http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23 recent pleonast.com entries by user dawnmk23 en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=603435 We received word this morning that my husband's Grandfather passed away. This precedes the death about 1 year ago of my husband's Grandmother Jewel, and Uncle Charlie 3 weeks before that. Prayers are appreciated. 2008-11-26 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=603215 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! 2008-11-25 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=602448 My daughter is still sick, but her eyes keep crusting over, and are bloodshot in the whites. I had to miss services today to stay with her, and we'll probably take her to the Dr. in the morning. She's had a cough/cold so it's possible to not be pinkeye. But, she is miserable. We've been wiping the area clean serveral times a day. Hopefully the Dr. will know which one it is, and what to do to get rid of it faster. I hope she feels better soon. We also got news today that Wes's grandfather has taken a nasty fall after hernia surgery and was placed in a nursing home by his kids this week. He now needs to be watched 100% of the time, and they feel this could be his final days. Say a prayer for us, please. :0) UPDATE:Autumn has conjuctivitis, so it's probably a bacterial infection. Hopefully with some eye drops, she will feel better soon. 2008-11-23 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=601985 Our little girl has been in school as a Kindergartener this year. She has done very well academically, but, has had some trouble with self control - staying on task, and not bothering others - the work was so easy she was goofing off. We've been encouraging her to get good reports by various methods, and after 10 days of good notes, and a whole month of school, she finally got to have a special dinner. We went to a special icecream dinner. We all had cheeseburgers and then a special dessert. It was well worth the wait to get to reward her for her good behavior. It's so easy as a parent to get too serious; and forget to enjoy the time with our kid's. We get so stuck on good behavior and a routine, and it's easy to look at children as something less than what they are: absolute joys and blessings. So, play a game with your child, read a book, laugh. Tell them how much you love them. Tell you husband,Mom, Dad,friend how much they mean to you. I love my children dearly, and my ... 2008-11-22 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=601220 Two sick boys. Noah had a low grade fever and cough today.. And Josiah has a runny nose and cough as well... Hopefully, we'll all feel better tomorrow. :0) UPDATE:Now Autumn also has the cough as well. She's had the runny nose, had the cough last week, but, it's returned. 2008-11-20 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=599972 Joe Joe turned 3, and this year was his first BIG BOY party. We invited lots of friends from church, and we had 11 children! And that doesn't count all the Mamas and Daddies...:0) We had pizza and veggies... A game to guess the number of candies in a jar... Pin the Tail- You know And it was so cute to watch little ones wind up and walk towards the wrong wall to pin their tail.. The highlight was seeing his face when he saw the cake with 3 burning candles. This year he blew them all out!! Here's a prayer for 3 being a great year...blessings of little ones...daily. HAVE A BLESSED DAY! Dawn 2008-11-16 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=599343 I love days like this: baby food making day! I am making homemade applesauce and homemade butternut squash..... And getting a mound of laundry done... And trying to get the house clean... Birthday boy Josiah is turning 3 tomorrow! :0) HAVE A BLESSED DAY! What is your favorite homemade baby food? 2008-11-14 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=597825 We're having our visiting preacher over today - David Bunting, and his wife, so... Our big meal will be: Pineapple glazed sugar ham (bone-in) Mashed potatoes (sorry no gravy!) Green beans (no I don't like green bean casserole...) Sweet Potato Casserole Rolls And if time allows, Pumpkin Pie. Also, we're having a man and his daughter over, too. And then it's gospel meeting time. Our first 3 lessons we on, Bending the Twig - bending out children into Godly young people, Acting Like Men, and Valiant Women...So good so far! And big Joe is turning 3 on Saturday!! Getting ready for a small party... 2008-11-10 http://www.pleonast.com/user/dawnmk23?l=5&entryID=527369 The following was taken from the website cope.org and was written by James J. Messina, Ph.D. & Constance Messina, Ph.D. The website gives permission to reproduce with the website and author information. ``Letting Go'' To ``let go'' does not mean to stop caring. It means I can't do it for someone else. To ``let go'' is not to cut myself off. It's the realization I can't control another. To ``let go'' is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To ``let go'' is to admit powerlessness which means the outcome is not in my hands. To ``let go'' is not to try to change or blame another. It's to make the most of myself. To ``let go'' is not to care for, but to care about. To ``let go'' is not to fix, but to be supportive. To ``let go'' is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To ``let go'' is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies. To ``let go'' is not to be p... 2008-05-12