Is there an echo in here?

I'm going to try this again. Third- no seventeenth?- time is the charm?


I'm not trying to make excuses, but here's the thing: I don't know if it is blogger or our TERRIBLE internet provider, but I CANNOT get pictures to upload. And that really takes the steam out of blogging.


On top of that, at least one person in our house has been sick for the last 16 days.


And as I type this, I am again getting a message that "internet explorer cannot display the webpage" and that it can "diagnose connection problems." I'm sure it's a connection problem... but will Mediacom fix it? NOPE. GRRRRR!


So, here are a few updates:

• Hosanna (8 months) is crawling EVERYWHERE. She was crawling well by 7 months, and pulling up on things by 8 months. I think we are in for some trouble. She fully takes advantage of when the other kids are making noise, to quietly crawl off somewhere to eat shoes. But she is such a beam of sunshine. Always smiling... except when on prednisone. For those 5 days, she was like a totally different baby. But we think she is now on the mend and feeling more like herself... at least she is smiling like herself again!





• MOSES TURNED 5!!! He had a Toy Story party with family, and then a Toy Story party with friends. He and his friends were so cute. I made alien eyes for each of the kids. I would LOVE to post a picture. But, you know... And TODAY, he got his shots for Kindergarten. And let me tell you about PROGRESS. He sat there like a big boy and barely even flinched! Because he has a sensory processing disorder, I was able to convince the nurse to give us some anesthetic lotion a few hours before his appointment. Knowing that the shots wouldn't hurt as much gave him the confidence to sit there on the table without even seeming nervous. He is a real life superhero! When we got home tonight, he took off his shirt and strutted around showing off the spiderman band-aids on his arms. And I do mean STRUTTED. There is really no picture like a skinny 5-year-old strutting around the house with his shirt off... :)





• ZuZu still walks around the house like a little woman. She makes us laugh hysterically. Currently, her two favorite phrases are "I wuv you!" and "tha's my FAVE-rit!" Usually the "FAV-rit" phrase involves Moses' best friend. As in ZuZu saying, "G----. He's my FAVE-rit." That's right, folks. ZuZu already has a crush on her brother's best friend. We knew it would happen someday, we just didn't expect it to be so soon. So we have already had a conversation with Moses that, from now on, it looks like ZuZu is going to "like" his friends. And chances are, they are going to think she is pretty cute, too. And that we are sorry, but there is really nothing we can do about it. :)

The house is still on the market, so if you are local tell your friends! 2300 square feet, 4 large bedrooms, a screened-in porch, 5 walk-in closets, a whirlpool tub, and much more- for just 119,800! It's a fully updated, clean 100-year old home with original woodwork. Seriously, that's a steal! :)

One more thing- Moses had his "Kindergarten visit" day to his new school a few weeks ago- he was SO cute! I wish I could post some pictures... Anyway, we LOVE the school. We REALLY feel like God brought things together so that Moses could get in. Now He just needs to remove the HUGE obstacles (like selling our house!) that are standing in the way of us getting there!