It's me, Charity

Here is Kim and I outside the Indianapolis Airport LATE Thursday night as we picked her up and we began our birthday celebration!! As you can tell, it was rather windy and stormy. I decided to go for the shlumpy no makeup look for my last picture as a 26 yr old.. Here's to looking hot at 27!! erm.. maybe??

So Mom and I are driving home from the airport with Kim on Thursday night and we are in the middle of a MASSIVE rainstorm. Rain was coming sideways at the truck in sheets. It was craziness. I was looking out the passengers side window and all of the sudden everything went from pitch black to BRIGHT WHITE. I screamed and threw my hands up in the air (at least thats what I'm told!!) and for a second it felt like my heart had stopped beating. When everything went white suddenly the thought flashed through my mind, Jesus is coming!!! I can't explain the excitement an dpure joy that coursed through my veins for that split second when I couldn't see. Then things went back to black, and I was suddenly very dissapointed, and sad. It made me think about how we don't often put alot of thought into Jesus coming again, or at least I don't. I am so caught up in my life on this planet and what *I* want to do. I remember praying as a teenager, that the Lord wouldn't come back ...

My Grams is out of the hospital and recovering from her surgery. She is in a good amount of pain, due to her allergies to medication she is unable to take much, so she has just been taking aleve which isn't doing alot. She has 5 pins and one very large plate in her arm/wrist.. I saw the x-ray and it was rather interesting looking!! Please pray for her on Monday, her mamo was not normal and she is having a biopsy at 9:30 am. And then talking with the surgeon later on. Since she is a cancer survivor, they are taking this very seriously.

Precious would like to say a big HELLO to all of her faithful blog readers. Even though they never comment on her cuteness and abnormally white teeth for a bovine.. I did get to go home this weekend and spend some time with my family, including my Momma, who is pictured above. I know. You couldn't tell we were related at all could you? The highlight of the trip was seeing my bro and sil who were there from Iowa... OK well really the highlight was drinking my mom's famous punch , but details:) Sadly I had a wicked migraine on Saturday so I spent pretty much the entire day in bed. That stunk. I was planning on hanging out with my SIL Liz, and looking forward to it! :( We did have a small birthday celebration on Sunday after church. The big celebration will be tomorrow and Saturday. Tomorrow is my birthday party with friends at Olive Garden and then Saturday my parents are coming to celebrate with me and Kim! YAYS! I CANNOT WAIT!!!

The countdown has began! It is now officially one week untill my 27'th birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And 6 days untill my bestie Kim flys to the frozen tundra from nice sunny FL!! PAAARRRTTTTTAAYYYYY!!!

Update- Grams is having surgery around 5:30-6pm tonight in Rensselear. I wanted to go home but can't leave work early and my Mom told me to stay here and come home tomorrow as planned. So I am stressing and freaking out about not being able to be there for her. And to tell her I love you before she goes into surgery, and to be able to comfort her after she gets out of surgery and is in pain and let her know that it all went ok. I want to be there. I NEED to be there. But my need is more of a need to control, and of course I have no control over the situation. So all I can do is pray and trust God with her and the surgery. Which is a lot easier to say then do when you really love someone..

My Grams fell outside and broke her arm or wrist. She is on the way to the e.r. Please pray for her. She turns 70 next week and we are having a big party for her this Saturday. Pray for me and my bro and sil as we all wait to find out how she is since we are not near home.

I'm a bad influence and I love it!! :) Yesterday at work, we found out that this guy would be coming to our office, he weirds us out and he always comes through the back door by the back desk. Which always scares the life out of me. Plus, I think its rude. Its not Grandma's house, you don't come through the back door of an office thats not yours! You just don't! So I decided to teach him a lesson and train him to use the front door. So I locked the back door when I knew he was coming up to our office and sat in my chair and giggled proud of myself. Sure enough, within two minutes I heard the door knob being jiggled and turned and I started snickering, which I tried to cover up with a cough. I was pretty proud of myself, well, at least I was untill he put his master key in the door and let himself in. Then I was just annoyed. We had a good laugh about it later after the rest of the office got back from their meeting. (this is what happens when we are left alone!!) I came...

I had a lovely Valentines Weekend, spent with this little cutie pie. I kissed and hugged him untill he couldn't take it any more! Here he is blowing me a little smoochie!! I mean its just really too much cuteness. More than I can handle at least. Sammy ended up falling asleep on my shoulder, and let me tell you it was the best moment of my entire week. If not month. He is just so precious and squishey and loveable! I can't take it!! I am doomed when I have my own kids. Doomed.. Not to be outdone in the cuteness arena, here is Mr Joe playing with his new Star Wars outfit and light saber that I got him for Valentines day. Needless to say he absolutely LOVED it!! If you will notice the light saber actually lights up, unlike the one he allready had. Yeah, I am cool Charity. SUPER COOL!! Before Katie went to study she took some cute pictures of me, Joey and Sammy having a light saber war. I won. I so did. Even with a baby on my lap I was VICTORIOUS!! At least thats what i...

Seriously, I think I am going to rename this blog something along the lines of "Charity's Dr Adventures" Thats right folks! I was at the dr yet again this afternoon! He told me to come in today if I wasn't feeling alot better from last week, and since I spent most of Saturday and Sunday in bed or asleep on the couch, I went back. Sadly, I thought I was feeling better. Not so much. Dr Brian's verdict? Sinus Infection, Bronchitis, Ear Infection AND a fever of over 100! To that I said, i thought I felt a little warm!! The nurse just gave me a look. Some people just don't get my wit and humor. I tell you.. So here we are, back on antibiotics.. AGAIN. There is one bright and shining star throughout this saga, I have learned that if you get two prescriptions filled in a month At Payless/Kroger you get the 10 cent discount on gas! Needless to say I have met that both months:)

I'm free baby!!! Thats right, I have been discharged from my ankle Dr and from Physical Therapy!! This is me and my therapist, Brandon, on my "graduation day" I even got a free T-shirt! WOOT!! Major thanks to Miracles Rehabilitation for doing such an awesome job, helping me to be able to walk again!! YAYS!! I am told that I am the first patient to want a picture taken on their own camera, as well as the camera there. hmm.. go figure:) I am very happy to be 90% with my ankle, but I will definately miss those foot massages... (See, I told you, you would be famous with my blog!! :) )

So a few weeks ago I blogged about my embarassment of getting caught playing with medical instraments in the urgent care.. Well ever since then, every single dr's office I go into has that little thingy for seeing into people's ears RIGHT ON THE TABLE NEXT TO ME!! Its too much temptation for one girl to handle!! Tuesday, when I was at Dr Brians (which is next door to the urgent care) the ear thingy and another thing were just calling my name. It was hard, but after remembering the utter embarassment of being caught by the nurse and scolded like a 3 yr old I managed to refrain from playing with it. And ok, I was afraid they had written that in my file and sent it over to Dr Brian and with as sickly as I am, I can't embarass myself at every medical place in town!! So what do I do? take a picture of course, and send it to my friends:) I will admit while we're at it, that the thought of asking Dr Brian if I could look in HIS ear with it, did cross my mind. But like a nice,...

thanks Greves!! Life is a theater so invite your audiences carefully. Not everyone is holy enough and healthy enough to have a FRONT ROW seat in our lives. There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance.It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships, friendships, fellowships and family! Everyone Can't be in Your FRONT ROW. Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention to: Which ones lift and which ones lean?Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are just going downhill?When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse?Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know and appreciate you and the gift that lies within you?Everyone Can't be in Your FRONT ROW. The more you seek God and the things of God, the more you seek quality, the more you se...

I see all of you blog readers and you are NOT commenting!!!! *tsk *tsk.. not good!!

Look at this adorable face! How can you not love all over him!!!! We tried and tried to get a good picture of the three of us, however Joey is fixated on his new cool guy pose, which is pretty hilarious, and me, well i just look busted. At least Sammy isn't doing his drunk face!! Me and my little Cuddle Buddy. He moves around alot though! While we were watching a movie he was laying on top of me. Which would have been fine if he didn't have such a bony butt!! And he's a wiggler. But he's a cutie and I couldn't resist. Best part of the evening, was when Joey looked at me and said "Charity. I love you" Awee.. I love you too fuzzy head!! Sammy is in a big boy bed now!!! I think he looks sooo much like Katie in this picture! He's grown so much since I last saw him. well, his tummy has grown. That boy can EAT!!! All I can say is that at least he's not doing his ghetto thugging pose. THAT was interesting!! I love my little snot monsters, even if S...

I am beginning to realize that this blog is quickly becoming my health updates for the world! I did spend Friday night with Katie and her boys and got some super cute pictures but alas I have no uploaded them yet.. Because as a side effect of visiting her and her boys, one of whom seems to be the carrier of the hideous infectious disease, I am, once again.. SICK.. Thats right, the infectious disease that was ALMOST GONE, is in fact, BACK. I am on my last day of antiobiotics, its been 34 days so far for anyone who is counting. And I am sicker than a dog. Luckily I was able to get into my dr today so thats where I'll be heading on my lunch break. To get MORE drugs! Let me just tell you my flexible spending health account is very quickly dwindling... I am very tired of coughing, and snot, and sneezing, and snot, and ear aches, and snot and well you get the picture... I'm hoping that I will be well enough to go to my Bible Study tomorrow night. I will be at work no matter how ill I...

This week has been pretty busy, it seems that my life is ramping up again, which I am just fine with! :) I joined a Women's Bible study at my church and I am SUPER excited about it! It meets on Weds nights for an hour at church. Last night I met several women and even befriended one of them! YAYS! I am really excited to start getting involved in my church and making friends. I've been going there for several years but with all my health issues and whatnot I haven't been a regular attender and gotten involved like I was at my old church. Hopefully this is the beginning of that! Tomorrow night is Girls night at Katies, and I am really excited to see her and see my precious little babies!! (don't tell Joey I called him a baby, he would get mad at me, although a 4 yr mad is pretty hilarious!) We haven't been able to hang out since New Years because of our infectious diseases, so its been a long stinking time since I have seen her and loved all over the boys. My precious...

So I tried to do a good deed on Friday but it only embarrassed me. I was standing in line at Payless, purchasing my groceries. I was behind a little old African American lady who was in capri’s and some sad looking clothes. She had 5 items that she was trying to purchase and after they were rang up, she had a can of food taken off because she couldn’t afford it. She was counting out her change to purchase her items and it was so sad. I could just see my grandma in her, and then I realized she was someone’s grandma. Before I knew what I was doing, I held my arm up and started walking around my cart, And said “I’d like to pay for her, can I pay for her?” The cashier looked at me as if I had three heads and was speaking in an alien language.. My face turned bright red, but that didn’t deter me at all. I was going to do a good deed if it killed me!! The cashier finally gathered her wits and said uh, well, uh, it looks like she has enough.. And sure enough the little old lady had counted o...