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broken hand.....wont be blogging anytime soon!!!

Well, Maddison's birthday was not the best, but it was still good. I made cinnamon rolls for her for breakfast. She opened a gift from Hana. We had lunch with Daddy at Pizza Hut...her choice! Came home and opened more gifts. At lunch, she came down with a fever, so the rest of the day was sort of a bummer for her. She just layed around and did nothing. I just made dinner. She told me she wanted mac and cheese...so I made it for her. She didnt feel like eating much, so she didnt even take a bite. I brought out the cake, and she played around and didnt eat any of it. I guess I will save it and give her some tomorrow if she is feeling better. She did say all day how thankful she was for the gifts! Oh, well, just another day, right?

Happy Birthday, Maddison Rose

Ahhh, my baby girl is 5 today. She is our little miracle. With a rough start to her precious life, Heavenly Father taught us a lot about trust and faith. She was born 4 weeks early. She was so tiny. Only 6 lbs! It was 2 weeks later that we found out her plates in her head were overlapping and her soft spot was closing. The doctor told us that sometimes it corrects itself, sometimes not and then surgery is required to seperate the bones. We had been blessed with living by a therapist who corrected these things. After 6 months of therapy, she had a perfectly round head, and CT scans showed a soft spot! (it wasnt until later that I found out, if we had waited, it would have been too late to correct it, which is what most people do, and by then, the babies faces are so deformed, they will never be the same.) Here is our little peanut!At 6 weeks in the hospital with pnemonia. My first witness of a priesthood blessing. I remember after the "Amen" she opened her eyes and smiled for the first time in 5 days.

I have so many pictures of her. Maddison LOVES the camera. She is always ready with a smile, and asking to "take more"

So, happy birthday, my precious girl!!!!

Lost and Found

I called Animal control about Bubba on Wednesday. They said they didnt have him, but took my name and number and would call if he came in. Friday, I got the call that they had him and I needed to come in and ID him. I was happy that he was not dead on the side of the road, but kinda disappointed...wondering what I am going to do now that we are moving....where is he going to go? Anyway, we went Saturday and sure enough, he was in doggy jail, trying not to get too happy to see us since he knew he was in big trouble. Supposedly, Wednesday morning, a man saw him cross traffic on 192 and picked him up down the road on Pine Grove because he didnt want him to get hit by a car, and then took him to Animal Control (for those of you who dont know, it was in front of our house. Nice.) They had to give him shots so I was able to pick him up this afternoon. He is sad. He knows he is in trouble, so he is on his BEST behavior. We will see how long this lasts! On another note.... a couple years ago we had a Bloodhound, Red. We had to get rid of him for many reasons...mainly because our neighbors really didnt like his howl and threatened us way to much. It just was not worth the hassle. We found a local cop and wife who rescued dogs. They took him and promised to keep real good care of him. And, if for ANY reason they had to get rid of him, they would call us. I found out that they got rid of him and I looked for him everywhere last year. No luck. Well, when I was out looking for Bubba the other day, I went to a house down the street from us. I saw a girl out with some dogs, so I stopped to see if she had seen him. All of a sudden, I heard a familiar howl and she said "Red, no". "Red? No, this isnt Red? Are you serious?" she looked at me like I was crazy. I told her my story. Sure enough. It was our beloved Red. (the girls talk about him still at least once a week, how much they miss him). The man asked me if he bit when we had him. NEVER. He was the most gentle dog. Come to find out, when they got him, he was battered and hungry, and the cop admitted to almost shooting him. He bit anyone who came in contact with him. He is better now, but harsh towards strangers. I let the girls come up to see him and he was as calm as could be. They were so happy to see him, and to know that he has been living practically across the street from us all this time!!!

Have you seen me?

(this is obviously puppy pics...sadly, I dont have any of him full grown)

(he managed to chew through a metal rope and climb over the gate in his pen like a ladder this morning. Tex has been barking ever since.)

Where to begin

It has been a long week/weekend. It started with a phone call Tuesday. Bryan's grandpa (Papa) had a series of strokes/heart attacks a while back and passed away Tuesday. It was a blessing, but still sad. So, we started planning our trip up to Crestview, Fl for the services. When I told the girls, they were sad, but then reminded me that we were going to miss out Tea Parties. Both of their classes planned Mother's Day Tea Parties and perfomances for the moms. It was Friday. The girls had talked about it for weeks. So, they were pretty disappointed that we were not going to make it. Instead, they brought home cakes that they decorated for me and bags full of goodies... scrapbook pages, crafts, pictures. Then they took turns singing the songs to me that they had practiced. I cried. Of course. Friday, I woke up at 3am (after going to sleep for 2 hours) while Bryan made his way home from work. We left the house at 4:30 to make the 6 hour drive. Friday afternoon was the funeral. It was harder than I thought it would be. He looked so good, though. The girls all went and said goodbye to him. They were so good. Saturday, we spent the day out in Destin....going to the beach, go-carts, lunch. (I will post pictures later). And, today, we spent the day driving home. Mothers Day came and left without a "Happy Mothers Day" from my girls....oh well. Wait, Hana did tell me because she heard me tell Bryan's mom Happy mothers day...whatever. Just another day, right? So, that was our week in a nutshell...Tomorrow night, the girls and I are having a little tea party and eating the cake that they made for me (it has been in the freezer). Then, only 1 more week till Maddison's birthday!

Apron Swap

Just in case you didnt know, I love aprons! And right now over at A Feathered Nest, she is holding an apron swap. Perfect! All you have to do is make an apron and you will get one! Head on over to check it out and to be a part of her swap. Just click HERE.