On the mend

wow.....I feel like I'm on a dessert island....in blog land.....talking to myself......where is everybody! I am doing better..... back to work....back is still sore but not so bad anymore. Hope yall are welll.....love ya and miss ya...

out of commission

Hey all.....put my back out at work yesterday....ouch...so bad cant walk well.....bummer.....I went to the chiropractor today....helped with peripheral stuff but still cant walk well so I stayed home today....Beckys been praying for me to have more time home....but this was not what she or her had in mind!!! Thinking about yall alot , miss you soo much. We have not heard from church board regarding an appointment yet...so please pray that God will clearly open or shut the door in this.....Thank you....I guess you are getting ready for Honduras....Kim make sure to send me prayer calender...in the meantime we are lifting you up in prep for it ... and are excited about what God will do.....love ya all, susie

we are home.......

hi all , it is thursday at 1:30pm we just made it home, stopped at publix to shop to hold us over for a couple of days.....sans the black and whites......lots of vegys and fruits.....we are all determined to get back to nonvacation style eating....I did the beth moore on the way home....wow very powerful and I thought of all of you....we must do this together....so much for us to learn... katie I think including Grandpa Hansen and Angela would be cool.....I miss you all way toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much....Going back to work will be difficult...but I am looking forward to starting my day with the Lord (aughhh.....6:00am!!!!) before work and to my 30 minute walk on venice beach after
work.... both of those bring a smile to my face (:....love ya all blog soon, aunt susie

Ike

It seems we have all survived Hurricane Ike without too much damage. Our house had some roof damage (already fixed), broken mailbox post (already replaced), lost some facia siding (still needs to be taken care of), water damage to the septic aerator (already had service company out) and some limbs down (already cut up and removed).

The worst was the intensity of the storm while it was going over head and the loss of water and power afterward for a few days.

Dawn and Emily left after the storm to spend a couple of days with Kate who was unaffected and Kim went up to Austin. Thankfully, Kim's apartment was not damaged and she had power when she returned home. Emily is eager (???) to get back to school once it reopens.

I have been praying for those less fortunate including many who I work with.

email to Bibbe, etc

Kate purchased a ticket to a music event in Austin-30 minutes from her school. Later, she saw the list of groups performing and was so excited to see Beck was performing. She would love to meet the side of the family she has never met.

She has asked me to email Bibbe( Susan gave me the email) to see if he would be interested in getting together. We'll see what happens.

Emily starts her senior year tomorrow. We did senior pictures yesterday. She has had a lot of responsibilty leading up to the start of school. She and her friend are co captains of the cheer team. Alot is expected of them besides their team organizing. They are having fun, and are coming up with great ideas. Its been a wonderful leadership experience.

At cheer camp, she was named an all-star, and their team took all the awards except one. Their proudest one is winning the leadership award.

She will be allowed to take a math class this semester at a near by community college. So we are off to a special start this year !

kate bday 2008

Kates Birthday. Roommate and high shool friend Amy, Emily, and Steph sharing birthday ice cream cake in bed.

Hilton Head

On our way to Hilton Head tomorrow. Looking forward to relaxing on the beach, eating pizza and Ritas! Hope to do some sailing as well.