My Own Slice of Heaven
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wow!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Where does the time go????
Where did that come from? And where did my little girl go? When she starts talking about what she wants for her birthday or Christmas or anything, it is clothes, jewelry, or shoes. What happened to baby dolls, Barbies, and toys?
Where in the world did my baby go? Let me tell you, right now at this very moment, this little "angel" (so not an angel) is driving me absolutely crazy. She is boy crazy and man, does she have an attitude. But I still love her...sometimes;-)
You see, it might be okay if the girls were the only ones who were doing this, but they aren't. Kenny insists on growing up too. Take a look for yourself...
This picture is pre-haircut. Thank God he actually let me cut that hair off. And when I say off...I mean off. Almost bald, off. He is looking more and more like his father everyday. And he is almost as tall as Tamara now, and he is actually starting to put on a little weight. Although it is only 1/2 lb here and 1/2 lb there, but hey at least he isn't losing weight.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
No excuses, just a few explanations PART 1
THere have been many things going on in our life, and I can guarantee that this story will be broken down into parts.
This is Part 1.
When we received the diagnosis of Stage IV small cell lung cancer on November 7, 2008, it completely changed my life and with that came change to my family's life. I moved to Opelika to be with and take care of my Grandma. The children moved in with my ex-husband's aunt at that time. Aunt Pat was a lifesaver for offering to let the children live with her while I was taking care of my Grandma. All 3 children were enrolled in school in Opelika, and I saw them almost everyday.
I practically lived at East Alabama Medical Center for 3 weeks after the diagnosis. My mom and I both did. You see, my Mama is an only child, and so am I. We really were all my grandma had. So we dropped everything and too care of her.
SHe passed away on November 27, 2008 (Thanksgiving Day) and the next weeks were spent planning a funeral, getting her things in order (life insurance, bank accts., etc.) And the hardest of that was going through her belongings and deciding what to do with them. My mama and I spent almost a month on that.
Christmas snuck up on us quickly because we were focused on other things. We did have a family Christmas (just missing one important person...MY GRANDMA), and then it was time for me to start getting ready to move back home. I don't have pics of Christmas because I was just in the zone enjoying the time with my family and remembering my Grandma. The very strange, long drawn out move back to Montgomery will be PART 2 (to be published tomorrow). Until then have a good night!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Saying Goodbye
February 3, 1939 - November 27, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
One request
She is 87 years old and her body is just tired. She is tired, but she is fighting with everything she has. She was actually brought back to her home on Wednesday, but she is still in hospice care. She is doing better and her appetite has been a lot better the past couple of days. She is no longer needing as much pain medication, which is good because that stuff sure does make her loopy. She gets very confused especially when she has to take her pain medicine.
I sat with her on Thursday while my Aunt Hootie aka Judy went to work. We had a rough day and she kept me running most of the day on Thursday. I think she was still adjusting to being back at home. Yesterday was much better and we had a wonderful day together.
The other day McMommy posted about being blindsided at 10 AM. Well, I now know how she felt. While I was sitting with my Gramma W. (dad's mom) the other day, my mama called. She wanted to let me know that my Grandma K. (her mom) had been admitted to the CVICU (cardiovascular intensive care unit) because she had a lot of fluid around her lungs.
I was shocked to say the least. My Grandma K. had been having trouble breathing for awhile and would not go to the doctor because she is a very stubborn woman; AND she absolutely hates going to the doctor. My mom finally talked her into going and she was admitted.
Later that day, an oncologist came to talk to my mama and informed us that my Grandma K. has lung cancer. She has a large mass on the upper quadrant of her left lung and multiple smaller tumors in her lung. It has also started spreading into her right lung.
We do not know what type it is exactly, but the doctor has said that it appears to be Stage IV cancer and it looks very aggressive and very angry. My mama is terrified and worried, I am terrified and worried, and my Grandma K. is terrified and worried.
You see, my mama is an only child and I am an only child (which makes me an only grandchild). We are hoping to have some results from biopsy samples and fluid drained by Monday. But in the meantime, my ONE request is for your prayers. Please pray for my family, and for God to show us the path he has laid out. Pray for peace and understanding to fall on my Grandma K. and pray for my mama and I to have the strength to make it through this difficult time.
I will be back to post more when I have chance, but I make no promises on when that will be. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and week to follow!
Monday, November 3, 2008
How was your weekend?
First, my amazing Gramma has recently been put into hospice care and is not doing as great as we all wish she was doing. She is 87 years old and is one of the most generous, loving, and wonderful women I have ever met. She lives about 60 miles from me and I have been spending as much time as possible with her (although, let me tell you that it has not been as much as it should have been).
Secondly, I have been sick. Not really sure what has been going on with me, but I have not felt well for the last week. A slight cough, a slight upset stomach, and a raging headache for most of the last week.
Thirdly, (is that a word?) I have been doing some really, really, really hard homework. I don't know if I have said it before, but going back to college at the age of 31 REALLY...REALLY...SUCKS! I am in my 4th term of classes and they get harder and harder (yes, I know that is how it is supposed to work, I just didn't think it would be this hard).
Fourthly, Saturday was the day that I promised Tamara her birthday sleepover. She invited 3 of her friends, although only one of them got to spend the night, and all 8...yes you read that right, 8 of us went to the movies to see High School Musical 3. It was Paul and I, our 3 children, and 3 of Tamara's friends. Let me tell you.. Zac Efron is a cutie and I liked the 1st two of the series, but that movie is soooo cheesy. I was laughing at parts that were not meant to be funny. People (all the tweens, teens, and kids) kept looking at me like I had 3 heads. Anyway...if you have children that would like to see it...wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it for them (that way you do not have to watch it.) Guess I won't be getting any endorsements or anything from Disney now :-(
Lastly, I know that I promised pictures from Halloween, and I do have some....BUT you will not be seeing them on this post. I forgot my camera Friday night; we went to a friend's house to get ready and then to another friend's house for an impromptu party. We had a few drinks, took the kids trick-or-treating, and then had a few more drinks. All in all we had the best time. My wonderful friend, Charity took pics for me of all my kids (except Tamara, cause she is too old to trick-or-treat with her parents), and I even let Charity get a picture of me in my costume. She should be emailing them to me soon, and as soon as she does I will post them for everyone to see.
I hope that everyone's week has started off to be a great week and I will be back with pictures soon! (hint, hint Charity ;-)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Welcome to my new blog!!!
Now that my life has changed quite a bit in such a short amount of time, I have more time to blog and keep everyone up-to-date.
This weekend the fam and I will be going out and taking some new family pictures, so be on the lookout for some new pics to be posted really soon. I do have some that were taken a month or so ago and I will be posting them in the next day or so.
Well, I hope you all enjoy the blog and the new look. I will be back later with more news and pics!