Morning Winter Wonderland

Well we woke up this morning to a Winter Wonderland it was 10 degrees wind chill was like 0. (smile) so a bit on the chilly side you might say huh? Not like Southern California for sure. Ha ha ha.

I will post some pictures I took a few minutes ago at the bottom of this posting.

Wanted to update you all many have emailed and asked how we are etc..

We got here December 19th just in time to decorate a small tree for Christmas. We had a nice Christmas and New Years with my cousin Deannie and her family and Kim, Amanda and Jessica Lewis.

We have just about got all settled in. We still have to change our cell phones. Verizon does not get out well here. Most people have ATT so we will change to them soon.

We have been trying to go to nearby places and points of interest it is nice being so close to so many states and things to do,never had that before.

Mike had not worked since December 8th and he started his new job here on January 12th so he was retired for a month. (smile) he is working at Advantage Plane Plastics he basically decided to work just so we would have medical insurance until old enough to get Social Security. (And it is interesting he said making airplane parts) He works with my cousins oldest daughter, Shawna.

I went and enrolled Aaron in the High School here yesterday he will begin on the 20th. They have a Special Ed Program and they are also planning on mainstreaming him for some classes. This will be quite a difference for him. He has not been in Public School since First Grade. He has always went to a NPS Special Needs School. When talking with the Principal yesterday he was asking Aaron what he liked to do and what he was interested in. Aaron said I love History. So they will have him in the History Class. He said I love to draw so he put him in an Art Class. When taking a tour of the school with one of the Senior boys he showed us all the classrooms. We came to the Home Economics Room and the young man Marcus said I love this class I made a chocolate cake on Friday in here. Aaron said wow they cook and sew and stuff in here huh? He said yes. Aaron said wow cool. So when we got back after the tour to see the Principal again he asked if anything else intrigued or sparked an interest in Aaron.
Aaron said the Computer class and the Home Ec Class. He said well we can put you in Home Ec now. He said let's wait for the Computer class till September so you can start at the beginning of the year and learn it all. Aaron said that is cool. Had a smile from ear to ear.
They all eat lunch at the same time so he will get to see Justin and Jenna (his cousins) and Jessica (his best friend) everyday at lunchtime. So that made him happy to. Makes him not feel so much set apart I think. So I pray this is a good thing and he can handle this school. Time will tell but he is very anxious to try and do it all. The Principal said yesterday Mom you will have a harder time than Aaron will. We will take very good care of him. Ha!

I am doing good. Have lost about 109 pounds these past 11 months. And feel so much better.

I think I have fit in most of the update so I will post the pictures I just took of the snow today here.

Till next time sending you safe and warm hugs...

Road Trip to Wichita, Kansas

Well we have decided since we are so close to so many things on the weekends when weather is nice we are getting out of the house and taking a road trip. Wichita is just a little over 2 hours from us. So was a nice trip and got to see some of the US we have never seen before.

Amanda Lewis had the day off so they wanted to go too. So we all piled in my van and off we went. We told them they could go but warned them we would be eating at the Cracker Barrel for lunch. (they had never eaten there before) they did enjoy it and loved the little country store in there also.

So we just did some sight seeing around Wichita and went to Sams Club too while we were by one. They also have a Michael's Craft Store and a Catherines woo hoo. Several Dollar Tree Stores and Big Lots etc.. So we will be visiting there many times I am sure.

We took a different way back cause Michael wanted to check out more things and we went by the Chisholm Trail it was dark but we stopped anyway.

We had a nice day as you can see in the pictures.. Aaron and Jess at Cracker Barrel and Amanda with her gun and mask she bought goofing off. So here are a few of the pictures we took... Bye for now..

Good Morning

Hope this finds you all well today.. I will post a few pictures... some were on on way to Oklahoma of the snow we had...
others are of our Christmas and New Years..
Will take pictures of the entire house once Aaron's bed arrives and our new mattress etc.. so for now.. here are some pictures..

Prayers Needed for Issac's Family

A very dear child I knew died of Leukemia on New Years Day. His services will be tomorrow. He had a bone marrow transplant this past year and we were all in hopes it would be successful and at first they felt it was. But he lost the battle. The blessed thing is knowing he is in the arms of Jesus now. But please pray for his parents Carla and Travis and the rest of the family as well. Issac is at rest but he left behind sad hearts. How sad to start out a new year with the loss of your child I am sure. So say a prayer for this family. PLEASE.......
Here is a picture of Issac.
First one is of him right after his transplant
The other one was on Christmas.

New Year New Beginnings

Here is the Plaque that the City of Santa Ana gave to Michael for his 20 years of working there it is very pretty. They took him to lunch and gave him a nice card and a Gift Card for Target.

So the new life begins....

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday Haley

I pray everyone has a wonderful new year. I accomplished the 2 things I wished to do this year. Relocate out of California and lose 100 pounds. I finally went over the 100 pound mark this past week. Going up and down these 14 stairs a few times a day probably helped. Ha ha ha..

I have lost 106 pounds. My surgery was February 13th, 2008 so it has been 10 1/2 months now. I feel so much better. God is good..

Also today my beautiful grandbaby is 3 years old. Hard to believe how fast time flies. She was born on my Daddy's Birthday which even made it more special. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Little Miss Haley Ann Dunn.

I will post some pictures and such of the holidays soon. I have to go finish dinner. Deannie and family and Kim and the girls are coming for New Years Dinner. I am baking a ham....it smells good in here...

So tata for now... Hugs N Prayers Judy