Happy Easter

Random Pictures

Cutie Hannah Bannana!

Malachy with his pals Frank, Seth and Lydia

My super friends Crystal and Jami

a Standoff!

I may have posted this one already...but it is sooo cute! Mark took it a few months ago.
Also to whom it may concern: Malachy got a hair cut yesterday. I miss his cute curls but he is still super adorable and way to old to be my little baby! He says he's a BIIIIGGG Boy!

Malachy and Mark

Mark and Malachy started work on a garden this week. It looks like it is too early to plant the seeds we bought. So they got the dirt ready and found a couple worms! Malachy loved it! =)







Look at Malachys beautiful hair! And to think you all want me to cut it! (except Crystal)

Day off and Poor Kimmy

So I took today off to recover from last week. I was originaly going to take off Wednesday but then I moved it to Thursday because Sandy wanted to take Thursday off and that way we could have our Easter meeting on Wednesday. Well then Mark decided he would go help with a video shoot off site on Thursday which meant I had to get Malachy to Promisetowne and couldn't take Thursday off. So here I am taking Friday off. This morning was a little rough because I had to help Mark get Malachy ready to go and he was unusally sad the poor little guy!

Now I'm trying to figure out what to do about poor little Kimmy! She has been really ill for nearly 2 whole weeks now! Running a fever on and off the whole time and coughing severely. She had hoped to have a job and helth insurance by now but things just have not worked out as planned. Which is probably for the best seeing as she is too sick to work anyways. So we took her to our Doctors on Monday. He said it looked like Bronchitas and perscribed a not so cheap antibiotic. But we figured it is worth it, we gotta get Kim feeling bettter! The Doctor said if she didn't feel better by Wednesday to give him a call. So she called back Thursday morning when it was evident she was not improving at all! We hadn't heard back from them by this morning (Friday) so I gave the office a call and they told me that they had called in a new antibiotic to our local CVS. Well CVS dosen't have it. So I call the Doctors and they swear they called it in... back to CVS they still don't have it... Back to the Doctors office, a nurse will try again when they get another free moment...grrrrr! So here I wait to get a call saying it has been called in. Hoping it won't be super exspensive and maybe this will be the thing to get Kim feeling better! We hear her up all night coughing, and she is as thin as a rail! She has barely left her bed/couch in the past 2 weeks. I'm really concerned!

Anyways as soon as this CVS buisness is settled I hope I have some time to just chill! Although I know I should be paying bills and doing laundry!

Happy 27th Anniversery Mom and Dad

Sooo MUCH going on but nothing to blog about...

Totally random pictures from last summer/fall because I have no new good ones!

So last week was NUTS!! Mark was Tech Director for the Childrens Ministry Conference and I was Stage Manager so we were pulling some crazy long days. Starting at like 5am, YUCK! Kim was going to take Malachy to Promisetowne for us because they don't open until 8am. But then Malachy and Kimmy got major sick. =( So Poor Kimmy had to watch the little guy while they were both sick! Crystal, Mom and Dad helped out watching Malachy too. AND Sandy helped me with a ride. I'm soooo lucky to have such a great support team. Thanks guys!

Unfortunately there has not been any time or energy for baby making lately so it is very unlikely I'm pregnant. Boo hoo hoo. Oh well there is always next month. =) I can't wait to have a new member to our family! I'm getting really excited about it and so is Mark. We are hoping for a girl we would name her Evelyn. In the mean time Sara is having a baby soon so I will have to visit her when little Lee arives and let that hold me over! And she has a shower coming up so I will get to go shopping!

Things are slowing down at work but still busy. We have our Easter and Salvation weekends right around the corner! I'm excited for them because they are both new programs that Sandy has worked really hard on! After that things will slow down some and that is good too!

Beyond that, Mark's Mom is coming too town for Eater so we are looking forward to her visit. I wanted to have the kitchen done by the time she came, but I see now that will not happen. Mark and Kim wanted to tear down the wall paper but I haven't been able to convince either of them to help me wash the glue off the walls yet. Granted, we have been busy and ill around here so it is underststandable that the wall scrubbing task has been put on the back burner! Hopefully we will get to that soon! I can NOT wait to get the kitchen done!

Mark is going to the Dominican Republic next month or the next month I can't recall the dates. I was invited to go but won't be able too. We can't afford for both of us to go and someone has to stay home with Malachy. So that means Mark goes and not me. I'm alittle disapointed but I'm glad for him. I think it means more to him to go. And it would be harder for me to be away from Malachy for that long. However, Mark has done a ton of traveling in the past year and I'm sure he is hoping to go back to Russia this year. So I hope he will remember all of that and I will get a turn soon! =) I would LOVE to go to Irealand....

More locally....I hope I will be able to go to Michigan with Crystal to visit our friends the Vanderkoois for tulip fest! I think that is the end of May or something. I hope it works out, I'm really looking forward to it. Then I want to go to Minnesota to visit my Sister and Brother!

Well that is all for my updates, I better go play with Malachy.

I'm a bad friend to my blog!

Sorry I haven't posted in so long! Not that there are people stopping by and disapointed at my lack of posting but I do like to flatter myself and pretend you are out there! =)

Work has been busy and only going to get more busy! The Childrens Ministry Conf. is next week. Mark is TD and I'm stage manager so we will be hard core busy! Then a few weeks later we hit Easter! Mark's Mom is coming to town for Easter which is super exciting. Malachy loves her so much (and so do we). So there are exciting and busy times ahead.

In other news, after a short series of Dr. visists I have been given the green light in the form of a clean bill of health for Mark and I to try and concieve baby number 2. So Mark and I will be busy there as well. I will be sure to keep you posted....well you know...no details or anything.... I just mean if I do end up pregnant I will be shouting it from the roof tops. Demanding shamrock shakes, sleeping in, and taking it easy! =)

I think that is all the updates I have for now...can't wait for summer!! Here is a random photo for you...(or 2)

Welcome KC!!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that my super friend KC started a blog today! Pretty much all of you who read my blog know KC so please take a moment to stop by and welcome her to the blogging world and catch up on her adventures! =)

Click here to go to KC's Blog!

Welcome Home Mama!

So Mom is finaly home after a week in the hospital (5days!). Welcome home Mom! I'm so proud of you for being brave while you were there and for not smoking! You are amazing! Way to go. I'm really glad it's over and now you don't have to worry about it...or at least worry about it as much! Thanks to everyone who prayed, visisted, and sent Mama gifts. I know Malachy, Mark, and I were definietly praying and I wish we had gotten to visit more. You are our favorite Mommo and we love you so much!

Grrrrrr...it's been a blah sort of day

Im feeling icky today. It seems like my life is a bit out of control. Over 2 months ago when we decided Malachy would start "day Care" on Jan 1st there was a plan as to how things would go...that didn't happen. When we got married I had a plan on when we would buy a house...that didn't happen. About a year ago I made a plans to try and get my licsense...that didn't happen. Over 8 months ago when we decided it was time to have another baby there was a plan as to when to start trying...that didn't happen. A few weeks ago when we did our taxes there was a plan as to how we would use our tax return...that didn't happen.

There are plans of things I need fixed...My teeth! The flooding in the basement. The leaking faucet in the kitchen and bathroom! The 4 cats! The dogs shot's. Marks Malibu. The splintering deck. The kitchen which is missing half it's walpaper now and has no shades on the lights. The carpet we spent thousands of dollars on less then 2 years ago and now smells like cat and dog pee! I'm overwhelmed with things that need fixing and it seems like the list is just growing.

I just feel overwhelmed. I told Mark in the car this morning I feel like there is all this pressure building inside of me and I'm going to explode soon and it's actually really scary. It's a bad time for me to be in need of some encouragement because everyone seems to have their own problems and mine seem petty and inconvienent. Which I'm sure they are. I know my problems pale in comparisson to the rest of the worlds. And I do mean that litteraly not sarcasticly. But they are still weighing me down.

Happy Valentines Day!

This is my attempt at being cool with my Photo Shop elements! Ha! I can only figure out how to use my paint brush! =)

Happy Birthday to my Favorite Friend Crystal who is almost 30!!! AGHHHHH! =)

Hi favorite Friend! I love you so much! All the biggest moments in my life you have been here for me. Encouraging me and giving me strength! I love you so much. God couldn't have blessed me with a better friend!

Crystal, Scott, and Madison

Crystal and Baby Malachy

Crystal and Emily

The Kunze Family

Me, Mark, Crystal, and Scott

Remember when....I don't =)

This first one is of my cute little Parents! I love it because it looks like a prom picture! awwww...aren't they adorable. I think it is from a Christmas party at Dad's work.
This one is from 1914! It is my Great Grandmother Traynor. (Dad's Grandma) and her daughter Dean. (My Big Aunt Dean) It's a speacil picture because Big Aunt Dean gave it to Mom. Big Aunt Dean has always been so loving and inclusive to Mom and us. she is a very geniune person and she is speacil, like Mommo and Mom! Our lives are enriched by knowing her.
I'm not quite sure who this is the back of the picture said July 43. So I'm assumimng it is Bill or Mike. Dad wasn't born yet...right?
This one is Dad, Betsy, and Tim playing outside. Dad is the older boy.

Again, Dad, Betsy, and Tim living it up.

This one is little Dean, Dad, and Tim at the beach! How cute is little Aunt Dean.

This one is John and Mary and possibly Aunt Ann on vacation.

Here is Dad at School. He is second back in the row second from the right....the nuns loved him! I think Malachy and Noah both inherited a lot of their boys will be boys spirit from Dad. Just yesterday I was telling Mark the story of Noah as a toddler climbing under the table to bite Dad's ankles and laughing histaricly! I can so see Malachy doing that!

Here is Dad and a friend. Noah makes this fake smile face too. =)

And finally here is a School portrait of Dad looking like me in jr. high with a buzz cut. Thanks Dad for giving me the boyish good looks! =)

Thanks for the picture Crystal! It was a fun weekend hanging with you guys!
BTW...It's 10 pm and Malachy is still awake! =) He's keeping me company while Daddy is away...again!

ok, ok...

Sorry for being dramatic. I'm not really super depressed. Just down in the dumps about stupid stuff at work. But that's normal it happens to everyone...I think. I'm lucky to have a job that I love so much and work with amazing people that I also love. This too will pass. Besides I feel like an idiot getting upset about petty crap at work when my favorite Crystal in the whole world is dealing with real problems!!!

Put's thing in perspective! I love you Crystal and I'm amazed by your grace and stength daily. You are my hero. Thanks for being the best!

I must be super depressed...

because I started looking for my old journals this evenning. I have no idea why I look for my old journals when I'm depressed. I must be narcissistic because, in all honesty, my old journals are super depressing. They are from H. S. and the few years immediately following that.

Those were really hard years. I learned so much in that time but I learned it the hard way. I can't believe the person I used to be 10 years ago. Time puts most things in perspective . It gives me hope to know that in 10 years from now I will look back on these days and be in awe of how much I have grown beyond my current stupidity and heartache! Oh...that makes since. Maybe that is why I look for my journals when I'm depressed.

Regardless, I didn't find them but I did find my old scrapbooks.

America's most innovative churches

Outreach magazine did a story on Americas most innovative churches. The story can be found here.
Here is the list.
1. LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK) :: Craig Groeschel
2. Granger Community Church (Granger, IN) :: Mark Beeson
3. North Point Community Church (Alpharetta, GA) :: Andy Stanley
4. Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX) :: Ed Young Jr.
5. Mosaic Church (City of Industry, CA) :: Erwin McManus
6. Seacoast Church (Mt. Pleasant, SC) :: Greg Surratt
7. Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL) :: Dave Ferguson
8. National Community Church (Washington, DC) :: Mark Batterson
9. Mars Hill Church (Seattle, WA) :: Mark Driscoll
10. New Hope Christian Fellowship (Oahu, HI) :: Wayne Cordero
11. Mars Hill Bible Church (Grandville, MI) :: Rob Bell
12. The Potter’s House (Dallas, TX) :: T.D. Jakes
13. Crossover Church (Tampa, FL) :: Tommy Kyllonen
14. Church of the Open Door (Maple Grove, MN) :: David Johnson
15. Redeemer Presbyterian Church (New York, NY) :: Timothy Keller
16. Healing Place Church (Baton Rouge, LA) :: Dino Rizzo
17. The Journey Church (New York, NY) :: Nelson Searcy
18. Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, CA) :: Rick Warren
19. North Coast Church (Vista, CA) :: Larry Osborn
20. Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, IL) :: Bill Hybels
21. Imago Dei Community (Portland, OR) :: Rick McKinley
22. Christ the King Community Church (Mt. Vernon, WA) :: Dave Browning
23. Radiant Church (Surprise, AZ) :: Lee McFarland
24. Living Word Christian Center (Forest Park, IL)
25. The Sanctuary (Santa Clarita, CA)

I like this list because it means that there are at least 19 churches out there getting as much if not more crap then us for thinking "outside the box"! =)

pissy

I spranged my ankle, which put me in a pissy mood! I went to the Dr. today which was somewhat discouraging because she encouraged me to stay off it for 5 weeks! I was like um, nope! I have a job and a kid so that won't happen. TThen she said well at least until Monday...still won't happen. Thankfully Kim has been super helpful! =) Dad came over to entertain Malachy last night and Crystal came tonight. Mark will be home the next several evennings. I'm so lucky to have such great people in my life to help me out. I just wish, with the whole taking a day or so off work to rest I could actually clean the house or get something productive done. It's like torture with my OCD to just sit in a messy house! Grrrr...Like they say...whatever dosen't kill you...

I'm feeling super hopefull right now because I have been icing, elevating, compressing, and taking advil and it seems like the swelling has gone down to almost none and the pain is pretty manigable. Maybe I will be back to myself sooner then expected! =) Or maybe it is just some killer Advil!

Happy Day!!!

Sandy and Alan got married last night!! It was amazing! I loved the look of the chapel, I loved their picture montage, their vows, the whole ceremony was great! Sandy was absolutely beautiful!! I even cried! Which is bazar because I have never cried at a wedding before! I must be getting old! I think part of it is I just really love Sandy and Alan...for real!