Technology Is Not Always My Friend!

I have been fighting all morning with this computer, the photo program, and even getting this to recognize my phone---no luck!!

I have blogged all I can that has pictures on the computer.  I have lost a ton of pics (I think I have a back up--but man does that frustrate me).  I have tons of pics on my phone, as well as Lucy's that I would love to get downloaded and blogged so I can go ahead and delete them off the phone that is quickly running out of room.  I love technology--when it's working well!  I have no idea what to do with it when it isn't working well though and that frustrates me to no end!!

Ok, my rant is over for now.  I will do a quick update.  We may live in the South, but it sure hasn't' felt it here lately!  We had an ice storm here at the beginning of last week, and although it was beautiful, it was a bummer!  The area is not equipped to deal with it.  Schools have been closed a lot this year.  People were complaining that they were just closing for cold temps, but they have to as kids don't have the clothing here and schools don't have the capacity to heat the way it would be needed.  Mike was in Atlanta when they got snow there and it was crazy!!  They didn't close the schools in advance there and kids ended up staying overnight at school.  I would have gone crazy if I was unable to get to my children!!

Anyway, the ice is gone now.  It was a crazy thaw!!  It sounded like it was pouring outside, but the sun was shining bright--it was just all the ice melting!  Chunks would drop too so you had to be careful where you walked.

Yesterday it was so nice out we got to go out on the trampoline in short sleeves.  It's crazy weather!  Gorgeous day again today and we will be moving our schooling outside in a little while!

Health--we are good.  I have lost my voice this week.  Otherwise feel fine though.  Clara has had a rash on her belly forever and I finally had to take her to the doc for that--apparently she is allergic to nickel and it is in her belt buckle and the backside of the button on her jeans.  No wonder it wasn't going away.  I have started learning about, and using Essential Oils.  I have been blown away at the healing properties--although it shouldn't surprise me as God made them and He is truly perfect!  In fact, what He is teaching me about provision has been mind blowing!!  So, I did not fill the prescriptions for her rash, but have been using the oils and they are doing a beautiful job of healing her up with no side effects or crap going in to her body!!  yay!  I know there will be times when we will need to go another route, but as much as possible I would like to reduce that!  I haven't had so much as a Tylenol in over a month now.  I used to rely on those PM's to sleep (they would only work for a couple nights in a row then I would have to break from them a few nights).  No more, thank God!!  I went for my annual check up and blood work is fabulous!  Doc said he doesn't understand it, but my thyroid nodules are shrunk down.  I told him why--frankincense!  I fully expect the nodules to continue to shrink to gone!  I do still have blood in my urine apparently, but there has been no problem from the kidney stones, and I am treating that with lemon oil and suspect that will never be an issue again!  Mike is off all allergy and arthritis mediation!!  It was a challenge to figure out how to pack the oils for his travel but we got it figured out I think. :) 

Mike's job is great--he loves it!  I realized just how amazing it was during the ice storm that even though we moved here to this house and Mike was still at the mill, this job with Voith is even closer!!  What a blessing when having to go in to work during an ice storm  :)  He is currently on a plane on his way to Canada---brrrr!!!!  It's supposed to be "warm" there this week--only in the 20s.  NO thank you!!  Did I mention we are heading outside to do school here?  Yeah, that's more like it!

The girls are doing great!  Lucy has been asked to be a leader in church and is doing a great job with that.  It is her responsibly to greet and make new kids comfortable that come to Merge.  She is a bit of an introvert, like me, and that is outside of her comfort zone, but that is exactly why she feels God is having her to do that!  She is blossoming for sure!  Both girls are doing great in school.  I found a program for Clara for reading that has been fabulous and she is reading above grade level now, thank God!!  Her dyslexia is still a challenge, but we are dealing with it---both girls are.

Clara had a sleep over at church and Lucy and I helped out for that.  It was so much fun!  The message was great and a lot of fun too!  We have been very busy, and really have to know when to say no as you could have something going on each and every day and we just can't do that!  So, we are figuring it out.

Mike has started the walls in the rec room.  One is almost done.  The next project after this wall has to be the deck and getting that blocked off as Niko (the neighbors dog, who we love) keeps getting on the pool cover.  Apparently the water in the middle of the pool is far better than any other water on the planet!! 

I need to get back to school.  It is all or nothing around here and we just hit all  :)  When I can get the pictures figured I out I will.