Life...

It's been difficult to find blog time in the last few days. A lot has been happening, too much, in fact!

We got our minivan (transmission) fixed. Two days later we noticed a rather large puddle of pretty red transmission oil all over our driveway! Got that re-fixed only to wake up the next day to a van that won't start! The alarm, it seemed executed a hostile takeover of the electronic system and refused to be shut off. One call to the mobile alarm guy who exorcised the unwilling alarm for a mere $75. Then two days later we realized the battery was not holding a charge. Maybe the last effect of the evil battery, who knows. $84 later, a new Die Hard and a two-year warranty.

Being in the office only two days a week (due to the other 3 days focusing on our personal support needs) reminds me of the analogy of a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest. Do you have that mental image? Well, that's me.

Tonya's birthday was Sunday and her parents flew here from Indiana. Good choice- it's minus 4 there and 75-80 degrees here! We all had a good time on Sunday, showing off our new church and having lunch with a bunch of friends.

Sunday night we went out with her parents to see Cheaper by the Dozen. This movie is only funny if you're NOT a parent. I almost walked out a couple times. Sometimes you just have to make a stand for justice and sanity. In the mean time Erica on our staff team was watching Syd and Zach. Unbeknown to us, Zach was throwing up all over the place, including down Erica's back. Good thing we have a washer and dryer. I'm looking for the nomination website for the 'Aunt of the Year Award'.

Monday, Zach still playing 'fountain boy' helped change our family day plans. Syd and I took Grandma and Grandpa to Farmers Market and 'The Grove', but not before the mandated every-California-visit trip to In-N-Out Burger.

Tuesday, brought staff meeting, several other smaller staff meetings and an impossible to-do list. I have been working on our fund raising golf-tournament with the other LA Campus Crusade ministries. We call ourselves LA Connect.

Then last night is was members only, "Nemo night" at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Membership does have its privileges. So Syd and I took Grandma (Grandpa already flew back for work on Wednesday).

Today is more meetings and sending our some letters, etc.

Trying to be faithful and see the daily graces of the Lord.



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UPDATE - 7:31 PM

Just got back from Downey Memorial Hospital. We took Zach in at 1 PM with a 106 degree tempature. By the time we got to the hospital it had dropped to 104 degrees.

They gave some meds and we waited for the temp to drop. They gave him a suppository to help calm the vomiting. Then they seemingly half-heartedly decided to do a chest x-ray. Praise God they did because he has mild-pneumonia. So after all day of promising that he would not get a shot... he got a shot. Ice cream tonight (that's our post-shot family tradition).

He is doing much better, even ate a bowl of soup, rice and a popsicle (the ice cream equivalent for tonight). We see how the next few days goes.