taking a break from the blog

This is a picture that I took at my house at Christmas. It was the last time I saw Kherington.

well as you can tell I have been taking a break and I'm not sure when I will start up again. I am having a hard time thinking or writing anything. I can't stop feeling thoughts of sadness and sorrow for my sister and her family. For now I am going to put my thoughts and feelings with my family and reach for the peace from our Father above.

Psalm 139:13-16

For you created my inmost being;

You knit me together in my mothers womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me were written in your book Before one of them came to be.

Our girl with a Curl

With a heavy heart I pass along some info that will be in the paper this week. Thank you for your prayers and concern during this time.

Kherington Rosa Miller was whisked to heaven early March 1, 2009 as she slept. She was born August 13th, 2008 in Portland, Oregon to Alex & Regina Miller. Kherington enjoyed listening to violin music, relaxing in a warm bath, and socializing with groups of people. All that knew her admired her courage and strength. Mommy and Daddy will miss your smile first thing in the morning, until we meet you in heaven again. We thank God for the time He gave us to take care of you.
Kheri is survived by her parents and three big brothers: Seth, Christian, and Rhett.
A memorial fund has been set up at US Bank.
A celebration of her life will be held at Salem Evangelical Church on Friday, March 6th at 11:00am.

she going for a walk!

here is our big girl going for walk today! she has been taking steps for the last 6 or 7 weeks but today she is really going for it! you can click on the collage to see it bigger. good job sis!

sportsman show

David took the boys to the sportsman show last week. they had a blast. they got to fish (caught five!)and walk around and look at animals and all the cool hunting stuff. each of the boys got a giant face painting. both had smeared before I got a good picture, but you can get the idea!

the catch they came home with. the boys were so proud they supplied dinner! so eat up!

Isabel having fun in a box with her bro's

Heres a picture of the earings her grandpa got her for Christmas. we just put them in after the six week time you have to wait for the studs to heal.

HFCS - High Fructose Corn Syrup

In case you weren’t aware, the number one source of calories in the United States is high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The average American consumes about 12 teaspoons of it every day, though as the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) pointed out, teens and other “high consumers” may consume 80 percent more than that.Now it turns out that this widespread sweetener is contaminated with the toxic heavy metal mercury! The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of HFCS. And this was from samples of popular name-brand foods and beverages, including some made by Quaker, Hershey’s, Kraft and Smucker’s.
How Does Mercury Get Into Corn Syrup?
Although the makers of HFCS like to claim that it’s natural, it’s actually a highly refined product that would never exist in nature. Its manufacture involves an extensive process, one step of which is to separate corn starch from the corn kernel. Caustic soda is used, among other things, to do this, and for decades mercury-grade caustic soda produced in industrial chlorine (chlor-alkali) plants has been used for this purpose. Because mercury cells are used to produce some caustic soda, the caustic soda may become contaminated, and ultimately transfer that mercury contamination to the HFCS in your soda, salad dressing, soup, cereal, and so on. Said IATP’s David Wallinga, M.D., a co-author of both studies:
“Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the FDA to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply.”Isn’t it ironic that the Corn Refiners Association just recently spent around $30 million on an ad campaign designed to rehabilitate HFCS’s reputation as an unhealthy sweetener? It’s going to take a lot more than a few TV commercials to explain away this latest revelation.

Happy Birthday Isabel

Her Birthday Breakfast, she loved the strawberries and whip cream!

this was her reaction to everyone singing "happy birthday to you!"

pure JOY

her grandma got her a jewelery box she loved the music and little ballerina

yesterday was the day! wow my baby is ONE! Isabel we have enjoyed you in your first year so much! you have brought so much joy and little girl sweetness to our house. the boys just adore you and we are all so excited to watch you grow. You are one of the kids that has a sparkle to your eyes and a sweet heart. we are so thankful for you and will do our best to raise you according to Gods plan for your life. we love you TINY SWEETIE!~ your family~

I got my camera back!

Isabel is standing all by herself! she would not look at me..

my sick boy

I am so excited! I got my digital cannon back. I bought it in June just before we took a vacation to Colorado. then in July the screen quite working and with my camera if ya don't have the screen then you can't so much! well I sent it in to the maker and they sent it back all fixed and back to new! wow I couldn't be more pleased. I didn't have to pay a dime. they sent me the shipping label and all I had to do was package it up good and off it went! ten days later I have it back all fixed!!! yayaya I was so nervous because the camera was a huge and expensive purchase and Costco would not help me when I had a problem. they thought i dropped it and I had not. so lesson learned is talk to the Manufacturer they will work with you and will make the warranty good! here's a few pictures from today!