Thursday, December 04, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The house is quiet
The kids are in bed and I miss Kurt. He has class tonight until 10:00pm. He is working so hard and I am proud of him, I just miss him. My pregnant emotions seem to be on a roller coaster. Spending time with Kurt always makes me feel better. I am learning to pray more and God is keeping me going. We have been home for four days in a row this week which is very rare these days. It has been nice. (Don't check my grammar and spelling tonight OK)
Caleb's birthday was fun and he is now 7 years old. On his birthday we went to Chucky Cheese, Toys R Us to spend his money, and home to put together his Lego set and play a new board game. Kadoo is a very fun kids game! He just finished his thank yous and they are in the mail.
Natalie and Hannah cleaned their room and are playing baby dolls more lately. Every night they get their dolls all ready for bed and then dress them in the mornings. They bring the high chairs downstairs at meal times and some of the babies get to eat. They went through their toys on their own and decided to give some things away. I am proud of them, but I like the toys they picked. :-(
Miss Puff has had an eventful few weeks. She is the proud mother of two baby kitties. They are in a box, in the garage on the workbench. Their eyes are open now and we are really enjoying watching them grow. The kids named them Muff and Ruff. Tuff (our other cat) is jealous and wants more attention when we visit the kittens.
Bosco has been itchy this week because he had fleas. I know we should have had stuff on him to prevent this. I have learning my lesson. He is now treated with stuff and feeling better. The kids and I vacuumed and mopped, sprayed and powdered the house today for the second time. We have not seen any fleas in the house, but there may be some here. We are trying to treat them with natural products. I am tired.
A friend gave us some apples and I made our second batch on apple sauce today. We are going to take some to my Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Mo tomorrow. They have made me gallons of applesauce during my lifetime and it is fun to make them some. I am learning to knit socks. Another homeschool mom offered to teach me. It think it is fun. I have lots of books I am trying to read at the same time, homeschool books, Bible study, nutrition, and for fun. I watch more TV now that we have the dish hooked up. I am about sick of reality TV, but I do like the shows with families who have 8, 11 or 18 kids. It makes me feel like I can for sure handle four! Kurt and I watch Justice League Cartoon every night. I know that may seem weird, but it is 20 minutes that we can sit together, and the good guys always win. I want to use cloth diapers for the baby so I have been working on that idea and looking for good deals. We painted the baby room. I hope to have the room ready after Thanksgiving weekend.
We did find out we are having a boy and that is very exciting! He is growing and kicking me more everyday. I am not good at remembering to take pictures or getting them posted, but I will try to get some up soon so you can see the baby grow. I finished his baby blanket. It is yellow and very fuzzy. It is size 5 yarn with size 17 needles! The kids all want one now. Natalie is going to make a blanket, Hannah is going to make his Christmas stocking, Caleb is going to color pictures and paint the letters of his name for his room. (I may have already told you that)
The kitchen is a mess and Kurt will be home soon! We are one day closer to his graduation day! Praise the Lord! I feel like I am getting a second elementary education degree (up to 5th grade so far), a second round of college, and working toward my Mommy/ Wife/ Child of the KING life long achievement award!
Love and Blessings to you all! (Leave a comment if you read this so I don't feel like I am talking to myself)
Angie
Caleb's birthday was fun and he is now 7 years old. On his birthday we went to Chucky Cheese, Toys R Us to spend his money, and home to put together his Lego set and play a new board game. Kadoo is a very fun kids game! He just finished his thank yous and they are in the mail.
Natalie and Hannah cleaned their room and are playing baby dolls more lately. Every night they get their dolls all ready for bed and then dress them in the mornings. They bring the high chairs downstairs at meal times and some of the babies get to eat. They went through their toys on their own and decided to give some things away. I am proud of them, but I like the toys they picked. :-(
Miss Puff has had an eventful few weeks. She is the proud mother of two baby kitties. They are in a box, in the garage on the workbench. Their eyes are open now and we are really enjoying watching them grow. The kids named them Muff and Ruff. Tuff (our other cat) is jealous and wants more attention when we visit the kittens.
Bosco has been itchy this week because he had fleas. I know we should have had stuff on him to prevent this. I have learning my lesson. He is now treated with stuff and feeling better. The kids and I vacuumed and mopped, sprayed and powdered the house today for the second time. We have not seen any fleas in the house, but there may be some here. We are trying to treat them with natural products. I am tired.
A friend gave us some apples and I made our second batch on apple sauce today. We are going to take some to my Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Mo tomorrow. They have made me gallons of applesauce during my lifetime and it is fun to make them some. I am learning to knit socks. Another homeschool mom offered to teach me. It think it is fun. I have lots of books I am trying to read at the same time, homeschool books, Bible study, nutrition, and for fun. I watch more TV now that we have the dish hooked up. I am about sick of reality TV, but I do like the shows with families who have 8, 11 or 18 kids. It makes me feel like I can for sure handle four! Kurt and I watch Justice League Cartoon every night. I know that may seem weird, but it is 20 minutes that we can sit together, and the good guys always win. I want to use cloth diapers for the baby so I have been working on that idea and looking for good deals. We painted the baby room. I hope to have the room ready after Thanksgiving weekend.
We did find out we are having a boy and that is very exciting! He is growing and kicking me more everyday. I am not good at remembering to take pictures or getting them posted, but I will try to get some up soon so you can see the baby grow. I finished his baby blanket. It is yellow and very fuzzy. It is size 5 yarn with size 17 needles! The kids all want one now. Natalie is going to make a blanket, Hannah is going to make his Christmas stocking, Caleb is going to color pictures and paint the letters of his name for his room. (I may have already told you that)
The kitchen is a mess and Kurt will be home soon! We are one day closer to his graduation day! Praise the Lord! I feel like I am getting a second elementary education degree (up to 5th grade so far), a second round of college, and working toward my Mommy/ Wife/ Child of the KING life long achievement award!
Love and Blessings to you all! (Leave a comment if you read this so I don't feel like I am talking to myself)
Angie
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Our life
Dear Everyone,
This school year I seem to have more computer time while the kids are doing school. I sit at the dining room table with them and work on the laptop. Sometimes I even play card games. Shhh!
We are unpacked and back into a new normal routine. We are still using Robinson Curriculum and Math U See. We switched from Scaredy Cat Phonics to Hooked on Phonics. Natalie and Caleb are seeing real progress with their reading. Hannah has been reading Nancy Drew books. She also loves big fat books with lots of science facts in them. The kids are in Good News Club at church. Our 4-H group is having a break right now. We are using Simply Music DVDs to teach piano this year and the girls really like them. We will look for another teacher in the future. Our next door neighbor has offered to teach the girls how to ride a horse so we will see if that works out. She also gives us free eggs.
Kurt just finished up a quarter at South East Community College and he has started three new classes. One is a web design class, a math class and Access. He gets home Tuesdays at 8:00 and Thursdays at 10:00. I really miss him and the weeks get long. We have a lot of family time together on the weekends.
I just started going to a ladies Bible Study last night. I can leave the kids home at 6:50 and Kurt is home by 8:00 to put them to bed. I am about 10 minutes from home if there would be a problem. They like to watch TV while I am gone. The Bible Study and fellowship with other women was wonderful last night! I found a homeschool mom who offered to teach me how to knit socks, so I am excited about that!
I am feeling pretty good. The baby is 21 weeks along now! I can feel him move and he looked very healthy during our last ultrasound. Yes, we are having a boy!!! We are all very excited! I am tired and my fibromyalgia is acting up some, but that is normal for me. Everyone here is doing a great job taking care of me and helping around the house. On weekends we are really working to get the baby room ready. We have painting, decorating, sewing and carpeting to do. I want to use a cowboy theme for our little boy. Part of that idea comes from the fact that I really miss Kurt's Dad. I can't believe Mom and Dad won't be here on earth with us for this event. I want to use pictures of Dad and his Dad, Troxel to decorate the baby room. Hannah is going to make the baby's Christmas stocking, Natalie is going to make a blanket, Caleb is going to paint the letters of the baby's name and color comboy pictures for the walls. The kids are so excited! Next week we are going to tour the hospital and do our preregistration paperwork.
Bosco has been a wonderful addition to our family. He looks a little funny right now because I trimed the hair around his eyes myself. Most of the time he is very calm and sleeps a lot. He loves to follow the kids around outside. He loves to ride in the car. When people come to visit he tries to get in the car and leave with them! It is not unusual for all the kids and Bosco to need a bath at the end of them day. He gets the most excited when my mom and dad's dog Jake comes to visit. Jake is a big poofy dog and Bosco is 18 lbs! They look like Mutt and Jeff but they have fun together. (Susan, When is Bosco's Birthday? Did you name him Bosco?)
I need to get back to school. Love you all!!
Angie
This school year I seem to have more computer time while the kids are doing school. I sit at the dining room table with them and work on the laptop. Sometimes I even play card games. Shhh!
We are unpacked and back into a new normal routine. We are still using Robinson Curriculum and Math U See. We switched from Scaredy Cat Phonics to Hooked on Phonics. Natalie and Caleb are seeing real progress with their reading. Hannah has been reading Nancy Drew books. She also loves big fat books with lots of science facts in them. The kids are in Good News Club at church. Our 4-H group is having a break right now. We are using Simply Music DVDs to teach piano this year and the girls really like them. We will look for another teacher in the future. Our next door neighbor has offered to teach the girls how to ride a horse so we will see if that works out. She also gives us free eggs.
Kurt just finished up a quarter at South East Community College and he has started three new classes. One is a web design class, a math class and Access. He gets home Tuesdays at 8:00 and Thursdays at 10:00. I really miss him and the weeks get long. We have a lot of family time together on the weekends.
I just started going to a ladies Bible Study last night. I can leave the kids home at 6:50 and Kurt is home by 8:00 to put them to bed. I am about 10 minutes from home if there would be a problem. They like to watch TV while I am gone. The Bible Study and fellowship with other women was wonderful last night! I found a homeschool mom who offered to teach me how to knit socks, so I am excited about that!
I am feeling pretty good. The baby is 21 weeks along now! I can feel him move and he looked very healthy during our last ultrasound. Yes, we are having a boy!!! We are all very excited! I am tired and my fibromyalgia is acting up some, but that is normal for me. Everyone here is doing a great job taking care of me and helping around the house. On weekends we are really working to get the baby room ready. We have painting, decorating, sewing and carpeting to do. I want to use a cowboy theme for our little boy. Part of that idea comes from the fact that I really miss Kurt's Dad. I can't believe Mom and Dad won't be here on earth with us for this event. I want to use pictures of Dad and his Dad, Troxel to decorate the baby room. Hannah is going to make the baby's Christmas stocking, Natalie is going to make a blanket, Caleb is going to paint the letters of the baby's name and color comboy pictures for the walls. The kids are so excited! Next week we are going to tour the hospital and do our preregistration paperwork.
Bosco has been a wonderful addition to our family. He looks a little funny right now because I trimed the hair around his eyes myself. Most of the time he is very calm and sleeps a lot. He loves to follow the kids around outside. He loves to ride in the car. When people come to visit he tries to get in the car and leave with them! It is not unusual for all the kids and Bosco to need a bath at the end of them day. He gets the most excited when my mom and dad's dog Jake comes to visit. Jake is a big poofy dog and Bosco is 18 lbs! They look like Mutt and Jeff but they have fun together. (Susan, When is Bosco's Birthday? Did you name him Bosco?)
I need to get back to school. Love you all!!
Angie
Thursday, August 14, 2008
News
Hello,
Since my last post in June we have mainly been moving, finishing all our 4-H projects, getting a new dog, and surviving life. Moving turned out to be a lot more work than I remembered! We still can't find the top to the blender, my bath robe, or the food chopper...but we will some time. We will spend the next couple weeks unpacking the rest of the boxes. I am ready to start homeschool and get on with life.
We finished 4-H for this year. Hannah sewed an apron, knit a washcloth, entered a cupcake that fell over on the car ride to the fair, and entered a necklace she made. She got a trophy for reserve champion for her apron plus and purple ribbon, a blue ribbon for her washcloth, purple for the necklace and blue for the cupcake. She also got a medal for the modeling of her apron. Natalie and Caleb are in Clover kids. They get a ribbon for whatever they do. Natalie entered a pillow she made with Grandma Glema, cupcakes, a barrette, paper air plane, and a storage container. Next year she will be in 4-H. Caleb entered a pillow he made with Grandma Glema, chocolate chips cookies, paper air plane, storage container, puppet, lego design and a pinata. Our club had a turn to run the 4-H food stand. Our club's scarecrow won 2nd place and $20 for our club. A lot of fun and a lot of work!
Brad and Susan came to visit us August 8th and 9th. They asked us if we would like to have their dog, Bosco. He is a 4 year old Westie Terrier. He is a sweet dog and is fitting well into our family. Kurt, Brad and Susan were able to go to the Speedway museum. We all spent the day Saturday in Columbus with the Taylors and part of the Kliewer family. The kids played all day with Brittin and Brenen. They even took turns driving the go cart around the shed. We ate too much and it was so nice to just be together.
Caleb's head is fine. The swelling went down and all the tests were negative. It must have been a bug bite that got infected. The kids have been healthy all summer and just keep playing no matter what else is going.
Our biggest news to share with you is that we are expecting a baby Feb. 16th (my birthday). :-) We are very excited! The kids were surprised and so happy. Hannah cried and "just kept thanking God". Natalie "can't believe it, I just can't believe it!" Caleb wants to name the baby "Banana" or "Super". I have been feeling Ok, tired and nauseous. I have been struggling a bit with my regular health issues. I had to revamp my supplement routine to make it safe for the baby. On Sunday I was having trouble and in a lot of pain. We ended up going to the emergency room and they were able to help me. I have been to several different doctors this week. I am feeling much better now. Please just pray for Kurt and I to make wise decisions with my health issues. The baby is just fine and healthy after this episode.
I want to apologize to those of you I would have rather called with this news. We normally use a cell phone for our long distance calls but we do not get good service at our new house. We need to figure out what we will do about long distance calls now.
In the middle of all this we have had picnics at the lake, played at the park, been to the zoo and the Children's Museum....we are having an unusual summer with some normal things thrown in. God is good.
Kurt is taking three classes this quarter, 7 1/2 credit hours. He has class Monday 6-8 and Wed. 6-10. He has more homework this quarter as well. We miss him during the week but we have lots of time together on the weekends. For those of you who don't know this he is going back to school for computer programing. He wants to be an independent contractor at some point.
Kurt is going to close Green Cylinder Heads for now. He does not have time to keep up a full time job, part time business and part time school. We are hoping to us some of his extra time to work on our own drag race cars, go carts and all the projects laying around.
Thanks for all your love and prayers. Have a blessed day!
Kurt, Angie, Hannah, Natalie and Caleb Green
Since my last post in June we have mainly been moving, finishing all our 4-H projects, getting a new dog, and surviving life. Moving turned out to be a lot more work than I remembered! We still can't find the top to the blender, my bath robe, or the food chopper...but we will some time. We will spend the next couple weeks unpacking the rest of the boxes. I am ready to start homeschool and get on with life.
We finished 4-H for this year. Hannah sewed an apron, knit a washcloth, entered a cupcake that fell over on the car ride to the fair, and entered a necklace she made. She got a trophy for reserve champion for her apron plus and purple ribbon, a blue ribbon for her washcloth, purple for the necklace and blue for the cupcake. She also got a medal for the modeling of her apron. Natalie and Caleb are in Clover kids. They get a ribbon for whatever they do. Natalie entered a pillow she made with Grandma Glema, cupcakes, a barrette, paper air plane, and a storage container. Next year she will be in 4-H. Caleb entered a pillow he made with Grandma Glema, chocolate chips cookies, paper air plane, storage container, puppet, lego design and a pinata. Our club had a turn to run the 4-H food stand. Our club's scarecrow won 2nd place and $20 for our club. A lot of fun and a lot of work!
Brad and Susan came to visit us August 8th and 9th. They asked us if we would like to have their dog, Bosco. He is a 4 year old Westie Terrier. He is a sweet dog and is fitting well into our family. Kurt, Brad and Susan were able to go to the Speedway museum. We all spent the day Saturday in Columbus with the Taylors and part of the Kliewer family. The kids played all day with Brittin and Brenen. They even took turns driving the go cart around the shed. We ate too much and it was so nice to just be together.
Caleb's head is fine. The swelling went down and all the tests were negative. It must have been a bug bite that got infected. The kids have been healthy all summer and just keep playing no matter what else is going.
Our biggest news to share with you is that we are expecting a baby Feb. 16th (my birthday). :-) We are very excited! The kids were surprised and so happy. Hannah cried and "just kept thanking God". Natalie "can't believe it, I just can't believe it!" Caleb wants to name the baby "Banana" or "Super". I have been feeling Ok, tired and nauseous. I have been struggling a bit with my regular health issues. I had to revamp my supplement routine to make it safe for the baby. On Sunday I was having trouble and in a lot of pain. We ended up going to the emergency room and they were able to help me. I have been to several different doctors this week. I am feeling much better now. Please just pray for Kurt and I to make wise decisions with my health issues. The baby is just fine and healthy after this episode.
I want to apologize to those of you I would have rather called with this news. We normally use a cell phone for our long distance calls but we do not get good service at our new house. We need to figure out what we will do about long distance calls now.
In the middle of all this we have had picnics at the lake, played at the park, been to the zoo and the Children's Museum....we are having an unusual summer with some normal things thrown in. God is good.
Kurt is taking three classes this quarter, 7 1/2 credit hours. He has class Monday 6-8 and Wed. 6-10. He has more homework this quarter as well. We miss him during the week but we have lots of time together on the weekends. For those of you who don't know this he is going back to school for computer programing. He wants to be an independent contractor at some point.
Kurt is going to close Green Cylinder Heads for now. He does not have time to keep up a full time job, part time business and part time school. We are hoping to us some of his extra time to work on our own drag race cars, go carts and all the projects laying around.
Thanks for all your love and prayers. Have a blessed day!
Kurt, Angie, Hannah, Natalie and Caleb Green
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
HI
Hello,
I will try to catch you up with what has been going on in our lives.
The kids tract meet was fun. When all the girls K-9th ran a quarter mile, Hannah won and Natalie came in second place! When all the boys ran Caleb beat a lot of the older boys and smiled the entire time he ran. It was a beautiful day for our activities.
May 19th-23rd our church hosted VBS. The kids attended each day and I helped for the first two days. We use Gospel Light curriculum and this years theme was Power Lab..."there is power, power wonder working power in the blood of the Lamb...!"
We left on the 23rd to go to Long Pine, NE for our annual camping trip with the Kliewer and Konrad family. We fished, hiked, laughed and ate tons of good food. We all stayed up very late each night at the campfire. We had chocolate marshmallows for our smores. The kids road their bikes and tubed down the creek. It was rainy and cold the first night and morning. After that the weather was perfect the rest of the weekend. We took my Mom and Dad's pop up camper.
The next couple weeks were a blur. Kurt was working a ton of hours and we were just all trying to hold down the fort. I tried to catch him and make him eat when I could. He finished all the heads he needed to do and built an engine for a pulling tractor.
We had 4-H the morning of Kurt's birthday, the 14th. Kurt was up at 6:00 helping put new shingles on the church. We ate lunch together to celebrate his birthday. We used the deep fat fryer to fondue. This is the first time in our married life that we have used our deep fat fryer. We fried french fries, chicken, beef strips, breaded mushrooms, mozerella sticks, pizza rolls, and jalepeno poppers. We ate dirt (pudding, oreos, whipped cream) and mint ice cream for desert. Kurt received free ticket from his work to the World of Outlaws. He invited Tim Hendricks to go with him.
On Father's Day we ate fondue two more times and went fishing. The kids each caught a fish, but Kurt did not catch any. He was busy bating the hooks and helping the kids. I do not put worms on hooks, so he and Hannah have to manage that on their own.
I could go on with all the details of the fun things we have done so far this summer. We are blessed with so many good friends, and the weather has been perfect.
We have a new kitty named Tuff. Our first cat Puff is not sure she likes him yet, but we are having lots of fun with him. He is very playful.
About 10 days ago Caleb said he had sore spots on his head. I did not see anything so I what not sure what to think. The next day he had very sore swollen lumps on his head. I took him to the doctor that day. Our doctor tested him for strep which was negative. She gave him 10 days of antibiotics and told me to watch him closely. Hannah told me after we were back home that she had pulled a tick off his head a few days earlier...so maybe these swollen glands were from an infected tick bite. IT was a standard size tick. He is now done with the antibiotics, the swelling has gone to about half the size. He talks about his stomach hurting. After four times of trying the nurses were able to get enough blood to run some tests. We will know more at the end of the week. He is eating and playing just fine.
I was able to go to a used Homeschool Curriculum Sale on the 16th. I went with two of my friends and we arranged our families so the three of us could eat our together before the sale. It was a rare evening out with girlfriends and we had lots of fun.
Our big project that we are working on right now is moving. My parents are moving to Topeka Kansas. They will be out of their house by July 4th. We are moving 1/4th mile from our present home, into my parent's house. Kurt and I will be the landlords of our current home. If you know of any good renters please let us know! We have quite a lot of packing done, so we are in good shape.
Be Blessed!
Angie
I will try to catch you up with what has been going on in our lives.
The kids tract meet was fun. When all the girls K-9th ran a quarter mile, Hannah won and Natalie came in second place! When all the boys ran Caleb beat a lot of the older boys and smiled the entire time he ran. It was a beautiful day for our activities.
May 19th-23rd our church hosted VBS. The kids attended each day and I helped for the first two days. We use Gospel Light curriculum and this years theme was Power Lab..."there is power, power wonder working power in the blood of the Lamb...!"
We left on the 23rd to go to Long Pine, NE for our annual camping trip with the Kliewer and Konrad family. We fished, hiked, laughed and ate tons of good food. We all stayed up very late each night at the campfire. We had chocolate marshmallows for our smores. The kids road their bikes and tubed down the creek. It was rainy and cold the first night and morning. After that the weather was perfect the rest of the weekend. We took my Mom and Dad's pop up camper.
The next couple weeks were a blur. Kurt was working a ton of hours and we were just all trying to hold down the fort. I tried to catch him and make him eat when I could. He finished all the heads he needed to do and built an engine for a pulling tractor.
We had 4-H the morning of Kurt's birthday, the 14th. Kurt was up at 6:00 helping put new shingles on the church. We ate lunch together to celebrate his birthday. We used the deep fat fryer to fondue. This is the first time in our married life that we have used our deep fat fryer. We fried french fries, chicken, beef strips, breaded mushrooms, mozerella sticks, pizza rolls, and jalepeno poppers. We ate dirt (pudding, oreos, whipped cream) and mint ice cream for desert. Kurt received free ticket from his work to the World of Outlaws. He invited Tim Hendricks to go with him.
On Father's Day we ate fondue two more times and went fishing. The kids each caught a fish, but Kurt did not catch any. He was busy bating the hooks and helping the kids. I do not put worms on hooks, so he and Hannah have to manage that on their own.
I could go on with all the details of the fun things we have done so far this summer. We are blessed with so many good friends, and the weather has been perfect.
We have a new kitty named Tuff. Our first cat Puff is not sure she likes him yet, but we are having lots of fun with him. He is very playful.
About 10 days ago Caleb said he had sore spots on his head. I did not see anything so I what not sure what to think. The next day he had very sore swollen lumps on his head. I took him to the doctor that day. Our doctor tested him for strep which was negative. She gave him 10 days of antibiotics and told me to watch him closely. Hannah told me after we were back home that she had pulled a tick off his head a few days earlier...so maybe these swollen glands were from an infected tick bite. IT was a standard size tick. He is now done with the antibiotics, the swelling has gone to about half the size. He talks about his stomach hurting. After four times of trying the nurses were able to get enough blood to run some tests. We will know more at the end of the week. He is eating and playing just fine.
I was able to go to a used Homeschool Curriculum Sale on the 16th. I went with two of my friends and we arranged our families so the three of us could eat our together before the sale. It was a rare evening out with girlfriends and we had lots of fun.
Our big project that we are working on right now is moving. My parents are moving to Topeka Kansas. They will be out of their house by July 4th. We are moving 1/4th mile from our present home, into my parent's house. Kurt and I will be the landlords of our current home. If you know of any good renters please let us know! We have quite a lot of packing done, so we are in good shape.
Be Blessed!
Angie
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