Monday, August 31, 2009
My heart melted today.
Well today about did me in, I went to see Madison after my dr. appt. this afternoon and she was in rare form. She was just chattering away, I told her hi and called her an angel, she tried really hard to say angel after that but it just was not coming out. Just a little bit after that she looked at me and said GeeGee, that did it, she finally said what I have wanted to hear since the day she was born. Johnathan always calls me GeeGee with so much love in his voice and I am so excited that Madison was able to say it today, she was patting me on the knee and said GeeGee, I told her I loved her and she tried to say that back, our little baby girl is one smart cookie. Of course that could just be a grandmother's prejudice coming out. More later.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Latest stuff and pictures
I have some new pictures to share with y'all, just everyday kind of stuff but that is the kind of pictures I actually prefer. Oh and a couple of pictures of Chad from last night's football game, they were in the paper so I scanned them into my trusty computer.
Madison is very expressive and she has her Pappy wrapped around her little finger, she never wants me, just Pappy. If I go to the kids house without Doug she will look at me and hold her hand up and shrug her shoulders and say Pap. Sort of like yeah ok, you're here but where is my Pap? We were at their house a couple of weeks ago and it was so nice out we sat outside, Madison decided to shuck all her clothes and was having nothing to do with putting them back on. Some kid had left a bike laying on the sidewalk so she decided she needed to check it out.
I am pretty sure that this picture shows that she is in training to be the next Mrs. Al Bundy with that hand in her diaper.
I am not sure what is so funny to her at this point but something sure was.
For some reason Maddy took off running, she looked so determined to get to where ever she was going, probably to Pap.
Yeah she was definitely heading for her Pap, looks like she is quite pleased with herself now.
Chad has a special relationship with our dog Missy, he is able to get her to do things that no one else can, like here where he is using her for a pillow.
I love this next picture, Doug and Chad were messing around on the couch and Chad just kind of collapsed on Doug and Doug laid his head on Chad. Don't let those eyes deceive you, Chad is actually grinning.
The next 2 pictures are from the ballgame last night, it was exciting to see Chad carry the ball, I wasn't to fond of it when all those other players would pile on him like they did but I gotta take the bad with the good I guess. The papers said that he rushed 10 times for 49 yards, it sure seemed like more yardage but the statistician recorded 49. He had 3 runs that were called back, you could tell he was getting very testy about that happening, Chelbug said "Look at Chad, he has his hands on his hips, he is getting mad". According to Joe Hall she was very right, I guess he had a few words to say in the huddle but I can't repeat them here. Chad played a good game, he said today that his ribs, arms and calves were sore, he took a knee in the ribs on one play. He had told me he was gonna get me a touchdown for my birthday yesterday and he sure did, when they all came off the field after the game he gave me a hug and said Happy Birthday, it was very sweet and meant a lot that he would hug me in front of all his buddies but lord he was wet, sweaty and stunk to high heavens but I was still glad to get the hug.
Chelsea started out at the Career Center on Monday, the 24th and so far she is having a blast. She is working on braids and roller sets right now, she braided my hair the other night and did a good job with what she had to work with. She said I am going to be her first haircut and I am hoping that I won't have to wait until next semester for that!! She comes here every afternoon and does her homework, I have even got her coming on the days she does not have homework to study her terms for anatomy and the cosmetology terms she needs to learn. Friday they had a test in her Cos lab and she made 100, she was so pleased with herself, they had another test in there and she made an 85, she was not to happy with that one because she knew the answer but she flipped her terms so it made her miss 2 questions but that was all she missed. She is really coming out of her shell and getting involved in things at school and she is very involved in her church youth activities. We have our Pre-Trial on Oct. 7th, that is when they will assign the Guardian Ad Lideum, but if Kerry will agree at that point then it will be over and Chelsea can come home. So keep good thoughts for us on this, Chelsea wants to be here and of course we want her here.
My Johnathan started 1st grade this year and so far so good, he likes school at this point so that helps, he is getting so big, it just amazes me every time I see him how much he is growing. He looks so much like Steven did at that age. Steven takes him to the bus stop everyday and then Johnathan goes to Steven's after school everyday, I never thought Steven and Maria living so close to each other would work but they have made the right choice (most of the time anyway) to work together for Johnathan. Johnathan stayed with Steven the majority of the summer and I was tickled about that since that meant we got to see him every time we went to see the kids.
My doctors can't seem to figure out what exactly is wrong with me, they think I have some form of Lupus so I saw another specialist on the 25th, he said I definitely have symptoms of Lupus but he is not sure that is what it is, he confirmed the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, he is the 3rd specialist to confirm that one. He ordered a ton of lab work, 11 tubes worth of blood and a chest x-ray, I got my blood work done there but I am going to have my chest x-ray done here. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired and would like an answer to all this mess, hopefully this doc can give me one. I had lost 30 lbs when I got so sick but I am gaining it back since I can eat and keep it down, I would have liked to have kept it off but I like to eat. The way I was losing was not the way to do it for sure.
Well, I have rambled on long enough, shared some pictures and what new news we have, everyone please take care of yourselves, we love you all.
Madison is very expressive and she has her Pappy wrapped around her little finger, she never wants me, just Pappy. If I go to the kids house without Doug she will look at me and hold her hand up and shrug her shoulders and say Pap. Sort of like yeah ok, you're here but where is my Pap? We were at their house a couple of weeks ago and it was so nice out we sat outside, Madison decided to shuck all her clothes and was having nothing to do with putting them back on. Some kid had left a bike laying on the sidewalk so she decided she needed to check it out.
I am pretty sure that this picture shows that she is in training to be the next Mrs. Al Bundy with that hand in her diaper.
I am not sure what is so funny to her at this point but something sure was.
For some reason Maddy took off running, she looked so determined to get to where ever she was going, probably to Pap.
Yeah she was definitely heading for her Pap, looks like she is quite pleased with herself now.
Chad has a special relationship with our dog Missy, he is able to get her to do things that no one else can, like here where he is using her for a pillow.
I love this next picture, Doug and Chad were messing around on the couch and Chad just kind of collapsed on Doug and Doug laid his head on Chad. Don't let those eyes deceive you, Chad is actually grinning.
The next 2 pictures are from the ballgame last night, it was exciting to see Chad carry the ball, I wasn't to fond of it when all those other players would pile on him like they did but I gotta take the bad with the good I guess. The papers said that he rushed 10 times for 49 yards, it sure seemed like more yardage but the statistician recorded 49. He had 3 runs that were called back, you could tell he was getting very testy about that happening, Chelbug said "Look at Chad, he has his hands on his hips, he is getting mad". According to Joe Hall she was very right, I guess he had a few words to say in the huddle but I can't repeat them here. Chad played a good game, he said today that his ribs, arms and calves were sore, he took a knee in the ribs on one play. He had told me he was gonna get me a touchdown for my birthday yesterday and he sure did, when they all came off the field after the game he gave me a hug and said Happy Birthday, it was very sweet and meant a lot that he would hug me in front of all his buddies but lord he was wet, sweaty and stunk to high heavens but I was still glad to get the hug.
Chelsea started out at the Career Center on Monday, the 24th and so far she is having a blast. She is working on braids and roller sets right now, she braided my hair the other night and did a good job with what she had to work with. She said I am going to be her first haircut and I am hoping that I won't have to wait until next semester for that!! She comes here every afternoon and does her homework, I have even got her coming on the days she does not have homework to study her terms for anatomy and the cosmetology terms she needs to learn. Friday they had a test in her Cos lab and she made 100, she was so pleased with herself, they had another test in there and she made an 85, she was not to happy with that one because she knew the answer but she flipped her terms so it made her miss 2 questions but that was all she missed. She is really coming out of her shell and getting involved in things at school and she is very involved in her church youth activities. We have our Pre-Trial on Oct. 7th, that is when they will assign the Guardian Ad Lideum, but if Kerry will agree at that point then it will be over and Chelsea can come home. So keep good thoughts for us on this, Chelsea wants to be here and of course we want her here.
My Johnathan started 1st grade this year and so far so good, he likes school at this point so that helps, he is getting so big, it just amazes me every time I see him how much he is growing. He looks so much like Steven did at that age. Steven takes him to the bus stop everyday and then Johnathan goes to Steven's after school everyday, I never thought Steven and Maria living so close to each other would work but they have made the right choice (most of the time anyway) to work together for Johnathan. Johnathan stayed with Steven the majority of the summer and I was tickled about that since that meant we got to see him every time we went to see the kids.
My doctors can't seem to figure out what exactly is wrong with me, they think I have some form of Lupus so I saw another specialist on the 25th, he said I definitely have symptoms of Lupus but he is not sure that is what it is, he confirmed the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, he is the 3rd specialist to confirm that one. He ordered a ton of lab work, 11 tubes worth of blood and a chest x-ray, I got my blood work done there but I am going to have my chest x-ray done here. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired and would like an answer to all this mess, hopefully this doc can give me one. I had lost 30 lbs when I got so sick but I am gaining it back since I can eat and keep it down, I would have liked to have kept it off but I like to eat. The way I was losing was not the way to do it for sure.
Well, I have rambled on long enough, shared some pictures and what new news we have, everyone please take care of yourselves, we love you all.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Using the blog
I think that from now on when I have pictures for y'all to see I am going to post them on here that way you won't have to download them to see the picture, you can always print or save the pictures if you want them for anything.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Team Picture
Here is a team picture I took Friday, not as clear as the pros but I added a little bit to it.
Long time since I posted to my blog.
It has been a long time since I posted to my blog so I guess I better get things caught up.... but where to start.... well Madison turned 1 on May 10th, I can't believe she is already 1 and this girl does not walk anywhere, she runs. I can no more keep up with her than I can fly but Miss Madison is Pappy's girl for sure, when we go see them she starts squealing, yelling Pap Pap and begging for him to pick her up, she sees me and waves hi to me. I have tried to get that child to say GeeGee but it just is not happening, she won't even say G, but if I have a coke then she will come to me for a drink because she knows she is going to get one. She is quite the character. She calls Steven Daddy but she has started calling her mom Beth, I told Steven he is going to have to start referring to Beth as Mommy to get Madison to call her Mommy. Here is a picture of Madison at her birthday party.
We have gone fishing a few times so far this year, Chelsea always wants to go so she is always with us at the lake, we have taken her friends with us also, these girls are to funny, the first time we took Maria she wouldn't take her fish off the hook but now she is an old pro at it. Here is Maria with her first fish of the day.
The next time we went we took Maria and Mindy with Chelsea, Mindy would not bait her hook, she would not touch the fish and she sure wasn't going to take her fish off the hook but by the end of the day she was doing it all and having a good time doing it. Here is a picture of Mindy with her first fish.
Here is a nice picture of all 3 girls, it is great seeing them all together, Doug and I are both very fond of Maria and Mindy and of course we love our Chelbug.
Let's see, what else has happened this summer, I fell down the stairs at home and sprained my knee but have since found out it is not just a sprain but it is livable with. Chelsea fell off the steps at her mother's house and sprained her ankle pretty darn good, it looked real pretty in living color,
this particular picture was taken 2 days after the fall. Mindy helped Chelsea up and then she called Doug to let him know that Chelsea was hurt and they were trying to make their way to the fire station, Doug of course told them to stay put and he would come get them. He brought them home and Chelsea was hurting pretty badly so we propped her up on the sofa with pillows, put her leg and foot up higher than her heart to help with the swelling and we iced her ankle, she didn't much care for that part but she was a good girl and kept the ice on when we told her it was time. So she laid on the sofa, everyone waiting on her like the princess she is.
We have gone fishing a few times so far this year, Chelsea always wants to go so she is always with us at the lake, we have taken her friends with us also, these girls are to funny, the first time we took Maria she wouldn't take her fish off the hook but now she is an old pro at it. Here is Maria with her first fish of the day.
The next time we went we took Maria and Mindy with Chelsea, Mindy would not bait her hook, she would not touch the fish and she sure wasn't going to take her fish off the hook but by the end of the day she was doing it all and having a good time doing it. Here is a picture of Mindy with her first fish.
Here is a nice picture of all 3 girls, it is great seeing them all together, Doug and I are both very fond of Maria and Mindy and of course we love our Chelbug.
Let's see, what else has happened this summer, I fell down the stairs at home and sprained my knee but have since found out it is not just a sprain but it is livable with. Chelsea fell off the steps at her mother's house and sprained her ankle pretty darn good, it looked real pretty in living color,
this particular picture was taken 2 days after the fall. Mindy helped Chelsea up and then she called Doug to let him know that Chelsea was hurt and they were trying to make their way to the fire station, Doug of course told them to stay put and he would come get them. He brought them home and Chelsea was hurting pretty badly so we propped her up on the sofa with pillows, put her leg and foot up higher than her heart to help with the swelling and we iced her ankle, she didn't much care for that part but she was a good girl and kept the ice on when we told her it was time. So she laid on the sofa, everyone waiting on her like the princess she is.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
More on our update
I messed up and hit publish to quick, took the kids for their routine eye exams, I was sure Chad would need stronger contacts because he was starting to squint, Chelbug had been having a lot of headaches lately and in trying to figure out why it finally dawned on me while she is not a big reader she does spend a lot of time on the computer and texting on her phone. So Chad got stronger contacts and he got to get the ones that he can sleep in and only has to take them out 1 night a week and change them once a month. Chelsea did indeed need glasses, she wanted contacts but finally decided she would rather just have glasses, she picked out the cutest frames, I tried to get her to get these cat eye glasses that had lots of bling on them but she said I was crazy.... imagine that. Anyway, here is a picture of Chelbug with her new glasses, she said she can see much better now and it is much easier to read her text messages and work on the computer and so far, no headaches, YEAH!!!
Chelsea is starting her Junior year at the career center taking cosmetology, she will go full day out there and she is pretty excited even though she starts school 2 days before Chad.
Let's see what has been going on with Chad, he has spent a lot of time with his girlfriend this summer, her name is Michael. She came to a family get together we had to celebrate BeeBee's birthday, she is a very pretty girl, she will be a Senior and I believe she is planning on attending Pittsburgh Technical Institute, I may have the school wrong. Here is a picture of Chad and Micheal, Chad actually smiled for the picture which is completely out of character for him.
We had a very good time that day, we played washers, I washed out pretty damn quick. Someone, namely Doug I am sure broke the cardinal rule and took a picture of me, of course I am getting ready to feed my face with birthday cake, and you can see that our angel was looking over my shoulder laughing.
Did I say our angel was looking over my shoulder, maybe I better rethink that angel status.
Ron and Kathy were at the gathering so of course I had to get some pictures of the brothers together, I had no idea what I had let myself in for.
I am not real sure who they were trying to convince that they still had some big muscles but no one that was there bought it for even a minute but it was quite amusing and we did get a good chuckle.
I guess this brings me to Chad and football, he was chosen to be one of the top 5 players on our team to watch this year and he got to be on the WTOV9's High School Super Site, here is a link for the info on Chad, they have had some 7 on 7 passing scrimmages, I only have pictures from one of those but here he is going out for a pass.
These next pictures are of Chad on media day at the football field, the first one is Chad and one of his best friends Joe Hall, the boys have played football together since they were 7 years old, I call Joe by a silly nickname, Joe Joe the Wonder Dog, don't know why but I do and bless his heart he always answers me.
This one is just Chad, I almost coaxed a slight grin out of him, almost!!
These next 2 pictures were taken 7 years apart, Chad and Doug, these pictures are very close to my heart. I tried to explain to Chad that every time he runs onto the field I expect to see the Chad that was taken in 2002. We had just finished playing Salem at Salem and I snapped the picture as Chad leaned up against Doug, Chad still plays football like he did in Little League football, the kid is all heart and hard work and we are very proud of him.
This is the last picture, it was taken yesterday 09/14/09, this season will give Chad his 3rd varsity letter in football, his senior year he will be the only 4 year letterman on the team.
This has been a busy summer that is for sure, we have had more doctor's appointments than I have had in my life I think, hopefully things will start to slow down for us for a bit and we crossing our fingers and toes and I have said a lot of prayers that our summer dream come true. I don't think I will be letting so much time get in the way of posting on my blog... it takes to long to get caught up. So to all my friends who might read this, I wish you well and peace in your life.
Chelsea is starting her Junior year at the career center taking cosmetology, she will go full day out there and she is pretty excited even though she starts school 2 days before Chad.
Let's see what has been going on with Chad, he has spent a lot of time with his girlfriend this summer, her name is Michael. She came to a family get together we had to celebrate BeeBee's birthday, she is a very pretty girl, she will be a Senior and I believe she is planning on attending Pittsburgh Technical Institute, I may have the school wrong. Here is a picture of Chad and Micheal, Chad actually smiled for the picture which is completely out of character for him.
We had a very good time that day, we played washers, I washed out pretty damn quick. Someone, namely Doug I am sure broke the cardinal rule and took a picture of me, of course I am getting ready to feed my face with birthday cake, and you can see that our angel was looking over my shoulder laughing.
Did I say our angel was looking over my shoulder, maybe I better rethink that angel status.
Ron and Kathy were at the gathering so of course I had to get some pictures of the brothers together, I had no idea what I had let myself in for.
I am not real sure who they were trying to convince that they still had some big muscles but no one that was there bought it for even a minute but it was quite amusing and we did get a good chuckle.
I guess this brings me to Chad and football, he was chosen to be one of the top 5 players on our team to watch this year and he got to be on the WTOV9's High School Super Site, here is a link for the info on Chad, they have had some 7 on 7 passing scrimmages, I only have pictures from one of those but here he is going out for a pass.
These next pictures are of Chad on media day at the football field, the first one is Chad and one of his best friends Joe Hall, the boys have played football together since they were 7 years old, I call Joe by a silly nickname, Joe Joe the Wonder Dog, don't know why but I do and bless his heart he always answers me.
This one is just Chad, I almost coaxed a slight grin out of him, almost!!
These next 2 pictures were taken 7 years apart, Chad and Doug, these pictures are very close to my heart. I tried to explain to Chad that every time he runs onto the field I expect to see the Chad that was taken in 2002. We had just finished playing Salem at Salem and I snapped the picture as Chad leaned up against Doug, Chad still plays football like he did in Little League football, the kid is all heart and hard work and we are very proud of him.
This is the last picture, it was taken yesterday 09/14/09, this season will give Chad his 3rd varsity letter in football, his senior year he will be the only 4 year letterman on the team.
This has been a busy summer that is for sure, we have had more doctor's appointments than I have had in my life I think, hopefully things will start to slow down for us for a bit and we crossing our fingers and toes and I have said a lot of prayers that our summer dream come true. I don't think I will be letting so much time get in the way of posting on my blog... it takes to long to get caught up. So to all my friends who might read this, I wish you well and peace in your life.
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