By amy_import2 on March 17, 2007
They saying goes: April showers bring May flowers (months being
arbitrary) but the question remains, what do May flowers bring? I now
have the answer:
Poison Ivy!!!!
Having a rather bad case of it I scrounged up all the “treatment” we had in our apartment (and a surprisingly good amount of it too). Someone lent me itch cream and Brian had to go on a late night run for Benadryl, (my hero!) but otherwise we had what was needed.
Some may wonder, why the bandages? Well, when you get it this bad, extreme measures have to be taken (those who have ever experienced it will agree with me).
Of course, there are many sympathetic individuals who have felt the discomfort of their bodies being wracked with poison ivy and offer their home remdies – two of which I’ve tried:
Bleach worked fairly well and wasn’t bad on all the little spots on my stomach, but did it ever burn when I treated the big spot on my neck! After a day of bleach treatment (where I smelled like a swimming pool) a fellow sufferer recommended a new concoction: 1/4 itch relief (like benadryl gel) mixed with 3/4 liquid malox or pepto bismol. This is supposed to dry the rash up and keep it from spreading. The only drawback is that the pepto bismol mixture stains pink – skin, clothes, sheets ect. That, and now I smell minty – there could be worse problems though, so I’m not complaining. We merely made adequate adjustments like using our maroon sheet instead of the cream colored one, and I wear only dark colored, v-neck shirts.
I guess the best part of all is my explanation of how I managed to contract poison ivy; it was from…
…..Kissing in the flowers.
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By amy_import2 on March 13, 2007
On Sunday afternoon a group of us went to a “forest garden”.
Joel and Laura Pierce
Bekah and…. Tara
We posed for pictures… some of which are edited for our younger viewer s.
He-man pushed down trees “Ugg…”
Amy pushed down out houses.
It was a fun trip!
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By amy_import2 on March 8, 2007
We’re were supposed to go camping today but it didn’t work out. I’m pretty bummed. 
Due to popular demand and reader curiosity – The Pizza Omelet!
Really easy, just made an omelet like normal but fill it with chopped pepperoni, pizza sauce (warmed) and mozzarella cheese. You can also put in other items like onions, green peppers ect. just whatever you like on pizza. When it’s done cooking top with more pizza sauce and cheese. This is now one of Brian’s favorites.
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By amy_import2 on March 7, 2007
Did you know that God cares about groceries?
I used a small portion of spaghetti sauce last week and just stuck the can in the fridge to use later. Several times I noticed the open can and told myself I needed to do something with the sauce before it went bad, but nothing ever came of it.
Well, I think at least a week has passed now and for the last few days I’ve received strong promptings from the Lord to do something about that can and not let it go to waste. This week I’ve even gone so far as to smell it once or twice to make sure it wasn’t bad yet, but still lacked obedience because I hadn’t made up my mind on how I would like to use it. God told me just to freeze it if nothing else but I argued about how much trouble it is to thaw and use.
Today I again heard the voice of God in my soul to preserve that can of sauce and I had the intention of doing it but one thing after another came up – clearly God’s direction was not my priority.
I write this after obedience – I just put a container of sauce in the freezer, reserving a little to make pizza omelets tomorrow for breakfast.
Why did it take me so long to follow this simple direction from God? Why was he so gracious in not letting the item spoil? We are learning about being a good steward in a Bible study and I was convicted with the fact that I wasn’t being very faithful with a very little thing. Will God entrust me with more?
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By amy_import2 on March 6, 2007
We were going through some of our childhood stuff yesterday and I came across an old diary, written when I was nine and ten. I thought some of the entries were really cute and funny so here is a sampling – spelling, grammar and all:
March 14 I just lost two games of soccer and a crokay game. My
heart broke, it was fun except I lost. I was almost mad dog but Michael got me
out. I also got hit with the soccer ball. I had a hard day.
May 3 Today
was David’s Birthday. I got a spaken, I got this diary today. I saw a snake .
Dec.2 Today we are deep cleaning our
room. I locked this diary and we couldn’t get it open. Lori finally got it
open. It’s taking a long time to clean our closet (it’s very messy) We’re going
to have a picnic with Promise and Cecilia.
Dec. 3 Was in a King’s entoroge and
paraded in front of the church, it was a lot of fun. Tonite we had a prayer
service that ran an hour and twenty min. overtime. It got boring! But Stacie
and I made up poems.
Dec. 4 I taught Timothy to “honk” his nose with a kleenax.
Tonite we had a song rehersal, it was really fun and the chicken song was
hilarious!
Dec. 12 I HATE !!! Sandwhiches. I
really really hate them! I can’t wait till I’m lunch then I can make whatever I
want!
Then one entry several years later:
July 29 We are cleaning our room. I found a
piece of paper and here is what’s on it: “I want to be a good farm wife and I
want to know about different animals. But most of all I want to know God in a
personal relationship.”
We’re going to slaughter rabbits today and try to
preserve the pelts.
Those were some of the trials, triumphs and thoughts of my childhood.
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