Baby pix

Here is my grand-nephew Joshua Robert. Isn't he sweet!!

Till next time,

Suzi

Joshua Robert is here!

I am now a proud great-aunt! Joshua Robert was born to my sister's son and daughter-in-law this morning!He is 8 pounds, 4 oz and adorable--I have a cell phone picture that I'll try to figure out how to post.

Till next time,


Suzi

A new baby on the way!

My sister is about to be a grandma! She arrived yesterday at her son and daughter-in-law's home. They found out today that the baby is breech, so a c-section is scheduled for tomorrow. Please pray for everyone.

Thanks!

Till next time,

Suzi

This was the perfect end to Administrative Professionals Week

Here is a photo of me on Friday (yesterday, April 25). The great faculty I work with gave me candy, a pretty plant and a "Super Chick" note pad. Harley (aka Dr. Schreck) rode on his bike through the cold rain to bring this to me on Friday.

I am blessed to work with such great fellows.

Till next time,


Suzi

Snow

It's snowing. On April 26. Ay caramba.

But, we don't have it too bad. It's barely sticking to the green grass, and not at all on the roads. Up north, they have several inches of snow.

And, my sister just called. She is about to be a grandma (hurray!), so she's going to come my way tonight and crash before heading on to greet her new grandson who is laboring to get out of his mom (actually Kristi is the one doing the hard work, I'm thinkin'.)

It's also my two-year anniversary of losing my last job. A lot has happened in that time. One of my bosses at Bethel has asked if I'd be available to work more hours this summer. This would be an answer to prayer, as I'm slated to cut back to 25 hours a week mid-June to mid-August, and I'd prefer to work full-time throughout the summer.

Tim has said it looks like it will be a busy summer. We're so grateful for that. Hopefully cash flow will be better, too. Everyone around here is strapped, it seems.

Christina arrived home from Washington, DC last night. She had a wonderful time. Seems she was very impressed by a young man (20-ish) giving them a tour at the Pentagon. A man in uniform will do that to you! Myself, I prefer a man in white painters pants and a t-shirt. Now that's a uniform I can relate to!

Please pray for a few things. My sister and her husband as they prepare to move and welcome their first grandson all at the same time, and for my nephew and his wife as they welcome their first born, so soon after Kristi's mother's death and major surgery for her father (that went well).

Also, one of our seminary students at Bethel lost his little girl (age 22 months) this past week to a fall out a window. They have a one-year-old as well who has had infections in his brain, and they are expecting their third child next month, and are planning a move very soon. Their one-year-old is doing better, but I know they need many prayers for all they are facing.

One week from today one of my co-workers is getting married. I remember that one week before Tim and I got married (25 years ago on May 7) there was a snow storm of 2-3 inches. My Pinto got stuck on my way to work.

Summer is bound to come, though, and I don't think we'll see snow in June. Right?

Till next time,


Suzi

She's off!

The house is quiet.

Our daughter is in Washington, D.C. with the senior and junior class from school.

I watched her plane fly across the country on the NWA website. It inched across Michigan, West Virgina, and landed at Reagan.

She called tonight and talked to Tim (I was still at work). She said she was sick during take-off and landing, but that the flight was okay. She said it was raining and that the hotel wasn't that great (cockroach friendly). Tomorrow they move to a (hopefully) better place for the rest of their stay.

This is the first time she's flown since she arrived with my Mom from Romania. I hope she has a great week.

We are going to enjoy the break, but we miss her, too.

Tonight Raven is freaking out, not because Christina is gone, but because we're having our first spring storm. The lightning and thunder freak him out, and he's huddling very close and breathing heavily.

Ah, spring--you take the good with the bad. Yesterday Tim and I went out on his scooter. Fun! I'm not riding mine, though, till the streets are swept clean. I ride only on days when no rain or wind are forecast. So it may be a while...

Till next time,


Suzi

It's cold again

Winter can't figure out it's supposed to be in the southern hemisphere by now. Or at least leaving the north. (I suppose it's only fall in the down-under land). When I walked Raven this morning there was a cold wind blowing, and now there are snow flurries along with the wind.

I heard that it might get up to 70 degrees on Tuesday. I hope they're right!

It's been a busy, tough week. Stresses of different kinds going on, but tax season will be over soon and that will be one stress relieved!

My sister and her husband have sold their home in the northwoods of Wisconsin and are moving to be close to my parents in eastern Tennessee. It's tempting to pack up and join them, especially with the winter we've had. But, we shouldn't complain too much, because we haven't had the snow like other folks have.

Our office at work is flooding. The registrar's office--with important paperwork. But it's not too bad--any paper and boxes have been moved to higher counters or shelves, and the re-frozen ground should hold off any more water seepage for awhile. This happened last year, too, after a quick melt of lotsa snow.

Ay caramba. But, if I didn't have anything to complain about, what would I blog about?

Till next time,

Suzi

Warmin' up

I just looked at the thermometer and I think we've reached 60 degrees today! A far cry from the 7 inches of snow we got on Monday. I'm lovin' it!

Christina is getting better--she still has some back aches and is still on pain meds and medication to clear up the kidney infection. She'll be leaving in two or three weeks with her class for a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. It will be pretty quiet around here! Maybe we'll have to take a trip away!

Mark got his moped fixed and took it out today. He's playing frisbee golf. Christina's at a bbq. My plans, update some computer files, get the house in shape, catch up on laundry and mail piling up...hmm,. maybe I'll have to change that to include more outdoor activities--raking leftover dead leaves..picking up garbage that seems to float into our yard after the garbage truck comes by on Fridays, walking the dog...

We'll see........

Till next time,


Suzi

Midnight visit to ER...

Christina and I took a midnight visit to ER, and I don't mean Eagle River! She was complaining and crying with back pain and a fever, so I decided this was unusual enough to warrant a visit to the doctor. At midnight even Urgent Care is closed, so off to the hospital we went.

We got in right away, thankfully, and it turns out she has a kidney infection. We got pain meds and antibiotics dispensed from this machine (a computer with a touch town screen--it charges our insurance when we enter the number we're given and then tells us the copay). I had some cash, so I put that in the machine and then the robot thingy or whatever it is in there put the meds in vials, labeled them, and out they popped! Incredible.

I stopped at the store to get some cranberry juice for her, getting to bed around 2. Thankfully I don't have to be in to work today till 10.

I'm glad it wasn't something more serious, and that today is my short day. I think I'll be in bed early tonight!

Till next time,


Suzi