3 More days till Christmas break

DO DA DO DA!

I'm so excited!!! I'm always dragging this last week before a break. Just can't seem to get my head out of a fog!! I'm sleepy!!! Need a nap!!

I miss nap time! :)

So I've been a baking FREAK...I've baked cookies, bread, and sweets out the ying yang! I've made oatmeal choc chip cookies, snickerdoodles, banana bread, and last night I made homemade almond joys...THEY ARE WAY SWEET so i'm gonna have to tweak that recipe a bit over time...But they are good and matt LOVES them. Too sweet for me...I'll bring them to family houses and see what they think.

We are pretty much done with Christmas shopping. We have to buy our "miami gift" which is our gift exchange we do with my extended family down south. kind of a Dirty Santa type thing. It has become a family tradition!! All though a lot of our family will be missing this year b/c they moved to NC! It's been a weird year, year of changes! We'll miss them greatly! Won't be the same without you guys!!! :(

We have spent WAY to much, but it is a blessing that God has graced us this year with the $$ to buy gifts. The last two years we MADE gifts b/c we were BROKE at this time of year! but with matt's raise and promotion, and my raise, we are definitly more comfortable!!! Even with paying off our billion dollar kitchen! To God be the glory!!

Thursday is dress rehersal for the choir program for church. 6 services to sing this year...it's gonna be busy from Now until Christmas day, but then it will settle. I've got a couple of sitting jobs at the Ritz Carlton and then I'm taking the rest of the time off to rest and clean up my house. Maybe read some, haven't been able to read a lot lately been tooooooo busy!

Well time to go. Must work! :) Have a blessed day in the LORD!

OUR KITCHEN

So matt finally got a card reader and I was able to add our pictures of the house to the computer! YAY!!! SOOOO because it's been so very long, I'll post a before AND the afters!!! YAY! It is so beautiful and pictures do NOT do it justice!!! But we are blessed!!!! Have a blessed day in the LORD!


BEFORE PICTURES:






AFTER PICTURES:

Oh Christmas Tree....

Oh Christmas tree!!!

Our tree is so purdy! Really puts me in the "Christmas" mood!!! :) So nice to see every day coming home! I'm in the process of finishing our Christmas cards with the letter we send every year. (My family calls it the Christmas novel) BUT I've gotta tell ya, it's only 1 page this year. Yes that is right ONE PAGE!!! Picture is cute too!!! :)

Saturday my friend and I are having our 2nd annual Christmas cookie sweat shop! Last year we made dozens and dozens and dozens of cookies at her house. This year it will be in my NEW kitchen! YAY! We have 5 variety's this year b/c of lack of space (It was like 7 or 8 last year!). I can't wait! We watch Christmas movies all day and listen to music and make a mess! It's a blast!! We were so exhausted last year we both slept through church the next day! But it is loads of fun! I can't wait!

Mom is having a cardiac cath done on Thursday and a stint placed in where the blockage is. (FINALLY) I'm so relieved!! I've been concerned about her increasing symptoms and still feeling generally crappy, so hopefully this will help.

Well off to do some work! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Merry Christmas from Joy!

I'm so excited that Christmas is finally here. I can actually celebrate and be in the Christmas-y mood w/o feeling guilty!!! We got our tree this weekend and Matt and I put it up last night! It's a cute little short/fat tree, but I think it's beautiful!! :)

We don't really do much else decor wise, except for a wreath on the door and a sign that says "merry christmas" in lights on the window...Not a lot of room and I am NOT climbing on any roof to put up lights! NO THANK YOU!

I'm proud to say we have about 3/4 of our shopping done too! WOO HOO! Bet you'd LOVE to know what we're giving. Sorry can't share, but it's nice!!!

I'm doing OK otherwise. Still kind of in a funk, but I'll survive! So I'll end with this adorable photo of joy in her Christmas santa suit!!! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Ain't She cute?

Feeling sad....

I don't have any idea if anyone actually reads my silly little blog, but I needed to get out some feelings.

I was over at my mom and dad's house over the weekend. They were redecorating their room and my while my folks were out of town, my bro and I and some aunts and uncles finished the room and put it back together....

Anyway, I was putting stuff back in the closet and I found the two baby blankets my Oma made for our "kids" before she died last year...She had like 4 and told me just weeks before her death to pick out the 2 that I want for my babies and to hold on to them so that my children would know that Oma loved them even though she would never meet them on this side of heaven.

Anyway I had given them to mom to keep until that day they can be used, b/c it was too hard to have the memory of Oma and the idea of children that I don't know will ever come to exist...So mom had the blankets in her closet....I was all weepy sitting on the floor of the closet holding the blankies...They are beautiful, soft, pastels.....Crocheted by her hands....

Thanksgiving was hard (all thought I don't think Matt knows how hard it was for me...Didn't want to ruin his day)...We spent it with matt's family b/c my parents were out of town and all my extended family is 2 hours away. It was hard not being with them this year. I missed having my family for turkey day...I miss my Oma. I miss her more now over a year later then I did last year at the holidays....Her loss is more real to me...I just want one more hug, to lay in her lap while she rubs my head and tells me it will be OK....Her smile, her warmth, her love. I didn't even have my mommy to give me a hug b/c she was in NC...I just wanted some of MY family to be around...Not that dh's is bad, it's just not mine. you know?

I miss the children that I don't have, that never even existed. I don't want another holiday season without little ones...My 6th Holiday season without kids....Another christmas without miracles....I'm grieving children I've never had...How can you grieve what has never existed?? I guess I'm grieving the idea....Infertility just plain old SUCKS! I hate it and I hate that it puts a damper on everything...On another birthday, another holiday, another occasion that you again don't have children. I was at the store buying gifts for our nieces and nephew and our new niece that is coming in January. I was walking the isles and just trying to hold it together. Will I ever be walking that isle for me? For us? For our children?? *sigh*

No we haven't given up, I'm just very sad tonight.....and I want my Oma to hold me and tell me I'm OK...I'm tired of this journey, tired of traveling such a sad and uneven road...I just want a hug tonight...

*sigh* holidays hurt tooo much sometimes....Pray for us if you think about it!!

I'm leavin' on a jet plane...

Don't know when I'll be back again...

Well that's not true, I'll be back on Sunday, and i don't leave until tomorrow afternoon. I'm having a little get together with some of my best buds that live all over tarnation. There will be 5 of us total. One from here in FL near me (we are flying out together) one from Alabama, one from Kentucky and one from Indiana....We are staying at one of the girls cabins in Gatlinburg, TN. I'm SOOOO excited b/c it's supposed to be COOLD and beautiful!!! It will be nice just to get away for a few days! Unfortunately we all have the same thing in commone. We all deal with primary infertility (BLEH)...But I must say, had I not gone through these trial and tribulations, I would never have met these wonderful ladies, and I must say, they are some of the dearest people in my life!!! I don't know what I'd do w/o their friendship!!! :) *sniff sniff*

OK no more sappy stuff. So I work a half day tomorrow and fly out from Ft. Lauderdale to Knoxville TN... WOO HOO!!! I can't wait. Matt is working most of the weekend so he is all good with me going! What a good hubby he is...

OH speaking of matt: HE GOT THE PROMOTION!!! WOO HOO! He is now the FULL TIME Mac specialist and is in charge of the personal shopping program. Basically he has appt.'s and people get his undivided attention for an hour, and he help them with whatever their shopping needs are! It's wonderful! comes with full time hours, benefits, PAID sick time and PAID vacation!!! GOD IS GOOD!!! We are so grateful and I'm so proud of him! He has really worked so hard for this and deserves it! he makes me proud!

OK off to work, gotta get some stuff done since i won't be here on Friday! Have a blessed day in the LORD!

So I've been instructed...

To update my blog! One of my online buddies informed me that my blog was NOT up to date and i needed to post!!! :) Well gee, sorry been a little busy!! BUT anything for YOU TB!!!

It has been busy as always, getting the house back to normal, getting me feeling back to normal. I also started up with choir again, sang this past weekend! I've missed it!!! But as always work is busy, home is busy...busy busy busy....OH did I mention: THE KITCHEN IS DONE!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

Monday was my first night 'cooking' in our brand new kitchen! It is so so so beautiful! YES I know! You need pictures!! Unfortunately, our camera cord had a run in with Matt's wheels and is not broken and useless!! I have no way to get the pictures from said camera to computer. I thought maybe at work, but no card read her as well... :( so sad! I might go over and try it at mom's, she has a card reader on her printer I think.

But really and truly it is absolutely beautiful and gorgeous and I am just awe-struck at this amazing blessing God has given us!!! I'm overwhelmed by his generosity to us!

So not much of an update!! But I guess I should be WORKING while at work and not BLOGGING!!! Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Busy busy...

One day it will slow down for us! But I guess this is not the time! LOL

So quickie update on our lives. Aren't you excited to read all about it? :) Our kitchen is coming along nicely, it is almost done! They installed the counters on Thursday! It looks beautiful. I'll post pics soon, our cord is broken on the camera and I can't upload to the computer. But you'll see it! It's absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We feel totally blessed by God for this gift!

Well let's see. last weekend, mom was having cardiac symptoms and ended up at the hospital for the weekend. She is doing better but we are waiting on test results from a stress test to see if cardiac cath is needed. But she is OK for now. Then on Thursday, I had been feeling under the weather and began to have GI issues at work. My breakfast wasn't staying down if you catch my drift. Well after 3 times of that, my body had enough and I was getting ready to go home early and rest when I stood up too fast and passed out. Scared one of my kids (and myself) half to death! Wacked the desk, have beautiful bruises on my arm...So the office called 911 and EMS came and transported me to the hospital... UGH EMBARRASSING! Unfortunately not the first time I've passed out from puking to much. My heart gets very irritated if I'm getting dry. So needless to say, my heart rate was in the 150's and I was not feeling very good. But they got me hooked up to IV's and fluids and a lovely drug called Zofran. Thank you Lord for Zofran!! Stopped the nausea! So my blood work came back WAY elevated, and they had to rule out Appendicitis. Luckily the CT scan was negative. Just a bad bug. So 7 hours, 3 Liters of fluids and drugs later, I was discharged to the comforts of my home! I stayed home on Friday and am feeling MUCH better now! No more ickies! JUst a bit tired still.

So Friday was Matt's 31st birthday! Old fart is he! So we spent dinner with his Granddad and I had bought him an ice cream cake and I put trick candles and sang happy bday to him. It was cute, took a cup of water and lots of hot air to get the candles to go out! LOL Well, I was using a serrated knife to cut the ice cream cake and um, talking on the phone (not a recommended combo!) and my hand slipped and the knife sliced into my hand about 1/2 inch. OUCH!!! (God forgive me for the words that came out of my mouth!!) I was on the phone with my mom and scared her half to death! LOL Well we ended up at the Urgent care center b/c it was a deep cut, not real big, just goes down about 1/2 in. But b/c it is a puncture wound, they couldn't stitch it and it needed to be left open to drain, AND I'm on heavy duty antibiotics for infection. *sigh* Always something! So its nice and bandaged, looks good, not getting infected, but MAN it is amazing how this little thing HURTS!!!! So moral for the day? Do NOT stick a knife in your hand! Or talk on the phone while USING a big knife!!! I had a recheck today and it looks OK per the MD. Just have to keep it clean and covered and follow up if worsens.

SO. That is it for the update. See why I haven't been on in a while? Just busy life as always. Our infertility life is at a dead stand still for now. My system isn't quite back to par after the last round of treatments. Guess it's God telling us we need a break. (Like we didn't already know that!!) Was having a bad, "woe is me" moment the last day or so and my heart is heavy with the yearning for our children. My arms are physically sore from the emptiness they hold. Anyway, we had a wonderful conversation with a pastor from our church today, able to share our story, and our struggle. We were able to open up to him and just share our heartache and burden. He is a blessing to us and prayed with us!! It helped, really helped!

So that's it for now. Off to rest and do some laundry. Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Happy Birthday

TO ME!! I am officially 29 today!!! YOWSA! My last year as a 20-something!!! OIY!

We are celebrating at matt's mom's house with my folks and bro and SIL too....Should be fun! Can't wait! :)

The kitchen is coming right along. WE have cabinets on one side!! YAY!!! He is putting the island in today... and the microwave/hood thingy....I'll post some pics when I get home!!

So short and sweet. Have a blessed day in the Lord!

YAY!! SO LONG FAREWELL!

Our kitchen is GONE GONE GONE!!!

AND the cabinets come today! I'm so excited!!! So he is gonna start working on installing them today. He has been replacing drywall and re-mudding and stuff yesterday. We went and bought the paint. (Same color yellow we just did).

I'm excited! Things are moving along!! WOO HOO! So I'm gonna try and post a few pics. Have a blessed day in the LORD!


These are the BEFORE pictures:

And these are AFTER demo pictures:

Its DEMO DAY!!!!!

WOO HOO!!! The long awaited demo day has arrived!!! They are ripping out our kitchen today!! woo hoo!!! Cabinets are due to arrive on WEDNESDAY!!!!! YAY!

so here's a little kicker to the lovely demo day. The A/C broke on Friday....YIKES! it was so hot in the house I coulda screamed!!! 90 when I got home, only to 87 after airing out the place! Turns out our only 3 y/o compressor BLEW and now we need a new one...Luckily the unit itself is under warranty, but not the labor! :( BOO HOO....So along with demo day, it is also get-a-new-air-conditioner-day.... YAY!!! Just more money down the drain!! *sigh* oh well, at least it won't me a million degrees!!!

Now Matt braved it out this weekend, he actually stayed in the sweltering heat called our house. I couldn't take it, even for 10 min, so I packed up the pup and high tailed it (ha ha) to mom's house....Which thankfully had air conditioning! of course it also had 2 very hairy cats who like to shed all over Oma's house which happens to be where I slept, so now I'm all congested and nasally...*sniff sniff*...Ah but sweet A/C...I was actually cold last night! where as Matt is having to take a cold shower this morning!!

So I'll post pics of the beginning and the start of demo tonight when I go home to my a/c filled house!! YAY! Till then, have a blessed day in the LORD!!!

OCTOBER!!

OK, i find it very hard to believe that it is already October!! Holy cow!!! My bday is next week! EEEK I'm gonna be 29!! Almost in my 30's...YOWSA!

Not to much going on in our neck of the woods. The demo of our kitchen is starting next Monday, so I have this week to get the kitchen cleared out of all the junk, I mean STUFF we have accumulated in 5 years!!!! (Its more then I thought! YIKES!)

We had a very nice weekend, relaxing and such! Matt worked, I did laundry. Oh and I got my MASSAGE that Matt bought for me for our anniversary!!! Ahhh, so relaxing! I got my fingers and toes painted too!!! Purdy colors for fall!!! Matt is so good to me!!

Wow 3 more months to 2008!! Where does the time go?? Didn't we just start this year off???? Hard to believe it is almost over!!! Soon it will be Turkey day, then CHRISTMAS! YIKES! I need to get shopping! guess I need $$ for that! LOL!

OK back to work! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Just a pic...

Our anniversary photo from last night! We had a blast and stayed out until after MIDNIGHT! Wow we are such rebels!! But man, I'm TIRED TODAY!!! We're both dragging like crazy!!! I remember when we used to stay out all night without any problem, now I want to be in bed by 8pm!!!! OH WELL, guess we're getting old!

Have a blessed day in the LORD!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

TO US!

It is our 5th anniversary today! Hard to belive that 5 years has come and gone, but then again some days it feels like 10 years have come and gone!! LOL

We are going out to Dave and Busters to celebrate tonight! Should be fun! We'll have dinner there and then just relax and play games and have FUN!! We need some fun!!

I have to say, when I was walking down that isle 5 years ago to see my handsome man standing at the end of the isle, I remember feeling that I was walking into a new life with a man sent directly from God. And now, 5 years later, I know it to be SO TRUE!! Matt is such a blessing in my life and I thank God for him every day!!! I'm truly blessed!

Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Hangin' in there...

Not really anything new to report. I'm slowly but surely getting over our BFN (big fat negative). I'm still pretty sad that the answer to our request was NO, AGAIN. *sigh* BUT we are moving on. Well moving on to a break that is!!! Just too worn out from this craziness!!! Spirtially, emotionally, physically, relationally....So a break is a good thing!

We are creeping up to our 5th anniversary! Hard to believe it will be 5 years on Friday!!! So cool! But man we have blown back and forth through our vows 10 times already!!! But it's OK b/c we are stronger in our marriage for it! As hard and challenging and live altering as our infertility has been, it has brought matt and I closer then I think we would ever be. There is something about sharing sadness and disappointment, to strengthen ones marriage! We just keep praying the ONE DAY God will give us a YES!!

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Another Cycle

Another disappointment...Unfortunately this cycle was also negative. We are devestated, heartbroken, angry, sad, frustrated, annoyed, and other words I'll choose to not say on this lovely site! :)

This road we are traveling gets very tiring very quickly!! *sigh* So no baby for us again. Its funny how you try not to hope, you try to pretend that you KNOW it's gonna be negative, therefore its fine, I'm fine, no tears. Yeah right. Cried myself to sleep in Matt's arms last night. Even just the tad bit of mustard seed hope, and I feel crushed beyond belief...

This is definitly a time of faith testing for us! I don't understand why God allows teens and drug addicts to conceive precious gifts, when they could CARE less and don't even want them. Or the families with 17 children!! I just want ONE, and they have 17!! YOWSA (and OUCH comes to mind too!). I desire to be a mom, to bring a child life and teach them Christ and love them for all time. But I'm denied. It's very difficult place to be. Very hard to stay afloat in my faith when I'm hurting so much.

While matt was holding me last night, he just kept telling me that he will love me anyway. He loves me whether we have a child or not. He just kept saying that over and over. I will love you any way, no matter what. (Sweet isn't he?)

I know that I need to say the same thing to Jesus, "I will love you anyway, whether you give us a child or not". But today, is just to hard of a day. I'm trying. But today, I'm not succeeding.

We're taking a break for now. Going to go back to basics. Take matt to the urologist again, see if the surgery maybe caused some kind of blockage or damage?? See why he has gotten WORSE and not better over the last two years. And again, we'll just celebrate the holidays with our family. Another year, another season with empty arms. It's amazing how EMPTY arms can be a heavy burden to carry.

Please keep us in prayers.

Have a blessed day in the Lord.

Time to buy the CABINETS!

YAY! OK, so I go today after work to the wonderful HOME DEPOT to buy $4000 in cabinets! YOWSA!! Actually we will just make final payment and finalization of them today...So we should be seeing them just after my Birthday (Oct. 12 for those who don't know). :)

YAY YAY YAY!~!! Can I jsut say I'm so excited to get the ball finally ROLLIN' down the river!!!! Oh my goodness!!

So demo in about a month or so, then we will NOT have a working kitchen until about Thanksgiving! YOWSA!!! But it's all good and it will be WORTH it in the long run!!! Hip hip HOORAY!

So short and sweet today! Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Happy Monday

Hi to all those faithful readers! LOL!! HA..

WE ARE HOME! well actually we've been home for a couple of weeks, just been busy. It's been relatively quiet the last few days! YAY!! So not much new going on. We are waiting on the cabinets to come in (Some time in mid October) so that we can start demo of our kitchen! YAY! Then we'll have to order countertops, and THAT takes a few weeks to come in. THEN we'll be done! YAY! All in all we should be done before Christmas with the kitchen remodel! YAY!!!

Matt had his follow up testing from being in the hospital, and everything came back NORMAL! YAY! I'm so glad, not that I suspected tumor or anything but you always just wonder. We are currently waiting and hoping and find out soon if we have a miracle on the way. All though I'm not holding on to much hope...This cycle was very poor, and I'm trying not to get hopes to high, so I'm not crashing so much on the way down...Hurts a lot less when the falls not to far from the ground!

I've also been missing OMA, and thinking and dreaming a lot about her. Matt and I were in a sentimental mood and watched our wedding video. And there was Oma, BEAUTIFUL as always, but so very healthy!! Picture of Christ in her. It was neat looking at everyone else too. Matt thinks it is strange to see himself walking b/c it's been so long since he really has! It is kind of weird. Seems like a dream, him walking. It feels like I've always known him in the Chair. Id ont' care either way, he is still cute to me and the love of my life!! :)

Our anniversary is coming up, hard to believe 5 years have come and gone! hee hee...Dunno what we will do, probably nuttin, just movies, dinner, that kind of thing. If you think about it, keep matt in Prayers. He is due for a promotion at work and has worked hard for it. We will know soon! HE is excited and hopeful! AND deserves it!

Well I guess I should get to work. Must make sure these little ones are all good! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Remembering Oma

It's hard to believe it has been a year since she has gone to be with Jesus. One year ago today, at 2:33am this morning. I remember I had just gone to bed, I'd been up all evening and early morning with her and mom was taking shift. I heard Oma cry out. Her last vocalization. I wasn't even asleep yet. Mom came in the room and told me she was gone. Seems strange being that I was with her watching her as she slipped away, yet the reality of her being GONE, I wept at her bedside. Even though I'd already said my goodbyes. Has a year really come and gone? It feels like yesterday, the wound feels like it was yesterday. I remember being so grateful that she wasn't suffering anymore yet so mad that she was taken from me and my family. So much has happened since then.

I remember her smile, she'd light up a room, even if she was down in the dumps. She'd always give you a smile. How soft her hugs and touch were. I remember holding on to her lap and weeping like a small child when the reality of her death was coming. I remember her rubbing my back and saying her "ya ya ya" in that german accent of hers. That it was all gonna be OK, even without her here. I go to my mom's house and Oma's presence is just everywhere. Her room still SMELLS like her, FEELS like her. I see her everywhere I go in that house. Yet there is somethign missing. Her.

I think I've done a lot of my grieving and I'm doing OK, but there are moments, times when it feels like the wound is wide open, and the grief is so heavy I feel like I might burst. It was an honor to walk her through to her passing, but it is the most difficult thing I've ever done. But I would do it again in a heart beat. As hard as it was.

It's so strange to be doing a treatment cycle on this paticular anniversary. B/c she so wanted us to be pregnant. I wanted to give her that kind of news before she passed. But I never got the chance. She will never hold my children on this side of heaven. Yet I know that she would rejoice if it were to happen. And how weird if it were to work, to conceive on the anniversary of her passing. How strange...

I'm rambling!

I guess I'm just missing her today, remembering her, wanting a hug from her. I can't imagine what it's been like, a year in heaven. I guess for today, I miss you Oma and I will always love you.

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Quick Update

So life is still crazy as ever, but all is OK! School started yesterday and the lovely little dears are already making me bonkers!!! LOL

Matt is doing well, quite healed from his experience, but he has to follow up with a GI doc and have a colonoscopy! YIKES! Poor guy! Good thing he'll be sedated! :)

We are still at the hotel for now, maybe another week, week and a half? They start demo of the kitchen on FRIDAY! YAY!!!!! For now they are going to rip out the island, fix the leak and then fix the floor....Hopefully it's not to much damage under the slap! we shall see...

Otherwise, just living as usual! We are going to my Cuz's wedding reception on Saturday in Miami. Crazy dude got married in Jamaica RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HURRICANE DEAN!! Crazy! But doing well and we shall celebrate that on Saturday!

So that's it from here!

Have a blessed day in the LORD!

OH MY GOODNESS

So this weekend has been crazy: Here is a recap: Some TMI

Matt has been having bowel um issues all last week, we knew something was really wrong on Friday evening and went to the urgent care center, who dismissed us, said matt was just constipated, refused to do an Xray, and made matt drink this 4liter bottle of stuff called goLytely (which is like a cup full of sea water that quickly and usually efficiently empties your bowels)

Anyway we got through 3 liters with absolutely NO response, his stomach was HUGE and hard, no bowel sounds, and at 2 in the morning I called 911 from the hotel. He was picked up and taken to the ER where they immediately gave him XRays and CT scan and found a large bowel obstruction. He was prepped for surgery b/c his tummy was SO distended and w/o bowel sounds he could pop a bowel and get sick from all the poop entering in the belly. SO he had to get a NasoGastric (NG) tube a foley Catheter, IV's blood draws, he is terrified of doctors and usually stays away from them b/c so healthy...He had a horrible night and it broke my heart to watch...

Thankfully, the NG tube did its job and helped to decompress matt's belly. So surgery was put on hold b/c his bowel sound started coming back, so they admitted him and started to try and break up the blockage by other means. he recieved over a dozen enemas and FINALLY things started to break up! (sorry I know TMI) Now this is about 20 hours AFTER he started the Go Lytely which usually works within 1 hour. Yesterday they pulled all the tubes out, matt was very happy and he began to tolerate eating slowly, XRay showed blockage had passed YAY go GOD!!! TRULEY MIRACULOUS!!!!

He was discharged last night (sunday) (at 11PM!!! UGH) and he came home!! well home sweet hotel anyway!!! we slept until noon today, well I did, then came home to pay bills, and matt is still asleep. He is feeling MUCH better but his body has been through an ordeal, and it will take a few days to recoup!!!! I'm just praising God he is OK. I was REALLY REALLY scared. His belly was like 8 months pregnant, NO LIE, and so tight you could bounce a quarter off of it. And he had no bowel sounds which is NOT good in the medical world....He was just crying hysterically in so much pain, which is why I called 911...best thing I could of done b/c we never would have made it at home...He could have popped his bowel, that's how bad this was~!!!! we came close, but God prevailed!

So not only the fun of matt, yesterday AM i got a call from my dad he took my mom to the ER (diff hospital of course, so I was going back and forth) She was having chest pain on the left and short of breath.....SHE IS OK too thankfully. Turns out she got into a coughing jag and coughed so hard she broke a rib!!!! Can you believe it? But they wanted to make sure she was OK, no clots or anything, so ran a bunch of tests...all is good except for a cracked rib!! She is in pain but doing OK, off work for a week or so b/c she can't move fast and has to rest!!!! AHH!!!

I'm just praising God right now b/c things could have been so much worse! GOD IS GOOD! and I am GRATEFUL! So again, never dull in the Mac house, but God is bigger then a blocked bowel!!! LOL

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

LONG TIME NO WRITE!

Hey everyone!! so sorry that we have not been posting much lately. It has been BONKERS in the MAC house! I went to IN to visit a girlfriend of mine and was gone for a few days...I came home to a leak in our kitchen, didn't know what it was but as the rain intensified, so did the leak. Turns out our main pipe coming into the kitchen is leaking under the concrete and tile draining water into the ground, or while it's raining, into the kitchen. WE have extensive damage to the wall and the counter/island thing...SO we are without water right now as we are waiting on insurance to work through the numbers and to start demo...PRAISE GOD we will be getting a WHOLE NEW KITCHEN!!! and a fixed leak at the same time!!! LOL We started out at my mom's house and stayed there for a week when the water was turned off, but the insurance company didn't like that Matt wasn't in a safe envioronment (example: he fell in the shower! OUCH). So they gave us an advance on Loss of Use, and moved us into a wonderful Hampton Inn...EVEN BETTER, God gave us a SUITE for only $10 more a night, and it is HUGE!! We will be there for the next month, and I don't have much access to a computer, except when I'm home to work on projects...

On the Infertility front, matt and I did a few things this summer, including an IUI, intrauterine insemenation .

Unfortunately it resulted in a negative outcome. Since then we have been put back on hold do to a cyst that I developed b/c of the treatment cycle. We were heartbroken, confused, and frustrated. But I know God is in control. We are continuing to hold out hope for our miracles to be created!!! We just pray it isn't to much longer.

Well that is it from the Mac front. We will be back and forth as much as possible! We miss you all! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Poem near and dear to my heart...

I have originally seen this somewhere, it has no title and the author is unknown. But it is very true to my heart and a lot of what I feel, and i would like to share that with you.....Have a blessed day in the Lord.


There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss.
And though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.
I will be better not because of genetics, or money,or because I have read more books,
But because I have struggled and toiled for this child.
I have longed and waited.
I have cried and prayed.
I have endured and planned over and over again.
Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child.
I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover.
I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life.
I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream.
My dream will be crying for me.
I count myself blessed in this sense; that God has given me this insight, this special vision with which I will look upon my child
that my friends will not see.
Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to, or a child that God leads me to, I will not be careless with my love.
I will be a better mother for all that I have endured.
I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain.
I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body.
I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall.
I have prevailed.
I have succeeded.
I have won.
So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort.
I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs.
I listen.
And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely.
I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth when life is beyond hard.
I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.
I have learned to appreciate life.
Yes, I will be a wonderful mother.
~Unknown

Busy weekend...

Well a lot has been accomplished, I'm very proud! :)

The shelving that fell on Matt's head has been replaced and fixed, thanks to my daddy and me!! I also was able to clean out our shed and my dad replaced some light switches around the house! YAY it is so nice to get some stuff done! I woke up on Sunday withe a lovely chest cold though, so I'm still fighting that. SO I'm taking it easy! Even though my guest room is in shambles. Now what was IN the closet is lying IN the room... BLEH! Oh well, will just have to wait until I feel better!!! :) For now I close my eyes when I walk in!!!

Nothing else going on really. Matt is working and we are doing A-OK. Hopefully all is good with you! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Dancing with God

My friend posted this on a website, I'm swiping it from her! LOL, but I felt led to place it here! I pray you let God lead you in the dance!!! Have a blessed day in the Lord..


When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music.

One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.

The dance takes surrender, willingness,
and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i". "God", "u" and "i" dance."
God, you, and I dance.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.

My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.

May you abide in God as God abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.

Just wanted to share...

This is a video from a country music star that has I guess gone through infertility...Video is very moving and I wanted to share with you. My heart is just like hers!!!! **Note there is pregnancy, babies, and abortion mentioned**


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqfGqOx2iDQ


Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue on in our journey.
Have a blessed day in the Lord.

BUSY WEEK!

Wow, it has been a bit crazy lately!!! I will first say that Matt is OK and his boo boo has healed on his head. The closet is still in shambles, but should be fixed next weekend. I have a date with Dad to fix them!!!

We've been running around all week, lots of Dr. appt's, luncheons with friends, dinner with our bible study. I also was blessed to meet the little miracles of our friends G and K....Oh my goodness they have 2month old twins, boy and a girl. They are PRECIOUS miracles and SUCH an inspiration to Matt and I in our hopes of being parents. They were conceived after many years of infertility, just like matt and I. They bring hope to us, that we may have a chance to have little one(s) some day!!! It was a wonderful visit! I got one major baby fix!!! I hope to cuddle and love on them again soon!! hee hee...

So nothing else going on. Just a busy week and busy weekend. Will post more later if there is anything interesting to say!!!! LOL! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

YIKES!!!

We like to keep it interesting:

So matt and I were getting ready to go out to dinner...No big deal. Well he tried to get something out of our guest room closet. Now the closet needs to be redone b/c the shelves are in bad shape. It's the last closet in our house to do...Well all of a sudden it all (and I mean ALL) comes crashing down on to matt...So I'm telling him this is why you aren't supposed to mess with it blah blah, and he says, "I think something hit my head."

i turn around and his face and chest and arms and head are COVERED in blood!!! there is glass everywhere!! YOWSA!

A vase or glass thing fell and shattered on his head (OUCH) and he has cuts on his arms and chest (No shirt on b/c getting dressed) and the bleeder turned out to be a small cut on his head but dang! it bled like there was no tomorrow!!!! Blood everywhere! ick! So I got him cleaned up. It's small and superficial, no stitches thankfully (In my expert medical opinion hee hee) . He had to shower (again he just got out! LOL) to get all the blood off... ICK! I'm going to be cleaning for a while. So much for dinner out. We just ordered a pizza. So much for romantic dinner out!

One of my goals this summer WAS to pull apart that closet, dad was gonna help me redo the shelves and put it back together anyway b/c the craftmenship was crummy. Guess it can't wait. Now everything is on the bed, so I hope no one is coming to visit, I got no where for you to sleep!!!

Never dull here! Oiy vey! Matt is thankfully OK, little cut up and bruised, but will live! I'm just coming down off adrenoline. No fun to see your Hubby covered in blood!!! Phew!

OK, gotta clean more glass now! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

My Turkey bowled a Turkey!!

Amazing I know! My wheel bound hubby bowled 3 strikes in a row at the bowling alley today! Pretty darn good for having not bowled in 6+ years!!!

We went today with our friend Robin, something to do and relax! It was fun but man I'm SORE!!! I forgot how you can hurt after hurling a 10lb ball over and over and over and over...Even my tush is sore!!! LOL

None of us broke a 100 but we got lots of spares and a couple few strikes between us!!! I'm ready for a nap now!! LOL...It was a nice day and we enjoyed the time together. One perk of being off for school...HANGING OUT WITH THE HUBBY!

Well off to soak my weary muscles! HA!

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Eventful Day

So I took our lovely Joy joy for a haircut today! She has never been groomed and was in dire need of a trim and her claws being cut! I had to leave her for THREE WHOLE HOURS! That is a long time to leave my furbaby in someone elses hands!!!! So hard! She tried jumping out of the ladies arms and into mine when I was leaving. Broke my heart! But she is so cute now! She got a new harness too. Multicolor and pink! She is so cute! I also did a lot of work on my car, washed and oil change, dropped some stuff off at the Goodwill, went to Michaels, but will have to go back. Forgot my coupon! LOL...I'm ready for a nap!!! So is Joy. She hasn't moved since we came home. She is so tired. It's hard to tell in these pics, but you can see how tired and mad she is! hee hee..... That's all from me! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Feeling better....

But mostly b/c today is my last day of WORK! YAY !! For a few weeks anyway! hee hee....

School ended on Friday for the kids. Today is my last work day, they give us 3 days to close down our clinics. Now I'm sitting at work at 947am, can't leave until 1230 for our luncheon, and have NOTHING to do...I'm ALL DONE! yay! Everything is put away, cleaned, organized, and ready to go for next year! woo hoo!

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Just a tough tough week for IF it seems. But I will be OK. God is in control! I just wish he would give me a hint of what's to come! :)

OK, back to doing nothing. Maybe I'll read, or hey! Maybe I'll shop!!! hee hee...

Have a blessed day in the Lord! :)

Feeling quite broken...

I'm having a hard day today....I'm feeling the weight of infertility (IF) and it is so heavy....I'm feel like a broken person, not quite a woman, not quite a wife, b/c I can not offer my hubby, or myself for that matter, I can not offer him a child, a product of our union and our marriage. Days like today it is hard to rejoice for those who have gone on to have kids or are making them...And then I feel less christian like, less like a normal human being, like a horrible person, b/c my heart is so heavy I can't even rejoice with the glorious news of the coming of a new life, an new miracle from God. I don't understand why God allows IF. Why matt and I, and so many of my friends, have to carry this burden. It hurts. I hurt.

I love the Lord God with all my heart, but IF is just not fair. Before I'm told life isn't always fair, please spare me. I know it's not. But tonight, it is feeling more unfair then usual, and my heart is broken, and just plain ol' hurts. Pray for me, for us, tonight if you read this.

Have a blessed day in the Lord.

Bye Bye 3 day weekend! :*(

So I can't say much happened this weekend, all though it was very nice. Saturday I hung out with my Mum in law and inherited some towels, sheets, and silverware! YAY all stuff we needed! Thanks MUM!. Then we went over to Kristin's parents house for a little memorial day BBQ. We had a blast, ate good food and the girls kicked the boy's BUTTS in catch phrase! WE ROCK!! GIRLS RULE AND BOYS DROOL!!!

Today I lounged around the house and did a little cleaning, little laundry, stayed in my PJ's until 430PM....Embarrassing I know, but hey, I'm allowed a lazy day! I did get dressed and matt and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3...Good movie, VERY active... and long, man I had to tinkle with all that soda we drank!!!! Looking forward to the last week of school and shutting down for a nice long summer. We'll see how all goes... Rumor has it that School nurses are at risk of losing our jobs with the lovely tax cuts our governor is trying to magically make happen...Unfortunately, helping some they have to step on some as well...It's a scary prospect, b/c I carry the health insurance, but I know God is in control and we are gonna just have to hold on to His guidance. All will be OK, but prayers are welcome. We are prayerfully considering starting treatment again in the upcoming month. Maybe do an IUI (interuterine insemination) AKA artificial insemination. It increases are chances of becoming pg...But we aren't sure if we want to start next month or in July. We are praying about that too.

So as you can see, lots to pray about! Well it is late and I have to get up early tomorrow! Have a blessed day in the Lord!

3 DAY WEEKEND YAY!

So as I stop and think, I am amazed that it is the end of the school year already....Holy moly what a year this has been! My supervisor was here closing loose ends and we were "reflecting" on this "most difficult year that Talley has had". It has been a challenging year to say the least, and difficult, But I must say, i think matt and I and my family have come out of it with flying colors...Or at least holding it together and still functioning!

As of end of last school year (and I'm documenting this for my own brain's sake...)
June: Oma fell was hospitalized for a week and her decline of health started.
My bro graduated from college and became a TEACHER YAY for him!
Worked at summer camp for lots of kiddies

July: Oma went bed bound, requiring more nursing care and constant attention from mom, and me on the weekends

August: school started again, as did the conflict with my Principal. Oma quickly deteriated. Needed 24 hour nursing care but yet held on without fluids for 13 days. Hurricane something came through, and we lost our nursing care, therefore leaving mom and I to care for Oma until she slipped in the arms of Jesus on August 30. She will be missed.

October: EXACTLY 5 weeks after losing Oma, My Mom and her pup penny attacked by two 90lb pit bulls, mauled and injured, yet they persoveared and SURVIVED, but not without a long mental and physical recovery. My mom ROCKS b/c she overcame so much!

November: Dad goes in for a stress test to find out he has FOUR major arteries blocked requiring immediate Open heart surgery

December: Dad has quadruple bypass surgery SURVIVES and is home before Christmas so we can celebrate God saving his life! I decide it is time for me to move on from my school and transfer to a NEW school with a NEW start.

January: new school! YAY praise God for new school and a new start for me! I LOVE MY SCHOOL!!! OUCH my eye is injured and I have a corneal ulcer!! BOO HOO.

February: wow nuttin, nice slow month! EXCEPT that my WONDERFUL friend Karen came to hang with me and our other friend Heather. It was a BLAST and much needed respit! LOVE YOU KAREN AND HEATHER!!! LOL

March: SAME NUTTIN, wow calm is NICE....

April: Trip to Las Vegas, interesting, and Matt's cuz's wedding. Surgery for my endometriosis.

MAY END OF SCHOOL YAY!

OK so it's a long boring list of the last year, but I must say I'm grateful to have survived it! And I could NEVER have done it without ALL of you! You are a blessing in my life, in both matt's and my life!!!!! I'm thankful to God for helping our family through it all, and I believe we are stronger, and better b/c of it!

OK done rambling! Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Welcome to Our BLOG

So I know that there are some new faces peeking at our crazy silly, pointless blog. BUT Matt and I wanted to WELCOME you to our chaotic lives!!! LOL Thank you for sharing our lives and praying for us! :) They are always welcome!

Nothing of too much importance today...I'm healing very nicely from surgery, no more nasty infection all though i have a funky looking belly button now!! Well more so then usual! It's definitly the end of school. The kids are crazy and hyper and ready to be done. For that matter, so are the teachers and staff!!!

I'm just counting the days~! Ok so nothing interesting today! Just saying hi to the new faces! Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Summer DO...

So I decided it was time to have a new do for the summer! Mom went to town on my hair this weekend and we chopped it off and highlighted it. I'm in LOVE with my new hair do!! And it's really easy to maintain. AND cute!!! I had a student come in my clinic today stop DEAD IN HIS TRACKS and tell me, "Am I really seeing you nurse Talley? You are BEAUTIFUL!". I was all blushing and pleased with my nice new look! If I can please a hyper active 8 year old, who else is there to please!!! LOL!!! So here ya go, an end of the day glimpse of my hair! Have a blessed day in the LORD!!!

13 Days to go....

Well 12 if you don't count today.... 12 days till what? you might ask....12 days until the END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!!! WOO HOO! Let me tell you how overjoyed and excited I am! It has been one HECK of a school year. STarted of with losing Oma, then mom's dog attack, Dad having his heart surgery, switching schools, corneal ulcer, tummy tum surgery, and now finally it is the END! Throw in a few parties, funerals, and holidays in there and you have a crazy year!!!

I'm so glad to have a summer break. At least a bit, don't plan to do to many shifts. I'm gonna work for an agency doing private duty shifts for kids with chronic issues. It's fun, I've worked for them before. But I only want to work like 2 shifts a week for about 5 or 6 weeks then be DONE DONE DONE! Mom and I plan on finishing painting my front room and my bathroom. it should be all done and look great!

Well off to work, have to finish caring for kids these last 12 days!!! Wish me luck!

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Praise God for Miracles

So my little student M that I told you about, electrocuted on Friday, really bad off. He is HOME today after only 4 days! Can you believe it??? He still has some burns that have to heal and he'll need help learning to walk again, but his memory is back, breathing fine, and just doing awesome!! God is so good and answers the prayers of His people! I'm in awe!!

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

ICKY!

SOOO. I'm back from the Doc and I definitly have an infection. JOYFUL. Just a touch of cellulitis. YAY. So it is antibiotic time. It's rather gross to have an infection in your belly button, and it's always in the way of pants and undies and it gets just plain ol' irritated!!! BLEH!

School was crazy today. I had 2 EMS 911 calls for respiratory issues, 30 patients, and informed one of my kids, M, was electrocuted this weekend!!! He is in critical condition in Miami Children's ICU. 2nd and 3rd degree burns, loss of memory, and is unable to walk. Please keep M in your prayers. He has a LOOONG road ahead of him, and they desperately are gonna need God's endurance. I'll keep ya posted.

Well quick and easy today!

Have a blessed day in the Lord!!

Sunday

So again, I've not been around much, but i have a REAL good reason this time! :) I had my surgery on the 27th. Everything went very well, got all the gross girlie gunk out of my tummy, and now we hope and pray for a miracle. I'm a little concerned about a possible infection forming in the incision in my belly button, so I'll be going back to the MD for that tomorrow. Really it was an uneventful weekend. Cold coming on, so rested mostly, read a book and a half, slept, did some laundry, watched movies with Matt on the couch...Even played hookie from church. Not feeling quite up to being out and about yet. All though back to work as of last Wednesday. Just a bit worn down is all. Just need some time.

So nothing else really going on. Just getting ready for bed. Matt's bro and sis in law + kids are coming down this weekend. Been about 2 years since we've seen them. They have a baby we have never met who is almost 2 years old!!! Should be interesting! Ah and the dreaded Mom day is coming up. Not really my fave day. To many reminders of our heart ache and empty arms. But I will give love to my Mom and Mum (matt's mom) and remember my dear departed Oma who I will miss this mother's day season. We'll continue to take it a day at a time!

So who's bored yet with my blogging? One day I'll have something interesting to yap about! And you'll be stoked!
Until then:

Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Another Day

Another boring blog entry!!! :)

But I know you all love it! If there is actually a "you" who reads my mindless babbling! Nothing to much going on. Yesterday was my beloved Oma's 84th bday. But her first bday since joining Jesus. I never thought that HER bday would make me feel so lonesome for her, but it sure enough did. I guess coming out of that "numb" functioning state makes things feel so much more real. Her loss feels deeper somehow... *sigh* Well I'm alive, and functioning, so I must be healing, if only one drop at a time!

So let's see. Nothing else going on, except surgery is day after tomorrow. Matt and mom are going to be with me, which is good. I'm hoping this is what I need, a good clean out, to help us make that baby we are so desperately desiring. I know it is all in God's timing, but sometimes I'm just so IMPATIENT. Four years, but it's God's four years. I guess the same motto applies for dealing with Oma's loss, ONE DAY AT AT TIME. But can I just say I'm tired of waiting GOD!! Please don't make it to much longer!!!

So nothing else of interest to babble about. Don't you find this conversation just aww inspiring!! LOL. I guess it is time to get back to work.

Have a blessed day in the LORD!! :)

Busy Busy Busy

So have we learned that Talley can not post on a daily schedule? Oh well, I'm posting now so that is good. It really has been very busy though. First week of April we went to Las Vegas with my brother Jon and his wife Kristin. We had a blast!! We also visited matt's cousin Richie and his about to be wife Lisa and their kids Jasper and Dixie. They were getting married the Monday we left to go home. WE haven't seen them for a few years so it was pretty awesome! They are doing really well. Jasper is the coolest kid! So smart and very well mannered. They should be proud! Dixie is only 1 1/2 and already full of spit fire! They are gonna have to hold on tight to her when she gets older!!! LOL... Since then it's been back to work and just doing stuff around the house. I'm having surgery this upcoming friday the 27th, so I'm gonna be out of commision for a week or so. Nothing major, just got to clean out some girlie gunk in my abdoman. Then I'll be back to normal. Well if you consider me normal!!! :) Otherwise that is all. Here is a pic of the four of us at Hoover Dam. All 30 minutes we got to see it!!! Long story for another day! Needless to say, we got our money back for our broken down bus...
Have a blessed day in the Lord!

{{BLUSH}}

OK, so much for two days in a row!!! No one ever said I'd be good at this!!! Quite frankly I've just been bonkers at work and at home, and haven't had a whole lot to say! :) But I know that if you read this, you will forgive me, right??? Shoot I should be proud of me for just writing once in a while!!!

It's been a rough week or two. I've gone into full blown grieving over the loss of my Oma. I'm doing OK, one step at a time, but it's just a struggle and so much heartache from her loss. But I'm grateful to have a God in control who is helping me through! But some of the days I'm just a bit weepy and achy....I'm so grateful to have matt by my side to help me through! And my wonderful friends and family.

So I wanted to post a couple pics of our bible studies (huddle) trip to Vero Beach. We went a couple weekends ago. It was a nice getaway, we went for Dad's 60th bday!!! Go dad!! Matt had to work, so couldn't go!!! PHOOEY! :( But it was a beautiful and relaxing time! Sunset, waves, hangin' with my peeps. OK, hanging with my parents and our friends. For those of you who DON'T know, matt and I are in Mom and Dad's bible study, with several other couples and folks! It's a blast and they have been an amazing blessing from God with all the chaos that has occurred over the last year! SOOOO, here is some waves, some sunset, and my mommy and me! Have a blessed day in the LORD!!!

Wow 2 days in a row!!!

That has to be like miraculous!!! I actually am posting two days in a row!!! AWESOME! :)

So nothing interesting going on. The clinic today was hoppin' mad!!!! I sent home 1/2 dozen kids from the same class with head lice. EWWW!!! Now I'm all scratchy... All kinds of psycho-social craziness going on!!! Only 2 1/2 weeks until spring break. Which just happens to also be the time till our trip to Las Vegas with my brother Jon and SIL Kristin! Hip hip hooray!

I'm so in need of another weekend at the beach. Our bible study and lil ol' me went up to Vero Beach. Matt had to work so couldn't go!! :( Me sad b/c he would have LOVED it. You walk out in the back yard and there you have the ocean! Can't beat it!! But oh how burned I am. Me and my pale non tanning skin. Oh and now my face is peeling from this lovely burn!!! It's the PRE peel kind of peel. The one that leaves your skin all raw and dry like a snake?? Then it shall peel again and I'll be my casper white once again! That is what I get for not wearing sunscreen! But I swore it would work by proxy!!! It was in my bag up at the beach house!!! Everyone at work thinks my blood pressure is through the roof b/c the rest of me isn't really burned, just my face!!!! Even matt is a bit grossed out by the sunset red with flakes of skin peeling off! EWWW...

Let's see, second post, not a lot to say. Matt do you have anything to say????

Matt: Uh.. Uh....I'm not good at blogs...Uh, uh...Not much happening, I worked out and I'm now folding laundry. Uh, that's all...

OK, so there you have it word for word! Matt's interesting day...OK we warned you ahead of time we would be a nonsense kind of blog! As long as the days are boring, then our lives are calm, which we could so use right now!

We hope you all have a blessed day in the Lord!

Let the Blogging Begin!!!

OK, so thanks to my friend Heather, we have decided that we shall blog. OK more that we will attempt to blog! We would love our friends and family to share our hopes and dreams, and our heartache and hurts with us. We want YOU all to get to know US better! :) We also figured it would be cool to share pics of us and our fur-babies (that would be Joy and Buster) and whatever else we might feel like sharing!!! It's all good! Feel free to comment or read or just stare blankly at whatever nonsense is shared! We hope you enjoy and we look forward to sharing with y'all. Of course our first pics to share are of Joy (our pup) and Buster (our cat). Forgive me, as it will take time to make things look "cool" on our blog. Have a BLESSED day in the Lord!