Another year gone

The years do seem to be going quicker! That's a very good thing as far as I am concerned! :) Tomorrow marks year four so I'm kind of looking forward to that day being over! Then maybe I can get back on an even keel emotionally!

We had a wonderful family get together this evening. Scarlet was tired but not too bad. She's cutting a lot of teeth at once so that doesn't help!!! Right now her sugars are pretty weird. The last couple of days she really hasn't needed any insulin. However her sugars got to 130 this evening, so that little lull may be over. They actually stayed under 100 the last couple of days without insulin!! Or maybe this is a sign that the diabetes may eventually resolve itself for a few years? She does have the type of neonatal that could do that. Tegan is being a normal 2 year old. Contradictory and stubborn at times and cute and funny at other times. :)  She doing real well drawing too! She can now draw a rectangle quite well. Christina made a very yummy blueberry/lemon gluten free cake.

Panic attack adverted (temporarily)!! Whew!

So a question for tech savvy people out there! How in the world does a .pst outlook file (a VERY important Outlook file, like in that's where all your information is for an email address), move from one point to another point in the computer??? I left Saturday with it working just fine and came back today with it saying that it couldn't find my email addresses and thus couldn't open! Mind you I'm quite proud of myself  ;) because I did find the files and got them back to their original points with nothing lost but that just seems really weird to me!!! I really didn't need that since it's turning out to be a really tough week emotionally!! Talk about your stomach dropping to your toes!!

Although after talking with my computer guy it could be a sign of my hard drive becoming corrupted. :(  So i guess after 4 years there may be a new computer in my future. Let's hope this one holds on a little bit longer!!!!

Add-on!

So it's somewhat possible Erika may have accidentally done it. Somehow she managed to start transferring files and hit cancel as quick as she could. I say somewhat possible because it really doesn't sound like she was where those files were but I also know it's entirely possible that to end up in a different area and then go back, especially when the lag time with remote access between computers is happening! We'll see what happens but I now have those outlook files backed up online! I found out in the process that I didn't have those set to back up, probably because I was clueless that they needed backed up! :)  I'm learning!

And so it starts

I believe that there's been a lot of progress this last year! With Dave's disappearance anniversary being a week from Saturday, I'm just now starting to feel that sub conscience anxiety kick in. I think it was a couple of weeks before Christmas last year and close to a month the year before that. I've always found it amazing how that happens. I think of him quite a lot really but never have issues until an 'anniversary' is around the corner. It's really quite interesting how the mind works!  The good news is is that right now I'm really busy so that should help! Although that money gets to disappear right out the door in taxes. :(  I'm very, very thankful that I have a Father that does supply what I need. I have been finding myself fretting much too often recently, wondering how it's all going to work out. But in the end it DOES work! I love what we heard recently. Look past the problems of today and to the hope of eternity. The devil loves to distract us with today's problems!

Good mile stone!

For the first time ever I tore apart under the sink to unclog it and put it back together with no leaks afterwards (first time even)! :) Still a lot of stuff I need help with but I'm now good with that one!

Christina had 3 wisdom teeth pulled today so she's recuperating! Note to other's: If you are getting your dental insurance on your own and have a kid that might need impacted wisdom teeth pulled- Check and see if it's covered!!! Grrr... To hurry along the feeling coming back she's using a warm cloth for a couple of minutes a cold cloth for 30 seconds or so. It seems to be helping quite a bit. I can understand her better now! :)

Every body is recovering from strep. I think Christina may have had a really mild case because we fought so hard. I managed to avoid it completely but I suspect it was a close call! Erika's whole family got it. As did Grandma Bobbie!

Now may the big things be done for the year!!! Pretty please? :)

Comment from Teagan

Kids can make such interesting comments! She asked who was with me in a picture yesterday. I said that was her grandpa but we didn't know where he was at. She very matter of factly said that 'he's hiding'. And she's right. So she knows she has another grandpa but that we don't know where he's at.

On another note, Unfortunately the only one that doesn't have strep in that household at the moment is Blake. And since all three with strep were here yesterday, I'm really hoping we don't get it!!! Bio Vegetarian pills (awesome stuff to fight viurses, Pure Formula's is the best place), lots of lemon and honey and my Reliv capsules (soy based but awesome stuff too! Let me know if anyone is interested!). I think that's enough stuff to fight a very contagious virus! I hope it is anyway!!! :)

Breath.....

So carpets look awesome!!! Deb Moran at Prowash Plus 503-475-9983 does an absolutely wonderful job cleaning. However it'd be nice if these big things stopped happening! Now my business e-mail is locked up. Not good when there's payroll involved!! I believe someone has hacked me and is sending emails from somewhere. The email people seem to think I have a Trojan and that emails are coming from my computer but I come up clean with my anti-virus (which is a good one). So we'll see what tomorrow brings! 

Two positives today- awesome carpets and another job done! :)

Scarlet loves her mama! 

Cleaning Success!!!

Paring down what's in the house is definitely getting there!! It only took us an hour to clear the house for carpet cleaning. All rooms except the spare room are being cleaned and all fit in the spare room with room to spare! Pretty much all from the dining room and living room fit in the kitchen (at least that's the plan!) We'll see what we can do with two recliners and an end table plus the dining table. I might be a little too optimistic on that one! :-)  A client and I have a barter system worked out. She cleans my carpets once a year and it covers about a year of me doing her payroll. Works well for both of us!

I've been so thankful for the spirit of the day today! Meeting, lunch with wonderful friends, meeting. It's just given me such a thankfulness for all that has been done for me. I love the peace that comes. The assurance that all will be all right. Even in the midst of chaos inner peace can be found if I'm willing to go and seek my Father out. It was a much needed Sunday after this last week!

I'm anxious to see what this next year brings. Will my business even out and I'll be in a good spot or will there be more change? I'm also anxious to see what this next year or two will bring for Christina! Will she be preparing to pack her bags?

Let's see how much work I can get done this week and let's hope that the power stays on! The east wind is back today. :(  I really have a feeling this is going to be a very windy winter!!!

Busy time.... Hardest time....

Why is it that the busiest time of year has to be the hardest time of year???!! I know that we'll get through it just fine and maybe being really busy is a good thing! However it's frustrating none the less! :) So much has been going on in addition to it being anniversary time of Dave's disappearance.

We went to a funeral today that really made me think of Dave and how much that he's missing. Keary V's  (his dad died) family did a video with a collection of pictures and did the music that was about dad and then about grandpa. About him always being there. It just really hit me how much the girls are missing. (All four of them!) Dad's hold a very important part in a kids life no matter how old they are!

I've gotten to watch the girls a couple of times. It's been fun even though Teagan's been sick. Watching her get out of the baby stage and into the toddler stage has been fun to watch. It's amazing how quickly her vocabulary is growing!  She'll be 3 in April! The down side has been the work that I haven't been able to get done! You'd think that I could do it in the evening but that doesn't work so well when the electricity goes out and is out for most the evening! Two time this week alone!!! (It's been a tad windy this week!) Luckily the wind has pretty much died down but I'm now thinking a battery back up or some such thing might not be a bad idea! My poor computer is finding it harder and harder to boot up properly when it gets shut off that way, and since it's happened three times this fall it's getting really, really old! QuickBooks REALLY doesn't like it when the computers shut down with it open. :(  Or maybe the poor computer is just getting old. This is the longest I've ever had a computer last. (It's almost 4 years old). Add to that Christina needing oral surgery. UHG!!

So with all of that said, (I'm feeling somewhat whinny :) ), I need to remember that my Father is there to help. I just need to be willing to ask! Help to deal with the up's and down's of life. It's been real to me just how quickly and easy it is to slip into a poor me attitude when life dumps on you. It's a struggle to not let it overwhelm!

Whine session over! :)

Yep, she's pretty much a pro

Mia's in kitty heaven! :)