hi everyone!

how are you all?
i've seen many of you (stopping in)~
thank you for the visits!
been SUPER busy~
a HUGE thank you, THANK YOU to Dolan who stopped in yesterday unexpectedly with a TRUCKLOAD of baby items!
Karen, I would love to talk to you about this but since my cell phone is dead :( I don't know your number!
We could very easily do a baby shower this week or next~
whatever/whenever you think in Apple Valley!
My garage is full!
woot woot!
THANK YOU DOLAN!
THANK YOU JESUS!

our home # today is still the temporary (i have NO idea what is going on with the phone)
202.4753

ok~
updates?
nick turned 30!
rudy and i spent a weekend away in sacramento together
girlies went to visit rudy's family in clearlake
erika and baby anthony are doing well~
baby anthony weighs 9.5lbs and is cute cute cute!
erika needs a job
gina's recovering with her mark, sandra and faith
sandra started high school
joey bennett got home safe
deb got to florida safe
adolfo got to texas safe
big anthony (mine) began senior year at mhs~
he's busy filling out college applications
and getting college info everyday from all over the country~
maddie is now officially middleschool maddie
she loves her new laptop that she was issued at school
she doesn't know a lot of people but making new friends fast
one is even a christian (hallelujah)
cece started 5th grade and is a combo 5/6 class
and is sooo helpful in the crazy morning routine
and we now have to (all 5 of us) be out of the house by 7am everyday~
i've been walking every morning with my momma
which gives us time to be together and i love it
cece started soccer so we are crazy busy with different schedules~
band, soccer, bball, back to school nights, outreach... all sorts of things~
i've been reading job~
can't wait to talk to (one of my pastor's) rich about it
fyi rich, i need to read the black version 'cuz my brown and pink version isn't making a whole lot of sense!
david stops in at least 2 times maybe 3 times per week
he keeps asking when are we going to kenya
and he needs more money, about $50 to send to bury his family who have recently died
katie graduated from nursing school
korie stops in frequently
and liz and i want to host a scrapbook party soon
so...
pastor rudy is of course working working working
and i'm of course playing playing playing
JUST KIDDING
i've never felt so busy
i should be going to the doctor soon
so then there's that whole thing to deal with
i killed the beast (laundry all caught up, finally)
i broke my camera in newport beach
i broke my cell phone
i'm still married
gloria jr's picture will be blasted over times square this fall
gloria is busy as ever
esther started back to tremendous classes
josiah had a birthday!
johnathon is moving to texas~
dan and ashley headed back to biola
standing beside the clilffords still standing firm for dan's healing
samuel working late on thursdays~
ilife rocks (new program)
my yard needs some major help~
rudy and i are praying about a BIG BIG change
we just need some time like 4hrs to sit down and figure this out~
and about a million pennies to go4it~
florida is coming fast
pastor troy is glad i'm still saved :)
new friends are being made
old friends missed
heart is still broken over this past summer of business and reach outs and
relationships formed and broken
a new baby came
a wedding
a baptism
family reunions
bbqs
lunches
outreaches
souls.


i love you all
and let's get together soon.

GOD BE NEAR U
lori