BOO revamp

Over the weekend I gave my old wooden BOO letters a new look…

check it out!!

I hope you all are having

a great FALL day!!

Love, Vicki

easy Halloween class treat

I know we have all seen the ghost sucker made out of a white napkin. I have made them several times in the years past for the kids to take for there class on Halloween. This morning I had some help from Payton and we made ONE EYED MONSTERS. Using white coffee filters. We made 30 for Whitney's class and 5 for Payton to take to her Halloween Party at Dance tomorrow. They are so easy, cheap and cute. Plus she loved helping me. We got them done just in time.

VT Oct. 2012

This month almost got away from me. I did read the Visiting Teaching message earlier in the month. But I just barley got around to doing my visiting. This is my idea for this month. With a batch of Pumpkin Choc. Chips Cookies.

Designing Digital Invitations

Over the years

I have created a few different invitations.

I hope to do more.

  so far I have done Birthday Invitations

and Baptism Announcements

and a cute Valentine card for Whitney.

I have used Corel Photoshop to design, but

Adobe Elements is on my list to buy.

Here are just a few-

you punch a hole above and below her hand and insert a sucker!

Have a fine day! Love, Vicki

CF = {cystic fibrosis} and a vacation

Well, this morning at 5:00 am I took Gavin and the Scribner's to the Airport. They are on there way to Cancun for the week. I am super excited for them, and also jealous I love it there. I have been there 3 times and enjoyed my time there very much. Anyways, my mind can’t help but go back to the last time I was there. It was 2004 (8 years ago) this exact week. Scott and I went there with our friends Tom, Stephanie, Paul and Cathy. My mom had my 3 kids in Beaver with her for the week including Halloween night.. Whitney had a broken Collar bone and was Sleeping Beauty. I think Gavin was Bull'seye from Toy story. I can’t remember was Tristin was this year.

My memory takes me back 3 years prior starting in 2001/2002 Gavin had 3 broken bones during that year. He was very small, fragile, hard headed, kind of mean outburst, stomach aches, loose bowel problems, a big appetite. Our pediatrician had great concerns. So the many tests began.

1st Urine Test = High levels of Chloride (salt)

2nd Stool Test = No substance and intestines not breaking down or absorbing food correctly

To rule out Brittle Bones Disease, and Cystic Fibrosis

Then came the Sweat test at Primary children's, and this lead to 5 more of them. Measuring the levels of Salt in his blood. His numbers came back to 59. They concluded he had CF. Inside I knew he did NOT,  first, it is genetic I knew no one with this condition., second, you only live to be 30 or so years old if your lucky a lot of times only thru your teen years. third, I believe in miracles.

read more about CF at

http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/Testing/SweatTest/

For about a year I argued, I cried, I prayed, I cherished every moment, I fasted, I asked WHY?, I changed Gavin's diet. The Dr started him on Steroids, and regular breathing treatments, to strength his lung's. I put him in preschool, I became pregnant with Whitney. We went camping, he played baseball, we were living our lives.

Fast forward 2 years, Whitney is 18 month old she broke her Collar bone, she was small, same pediatrician. yes you guessed it he wanted her tested for CF too. Honestly I freaked out. I made Scott go with me. I told him I wasn’t going to do this anymore. Really Two kids with CF. Nope that wasn’t going to be US. Yes Whitney did have high level of Chloride too. Her sweat test level came back at 42. Lower than Gavin. But still a possibility. I would argue with our dr. He would say that is what the test show. I would say I don’t care. They don’t have it. Scott and I decided that GENETIC TESTING is the only way I would ever have peace of mind. This concluded in lose of our Medical Insurance, due to Whitney's birth, Gavin GI procedures, broken bones and medicine. Our lifetime benefits were maxed and they terminated our policy. We would have to pay for GENETIC TESTING ourselves. Which was $2800.00.

4 days before we left for Cancun, we chose Gavin to get this procedure done. Since his number/level was higher. This was done by a GENETIC company in California. The results would take 4 to 6 weeks to get back.

Our time in Cancun was much needed. I remember how at peace I felt. How relaxed I was. Scott and I had tons of time to talk and think. I remember telling him whatever happens I knew I was his mom for a reason. That he was sent to us for a reason. No matter what the time frame might be. Our relationship grew stronger, our faith was solid, and our family was eternal.

In our house DECEMBER 1, 2004 is know as OUR MIRACLE DAY! We got the test results in the mail. NO he didn’t have CYSTIC FIBROSIS. I am a better person because of this time in my life. I am stronger, I am a believer, I know with baby steps I am becoming who he wants me to BE!

{Pumpkin Patch}

Thank goodness we went to the Pumpkin Patch last week while the weather was still warm. It has turned off super cold. (yes we got snow today) The kids were so excited to go get pumpkins. There was a lot to pick from. It was a fun family outing.

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DIY dress up cabinet

Seriously, I love how this turned out. So here is the story, Gavin got a new desk for his Birthday in Sept. We took this old entertainment center out of his room.  Which then was stored in our garage for about 6 weeks. I told Scott I have plans for that. He would pretend not to hear me, and then finally he said to me. Now what are you going to do with that Cabinet??? Hooray now was my chance to tell him How are grandkids would even use it, Payton would love it. so on and so on! Can you barley stand it. All we would need is White Primer Paint, Remove the Backing and put Bead Board, Remove the Shelf inside, Remove the 2 doors on the outside, Install a Rod, get 4 new knobs, find a mirror, put up vinyl, paint the sides with a cute design. Easy Right? I always think everything is easy. When really it isn’t. He put a lot of time into this project. Thank you Scott! I’m so sad to say but I don’t have a before picture. I know I took one but my camera would not load it to my computer. So use your imaginations in the beginning this was all a light brown color.

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I really like who it turned out and Payton and her friends love it too.

Thanks Scott for doing it for me I mean (them)!