Oh how I love Jesus, because he first loved me. The exciting news for now is the new arrivals at our house! Our cat had 5 kittens today, her first litter. It was so much fun to see how excited the girls were! They take a lot of pleasure in the simple things in life. I think I need to take some lessons from them. Maria wanted to hold them and didn't understand why we wouldn't let them. I almost pity the poor kittens when the girls can play with them.
It was a gorgeous day today with lots of sunshine. A great day for playing outside in the sandbox.
Continue to pray for the families who have lost loved ones. Three funerals (one is father & son together) are tomorrow and one is on Tuesday. Only God can give them the needed strength to go through the next days, weeks and years.
I have a lot of work to do tomorrow so I need to run along.

For I know the purpose I have for each of you in life. We have had a reminder of how true that is. Yesterday there was a terrible accident on the Toll Road that left 8 people dead, 2 treated & released and 1 in critical condition. 5 of the deceased were Amish from this area. The driver of the pickup which the Amish were in is in the hospital, but chances for survival seem good as of this afternoon. It was a chain reaction crash, very sad days in this community. If you want to read more about it, www.goshennews.com is a good place to get more info. It has sent my mind in a whirl, realizing each day is a gift from God. Every moment spent with my husband, each minute with my daughters, truly to be treasured.
The weather has been cooler and rainy. We have had approx. 2 3/4" of rain since Tuesday night. I am hoping to get into the garden to plant tommorrow if it is dry enough. I should scoot to get some shuteye so I can face the morning with a smile.

What a busy day. We helped with a pizza drive fundraiser for LaVern's sister-in-law. We had a good time and awesome weather. Sunny, cool this morning but warmed up to mid 70's by afternoon. We got Rochelle a kite today and they had so much fun flying it. Tonight we are all sunburned a bit and very tired. Gotta get some sleep for tomorrow.

I love the Lord and His mercies are anew every day. I am so thankful that the Lord is with us not matter what we are or who we are. Today was another day of sunshine and warmer weather. I mowed Grandpa's and my parents yard. I really need to start on Grandma's flower beds in the next week or so. Maria is very fussy again today so I was glad for what I was able to get done. Tomorrow I have a busy day planned so I need to keep on the move. I want to be up and going by no later than 5 o'clock so I nned to get to bed and get some much needed sleep.Good night.

Hello and good evening. I have been trying to get caught up with some of my work. It seems the more I get done the longer the list gets. Today I straightened the kitchen, did 2 loads of laundry and some sewing. Maria has been running a fever so she has been cranky. I try to make te girls my first priority, if nothing else gets done it's really ok. I have also been looking for some ways to further reduce my grocery bill. One thing I am going to try is baking more healthy bars, cookies and muffins. My husband likes a breakfast bar or something of the sort for his break at work. I thought muffins would be a good choice. If someone has a good recipie to share I would be glad to have some. I thought most muffins would freeze well then I could get them out as we want to eat them. It is really interesting to see how many things you want but don't need. Last week I did buy a pattern for sundresses/dresses for the girls. I found some really cute remnants at WalMart and can make them cheaper then buying them. I figured that I spent about $20 for material and the pattern and should be able to get 6-8 dresses for the girls. That is only about $2-$3 per dress! I definitely will be checking out the remnants for a while for more good deals. Well, it is time for bed so I best be moving on.

Good evening. O, to have the faith of a child everyday. Last night Rochelle wanted to pray for our neighbor boy that was in the hospital with cellulitis. This afternoon when she heard he was coming home she replied, "I knew he could come home today. We prayed for God to heal him last night." He is doing much better but still has to take 1 more day of IV meds then he will get his meds by shots for 1-2 weeks.
Tonight Andy, Rachel the girls and I went to WalMart then to Ponderosa to eat. We went back to WalMart to get some groceries and pick up the pictures we had dropped off earlier. We had such a good time. Maria was running a fever then seemed better before we went. I was going to get a new battery for our thermometer as I didn't feel the old one was accurate anymore. I ended up with a new thermometer as it was almost as cheap as the battery. When I got home I realized there was 2 degrees difference. The old one showed 100.7 and the new one showed 102.7 so I was glad I got a new one. Maria is working on her 2 year molars but I don't know if that is why the fever or if it the flu bug. Well I should get to bed so I can survive the day tomorrow. Good night.

Good evening to all of you. This has been a very unusual day. I spent almost 4 hours in the hospital with our neighbor and her 3 yr. old son. He was diagnosed with cellulitous and will need to spend several days in the hospital. It has made me very thankful for the wonderful friendship I have with our Amish neighbors. Her husband was out of state at the time and we both felt comfortable in making the decisions that needed to be made. I made a very quick casserole for supper and some garlic toast out of the freezer. I have started getting a loaf of Texas style bread. I then mix butter and garlic powder and spread it on the bread. I often freeze it then put butter sides together, 4 per package then put them back in the freezer. It is very nice when you want to make it you can just pop it into the oven for 8 - 10 minutes and fresh garlic toast. Yesteday we had beautiful weather, mid 40's and sunny. Today was cloudy and about 4:30 it started to snow. We have had enough snow several times in the last 2 weeks to completely cover the ground. I am so ready for spring I just want to croak! Good night and God bless you all.

Good evening to all. I know it has been a long time since I have updated my blog. I actuaaly couldn't get logged on. I finally reset the password and was able to get onto this again. A lot has happened in the last 2 months. I have officially quit hauling Amish and have started doing some work at home. I am sewing dog clothes for a lady that will sell them in Shipshewana Flea Market and also on the internet. Her website is www.theplaidpooch.com. I have been very busy and hope it can stay that way. I hope to get into more of a schedule with daily chores that seem to be forgotten. The dishes and laundry are the worst. My girls are so much happier when we are home.
Rochelle only has 5 weeks of preschool left. We had spring break last week and she can't hardly wait to get back to school. She is a very enthusiastic learner and does learn quickly. She is really growing again and I can't hardly keep her in clothes.
Maria is also doing well and eats enough for both girls. She eats more then Rochelle most days. She is also going through a growth spurt again. She enjoys time alone with mommy when sissy is at school.
We had beautiful weather for several weeks and now it has snowed some every day since Wed. Some times it didn't stick on the ground but tonight the ground is nearly covered. I am glad I didn't decide to plant an ealy garden.
Well bedtime is here and gone so I need to get some much needed sleep so I can funtion tomorrow.