Recently there was a note going around Facebook to have your kids answer these certain questions about you. M, my oldest daughter, who is 6 loves to do video with me, so we did this video style. I love her soooo much and just hearing her answers, made me smile and get tears. She is true and a very deal soul.
I love what she said of what she loved about me… and also on the question of hubby. Listen in and let me hear your thoughts. I will definitely save this video forever!
Here in the high country we have our own game show. I have been a watcher for a while now and was so excited to be asked to be a contestant thanks to my oldest brother Wes :). I had such a great time and loved I got to talk about being a mommy blogger! Thanks to my family and to Cindy and her family for coming out to cheer me on. Here is some pictures from the big night. I will attach the video below so you can watch my first gig at fame :).
Sneak Peek of the final outcome 🙂
So would you like my autograph now hehe? ;). For real though, I am so glad I got this opportunity and had a blast taping this. If you are ever in the High Country, you should go to a live taping or even be a contest on Sqrambled Scuares.
This is too ironic. As we sat in the ER yesterday, I was trying to think back to last year when we all had the Flu. I knew it had to be around the same time. I came home yesterday evening and looked at my blog posts from last year and this post and this post left me saying REALLY? My my… we had the flu on the same exact date and went to the ER the same day. I’m surprised the ER didn’t mention it as well.
Honestly, I breathed a sigh of relief when he came in and said it was the flu. L had me beyond scared. She went from bad to worse in like a 10 minutes time frame. Just continuously vomiting and running a really high fever, eyes rolling and kept saying everything hurt. After the flu test and some blood work, the dr came in turned the TV off and was all serious like. He said I have some news. Yes, my heart just dropped. Then he said “She has tested positive for Influenza A” I actually breathed a sigh of relief. We can deal with the flu. Also, L is so easy to bounce back from everything. I learn from her everyday. She has been through so much, yet she is the fastest kid I have ever seen to bounce back and doing her crazy faces to make you smile. That’s my girl :).
We will get through it and I thank all my family and friends for your prayers. God is sooooo good isn’t he? :).
Tonight, I make my big debut with the gameshow. I will report back to you that I won tonight haha. ;).
As I was sitting in church this morning, it really came to me. I have finally found myself. I really am Jennifer Houck.
I will be honest and say the last 3 to 4 years, I have lived my life to please others. It didn’t matter what I was doing, I just wanted to make everyone happy. Everyone always came before me and even my family at times. I would hide behind this computer screen and be someone that just wasn’t real. I knew I was depressed. I felt like I never really got over post-partum depression. Last three years have been so hard with all the ups and downs in life, it would just spiral me out of control.
The last 3 months have been very changing for me. I have woke up and realized what type of person I was being. I was wallowing in my own pity in hopes that it would make me more happier. That has all changed so much. I am so happy now and have found myself. I am a mom, I am a wife, I am a sister, I am a daughter, I am a grand-daughter, I am an aunt, and so on. I really truly know who I am. The most important, I am a child of God. I have turned to him so much in the last 3 months and so letting him guide our lives… it is soooo wonderful. I have never been happier and felt so blessed. It’s like this big rock has been lifted off my chest.
I am not hiding behind the computer screen anymore. I know how to turn it off and put it away. I just love life and could not be more grateful. God will provide for us and lead us not into temptation if we just will follow. I am not hiding behind my doors in my house anymore. I gladly open the door and go outside to the real world to be involved. I love helping others and being there for others, I just know my boundaries now and don’t have to make sure I am pleasing everyone.
I am down now 30+ pounds too and still going until I meet my goal. I am doing it the healthy way and have got my whole family on board with this new lifestyle. It’s so great because we all are working together to rid our bodies of toxins and replenishing with all healthy foods and vitamins. It just makes you feel great about your own inner and outer self.
Life is so awesome now that I have found myself. I am embracing life and my surroundings. I am paying attention to the small things and not only trying for the large things. Thank you Lord for waking me up and realizing there is life out there. I love my life.
As my daughter asked.. “Mom, are we rich?” I said, “We are indeed Rich… Rich in LOVE!”
I just wanted to share this with my grateful mommy blogging community. You have been on this ride with me for 3.5 years, and I just wanted to shout from the roof tops.. I have found myself! YES!!!
I just wanted to post a quick update. M and I had walking pneumonia which we are pretty much over with thanks to wonderful medicine. Unfortunately L got it Monday night when I was so hoping she wouldn’t.
Ever since she got RSV at 2.5 months old, it really did a lot of damage to her lungs and she just cannot fight things off well. We took her in Tuesday and they started her on medicine and breathing treatments ever 4 to 6 hours.
We took her back in today because we noticed her cough was not getting any better and she was really pale. When we got there her oxygen level was only 89 but by the time we left it was 95. They have put her on a new steroid that will go in her breathing machine and a new medicine, on top of her breathing treatments every 4 to 6 hours. They believe now, it has worked itself into full blow pneumonia :(. Just say a prayer for her that we can get this under control here at home and she will not have to be sent to the hospital. I have faith :).
Believe me, I have lots to share with you all of changes we are going through so stay tuned. 2009 WILL BE A GREAT YEAR despite the sickies!
