Since Daniel's arrival in 2005 he has been a source of joy and laughter to our family. We waited on God's perfect timing a long time (6 years!) for this little guy. It was worth the wait! He is just so funny and really brings a different element into our family. This video demonstrates just how much fun he is!
Isn't he a riot? No lack of confidence in this kid! He believes video cameras were made just for him!!! I don't know what was "All my fault" as he was singing in his song....he never gave me an answer!
There is never a dull moment with Daniel - he is certainly a blessing to this family!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Oh No!
BB - Tuesday (2)
Wednesday (3 - two dead)
Something I have been desperately praying would not happen, happened. The neighbors on the other side of us have bed bugs. When we found out that we had them migrating from the infested house connected to us, I immediately went over to notify them of the situation. I showed them what they looked like and let them know where they hide. I tried to inform them as much as I could. They have been good about checking and had found none.....until a couple of weeks ago. One of the women came over to ask if I would look at her son as he had some type of bite. They thought they were flea bites, but they looked an awful lot like bed bug bites. One of the other women that also lives there (there are a couple of families that live in the house) has an uncle that is a professional exterminator. He went through their house a little over a week ago and confirmed my fear - they had a few bed bugs. They are getting treated. They pulled up their carpets and are getting rid of their beds and purchasing new ones. I am now praying that not too many made it over. I am praying that we caught the majority of them. Please pray that this is where the infestation will end. There are 6 other homes connect in this row. We really need to get this under control so we don't get re- infested. Please pray!
We had our fifth treatment today. While the exterminator was here one bed bug had the audacity to crawl out onto the wall of our bedroom. I was up in the bedroom at the time and yelled down to Andy that there was one on the wall. The exterminator came up and looked and then sprayed our open ceiling. It was the first time he has seen one crawling on the wall since he started treating us last November. While he was here we got the chance to talk about the house next door. Apparently the women that lived there thought the bed bugs were roaches (UGH!!!). When the exterminator went to inspect he looked under one bed and there were more than 300 bed bugs! That is a ton of bed bugs! He had never seen such a bad infestation. Even if the women thought they were roaches, why would they want to live with that many?!?!? Unbelievable!!! I am hoping not too many made it over to the neighbors. I am also hoping they haven't made any harbors. Oh, I am really hoping that they are being vigilant and looking everywhere for hiding bed bugs. Please pray that they take this infestation seriously and do not allow the bugs to take a foot hold. Please pray that all the bed bugs on our block would DIE!!! That we would no longer have to deal with these dreadful creatures!
Wednesday (3 - two dead)
Something I have been desperately praying would not happen, happened. The neighbors on the other side of us have bed bugs. When we found out that we had them migrating from the infested house connected to us, I immediately went over to notify them of the situation. I showed them what they looked like and let them know where they hide. I tried to inform them as much as I could. They have been good about checking and had found none.....until a couple of weeks ago. One of the women came over to ask if I would look at her son as he had some type of bite. They thought they were flea bites, but they looked an awful lot like bed bug bites. One of the other women that also lives there (there are a couple of families that live in the house) has an uncle that is a professional exterminator. He went through their house a little over a week ago and confirmed my fear - they had a few bed bugs. They are getting treated. They pulled up their carpets and are getting rid of their beds and purchasing new ones. I am now praying that not too many made it over. I am praying that we caught the majority of them. Please pray that this is where the infestation will end. There are 6 other homes connect in this row. We really need to get this under control so we don't get re- infested. Please pray!
We had our fifth treatment today. While the exterminator was here one bed bug had the audacity to crawl out onto the wall of our bedroom. I was up in the bedroom at the time and yelled down to Andy that there was one on the wall. The exterminator came up and looked and then sprayed our open ceiling. It was the first time he has seen one crawling on the wall since he started treating us last November. While he was here we got the chance to talk about the house next door. Apparently the women that lived there thought the bed bugs were roaches (UGH!!!). When the exterminator went to inspect he looked under one bed and there were more than 300 bed bugs! That is a ton of bed bugs! He had never seen such a bad infestation. Even if the women thought they were roaches, why would they want to live with that many?!?!? Unbelievable!!! I am hoping not too many made it over to the neighbors. I am also hoping they haven't made any harbors. Oh, I am really hoping that they are being vigilant and looking everywhere for hiding bed bugs. Please pray that they take this infestation seriously and do not allow the bugs to take a foot hold. Please pray that all the bed bugs on our block would DIE!!! That we would no longer have to deal with these dreadful creatures!
Look Who's TOTally Cool!!!
My incredibly talented friend, Carisa, has launched a new blog for moms of tots. Daniel has the great privilege and honor of being the first tot to be featured on her new Totally Tots blog! She has incredible things going on over there! If your a mom, or know of a mom, of a tot, encourage them to visit this site. It will have all kinds of ideas for teaching and playing with your tot as well as encouragement for you! I am extremely excited about this blog as it is something I have needed for quite some time. Thanks Carisa, for following God's leading and letting me benefit from it! You are TOTally cool!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Please Pray!!!!
BB - (Monday) 2
(Tuesday) 0 - so far
COMHAR has hired a contractor who is at this moment tearing out the ceilings in the house next door. The last time they did demolition/ construction we had a flood of bed bugs enter our home. Please pray that the efforts Andy put into sealing our side of the wall will not have been in vain, but will block any more bed bugs from entering. Please pray that we are seeing an end to this dreadful time. Please pray that the next treatment, rescheduled for tomorrow, will be the last treatment we need. Please pray for our emotions as they may be on a roller-coaster today. Thanks!
(Tuesday) 0 - so far
COMHAR has hired a contractor who is at this moment tearing out the ceilings in the house next door. The last time they did demolition/ construction we had a flood of bed bugs enter our home. Please pray that the efforts Andy put into sealing our side of the wall will not have been in vain, but will block any more bed bugs from entering. Please pray that we are seeing an end to this dreadful time. Please pray that the next treatment, rescheduled for tomorrow, will be the last treatment we need. Please pray for our emotions as they may be on a roller-coaster today. Thanks!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Baptism Sunday
Today, we had a baptism service at Cornerstone. It was amazing! 18 people chose to take the step forward in their proclamation of their faith in Chirst. It is the most we have ever had in one service! So many different types of people and from so many different types of circumstances, but all bonded together in one name - the name of Jesus Christ! Incredible!The past few months I have been wondering what on earth I am doing here in Philadelphia. There are many days I feel I have absolutely no impact on anyone here. I am not involved in a lot of ministries - not like I used to be. But today I was impacted by one young girl that was baptized.
Pastor Bill often gives a bit of background on each person including when or under what circumstances the person was saved. Well, this young girl announced that she was saved during Kids Club when she attended 5&6 year olds. That would have been the time when I was teaching that age group. My heart skipped a beat and my eyes welled up with tears knowing that I had been a vessel for God to bring this young girl to him. WOW!!! Often with the little ones, you never know who you truly impact. God gave me a glimpse of why I am here, to impact lives for Him. Whether that be through ministry or in how I battle bed bugs, I am here to influence lives for Him. To draw them closer to a relationship with Him. It is an awesome responsibility. One I, at times, feel totally incapable of doing. And I really am except for His strength. Thank you, Father, for giving me the opportunity to be a witness for you.BB - (Saturday) 17!!!!!
(Sunday) 1
Saturday, January 24, 2009
How many more are there?
When we started this journey of bed bugs, I knew they were hard to get rid of. But with most of the stories I have read, when it concerns homeowners, not those living in apartments, they are usually cleared after three or four treatments. We are now going into our fifth treatment, January 27th. We are already up to 16 bed bugs found today. We have literally caught hundreds of bed bugs since November 1st. I knew the house next door was infested, but GOOD NIGHT how many did they have over there?!?!?! You can't possibly tell me they didn't notice these bugs! How many more are lurking in our house? 16 in one day! We haven't caught that many since this all started. I think our max was 10 since just after the first treatment. I am getting tired of dealing with these bugs and with COMHAR dragging their feet about getting anything done. To them the problem is solved - YEAH, IN OUR HOUSE!!!!!! Can you tell I am getting a little miffed? This is getting ridiculous and I can't understand WHY we are still going through this. I know God has a purpose and a plan - BUT WHAT IS IT? We can't possibly do anything else - except move - which if we could sell the house - we would! I went over our finances last night and just this month we have put over $1000 on the credit card to buy materials needed to fight these bugs. The great thing is is that God had the bill covered. He is amazing that way, always providing what we need. I just really wish He would answer our prayer to kill the bed bugs in one fell swoop so we can FINALLY go back to a normal life - not one of seek and find with bed bugs!
Here We Go Again~
NINE!
That is how many bed bugs we have already this morning. I am almost sick to my stomach with the thought. Andy is COMPLETELY frustrated as he has worked so hard these past few days to seal the common brick wall. The only thing we can figure is that these are ones that have walked across the ceiling (between the roof) and are now coming out since it has been opened. I am completely frustrated as today should be an all out cleaning day, scrubbing walls, vacuuming floors, de-cluttering our bedroom, but I have to go to a baby shower of someone I haven't even met!! (Family obligation.) Please pray. I was just starting to feel like we had this a bit under control, but now I am back to thinking - THIS WILL NEVER BE DONE!!!!! How much longer will we have to endure this trial?
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