Ladies Retreat

I just got back yesterday afternoon from a Ladies Retreat at our church campground.
It was very good, and the speakers were awesome!
My mom, Katie and I had to sing Friday morning...we were so nervous! Thankfully, we made it through the song just fine, and many told us that we were anointed while singing, so that's a good thing.
I especially enjoyed spending quality time with my sister and a couple of other friends.
And guess what? I can move my neck with no pain! God is good!
I'm very thankful.

Hope you all had a marvellous weekend.

Kendra

A Medical Update

For those of you who are interested, my gallbladder is doing much, much better! As long as I stick pretty closely to this no-fat diet my friend (a doctor) has me on, I do alright. If I want to eat ice cream, I now know this: Take a Zantac first, otherwise I will be in major pain.
I AM getting rather sick of soup and ramon noodles, but have lost a few pounds in the process, and am happy about THAT small victory.

In other news, I stretched my arms above my head this morning and heard some nasty pops coming from my neck and shoulder. There was some extreme pain and I discovered VERY quickly that I couldn't move my head to the right and had difficulty moving my arm as well. After an emergency visit to the chiropracter, I am able to move some, but still have quite a bit of pain. We will see what tomorrow holds.
I apparently crushed a nerve while stretching, and will have to make a few more visits to Dr. Craig to get this neck of mine back into adjustment.
Sigh.
When it rains, it pours.
Say a prayer, please. :)

Maybe the fact that lifting my right arm is painful will cause me to be less likely to lift that delicious looking cookie to my mouth. Who knows, maybe I will lose a little more weight because of this!

Kendra

A Real Tear-Jerker

Okay.
I don't normally recommend movies on my blog, but I just can't help it.

Scott, the girls, and I watched "Cheaper By the Dozen 2" tonight.
I know, I know. The sequel is almost always worse than the original! Not so, in this case.
This movie was pretty much great from start to finish. I even got a little teary-eyed toward the end.
If you watch this movie, you will love your parents for loving you. And you will love your little ones all the more, no matter how much trouble they cause.
I'm not jokin'. I highly recommend this for all of you out there.

Don't forget the kleenex and remember to call your folks to tell them you love them.

Pictures from Clix

Okay. I have finally scanned in the photos taken at Clix Studio. Now you all can really see what an awesome job they did!
Let me know what you think. :)
Personally, I can't get over how cute my kids are! (or, rather, WERE, on that day.)

Kendra

Mommy and her girls 

Kelsey, copying her sister 

Merry, the posing princess 

Merry and Kelsey 

My beautiful girls 

Just An Update

Hey,everyone.
Sorry I haven't been around much.
I've been a little bit sick. Apparently I'm having some gallbladder trouble, and have been feeling a little under the weather.
Our great friend, Tammer, has me on this horrible bland diet. Soup, bread, veggies and fruit. Maybe I'll lose a few pounds.
The diet has helped a little. I'm not feeling nearly as much pain or nausea, so that's a good thing.

The girls are doing well...happy to be playing and staying home.
I hope you all are well.

Take care and say a prayer that this gallbladder stuff clears up, please!

Kendra

Sad News

Well, thanks to you all for voting for the girls. Sadly, neither one of them made it into the top 16 finalists. Ah well. There's always next time, right?

Cutest Kids Contest

Well, folks, the time for the Cutest Kids Contest is here. I have entered my kids in this contest, put on by Clix Studio in Canton. I would really appreciate it if any and all of you would go to www.clix-canton.com and vote for one of my two girls. You are only allowed one vote per person, so choose whichever one you like. They are on the first page of photos, toward the middle, side by side. They are dressed in white shirts and blue skirts and have braids in their hair.

Well, I guess that is it. Thanks for your votes!

Oh, one more thing, please let me know if you voted, okay?

Proud Parents

I would just like to take this moment to tell you all that Scott and I are proud parents of two future singers.
Yesterday, Father's Day, we surprised my dad at church and had Merry and Kelsey sing a "special" in front of the whole church.
Kelsey decided at the last minute that she wasn't up for singing.
She plopped down on the platform and held the microphone, but she sure didn't sing!
Merry stood next to her pouting sister, held the microphone, and very sweetly sang "Jesus Loves Me". I have a recording of it, just waiting on Scott to convert it to a pdf file so I can post it.
Yes...I am proud. Check back for the recording. :)

SEVEN THINGS I SAY OFTEN OR EVERY DAY

1. Girls!!! (usually in an irritated voice.)

2. Did you let Chloe out? (usually directed toward Scott.)

3. Are you almost ready? (ALWAYS directed toward Scott.)

4. I love you.

5. Eat!

6. You'd better straighten up! (I have to say that to the girls often.)

7. I'm tired. (I think I'm chronically tired.)

I tag anyone who wants to participate for this one!

Me, A to Z

Things I love, A to Z

America
Blogging
Church
Dogs
Entertaining
Friends
Gardens
Helping out
Ice Cream
Jellybeans
Kelsey
Lips (weird, but I like lips)
Meredith
Nice restaurants
Oceans
Prince Edward Island
Quiet (while reading)
READING
SCOTT!
Time with Scott
Using my Lifetime Membership
Vacation (far, far away)
Whistling (my mom's whistling)
Xxxx's (can't think of a better one than that one, Shana.)
Yellow roses
Zoos are the best.

The Name Game

I saw this on Judy's blog and decided to play along.

1. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your father's side, your favorite candy): Della Twizzler

2. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name followed by izzle", first two or three letters of your last name follwowed by "dizzle"): Kizzle Lyndizzle

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Blue Turtle

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your name- last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name repeated twice): Kenace Chl Chl

5. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favorite color, the automobile you drive): The Blue Sienna


Wow. I think my name sounds better just as it is.

Coming Soon....

Just a note to all you faithful readers; I will be posting some new pictures of the girls very soon.
I just have to scan them in and have Scott help me clean them up.
Sorry its been so long between posts, but we are leaving for a New Jersey trip tomorrow, and I have spent the entire week getting ready to go.
Its amazing how much laundry four people can acquire. I finally got all caught up on it, and am completely packed. I'm hoping we leave before nine a.m. tomorrow. If I really push him, Scott CAN be moved!

Look for pictures soon, and I may be able to update from NJ.

Have a great Memorial Weekend.

Kendra

Two Babies

Although I wouldn't trade my girls for the world, I was a very tired mommy. Its hard to have two babies. Anyone with twins will tell you that. Unfortunately, I didn't have twins. At least twins pretty much do everything at the same time. I had one being weaned from the bottle, and one dependent on the bottle. I had one ready for pullups and one in diapers. I had one walking and climbing, and one demanding to be held all the time. Thankfully, I had a great family and lots of help. Scott was a wonderful husband and daddy. Kelsey didn't like to fall asleep for the night until one or two a.m., so Scott would stay up and work until she fell asleep. Then he would come to bed and we would both sleep until the girls woke us up in the morning. There were many times when I would come down to check on them around midnight or one a.m., and find Scott at his computer with Kelsey swaddled in her blankets on his lap.
I am so glad those days are over, but my girls are growing so quickly, and I miss the baby days sometimes.
Not that I want to do them over again, mind you!



Mommy and her TWO babies 

Our Second Baby

When Merry was about six or seven months old, I discovered I was pregnant again. This was a VERY big surprise because we were trying hard NOT to have any more babies. Obviously, something failed, and we were blessed with Kelsey. Although we were happy to have her, she was completely different from her big sister. She cried a LOT, and demanded to be held much of the time. We were very happy when Kelsey learned to crawl, because from then on, things moved quickly and she was a much happier baby.


Kelsey Lynn 2003 

Our First Baby

After being married for roughly 14 months, I discovered I was pregnant. We were very excited, and in April of 2002, Meredith was born. Our newlywed bliss pretty much ended with the birth of our first baby, but we moved on into family mode with hardly any problems. Merry was a sweet and very good little girl.
Wasn't she cute?



Meredith Lynn 2002