Day 5: Cleveland Vacation

So on Wednesday we had a steak cookout here at our lovely, home. Bring your own steak and we had a potqatoe bar and build an ice cream sundae! I had A LOT of stuff to do inside and a ton of yardwork(Thanks Marsha for the hand). I haven't been able to keep up with house work because of this vacation, we are gone day and night and when we are home there is so much little daily stuf to keep up with. Usually I manage to nap and watch 1-2 shows and spend time with the kids and do my daily chores. Lately none of this has happened. I can't wait for next week, I need rest!!

Josh update: He is feeling better. He has a lot of pain at night though. We are excited to get the xray on Tuesday. WE ARE BELIEVING IN A HUGE HEALING TO BE DONE, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE AMAZEMENT ON THE DOCTORS FACE.PLEASE PRAY FOR FAITH AND HEALING!!Also Josh has been working full days since Tuesday(in the office) So God is already providing so much! Thanks for all of your prayers.

Day 4: Cleveland Vacation

Today we were supposed to go to the zoo. Josh, Ethan and I went to the Orthopedic doctor. Josh got a cast and we got a pretty $1225 bill. Can you believe $1200 for a visit with a doctor. The breakdown was $700...basically for the doc to agree with the ER doctors diagnosis and to look at the xrays..already supplied, $140 office visit...and get this only $40 for the cast supplies, which is all we really needed! There were all these other charges that I don't remember. But for the 1 visit with this doctor $1200. I am just exasperated at the ridiculousness of it. I was expecting maybe like $200, it was an office visit. No xrays no exam, the frickin doctor didn't even touch his leg, walked in the room and said hi blah blah blah. You will need a cast blah blah for 6-8 weeks, come back in 1 week for another xray. Ok sorry I had to complain it really ticked me off. Anyway..Merci got to go to the zoo though! We also went to my grandmas for chili dogs and root bear! See when we go to Michigan there is this bar that offers $.50 chili dogs on Tuesday nights, so we treid to recreate the memory! They have bottle root bear which my family raves over but I find no difference to the 2 liter. The only thing missind was the hilbilee with all his missing teeth playing the washboard and banjo! Oh yeah and we couldn't throw the peanuts on the ground! It is a fun time when we are in Michigan, not the same here but oh well! We got to be with our family=) It has been a rough few days I am beat! Pray for my strength and grace! Love you all!!!

Day 3: Cleveland Vacation

Hmmm..I said I wouldn't have time to blog to day but unfortunatley I do!Well we didn't do anything with my side of the family today. We went to the Schuster side! We were a little late though. See, the not so hurt ankle we thought it to be, turned into a spiral fracture! Yeah so after a very unpleasant night, my poor husband was screaming all night. His ankle was like 3 times the size with black and blue and his toes looked like little hot dogs. We wnt to ER. Josh will have to see an Orthopedic guy tommorow. ugggg! We need prayer friends and family, #1 we have NO insurance and little money, #2 Josh will be off work for at least well usually 6-8 weeks, #3 For quick healing and deliverance of pain, #4 for Faith, we have it but when things don't go the way went have faith for it is soooo hard! #5 for me! I was having a hard time keepin up with the house kids and all that now I have to be there for Josh in so many ways. I love to be there for him but I am so stressed out just from today, Lord gie me strength! Jesus I pray FREEDOM from the anxieties of life, Lord FREEDOM!! I declare over this household! We love you all for being there for us!! Bye!

Day 2: Cleveland Vacation

Today we started off by going to church! We then drove really fast to the best buffet in
town...The 100th Bomb Squad is now open again!! We have waited years! They have SOOOOO much food. So we stuffed our faces and it is now 7:35 and I am just starting to feel a little bit hungry...that is 8 hours later. We then went home for a few hours and had a nice nap. We then ventured to Mastick Woods to have a walk and play in the river! Did I mention my mother took Merci to the beach so we had a nice peaceful day with Ethan. I do miss my little princess though! Too much quiet and I don't know what to do!
Oh yeah...Josh got hurt, what a surprise! He climbed this tree, it wasn't a huge dangerous tree or anything, he wanted to look at the river. Well he figured if he jumped down he had better chance of not falling. Like I said it wasn't a big tree, so I didn't even yell at him. Well he jammed his ankle pretty bad, it is all swolled up and he can't really walk on it. I am praying God will heal it by tommorow. I am not too worried, it isn't black and blue or anything. My sweet Joshy Pooh!
I don't think I will have time to blog tommorow but there is no adventures tommorow on our Cleveland vacation, we will all be going off on our own!
Happy 4th of July!! Happy Birthday Ben Powers and Happy 5 years of engagement to US!!!

1st Day of our CLEVELAND vacation

Mommy and Ethan exploring the water

Merci posing by a waterfall


Our family decide to stay in Cleveland to vacation this year. Things are getting a little harder for us to go to our usual cabins in Michigan. All the boys (my bros) are working, my aunt has too many dogs to find sitters for, and it is just a long 8 hour drive with 2 little kids. So This week we will be doing various things around our wonderful city! Today was day 1. We went to Olmsted falls park(or as our family calls it Slippery Rock), you know where we ALL got our wedding pictures taken...most of us anyway. We had a little picnic lunch and then played in the water and on the rocks. We then walked over to Grand Pacific Junction for some ice cream. YUM YUM. It was nice to spend sometime with my parents, brothers and my Grandma. Enjoy some picture of my children!