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We have been MIA here on the Spider Bites blog because the days have not been kind to us. Last Thursday I called Em before I left to come home from work and she told me she was beat. This is to be expected as the week was wrapping up and the girls can wear you slap out, but she said that she felt a little funky to boot. We got through dinner and into the bath and afterwards, around 7:30 or so, Sophia complained that her stomach felt funny. I got her dressed and she kind of rolled around on the floor and then said she needed to go the restroom. I took her and she got sick all over the place (you get the innuendo, I'm sure). Meanwhile - Emily was sick in the same manner and had done some investigating to find out that she had used month old mayo on chicken sandwiches and we assumed that both she and Soph were the victims of some sort of food poisoning.
The trip home at 3 a.m. was the longest ever and we only live about 5 minutes from Presby Matthews. I laid Sophia down and slipped into bed but was beginning to feel sick myself. This was confirmed about 45 minutes later as my body told me in obvious ways. The fact that I was now sick and had not eaten the Chicken sandwiches of death confirmed that it was indeed a virus and not food poisoning. Point was - all of us wanted to die. Sophia had a terrible up and down night, bed sheets were changed multiple times, and it took us until Sunday to begin to feel normal. This was the first time I have had anything like this in well over 5 years so this thing was a beast.
If you've made it this far you are a trooper b/c this is most definitely for our memory. Here's to you and yours staying healthy this Holiday season.
Things you should know...
I get to sit through a lot of chapel speakers during my weeks at school. Oftentimes people come through with some pretty amazing things to say, stories to share, organizations to tell us about. Many times I will come home to em and tell her about this stuff and I am really excited to share it. SOoo, I wanted to share these things with you guys who may never get to know about them.
The first is one that you most likely have heard about: Operation Christmas Child. This ministry run by Samariatan's Purse and since 1993 61 million boxes have been packed and sent oversees to children in impoverished countries. I don't know how I missed this - perhaps we didn't do it at BBC - em said she always did it at Liberty - but it is amazing. Individuals pack these boxes with all sorts of items ranging from fun to helpful, our kids for exampled did a piece for our broadcasting class where they took a day and went to the dollar store and bought a bunch of stuff for boxes. Along with these boxes - tracks are passed out, local churches are partnered with, and kid's lives are changed.
The second one is an organization that I just heard about today - and I am guessing you have never heard of them. They are called Mercy Ships and they are amazing. This organization actually ownes 2 ships that are fully equipped with 3 operation stations, blood labs, ct scans and living quarters. They take these ships and dock them in the ports of impoverished nations and they go in to these towns and help with surgical needs. Things like tumours, cleft pallets, and other malformations, things that we easily take care of in the US go untreated in these countries. In addition to the surgeries the mercy ship crews will also go on land to help educate about and provide clean water for local villages. This is an ingenious idea and I thought I'd share! Hope it blesses you guys.
Sophia Geddes part 2 or 3...not sure which
It has been a while since we have featured this segment - but I think it will be more often because for her birthday Sophia received the Fisher Price Tuff Stuff digital camera. The picture quality is a little low - but I don't really care because she loves having her own camera. It is really durable and ready to roll with Sophia's lifestyle. These pictures were taken and handpicked by the master herself to grace our little blog. I hope you enjoy!
Cookies made and bought...
Sophia wanted to make cookies today. And so mom obliged. It is amazing to watch her get these ideas in her head and then refuse to let go of them. Right now as I type this, she is just finishing up one of her chores which is putting away the silverware. Some water dripped onto the chair that she uses to stand on and so she asked em for a rag. She just worked feverishly to wipe it down and just now proclaimed "I'm done". She is now back to work and just stated: "Everybody likes knives".
Sophia Carving Pumpkins
A little late but better than never - here is our tribute to halloween fall. Enjoy:
Birthday bounce house....JEALOUS!?!
Today we celebrated Sophia's 3rd birthday in style. In attendance was Grammy, Papa Cows, Grandma, Papa Chuck-E-Cheese, The Nuzum Family, Smith Family and Ms. As you can see from the pictures below we got a bounce house for Soph from the bounce house man. By the by - this company is incredible. Not only were they friendly and professional - the price was extremely reasonable and we had the house from 9:30am until 6pm which was great. We enjoyed some Papa Johns pizza and em made cupcakes. All in all - it was a great day! Happy birthday peanut - it is hard to believe that 3 years has already gone by. Click on the picture below to see a whole bunch...
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