My Thoughtful Spot

First things first. I added a video to my sidebar. Check it out. It's written for parents of special needs kids and very well done. I listen to it a lot.

Secondly? WE HAVE RUNNING WATER. Gotta share a few pics.. (shocked ya didn't I)

what a wonderful sight it was to watch it coming up the driveway!!!

a bit of a close up...

snowplowing it's way to the well..

then digging..

once the hole was dug and the pipe exposed, the plumbers came..

and now we have running water!!!

Today the fun began as far as getting the basement fixed. The home restoration guy was here to check it out, take pictures, let us know what we needed to do and how to keep things going. We have to empty the basement. Like, empty. Beds, dressers, the whole she-bang. Not to mention the boxes of soaking wet stuff that need to be gone though and either tossed or kept. HUGE job. I mean HUGE!!! A storage room.. full.... So tonight I started in my scrapping room. So far only a few pictures. Well, enough to cover the table, stove and some counter as I have them set out to dry, but compared to my collection of pics thats not very many. I've lost books, videos, scrapbooking supplies -- not to mention an nintendo system and a bunch of games. I don't know what else is down there, but rest assured it is a lot. After we get it cleaned out they will come and gut it. Floors out, some walls out. Then they'll treat it with something that will kill any mold growing (or making plans to grow) and when that has had time to do it's thing then we can start to rebuild. I get the feeling this process isn't going to be all that fast. And in the meantime there'll be five of us living in a bungalow that isn't meant for that many! Ah, good times I am sure... (hear the doubt??)

It could have been worse. Way worse. I'm grateful for what wasn't lost and for the tremendous friends who are helping me through this. Joan with her disposable dishes, Karyn with her offer of water jugs, both of them with so much emotional support. God has blessed me!

Wonder if I had a picture for tonight...

playing around with the mirror at the hotel...

I didn't get to go to church today which really sucks. My Sunday mornings with my church family and Sunday evenings with my small group are what buoy me up for the week. However, life will go on! I was able to get a little clean up done today, that always lifts me spirits at least! I hoped to get it so clean I'd have nothing to do tomorrow. HAHa. Ah well, a girl can dream!!

A picture of my birthday girl. She didn't get much of a sweet sixteenth but in her own words "it was memorable". She loved that stuffed mouse. Too much like her mother!

I had no idea I hadn't blogged since OCTOBER! Too long. Well, lots has happened since then. After 7 months in a wheelchair I am back on my feet. My family Dr has the sense to take me OFF lipitor for a while and boom, my symptoms are gone within a week. Can't knock that! I've also been able to go off morphine, tylenol 3, buscopan and effexor. Suddenly I have been given a new lease on life and I LOVE IT.

in other news.. there is 4 inches of water in our basement, we need a rather large trench dug in the (frozen and covered by feet of snow) earth. And we have to keep the water turned OFF until this is fixed. We cheat and turn it on occasionally but when you can hear water pouring in it's motivation to get it back off. I don't want to even think about what we've lost in this, the pictures under my scrapping table in particular.

Katie turned sixteen today and as she said... it may not have been what we planned b ut it's memorable!!!

For christmas I got a laptop and i looooooooooooooove it. I really enjoyed it when I was chair and bed bound. Perhaps I should catch you all up in point form... lol Ok, since october....

Brianna goes to respite care now with the most amazing woman, AND with her best friend. They love spending the time together and Lora is awesome with them. It gives us much needed breathing room.

James turned 7.
we got two kittens
mark got a promotion at work
James learned to read (without my even knowing it!)

I bought him a grade two jump start CD set. he's finished numerous games on it without a problem, this never taught a thing child. lol

ok. I'm tired. It's after midnight. But now that I have broken into my blog --- I had to get a new password, haha, I will try to come back more often. As if anyone REALLY missed me. haha

I really have to leave a picture, this is me after all.. So I am going to my pictures and choosing one. No idea what it will be.

Kate and James playing a reading comprehension game.

The two most recent additions to our family in James' garage.. they are never ending entertainment!

winter.... snow anyone?

three of my four stooges, er, I mean children. Yes, that is more than one picture, catching up takes that!

au demain...