Monday, November 24, 2008

We are back

We left last Saturday for our cruise and we just got n=home a couple of hours ago. It was a fun and exhausting week once i get all the pictures downloaded I will write and post the pic's. I've totally missed reading everyones blog and it will take me a while to catch up with everyone.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Brenna's 30th Birthday

Well today is my sister-in-laws 30th birthday, so the most of the family got together to help Celebrate the big day. We had a pizza party and then it was on to the cake and ice cream. But the cake was Cheese cake and the ice cream was Root beer floats. Caryn forgot to get candles so she lit a little stick on fire and had Brenna blow it out three times to symbolize 30. It was a great night. Happy Birthday Brenna!!!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

FHE with the Archuleta's

Tonight was our turn to host FHE. It was my turn to make dinner and Randy's to do the lesson. So for dinner we had Gyro's, which is something I make about once a month because we like it. But this was the first time most of my family had, had them. Mom and Dad brought Frog eye salad, Amanda and Steve pita bread, Our friend Jim and Leah brought Veggie salad, Unfortunately there kids were sick so she came by her self. My Niece Leea brought dessert. I was all fantastic food. Then Randy gave the lesson. On thanksgiving and how we should be thankful. I'm going to post the whole lesson because i thought it was really good. So have fun reading it.

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

To Remember: We all have a lot to be thankful for.


Vocabulary
leper: a person with an incurable, contagious disease that attacks the whole body
Lesson

Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."

Leprosy was a feared and horrible disease, and still is. To this day, it is still predominately incurable. Because it was easy to catch, lepers were not allowed in the city, and were not allowed to approach others. That is why these ten lepers kept their distance and called out to Jesus. These lepers were, in all, a good bunch. They were obeying the laws: they stayed out of the city and did not approach Jesus or his followers. They believed in Jesus' ability to heal. They obeyed Jesus without question when he told them to go to the priests, even before they were healed.*

*Leviticus 13 explains how leprosy was handled under Moses' law. The priests were the men who decided whether leprosy was contagious or not. The priests had the power to declare these men healed and clean.

So these men were respectful, obedient, and trusting. What they weren't was thankful. Only one of the men, when they learned they were healed, was grateful enough to return and praise Jesus. Do you think he was the only one that was happy? I doubt it. Do you think it was easy for him to be the only one to return to Jesus? Probably not. He wanted to be declared clean by the priests so he could return to his family, his job and his friends. But he was thankful enough to stop right then and thank Jesus and praise God for this wonderful gift.


Discussion: What excuses could the other nine have given for not returning and thanking Jesus?
But he told us to go to the priests - we're only doing what he said!
He's God, he knows I'm grateful.
I have so many things to do now that I can be a normal person again! I'll thank Him later.
Do we often make excuses for not thanking God? What excuses do men make today for not thanking God?
I'm obeying God - so he owes me these blessings.
God knows my prayers before I offer them. Why should I have to tell him?
I'm very busy right now, I'll thank him later.
I hurting so much because of ________. Why is he not helping me?
God didn't do that for me, it was: my hard work, nature, my friend, luck.

Then he reag the Thanksgiving Proclamation

Thanksgiving Proclamation State of New-Hampshire. In Committee of Safety, Exeter, November 1, 1782 : Ordered, that the following proclamation for a general thanksgiving on the twenty-eighth day of November instant, received from the honorable Continental Congress, be forthwith printed ...
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
IN COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
EXETER, November 1, 1782.
ORDERED,
THAT the following Proclamation for a general THANKSGIVING on the twenty-eighth day of November [instant?], received from the honorable Continental Congress, be forthwith printed, and sent to the several worshipping Assemblies in this State, to whom it is recommended religiously to observe said day, and to abstain from all servile labour thereon.
M. WEARE, President.
By the United States in Congress assembled.
PROCLAMATION.
IT being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good, for his gracious assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner to give him praise for his goodness in general, and especially for great and signal interpositions of his providence in their behalf: Therefore the United States in Congress assembled, taking into their consideration the many instances of divine goodness to these States, in the course of the important conflict in which they have been so long engaged; the present happy and promising state of public affairs; and the events of the war, in the course of the year now drawing to a close; particularly the harmony of the public Councils, which is so necessary to the success of the public cause; the perfect union and good understanding which has hitherto subsisted between them and their Allies, notwithstanding the artful and unwearied attempts of the common enemy to divide them; the success of the arms of the United States, and those of their Allies, and the acknowledgment of their independence by another European power, whose friendship and commerce must be of great and lasting advantage to these States:----- Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe, and request the several States to interpose their authority in appointing and commanding the observation of THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER next, as a day of solemn THANKSGIVING to GOD for all his mercies: and they do further recommend to all ranks, to testify to their gratitude to GOD for his goodness, by a cheerful obedience of his laws, and by promoting, each in his station, and by his influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great foundation of public prosperity and national happiness.

We all really like the last line. It seams if we would try and have the country follow this Proclamation it wouldn't be possible and everyone would want to have it changed. Their are so many people now who don't want God and Country mixed, but isn't it why the Pilgrims came from England. So they could have the right to worship how they want. Now it seams that there are people who are fighting are very right to choose how and where and what we can worship. I hope that with the Faith that I have that no matter what happens I will always know that there is a God and the Jesus Christ Atoned for my sins and I will be able to worship the way I choose.

Then Randy had us all write thank you notes to our Heavenly Father and thank him for whatever we are thankful for. Clay let me read his and Tyler to. It is nice to see that they are thankful for the Savior and the sacrifice he went through for us. I know that at least they are learning something.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Halloween

For Halloween Clay was a Soldier and Tyler was Scooby doo. They had a costume parade at school.




Then I went to help in Tyler's class. My project was Oreo spiders.






They also had Ghost suckers, Halloween Bingo, and Rock pumpkins. The Kids had a lot of fun.



Tyler and Mrs. Mitchell.


I went to take a picture of clay with Mr. Lai but the batteries died. So Mr Lai let me use his camera and said he would e-mail me the picture. So I got the picture.

Then we went to our wards trunk-or-treat.


I was so busy handing out candy and help the activities comm. with the chili cook off that I didn't have a chance to take a picture of the boys. But my Dad did and I will get those pictures from him. The chili cook off went great we had a lot of great chilli's. After I help take my decorations down I took the boys trick-or-treating. They walked house to house will I followed behind in the car. Between the trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treating the made out like bandits.





I think they candy might last until Easter, there is two bucket full. They can't believe they got so much. It was a great Halloween. The only thing that would have made it better is if Randy didn't have to work.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

TAGGED!!!

So I have been tagged. I love read other peoples tags but I really didn't want to do one myself. But I decided I should step out off my comfort zone and join in.

1. I hate reading, but love to listen to books on tape. In the past two years I have read 2 books but have listened to hundreds of books on tape. I started when I had a newspaper route, and need something to help pass the time bye. I could listen to 2-3 a week. Now that I don't have a paper route I can only get through maybe 2-4 a month. I mostly listen to them when I'm driving and cleaning my house.

2. I hate house work. If you come to my house unexpectedly you will find that it isn't clean. I usually have a sink full of dish to put in the dish washer, two - three weeks of laundry to wash a floor that needs to be moped. I HATE cleaning, but love having a clean house. So if you ever come to my house please let me know ahead of time so it will be clean.

3. I hate to be teased. I think it was because I was teased so much as a child. I take it personal. I have a hard time telling if someone is teasing or not. Randy teases me a lot and I end up in a very bad mood. So please don't tease me because you never know how I will take it.

4.I love to watch T.V. I have an addiction to the t.v. I have at least 4-6 shows I record every night. I have so many that I'm a few weeks behind on a lot of them.

5.I hate shopping for clothes. I always see lots of cute clothes but when I try them on a lot of the times I hate how they look on me. I will buy something that I like and wear once and hate it while wearing it that I end up taking it back. I do better when I have someone with me and if they like it and I like it then I end up loving it. So I prefer to window shop.

6. I have a big mouth. In the since that I say usually whats on my mind. It can get me into trouble sometimes. Most of the time it comes out the wrong way and I offend people. So if I ever offend you please tell me because it usually isn't what I meant.

7. I love the computer. If I'm not watching t.v. then the other place you'll find me is on the computer. I check my blog and everyone else's blogs, my e-mail all the time. If I'm not doing that then I'm playing some kind of game.

So I don't know how this tagging thing works. But I tag.

Christy Jensen
Ladeena Peterson
Suzy Baller
Lori Pay
Jamie Gillies
Krystal Pruitt
Jodee Esplin

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Finger nails

I don't know what is up with my family this last week, but it seams like each of us has gotten hurt. last Wednesday I dropped a empty jar on my big toe and it was a really pretty shad of pink and purple. The color has faded but it still hurts a little. Then Clay and his eye and then his asthma attack and now Randy. Last night at work he was changing a metal panel and he finger nail was next to the brick floor and when he was moving the panel the brick caught his finger nail and ripped it cleanly off. It looks like he painted his nail red but he didn't.

At work the nurse wasn't there so some guy put ointment one it and put gaze around it. When he asked his mom to change the bandage the gaze was stuck to the nail bed and wouldn't come off. So he suck his finger under warm water gently pulling on the gaze to remove it.It took him around 30 minutes to remove the gaze.

After ward he had his mom (who is a nurse) fix it up. As she was fixing it up the bandage would move and he would flinch which I hardly ever see him do. Just the sliest bump will hurt. I can only image how pain full it is. He said when it happen I didn't hurt, he just felt a little pain a few minutes later. I just don't know about us now we all just keep getting hurt. Hope this trend will go away quickly.

The reason we had gone to his mom and dad's was so Randy could help his dad with the kitchen. The dish washer has sprung a leak and caused so damage that will need to be fixed right away. They realized they couldn't do anything until the insurance guy came. He comes tomorrow, so instead the built a self. While they were doing that we looked at mine and grandma Peterson's coin collections. Then I got on there computer and set a blog up for his mom, I hope she will post on it. She sees how much I love it so I hope she Will too. While I was showing her how to use it she let Tyler paint one her pumpkins. He did a great job.
Clay didn't want to so he just watched. He was hoping I would get off the computer so he could get on. I hope that next week will be a better week for the Peterson's.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

48 hours

It has been a long 48 hours. It started Sunday night. Clay went to bed with a cough and didn't fall asleep until 1am coughing. Then he woke up at 5:30 am and I gave him more cough and cold medicine. When it was time for school he was sounding worse so I let him stay home. At 12:30 pm Randy woke up for the day and I was on my way out to take Tyler to school and then go to work. I told Randy that Clay was worse, and that he now was weasing and if he wanted he could call and make an appointment with the pediatrician.(when were I think they need to go Randy doesn't so I left it up to him). He called me right before I got off work and had made an appointment for 3:45. So I came home Had lunch and then took him in. When we got there they noticed how much work it was taking him to breath. They hooked him up to a monitor that find out how much oxygen was in his system. He was at 83% which is very low. They said that he was having an asthma attack and need to have a steroid shot and a breathing treatment. So they got him started on that.

Clay at the doctors office.

Then Dr. Knochel said he need to go to the hospital right away. So I was like I can leave now and be there in 20-30 minutes. He was no he needs to transported by ambulance. Clay need to be on oxygen and that he couldn't be on oxygen if I took him. When I called Randy this he wasn't to happy that he needed to go by ambulance, because it was going to be expensive. I agreed but said in Clays best interest it would be to go in the ambulance. So the EM T's pick us up and took us to Utah Valley Hospital.

Clay being loaded into the ambulance

In the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Clay's favorite part was riding in the ambulance


Unloading Clay at the Hospital.

The nice thing about going to the doctor first we were able to by pass the ER. They took Clay straight up to the pediatrician unit. We were there for about 2 hours before I found out that he was going to have to stay over night. They like one parent to stay over night too. Since Randy had to work it was I who got to stay. Randy had drooped Tyler off at his Mom and Dad's before he went to work and made Tyler king for the night. Bought him his own cheese pizza and made his fell special. Later my Mom and Dad and Randy's Mom and Dad came, because I wanted Clay to have a blessing. While waiting for them to show up a volunteer came to the room and asked clay if he wanted to play a game. She brought in a Nintendo 64 and played baseball with him for a while, then grandpa Archuleta took over.


Grandpa Archuleta and Clay playing the Nintenso 64

When Tyler showed up then he took over. Its nice that they have different things to help children fell more comfortable durning there stay. Clay loved his dinner, he had chicken breast with Alfredo noddles zucchini fruit roll and 2 cookies. It was funny because before he got dinner he was asking the nurse he they had grapes and they didn't have any he was really bummed. But when his dinner came it had one grape with it, he thought that was funny. When everyone left they took him down for a chest x-ray it was clear. (when we first took him to the doctor I thought he might be getting a nasty cold or bronchitis). The breathing treatments they had his on made him a little hipper so he didn't go to sleep until after 2:30 am. And because I didn't have the things I need and between the alarms going off about every hour I only got about two hours of sleep. This morning with Dr. Paxton came in Clay was doing so much better that they released him. I hope that we never have to go through this again for his sake and for mine. It has been along couple of days. I will be glad when this one is over and I can sleep.