FW: Meet me in the stairwell

NEVER FORGET!

With the 7th Anniversary around the corner... We all need a reminder...

Wear red, white & blue on Thursday, September 11, 2008!

AND FLY YOUR AMERICAN FLAGS!!

this is a wonderful read...

'MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL'

You say you will never forget where you were when
you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room
with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the
peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it
is OK..I am ready to go.'

I was with his wife when he called as she fed
breakfast to their children. I held her up as she
tried to understand his words and as she realized
he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a
woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been
knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said.
'Of course I will show you the way home - only
believe in Me now.'

I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He
heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat,
with every prayer. I was with the crew as they
were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the
believers there, comforting and assuring them that their
faith has saved them.

I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan ...
I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.
Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew
every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me
for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the
smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take
my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You
may not know why, but I do. However, if you were
there in that explosive moment in time, would you have
reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey
for you. But someday your journey will end. And I
will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may
be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are
'ready to go.'

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

God
During the next 60 seconds, stop whatever you are
doing, and take this opportunity. (Literally it
is only 1 minute.) All you have to do is the
following:

Stop and think and appreciate God's power
in your life, for doing what you know is pleasing to
Him. If you are not ashamed to do this, follow the
instructions. Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of Me, I will be
ashamed of you before My Father'

If you are not ashamed, copy and send this message...only
if you believe 'Yes, I love my God. He is my
fountain of Life and My Savior. He Keeps me going day and
night. Without Him, I am no one. But with Him, I can do
everything. Christ is my strength.'


(this was an email send to me earlier this week by a dear friend of mine, I thought I'd share it on my blog...thx tamara)

Getting straightened out

OK i just have to talk a little about K&L's time at the ortho.
They were so excited to find out that they had an appt. with the orthodontist earlier this summer that they asked me everyday "Mom,..how many more days till we go to the orthodontist? Yeah! Only 5 more, only 4 more, only 3 more...etc." Till it was the night before their 10 am appt. they both came up to me separately...feeling a little anxious and worried that it was going to hurt. K said "mom don't tell L but I don't know if I want to go anymore?" Not but an hour later L came to me saying the same thing!

Well I have to tell you....it was a really memorable experience for both girls and I. They both now have expanders and will soon have braces. The ultimate goal of a beautiful "straight teeth" smile. (they already have beautiful smiles)

Going to the ortho is nothing like it used to be. I thought at the most they would take some x-rays and then they would looked at and be told that "Yes they will need braces once they are in High School for about 2 years." (I was wrong)

No...their treatment plan at the most will take 14 months. And we start NOW! They are in 3rd grade. They both are to wear top and bottom expanders (to spread apart their mouths) to make more room in their mouth so their teeth will grow in straighter. Once all the adult teeth are in...then they only have to get 4 little braces on the top 4 front teeth for a few months to help straighten them just right. They have braces in till they have the perfect smile! They will then wear a retainer to help keep them straight.

OMG! In my mind this is so much less invasive! I remember how horrible it was when I had braces...going in to have them tightened every few weeks was like choosing to have someone place your head in a vice and turn it till your mouth hurt so bad you couldn't even blink without causing pain. OK I'm being a little dramatic, but I also remember how much I hated having braces in High School. Eating with braces and trying not to show what you ate for lunch when smiling at the cute guy sitting next to you in class took much skill. (And it also took a really good friend whom you weren't afraid to ask if their was any food particles stuck in your teeth or stuck up in your braces.) (thx Kara) Some days I remember my friends and I just wouldn't eat until we got home. The day I got my braces off was liberating!!

Anyway..glad the girls don't have to deal with all that!
Here are pictures of them just before we were to meet with the Ortho. Can you just feel & see the excitement! They were being silly too.







After this meeting and lots of pictures we came back about 2 weeks later and had impressions done. They also got to "design" their expanders. Seriously...the stuff kids have today!

You'll see what lovely colors they decided on for both top and bottom expanders. Let me just say...it was like the MOST important decision in their life!! They discussed it among themselves for days...& changed their minds about 20 times too!! Though, I guess I'd have a hard time deciding too.
L ended up getting a glow-in-the-dark top expander that is neon pink! Her lower one is neon green. She said those two colors coordinated very well together. K decided for the rainbow look (with no sparkle) for both the top and bottom. She had a hard time deciding if she should have "sparkle" or not. I think she made a good choice...all the rainbow colors will coordinate well with anything you might be wearing, plus might even match what you're eating too.

Anyway, my job for the next few months is to use a little "key" and turn their expanders every few days. (what joy) This is slowly expanding their mouths. I also get to hear how I turned it too tight or how much it hurts now that I turned it. I gently remind them that I had it much worse when I was in HS and had braces. I say back in the old days...they used to put my head in a vice and....well you get the point. (he-he)

Now I'm tired talkin' teeth...but I do have to mention there have already been several instances where they each almost LOST their bottom expander. Not on my watch I might add. (knock on wood)
I've heard of them having to dig in Krispy Creme's bathroom trash to searching every isle in Tom Thumb finding it stashed neatly between cans of green beans. (what?) Well L did leave it at school this past weekend. (she was devastated) I was working on my story on what to tell DH (dear husband)if she did come home today to tell me it was not in her desk by her pencils like she said. Thank God the wire on her expander got caught on a spiral notebook in her desk so it didn't fall on the floor. I pray we make it without losing them till the day we get braces. I personally cannot wait to see the before and after pictures too! I'm sure I'll blog all about it... enjoy the photos.

www.wiseorthodontics.com

Pictures of the horses

PLEASE REMEMBER TO FIRST TURN OFF THE MUSIC BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG...
Enjoy seeing pictures of our horses.
-Cami

Make a Smilebox slideshow

G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S (just posting a slide show if pix from a trip we took)

PLEASE! BEFORE YOU CLICK PLAY PLEASE TURN OFF MUSIC AT BOTTOM OF BLOG PAGE.
THANKS!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

FW: CAM CAM

My brother saw this license plate today on George Bush...pretty funny.

Everyone used to call me "Cam-Cam". I'm glad that is not my nick name
anymore...

Anyway thought this was cool D thought to send this pix to me.

I'm headed out the door to get the twins at school....then its off to cheer
practice. My plan is to post much more later tonight.
I hope your able to open the picture attachment on my blog...I guess I'll
know soon.
-talk later

Cami
(formally cam-cam)
Now samsue---long story...

Simple & Sweet moments

Above picture is our little chihuahua Zoe. (she's waiting at the front door for the girls to come home from school)

Finally. I've been able to fix my computer (which has been working very slowly lately...until it finally it just locked up!) I've really been out of touch and spent most of the day today downloading pictures and catching up on reading all other blogs. I realized once my computer locked up how dependant I've become on my computer. Not being able to check my emails or get online really put me in a bad mood. I think its because it forced me to go do things I really hate doing like laundry, cleaning out closets, dishes etc. I usually do all those things but I take a lot of breaks in between to get on the computer. Really,... what did I do with all my time without having a computer?? humm? Don't really want to ponder on that for to long...

Anyhoo..., its been almost a month since I've last posted. OK,OK, I'm going to get better at posting. I'm thinking on what really stands out in my mind that is exciting to talk about. Humm?

Oh!! I know...Sydnee has finally said her first word! No its not Mommy or Dada. She likes to call out our dog's name! And guess what?! She says it over and over again! Especially when I'm in the car driving or while on the phone she yells "ZOOOEEEE! ZOOOEEEE!" I'm going to do my best to video her yelling for Zoe cuz when Zoe comes running to her,...its just so so sweet and precious how the two of them tell each other hello. To many times these last few days I wish I had my video camera on while watching Syd and Zoe play. At least I need to try and take a picture of them.

Speaking of special moments. I'm working on uploading all the pictures from the Summer and updating on all the fun we've had.(trying to finish where I left off from the last post)

Also Nick and I just returned from an incredible little vacation to Cali. We went to watch one of our horses race. But he ended up not racing...long story, but we had a memorable and incredible time anyway. I'm going to post tomorrow with the pictures. Sweet Summer memories and pictures from our recent trip.

Gotta run for now. (sorry for the short post)

Happy Labor Day....I'm off to go change a dirty diaper....Sweet!