Monday, December 15, 2008

FEELING FESTIVE

WOW I CANT BELIEVE THE TIME IS JUST BUZZING BY. I'M GLAD I AM A FAST SHOPPER BUT ALSO A SMART SHOPPER. IT WAS JUST SIX WEEKS AGO I WAS DOING A WEDDING WITH NO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT ALL DONE (WHICH IS NOT AT ALL LIKE ME) BUT WITH THE PRESSURE ON I HAVE MANAGED TO BUY FOR ALL THE KIDS THEIR SPOUSES AND THE SIX GRAND KIDS, AND PARENTS AND FRIENDS...IT NEVER ENDS. AND TO ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE I ENTERTAINED A PARTY OF 40 SOME PEOPLE THIS PAST WEEKEND. TALK ABOUT PUNISHING MYSELF...WHEW....ITS WAS A GREAT TIME THOUGH, EVEN IF MY FRIEND STEPH WAS TOO TIRED TO MAKE IT..LOL I VENTURED OUT AND INVITED A WHOLE NEW CROWD OF PEOPLE WHICH WAS ALOT OF FUN, OF COARSE THE OLD REGULARS WERE HERE ALSO. MY FRIEND STEPH WOULD BE MAD IF SHE KNEW OF ALL THE DIFFERENT FOODS THAT WERE HERE...LOL I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AT WORK....BUSY BUSY BUSY I AM BOOKED TILL AFTER CHRISTMAS AND THEN ONLY APPOINTMENTS DURING THE DAY TIME. THE MONEY WILL BE NICE BUT MY FEET WILL ACHE FOR DAYS..I CANT WAIT TO TALK TO MY SISTER DIANE THIS COMING WEEKEND AT THE MOAK CHRISTMAS PARTY, I JUST KNOW GOD IS WORKING THROUGH HER BODY AND HEALING IT, PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HER. WELL OFF TO GET COMFY AND WATCH A CHRISTMAS MOVIE.....MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY// REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON....

Sunday, November 16, 2008

LAZY WEEKEND

WHAT A LAZY BUM I HAVE BEEN THIS WEEKEND. I DIDNT WORK FRIDAY AND REALLY DIDNT ACCOMPLISH MUCH AROUND HERE AT HOME BUT THE BASICS. I DID GET TO PURCHASE A FEW CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE KIDS THOUGH. THATS ALWAYS FUN TIL YOU RUN OUT OF MONEY..LOL. SATURDAY I WORKED TILL 3. HAD A POT OF CHILI ON ALL DAY WHILE I WAS WORKING SO DINNER WAS DONE. AND THEN MANAGED TO RENT A COUPLE OF MOVIES FOR THE FAMILY TO WATCH. CLINT DECIDED TO STAY IN LAST NIGHT FROM THE HUNTING DUE TO RAINY WEATHER. MEAN WHILE THE THINGS I REALLY WANTED TO DO WENT UNDONE FOR THE TIME BEING...... IT FEELS GOOD TO JUST FORGET EVERYTHING ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT THE BAD THING IS IT DOESNT GO AWAY WHEN YOU RETURN TO REALITY. THE DOWNSTAIRS NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND READY FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER. I LOVE COOKING AND SETTING A BEAUTIFUL TABLE SETTING FOR THE KIDS WHEN THEY COME HOME FOR DINNER. I MAKE THEM ALL WRITE DOWN ONE THING THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR, AND SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO READ IT. THE LITTLE KIDS GET A LITTLE SILLY BUT ITS STILL A FUN THING TO DO. I TRY AND KEEP THE LITTLE PAPERS FROM THE YEARS GONE BY JUST TO LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING YEARS. THIS YR THE HOLIDAYS ARE ON THURSDAY BOTH DAYS . AND I HAVE TO SPEND ALL DAY WED. WITH MOM AND I HAVE TO WORK BOTH MONDAYS BEFORE TO MAKE UP FOR THE DAYS I TAKE OFF AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SOOOO.. I HAVE TO HAVE MOST THINGS DONE AND PREPARED THE WEEKEND BEFORE. ITS GOING TO BE A BUSY TIME BUT THATS THE STORY OF MY LIFE BUSY BUSY. I GUESS I GET BETTER UNDER PRESSURE... BECAUSE JUST SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT IT GETS NOTHING DONE..LOL. I REALLY WANT TO HAVE ALL THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR OUTSIDE HUNG BEFORE THANKSGIVING, SO WHEN THEY ALL LEAVE THAT NIGHT I CAN TURN THEM ON AND LET THE GRANDKIDS GET ALL EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS TIME AT GRAMMAS. IF YOU KNOW ME YOU KNOW I LIKE TO DECORATE AND MAKE IT A WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE HOLIDAYS... TIMES ARE TIGHT NOW A DAYS AND I HOPE THIS WILL MAKE ALOT OF PEOPLE REALISE THAT ITS NOT THE MATERIAL THINGS THAT MAKE IT CHRISTMAS. ITS CHRIST BIRTH, THE TRUE MEANING OF THE DAY IS ALL ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS. WE ALL NEED TO GET BACK TO THE TRUE REASON OF THE SEASON THIS HOLIDAY. SURE ITS NICE TO GIVE A GIFT, BUT EVEN NICER TO KNOW THAT THIS TINY BABY THAT WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM MANY YEARS AGO, IS OUR ONLY HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE. LETS ALL PRAY THAT THIS WILL BE THE YEAR THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WILL OPEN UP THEIR HEARTS TO THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS....AMEN ANOTHER IDEA FOR PEOPLE WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE... DO WHAT WE ARE DOING AT OUR SALON....ADOPT A FAMILY IN NEED THIS CHRISTMAS, ITS A WONDERFUL FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODYS LIFE THAT IS HAVING REAL HARD TIMES . GOD HAS BLESSED US ALL WITH SO MUCH ITS WEIGHS ON YOUR CONSCIENCE NOT TO GIVE BACK. IF ANYONE HAS EMPTY SHOE BOXES, FILL THEM UP WITH SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE SENT TO THE STATES THAT HAVE BEEN HIT BY HURRICANES, PERSONAL NEEDS, SEWING ITEMS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SOCKS /GLOVES, HATS, ANYTHING THAT WILL FIT THAT CAN BE OF PRACTICAL USE. HOW DEVISTATING IT MUST BE TO HAVE A HOME ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT HAVE IT COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED BY A STORM. WE NEED TO KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ALSO. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO GIVE THIS CHRISTMAS...AND DONT FORGET THE OLD NEWSBOYS OUT THERE . LETS ALL MAKE A PROMISE TO PUSH OURSELVES A LITTLE HARDER THAN USUAL TO HELP OTHERS THIS YEAR.......REMEMBER WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.....

Friday, November 14, 2008

PRAY FOR DIANE

I TALKED TO DIANE ON WEDNESDAY. SHE SOUNDED GOOD BUT I COULD TELL SHE WAS IN ALOT OF PAIN. SHE WAS DOING LAUNDRY, JUST TRYING TO FEEL AS NORMAL AS SHE CAN WITH EVERY DAY LIFE. GOD BLESS HER. I CHATTED A WHILE AND LEARNED SHE IS TRYING TO CONTACT A CANCER CENTER OUT OF TOWN THAT WITH PAY ALL COST FOR HER TO FLY OUT SO THEY CAN SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING MORE , THEY ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT THINGS AND HAVE HAD A DECENT SUCCESS RATE. SHE MAINLY WANTS TO GO TO THE HEALING CHAPEL THERE. I HOPE THEY ACCEPT HER AND IT WITH BRING GOOD NEWS. SHE HAS LOST MORE WIGHT NOW DOWN TO 110 LBS. AND HAD 4 LITERS DRAINED FROM HER ABDOMEN AGAIN THIS WEEK. IT TAKES A BIT OF DISCOMFORT FROM HER BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THE PAIN GETS SO INTENSE AND LAST FOR HOURS. PAIN MEDS DONT SEEM TO HELP MUCH IF ANY. AND SHE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE PAIN TO MORPHINE JUST YET. SHE SAYS JESUS IS HER PAIN MEDICINE. SHE WAS A LITTLE DOWN AND THINKING ALOT OF THINGS, DEPRESSION, LACK OF ENERGY, SAD, AND LONELY AT TIMES. THOSE OF YOU WITH CANCER CAN RELATE IM SURE. BUT IN THE SAME BREATH SHE PRAISES GOD FOR STILL ALLOWING HER TO BE WITH HER FAMILY. SHE IS SO BRAVE AND SUCH A WITNESS TO US ALL BY STANDING BY HER FAITH IN GOD. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE BELIEVES GOD IS HEALING HER BODY THIS VERY DAY AND SHE WILL NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING ELSE. I LOVE HER SO AND PRAY ALSO FOR GOD TO CONTINUE TO CLEANSE HER BODY. PRAY THAT THE CANCER FACILITY WILL CALL HER WITH GOOD NEWS ON ACCEPTING HER THERE AND THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO SURROUND HER WITH COMFORT AND LOVE.

LIFE IS BUSY

WOW, ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE IVE BEEN ON HERE SO WHERE DO I BEGIN.....MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING WENT GREAT. EVERYTHING FELL IN PLACE AND IT WAS A NICE DAY (WITH NO RAIN) THANK GOD. SHE LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL, AND MIKE WAS SO HANDSOME, THEY MAKE A GREAT COUPLE. WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TURN OUT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. EVERYBODY THERE HAD TO TRAVEL BETWEEN 4 TO 6 HRS JUST TO BE THERE. AND THERE WERE AROUND 165PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED. WE REALLY APPRECIATED EVERYBODY TAKING THE TIME AND THE MONEY TO ENJOY HER SPECIAL DAY. THE FOOD WAS DELISH, & THE STEAKS COVERED HALF THE PLATE AND WERE COOKED TO PERFECTION. I THINK EVERYONE WAS SURPRISED AT HOW BIG THEY WERE. THE MUSIC WAS FUN AND THE BALLROOM WAS GORGEOUS. ILL TRY TO POST A FEW PICS BUT DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT IM DOING YET AS FAR AS THAT GOES. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE SUN EVEN CAME OUT FOR SOME FALL PICTURES OUTSIDE, WHICH IS WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE TOLD ME, MOM I FEEL SO BEAUTIFUL, JUST LIKE CINDERELLA. AND SHE WAS AND IS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. I COULDNT BE MORE PROUD OF HER. THEY HONEYMOONED IN MEXICO AND HAD A BLAST. I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE VIDEO AND ALL THE PICTURES. THE PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK OVER 4,000 PICTURES, UNBELIEVABLE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SITTING DOWN WITH EVERYONE TO SEE THEM.

Friday, October 10, 2008

BETTER DAYS AHEAD

THIS WEEK FLEW BY ALREADY. MOM IS DOING BETTER AND GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY WITH THERAPY. STILL GETTING USE TO THE FEEDING TUBE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE BECOME NURSES REAL FAST OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, LEARNING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS TO HELP OUT WITH MOM. ITS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FOR HER, BUT I BELIEVE SHE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH THIS, SHE LOOKS HEALTHIER AND FEELS ALOT BETTER, WITH THAT ON HER SIDE SHE CAN ONLY GROW STRONGER. (WE WILL HAVE HER WITH US FOR A WHILE YET AND WE ARE THANKING GOD FOR THAT.) MY SISTER IS STILL SOME WHAT THE SAME THEY WERE ABLE TO GO IN AND RETRACT SOME MORE OF THE CANCEROUS FLUID FROM HER STOMACH WHICH GIVES HER SOME RELIEF, BUT IT NEVER LAST TOO LONG. SHE FEELS TIRED ALOT OFTEN NOW, AND SHE LOOKS VERY ASHEN IN COLOR, I PRAY DAILY FOR THE MIRACLE SHE SO DESERVES, BUT ALSO PRAYING FOR GODS WILL TO BE DONE. ITS VERY HEART WRENCHING KNOWING IM GOING TO LOSE A SECOND SISTER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. MY FAITH AND KNOWING THERE IS A BETTER PLACE IN HEAVEN, IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME AFLOAT. MY FRIEND STEPH HAS HAD A HARD WEEK STRUGGLING WITH ALOT OF ISSUES IN HER LIFE, PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE HER THE ANSWERS AND THAT SHE WILL BE AT PEACE AND IN THE COMFORT OF GODS LOVING ARMS. ON A BETTER NOTE MY DAUGHTER THAT IS ABOUT TO WED IN A COUPLE WEEKS IS COMING HOME THIS WEEKEND TO GET SOME FINAL TOUCHES DONE. I GOING TO COLOR HER HAIR AND THEN SHE IS GETTING A TRIAL RUN ON HER UP DO. I PLAN ON SETTLING HER NERVES AND MAKING THESE LAST LITTLE DETAILS FINAL FOR THE BIG DAY. IM REALLY GETTING EXCITED AND CANT WAIT FOR THE BIG DAY. AND IM SOOOO HAPPY MY CLOSE FRIENDS WILL BE THERE TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION WITH US. I STILL DONT HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES YET BUT HEY WHO CARES ITS A LONG DRESS AND I'LL HAVE THEM OFF AFTER AWHILE ANYWAYS...LOL I WAS LISTENING TO THE DAUGHTER DADDY SONG HER AND CLINT ARE GOING TO BE DANCING TO AND IT BRINGS TEAR TO MY EYES EVERY TIME, AND LOTS OF MEMORIES ALSO. SHE WAS JUST 6 WHEN CLINT AND I MET. I CANT BELIEVE SHE THIS BEAUTIFUL GROWN WOMAN NOW ABOUT TO BE WED. I KNOW ILL BE BAWLING MY EYES OUT.....MAYBE I SHOULDN'T PAY TO HAVE MY MAKE-UP DONE CUZ IT WILL BE OFF BEFORE THE RECEPTION. ANYWAYS, I HAVE TODAY OFF AND MY MISSION IS TO TACKLE MY SONS ROOM WHILE HES AT SCHOOL. TIME TO SORT OUT ALL ITEMS, TOYS, CLOTHS BOOKS ,EVERYTHING HE DOESN'T PLAY WITH OR WEAR OR USE, AND BELIEVE ME THERE IS QUITE A BIT. IT MIGHT EVEN LOOK PRETTY BARE WHEN IM DONE...LOL WE HOPE TO REDECORATE AND UP DATE HIS ROOM THIS NEXT SUMMER BECAUSE HE WILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL(DID I SAY THAT)WOW, HE GREW SO FAST...MY BABY BOY.....BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY....HAVE A GREAT DAY OUT THERE EVERYBODY AND DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL COLOR OF THE LEAVES CHANGING...

Friday, October 3, 2008

MOMS HOME

MOM CAME HOME TUESDAY, AND ITS BEEN A WHIRL WIND EVER SINCE. SHE DID GET THE FEEDING TUBE PUT IN, AND ITS MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. SHE HAS BEEN TAKING ANTIBIOTICS FOR A MONTH NOW FOR PNEUMONIA AND AND HAS HAD A REACTION TO IT, SO NOW SHE HAS THIS YEAST INFECTION ALL OVER HER BODY AND IN HER MOUTH. ITS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY WITH THE CREAM WE PUT ON TWICE A DAY. WE HAVE THE LIVING ROOM AT HER HOUSE SET UP AGAIN WITH THE HOSPITAL BED ONLY BECAUSE SHE AHAS BEEN THROUGH ALOT AND IS STILL QUITE WEAK. THE THERAPIST IS STARTING TO COME OVER AGAIN ALONG WITH THE VISITING NURSE. WE ARE SO GLAD DAD HAD SUCH GREAT INSURANCE FROM CHRYSLER'S. THEY WILL PAY FOR ALL HER CANS OF FOOD SHE NEEDS WHICH IS SIX CANS DAILY FOR NOW . THAT CAN ADD UP PRETTY QUICK ON A DAILY BASIS. SHE IS IN BETTER SPIRITS BUT IS STILL NOT USE TO PUTTING ANY FOOD OR DRINK INTO HER MOUTH. I CANT IMAGINE THAT. I WAS THERE WEDNESDAY ALL DAY BECAUSE SHE CANT DO FEEDINGS HERSELF YET, ITS QUITE EASY TO DO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME QUITE SAD THAT SHE HAS TO SPEND THE REST OF HER DAYS LIKE THIS. BUT SHE WAS ASPIRATING INTO HER LUNGS AND THATS NOT A GOOD THING EITHER. SO KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE. MY SISTER DIANE IS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE WEDDING NOW, IM REALLY SAD OVER THAT. SHE IS TIRED ALL THE TIME NOW AND IN PAIN BECAUSE THE CANCEROUS FLUID IN HER STOMACH CANNOT BE DRAINED ANY MORE IT HAS TAKEN ON A SOLID JELLY TEXTURE AND CANT BE REMOVED NOW. SO NOW HER STOMACH IS BIG AND HARD AND SHE HAS BOUTS OF STABBING PAIN THAT CAN LAST UP TO FOUR HOURS.. NONE OF THIS SEEMS REAL TO ME, LIKE A DREAM , THIS CANT HAPPEN TO MY SISTER, NOT SWEET DIANE. BUT GOD CAN STILL GIVE HER THE MIRACLE WE ARE ALL STILL PRAYING FOR. SHE IS THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW, SHE STILL TRIES TO CARRY OUT HER EVERY DAY TASK WHEN SHE UP TO IT. I SO WANTED HER TO HAVE THIS CELEBRATION WITH THE FAMILY IN A FEW WEEKS, BUT I CANT BLAME HER, IT WOULD TAKE ALOT OUT OF HER. PLEASE ASK GOD FOR THAT MIRACLE TO RESTORE HER BODY. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE LORD SO IM AM KEEPING THE FAITH, ITS ALL IN HIS HANDS NOW.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

WHAT A WEEK

WOW WHERE DO I START, THIS WEEK HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING TO SAY THE LEAST. MY MOTHER WENT BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL AND HAS A MASSIVE SPOT ON HER RIGHT LUNG, THEY SAID SHE HAD PNEUMONIA AGAIN BUT THE SPOT WAS MUCH TO DOMINANT TO BE JUST THAT, SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE ANTIBIOTICS WORK AND TAKE ANOTHER EX-RAY TO SEE IF IT FLUID, FOOD OR POSSIBLY CANCER. SHES BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH ALREADY. AND ON TOP OF THAT THE DOCS ARE GOING TO TRY TO PUT A FEEDING TUBE IN BEFORE SHE LEAVES THIS TIME, OTHER WISE SHE WILL BE UP TO THE HOSPITAL EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH DEHYDRATION AND PASSING OUT. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER. AND THEN MY SISTER WAS TOLD LAST WEEK THAT THE CAN TRON WAS NOT WORKING AND THERE WASN'T ANY MORE THEY COULD SO FOR HER, THEY COULDN'T EVEN DRAIN THE CANCEROUS FLUID FROM HER STOMACH THIS TIME BECAUSE IT HAS TURNED TO A JELLY SUBSTANCE. SHE WAS IN BED MOST OF THIS WEEK AND IN ALOT OF PAIN. SHE IS SUCH AN ANGEL THOUGH ,THAT SHE WENT TO SHE MY MOM ANYWAYS ON THURSDAY. WHAT A TROUPER SHE IS. SHE IS ALWAYS THINKING OF OTHER PEOPLE INSTEAD OF HER SELF. I AM SO OVER WHELMED WITH FINALISING WEDDING DETAILS WITH MY DAUGHTER, ITS MAKING ME BONKERS AND I FEEL I HAVENT BEEN A VERY COMFORTING FRIEND TO STEPHANIE WHO IS ALSO DEALING WITH ALOT FROM HER BREAST CANCER SURGERY. I KNOW SHES NEEDED ME THIS WEEK AND I JUST COULDN'T STRETCH MYSELF ENOUGH WITH ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING THIS WEEK. I HOPE SHE UNDERSTANDS. MY BODY FEELS LIKE ITS AGED 20 YRS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND I HATE TO SAY THE EFFECTS ARE STARTING TO WEAR ME THIN BECAUSE I FEEL SO MUCH ANXIETY THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO GO VISIT THE DOC SOON OR I MIGHT CRACK UP. MY JOB ALSO HAS BEEN PRETTY CRAZY THIS LAST MONTH AND WITH GAVIN BACK TO SCHOOL THERE MUCH HOMEWORK TO HELP WITH OR SHOULD I SAY, MAKING SURE IT GETS DONE. HES PRETTY WELL TRAINED TO JUST TACKLE IT AS SOON AS HE GETS HOME, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT TO SEE HIM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. MY BABY'S GETTING OLDER...LOL. (AND I HOPE MY HAIR STOPS FALLING OUT OR I WONT HAVE MUCH OF AN UP DO FOR THE WEDDING.) MY HUSBAND DID GET TO RESCUE ME FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WE PLAYED GOLF IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY . I ACTUALLY SHOT THE BEST I EVER HAD WITH A 55. JODI TOOK GAVIN SO WE WERE ABLE TO EAT DINNER AFTERWARDS THERE AND ENJOY SOME TIME TOGETHER. BOY THE FAKE GOLF CLUB CANTEEN I GOT FROM L.T.D WORKS GREAT OUT ON THE COURSE, JUST FILL IT UP WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO DRINK AND IT HAS ITS OWN LITTLE TAP AND SPOUT. PRETTY COOL INDEED. WELL ITS BACK TO LAUNDRY AND DISHES AND GETTING THE CHOPS AND SCALLOPED TATERS IN THE OVEN. AND THEN TO SEE MOM IN THE HOSPITAL. WHOEVER READS THIS PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL MY LOVED ONES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT SITUATIONS: MY MOM, SISTER DIANE AND GOOD FRIEND STEPHANIE.( AND MY DAUGHTER STEPHANIE WHO IS STRESSED OVER BECOMING A NEW BRIDE) BOY IF SHE ONLY KNEW!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

Monday, September 15, 2008

wet WET WEEKEND

WHAT A YUKKY WEEKEND. IT POURED EVERY SECOND I THINK. I DID NT GET MUCH ACCOMPLISHED, THE RAIN JUST MAKES ME LAZY AND WANT TO SNUGGLE UP AND WATCH MOVIES. ON THE OTHER HAND CLINT WAS A WORKER AS USUAL, HE CANT SEEM TO SIT STILL TILL HES POOPED OUT. HE INSTALLED A NEW MERCURY LIGHT ON THE HOUSE THEN HE FINISHED UP SOME NEW TRIM FOR AROUND THE SLIDER HE PUT IN AND CAULKED AND INSULATED EVERYTHING. ITS LOOKS GREAT, HE EVEN CLEANED THE BLINDS UP. THEN HE CLEANED OUT HIS WHOLE GARAGE, WHAT A DIFFERENCE. WE DID MANAGE TO GET IN THE HOT TUB EARLY SUNDAY MORN FOR A HALF HOUR BEFORE IT STARTED RAINING AGAIN. BUT ALL IN ALL WE DIDNT GO ANYWHERE OR DO ANY THING SPECIAL, I QUESS WE CAN LOOK AT IT IN A POSITIVE WAY AND SAY WE DID NT SPEND ANY MONEY LOL. GAVIN STAYED AT GRAM MAS HOUSE AND SPENT TIME WITH JESSIE, SO IT WAS RELAXING AROUND HERE TO SAY THE LEAST. WELL TODAY IS MY DAY OFF AND I NEED TO RUN TO SAMS CLUB. AND MAYBE BIG LOTS ,HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN AWHILE. GOT ALL MY CHORES DONE SO OFF I GO. STILL WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO WRITE IN HER BLOG, HOPE ALL WENT WELL THIS WEEKEND FOR HER. SHE GOT ME STARTED ON THIS AND NOW SHE DOES NT WRITE HERS....GIRL GET GOING, I LOVE READING WHAT YOU PUT IN HERE.....;IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A COOL DAY, BACK TO WEARING LONG PANTS ALREADY.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

WHITMAN REUNION

WELL ITS A RAINY DAY AND WE ARE SUPPOSE TO GO TO LEXINGTON TO A FAMILY REUNION, BUT BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS IT MIGHT BE CANCELED. IM HOLDING OFF ON MAKING A DISH TO PASS. LOL I THINK ITS SUPPOSE TO THUNDER STORM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TOO BAD THOUGH, WE DO HAVE SOME FUN THERE. I MAY BE ABLE TO GO SPEND SOME TIME WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS LATER, WHICH WILL BE JUST FINE WITH ME . ID LIKE TO SIT AND VISIT WITH THEM AND CATCH UP ON ALOT OF GIRL TALK. SO ETHER WAY IT WILL BE A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR ME / US GIRLS NEED TO VENT....DARN IT LOL

Friday, September 12, 2008

SISTER DIANE

JUST THINKING OF MY SISTER ALOT THIS MORNING. WONDERING WHATS GOING THROUGH HER MIND. EARLIER THIS WEEK THE DOCTORS TOLD HER THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR HER. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STOMACH AND BREAST CANCER IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND HAS BEEN SUCH A TROOPER ACTING AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG, LIVING EVERY DAY LIKE SHE NORMALLY DOES . THAT WOMAN HAS THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED, SO TRUSTING IN GOD TO SEE HER THROUGH THIS AND PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE. SHE HAS BEEN SUCH A WITNESS THROUGH ALL OF THIS TO ME. I KNOW GODS PLAN IS THE BEST PLAN BUT MY HEART ACHES FOR HER AND HER FAMILY. SHE HAS TWIN GIRLS IN THEIR EARLY THIRTY'S AND A SON A FEW YRS YOUNGER AND SEVEN YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN. I PRAY THAT GOD WILL COMFORT THEM AND HER HUSBAND AS THEY SEE HER THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE ORDEAL. THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP ON GOD TO GIVE THEM THAT MIRACLE, BECAUSE WE KNOW ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE LORD. THE ONLY COMFORT WE ALL HAVE IS KNOWING FOR A FACT SHE WILL BE WITH JESUS IN HEAVEN WHEN HE DOES DECIDE TO TAKE HER HOME. ITS SO BITTER SWEET. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE HER PEACE AND COMFORT AND SHE WILL NOT SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT. WE ALWAYS THINK WE HAVE IT BAD TILL WE HEAR SOMEONES ELSE CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT SHE MUST THINK DAY TO DAY NOW IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN FATHOM, LEAVING BEHIND LOVED ONES. SHE IS ONLY 58, STILL SO YOUNG. HERE I AM SUCH A BABY CRYING THE WHOLE TIME I'M TYPING THIS, KNOWING HOW DIFFICULT HER PAIN AND ALL THE EMOTIONS SHE MUST BE FEELING. SHE IS SUCH A SWEET SWEET LADY, ALWAYS PUTTING EVERYONE BEFORE HERSELF. NEVER COMPLAINING ALWAYS HELPING ELDERS FROM THE CHURCH, HOSTING YOUNG TEEN PARTY'S AT HER HOME AND FOLLOWING GODS WORD TO THE " T." AN ALL AROUND ANGEL. I'M PROUD TO SAY SHE IS MY SISTER AND SO ASHAMED OF NOT BEING MORE LIKE HER. PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON HER BODY THAT SHE MAY BE WITH US A WHILE LONGER. ALSO PRAY FOR MY FRIEND STEPHANIE WHO IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH CERTAIN AS PECKS OF HER SURGERY OF BREAST CANCER, SHE IS SO BRAVE IN HER BATTLE AGAINST THIS DISEASE ALSO. PRAY THAT HER SPIRITS WILL BE LIFTED AND SHE WILL HEAL PROPERLY AND COME THROUGH ALL OF THIS OKAY. THEY ARE BOTH SO VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

REMEMBERING 9/11

I CANT BELIEVE ITS BEEN SEVEN YRS WHEN THE TRAGIC EVENT HAPPENED. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND SUFFERED, AND ARE STILL STRUGGLING FROM IT. I THANK ALL THE MEN AND WOMAN WHO HAVE PUT THEIR OWN LIVES IN JEOPARDY TO RESCUE AND RETRIEVE SO MANY BODY'S. WE ALWAYS QUESTION AND ASK GOD, WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? BUT GOD DIDN'T MAKE THIS HAPPEN, HE GIVES US AS HUMANS CHOICE'S, AND WE MAKE THE CHOICE. AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THAT DID THIS TO US, THEY MADE THAT CHOICE TO DO IT. NOT GOD. WE HAVE SUFFERED BECAUSE OF IT YES, BUT BY HUMAN HANDS, NOT GODS. I PRAY FOR THIS COUNTRY EVERY DAY THAT GOD WILL HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES. NOT ONLY FOR THIS COUNTRY, BUT FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT. THAT THEY MIGHT ASK GOD FOR GUIDANCE IN LEADING THE U.S. INTO PEACE.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

LAZY WEEKEND

WELL IT FELT REAL GOOD NOT TO DO MUCH THIS WEEKEND. MOST WEEKEND ARE SO HECTIC WITH PLACES TO GO PEOPLE TO SEE, LOVED ONES TO TAKE CARE OF. ITS JUST SO CAUGHT UP WITH ME THAT I WAS TOTALLY EXAUSTED. CLINT WORKED ON PUTTING A NEW SLIDING DOOR IN , AND I JUST MOSSIED AROUND HERE DOING ODDS AND END. I COULDNT BELIEVE I SLEPT IN TILL ALMOST 9: OO THIS MORN. I SO WELCOMED THE RAIN THIS MORNING, I LOVED BEING ABLE TO SAY ITS A LAZY DAY AND ACUALLY FEEL LAZY. CLINT AND I WENT FOR A NICE RIDE THIS MORNING TO GET A PAPER AND JUST RODE AROUND THE BACK ROADS LISTENING TO MUSIC AND TALKING, QUITE NICE. THEN LOUNGED WHILE HE FINISHED UP THE DOOR. THE SUN DID MANAGE TO COME OUT AND THE BOYS WENT GOLFING AND I WENT FOR A FIVE MILE WALK WHICH I TRIED TO JOG ON MOST THE WAY HOME. GOTTA GET INTO GEAR ON MAKING SURE MY DRESS FOR THE WEDDING IS NOT TIGHT..LOL. I TOOK MY I POD AND ENJOYED THE BEATIFUL NATURE GOD HAS GIVEN US TO SEE THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. JUST THE LITTLE THINGS LOOKED SO PRETTY AND GREEN AND FRESH. THE MUSIC KEPT ME MOTIVATED OR I WOULDNT HAVE WENT SO FAR. ILL PROBLEY PAY THE PRICE TOMORROW. BUT I HAVE TO KEEP IT UP, IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD AND I KNOW I WILL SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT . THIS IS MY AND CLINTS FIRST MONDAY ALONE NOW THAT GAVIN IS BACK IN SCHOOL, SO I PLAN ON GETTING THE FEW CHORES DONE WE NEED TO , THEN WE CAN RELAX AND HAVE ANOTHER GREAT DAY....TO EVERYONE.... TAKE TIME TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES, CHECK OUT GODS BEAUTY EVEN A SMALL HUMMINGBIRD ON A FLOWER IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE. WAS HAPPY TO HEAR MY FRIEND STEPHANIE IS STILL A NON SMOKER....YOU ROCK GIRLFRIEND....YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD STILL I HOPE....LOL, MY SISTER MADE IT HOME FROM GERMANY SAFELY AND IS BACK TO HELPING OUT WITH MOM....AAAAAH A NICE BREAK AGAIN.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

INVITATIONS

WELL THE INVITES ARE GETTING MADE OUT, AND STEPHANIE MY DAUGHTER IS GETTING NERVOUS, SCARED AND EXCITED ALL ROLLED UP IN TO ONE. SHE HAS GOOD REASON, GETTING MARRIED IS A BIG STEP IN ANYONES LIFE. SHE HAS DONE SO WELL AT SETTING GOALS IN HER LIFE . SHE ATTENDED BETHAL COLLEGE FOR FIVE YRS AND HAS BEEN A 5TH GRADE TEACHER IN INDIANA FOR FOUR YRS. SHE WAS ABLE TO BUY A HOME LAST YEAR,( AND A NEW CAR.) AND WAS WAITING FOR MIKE TO POP THE BIG QUESTION, WHICH HE DID LAST CHRISTMAS. THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER. ITS SO REWARDING WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN GROW TO FULLFILL THIER DREAMS. I CANT WAIT TO CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL TIME IN HER LIFE WITH ALL MY FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS. PRAY FOR SUNSHINE, THE FALL COLORS ARE GOING TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING ALBUM. IM SO EXCITED....NOW TO LOSE THOSE 5 POUNDS THAT WONT GO AWAY. HAVE TO STARVE MYSELF THE WEEK OF...LOL

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

SCHOOL STARTS YAAAAHOOO

WELL ITS A BIG DAY IN MOST HOUSEHOLDS TODAY. THAT ALARM WENT OFF TOO EARLY THIS MORN, BUT UP AND ADAM WE WERE. GAVIN LET ME HI- LIGHT HIS HAIR YESTERDAY SO HE HAS A NEW LOOK THIS YEAR, BEING THE BIG 8TH GRADER THIS YEAR AND ALL . LOL. ITS JUST A HALF DAY TODAY FOR HIS SCHOOL, SO NOT TOO BAD ON THIS HOT DAY WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE. A DEAR OLD FRIEND OF MINE PASSED ON THIS LAST WEEK, HER NAME IS KATHY HUX, SHE WAS SO FUNNY AND LOVED TO MAKE CRAFTS AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. SHE WAS ONLY 64, I WILL BE STOPPING BY THE FUNERAL HOME TONIGHT AFTER WORK TO SAY MY FINAL GOODBYE TILL WE MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN. ALSO MY GOOD FRIEND STEPHANIE IS GOING BACK TO THE DOC TODAY, SHE HASNT HAD GOOD LUCK WITH HER STITCHES SINCE HER SURGERY ON REMOVING HER BREAST. I HOPE IT GOES WELL FOR HER TODAY AND SHE CAN BE WELL ON HER WAY TO RECOVERY. I PRAY FOR HER ALL THE TIME, SHE HAS BEEN STRONG IN HER BATTLE WITH THIS. WELL OFF TO WORK I GO NOT TOO BUSY TODAY, BUT STILL WOULD LIKE TO BE HOME ENJOYING THE WEATHER INSTEAD.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

TAKING IT EASY

ITS BEEN A WEEKEND FULL OF PARTIES AND BARB B Q, BUT INSTEAD WE DECIDE TO GO WITH A COUPLE NEIGHBORHOOD COUPLES TO THE BOUY TO EAT. TOM AND SHELLY AND CHUCK AND TONI INVITED US TO GO WITH THEM, SO BEING TIRED AND LAZY WE WERE NOT UP TO GOING TO ANY PARTYS, SO OFF WE WENT AND HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. THE DECK WAS PACKED AS USUAL SAW A FEW CLIENTS AND OLD FRIENDS ALSO. THE WEATHER WAS BEATIFUL BY THE WATER, SO IN THE FRIG SAT MY DISH TO PASS FOR THE PARTY WE DIDNT GO TO, FELT BAD ABOUT NOT GOING BUT I KNOW IT WAS MOSTLY FAMILY THERE ANYWAYS. OH WELL. CLINT HAS BEEN BUSY AS A BEAVER TODAY. HE DROVE A HOUR AWAY YESTERDAY TO GET THE SLIDING DOOR WE WANTED AND WAS PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR INSTALATION TOMORROW THEN HIM AND GAVIN CARRIED A DOUBLE TREE STAND OUT IN THE WOODS AND HOOKED THEMSELVES UP FOR THE YOUTH HUNT, THAT WAS A SWEATY JOB, THEN CUT THE GRASS AND WEED WACKED, THE GUY DOESNT STOP ALWAYS LOOKING FOR STUFF TO FIX UP AND HOME IMPROVEMENT AROUIND HERE. I GET TIRED WATCHING HIM ...LOL. IM SO GLAD HE LIKES TO DO THOSE THINGS I QUESS IT MAKES HIM PROUD TO LOOK AT THIS PLACE AND SAY, YOU SHOULD OF SAW IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. HES JUST IS A JACK OF ALL TRADES, NOW ME I JUST FELT TIRED AND LOUNGED WENT AND GOT THE PAPER STOPPED AT A GARAGE SALE OUT THIS WAY, WHICH I GOT LUCKY AND GOT ALOT OF GOOD STUFF FOR CHEAP, THEN MADE SOME FOOD AND WATCHED A CHICK FLICK, AND OF COARSE DID LAUNDRY, AND NOW IM OFF TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH MY MOM...NICE RELAXING DAY WHICH I HARDLY GET ANY MORE, TOMORROW I THINK ILL HAVE ALL THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS OVER FOR A COOK OUT.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HELPING MOM OUT

THIS HAS BEEN A REAL TRYING TIME FOR MY DEAR OLD MOTHER. SHE HAS LOST HER HUSBAND OF 65 YRS EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND MISSES HIM DEARLY EVERY DAY, YOU CAN SEE THE SADNESS WHEN SHE SPEAKS OF HIM. ALSO KNOWING A DAUGHTER IS SUFFERING WITH CANCER( NOT ONLY IN HER BREAST BUT THROUGH OUT HER STOMACH AREA AS WELL,) HAS TAKEN ANOTHER TOLL ON HER. SHE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THIS MONTH WITH PHEMONIA, INFECTIONS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART ARITHMIA, GOUT, DEHIGHDRATED AND HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING BECAUSE ARTHRITIS IS KICKING IN BIG TIME. BOTH HIPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE KNEES YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN OVER THE TIME LIMIT OF HOW LONG THEY LAST, BUT AT 84 IS TOO FRAILE AND OLD TO HAVE MORE REPLACEMENTS. I GIVE HER SO MUCH CREDIT FOR RAISING 13 KIDS AND ALWAYS TAKING GOOD CARE OF ALL OF US. NOW IN TURN WE ARE TAKING CARE OF HER. SOMETIMES I GET WHINEY ON MY DAY OFF WHEN ITS MY TURN TO HELP, CUZ I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO THAT I HAVE TO STOP AND SAY...ENJOY THIS TIME WITH HER SHE WONT BE ON THIS EARTH FOR MUCH LONGER, THEN WHEN I GET THERE AND SEE HER I HAVE A GOOD DAY WITH HER, SHE IS GETTING MUCH BETTER AS TIME GOES ON, BUT STILL DOESNT WANT THE FEEDING TUBE, WHICH WHO CAN BLAME HER( SHE HAS HAD SEVERE ACID REFLEX FOR THE LAST 7 YRS. NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE EXCEPT THE TUBE, BUT SHE INSIST ON JUST LEAVING THINGS AS THEY ARE. GOD BLESS HER, SHES A TROOPER AND I LOVE HER DEARLY.

Monday, August 25, 2008

EXHAUSTED

WELL BACK FROM OUR LITTLE TRIP. IT TURNED OUT TO BE PRETTY NICE WEATHER THERE, I WAS GLAD AFTER LEAVING PORT HURON ON A CLOUDY COOLER DAY. THE SUN WAS ALL DAY LONG AND I DID GET SOME COLOR BACK, YEAH...WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND WENT ON QUITE A FEW WATER RIDES. THE BOYS LOVED THE WAVE POOL AND THE GRAND RAPIDS THE BEST. NOW IF I COULD JUST GET SOMEBODY TO HELP ME WITH LAUNDRY AND PUTTING THINGS AWAY, ID BE ALL SET. BACK TO WORK TOMMOROW. AND I HAVE A LONG DAY OR SHOULD I SAY NIGHT THERE. ILL BE CALLING MY FRIEND STEPH TO CATCH UP ON SOME GIRL TALK . THEN RELAXING A BIT. A PHONE CALL I RECIEVED SAYS MY LAST AUNT ON MY FATHERS SIDE, PASSED ON TO BE WITH JESES THIS WEEK, AUNT MAY HAS BEEN SICK FOR SOME TIME NOW AND RESIDED IN FLORIDA WITH HER DAUGHTER. NOW ALL MY FATHERS FAMILY IS ONCE TOGETHER AGAIN. WOW WHAT A REUNION THAT MUST BE. MY FATHER WAS THE ONLY ONE TO LIVE WELL INTO HIS EIGHTYS OUT OF ALL HIS SIBLINGS. I THANK GOD FOR GIVING HIM TO US THAT LONG. HE WAS 86, AND I MISS HIM SO.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

ALWAYS RUSHED

WELL ITS BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO SNEAK ON HERE. ITS BEEN BUSY . RAN AROUND MOST THE DAY FINISHING UP SCHOOL SHOPPING. FINALLY DONE. IVE BEEN PACKING UP FOR OUR LAST SUMMER GET-A-WAY BEFORE ITS BACK TO EARLY MORNINGS AND HOMEWORK...WERE OFF TO MICHIGAN ADVENTURES IN THE MORNING. ITS GOING TO FEEL GOOD BASKING IN THE SUNSHINE AND RELAXING FOR A CHANGE. MAYBE I CAN GET SOME COLOR BACK ON THIS PALE BODY.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

TIME FLIES

WHY IS IT WHEN WE ARE YOUNG TIME SEEMS TO STAND STILL? NOW THAT WE ARE OLDER WITH MORE RESPONDSIBILITIES THE DAY JUST FLYS BY. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN ONE DAY TO ACCOMPLISH ALL I HAVE TO DO. A FAST RECAP OF THIS YEAR (WHICH HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE) GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS....IN JANUARY MY WONDERFUL FATHER OF 86 YRS PASSED ON TO GO BE WITH JESUS, HE WAS A VERY STONG CARING MAN, WHO FOUGHT A LONG HARD LAST FIVE YRS OF HIS LIFE. MY MOM IS STILL SO LONELY FOR HIM. THEY WERE MARRIED 65 YRS....CAN YOU IMAGINE, NOW A DAYS THATS A MIRACLE. OK THEN MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER GETS INGAGED. MY SISTER OF ONLY 58 IS DIGNOSED WITH CACER, WHICH IS IN HER BREAST AND THROUGHOUT HER ORGANS IN HER STOMACH. MY GOOD FRIEND STEPHANIE LOSES BOTH HER BREAST TO CANCER. ANOTHER FRIEND KAREN, HAS BROUGHT HER BROTHER HOME TO LIVE OUT HIS FEW MONTHS WITH BRAIN CANCER, ONLY TO PASS AWAY THE NEXT DAY. MY MOTHER HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL THREE WEEKS OUT OF THIS MONTHS WITH VARIOUS COMPLICATIONS, BUT IS HOME NOW THANK GOD. BUT NEEDS OUR HELP 24/7 TILL SHE GETS BACK ON HER FEET. WHICH AT 84 ITS NOT AS EASY TO DO. AND A VERY DEAR CLIENT OF MINE PAM, WHO HAS BEEN DEALING WITH BREAST CANCER AND HAVING MAJOR COMPLICATIONS HAS LOST HER HUSBAND OF 56 TO A HEART ATTACK LAST WEEK. WHEN I THINK OF ALL MY LOVED ONES GOING THROUGH SUCH TRYING TIMES I HAVE TO SIT BACK AND THANK GOD THAT I AM ON THE OTHER END JUST HELPING THEM GET THROUGH IT. I DONT ALWAYS GET TO DO ALL I WOULD LIKE TO FOR THEM, WITH WORKING AND STILL HAVING A CHILD AT HOME . BUT I TRY TO AT LEAST MAKE THEM FEEL LOVED, AND CONTINUE TO ASK GOD TO COMFORT THEM AND HEAL THEM. EVERY DAY I THANK GOD FOR THE CHANCE TO LIFT THIER SPIRITS IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM ARE GOING THROUGH. FEEL FREE TO PRAY FOR THEM.