Sunday, July 29, 2007
Quick Update
It's late but I thought I'd post a quick update on Gid's foot. It is healing very slowly but well. I expected the slowness because of the depth of the gash and also the location. It has not gotten infected. We tape it every day or every other day depending on how well the tape holds. He tolerates the taping very very well. In fact, the other day the tape had come off but I didn't realize it. He was fussing at the hall bathroom door (Where we have a baby gate) and wanting in. He is not allowed in there and I couldn't figure out what he could want. There is nothing of his in the cabinet of that bathroom. Shortly after I noticed the absence of the bandage and asked Thomas where the tape was. Usually it is in the master bathroom. Thomas replied, "It's in the hall bathroom." He showed me that it was on the counter next to the sink in the hall bath. I brought Gideon to the baby gate and pointed to the tape. I asked him if that was what he had wanted earlier. He got SO excited. It WAS what he was wanting earlier. He was trying to tell me his foot needed retaping. He's the greatest toddler. More tomorrow on his greatness. Tonight I need to get some sleep. BLESSINGS everyone!- Angela :)
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Just when you thought...
it couldn't get any worse with the useless information about me...I got TAGGED!! LOL
Poor timing, I know but I feel the need to do it anyway. Especially since I hardly ever get tagged.
So the rules for this one are...
Here's how you play. Once you've been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them to be tagged.
Just so you know. I an forgoing the customary TAGGING of others because we've all done 2 just recently. So...10 things...Hmmm...I wonder if I could do 10 things that are NOT repeats from the last three I've done....let's see....here goes...
1. I am a TOTAL night owl.
2. I can be very insecure about myself and who I am.
3. I LOVE my down comforter that I've had for 8 months now.
4. I like my sheets to be either flannel or the T-shirt material kind.
5. I prefer thick plush carpeting but due to money have never had it.
6. I go barefoot as much as possible.
7. I miss the Zambian believers and kids I hung around with in Africa, even though it's been nine years since I went.
8. If the dessert doesn't contain chocolate in some form or fashion I usually don't waste the calories on it.
9. I am capable of eating half a large pizza. (notice the word capable. This is not a normal indulgence. LOL)
10. I love rainbows and butterflies.
Poor timing, I know but I feel the need to do it anyway. Especially since I hardly ever get tagged.
So the rules for this one are...
Here's how you play. Once you've been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them to be tagged.
Just so you know. I an forgoing the customary TAGGING of others because we've all done 2 just recently. So...10 things...Hmmm...I wonder if I could do 10 things that are NOT repeats from the last three I've done....let's see....here goes...
1. I am a TOTAL night owl.
2. I can be very insecure about myself and who I am.
3. I LOVE my down comforter that I've had for 8 months now.
4. I like my sheets to be either flannel or the T-shirt material kind.
5. I prefer thick plush carpeting but due to money have never had it.
6. I go barefoot as much as possible.
7. I miss the Zambian believers and kids I hung around with in Africa, even though it's been nine years since I went.
8. If the dessert doesn't contain chocolate in some form or fashion I usually don't waste the calories on it.
9. I am capable of eating half a large pizza. (notice the word capable. This is not a normal indulgence. LOL)
10. I love rainbows and butterflies.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
My 111th Post
Okay, okay so I wasn't up on the whole 100th post-" 100 things about me" thing. I didn't know about it till yest when I saw it on a couple of blogs. I guess that's par for me. I usually don't end up in the groups who are doing the "normal, popular" things. Anyway, that just means you will have to read 111 things about me. Hee Hee
Here you go. I'm not THAT interesting so I'm sure this will be a stretch.
1. My full name is Angela Dawn Allman (maiden name) Lorraine.
2. I have brown eyes.
3. I'm 5'5'' tall.
4. My shoe size is btwn 7 1/2 and 8, depending on the shoe.
5. I have a very loud voice.
6. I used to have blond hair but it has darkened to a light brown.
7. I have very long eyelashes.
8. I wear glasses-full time.
9. My fingernails are usually med-long length.
10. I don't use nail polish very often because I never seem to have time to remove it once it starts to peel.
11. I am clutter oriented.
12. I have a HUGE imagination.
13. I had imaginary friends growing up who lived in an imaginary house on top of mine.
14. My imaginary friend always wore a beautiful white dress with different color sashes.
15. I also played war games with my brother and the neighborhood boys in the woods.
16. I was a tomboy growing up.
17. I saved most of my favorite old toys for my future children long before I was married.
18. School was very easy for me.
19. I am a people person.
20. However, I don't usually have many friends.
21. I tend not to like "surface friendships" but I like the ones where we go deeper than the surface.
22. I asked the Lord to be my Saviour when I was 6.
23. I have always (since age 6) wanted to be more than a casual Christian.
24. I was pretty much disliked in school.
25. A lot of the dislike came from my witness for Christ.
26. My favorite color is Red
27. My favorite food is meatless pizza.
28. My favorite dessert is ice cream.
29. I have been married for 8 years 1 month and 13 days.
30. I have 3 FABULOUS boys!!!!
31. I am a stay at home/home school mom.
32. We have a red Siberian Husky named Ginger.
33. my hobbies include: singing, playing the piano, working with children, reading, writing, hiking, acting, and surfing the Net. LOL
34. I have given birth at home twice. (and it was THE BEST!!)
35. All of my children had temporary intolerances to food while I was nursing. (Judah- dairy -COMPLETE intolerance for 9 months; Thomas- moderate intolerance to onions and eggs- 3 months. Gideon- complete intolerance to dairy AND eggs for 6-7 months.
36. I learned to cook very creatively when I was nursing Judah and VERY VERY creatively when I was nursing Gideon.
37. I love to nurse my babies/toddlers.
38. I am the Vice President/Secretary of our corporation.
39. I own 50% of the stock in our company.
40. In high school I had the lead in a play/musical twice. (I was Milady de Winter- in The Three Musketeers and Rosie- in Bye Bye Birdie)
41. I was student director of my high school concert choir my senior year.
42. I was head majorette (baton twirler) my senior year.
43. I was in Symphonic band for 4 years. I played the trumpet.
44. I was in Pep band for 4 years (trumpet again).
45. When I was little I wanted to be a vet when I grew up.
46. When I was 12 God called me to be a missionary.
47. When I was 18 I developed major allergies to animals. LOL
48. I have a tendency to be very sarcastic.
49. I am very passionate about everything that is important to me.
50. I am a very black and white person.
51. I tend to talk before I think and leap before I look but I'm getting better.
52. I have only had 3 best friends in my whole life. (one in elementary, one in jr high/high school, and one in college)
53. I love the sunshine.
54. I love hot days.
55. I LOVE humidity!!
56. I would like to visit Colorado someday.
57. I would like to see the grand canyon someday.
58. I have seen Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. (the COOLEST thing EVER!!!! God is SOOOOO AWESOME!!!)
59. I took a summer missions trip (7 weeks) to Zambia, Africa in 1998.
60. I know how to say "How much is the sugar cane?" in Nanja. (one of the tribal languages in Zambia.) However, I don't know how to spell it so I won't even try.
61. One of my favorite quotes of all times is "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."- Jim Elliot.
62. My favorite book in the Bible is the book of Hosea.
63. I like to exercise.
64. I love to teach Bible to children.
65. I get very sick when I'm pregnant.
66. I also have long labors.
67. I am a perfectionist.
68. I like to play tackle football.
69. I have written and directed 2 childrens' Christmas musicals.
70. I have written songs.
71. I have sung in a studio, back-up, for a close friend but it wasn't released. :) :(
72. I am learning more and more about being Christ's bride.
73. I believe in healing. (God's)
74. I believe in the gifts of the Spirit.
75. I believe that Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to heaven.
76. I have a WONDERFUL grandmother who has been a close friend of mine since I was a little girl.
77. I was healed of asthma in 1997.
78. I was delivered from intense fear a few years ago.
79. I am grateful that I married a man who was a fabulous steward of his money. (I have learned a lot from him.)
80. I am right handed.
81. I was also in show choir in high school, for 2 years. (How could I have forgotten that? I loved show choir!!)
82. I think relationships are much more important than things.
83. I dislike window shopping. (too much temptation for me to covet things. I only go shopping when I have money to spend.)
84. I have a LARGE conscience. (thanks a lot God!! haha)
85. I like to know where the line for something is. (so if I choose to disobey then it was my choice. I don't like to do wrong things by accident. LOL)
86. I am a very hard worker. (thanks to my parents!! and I really do mean thanks!!)
87. I believe that you give 110% to any job REGARDLESS of how much you get paid for it.
88. I get annoyed when people chew with their mouths open and /or talk with food in their mouths.
89. I really like Christian suspense novels.
90. I like mystery movies that aren't very gory. (ie: Jane Doe, Mystery Woman, Mystery 101- all Hallmark exclusives.)
91. I recently discovered that I like decorating. (especially on a low budget. Then I can get creative.)
92. I don't consider anyone a true friend unless our relationship is on both ends. (Example- if one person is always initiating everything and the other never does then I don't consider that a TRUE friendship.)
93. I miss my brother more recently than I did the first year. (He died in December of 2002.)
94. I am glad that I had a brother while I did. He was a blessing.
95. I used to make Jay (my brother) dress up as a baby-girl when we played house together. LOL My husband thinks this must have been traumatic for Jay.
96. I used to watch WWF wrestling with my dad and brother. I was into it too. Probably all the acting was what I liked. LOL
97. I like to wear rings.
98. I don't own hardly anything breakable or very valuable because I have 3 boys and I don't want to stress about "stuff".
99. I love to talk with my boys and hear what's going on inside their heads.
100. I like to play word, strategy, and mystery games on my computer.
101. I love our house and property.
102. I always wanted to live in a large house.
103. Growing up I was SO GLAD that God "never leaves us or forsakes us."
104. I am looking forward to heaven.
105. I could care less about the golden streets and the jewels, I just want to see Jesus.
106. I hope there is grass in heaven and not just jewels.
107. I love worshipping the Lord in song.
108. I also think worship is a lifestyle that is an everyday thing; not what we do in church on Sunday morning.
109. I like to laugh with my husband.
110. I love to tell jokes to those whose sense of humor is like mine.
111. I am deeply in love with Jesus.
Well that's all she wrote. I'm sure most of you are relieved it is over. LOL Hope some of you enjoyed it. Blessings!!
Here you go. I'm not THAT interesting so I'm sure this will be a stretch.
1. My full name is Angela Dawn Allman (maiden name) Lorraine.
2. I have brown eyes.
3. I'm 5'5'' tall.
4. My shoe size is btwn 7 1/2 and 8, depending on the shoe.
5. I have a very loud voice.
6. I used to have blond hair but it has darkened to a light brown.
7. I have very long eyelashes.
8. I wear glasses-full time.
9. My fingernails are usually med-long length.
10. I don't use nail polish very often because I never seem to have time to remove it once it starts to peel.
11. I am clutter oriented.
12. I have a HUGE imagination.
13. I had imaginary friends growing up who lived in an imaginary house on top of mine.
14. My imaginary friend always wore a beautiful white dress with different color sashes.
15. I also played war games with my brother and the neighborhood boys in the woods.
16. I was a tomboy growing up.
17. I saved most of my favorite old toys for my future children long before I was married.
18. School was very easy for me.
19. I am a people person.
20. However, I don't usually have many friends.
21. I tend not to like "surface friendships" but I like the ones where we go deeper than the surface.
22. I asked the Lord to be my Saviour when I was 6.
23. I have always (since age 6) wanted to be more than a casual Christian.
24. I was pretty much disliked in school.
25. A lot of the dislike came from my witness for Christ.
26. My favorite color is Red
27. My favorite food is meatless pizza.
28. My favorite dessert is ice cream.
29. I have been married for 8 years 1 month and 13 days.
30. I have 3 FABULOUS boys!!!!
31. I am a stay at home/home school mom.
32. We have a red Siberian Husky named Ginger.
33. my hobbies include: singing, playing the piano, working with children, reading, writing, hiking, acting, and surfing the Net. LOL
34. I have given birth at home twice. (and it was THE BEST!!)
35. All of my children had temporary intolerances to food while I was nursing. (Judah- dairy -COMPLETE intolerance for 9 months; Thomas- moderate intolerance to onions and eggs- 3 months. Gideon- complete intolerance to dairy AND eggs for 6-7 months.
36. I learned to cook very creatively when I was nursing Judah and VERY VERY creatively when I was nursing Gideon.
37. I love to nurse my babies/toddlers.
38. I am the Vice President/Secretary of our corporation.
39. I own 50% of the stock in our company.
40. In high school I had the lead in a play/musical twice. (I was Milady de Winter- in The Three Musketeers and Rosie- in Bye Bye Birdie)
41. I was student director of my high school concert choir my senior year.
42. I was head majorette (baton twirler) my senior year.
43. I was in Symphonic band for 4 years. I played the trumpet.
44. I was in Pep band for 4 years (trumpet again).
45. When I was little I wanted to be a vet when I grew up.
46. When I was 12 God called me to be a missionary.
47. When I was 18 I developed major allergies to animals. LOL
48. I have a tendency to be very sarcastic.
49. I am very passionate about everything that is important to me.
50. I am a very black and white person.
51. I tend to talk before I think and leap before I look but I'm getting better.
52. I have only had 3 best friends in my whole life. (one in elementary, one in jr high/high school, and one in college)
53. I love the sunshine.
54. I love hot days.
55. I LOVE humidity!!
56. I would like to visit Colorado someday.
57. I would like to see the grand canyon someday.
58. I have seen Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. (the COOLEST thing EVER!!!! God is SOOOOO AWESOME!!!)
59. I took a summer missions trip (7 weeks) to Zambia, Africa in 1998.
60. I know how to say "How much is the sugar cane?" in Nanja. (one of the tribal languages in Zambia.) However, I don't know how to spell it so I won't even try.
61. One of my favorite quotes of all times is "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."- Jim Elliot.
62. My favorite book in the Bible is the book of Hosea.
63. I like to exercise.
64. I love to teach Bible to children.
65. I get very sick when I'm pregnant.
66. I also have long labors.
67. I am a perfectionist.
68. I like to play tackle football.
69. I have written and directed 2 childrens' Christmas musicals.
70. I have written songs.
71. I have sung in a studio, back-up, for a close friend but it wasn't released. :) :(
72. I am learning more and more about being Christ's bride.
73. I believe in healing. (God's)
74. I believe in the gifts of the Spirit.
75. I believe that Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to heaven.
76. I have a WONDERFUL grandmother who has been a close friend of mine since I was a little girl.
77. I was healed of asthma in 1997.
78. I was delivered from intense fear a few years ago.
79. I am grateful that I married a man who was a fabulous steward of his money. (I have learned a lot from him.)
80. I am right handed.
81. I was also in show choir in high school, for 2 years. (How could I have forgotten that? I loved show choir!!)
82. I think relationships are much more important than things.
83. I dislike window shopping. (too much temptation for me to covet things. I only go shopping when I have money to spend.)
84. I have a LARGE conscience. (thanks a lot God!! haha)
85. I like to know where the line for something is. (so if I choose to disobey then it was my choice. I don't like to do wrong things by accident. LOL)
86. I am a very hard worker. (thanks to my parents!! and I really do mean thanks!!)
87. I believe that you give 110% to any job REGARDLESS of how much you get paid for it.
88. I get annoyed when people chew with their mouths open and /or talk with food in their mouths.
89. I really like Christian suspense novels.
90. I like mystery movies that aren't very gory. (ie: Jane Doe, Mystery Woman, Mystery 101- all Hallmark exclusives.)
91. I recently discovered that I like decorating. (especially on a low budget. Then I can get creative.)
92. I don't consider anyone a true friend unless our relationship is on both ends. (Example- if one person is always initiating everything and the other never does then I don't consider that a TRUE friendship.)
93. I miss my brother more recently than I did the first year. (He died in December of 2002.)
94. I am glad that I had a brother while I did. He was a blessing.
95. I used to make Jay (my brother) dress up as a baby-girl when we played house together. LOL My husband thinks this must have been traumatic for Jay.
96. I used to watch WWF wrestling with my dad and brother. I was into it too. Probably all the acting was what I liked. LOL
97. I like to wear rings.
98. I don't own hardly anything breakable or very valuable because I have 3 boys and I don't want to stress about "stuff".
99. I love to talk with my boys and hear what's going on inside their heads.
100. I like to play word, strategy, and mystery games on my computer.
101. I love our house and property.
102. I always wanted to live in a large house.
103. Growing up I was SO GLAD that God "never leaves us or forsakes us."
104. I am looking forward to heaven.
105. I could care less about the golden streets and the jewels, I just want to see Jesus.
106. I hope there is grass in heaven and not just jewels.
107. I love worshipping the Lord in song.
108. I also think worship is a lifestyle that is an everyday thing; not what we do in church on Sunday morning.
109. I like to laugh with my husband.
110. I love to tell jokes to those whose sense of humor is like mine.
111. I am deeply in love with Jesus.
Well that's all she wrote. I'm sure most of you are relieved it is over. LOL Hope some of you enjoyed it. Blessings!!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Mr. Creative
OK, So tonight we were doing family devotions. Usually we read a Bible story but lately we have been reading out of the boys Cubbie books from last year's Awana program. Anyway...
The story was cute. It was about 3 friends who were crossing a meadow to get to the park so they could have a picnic there. Well, the lamb, who was carrying the picnic basket, was skipping and every time she skipped another item fell out of the basket. So, by the time they got to the park all the food was out of the basket. They sat down for their picnic and realized their dilemma. The story actually didn't have an ending. You were supposed to tell what you thought the friends did next. Thomas, Judah, and I read the story through without Michael who was at the store. Then when Michael got back we read it again and he said what he thought the friends did next...These were the different answers-
Thomas- They turned around, went back and got the food. Then they came back and had their picnic.
Judah- They lost their food because they were skipping.
Michael- (who, if you remember, didn't hear the other answers) They went into the woods and shot a wild turkey, roasted it over a spit and ate it. The lamb whittled a tube out of a stick and stuck it into a tree and they collected maple syrup that they poured over the blueberries they collected.
ROFL- Is that a MAN answer or what?
I don't know if you laughed as hard as I did or not. You may have had to be there, but it was HILARIOUS!
Blessings!-Angela :)
The story was cute. It was about 3 friends who were crossing a meadow to get to the park so they could have a picnic there. Well, the lamb, who was carrying the picnic basket, was skipping and every time she skipped another item fell out of the basket. So, by the time they got to the park all the food was out of the basket. They sat down for their picnic and realized their dilemma. The story actually didn't have an ending. You were supposed to tell what you thought the friends did next. Thomas, Judah, and I read the story through without Michael who was at the store. Then when Michael got back we read it again and he said what he thought the friends did next...These were the different answers-
Thomas- They turned around, went back and got the food. Then they came back and had their picnic.
Judah- They lost their food because they were skipping.
Michael- (who, if you remember, didn't hear the other answers) They went into the woods and shot a wild turkey, roasted it over a spit and ate it. The lamb whittled a tube out of a stick and stuck it into a tree and they collected maple syrup that they poured over the blueberries they collected.
ROFL- Is that a MAN answer or what?
I don't know if you laughed as hard as I did or not. You may have had to be there, but it was HILARIOUS!
Blessings!-Angela :)
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Addendum
I did take Gideon in for a tetanus shot this afternoon. The Dr called me back after hearing what her nurse told me. She recommended it and I agreed. So, poor baby got his first vaccine today and more chocolate-2 pieces- that Thomas INSISTED on bringing because he didn't want Gideon to be sad. It was such a sweet compassionate request that I couldn't resist even though I really didn't want him to have more. :):):)
now if I could just keep him off his foot. I wonder if they sell Benadryl by the gallon??
For you literal people..I'M JUST KIDDING!!! ...about continuously drugging him but I may have to at least once or twice tomorrow.
Blessings!- Angela :)
now if I could just keep him off his foot. I wonder if they sell Benadryl by the gallon??
For you literal people..I'M JUST KIDDING!!! ...about continuously drugging him but I may have to at least once or twice tomorrow.
Blessings!- Angela :)
This must be...
GLUE your children back together week. If you have no idea what I'm talking about read http://thekissackfamily.blogspot.com/2007/07/we-interrupt-regularly-scheduled.html
(sorry I still don't know how to do that with just a name)
It was a basically typical morning here except that Michael took Thomas with him to deliver garbage cans. I took Judah and Gideon to Walmart to go grocery shopping. Then we came home, unloaded the groceries, and played outside for about 1/2 hour. Judah was getting hot so he wanted to go inside. Judah and I were playing games at the computer in the guest room. We were almost done when I noticed that Gideon had removed the register cover (you know the metal part). Since there are sharp screws sticking out inside the tube I was about to go and get him. He dropped the metal thing down the hole. Then IT happened....he fell in. (if there were music to this it would be the DUM DU-DU DUM kind) He was stuck so I lifted him out. I figured he had probably cut his foot on one of the screws. I was not looking forward to seeing the damage. He wasn't screaming. He was just crying. When I lifted him out blood ran down his leg and onto both me and the floor.I rushed him into my bathroom hoping to save the cream colored carpet (That I will again mention- we didn't install. It came with the house.) However, my bathroom door was locked in an effort to keep Gideon out. (ironic, isn't it) So there I was with Gideon dripping blood all over trying to grab the key to unlock the door. I got him into the sink and cleaned away the blood but it was still streaming. I couldn't even tell at this point where it was coming from. So I grabbed a hand towel and applied pressure hoping to stop the bleeding. Gideon didn't seem to care for any of this treatment. (I'm not sure why?) :):)
After a few minutes I was able to assess the damage and realized it was a pretty deep gash in between his fourth and little toe. The good news was that the skin seem to lay so well I figured we could glue it, tape the last two toes together, and be done with it. I would strongly urge you NOT to try this at home unless you have seen a child be super glued in the ER. (I happen to have witnessed this TWICE before and figured I could handle it here; especially considering it wasn't on the face where scarring was going to be an issue.) Anyway, we were out of super glue. GRRRR I had to call Michael and ask him to bring some home and also some adhesive tape. I tried wrapping the last two toes together with bandaids but it was bleeding again before too long. SIGH. (keeping him off his feet for a day or two is going to be TORTURE!!) Thank goodness it stopped bleeding after a few minutes. During this time I'm trying to get Gideon lunch, myself lunch, get Judah's video set up for him, etc.
Then the thought occurs to me- "OH NO! He's not had a tetnus shot yet!" ( we start immuniztions after they are a year old. Most of you know why. If you want an explaination- email me) I called the nurse and explained that the metal wasn't rusty and was relatively clean. She said just to watch him carefully for fever or signs of infection. I would have done that anyway. (side note- please pray against a tetnus infection) So, I was waiting for Michael and Thomas to come home with "the goods".
They arrived and I cleaned Gid's foot up again (Aided by the chocolate chips Judah kept putting in his mouth).
Judah and Thomas kept feeding him the chocolate chips while I glued his wound together. Michael was there holding Gid's leg and trying to distract him. The funny (and annoying) thing was that Gid was so happy to see Michael he kept trying to kick his feet. With the chocolate distractions we got it together with relative ease. Then I taped his last two toes together with heavy duty adhesive tape. He's sleeping now. Poor baby. He's all worn out.
ho hum...
All in a day's work....thankfully not a daily chore.
(sorry I still don't know how to do that with just a name)
It was a basically typical morning here except that Michael took Thomas with him to deliver garbage cans. I took Judah and Gideon to Walmart to go grocery shopping. Then we came home, unloaded the groceries, and played outside for about 1/2 hour. Judah was getting hot so he wanted to go inside. Judah and I were playing games at the computer in the guest room. We were almost done when I noticed that Gideon had removed the register cover (you know the metal part). Since there are sharp screws sticking out inside the tube I was about to go and get him. He dropped the metal thing down the hole. Then IT happened....he fell in. (if there were music to this it would be the DUM DU-DU DUM kind) He was stuck so I lifted him out. I figured he had probably cut his foot on one of the screws. I was not looking forward to seeing the damage. He wasn't screaming. He was just crying. When I lifted him out blood ran down his leg and onto both me and the floor.I rushed him into my bathroom hoping to save the cream colored carpet (That I will again mention- we didn't install. It came with the house.) However, my bathroom door was locked in an effort to keep Gideon out. (ironic, isn't it) So there I was with Gideon dripping blood all over trying to grab the key to unlock the door. I got him into the sink and cleaned away the blood but it was still streaming. I couldn't even tell at this point where it was coming from. So I grabbed a hand towel and applied pressure hoping to stop the bleeding. Gideon didn't seem to care for any of this treatment. (I'm not sure why?) :):)
After a few minutes I was able to assess the damage and realized it was a pretty deep gash in between his fourth and little toe. The good news was that the skin seem to lay so well I figured we could glue it, tape the last two toes together, and be done with it. I would strongly urge you NOT to try this at home unless you have seen a child be super glued in the ER. (I happen to have witnessed this TWICE before and figured I could handle it here; especially considering it wasn't on the face where scarring was going to be an issue.) Anyway, we were out of super glue. GRRRR I had to call Michael and ask him to bring some home and also some adhesive tape. I tried wrapping the last two toes together with bandaids but it was bleeding again before too long. SIGH. (keeping him off his feet for a day or two is going to be TORTURE!!) Thank goodness it stopped bleeding after a few minutes. During this time I'm trying to get Gideon lunch, myself lunch, get Judah's video set up for him, etc.
Then the thought occurs to me- "OH NO! He's not had a tetnus shot yet!" ( we start immuniztions after they are a year old. Most of you know why. If you want an explaination- email me) I called the nurse and explained that the metal wasn't rusty and was relatively clean. She said just to watch him carefully for fever or signs of infection. I would have done that anyway. (side note- please pray against a tetnus infection) So, I was waiting for Michael and Thomas to come home with "the goods".
They arrived and I cleaned Gid's foot up again (Aided by the chocolate chips Judah kept putting in his mouth).
Judah and Thomas kept feeding him the chocolate chips while I glued his wound together. Michael was there holding Gid's leg and trying to distract him. The funny (and annoying) thing was that Gid was so happy to see Michael he kept trying to kick his feet. With the chocolate distractions we got it together with relative ease. Then I taped his last two toes together with heavy duty adhesive tape. He's sleeping now. Poor baby. He's all worn out.
ho hum...
All in a day's work....thankfully not a daily chore.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Explaination
Well, I am back but probably only part time for a while. It is taking AGES to recover from this virus. I made two beds yesterday and then had to stop and catch my breath. After I made lunch yest I had to stop and sit and catch my breath. The best one of all was Saturday night. I did 20 minutes of PILATES and couldn't do the other 10. That's PITIFUL. This is from a woman who can usually jog 4 miles no prob, do at least 700 stomach crunches in one sitting, and do 35 minutes of intense TaeBo. I know something is wrong when I can't catch my breath after making 2 beds. Sheesh!
The official DX was bronchitis.
Anyway, I thought I would do something fun for my first post back. Nobody tagged me but I don't care. I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun. So, I'm going to do it and tag others. Here it is...
Five Things I Was Doing Ten Years Ago:
1. working for my aunt in a group home with 3 woman who had Alzheimer's.
2. longing to get married and have children
3. visiting Eddie's Grill and Bev's Ice cream at Geneva-on-the-Lake.
4. Hanging out with Amy as much as possible
5. Hanging out with Jesus a lot and letting Him transform me into his image.
Five Snacks I Enjoy:
1. ICE CREAM!!
2. ICE CREAM with cookie dough
3. ICE CREAM with brownies
4. ICE CREAM with xtra hot fudge
5. Popcorn with butter (thank goodness I like to exercise Huh?)
Five Songs I Know The Lyrics To:
1. Most every common praise song (OK so that's more than 5 already)
2. The Star Spangled Banner (the first verse)
3. Veggie Tales theme song
4. Pie Jesu
5. Jesus Loves Me (all 3 verses)
Five Things I'd Do If I Were A Millionaire:
1. Pay off all debt (house, business vehicle)
2. Sponsor lots of children through World Vision
3. Adopt children. (Michael said we could have more kids if he could be independently wealthy.)
4. Feed the poor.
5. buy slaves their freedom
Five Bad Habits:
1. the amount of ice cream I eat in one sitting
2. impatience
3. Telling God what He should do
4. Spending too much time on the computer
5. caring too much what others think of me
Five Things I'd Never Wear Again:
1. Pegged jeans
2. shoulder pads
3. a single side ponytail in my hair
4. tight or cropped clothing (modesty reasons not insecurity)
5. jelly shoes
Five Things I Like To Do:
1. Spend time in deep worship with my Bridegroom (Jesus)
2. laugh with my earthly bridegroom (Michael)
3. hang out/laugh/play with my three awesome children
4. read
5. exercise
Five Favorite Toys (my list is from childhood)
1. Raggedy Ann dolls
2. a stuffed Kermit the Frog
3. My Cabbage Patch preemie doll
4. my dollhouse
5. my little brother!! haha
Five People I'm Tagging:
1. Jane
2. Jennifer
3. Catrina
4. Susannah
5. Tia
I could tag more but I'll leave them for someone else! :):)
Blessings!- Angela :)
The official DX was bronchitis.
Anyway, I thought I would do something fun for my first post back. Nobody tagged me but I don't care. I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun. So, I'm going to do it and tag others. Here it is...
Five Things I Was Doing Ten Years Ago:
1. working for my aunt in a group home with 3 woman who had Alzheimer's.
2. longing to get married and have children
3. visiting Eddie's Grill and Bev's Ice cream at Geneva-on-the-Lake.
4. Hanging out with Amy as much as possible
5. Hanging out with Jesus a lot and letting Him transform me into his image.
Five Snacks I Enjoy:
1. ICE CREAM!!
2. ICE CREAM with cookie dough
3. ICE CREAM with brownies
4. ICE CREAM with xtra hot fudge
5. Popcorn with butter (thank goodness I like to exercise Huh?)
Five Songs I Know The Lyrics To:
1. Most every common praise song (OK so that's more than 5 already)
2. The Star Spangled Banner (the first verse)
3. Veggie Tales theme song
4. Pie Jesu
5. Jesus Loves Me (all 3 verses)
Five Things I'd Do If I Were A Millionaire:
1. Pay off all debt (house, business vehicle)
2. Sponsor lots of children through World Vision
3. Adopt children. (Michael said we could have more kids if he could be independently wealthy.)
4. Feed the poor.
5. buy slaves their freedom
Five Bad Habits:
1. the amount of ice cream I eat in one sitting
2. impatience
3. Telling God what He should do
4. Spending too much time on the computer
5. caring too much what others think of me
Five Things I'd Never Wear Again:
1. Pegged jeans
2. shoulder pads
3. a single side ponytail in my hair
4. tight or cropped clothing (modesty reasons not insecurity)
5. jelly shoes
Five Things I Like To Do:
1. Spend time in deep worship with my Bridegroom (Jesus)
2. laugh with my earthly bridegroom (Michael)
3. hang out/laugh/play with my three awesome children
4. read
5. exercise
Five Favorite Toys (my list is from childhood)
1. Raggedy Ann dolls
2. a stuffed Kermit the Frog
3. My Cabbage Patch preemie doll
4. my dollhouse
5. my little brother!! haha
Five People I'm Tagging:
1. Jane
2. Jennifer
3. Catrina
4. Susannah
5. Tia
I could tag more but I'll leave them for someone else! :):)
Blessings!- Angela :)
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Off the Radar
I'm just letting y'all know that I'm dropping off the radar for awhile. I can still be reached @ my email.
reliable01@alltel.net
Blessings!- Angela :)
reliable01@alltel.net
Blessings!- Angela :)
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