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I haven't really had anything I have felt like blogging about for a few days now, but I figured I should write something b/c I like to write...

• We went to the park today with lots of friends. The weather was gorgeous! E had a blast and did not want to leave (no surprise there).
• C has been home for a few days now and so far I haven't gotten tired of having him around so much. =) It's actually pretty nice. But I don't get much done. My schedule is totally off. C has been getting some things done though. I love my mocha walls in the kitchen. Now I just have to clean, sand and paint the cabinets b/c they are ugly! (I am not a fan of medium colored wood.) I told C that the kitchen walls and trim (painted "creamy") makes me want to eat chocolate pudding with whipped cream.
• E's arm is almost back to normal. Great!
• The Wii Fit tells me I am really good at yoga. It keeps calling me a yoga trainer or something even better (I forgot what it was) and every time it does I keep thinking that B would so laugh at me b/c she has seen me try yoga and it is not pretty. =)
• C was offered a job without even having an interview. Really good news. I will probably write more about it after he starts.

Well, that's about it for now.

Bunny Bargain

Last Sunday we ran into the Easter Bunny at the mall but we didn't have a camera. Some lady took pictures of E hugging the bunny and said she would email them to me. She never did. So we went to the mall today again and the Easter Bunny was going to show up - but you would have to pay to get your picture taken with him. We waited and when he showed up E ran over to him to hug him and I quickly took a picture with our camera. (Yay! I didn't have to pay!) The bunny sat down with kids in his lap, and when we told E we were going to leave she ran away from us, just to get in front of the bunny and scream "bye bunny, see ya bunny".

Like father like daughter

Last night E figured out how to find the videos on my cell phone, turn them on and off and switch between different videos. We didn't show her. She just grabbed my phone and started playing with it and figured it out. (C looked so proud when he realized we have a little tech wiz.) Now she grabs it all the time and she can sit there for up to 30 min. just watching herself on video. And if someone calls she will answer, say "see ya", hang up and go back to watching. Dad tried calling 4 times yesterday. I could hear him ask for me, but she was not giving up the phone! I was laughing out loud (and yes, I did call him back later that night).

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We were sitting on the floor, E and I, playing with her BRIO train. I laid down on the floor next to her and she got up, went and got a blanket, tucked me in (well, covered half my back) and told me to go to sleep. And to be honest I think I dozed off a little.

And here is just a little something that caught my attention today...

"For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart."

Jesus (Matthew 12:34b)

appointments (E update again)

First we had an appointment with E's asthma doctor. Since she's been doing great for a long time now he wants to try taking her off the daily Pulmicort - Yay! I really hope it will work. We will start trying May 1st. (Of course, at any sign of a cold she would need to go back on the higher dose of Pulmicort, but at least it wouldn't be permanent.)

Second we had an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. E got another X-ray. It still didn't show anything, but the doctor said that sometimes the cracks don't show up on an X-ray and her elbow is really bruised so they are treating it as a fracture. She got a splint and a follow up appointment next week. I'll let you know how that goes. Pray for good news and no more falls. =)

Getting rid of the Pharisee in us

Matthew 9:9-13

Maybe you like the KJV...

⁹And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

I like the NLT (easier language for a foreigner...)

⁹ As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. ¹⁰ Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. ¹¹ But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?^a]">[a]” ¹² When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” ¹³ Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’^b]">[b] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

The Pharisees thought of themselves as righteous and looked down on others, like "publicans and sinners". Sometimes we act like the Pharisees, when we judge other people and their behavior. But we do not know what it's like to be them, what's behind their actions. We haven't walked a mile in their shoes. So who are we to judge. And who says that we and our ways are right?

stop breaking my heart

So I was planning on letting y'all know that E was using her left arm more today. But... then she was playing on her slide (she has a tiny indoor slide) and at first she was doing fine, laughing, shouting wee! I was vacuuming the playroom and she was right behind me. All of a sudden her cry pierces through the air. I am not sure what happened, but her lip was bleeding and she can barely bend her arm at the elbow anymore. I tried - she makes an awful face and starts to cry. So now what? Do I have to take her back to the doctor again, did she hurt her arm even worse, or did she just bump her old injury and she will be fine? She's asleep now. I guess we'll see how she does tonight. I am so ready to be done with this. It hurts too much seeing her in pain all the time.

UPDATE: She can bend her arm, but she can't straighten it all the way. Still cries when I check it.