I'm too busy to blog, and a picture is worth a thousand words, right?
Women's Retreat, Palm Springs, my friend and I prepared food and served 300 women. So fun. My favorite thing was the dessert nachos.
I moustache you a question....
Partners in crime, when it comes to all things food.
I'm my yard last week.
Fall Fest. Brett worked his butt off for this event, 13,000 people showed up. Awesome.
James making balloon animals at Fall Fest. His costume made him quite popular.
James as Santa, Matt as a video game character, Tyler didn't really have a name for his deal. And my brother David. The bunny suit from Donnie Darko.
A lil creepy. Dave stopped to visit on his way to AZ for a skydiving event. He DJed.
Disneyland with Brett's sister and girls.
Boys doing something. Together.
S'mores inside out thingy.
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I forgot to update on poor Cody. See this picture of Cody on wheels? It's funny now. Because he doesn't need them. He can walk! After bringing him home, after a week at the vet, being intravenously fed with steroids, and opting out of surgery, he can walk. It happened about four weeks after he got home. We noticed he started using his legs to scoot onto his pillow, then he just stood up one day. It was amazing. The doctor didn't believe it would happen, and I had to bring him in as proof. She is still in disbelief. On top of that, he can go to the bathroom just like normal and get outside with the use of the new lower doggy door all on his own. It's amazing. Product of prayer? Well, every good and perfect thing comes from God, so I say yes. We put those wheels on Cody the other day. The look on his face was priceless. He wouldn't move. It may happen that he blows another disc someday, so we will keep them around. I'm so grateful everything worked out like this.
I love fall. It doesn't feel like fall today, but last week it did. October means that cool weather is coming soon, holidays are around the corner, and I get to start using the fireplace again. I love it. Our church is gearing up for our next big event, Fall Fest. It's fun. You should come. It's a nice alternative to halloween, which we as Christians don't celebrate. Free food.(In-N-Out) Free games. Free candy. Free everything. Even free cappuccinos. Come say hi to me and the husband, we'll be serving somewhere. Hang with me and our OC community. Last year we had well over five thousand people show up. So if you are reading this, take an hour and come find out what Compass Bible Church is all about.
Pictures from the last few weeks. Brett's birthday, he went camping in Mammoth with my uncle and cousins. Just a few nights ago some friends and I went to Ruth's Chris for Brett's belated birthday dinner. Whilst he was away, my ex mother in law took all my kids and I had a busy weekend at home. My friend and I went whale watching, but only saw dolphins. I just like being on the ocean. Lots of changes are happening this month, I have a new job, which I hope to blog on sooner or later, Brett's picking up more work, as usual, and the kids are back to school. All fall ministries have started up full force, and we are in a super busy season. I am seriously hoping to get everything under control in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed.
Dolphin Adventure, Dana Point with Mrs. Miller.
Love dis girl.
Brett's birthday dinner.
Four days away in Mammoth, it rained some. Ha!
A dark picture of my cousin Mike, Uncle Ron, Brett and I think Ron's brothers.
The one that got away.
Sharon's birthday, consisting of lunch with friends, dessert and Jane Eyre movie night.
Matt's birthday lunch.
Summer home fellowship nights.
Lisa's birthday, Slater's 50/50.
My brother and niece came for our vow renewal. Miz Aubrey Grace stealing all our stuffed animals.
Aubrey's first Disneyland trip.
Over a week ago, I came home from work to find my favorite dog Cody limping. By midnight, he was completely paralyzed in both legs. I took him to the vet at dawn after a long night of worry and speculation as to what was going on. The vet diagnosed in five minutes, IVDD. Disc disease, calcified discs, the back problem lots of dachshunds have. They admitted Cody and started steroid treatments. No change. Stress, tears, kids terrified of losing their dog, hearing surgery will cost $6,000 to $8,000 dollars, and all treatments are time sensitive. We opted against surgery, it doesn't always work, and I don't have that kind of money. They said he could live a long healthy life with a little help and a doggy wheelchair. We grew hopeful and brought him home Friday. Reality set in.
Cody can't urinate on his own, he can't walk, he needs to stay still for at least a month with the hope that the steroids will work and he'll gain some mobility, or at least the ability to go to the bathroom on his own. Right now, we are having to express his bladder, it's so difficult to do. We are beyond stressed. We have to bring him in to the vet every day to have it done if we can't do it. We have only succeeded once. He also has no bowel control, but at least it happens on it's own! Brett is concerned we can't manage this change in our life. I don't know. It's so hard, Cody is only four, it's so sad to watch him scoot and cry because he's not able to do the things he needs to. We are praying for a resolution that will have a happy ending, but it's hard to see how that can happen.
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Love you Grandma. February 14, 1931 - August 11, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Romans 8:37
37No, in all these things we are more than(BR) conquerors through(BS) him who loved us. 38For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
John 3:16
16"For(AA) God so loved(AB) the world,[i](AC) that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not(AD) perish but have eternal life. 17For(AE) God did not send his Son into the world(AF) to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18(AG) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not(AH) believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Matt wanted an Iron Chef battle for his birthday. This kid is full of good ideas. We had about 40 people over, 5 chefs competed, 4 people judged. Bacon was the main ingredient. My stomach hurts.
Matt was a judge, he said the BBQ bacon wrapped shrimp was his favorite. I made them, but they didn't win. Sigh.
Brett made all the judging sheets.
The wannabe chefs.
Judges, judging.
Bacon pasta, by Tedd.
Bacon fudge, by Lisa.
Bacon explosion. Google it.
Maple bacon ice cream, by Tedd.
Bacon filled pancake popovers, by Robby, or Robby Flay, as Matt was calling him.
Bacon biscuits and gravy, with chicken fried bacon, also by Robby, who won with this one.
Bacon wrapped shrimp.
Brett's bacon pizza. Totally from scratch, I was impressed.
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