Weapon of Prayer

Hi everyone,

I wanted to start a prayer chain and I would appreciate as many people as possible joining in. Invite your friends, family and church! The hope is to have a place where we can join together in prayer for one another. So, please go and check it out!

weaponofprayer.blogspot.com

Shannon

I apologise!

I'm very sorry to all my faithful readers for not posting much this last while. I know how frustrating it is to check everyday (several times a day!) and see no change in a blog. So I do apologise!

The reason why I haven't written much this month is that I really needed some time away from it all. We decided that we would take last month off so that I could give myself a break from it all. It was a welcome relief! AF came and it wasn't upsetting at all! Which is so great... you really have no idea just how tiring this whole game is.

But now we are back into the swing of things (hehe). We went to the doctor and we are on two more months of clomid. After that we may look into further treatment. We aren't 100% sure yet what the future has in store. But I am feeling really good right now. Last month really made a difference in my emotional well being.

As for the rest of my life beyond TTC... well life is going good! I was pretty sick last weekend but that is finally over with.

Our friends Mike and Melissa Mailman were accepted into training college for September! (congrats guys!) Please keep them in your prayers as they follow God's leading into full time ministry (as if you guys aren't doing that already!!).

Only a few of you sent me pictures!!! How can I make a scrapbook about all my lovely friends if you don't send me pictures! So please, please I beg you to send them to me! Thanks!

I know there is other stuff going on... I just can't think of anything right now! Too early in the morning!

I hope you all have a great day... I will try to post a little more regularly this month!

Love you all!

Shannon

To All My Friends And Family

As I mentioned before, I am trying to create a "blessings" scrapbook. Well you are all blessings in my life and I need pictures! So if you are reading this, please send me a photo of yourself that I can incorporate into my scrapbook. Family shots are wonderful as well. Send them to shannonjhoward@hotmail.com. PLEASE, PLEASE send them to me! I don't want to leave anyone out!

Thanks guys!

Shannon

Tagged

1: Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2: People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
3: At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
4: Don't forget to leave them a comment and tell them they're tagged, and to read your blog.


Did I mention that I hate these things?

1. I love camping. I think camping is the one vacation that Jeff and I take that we don't think about work at all. We just have a tent and we love it! Cooking outdoors, going on hikes, reading a book beside the fire. It's so great! We are just waiting for the moment that we can get out there!

2. I have two psycho cats! Brengle and Mareschale are CRAZY! Brengle especially has a way of getting under your skin, while at the same time melting your heart! One minute I want to snuggle him (He loves to be snuggled) and the next I want to break his neck! lol The craziest thing about brengle is that he loves water. He sits in the sink in the bathroom and I can turn the tap on and let the sink fill to the rim and he just soaks in it! CRAZY!

3. I bite my nails... which is why I try to get Gel Nails! Can't chew those suckers!

4. I am letting my hair grow long so that I can donate it to "locks of love". I hate my hair right now... long hair does not look good on me. I'm hoping I will have the right length to get it cut soon!

5. Man, I need to make it to 8!! Geez... okay random fact.... Oh I know. I no longer drink coke. Well, not entirely true. I have it when we eat out (I love fountain coke!) but at home I only drink milk or water. Its been about a month... I have not seen a difference in my pants size... grrrrr.

6. I have a hole in my hand because I had my blood taken. I actually like getting my blood taken... weird eh?

7. My hubby and I have been trying to have a baby for 39 months... that's a long time.

8. I am horrible at staying in contact with people. I hate the phone. E-mail is always the best for me!

YAH! I did it! That was hard. Okay who can I pick on now?

1. Melissa
2. Breian

That's all I got folks! More of my friends need blogs!

Shannon

Went to the doctor

So we had a doctors appointment today. I was expecting to have to wait for an appointment for a couple weeks since that is the norm, but I phoned this morning and they had an opening! So that was good. We finished our last pack of clomid this month so we had to go back to the doc to get two more refills. If we don't get pregnant in these next two months then that is it. So here's to hoping and praying!

After talking to a friend of mine I realised that I hadn't given an update on the cat that had decided to camp in our back yard! Well, good news, we found the cats home! I had put an ad on the radio and a lady phoned. His name was Mr. Six.... strange I know! She was super happy. Supposedly he had gotten lost on Saturday and we found him on Monday. She picked him up on Wednesday. He was a really great cat... I kind of miss him!

I think that's about it for now. I have been tagged by John so if I get a minute I will post that!

Have a great afternoon!

Shannon

Mothers Day

Well I made it through mothers day. I kept myself pretty busy today with friends so it made it a little easier. Tonight though... well that's a different story.

I'm not really sad... I'm just really, really tired of it all. I'm mad I think. Its an odd emotion actually. I don't know how to describe it. I want to scream and cry all at the same time... and I am sooooo sick of waiting. I want a baby RIGHT now. ARGGGGG. Its so unfair.

You all must be so sick of my complaining. I feel like such a whiner! But I just can't help it... I have to get it out.

Something has to happen soon... I can't take this much longer.

Shannon

I'm Home!

We had a great time with our friends in Lloydminister! It was so good to be able to spend time with them. It was hard leaving though because they are going to Training College in September (Well, they haven't been accepted just yet... but I know they're going!) and we don't know when we will see them again. We will have to figure something out.

So the trip was great and our ride back to High River was pretty uneventful... until we got home! When I got out of the car in the drive way I heard a cat meowing loudly and I thought one of the neighbours cats was trying to get in their house. I realised though that the meowing was coming from our back yard! Wondering if one of our cats had gotten out I went looking only to discover a grey and white cat sitting on our garbage box! And what a friendly cat! She couldn't get enough of us petting her. Worried that she was lost we gave her some food and water (Which she devoured quite quickly) and I put out a little padded cat house for shelter. I have never seen her around here before, so I don't know if she is a neighbours cat or not. All night of course I kept checking on her making sure that she was okay. Well, I woke up this morning and she is still there! So I guess we need to put up some "Found" posters around town this morning! I have a feeling she isn't leaving any time soon. Hmmm.... Maybe she can be my outdoor cat!

So that was all very exciting. I am not excited however to be back into the swing of things. I was quite enjoying my holiday. But that's life and there is a ton of work to be done.

Well that's it for right now. I need to go check on the cat!

Have a great day everyone!

Shannon