Sorry I wanted this picture for the long post that I did today.

God is good ALL of the time!!

Hello y'all,
I just want to let you all know that I did finally find a new job. I soon be the church secretary for a local Lutheran church. It's amazing that when God's will for your life is being shown to you, or at least it is for me, is just right between the eyes, kinda' just hitting me face ... just right there and that there is no deigning that this happening is from God and this is what he wants for me to do. See I have been looking for another job for just about the entire year of 2007. After waiting and several interviews later, Jim and I decided that I would stop sending out my resume and calling places back on Oct. 2. When I went into work the next day I shared this decision with some of my co-workers. Thursday morning just after breakfast I get a phone call. I got a call from a local job placement agency that I sent my resume to several months back. The gal that I sent my resume to say that the just got off of the phone with the church and they need a warm body, and she thought of me ... yes little me. She asked if she could send them my resume and I said yes, it was apparent for me at that time that my answer for my prayers in the whole job hunt was to wait. I had my first interview on 10/11 and my second on 10/18 and at that time they offered me the job. All I can say is "Thank you God for the blessing and teaching me to wait for the better things that you have in store for me!!"

So for those of you that ready this, please pray that things will got well on my first day. I also want to say to those of you that have been praying for me and my family during this time, Thank you so much for you prayers and your support. They mean the world to us!

Evelyn's actions

Hello, I have to tell you something that Evey did last night that I thought was so not only funny but cute too. I don't know if you have seen the TV commercial for car insurance and how there is a lady that comes outside for work and then checks her watch and sees the garbage truck turning the corner and she runs inside, into her back yard and through someone else's back yard to hop onto the back of the garbage truck and does things like that just to get to work cause something happened to her car. Well, she decided to reenact the actions of the lady in our living room. It sounds silly but you should have seen her, she was cute. Other than that nothing new just same stuff ... different day.

PS. I just found out that there is a twister going through where my sister lives ... please pray that she and her family down there are alright.

Master Technician

Hello all,
Jim's schooling it OVER!!He is now a Master Technician for what he does. I am so very proud of him for this huge accomplishment. He is now a journeyman for HVAC ... translation heating and cooling/furnace and air conditioning. This is awesome not only for him but for the whole family. We are all so very proud of him, and I can't believe that it has been 5 years. During the ceremony I sat there and thought of what happened to us in the past 5 years. We got married, 2 kids, and for the fact of the 2 kids we went through 3 cars for the expanding family. Now that this is done we can start thinking about the redoing of the house. We are so very happy and excited about all of this happening. Lord willing this will happen in about a year from now.

Honey if you are reading this ... you go boy!!

Yes we are still alive!

Hello y'all,
I want to say sorry for the long delay in writing you, we have been battling some colds and other illnesses. Jim has had a cold now for about 2 months, Evey had a cold for the average of about 2 weeks, I had a cold that turned into bronchitis, and sweet little Andrew had a double ear infection ... then to top that one we found out that he is allergic to amoxicillin. Let me tell you that one was really fun!!! NOT!! Then just when we thought that all was and is well in our house, I decided to take a trip down our basement stairs ... yes ALL the way down. I am full of bruises. Thank God that I didn't one have one of the kids in my arms at the time, or I didn't brake anything!! I was going down stairs to do some laundry and slipped on the second step and there I go. Let me tell you that is one trip that I do not want to do ever again.

So for the first time in about 2 months the Doyens family will be at church!! I am so excited about this ... I am missing that family so very much!!

So if you attend CBC see ya there guys.

Love ya,

OH ... PS ... AJ is now up to 6 teeth ... YIPPIE!!

My baby!?!

Hey, my baby isn't a baby any more. He turned 1 year on the 29th of June. I can't believe it, and he did wonderful with the cake. I/we thought that we were going to have to cancel the birthday party for AJ had gotten a stomach flu bug, but never had a fever. But he did great!! When I get pictures I'll put them up for all to see.

Evey is still having troubles going potty on the potty. She is going at the most 3 times a day. I just hope that by us telling her that the only way that she is able to go to school is if she is not in diapers, that will help for she is longing to go to school. But only time will tell, I just hope that this is sooner than later.

lots of stuff

Hello all,
I do appologize for the great delay in writting to you all. Honestly I forgot my username and password and I just now got the time to fix that problem. Now that I have solved this issue I will be on more often.

AJ is going to turn 1 year on Friday 6/29 ... wow that fley by!! He is getting so big and is now walking along things to get to what he wants. I am in the prosses of getting his birthday party underway and all set up ... I know kinda' last minute.

Evey is finally sort of going on the potty, at least she is going anywhere from 1 - 3 times per day. The only thing is that she is only #1 and not #2, but hey I'm happy with that. Up until yesterday she would only go at home, she not only when at my parents house but the ladies house that they also go to while I'm at work. YIPPIE!! We are finally almost there.

Work for me is getting hard. There are some BIG changes happening and everyone is really hushed about them and I don't really understand as to why. What every is going being hushed is going to come out sometime so why keep things quiet ... I just don't understand.

Work is starting to pick up for Jim, only cause everyone is really running their air conditionars more and are coming into problems from being off all winter long. That is good for us .... over time!!

Well, I think that is all for now. I hope all is going well for you all!

Love ya! =0)~

Not yet?!?

Hello,
As to my last blog, it didn't work so I am going to leave it up to the good Lord above to take over. I just hope that it's soon!

AJ had his 9 month check up and he is getting so big or at least I thought so. He is within the 25% of his weight and length and is 75% as far as his head cercomferance. So in Nancy terms he is one of those charicturature drawning ... you know little body and big heads ... only my kids.

I am going to be very busy here soon. I am helping to through a baby shower for one of my good friends that had her first baby just about 3 months ago ... talking about happy times!! I so can't wait to meet little Matthew James.

Thank is all for know sorry for the long time that passes please forgive me and do check in often and leave comments I love hearing from you all!

Maybe Friday

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Life and death in just one week

Hello bloggers,
This has been a bittersweet week for us. On Saturday 3/3 my cousin's wife lost her fight with cancer. I am really learning to hate that illness. I don't like to use that word for it is a very powerful word. With in the past 3 years this illness has claimed 3 lives that I knew, two of them were family. Then I think why did God let something so terrible exsist. Then in the case of my cousin, why someone so young. Someone that is just starting her own family. She is/was a mother of two, one being 5 yrs and the other 2 yrs. I know there was a reason for it, and even though we might now find out why here on Earth we will one day find out in heaven. For those of you that prayed for the family, thank you. I ask if you could continue to pray for the family as they start their lives with out Mommy, Wife, Daughter, and Sister. This is going to be hard on them, so I thank you in advance! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

Any way on to the good news. My bestest friend had youngin' #3 on 3/6 at 8:00 am. Her name is Hope Elizabeth Erin Armitage. She checked in at 6 lbs. 4 oz and 19 1/2 in long. I so can not wait to meet her and introduce myself to her face to face instead of face to stomach ... HAHAHA!!

On a totally differant note, I think that AJ is cutting some more teeth. YUCK! =( He is not liking that to much.

teeth

I had a wonderful surprise this past Friday morning. I was getting ready to go out that early afternoon. I was in the bathroom doing my hair and AJ was in the hall way just outside of the bath room in something that I call an activity doughnut. He seems to get grumpy if I am not within his line of sight. I just happened to look down at him and he looked up at me with a big smile, like he usually does and I noticed two white lines on his gums, that is when curiosity took over. I felt in his mouth and low and behold he cut two teeth at the same time. I guess he is just making up for lost time in getting teeth. I was so happy that my baby boy finally has teeth that I called Jim and both of the parents to tell them the good news. Yippy, now I can start intorducing him to more of the solid foods. I know I could have been doing that all along, but I know I'm weird, but my thinking is that give the baby things like that when they have teeth so they can learn how to use them and know that, that is why they have them. So now I'm glad that I bought so many Girl Scout cookies ... remember guys they are a tax deductable ... they are a charitable donation.

Wow, it’s been way to long … sorry guys please forgive me. As to my last blog, Evey is still in love with her wrinkles and is still wearing diapers. Jim and I have tried I think just about everything. We have candy in the bathroom as a prize if she goes. I’ve tried to have her wear nothing but the clothe training underwear all day, thinking that the feeling of the stuff against her bottom would gross her out. WRONG!!! She got used to is and is still in diapers. I even tried nothing at all for about 4 to 5 hours and that didn’t work either. I’ve even tried to tell her that in order for her to go to school like her older cousin she has to be wearing big girl panties and not the diapers, that still isn’t working. So I think that I’m giving up and I’m just going to have to face the fact that she is going to be wearing diapers for the rest of her life and I might have to try the home schooling thing cause if she is still wearing diapers when it comes time for her to start school they are not going to let her in. I’ve even told her that if she gets rid of her diapers she can have a big girl bed and not have to sleep in a crib anymore. I just don’t get it.

Any way on a better and happier note. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
EVERYONE!!

LOTS OF LOVE TO ALL!!

WRINKLES! YUCK??

For the readers of my blog please refresh my memory please. When is it that your opinion of wrinkles change. What I mean by this is that, last night I was giving Evey a bath and she got happy that she had wrinkles on her hands and feet, and here I am dreading the day that I have them on me. When did that change, from not caring if you have them to caring and wondering where you first one will be at. Also, for those of you that have older kids, do you have any potty training tips for me. Jim and I are having a hard time with Evey and will just about try anything. We’ve tried the treats for every time that she would go … well that lasted for about a month or so. What did you do? HELP!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

I just want to wish all of those that read my blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Remember the reason for the season ... the birth of Jesus!! In all that you maybe doing this holiday season be safe and have fun!!

It’s amazing when you realize how your kids see you. I was talking to my Dad this evening and he told me that they were looking at some of my wedding pictures and Evelyn saw them and said, “Mommy looks like a Princess!” So that is how Evey sees me as Cinderella … someone flawless not only in looks but in all aspects of being a Mom. That made my day! Thank you Evey, I love you.

Hello all,
Same stuff just a different day, how about you all? For those of you that work with kids, do you ever find it hard to go to work. The other day I dropped the kids off at my in-laws house before I left to go to work and AJ was smiling just as cute as can be and it just got to me and didn’t want to go to work. Oh, check this out … Evey is 3 years old and knows how to use chop sticks … how cool it that? Anyway, Christmas is a whapping 18 days away … are you done shopping, or have you even started? Better get a move on guys. I have my sister that lives in Kentucky left but I know what I’m getting so it’s just a matter of getting out there and getting it. Go and enjoy the wonderful cold snowy weather!!

5 months ago

I can’t believe that 5 months ago today Jim and I became parents for the 2nd time and Evelyn meet her new baby brother. Today he is loving any attention from anyone that is willing to give it to him. He is a very good natured baby and loves to laugh and smile. He just started to roar like a lion, it’s just way too cute!!

On a different note you have 26 days, counting today to finish up your Christmas shopping … are you done yet. Or better yet have you started? I just finished today!! Now I just have to worry about wraping everything that I got now!! Any volunteers to help out? Just kidding.

I am doing something right.

Hello all,
Some thing this morning happened that made me realize that I must be doing something right as a Mom. I was getting the kids in the car to go Jim’s Mom and Dad’s house while I’m at work and Evey made a comment about the clouds and how beautiful they look … her exact words. I followed with do you know who made the clouds in the sky? “Yes I do, Jesus made them” That made my morning that I thought was tough just a bit better, the sun seemed to shine just a bit more then.

Good news Bad news

Well, let’s start off with the bad news first and get that one over and done with.

Well, for all of those that know Jim, know that he had his 2nd attempt with the welding test for school this past Wednesday night. Well thank you for your prayers, but he didn’t pass this time. We are hoping that the third time is a charm for him. He did start off very well he said. He did make one little mistake but it was something so small that if that was the only thing wrong they would have passed him. But that one little mistake took it’s toll on him mentally and he went down hill after that. He as able to get pointers from his instructor after class, and now he feels like he will be able to pass it for sure next time, which will be some time between Turkey Day and Christmas.

So, here for the good news. For what ever reason why I didn’t tell you this all before God above only knows, but this past Sunday (11/12) was Uncle Henry’s first Sunday back to church since all of hospital visits and head operation about a month ago. He looked totally awesome!! He is doing very well for himself, still slow going though. Thank you for all of you that have been praying for him and all of us during that time of pins and needles. It is always nice to see someone doing so well and know that it has something to do with the prayers that you sent to heaven for him. We all love you Uncle Henry!!

Well, that is all for now I have to pick up Evey from class.

Chow for now!

life and death thoughts

I was on the way to my folks house last night and started to think how funny life works with matters of life and death … why I don’t really know why I was thinking this, I guess with the 1 year anniversary of Pastor Ken’s death right around the corner I started to think. I was thinking of all the things that were happening in my life one year ago this month mainly with the upcoming week(s), and what I was doing. I was starting morning sickness with our son Andrew. I thought it was strange how one life was coming to an end while still another was starting. Actually AJ was one of 3 that boys starting their lives during that time. Of course I think that AJ is the best of all 3, but then again I’m the Mom so I will side with him.

Then 2 years ago from 11/10 my Grandpa Bruce when to heaven to be with wonderful wife and Jesus … it’s times like this when I miss them so!! But I know that is just the way life works. It’s a comfort to me to know that I WILL see them all again … someday!

For all of those that visit this blog this week, please keep Jim in your prayers mainly for Wednesday. See for his schooling he has to pass a welding test in order to graduate in September. He goes in for another swing at it 11/15. This will be his 2nd attempt and he is getting nervous about it, which means in turn that I’m getting nervous. As soon as he passes this test in our minds eyes he is graduated even though he still has 4 more weeks of schooling to go through. I will keep you all posted as to what happens. Thank you in advance for the prayers!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!