like my nephew, todd said tonight, it's as if our blog has been in a desert. i guess he meant dry, nothing happening, fading, dying...well, if i had a nickle for everyone that has told me to update my blog in the last few weeks.....i'd have an extra two bucks in my pocket!! oh well....i guess it's good to know that people actually check this! :)
wow. what has been happening in the life of the likkels? well, it's been a tad of a roller coaster ride. grandma den bleyker, my dad's mom, who is a whopping 99 YEARS OLD....took a turn for the worst. she went about 2 weeks with no food and very little liquids. she spent most of that time, unresponsive. a week and a half ago, my folks decided to get in the car and head that way, assuming they would get a call on the way, saying that she was gone. to every ones AMAZEMENT, she rallied back. (as well as a 99 year old lady can). you can imagine the shock when i called my mom last thursday only to have the phone handed to gram who then chatted with me as if she'd been on vacation. :) she was as sweet as gram ALWAYS is. never complaining. heck, you'd be HEARING from me if i just spent 2 week being hungry!!! when i heard the sound of her voice, i seriously had to sit down!! i never imagined i would hear her voice this side of heaven. well, God's ways are not ours, our 'plans' are not His. WOW! one of the sweetest things was, when she realized my dad was there in the room, she leaned over and said, "well vern, you're here, why don't you come over here and give me a little hug?" :) my dad had the chance to give her that hug and also spend some time singing to her. (an angels voice, that dad of mine has). one of the songs he sang, and i can hear him now, was "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling oh sinner, come home". such a great, old time hymn. oh how she loves those! my mom said my dad was sitting on the edge of her bed, singing his heart out, tears streaming down his checks. what a moment for him. it was SO GRACIOUS of God to give him that time with her! so, we just wait on the Lord, knowing that in His perfect time, he'll take her. she is so longing to meet Him and as she would say, "see dad (grandpa ollie, her husband) again". we don't know how much longer she will be here with us but what an honor it's been to be able to call her my grandma. she is an amazingly strong (gee, ya think? :)), Godly woman.
on the home front. not much is new. seriously, i can't think of anything that is even worth blogging about. how sad is that? my friend, shona took some pictures of the boys at the lynden koa this past sunday. i'll go ahead and post them.
oh duh...i almost forgot. MAX SCORED A TOUCHDOWN!!! :) those of you who know max, know that this is a HUGE deal! he loves the game, however, he could use a little practice on the 'get up and MOVE' plays!! so when he grabbed that ball and RAN (yes, he ran!) across that end zone, you can imagine the joy in not only him but rye and i!! i just happened to have my camera catching the tail end of it. yea for me! :) i will also post the darling picture of ryan congratulating the STAR! :) he was So proud.
ok, off to watch the Biggest Loser. time to get inspired! i'll try and be more faithful in keeping up with this, now that i know you care! :)
10.22.2008
9.28.2008
a normal day in the life, of the likkels usually always consists of a game of football and a 'dog pile'! after church today we did the kids swap with the cousins. bo and bai here, jack over to their house. the boys spent part of the day on my computer. rye got the cutest picture of the three of them in our bed. bo found my glasses, which he claimed helped him see better! :) lucky for me, today also included some baking with my bailee-girl. tonight we are celebrating lisa's birthday so bail and i decided to make a cake for her. as much as i love those boys, it's sure fun to have a little redhead in my kitchen! :)
