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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

I go to Bible Study on Tuesday Nights and Caty just loves going with me. As a matter of fact she gets so wound up that we have a hard time going to bed and then she is a grumpy pants the next day getting up.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

This is what happens when you leave a 6 year old in the bathtub and ask her to “wash her hair.” She didn’t get it when I made reference to “Flock of Seagulls.”

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Done with all of my homework for all of my classes for the semester! I have a love/hate relationship with this time of the semester. I love that it is over but what am I getting into for next semester. I only have two more semesters left. Then I will be a special education teacher.

Friday, April 16, 2010

This is what happens when you don’t take your make up off like you should. My mom walks in and says, “Oh, I see that you hopped into the shower to take off your makeup.”

Saturday, April 17, 2010

I went to prom and took pictures with a lot of my Kids. Since I couldn’t pick just one I thought I would make a collage. I’m about to get all of the pictures printed so I can pass them out in school on Thursday.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

This is one of the professors I have had over my two year stint at Ferris State University. She is has seen a lot and has a ton of good information. I think at the end of my teaching career I would like to be like her. On more than one occasion she has taken a panicked phone call from me trying to figure out what to do.

Monday, April 19, 2010

After a huge Dinner this is how I found my brother, Drake. Sound asleep in the chair.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

 

I sent this email out for one of my students and sobbed.

Hello Prayer Task Force and Prayer Warriors.

I need to call on you for something huge. One of my students just found out she has cancer. Her name is Caitlin and she is 15 years old. Through a series of God sized events doctors found a 5 cm tumor in her brain. On March 12, a car ran a stop sign and the bus she was ridding in hit the car so hard that both the car and the bus ended up in a ditch. Nobody was injured and the bus driver was commended for keeping the bus upright on a really steep ditch. She did hit her head and started forgetting things and dropping things so mom and dad got her in for an MRI just to make sure that everything was ok. The Doctor looked at the scan and told the family that she needed to be at DeVos Children’s Hospital right away. The tumor was not caused by the bus accident, but the original scan said it was 5cm. That is about 2 inches just to put it in perspective for everyone. On March 19 the doctors went into her brain and took out most of the tumor. They couldn’t get all of it because of where it was located but they sent what they could in to get tested to see if it was cancer. The first test was inconclusive so doctors ran more tests. She came home from the hospital yesterday (March 30) and today she got the news that the tumor is cancerous. She will have another MRI in three weeks so doctors can decide on a plan of action. I don’t even know how to pray for this situation. Jesus has met us at every turn. Doctors went in and cut her brain and she is getting her speech, expression, movement on her right side back and soon she will walk on her own.

So if you say one little pray for her that would be great. I have attached a picture so you can put a face with a name. Thanks, Bev

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

We have found something else fun to do with the squirrels out side. Stand out on the back porch shake the peanuts, so the squirrels know what you are tossing out then start throwing them to the nearest animal. You should see how fast they scurry.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

In the process of cleaning I decided to get rid of some of my trophies from high school. So I took their picture and am sending them to the Goodwill. I just pray I don’t buy them back.

Friday, April 9, 2010

I come home from school and get on to Facebook. I scroll down and something catches my eye. So-and-so became a fan of Mr. Warnock. So I go and check it out. My dad made it big time with his own facebook page. Currently he has 437 fans. And the stories on there are really funny. Kids have been posting their favorite story about him. Luckily I have been made an administrator and have some control over what is posted. I promised I wouldn’t ruin the fun, but the students and former students have been really good.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Prayers have been answered and we got a miracle. Janet my friend got her five organ transplant and is now recovering. The last I heard she is doing great and she was officially closed up Monday. So I’m assuming everything is going really well. Now we are praying for a good recovery. PTL!!!!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

I finished reading my text book for the semester and answering all of the questions at the end of the book. I don’t know how many time I had to call someone to make sure my thinking was correct. Working with kids that emotionally and behaviorally impaired will be the toughest job I will every love. I’m praying for my heart already.

Monday, April 12, 2010

This past weekend my mom found a quilt top I have been looking for the last couple of years and I put together my dad’s Christmas present. It is still in the living room it has not made its way down to his radio shack yet. But it is put together. And that is half the battle.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Aiden came over with my brother and his girlfriend (Aiden’s Mom) So Papa found a game for him to play. This was after Aiden beat him big time, Papa needed a nap.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My mom and I took Caty to see How To Train Your Dragon. I loved the movie so much that I went to the book store after the movie and bought the first book so I could read it.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

A friend called me up and said she was board. So we decided to take a trip to Grand Rapids and go the Van Andel Public Museum, I had never been so I jumped that the opportunity. Of course, I forgot my camera on the charger, so I had to stop at the local target and get one of those cheapies at the Target. I got some neat shots. The world map is one of my all time favorite pictures. The museum had a copy of it. From space this is what the light pollution of the world looks like. You can visit the picture at NASA.gov or get the picture here and get a much clearer view of it.

Friday, April 2, 2010

I’m still working out and today we decided to go for a walk instead of doing the DVDs. One mile there and one mile back. Well the one mile back was all up hill. So I took a picture of the sign I kept looking at and thinking I can make it there, and I did.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Caty and I doing prep for Easter. Pupcakes made and Eggs colored. We also had to have Mr. Rooter come on today and on Sunday. Fun times! We do call them “pup cakes” because when Caty was little she called them that and it just stuck.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Resurrection Sunday!

Monday, April 5, 2010

I found out that someone I hang out with in Flint during the summer mission trip is taking a trip to Cambodia and needs some supplies. Well from several of my trips to the cheap store I have some of those supplies that she needs. So, I rounded them up and put them in 2-one gallon Zip-lock bags.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

This week Caty and I started ready the first Harry Potter book. I’m not sure how into it she is. She doesn’t really like books without pictures, but we will get through it slow and steady. On a positive note, I have read the book before so I probably won’t be as anxious to get through the book like I was with Holes.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Went to see “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” with a friend. Kind of a funny movie, we were the only ones in the theater so we were able to talk and watch the movie at the same time. We had a really good time.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Picture is kind of blurry but it was a beautiful sunset. Don’t let that sun fool you it was FREEZING. I think it was 22 degrees. Welcome to Michigan!

Friday, March 26, 2010

I’m normally a MaryKay girl. As a matter of fact I’m the “World’s Worst MaryKay Lady.” The reason I’m the worst, I’m not going to sell you crap you don’t need. If you want something because you want it then I will sell it to you at my cost once, maybe twice a year. That’s how many orders I put in a year. So why the picture of Maybelline? It is sparkly mascara!!! You can totally tell that it is on too, right? It could be the rest of the sparkles that I wear. Either way I’m going to try.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

I had class this weekend and instead of a picture I thought this fun video would do. This was one of things we talked about. Enjoy!




Sunday, March 28, 2010

My mom surprised me today by making a fresh pot of coffee. You see she got up to let the dog out and made a fresh pot because she thought I would like that. Of course I loved it since coffee became more of a need then a want this morning. It was totally unexpected and I was defiantly in a better mood knowing that I had an hour drive and then had to sit through a lousy class all day long But I sucked it up and had a great attitude and made it through the weekend.

Monday, March 29, 2010

I got to hang out with Caty most of the day. I took her out to lunch and got her Easter present early. 3D sidewalk chalk. She told me that the closer to the color she got the more 3D it became. Hence the blue on her nose. Her mom got her a kitty for Easter, his name is Shadow. Caty just loves him. Caty is more of a cat person then a dog person. I bet Shadow get a better place to sleep then Dobby. Oh well. One of the other thing I did with Caty is I went to visit a long time friend that just loves on Caty and my family. Linda is one of the first people at my church that took an interest in my family. Now she brings Caty over to her house for Tea Parties and dress up and does fun girl stuff. There have been some women’s events at my church that Linda offered to watch Caty so we (my mom, my sister and myself) could go to. Papa was really busy those nights. We love Linda and you can tell that Linda loves us too.

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Question before we start: Is anyone else finding that some of the slots for journaling card have not been cut? I mean there is a space for them there just isn't a slit to slide them in.

Monday, March 15, 2010

My Brother and his new shoes. His girlfriend hates them but he likes them.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A friend of mine is an elementary teacher and once a year she will have a student that needs someone to do something because the parents won’t get involved or they can’t or the variety of other reasons. This is the second year I have taken a Flat Stanley. It wasn’t a cool as last year but this year I took part in reading month and got a book for the classroom and a book for the student. Red was also the student’s favorite color is red.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Just a reminder of how adorable Dobby looks in Caty’s bed. She doesn’t like the dog sleeping in her bed. I posed the picture just to drive Caty nuts!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

So I thought I would be really nice and print off all of the pictures that I took with the kids and even the shot of the boys standing on the line. Several of my pictures had the wrong date on them. I noticed after I printed them. So I suck it up and get another set printed and the woman at the Walgreens counter made a comment about just seeing me the night before, so I tell her the story about the wrong date and she tell me that I can return them. I say “I can’t punish you for my mistake.” She tell me that she has had people ask her how to do stuff, tell her she is wrong, do it their own way and return the pictures because they weren’t right, so I’m ok. So I return 16 pictures but I’m sure to keep one just for the sake of a reminder.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Caty had dress like the eighty’s day at her school. So mom and I went to the Goodwill and found her a cute little outfit. The other picture is one of my student’s due to a careless driver she was in a school bus accident that hopefully saved her life. After an MRI the doctors found a 5 cm tumor in her brain. Today was the day that she had surgery to remove it. At press time no word on whether it was cancerours or not.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

New Moon. My Favorite coffee for $1.95 per bag, normally $8. Carmel coffee flavor for $0.85. There is a little store in one of the surrounding towns that sells outdated/dented/not selling in the regular store at a discount price. I bought 16 bags of that coffee.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Yes, I made a goofy face but I got a new hair style. The stylist took off 2.5 inches. I think it looks cute.

Monday, March 22, 2010

My mom was teaching Caty how to do the dishes. Caty told my mom that she was the best grandma in the entire world. Who knew that is all it took to be the greatest.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Welcome to the “Man Cave.” My uncle got this bearskin rug and redecorated the “Black hole” into the Man Cave. When my Grandma and Grandpa Warnock were alive they called the basement of their home the Black hole, that is where my Grandpa would disappear to when he was hiding from my Grandma, But he would really go and take a nap and watch two ballgames on two different TVs. Now the Man Cave has a lot of dead animals in it, including a stuffed squirrel. Kind of strange for a family that doesn’t hunt.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

In order to see the Man Cave, I had to take a trip to my Uncle Tim’s house. I had a job interview and because of the distance I decided to leave early and get there Tuesday night, for the interview that was early in the morning Wednesday. My uncle took me out for Breakfast and I snapped this picture of him and I. It really is a great picture of the two us together. I think I will make him a 5 by 7 and send him a copy in a frame. I didn’t get the job, apparently they did not read my cover letter. I’m not certified yet to teach special education, but due to the great need I can become “emergency certified” so I can get a job in special education, but that isn’t good enough for this job and it did say that on my cover letter. Oh Well, Jesus has something bigger for me someplace else.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Caty said the sweetest pray I have ever heard from anyone. I know that I have said in the past that the way she prays puts me to shame. We were having meatloaf. Not her favorite, but if we ate her favorite all of the time we would survive on McDonald's and Pizza. My mom and I told her she had to eat 5 bites, so she put a piece of meat on her fork and said “Dear Jesus, help me eat this meat because I don’t want too.” My mom and I look at each other and she didn’t have to eat the meat after that.

Friday, March 11, 2010

The Boy’s went to district finals. These boys beat a team that has gone to district finals 11 out of the last 13 years and has won district finals 9 of the 11 years. We were pretty proud.  This was the line up during the National Anthem. Yes, I took the picture during the National Anthem. They didn’t win but they played well. Maybe next year.

Saturday, March 12, 2010

The High School Drama Club put on Snow White: A twisted tale. It was really good. Funny and written by one of the eighth graders, she has a very promising career. Caty sat through the entire play. Instead of getting autographs I took pictures with the cast members. I had a lot of fun.

Sunday, March 13, 2010

Here is my cardboard testimony. I’m not sure how much more I have to say. Before Jesus I was Lukewarm, selfish and a chair warmer. I can remember showing up for church thinking, Ok I’m here. This better be good. And now I look for areas to serve. I mean I already talking about Bridget and how she took a chance on me, but I get to lead a trip to Flint. In case you are wondering what "Cardboard Testimonies" look like. This one wasn't from our Church but it is an example.

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I missed last week so I will post the pictures from the last two weeks.

Monday, February 22, 2010

I’m reading Holes to Caty before she goes to bed. This is kind of going to be a slow and steady wins the race to get through the book.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

This is Bridget. I just love her and she will always hold a very special place in my heart. You see she was one of the first people that took a chance on me and allowed me to lead a project under our women’s ministry. She had no prior knowledge of my work ethic all she and I knew was that I wanted to be a part of something at my church and she is the first person that plugged me in. Since then I have taken on more and different opportunities around the church including leading a mission trip. But she took that chance and for that I will thank her FOREVER!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Janet’s Fundraiser at Bob Evan’s- A local restaurant read Janet’s article in the paper and offered to have a fundraiser for her. I’m not sure how much was made but the manager said they were busy.

Tuesday, March 1, 2010

This is a picture from last summer’s mission trip, but I thought it was so appropriate for today’s picture. You see, this is one of the faces that I was thinking about when I set the dates for the mission trip for the summer. I also booked the hotel rooms. So it is becoming very official. July 18th through July 23rd. I don’t remember her name but I will never forget her face. She was so cute in real life too.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

According to the thermometer it is 85 degrees Fahrenheit. So if the thermometer says it’s so hot why is there still snow on the ground?

Thursday, March 4, 2010

This is Tyler. He is a senior at the school I sub at and I’m often blown away by his leadership skills. I can totally tell why he was one of the Captains of his basketball team. Despite the fact that he took a technical foul for “unsportman like conduct” during this game, he still has one of the greatest leaders I have ever seen. Whether he is opening doors for ANYONE who has full hands or in this picture he had just come off the court moments before and was making sure that his teammates had water during a timeout. I did tell him this Friday morning and that he should keep up the good work.

Friday March 5, 2010

Some of you might have seen the Cardboard Testimonies on youtube. There is a group of us going to do that at church. I will share what mine says on the 14th when we present it to the church. It was snowing when I left the church after practice I decided to get that picture

Saturday, March 6, 2010

My dad finally gave in and slept with Dobby.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Notice the beautiful sunshine, and the problem with the snow melting we see how much food is out for the squirrels and birds.