Bear with me, I am learning by trial and error, but I have just found a really great place to create slideshows to put on different websites. I haven't figured out how to put them on here, but I CAN put the link in here.... if you want to see how things have changed over the past year, click on this link -->
http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?instanceid=26019279
About Me
- Loving People
- I am a fun loving mom and wife to my wonderful husband, Ted. We were married 25 years ago in 1985. I saw him, and I picked him up. He was wearing a tag that read "AS IS, No Refunds or Returns". I fell in ♥ love and took him home! We have five...count 'em FIVE sons that are going to make some amazing husbands one day! That's because I am trying to teach them the necessities of life and preparing them for the "push" out of the nest when they will learn to fly on their own. Of course, they might not think it's such a great idea to be pushed, until they realize what it is like to SOAR on your own strength! I work at home and maintain my BLOG space as best and regularly as I can! My passion in life is to be a listening ear and gentle answer to those who have been beat up, disillusioned, torn down and tossed away in life. I know the pains that life and other people's choices can bring you, and I also know what you need to "pick you up" when you feel hopeless!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
We're BAAAACCKK!!!
Well, yes, we are back...it was a great 10 or so days! Thank you for your support of my walk. I was blessed with the emails I got when your donations were recorded!!! Can you tell which one of us has MS??? That's because MS is an "invisible" disease, affecting each of it's victims uniquely, but she is there, and she is VERY grateful for your support as am I!
We had a GREAT time connecting with family and Brandon found his long lost father...you can really see the family resemblance (see picture below). Needless to say, Josiah and Julian were very excited to learn they had an "uncle Ronald"!
Everyone was there to join in and support the cause...we are SO proud of all of them! Maybe next year you can join us when once again, we'll be "On the trail for Bambi!"
Our journey began on Thursday morning as we ventured to Rochester, MN to meet with Ted (at work)...it was well planned out, we had even researched the GREAT indoor sk8park that the kids were going to hang out at...until we arrived. As soon as we got to town, we headed for the local mall where Zumiez put together Brandon's KEWL new sk8board...purple with green and black plaid! It was then, that we were told the sk8park had closed....by the way, did I mention that the weather had turned? It was COLD and RAINY and WINDY...but determined as they are, they went to the outdoor skatepark and had a pretty good time...albeit short! I, however, spent two LONNNNNNG days sitting in the van with a dog and cold kids...only to have Ted end up working longer and being unable to leave with us for the trip to Iowa....he had to follow later.
Following the MS walk we spent a very special day with Scott and Amber in the baptism of their beautiful daughter Elizabeth Anne Marie. Ted and I were honored as Godparents once again. Then, on Sunday, Ted loaded up all the boys and took them home so that I could have a much needed retreat for the next several days. "Retreat" ..err...uh... change of battleground!
I returned home to surprise my brood on Friday afternoon. As Ted pulled up and opened the garage to park his van, a smile spread across his face to see that I had parked in HIS place! We had a couple of days together and then off he went to work at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN again...for the week.
School is out next week, then we plan on spending a fun filled summer running here and there, leaping from lake to lake (hahaha!) and enjoying our FAMILY! Our anniversary will be spent in Osakis at "the Osakis Hilton" during the 2nd week of June. Then, up to loveless lake for a girls getaway...back to Monticello for a bridal shower, then to Osakis for the annual Iverson Family Reunion, then Josiah leaves for CHIC (Covenant High in Christ) as we all load up and head for Wilmar, MN to the Sonshine Festival...a christian "Woodstock" of sorts...and on it goes!!! If you wanna catch us, you'll just have to check on the blog and just MAYBE you can catch us in between on the phones. ...anyone want to join us at Sonshine????
Well, I am off...baseball tonight...and then, to enjoy a long awaited thunderstorm!!! MMMmmmm can you smell it in the air!!! Wish you were here! Love you.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
FIRE!
Well, as most of you have now heard, there was a fire last week in the Monticello Middle School.
It was quite a surprise. I was just leaving for work when my neighbor came over and said, "did you hear? There's been a fire at the middle school and the kids are coming home"...this was at only 8:00am!
Yes, a fire. It appears that there will be a change in the school schedule that has upset my Julian greatly (yeah RIGHT!). The high schoolers and middle schoolers are now "sharing" the high school building by alternating weeks. M, W, F and then T, Th...must be rough!!! I would have loved to have that "dilemma" when I was their age! Nothing exciting ever happened to US!
Today we went to pick up the contents of their school and gym lockers...MY GOSH!!! No wonder Julian never does any laundry!!! The teacher could hardly carry out the bags of his stuff, they were so full of clothes! Guess what Julian is doing on his days OFF?!
My "baby" turned 20 on Monday! Joe had his 20th birthday, I can't believe it! Finally, we cut his hair...no more black and it's back to "normal"...but, don't tell him you like it, or he will change it! (just kidding).
Julian got his long locks chopped today. He wasn't too thrilled, but I don't want him getting too used to the really long stuff! I told him that it was my mother's day gift (just like Siah did last mother's day--at church--remember?) I'll post pictures later!
We are going to IOWA this weekend to walk in the MS walk to find a cure for my sister...please consider a donation to sponsor me or my kids in the walk. You can pledge for me by clicking this link https://www.nationalmssociety.org//NTH/personal/default.asp?pa=54366020&pd=NTH0EWLK20060513DSM Thanks so much!
It was quite a surprise. I was just leaving for work when my neighbor came over and said, "did you hear? There's been a fire at the middle school and the kids are coming home"...this was at only 8:00am!
Yes, a fire. It appears that there will be a change in the school schedule that has upset my Julian greatly (yeah RIGHT!). The high schoolers and middle schoolers are now "sharing" the high school building by alternating weeks. M, W, F and then T, Th...must be rough!!! I would have loved to have that "dilemma" when I was their age! Nothing exciting ever happened to US!
Today we went to pick up the contents of their school and gym lockers...MY GOSH!!! No wonder Julian never does any laundry!!! The teacher could hardly carry out the bags of his stuff, they were so full of clothes! Guess what Julian is doing on his days OFF?!
My "baby" turned 20 on Monday! Joe had his 20th birthday, I can't believe it! Finally, we cut his hair...no more black and it's back to "normal"...but, don't tell him you like it, or he will change it! (just kidding).
Julian got his long locks chopped today. He wasn't too thrilled, but I don't want him getting too used to the really long stuff! I told him that it was my mother's day gift (just like Siah did last mother's day--at church--remember?) I'll post pictures later!
We are going to IOWA this weekend to walk in the MS walk to find a cure for my sister...please consider a donation to sponsor me or my kids in the walk. You can pledge for me by clicking this link https://www.nationalmssociety.org//NTH/personal/default.asp?pa=54366020&pd=NTH0EWLK20060513DSM Thanks so much!
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