My sis and her grandbaby, Elizabeth, she is a doll!

My sis and her grandbaby, Elizabeth, she is a doll!

My nephew Will, his wife Nicole and the newest family member, my great niece Elizabeth

My nephew Will, his wife Nicole and the newest family member, my great niece Elizabeth

Mom, me, Barb and Myles (my sis and bro)

Mom, me, Barb and Myles (my sis and bro)

Missie and Uncle Myles (my brother)

Missie and Uncle Myles (my brother)

Missie and grandparents

Missie and grandparents

Missie at park in Brockville,Ont. Canada

Missie at park in Brockville,Ont. Canada

Missie and I went to Canada in October

Missie and I went to Canada in October
Mom and Jim

Part of Preston's room, he has large room, calls it his apt.

Part of Preston's room, he has large room, calls it his apt.
has a recliner and little refrig.

Missie wanted her room lime green and black

Missie wanted her room lime green and black
turned out very nice!

Left side of kitchen

Left side of kitchen

Right side of kitchen (sunflowers)

Right side of kitchen (sunflowers)

Other half of living room

Other half of living room

Part of living room

Part of living room

Part of our dining room, it is a large room

Part of our dining room, it is a large room

Our new home!

Our new home!

Jr.s shop

Jr.s shop

2 car garage

2 car garage

This is the only way it would let me post :(

Here it is December, where has time gone. I just realized this a.m. I have not posted pics of our new home, where we moved to in May. I am really bad at blogging now :( Preston is doing great! He did have a cold, but other than that, he is doing well! We are so thankful for that.Missie loves Union Bible Academy. She has moved into the dorm so she won't have to drive 1 1/2 hrs/day and during winter it would have been hard. She loves living in dorm and having her friends there. She is in choir and absolutely loves that and travels when they travel. She is maintaining a B average, and that is great! It was a big switch to switch from ACE cirriculum to textbooks, but she has done very well. We love our home, and spending our first holidays in it! Will post some pics.

Preston and Missie before surgery

Preston and Missie before surgery

Preston before surgery

Preston before surgery

Preston after his surgery

Preston after his surgery

Sunday, January 6, 2008

We made it!

We made it to church tonight. Everyone seemed happy to see us. It had been 2 weeks since any of us had been. Missie has been wheezing today; she has some bronchitis. She had a terrible headache tonight as well, and had to keep blowing her nose, so she sat at the back in the foyer.

She made a new friend at church; some people from NY who were visiting here, and may move here. It was so good to see Missie with someone to talk to and with a smile on her face. She gets soooo lonely. She cried since we have been home from church; wanting to go to school so bad! It breaks my heart. I cannot do a thing about it at this point in time. I know every child deserves the right to go to school. If we don't get to move to PA, she will have to attend a Baptist school. I never wanted to do this; but we will have too, for the sake of Missie. We are waiting on the Lord for His leadership; I told Jr., I just want to know what we are supposed to do! We are praying and He will be faithful to show us.

Hardly anyone at church knew the motor was gone in our car. I don't talk to anyone; I am not a person who likes to talk on the phone alot. I talk to my mom in Canada, more than anyone else. I usually never talk to anyone from Sunday to Sunday. So, at least it cannot be said that I gossip. I have learned to be a loner the last few years. It is ok; most of my friends are actually online. Some I have never met; but they understand some of our problems as they have special needs children.

We don't know what to do about a car yet. I asked a man at church if he had anything we could make payments on and he said no. We are filing our taxes on Jan 10 and when we get our taxes back, we have to do something about a vehicle; I cannot keep borrowing this car for ever. I so appreciate Susan lending me the car. I don't know what we would have done without it.

Well, I am headed to bed.

8 comments:

urhis said...

Sounds like you are in the "Valley of Decisions." Just remember that God has the answers you need and in His time He will direct your paths. You are not going through it alone. God is with you and we are praying for you also. Trusting the Father to work all things out and make His will plain to you. Wishing you all the best in 2008! Cathy

Tina and Russell said...

I know this is a difficult time for you and your family. Please know that I continue to pray for you and your family in my nightly prayers. Remember that God works in his time and not ours. I completely understand how Missie feels. I was the oldest and my sister had many special needs. I remember how hard it was for everything to center around her. You are doing a great job of knowing that Missie needs you too. I will say a few extra prayers for her.

Tina

Kirsten said...

How are you all today? I hope Missie is feeling better and everyone else is well! You are always in my thoughts and prayers

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Kirsten, Missie has been coughing so much her chest has been hurting, so her daddy got her some cough pills on the way home from work tonight. I have it mainly in my throat and haven't felt the best. Preston has a slight cold too and has been real tired all day. Hope we all can get well soon.

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Thank you URHIS, I know the Lord will show us the way.

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Tina, I described 2007 much like the year 1988 (the year of Preston's birth). Thanks for your prayers; we have a lot of decisions to make in the next few months and we need God's leadership.

Martha C said...

It was nice to see you again. Preston got a kick out of Troy carrying in an empty carseat. (I had Silas.) :-)

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Hi Martha, I am sorry I haven't commented on your comment sooner. Preston told me about the carseat deal. He has such a good sense of humor especially now, since his illness and he has a good working shunt!