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Urgent Prayer Request

Crystal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:57:53 +0000

Please pray!

Michael got some sort of bite on his back between his shoulderblades last week. It has turned into a staph infection. The doctor gave him an antibiotic shot yesterday and oral antibiotics. He went back in this morning and the doctor said it doesn’t appear to be responding to the antibiotics. He gave him another antibiotic shot to see if that would help.

He said his next step is to either come back in tomorrow or he could have the hospital in Quitman admit him.

Please pray for wisdom about what to do and healing if it is in God’s will.

Thanks.

Doth Mine Eyes Deceive Me?

Crystal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:53:32 +0000

Bang head here.

No, they don’t.

I wanted to add a graphic in the sidebar. I thought, “That’s a lot of code for a linked graphic, and I don’t recognize that tag.”

Did that stop me from adding it anyway?

No, it didn’t.

Did my blind eye stop all the text widgets from disappearing?

No, it didn’t.

Michael uploaded yesterday’s back-ups in an attempt to fix what I screwed up. Then all the tweaks I’d done disappeared. Neither of us had any idea that would happen. Did that stop me from shedding a few tears (quietly, so Michael wouldn’t know and be even more upset)?

No, it didn’t.

I looked around at other themes. I even tried a few out. I didn’t like any of them, so I went back to the one I had before and began the arduous task of redoing all the tweaks and widgets. I even created a new, subtler, greener plaid background for the content, and finally discovered a hack to get the sidebar like I want it. So all in all, the ol’ stairs benefited from the fiasco.

I have to take the kids to school, drop Michael off at the doctor, take Bethy to Playschool, pick Michael up, take Michael home, pick Bethy up, meet someone to get an ad for the MOPS newsletter, do the MOPS newsletter, and prepare the craft project supplies for the MOPS meeting on Wednesday morning. Did that stop me from staying up all night getting the site just the way I wanted it?

No, it didn’t.

Welcome to OCD.

This Week’s Twitter Blatherings

Crystal — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:59:00 +0000

Sure we know the Scripture, but there is purpose and blessing in *reading* the Scripture #fb #
Question: Is there a place for conjecture when it comes to study of Biblical people? #fb #
question rambling in my head for a fortnight: Do you love your friends enough to pray *God's will* for them regardless of your desires? #fb #
seriously, if you're not checking out http://www.billyfairchild.com every day, you're missing out on awesome photography from @tw3nty3ight! #
ooh, it's my favorite time of the day – nap o'clock! #fb #
thought about going to see hand-bell choir at church, but my head's already hurting some and it'd just get worse; so, i crochet #fb #
if you belong on my bookish pursuits or yarns list and i missed you, please @ me so i can add you! kthxbai #
…except @jennybeanses, @melzer, @percival, or @lauriepercival – you have your own lists! ;) #
RT @Melzer: first dance song at our wedding cc @jennybeanses http://bit.ly/6KzE9R #
gonna go wake up @marcand; i think he passed out when he cuddled with bethy to put her to sleep #fb #
hey, why haven't you made up my mind yet? http://is.gd/6OTmD #fb #
Breaking News: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Split Up, Share Kids http://bit.ly/brangsplit #
just got finished tweaking MySpace; are we friends there? http://www.myspace.com/crystalarcand #fb #
woke to animal-fighting sounds outside; never found the source, but thankfully both of my furry children are safe and well #fb #
kid just made himself *throw up* throwing a fit because he doesn't want to do his homework; i'm at the end of my rope… #fb #
meanwhile i've got bethy saying, "i want to go, too!" every 30 seconds because she's somehow got it in her head that i'm going somewhere #fb #
my house makes the seventh pit of hell seem like bliss #fb #
Just watched a guy pulling a trailer knock 2 gal of h2o off display @ gas station and keep going #
devouring a loaf of fresh french bread from walmart #stressfood #fb #
and now i shall either go crochet or nap… #fb #
sleep while the baby sleeps – that's the wisdom, right? well, then, i'm off for my nap! #fb #
going to go crochet while i wait for @marcand to hand over the iToy so i can play words with friends with my friends #fb #
RT @stringsofme officially launched my Strings of Me Etsy Shop. http://tinyurl.com/yl2tsuz < Huzzah & Congrats! #
How cute is this laptop sleeve in @stringsofme's new Etsy shop?! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=39225798 #
showing my 1st project as creative activities director to MOPS steering committee in the am; how i wish @lsrtx could be there w/ me! #fb #
please rally around @neilhimself tonight and tomorrow – he'll be saying good-bye to his beloved Zoe tomorrow #addingourstrength #
getting ready for my MOPS steering meeting while thinking of and praying for @neilhimself and Zoe #fb #
http://twitpic.com/zqdfr – i made a warning label for @melzer's post about warning labels http://ow.ly/1nyQif #
you guessed it, boys and girls – it's nap o'clock! #fb #
four ibuprofen and an hour's nap and my head is still killing me… #fb #
i'm two friends away from 900 on facebook – are you my facebook friend? http://www.facebook.com/3stairs #
Hey! Retweet this to win an iPhone 3GS from @dealsplus. Details here: http://bit.ly/7v9AvB #
Win an iPod Touch from @dealsplus. Details here: http://bit.ly/88jmwy #
Hey! Retweet this to win an $200 Target gift card from @dealsplus. Details here: http://bit.ly/4G0JE9 #
RT @StampGarden what non profit organization is dear to your heart? occ_shoeboxes #
Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/Crochet to join #
just got approved for http://buysellads.com – huzzah! #
we all appear to be having allergy/sinus drainage issues; bethy not sleeping well at all – keeps crying; please pray for her – thx #fb #
if only this heartburn were from love rather than Chemical Misery of the Esophagus… #fb #
just finished my apple oatmeal; not to ready myself to go get a massage #fb #
massage done and back home making lunch for bethy #fb #
chicken and rice soup eaten; eyelids seem to be metamorphosing into lead… #fb #
head starting to pound; time for ibuprofen #fb #
oh, how i love listening to the males in my house argue… #
*AMBER ALERT* Toledo-Bowling Green – 15 yo girl missing since 1/23. Photo: http://bit.ly/awAnkQ Please RT! via @AmazingAngie #fb #
going to go take a nice, warm, deep bath with bethy – hope it makes us both feel better #fb #
passed out; woke up; ate ice cream; found a crochet book i'm now pining for; going back to bed #fb #
bethy got up at 5:30, said "i have to go potty;" got up and went – huzzah! #fb #
Let's play Words With Friends on the iPhone! My username is '3stairs'. http://bit.ly/2qbpQ #
have about an hour in the house to myself; think i'll go enjoy the bed all to myself! #fb #
go watch @marcand live blog the Apple Tablet event for @lalawag: http://lalawag.com/apples-come-see-our-latest-creation-even/ #
…and now my lists are gone; ugh… #
iPad? really? are you really serious? is that really, seriously the best name you could think of for it? *facepalm* #fb #
wow, just ran my fingers through my hair and came back with a wad of hair – scary #
God bless my mother for making me fudge for Christmas #mouthgasm #
w00t! got some @tsavomedia swag today! local tweeps look for my "blog this" tee! #fb #
hair washing to commence momentarily… #fb #
you did too need to know that!!! #fb #
ah, my lists are back! #
elder two children full of Rude and Disrespect today; going to go sit and crochet to keep from pinching heads off… #fb #
tomorrow's soapbox for @kidglue will be posting in the afternoon – keep an "i" out for it! ;) #fb #
off to bed; taking sarah to get a cavity filled in the morning. #fb #
heading out to take brandon to school and sarah to the dentist #fb #
back home from tyler & exhausted, but i can't rest; have to write today's soapbox, then go to praise team practice #day that-never-ends #
1st blanket done; 2 skeins to go on 2nd to be done by 7 feb; then start, finish & send 3rd to NY by 10 feb #crochet like-mad #fb #
oops – gonna be late for praise team practice #fb #
there are a few people i'd love to send this letter to: http://ow.ly/11B6V #fb #
don't forget to check out this week's soapbox! http://bit.ly/dvWRop #
ugh – collapsing now #fb #
seven hours of sleep and i'm still exhausted; lovely… #fb #
i hate heartburn #thatisall #
I am 66% addicted to Twitter http://su.pr/1b72Ly from the magical @oatmeal #
*AMBER ALERT* @AmazingAngie's niece Justine is still missing from the Toledo-BG, Ohio area http://bit.ly/awAnkQ Please RT! #
3 bonus points if you know what time it is! #fb #
challenged the whole family and my mom to say "Irish wristwatches" – hilarity ensues #fb #
elder two at grandma's; trying desperately to get youngest to go to sleep #

This Week’s Twitter Blatherings

Crystal — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:59:00 +0000

well, it's off to bed with meself, i think; g'nite… #fb #
incredible sermon this morning from a visiting elder #fb #
At 2 Senoritas with @marcand waiting on fajitas #fb #
Fajitas = tasty *sizzly* cow murder!! #
Just left box full of noms on Mom's doorstep then called as we left :D #fb #
Sherlock Holmes great start and engaging story left perfect for sequel – can't wait #
kids picked up and in bed – back to parent mode; had a wonderful night with @marcand; dates FTW! #fb #
just ordered this from @CoverYourHair and saved 15% with "LOVEWINTER" promo code http://bit.ly/8fucLL #
oy, i gotta go to bed! #fb #
http://twitpic.com/yihr1 – sarah found a new spot #
think i'm gonna go crochet and watch the 'boys with @marcand for a bit… #fb #
have you ever actually heard the "I Have a Dream" speech? go listen and be inspired: http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
go listen to the "I Have a Dream" speech and be inspired: http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
trying to decide if i should do something productive or useless… #fb #
4yo bethy:mama? me: yes? bethy: are you in there? me thinking: no, kid, i'm in the kitchen, but i left my voice in the bathroom #fb #
selective twitter status doesn't seem to be working for me *harumph!* #fb #
and another test… #fb #
protected and then unprotected my tweets; let's see if that works… #fb #
now have fb twitter app *and* selective tweets app running – probably get double posts now… ugh #fb #
la lala – i wonder if twitter will feed to facebook now? #fb #
well, apparently got twitter fb app to work; sorry, fb friends – you'll be seeing all my tweets until i get selective tweets to work… #fb #
enough griping; go listen to the "I Have a Dream" speech and be inspired: http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
if it's your birthday, then happy, happy – i just wanna listen to the song! ? http://blip.fm/~jbu4g #
Quintessential Celt/Druid ? http://blip.fm/~jbuip #
love this ? http://blip.fm/~jbzc8 #
listening to "Sting – Moon Over Bourbon Street" ? http://blip.fm/~jbznp #
listening to "Sting – La belle dame sans regrets" ? http://blip.fm/~jbzt5 #
listening to "Sting – A Thousand Years" ? http://blip.fm/~jbzz8 #
listening to "Sting – Valparaiso" ? http://blip.fm/~jc063 #
listening to "Sting – The Secret Marriage" ? http://blip.fm/~jc0hh #
listening to "Sting – Sister Moon [@storylet]" ? http://blip.fm/~jc0l0 #
listening to "Sting & Edin Karamazov (Lute) – John Dowland – Come Again" ? http://blip.fm/~jc0qf #
listening to "Sting – Gabriel's Message ~ gr8fl.hohoho" ? http://blip.fm/~jc0t4 #
following @marcand to bed before the children get up all too early #
go listen to the MLK "I Have a Dream" speech and be inspired: http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #
getting ready to take Brandon for his 9-yr check-up and have them look at Sarah's head #fb #
Brandon checked out fine; back home and lunch eaten; trying to get Bethy to lie down for her nap #fb #
selective tweets seems to be working again; my fb friends rejoice #fb #
have you watched the Martin Luther King #ihaveadream speech yet? http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
son just discovered through a series of either/or questions that i like classic disney movies – where has this kid been his whole 9 yrs? #fb #
and now to start trying to get bethy to go to bed; wish me luck… #fb #
CoverYourHair.com and Womens Belts!! @coveryourhair http://xi7y3.th8.us #
RT @FIRE_Music Win a FREE IPod Touch and signed CD!!! just RT and Follow to enter. Winner picked Wed. January 20th!!!! #
http://twitpic.com/yr6us – awesomeness! #
taking my headache to bed… #fb #
man, six clicks at http://www.thehungersite.com is super fast with my new computer – love it! #
man, six clicks at http://www.thehungersite.com is super fast with my new computer – love it! #fb #
in case you missed it yesterday, here's the #ihaveadream speech (video and transcript) http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
Play Frigidaire's Spin & Win with Jennifer Garner. Each spin is a $1 donation to @SavetheChildren. http://tr.im/frigidaire #frigidaire #
on today's agenda: write this week's soapbox and do the MOPS newsletter for tomorrow morning #fb #
odd discovery: i do a great duck quack – very realistic; things you learn while listening to your 1st grader's reading homework #fb #
Let's play Words With Friends on the iPhone! My username is '3stairs'. http://bit.ly/2qbpQ #
i just donated clothing from @littlemissmatch to Haiti – your turn! http://bit.ly/78Exhn #fb #
playing wordscraper on fb while simultaneously playing words with friends on itouch = braingasm #fb #
i think bethy's addicted to the hand sanitizer; she's crying because we won't let her put it on her hands every 5 minutes #fb #
MOPS in the morning means i'm going to bed tonight! #fb #
bethy fussed all night about her legs – please pray for her; thx #fb #
great MOPS meeting this morning – and got a special treat – @lsrtx came to eat breakfast with us! it was so great to see you! #fb #
got a trending news post written inside of 25 minutes – look at me go! more importantly, check the recall info: http://bit.ly/5icgi6 #fb #
Let's play Words With Friends on the iPhone! My username is '3stairs'. http://bit.ly/2qbpQ #
i love my life… *dripping with sarcasm* #fb #
*sigh* here i am on wednesday night with no soapbox again… #
parents – what are you all riled up about this week? #fb #
some kind of wild animals fighting under the house – oh joy… #
Ohio tweeps – get with @tw3nty3ight to get some AWESOME photography work done!http://28photos.com/ #
hey look, i'm an extension cord! lol #
there's a poll on the sidebar at http://3stairs.com/ – please go vote now – thank you! #fb #
Q:If you could master one skill what would it be? A:piano, i think http://formspring.me/3stairs/q/61108079 #
i have four baby blankets that i'd love to be working on right now, but i really should be writing tomorrow's soapbox… #fb #
totally blocked and absolutely exhausted; here's to having inspiration after sleep… #fb #
if you haven't seen or watched the #ihaveadream speech this month, please do so (video and transcript) http://bit.ly/8DQrFq #fb #
chiropractor – check; okayed to crochet despite pain in fingers – check; enjoying leftover soft tacos and tea – check! #fb #
Teh Awesome of Today: @tw3nty3ight had one of his photos featured on the front page of the paper! WTG Billy!! http://pages.wnewsj.com/ #
Crystal's Soapbox is live – check it out! http://bit.ly/5oyteW #fb #
did you read this week's Crystal's Soapbox @KidGlue? It's about pants – http://bit.ly/5oyteW #
bethy is in brat mode #fb #
correction: the girls are in brat mode #fb #
listening to @marcand give the girls a bath while i get ready for praise team practice makes me fall in love with him all over again <3 #fb #
just registered w/ @SAMaMGlobal thanks to rec from @lsrtx; really enjoying sample songs at bottom right of http://www.samamglobal.com/ #
what idiot thought of playschool on tv 24 hours a day? #fb #
collapsing now – let's just hope i make it to the bed to do so… #fb #
today i plan to crochet like a madwoman #fb #
one post written already this morning; still need to write tv for you and me; maybe after a crocheting session… #fb #
and now i crochet… #fb #
Teh Awesome of Today: phone rang and caller id said Fox Interactive *squee* #fb #
ooh, bethy is in a mood! she better take her nap quick or her little butt might fall off… #
nap o'clock is upon us, ladies and gentlemen #fb #
Hey! Retweet this to win an iPod Touch from @dealsplus. Details here: http://bit.ly/88jmwy #
bed – going #fb #

This Week’s Twitter Blatherings

Crystal — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:59:00 +0000

it's warmer, but it's still way too freakin' cold #ithoughtiwasintexas #fb #
dang, i'm tired #fb #
just had the Most Fabulous Idea – a crocheted Cat in the Hat hat!! #fb #
eating bakery french bread from walmart right out of the bag #fb #
nap o'clock has arrived, ladies and gentlemen #fb #
two elder kids down; last one going in about half an hour whether she wants to or not… #fb #
cleaning up the categories at http://3stairs.com #fb #
help, pls – do you use a wp auto-tagger plugin – which do you recommend? #
ugh – all my checkboxes are gone – what's up with that? #chromefail #
restarted chrome and still no checkboxes; gonna restart pc and see if that works… #
ta-da – checkboxes! #
coming to the conclusion that those who despise romance do so because they so desperately want it, but see no way of having it #fb #
guess i should head to bed so i can take the darlings to school in the morning… #fb #
RT @SamaritansPurse Teams needed 4 projects in New Orleans, Atlanta, Ecuador & Mexico Watch: http://bit.ly/4nP4Vn Join: http://bit.ly/4uRBTH #
any parenting-type news happen this weekend or this morning that i've missed? #
Happy-Teary & heartfelt congrats to my friends @Percival & @lauriepercival on @percivalspawn *SQUEEE!!!* http://twitpic.com/xn6v8 #
this week's soapbox for @KidGlue is already written and waiting to publish on thursday! #lookatmego #fb #
also, we just premiered another series over @KidGlue – check it out! http://www.kidglue.com/2010/01/11/family-fun-days-january/ #fb #
Teh Awesome of Today = just opened my 1st Out of the Box Sampler from @samplerboxes! this just went on my Do Every Month list! #fb #
i just got quoted on facebook by someone that doesn't know me – awesome! #
Great stuff > RT @mwsmedia New Post: The Forever Yes List http://www.mattselznick.com/scribtotum/2010/01/11/the-forever-yes-list/ #
RT @SlimPerfect 500th retweet wins $50 E-Gift Certificate for slimming swimwear to http://www.slimperfect.com. Up to 80% off. Pls RT #SP11 #
off to get the elder two from school; no nap for me today :( hoping @marcand will take pity on me and let me later… #fb #
massive headache – somebody knock me out, please #fb #
i'm thinking @marcand gets 45 more minutes before i tag him with dinner assignment and crash #fb #
many thanks to @marcand for letting me take a nap – my head is feeling much better now! #fb #
4yo bethy is asking for a 3rd encore of @sheilawalsh's Purple Ponies Gigi video #fb #
getting ready to post my video blog about my January box from @SamplerBoxes – be prepared for cute – Bethy helped! #fb #
grr! youtube upload functionality down for maintenance… #
note to self: you MUST go to the chiropractor tomorrow! #
checking youtube one last time to see if i can upload my @samplerboxes video blog; if not, i'm going to bed… #fb #
nap o'clock and all is we-ellll!! #fb #
Planning 3 baby blankets – love it! #
Eating at Pizza Hut to treat Bethy for being big getting *4 shots* today #fb #
RT @SlimPerfect 500th retweet wins $50 E-Gift Certificate for slimming swimwear to http://www.slimperfect.com. Up to 80% off. Pls RT #
4yo Bethy's legs (knees especially) are hurting her tonight; prayers appreciated #fb #
k – gonna haul my butt to bed; let's hope i don't toss and turn for an hour like i've done the last two nights… #fb #
Bethy's legs are still hurting this morning – please keep praying for her #fb #
RT: #Win a set of Haley Baley Hair Bows! @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/5GAAQe #giveaway #moms #hairbows ends 1/25 Enter Daily! #
RT @SlimPerfect 500th retweet wins $50 E-Gift Certificate for slimming swimwear to http://www.slimperfect.com. Up to 80% off. Pls RT #SP11 #
same nap time, same nap channel… #fb #
i have cows eating in my house; well, that's what it sounds like, anyway… #fb #
finally uploading the video blog of my Out of the Box Sampler from @samplerboxes – look for the post later tonight at http://3stairs.com #fb #
Teh Awesome of Today: @marcand bought me a grilled chicken wrap from sonic #mouthgasm #fb #
yep, i tried to configure the sidebars myself; yep, i jacked up my site; *sigh* #
reloaded css file and got it back to where it was, but i still don't have sidebars the way i want them… #
i want to drop an rss feed into a page on my wp-based blog – what plugin do you reccommend? #
just synced all my calendars for the family to the iTouch using http://www.nuevasync.com/ = Awesomeness! #
oh, and did you see the video blog of my January Out of the Box Sampler from @samplerboxes? *Bonus* Bethy's in it! http://ow.ly/1n1hrg #
Teh Awesome of Today: waking up to a comment from @lauriepercival on my blog! (& it tastes wonderful, Laurie!) #
dang, this sneezing is getting old… #fb #
Crystal's Soapbox is fresh @KidGlue – check it out! Rules? Not For My Kid! http://ow.ly/1n2Unv #
RT @SlimPerfect 500th retweet wins $50 E-Gift Certificate for slimming swimwear to http://www.slimperfect.com. Up to 80% off. Pls RT #SP11 #
got my first book from @ThomasNelson for review today! #fb #
hey, did you read this week's edition of Crystal's Soapbox @KidGlue? http://ow.ly/1n2Unv #
bootsie's hopped up on the 'nip and goin' crazy, lol #
from today's @MaxLucado e-mail: Though the boy is willing to stop being a son, the father is not willing to stop being a father. <#
does the thought of @Percival & @LauriePercival having @PercivalSpawn seem absolutely surreal to anyone else? #newera #
heading to Tyler to have lunch with my best friend! #fb #
<3 seeing all the horses on the backroads to tyler #fb #
can someone knit this sweater for me, please? kthxbai http://bit.ly/7p8ziV #