Friday Feast

Appetizer: Who is the easiest person for you to talk to? I can talk to almost anybody, but when it comes to a heart to heart conversation I find that I'm more open with Tom.

Soup: If you could live in any ancient city during the height of the quality of its society and culture, which one would you choose? I have never had the desire to live in an ancient city. I'm spoiled by the luxuries we have now such as electricity, indoor plumbing, etc.

Salad: What is the most exciting event you have ever witnessed? The birth of my children.

Main Course: If you were a celebrity, what would you do for a publicity stunt? I can't imagine being a celebrity and if I were I wouldn't want a bunch of publicity.

Dessert: What do you consider the ideal age to have a first child? I'm not sure I think there is an ideal age to have your first child. For each married couple it is different.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer: Say there’s a book written about your life. Who would you want to narrate the audio version? Meg Ryan, I love her voice.

Soup:Take the letters from your favorite kind of nut and write a sentence. (Example: Perhaps every avenue needs understanding today.) Okay I'm not good at this kind of stuff, but since Peanuts are my favorite. . . Put every anxious thought under the son.

Salad: If you could go back in time and spend one week in another decade, which decade would you choose? I'd want to spend more than a week and I would want to be in a different state, but I'd like to go back to the 70's.

Main Course: Name a song that brings back memories for you. "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You." by Elvis Presley

Dessert: Do you prefer to wash your hands in cold water or warm water? Warm water.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer: Describe your laundry routine. Do you have a certain day when you do it all, or do you just wash whatever you need for the next day? My laundry routine consists of washing a load every night and drying them. Sometimes they get folded the same night. Laundry is the one chore that seems never ending.

Soup: In your opinion, what age will you be when you’ll consider yourself to truly be old? At 41 I certainly don't think of myself as old. When I was in my teens that seemed really old, but the older I get the less age matters. I'm not real sure what I would consider old.

Salad: What is one of your goals? Is it short-term, long-term, or both? One of my goals is to be debt free. It's a long-term goal.

Main Course:Name something unbelievable you’ve seen or read lately. It amazes me to read or watch the news concerning people leaving their young children in their cars and not realizing for hours that they left them there. I don't understand how someone doesn't notice they left their young child somewhere.

Dessert: On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how happy are you today? I'd say a 5. It could be worse but it could be better.

This & That

God has been good to us this past week. Even though I've struggled this week with issues I have seen God's hand at work and have so much to be thankful for. I haven't done an update concerning Angela's therapy nor concerning David's car. So here goes!

Angela is progressing very well with her therapy. She is diligent in doing the exercises at home on the days she doesn't go for therapy and the therapist says she is moving ahead of her protocol. The therapist added an exercise this week and will continue to add them as she progresses. One of the concerns Angela and her therapist have is regarding her return to school. Although she is very mobile with her crutches there is concern that someone could bump into her at school and that her left leg would not be stable enough to keep from falling if that were to happen. Another concern was that she is not sitting long periods of time with her leg hanging down. She still sits with it extended to some degree, although she is bending it more every week. The therapist shared her concerns with me and I contacted the doctor's office about them. Dr. Shannon then wrote a prescription for wheelchair rental and a doctor's excuse for school for the next month. The school has assured us that they will assign someone to push her from class to class and that they do what is necessary to accommodate her in the classroom. Angela is much more at ease with returning to school in a wheelchair instead of the crutches so that is a praise that things worked out for her to be able to return to school and be comfortable while in the classrooms. So tomorrow we will be going uniform shopping.

The insurance company has contacted us regarding the status of David's car. I expected a much longer wait, but as the slogan says "Your in good hands with Allstate." The adjuster made the decision to total the Sable since damages were more than the value of the car. This was not surprising to us, but the surprise came when we were told how much they would be giving us for the car. I had researched the blue book value when we purchased the car, so I knew what it was valued at. I guess I just didn't look at the same book the adjuster was looking at. The title has been mailed to Allstate and we should be receiving the settlement check in a week to 10 days. So we are now in the process of looking for another used car for David. Neither of us wants to be in a rush.

David also registered for classes this week at PBCC. He isn't taking a full schedule because he wants to be able to work some as well as attend classes at least for the 1st semester. He will have classes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. With us being down to the one car that is also a praise.

He has been busy with looking for a job but hasn't had much luck. Most places are waiting until the high school students return to school before they hire anybody. Eventually he will find something. In the meantime, our custodian is going on a mission trip next week to Nicaragua and he will be working while he's out of the country.

That is all the news from the Fountain household for this week.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer: What is your favorite kind of pie? Apple Pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Soup:Name something that made you smile this week. A conversation I had with Tom earlier in the week.

Salad:What do you do to cool off when the weather is hot and humid? Sit inside with the A/C kicking and a glass of sweet iced tea.

Main Course:You receive $1,000 in the mail with a letter that says you can only use the money to redecorate one room in your home. Which room do you pick, and what do you buy to spruce it up? The two bathrooms. I'd re-paint them a pale yellow, put tile in my bathroom and then buy all new towels, wash cloths, and shower curtains.

Dessert: Fill in the blank: My _________ says __________, but I __________. My heart says be patient, but I rush it.

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." ~ Ephesians 6:4

This is a verse that keeps coming to mind this week. I have struggled immensley to keep from snapping or in general having a bad attitude in when dealing with my children this week. Don't get me wrong we aren't screaming at each other constantly, but I find myself being short with them or snapping at them more than usual. Granted it may be justified, but I am the adult and I shouldn't be responding in this manner. I found a quote that speaks of this and it speaks to my heart.

"Children don't make you who you are, they REVEAL who you are"

Friday's Feast

Appetizer: On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how polite are you? I would give myself a 5. Sadly, there are times when I have been downright rude.

Soup: What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud? Since putting in the projection system at the church, David has been the one that runs it. If he is out of town we have one of the other youth, Josh, that runs it or I run it. On Wednesday night, I offered to run the projection system and give David a break. I got lost during one the songs, so David came over to me and said, "Alright, you stick to driving and I'll stick to running the projection system." It was good to see that he was laughing at himself concerning his accident.

Salad: Who is your favorite cartoon character? Winnie the Pooh or Tigger.

Main Course: Tell about the funniest teacher you ever had. Most of my teachers were pretty serious, except for my 9th grade literature teacher, Mrs. Brown. At the time I thought she was funny, but now realize she had a drinking problem. She would bring a thermos to school each day with coffee laced with brandy. I had her class the last period of the day, so to say the least she was drunk by the time our class started. I remember her reading Romeo and Juliet and acting the characters out. She was of course let go, but it sure made literature fun.

Dessert: Complete this sentence: I strongly believe that ______________________. I strongly believe that God is sovereign in all things.