Catching up

Here are some pictures from the last couple of weekends!

I went through 2 adhesive tapes...that is a lot of scrapbooking


The group of us that shared a room together and scrapbooked the weekend away!

Here are pictures from our weekend to St. Louis.



Brian...Scott's best man from the wedding lives in St. Louis. We enjoyed a weekend with him.


Rachel and Scott with President Grant and he was a Civil War General


Rachel and Scott infront of the arch.



Rachel and Scott at the top of the arch.

Off to St. Louis

Today after work Scott and I are heading to St. Louis for the weekend. Scott's best friend lives there. I have never been and I can't wait to see the arch. I can't wait to tell you all about it when we get back. Have a great weekend. The weather sounds wonderful here in the midwest!

Victory

One tank of gas to get to and from intramural volleyball at church...$40
One pair of shoes so Rachel can be quick on her toes...$80
One bottle of water to quench Rachel's thirst...$1.25
The taste of victory...priceless.

Scott joined a volleyball league through his church when he first moved to KC. Of course I joined when I moved. We both love to play. But the teams we have been on have not been too successful. Well tonight, we won all three of our games...put it down in the history books as a first! It is nice to have some encouragement and to finally have a victory!

This weekend I scrapbooked. I scrapped pictures from our honeymoon. I made a good dent, but still have a lot to go. I had so much fun. It was great to see the girls from Clarinda. I will load up some pictures soon from our fun filled cropping weekend.

One day!!

It is almost here......
One day until scrapbooking! I am so excited, but I have a lot to do before then.

Scott and I were invited to a meal tonight sponsored by a non-profit agency that help pregnant teenagers. I am excited to learn about this agency.

We are also trying to figure out what type of window treatment we want for our living room windows. Custom blinds (the honeycomb style) are expensive so we plan to not get custom made ones. Good thing we still have some money left for Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Have a great weekend!
God's blessings~
Rachel

Count down until Scrapbooking

I am scrapbooking this weekend. Some girls from Clarinda are coming down here. We are scrapbooking in a hotel Fri through Sun. I am so excited. I hope I get a lot done!...3 days!!!!!!!!!!

Another week...

Our weekends fly by so fast. My allergies have been bothering me some...so I took a nap Sat and Sun. It was great. So I did not get as much done as I wanted this weekend. Scott and I are excited that our shows are new tonight. Sat night we met up with Scott's parents and had supper in Town Center at California Pizza and had Cold Stone...yum, yum! Today we went to a pancake breakfast at our church and then to church. We made our menu out for the week and I went to the grocery store and here we are. I am so excited for next weekend. I am scrapbooking with three girlfriends IOWA. We are staying at Embassy Suites in Overland Park Fri through Sun and the only thing we are doing is SCRAPBOOKING. We will have such a great time! Iowa did not win, but the Chief's did! So 1 for 1 of my times won. K-State won for Scott so that is good!


God's blessings!

This week has been a trying week for me. My work has been pretty demanding emotionally. Tues we admitted a 81 year old male. He lived at home with his wife. His wife, his full time caregiver, was exhausted. We arranged for him to go to respite. Today we were going to take him, but he was actively dying, so we stayed with the family until he died this afternoon. This family is so sweet and caring. This man had Alzheimer, COPD, and prostrate cancer. I can usually seperate my feelings, but this week this family touched my heart. I caught myself waking up in the middle of the night wondering how this patient was doing.

What I have learned in these past 2 days...
How important it is to have a durable power of attorney.
How love can help a family through a rough time.
How important it is to have funeral arrangements made.
By holding someone's hand it can send a powerful message.
How at the end of the day nothing matters, but my family.

In Him,
Rachel