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at 03/16/10 9:57PM

It's a good night to update.

What's up in the Rose household? Total craziness and yet life is good and calm as it should be. Thanks be to God.

The firstborn is in the second semester of her sophomore year at Florida College. This does not seem possible. She is doing well and we are very thankful and proud of the young woman she has become. She is getting close to graduation and then will be getting a very special treat. She is traveling to Greece and Italy with the FC tour! She is VERY excited about this. She is dating a very nice young man (he must be nice, cuz he's got good taste ;) and once again I'll say it, "I can't believe how fast time flies". She plans to go back to FC to finish out a 4 year degree, Lord willing.

The second born, middle child, Emma is making us proud as well. She is growing into a spiritually strong young lady. She wants to please the Lord and her spirit is gentle and kind. I can't wait to see what the Lord molds her into through His Word. She is a sweety. She is doing well in her pre-Algebra class and is so pleased to be excelling in Math :) She plays the piano almost daily even though her lessons were stopped (its pretty expensive to have a big sister in college :( But I'm so proud that she continues to play and enjoys it. Hopefully we will get her back into lessons before long.

The "baby", Sadie is now 12 years old! I can't believe how sweet she is. She reminds me of Hailey in her personality sometimes, but she is still uniquely Sadie. She is a goof and also a serious thinker. She asks questions about the Word and the world around her. She is ALWAYS learning. She has lots of sweet friends at church. She loves being with people! She still loves technology and is my "go to" girl for computer help when needed. She is also learning to play the drums now and is enjoying that!

I am still working at the birth center. Only two days a month and 5-6 days on call. Very doable! We are still homeschooling. Joe has been teaching some wonderful classes at Livingston. I'm so blessed to have such an amazing man by my side.

Today turned out to be completely different than I planned. I had nothing on my calendar besides school and getting Emma to math class. I ended up visiting with some dear friends while she was in class, visited with another friend catching up on the phone for over an hour (which was WONDERFUL), spoke to my husband on the phone for a bit while he was on his way home from work, cooked dinner and then headed over to FC to hear a "Mini" Reader's Theater which included my nephew, Sean Malone. It was wonderfully entertaining. Emma is sick with allergies and the kids are grounded from TV (they are so bad, they didn't take any initiative to do their school while I was on the phone today even though they have tons of school stuff that they can do themselves) so tonight is quiet. Sadie is reading, I'm typing, Joe is studying and Emma is sleeping. (Hopefully Hailey is also studying for her OTP test tonight). So, it's a perfect night for Pleonast!

It seems that there should be a million more things to say after being off of here so long.... and there is, but I will save some of those details for later.

Love you all! Write me a little something about what is going on in your life! Leave your replies below :)

Great update Juline!! I can't believe how grown up your girls are. I find it hard to believe that my kids are 6 1/2, almost 3 and 7 months. It goes fast.

by crazy_mama at 03/16/10 10:09PM
Enjoyed your update!
Bruce is home more, which I like...except that he's not getting as many fly miles. :-/
Grayson has pretty much decided to go to MTSU next fall for their aviation program.
Gavin is almost a Jr.! That can't be possible.
I'm working w/visually impaired students one day a week, which is great.
Bruce and I will be celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss in July!
Guess that's enough!

by derbydi at 03/16/10 10:36PM
glad to hear your update. I miss seeing you and the girls!!!

by auntiem at 03/16/10 10:37PM
Busy, busy - but looking forward to spring break! We still home school, too.

by jenkegley at 03/16/10 11:25PM
Uh-oh. Tell the girls that Mrs. Jenni is so sorry they got grounded!! I love you all and it was rejuvenating to visit with you for those brief moments.

by jerzgirl at 03/17/10 7:46AM
Loved reading your update. We just got back from a visit to Seguin (Kacey with the kids and me). It was a great trip, but an exhausting travel home. Long story....see my update soon. Nice times, aren't they?

by iloveponds at 03/17/10 2:52PM
Staying busy here. Girls are on Spring Break and I have tried hard to engage them in other things than the TV. It has certainly been on less. Hubby's parents are doing well. All of the girls made great grades this time. We are so pleased, however, we are contemplating private school next year. The school shooting in Madison was at our daughters school. There have been other things too. The bad language, used by the students, is vexing Ariel. When Crystal begins Kindergarten, we intend to send them to either Athens Bible School or Madison Academy (run by institutional churches of Christ). Both are expensive and most likely I will be going back to work. I hope to work at the schools to defray some of the cost and be on location if the girls have any troubles. Glad to hear all of you are doing well. We miss you all horribly. Can't wait to see you this summer. We hope to visit the week of June 14th. If all goes as planned, we'll be there then.

by mullenpatch at 03/17/10 5:32PM
So good to read your post. We've been busy (as I'm sure you know if you've read any of my blog entries lately). Last week was the beginning of Richie's busiest fishing season - guiding six days a week every week probably from last week until about mid-May. As for the kids and me, our time is full with homeschooling, piano lessons (Ariel), spelling bees & studying for them (Timothy), Cub Scouts (Timothy), Keepers at Home (Ariel and me), 4-H, Bible classes & worship (Richie and I are both teaching in the Bible Lab this quarter), ladies' Bible classes, occasional computer work (Richie and me), not to mention our recent gospel meeting, and all of the day-to-day activities that go into running a household and training up my children in the Lord. Life is full but very good! :)

by lonette at 03/17/10 5:37PM
I enjoyed chatting with you last night.

by didow at 03/19/10 10:06AM

Missing You

at 03/16/10 10:02AM

Dear Pleonast.

I still love you. I really do want to spend time with you (the people of pleonast), but I tend to browse other areas of the web. I'm SO sorry. I'll try to return. I really want to. I'm going to make a conscious effort. Later.... today.

Miss you all!

Juline

Come back, come back...

by lori_in_pa at 03/16/10 10:02AM
Anxiously awaiting your return :)

by jenkegley at 03/16/10 10:05AM
I understand. I have so many of my pleo friends go to facebook, that when I have posted, I don't get a lot of comments. Having said that, I miss pleo and still prefer it and its little world. We were speaking of you guys yesterday as Jeff is planning a couple of business trips to Tampa. The boys and I would love to come w/ him if we could arrange it.

by tandielq at 03/16/10 12:36PM
We miss you too! I've been wondering how the Roses are blooming!

by mullenpatch at 03/16/10 3:14PM
Facebook and Pleo serve different purposes, don't they? Good to hear from you!

by derbydi at 03/16/10 3:47PM
Miss you, too, and hearing about your girls...here...on pleonast.

by aleta at 03/16/10 6:44PM

MUCH Better!

at 02/11/10 9:43PM

Thank you, thank you for the prayers. I am MUCH better today. Still not 100%. I'm probably at 60%, but that is much better than 10%!!! I was able to sit up some today, walk around without pain and actually hand washed a few items tonight that wouldn't go into the dishwasher. I even loaded the top of the dishwasher :) Emma did the rest and put the soap in. I'm NOT going to over do this and ruin it. So, tomorrow I will keep on with my regimen of resting, walking and "not over-doing it" and hopefully by Sunday I will be able to go to worship! Yay!

Just a side note: Do you realize how many times you bend over during your day to pick something up off of the floor? A lot! I like to sort laundry out on the floor first and then start my loads or put them into bins in the laundry room. I can't pick up a load of laundry off of the floor! I drop the remote control from my perch on the couch and can't reach to pick it up, the girls rarely pick something up it seems, so I walk around the house noticing all of the items that have been left there :( Hair rubber bands, clothes pins (I use them in the kitchen for chip clips, etc.), scraps of paper, a foil cover from "someone's" yogurt snack, kids shoes, a scarf Emma wore last night to services.... It's amazing how these things pile up when a Mom's back is out! LOL

Joe is improved today. He worked from home instead of just calling in and actually taking a real sick day :) He tried to go to his Thursday night Bible class, but had to leave due to his horrible coughing :( He is still on the mend, but I think that he may also be able to get to church if he continues to heal and keeps Ricola's in his pocket :)

Special thanks is to be given to Amanda Payne who made us a wonderful meal tonight :) She is my co-teacher at church and has known of our sorrows. She brought the most delicious "Marilyn Payne" chicken (which involved bread crumbs, swiss cheese and mushroom soup), with roasted red potatoes, corn and italian green beans tonight, Yum!

My mother-in-law left for Idaho today and so having a meal coming tonight was perfect timing. What would we do without our precious brethren?

I better get off of this computer. I was just checking in and saw all of your sweet comments below :) Thank you, Thank you!

Love you all.

Glad you're better!

by sallyanne at 02/11/10 11:04PM
Yay for brethren and yay for mothers-in-law and yay for kids who can help out...boo on all the other stuff! :o) So sorry that you have been hurting like this. There is no pain like it and it can be discouraging. Take care of yourself and do whatever the doc tells you to do! Love and hugs to you!!

by jerzgirl at 02/12/10 8:40AM
Glad for 60%, and it is ALMOST worth the pain to have such a meal. :)

by lori_in_pa at 02/12/10 2:28PM
Back pain is VERY hard! We'll be praying for you. Glad you are recovering. You're right about not doing too much and messing it up and going backwards...

by marksdena at 02/14/10 1:12PM
Happy to hear the improvement - hope it is even more by now! :-)

by mommysteph at 02/15/10 12:47PM
:) hope everyone keeps improving and feels 100% soon!

by laughing_eyes at 02/28/10 2:31PM
Glad you are better!!

by nornie at 03/05/10 3:25PM

It's good to be thankful while you are feeling great!

at 02/11/10 1:27AM

I noticed that my last post was quite positive :) That's a good sign. And it's good to be thankful when things really ARE going well and not waiting until things are challenging to think, "wow, I wish things were better".

I know my life is a blessed one, and for that I'm truly thankful.

But, I'd sure appreciate your prayers.

I've hurt my lower back. It's not severe according to the x-rays, but it is healing very slowly. I've been on my back or side since Sunday. This is not very fun :( I can't sit up long without the pain really getting unbearable so this is going to be short.

Going through this has made me realize how absolutely grateful I am for my healthy body. When it doesn't work right it can be very discouraging :( I know things could be SO much worse, and I'm thankful for the confidence I have that this flare up will soon be a thing of the past.

Thanks for the prayers for my sanity and healing :) Pray for Joe too. Poor thing is very sick with the worst cold ever and his wife has NO sympathy and no energy or where-with-all to help. Sad but true.

Love you all! God Bless.

I'm so sorry! I'll pray.

by sallyanne at 02/11/10 2:38AM
Oh, Juline, I'm so sorry to read this. I will pray for you and hope for fast healing. Hugs.

by motherofall at 02/11/10 6:58AM
So sorry for the misery, but just keep reminding yourself, this too shall pass! Then, you can do the grateful happy dance! LOL Take care of yourselves!

by auntjennywren at 02/11/10 7:45AM
Praying for both of you. Hope you'll both be feeling much better soon!

by lonette at 02/11/10 7:56AM
I will pray for you both.

by jenkegley at 02/11/10 8:05AM
I'm sorry you have this now. I have been blessed with a healthy back, and reading this makes me grateful for it. The Husband's is fine most of the time, but every year or two something happens where he spends a couple of days lying on the living room floor with his lower legs on a chair -- so not fun! My glimpses of you at lectures were a treat.

by lori_in_pa at 02/11/10 8:35AM
I'm so sorry your back is hurting, but especially feel bad for you feeling the discouragement. We mothers understand there's no time for that - it kinks our style! I pray that today you and Joe feel marked improvement.

by aleta at 02/11/10 8:44AM
Hope it gets well soon. Hope Joe feels better soon too. We love you guys.

by mullenpatch at 02/11/10 12:37PM
I totally understand the back pain. What did you do? Or do you know? Prayers are definitely going up!

by iloveponds at 02/11/10 12:56PM
You're on my prayer list!

by derbydi at 02/11/10 3:43PM
I am adding you to my prayer list. Hope you both feel better soon.

by mommysteph at 02/11/10 5:38PM

Growing, Thanksgiving, Praying.

at 01/25/10 1:24PM

I'm thankful for so many things in my life:

Daily Bible study on Prayer.

Lessons from the pulpit that seem to fill the need I have at that moment.

Daily thoughts and meditation on the Word of God.

Friends that lift you up and make you better.

Family that loves you even when you don't call them and tell them how grateful you are for them.

Children that are growing in the Lord.

Time with my children to meditate on God's Word and His plan for their earthly walk.

Friends that will study the Bible with you.

Daughters that are almost grown and thinking about spiritual things more and more.

God's care and protection of my family, extended family and spiritual family.

For a husband that LOVES me. Genuinely and truly.

For realizing the joy in being a life long learner of God's Word.

For children that are not rebellious.

For my spiritual family in the church (locally and all over the world). I'm SO grateful that God planned for you to be part of my life.

For prayer. (Which helps me to allow God to simply us His lovingkindness to fulfill all that concerns me)

Our lists could go on and on couldn't they? Feel free to add what you are thankful for and what helps you grow in the Lord:

Grandchildren!!!!

by iloveponds at 01/25/10 3:49PM
You. :) ...even though we've never met in person, I know you are my sister.

by jenkegley at 01/25/10 5:24PM
Great list! My brain is pretty drained right now so I can't seem to come up with anything you haven't already added except maybe...nighttime, so we can rest and get ready for the next wonderful day God blesses us with.

by didow at 01/25/10 11:36PM
Children that are friends with EACH OTHER. It's such a joy to watch them be friends as adults. I love that!

by aimeepickup at 01/26/10 6:50AM
Praise God!

by jerzgirl at 01/26/10 12:57PM
Miss you all too! I was so hoping to be at lectures this year, but it didn't work out for us to go. So maybe next year! Actually, the next time Jeff goes to Tampa for work, I hope we can go with him. I actually prefer pleo over facebook, but so many on my pleo friends list aren't too active. I like facebook but it is shallow compared to the intimacy of pleo. I do plan to update on pleo soon! Love your post BTW!

by tandielq at 01/26/10 8:29PM
My parents had a wonderful time. Thank you for your kind words.

by theaunt at 01/26/10 10:42PM
I love your list! Very inspiring to make one of my own! : ) Have a great time visiting with everyone at lectures!

by mrs_rosshead at 01/26/10 10:49PM

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