself.
Boy were they cute...

Out of the mouths of babes...

Today we headed out to New Castle PA for Great Mom-Mom's funeral. It is about a six hour ride but we packed snacks and movies. The ride was a bit rough with misbehaving children. John and I both worried about how they would behave at the service after being cooped up in the car all day and then having to sit in church. We prayed and hoped for the best.....


The evening started out a bit rough, our youngest not handling the whole funeral situation well. I had to talk with her for a while to calm her and after she settled down she came over to me and handed me a note. She asked me if I could go out and put it in Great Mom-Mom's "basket" (that what she thought it was called.) I told her I would. As I was going to the casket I opened it to read it. It brought tears to my eyes. She wrote

Dear Mom-Mom

I hope you have a good time up there with God.

I love you
Anna

We left it open in her casket for all to see. She really loved her Great Mom-Mom.

During the funeral many people spoke about Mom-Mom. Uncle Dave pointed out that without Mom-Mom there would have be no Reverend Nicholson(Pop-Pop) When Pop-Pop asked Mom-Mom if she would go out with him Mom-Mom told him that she would go out with him if he would go to church. He did just that and went on to become a pastor and serve over 60 years in the ministry! One cannot not imagine how many lives Mom-Mom has touched. Then the Pastor asked if anyone would like to share or say something about Mom-Mom. We heard other wonderful stories about Mom-Mom but our biggest shock came when our son Adam stood up to speak. He told everyone that he was her grandson and the we should not be sad because the casket just was holding and empty shell and the real Mom- Mom was in heaven. He also said the we would miss her and how he would always remember how every year she would give all the grandkids McDonalds gift certificates for christmas. He really can be such a sweet boy! I was touched by his strength and courage to get up and speak.
As the time of sharing was coming to an end little Austin stood up. He started telling everyone that He too was one of her grandsons and that was as far as he could go. The poor boy broke down and wept. What Austin was able to say with those tears spoke volumes. He is such a dear child.

I love my kids and how God uniquely designed each one. I love them more than they will even know. I am also so thankful for them and proud to be their Mom.


All is all it was a good trip and was nice to spend time with family.

Tribute to Great Mom-Mom

PLEASE PRESS PLAY BEFORE READING ON......




On Sunday January 20, 2008,  Great Mom-Mom Ruth Nicholson went home to see her Lord Jesus.   To say that she will be missed is just not adequate.   Lets just say Heaven improved around 7 p.m. this evening.  Great Mom-Mom sometimes called "old Mom-Mom"  was such a wonderful lady.  She was beyond sweet.  She was kind to all and loved us and our kids so much.  We were so thankful we were able to have her so close in the past few weeks.  Our kids were able to go and visit with her.  One night John took Austin and Anna with him and Austin brought his bible and read to her and Anna whispered John 3:16 in her ear.  What treasured moments we will have of  her forever.  We were so lucky to have her in our lives and we will all miss her greatly but we also rejoice in the knowledge that she is in heaven with Jesus whom she served and loved her whole life.       I wont say good bye to her I can only say, "See you soon Mom-Mom, and be good, We love you!.......

John requested this be added to the blog....

Please click on the blue box.  Remember this is John's post not mine.

Merry Christmas Everyone

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Teenagers!

Just because my life is so dull and uneventful my wonderful son Adam decided to add some excitement for us. He is just so sweet!

What did he do you ask? Well, he didn't think and ran out into the street and was hit by a red Camry, in Narberth! By the AMAZING GRACE of God,  he was not seriously hurt. After a trip to the ER later we found out he has a broken butt! He fractured his tailbone. But all else is good. The nurses gave him a sticker that said "Look both ways before crossing the street". I think we taught him that! But I guess thinking and growing is too much for him right now!

We had a nice chat while sitting in the ER and I figured that some kids need a kick in the pants to get their attention and I figured MY KID NEEDED TO BE HIT BY A CAR IN THE PANTS!

That's ADAM!!! I Love him and hope he it makes it to 14!

Thanksgiving

We decided that we would drive to Georgia and make a surprise visit to my aunt. Her son helped plan the event. He told her that he was bringing 3 fat friends to dinner to get her to buy a bigger turkey and for her to cook more food. We left at midnight to drive down. Now RTJ (john self appointed name for when he is driving places) ( RTJ stands for Road Trip Johnny, and yes he makes us call him that!) was in charge of the driving since my back was in spasm and I had to lay down in the back of the van. We rented so movies and packed up the van with blankets pillows and even a few mattresses for comfort. So off we were and we made great time and arrived at a waffle house at about 11 a.m. just outside of Atlanta. This was my fist time at a Waffle House. I have to say is was quite yummy! We rearranged the car and got ready to see my Aunt. She lives about 30 min outside of Atlanta.


We got to her house and knocked on the door and she was very surprised to see us. It was a great meal and a nice visit. We then went to the Hyatt in Atlanta since I had free night certificate that could use so we stayed there and had free breakfast.



After breakfast we took the kids with my aunt to the Coca-Cola factory. It was fun after they forced us to sit through a MEGA FREAKY movie. I as still trying to figure that one out! I can't even explain it. The funniest part was when we went to the tasting room. It is where you can try all 72 Coke products! You should have seen Anna & Austin's faces when we told them that they can have as much soda as they want! We were really fun parents that day. After leaving Coke we got trapped in Atlanta trying to get onto 75S but we could only find 75N but that is par for any trip with Marianne. I love her but I have way too many road trip memories with her in them! Pensacola Beach FL still eludes us.....Flipper, garnish, banana juice, and cooler water.... what a trip!

We finally made it out and had a nice dinner together after having to buy 2 tires for our van! But we had a great time. It was great hanging out with my Aunt. I love her a lot and have many things to thank her for. She taught me how to cook and gave me the confidence to know a woman can do anything! (except go into the military). She has been great to me and she loves my kids and I had such great times visiting her and the boys all over the country!

We stayed at her house until about 4 a.m. and then we left for VA to see my other aunt and cousin. RTJ was in charge of driving again. He is such a great man! We arrived at my cousins house about 11 a.m. and got to see Aunt Dorie and Uncle Bob . I wanted my kids to see my oldest Aunt. Aunt Dorie is now 72 and she is my oldest living relative. We don't have great genes on my side. They have not changed a bit they looked wonderful! We had lunch with them and they we off back home to GA. We stayed with Sue for dinner and laughed about our childhood the kids had fun with her kids and we left for home about 9 p.m.

With RTJ back at the wheel the kids and I hopped into the back for another movie called Chestnut. It was really funny. The kids fell asleep and we got home about 4 a.m.

Our dogs were very happy to see as and I was glad to be back in my bed. I know John was too. He was awesome. I cannot believe how he can drive like that and not go nuts! He is so good at doing boring stuff. Thank RTJ for taking me and the kids to see my family!

Another Nutcracker over...

And there are no deaths to report. This year was much better for me since I was not in the dressing room. I wish I could say it was drama free but that was not the case. It still was better than last year! I just wish parents would think! We are the adults here!!! Anyway here are a few clips from youtube.... Amber is usually in the bottom right corner

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER NICOLE (JULIETTE)

This is her last year before she becomes a TEENAGER! Wow how time flies. I still remember the day you were born. How beautiful you were and HOW BEAUTIFUL you are now! How you grew so fast I will never know. You are such a hard worker and a great kid. I love you so much and pray for you everyday. Stay good and remember everything you have learned so far!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA JOSEPHINE

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Another year has passed and Anna is now 6. In that time she has gotten taller and she lost that baby face. She can ride a bike, tie her shoes and she has begun to read. She has made us very happy and proud to have her as a child. She is so sweet and loving and smart. I am so blessed to have her. I love you Baby Gal!

Welcome Home

Praise and Thanks to God for letting us bring home OvO. A big thanks to all our friends and family for your thoughts and prayers. Also thanks to the great staff at the Vet hospital at Penn. Thanks Dr. Steinberg!

OvO is at home and resting quietly. He is very happy to be home and is sitting with me now with his head in my lap! He is on very restricted exercise so he spends most of his day in his crate. Thank goodness for the pain meds he is on since they knock him out cold! It is such a nice sight to see him sleeping!

I think I will color his skin where the hair was shaved bright colors and take him out for Halloween as a quilt!

I will keep you posted on his progress...

Name change may be needed...

The kids and I went downtown to visit OvO today. We were very prepared to see him hooked up to tubes and to be laying down pretty drugged up. Well to our surprise the doctor walked into the room with OvO on a leash! He is already up and walking! I could not believe it. The kids were so happy to see him. He looked really good considering everything her has been through. I brought him some ham for a treat and he ate it up! That made the Dr. happy. He came up to me for an ear rub and I happily rubbed away. They think he might be able to come home tomorrow and OvO is already prepping himself for the trip.. He ripped out his chest tube this afternoon! If he does come home he will have to be on very strict crate rest. No ball fetching for him!



I guess the worst part of it all is the damage to his fur! I think we may have to call him Patches for awhile.



I called my mom to let her know that she and OvO now have something in common....
They both belong to the zipper club! Maybe I'll get them matching tee shirts for Christmas
(and no she didn't think I was very funny) (I did)(hehehehehe)















I do need to print a retraction to my earlier blog. Dogs actually have 6 lungs not 4. There are 2 on the left and 4 on the right. Which is rather amazing that his problems were on the left because the right side is better a adapting and compensating. The Doctor said at the end of the surgery they could see the right lungs expand and move over to the left to start taking over. How cool is that! God is amazing and I thank you all for your prayers.