Not A Good Blogger

I have not been a good blogger lately. I haven't read other blogs or worked on mine - so sad. I am going to keep trying to stay updated on a weekly basis, but don't hold me to it. When I get behind I get frustrated with myself and then I go into procrastination mode. I really need to work on not putting things off.

Anyway, here goes with another long update. Every Mother's Day weekend there is a Western Heritage show in Abilene and Jody sets up there. We have gone with him the last couple of years, but this year I thought I would stay behind and celebrate Mother's Day with my mom. The kids and I spent the night with Mom and Dad on Saturday night and then went to church with them. After that, we went out to the Voss' (my sisters in laws) beautiful place for lunch where all the men served the ladies and kids. It was so nice to be waited on.

Gran and Paw Paw with all the grandkids.

After lunch, some of the kids put on a Mother Day's show for us. There was singing, dancing, and poems. We were so entertained!

The kids then hopped on the mule with Mr. Voss and went on a wild ride on their place. When Shane got back, I asked if he had fun and he pointed at Mr. Voss and said, "He's crazy!" Everyone got a good laugh out of that because he IS crazy. ha ha

They must have went through some kind of grass that upset Anna's alergies. I felt so bad for her. Her eyes got so swollen. In the picture above, she looks so much better than when she first got back.

The following weekend, we went with Jody to set up at another horse sale that was a disaster, let me tell ya. It rained just about the whole time we were there. And the picture below was taken at the beginning for sure because by the end of the day both Savanna and Shane had mud up to their knees. Yuck! At least they had fun. And good thing I brought an extra pair of clothes for them.

Savanna's teacher at school sent a note home at the beginning of May and said that they would be celebrating summer birthdays for the kids in class within the month of May. So since Savanna's birthday is August 22, they were going to celebrate or treat May 22 as her birthday in class. I wanted to do cupcakes so it would be easier to serve. Of course, I am so untalented in the cake or cupcake decorating department so I used a very talented friend to do the work for me. What a good mom (sarcasm). It turned out so great and Savanna loved her cupcake cake!

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell that she lost another front tooth and this time the tooth fairy remembered her. Yay tooth fairy!!

We gave out sunglasses as party favors and got a picture of the kids posing with them on. Of course, Shane wanted to pose with his on too. (below)

Jody has been gone a lot and we were so busy with our spring auction that we felt like we hadn't been spending quality time with the kids, so 2 weeks ago we took them and their cousins (Rody & BreAnna) fishing Saturday morning on Jody's uncle Mark's place. Jody's cousin Sarah stopped by with her boyfriend who helped us out with the kids. We really had a good time.

And finally, on Memorial Day we invited both our families over. We pulled out the water slide from last summer (it's getting a little worn out so this will probably be the last summer for it), cooked hamburgers and hot dogs, ate watermelon and let the kiddos play and play and play. It was great day!

Quick Catch UP

When the weather started turning nice, my sister's family went camping at Lake Cypress and we went down for the day. All the cousins had a blast playing together.


Shane always has to test drive Elli Kate's scooter.

By the end of this picture above, both of my kids were soaking wet... good thing I brought an extra set of clothes.

Pictures below are random shots of Shane after he let Sister put makeup on him. I laughed so hard and he thought he was so cute. I just had to get a picture which Jody didn't like - he wanted me to delete it.

In Savanna's back pack one day they sent out a flyer inviting the community to come watch a "master falconer" in the school gym that was being sponsored by the local library so Shane and I met Jody, Savanna, and our great friend Sherry (who the kids love more than me, ha). It was a great show and very educational. Throughout the show he would call up volunteers to help out and he called out Shane who "looks" like a kindergartener. I almost said no but he jumped at the chance. I was a little anxious to see how he would do in front of a crowd, but he did great - was very still. He had asked Shane to hold a sign in the shape of a bird which he did very well, but during the middle of his speech, Shane went up to the falconer with the sign and silently gave the sign back and ran back to his seat. Of course everyone went to laughing - I guess he got tired of holding it for him.

This bald eagle was huge and so pretty!

Savanna and Jody havin fun at the show.

Below are some pictures from Shane's Easter party at daycare. It was a little chilly and windy that day but the kids had fun.

On Easter Sunday, we went to church with Mom and Dad (aka Gran and PawPaw) and then out to their house to meet up with all the cousins for some inside Easter egg hunting since it was so wet and cold out.

A Month?

Has it really been a month since I last posted? Oh my, where does the time go? I usually don't like to post unless I have pictures and lately I have been so scattered that I couldn't find my camera. Isn't that sad... I can't post because I've lost my camera - pathetic. Anyway, I have found it, so I will soon post more with pictures when I have more time. Later.

Good News

I was really trying to stay positive, but everyone I would talk to was so worried to hear about the cyst found on Deaneth's brain, so naturally you have this doubt in the back of your mind of not knowing. Not to mention that she fought and conquered colon cancer 11 years ago, so there is always the worry of hearing that it has come back some where else within her body. But after having the doctor (who Jody really likes) come by after reviewing all the information and giving his take on the symptoms and situation can really put your mind at ease and you finally feel like you can breathe again. The doctor really feels that Deaneth's blood sugar level brought on these seizures and has diagnosed her as diabetic. She is a little upset that she will not be able to drink her sweet tea and eat all of her favorite foods like she did. He feels that the cyst is not causing the problem and that we would be surprised to know of how many people have these in their brains. There was one other small spot that looked swollen and may have gotten that way from so many seizures. He wants to watch this spot but first wants to get her sugar levels back in order and then have her come back for a follow up to see about the swollen spot. She will be in the hospital for a few days. God is so good! It is not great news, but it is definitely good news. Thanks again for the prayers.

Update on Deaneth

So much happened yesterday and last night ... They performed another lengthy test late in the afternoon and waited and waited to get the results. During this whole time, Deaneth kept saying she just wanted to go home, but she kept having episodes which they couldn't really say were seizures or not (that was frustrating). But each time they kept getting worse and worse. They told her that her situation wasn't life threatening and she and Jody were so tired so they came home. After Jody walked in the door, Van (his dad) called upset saying that she had another attach which was so much worse and he wanted to get her somewhere fast. So Jody rushed back to pick them both up and took off for Tyler. Deaneth's sister lives there and she was adamant about her being there because she knows a lot of great doctors there. As of last night after she got there she had another bad episode which they now confirm are definitely seizures. The are giving her medication to control them and did another CAT scan and chest xray last night. Now we are just waiting to hear from the doctors there on what the next steps should be. Deaneth's mother was out of town at a dairy convention and her flight wasn't schedule to come in until tonight. No one wanted to worry her until she got in, but we broke down and told her and she has caught an earlier flight and should be in at around 10 this morning.

I will keep trying to update. I feel as if the phone has been glued to my ear and my mouth is so dry from talking to everyone, but I don't mind because it makes me realize how many great friends and family we have. We are so blessed to have these people behind us with prayers and caring words. Thank you!

Please Pray

Jody's mom, Deaneth, has been having episodes with her vision, her left eye lid opening and closing involuntarily, and her left hand drawing up. She is so stubborn and had not told anyone, so of course, when we found out about it today, we immediately thought mini strokes and took her to the clinic in Sulphur Springs. They told us to go to the emergency room. She has been going through a series of tests and had a CAT scan. So far, we know that her blood sugar level is really high and they have found a cyst on her brain. We are staying very positive and are putting her in God's hand. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Recovering and Odds n Ends

We are still trying to recover from the Lufkin weekend. It was so cold! Sherry and I hovered by the heater. The kids stayed with my mom until Saturday afternoon and then Jody's mom watched them until we got in Sunday evening. It was so good to see them for about 5 minutes until they were back to fighting. Just kidding - they're good kids!

A few weeks back, Savanna was studying the letter H in school and on Friday she could wear her favorite hat to school. When Jody was out on the road one time, he brought back a coon skin cap and a skunk skin cap for the kids, so Savanna decided to wear the coon cap. Of course Shane couldn't go without wearing the skunk. I had to get a few shots of them wearing them. We were getting ready for school so I apologize for the underwear shots of Shane (but yeah for underwear - no more pull ups!)

The other pics are of the triplets I typed about earlier. The are so cute and HUNGRY! They chase their moma everywhere. It's as if you can just hear them saying, "more milk moma" over and over as they chase her down. Poor moma goat.

And finally, the last picture is of Shane with his warmer weather hair cut saying, "cheez".