Ok...I have been tagged by Joanne in a book tag. Here are the rules:
The rules:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 2 to 5 sentences, along with these rules.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual book. Pick the CLOSEST!
6. Tag five (or more) other people to do the same!
My book is:
"The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player" by John C. Maxwell (Can you tell that I am a coach?)
Here is a piece of my book:
"When those Monday workouts ended, I would stagger in exhaustion to the locker room. But Bill was different. Undoubtedly those workouts were demanding on him too. When he was finished, he would rest on the grass near the track. But after twenty minutes, while Gordon showered, Bill would repeat the entire workout!"
Now, I will tag:
1. Kylie
2. Debbie
3. Clarion
4. Barb
5. Rachel
Wow! I never thought that I could link a person's name to a website! Thanks to Joanne for teaching me something new!
Enjoy!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Picture Update
It's been way too long since I have posted pictures. Therefore, here are some photos from the holidays, etc. Enjoy!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Yes.....We are still alive....
I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Wow! I can't believe that it's been nearly a month since my last post. I must admit that the holidays definitely kept us busy and the (attempt to) return to school has been even crazier.
I will give a brief overview of the past month....and I hope to add pictures sometime in the near future. Here are some things that we have been up to:
1.) As you are all probably wondering....Shane is now back in the "working world"! He literally was out of work for over a month. He was extremely busy with interviews throughout the month. However, with the holidays, everyone was holding off on new hires. In the end, Shane got a job at the place that I mentioned back at the beginning of December. If you recall, they offered him a job, but were waiting on corporate approval. Well, he finally got the "official offer" and was able to start there on Tuesday. Woo! Hoo!
2.) Our holiday season was very blessed and extremely fun. We spent 4 days in Minnesota (visiting Shane's family). We had a really nice time seeing our family in Minnesota. We were actually in MN on Christmas. Therefore, Santa had to find us at a different house. Trey was hilarious as he tried to fall asleep. He could swear that he heard Santa flying overhead and just couldn't fall asleep. However, I told him that Santa would not land until we were asleep. Eventually, Trey fell asleep and wouldn't you know???? Santa found us! :o)
On New Year's weekend, we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. We met at a hotel with a waterpark. Therefore, all of the cousins, grandparents, etc. got some bonding time in the water. We had a really great time seeing everyone on this side of the family as well...and Trey particularly liked the waterpark. He had never seen anything like this before!
3.) School started back on Jan. 5th. However, Trey has had a hard time staying healthy and has missed 4 1/2 days of school. He had a horrible cough last week (in addition to cold symptoms). It was keeping him up at night and really tired him out. At first, the doctor thought that he might have asthma and suggested that we get him checked for asthma. He gave us some prednisone and sent us home. After a couple days, the prednisone seemed to help the cough. However, it didn't take long before the cough returned and he was looking pretty "droopy". Therefore, we went back to the doctor. It appears that he has an ear infection and pneumonia! Yikes! Therefore, we are home again....and taking antibiotics. Honestly, after his first dose of antibiotics, he really perked up and has been acting like his "normal self". However, I can't send him back to school yet. Not to mention, it is -26 here today (and it feels like -40 with the wind chill). Therefore, he is not going anywhere...and neither am I until it warms up a bit.
So...today, we are enjoying more cartoons. I am attempting to get some work done from home and Trey is on the road to recovery. He actually doesn't have school on Monday (MLK Day). Therefore, he should be in GREAT shape for school on Tuesday.
Otherwise, we are doing well. We definitely praise God for Shane's new job. We also are so blessed to have Trey in our lives. Our first Christmas was wonderful and we look forward to many more. We still cannot believe that we have had Trey for 10 months! He has really settled in well and continues to amaze us with his knowledge, humor, and language skills. He has come SO FAR in the past 10 months! What a special boy! I definitely hope to post some new pictures soon!
Have a GREAT Day!
God's Blessings,
Shane, Kathy, and Trey
I will give a brief overview of the past month....and I hope to add pictures sometime in the near future. Here are some things that we have been up to:
1.) As you are all probably wondering....Shane is now back in the "working world"! He literally was out of work for over a month. He was extremely busy with interviews throughout the month. However, with the holidays, everyone was holding off on new hires. In the end, Shane got a job at the place that I mentioned back at the beginning of December. If you recall, they offered him a job, but were waiting on corporate approval. Well, he finally got the "official offer" and was able to start there on Tuesday. Woo! Hoo!
2.) Our holiday season was very blessed and extremely fun. We spent 4 days in Minnesota (visiting Shane's family). We had a really nice time seeing our family in Minnesota. We were actually in MN on Christmas. Therefore, Santa had to find us at a different house. Trey was hilarious as he tried to fall asleep. He could swear that he heard Santa flying overhead and just couldn't fall asleep. However, I told him that Santa would not land until we were asleep. Eventually, Trey fell asleep and wouldn't you know???? Santa found us! :o)
On New Year's weekend, we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. We met at a hotel with a waterpark. Therefore, all of the cousins, grandparents, etc. got some bonding time in the water. We had a really great time seeing everyone on this side of the family as well...and Trey particularly liked the waterpark. He had never seen anything like this before!
3.) School started back on Jan. 5th. However, Trey has had a hard time staying healthy and has missed 4 1/2 days of school. He had a horrible cough last week (in addition to cold symptoms). It was keeping him up at night and really tired him out. At first, the doctor thought that he might have asthma and suggested that we get him checked for asthma. He gave us some prednisone and sent us home. After a couple days, the prednisone seemed to help the cough. However, it didn't take long before the cough returned and he was looking pretty "droopy". Therefore, we went back to the doctor. It appears that he has an ear infection and pneumonia! Yikes! Therefore, we are home again....and taking antibiotics. Honestly, after his first dose of antibiotics, he really perked up and has been acting like his "normal self". However, I can't send him back to school yet. Not to mention, it is -26 here today (and it feels like -40 with the wind chill). Therefore, he is not going anywhere...and neither am I until it warms up a bit.
So...today, we are enjoying more cartoons. I am attempting to get some work done from home and Trey is on the road to recovery. He actually doesn't have school on Monday (MLK Day). Therefore, he should be in GREAT shape for school on Tuesday.
Otherwise, we are doing well. We definitely praise God for Shane's new job. We also are so blessed to have Trey in our lives. Our first Christmas was wonderful and we look forward to many more. We still cannot believe that we have had Trey for 10 months! He has really settled in well and continues to amaze us with his knowledge, humor, and language skills. He has come SO FAR in the past 10 months! What a special boy! I definitely hope to post some new pictures soon!
Have a GREAT Day!
God's Blessings,
Shane, Kathy, and Trey
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