Saturday, February 4, 2012

lately...and PLEASE PRAY

the boys have taken over our dining room table with their legos
it is endless entertainment
and seemingly endless fights as well
while some children ask for candy
our boys
especially Elias
ask for fruits and vegetables
and how can you say no to that?
Elias is 3 1/2 years old
and he is just lately starting to potty train
partly because he has some stubborn Norwegian in him
partly because we are almost never home two days in a row
with the same parent supervising
it is frustrating
but as of now we have about 60 more free pull-ups
so he has a few more weeks to get it down before he is going to be in underwear
because we can not buy any more
nerf gun games are an almost daily event
we have found it to be great exercise too
and it is kind fun
until someone gets hurt
Emily has been working a lot of hours at the restaurant
Joel is balancing work with all the farm chores
Corbin started going to AWANA and is loving it
Elias just gets to go along with the ride
PLEASE PRAY:
We do ask for prayers as on February 8 Joel meets with a Dr. at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to see if (but more likely when) he will need surgery. He has Trigeminal Neuralgia. He has had a lot of pain on the left side of his face since September. It was controlled with pain meds for a month or so, but they have stopped doing their job. We will be there for at least a week. God knows our needs, so please pray with us.
Thank you