Heather's Life

Seeing His Face

2011-10-20T21:24:00.004-04:00

This is something that I read in my devotions last night that I enjoyed.

"When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring." Proverbs 16:15

"Perhaps we don't enter the courts of kings as they did in the ancient world. Maybe we don't understand the implications of a king's expression when he sees us. But the king's acceptance once meant the difference between blessing and misery. When his face lit up, his servants could rest easy. To their great relief, his good mood would result in the glory of his favor. It would bring joy to the heart.

So how is this relevant to us? Aren't we rarely privileged to enter the halls of national authority or the courts of sovereigns? No, the privilege has been granted to us. We are to come into the throne room of the Most High God - the ultimate authority in all of existence - and voice our concerns. We are allowed to serve in His fields. We are allowed to consult with the wisdom of eternity for our daily endeavors. And we are blessed to become partakers of His glory. He shares His kingdom with us! There is no greater joy.

But what do we see on His face? Is it brightened by our presence? Many are afraid not. Many see a rightfully angry God on the throne when they pray. Many feel the holy disappointment of our pure and perfect Father. Many believe that God could never love them as He loves a treasured child. Until we believe otherwise, we will not know His favor. Knowing His delight is contingent on our being absolutely convinced of His good will toward men. His favor falls on us when we know from whom it falls.

When God sees you, does He see Jesus? If you believe in the Savior, God will consider His life a substitute for yours. And as you serve the Savior, God will fill your life with His Spirit. Your life and the life of Jesus will become so intertwined, so connected, that in heaven there can be no distinction beween the two. As a husband and wife are 'one flesh,' the Savior and His bride are 'one Spirit.' The two have become one, and that One is a delight to His King. Accept the King;s delight with gratitude."

Long Overdo Update

2011-09-20T22:33:00.002-04:00

Sorry it has been so long since my last update! I have been having problems with blogger. I have continued to have great success, losing 15 more pounds since my last post, bringing me to a total of 25 pounds lost! Since I started working at Tolman's getting my exercise in has been difficult. I am going to try getting up early in the morning and getting some time in walking on the treadmill and maybe a little strength workout in as well. I am not necessarily a morning person so this has proven difficult to get started on!

Not working in the kitchen has been very helpful, though. Not having that temptation around makes it much easier for me to say no when the temptation does arise. I also find that I can eat small portions of things that aren't necessarily healthy foods and not need to eat even eat what is considered one portion size.

I went out shopping tonight and was able to buy a couple shirts that are mediums! I think middle/high school was the last time I was in a size medium! Thanks for the support! I couldn't have gotten this far without knowing that you are all out there supporting me!

Weigh in!

2011-07-19T21:07:00.002-04:00

Alright, it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted. I have had continuing success since my last post. Last week I lost 2 pounds and this week I also lost 2 pounds. I am now down 10 pounds since I started. I am now really starting to notice it in my clothes. I can fit into clothes that I haven't been able to wear for a while. It is really motivating!

I have also downloaded a new app on my phone that teaches you to do either 50, 150, 200 or 250 sit-ups. I do it every other day and since I haven't been able to exercise since I started this, it is a small thing that helps me. I am working toward doing 150 sit-ups and am currently at 31. It is still difficult, but it is getting easier!

Weigh Day!

2011-07-04T16:01:00.003-04:00

Well, another week has come and gone and that means that it is time for another weigh in today! It was a relatively good week this week. I have been having some issues with my blood sugars lately. My pump is set up to give me a lot more insulin than I need at this point since I am eating a lot less carbs. This causes a lot of issues with my blood sugar going low and that means that I have to eat unnecessary carbs and calories. I am hoping that this gets better!

So, with all this in mind I was a little worried going into this weeks weigh in. I was just hoping that the scale would at least show a loss since I am eating much healthier than I used to. I was thrilled when I stepped on and saw a 3 pound loss this week! I was very surprised and happy. I am not sure that I could do the 17 Day Diet for the rest of my life; I think it is too strict to do forever, but it definitely provides a great spring-board to jump start any weight loss!

Weigh Day

2011-06-28T11:12:00.002-04:00

It has been a while since I posted! I have started a new "diet", the 17 Day diet. You have 3 different cycles, each 17 days long. It has you cut out most of the carbs in your diet so any carbs you get are from fruits. As you proceed through the 3 cycle they add different foods back into your diet. So far it has been going very well. I had a hard time at first not being able to drink pop. Another thing I am struggling with is all the sweets at work. It is hard seeing other people eating the breads and bars that I make and not being able to touch them.

However, yesterday one week had gone by and that means it was time to weigh in and see how it was working. I was thrilled to see and 3 pound weight loss! I guess that means that this is actually working! I have had to change a few things, what with me being diabetic and all, but I try to follow it as closely as possible, minus the exercise as that would mess up my blood sugar.

If you scroll to the bottom of my blog you will see a new ticker that I just added to track my weight loss. Here's to another great week!

Another week....

2011-05-05T14:47:00.002-04:00

Food is a struggle for me. I work in a kitchen and there is always something great around to eat. In the moment I know that it isn't going to be worth it but it just looks so good that I have to try some. It never tastes as good as it looks and it never is worth it, but I continue to eat it anyway. Because of this it makes it harder to say no to the unhealthy foods when I am at home. I think that if I could get a different job that didn't involve working in a kitchen around unhealthy food all day I would be able to say no the the temptations easier and quicker.

I went for a hike with my cousin last week at a park nearby. We had a ton of fun and it made getting some exercise in easier. We decided that we would have to go back again. We went later at night which didn't give us as much time as we wanted as it was getting dark by the time we decided to turn around and head back to the car. I also went for a run outside yesterday. It was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. I did 1.3 miles and ran most of the way. I find it easier to push myself farther on the treadmill than outside. The only problem is that my treadmill is old and the features don't work anymore, so I have no idea how far I have run. I guess I just have to try and push myself more outside!

Weigh Day

2011-04-26T22:47:00.002-04:00

Another week of pushing myself a little bit more on the treadmill and another week of no change on the scale. I did buy a new scale (like you told me Melissa) and we will see what it shows next week.

I have started watching tv shows on Hulu while I am running and I have found that it makes the time go by quicker. Tonight I watched a half hour episode of House Hunters and it was about 20 minutes long. I ran the whole time so this was the longest I have run at one time. I was really tired when I finished and my legs wanted to die, but it was a great feeling. More and more I find that I look forward to the time when I get to run and not dreading it like I did when I started!

Frustrated!

2011-04-19T10:20:00.002-04:00

I don't know what to do anymore. I have really pushed myself last week on the treadmill and I was expecting a decent number when I weighed in this morning, I mean I would have even been happy with one pound. Instead I gained one pound. I cannot seem to get past this spot. I gain one and then loose that same one pound over and over again, no matter what I do. It is very discouraging.

On another note, the running is going well. I am able to run for 10 minutes straight on the treadmill before I have to stop. We will see when it gets warmer out how that translates outside!

Happy!

2011-04-13T21:36:00.003-04:00

Weigh day was yesterday. I am never sure what to expect so I try not to have any expectations prior to weighing in. This week I was happy to see that I went down a pound. One pound doesn't seem like much but at least I am going down and not up!

I am really proud of myself tonight. I pushed myself harder than I ever have when excercising. Usually when it gets hard I give in to my aching muscles and quite. Monday I planned on doing my 30 minutes on the treadmill with 5 minutes walking and 5 minutes jogging. In reality I only did 15 minutes total. I did the first 5 minutes jogging and it was okay. I was feeling very optimistic when I got done with them. However, by the time the second 5 minutes jogging came around I was thinking, "There is no way I am going to finish this 5 minutes, let along do another 5 minutes to finish my 30!" and so I gave in and stopped after 15 minutes as well as taking a short break during my last 5 minutes of jogging.

Tonight I decided I was going to try it again. I made it through the first 5 and decided that I needed to slow down the pace for the second and third 5 minutes. I was really happy when I realized that I am strong enough to make it through the second 5 minutes and decided that I could do it. So, half an hour later, dead calves and all, I am really happy to say that I did it!

Now I just need to get my food figured out. I tend to get stuck in a rut and get sick of eating the same "healthy foods" over and over again. You can only eat chicken so much and Lean Cuisines do get old after awhile. Any suggestions? I could really use some new ideas.

Getting back on the wagon!

2011-04-05T22:40:00.003-04:00

I have been a bit slackish the past couple of days. I had a rest day on Friday, and was supposed to do 30 minute walk/jog on both Saturday and Sunday, but I didn't. I, of course, felt bad afterward and have resolved to get bad on the wagon! I got back at it today and did my 30 minutes - 5 minutes walking and 1 minute jogging. I thought that the 1 minute of jogging would be worse than it was. I had to push myself a little but it was worth it in the end!

I also had a weigh in today. I had a feeling that I wasn't going to do as well this week since I had missed a couple of workouts and I was right. I ended up gaining one pound. Next week will be better, though!

Training: Day Two

2011-03-30T21:31:00.003-04:00

Another 30 minute walk done. I remembered to grab my ipod this time and the time went a lot quicker than yesterday! Not too much to report tonight. Tomorrow should be interesting. I have to do another 30 minute walk but this time I have to walk for 5 minutes and then jog for 30 seconds. We will see how that goes! I don't think it will be too bad; I can jog for 30 seconds.

I have let temptation get to me a little bit with my eating, though. It can be really difficult to eat healthy when you work in a kitchen. There is always something good around to eat and I sometimes find it hard to say no. Take this morning for example, we had scrambled eggs, bacon and coffee cake for breakfast. I have no problem saying no to bacon and eggs, but I love coffee cake, so I gave in and had a piece. Looking back it wasn't worth it, but it tasted really good at the time. Tomorrow is a new day!

Zero

2011-03-29T21:50:00.005-04:00

Well, another weigh in has come and gone and this time I lost nothing, although I didn't gain anything either. I wasn't surprised, though. I just had a feeling that I hadn't done as well this week. But we will move on and see what this week brings! On another note I started my new beginners running training today. Actually it started yesterday but they gave me a rest day yesterday so I did a little strength workout instead. Today, my first actual day of training, was walking for 30 minutes. As I walked from my room to the back room where we keep the treadmill I realized that I didn't have my ipod. I also realized, however, that although my ipod was only a few steps away in my room, my headphones where upstairs on the couch. My laziness prevailed and I decided to walk without any music. It wasn't as bad as I thought. I was prepared for the 30 minutes to tick by really slowly but it went by rather quickly. By the time the 30 minutes was up my feet were like lead weights. I am certain that by next week at this time they will be stronger and it will not be as difficult!

Weigh Day

2011-03-24T09:21:00.004-04:00

Two weeks have come and gone. My vacation was great; we had a wonderful time! We got to see dolphins from our balcony, alligators, crocodiles, and lots of turtles. Here are a few pictures:

So, we had a great time; we walked a lot, and we laughed a lot.

I was planning on starting a running plan for beginnners on Monday after I returned, but then I got a cold just before we left Myrtle Beach and that turned into a sinus infection. I have not felt well enough to get back o the treadmill yet, but hopefully by Monday I will be able to start the running plan.

However, I did weigh in on Tuesday. I was a little surprised to find that even though I wasn't eating the healthiest food, all the walking paid off and I still managed to loose one pound. Hopefully now that I am on some antibiotics for the sinus infection I will start feeling better and can get back to the treadmill on Monday!

Weigh in day

2011-03-08T18:56:00.003-05:00

Well, today is weigh in day for me. I wasn't too sure how I would do since I have been having a hard time being able to get on the treadmill with my blood sugars acting up. I was pleasantly surprised when I stepped on the scale and I was down 1 pound. It doesn't sound like much, but it is better than nothing.

I will not be able to weigh in next week since I will be on vacation, so it will be two weeks before my next weigh in. Hopefully I will show a good loss then! Even though I will be on vacation I will still get my walking in at least. We will be walking around a lot everyday we are there, so that will help. We are leaving on Friday afternoon and will be gone for a week. I will be taking my laptop along but will not be posting while I am there. Hope you all have a great week and I will see you when I return next Saturday!

Frustrated!

2011-03-03T21:59:00.002-05:00

I haven't been able to run the past few days because my blood sugar hasn't been high enough. It is frustrating to want to be on the treadmill but not be able to because my diabetes will not allow it. Even on days that I am able to run I can run into the problem of having my blood sugar go low before I go to bed. Then I end up having to eat something even though I am not hungry at all. I feel like it is hampering my weight loss efforts.

Tonight, though, I was able to get on the treadmill. I decided, though, that I was pushing myself too hard and decided to slow things down a little bit and start out at a pace that is more comfortable for me and work my way up to a running speed. I was still at a fast walk and walked for about 40 minutes.

I am hoping that the longer I walk or run my blood sugar will get used to it and I will not need to have to have it be higher in order to work out and that it will not drop so much when I exercise.

Running

2011-03-01T18:23:00.002-05:00

I was introduced to Ben's blog by my mom and have read it through from the beginning. I was really inspired by him to get my act together and start exercising and eating healthier. I started running on the treadmill; Saturday I "ran", it was probably more of a slow jog, for 45 minutes, and I did 50 minutes on Sunday. I gave my legs a day of rest yesterday since my calves and ankles were really sore. Today I decided I wanted to know how fast I could run a mile in. I get all bundled up and went outside. I finished one mile in 15:34, which is a pace of 15.5 minutes/mile; about what I expected. I did have to stop and walk for a while, but for my first mile run I wasn't too disappointed.

I am hoping to loose about 50 pounds and to decrease my running pace time. I am looking to you guys to keep my accountable! I cannot guarantee that I will post as much as Ben, but I will try to post at least once a day. Go and check out his blog. Head back to the beginning and read through it; it takes a few days but it well worth it!

Surprise Visitor

2010-09-27T16:37:00.003-04:00

Wednesday September 15 I went to the Airport with my two aunts, Karla and Diane, my Grandparents, and my cousins wife, Brenda, and their two kids, Tierney and JP, to welcome home my Cousin Alecia and her parents and her fiance Ovi. We had to wait awhile as their flight was delayed, so I held JP and kept him entertained while we waited.

Afterwards I had dinner with Karla, Diane, Curt, Brenda, Tierney and JP. Once again I was holding JP as it was getting late and he was getting tired. As we got ready to leave I told Curt and Brenda that I was going to kidnap JP; so I did!

Imagine my parents surprise when I showed up back at home with him! I did have to run over to a certain person's house and retrieve the stolen toys so he had something to play with! He is such a good baby, though. He is all smiles and happiness!

He did decide, though, at 1:30 in the morning to wake up and not go back to sleep for an hour and a half! After being assured by his mom that he sleeps through the night you can imagine my surprise at this turn of events! Once we got back to sleep, though, he sleep the rest of the night and didn't wake up until 8 and even took a few short naps with me throughout the morning. I really enjoyed having him spend the night with me, even though it made me realize how tiring it is to be a mom!

Onetimeblind

2009-04-05T11:08:00.006-04:00

I found this drama group online and thought they are great! They go around to churches and conferences and put on small skits like this one. They are a group of four people, 2 guys and 2 girls, and call themselves Onetimebind. Enjoy!

Two Years in a Row!!

2009-02-13T15:12:00.005-05:00

Andy, my brother, has been away on my birthday for two years in a row. Last year he sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers since he was in Virginia, see here for that post.

Well....he has done it again!! He had flowers delivered to me at work for my birthday!

I may be biased, but I think I have the best brother ever!! Thank you so much Andy! I love the flowers!

My wreath

2008-12-03T20:36:00.002-05:00

Today was wreath-making night at Karla and Diane's house. I had a great time and finished my wreath quite quickly. This is the finished product. What do you think? I think it turned out quite good (with a little help from Karla for the bow)!

How can she even breathe under there?

2008-11-12T19:45:00.004-05:00

Cleo loves to cuddle in the winter. She likes to steal all your warmth (although she does give it back in return). I threw this blanket on top of her and while most cats would probably try to escape Cleo was more than happy to burrow in and sleep.

The lump you see...that would be her.

Next semester

2008-10-13T10:23:00.002-04:00

Well...wow, it has been a long time! Sorry about that!

I just signed up for classes this morning and I am not too sure about the results. I got all the classes that I wanted, however....the schedule that I now have is not the best, at all. I have mostly afternoon/night classes with one morning class. My weekly schedule for next semester is as follows:

Monday: 5:45-9pm Computerized Accounting 2
Tuesday: 3:15-4:45 Tax Accounting
Tuesday: 5:45-9 pm Cost Accounting
Wednesday:5:45-9pm Computerized Accounting 2
Thursday: 3:15-4:45 Tax Accounting
Thursday: 5:45-9pm Cost Accounting
Friday: no school
Saturday: 7:45-12 Computerized Accounting

So, you can see my delema - when do I work? Hopefully my wonderful boss Karla can work with me to figure something out.

On a happy note, this will be my last semester of school! Thank goodness! I am SO ready to be done with school.

A Hoodie for Cleo

2008-08-12T13:48:00.006-04:00

I decided that since the post on my mom's blog about the horrors my cat goes through received the comments that it did I should purchase something new and exciting for my cat. Yes...I do agree that the pink and white polka-dot dress wasn't the best but it was all I could find at the time!
So, here you go, a new outfit for her. I like it and think it suits her (although she would like it better if there was some pink in it, however she does like the fact that she is supporting Andy!). What do you think? Is it better than the dress? (Yes this is a hoodie for a small dog, but I saw it in an Avon catalog and couldn't pass it up!!)

What a surprise!

2008-07-16T13:16:00.004-04:00

I have two breaks at work when I am working in the morning, one at 10 and one a 1. This last Friday I went on break at 1 and the cook and I headed outside because it was a beautiful day. As usual the half hour break went quickly and we were headed back up to the building to finish our shift.

Imagine my surprise when my boss, and aunt, Karla comes running out to us saying, "Oh good you are coming in. I was just coming out to get you. Someone just delivered flowers to you Heather!"

So....wondering who is sending me flowers when it is not my birthday or really any important day we all headed to the kitchen.

This beautiful vase of flowers was sent to me by my sister, Laura, just because we hadn't talked in a while! Isn't that sweet?

The Circle

2008-07-05T12:02:00.004-04:00

I just finished reading this series by Ted Dekker and highly recommend them to everyone. They pull you in right away and leave you wanting more. Once you start you just cant stop! They are suspenseful and have a little fantasy, but are great Christian books!

Fireworks!!

2008-07-05T11:51:00.003-04:00

My family doesn't usually go to the Fourth of July fireworks but this year I went with Mark and Cheri and their kids, Dave and Terri and their kids and my Uncle Duane. We laughed a lot and the fireworks were great! Thanks for letting me tag along guys!

International Gifts!

2008-06-01T15:28:00.006-04:00

My cousin Alecia just got back from studying in Spain. She brought back a lot of cool stuff and took a lot of pictures of the places that she traveled to. She brought back a few things for me as well. Wasn't that sweet?
This is a scarf from Spain. It is silk and is REALLY soft!
This is a key chain that she got in Paris. She knows that I love Paris and said that she had to get me something!
This is the other side of the key chain. This is the L'arc du Triomphe, or, Arc of Triomphe. Napoleon commissioned it to be built to honor the soldiers. at the center of the arc is the grave of the unknown soldier. It is built at the center of a roundabout so you have to walk under the street to get to it, but once you do you can go up to the top and see for quite a ways!
This is a bracelet that she got in Greece. It is handmade and very beautiful!
Thanks Alecia for all the gifts! I really appreciate it!

A twist on French Toast

2008-05-17T14:33:00.004-04:00

This is something that I came up with this morning...it is really good!!

All I did was make normal french toast. While they were cooking I cut up a couple apples into bite size pieces and added cinnamon, brown sugar, and butter to them. I cooked the apples until they were fork tender and had plenty of juice. When I dished it up I made sure to put plenty of the apple juice on the french toast. The cool whip on top is optional, but it does add a little something extra!
It took a little bit more time that just pouring a bowl of cereal, but it tastes a lot better!

House sitting

2008-04-06T10:30:00.009-04:00

I am staying with Melissa while she is house sitting while a family is away on vacation. They have two small dogs

Zorro

Maggie

This morning I was getting dressed for church and happened to look out the window in the bedroom that looks out over the (huge) backyard and this is what I saw coming out of the trees:

There were three deer in all. One of these two was young - he still had his spots!

What a way to start a Sunday morning!

You make my day

2008-03-06T09:40:00.005-05:00

Cheri gave me this wonderful award!

I just saw that Melissa also gave me this award; thanks Mel!

The rules of this award are to give it to 10 other people whose blogs give you happiness, inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know that you have given them this award via e-mail or by posting a comment on their blog. This way they can continue to pass this award along! You should know that you may get this award many times, but this just means that you are very, very loved! Just keep passing the award on "keep the love going!"

I am giving this award to:

I truly enjoy reading all of your blogs! Have a great day!

For all you tea drinkers out there!

2008-02-24T11:45:00.002-05:00

I found this great tea on the internet and loved it!

Vanilla Carmel Truffle Latte
This recipe makes two (small) servings

1 cup water
1 cup milk
2 cinnamon sticks
3 Lipton Pyramid Canilla Caramel Truffle Tea Bags(this depends on how strong you want it; I only use two bags)
2 tbsp. sugar

In a 1-quart saucepan, bring water, milk, and cinnamon just to a biol. Remove from heat and add the tea bags. Brew 3 minutes; remove tea bags and cinnamon sticks. Stir in sugar and serve immediately.

I LOVE this tea and it is quick and easy to prepare.

What is that?

2008-02-18T11:22:00.000-05:00

I walked into my room, one morning to see my robe, where I had thrown it after my shower, laying there harmlessly on my bed where I left it.

Then I looked closer and could see that it was moving, be it ever so slightly. I lifted up the edge of it and this is what I saw.....

Somehow a small opposum had gotten into my room (which wasn't hard since the door was open!), onto the bed and under my robe! I really don't know how she does it, but she has been known to do the same thing with a freshly made bed. She is one talented cat!

My Birthday

2008-02-17T20:51:00.009-05:00

I have the best brother and sister ever!!!!

I was sitting at home on my birthday, last Thursday, when I saw a truck pull in from the flower shop that my sister, Laura works at. I thought that the delivery person had just gotten confused and was delivering the flowers for my mom, from dad at home.

Imagine my surprise when I found out that the flowers were for me and not mom! Thank you so much Laura - they are beautiful!

Later that day I got to work. When I arrived my boss (and aunt) said that something had come for me before I got there. I immediately recognized it as an arrangement from Laura's flower shop. My mind was feverishly working to figure out who they could be from, but I was drawing a blank.

So I pulled the brown bag off (it was a covering on top of the flowers) and took the card off. I immediately started crying when I saw who had sent me this beatiful bouquet of flowers - my brother, Andy, who most of you know, is in Virginia with the Army. I was so surprised that he would have come up with this idea! It means so much to me that he was thinking about me so far in advance (he told mom and dad that he had been planing this for months!). Thank you so much Andy! They are beautiful!

New Hair style!!

2008-02-13T23:30:00.003-05:00

What do you think? I never would have ever thought that I could have hair this curly!! I am really happy with how it turned out, though.

Every morning after I get out of the shower my hair is always really curly, so I thought that I would just experiment a little bit and see what I could do with it. I got my hair cut into a few more layers so that the curls would hold better.

All I have to do is use some curl-holding mousse and scrunch up my hair a little bit and, wha-la! Curls!

Thank you!

2008-01-25T06:29:00.000-05:00

The other day at school
Melissa and I walked into the main building at school to find a place to waste some time before class started.

As I walked through the front doors I saw a Marine standing just inside in his dress uniform. I have always felt that it is our duty to thank the servicemen and women of our wonderful country but have always been too much of a chicken to do so. Ever since Andy joined the Army I have felt even more grateful for their service because I know how difficult it is.

So, noticing that he was by himself I walked up to him and said, "I just wanted to thank you for serving our country. My brother is in the Army so I know that it is really difficult to be away from your family and friends. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate what you do."

In return he said that he appreciated my comment and told me, while looking me directly in the eye, "You're Welcome." I think it was the most sincere "you're welcome" that I have ever gotten. I hope that my simple comment made a difference in his day and maybe made him feel a little more appreciated!

7 Wierd things

2008-01-24T09:12:00.000-05:00

Here is my 7 weird things:

7. I ALWAYS sing when in my car.

6. I love history and museums. My siblings hate them, but I take after my father and would much rather go there than shopping!

5. I work at a nursing home in the kitchen and I always end up talking to inanimate objects while I am working.

4. I prefer most anything vanilla over chocolate. I like chocolate candy bars, but prefer vanilla shakes, ice cream, or pudding.

3. I actually like to wash dishes!

2. I hate math but I am majoring in Accounting!

1. I can read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics!

There you go - my list of 7. Hope you enjoyed them! If you haven't done this already I tag you!

I'm Cold Too!!

2008-01-22T20:58:00.000-05:00

"My nose is even cold!"
"What are you looking at? I get cold too!"

My new coat

2008-01-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

2008-01-17T20:20:00.000-05:00

Alright - here you guys go - a new post! I am sorry that I am not as addicted as the rest of you are to blogging. Some days I don't even go on the computer!

I have gotten in one full week of school already! I have great profs this semester. They are all more than willing to continue to go over something if one person in the class doesn't understand. I am enjoying all of my classes so far - computer, accounting 2, and business math. I also love it that I get out of class at 4:00, so I can be home by 5:00 and actually be able to eat dinner with my parents!

I bought a new coat a couple weeks ago. I found it at Kohls - it was normally $160, but was on sale for $70! I really love it. It is a dark brown peacoat with a hood. I will post pictures of it this weekend, I promise!

Bumper Stickers

2007-12-17T10:24:00.000-05:00

These are like the two bumper stickers I have on my car. Usually nobody really says anything to me about them, however someone did today.
I had my economics exam this morning and stopped at Meijer for white melting chocolate. I was walking up to my car when the lady in the car next to me gets out and says hi. So far this was not unusual - quite often people say hi to each other even when they don't know the other person. So, I unlock my car and go to get in when she says,
"I just wanted to tell you that my Boss is a Jewish Carpenter too, and my daughter is in the army. When I saw your bumper stickers my heart just soared!"
I thought that it was so cool that she took the time to stop wait for me to get back to my car to tell me that. I think that she had already been in the store and was leaving when she saw my car and decided to wait for me. People don't usually do things like that anymore these days. It made my day just a little bit better!

Cleo and the Christmas Tree

2007-12-13T14:49:00.000-05:00

Mom took these pictures the other night when Cleo was being naughty. I know that is a surprising thought since Cleo is never naughty, but it did happen!
I just thought that she looked so cute under the tree!

Cleo's tube

2007-11-15T11:29:00.000-05:00

These pictures are a little old. We had bought this at Walgreens for Cleo thinking that she would love it because it krinkles like a plastic bag every time it is touched. However...when we put it on the floor for her she refused to go in it!
Finally, when I came home from work This is how I found her - sleeping in it with only her head sticking out! Sadly, that is the only time she has been in it. It is now in the basement because she will not go in it anymore!

I think this is one of my better pictures, don't you?

2007-11-13T11:27:00.000-05:00

This picture was taken just after I returned to my hospital room after my surgery. I was told that it might go on Mom's blog, but at that time I was still not fully awake and didn't really care what pictures she took or where they went!
It never did go one her blog, however I thought that you would all like to see the beautiful state that I was in after surgery! Oh, and don't ask about the towel on my head - I have no idea why it is there!

I am feeling a ton better today and am going to the doctor this afternoon. I will make sure to update tomorrow about what he has to say. I am also headed back to school on Wednesday. Hopefulling I can make it through the entire day - 7:45-5:30! I might be a little tired when I get home! It is great to be getting back into the swing of things again. Thank you all for your prayers, I really appreciate! I know that without them I would not have healed as quickly as I did.

Thanks mom!

2007-10-26T15:39:00.000-04:00

Thank you mom for giving me this award!

I am FINALLY declaring a major!!!

2007-10-22T20:10:00.000-04:00

Yes, you did read that correctly, I have finally decided on a major! I am going to major in Accounting. This may be surprising to some of you, however, I am taking an accounting class this semester and am really enjoying it. I will have two more years to go until I am finally done! By the time I graduate I will be a Super Senior! I am really relieved to have this done and not have to think about it anymore.

Our adventure!

2007-10-15T20:26:00.000-04:00

I was supposed to have a business computer class at 12:45 today, however, my prof. wasn't there today, so
Melissa and I both had until 3:15, when our next class started, with nothing to do, so, we decided to walk to the Amway, and then through it. We got there and, being unsure of whether we could just walk in, we stood outside for a minute until another women walked in, and decided that we would just go in. So, we walked through, noting the beauty, and I also mentioned that it reminded me of the Titanic!
After walking through we still had a good few hours before class so we decided to go visit my Aunt Diane over at Varnum. So, we walked from the Amway to Varnum, and got the nickel tour of the 17th floor and her office space. We talked for a little while with her, then decided it was time to head back. So....we walked all the way back to school.
Now, normally this would not be bad or that difficult, however, when you have a HUGE backpack on your back that you have to carry the entire way, you start to get tired very quickly! Even so, it still would not be that bad but we also have a fairly large hill just before you reach school, so by the time you reach it your legs feel like they are about to give in and buckle beneath you! We were so glad to be able to sit down at the student lounge!
I would have to say that we got our exercise in today!!!

I have been tagged!

2007-10-03T19:08:00.000-04:00

My mom has tagged me for a meme.

1)10 years ago: I was 11 years old, which would have put me in 5th or 6th grade, going to school, and not much else.

2)5 years ago: this would put me at 15. I would have been started drivers training, still going to school everyday, all day.

3)1 year ago: this would put me at 20 years old. I would be going to college on mondays and wednesdays, and working at the nursing home here in town. I also had just started on my insulin pump.

4)Yesterday: I went to school to try and take a test and I went to work

5)5 snacks I enjoy: Of course, chocolate, pringles (the cheesy kind), apples, triscuits, and cheese

6)5 things I would do if I suddenly had a million dollars: pay of my car, give some to church, take a vacation oversease, go visit Andy, and put some in savings.

7)5 locations I would like to run away to: Ireland (they have a GREAT accent!), Romania, Virginia, Massechutsets, and a lot of other places on the east coast!

8)5 bad habits I have: procrastination, poor eating habits, leaving all my stuff on the kitchen table, spending too much money on things that I don't really need, and not cleaning my room when I should.

9)5 things I like doing: reading, scrapbooking, listening to music, hanging out with friends, and watching movies.

10)5 t.v. shows I like: Dr. Who, Biggest Losser, CSI, The Office, and Dirty Jobs.

11)5 things I hate doing: cleaning Cleo's litter box, cleaning the toilet, going to school, waiting, and getting up at the crack of dawn.

12)5 biggest joys of the moment: talking to Andy on the phone, understanding that God is in control so I don't have to be, my family, knowing that God has my life all planned out, and Internet.

I am tagging anyone who hasn't yet done this!

Continuing drama!

2007-09-20T14:56:00.000-04:00

So, I was hoping that I wouldn't have more to blog about this Professor of mine, but alas, I do. I gave her that copy of Andy's letter and she said that it was great.
Finally, I thought. At last she is happy. So...I decided to venture farther and said that I was wondering about coming in on Thursday to take the test that I am missing. She said that she would have to check the sylabis to see what her rules were.

At this point I am wondering why she can't remember her own rules, but I let it go and sit down. After class I go back up to her and she checks on her rules and proceeds to tell me that I am going to have to take the test after I return from SC!!! Here is exactly what she says in the sylabis:

"Any student who misses an exam because of an unavoidable circumstance will be allowed to make up that exam, provided the student supplies writtten evidence of the unavoidable nature of the incident that caused him or her to miss the exam."

Can you believe that? This woman is insaine! She is a really good teacher, as long as you don't have to miss any test in her class or have to go see your brother whom you haven't seen in 3 months!!

Sorry!!!!

2007-09-16T14:31:00.001-04:00

I am so sorry that it has been so long since I posted last! I have not been on the computer for at least a week! I have been trying to get all my school work done so that we can leave o Saturday to go see Andy. I think that I have it mostly under control, but with classes like accounting and economics, I have a lot of work to do.

I have one professor, for accounting, who is a really great professor and she makes the class fun and the information easy to understand, but she has been a thorn in my side since the first day of class! I stayed after on the first day to tell her that I would be leaving on the 22nd to go see my brother graduate from boot camp, so I would be missing a week or so of class. She proceeded to tell me that it was fine, but she would need proof from me that we really are going to see him, that he really is in the army, and that he really does graduate on the 28th! I thought that she was joking! I thought, "Women! This is college, nnot middle school!" So....I brought in a bunch of stuff to show her that he really is in the army: a letter from him on the army stationary, a booklet that we got when he first enlisted, and a postcard that he sent to us with info on buying a dvd of boot camp and graduation.

I thought that she would be happy with this, but she wasn't. She told me that this was all wonderful stuff, but that she didn't want to read my personal mail so if I could kindly make a copy of the part where it says that we are going to see him with a date that we will be there, that would be great. So I made a copy of one of Andy's letters that says that graduation is officially on September 28. I sure hope that she is happy with that! None of my other professors made such a big stink over it!

So, that is what has been going on in my life lately!

Light's Out!!

2007-08-27T15:49:00.000-04:00

Thursday I had to work, and the girl I was working with, Laura, and I were getting a little worried with the impending storm and all. We made it through dinner and we got the dining room all cleaned up and I started washing my dishes. About 6:15 it all went downhill -

The electricity went out. Let me say that the kitchen gets REALLY, really dark without any lights on at all! The generator quickly turned on, however, there is only so much stuff you can put on a generator. We had lights and water, but no dishwasher, air conditioning, or dishwasher! This ment a long night of silence, the complete eiry silence, doing thousands of dishes by hand, sweating up a storm in a really hot kitchen!

I was glad that I was working with Laura because we are both willing to help each other, so I brought all my dishes over to the cook's side and we washed cups, plates, bowls, trays, big brown buckets all by hand. We were just glad that I had washed the silverware already before the power went out!

It was one of those long nights, made even longer by the heat! I was just glad to get home and take a shower!

Cleo's Life!

2007-08-21T14:54:00.000-04:00

This is her new favorite place to sleep! She gets herself wrapped up in the drapes as much as she can and then sleeps there for hours at a time. I think she likes it because it is soft and, if she is laying in just the right position, she can look out the front door at the same time! She is always finding new and exciting places to sleep! (it is her favorite past time, next to eating that is!)

Battle at Kruger

2007-08-11T15:21:00.000-04:00

Mom found this video and we both thought that it is very interesting!

"This nature video show that a TEAM over 3 or 5 bullys can win anytime. When ever your hurting or need help in anyway friends and church members who are willing can help the lost in a world of hate and sin." This was one of the comments made about this video, which we also thought was cool.

Stateris

2007-07-31T12:37:00.000-04:00

http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/

This is a game that I found on Jeremy's blog and thought that it was a lot of fun. It really tests your knowledge of the USA. It is not as easy as you think!!! Let me know how you do!

NO MORE MOO-MOO!

2007-07-25T11:07:00.000-04:00

Cleo is very happy, even though she may not realize it, she does not have to wear her moo-moo anymore! The vet called this morning and said that Cleo was very cooperative and they got the "specimin" that they needed, and she does have a urinary tract infection. I was given some pills for her to take and I took her home. She is very happy to be home, however, those of you that know her also know that she is now shunning me for leaving her at the vet. I also talked to the vet (after Mom called and left a message on my phone) about getting her on glucosamin to prevent anymore infections. She thought that this was a great idea, but wanted to have the pills taken first and then we will go back and get her on the glucosamin. We are all very happy with this news!

Little Richard

2007-07-09T16:46:00.001-04:00

The other day Andy and Dad were in the back hitting golf balls, and they ended up hitting some into the front yard. On their way to find the balls, they saw this cat in our yard. They got me from in the house (they knew that I would like to see him). As we took these pictures I was saying, "I don't like the thought of just leaving him out here, he is so little!" Those of you that know me will know that I was thinking that we needed another cat! After we took the pictures our neighbor (to the right) came out of her house and asked if we had her kitten. It was her cat and it turns out that she had named him Richard. We all decided that Dad's name for him was better: Ghost, because he had justed "ghosted in"!

We all thought of you Laura, since we know how much you want a gray fluffy kitten!

Poor Cleo!!

2007-07-05T11:03:00.000-04:00

We have just realized that Cleo has more problems than we thought. When we got back from vacation we noticed that a lot of the fur on her belly is gone. Mom and I researched this on the Internet and found out that it is from a phsycological disorder. The problem is that she is continually cleaning herself and the fur in that area disappears. We tryed to watch her all the time to stop her from cleaning, but it is just too hard to watch her every minute of the day, so...this is my idea.

Let me just tell you that she hates me right now! She refuses to walk because she is not used to the shirt. I had to put the shirt on backwards because when I put it on the right way it did not cover her belly. Then I had to pin it on the side because she kept walking on the end of it with her back feet and then she would just fall over. I feel bad for her, but I think this is the only way to get her to stop licking herself!

Friends Good Will

2007-06-30T13:55:00.000-04:00

We had a great time in South Haven. We were SO glad that we stayed to take go on the tall ship. Dad, Andy and I became part of the crew and were allowed to steer the ship. You would not believe how hard it is to steer a ship; with all that water from the lake pushing against you, you have to have big muscles to do it. Once you get the hang of it, though, it is fairly easy. This was the best part of our vacation. If you are ever in South Haven, take the time to go on this ship. It is well worth it!

Vacation!

2007-06-27T08:48:00.001-04:00

We are off for vacation! Mom and I will update our blogs when we get back and we will hopefully have a lot of pictures to show you! See you when we get back!

WOW

2007-06-25T20:02:00.001-04:00

On Sunday Melissa and I went to Worship on the Waterfront. I love going to the boardwalk and just walking around, but I also like to go to WOW on Sunday nights and enjoy the company of other Christians and the time to worship together. It makes you realize how good we have it in the US that we are able to worship our Lord out in public without fear of harm.

Jadon Lavik was the artist and we were really glad that we went. Some of his songs are played on JQ, like Changing Happy and What If. He has such a pure voice. You can tell that he really believes what he is singing.

After he left, we stayed for the musical fountain and were glad that we stayed and waited almost an hour to see it. We had both seen it before, but it is always so beautiful, that it is worth the wait.

We had left during the concert to get some ice cream and when we got back to our seats and got settled in again a woman came with her 4 year old son and sat down next to me. She then introduced herself and her son to me, and I thought, "This is odd; people don't usually introduce themselves when they sit next to someone." She then reached into her sons pocket and pulled out a pump, just like mine, color and all. She proceded to tell me that she had seen me walk by on our way back to our seats and she said the her son, "Look, that girl has a pump just like you!" Her son, who was adorable, told her that he wanted to go show me his pump, so they followed me to my seat and we talked for a little while. I was surprised at how well they handled it. He was only 2 when he was diagnosed, 3 when he got the pump, and he is only 4 now. They always keep it locked because he likes to hit the buttons sometimes. I thought that it was so cute that he was so excited to show me his pump. I do love to see other people with pumps. It is nice to talk to them and find out how they do things and just talk to them, as someone who understands exactly what I am going through.

My Car took a trip!

2007-06-18T14:19:00.000-04:00

Andy and Dad went, yesterday, to the Nascar Nextel Cup race in Brooklyn, MI at Michigan International Speedway. Andy had won tickets, thanks to Aunt Cheri who had entered his name,and him and Dad finally decided that they would go, however they had one problem, what vehicle to drive all the way down there? The drive was about 2 and a half hours down there. I offered them my car, in exchange for driving Andy's truck to church.

They made it all the way there and back, with my car in one piece, and they had a wonderful time. I can now say that my car has been to a Nascar race!! There was a lot of dirt on it, some of it from the drive to MIS, but, thank you Dad and Andy, the washed it for me!

I have been tagged...

2007-06-14T14:28:00.000-04:00

I have just been tagged by Terri, so here it is:

My 4 favorite jobs:
babysitting
housesitting
dietary aide at the nursing home
I have only had those three jobs

4 favorite local places
my church - on Sunday morning when it is full and everyone is praising God
Target
Pages In Time
Meijer

4 Favorite Foods
pizza
hamburgers - my dad's hamburgers are the best!
spaghetti
scones - blueberry with a lemon glaze, they are so good!

4 Favorite International spots
Romania - beautiful country
Eygpt - would love to visit
Ireland - ditto
Hawaii - ditto

4 People I am tagging
Jeremy
Ceci
Mandi
Troy

Chris Daughtry's "Home"

2007-06-12T10:45:00.000-04:00

I found this video to his song "Home" and thought that it was a wonderful video. Take a look! (Sorry, thte video is so small.)

Lyrics Chris Daughtry Home Lyrics

Intersting Sighting

2007-06-04T15:46:00.000-04:00

First of all, mom wanted to blog this, however, I told her that I needed to update my blog, so I got it! Today, mom and I went out ot Holland to do some shopping when we saw a very odd sight. We came up to a stoplight and saw a man walking down the sidewalk with his legs spread out. So, like any normal person, we looked closer to see why he was walking so oddly. Then we saw it! The inside of his pants, from crotch level to knees, were covered in something brown! It looked like he had some serious issues! We called Laura to tell her of our sighting, and when told she said that any nice person would have offered to help, but we didn't really want those pants in our car!

Guest Blogger

2007-05-25T15:24:00.000-04:00

Hi - this is Mari taking a turn on Heather's blog. I saw Heather and Laura's post on wants and needs and thought I should take a turn so here goes:
Mari needs:
Mari needs prayer to draw her closer to God - well that's a good one. I need to spend more time in prayer myself and I certainly won't turn down anyone who wantsw to pray for me.
Mari needs her rest - I do have a problem with going to bed on time.
Mari needs her space - sometimes I do like some time to myself.
Mari needs a photo to post - I would like a picture to go with this entry.
Mari needs to aquire additional data - Yes, I can always use more education.
Mari needs enough money to live comfortably - I guess we all do, but how much do we need in order to do that?
Mari needs her ears shaved - this concerns me, last time I check I didn't have hairy ears!

Mari wants:
Mari wants Hirosho to be happy - Who do you suppose Hiroshi is? I guess that I would like him to be happy.
Mari wants an orange - that does sound good, but it needs to be juicy without many seeds.
Mari wants the agency to be under her authority - I don't think so. I don't want to run an agency.
Mari wants a career in foreign policy - again I don't think so. I would rather stay where I am.
Mari wants to be a teen vampire - how do these rumors start? Besides I am too old for the teen part. I may be able to handle the biting though!
Mari wants to have a child - wrong again! I'll just bide my time and wait for a grandchild.
I guess the computer isn't always right, although it got a few!

Heather needs...

2007-05-24T13:42:00.000-04:00

I am following Laura and here is what I need:

Heather needs men now! - I know that, but where are the men?
Heather needs to start wearing a brassiere. - I try, but you all know how uncomfortable they are!
Heather needs two therapists - I have a problem...
Heather needs some body gaurds. - Have I told you that people are after me?
Heather needs new boobs - that goes along with wearing a bra
Heather needs veggies - I know I don't eat enough of them...
Heather needs something more to be satisfied - but what is it?
Heather needs an Anne - who is this Anne?

Heather wants another baby - another? where is the first one?
Heather wants hush money - what am I hushing?
Heather wants a new job - new job? I am happy where I am at right now
Heather wants people to take her seriously - that would be nice
Heather wants £10000 a day 'just to get by' - I wouldn't mind that

Interesting, don't you think?

The Good-O-Meter

2007-05-15T13:22:00.001-04:00

Belated pictures of Andy - Rampage game

2007-05-14T14:09:00.000-04:00

Here are the belated pictures of Andy a couple of weekends ago. He had to, along with a bunch of other new recruits, go to the Rampage game, which was paid for already, and they had to make a statement of some sort (I am honestly not exactly sure what it was they were saying). Anyway, Mom, being the good scrapbooker she is, took the camera and took some pictures. Some of them didn't turn out, they were too fuzzy, But here are a few!

The End is Near!!

2007-04-30T09:36:00.000-04:00

No, I am not talking about the end of the world! This week has a couple of "ends" in it for me. School is finally done for me on Wednesday. I have three exams, all of which should be easy. My first exam is from 8-10, then I have one from 10:30-11:45, and finally one from 3:15-5. I cannot wait to be finished for the summer!

The other thing that is ending this week is my Dave Ramsey class on tuesday nights. I am really sad that it is done, I have enjoyed going to that class. Thanks to Laura and Aaron I have learned a lot about money and how to stay out of debt, and build wealth. I appreciate all that you guys did, even when it was just me and Melissa in class!

Have a great week everyone!

Cleo's Favorite Pastime

2007-04-16T18:05:00.000-04:00

Friday, before Andy went to Lansing, he took some pictures of Cleo sunbathing on the table in the living room. Sunbathing is one of her favorite things to do in the morning when it is sunny and warm, so the front door can be opened. Here is a couple of them!

Don't Smell That!!

2007-04-09T22:09:00.000-04:00

Sunday night we (meaning dad, mom, Andy, and I) were sitting in the living room (we had just got done watching a movie) when Cleo came in. She went over to Dad (one of her favorite people) and sat down by his feet. He had his feet slightly elevated on the foot rest so they were right at Cleo's eye level.

She leaned her head over an was going to sniff his foot when, I believe it was Mom that said, "I wouldn't sniff those if I were you Cleo, they smell really bad." Well, being Cleo and being the queen of the house and having to know every little detail she sniffed his foot anyway.

We all just laughed and went back to whatever it was we had been doing at the time. A few minutes later I saw Cleo out of the corner of my eye and noticed she was doing something weird. I turned to look at her and saw that she looked like she was going to barf; she was gagging! I quickly grabbed her and ran her into the kitchen to the hard floor, and that was all it took - she didn't barf. I went back to the living room and someone said to her that we warned her not to sniff Dad's foot, but she didn't listen to us; we told her that his foot smelled bad! I guess some lessons you just have to learn on your own!

My definition

2007-04-03T22:45:00.000-04:00

I found this on Reverend Trevor's webpage and thought that it was cool.

Heather --

[adjective]:

Like in nature to a banana peel

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Back home

2007-04-03T22:37:00.000-04:00

Well, I am back home now after my house-sitting adventure. It is so nice to come back home to my own bed, my own cat, and my own family. I am surprised at how much I missed everyone. I did enjoy having my own bathroom and the house to myself, though. It is nice to be able to do whatever you want without having to worry about what other people are doing and if they will need the computer or tv or whatever. Have a great day!

Oh, Cheri - We don't have to go to church for class today! No little girls to worry about! Woohoo!

Pictures of the cats

2007-03-27T14:38:00.000-04:00

Here are the pictures of the cats (trying on more time!)
These first two are of Gabby. He has become my protector - he sleeps with me and lays on my lap when I am watching t.v.

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This is Gus. He is the other male in the house (him and Gabby).

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This is Missy. She is a very shy cat and took a while to warm up to me, but she is very willing to come see me when I get home.

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This is Princess. She likes to sleep on the bed with her own special pillow. She has ear and eye issues. I am not sure what happened to her ear, but she does not really have any fur in front of her ears, but she is a cute, cuddly cat.

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House-Sitting

2007-03-26T18:18:00.000-04:00

I have been house-sitting now for about four days. It has been fun so far, but it has made me realize how much I love Cleo (and all of my family!) I was going to put pictures up of the four cats that I am watching, but the computer will not cooperate with me. I will try again later.

Other than the house-sitting, there is not much exciting happening in my life; mainly just the usual: work, school, home, feed the cats, clean the house up a little, etc. I hope you all have a great week!

Name the 50 states

2007-03-12T19:21:00.000-04:00

Here is a test that mom found on Jeremy's (D.J. from JQ99) blog. It may seem easy, but once you get going under the pressure it is not as easy as you think! I had 24 states left to name. Let me know your results!

http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html

Sorry it's been so long!

2007-03-05T13:53:00.000-05:00

I know, I am a bad blogger, it has been way too long since I last posted. I am finally on spring break and thank goodness! I am so ready for a break!

I just finished reading the book Ever After by Karen Kingsbury, and if any of you have not read this book you have to! It is the last book in a series (there is only 2 books in the series) and the book that preceded it is Even Now. Both of these books are excellent and I highly reccomend them to everyone! Just a warning about the second book though, be prepared to cry. Anyway, I guess that is all. Have a wonderful week!

Great News!!

2007-02-08T21:11:00.000-05:00

I had my nuerology appointment today. Mom and I had been told 2 times already how great this doctor was and we were told a third time by the nurse who took us in at the office. It turns out that they were all right. She was a great doctor, very down to earth and very nice. She also said that she didn't think that it was seizure related. She said that it had none of the classic symptoms and she said that I was allowed to drive again! Woohoo! She also said that even if it was a siezure she probably would not treat it because 10 percent of americans' will have one siezure in their life and then not have another one. So, I don't have to go back and see her unless some odd weird thing happens that I feel like I have to. Thank you all for praying for me. I really appreciate it!

My name

2007-02-02T18:39:00.000-05:00

I got this from my sister Laura's blog and thought that I would put my results on my blog.

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Her Excellency Heather the Somnolent of Under Yockenthwaite
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Superhero

2007-01-27T13:18:00.000-05:00

I found this on Jeremy Henry's (a JQ 99 DJ) blog and thought that it was kind of cool. Since I have not put anything on for a while I thought this would be a good thing to blog!

Your results:
You are Superman

Superman		90%
Spider-Man		85%
Robin		67%
Supergirl		57%
The Flash		50%
Wonder Woman		37%
Hulk		35%
Green Lantern		35%
Batman		25%
Catwoman		20%
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Back to Bed!

2007-01-15T15:41:00.000-05:00

Well...I didn't go to school today. Mom was going to take me, but when we were watching the weather we thought that it looked pretty nasty out there and I said that the first day of school you never really do much. So, we went back to bed. Actually this worked out well since we have to stay up late tonight for my eeg tomorrow. I only get 4-5 hours of sleep. Mom and I are going to watch The Lake House and hopefully some of The Family Stone. I will do my best to let you know what we thought of them. Well..I guess that is it. Have a great week!

Doctor appointment

2007-01-09T13:24:00.000-05:00

So - I am sure that most of you have already heard the update from the doctor, but just in case..

He had all the info from the e.r and didn't think that it was a seizure, but because of the family history (Thank you Grandma!) I have to have it checked out. I have an eeg next Tuesday (which as Andy knows means only 4-5 hours of sleep the night before, and I have to go with nothing done to my hair but it washed!) I also have an appointment with a seizure specialist but, being a specialist I cannot get in to see her until Feb. 8. This also means that I have to be an inconvienance to people until then because I still cannot drive! But I would rather have it checked out and confirmed one way or the other than go through life never knowing what it was and whether I was going to have another one again. Thank you for all your prayers and thoughts! I love you all!!

Me and my boring life!!

2007-01-06T12:59:00.000-05:00

I was just complaining to mom yesterday on the way to work about how I never had anything to blog because I don't do anything (work, school and back home!) Well....I got my wish!

Mom and I were getting craft supplies for our Wednesday night class and I remember feeling a little dizzy so I ate a couple mentoes to bring my sugar up. The next thing I remember is waking up in an ambulance nto knowing how I got there! Apparently I had collapsed at Hobby Lobby (luckily mom had caught me!) I went to Saint Mary's hospital and was helped by many many nice people. They thought that maybe I had had a seizure, but I think that my sugar had just dropped too quickly. I was 130 at about 2:30 and after I collapsed mom said I was at about 75, this was probably about 4:00 or so. That is quite a drop in a little less that two hours! I am hoping to never do that again! I will never complain that I have a boring life again, you never know what will happen!

Cleo's bath

2006-12-29T23:19:00.000-05:00

The other day Andy and I noticed that Cleo had what looked like really bad dander on her back near her but, so I told her that if she did not clean it before I got home from work I would have to do it myself. She decided to take the harder route and didn't do it on her own. I recruited Andy and we got the sink ready in the bathroom.

This is poor, innocent, unsuspecting Cleo before the bath. (This was when she still liked me!)

As she realizes what horrible thing is about to befall her she tries to scramble to get away from the water at all costs.

"What is that water for Heather? I don't like the looks of this!"

As you can see in the mirror, she is not too happy with me. She was at this point trying to reach me so that she could use me to pull herself up to get out of the water.

"Someone help! I am being abused! Doesn't she know that cats don't like water?"

At this point I was saying, "Andy, put down the stinkin' camera and get over her and help me hold her down!!" I was having a very difficult time holding her down and getting the shampoo into my hand.

"If I could just get out of her grasp..."

This is our finished, clean Cleo. She was still mad at me here, but she got over it quickly. (She needed a place to sleep you know!) What you cannot see from this picture is how wet I got in the process. My whole front of my uniform was soaking wet. Also, holding onto a soaking wet cat, rapped up in a now soaking wet towel was not helping any!

"This is so humiliating!"

All in all it was a very exciting event at our house thursday night. Hopefully we don't have to do that too often!

Sorry!!!

2006-12-27T13:39:00.000-05:00

I know, I am a bad blogger. I don't even have a good excuse as to my laziness!! First of all...if you have not checked out the Africam lately you should. We have seen many, many lions on it. They seemed to have killed a water buffalo and were eating it. It is really cool to be able to see that kind of thing. I can't believe that Christmas is over already! It didn't even feel like Christmas since there was no snow on the ground! Well....I don't have that much to say today. I will do my very best to be a better blogger and have something to say everyday!

Trying again

2006-12-05T22:16:00.000-05:00

I have a new website address for the Africa camera. I am going to try this again!

http://www.wavelit.com/popup/playerAfricam.asp#

I hope this works for you all!

Thanksgiving

2006-11-22T19:14:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we are getting together with my moms family. It is always a ton of fun with all of them. We end up laughing so hard that our sides hurt! I am hoping that mom will feel better - right now she is not feeling well at all and I am just praying that it is just something that she ate (like when we were at the Shack) and that by tomorrow she will be back to normal. We have so much to be thankful for and most of the time we take it for granted. I am thankful for: my family, my church, a house with a roof and warmth, clothes, technology - especially in the health care field, and most of all Jesus. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Cool website

2006-11-18T16:52:00.000-05:00

Hey - Andy found this website, well it actually comes up in a windows media player but anyway, and it is really cool. It is a camera focused on a water hole in Africa and you can watch animals come up to it and stuff.

http://live.wildlife.wavelit.net/4510K

I hope that this will work and that you like it!

Update III

2006-11-13T21:15:00.002-05:00

I found out when I got home from school tonight that my co-worker Roxanne passed away this morning at her sons house in Big Rapids. I am very sad that she has died, but I am also happy for her because now she is not in pain anymore and she has hopefully gone on to a better place. Please continue to pray for her husband and her son and grandson. Thank you for all your prayers during this difficult time.

Sorry that I have not posted in a while. I have not had much going on lately. My life is kind of boring lately. Have a wonderful day!!

Update

2006-11-07T12:13:00.000-05:00

Hey - I just wanted to give you an update on my coworker Roxanne. I heard last week Thursday, (sorry it took so long for me to update you!), that they have stopped the chemo and radiation and also the physical therapy because it was not working. They have given her two weeks to live. My boss and another coworker Ruth went to visit her and said that she knew who they were, but she is really confused. They also said that her husband needs a lot of prayers. they said that she will not let him out of the room. Please continue to pray for her and her family.

Also I wanted to let you know that I did not end up talking in my class about the exhibit because my prof. forgot. I will see if he remembers on Wednesday, but I don't think that he will. Professors have a way of doing that - they tell you something, but end up forgetting what they told you! Thanks for all the prayers though! I really appreciate it!

Alright....

2006-11-01T20:46:00.000-05:00

I am getting a little iritated with this blog program. I have tried again tonight to post my pictures, but alas it would not work again. I don't know what the problem is.

So I went after class today to talk to my Western Civilizations professor about the from Abraham to Jesus exhibit. I wan't to know if he had been to it because all the stuff they had there was stuff that we had talked about in class at one point or another. They had coins from the Roman period, a ton of jars and pottery from many different periods including the Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and the period in history when the ancient Hebrews were nomadic. When I asked him he said that he had not been to it, and wondered how it was. I told him that it was awesome and amazing. I said that I thought that it was a great exhibit. He said that he was going to try to get tickets for a cheaper price for our class to go, but I don't know if he will since it gets done on Nov. 4! He then said that after our test on Monday he will give me a little bit of time to talk to the class about the exhibit. We all know how I feel about talking in front of a group of people, especially in a class! Please pray for me on Monday at about 2:00pm. I am praying that God will give me the words to say to the class about the exhibit and why it is important. And please also pray for the other students in the class as most of them are not Christians, or at least don't want the rest of us in the class to know that they are. Pray that God will open their minds and hearts to what he has to say through me. Thank you for all your prayers and have a wonderful day!

Pics

2006-10-31T21:18:00.000-05:00

Alright - I tried to upload some pictures tonight, but it was not working. I will try again tomorrow night and hope that it works. Sorry for the delay!

On a different note, mom and I went to the From Abraham to Jesus exhibit at the Devos Place today. It was really cool. They had a ton of cool things from the ancient times. We really enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day!

The Shack

2006-10-30T20:51:00.000-05:00

Alright - I know that everybody else has posted on our stay at the Shack, but I am going to as well. I had so much fun. I always enjoy getting away from everything for a little while and it is always great when you can do it with a family that you love and have a ton of fun with! We played a lot of games, saw many animals and ate a lot of food! Stay tuned tommorrow for pictures of our stay!

Dietary Week

2006-10-21T17:04:00.000-04:00

So this past week was dietary week at work. Everyday Karla had a game planned (the first few were crossword puzzles and then the last two or three were questions about things in the kitchen that we are suppossed to know!) She also had gifts for the people on both shifts that were working. Once you finished the game you got to pick a prize. The first prize that I chose (on Tuesday afternoon) was a book of easy to do Sudoku puzzles. I love doing these, they are so much fun! Thursday I had one of the question sheets and I chose a mug with four packets of french vanilla hot chocolate in it. Friday morning was the last game, another question sheet, and I got a little cinnamon bun candle. Also, everyone had to do a word search puzzle. Karla then took everyone's name and put then into a bowl and had the head of our activities department choose a name. And guess what? She happened to choose me! I got an adorable little bear that Karla had made herself! I was so happy because I didn't think that I would win! I never win anything! It was a fun week.

Also - an update on my coworker, Roxanne. She is staying at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon. There hasn't been much change since Tuesday. She is, however, going to fight the cancer. She is currently having chemo and radiation and also having physical therapy on both arms and legs. She doesn't want any visitors, though, so all we can do is pray that God will clear her entire body of the cancer and through this bring her closer to him. I appreciate any and all prayers for her.

Prayer Request

2006-10-18T20:39:00.000-04:00

I have a coworker (Roxanne) who was having some back pain and the doctors thought that it might be one of the disks in her neck and that it would probably have to be fused together to stop the pain. So, she had taken a bunch of time off to have this taken care of. Mom called me on tuesday and told me that she has terminal cancer in her lungs and back. She is a heavy smoker so the cancer in her lungs doesn't suprise me too much. She is ceraintly in a hospital (I am not sure which one) and is in a lot of pain. Because of this they are keeping her heavily drugged. This is one thing that she never wanted to happen to her. She always hated anything medical. The tumors are pushing on her spinal cord so she is paralyzed from the chest area down. Please pray for her. I don't know what her relationship is with God. I just pray that she is ready for this. She also always watches her grandson, so also pray for him, her husband and her son, as this has to be very hard on them as well. Thanks for all the prayers! I am sure that she and her family would really appreciate them.

I am FREEZING!!!

2006-10-13T17:21:00.000-04:00

Alright - I am sorry that I am a slacker on my blog, but may I say...at least I have one and am trying?

Can you believe this weather we are having? I have been freezing for like two days straight! I am not ready for winter, snow or anything like that! Good thing we are going to have a heat wave Sunday - a whole 55 degrees! Woohoo! I guess that is all I have for now. Have a wonderful weekend!

Tigers and Comfort

2006-10-08T10:35:00.000-04:00

THE TIGERS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS! They beat the New York Yankees last night and now are officially in the playoffs. We are very happy that they were able to make it this far. Now, they just have to win!

Mom ripped a list out of a magazine that is titled "Instant Comfort". It has many great things on it. So, I decided that I would make my own list.

1. Getting your hair washed by a professional before you get it cut.
2. Cuddling up in a big comphy chair with a good book and a cup of tea, and the snow swirling outside.
3. Number 2, with Cleo sleeping on my lap.*
4. Being able to take a nice hot, long bath and soak away all your worries.
5. Little babies sleeping.
6. A full tank of gas and still having money in your wallet.
7. Getting together with family and remeniscing about memories together and laughing so hard you start crying.

Alright, now it is your turn. What brings you instant comfort?
Have a wonderful day!

*(This doesn't happen very often since Cleo feels that we are all beneath her, but in winter she likes to sleep on our laps to stay warm! We always enjoy it when she decided that we are good enough for her.)

Birthday Party

2006-10-03T20:54:00.000-04:00

So we had a birthday party last Friday for a bunch of people on my mom's side of the family. It was so much fun! I love getting together with them because we enjoy each others company and there is always so much laughing (my mom and both of my aunts have evil laughs, so you always think that they are up to something)! Anyway, by cousin Arianna got this toy, (think it was a Polly Pocket toy, correct me if I am wrong Aunt Cheri). So, of course she wanted to play with it, as did her little sister Halle, and our cousin Shaelyn, and of course it came in many pieces that all had to be put together! My two aunts both layed down on the floor to try and get it together, but it was just too difficult for them to do alone! My mom joined them in hopes that her amazingly smart nursing brain would be just what they needed to get it put together, but even with her wonderful brain it still took them quite a while to get it put together! My dad and I thought that after a while all the little kids would get bored with the long wait that they were being forced to endure and leave, and then only the three older "kids" would be left. They did not however, they kids were patient enough to endure the difficulties and wait for the new toy. My mom and two aunts did eventually get the toy put together and working, but it took quite a while. It took so long, in fact, that my dad and Uncle Mark gave up on the women and started to get the cake and ice cream out themselves! It was a really fun night and I enjoyed myself.

Offerings

2006-10-02T20:57:00.000-04:00

Alright - I know that I have been slacking on my posts, sorry about that! I was going to do a post on the birthday party that we had on Friday, but I found this song by Third Day (one of the best Christian bands). I had heard the song before but this time it really struck me that this is what we all need to be saying every day.

OFFERING

words by Mac Powell/music by Third Day

Magnificent Holy Father
I stand in awe of all I see
Of all the things You have created
But still You choose to think of me

Who am I that You should suffer
Your very life to set me free
The only thing that I can give You
Is the life You gave to me

This is my offering, dear Lord
This is my offering to You, God
And I will give You my life
For it’s all I have to give
Because You gave Your life for me

I stand before You at this altar
So many have given You more
I may not have much I can offer
Yet what I have is truly Yours

This is my offering

This is a great song and Third Day has many other great worship songs. I encourage you to check out their website and some of their songs.

I wanted to add the song Offerings to my blog with this post, but I was unable to find the information to do that. If anyone knows how to do that I would really appreciate it if you could help.

Andy and Cleo

2006-09-28T14:47:00.000-04:00

So last night we were just sitting around watching the Tigers game and commenting on how it was wierd that a lot of the people that they were showing on the tv had their hats inside out. Andy says that it would be funny if Cleo had a hat. I said that it would have to be one from Build a Bear. He got an evil look on his face and walks out of the room and comes back with the hat from his bear. Poor Cleo was not happy with this new idea that she was going to wear a hat. I ran and got my camera to "capture" the moment! As you can see she was not too pleased with us, but we thought that she just looked too funny!