Danigirljackson

2011-02-08T23:01:00.002-06:00

Potty training! Yes Cyann is potty training and she is doing GREAT!

YEA!!!!

I have to confess though it is so hard, I feel bad I am spending so much time training Cyann, I feel the other girls are getting left out. :( Its so hard.

I am working on trying to include the others and Im hopping this is just temporary. Right, this should take a week of focusing on training her and then it will get better? I know it does not always work that way but if you wouldn't mind praying that this training process would take and all that would be GREATLY appreciated.

THREE!!

2011-02-08T22:52:00.003-06:00

I just spent the last hour holding my baby. OH Wait, She is not a baby anymore. She is one month shy of THREE!

I cant believe how time has flown by, really its crazy how it really feels like yesterday that I was holding the hairiest baby I had ever seen. :) She was so perfect. My little bear. Didlebear.

We have grow so close over the last few years. Been through so much and have overcome so many challenges. They have said you can't or wouldn't but you HAVE.

Your almost THREE!!! Can you believe it!
Im so proud of you! and I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Love mommy

Post surgery recap

2011-01-27T12:58:00.003-06:00

Noelles surgery went really well. She did great and was declared the model patient of the day (she was the only one who woke up not screaming).

She was wide eyed and happy this early morning. :)

All dressed in our cute hospital gown.

I wish I looked so cute. This is after the relaxer they gave her, she was crazy loopy, it was to funny.

Post surgery she drank 16 oz of water right off and then just hugged her cup.
At home swinging and eating a snack. She has had so much water and juice its great. While she was eating oatmeal she would take a bit and cry while she swallowed so I gave her some Lortab, she is lots better now. Thank the Lord for medicine.
Thank you all my dear friends for all your prays and support.

Surgery

2011-01-26T21:51:00.002-06:00

I know its been way to long since I have posted but I am hoping I will post more often, we will see.

Tonight we are getting ready for surgery number 3. Noelle is having Myringotomy with Tube placement and Adenoidectony in short tubes placed in her ears and her Adenoid removed.

This is her second Tube placement. She has had a rough last few months and I am looking forward to having my sweet clean nosed little girl back that loves to laugh and play. I am excited to see if this helps little Noelle in the whole snoring department.

The whole thing will take 20 mins and she will be completely out for the whole thing which is scary for me. I dont like it when she is under and she is a bear when she comes out of it.

I will let you know how it all goes tomorrow. Im going to go to sleep its an early morning.

Noelle Update

2010-10-13T15:15:00.002-05:00

well folks Noelle is the most amazing little girl, nothing not even a scary long named syndrome can hold her back.

She is talking!!!! yes she is saying WORDS!!!! Yes even whole sentences!!!!!

She has said "I want one." "Who's that?" "Want more" "Need that" "Mama dirty" (her diaper was dirty) "Want that"

I love hearing her say things! It is so wonderful.

In other news she is getting glasses today. She is near sighted, Im hoping this will help some with her walking. (she stumbles alot and does not see steps) I will post pictures when we get them.

well thats all the exciting news for now. Who said that RTS would hold her back?

the night of a mommy of 4 little girls looks like

2010-10-06T09:09:00.002-05:00

10 go to bed
10:30 fall asleep
12 Tenley awakes and wants to eat
12:30 Tenley is back to sleep i go back to bed
1:45 someone cried (not sure who it was but they were dreaming) back to bed
3 Noelle awakes crying (I go in she has her feet out the crib and is stuck, get her back in bed and I go back to bed
4 Cyann awakes crying (I wake Jon to go check on her) she was dreaming, he comforts her for a few minutes and gives her another blanket he comes back to bed and tells me what was wrong.
4:45 Tenley awakes and wants to eat
5 Tenley is back in bed fed and asleep
7 Jon gets up and goes to work
7:30 just as Jon is leaving Zoey wakes up and is starving so I get up

Some nights are better than this but most are like this. I would also like to note that I dont go to bed normally before 11.

What being a Mommy of 4 is like.

2010-09-27T12:30:00.001-05:00

So today my day has been like this:

Jon's alarm went off at 6:30, He did not get up.
Zoey came in at 7 and told me she did not pee pee in her bed (YEAH!!!!!) I sent her back to bed.
Jon got up at 7:20 and went to work
I get up and read my bible and get dressed and ready for the day.
8:00 Tenley and Zoey woke up, so I feed Tenley
8:20 Zoey and I fix breakfast
8:30 breakfast is in the oven and Z and I are moving laundry and unloading the dishwasher
8:50 Cyann and Noelle wake up, so I change diapers and kiss on them for a few minutes
9:00 Breakfast is done, needs to cool a bit
9:15 kids eat I grab a few bits and drink my coffee
10:00 kids all done eating (yes they enjoy there food very much)
10:05 Get everyone dressed (not planning on going any were but I like to get them dressed anyway)
10:30 (Yes it takes that long to get 4 wiggly girls dressed) Play time and I feed Tenley
10:45 Tenley lays down for a nap
11:30 Quite room time (Cyann and Noelle play in there beds and Zoey plays in her room), during this time I am paying bills, moving laundry, folding laundry, and picking up the house.
12:00 Start lunch
12:15 eat lunch and while the girls are eating I move laundry
1:00 play time outside
1:45 Tenley wakes up and I feed her
2:00 Nap time (I do my best to get all the girls to nap at the same time) but Tenley sleep longer than normal so she is still awake.
4:00 play time
4:30 Feed Tenley
5:00 clean up house and start supper
5:40 Jon gets home (sometimes)
5:45 Supper time
6:30 ish suppers over play time with dad (I feed Tenley)
7:30 Bed time

The whole Family

2010-09-13T15:06:00.003-05:00

We had a great friend and photographer take some pictures for us!

Totally broken

2010-08-10T15:52:00.003-05:00

journal entry this morning

Its been a very hard morning. I really dislike my child right now everything is setting me on edge. My mind keeps saying 'how can I love someone who treats me like this, I now what is best for her but she bulks at everything, we clash all the time, why did God give me a child like this.'

I sent everyone to there rooms because I Needed a 'time out'. I turned on some music with out really thinking I picked Todd Agnew the first song Something Beautiful totally convicted me. The chorus is what got to me, God does not see me as the sinner that I am He see's Christ who payed for my sins. That is how I need to see my daughter, Christ covers her sin and loves her even when she sins.

The song goes like this:

I am struggling to find a way to make myself attractive to You, attractive to You
I am trying to be more deserving of the gift You have to me, so free

Chorus:
It's funny how all I can be is someone completely ugly
And yet when You look at me, You don't see a wretch,
You see a reflection of something beautiful

I am searching for the water that can wash me clean enough to earn Your love
I want to stop all the things that break Your heart, but come so natural to me, naturally

CHORUS

I can't believe you could fall in love with me.

Tears began to sting my eyes as I realized thats how I am with Gods Correction in my life, I bulk, I scream, cry, run the other way. How I break his heart day after day. Totally broken

homemade Ice cream

2010-08-09T09:18:00.002-05:00

This is the best homemade ice cream recipe I have ever had.

Jackson Homemade Ice cream

2 cans condensed milk
1 qt half and half
1 qt whole milk
1/2 cup egg beaters
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
4 cups fruit

I made peach the other day and it was amazing.

Note it is best to puree 3 of the cups of fruit and chop the remaining cut of fruit in to small cubes.

please make it and enjoy.

Fourth of July 2010

2010-07-09T15:10:00.004-05:00

Ok so I uploaded the picture backward and dont have time to change it. Sorry.

Happy 4th of July

All the kids except Tenley.

We had a blast this July 4th.

Tenley Tessera June Jackson

2010-07-06T14:38:00.004-05:00

Introducing Tenley to the blog:

Born June 1, 2010 at 10:14 PM

She was 6 LB. 9 OZ.

And 19 1/2 IN.

Zoo trip April 1 2010

2010-04-14T16:16:00.002-05:00

We went to the Zoo for the first time this spring and we had a blast. We took a picnic, played at the park, and of course we saw all the animals.

We rode the Train.

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And loved it.

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Zoey

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HA I love this little girl.

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I love that smile!!!

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Monkey

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My Love! with the monkey

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Zoey loved this Cat.

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HAHAHAHA Jon loved this sign.

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My monkey

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Easter 2010

2010-04-14T15:58:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures of the Easter weekend. Some how I did not get any pictures of the girls on Easter day in there dresses so I will have to get a picture next time they wear them. Sorry

Family picture (best one out of fifteen or so)

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Noelle saying "please"

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Noelle saying "I dont know"

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Big girl Cyann coloring on the driveway.

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Look how big my baby is.

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Cousins Eva and Zoey with Gpa

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Aunt Micha and Noelle They hung out alot on Saturday. Thanks Aunt Micha

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The girls had a blast dyeing eggs. Noelle's hands were green when she was done but it was lots of hands on fun. (Note for next year: Oxy clean takes the dye out of hands and clothes)

2010-03-24T14:19:00.002-05:00

I was looking back at last year around this time and found this...

Noelle Eating puffs from that jon jackson on Vimeo.

OH we have come so far but I love the little wiggle she use to do when she was happy, she still does it a little bit.

My life ONE year ago was very full I had a newborn, a one year old and a almost 3 year old, now I have a one year old and a two year old, a almost 4 year old, and in two and a half months a newborn.

I have come to rest in and lean on this verse:

2 Corinthians 12:9 - "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

For all of you moms out there that have asked me lately how I do it well this is how. Christ is my strength and He carries me through my day. That is Everyday if I try and do it on my own I fail but NEVER have I asked and God not picked me up and wrapped His powerful arms around me and carried me through the hard days.

I hope that encourages you just like it does me.

God bless you

Noelle's Birthday ( sorry a little late)

2010-03-17T15:26:00.003-05:00

Noelle is TWO Years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can not believe how fast the time has flown by. It is amazing to me to think about all that has happened in the last two years.

Here are some pictures of the party!

The Cake!!!

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She was very excited about the cake but not the candles.

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Admiring the cake. Noelle just wants to eat it.

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Cyann trying to blow the candle out.

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Loving the cake!

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By the end of the night Noelle was a little overwhelmed by the end of the night.

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Noelle I cant believe you are two years old. I love every little moment with you. I rejoice in your accomplishments and smile at your funny little habits. I love my neck snuggles in the mornings and all the many hugs throughout the day. You make me smile everyday. Thank you sweet Dittle Bug. I am looking forward to what this next year holds for us.

Love Mommy

Egg Allergy

2010-03-09T22:18:00.003-06:00

Did you know that if you have an egg allergy you need to be careful about getting the flu shot and MMR?

I did not know this till today. I have found that Noelle and Cyann have reactions to eggs. But little did I know that my hesitancy to get the flu shot and the swine flu shot were justified in this case. Thank you God for not letting me feel comfortable with getting those shots.

In this case my mommy instincts were right on.

While at the doctors office for Noelle and Cyann's well checks I mentioned that they both have reactions to eggs. Well our wonderful doctor was a little concered about the shots that they were supose to get and checked to see which ones they needed. No MMR today they have to special order one that is not grown in an egg. Yes they grow the vaccination in an egg. They also grow the flu vaccine in eggs as well.

You learn something new everyday dont cha. Rest assured there is a flu shot that is available for people with egg allergy you just have to special order it.

here is some more info on the subject if you would like to look into it:

http://foodallergies.about.com/od/eggallergies/f/eggsinvaccines.htm

The very scary diet

2010-03-08T14:03:00.003-06:00

****I want to preface this post with the acknowledgment that many many people deal with the food issues mentioned in this post and they do a wonderful job, this is just me trying to figure it all out****

Yes I am scared of Noelle's diet or I was scared of it.

I don't at all like change. I like spontaneity but I don't like change when it comes to the hard and fast rules of my life, like FOOD. I had no experience with food intolerance, I did not know there was a difference between an intolerance and allergies but I have learned, and at times not willingly.

Noelle is not able to have: Cow dairy, Gluten, Soy, and Cinnamon I am still wondering about Eggs not sure yet.

In addition to intolerance to the above list she has a tendency to develop intolerance's to things that she eats to much of. So to prevent that from happening I rotate her grains and proteins. For example I don't give her the some grain or protein more than twice a week, Monday Wednesday she might have chicken but Tuesday Thursday she would have beef and Friday Sunday would be pork or fish and Saturday would be a vegetarian day. Yeah I know kinda crazy to keep track of but I am making it work and we can be a little flexible.

I say all that to say the Gluten free thing really was hard for me to grasp. I understand what it is and what she can and cant have it was the everyday cooking and baking that I had a hard time figuring out.

But rest assured I think I have it now and I am inventing my own recipes. I have found that Noelle can have Oats (which are gluten free if you buy the right brand). So I have made pancakes, muffins, chocolate chip cookies, and fruit cobbler all with oat flour and Noelle is loving the new additions to her diet.

And my new find is Chick fil a will make chicken strips without the breading for you in a kids meal or any meal (no extra cost). I was so happy to find this out we can go out to eat at the kids favorite place without packing a meal for anyone. Also Noelle is starting to figure out that she is not getting what everyone else has so it is getting harder to eat things that she cant have with out a good look alike sub for her. You cant really tell a 2 year old the consequences of eating ice cream, they don't get it yet, So most places have a non dairy cool whip that they will give you instead of ice cream and every time I have asked they have given it to me for free.

Cyann is One year old

2010-03-05T14:05:00.002-06:00

I cant believe my baby is one.

It feels like just yesterday that she was so tiny.

Happy Birthday girl!!!!

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Such a big girl...she loves that cup.

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The cup cake that I made for her.

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She kept blowing up instead of out...but Daddy helped.

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YUMMY this is so good

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Love the messy birthday cake face.

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Presents

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Spread the Word To End the Word

2010-03-03T08:39:00.003-06:00

(This is re-posted from http://theweekesfamily.blogspot.com Please join us in stopping the R word. I dont think I could say it any better than Kelly does in her post today)

Today is the day. The day to Spread the Word to End the Word. The word I am talking about is retarded. It is actually a clinical term for referring to intelligence but it is often used as a hateful term. Every time someone uses that word to insult someone or something they are saying that if you are retarded you are less. Our precious daughter may very well be categorized as retarded. Are you saying that our baby is anything less than perfect? We don't think so. So think before you use this word in a playful or insulting way. Our language frames how we think about others and it is one of the most powerful tools we have.
Take the pledge with us to eliminate the r-word in everyday speech.

So leave a comment today and let us know that you have our Anna Kate's (and Noelle's) back and you will help us Spread the Word to end the Word

Here is a post from a fellow RTS mom. Her words are just perfect.
Thanks Terri

I don't talk about it much, as there are all sorts of assumptions about a mother's perspective floating around. Sometimes it's assumed I am speaking from a gaping wound I have, one caused by having a daughter who was born with mental retardation. Bitterness is often attributed.

I don't have any gaping wounds or bitterness. What I have for my daughter is pride, hope and respect. I have what every mother of every kid has, the desire for her child to find her place in the world and make the most of it. I want for her to know what fulfillment feels like.

But the misuse of a clinical term is a bit of an obstacle to this. As long as people choose to use the word as an insult, there will exist a misconception about the capabilities and value of people who are indeed affected by cognitive differences.

The usual counter to what is packaged into political correctness is to piffle at it - bah, it's just a word and it's my problem if I choose to be hurt by it. I am not actually hurt by it. Nor is my daughter. Hurt is not the right word. I am disappointed by the choice to use the word this way. If regular joe's think it's fine to say, then we are far from the society we can be, we profess to be: one that not only accepts differences, but celebrates them. We're just not there yet.

And this is not a freedom of speech issue - a rule that the word be erased from today's vernacular altogether is not what the campaign is about. We all know it's just a word. It's about rising and becoming a culture where people opt in to respecting those that are often either invisible or marginalized. Use the word all you want. Just keep it clinical and factual.

I know this - when the word retard or retarded is flung to amuse and insult(those of typical cognitive function, that is) simultaneously, I do know that it is not with direct, intended malice to my daughter or anyone intellectually diverse. The effort to encourage thought before throwing out this word to describe something less than desirable is not about the uprooting of purposefully bad intentions people have towards those with developmental disabilities, towards my child - I think those intentions rarely exist, if at all - it's about looking at the big picture to see the affects misuse of this word has on general acceptance and true inclusion (as opposed to just tolerance and/or patronization) of people like Addie. It's about awareness and mindfulness, really. Perpetuating the misdirected use of a word that describes part of who my daughter is stands in the way of my ultimate goal of ensuring she is a full citizen of the planet, contributing in meaningful and valuable ways.

A soapbox this is not. I am on the ground with everyone else. I too, have used this word in the past in just the ignorant ways this campaign is attempting to enlighten. A small chunk of awareness was bundled in with the packet from the geneticist containing our daughter's diagnosis a few years back. Bonus free gift.

Saturday morning Pancakes

2010-02-27T09:52:00.002-06:00

This morning I made Pancakes for breakfast.

This was an experiment that I have wanted to try for a while and I must say they turned out really good and EVERYONE liked them.

Gluten Free pancakes

3 cups of oat flour (I used old fashion oats put one cup at a time in the blender
until it was flour. Zoey helped me with this part)
3 tablespoons of baking powder

2 tablespoons of sugar

2 eggs

and milk (I did not measure the milk just added till it was pancake consistency)

They seemed to cook faster then regular pancakes so keep a close eye on them. I burnt one batch.

They were great! Noelle's I separated before I added the milk and added water and her powder milk substitute to hers. You could also sub the milk for rice milk or soy if you cant have milk.

February = Sick

2010-02-16T15:44:00.003-06:00

Well the month of February always brings sickness with it here at the Jackson house.
Three weeks in and this is how it went down...

Zoey got sick on a Thursday it lasted a week and a half...

Cyann got sick with a rash on the same Thursday night lasted two weeks and counting...

Noelle got sick a week later with a cough lasted one week and counting...

Zoey the doctor thinks she had RSV. Cyann had Fifths disease and RSV. Noelle had Croup and possibly RSV too.

Mommy getting sick now that everyone is getting better.

Im in need of a vacation in the sun. :)

Here are some pictures of last month. I hope you enjoy.

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Back

2010-02-09T10:58:00.004-06:00

I must apologize for the long break from the blog world. I had some computer problems and other things I have had to take care of.

New Year Resolution
I have been working on my New Year resolution it is, and yes I only have one this year, to keep the laundry and house clean. Like not do all the work on one day of the week but do it through out the week. I found that most of my stress stemmed from the house work so I decided that if I could reduce that stress it would be best for all involved.

How have i done so far? Well I think I have done well. Not great but right now there is only yesterdays laundry which will get washed and folded tomorrow with todays laundry, and kitchen and living room are clean.

I have been very happy with the results of this resolution.

The Kids
The kids are doing great! They have not been sick much this winter so I have been very thankful for that. They have been sick three times but not all at once, one will get something but no one else will so that has been nice to have short illnesses.

Noelle is doing really well, she is self feeding now, most things. Her Doctor G gave her a great report in January, he said she is growing well and developing at a steady rate that he is pleased with. Oh my Mommy heart likes to hear those wonderful word.

Cyann is GROWING. She is eating everything, crawling everywhere, and did I mention growing.

Zoey is growing up so fast, I must admit that three is a hard age. She and I don't see eye to eye very much so it has been very challenging for me. But God is working in both of our hearts.

Pregnancy
I am 23 weeks due June 18th. Still don't know what we are having but Jon is playing it safe and saying it is a girl but we don't know so You have to wait with us. :)
Doctor has put me on blood pressure meds to try and keep that down to an normal level this time. I am praying that will help the baby grow big and strong. Jon keeps telling me to be careful what I pray for I might end up with a hug baby but really I am scared that what happened with Cyann will happen again. I really don't want to do that again so a big and strong baby is my prayer.

Well I have a lot more to say but I will save that for another post so stay tune.

santa claus is coming to put stuff in our socks.... RUN!

2009-12-24T22:51:00.004-06:00

THIS IS THAT JON JACKSON .COM
All her blog are belong to me.

Begin Blogpost..... Now.

So like a gaggle of fools, we drove down to bixby this afternoon around 5-ish - for tacos no less - and i guess hanging out with Dani's family was also on the agenda. i digress. on the way over, i realized i had exactly 0 things for Dani's stocking, and few things for the girls' stockings, enter dollar general. *15 minutes later* exit dollar general.
at this point the pelting ice turned into blinding snow. about 7 miles into the 9 - 10 mile trip, i could only see out of a envelope sized patch of the windshield - a fact which didn't concern me until someone pasted me on my right - see, i thought I was in the right hand lane. It was a this very moment that i realized the gravity of the situation, and my window portal was now the size of a baseball card.
I'm happy to report we made the remainder of the journey to the inlaws' house without further incident.

*blah blah, stuff happened, my brother in law left, and i was parked behind him so upon backing up, i got the car stuck in the snow which at this point was about drifted between 7 - 10 inches. 20 minutes later and with my... men in law....'s help the car was unstuck. so we figured why not wait a couple more hours till it gets good and deep, and that's just what we did. *blah blah more stuff*

so it came time to leave, and my brother in law Chris was going to go ahead of me to blaze the way... Well we spent the next 15 minutes getting him unstuck from the snow, and then got the kids in the car.... on the way home we did not get stuck (Praise the Lord) but we did however stop three times to play the good samaritan - but our assistance was not needed. Can i just say though, it was freakin cold out there! (thanks, i needed that)

so we got all the way to our driveway without any problem (Zoey was not so confident about the whole situation however) but anyway we got stuck about half way up the driveway. For the record we do NOT have much of an incline to our driveway. but that didn't stop my tires from getting well acquainted with certain parts of the snow and pavement. i tried several things to give me enough traction and even climbed over my picket fence at one point (with non-traction shoes, and a slippery fence, mid fence-strattle, the thought that i have no ability to pay for an emergency room visit, or even get to the emergency room for that matter - flashed into my head, but as you might guess, i didn't let that stop me.

There's a segway to the next point i'm working towards, but it's not g-rated, and Dani tells me that this is a family blog... maybe i'll twitter about it... maybe... anyway....

...and that's why i'll never trust in polyester again, but back to how i got the car up the driveway.

Ever have one of those moments? It's the moment when you think. "jon jackson, you've done it again!" Well this was just another one in a long line of such moments. It occured to me, i could hook up our water hose to the hot water end of the washing machine connection in the garage and stretch it out to where the car was stuck. it worked as they say "like a charm"... ho ho, how quaint.

but now to the real reason i started this post.
during this time while i was outside working with the car, Dani was inside putting the girls in bed. She was having some trouble with Zoey wanting to go to bed, she wasn't wanting to put on her pajammas, until Dani said the magic words "If you don't hurry up and go to sleep, then santa won't come and put special treats in your stocking."

At the risk of being sacrilegious,and I've seen the very hand of God move, and this was no less miraculous than that. She went right to bed and hasn't made a sound. and not only did she go right to bed, she RAN to bed and got under the covers, and promptly prayed that Santa Claus would have a safe trip.

this has been fun, and i must confess, i've grown quite fond of you over the course of this write, but it's time now for me to go, do my duty, i may not be wearing red, but at least i'm fat. HO HO HO Merry Christmas, now gimme that Chocolate. i sleep best stuffed with caffeine.

that jon jackson (.com) (this means whisper)

Trip to the zoo

2009-12-05T14:31:00.002-06:00

A few weeks ago when we were having some great weather we all went to the zoo. It was a bit windy but we had lots of fun. All the animals where out and there werent very many people there.

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Noelle loved the water in the floating globe.

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We did this for ten plus minutes.

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Cyann kicked back enjoying the ride.

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Zoey's favorite part of the whole zoo.

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They were holding hands as we walked. CUTE!

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Playing on the playground always a must do.

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The first time we have done the petting zoo part. Zoey was a little shy at first.

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Those silly monkeys.

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What we are truly thankful for.

2009-11-26T19:43:00.002-06:00

Colds, teeth, and a few other things

2009-11-20T15:04:00.003-06:00

Life here has been very full.

We have been sick with colds, Cyann had an ear infection and Noelle a sinus infection.

Noelle is teething again and it is terrible this time around. She is in lots of pain and I cant seem to find something to help it. I have tried a lot of different things but the one thing that does seem to help a little is vodka. (I put a little on my finger and then rub it on her gum where the tooth is coming in. It provides some relief to the hurt.)

I am excited about the holidays. I am though a little apprehensive about the Christmas tree this year. Noelle I am afraid will be the one to keep a sharp eye on this year. But we will see she always surprises me.

Just a little something to leave you with.

Does this make you nervous?

2009-10-26T14:29:00.002-05:00

We have been busy. We had lots of family birthdays in September and in October so we had lots of fun with that.
We also just got back from a wonderful trip to South Carolina were we visited lots of family and old friends. Pictures of the trip will be posted soon.

Here are a few pictures of what we have been doing.

Noelle learning to drink out of a cup. She does not have it down yet but getting closer

Cyann loves to stick out her very pointy tongue.

I helped Noelle climb up to the top of the McDonald play area so she could slide down the slide. That is a work out let me tell you. But she loved it.

Zoey loves to help by feeding Cyann.

All three girls in the tub together.

dead moth

2009-09-17T10:16:00.001-05:00

a conversation with Jon over a dead moth

Zoey wants to know if she can eat a dead moth

[10:12:45 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: hmmm. i guess it's not much different than eating other dead animals... has it been kept in the fridge?

[10:13:00 AM] danielle jackson: no it was on the floor

[10:13:25 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: hmmm, well if she finds it in the fridge, i'd say yes.

[10:13:40 AM] danielle jackson: but if not no

[10:13:54 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: probably not, it might be soured.

[10:14:30 AM] danielle jackson: she decided to go look in the frig for one

[10:14:38 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: cool.

[10:14:50 AM] danielle jackson: oh there is just food in there

[10:14:58 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: oh well.

[10:15:00 AM] danielle jackson: so now she is yelling at it to go away

[10:15:09 AM] that jon jackson @ crossty: ha ha.

[10:15:13 AM] danielle jackson: but it is not going

Someone stop my baby from growing PLEASE!

2009-09-15T16:55:00.002-05:00

Lately I have made it a point to notice how big my kids are getting. I dont want to miss a thing, but realize they are growing up to fast.

Example: Cyann

From Drop Box

How did you get all they way over there?

From Drop Box

My baby is backward crawling.

Update on Cyann

2009-09-15T14:05:00.002-05:00

A few days ago I informed you all that I had started feeding Cyann carrots.

Well I have stopped that, to put it gently she cant digest them yet.

So we are just doing a little bit of cereal for now and will try the carrots again in a month.

New glasses

2009-09-15T13:59:00.002-05:00

Hi all
Very excited about my new glasses. My old ones got stepped on about a month and a half ago. I thought I did not need them any more because the prescription was so light but alas the headaches turned in to border line migraines so it was time to get new ones.

From new glasses

What do you think? Like then?

Cyann is eating Carrots

2009-09-10T22:04:00.002-05:00

I have started feeding Cyann carrots. She has taken a fancy to them. At first she spits them out but after the first two bits she eagerly waits for more.

She is eating a whole stage 2 container every evening.

Cyann is also sleeping all night finally. Mommy is happy about this. Thanks you Cy for being such a good girl.

Mommy loves the way you like to suck your thumb it is so cute.

Love you too sweet heart

Noelle is Cruising and Signing

2009-09-10T21:50:00.003-05:00

Noelle is a master cruiser these days. She cruises around the coffee table once or twice down the hall holding on to the wall only.

She also likes to push the push toy. YEA!!!!! You make Mommy to proud!!!!!

She still will not stand alone she can but thinks she cant. We are working on it though. Mommy will be very happy to have her walking.

Did I mention that Noelle is getting her teeth these days. Yes, she has two top left and bottom right. Two more coming in, top right and bottom left.

Noelle you are going to look so different with teeth. Daddy forgot and let you chew on his finger. He remembered really fast. :)

Noelle is doing really well signing too. She put two signs together and told me "GO EAT" YEA!!!!!! She is able to comunicate when she wants to eat. SO nice.
The hard thing is she says "Please" all the time but I cant always figure out what she wants. That is hard on both of us. But we are working on it more and more.

Noelle your so smart. You know and understand more than people think.
You are also very sensitive, but you have an ornery side too. :)

Love you Baby Girl

Funny words from Zoey

2009-09-10T21:38:00.002-05:00

Zoey has made me laugh a few times this week so I want to write what she said down so I dont forget and I can remind her how silly she was.

Zoey was watching Peter Pan for the first time and she made it till they got to Neverland before she came to me and declared

"Peter Land is to sour for me to watch, so I turned it off. Maybe I can watch it when Daddy is here to hold me." Zoey

Love it to cute. Peter Pan has been deemed to "Sour" for Zoey

One of Zoey's toys needs new battery's so I took it to change them. Zoey came running saying

"No Mommy you cant do that that's a Daddy job. Only Daddy's can change battery's."

Love this one. I was putting everyone down for a nap and Zoey asked

"Where we going in the Morning?"

Oh Zoey you make me laugh. Love you Sweety

Wind

2009-08-31T09:29:00.002-05:00

Noelle discovered the AC vents in my Grandpas floor. She loves the wind blowing in her face.

From 09.08.26.09 - grampa brownie's house

2009-08-28T16:21:00.002-05:00

All things Noelle

Noelle GAINED ONE POUND!!!!!!!! yes she is now 20lb 14oz. For all that have been praying Thanks you very much.

This new diet is working really well and Noelle is feeling better.

I was able to make "ice cream" for Noelle out of goats milk, raw honey, and strawberry juice. Jon and Zoey both tried it and liked it too. Just wanted to find something special Noelle could have on Wednesday nights at Grandpa "Brownies" house.

Noelle is on a not fun week of her elimination diet. We introduce wheat again. This is what I think has caused all the problems before so we will try again and see if I am right. Will let you know how she does this week.

Noelle is also going in to do some allergy testing at the Allergy Clinic of Tulsa sometime in September. We will do patch testing it sounds very painful so I am praying that it is not as bad as I imagine it to be.

2009-08-26T14:17:00.001-05:00

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2009-08-21T14:39:00.000-05:00

Cyann update

Cyann is Five and a half months old. She is sleeping ALL night YEA!!!!!!!!!!!! She can roll over both ways. She is verbalizing a lot, mostly shrieks or squeaks. It is cute. She is growing way to fast for mommy though.

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Love this face

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

and this one

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

2009-08-17T22:02:00.000-05:00

Noelle's feeding update

Noelle is doing really well with the NEW diet. She is on day 3 of the Goats milk test and so far she has had no reaction to it. She will drink it strait or I have made banana shakes with it and she loves those. What you want the recipe well its very simple really.

In the blender add one frozen banana
one table spoon raw honey
one cup goats milk
Blend till smooth. I also make it in my juicer.
I have also made it with Almond butter.

love this smile glad we are seeing it more now!

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

New this week will be Avocados (Thanks Sarah for the suggestion)

2009-08-17T21:52:00.000-05:00

Summer Fun

Some random pictures of the girls

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Noelle always has a finger in her mouth.

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Zoey wanting to take a picture.

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Love this picture. Noelle does not like going out side so we sit at the door watching Daddy and Zoey.

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Or Noelle does this! Love it

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

Cyann getting so big. Love her eyes

From 09.07.09.09 - girls

2009-08-17T21:26:00.002-05:00

Cow appreciation at Chik-fil-a

Noelle love the tail

From 09.07.14.09 - chik-fil-a

the dancing cow :)

From 09.07.14.09 - chik-fil-a

Zoey she had to have a head band to match

From 09.07.14.09 - chik-fil-a

Zoey's shirt did not stay down

From 09.07.14.09 - chik-fil-a

They had lots of fun!

From 09.07.14.09 - chik-fil-a

I made their costumes out of thing around the house. White tights that were old and had snags in them. Noelle and Cyann I used old stained onesies and Zoey I used an old sweat shirt. The paint was what I had in the garage. It was fun.
Sorry i did not get any pictures of Cyann. :( She was so cute.

Noelle's New Diet

2009-08-15T15:41:00.004-05:00

Noelle's New Diet

Hi all its been a while but we have been very busy.

I wanted to do an update on Noelle.

I noticed about a month ago that she has been losing weight. Not good for a little one to do. She was 22 lb. first of June then middle of July she was 21 lb. now she was weighed on Thursday 19 lb. 12 oz. Needless to say i am worried about her. I have noticed that she has an allergic reaction to a lot of things we have tried to feed her leaving me searching for nutritious things to give her.

I was feeling very lost and honestly scared because I did not know what to do. A friend recommended going to see a Homeopathic doctor to see if he had some insight. So we did he was great but only cut out more things out of her diet. I left his office feeling a little relieved but then after a week of his recommend diet Noelle looked thinner and had a lot less energy than before.

I set up an appointment with a highly recommended Nutritionist. Let me say she was an answer to prayer. She gave me some very practical ways to feed Noelle what she needs and with the fat and calories that she needs.

She also whats to change Noelle's formula to Elecare. It has a higher calorie count than the Nutramigen that Noelle has been on since she was 2 months old.

I am feeling better about Noelle's feeds now. I am praying that with this new approach Noelle will start gaining weight again. Right now she is -15Th on the growth scale. Hoping she will be in the 30Th percentile by November.

Another thing that is a huge answer to prayer is Noelle will be seeing a Respiratory Specialist in the next month or two. I have been worried about her Laryngeal Malatia and the possibility of her having sleep apnea. I finally got someone to listen to me and turns out they think I might be right.

Just so I have it written down somewhere i wont lose it Im going to write Noelle's can haves.

Right now Noelle can eat

All vegetables
Fruit except citrus and tomatoes
Rice
Nut butters except peanut butter
Goats milk

Elecare
Digestive enzyme.

That is it.

Right now Noelle's newest favorite is Banana shake with almond butter. I make it in my new juicer you should try it Jon says its good (and I make it with goats milk).

2009-08-05T22:15:00.002-05:00

Hi

Life is very full right now thus the lack of posts. So sorry.

I seem to be running in circles and most of the time cant tell you what the date is but I can tell you the many many things that need to be done.

In an attempt to make my life a little more streamline I have spent the last few days ORGANIZING everything but alas still have a little was to go.

Need to still clean the master bedroom and one more closet. Then it will be time to start at the beginning again. Thus the life of a mom. :)

I will write an update on the kids soon. I'm waiting for Jon to put the pictures up for me. Thanks babe. There has been alot going on so it will be a good one I'm sure. So stay tune.

a good little dirty heart

2009-07-27T22:04:00.002-05:00

this is that jon jackson, you know the guy married to that Dani girl, anyway, she wanted me to share something with ya'll.

Backstory:
Zoey has been making a habit of unbuckling her seatbelt and standing in her car seat as soon as we stop, and we decided recently that she needed to stop doing that (as more than once it ended up with a knee or elbow in Noelle's seat) and warned her thus-ly.

The Story:
So when we got home tonight, when i turned the car off i was talking with Dani about a fantastic coupon i found on some business cards today - Seemed interesting at the time, but typing it out like that, it must have been boring the life out of her - i digress...

After talking for a minute or two, Zoey's little head popped up between the seats, which meant her little bottom was not in her chair, so we reminded her of the rule, that she stays in her seat until we open the door to get her out. So after another minute or so, she was standing in her chair, that's when i informed her she would be receiving a spanking for her decision to disobey, at which point, she quickly sat in her chair and announced: "I'm obeying now!"

"That's great!" i said, "But you're still getting a spanking, because you chose to disobey a minute ago"

So i opened her door and told her to go wait for me on the naughty bench.

She was there when i came in to talk with her, and the following (paraphrased) conversation took place.

"Do you know why you're getting a spanking?"

"Because i stood up in my chair and i didn't mean to"

"And what were you supposed to be doing?"

"Sitting on my bottom."

"That's Right, and because you chose to disobey, and not listen to Daddy and Momma, this spanking is a consequence of your choice to disobey.
This spanking is the consequence of the sin of disobedience this time. Do you understand?"

- she interrupted me at some point here, and said

"sin is death" or "sin means death", or "wages of sin is death"

- i was a bit suprised at that, i mean, she knows John 3:16 and we've been working on Romans 6:23, but who knew she was actually paying attention - so i said

"That's right, for the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord"

"I'm I going to die?" she asked

-that question made my stomach drop -

"Yes" i said "If you don't accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, and confess and forsake your sins, and ask Him for forgivness, you will die" i clarified "you won't die right now, or right away, but when you die if you don't know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you will go to hell forever and not be with Jesus in heaven"

"Oh" she said

"But Zoey you don't have to die, you can accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior any time you want to, just come ask Mommy or Daddy any time and we'll talk to you about how you can do that"

All i can say is Wow, she's listening, there's a little 3 year old heart that's searching for the truth, i don't think it's a coicedence that these last couple of weeks have been particularly hard for her to be obedient, and "be a good girl" i think even at this young age, the enemy is attempting to block the truth from taking hold. I pray we can be consistent examples of God's love and grace to her precious heart.

on a lighter note, follow her quazi-evangelical (for the time being anyway) tweets @zoeyjackson

2009-07-27T13:49:00.001-05:00

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2009-07-07T15:13:00.002-05:00

not a lot going on here

We had a few doctor visits.

Noelle:

Ear nose and throat went very well hearing test was good. Praise the Lord there was not any damage from the chronic ear infections.

Developmental pediatric appointment went very well. He gave us a very good report. We don't have to go back till December. He said she is growing very well. She is 22lb and 30in.

Cyann's 4 month well check. She is looking good 12lb. 8oz. and 22 in. long. She is in the 3rd percentile.

Sorry no pictures maybe tomorrow

2009-06-23T08:09:00.000-05:00

Enjoying the Summer

We have been playing out side a lot this summer.

As the kids are getting bigger I am enjoying the time we get to spend outside. We play in the backyard mid-morning before it gets to hot.

Noelle

From around zoey's 3rd birthday

Big sister showing Noelle how its done.

From around zoey's 3rd birthday

Cyann laughing something Mommy loves to see and hear.

From around zoey's 3rd birthday

Crazy summer days

THE QUESTION that CHANGED MY LIFE -by David Ryser.

2009-06-17T14:06:00.003-05:00

Someone sent this to me in an Email and it truly convicted my heart.

THE QUESTION that CHANGED MY LIFE

-by David Ryser.

A number of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching at a school of ministry. My students were hungry for God, and I was constantly searching for ways to challenge them to fall more in love with Jesus and to become voices for revival in the Church. I came across a quote attributed most often to Rev. Sam Pascoe. It is a short version of the history of Christianity, and it goes like this:

Christianity started in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise.

Some of the students were only 18 or 19 years old--barely out of diapers--and I wanted them to understand and appreciate the import of the last line, so I clarified it by adding, "An enterprise. That's a business." After a few moments Martha, the youngest student in the class, raised her hand. I could not imagine what her question might be. I thought the little vignette was self-explanatory, and that I had performed it brilliantly. Nevertheless, I acknowledged Martha's raised hand, "Yes, Martha." She asked such a simple question, "A business? But isn't it supposed to be a body?" I could not envision where this line of questioning was going, and the only response I could think of was, "Yes." She continued, "But when a body becomes a business, isn't that a prostitute?"

The room went dead silent. For several seconds no one moved or spoke. We were stunned, afraid to make a sound because the presence of God had flooded into the room, and we knew we were on holy ground. All I could think in those sacred moments was, "Wow, I wish I'd thought of that." I didn't dare express that thought aloud. God had taken over the class.

Martha's question changed my life. For six months, I thought about her question at least once every day. "When a body becomes a business, isn't that a prostitute?" There is only one answer to her question. The answer is "Yes." The American Church, tragically, is heavily populated by people who do not love God. How can we love Him? We don't even know Him; and I mean really know Him.

... I stand by my statement that most American Christians do not know God--much less love Him. The root of this condition originates in how we came to God. Most of us came to Him because of what we were told He would do for us. We were promised that He would bless us in life and take us to heaven after death. We married Him for His money, and we don't care if He lives or dies as long as we can get His stuff.

We have made the Kingdom of God into a business, merchandising His anointing. This should not be. We are commanded to love God, and are called to be the Bride of Christ--that's pretty intimate stuff. We are supposed to be His lovers. How can we love someone we don't even know? And even if we do know someone, is that a guarantee that we truly love them? Are we lovers or prostitutes?

I was pondering Martha's question again one day, and considered the question, "What's the difference between a lover and a prostitute?" I realized that both do many of the same things, but a lover does what she does because she loves. A prostitute pretends to love, but only as long as you pay. Then I asked the question, "What would happen if God stopped paying me?"

For the next several months, I allowed God to search me to uncover my motives for loving and serving Him. Was I really a true lover of God? What would happen if He stopped blessing me? What if He never did another thing for me? Would I still love Him? Please understand, I believe in the promises and blessings of God. The issue here is not whether God blesses His children; the issue is the condition of my heart.. Why do I serve Him?

Are His blessings in my life the gifts of a loving Father, or are they a wage that I have earned or a bribe/payment to love Him? Do I love God without any conditions? It took several months to work through these questions.

Even now I wonder if my desire to love God is always matched by my attitude and behavior. I still catch myself being disappointed with God and angry that He has not met some perceived need in my life. I suspect this is something which is never fully resolved, but I want more than anything else to be a true lover of God.

So what is it going to be? Which are we, lover or prostitute?

There are no prostitutes in heaven, or in the Kingdom of God for that matter, but there are plenty of former prostitutes in both places. Take it from a recovering prostitute when I say there is no substitute for an unconditional, intimate relationship with God. And I mean there is no palatable substitute available to us (take another look at Matthew 7:21-23 sometime). We must choose.
-Dr. David Ryser.

" Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matthew 7:21:23

2009-06-02T13:48:00.002-05:00

Three Months Old

From 09.06.01.09 - the zoo - misc

So I took Cyann to her well check yesterday and it was the most wonderful thing when the doctor said "She met all of her three month milestones". My heart was singing. I started to tear up. It was wonderful to hear those words.

She is 10 pounds 4 ounces, 21 and a quarter inches long, her head is 15 inches around. She is a happy healthy baby girl. She has dimples on her knees I will try to get a picture of them to show you. Again it is very cute.

2009-06-01T15:08:00.007-05:00

Question for you Moms who have kids with RTS.
When did your child start getting there teeth?
Noelle is 15 months and still no teeth and no signs of getting them any time soon. Should I be worried or just relax and wait till they come in?

On to what Noelle is doing these days.

Noelle is eating yo-baby. She loves it.

Noelle is also going in June 11th to have tubes put in her ears. No fun another surgery but it will be nice to stop the ear infections.

fun pictures of the last few weeks

2009-05-26T14:30:00.002-05:00

Noelle loves bath time

Cyann is getting big

Cyann likes to lay on Mommys knees

Zoey found a new favorite cup

Cyann and the Car seat

2009-05-19T22:23:00.003-05:00

So Cyann does not in the very least like to be in the car seat.

She cries from the moment you put her in till you take her out, with very little breaks in between.

This is her getting ready to scream the whole way to Church.

Poor baby one day she will not mind it. Until then we will all have to listen to her cry.

want one

2009-05-19T22:11:00.002-05:00

So the other day I was inspired to make a Clutch purse.

I have wanted one for a while now and have not had the money or found one that I really could not live with out. But the main reason being the first, no money.

I made the pattern as I went this is what i came up with!
Sorry pictures are dark. I used my web cam.

This is just the trail run I'm going to make another one that is lined. I just did this one as a pattern.
What do you think? I really would like some feedback on what would make it better. Or something that you look for in a purse.

Big step forward

2009-05-08T16:01:00.003-05:00

Noelle crawled hand over hand,

stayed up on her knees.

She did it perfectly.

Sunday May 3rd 09.

Mommy cried.

Daddy cheered.

The story of our house, yes it has a story.

2009-05-05T13:42:00.001-05:00

Once upon a time there was a couple that desperately wanted a house but they had no money. You see the man had just started his on business and the woman did not work other than the full time job of helping her husband with the new business. So they looked and looked for a house that was less than $60,ooo. Yes you may say that is not very much but it was all they could afford. So they looked. They found one and made an offer but someone else made a better one. So they looked and found one made an offer but yet again someone else made a better offer. So they looked and looked and looked. After about one and a half years of looking and making offers but not getting anything they were feeling a little bit discouraged. So the man found yet another house to go look at. The ad said looks bad smells worse, man did not tell the wife this until after he took her to see it.

From the house

The moment the man saw the house he said in a half joking half serious tone "This is it, the one for us"
And the wife said "I am not going in that house, No sir! That is not the house for ME"

Well this did not detour the man. He went and looked any way. The man came back to the car, where the wife had stayed, and declared "you have to come in and see it, it is perfect". The wife still not wanting to step foot in the house submitted to her husband just to appease him. This was not the house for her.

Well the man sang the praises of the house, how perfect it was. But the wife could not get past the dirt, the holes, the dirt, the smell, the dirt, the SMELL...... So the man took the wife to Lowes so she could look at the possibilities. So the house began to grow on her. But it would still be a lot of work.

Well the wife finally agreed to at least make an offer, a very low offer. So they counter the offer and we countered their offer and they accepted it. The offer was $58,000 plus they pay closing costs. Wait a minute that was not suppose to happen. But it did.

They closed on the house June 18th of 2007.

And the work began. and is still going on.

This picture is May 08.

From the house

To see pictures of the process click on the link under the picture.

Noelle's first lolly pop

2009-05-01T14:51:00.004-05:00

Zoey has discovered the fact that the bank has sucker! And better yet they have free suckers. So she thinks she is suppose to get one every time we go.

Well they sent us out two suckers the other day so I gave one to Noelle.

Well what kid does not like suckers.
She eat the whole thing and got sticky all over everything.

my blog is sick

2009-05-01T13:33:00.002-05:00

Something is not working with the background that i installed yesterday.
Dr Jon is going to fix it tonight so please stand by for repairs.

New look AGAIN

2009-04-30T22:57:00.002-05:00

Yes I just haven't found the right look yet for my blog.

What do you think about this one?

I had a fairly good day. I have decided I am going to have to let Cyann cry it out at nap time and bed time. :( it is no fun listening to her cry. She cries longer than the other two girls ever did. But then again maybe it just seems that way now with her crying. I don't like this stage. I love bed time putting them in bed for the night singing, reading, and holding but the crying not so much.

Noelle looks different to me today. Her face looks fuller than usual. My baby is growing up. My feelings are mixed sad but happy excited.

Date night

2009-04-30T10:31:00.003-05:00

So Jon and I went out Friday night!!!

It was great

We got a baby sitter she is amazing! I think I found the one for us.

We left all the girls with her and we went to a concert. It was a client of Jon's Phil Parrish. check it out http://www.philparrish.com/.

It was fun.

growing family

2009-04-28T08:56:00.001-05:00

here is our first family picture since Cyann was born

From 09.04.29.09 - family pictures

Zoey two years ten months
Noelle fourteen months
Cyann two months
Jon and Dani twenty seven :)

Noelle's first year

2009-04-20T14:39:00.001-05:00

I wanted to do this for Noelle's birthday but did not get to because I was a little busy.
Noelle was diagnosed with Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome in June of 08. It was a rough first year but we made it through with flying colors. First year we had a lot of doctor visits and one surgery.
At one year Noelle weighs 19lb 15oz and is 27 in. long.

Noelle born March 10th 2008. 6lb 5oz

first smile on camera

Always so happy

The first thing any one says is look at all that hair, and Mommy smiles and says yes she has a lot.

All those cute faces.

Crazy hair

Sitting with Grama in South Carolina.

After eye surgery Nov. 20th 08
Thanksgiving 08

Happy Birthday Noelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting ready to go play in the snow.

Playing with finger paint.

Easter 09

God has blessed us with a wonderful little girl that brings smiles and laughs to our life.
Mommy Daddy Zoey and Cyann love you very much.

This is for you Whitney

2009-04-16T15:18:00.000-05:00

Well I have a wonderful friend that is getting ready to have her first baby and she blogged about this topic a few weeks/months ago. Check out her post.

So I thought I would show her and you what I looked like after I had my girls.

After Zoey was born. I was induced, in labor for 17 hours, and I had an epidural.
This is at 3:30AM

After Noelle was born. I was in labor 15 hours and no epidural.
It was rough but I was up on my feet less than an hour after.
I went to the hospital at 2AM so my hair was not done and no makeup.

From noelle

After Cyann was born. I was induced, 5 hours of labor, with an epidural.
I went to the hospital at 3 PM and had her at 10:30PM

From Cyann Rebekah Jackson

I looked the best after Cyann but I dont have any pictures of right after. This is two hours after but I did not fix my hair or makeup.
There you go.

Easter Dresses

2009-04-16T14:43:00.005-05:00

Jon's mom is an amazing seamstress. Here are the girls dresses that she made for them this year for Easter.

Zoey

All three!!! It is hard to get everyone to look at the same time.

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Easter Egg Dyeing

2009-04-16T14:15:00.000-05:00

Saturday we all gathered on my moms house to dye eggs. It was fun the kids always make it interesting. We only had one major spill this year. Progress

Here are some pictures of the egg dyeing.

Zoey always looking cute

Eva put stickers all over an egg.

Aunt Lori and Aunt Ivory helping the girls.

Uncle Pete relaxing one last year before he has to help Adeline.

Zoey is so cute. She is getting big.

Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Pete practicing for when Adeline gets here.

That is all of the egg dyeing. After some yard games and small talk we sat down to a feast of handburgers. It was a great day and wonderful weather.

And I almost forgot. This is Granny taking pictures.

Tent

2009-04-09T16:02:00.002-05:00

We had a blast playing in the tent we made out of the sofa cushions.

In side the tent

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Outside the tent

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Peek A Boo Noelle

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O look at the mess of laundry on the sofa

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We all fall down

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Cyann while all the tent making was going on

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Sunshine Oh How I love thee

2009-04-08T17:05:00.002-05:00

Today is so beautiful!!!!!
My computer is telling me that it is 74 degree's right now. Oh I love the warm weather.

I had a WIC appointment this afternoon. It was at 1:45 yes right during nap time. I had all the kids with me. It was not stressful! Yes you read that right. It was not bad at all.
I have to admit that I was kinda dreading it because I thought it would be crazy. But I prayed before I got out of the car that God would allow me to be patient and calm and that He help the girls obey.

Why am I surprised that God did what he said he would? He said that all we have to do is ask. He is so faithful. Even when we don't deserve it He is still faithful. Oh how I love my God. I could not live a day with out Him.

one of those days

2009-04-07T14:38:00.002-05:00

You know the days when everyone needs you all the time and you feel that if you don't scream, run away, or cry you just might explode.

Well that has been me the last two days. I am beginning to wonder if my house will ever be clean again and the laundry lets not go there right now.

And to top it all off Noelle's insurance has been messed up for a week now and we have missed several appointments because of it. Which has not made my life easier because I have been trying to get things fixed but have not been able to talk to the one person who can fix it.

I was hoping the weather would be nice so I could go outside and do some yard work that helps me calm down and clear my head but it is still cold outside. :(

Alas if you have read this far into my rant thank you and I am sorry. I needed some where to vent and this is better than venting on my kids or husband.

On the bright side of my life it will be warm tomorrow and the sun is shining. Everyone is feeling better. I am getting more sleep kinda. And I did get to plant flowers in the front flower bed on Saturday. Yea! I have been wanting to do that for a few weeks now.

I'm back

2009-04-06T15:57:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone!

I am so sorry it has been so long. I am going to blame it all on

Cyann Rebekah Jackson

March 2, 2009
5 LB 6 OZ
17.25 IN

Cyann spent 10 days in the Neonatal ICU at Saint Francis Hospital. She was admitted for Respiratory distress. She received one treatment of sufactrin and one round of lasic which consisted of 3 treatments, one every 12 hours. She was taken off the CPAP on day 6 and spent the rest of her stay learning how to eat out of a bottle. (She got use to the feeding tube.) (please exuse the spelling of the drugs I spelt them how they sound)

With out the CPAP but still had the IV

I got to hold her on day 4. It took Jon telling the nurse that I was going to hold her. They told us that we could not hold her till she was off the CPAP. All in all it was one of the hardest 10 days of my life. Trying to jugle everything at home and spend time with Cyann at the hospital. God is so good to provide the strenghth that we need. I found out that I have the best husband in the world, and really great friends.

Zoey is loving her new sister and Noelle is ajusting to sharing her Mommy with her sister.

2009-02-27T09:18:00.002-06:00

I was reflecting today about the last few weeks of my pregnancies. So far they have ended rather early.

Zoey was two weeks early I was not ready for that.

Noelle was three weeks early and I was so ready for her to come.

With this pregnancy I am both very ready to have her and yet kinda scared of the thought of having another little one to take care of.

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I left this tab open because I was needed in the other room and never got to finish it. I sat down at my computer the next day and found this:

(you've done an amazing job with both of the other girls and i know you're going to do great with Cyann too. 2 Corinthians 12:9 - "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." and i'll be there for you whenever you need anything. {even at night, just push me out of bed... i won't stay mad too long...} love you. jon)

My husband is the greatest!! God is truly amazing.

Some random thoughts

2009-02-18T15:17:00.002-06:00

I think it is interesting and kinda funny that my husband follows several of the blogs that I read.

I mentioned something that I had read the other day and he chimed in "Yeah I read that post it was a good one". Come to find out he reads and follows several blog. How fun is that.

Any way we had a play day at our house today Lori and Eva and Aunt Ivory came over. The Aunts took the girls out side and they played for at least 3 hours total. It was so nice to have someone to run around in the back yard with Zoey. I'm no fun anymore I cant run or lift so I just sit or walk around. But Aunt Ivory ran and pushed Zoey in her wagon and climbed on the play ground. Oh, the fun we had today. Thank you Auntes you are the best.

Noelle is doing great. She is back to eating normal food again after two weeks of being sick. Her favorite thing to eat right now are the Gerber Graduates Puffs Peach or Apple Cinnamon. She loves them! It is so cute to watch her eat them.

Noelle Eating puffs from that jon jackson on Vimeo.

Noelle crawled

2009-02-15T11:14:00.002-06:00

Yes!!!! It is true she crawled Saturday Feb 14th. What a perfect Valentine gift for mommy.

She was going for a toy and went hand over hand twice.

She is doing so well.

Mommy is so proud of her!!

Everyone Sick here

2009-02-12T22:50:00.002-06:00

Hi all

My little family have all been sick.

Except me which is really strange because I always get what the kids have. But not this time. I have been feeling fine through it all. Praise the Lord.

Jon has been sick which is strange because he never gets sick.

Noelle was in the hospital for two days. They tested her for everything and it came back that she has RSV. No fun. And she also has an ear infection too. double no fun.

So I did not know that RSV was contagious. But it is very contagious. All the nurses and doctors wore masks when they came in to the hospital room. Noelle thought this was very interesting she would stare at them and wonder "What happen to their nose and mouth" then she would turn and look at me and think "Oh thank goodness Mommy still has her nose and mouth". She is so sweet.

I hate to see my little ones so sick.

One thing I have descovered is this battery powered nasal suction device. It works so much better than a bulb surenge. It is worth the $20 that it cost. You can get it at Wal-Mart in the baby section. I have even used it on Zoey.

Well I thinks thats it for now. over and out from the house of the sick-o's

Fireproof

2009-02-02T12:10:00.002-06:00

Jon and I watched Fireproof for the first time last night and I must say it did not disappoint.

I have had so many people tell me how great it was and I was a little worried that it would not live up to the hype but it did.

I did cry

and I did laugh

and I was convicted.

It was good I do recommend it.

Play Dough

2009-01-27T10:02:00.002-06:00

So I have discovered that a lot of moms don't let there kids play with play dough.

I really don't understand this because it is my life saver. Zoey loves playing with it and will sit for 45 min. to an hour making snakes and balls and cutting out shapes with the cookie cutters.

I think it inspires creativity and helps develope hand eye cordination. I have also found that a lot of moms also dont do finger paint.

I have to ask WHY???!!!! Yes it makes a mess but OH the fun. Dont be scared of a little mess it is all water soluble it washes. Just do it.

Helping in the kitchen. This is one that I do understand but I let Zoey help me and we make the bigest messes it is fun. I let her have a bowl with flour or corn meal and a spoon and we mix and stir and fling flour all over the kitchen. This does not really bother me because I tend to make a mess my self so what can I say.

My life saver is my hand held Dyson vaccum. It is wonderful!!! Jon got it for me Christmas 07 and I have used it every day since.

Time to stop

2009-01-26T11:20:00.002-06:00

Some how some way life seems to get going so fast that is knocks you over.

Thats how I felt this last week. Life knocked me over and showed me how busy we had become.

Its time to slow down and enjoy the little things in life.

You know those wonderful things like a hot cup of tea curl up on the sofa with hubby.
Sit for an hour and read stories to my captive audience.
Enjoy making something savory for supper instead of something fast and easy.
Laugh when something funny happens.
Cry when someone needs just a little sympathy to make it all better.
Hold one or both girls just because.
Play tea party for as long as Zoey wants to and forget about all the other thing I need to do.
Point out Gods creation and praise Him for all He has made.
Take time to pray for our friends throughout the day.
Praise God for His wonderful blessings

There are some many more.

Love this weather

2008-12-15T15:14:00.004-06:00

I love looking out the window today!!!

It is beautiful!!

The tempiture is 17 and the wind chile is -3 right now. Oh it is cold. There is ice/snow on the ground it is drifted up in piles. Yeah for no school for most. I know it is kinda sad that us Oklahoma people cancel everything with just this much ice/snow. But we have to take what we can get right.

Try and stay safe and warm today :)

Giveaway

2008-12-15T09:29:00.001-06:00

Check out the giveaway on Whitney's Blog http://glamlifehousewife.blogspot.com/

busters under my bed

2008-12-02T13:34:00.002-06:00

Zoey told me today that "Buster" scares her in her room. Who is "Buster" you might ask? Well Jon and I asked Zoey.
She took Jon's had and ran to her room. They looked under the bed and she said there he is. She said that he scares her sometimes but she closes her eyes and he cant get her. He apparently has arms and legs and a body like hers.

Poor Zoey has a "Monster" under her bed already.

2008-12-01T14:28:00.002-06:00

The question is What is my favorite thing to cook for my family?
Well my families favorite meal is Spaghetti. I make my own sauce it is super easy.

Dani's super easy spaghetti sauce

Brown half a pound of ground meat season with salt pepper and chopped onions

once meat is browned add
one can of tomato sauce
one tablespoon of butter
two tablespoons of sugar
one tablespoon of Italian seasoning
one teaspoon of onion salt

simmer on low till noodles are done.

That is the families favorite

This time of the year I have cooked a turkey and we have been eating it over about a week. My favorite thing to make is turkey noodle vegetable soup. yum sound so good I might make that for dinner tonight.

Giveaway

2008-12-01T13:03:00.001-06:00

Its a giveaway http://glamlifehousewife.blogspot.com/

Questions

2008-11-29T11:22:00.002-06:00

So I need to catch up on things. So this is what I am going to if you have a question please ask it and I will try to answer it.

check out my friends giveaway

2008-11-10T11:53:00.000-06:00

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My life saver

2008-10-25T11:30:00.002-05:00

I pulled out the old Johnny Jump Up the other day and Noelle loves it. It is so much fun watching her in it she loves to make it bounce.

I decided to try it because she had become very unhappy on the floor. She wanted to be sitting up and be up in the action. We don't have a rounder so this was all I had that would allow her to be up. And it works great.

The funny thing is the only place I have in the house to put it is kinda out of the way. But she still loves being in it.

Back from St. Louis

2008-10-20T22:29:00.003-05:00

We had fun on our trip to St. Louis. We spent lots of time with the client Jon was going to see which was fun. Jon works for a pastor there and we went up to meet him and get to know the church a little better so Jon can have a better idea of what they need.
So all day Saturday we ran around downtown St. Louis. We took a carriage ride, so fun. We saw the arch. We were surrounded by the many people that were there for the Obama rally. We didn't make it in time for the rally SO SAD Not.
Any way it was a fun trip.

God is real in my life

2008-10-10T14:13:00.002-05:00

God is good... All the time.

To tell you the honest truth I never wanted my husband to own his on business. I had seen all the struggles my parents went through when my dad started his business. I never really saw how God worked my parents never told us about Gods blessings but we always new when things were tight.

So I saw the hard times and decided that that was not what I wanted.

Oh how I was so wrong.

It is so exciting to see how God provides for every bill. A few times that money has come the day the bill was due but it always comes.

God has taught me to trust in Him, to not worry, and that all things come from Him. I would not want to change a thing about my life the good, the "bad", or the not so fun.

Like I said God is Good... All the time...

iky sicky

2008-10-09T13:16:00.002-05:00

I was hoping that the first round of illness would come a little later in the fall/winter season but for us it came this week.

It all started with allergies and turned into a cold allergies combination. It was not fun. Zoey, Noelle, and I all got sick but Jon like always did not get sick. He never ok rarely gets sick. What is up with that?

Any way we have been here at home this week and other than your run of the mill sick stuff not much happened. I am hoping to get out this week end and have some fun. :)

Time of year

2008-09-30T14:42:00.002-05:00

I love the fall it is one of my top four times of the year that I love HA. But there is something that I dont like and that is all the Halloween stuff at the store. To be very honest I try to not take Zoey to the store because it scares her. I have to admit that it sometimes scares me too.
Our neighbors this year decorated for Halloween. They put a big blow up pumpkin with a face one it in there yard and a pumpkin type skeliton out too. Zoey wants a pumpkin to.

Giveaway

2008-09-29T10:29:00.000-05:00

My friend is doing a giveaway on her blog check it out
http://glamlifehousewife.blogspot.com/

Trip

2008-09-28T21:32:00.003-05:00

I have been having a hard few weeks. I have been extremely emotional. Every little thing has made me cry, I have felt like a failure as a mom and wife. I have felt overwhelmed by every aspect of my life from laundry, to Zoey, to keeping up with the house work. I have felt like I need a break from everything. This feeling of wanted to get away has not helped I feel like I should want to be with my kids but the truth is I have really been longing to get away.
Jon told me this week that we are going to go to St. Louis for a few days in October. I hesitantly asked if we were going to take the kids and he said well we don't have to. I am so excited and scared to I have never left the girls with anyone except for max four hours. It is a work trip for Jon so he keeps reminding me that he will have to spend some time with the client he is going to see. But still it will be fun.
One other thing is that this trip falls on the week of our four year anniversary.

vintage fisher price little people

2008-09-21T21:20:00.002-05:00

When I was little I really enjoyed my fisher price little people house. As a mom I have looked for the same house I had and it was really hard. This is a picture of it.

I found this one on ebay. It is the first that I have found. No I didnt get it :( It sold for total with shipping for $60. Which is a really good price most I have found on ebay have sold for close to $100. The other houses are easy to find but for some reason this brown house is hard to find.
Jon found some wooden people the other day they sell for $2 to $3 a person not to bad. He found 13 people and one that is cookie monster it sells for about $5.
One of these days I might be able to get one.

Did you ever have a little people house like this?

Share Jesus without fear

2008-09-20T20:21:00.002-05:00

So Jon and I were driving down the road and there was a car in the middle of the road with its hazards on. So Jon says to me should I stop and see if I can help. Which I said yes absolutely. So we pull up behind the car and Jon jumps out to see what is up. Battery is dead needs a jump. So Jon runs back to the car drives up over the curb turns around so he can jump the car and gets the jumper cables. So did I forget to mention the girl is 7 months pregnant and has a two year old and two of her high school brothers. Jon jumps the car twice and they drive off. But did not get far just up the road. So Jon pulled up and told her that she needed a new battery and he would go get one for her. She called her mom who worked right down the street so We took one of the boys with us to meet the mom who had the money for the battery and off we went to get one. We get back about 20 min. later and Jon helps put the battery in for them. The car started and ran great.
I say all that to tell you that we were able to wittness to the boy and he had lots of questions. Please pray that he calls Jon or asks his pastor more about Christ.
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME

update

2008-09-19T14:44:00.002-05:00

Hey
So I've been bad and not updated my blog in a month. So sorry

Well all the news since last time. We are going to have another baby!!! Yeah !
We are very surprised but excited. I am 13 weeks and due March 29th.
This means that Noelle and the new baby will be 12 months apart. I am going to be crazy for the next few years so please excuse my craziness.

The other fun new is that we got a new car. Long story but our 98 Honda Odyssey was dieing a slow costly death so we traded it while it was still running for a 08 scion XB. yeah for new car. Oh it is black.

Well I will let you recover from all that exciting news and chat with you later

Vacation

2008-09-02T15:38:00.002-05:00

Hi all we are back!!! :)
It is so nice to leave the normal everyday and go on vacation but it is also nice when you get home.
Our vacation was very eventful good and bad. We had some car trouble after we got there. Praise the Lord it only cost $210 to fix it. We celebrated Jon's birthday while we were gone he was so excited about his present. He got a miter saw very nice. Over all it was a wonderful vacation!!!!
I will post some pictures soon I havent downloaded them yet.

Vacation here I come!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-14T12:29:00.002-05:00

So we are leaving to go on vacation tonight. We will be gone until the 31st. I will take lots of pictures and show you all when we get back. Until then have a wonderful rest of the month.

noelle and daddy talking

2008-08-11T14:24:00.004-05:00

So my little one loves her daddy. Noelle has started reaching for Jon's beard. She loves to touch it. I have a very cute video of it..

I love it. You have to listen to it so turn up the sound.

Change of plans

2008-08-09T09:18:00.003-05:00

Well it has been a full week. Noelle was scheduled to see a developmental specialist in Oct, his earliest new patient apt. Well they had a cancellation on Wednesday at 10:30 so they called and we got in three months early. Praise the Lord! He is doing some genetic testing to confirm his diagnosis Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome.
It seems that she does not have any of the major health problems just some physical symptoms. It is a big praise that we got in to see him because he recommended not to do Noelle's eye surgery right now. So we have canceled it until she is closer to one.
This Syndrome can be very bad but as of now she is doing really well the doctor was very impressed with her development. He wants us to keep doing what we are doing add some speech therapy in a few months and maybe some physical therapy too. He is going to do a brain scan in a few months and we will do the eye surgery hopefully in January or February.
to be very honest it has been a hard week for me just trying to wrap my head around everything and feeling very overwhelmed and unable to deal with all of this. God has given me a peace that has washed over me and now I feel more at ease with everything.
It is hard because my parents are having a hard time accepting all of this. Every time I talk to my mom she tells me some horrible thing about the syndrome. It is hard.
God is my anchor. My strength. My ever present help in trouble.

Mixed emotions

2008-08-01T13:05:00.004-05:00

Today my little girl Noelle had an eye appointment. This was a follow up to our first visit which was last week of May.
Nothing has changed which was good, nothing got worse. So I scheduled her surgery. It will be Aug. 18th at 7:30 AM.
This means that that wonderful vacation we were looking forward to will be delayed. :( I have mixed emotions about all of this I am happy that we can get the surgery done sooner than later but I was really looking forward to vacation.
So it looks like we will be going on vacation end of Aug. first of Sept. One up side it should be cooler then. :)
Aren't they so cute. I love my girls. So we have preop appointment on the 14th and then surgery on the 18th. Please lift us up in prayer.

The wedding

2008-07-29T09:04:00.000-05:00

So Jon and I met in college. Freshman year spring semester. It was love at first sight, for me anyway I had a little convincing to do for him. ha ha.
We dated for three and a half years and got married October 17th 04. Here are some pictures of the day.

We got married in a beautiful Chapel.

Jon wanted this Snickers cake. It was really good.
I did cup cakes for the other cake.

My family

Over all I really liked my wedding very simple very relaxed. Jon and I are both casual people so we wanted everyone to be comfy and happy. My mom still says it was the easiest wedding so far we have had four and one more if my sister gets married.

Available to God

2008-07-25T15:41:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I watched my best friends two older kids ( 4 years and 2 years old). She has been struggling the last few weeks with their youngest (9 weeks old). He has not been nursing very well so she was getting frustrated and depressed.
I felt the Lord wanted me to help her but with two little ones of my own I wasnt sure how I could. I asked the Lord to tell me how I could help in a physical way beyond praying for her. Well He answered my prayers very clearly. He wanted me to watch her older kids. Not just for a few hours but for a day or even two. This was scary for me I wasnt sure if I could do it all day or maybe two. But before my head got carried away I called my husband and asked if I could watch the kids. He said yes so I called her and asked. At first she said "Oh no thats to much for you to do" but I insisted and she stared to cry and said that it would mean alot to her. So I went and got the kids early yesterday and we had a BLAST. It was so much fun.
It is humbling to be used of God like that. He helped me through the day. It was such a blessing to me. My friend was able to put all of her attention into her sweet little boy and get some much needed rest. When she came and picked the kids up she was meet with freshly washed kids very tired from the day of fun.
This taught me that God can use me even when I dont think He can. He can do amazing things with me I just have to be will to obey.
I think I received the bigger blessing.