Thankful!

We have so much to be thankful for!
*That the van didn't catch on fire yesterday!
*That it didn't wait until we were on the road today to spring a leak!
*We have wonderful friends who know how precious time with family is! Thank you Leslie and Aaron for your offer of a van for the weekend!! I can't tell you how much that meant to us!
*An IGA Crossroads Market down the street! Ben and the kids rode their bikes down and got the fixings for a great meal!
*We actually have the money in savings to pay for the repairs!
*And most important we are thankful for a saviour who loves us enough to bless us in uncountable (is that a word?) ways!

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, we were supposed to leave tomorrow morning for Louisville BUT...
I was getting in the car at K Mart and was overwhelmed by the smell of gas. When I got home smoke was coming from under the hood! Ben opened it up and there were 3 little sprays of gas coming from the fuel line! The part only comes from a dealer and requires a special tool to remove and replace it. The part won't be in until Sat or Monday. So we looked into a rental car and are on a waiting list for now!
We may be having a quiet Thanksgiving at home! My mom's thoughts on us not coming were as follows... "What do I do with all this food and who is going to bring the Christmas stuff up from the basement!" Count on your mom to get to the important stuff!
Hope you all have a trouble free, Happy Thanksgiving!!

Prayer for a friend

Lots of you all know my friend Lisa Menetrey either through school or through my stories about our "adventures in multiple birth". She was diagnosed Friday with breast cancer. Reality hasn't hit her yet because she has been focused on treatment options and where to seek treatment (here or Nashville).
Lisa and I "met" while we were pregnant with our twins. We both went to the same OBGYN and the doctor told each of us how the other was doing without ever giving a name (confidentiality). Louis and Melissa are 11 days older than Rebekah and Elizabeth. It happened that Lisa and I were in the office at the same time for our post delivery appointments. Ben's mom was in the lobby with the girls when Lisa came and started talking to her. His mom thought we actually knew one another and didn't understand why I was confused when I came out and didn't know her name. From that moment on Lisa and I have shared every crazy step in the journey of raising multiples. We just clicked!
Please pray for wise treatment decisions (Lisa also had Lupus which could complicate treatment choices). Pray for her husband Lou and their kids Louis and Melissa. Pray for doctors with compassion and kindness. Pray for me and our group of multiple moms as we support and minister to her.
We all covet your prayers!!

It's SNOWING!!

Ok it is only snowing a bit but, it is still snowing!!! Here are some pictures of the Veteran's Day Parade float the homeschool enrichment day kids made. We have been so busy working on it I haven't had time to update lately. The kids had a blast and actually did most of the work!

Our theme was Homeschooled Heros!

They had trouble coordinating waving and throwing candy at the same time!

Wes was very excited to sit in the Corvette while we waited at the Depot for the parade to start!

Hope you are all warm and doing well!!