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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Before I went to work this afternoon I got to stop by and have some "Molly time". I got her dressed and we snuggle for awhile and then I had to head for work. Well this was the long waited for day for Mommy to start her new job from home. Her boss Tonya came over to go over somethings that she needed to know. Wouldn't you know it Molly had a total melt down and did not enjoy sharing her mommy with this "strange" lady!!! Then to take these pictures below. You'd never guess she had a melt down earlier would you????? Is that a female for you or what???

Molly

Jessica just emailed me these pictures she took while on her "tummy time"


I took this picture last week when we were having Nana time. She is a hoot!!1

Monday, April 28, 2008

New Blogs

I just love my new hobby blogging!!! I have made renewed relationships with several young ladies whom Katie and Skip grew up with. They too are now married and raising families. I get the biggest kick out of hearing about their day to day life and ups and downs of raising children. It's been neat to update my blog with new pictures and family news. It is read all the to Alaska and back down the West coast especially in Washington, Oregon and California....across the middle of USA to Kansas, Wis., Ohio over to New York, down to Washington D.C. and the south....
Other than catching up on others I truly enjoy one special blog and that is Grace for Women. This young lady is a gifted writer and such insights of day to day relationship with the Lord, God Bless you Keri.
Now Audy has named me the "Coupon Queen". I have just posted a new blog address about coupons I hope you check it out especially if you are like me, clipping coupons. I have gotten my daughter in law right behind me! With Katie I usually clip her coupons for her and give her memo's of good sales. She is a busy mom with homeschooling and etc...For you Bloom shoppers that get those 10.00 off coupons in the mail please take note that Publix and Bilo accepts them as well. I try and be loyal to Bloom but I shop where the sales are!
I'm back from North Carolina! Jessica is offically an Auntee on her own now. Edwin had a very hard time coming into this world and had the bruises to prove it! Mommy, Daddy and Edwin are doing great.
Molly and I had a wonderful time together. I will post some pictures soon.
While I was gone Papa stayed busy with the other grand kids. They were always wondering where Nana was. Uusally it's the other way around! He went to an Open House at Jessalyn's school on Friday night and then Saturday was Soccer games. Sissy made two goalie's.....can't wait to see her in action!
Katie's family didn't make it to church last night so on our way home we called about stopping by. We arrived with Mc Donald's hot fudge sundies and sat at the table and chatted. Jessalyn says, "Nana I asked Jesus into my heart today". We were so happy for her and chatted about being "born again". Bryson spoke up and said, " I was born again when I was 5 and now Sissy and I are christian's". What a great day!!!

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Pictures from the last couple of weeks

Katie and Jessalyn at our Ladies Spring Luncheon

A beautiful spring day to take a drive!


Molly almost ready to HOP the look on her face when she realized her feet were on the ground

My precious M&M a smile for Nana after a nap

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Saturday Saturday, Something about a Saturday

When I think about today that song runs through my head! We have had several spring days and now another yucky day! I guess we can't complain much because according to some friends in midwest they have had snow! Audy's sister is dealing with 16 degree's in Alaska. As Audy says, "what's this about globle warming".
Anyways we have had a very busy week. No new pictures. I have my M&M today (Molly munchin as I call her) so I should get some pictures. She's growing like a little weed these days and the tummy issues are few and far between. Loves to coo and talk and recognises all the "important" people.
Bryson has completed his second year in Classical Conversation and even was recognized for his accomplishments. Last night was his program of all the different classes and they did a wonderful job. Several of our kids from church did some recital pieces before the program. One little girl played the piano and the other one did the violin. Good job guys! Skip, Jess and Molly were able to make it so we made it a family night and went for ice cream later. It was overall a fun evening.
I continue to have problems with my knee. I did have an appt. a week from Monday but they moved it up to May 5. Audy had I have talked at length about going ahead and let them order a MRI. I have been miserable with the pain and ignoring it thinking it'll go away. My boss has been good to let me sit down as much as I can but I miss being real active.
Skip is going to go to a specialist in the next few weeks for his back. We are really praying that it is something that can be treated in physical therapy. He has had some rough days this week. He has one more interview for this promotion on Monday.
Wednesday I am leaving with Skip and Jess to go to Raliegh, North Carolina until Saturday. Jessica's sister is having her first baby on Wed. so I will be a "nanny" to Molly while they are at the hospital. The weather says it's to be in the 80's and no rain so I am looking forward to those few days.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Molly is 2 months old

Jessica sent me these pictues and wanted to share our sweetie with you.

SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

Jessica shared a big blessing with me about Skip's scheduled MRI on Friday. He had a MRI done about a year ago but they LOST IT. Skip has been calling and calling about this MRI. Well you know how time flies you don't get back to it until you are "reminded" with chronic pain once again! Well Doc ordered another MRI and that was the one scheduled for Friday. Skip was already stressed about being in the tunnel and was in the dressing room getting ready when the nurse said, Mr. Newman (that makes him sound so old, he's still my little Skippy) have you injured your back since Dec.06's MRI? He says no, why? Well I have that MRI right here!!! Skip says, I have been calling and calling about it! So as Jess says, he saved $600.00!
Now he has to wait for the specialist's appt. and hopefully they don't want another MRI. He says his back is very sore. One day at a time!

ANOTHER BLESSING: I had an email from my friend Sandra whom many of you prayed for back in Feb. as she slipped on some ice and broke her hip. This happened while she was Chicago taking care of Lindsay. Pastor Gray had to drive from D.C. to take her home after her surgery. Well the blessing is she is FINALLY in therapy and graduating from a walker to a cane soon. She has requested that we continue to pray for her because it seems she has messed up her knee as well in the fall. She is scheduled for a CAT scan soon. AND Lindsay is due to have her baby in a few weeks!

Another Blessing: I have had trouble with my knee for quite sometime. A pain that I can live with until a couple of weeks ago when I woke up to a swollen knee and could barely walk. That was a horrible feeling of being immobile!! I have things to do, places to go, grandchildren and etc...it was quite discouraging for me. I end up at the doc's and he said, I had a severe case of arthritis and set me up an appt. with and ortho doc. It took about 10 days to get that appt. so of course up to a couple of days before my appt. my knee began to feel better. At least I could walk again! Yesterday was my appt. and Audy took off early to go with me because he knew they would probably give me a shot and he's had a few himself and talk about painful!!! Well we met the doc and he said, hum I see the swelling and ordered x-rays. The x-rays came back showing NO ARTHRITIS that was a PRAISE....but wanted to give me a shot in the knee and see me back in 3 weeks for further tests. The nurse came in with the needle and Audy says, "see you later!" and LEFT ME! I take a deep breath and say to myself, okay Deanna remember your verse, I can do all things through Christ! I squeeze my eyes shut tight and doc goes are you OKAY? And I say yes, I am a big girl, I am rewarding myself with some grandbaby love afterwards! He smiled and says, "all done! And you were a big girl, that hurt"!

Monday, April 7, 2008

Happens of the past week

We did have Molly this past week but for some reason I didn't get any pictures. She is cooing and smiling so cute. Sweet baby girl we all just love her.
Audy is quite proud of his tulips. This is the first year they have all bloomed together. We are having such a beautiful spring

Another rainy weekend!! James had drill this past weekend and we wanted to do something fun with the kids. We met at the bowling alley and were going to go bowling. Katie and Audy went in to checkout the "smoke" and she said, it was AWFUL. We have to keep an eye on that because of Dawson's asthma. Well the skating rink was right next door so we went in to check it out. From 10 a.m. until noon is "kids music" and there was another mom and little girl and a group of skaters and just us. I knew better than try to roller skate when I am having trouble with my knee so we sort of cheated;-)

Bryson and Jessalyn were like Bambi at first. Them long legs just didn't know what direction to go. Didn't take them long to get and idea.


Katie was too funny...it had been years since she had been on skates!

Jessalyn had enough about an hour later so we put her skates on Dawson! He'll have it mastered before those two do!

Isn't he adorable in his CARS shirt and shoes!!

Last weekend the weather was yucky so we went and picked up the kids and took them to Mickey D's for play and ice cream. There were a couple of big boys playing with Bryson and all of a sudden we heard the racket up in the play area and looked up and Dawson had the boy "pinned" to the ground with a huge smile. I was laughing so hard trying to tell Dawson to let the boy up! Then having to apolgize to the boy because that is the way his daddy plays rough house with them. The boy was so sweet and saw it funny..phew!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Molly and the Doctor

Today Molly had her 2month checkup with our family doctor. We all go to the same doctor whom we just love. Anyways, Molly and I had a little time today and ended it with meeting mommy at the doctors office. I went in Skip's place (lucky guy) and it was NOT fun. The checkup was good. She weighs in 10#1oz. 22"long. She has her mommy's sensitive skin so she has a few patches there and there. Doc wasn't too worried about it. Anyways after the nurse left the 3 of us, Molly butt naked with mommy holding her with a receiving blanket around her the next thing we noticed Molly was "peeing" yep no diaper and all over mommy. Jessica and I had the biggest laugh while Molly is looking at us like "are you nuts". We got her cleaned up as well as mommy and Doc came in. After the good report two nurses came in with 5 syringes for her shots. Jessica held her up by her head and the two nurses counted to three and shot her! Oh my heart broke as I saw them tears come out of those eyes and the scream. It took between Jess and I almost 20 minutes to get her calmed down.
We are so thankful she is handling her acid reflex quite well and doc figures by the time she is sitting up it will be behind her. Doc thinks she is the cutest thing ever, and so do I!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Please pray for Skip. About a year and half ago Skip began to have some back problems. They got worse throughout the year and Christmas 06 he was down with his back for several weeks. Just last night he shared with us that he was having some more problems especially with his toes and leg going numb. It hasn't helped matters that he has slept on the couch because Molly is asleep in her boppy in the corner of sectional. I told him last night, honey you need not to sleep on the couch anymore! Well this morning his back gave out on him. Jessica had to take him to the doctor for 2 shots and doc ordered him a MRI for Friday. He will have the results on Monday.