Saturday, February 10, 2007

Gretchen's Birthday!


Thursday was Gretchen's birthday. She turned the big 27!! She doesn't like it at all because it means she's closer to 30. She had a pretty nice birthday. We took Zach to school in the morning. She was sick but wanted to go look at furniture while Zach was in school and while we could do it together. We didn't get anything but we were looking at what we wanted.

We picked Zach up from school and went out to eat. Then, we went to Walmart and got some paint to paint the kitchen. When we came home, Zach took a nap and Gretchen wanted to start painting. We started painting around 3:30 p.m. and didn't finish until 11:30 p.m. Plus, we had to clean up our mess for the next morning because Corey had Bible Study the next morning. We did get all the painting done except for touch-up stuff. It looks soooo much better! We took a picture during the day but it didn't turn out real good because the sun was shining in pretty bright.

Some bad news to report is that Corey is being forced to start working days starting the beginning of March. We're really going to miss having his whole 4 days off. He'll have to work Monday-Friday, 8 hours a day. He has to do this for 6 months and if he doesn't like it then he can go back to his shift work. This affects mostly our vacation. We were able to go to Maryland during his 4 days off. Now, we don't know when we'll be able to go. Plus, we had to cancel our trip to Missouri in March. It's a difficult time but we did pray that if it was God's will that they would make Corey go to all days. So, it must be God's will. Everything will work out. It's just a matter of adjusting. I guess in some ways it could be good news because now Corey can get involved with church. We will see!

2 comments:

Larry & Bren said...

Happy Belated Birthday..forgive me please that I didn't call.
I love the new color in the kitchen it makes the cabinets stand out. I hate that you, Corey and Zach can't come out this March but there is always a reason for all things.

Anonymous said...

Going to days doesn't sound too bad, but missing your planned vacations is a bummer. We were hoping to see you in Maryland sometime and have you meet Kelsey. But you are right, going to days is all part of God's plan. Good way to look at it!

You make me laugh when you say, 'the big 27.' 27 only seems old on you because you were just 12 years old when I met Russ. Crazy huh?! Great, now I feel old! LOL!