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I missed last week's (and maybe the week before?) because of the big move. We are almost all settled into the new house and while it is "just" another rental and I don't know how long we'll be here I'm looking forward to putting the finishing touches on it and making it homey.
~~2~~
With moving my plan had been to move the cats last so I wouldn't have to worry about doors getting left open for them to escape in the new house while we were moving everything in. The kitten however had her own ideas and hitched a ride with (read, snuck into a car with) one of the ladies at church. And sadly, curiousity killed the cat... a week later my family was here and she was out front with them while they were grilling burgers. They had pulled the grill up to a light at the front of the yard as the sun had been down for quite a while, and the kitten was out there with them. The house sits probably about a hundred feet from the highway, so little Miss Curious wandered into the road to see something just as a car was coming by. And that. Was. That. :(
~~3~~
The night of the big move - the same night that the kitten snuck a ride to the new house - our older cat Tiffany, who has serious emotional issues, was totally freaked and Super Hubbie couldn't find her to bring her over. Later that night after the younger kids were in bed I took the big boys to grab a few things that had been forgotten at the old house and Joshua found Tiffy in the bathtub. She was totally freaked and trying to get away from us but we got her and put her into the cat carrier, closed the door and put her in the back seat. She mewed frantically the whole way home but didn't try to escape.
When we got home Joshua got the carrier out of the car and literally as he reached the back door she somehow managed to bust open the cat carrier and ran like lightening into the woods. It was a week before we finally began to see sightings of her, but she still wouldn't come near us or the doors of the house. Each day I kept back door open hoping the sounds and smells of the house would drift through the screen door, reaching her and luring her back in.
Last night as I was putting the kids to bed I stepped into the kitchen to get Sarah a cup of water and saw Tiffany looking through the screen! I said high to her and began to approach and she quickly went down the porch stairs. I went to the door and called her and she kept hesitantly coming half way up the stairs then turning around and going back down. It was clear she wanted to come to me but was afraid. She finally came all the way up the stairs and I scooped her up, brought her in the house and quickly shut the door so she couldn't escape. She was skinny but very happy to be reunited with us and kept pressing herself against me as hard as she could and marking her territory. She was gone for 18 days!
~~4~~
The fall soccer and baseball seasons are in full swing! Emelia has had a couple of games (soccer) and Elijah had his first game (baseball) today. Joshua and Luke have had practices (baseball) but no games yet.
~~5~~
I am watching 2 little girls after school 4 days a week as a ministry to a family at church. So far I've been picking them up from school but I may find that with my schedule that I need to have them take the bus to my house. We'll see! Emelia especially really enjoys having them here for a small part of each afternoon.
~~6~~
I have finally, after 12 or so years, been given the oppurtunity to work one on one with a special needs child. I am so thankful, and am so blessed by it! I have him one on one during AWANA on Friday night.
~~7~~
I missed last week's (and maybe the week before?) because of the big move. We are almost all settled into the new house and while it is "just" another rental and I don't know how long we'll be here I'm looking forward to putting the finishing touches on it and making it homey.
~~2~~
With moving my plan had been to move the cats last so I wouldn't have to worry about doors getting left open for them to escape in the new house while we were moving everything in. The kitten however had her own ideas and hitched a ride with (read, snuck into a car with) one of the ladies at church. And sadly, curiousity killed the cat... a week later my family was here and she was out front with them while they were grilling burgers. They had pulled the grill up to a light at the front of the yard as the sun had been down for quite a while, and the kitten was out there with them. The house sits probably about a hundred feet from the highway, so little Miss Curious wandered into the road to see something just as a car was coming by. And that. Was. That. :(
~~3~~
The night of the big move - the same night that the kitten snuck a ride to the new house - our older cat Tiffany, who has serious emotional issues, was totally freaked and Super Hubbie couldn't find her to bring her over. Later that night after the younger kids were in bed I took the big boys to grab a few things that had been forgotten at the old house and Joshua found Tiffy in the bathtub. She was totally freaked and trying to get away from us but we got her and put her into the cat carrier, closed the door and put her in the back seat. She mewed frantically the whole way home but didn't try to escape.
When we got home Joshua got the carrier out of the car and literally as he reached the back door she somehow managed to bust open the cat carrier and ran like lightening into the woods. It was a week before we finally began to see sightings of her, but she still wouldn't come near us or the doors of the house. Each day I kept back door open hoping the sounds and smells of the house would drift through the screen door, reaching her and luring her back in.
Last night as I was putting the kids to bed I stepped into the kitchen to get Sarah a cup of water and saw Tiffany looking through the screen! I said high to her and began to approach and she quickly went down the porch stairs. I went to the door and called her and she kept hesitantly coming half way up the stairs then turning around and going back down. It was clear she wanted to come to me but was afraid. She finally came all the way up the stairs and I scooped her up, brought her in the house and quickly shut the door so she couldn't escape. She was skinny but very happy to be reunited with us and kept pressing herself against me as hard as she could and marking her territory. She was gone for 18 days!
~~4~~
The fall soccer and baseball seasons are in full swing! Emelia has had a couple of games (soccer) and Elijah had his first game (baseball) today. Joshua and Luke have had practices (baseball) but no games yet.
~~5~~
I am watching 2 little girls after school 4 days a week as a ministry to a family at church. So far I've been picking them up from school but I may find that with my schedule that I need to have them take the bus to my house. We'll see! Emelia especially really enjoys having them here for a small part of each afternoon.
~~6~~
I have finally, after 12 or so years, been given the oppurtunity to work one on one with a special needs child. I am so thankful, and am so blessed by it! I have him one on one during AWANA on Friday night.
~~7~~
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