Thursday, April 28, 2011

The power of prayer.................

God is good. I know He is. And I also know He has a plan...........A plan I want to understand. I am trying. This sweet friend is Trinia. And she has Cancer. She also has a sweet baby boy, Braley.
In May 2007, Trinia was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.......And she beat it! Unfortunately, in March 2011, she learned it was back. It is in her lungs, liver, bones and now it is discovered that she has it in her brain as well.

As of today, she is being treated at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas.


Her family has set up a Caringbridge site as well as a Praying for Trinia facebook site.


please pray........


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

EGGstravaganza TEAZER................

Here's a quick pic to peak your interest..........................This was an egg hunt we did last Saturday..........I can't wait for Emily to post some more pics............Then I'll do a GIANT post!



Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Easter!!

What a wonderful weekend............So, before the complete update, we'll start with Easter!! So many blessings............Starting with the sweetest little boy telling me all about how the Easter Bunny had come and that I'd better hurry up so I could see the blue basket he brought..............

The hubby cooked a great breakfast for us..................







That Easter Bunny even knew to bring the hubby a chocolate bunny!!!






I was thrilled that old Mr. Easter Bunny remembered our visits to the dentist and filled the kids baskets with lots of things that DO NOT cause cavities!!




So after the kids went through all their goodies, it was time to get dressed and head to church..........To really celebrate the true meaning of Easter...........I love my church and they always have a cross out front that the congregation covers in flowers...........here are some pics of the kids picking their flowers...............














This just brings a tear to my eye........





Here's a rare family picture!!

After church we headed to my Aunt's house for a fabulous southern lunch and of course, another Easter egg hunt!!









And looky here...........ANOTHER family shot!!!


Friday, April 15, 2011

Happy Happy Birthday to ME!!

It's MY Birthday!! And once again, I am turning 29!!! It's the damndest thing..........HA! So, althought I didn't get really cute monkey cupcakes, I did get a delicious cake from the hubby and the kiddos, My compliments to Mr. Chef (publix!)............... And I wish I had a cute trampoline in the backyard to work off the extra slices I have eaten throughout the day.....................
Now, so far, the Madagascar jumpy house hasn't shown up yet for my party like it did for Charlie's 3rd Birthday party.........I am still hopeful..........As are the kids...........Since, I mean seriously, who can have a Birthday party without one? right???!


And fortunately, the kiddos have joined forces with me on consuming this delicious cake just as they did the cupcakes at Charlie's.........................



My birthday did begin with a fantastic serenade by a kitten and a monkey (via some crazy website the hubby found on his phone), MY monkey's jumping all over me in the bed BEFORE it was light outside..............and then Emme's class busted out the "Happy Birthday Emery's mommy" song which brought tears to my eyes!!


And you can't forget the wonderful friends who have wished me happy birthday all day long!! Can you believe all these people remember my special day EVERY SINGLE YEAR?? (thank you facebook)


LOVE YOU ALL!


And Happy Birthday to ME! And my friend Tripper and Brad and Ms. Sarah...........

Monday, April 11, 2011

Sweet smiles!!

here's one of my new favorite pics from a birthday party we went to.............I can't believe how big they are getting, sniff sniff!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Happy Friday!!

Things are getting a little less weepy around here! Not sure I'll ever be "used" to not seeing her but I am very happy not to see her so sick. It was a tough decision at the vet. I mean, I know it was the right decision but it was tough just saying the words. My vet was great. She certainly took the choice away from me and made sure I realized there really wasn't a choice. However, I did have choices on what to do next. You know, with her. As I am standing there in an emotional pile of tears, I had to decide what to DO with her. They politely laid out my choices and then left me alone to ponder. Choice ONE: cremation. And that choice had two options......keep her ashes or not keep her ashes. Choice TWO: The vet takes care of her. Choice THREE: bring her home to bury her. I struggled and really couldn't come up with an answer. Choice ONE....Now, I personally want to be cremated, so I thought logically that should be the direction I SHOULD go.......but I just couldn't come up with what in the HELL would I do with her ashes...........you know? She was an inside cat, so it's not like I could sprinkle her around her favorite spot!! THAT was under the desk in the playroom............not technically appropriate, right? And so then she's in a jar and on my shelf? or in a drawer? I mean, I just couldn't. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I just couldn't get it to make sense to me. And besides, how do you really know that its HER ashes, right? ugh, anyway........... Choice TWO......My vet let me leave and told me I could just call her back with my decision. Which was great, I needed a little more time. And this was probably the most logical option. I had wonderful memories, and pictures I will cherish forever. As well as a clay paw print they made for me............So, pawprint, framed picture, lots of memories............Great choice. Choice THREE......The choice I went with. Well, the choice the hubby felt we should go with. And although we aren't in our "forever" home, which was my argument, it just felt right. So, the hubby picked her up from the vet, found a nice spot in our backyard and we had a private memorial.........it was very rainy and muddy..............but nice. And I feel more peace knowing that we did. I debated on whether the kids should see us do what we were doing but that sort of worked itself out. Brayden took a late nap and Emme watched a movie and didn't really ask what we were doing. I just didn't know if they should SEE it, you know? So, the hubby said his goodbyes, I said mine and added a few pictures of the kids with her and all was done. What did I tell the kids??? Well, after they realized that Nadia wasn't coming home from the vet, we talked alot about heaven. And just how wonderful heaven is and how happy and healthy she was now that she was in heaven. And what's in the back yard? her paw prints. We buried her "paw prints" cause she's in heaven. sniff sniff............