Geez, we had a sight to come back to from vacation! We went from 84 degrees to barely above 0! Thanks be to God for His protection during the ice storm! It worked out well for my parents, who live next door, to come over to our house and stay warm with the wood stove. We came home to a dark, but warm house and sometime in the middle of the night the electric came back on! We lost quite a bit from the freezer, most of 2006 deer meat, but that is minimal compared to what others have gone through!
We had a GREAT time in Fort Myers, FL!!! Ron and Julie's house is awesome! (We loved swimming in their pool!) And it was great to see the nieces again! Traveling went smoothly, weather was great, food was great, La Quinta Inn was decent, shopping grand. All in all a great vacation! The most unusal thing we saw was this bank chain called "Fifth Third Bank". What in the world? If you are the 5th bank that ranks 3rd, wouldn't you kinda keep that info to yourself??? Why not bank at the 1st third bank? Why does it even matter what number bank you are if you are already 3rd??? I really didn't get it but it cracked us up every time we would pass another bank!!
I want to apologize for being so long in posting a blog. For Christmas Ike got three Rescue Hero computer games. Oh my! Is this boy happy! First thing out of his mouth every morning..."Is it my turn to play on the computer?" All three kids are computer game crazy and I probably let them spend way too much time on the computer but that's my mama card. In order to keep Jake focused on school he gets to take a break every time he finishes his assignments in two subjects. That break is usually spent on computer time! Same motivation for Molly. Bruce offered to buy me a laptop computer but even if I had one between schooling the kids and regular life...I can't really get on the computer for more than e-mail/blog checks a few minutes at a time. So, my interesting stories of life and times at our house may not come as quickly! As if!
You can see I posted no pictures. Yip, haven't figured out the camera yet!
Marissa's One Year Old Birthday is today!! She's the littlest one year old I've ever seen! She is such a JOY!! She crawls around and grabs everything!! She's still not sitting up on her own and the First Steps Physical Therapist says it's partially because she doesn't just want to sit...she wants to go! She is going to start getting PT once a week to help with sitting and weight bearing on her feet. She is getting better but with therapy they think she will catch up quickly. She also will be getting OT (Occupational Therapy) once a month. That is too help her isolate her thumb and finger for picking up stuff. Like right now she grabs things by doing this sweeping motion with her hand. So, it's hard to pick up small things like Cheerios. She will get Speech Therapy at some point because she tested delayed in that area as well. Well, delayed according to Baylee and Peabody. These are the standardize test they use to check for development. Too bad Marissa didn't read the book to know where she is supposed to be!
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Happy Birthday, Miracle Marissa!
Yay!!!!! You made it through the first year!
Glad you guys are doing well.
Happy Birthday Marissa! Yeah! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you and see how much you have grown!!! We love you! Come see us soon!
Love,
The Fausett Gang
Happy birthday, Marissa! I can't believe it's been a year!!!
My friend in Colombia, MO who had her little boy at about 23 weeks gestation had a big special party for him when he turned 5. She sent out a note to all their friends asking them to send a picture, or write a note of how they were involved during his rough start on life. I just sent a card and wrote out what I prayed for. He was beginning school, too, so it was a great way to kick off a new chapter in his life. You might start planning that shindig now, it was really a special celebration for a very special child, just like Marissa!
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