the Katrina disaster

Yesterday I was so shocked at the devastation that was reported on the news from Katrina, especially in the New Orleans area where the storm surge has engulfed everything. They had to evacuate the dome where 10,000 people were staying , but where would they take them? The Coast Guard lifted more than 700 people off roof tops and people had to spend the night on an over pass. There just isn't any place for these people to go and I heard one reporter state, " this is our tsunami...".

I urge my family and friends to help the people devastated by this disaster that is in our backyard at http://www.redcross.org . Please pray for the people in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Thou, which has shewed me great and sore troubles ,shalt quicken me again , and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 71:20

Yesterday I took the kids to Lowry park zoo with my dad and Abuela.

I made my Abuela a "memory book"; a book with all our families photos in it and labels of who we are and a big calendar. The Alzheimer's Disease is taking away her memory of who we are and she is becoming increasingly agitated and confused.

Bill came home yesterday and told me he had a blow-out with his boss about his schedule ; they were angry with him because he wasn't available to work this weekend. He has to stay home with the kids' this Saturday because I have to work. Bill works 75 hours a week and they have the nerve to ask for more. It angers both of us and Bill is putting in his 2 week notice next week and I can't lie-it scares the both of us , but we feel it is necessary for him to leave so that we can have more time together as a family. Please pray for Bill.--Love, Anita

Hi all!
Not much going on here.
This past Saturday Bill and I started a membership at the new "Sam's Club " on B.B. Downs and SR56. It is real nice , but I wasn't impressed with their gas prices at $2.59 for regular unleaded. We ended up getting Bill some new Reebok's and some veggie chips. After Sam's we went Target because Amber wanted to buy a few things. We went home and ate leftover Sheppard's pie for dinner and my mom came over to pick up Amber so she could spend the night at their house. We went to bed early because I had to get up at 5:45am to go to work the next day.
I got to Tampa General at 7:15am and got my patient schedule and started seeing my patients. I only had 8 treatments yesterday. I saw mostly stroke patients and about 3 orthopedic patients. The day was short and I left there about noon. They were short on patients for me in rehab and they were over staffed in Acute ( in the main hospital ); so I left early. I came home and rested a bit and then started cleaning the kitchen. Bill mowed the front and back yard before the rain. We ate steak, baked potatoes, and spinach for dinner.
Today I stayed home all day with the kids and cleaned the house.
I will probably take the kids to the park tomorrow. I go stir crazy when we don't leave the house and do something for at least a couple of hours. --Anita

The Chinese Characters above mean "Jude"

Tuesday 8/23/05
Woke at 6:45am to take a shower before the little ones woke up. I had to get Amber off to the bus in a hurry and then I got ready to go to my Tia Glenda's house to visit her and my grandmother. Alisha was also expected to come by to visit with Mia. When I got there my Tia had some workmen fixing the eaves around her roof and somehow one of the men turned on the outside line to her water and the line broke and water started to enter the house under all the carpeting. I called my dad to ask him how to turn off the water from the outside , but one of the workmen figured it out, but my dad ended up coming anyway and helped my Tia wetvac the more than 2 gallons of water that was on the floor. She ended up having to rip up the carpet halfway from the living room floor and tore up the padding and has a fan blowing on the carpet to dry it out. I felt so sorry for my Tia. She is trying to take care of my Abuela , who has some mystery blood loss. She was scheduled to take my Abuela to the dr. at 3:30 and now all this? Anyway, we agreed that it could have been worse; it could have happened while she was at the Doctor with Abuela.
My Abuela's Alzheimer's is progressing quickly and it has been difficult on my Abuela , of coarse , but also my dad and Tia Glenda.
I got home at 3:00pm and Amber came home from school at around 3:30. I spent the rest of the day making dinner and brownies, cleaning up the kitchen , playing with the kids , and bathing the kids. Oh! and I ordered the book by Elizabeth Elliott called " Through Gates of Splendor." It is about the five missionaries that were martyred in Equador? by the Auca Indians. It is really a powerful testimony. I can't wait to read it. I already read
about the aftermath , when I read ," Savage my Kinsman."

Wednesday 8/24/05
Went over to Dixie's house with the Rachel and Jude around 11:30 am and the kids played with Victoria outside in the sprinkler and pool. The kids only played for about 30 minutes then wanted to come in because as Jude put it " too hot." We ate sandwiches, fruit, and chips for lunch. I went home after Jude bit Victoria on the leg because she wouldn't give him her fuzzy phone? Anyway, it is ALWAYS SOMETHING.
I went to church at 6:00 and they had there Wednesday night kick-off dinner. The kids and I ate pizza and salad. My parents came to church to attend the class on "Spiritual Warfare" that our Pastor, Dr. Kirk Johnston is teaching. Jude would not go into his classwith Rachel and I ended up having to bring him into our class for about 45 minutes. My mom took him to the class and stayed with him for the rest of the time....went home and watched "Lost" and went to sleep.
Thursday 8/25/05
Today I woke up with the worst neck pain; I hardly got any sleep. Bill had to call in . I began making a bunch a calls to Aetna and others to find a good Chiropractor in the area and found one -Welsh Chiropractic ; I saw Dr. Neal Sayers. He really couldn't do anything for me except give me recommendations to ice my neck and take anti-inflammatory medications , ie, aspirin or ibuprofen. He gave me a referral to get my neck x-rayed and then make another appt. to come and see him again so they he can adjust my neck. I picked up KFC for dinner after the appt. and headed home ; got home around 6:00p.

Friday 8/26/05
I took Jude to Shriner's hospital for children to have the dr. check Jude's feet for any re-lapse; thankfully there isn't any sign of re-lapse; Jude's feet remain corrected. We are scheduled to go back on 10-28-05. My mom came with me to the appt. with Rachel and as always we headed to McDonald's for lunch and got Happy Meals for the kids'.
My neck hurt all day and if the pain continues at this rate, I will get the x-ray on Monday and schedule an appt for Wed. to have the chiro. adjust it. It is difficult to function like this and watch the kids' as active as they are. Thankfully , my mom stayed over the whole day and left at 6:30pm ; she also watched the kids so I could go to the store and she made dinner. She is the best!!!!
She also to took Amber to a youth group meeting at Grace Family Church; they are also picking her up at 10:00pm and she will be spending the night at their house.
Bill went to work at 7:30 this morning and I don't except him back until around midnight. I hope he doesn't work tomorrow; I have to work on Sunday and I want to spend some time with him this weekend. He is applying a job with Zephryhills Water which will put him on a better schedule.

At Home with the Kids

Hi all, I spent the day waking up late. I was up 2 or 3 times last night and it threw me off a bit. I spent the day at home with the little ones and cleaned the floor. What fun?! Anyway , once Amber got home , we were off to the Kelly's ( youth pastors of our church ) to drop Amber off. Dixie Kelly took her to church with them to help set up for the Todd Agnew concert. I wish I could have gone but I wanted to be here for Bill when he comes home from work. Anyway here we are still waiting at 7:00 pm for Bill to come home. It has been crazy today; the little one's have been cranky all day and fighting alot with eachother. Which in turn makes me pretty cranky. Well gotta go eat. Luv ya! Anita

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