Mother of Two...

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Brad and I have fulfilled our dreams and we now have both a Daughter and Son! :)

We introduced Moose into our family just this last weekend and we love him to death!
He is a pure bred Welsh Corgi and he is full of spunk and ambition. He is a determined
little guy with his stubby legs; steps are a challenge! But he definately LOVES his older
sister Sasha. His best friend is definately the cat; Tia; though. They take naps together and
chase each other around the house. Sasha and Moose keep each other company and this
has made my life so much easier... Sasha still has been getting into trouble but i'm hoping Moose doesn't catch onto her naughty chewing habits... Here are just a few pictures!

Hope you enjoy!

What my Tuition goes towards....

This semester I'm in Biology 211. I will admit, it's not my best class grade wise, but I definately learn some very interesting stuff from it. I used to think that Biology 211 was boring up until the last few chapters. This last unit we were learning about animals... so here are a few videos that we watched that I have found to be really ineteresting! I have found YouTube to become addicting when it comes to interesting biology facts....


Christmas Island Red Crab....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH55iTS_FMY

Sharks and Octopui
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9A-oxUMAy8

The Life of a Sea Sponge (yes, they are ANIMALS!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laJgUrSsO_k

Army of the Sea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3W4OCnHyCs&feature=fvw

Golden Frogs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FWQvaBoRg

Hope you enjoyed a few interesting facts! :) I know I sure did!

<3 Roslyn Punt

Life Long Blessings......

I'm proud to pronounce........


(NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!) :) hehe
Brad and I's best friends are getting Married in a mere 10 DAYS from now.

Which ALSO means.... Brad and I have been married 4 months! CRAZY....

I'm at a point in the school year where I'm ready for a break. Dordt got tri-state
weekend... ISU... got a very devastating loss in the football game. woopy. whats new.
I'm ready for this exciting 3 day weekend coming up so quickly! I get to skip a physics
class on Friday and that makes this wedding all the better! I'm very excited to be able
to watch two life long friends join as one, and I'm even more excited because Brad AND
I are in the wedding. :) No, I don't get to walk down the aisle with him... but I still get to
be around him.

I remember the last week before our wedding.... so much rushing and hushing and excitement.
I was to the point (in overdrive) where I just wanted the week to be over. :) I'm sure Tiffany
is feeling that way too. Brad was sick, and I just wanted him to feel better, and it was just
all in all very stressful. But. SO WORTH IT.

Brad and I were with Mike and Tiff the night they met. And its a definate story to tell! :).
They're just two perfect pee's in a pod and I wish the best upon them. Brad and Mike have
been friends since as long as Brad can remember... Tiff and I have been friends since the
night she met Mike. Love and Happiness just grew from their. They have proven to be one
of our very few "couple" friends... and are most definately our closest. We enjoy hanging out
with them and being "mature". Not many of our friends are married (at least that we hand out
with and see often), so its nice to have them to support us, and we enjoy supporting them as
well...

anywho. I'm mumbling.
 but I just wanted to say that i'm
excited for my "vacation" from school
next week! :)

<3 Ros

Global Mission

Thursday night I was able to make it to my second ever SALT Co. event.
For more info on what SALT Company is; see the link below....

http://www.saltcompany.com/

They also have a Blog:

http://saltcompanystaff.blogspot.com/

Last nights message was about global missions and telling the nations.

Genesis 12 states "The Lord had said to Abram, "Leave your counry, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.""

*God wants people to go out and spread the word. He creates the nations and begins his plan to make a missionary family. Throughout the entire Bible God talks about fulfilling his mission and going out and spreading his words to the different nations. He wants us to become missionaries and desciple the stories about Him and His son.

The Promise is given to us in these 3 short Genesis verses; as well as multiple others...

                    Isaac; Gen 26:4 "all nations will be blessed"
                    Jacob; Gen 28:14 "all peoples will be blessed"
                   Ten Commandments- Deuteronomy 4:5-6
                    Exodus and Pharoh- Exodus 9:16
                   David and Goliath- 1 Samuel 17: 45-46
                   Solomon's Wisdome - 1 Kings 4:34
                   The Temple- 2 Chronicles 6: 32-33
                   The Psalms - Psalm 67: 1-2, 7

As I said, throughout the whole Bible God speaks about fulfilling his wish, and going out and telling the nations His news.

The guest speeker talked about a story that he had heard, and he connected it to these verses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HjR75VY8uU

This guy proposes, on the Brooklyn Bridge, and drops the ring through the cracks on the pedestrian walk. He was so desperate to get this ring back, he climbed down the scaffolding. Of course, the security motion detectors aka 'suicide' detectors went off, and signaled the police to investigate. He preceded to climb down the scaffolding, desperate to reach this ring. He gets the ring, and police take him into custody. He then tells them the story and goes back up, and proposes to his now fiance.

This story is tied to global missions.... sometimes God gives us moments where we need to leave the "pedestrian bridge" and climb the scafolding of the unknown. We need to go out and make headline stories to all the nations. Typical proposals aren't exploited nationwide. This proposal was because the man was putting himself out there and doing something few others would do, just for his love. We need to do that for God. We need to step out of our comfort zone and become missionaries to nations, not just story county, not just Iowa, but to the nations of the earth. This is spread throughout the entire Bible (see verses above).

When we fall in love you adopt your lovers passions. We need to do that with God and spreading to the Nations. This is God's love, so therefore we need to adopt his passion and make it one of our own. Did you know that over 2/3rds of Jesus' miracles were performed on Gentiles?...

The Larger Purpose- Isaiah 49:6; its not just Jacob but to everyone else that needs to go out and preach
Ministry of Jesus- Matthew 24:3,14; this is the timline of Jesus' opinion on what will happen
Responsibility- Romans 1:6; Galatians 3:!4
Strategy- Romans 15:20- entering unknown territory
Purchase- Revelation 5:9; Jesus already paid for everyone

His finishing words to this sermon was...
"Climb out of the safety of the sidelines and play in the game among nations. God gives us the choise to choose our mission, so don't delay, and be decisive TODAY."

Thanks for Reading. :)
<3 Roz

Long Time No Blog!

Oh. My. Goodness.
It has been far too long since I last posted on here.
Life has had me absolutely runnnnnnnnnnning lately.
Well. For today I'll get you all caught up in my life.

Brad and I moved to Ames, Iowa August 1st. Brad hadn't found a job in town yet so he was running back to Creston every week. For 4 days a week he would stay at his boss' house, then travel back up to see me. I started school at ISU August 23rd. I have been busy and stressed ever since. A Community College of 1,300 students is completely different than a University with 28,500 other students. And Easier might I add. I am currently taking Animal Science/ Pre-Vet Med classes. I'm currently taking Physics 111 with Lab, Biology 211, Animal Science 270 (Meat Science) with Lab, Animal Science 225 (Swine Science) with Lab, and Intro to Animal Science 110. I am half way through round 1 of exams. I have bio, 270, and physics done and over with, this coming week will be 225's exam as weel as 270's lab exam. Studying has me pretty busy. Classes full time, as well as supplemental instruction sessions..... time management is KEY!

I started working on the 17th of August at the Iowa State University Vet Med Teaching Clinic. I work with large animal patients including horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and a few hogs here and there. I work here monday and friday mornings from 5:30 - 8/9, depending on how much work there is to be done. I also work tuesday afternoons from 3:45 - 5/6. These hours work great with my school schedule and it helps a little with the bills. I really enjoy my job and thoroughly enjoy the people and patiens I work with.

Brad recently quit his Creston job and started working in Anita for Traush Farms. He works here 4 days a week. This job is only temporary, helping with the sale calves. October 15th he'll only be working 2 days a wekk for them. Also, he was just hired YESTERDAY for a job in Marshalltown. This job consists of hauling manure 3-4 days a week. He really enjoy's his boss here and is excited to get started working for him!

Brad and I enjoyed our first tailgating party yesterday with a few friends of ours. We didn't make it to the game due to the lack of tickets, as well as the lack of money to BUY the tickets. How you gotta love being a poor college life.

We bought our own trailer at the Old Orchard trailer park. We enjoy having our own house! Its deffinately nice to be able to do what we want to the place. We are still in the process of decorating and painting, but we have years to finish! We are hoping to be doing a little bit of renovation hopefully within the next year. But we will see what is to come.

Thanks, Roslyn

Upcoming Changes.

Ugh! Where to begin!

Within the Next Week, Brad and I's lives are going to change drastically.

First off- We have pretty much adopted a stray kitten. Sasha's new BFF.

This Kitten is

now part of

the family.

She LOVES

being loved,

and most of

all, She

LOVES

Sasha.

(As you

can tell.)

So There's the first change for the week.

Second. I am leaving my job. Thursday is my last shift. And I'm

going to miss it. I have been there for just short of 1 year, and

have really gotten attached to some of the people there. This means

finding a new job. BUT. I do have an interview next Thursday that

is really giving me a good vibe. The Employer gave me a promising

uplift by telling me that I had one of the best resume's she's seen from

a College Student. She said I definately knew what I was doing when

I have had so many Hands On Jobs. She knows that I am a hard

worker just by my recent jobs.

Third. We are Moving. Saturday is our Last Day in Creston, Iowa.

We bought a trailer house in the Old Orchard Trailer Park.

No. This is by no means a mansion, nor is it in the greatest shape.

But Brad and I are Saving TONS of money by buying a place

rather than renting a 2 bedroom apartment for 6 years at $700/Mo.

So. We Bought a House. Sunday we went and made the down

payment and started painting. Here are a Few Before/ After Pictures.

The Kitchen- Not Yet Painted. It will be Red and Black when

we are done with it. It has New hard wood flooring, and a

new stove. The Fridge/ Freezer is 3 years old.

Living Room. Right now its Grey. We are painting it

Dark and Light Brown. Its the largest room of the house and has

a little bit of an extension on it (Where Brad's Standing) an that

really adds more room to it.

The Hallway. This leads to the Office, Bathroom, and Master

bedroom. We aren't sure what color this will be yet, we are

still deciding on that.

The Office. Has all new hardwood flooring. The Desk came

with the House. I am hoping to paint this room Orange. I

want something that explodes and is exciting. I don't want a grey

office- that would be no studying for me! haha.

The Bathroom. Has the Washer and Dryer in it. A tub/Shower.

Toilet, and Sink/Counter. This room was ALL white. Ugh. At

the End; This is what it looked like....

Dark and Light Brown. It matches the decorations that I had registered

for on our Wedding Registry. So Excited!

The Master Bedroom. Right now its a Pea green and White.

Not exactly my choise in bedroom colors but... This is what it

will look like when its done....

Its not done yet, but its getting there. Brad and I ran out of time

on Sunday so we had to cut it short. But we will get it done! The

colors match our new Bed set....

We bought a new bed with our Wedding money. I decided

we also needed a new bedspread and all the fun jazz too!

So. Saturday we are moving into our new home. We still

have alot of painting to doo but we will get it done eventually.
We're both pretty excited to own our own place and not have
to rent anymore. We're also excited to be able to start
our lives together as a married couple. We're hoping this
house proves to be a good decision for us!

We named our house "The Punt Palace, even though its not
much of a palace at all. But it is for us... for the mean time!

<3 Roz

The 4 Seasons.

I tell you what. Today has been a crazy day so far and its just beginning.

To start off my day, I had to work 11pm- 7am.

So I Am 1. Cranky. 2. Tired. 3. Emotional (I get that way when I'm sleepy).

4 AM hits this morning and all, but the emotional, sensations dissappear when I

become "The Kitten Hunter" (kinda like the crocodile hunter, only with kittens... yeah).

Anywho. I'm sitting at work and I hear this loud "MEOW". I just figured its probably

our Tom cat being dumb because he's kinda that way sometimes. I walk past the

front door, and he's sitting out front up on his perch, sleeping.

Huh. That obviously wasn't the Tom Cat doing that noise. So I just shrugged it off.

Who knows, stray cat or something, nevermind. ... About a half hour later, it starts

back up again. I walked to the courtyard doors, only to find this tiny, little grey kitten.

All beaten up, matted coat, uckey boogery eyes, really scrawney looking thing.

For Starters- I am not a Cat lover. I'm a "Cat-Get-A-Long-Er".

It took me about 1/2 hour of chasing this little fart around the yard.

It finally cornered itself into a corner of the plase, and I walked up to it and

tried grabbing it. Bad Idea. Biting, scratching, clawing, hissing.

Ugh. Ugliest noises ever. Ok. So I decided to change my tacticts.

Roslyn, the Kitten Hunter, decided to use her foot to distract the kitten while

she grabbed it with her hands covered with her sweatshirt sleaves.

Check Mate. The kitten bit and scratched at my shoe the whole time I was

trying to grab it by its neck. But I got it.

Here's the Little Devil Herself.

The Poor thing. I feel Terrible for it.

Its Left eye is all matted and covered in boogers. She can't see out of it,

so I'm pretty sure she's blind in that eye. I put her in a box right away and gave

her some cat food, she gobbled it right up. Then I noticed a whole bunch of blood.

Ugh. Crap.... Needless to say it wasn't anything too serious. But still :( sore.

The bottoms of her feet were raw. I mean, the pads are completely worn away.

So they were bleeding profusely. So I put a paper towel in the bottom of the

box and that helped stop the bleeding.

Well. I took her home. Tried calling the Rescue Shelter here in town, but nobody

will call me back. So she's just chilling out in Sasha's kennel.

All huddled up in a corner, scared poopless of everything moving around her.

:( Poor Girl.

I try making her feel comfortable by throwing in some cat food and water.

She went for the food, but didn't want anything to do with the water.

So I tricked her. I took a biscuit, and soaked it in water, and she ate it.

Hah!

Then everything gets worse....

The Dog finds out.

She literally sits there, staring at the poor thing while its hissing and

spitting and all curled up in an arch.

Needless to say Sasha's getting a kick out of the deal, so she

takes front row seats to "Cats" the musical.

I finally felt bad so I covered the kennel with blankets, hoping

the poor little thing would get some sleep for once....

Sasha had other plans. She wanted that nuisence in her sight.

She didn't trust it being in her house, free to roam (even though

she couldn't get out... dumb dog).

About a 1/2 hour later I got the poor little kitten to simmer down, and

to a point where I could hold her again without her trying to hiss and get away.

All the sudden she starts purring.

Ugh. I felt like Sunshine on a Summer day.

"SHE LIKES ME!"

After that she started getting brave and wanting to walk around, so I let her.

She wandered under the bed, through the closet, and decided it was play time.

She played hide and go seek with Sasha for about 5 minutes before

Sasha decided it was Bath Time. Poor girl.

She didn't know what to think of such a large tongue licking her

face as rapidly as Sasha's was. She decided it was a little rough, and

went walking back into the kennel, all on her lonesome where she now

lays there, sleeping in her 4 Seasons Hotel.

Anyone want a poor little Stray kitten?

She's All Grey. Female. Fresh off the Street.

oooo. And she Loves dogs (I think).

Hopefully the Shelter calls me back. Brad won't let me keep her.

He's not a cat person at all. Eh.

We'll find a good home for her some how!

<3 Roz