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FYI Rita said to let the fellow bloggers that her computer is down!

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Wow, everyone is busy busy!
I love the pictures everyone posts! I think back when we first started the blog and it was like pulling teeth to get anyone to post! You've come a long way BABY! Now all my little bloggers have grown up and had their own little bloggers, or should I say boogers! LOL Greg, they make wipes for those dirty little faces and fingers! You can't experience and learn without getting a little messy! Right Janet? I am sure you teach that to your little ones! If you come to TT's house you are gonna get messy...but we clean up pretty good.
Looks like Mommy is having a great time with her family. Rita looks like you are doing a great job keeping the doors swinging in your house. Almost like a bed and breakfast. She looks so happy, I am sure Daddy is at peace knowing she is well cared for and enjoying her babies!
I went back to the Cleveland Clinic last week and I will be starting chemotherapy as soon as my insurance gets on board with it. Apparently there is a drug that will kill the cells that cause my disease. Although it isn't FDA approved for my disease they have had success with treating it this way at Cleveland, so....then when I went to my doctor this week my blood pressure was way up and she started me on a blood pressure pill, Bystolic, and I was retaining fluid because of the prednisone so she started me on lasix. I have a sinus infection on top of all that and they did a CT scan of my lungs because my disease seems to originate there and I haven't heard from it yet to see if its worse or anything different.
My Calcium level was elevated too and I am not sure whats up with thatbut when I went back to have it rechecked it had come down to the border line...
Tanner was interviewed this week by the tv station this week as an academic sports student. They aired it on TV that same evening and we didn't know it so we didn't see it! He plays his last game of the regular season Friday night at Fayetteville and hopefully they will be 10 and 0 at the end of their season!
Jacob plays his last game tomorrow night and he seems to be doing well at the Middle school, in the beginning I had my doubts. He has only visited the principal a "few" times which is better than "many" times. LOL HIs grades are good so I guess if he is on a first name basis with the principal thats OK.
Gotta run for now...but keep blogging, even if I don't get time to post I always have time to read!
Love you all,
Trish

So a friend of greg's mom embroidered this for Brooks. Unfortunately she spelled Halloween wrong and no one had the heart to tell her. I took some pictures to send her as part of our thank you note but I had to strategically hide the Halloween so she wouldn't discover her mistake!

Clara enjoyed her cheese puffs that aunt tt gave her for the ride home...her daddy not so much

Paging Tootie's grandma

Mom will you please call Tootie and talk to her tomorrow after school. She went to mentoring tonight and was so excited to tell you about it. She forgot you weren't here and then got big tears in her eyes and asked when you were coming back. She is really missing you. Things are fine here if that stupid Dr will get a nurse out here. I called again today and they said hopefully tomorrow. That is crazy because now 3 days have passed when they could have already treated it. Kiss Grandma for us and tell her we love her and we love you and miss you too.

Michelle, your wedding pictures are beautiful!! Congratulations on 11 years :) I didn't know that schnitzel was fried pork chops. I could deal with that and give me some Jimmy Dean sausage and sweet tea and I'd be set lol. With all that beer around do people stay intoxicated a lot or is it not a big deal? Is the legal drinking age lower than the U.S.? I remember when I took French class in school our teacher told us the legal age in France was 15. Trish, I loved the video. I sat here and cried, felt like Janet for a moment lol :P Clara and Brooks seem to be growing right along. Clara is walking so good. I loved the pictures from last night. Blain, I don't know what you or the dog were doing but Grandma seemed to be getting quite a kick out of it. I thought mom made good time coming home. I asked dad to text or call me when she got home. We were under a tornado watch as well till 3 am. It was muggy and humid last night when we went to bed around 1130 and the temp was 72. It was kinda odd outside. The Lord kept us safe. As far as I know there were no tornadoes around here. I heard it pouring rain a little after 4 this morning and it has rained some since we've been up. Looks like the sun is trying to come through though.

Chemistry big for Cavaliers

Chemistry big for Cavaliers

I'm home! It's 10:45pm. I told you it would be a great run. Coming off your mt. I had to go slow, more leaves have fallen because of the wind and they were wet and piling up of the road. About 9:20 it began to rain really hard and I was about to make the switch to 77. I had to pray really hard right there. It always makes me anxious there. Wouldn't you know it, not a car in sight! Just like the Lord! In the distance you could see it lightning. When I got off in Princeton, the road dried up and the moon began to shine. Only God could put on a weather show like that! There was no time to get sleepy. The Perry Sisters and I just made a run for the stateline and was home before the news came on! We had a quick but nice visit. The food was delicious and the fellowship was warm and I'm so glad I came. Love you guys! Trish I missed you.

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Please pray for everyone involved. I work very closely at school with Amanda Wills. There are a total of 6 children in the family and they are very dear to my heart. They are all in foster care now. There are a number of problems with their homelife to say the least, but the children are incredible. Please keep them in your prayers. I see stuff like this on the news all the time but never expect to know the particular details of a case, or personally know someone capable of such crimes. It does, however, give me peace knowing that God has answered my prayers and the kids are being cared for by someone else now.

 

 

 

Here's a few pics we took this evening. Mommy had a good day today. She always does when she has company. She has really enjoyed having the babies this week. She is off of her blood pressure medicine completely and it is staying at a good level. She is alert more now which is what we were hoping for. Bobbie came for a short visit this evening. She came at around 5:30 and left around 9:00. We were a little worried about the weather but she didn't seem to be concerned at all.

Hey, Sorry we haven't posted yet but we have been busy settling in and we have also had company, (Georgie, Amy and Greg and babies and the HH nurse). We will post some pics this evening after dinner. Ruth is also under a watch for severe storms in OHIO. We have only had a little wind and it was 82 in Beckley just a little while ago. Greg and Amy, Sorry I took you through the ghetto...Did you see that cop pulling his gun as he was going into that house....
We'll get some pics soon...I promise.

What doesn't kill you....

So you know where the day is headed when you come back from a errand and the home health aid is peeling out of the driveway because she ran screaming from the house :) AND we are under severe weather watch. They are even letting kids go home early due to the front coming in from Chicago. Mom give grandma lots of kisses from me and the family. Butter would have made you proud last night :) Things are good here. I am making dinners today for the next few days. Sooooo I know you ladies have access to the computer and still no posts or pictures

On their way

Mom just met up with Ruth and they are on their way to see Grandma. They are staying until Friday I think. The home health aid that came here to take care of dad is nice. Hoping that they have a nice visit and take lots of pictures. Trish I sent you a few things with mom if you get over there to visit with her.

Sucking my thumb!

A block for you

Michelle! You look like a little girl in your wedding pictures! Sounds like your girls are having an experience of a lifetime in Germany! You too!!! We are praying for all you guys!