Thinking and Stuff

So this weekend has been ok. Back in February Sheryl and I had went to Fayetteville to Target and I had bought a baby monitor with the little tv thing. Well we used it since then for Kadence, and suddenly the tv part stopped working. Like you can hear sound but no picture. I still had my receipt so I called and made sure they would take it back before we drove all the way up there. So Blaine, Kadence and I went up there yesterday, and we returned it and got Madison some clothes instead and Kadence a pair of tennis shoes because she out grew hers. And Madison had like no clothes here. She out grew hers and there isn’t anyone for her to get some passed down from. So I got her like 3 dresses and 4 shorts/shirts. Then we ate at Steak N Shake, and Omg that was really awesome. It’s a fast food place, but they wait on you. And they had the best burgers ever, Fries really sucked but their burgers, mmmm. And I had a cookies n creme shake and that was awesome too. Picked up Bryceton and came home and watched some movies. Nothing too exciting but it was Blaine’s first trip to Fayetteville.

Now, on to my thoughts. I keep wishing this baby would hurry up and come out, but I keep forgetting about school. While I don’t have to attend class any longer, I do have to go take my finals which is the week of May 7 through 11. So I really do need to wait until the 18th if possible, because I don’t want to leave my baby to go take a test, nor everyone see me all fat from having a baby like 2 days before. So I am stuck. Part of me says get her out and it will be ok, part of me says wait so I don’t have to leave her......Well I go to the dr Tuesday and we will see what he says.

Girls Night In!!!

Well Today was a much better day. Thank you to all of you who commented on the other blog. I feel better about it to, until I look at her that is. But she goes on about life as if nothing happened, unless she accidentally bumps it or something. So tonight was a girls night. Blaine had to work of course, and Bryceton went camping with Michael. So it was just me, Madison, and Kadence. We snacked on junk, fruit snacks, Cheetos, pot pies, pop, fudge bars, and rocky road ice cream! We watched cartoon shows all day. Took a nap, watched some movies (more cartoons). I swear if I have to watch Elmo in Grouchland or Monster House one more time.....Then we took baths in "mommy’s big tub" and now it’s the Incredibles, and more fruit snacks! LOL. Anyways I took a lot of pics, of course, and thought I would share them, plus you can see Madison’s lip in a few . Poor baby. But I do enjoy my time with the girls so much. I can’t wait until they are big enough to play girly board games, and brush each others hair. Hey what can I say? I never had sisters, and I guess I am just a big girl at heart!

They caught me!

Relaxing, watching Elmo, or as Kadence says Nelmo, Nemo, MeeMo

Poor little baby, but she still smiles

Whoa bubbles!

She was saying "ho ho ho" hee hee

Weeeeeee

Bubble baby!

Awweeeeeeeeeee!!

Kadence thinks her sister is funny!

Let me wash you!

Bubble heads

I seeee you

I don’t even know

The End............

Very Scarey Day

Today was one of the scariest days in my life. Everything was fine all day. I don’t have to go to school any more because my teachers are all letting me work from home and just come to school for the finals, so I slept in. Blaine left for work about 2:30, I was cooking chicken tenders for the kids lunch. Then I decided to do a little housework before time to get ready for church. I did a load of dishes, gathered up some trash, and cleaned the sinks out. Then I decided to work on the living room. I had the kids help me pick stuff up off the floor, then I went to vacuum. Well their rooms needed vacuuming too, so I left it sitting out in the middle of the living room while I took a sit down break on the couch. I cleaned Kadence’s face and asked Madison to throw away the wipe, and she came running back from the trash, and I guess she must have tripped over the vacuum cord, but I don’t really know it all happened so fast, and she went so fast and hard mouth first into the coffee table. 

I was right there so I picked her up and ran to the kitchen, and blood just started pouring everywhere. I freaked out and didn’t know what to do. It kept coming out and wouldn’t stop, I started crying, and called 911 because I was here alone with no car seats or anything. They had to make me repeat my address about 3 times because I was so hysterical. I think I was crying more than she was. I finally got her calmed down a little and the police came, then first responders, then the ambulance, which brought the neighbor thinking I was in labor and needed her to keep the kids. They said it looked pretty bad, and she would probably need stitches. I had already called Michael to be on his way so I said we would take her. I stopped most of the bleeding but when she would cry it would make it worse. I was crying, she was crying, Bryceton was crying saying he didn’t want his sister to die, and Kadence was so freaked out by all the people and us all crying, that she started crying too. It must have been a sight. 

I called Blaine and had him come get me so I could be at the hospital with my baby.  We got there at 5, and did not leave until 9:30. She had to have 4 stitches on the outer lip, and her teeth went through the inner cheek, it was bad. We had to hold her down while she screamed and cried, and that made me cry more. It hurts to see your child in pain and know you can do nothing. I was so scared, and worried, and felt so miserable for her. They numbed it first of course, but she still screamed. Both our shirts were covered in blood. It looked like a crime scene.  But hopefully she will get better fast. She goes back in 5 days to get them out and is on a Popsicle diet, lucky her!  Well that is all I guess, I am going to go lay down now.

Easter and Other Blessings

First off let me say, Happy Easter! Today is a wonderful day but too many people forget why. It’s not about a bunny, or eggs, or candy, it’s about the greatest gift of  Jesus dying for our sins.  I laugh at people who sit here and put down God or say they don’t care or believe, then go out and celebrate HIS holiday....

 Anywho, a lot has happened since last week. On Sunday Blaine and I were cleaning up the garage from the party when a couple came up our drive. They were from the First Baptist church here in Greenwood, and said they wanted to talk to us about Jesus. I thought Blaine would be all rude and send them packing because he’s sooo, soo just, rude, but he didn’t. As we all talked about our lives growing up, and if we had a church home yet, I told them how I had really been wanting to join their church, as I am Baptist, but that I wanted to settle in first and adjust to living here, and the fact that the van was broke down and I had no way to church Wednesday nights. They asked Blaine to read some Bible verses aloud and asked what he thought they meant. Since he didn’t grow up in church it was kind of difficult for him to say, anyways they talked to us about some other stuff, and prayed with us, and low and behold, Blaine gave his heart to Jesus right there in our garage. I have never been so happy. He was crying, and I was crying, and it was a beautiful thing. I had been praying for a long time that he would make the decision to go to church with me and try to live our lives better, but this was more than I could have ever asked for. After all that we decided to start going to their church, and then the man, Kevin, says he owns an auto parts store here in town, and wanted to fix our van for us. We didn’t even know what to say. My own dad wouldn’t even help us fix it, yet here is a total stranger reaching out to us from his own pocket. He came by Thursday and picked it up, and worked on it all day. He dropped it off and said there were some other things needing to be done, but his mechanic friend, another member of the church, was going to do the labor for free, and Kevin himself was paying for the parts. So in 2 weeks our van will be all good. It’s drivable now, but we don’t have insurance on it just yet. Then on Friday, Kevin came by again, and brought us about 10 bags full of groceries. I just didn’t know what to say. Thank you is not enough. Of course we were going to church today then all of a sudden Thursday I got real sick. That yucky stuff again. Snot, congestion, fever, cough, just yuck. The kids are getting it, and today I got up to get dressed and felt so weak I just stayed home. But by golly Wednesday  I am going. Michael called at noon and said he had forgot to get the kids anything, so I got dressed any how and went over there with some stuff I got them, and he hid eggs while I sat with the kids because I didn’t want to be outside much already being sick. They hunted they eggs, had a good time, and I came home. I feel so blessed because we are so broke right now, and it’s going to be about 2 months before we get caught up  and that’s only if nothing else goes wrong like me having to go to the dr again because of this crap, or something on the blazer messing up. 

Last night Sheryl found a note on the van from Kevin and his wife Tiffany wishing us a happy Easter and saying how happy they were God brought us all together. It just made me feel warm. I can’t wait to have those feelings again of being part of a family, and people actually caring about each other and doing what they can for people in need. I want to be a part of something bigger than myself and my family. I want to be in God’s family. I am just really excited! It’s been since high school since I felt like that. I mean I went to church after that, but never felt right. The church was so big, so uninviting, and no one knew your name. This place is different, I can tell. Well I rambled on long enough, Now it’s picture time. I hope you all were as blessed as we were. Happy Easter!!!!!!!!

Easter surprises

Look at all those goodies!

Hey where is mine?

Couldn’t wait!

Crooked glasses.......

Rocking out with his paddle ball

Peeps for Poop

Too cool!

Hey this toy is better than candy!

You can’t eat plastic eggs!

Madison got one!

I think I give up!

Get it Poo Poo!

Good job!

I’d rather slide Mama

I found another one!

I see one Mom!

Smart baby!

I better run before my sisters get it

Where can they be?

Oooooo pink!

Last one!

Baby Shower and Birthdays

So I know you have all been waiting for this, lol. I have been busy. But I wanted to get these up here before school on Monday. It’s been a long weekend. VERY long. I appreciate all the people who came out, especially those that drove from places like El Dorado, Searcy, and Fayetteville. I know it wasn’t easy. I am sorry some of you couldn’t come. But man it was packed here. Cars lined the streets. Everyone who said they were coming did, so that was good. I think everyone had a good time. Well I don’t have much to write about right now, so I’ll just post pictures. I took over 100! But I am not going to post them all, just half, lol. Poor Jade. Get with the program!

My present from Blaine’s grandma.....yay for pink!

That morning, supposed to hunt Easter Eggs, but it rained.

Kadence in her Easter dress.

Birthday Girl. I asked her if I could have her hair, and she said "No, it too wittle for you" lol

Cuties

My little baby

Birthday boy!

Big smiles

Poo Poo!

Pretty blue eyes

"Cheeeese" hahahaha

What a little lady

Just the 3 of us

My little man

Brycetons cake. It said "happy" on it, but the Thing decided to eat part of it, lol.

Madison’s cake.

My princess!

She had fun!

One more time princess.

Time to sing!

Belly!

Baby shower cake, which everyone wanted so it was gone in 5 minutes.

I designed it myself.....soo pretty, I didn’t want to cut it.

No words needed

Make a wish

Blow them out!

Time for presents

This is MY piece! I knew it would be all gone.

She got so excited over the things we bought her...mamma look, like I didn’t know, lol!

Even Poo Poo got something!

Ooooo bottles!

Madison and her "neckels" that’s what she calls em.

Opening a card

The pinata.....before it got smashed.

Bean’s son knocked it down, so I let Bryceton and the kids who didn’t get a turn try to beat it open.....

Get it Madison!

Kayleigh got first swing....

Look at all that candy!

At least there was enough for everyone

Even Poo Poo got some! hee hee hee

 

Erica and Karen about to go.....

And that’s that. It was very tiresome. We decided we won’t do one here again. Too much mess, and no one would take their shoes off, and then the kids went outside without shoes, tracking in dirt and stuff, so it was pointless. But I am glad the kids had a good time, and I am glad everyone came. Thank you all for everything......