Out From Under ...




Hi folks!! Again, my apologies for taking so long to get around to posting, but I am just now truly feeling like I am getting out from under a series of issues including, but not limited to, moving, studying, and health issues for the entire family.

We moved just about a month ago and, while hectic, everything went as smoothly as could be expected. We had planned on moving in with my in-laws and putting all of our stuff into storage that we didn't need immediately. Those plans changed or the better when we found out that a family in need wanted to rent our house completely furnished and ASAP. We moved out on March 22nd and by the beginning of April, they moved in to our house. They had a fire in their home and were in need of temporary housing (6 months or so) while their house was being rebuilt. It was a blessing for us to have a nice Christian family move into our house and a blessing for them as it met their needs and was bigger than an apartment. They have settled in nicely and we are glad to have them.


Meanwhile, on the new homefront we got ourselves organized (partially) and we have been working through boxes over the last three weeks and are now, finally, relatively organized. Part of the slowdown in getting organized was the fact that everyone in the family has been sick over the past month. I started out with a migraine that landed me in the hospital the day after we moved in (no big suprise). The stress of everything just did me in. After I got out we were well for a week or so and Isabella came down with something (high fever for several days, etc.). A few days after she got sick, Silvia came down with a bad cough, fever and general yucky feeling. We took her to the doctor on the 18th and found out she had walking pneumonia. So, after some heavy duty antiobiotics and cough syrup (the good stuff) she is feeling better now and re-gaining her strength. We also took Isabella back to the doctor on the 19th to make sure that what she had the previous Monday was not related to Silvia's pneumonia. She was fine. The following Monday, Olivia came down with a high fever. We took her to the doctor last Tuesday and they ruled out everything, but her fever didn't let up, so we took her again this past Friday and they did more tests and said she was fine. Her fever finally broke this past Saturday. So (knocking on a big piece of wood), we are fine now and looking forward to a string of good health in the household. I think my in-laws were regretting their decision to invite us in after this string of health concerns. I know they were eating a lot of garlic to keep the sickness away!!


Anyway, all is well in our household now and we are praying for a healthy May. Hope this post finds all of you in good health and enjoying the Spring weather. I promise to post more regularly from here on out.