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

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

God Answers Prayer!

Missie is so happy today; God has answered prayer on her behalf.

SHE DOES NOT HAVE ARTHRITIS! She was so happy when they told her today at Riley's Children's Hospital! 3 people looked at her and examined her and all 3 agreed. Her muscles around her joints and her joints are too loose, causing them to move too much, and sometimes slipping in and out. Physical therapy can help this diagnosis! So we are in the progress of getting her set up for physical therapy! We are not sure how long it will take to correct this problem, but at least someone finally knew what the problem was and how to fix it! God is so faithful!

Just had to share!

Preston is loving the nice weather and riding that bike! He is out today, just riding up a storm, and loving every minute of it!

Junior still is working his 2nd shift job, 10 hrs/day Mon-Thurs. He loves having the long weekends. We are thankful he has a job right now! It doesn't pay enough, but some money is better than none! We are thankful for any work he can get right now! He is still a temp. but maybe that will change.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Wow! It's Saturday!

Time goes so fast. Enjoy each day because we never know when it will be our last.

Well, Missie did not recover to go to the ACE competition. She was so sick! I took her to dr. on Tues., and they said it could be pneumonia but the dr. didn't bother to take a chest exray. The reason for this was that Missie's regular dr. was not in and she saw someone else. She at least had asthmatic bronchitis with possible pneumonia. So she gave her antibiotics, a new asthma inhaler, 2 kinds of cough meds. She is not coughing at much; the antibiotics are helping. But she is having a hard time getting her strength back, and she is still coughing some. She was very disappointed but she was so happy because she got to talk to some of the girls every day via telephone or texting. Someone called her each day and a bunch of them would holler in the background, "We love you, Missie" and it made her so happy. It was so sweet of them. She loves her school and youth group friends. She can hardly do anything without having to lay down. If she is not a lot better by Tues. I am taking her back to her own dr. on Wed. a.m. This really hit her hard! She hasn't been sick with this lung infection since she was quite young. I put her on vitamin c and for years she didn't have it. But she got it this year. Continue to pray for her recovery.

Preston is loving his new bike. He is out riding as I type this. He rides for hours and it is so relaxing for him!

Junior is glad to be back at work. He worked 10 hr. shifts Mon-Thurs., from 3p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and gets home about 2 a.m. I don't sleep too well going to bed alone. But we are soooo thankful he has a job! Hopefully he can be hired by the company itself and not be a temp. for much longer. It would be nice to have medical insurance again for him and I.

So that is the latest! I guess we have a touch of spring fever. Even though it is just 44, I opened windows for a few minutes to get the house aired out and maybe get rid of the sick bugs that might be in here. We are doing some stuff around, and enjoying this cool sunny day!

Until next time!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Sickness!

Well, Missie started getting the flu on Thurs. p.m. while at bus convention. She was in a lot of pain and texted and called me from there. Well, she had a fever by the time she got home, and had the chills. She is trying to recuperate by Tues. a.m. That is when they leave for ACE competition. Another girl in 2 of the singing groups also has it, so they cannot do their songs tonight at church. I was looking forward to hearing them all sing, and Missie's solo! But they are hoping and praying they will be well by Tues. a.m.

Well, we got the van tags switched over and Jr. got his IN license, to the tune of $259! It took almost all of our love offering to pay for this, but at least it is done. But we couldn't have done it without that love offering! God is so good.

We had a good service this a.m. Tonight we start practice in choir for something for Easter. So I have to be there at 5 p.m. It has been thundering, lightning, and pouring rain. It has stopped now and sun is trying to come out. But Preston doesn't want to get out in this weather tonight, so I told him that was ok. Hope the sun shines tomorrow so he can ride his bike. Junior goes back to work tomorrow afternoon.

Just wanted to give a quick update and let everyone know Missie will not be singing tonight, but you can still tune in on our service!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Good News!

Good news from the Watson family!

Junior got a call last evening from Employment Plus, asking if he could go back to ASI on Monday, 2nd shift, same as before! Of course, he said, yes!!!! We are so thankful to the Lord. We will just take it week by week and be thankful for every week that he works.

We needed over $250 to get our van registered in IN, and for Jr. to get an IN license, and guess what? We received a $300 money order from an anonymous giver and the envelope was postmarked Greenville, SC. This is the 2nd $300 money order with no name or address on it except ours. We think we have an idea who it might be, or who is responsible, but we are not going to try and find out. We just trust the Lord will bless them for supplying our needs! God is so faithful, and so good.

I still have to get my IN license. I have to take a written test. Also, because I am a Canadian citizen there is more red tape. It took me several times in SC to get my SC license, I hope it is not that way here.

Missie has the flu. She has fever, and shaking with chills. She is in bed. She is to leave on Tues. for ACE competition. She sings a solo and is in 3 other singing groups. It will be hard on the rest of the girls in the singing groups, if she cannot sing. She aches a lot too whenever she is sick. But I have good news about her new doctor. The rhumatologists at Riley Children's Hospital in Indy have accepted Missie as a patient, and her first visit is March 24th. We are so thankful for that. Maybe we can get find out some answers now about her arthritis.

So that is the latest, but wanted to let everyone know the good news!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Preston's Bike!

Wow, Preston has had a wonderful day! Junior got Preston's bike finished with the speedometer and mirror put on, and Preston sat on it. He was nervous at first, and didn't think he could ride it. But we got him headed down the alley beside our house and he took off. He was moving slowly at first, but gradually got up more speed. He ended up riding 3 hours! He was so happy and loves his bike. He has had a much better day today! Depression is an awful thing; if you have never had it, you don't know how to understand it. I have, and it is awful. Anyhow, after he rode his bike all that time, he said he didn't want to die. Life seems hopeless for him sometimes, but this bike will give him a new lease on life.

Missie is gone with her school to Bus Convention and will be home late. I have watched it both nights so far on live streaming. The sermons are such a blessing.
Union Bible College's choir sang tonight.

I am posting pictures of Preston riding his bike!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

News!

Well, there is more news from the Watson family.

Junior worked 3 weeks at ASI, and found out they were closing down 2nd shift and thought he would be going to 1st shift. Not so! Friday the temp. agency told him that ASI got rid of all of the temps. Junior was one of them. He was disappointed. He really liked that job, and thought he would be able to stay there.
It has thrown us for a loop, again, but all the changes are especially hard on Preston. It has thrown him into depression. He has been worrying about his daddy not having a job, and asking how we will pay the bills. I have assured him he won't have to worry about it. I told him he gets a check and he will always have food to eat, and a roof over our head. Plus we told him that Junior has unemployment he can draw. He has only drawn 1 week so far. So we are trying to rise above the problems and keep on living! God knows where we are, and all about the situation. The temp. agency told Junior that he will be the 1st one to be called back to ASI when they need someone. I know when they put everyone on 1st shift, their regular full-time people had to be placed first. We understand that; Junior just had hoped he could continue working there.

Missie is going to be done all day until late tomorrow night, to Bus Convention, near Indy. The school is taking a van or bus load. Then next week she goes with her high school, and chaperones, to Muncey, to the ACE competition! Sunday night she has to do all of her songs at church. We have livestreaming, so if you would like to hear her, tune in! It starts at 6 p.m at http://www.fbhc.info/ There are 6 singing numbers to be performed and Missie is in 4 of them! That is her entries for this year's competition. It is her first competition, and actually, it is our school's first time to participate too! So it is new for all of us.

Preston has cheered up considerably today! Junior has been putting together his new bike. It is sooo pretty! Tomorrow he plans to go out and sit on it at least so Junior can adjust the handlebars, seat, etc. He has decided he doesn't want to die now, since he has seen his new bike! I know his joys in life are few, and he tends to be a worry wart. I will be glad when it does warm up so he can get out each day and ride it. That will be so good for him!

So that is the latest! Maybe next time I will have better news.