Cast Away

On Thursday, Miriam got her cast off!

We left for our appointment with hopes that this would be the last day that Mim had her cast. Mim was quite nervous when we pulled into the parking lot.

We had a quick appointment. We went into the cast room to get Mim's cast off.

The machine used had a metal blade with a plastic cover.

The machine tickled Miriam. A tool pried open the plaster. Miriam said that it sounded like a coconut cracking. She was quite the trooper. L.J., Carl , and Bethany felt weak during the procedure.

Bethany asked L.J. later, "This is for posterity's sake, so, honestly, how do you feel?" (This is a line from the movie "The Princess Bride")

L.J. answered "It was O.K. I'm glad I had my seat!"

Mim is glad she no longer has her cast!

Honey

We received a wonderful package from Florida. Grandma Fissell sent a big package of orange blossom and key lime honey. Miriam is enjoying the sweet treat on her english muffin.

A Day at the Capitol

On Wednesday, June 18, 2008, we went to the North Carolina Legislative Building for a "Teen pact" alumni event.

As we were about to enter the Legislative Building, we saw a press conference about bills against illegal immigrants.

Once we left that, we entered the Legislative Building to watch the Transportation Committee.


The bill that came up was a bill to increase the speed limit for mopeds. The bill passed committee.

We then ate. It was a place under the street where we ate. They sure didn't underfeed us!

We then went to the court yard of the Legislative Office Building. There were lobbyists, there, lobbying for a bill to get rid of pig waste ponds. We got cupcakes. 'It' was good.


We also visited Rep. Paul Stan, whom we saw at the press conference, and who was also one of our other member's Rep.

We the sat in on some of the proceedings in the House of Representatives.

It was a very awesome experience!

Meals on Wheels

Our family volunteers for Meals on Wheels. We love it!

Meals on Wheels is an organization that provides nutritious meals and other nutrition services to men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk.

For now, we are called to substitute whenever one of the regular meal delivery volunteers can't do their route. We have only been able to substitute twice so far, but we have thoroughly enjoyed those times.

Here is a picture of Bethany and Miriam with our container of meals and cooler with milk. We are ready to deliver our meals.

A Happy Father's Day!!

Today is Father's Day. So we had the Grandparents come over and at about 9:30, we ate a very excellent brunch.

It consisted of some of Leslie-Jean's "breakfast casseroles." One of them was a sweet maple syrup and egg soaked bread, cooked and broiled. A.K.A. French Toast Casserole. The other was an egg and sausage casserole.

There were a lot of Father's Day cards for both dads.

We watched the Scripp's National Spelling Bee and The Princess Bride. Inconceivable!!

Our second meal of the day was a chickeny, biscuity, dirty ricey, southern sweet teay, pink lemonadey, baked beany, potato salady, chocolate bread puddingy dinner (reference to Carl's longy meal prayers). Papa also treated us to some Wendy's Frosties. A portion of the profits goes to help adoption.

We hope everyone had a great Father's Day!!

A rat made of a towel

Miriam Broken Arm Animation

Click picture to see the animation. The first is how it happened. The second is Miriam Breaking her arm in Matrix. Christian did the animation. Sorry it is a little cheesy. It is affective though. (Rated PG) WARNING: not for the squeamish

I'm Diving In...

Today we did time trials for the 10 and unders. It was run just like a meet. The older kids catch the six and unders. Christian took the photos and got apicture of Bethany diving in. Bethany was the only swimmer from our family that swam because Miriam was in a cast. Christian and Carl already had their time trial.

Bethany would not sit on the chairs because they were wet. There was a rule if you were swimming soon you had to sit. So she sat down using her arms so she did not have sit on the chair. Picture below.

Surprise...

Yesterday Dan surprised Leslie Jean with some flowers. Fluffy, a stuffed dog was very excited and curious. Later, they went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for their anniversary and to see the new Indiana Jones movie.

16 years ago today...

Pictures from our Honeymoon cruise in 1992.

Well, we really can't believe it has been 16 years since we have gotten married. Enjoy these pictures from our honeymoon. We plan to go to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse tonight to celebrate. I will try to post a more modern picture once we gussy up for our big date.

It's all about commitment(lessons we learned from Tim Smith)

While looking for the pictures, I found a folder of notes and lessons from our premarital counseling. We had excellent premarital counseling from our pastor at the time, Tim Smith. I wanted to share some of the highlights that I thought were interesting and useful for anyone who is married or considering marriage.

# 1 A successful marriage is not built on Romantic love, but on commitment.

#2 Unrealistic expectations are just that--unrealistic:

Let's admit some basic facts:

(1) Nobody is going to meet your every need.

(2) Nobody is ideal.

(3) Prince Charming and Cinderella are fairy tales.

(4) A good marriage even to the right person still has problems.

Hebrews 13:4

REVIEWING THE VOWS

Over 4 million Americans will get married this year. Most of them will expect to keep their commitment for a lifetime. But figures show that 2 million of them will be divorced before their 15th year of marriage.

Many are like the girl who said, " I want a good deal, I got a raw deal, now I want a new deal."

But when you say your vows to one another in just a few days, you will be making a promise to God and to each other that whether you feel at times that you got a "raw deal" you will make it a "big deal" to stay with your imperfect mate. After all, God designed marriage to last, we need marriage to last and on the day you say these vows you PROMISE THAT YOUR MARRIAGE WILL LAST.

1. Do you take-(accept each other for what we are)

2. To be your WEDDED- (weaving process, becoming one)

3. Do you PROMISE- (covenant with God)

4. In Better and in Worse

5. In Joy and in Sorrow-

6. In Sickness and in Health

7. In Prosperity and in Adversity--

8. And that Forsaking All Others-- (parents, friends....)

9. So Long as you both shall live--

10. To be a True and Devoted Husband/Wife

X-Ray Photo

Here is the x-ray of Miriam's broken bone. On the top photo I high-lighted the crack. On the bottom it is not high-lighted. It is a photo of Miriam's right arm. There is great news though, she only has to wear her cast for three weeks. I will be working on a count down to tell you when it is done. I hope to have it in the next week. Please pray for Miriam's bone to heal quickly.

Broken Bone Praises

We really saw God's hand on our broken bone ordeal.

Some praises:

It is a straight forward break that should only need a cast for three weeks

We saw our favorite nurse practitioner at our pediatrician's office

We got an early appointment at the orthopedist office

Everyone at the orthopedist office was nice and helpful

Miriam was a real trooper with a good attitude

Psalm 147:3

A Broken Bone

Miriam broke her humerus on June 5, 2008. She fell and cracked her bone near the elbow on her right arm while playing on a see-saw at our pool club. We did not realize it was broken until the next morning.

Today we went to the orthopaedist and Mim got a pink cast. (More to come later)

Virtual Disney

Google Earth has a new feature: Disney World in 3D. You see all the rides and buildings, even the hotels. It is free and looks great. It is like seeing Disney without the cost and crowds!!

Hello World

This is the first blog by the Colglazier family. We hope to be able to update regularly.