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Archive for October, 2007

Growing bigger!

Elise said the other day that she wished Will were big.  She meant, of course, big enough to crawl and play with her, but little does she know how big he really is.  He is wearing clothes that Elise wore when she was walking.  Today I squeezed him into a pair of 3-6 month overalls [...]

Update on illnesses.

OK, shortly after I posted I got a call back from the doctor’s office saying the doctor wanted to check Will out this morning.  So I made some phone calls trying to find someone to stay with Elise.  I found out that ours is not the only house with sickness in it right now.  Nana [...]

When God slows you down.

It’s odd what God will use to make you take a break.  I feel like I’ve been running, running, running, and still not getting anywhere.  Last night, shortly after I went to sleep, Elise was at my door saying she didn’t feel good.  I thought she was just talking about her throat as she had [...]

Misc. pics and news.

Well, I had some pictures to share and thought I’d also add any news from here.  We are well into preparations for Megan’s (John’s sister) wedding in a month.  I am making Elise’s flower girl dress and it is coming along nicely.  Then I have to start my bridesmaid dress.  This week was hectic, as [...]

A Day in my Life.

Please be forewarned. This is perhaps the longest post I have written on here. It is more of an essay. :) Have fun reading it: A Day in my Life. by Miriam Lein, wife, mother, teacher, house manager, seamstress, cook and above all a child of God.  Dedicated to all my friends who are also [...]

Family update.

Things have been busy here.  To share with you all on what has been going on, I’ll share what each family member has been doing lately. John-What has John been up to?  Well, work of course!  Last week John was home 4 days due to strep throat.  He is feeling well now, though dutifully finishing [...]