Post-Op Appointmentby Angie
10 Jun 2008
5:06 pm1
Jim took a half day off work to drive with me to Stanford today for my post-op appointment with Dr. Jacobson. Everything looks good! The last of the bandages are off and now I can drive and swim and all sorts of fun stuff!
She did say, however, that the one thing I shouldn’t do is sit-ups: not for another month. I think I can live with that. 🙂
Love & Sympathy for the Chapman Familyby Angie
9 Jun 2008
7:06 pm0
Many of you know that one of our favorite music artists is Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. You may not know that in addition to being an incredibly talented musician, he is also a wonderful husband and father. In fact, after having two sons and a daughter of their own, he and his wife, Mary Beth, adopted three more daughters from China.
We just learned that last week the youngest of those three, five-year-old Maria Sue, was killed in an accident last Wednesday. Our heartfelt love and sympathy go out to that wonderful family. I know this must be a terribly difficult time for them, and they will all be in our prayers.
Here is a sweet video of Steven and Maria washing dishes together, including music and dancing! If washing dishes were this much fun at our house, there would never be a dirty dish left in the sink 🙂 (for those of you who checked out the links above, it is the same as the second video in the mlive.com article).
Recovering from surgeryby Angie
2 Jun 2008
2:06 pm1
Thank you, everybody, for your prayers and well-wishes for us since my surgery. I am doing very well and hope to be back to normal in a couple more weeks. I have been very well taken care of: My wonderful, adorable, thoughtful husband has been at my beck and call as much as possible since I got home from the hospital. He and Jon spent a large portion of their Memorial weekend entertaining me (playing “Secret of Mana”
with me for hours on end). 
My mother-in-law, Kathy, visited for a week to keep our house running smoothly. I received phone calls and visits from wonderful friends in my ward and from family members all over the country (thanks, Audrey!). I even had my own pet therapist on hand: Jaquie wisely stayed off my lap, but spent long hours curled up next to me on the couch or my bed.
Getting around the house is still a little difficult because of the incision (for those ladies who have had a C-section, you probably know what I mean), and I can’t carry very much or drive yet, but I’m certainly improving. My doctor called when she received the lab results on the cysts they removed to report that everything was benign – hooray!! My post-op appointment is next Tuesday, so if there is anything else interesting to relate, I’ll keep the blog posted.
Jennifer’s Gardenby Angie
16 May 2008
9:05 am0
On Tuesday our Gardening Group met at Jennifer’s home to help plant her vegetable garden. Her husband built grow boxes last year in their backyard; now they are filled with watermelon, squash, and zucchini seedlings. We also planted tomato plants in containers, and potted some herbs and flowers as well. We had a great time!
Another Calling!by Angie
11 May 2008
5:05 pm1
I was sustained to a new calling today: Relief Society Secretary! I am very excited about it – our Presidency is just wonderful and I am thrilled to be working with them. Bishop Royster intends to release me as an instructor soon, but they don’t have anyone else lined up yet. For now, I’ll have both callings – and will teach next week as usual.
By the way, Happy Mothers Day to both our amazing Moms (Kathy & Pam!), our wonderful Grandmothers (Packard, Groo, and Carol!), and Kali, and all the other wonderful women who have helped make us who we are!
Adoption Orientation Meetingby Angie
9 May 2008
10:05 pm3
We drove up to Concord this morning to attend our first adoption orientation meeting! They gave us an overview of the whole process and we had the chance to meet a couple who have adopted twice through LDS Family Services, as well as amazing young woman who placed her daughter for adoption earlier this year. Hearing their stories was pretty powerful. The birth mother shared some of her journal entries from various points in the placement process: she is an amazing writer and expressed herself beautifully.
The initial application process generally takes a few months; I have several medical appointments scheduled between now and the end of July, so it will take us at least until the end of summer. Actual placement can take anywhere from months to years. In the mean-time, there are lots of forms and questionnaires to fill out, background checks and home studies to complete, and even first aid and CPR courses to take. What an experience this is going to be!
Cross your fingers for me…by Angie
7 May 2008
9:05 am1
Just thought I should let our family and friends know that I am going in for a little bit of surgery in two weeks . It’s not heart surgery – nothing serious at all. I just have a benign but annoying problem that they want to nip in the bud. We’d appreciate it if our loved ones would keep us in your prayers on May 21st. We’ll keep you posted on how it goes!
