Neglected Again.....

I have once again neglected our blog but I wanted to atleast post some pics of the kids.

Marathon Runner

Just a little video of Bear "running"........

I know it is sideways but just turn your head and enjoy.......

Silence

Lake is almost never away from us overnight except when we are in Alabama.

We are only in AL twice a year. We love our kids. But, sometimes Mommy and Daddy need a break.

Everyday is filled with endless chatter, giggles, questions and a little whining. Which we could not live without..... except maybe the whining.

This is an actual photo of our sign in the kitchen above our sink. I can not stand whining. It applies to everyone in the house except Bear......... But his day is coming. And yes, it even applies to me.



So....as I have mentioned before, I have the most fabulous friend, Debi. Her niece is 5 years old. You know what that means....PLAY DATE! SLUMBER PARTY!!!!! ON VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

On Saturday, Debi came to pick up Lake around 1:30. For some reason my brain was only worried about a few hours of silence because I forgot about the slumber party. As they were getting ready to pull out of the driveway, Debi's husband said.......

" Have a good night!"

Wait a minute........A good NIGHT?!?!

I threw up my hand and shouted.......

" Is she spending the night?!?"

Her husband states.......

"Well yeah. It's a slumber party."

HOLY COW! How could I forget? The day just got better! I had only packed baby doll clothes in that Hello Kitty bag. No clothes for Lake. I started jumping for joy as I shouted.....

"Wait! I forgot she was spending the night. She needs clothes."

As I ran into the house I thanked Jesus and few times and Jason seemed confused. He asked me what was going on and I told him the good news. He got a smile on his face and helped me pack.

We got her things together and off she went to Debi's and to the store we headed. We planned to cook steaks and enjoy the peace. Yes, we still had Bear but it still seemed like we were alone.
Except for a few crying spells, dirty diapers, spit-up and a tummy ache.......


We returned from the store and Bear was sleeping in his car seat. We just brought it inside and left him strapped in while he slept. Jason and I looked at each other and smiled.........

IT WAS SILENT! The only thing we wanted to do was enjoy this moment of silence. We wanted to listen to NOTHING. And we did. Our neighbors came over after a while and we cooked with them. The nice thing was that all of their kids were away too. We ate dinner. They went back home and we were in a moment of silence once again. We even took a pic to remember the day.



At 9:15, I went to bed. After a quick good night call to Lake, I was out. I was exhausted! I slept harder than I have in months. Jason slept in Lake's bed because he said when he came into the bedroom I looked so comfortable and I was snoring so he did not want to wake me. So Sweet! Of course, his feet were hanging off of the little twin bed and the High School Musical sheets were not long enough. He said he slept well.

On Sunday morning I got a text from Debi that said Lake and Laney did not want to come home. I thought I was dreaming. This never happens. I gladly agreed to keep her out of school for this special occasion. Besides, it's only kindergarten. I spoke to Lake and she said she was having a great time. I was so glad she was enjoying herself with Laney. They are silly little girls that love to laugh and chit chat together. Debi said they were "working" in their office. In other words, cutting up pieces of paper as small as snow flakes and using up all of the gem clips to make a chain... ;)



They played in makeup and also made a movie. Thanks to Debi's daughter, Heather, for being a good sport... ;)

This morning Lake called to say good morning. She immediately started telling me that I did not pack her enough clothes. Typical girl. I did not know she was staying for 2 days so I only packed 3 outfits. Guess she needs more choices next time.

At 1:30 both girls will be here at our house. I really am ready to hear the giggles and chatter. We have enjoyed the silence but we have missed it too.

BIG "THANK YOU" to Debi for giving us this time to relax and remember what silence sounds like...........

Puke Patrol

Lakelyn and Bear have been sick ever since we got back from AL. Bear is now on a nebulizer. Lakelyn has a ruptured ear drum, both have had ear infections and sinus infections. It has been a never ending pool of snot.Luckily, besides the usual spit-up from Bear, there has been no "big girl" vomit. For those of you that don't know, I can not clean up chunks from the stomach! It makes me sick. I start to gag if I get too close.

Well, last night Lake was eating dinner and she said her stomach was hurting. Being the mean Mother Monster that I am, I made her eat 3 more bites of meat and drink her juice. I mean, standard procedure from parents is three more bites when the usual "Mommy, I'm full" starts ringing in our ears. Being the obedient girl she is (most of the time) she ate her food and headed to brush teeth, brush hair and then snuggle under the covers.

As Jason and I were getting ready for our nightly Guitar Hero gig, I heard a scream that I had not heard in a long time. I ran down the hall and I found a bed FULL of "big girl" vomit. At that point, I started screaming for Jason as I was trying to get out of the room. He came back there and shouted his normal quote..."Daddy can do it. Daddy can do anything!" ........He's so cute! She seemed to feel better because she was examining her up-chuck and giving me an updated report while I was contributing by getting sheets out of the linen closet in the hallway. I really could not say anything to her because it was pretty funny.

If I would have been here by myself, I am sure I would have thrown up, but I would have been able to take care of her. Although, my thoughts are, that if Daddy is here to help........let Daddy help. So Super Dad washed hair, changed sheets, washed mattress pads (thank goodness for those) changed to PJs, and settled her back into her little nest. I was sending my mama emails with the play by plays because she knows how I feel. My daddy always had to take over because the smell would always gag her....Maybe that's where I get it from..... ;)

Well about 30 minutes later, I saw Lake at the end of the hallway. Luckily our GH song was almost over..... :) She said it had happened again. Super Daddy to the rescue! Same scenario. Changing, washing, brushing.........

So..........after about 5 more times of this happening throughout the night, it was then 6 o'clock in the morning. Bear was wide eyed and bushy tailed. ready to eat, talk, and play. Lakelyn finally went to sleep and Jason is still sleeping too. Thanks goodness I did not have to be on Puke Patrol!

God Bless My Husband!

Driving Test????

We have lived here in TX since December 2006. Even though I had to move back to TN, blah, blah, blah I have still "lived" here. I still have a TN drivers license that does not list my married name. It is still a reminder of the past. I really need to rid myself of the last reminder of all of that mess.

So.......On my birthday, I looked at my license and I realized it expired that day. OK, no problem.
For some reason I was under the impression that you had until the end of the month to renew a drivers license. Like your car tag. I was under the wrong impression.

I have been telling Jason that I needed to go to the DMV. I called today to get the information. My last question was " Do I have until the end of the month to renew because my license expired on January 2, 2009?" All I heard was a giggle and I knew this was not going to be good.

Not only do I have to take the written test BUT I have to take the driving test too!!! I tried to explain to the lady that I was 30 years old and all I needed was to change to a TX license. I told her that I had not taken a test in YEARS! All she could say was "Well, you better start studying..." Great.

So, I am getting online to find the study book for the written test. I have Road Rage and I know there are no teachings on that in the book. That task is just learned as you drive around idiots. I have that part mastered. What I am not sure about is all of the rules of stopping, going, and whatever else you have to know when you are 15....... The driving test should be interesting, too. Jason said that at least I get to turn back time for a few days. I'll keep you updated on my studying and the test.

Hopefully I'll pass..........

Embracing Thirty

On January 2, 1979 I was born.

On January 2, 2009 I was thirty years old.

I decided to embrace thirty with a smile on my face and with much hope for the future. Let's face it, my twenties were filled with many ups and down. The ups were the births of my children and my marriage to Jason. No need to go into the downs.......they are water under the bridge and I learned from my mistakes which is the most important part.

When I turned 21, I was a new mom and I ate hot wings on my couch. When I turned 25, I was a new mom again and I felt stuck in the middle of nothing. At thirty, I am a new mom once again and I feel like a new woman. I feel like I have a lot of wisdom that I never dreamed I would have at this age. This is going to be a new chapter in my life and I plan on making it the best yet.

I was able to spend this birthday with my family and friends. I would not have had it any other way. I was asked many times if I "felt" 30........Well, not really.

I have glasses now and I think I have stiff joints and a little premature memory loss. It could also be selective.... :)

I keep having to remind myself that I am thirty. I am no longer in my twenties and I am a real adult. Not that I wasn't before, I just feel more grown up now. That's all. Not older just more grown up.

Jason will be thirty at the end of March and he does not let me forget that I am older than him. I hope he embraces thirty as I have. With a new attitude, new goals, hopes and dreams for the years to come.

ByPass Surgery

My mom and Terry were supposed to be able to join the family in Alabama for the holidays. Unfortunately Terry's heart had other plans for them. The day before his flight out of Texas, he was trotting around at the river bottom and began to have chest pains. He checked his blood pressure and it was Sky High! Like, 202 / 178 or something like that....Too High!

Luckily the River Bottoms aren't completely filled with frog-giggin' rednecks.




There is a neighbor that is a nurse. Terry made the call and told her that he thought he was having a "Panic Attack"...Yeah Right! He thought his blood pressure machine could have been messed up....WRONG! Off to the hospital they went and the news only got worse.

When they arrived at the hospital, many tests were ran. I soon found out the news from my mom via text message... Don't you just love texting........ Once I finally got my mom on the phone, I got more details and the number to the room. I talked to Terry and all he said was " I won't be on a plane tomorrow." Well, duh! I was only concerned about his health and anxiously awaited the results from the tests being ran the next day. My mom took the Red Eye out of GA and into TX. She arrived at the hospital to find out that he was going to have bypass surgery ASAP. Quadruple Bypass Surgery, that is.

My mom was a wreck. Her husband was on the verge of death and low and behold they lost her makeup bag at the airport. For those of you who know my mom, this was a TRAGEDY! Jason and I proceeded to AL to carry on with our plans for Christmas with the family. I must admit, it was not the same without them, but we have their presents so we can have Christmas in February if need be.

Terry was in Intensive Care for days and days. At one point the thought they were going to have to put the breathing tube back in, deflate his lung and repair the lymphnode they had punctured during the surgery....Great..... Apparantly Terry's anatomy inside is a bit different then the average human's....We always knew he was special! Luckily that procedure did not take place. My mom finally got some makeup from her friend so she could "have her face on" while she was at the hospital. So things seemed to be looking up for the both of them.Once Terry could finally talk he gave me some extensive details on his cuts and bruises. OUCH!

The plans were for my mom and Terry to attend my "Embracing Thirty" party in AL but of course duty called in TX with Terry and his health. I made sure I dedicated a song to him and my mom. We will have another bday party when he can function correctly again. New Year's Eve was spent in the hospital as well. Luke and David went to see Terry and as they entered the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital, they blasted him with Silly String........I'm sure the nurses were proud. No word on if they got in trouble or not but they did get together for a group picture. Not real sure if Terry even knew what was going on. Looked like there was noone home after that shot of Morphine.......



After recovery time in the hospital was over, mom took Terry home. Poor thing has to do what she says because he can't defend himself for awhile. I make regular calls to check in and make sure she is treating him right. He feels much better and says she is not being too mean... :) Mom spent $500 to replace her face and potions.


I think some of that was just pure retail therapy because she misses her little Nelson. She and that dog have a very un-natural relationship. She says he is just a baby. Trust me, that is a brand new blog. I'm not planning on going there......

Anyway....Good News! Mom got the call today saying the airline had found her makeup. It is in Atlanta. Sounds like to me she won't need makeup for a while.........