Scharrer Family

Cute Storage....why yes, please!

2010-10-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Little Green Notebook and Absolutely Beautiful Things I will now dream about this wonderful and oh so cute storage idea...although, my jars would more than likely be filled with candy, lots and lots of candy!!! Sweets a my BEST FRIEND! I can always depend on them!

Eeewww.....but no cats please.

Sometimes I feel guilty dreaming about how I want my kitchen to be. I know I should be content with everything that I have but oh how I would love to have a new updated kitchen someday. Dont get me wrong I am so thankful to have a place I can call home, a stove to cook food on, a dishwasher, and even old, dark cabinets that probably have over 25 years of grease stuck to them. But shoudlnt a girl be able to brush up against her cabinets and not get stuck to them! Someday, Someday!

woohoo

2010-10-08T15:06:00.003-07:00

Well yes it sure did

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trying out a new app

2010-10-08T15:06:00.001-07:00

Did it work?

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Oh My Lanta.........

2010-10-08T12:14:00.001-07:00

Am I going to be back in business....well lets hope so. I am so bad about keeping this darn thing updated hence the last post being almost a year ago. A lot has happened since then. I gave birth to our sweet baby girl, Brandon started the DPT program at OU, and I returned to work full time. The past several months have been pretty much the best months that have ever happened to me. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mommy and someday soon, God willing, I will get to be a stay at home mommy and have 5oo,ooo,ooo kids as longs as they are all as good as Kinley and if God allows us too! Brandon has been enjoying school although this semester seems to have a lot of unnecessary busy work. he has been doing so well in school and I am so proud of him and so thankful that he is willing to do this for our family. I give him props because I sure as heck dont ever want to go back to school. Let's hope our little bean has her daddy's brains and determination and not the Scharrer chin.

Ok this is off my previous family topic but...I am going to try something new. One of my most favorite things to do is dream REALLY BIG about a home that I will own someday. If only the funds to make my home my Dream Home were available, hence the dream part. Maybe some day. I love decorating and learning how to do things on the cheap. So I am going to try, try very hard in fact to share with you things that I love and want my home to possibly resemble someday. Now if I fail at this attempt, you don't have to rub it in. I will have already beat myself up for it. So bare with me and lets make this fun....

To start, the one room that I want to redo in our house is the kitchen. It is so dark and old, uuugghh just plain yucky. Here are a few pics of kitchens that I dream about in my sleep...

http://www.lifeingraceblog.com/ since I could paste pics of this kitchen then let me just tell you what I love

-The sink, in fact I am drooling over it right now

-open shelves, although I think I would have less kind of more like this. Minus the pink walls and fake greenery.

-the subway tile backsplash

Love the pendant light in this kitchen and the wall color, thanks Young House Love

Come to find out, this cute little kitchen, sorry I forgot where I found it is pretty much a little big of everything I love, pendant lights, open shelves, farm sink, beadboard ceilings, a little blue color, and loverly wood countertops. Light, refreshing and definately a place I could bake some yummy zucchini bread or banana bread, whatever your in the mood for.

Well thats all for now folks. Have a splendid weekend!

What happens when we get snowed in.......

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2009-10-29T14:47:00.001-07:00

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So encouraging!

2009-07-24T07:15:00.001-07:00

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will findl; know and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matt 7:7-8

Have faith in God. Mark 11:22

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. and when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your father in heaven may forgive you your sins. Mark 11:24-26

Please say a prayer

2009-07-22T06:49:00.000-07:00

I have been in kind of a crummy mood this week. I think it is starting to sink in that Brandon is really going to go back to school, well at least thats the plan for now unless God decides other wise. I get a really sick feeling in my stomach when I think about it. It makes me nervous because I am so used to us both having jobs, and he wouldnt be able to work so I will be the bread winner even though my bread winnings are not worth poo. I think that responsibilty stresses me even though nothing is really going to change for me work wise. I cant really pin point the exact reason why I feel the way I do and I wish I could. I know that God will take care of us no matter what and I find peace in that but I think my fear is of the unknown as well. Will Brandon even get accepted, will I ever get to spend time with him, will we have enough money to do this, will I be able to survive working at OC for 4 more years,, what will happen once he is done? I have so many things running through my head and I am trying really hard not to worry about it and give it all up to God. I know whatever happens will be a blessing and I need to focus on that. But its a lot easier said than done.

Brandon has a lot coming up...he has to take 2 prerequisites, take the GRE, do 40 hours of observation and begin the application process. Please pray for him to do well in his class and to do well on the GRE and for God to be with him through the DPT program. And if he is not accepted, pray that God will open up other doors for him and to advance in his career.

We can use all the prayers we can get! Thanks so much!

Come and Tell EVERYONE you know!!

2009-07-10T10:12:00.001-07:00

2009-07-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

A lot has been going on over the past month. Brandon and I have been playing soccer. I play on a girls team and then both of us play on a co-ed team. It is so much fun and the only excercise I get so I need to keep doing it! haha! Our little pup Kyper is still going strong! I am suprised he hasnt run away yet from Brandon picking on him all the time. I had 3 showers in one day. 2 baby showers and 1 wedding. I was sooo pooped but had so much fun!! We went down to Dallas over teh 4th of July weekend so I could meet a boy that my best friend is going to marry in september. Thats right they are getting married in september and she is my best friend and I am just now meeting him. I gave my approval so now they can get on with the planning! haha! While we were down there Brandon and his friends Ryan and Levi ran an 8k. They are working their way up to run in the OKC marathon in April. I am a proud watcher from the stands! Brandon and them did really well. They ran is in 48 minutes! THere was one lady there that was in a wheelchair and she completed it in a little over an hour. I was so impressed. I cant even run a lap let alone push myself with my arms for 5 miles. She is super women!! Then for the fourth we went to Jessica's church, played and watched the fire works from there! it was so good to be down there and spend time with her. I was really missing her! Soon I get to have both of my best friends in one place at the same time and I cant wait! The final big news...my stepsister had her baby! Ella Bell. She weighed 6lbs 8 oz and was 20 and a half inches long! We were there when she had her and I got to hear her first cry. It was so awesome! Tosha was a trooper and make giving birth look so easy. I know i am going to love being an aunt!! Brandon and I will be her favorite aunt and uncle!!

Why did you guys just turn on the lights, i am trying to sleep here???
He found a new spot. It must be cool on his belly since its so hott out!

This is my stepsisters baby shower

Kristen and Chris' wedding shower

Michelle is due in August! Babies everywhere! AAHHHH

Ryan, Brandon, Levi

The lady with the wheel chair
The 4th!

Aww i think we need one!! haha
Sweet baby Ella

Go Light Your World

2009-06-18T08:15:00.000-07:00

Brandon and I go to Memorial Road Church of Christ and last Wednesday they started a new class called WOW, Wonder of Worship. Its mainly just singing and praying. This class is something that Brandon and especially me, really needed. It feels like church camp and I absolutely LOVE going. We learn a new song each time and the song we learned last night was called Go Light Your World by Chris Rice. Brandon and I knew we had heard that song but couldnt figure it out, then we saw that Chris' name was on the bottom of the song so since we just love it so much we went home and put in the Chris Rice CD and sang that song probably 4 times! haha! It has a really good message and being in worship like this is so amazing and uplifting. Its sad that Sunday worship is more of a routine and I am guilty of just going through Sunday because thats just what we do and not really opening my mind and heart during church. Anyways, You need to listen to this song and really think about the works! I put a link ad the bottom so you can listen to it. Hopefully this will encourage you!

Go Light Your World

There is a candle in every soul

Some brightly burning, some dark and cold

There is a Spirit who brings a fire

Ignites a candle and makes His home

So carry your candle, run to the darkness

Seek out the helpless, confused and torn

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle, and go light your world

Frustrated brother, see how he's tried to

Light his own candle some other way

See now your sister, she's been robbed and lied to

Still holds a candle without a flame

So Carry your candle, run to the darkness

Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle, and go light your world

Cause We are a family whose hearts are blazing

So let's raise our candles and light up the sky

Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus

Make us a beacon in darkest times

So Carry your candle, run to the darkness

Seek out the helpless, deceived and poor

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle, and go light your world

Carry your candle, run to the darkness

Seek out the hepeless, confused and torn

Hold out your candle for all to see it

Take your candle, and go light your world

http://www.imeem.com/silvsmiles/music/Suc314Ve/chris-rice-go-light-your-world/

Finally

2009-06-12T07:20:00.001-07:00

Well Brandon and I finally had our house warming party! After being in there for 5 months and working our rears off! It is still a work in progress but we have come to far! I must say I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish! The party was a great success! We had so many friends, family, and co-workers show up! The day started at 12:00 and ended at around 5:00. People just kept on coming and coming and we loved it! We got the best surprise I think I have ever had, except of course when Brandon proposed! Our family from Minnesota showed up! Kara came with her mom, Maida and Skogen. I was in the kitchen and I turned around and the minute I saw Kara I started crying like a little girl and couldn't stop. Oh man, what an awesome surprise! Skogen is even more precious in person! That was the first time Brandon and I have seen him since he was born in January. We are pretty sorry aunts and uncles. But we will work on it! The weekend just got better and better each time we got to see the kids! I love them to pieces and wish so badly they lived closer. I must admit that I was surprised that Maida knew who everyone was down here! She knew all of our names which I know made Brandon and I feel good! Erik and Kara have done a great job making sure Maida knows her family even though she doesn't get to see us much. Even though we had a great time with them, we wished that Erik could have come down. But hopefully next time he can make it! I want to say a HUGE thanks to everyone that came and made this day fun! And a special thanks to Kara for surprising us!

A walk to remember

2009-04-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

Brandon, my sister, Randy, and I all did the 5K walk for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon this past Sunday. It was so much fun. There were over 20,000 people participating. The pictures do not even do justice. It was pretty powerful to see the first guy running the full marathon cross the finish line. I can only imagine running that long. I cant even run a mile. Pretty sad, I know! Of course while Brandon and I were watching the runners run in, I was all reaty eyed because I cry about everything. After we got done doing our walk, we watch some the runners run in and then we went to the Arts Festival for like an hour. Then we came and crashed because we had to be at the marathon at 6. YUCK! I took a picture of those fire fighters because they did the walk with us and had on all of their gear, which i am sure weighs a ton.

This is the first guy and girl to finish the marathon that day. She is 24, I am just so impressed.

This is the Oklahoma City bombing memorial.

Happy Birthday Mom and Sister

2009-04-28T07:57:00.000-07:00

My moms 50th birthday was April 21. We had a suprise birthday for her at the bowling alley! It was lots of fun and she was so suprised!! Then my sisters birthday was April 23 so we went to micky mantles (notice i didnt capitalize the name because the restraunt didnt deserve it). Do not ever go to that restraunt. The food is way to expensive and not even that good and the waiter we had was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo rude. I wanted to punch him, but I stayed calm. Anyways here are pictures from their birthdays.

Construction Zone....COMPLETE

2009-04-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

So Brandon and I had this brilliant idea to knocked down a wall in our living room. So withouth really thinking it completely through, we did it. Well, we didnt do it, we had someone do it for us, but oh my word. Our house was a complete mess for a month. There was dust and dirt and crap just everywhere. But alas, its all done! And boy am i thankful! Make sure to look at the tile that Brandon laid and the nice new ceilings with no more popcorn (man, was that a mess or what). Here are some before and after pictures. Enjoy!

A Hand Called Ruth

2009-04-28T07:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of our make-up fundraiser we did back in March. It turned out really well. We raised over $400!! Thank you to everyone who helped out! We are $400 closer to clothing the children in India!

Long, Long, Time Ago

2009-04-28T07:03:00.000-07:00

I know what your thinking, "that girl does not know how to keep people updated" and its true. i kind of stink at doing this whole blog thing. i get on a roll and then i stop for years at a time! So i will try to work on it, but no promises.

Here are some pictures from Dallas: Let me set them up for you...brandon and his friend Ryan decided they wanted to play evil kenevil and going to this place called Jump Zone or something of that nature. Ryans wife Megan thought the would Mrs. Evil Kenevil (i dont even know if i am spelling his name right but oh well, you get the point). So here are few pics and videos. Its pretty funny listening to Megan scream bloody murder so turn your speakers up!! The picture of the baby is Baby Kate! That is Jessica's niece. she is sooooo cute! I really wish that we lived closer to our friends. :(

The Lord accepts my prayer

2009-04-10T14:28:00.000-07:00

Psalm 6
O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave? I am worn out from groaning; all night long i flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak from sorrow; they fall because of all my foes. Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord had hear my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

I lay my requests before you

2009-04-09T08:46:00.000-07:00

Psalm 5
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong. You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the Lord abhors. But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies- make straight your way before me. Noe a wrod from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they speak deceit. Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Dwell in safety

2009-04-08T07:21:00.000-07:00

Psalm 4
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? KNow that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him. In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer right sacrifices and trust in the Lord. Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord. You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Deliver me, O my God

2009-04-07T06:35:00.000-07:00

Psalm 3
O Lord, how many are my foes. How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side. Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessings be on your people.

Blessed are all who take refuge in Him

2009-04-06T06:45:00.000-07:00

Psalm 2
Why do the nations conspire and the people plot in vain? The kinds of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One. "Let us break their chains", they say, "and throw off their fetters." The One enthonred in heaven laughs, the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying "I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill." I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, " You are my Son, today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and i will make the nations your ingeritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will rule them with an iron scepter, you will dash them to pieces like pottery." Therefore, you kinds, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a momen. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Delight in the law of the Lord

2009-04-03T10:20:00.000-07:00

Psalm 1
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

Oh my word, thats all I can say

2009-03-18T09:29:00.000-07:00

Working around the House

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Brandon's B-Day

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Ice, Ice, Brandon

2009-03-05T07:37:00.000-08:00

Check out Brandon and his hard day at work. Oh how I love my husband! he sure does keep things interesting! I am sure his co-workers think he is crazy!!

I love you Brandon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHK0F31XS6Y&feature=channel_page

We love owning a home

2009-02-02T14:03:00.000-08:00

I know I havent updated in a while but we have big news....we bought a house. We have been there about a month now so check out the pics and see all the updating we have done!
If you can't see the pictures in this email, click here to see it in a web browser:http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=7oi5dfw9.8qh7noux&x=0&y=-s5ua92&localeid=en_US

Updates and pics!

2008-12-15T07:15:00.000-08:00

I know its kind of late but here is a picture of Brandon when he got poison ivy on his face when we went camping. I felt so bad for him.

Thanksgiving with my moms family

Brandon, my mom, my sister, and me at thanksgiving.

Brandon putting our star on!

Brandon trying on his thermal underwear on that he wore to the OU game in Kansas and Kyper thinking..."Brandon is crazy"

Brandon at the OU game. He was so excited to go, he reminded me that he was going every day the week before the game! Him and his best friend Ryan went!
Kyper LOVES to lay under the christmas tree. He is the best dog ever!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Returning after a Break

2008-12-02T06:39:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This past week was so nice. I only had to work 1 day and then I was off the rest of the week! Being off for so long did make it difficult to come back to work, but I had to. Brandon and I ate a ton on Thanksgiving. We always do because we have to go see Brandons family, then my moms family, then my dads. Oh the joys of divorce. But we did get a good variety of food and yes, we ate at every place and it was delicious! I have been eating left overs for 2 days now. For lunch and dinner. Its just so good I cant get enough of it!

Brandon and I were brave souls on Black Friday and encountered the crowds. We didnt go till about 12:30, I was not about to get up at 3am and deal with all the crazies out there. I think I would have gotten in a fight with someone, because lets be honest, I am not the happiest camper at 3am! Anyways...we went to the mall and JCPenney's was our first stop. We were looking around and got several things and then realized that the doorbuster sale ended at 1 and it was 12:50. So we were walking to get in line and the line was soooooooooooooooooooo long, we just decided to leave because we wouldnt make it in time for the sale. But then about 15 minutes later they said they were extending the sale to 2!! We were pumped and got pretty much all of our Christmas shopping done there, except for Brandons dad. I was so glad we got everyone a gift that day, because it was my goal to get the shopping done that day! When we got in line to pay at JCPenny's there was no line, amazing! It was a good day, full of shopping, and being together. I just love spending time with Brandon. He is the joy of my life and I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband to share life with! Thanks Brandon for being so great! I love you!

Okay sorry for being so lovey dovey, I just had to say it! Anyways... I hope everyone has a great day!

A Hand Called Ruth

2008-11-14T07:03:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to do a little advertising for a new organization that a couple of girls and I are starting. It is called "A Hand Called Ruth", this soon to be non-profit organization will be selling clothes to give clothes to children at orphanages and childrens homes all across the world. We are in the process of becoming a non-profit and have a long road ahead of us. We know that God is going to be with us every step of the way. You can check our website out at http://www.ahandcalledruth.com/ for more details. Also if you would like to donate you can do that on our website as well. Please keep us and A Hand Called Ruth in your prayers. I hope everyone has a blessed day!

Busy Week

2008-11-07T14:29:00.001-08:00

This week has been really busy. Here is how it has gone so far...Monday we went to Alex's football game in norman and Alex was pretty much awesome, Tuesday we didnt due anything that i can think of, Wednesday I had a meeting with Deanna and Paige and we had our small group get together, Thursday Brandon, Kirby, and I went to the homecoming play at OC and it was so good and super funny and 3 hours long (holy ocw), Friday (tonight) Wishing Well which is a nonprofit organization that helps get wells put in in Africa is having an art show and benefit concert to raise money and Derek Webb who used to be the lead singer of Caedmons call is going to be performing so we are going to attend that, Saturday Brandon and I and hopefully our small group will show up to go to the Food Bank to help them package food and do whatever we can to help (Brandon and I are in charge of mission for our small group this month so we are going to go to the Food bank every saturday for 2 hours to help out, hopefully set up a time to help out at the Jesus house, and then raise money to send thanksgiving stuff to troops) and then I am going shopping with my mom, then finally sunday we have church and then i am eating lunch with a group of girls and finally i have to get some pictures taken for a certain thing.

Anyways...I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Vote

2008-11-04T11:45:00.000-08:00

I think not. I know that some of you will be so sad and disappointed to hear that Brandon and I did not vote today. I guess I just dont understand what the big deal is if we dont vote. Oh well, maybe someday I will come around. Who knows.

I wanted to update everyone on Brandon and Kyper. Brandon is almost completely poison ivy free! Thank goodness! Kyper is doing so much better. Its amazing. He is back to his normal self now. The only thing that is still different is his strength. He cant jump on the bed. He tried when he first got home and just ran right into the bed. It was kind of funny because I heard a big thud (which was him running into the bed) and then I heard him clawing the bed to try to hang but didnt quite make it. But he is definately getting better. Thank God!

Nothing else interesting has happened. I hope everyone had a fantastic day!

Its a Good Day

2008-10-31T10:54:00.000-07:00

Today the vet called and said that Kyper gets to come home! I am so glad. But I am also really nervous because I dont want him to get it again. I was doing some research in the internet about parvo and it said that we should disinfect everything with bleach and warm water and to throw away his toys. How in the world am I supposed to disinfect everything that he or Brandon and I shoes have come in contact with. I am so nervous. I really dont want him to get it again. It just breaks my heart that he even got it in the first place. I wish I could go home right now and get the house cleaned and disinfected as much as possible before we had to go get him. I am so scared that he is going to get it again.

Anyways, please pray that he doesnt get parvo again and that we will be able to get him 100% better and get him updated on his shots so he never gets sick again. I am a horrible mom and its not even a child I am having to take care of. What am I going to do.

My Boys

2008-10-30T08:23:00.000-07:00

I have to start off by saying that this week has been the longest week of my life. Oh my word, I am so ready for it to be Friday at 5:00 so I can be on my way home from work! Oh how I cherish the weekends now. They are quite lovely!

Update on my boys...Brandon is doing much better. He didnt go to work until today so that he could get the poison ivy under control. His face looks so much better but it is still spready on his arms and hands. He is very annoyed with the ivy. He has been itching like crazy and I feel so bad and useless because there is nothing that I can do to make it feel better. He has been soaking in oatmeal baths and putting Ivarest all over his face and hands every 5 seconds. Its funny when he puts the Ivarest on his face because it looks like he is wearing makeup. But he is making progress.

Kyper is still in the doggy hospital :(. He is doing better though. Yesterday was the first full day for him to not throw up or have diarrhea and last night the vet said he nibble on his food a bit. But not enough so he can come home. I am supposed to call back this afternoon to see if he has eaten. If he has eaten a good amount then he can come home but if not he will have to stay longer. Brandon and I are going to see him again today. I cant wait. Even though it makes me really sad that he is sick and has an IV I still think that it makes him happy to see us. I just want him to be his perky, hpyer self again. Poor puppy.

I am ready for Jessica and Becca to get back from Spain. Jess sent me an email with pictures of Paris and I must admit I was a bit jealous. It looks and sounds like they are having fun. I also got pictures of where they live. They live right on the beach and the view was beautiful. I can only imagine what it looks like in real life. Please keep them in your prayers!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Events of the weekend

2008-10-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

I took Kyper to the vet Friday and found out that he has parvo. It is a virus that attacks the lining of the intestines. It causes dogs to throw up, have diarrhea and possible death. The vet thought that we got him in early enough that he should be ok but they couldnt say for sure or not. He had to stay at the animal hospital with an iv in him and so they could give him some antibiotics. He has been in there for almost 4 days now. They said that if he eats something today and keeps it down then he might be able to come home today. So we just have to wait and see.

This weekend we went camping with Deanna and Chase. It was fun except for the fact that Brandon (of course it was him because something always happens to him) got poison ivy all over his face and his eys were so swollen. So we had to come back early sunday and take him to the urgant care place to get him a shot of prednisone and then they gave him some prednisone in a pill form to take for awhile. He isnt near as swollen but it is starting to spread up his arms. Hopefully the prednisone will kick in soon and dry it up so it stops spreading. Oh what am i going to do with my boys. They are wearing me out.

Ontop of Kyper and Brandon, when we got home Sunday there was a water leak in our bathroom and so our floor was all wet. What a fantastic weekend. Sorry I am being a complainer but oh my word. Anyways, I hope everyone else had a great weekend and hopefully the week will get better and we can get Kyper back home and Brandon to stop itching.

Sad Day

2008-10-24T09:53:00.000-07:00

I am so sad today because I have to take our puppy to the vet today. He has not been is fun, ADD self. He has not eaten in 2 days and just lays around. He wont even eat his treats which means there is something really wrong because he ALWAYS scarfs those things down. He has thrown up as well and when you go to pet him he cowers down like he is in trouble or something. Its really weird and I really hate it. I wish he could just tell us what is hurting. I am nervous to take him, one, because i dont want it to be anything serious, and two I dont want it to cost a ton of money. But I want him to be better. I feel so bad that he is at home by himself right now while B and I are at work. I want to be home with him so bad. I know some may think I am being ridiculous but he is our first dog together and I dont want him to hurt. Say a prayer that he will be just fine and that it wont cost a ton of money to get him checked.

Go Vintage Varsity!!!

2008-10-22T06:28:00.000-07:00

I am playing flag football on the faculty/staff team at OC. Last night we played Pi which is the club that I was in when I went to school at OC. This game was really important to me to win since we were playing my old team. It was a very intense game. At the beginning I was playing both defense and offense. I decided that I did not like playing offense because I had no idea what I was doing so then I switched to just playing defense. I dont remember what my position is that I play but I guess that doesnt really matter anyways. As long as I know where to go and what to do then everything is good!

The game went on and both teams had not scored at all. Neither team scored till the 2nd half. We scored and went for the extra point but didnt get it so the score was 6-0. Then Pi scored and they got the extra point to make the score be 6-7 Pi. At that point I think our whole team was getting frustrated and wanted to win so bad. It had been such a great game. It was my fault that Pi was able to get the extra point because we were supposed to man up and I didnt for some reason. I had a brain fart I guess. After me screwing up I was ticked. We just had to win and there was no way that I was going to lose by 1 point. It was just not going to happen. So we got the ball back, Micah who is our quarterback threw some great passes to move us down the filled. It was like 1st and goal and Brandon saw that Rachel had been open so he told Micah to throw the ball to her the next play. Funny thing is, is that one of the Pi girls heard everything Brandon was telling Rachel to do and Rachel was still able to get open and score a touchdown and we also got the 1 extra point to win the game. I didnt mention that there was only like 30 seconds left when all this happened. Pi got the ball back and there was 15 seconds. They threw a couple of passes. And the last pass that was thrown I intercepted!!!!!! I must admit I am going to brag about it because I have always wanted to intercept the ball my whole life and finally did. I was super pumped and Brandon was so proud of me! It was a great game and so much fun.

KYPER

2008-10-21T06:50:00.001-07:00

Since I haven't blogged in a really long time I thought I might tell everyone that Brandon and I have a new addition to our family. That's right, ITS A BOY! He is so much fun and we love getting play with him and spoil him like crazy. He is the best dog anyone could ever ask for. Here are a few pictures of him. He will be 1 year old on October 31st.

He went on his first sail boat.

He looks dead but he is just sleeping.

Bath time. He does not like it, but does so good.

Pictures from Minnesota

2008-10-21T06:49:00.001-07:00

http://scharrerfamily.shutterfly.com/

ENJOY!

Its FRIDAY

2008-10-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

It is Friday! This week went by so fast since I didnt have to work on Monday because of Fall Break. I wish I only had to work 4 days a week. Speaking of working, I came up with a brilliant idea and perfect reasoning...I told Brandon one day that it is not fair that everyone has to work 5 days a week and only get 2 days off. Today so many people think that family and family time is so important, yet we only get 2 days off to spend time with them. I decided that everyone should only work 2 days a week and get 5 days off. That way families could spend more time together and grow closer! Well I thought it was a fantastic idea but not everyone else agrees with me. Oh well, at least in my mind I can think it is a great idea and think I am right. haha! Oh, I have another brilliant idea...I think that everyone should get rid of money. i think whoever invented money was dumb. Look at how many problems it causes so many people today. It causes more problems than it helps. Everyone should just get rid of money and everything should be free. Now I know some of you will disagree completely because Brandon said that it will never work but in my mind it does! Just think if money was never invented then we wouldnt have the hardships and trials we have to face every day. Everything would be free and no one would be poor, or living on the streets, and everyone would be able to eat. Just thought I would throw my thoughts out there just for fun! I am get to meet with my married girlfriends tomorrow for lunch. We are going to eat at the Spicy Pickle. I love their baked potatoe soup and the gobble sandwich. I like it when we are all able to get together because we can all relate in the married department and none of us have kids, at least not yet. Laura is pregnant but she is the only one out of the group.

Anyways, I hope that you all have a great weekend, get some rest, and remember to pray!

I am an amazing slacker!

2008-10-17T09:55:00.000-07:00

So I am back. Finally. Hopefully I can update regularly now. Its hard when I dont have the internet at home to play with this stuff. Anyways...everything is going good with us. Brandon is still working at OMRF and I just started working at Oklahoma Christian University about 3 months ago. I am a financial aid counselor for the international and graduate students. Right now I am still learning every day so I have my good and bad days. Some days I just cry and others go so well. I know I just need to give it time.

Brandon and I were able to go up to Minnesota this weekend to visit his brother, sister-in-law, and niece. We had so much fun and it was so good to see them. Maida is quite the cutie and I really wish that we could see them more. We didnt get to visit with Erik much because he had a test on the following Monday so he had to study all weekend which was a bummer. But hopefully we can see them again soon. I really enjoy spending time with them and it makes me really sad that we dont get to see them. I guess thats just what happens when everyone lives forever away. I also want to thank Brandons parents for taking care of us that weekend. We really appreciate all that you guys do for us. Thanks so much! I know it helped us out so much!

I have been kind of down lately because my 2 best friends are in Spain. Oh man, they are so far away and I can just hardly stand it. I am so glad that they are over their and have each other to spend this amazing experience together. I miss you all so much and cant wait to see you when you get home!

Well that is all for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Pray Please

2008-03-27T08:58:00.000-07:00

Last night I found out that my sister-in-law is in the hospital with Mastitis. This is a very painful thing to be going through. Please keep her and Erik and Maida in your prayers please. I havent heard how she is doing but I will keep you updated. Have a good day!

Who Wants to Play Burrito's

2008-03-13T18:38:00.000-07:00

So another game that Kirby, Jessica and Lauren made up...BURRITO!! They talked me into playing and this is how it works....each person rolls up like a burrito (hence the name of the game), one person lays on top of the couch and the other person lays on the bottom, the top person rolls on top of the bottom person and the first one on the floor is the loser.

In one of the videos watch my shoulder and Jessica's head...i almost knocked her out. And then i peed my pants!

Enjoy!

P.S. Anyone who plays these girls games beware of getting hurt!

WARNING

2008-03-09T21:25:00.000-07:00

*DANGER*DANGER*DANGER*DANGER*

SAFETY WARNING

Never play "Salty Balls" indoors.

Doing so may result in serious injuries.

A bunch of us were over at Jessica's aprtment playing the Wii and then we

decided to play a game that her and Kirby made up, which happened to be Salty Balls.

The game is pretty much like dodge ball. One person is trying to peg someone and the other person is trying to run away to they dont get it. Well Brandon was trying to dodge the ball instead of run away and he jump back to dodge the ball and rocked his head on the corner of the wall. We were all laughing and then he started bleeding.

So we tried to doctor him up. I didnt do very good because as I was looking at his flesh wound I got really hot and kind of faint to I had to go sit down. Brandon and i decided after that happened to call it a night and went home. He put ice on it the rest of the night. Today it looks ok, just a swollen and has some crusty blood on his scalp and the cut. He has had a headache but not much else. Thank goodness it wasnt more serious. Brandon always seems to be the one to get hurt. I absolutely HATE when he gets hurt. It makes me in a bad mood cause....well I dont really know why, I just hate it.

So to make a long story short...never play salty balls in small areas!

Are You Being the Best You Can Be?

2008-03-06T10:01:00.000-08:00

Brandon and I have been reading a devotional book every night together and we came across a question that the book asked and I think you should read and really think about it. I know it will make you rethink the way you act and the things you do. I know I need to work on some things.

" If you were arrested today for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"

Have a bless day!

Birthday Concert

2008-03-05T19:39:00.001-08:00

Brandon and I finally got to go to his birthday present I got him. We went and saw Michael Buble last night and it was AMAZING! I think that was the best concert I have ever been to. Michael was so funny and really personal and interacted with his band and the people in the audience so it was pretty cool. Something different then I have ever seen. This concert was even better than Justin Timberlake! haha! The opening act was a group of 7 guys called Naturally 7. They do all acapella music and they were awesome. I want their CD but we didnt get it. But they are on ITunes so you should check them out. Oh and they have a website....www.naturally7.com. Before the concert we ate at Bricktown Brewery and it was yummy. Brandon said that the concert was an even better gift than the XBox 360 that Ryan and Shawn got him! So thats a good thing. It is always so nice tobe able to go on dates! Cheap dates, ever FREE dates are the best!

A NEW CAR!!!!

2008-03-05T19:31:00.001-08:00

You all know that we have been searching and searching and searching for Brandon a car. Well the search is no more. We finally found one. I am so glad that it is all done and now he has a real, new, good car that is all his own and not one that was passed down from someone in the family. His new car is a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. Thank you soooooooooooooooo much Carol for this wonderful gift! We appreciate it so much! God has blessed us in such amazing ways and we are so greatful!

One Fine Day

2008-02-25T19:33:00.001-08:00

Today was a pretty good day! I went to class at 9 and then worked the rest of the day till 6. Then after that Brandon and I went to a Marriage Matters seminar at Memorial Road Church of Christ. It was really good. The topic was "Please Listen to Me". They talked about communicating and being able to identify needs that are unmet. I really like going to marriage classes and seminars because it is so good to be reminded on how to be a better wife and hopefully I will apply what I have learned. Brandon only deserves the best.

I am starting my search for a job after I graduate. It is becoming really stressful because I am not exactly sure what I want to do. I find it hard to get motivated to look because the jobs that I do find and that I may qualify for, I dont have confidence in myself that I can do it. I know I could but I just want to be the best and I am afraid I wont be. So please keep me in your prayers. I am little overwhelmed but I know everything will work out.

Well, I'm off to study for a test tomorrow. Have a wonderful week!

Long Day

2008-02-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

Well today Brandon and I went car shopping and it was unsuccessful. We have been looking for cars for the last 2 months and I am so ready to find a car. I wish that someone would do all the looking for us, do all the research and then tell us about it and we would buy it. But thats not how it works. Gosh I just want to find a car so we can stop spending our Saturdays shopping.

After we went car shopping we went and said hi to my grandma and papa then we went out to Yukon to see my mom and Jimmy. It was good to see them and get free pizza! But before we left my mom got on to me for not writting thanks you's to those who gave us weddings gifts. I dont really like writting thank you's so we have been bad about putting them off. Its not that we aren't thankful, I just don't like writting thank you's. I guess we better do it.

We went and put our deposit down on an apartment for when I graduate. We will be moving there March 28. It so soon. I am excited but it makes me nervous. I wish there was no such thing as money and every thing was free. I am know I am dreaming. I don't like making all these decisions. It is a little stressful but I guess thats what everyone has to look forward to when you grow up.

Please keep us in your prayers, that we will make the right decisions and glorify God in everything we do. Have a happy Saturday!

Brandon's Early B-Day Celebration

2008-02-05T20:15:00.001-08:00

My mom and Jimmy of course had to feed Brandon. I mean, what better present for him than food. He is quite the eater. And especially Eischen's Fried Chicken. I have to admit he he didn't go overboard this time on the chicken eating. We had lots of fun. There was a group of people sitting next to us and they had their baby girl in this place. Who would ever think about bringing their little baby to a bar with loud crazy people and drinking going on all over the place. I was a little upset they had her in there. Anyways now that I am dont with my soap box, I just want to say thanks to my mom and Jimmy for all of the things they have done for us. Y'all are the best! Love you!

Maida likes to give bruises

2008-02-05T20:00:00.000-08:00

I am not sure what happened but Maida gave Kara a black eye. Kara better get control over her little monster! She's the cutest little monster I've ever seen!

Kara and Maida's Visit

2008-02-05T19:46:00.001-08:00

I know I have been so horrible with keeping this updated. I dont really like how it looks so I haven't been doing it but I am going to try to more often. Anyways, here are a few pictures of our BEAutiful niece Maida when her and Kara came to visit. We had so much fun spending time with them. I wish we could see them more often. Maida is my most absolutly favorite niece. She is such a good little girl! Hopefully we will get to see them again soon and without the whole world around. Brandon absolutlly loves his niece and is so proud of her. I know he will be a great daddy someday! In the last picture of Maida i put a little headband on her and she did not like it. It was funny though. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

Our First Christmas

2007-11-24T20:23:00.001-08:00

This is Brandon and I's First Christmas Tree! I was so excited when we put it up! Our apartment is so tiny so it was kind of difficult to figure out where to put everything. But I love our tree and my Husband! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-24T17:36:00.000-08:00

To Maida!

2007-11-16T11:54:00.000-08:00