It is after midnight so I missed posting on our actual anniversary and I missed seeing the ticker to the right say Happy Anniversary to us-it now says seven years and one day!
We took a family trip to St. Cloud, MN (3 hours) and we had a fun day.
Lamb #1 has been asking if Ram found Ewe or Ewe found Ram. Ram has answered that God helped Ram and Ewe find each other. I plan to post about our engagement story soon in honor of our anniversary.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Prayer Vigil
Esther is organizing a prayer vigil for Stellan. What MckMama and Stellan are going through sounds so scary. I will always remember how scared I was when Lamb #1 needed his blood drawn multiple times at about Stellan's age to find out he had Milk Soy Protein Intolerance. That is nothing compared to Stellan. Please keep them in your prayers.
We know Esther from when her family lived in MN, now they have moved to WI.
Thanks Glenda, for explaining links to me! I hope these links work!
We know Esther from when her family lived in MN, now they have moved to WI.
Thanks Glenda, for explaining links to me! I hope these links work!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Rev. Harrison
I taught first and second grade at Zion Lutheran Academy in Fort Wayne, IN for 6 1/2 years. Pastor Harrison was senior pastor there for most of that time. He did a marvelous job getting the area revitalized in addition to being an excellent pastor.
If you haven't seen this video yet, I highly recommend watching it. It's quite long, but worth watching the whole thing.
http://mercyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/12/preaching-at-zion-ft-wayne.html
I apologize that I don't know how to add video in my blog. I hope you can "find" this video.
If you haven't seen this video yet, I highly recommend watching it. It's quite long, but worth watching the whole thing.
http://mercyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/12/preaching-at-zion-ft-wayne.html
I apologize that I don't know how to add video in my blog. I hope you can "find" this video.
Disney Drops Narnia
Round Unvarnish'd Tale had an interesting post about Disney dropping Narnia. I don't have time to figure out how to link to her post or to the article, so check out her blog from under My Blog List.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Chicken liver spread
I'm still new at blogging, so I hope this link works! (Click on the title of this post!)
A few years ago we discovered this recipe from Rachael Ray. We all love it. We build it this way Keebler Club cracker, then chicken liver spread, then Dijon mustard, then bread and butter pickle. I never thought I would say that I love liver!
Ram made it today and it was delicious. Lamb #1 hasn't been feeling well and he didn't eat his. Lamb #2 copied Lamb #1 and didn't eat his either. There is plenty left over and hopefully they feel better and eat it tomorrow. We only make it once a year! If they don't then there will be more for Ram and Ewe! Last year Lamb #1 and #2 ate so much of it that they felt sick. I didn't think Lamb #3 was quite old enough for it so he'll have to wait until next Christmas.
I haven't been able to figure out how to make links to websites not doing it with the title of the post. Any of you with blogging experience are welcome to comment and help me! Otherwise I'll be looking at the Blogger help page for quite awhile and experimenting with this through trial and error. With 3 little Lambs, I don't really have time for that, so PLEASE help me!
A few years ago we discovered this recipe from Rachael Ray. We all love it. We build it this way Keebler Club cracker, then chicken liver spread, then Dijon mustard, then bread and butter pickle. I never thought I would say that I love liver!
Ram made it today and it was delicious. Lamb #1 hasn't been feeling well and he didn't eat his. Lamb #2 copied Lamb #1 and didn't eat his either. There is plenty left over and hopefully they feel better and eat it tomorrow. We only make it once a year! If they don't then there will be more for Ram and Ewe! Last year Lamb #1 and #2 ate so much of it that they felt sick. I didn't think Lamb #3 was quite old enough for it so he'll have to wait until next Christmas.
I haven't been able to figure out how to make links to websites not doing it with the title of the post. Any of you with blogging experience are welcome to comment and help me! Otherwise I'll be looking at the Blogger help page for quite awhile and experimenting with this through trial and error. With 3 little Lambs, I don't really have time for that, so PLEASE help me!
If you're happy and you know it CLAP your hands!
Since Lamb #3 is not a firstborn, we don't always notice his new skills. Today Lamb #2 pointed out that Lamb #3 was clapping by himself. Lamb #2 also pointed out that Lamb #3 was standing on his own. After bath, I sang "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" with Lamb #3. He loved participating! Lamb #3 is feeling better from his ear infection with antibiotics. He enjoyed his bath and played and splashed tonight. That is the first time he has done that for a few weeks. We knew he was sick when he didn't want to play during his bath!
Lamb #3 is almost 9 months. He isn't walking yet, not even holding on to something, but I think it's coming soon. Lamb #1 and #2 get very excited when he does a new skill. Hopefully their excitement will help Lamb #3 learn new skills and also help Lamb #2 learn to talk better.
Lamb #1 had a fever and said his leg hurt last night. Today he didn't have a fever and never had any other symptoms. Hopefully we can all get healthy now.
The weather prediction sounds good for tomorrow so hopefully we can have church tomorrow- the first Sunday that Ewe and the Lambs have been able to attend in December due to the weather!
More about my dad's loss of power at home
Power went out at 07:27 Friday, 19 Dec 08 and returned at 15:42 Tuesday, 23 Dec 08 at my parent's house in Fort Wayne, IN. My mom was at my sister's apartment in SC after she had knee surgery. My dad stayed at home during the whole power outage (with the exception of short breaks to eat out and get supplies).
A gas-fired boiler heats water that an electric pump pushes through pipes in their baseboard heaters. If any water boils off or leaks somewhere in the system, more water is introduced from the main water line into the house. A valve on the inlet line automatically opens to keep the pressure up. The valve is called an auto-fill valve. That valve is in the outdoor utility closet where the water heater and boiler are. The flame under the boiler keeps the closet warm.
When the power went out a week ago Friday, the pump stopped. When the pump stopped, a safety system shut down the boiler. With no heat in the closet, the auto-fill valve froze early Tuesday morning. The pipes to the baseboard heaters go through the cement slab under the house. Water flowed over all the flooring (laminate and simulated wood) on the first floor of the house. Some water went onto carpets in the living and dining rooms. Some went under the door into the garage.
While the power was out, my dad kept the inside of the house above 50 degrees and had water flowing, but none of that helped the valve in the outside utility closet.
After he soaked up what water he could, he got a company called ProTech to come to his house in less than 3 hours. ProTech was glad to do the clean up work with power. My parents have to pay the deductible, but ProTech's bill was $3900 plus they have to pay the plumber and get replacement flooring. They ran 13 fans plus two large dehumidifiers from Tuesday evening until Saturday morning. The major reason was to dry any moisture that may have seeped into the walls.
We are glad that my dad was kept safe during all this and also glad for house insurance during something like this. Many in Fort Wayne have even worse problems than my parents do. We are keeping the people of Fort Wayne in our prayers as they have much clean up to do now.
My dad still has to contact the company to order new flooring and then he plans to finally go pick up my mom in SC. My mom is glad she wasn't there during the power outage nor during the clean up! They won't be back to "normal" until after the new flooring. That won't be until after the new year and it may take a long time with others having the same problem in Fort Wayne.
A gas-fired boiler heats water that an electric pump pushes through pipes in their baseboard heaters. If any water boils off or leaks somewhere in the system, more water is introduced from the main water line into the house. A valve on the inlet line automatically opens to keep the pressure up. The valve is called an auto-fill valve. That valve is in the outdoor utility closet where the water heater and boiler are. The flame under the boiler keeps the closet warm.
When the power went out a week ago Friday, the pump stopped. When the pump stopped, a safety system shut down the boiler. With no heat in the closet, the auto-fill valve froze early Tuesday morning. The pipes to the baseboard heaters go through the cement slab under the house. Water flowed over all the flooring (laminate and simulated wood) on the first floor of the house. Some water went onto carpets in the living and dining rooms. Some went under the door into the garage.
While the power was out, my dad kept the inside of the house above 50 degrees and had water flowing, but none of that helped the valve in the outside utility closet.
After he soaked up what water he could, he got a company called ProTech to come to his house in less than 3 hours. ProTech was glad to do the clean up work with power. My parents have to pay the deductible, but ProTech's bill was $3900 plus they have to pay the plumber and get replacement flooring. They ran 13 fans plus two large dehumidifiers from Tuesday evening until Saturday morning. The major reason was to dry any moisture that may have seeped into the walls.
We are glad that my dad was kept safe during all this and also glad for house insurance during something like this. Many in Fort Wayne have even worse problems than my parents do. We are keeping the people of Fort Wayne in our prayers as they have much clean up to do now.
My dad still has to contact the company to order new flooring and then he plans to finally go pick up my mom in SC. My mom is glad she wasn't there during the power outage nor during the clean up! They won't be back to "normal" until after the new flooring. That won't be until after the new year and it may take a long time with others having the same problem in Fort Wayne.
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