I know you have all wondered why I have been absent. My FireKracker has been keeping me up to date, but I thought I had better weigh in (shut up Doug).
Lets just say I can hardly wait until any other day than today. I feel like I am in the Nexxus of the universe. We have alot going on at our house, and it isn't slowing down. After I blew my back out last Saturday and started evacuating in a quart jar since I couldn't make it to the bathroom, I wondered if it was the right timing. Just when my back started responding to therapy, Carolyn found out that she may have a problem with her thyroid. During a routine checkup, it was determined that her thyroid was enlarged and the doc ordered an immediate ultrasound of it. We got the call this morning. She has numerous nodules showing up, and one is the size of a marble. It is somewhat alarming, but thyroids are notorious for nodules-so "they" say. Anyway, she is supposed to get them biopsied next to see if we get to deal with anything else. This is while we are applying for new medical insurance anticipating my departure from my employer, and starting my own firm.
I have been working on my official resignation, but no one is showing up at the office to resign from. This is not funny. I am hoping to let they guys in on it this week before we see you. Wish me luck.
Gotta run. Wendee and the gang are showing up to burn up some time waiting for a grandbaby. Scott, we are hiding all of our food from Garrett except 2 week old hamburgers from McDonalds.
Later
23 July 2007
Lilly Grew Hair!
This is my real life baby doll! Isn't she so cute. We laughed so hard and still do everytime we look at this. The other night I put a wig on her that came from Build a Bear. It almost is a perfect fit. I think she looks like a REAL dolly!
Amy
20 July 2007
grateful...
hey fam-
jesse and i are deeply grateful today...we had a scary incedent with mary last night that required a 911 call and a trip to the ER. she had what is called a fever seizure. it was a pretty good scare. jess found her laying flat on her face on the couch and turned her over to see her pale with blue lips--not breathing. her body was limp and her eyes were rolled back. we didn't know what was happening...i never want to feel that feeling again. i was so scared. she slowly started to breath shallow breaths. and by the time the paramedics were there she was coherent again. sort of. they poked her toe to get some blood and she didn't even flinch. they did some test while she was laying on the floor and then recommended we take her to the ER. throwing up along the way. Long story short...all is well but they had to put a cathader (? spelling) in her to get some urine for a test. and proceeded to poke her 3 times (one in her left arm, one in the ankle, and finally in the right arm) to get blood and put an IV in. she was NOT happy. which is the mary we know! they told us she was too chubby to find a vein. once she got some food and liquid thanks to dal...she was quite chipper. she only had a fever of 100.3 --not too high. the doctor just said that it was how fast it came on that shut her body down. the heat doesn't help either. so...to all of you. keep your kids hydrated--and if they are showing the slightless sign on heat on their body put them in the bath or something. i know this fever seizure isn't uncommon but it definitely is for us and our little mary. i don't want that scare again. so just be aware.
it just made us realize how grateful we are for our kiddos--and how much we love them. mom called it my "growing pains". i don't think i like them very much!
we love you all
and see you soon!
jesse and i are deeply grateful today...we had a scary incedent with mary last night that required a 911 call and a trip to the ER. she had what is called a fever seizure. it was a pretty good scare. jess found her laying flat on her face on the couch and turned her over to see her pale with blue lips--not breathing. her body was limp and her eyes were rolled back. we didn't know what was happening...i never want to feel that feeling again. i was so scared. she slowly started to breath shallow breaths. and by the time the paramedics were there she was coherent again. sort of. they poked her toe to get some blood and she didn't even flinch. they did some test while she was laying on the floor and then recommended we take her to the ER. throwing up along the way. Long story short...all is well but they had to put a cathader (? spelling) in her to get some urine for a test. and proceeded to poke her 3 times (one in her left arm, one in the ankle, and finally in the right arm) to get blood and put an IV in. she was NOT happy. which is the mary we know! they told us she was too chubby to find a vein. once she got some food and liquid thanks to dal...she was quite chipper. she only had a fever of 100.3 --not too high. the doctor just said that it was how fast it came on that shut her body down. the heat doesn't help either. so...to all of you. keep your kids hydrated--and if they are showing the slightless sign on heat on their body put them in the bath or something. i know this fever seizure isn't uncommon but it definitely is for us and our little mary. i don't want that scare again. so just be aware.
it just made us realize how grateful we are for our kiddos--and how much we love them. mom called it my "growing pains". i don't think i like them very much!
we love you all
and see you soon!
16 July 2007
grandma i'm here!
well, its me shelby. i have joined the blog! now i feel like a real member of the graham family. just got back from EFY last week, wowwww. it was pretty much amazing, the spirit was just so strong. austins just doing amazing up in canada! well i thought i'd let everyone know i'm now a part of the blog! byee!
shelby
shelby
14 July 2007
July 11, 2007 from Elder Graham
July 11, 2007
HI FAMILY
I hope everything is going well. Everything is well up in Elliot Lake. But a lot more has happened.
So, do you rememeber that only 9 people came to church the first Sunday? Well, we had 21 this past Sunday. We were able to get less actives and investigators out. It was awesome.
We have been working really hard with the less actives. We already have two more that are coming back, that is to add to the ones that we had this last week. A lot of them are not coming to church because they have been offended. It is really bad, because they are all getting offended by the same person. We are really having some problems with this one person. We are writing President Ashton and telling him all that has been going on and he is talking to the Stake. We are praying that something changes, because we have been finding that this has been going on for a long time. But we have a problem; she is the Branch President’s wife. She thinks she can run everyone’s lives and she doesn’t see anything wrong with what she is doing. The branch president is telling her things that she should not know and she is taking matters into her own hands and she is really causing some problems. But we are really doing well and pulling the branch back together.
We have 4 prospective families that we may be able to teach. We are really happy. Nothing has happened up in this place in a long time, and we come and we have 4 families that we are going to start teaching. One of them is a part Jamaican family that has two kids, 18 and 16. They are really nice and we are meeting with them on Saturday. Another one is a woman that has 2 boys. She is living with her boy friend but we can change that. When we were talking with her, I got this wonderful feeling that I really can’t explain. I had a love for them that just overwhelmed me. I almost started to cry. I know it sounds weird, and we just met them and talked for a few minutes. O yes, the 11 year old son looks like Bo but with dark hair. It is really weird. He acts just like him too. Another family is the Fishers. They are a part member family with 3 boys, I know there are a lot of boys, but we prayed for priesthood and that’s what we are getting. But, the Fishers are awesome. She was baptized about 6 months ago but was chased away by this one person. We are really making some progress with them. The husband has read a lot of anti Mormon literature though. But we are fixing that. The last one is a young guy with 2 kids. We just met him briefly and he told us about his family. He is really nice and loves his family. So as you can see, we are really being blessed. It is hard though. A lot of people in this town really don’t like us. But what can you do. That’s their opinion. Personally, I think we are pretty cool. Just kidding. But the Lord is really looking out for us.
So there is a new twist on things. Two nights ago, we were called and told that we were taking over Manitoulin Island. Yes, we now cover all the way down to the island. It is about a 2-hour drive to get there. When you are on the island, it takes about an hour to get anywhere. It is also a little branch. The missionaries were moved and we were told that it was know part of our responsibility. It is going to be really hard to run both of these arias. But there is a reason for everything. Nothing has happened in that place for a long time too.
So we now have two apartments and we will be running two areas. It is going to be fun, but a lot of work. The Lord is really streching me. But all the more to learn, right.
Well I got to go, I love you all so much. I know that this church is true. I know that we really need to read the scriptures. If we don’t, we will not make it in this world. You have to read the scriptures. Just like Nephi said, if you will read the word of God and hold to it, the fiery darts and temptations of the devil will not over come us. We will over come and have eternal life. What is more important?
Love,
Elder Graham
HI FAMILY
I hope everything is going well. Everything is well up in Elliot Lake. But a lot more has happened.
So, do you rememeber that only 9 people came to church the first Sunday? Well, we had 21 this past Sunday. We were able to get less actives and investigators out. It was awesome.
We have been working really hard with the less actives. We already have two more that are coming back, that is to add to the ones that we had this last week. A lot of them are not coming to church because they have been offended. It is really bad, because they are all getting offended by the same person. We are really having some problems with this one person. We are writing President Ashton and telling him all that has been going on and he is talking to the Stake. We are praying that something changes, because we have been finding that this has been going on for a long time. But we have a problem; she is the Branch President’s wife. She thinks she can run everyone’s lives and she doesn’t see anything wrong with what she is doing. The branch president is telling her things that she should not know and she is taking matters into her own hands and she is really causing some problems. But we are really doing well and pulling the branch back together.
We have 4 prospective families that we may be able to teach. We are really happy. Nothing has happened up in this place in a long time, and we come and we have 4 families that we are going to start teaching. One of them is a part Jamaican family that has two kids, 18 and 16. They are really nice and we are meeting with them on Saturday. Another one is a woman that has 2 boys. She is living with her boy friend but we can change that. When we were talking with her, I got this wonderful feeling that I really can’t explain. I had a love for them that just overwhelmed me. I almost started to cry. I know it sounds weird, and we just met them and talked for a few minutes. O yes, the 11 year old son looks like Bo but with dark hair. It is really weird. He acts just like him too. Another family is the Fishers. They are a part member family with 3 boys, I know there are a lot of boys, but we prayed for priesthood and that’s what we are getting. But, the Fishers are awesome. She was baptized about 6 months ago but was chased away by this one person. We are really making some progress with them. The husband has read a lot of anti Mormon literature though. But we are fixing that. The last one is a young guy with 2 kids. We just met him briefly and he told us about his family. He is really nice and loves his family. So as you can see, we are really being blessed. It is hard though. A lot of people in this town really don’t like us. But what can you do. That’s their opinion. Personally, I think we are pretty cool. Just kidding. But the Lord is really looking out for us.
So there is a new twist on things. Two nights ago, we were called and told that we were taking over Manitoulin Island. Yes, we now cover all the way down to the island. It is about a 2-hour drive to get there. When you are on the island, it takes about an hour to get anywhere. It is also a little branch. The missionaries were moved and we were told that it was know part of our responsibility. It is going to be really hard to run both of these arias. But there is a reason for everything. Nothing has happened in that place for a long time too.
So we now have two apartments and we will be running two areas. It is going to be fun, but a lot of work. The Lord is really streching me. But all the more to learn, right.
Well I got to go, I love you all so much. I know that this church is true. I know that we really need to read the scriptures. If we don’t, we will not make it in this world. You have to read the scriptures. Just like Nephi said, if you will read the word of God and hold to it, the fiery darts and temptations of the devil will not over come us. We will over come and have eternal life. What is more important?
Love,
Elder Graham
11 July 2007
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