WEDNESDAY IS THE DAY

SO WEDNESDAY IS MY LAST DAY TO BE PREGNANT. EVER!!! (WELL IT BETTER BE ANYWAY). I HAVE TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL NO LATER THAN SIX AND THEY WILL INDUCE ME BETWEEN SEVEN AND SEVEN THIRTY. AS OF RIGHT NOW BELLE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TWELVE. I MIGHT BE HAVING TO TAKE BACK A FEW NEW BORN OUTFITS. I AM SO EXCITED. ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS AND MY FAMILY WILL BE COMPLETE. I HAVE TO LOAD PICTURES AT SOME POINT. JACOB'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AS THE BOYS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT MY PARENTS CHURCH. OH AND NATHAN IS UNWRAPPING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. GOT TO GO.

INCREDIBLY BORED AND THANKFUL

WELL IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE MY LAST POST. I AM SO BORED!!! CURRENTLY I AM SUPPOSED TO BE ON COUCH REST... WHICH PRETTY MUCH MEANS I SIT ON MY TOOSH ALL DAY. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME WELL YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS KILLING ME. I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND COOK AND PLAY WITH MY CUTE LITTLE MEN. PLUS IF I EVEN GET UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM MY SWEET HUSBAND GIVES ME THE THIRD DEGREE. ANYWAY LITTLE MISS ISABELLE HAS TO STAY PUT TILL I AM 39 WEEKS HENCE THE COUCH REST. AS WITH ALL MY PREGNANCIES MY PLATELETS ARE LOW AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS UP, PLUS WITH ME TAKING INSULIN IT CAN CAUSE HER LUNGS TO DEVELOP SLOWER AND MY DOCTOR IS WORRIED THAT IF I DO TO MUCH I WILL GO INTO LABOR. HMMM MAYBE I SHOULD SWEEP AND VACCUM. JUST KIDDING. I HAVE HAD THE MOST AWESOME HELPERS THOUGH. PHILLIP'S MOM HAS BEEN GREAT SHE HAS KEPT THE BOYS DURING ALL MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS (TRUST ME THERE ARE SEVERAL). MY LITTLE BROTHER HAS COME OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND TAKEN CARE OF THE BOYS FOR ME PLUS HE HAS HELPED WITH SOME OF THE HOUSE WORK. I WAS SORT OF IN SHOCK. PHILLIP HAS BEEN AWESOME HE HAS SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS BUT IN THE AFTERNOON HE GETS MOST OF THE CHORES DONE AND HELPS A TON WITH NATHAN AND JACOB. TOMORROW IS HIS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! IT WILL MAKE MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER. WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE FROM THE CHURCH IN GLADEWATER BRING US FOOD WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY APPRECIATED. PLUS WE HAVE HAD GREAT FRIENDS COME OVER JUST TO KEEP US COMPANY. MY MOM AND DAD TOOK THE BOYS TO SANTA LAND AGAIN THE OTHER NIGHT AND PHILLIP GOT TIME TO STUDY SO THAT WAS A BLESSING. MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK THOUGH WAS MY WONDERFUL MOPS GROUP HAD A BABY SHOWER FOR ME AND LITTLE BELLE. THIS WAS OUR THIRD SHOWER BUT WAS STILL SO MUCH FUN!!! (MY BEST FRIEND DID ONE AND THEN I HAD A SURPRISE ONE.) IT WAS NICE TO HAVE A BREAK AND GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND JUST BE AROUND WOMEN THAT I ADORE. HONESTLY I THINK I HAVE THE BEST TABLE. THEY ARE ALL SO SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL. OH YEAH I ALMOST FORGOT WE HAD CHRISTMAS WITH PHILLIP'S FAMILY AND I GOT TO SEE MY TWO GORGEOUS NIECES AND MY TWO HANDSOME NEPHEWS. I AM SO AMAZED AT HOW GOOD CHELSEA IS WITH JACOB AND NATHAN ADORES ABIGAIL. HE THINKS SHE HUNG THE MOON. POOR ANDREW I THINK GETS CONFUSED SOMETIMES ABOUT WHERE HE FITS IN. IT HAS TO BE HARD BEING THE OLDEST BOY AND LITTLE LEWIS IS A MESS. HE IS TRYING SO HARD TO GET AROUND. I LOVE HIS CHUBBY LITTLE LEGS THEY ARE TOO CUTE. HONESTLY I DID REALLY WELL THERE WAS SO MUCH CHOCOLATE THERE AND I PRACTICED GREAT RESTRAINT WHICH IS SO HARD WHEN IT COMES TO CHOCOLATE. WELL I AM OFF TO SIT HERE AND WATCH A ROUSING EPISODE OF FOX NEWS. WOW MY LIFE IS SO THRILLING.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLES

EVEN THOUGH I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO REMEMBERS I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LITTLE CHARLES. HE WOULD BE THREE TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON I HAVE A SONO SCHEDULED SO THINGS MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT. WELL I BETTER GO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF BIRTHDAY CAKE I AM MAKING.

LOTS OF CONTRACTIONS

SO... ALL DAY I HAVE BEEN FEELING LOTS OF CONTRACTIONS... NOTHING TOO HEAVY BUT I CAN DEFINENTLY TELL THEY ARE THERE. I REALLY HOPE SHE STAYS PUT FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS. OH WELL I PACKED A BAG SO I GUESS I AM READY WHEN SHE IS. HMM MAYBE I SHOULD GO PACK FOR MY LITTLE MEN. WOW THAT THOUGHT JUST HIT ME. LOL. SO THE DOCTOR SAYS IF I HAVE DIALATED TWO TO THREE CENTIMETERS AND I MAKE IT TO 39 WEEKS HE WILL HELP ME HAVE A BABY. WE ARE ON THIRTY FIVE AND COUNTING. I AM SO READY TO NOT BE PREGNANT.

MY NATHAN IS TWO AND HAS BECOME A PIRATE

WELL THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS NATHAN'S BIRTHDAY... HE IS TWO. ON SATURDAY WE HAD AN AWESOME PIRATE PARTY. SATURDAY MORNING WAS VERY RELAXING, I AM THE MOST ORGANIZED PERSON EVER AND SO I HAD EVERYTHING READY TO GO. THE PARTY STARTED AT TWO AND SO WE RELAXED TILL ABOUT ONE AND THEN GOT READY TO PARTY. NATHAN HAD THE CUTEST BIRTHDAY OUTFIT COMPLIMENTS OF HIS MIMI AND ADORABLE GOODY BAGS WHICH THE KIDS LOVED. (WE GO ALL OUT ON PARTIES) ONCE ALL THE KIDS WERE HERE MY AWESOME HUSBAND WHO WAS DRESSED AS A PIRATE LED THEM ON A SCAVENGER HUNT... THEN IT WAS TIME FOR ALL THE PIRATE THEMED FOOD, CAKE, AND PRESENTS. NATHAN GOT WAY TOO MANY PRESENTS AND HE LOVES ALL OF THEM. AFTER CAKE AND PRESENTS ALL THE KIDS WENT OUTSIDE AND PLAYED ON OUR BRAND NEW PIRATE SHIP. MY PARENTS PRESENT TO THE KIDS (IT IS FOR JACOB'S BIRTHDAY TOO... SLIGHTLY EXPENSIVE) WAS A PIRATE SHIP PLAYSET THAT PHILLIP AND MY DAD BUILT. IT LOOKS AWESOME. THE GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A VERY NICE DAY BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE MY OLDEST BABY IS NOW TWO. EVERY DAY HE DOES SOMETHINGS NEW AND I CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH. RIGHT NOW HE IS TELLING PEOPLE HE IS A PIRATE AND SHOWING THEM HIS MUSCLES WHILE SAYING ARGH. GOT TO LOVE IT.

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UPDATE ON ISABELLE

I THINK THIS CHILD IS GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME. I WENT IN THIS MORNING FOR MY WEEKLY SONOGRAM AND DR. APPOINTMENT AND HE HAD ME DO BLOOD WORK.... WELL GUESS WHAT!!! WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE. NOT REALLY A BIG DEAL JUST MORE MEDICINE. APPARENTLY I AM ANEMIC WHICH COULD EXPLAIN PART OF THE EXHAUSTION (NATHAN AND JACOB ARE THE OTHER PART. LOL.) ALL IN ALL A GOOD VISIT. BELLE WEIGHS CLOSE TO FOUR POUNDS WHICH IS AVERAGE. I AM SO EXCITED SHE LOOKS GOOD.

THIS WEEK

WELL SO FAR THIS WEEK I HAVE MADE IT TO THE DOCTOR EVERYDAY. LOL. HOPEFULLY SHE WON'T ACT UP TODAY BECAUSE IT'S MY MONTHLY GROCERY DAY. ANYWAY YESTERDAY AFTER MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT I MET KAYDEE AND WE WENT SHOPPING. SHE IS GIVING ME A BABY SHOWER "SINCE IT'S MY LAST BABY AND I AM FINALLY HAVING A GIRL". THE TRIP STARTED AT TARGET WHERE I REGISTERED (LOT'S OF CUTE STUFF!!!), THEN WE WENT TO CARD AND PARTY FACTORY, THEN WALMART (WHERE YOU NOW HAVE TO REGISTER ONLINE... NOT SURE IF I WILL END UP DOING IT.), THEN WE HEADED TO PARTIES PLUS AND FINALLY OUR FAVORITE HOBBY LOBBY. WE ENDED UP FINDING THE PLATES AND THINGS THAT WE LIKED AT HOBBY LOBBY FOR A REALLY AWESOME PRICE. HOBBY LOBBY IS SUCH A DANGEROUS STORE FOR ME... I COULD SPEND SO MUCH MONEY THERE. PHILLIP WAS PROUD THOUGHT I ONLY BOUGHT TWO THINGS. I GOT HIM A PICTURE FRAME FOR HIM AND ISABELLE "MY PRINCE DID COME AND HIS NAME IS DADDY" AND I BOUGHT A PIRATE SHIP CAKE PAN SO I CAN MAKE NATHAN'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. OH YEAH WE ALSO WENT YAMBOREEING LAST NIGHT AND NATHAN WON A STUFFED ELMO DOLL. WOO HOO JUST WHAT WE NEED. HE WAS SO AMAZED AND LOVED THE CAR RIDES. WELL I AM OFF TO CHECK MY BLOOD SUGAR AND GET TWO VERY HANDSOME BOYS READY FOR THE DAY.

I DID IT!!! I GAVE MYSELF MY FIRST SHOT.

SO I HAVE GIVEN SEVERAL SHOTS IN MY MANY MANY YEARS. LOL. GIVING THEM TO OTHER PEOPLE DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL. I CAN HANDLE THAT BUT I JUST GAVE MYSELF ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HONESTLY IT KIND OF GROSSED ME OUT. IT DIDN'T REALLY HELP THAT MY HUSBAND WAS SQUINTING SAYING HAVE YOU DONE IT YET? ALL THIS TO SAY THIS LITTLE STINKER BETTER BE NICE TO ME AND HER DADDY BETTER HAVE AN ICED DR PEPPER WAITING FOR ME THE MINUTE SHE IS BORN. THIS PREGNANCY IS KICKING MY BOOTIE. OH WELL NOT TOO MUCH LONGER.

NEW ORLEANS, ISABELLE, AND A BUSY WEEK

WELL WE MADE IT BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS. NOW PHILLIP UNDERSTANDS WHY I SAY IT IS AN INTERESTING CITY. OUR HOTEL WAS RIGHT IN THE GARDEN DISTRICT AND WE WERE SUROUNDED BY GORGEOUS HOMES. WE BOTH LOVED THE SWAMP TOUR. WE ALSO GOT TO SEE TWO NUNS RIDING A DOUBLE BIKE WITH THEIR FACES PAINTED SOLID WHITE IN SUPPORT OF AIDS AWARENESS. LOL. THEN THERE WAS BURBON STREET. SINCE I AM PREGNANT WE JUST DROVE DOWN IT SO THAT PHILLIP COULD SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE. IT WAS A GREAT TRIP BUT NOT A CITY I WOULD WANT TO FREQUENT. I AM SO GLAD TO BE HOME I MISSED MY KIDS SO MUCH. WELL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY AND IT'S ONLY TUESDAY. MONDAY AIMEE AND I TRIED TO SET UP RACKS FOR THE CONSIGNMENT SALE... THAT WENT WELL. HALF THE RACKS WERE BROKEN AND WE GOT LOCKED OUT OF THE ROOM. TODAY I HAD BLOOD WORK AT EIGHT A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AT EIGHT FIFTEEN (WHICH I DIDNT GET TO SEE THE DOCTOR HE HAD TO GO DELIVER A BABY, AND THEN MOPS AT NINE FIFTEEN. I HAD TO RUSH FROM THE DOCTOR TO MOPS BECAUSE I HAD FOOD. SO NOW I GO TO THE DOCTOR FRIDAY AT EIGHT FOR MORE BLOOD WORK (MY BLOOD SUGAR IS EXTREMELY HIGH HE SAID) AND THEN AN APPOINTMENT. I AM SO SAD I CAN'T EAT ANYTHING AFTER EIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I WON'T BE DONE WITH ALL THE BLOOD WORK TILL ABOUT ELEVEN. OH AND THURSDAY WE HAVE THE SALE. PLUS SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK I HAVE TO SQUEEZE IN CLEANING MY HOUSES.

PLANNING FOR NEW ORLEANS

WOW WHAT AN EXPENSIVE CITY!!! I AM VERY GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO SNAG A FEW GIFT CARDS WHEN THEY WERE ONSALE AT RESTRAUNTS.COM. SINCE IT IS OUR ANNIVERSARY I WAS HOPING TO DO SOMETHING ROMANTIC LIKE A CARRIAGE RIDE... BUT SO FAR THEY ARE ALL AROUND $150 FOR AN HOUR. ARE THEY KIDDING ME? SO INSTEAD I THINK THAT WE MAY TAKE A ROMANTIC SWAMP TOUR. LOL. NOT QUITE ANNIVERSARY MATERIAL BUT HEY THE TICKETS ARE ONLY TWENTY DOLLARS PER PERSON. THAT IS ALOT MORE IN MY PRICE RANGE. IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME TO SEE AN ALLIGATOR... DON'T WORRY MY HORMONES AREN'T TOO CRAZY I WON'T GO NUTS AND PUSH MY HUSBAND IN. LOL. HE IS PRETTY GOOD A TOTAL KEEPER. IT'S FUNNY HOW MUCH HE IS LIKE HIS DADDY. LOL. HE SAYS THINGS AND I JUST LOOK AT HIM AND THINK WOW YOU ARE A CARBON COPY OF YOUR FATHER. LOL. IT'S CUTE. ANYWAY I AM OFF TO CHECK NATHAN AND JACOB'S SUITCASE A LITTLE BLONDE BOY DECIDED THAT HE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I PACKED SO HE REPACKED. THEN I GET TO PACK FOR ME AND PHILLIP AND FIND OUR HOTEL CONFIRMATION. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK GOD FOR SMALL MIRACLES

WOW I AM SITTING HERE WATCHING THE NEWS AND CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN EIGHT YEARS. I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AND WHAT I WAS DOING AS IT CAME ON THE NEWS. I SIT HERE AND CRY BUT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW THESE PEOPLES FAMILIES FEEL. THIS HAS TO BE SUCH A HARD TERRIBLE DAY FOR THEM. I THINK OF ALL THE WIVES WHO WERE AT HOME GETTING THEIR KIDS READY FOR THE DAY WHEN THEY GOT THAT LAST CALL FROM THEIR HUSBANDS JUST TO SAY I LOVE YOU OR EVEN WATCHING THE NEWS AND AUTOMATICALLY KNOWING YOUR LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME BECAUSE YOUR LOVED ONE WAS THERE. OR THE KIDS WHO WILL NEVER KNOW THEIR PARENTS. I JUST THANK GOD THAT WE HAD A WONDERFUL GOD FEARING PRESIDENT AND NOT THE ONE WE HAVE NOW. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TODAY I HATE TO THINK WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD DO. SO AT THIS POINT I AM JUST THANKING GOD FOR THE TIMING OF THIS INCIDENT.

PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES...

TWO WEEK APPOINTMENTS!!! AND OTHER THINGS

WELL I HAVE OFFICIALLY STARTED MY TWO WEEK APPOINTMENTS... A LITTLE EARLIER THAN NORMAL BUT HEY. I WENT IN YESTERDAY AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ISSUES SO NOW I GET TO GO MORE OFTEN. WOO HOO. I LOVE MY DOCTOR THOUGH AND I AM GLAD THAT HE IS VERY CAUTIOUS. ON A LIGHTER NOTE WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY!!! WE ARE GOING TO BE IN NEW ORLEANS FOR A FEW NIGHTS. NOT EXACTLY MY FIRST CHOICE BUT HEY IT ISN'T GILMER OR LONGVIEW. PLUS IT IS A FREE ROOM SO THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER. NOW PHILLIP JUST HAS TO ENDURE THE DRIVE THERE WITH A WOMAN WHO HAS TO GO POTTY (YOU CAN TELL I HAVE LITTLE KIDS) EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. YESTERDAY STARTED MOPS AND I THINK I AM REALLY GOING TO ENJOY IT. I NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME. RIGHT NOW MY ENTIRE LIFE REVOLVES AROUND MY CUTE KIDS AND ALL OF THE THINGS PHILLIP HAS GOING ON. I AM THE BEHIND THE SCENES PERSON WHO KEEPS IT ALL RUNNING SMOOTHLY. YESTERDAY WAS NICE THOUGH BECAUSE I HAD CALLED HIM THAT MORNING ON MY WAY TO MOPS AND GRIPED AT HIM FOR JUST LEAVING HIS STUFF AROUND SO WHEN I GOT HOME HE WAS MOPPING!!! YEP THAT'S RIGHT THE MAN WHO DIDNT KNOW YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO WASH YOUR SHEETS ONCE A WEEK HAD VACCUMED, SWEPT AND MOPPED. WOW I WAS IMPRESSED. NOW I THINK I AM OFF TO PRICE MORE STUFF FOR THE CONSIGNMENT SALE.

EXCITING NEWS

LAST NIGHT WE GOT THE DEPOSIT FOR OUR HOUSE IN LONGVIEW!!! WOO HOO. ONE STRESS DOWN 337 MILLION TO GO. ALSO WE ARE TAKING NATHAN TO SEE SESAME STREET LIVE IN TYLER ON NOVEMBER 13TH. WE ARE PART OF THE ELMO FAN CLUB THING SO WE GET INFO ON TICKETS BEFORE THEY GO ON SALE SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET TICKETS IN THE FIFTH ROW (ROWS 1-4 WERE $25). THESE WERE ONLY TWELVE DOLLARS. I THINK IF YOU GO ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY INSTEAD OF OPENING NIGHT THEY EVEN HAVE SOME SEVEN DOLLAR TICKETS. NATHAN IS GOING TO BE IN HEAVEN AND WE MIGHT EVEN CALL AUNT AIMEE AND SING ELMO'S WORLD TO HER. LOL. LITTLE JACOB IS EXCITED TO BECAUSE HE WILL GET TO SPEND A LITTLE ALONE TIME WITH MIMI AND POP WITH OUT HIS BIG BROTHER DRAGGING HIM AROUND.

LIFE HAPPENS

SO I LOVE THAT SUGARLAND SONG I KNOW IT ISN'T THE GREATEST SONG EVER BUT HEY CUT ME A BREAK. I'M SITTING HERE FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT TEN DOLLARS TOTAL. LOL. (TOMORROW IS UNEMPLOYMENT DAY... THANK HEAVENS!!!) I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE MAKING BETWEEN EIGHT AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK AFTER OUR 401 K, HEALTH INSURANCE, SAVINGS AND GYM FEES WERE ALL TAKEN OUT. WHAT DID WE DO WITH THAT MONEY? HOW LUCKY AM I THOUGH PHILLIP IS NOW HOME MORE AND WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY BLESSED. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING AND ARE LIVING IN TENTS AND WE HAVE 2 VERY NICE HOUSES, 2 VEHICLES, HEALTHY KIDS, NICE CLOTHES, AND PLENTY OF FOOD. SURE OUR SAVINGS WAS DEPLETED BECAUSE OF THE RENTERS AND PLUMBING BILLS BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. SO LIKE THE SONG "LIFE DON'T GO QUITE LIKE YOU PLAN IT WE TRY SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND IT" I AM DONE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT. I AM JUST HAPPY WITH ALL WE HAVE.

AMAZING RACE

AMAZING RACE STARTS SEPTEMBER 27TH WOO HOO.

WOW IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE SARAH. WE LOVE YOU. MOMMY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU A BIG CHOCOLATE YUMMY BIRTHDAY CAKE.

THIS AWFUL BEAUTIFUL LIFE

WOW THIS HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE WEEK FOR US...

SUNDAY- A GIRL IS ON HER PHONE AND SPEEDING AND HITS OUR PARKED TRUCK... MORE THAN LIKELY UNFIXABLE. LUCKILY WE ONLY OWE BETWEEN $7000 AND $7500. THE BLUE BOOK VALUE IS $8200 AND THE DEALER RESALE IS $12000. EATHIER WAY IF THE TRUCK IS TOTALLED WE WON'T BE OUT ANYTHING WE WILL JUST BE OUT THE MONEY WE ALREADY PAID ON IT. ONE PLUS THOUGH IS THAT HER INSURANCE AGENT HANDLES BOTH OF OUR HOUSES AND MY DAD IS HER BIGGEST CLIENT SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP US SLIGHTLY. ;)

MONDAY- WE FIND OUT WE ARE HAVING A SWEET LITTLE GIRL WITH A SMALL POSSIBILITY SHE MIGHT HAVE DS

TUESDAY- WE GET A $700 DOLLAR DOCTOR BILL. WHEN NATHAN WAS BORN LE TOURNEA WAS SUPPOSED TO ADD HIM TO OUR INSURANCE AND NEVER DID. WELL WE HAD TO WAIT A YEAR TO ADD HIM AND AFTER THREE TRIPS TO HR PHILLIP FINALLY HAD HIM ADDED. TURNS OUT THEY FORGOT TO SEND IT IN TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE PERSON WHO HANDLES THIS IS CONVIENTLY OUT OF TOWN.

WEDNESDAY- OUR RENTERS CALL AND SAY THEY ARE MOVING OUT AND HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY AUGUSTS RENT. OH BUT THEY WON'T BE OUT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH AND LEGALLY WE CAN'T DO MUCH.

THURSDAY- THANK THE LORD NOTHING HAPPENED WE JUST CLEANED OUR HOUSES

FRIDAY- THE PIPES AT OUR HOUSE IN LONGVIEW MESSED UP AND WE HAD TO GET A PLUMBER TO CLEAR THEM. OUR LITTLE SNAKE WOULDN'T COVER IT. WE SPENT OUR LAST TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. BOTH BOYS ALSO HAD SHOTS. OH AND AFTER DAYS AND DAYS OF NAGGING WE FINALLY GOT A RENTAL CAR.

SATURDAY- THIS WAS AN OK DAY. I WENT TO KROGER'S WHICH I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF (TOO OVER PRICED UNLESS THERE IS A REALLY GOOD SALE) ANYWAY WITH MY COUPONS I GOT OVER $400 WORTH OF FOOD FOR AROUND $22O (I HAD LIKE FIVE ROASTS, 7 PACKAGES OF BEEF, 5 PACKAGES OF STEAK, AND 4 BAGS OF CHICKEN). ALL IN ALL NOT BAD. THEN WE FINISHED OFF THE DAY WITH SWIMMING AND I HELPED MY MOM CLEAN HER HOUSE A LITTLE SO SHE BOUGHT US BABY FOOD AND SOME DIAPERS.

HOPING THIS NEXT WEEK GETS BETTER AND JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY FAITH UP. ATLEAST MY KIDS AND HUSBAND ARE OK, I HAVE A NICE HOME, A VAN THAT WORKS, AND A PRETTY NICE RENTAL CAR. COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE I HAVE IT ALL. SO I AM CONSIDERING MYSELF EXTREMELY BLESSED. SUNDAY IS CHURCH AND MY WEEKLY WALGREENS AND CVS TRIPS AND TUESDAY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL BE HERE SO WE WILL KNOW MORE THEN. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND THIS NEXT WEEK SEEMS TO BE LOOKING UP.

PICTURE FROM THIS SUMMER AND OUR LOVELY TRUCK

ISABELLE CLAIRE

WELL WE ARE HAVING A GIRL. PHILLIP IS SO EXCITED!!! WE WENT SHOPPING YESTERDAY. MOST OF THE SONO WENT WELL BUT I HAVE TO GO IN FOR A LEVEL 2 SONO NEXT WEEK. THE BAYLOR PEOPLE ARE COMING DOWN TO DO IT. THERE WAS AN ABNORMALITY ON THE HEART WHICH MEANS THAT SHE COULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHROMOSOMES. MY DOCTOR SAYS IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT WE JUST NEED TO CHECK SO WE WILL KNOW FOR SURE. WORST CASE SCENARIO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME. ALL OF THE OTHER ORGANS LOOKED FINE AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING BAD COME FROM THIS WITH ALL THE OTHER POSITIVES. WE WILL KNOW EVERYTHING NEXT WEEK WHICH SEEMS SO FAR AWAY. HONESTLY THOUGH I WOULD MUCH RATHER ME HAVE A BABY WITH DS THAN SOMEONE WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO ABORT HER. SURE IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT BUT SO WORTH IT. I AM WAITING FOR HIM TO CALL BACK ABOUT MY PLATELETS THEY HAVE DROPPED PRETTY LOW AGAIN WHICH CAN BE AN ISSUE IF THEY KEEP GOING DOWN. HOPEFULLY WE WILL NOT HAVE TO HAVE A C-SECTION. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING THREE KIDS AND HAVING TO RECOVER FROM THAT. WELL I GUESS I BETTER GO RESCUE JACOB, NATHAN IS WRESTLING WITH HIM. THEY ARE SO ADORABLE.

HOW DO YOU HIT A PARKED CAR?

SO... HOW IS IT THAT YOU HIT A PARKED CAR? MAYBE I SHOULD ASK THE GIRL WHO HIT PHILLIP'S TRUCK. TONIGHT WE WERE AT A PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY FOR CHURCH IN GLADEWATER WHEN MY BROTHER CALLED ME. I THOUGHT MY PHONE WAS ON SILENT SO IT STARTLED ME. WELL I HIT THE SILENT BUTTON AND THEN MY DAD CALLED. THEY BOTH KNEW WE WERE AT A CHURCH THING SO I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON THEY WERE CALLING. TURNS OUT A TEENAGER HIT PHILLIP'S TRUCK. ALL THE DRIVEWAYS ON OUR STREET ARE SMALL SO THERE ARE CARS PARKED ALL ALONG THE STREET. THE GIRL SAID SHE TRAVELS THIS ROAD FREQUENTLY SO YOU WOULD THINK SHE WOULD KNOW THIS. WELL ANYWAY THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE CURB INTO OUR YARD THROUGHT A HOLE AND BACK INTO THE STREET COMPLETLTY SIDEWAYS. AND SHE WAS ONLY GOING 30? THE MOST INFURIATING THING WAS WHEN HER MOM TOLD ME THAT SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN SPEEDING HER DAUGHTER DOESN'T SPEED. THE POLICE OFFICER THEN INFORMED THE WOMAN THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD TO HAVE BEEN GOING ATLEAST 50. THE WHOLE BACK END OF OUR TRUCK IS SIDEWAYS AND MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALLED. THE OTHER GIRLS INSURANCE SHOULD COVER IT ALL BUT THE THING IS... IF IT IS TOTALLED THEY PAY OFF THE TRUCK BUT HOW DO WE AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN GET A LOAN WE HAVE NO JOB. LOL. OH WHAT IRONY. WELL LOOKS LIKE PHILLIP WILL BE DRIVING THE MOUNTAINEER FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE INSURANCE STUFF ALL GETS WORKED OUT. ON A LIGHTER NOTE WE FIND OUT IF BABY MIRICK IS A BOY OR GIRL TOMORROW.

CHURCH FAMILY

WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY BLESSED WITH A WONDERFUL CHURCH FAMILY. TODAY PHILLIP HAD PRAYER MEETING SO AT ELEVEN FOURTY FIVE I TOOK THE BOYS BACK TO OUR ROOM BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE STARTING TO SHOW UP. WELL THIS ADORABLE SWEET LADY GAVE PHILLIP A GIFT CARD. THIS IS SO THOUGHTFUL SHE IS HAVING HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HAS A TUMOR AND SHE THOUGHT OF US. I FEEL SO BLESSED THAT WE GET TO SPEND OUR SUNDAYS WITH SUCH AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED LIKE THIS SINCE PHILLIP WAS LAID OFF AND IT IS SO AMAZING HOW IT COMES AT THE PERFECT TIME. THE LAST PERSON MAILED US A GIFT CARD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE FOR MEDICINE WHEN NATHAN WAS SICK AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE. ANYWAY KEEP THIS SWEET LADY IN YOUR PRAYERS SHE GOES BACK TO THE DOCTOR SOON AND HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE GOOD NEWS.

JILLIAN PICKED THE WRONG GUY

AFTER AN INTERESTING SEASON OF THE BACHELORETTE IT HAS COME TO AN END. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I WANTED JILLIAN TO PICK KIPTON SO BAD. HE WAS SWEET, KIND AND WHAT A CUTIE. THEN WHEN SHE LET HIM GO AND REED SHOWED UP I WAS EXCITED THAT SHE HAD A SECOND CHANCE AT A GOOD GUY. WELL SHE LET REED GO TOO. SO NOW WE ARE AT ED. I MEAN SERIOUSLY HE ISN'T CUTE AND HE SEEMS KIND OF NERDY TO ME. THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY. HE REMINDS ME OF THIS GUY I WENT OUT WITH A FEW TIMES IN COLLEGE. WELL I GUESS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HOGGING THE TV FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS I SHOULD LET MY HOTTIE HUSBAND WATCH WHAT HE WANTS.

BIRTHDAYS

WELL FRIDAY WE WENT TO MEDIEVAL TIMES IN DALLAS. PHILLIP LOVED IT... I THOUGHT IT WAS OK. PERSONALLY I LIKE THE DIXIE STAMPEDE BETTER AND WE BOTH AGREE THAT THE FOOD IS BETTER. SATURDAY NATHAN GOT TO HAVE HIS COUSINS OVER. WELL THEN ON SUNDAY WE DID OUR BIRTHDAYS WITH PHILLIP'S FAMILY. HIS MOM AND DAD GAVE US EACH $75 SIMON GIFT CARDS. YEA!!! SO WITH MINE I GOT... A GORGEOUS NEW COMFORTER, TWO SHAMS, AND A BED SKIRT. I ALSO GOT A CHAIR FOR MY SCRAPBOOKING DESK, THREE NEW THROW PILLOWS, AND 2 NEW PAIRS OF TONGS I LOVE THESE WHEN I COOK. OH AND GUESS WHAT!!! I STILL HAVE ABOUT FIFTEEN DOLLARS LEFT. WOO HOO. I AM SO EXCITED. MY PILLOWS MAKE MY STAINED COUCH LOOK SO MUCH BETTER. GUESS WHAT ALMOST TWO YEAR OLD CONTRIBUTED TO THE STAINS. WELL I AM OFF TO FINISH MY MENU FOR THIS WEEK.

FREE MEDIEVAL TIMES

I WAS CHECKING OUT MEDIEVAL TIMES BECAUSE PHILLIP AND I ARE PLANNING ON GOING FOR OUR BIRTHDAYS. WELL IF YOU CLICK ON THE BIRTHDAY FELLOWSHIP TAB YOU CAN GET FREE TICKETS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. THIS WORKS OUT AWESOME FOR US SINCE OUR BIRTHDAYS ARE LESS THAN A WEEK APART. SO ANYWAY OUR BIG OUTING THIS WEEKEND IS PAID FOR!!! MAYBE THIS MEANS WE CAN GO TO CHEESECAKE FACTORY. YUM.

WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO

SO A FEW MINUTES AGO I GOT A CALL FROM MY AUNT. APPARENTLY MY STEP-GREAT GRANDMOTHER HAD A STROKE THIS MORNING. THE BAD PART IS THAT HER FAMILY CAME AND TOOK HER TO LIVE WITH THEM. WELL MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL LESS THAN A WEEK AGO AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE AT HOME ALONE. HE REFUSES TO GO INTO A NURSING HOME OR ASSISSTED LIVING SO THE FAMILY IS TRYING TO MAKE PLANS TO CARE FOR HIM. WELL SINCE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO "DOES NOTHING ALL DAY" SINCE I DON'T HAVE A JOB THEY ARE HOPING THAT I CAN HELP SIT WITH HIM. I WOULD LOVE TO HELP IN ANYWAY THAT I COULD BUT MY DILEMMA IS THAT 1) I AM PREGNANT 2) WE ARE HAVING A FEW ISSUES WITH THIS PREGNANCY ANYWAY AND SO IT IS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO STAY AWAKE AT TIMES 3) I HAVE TWO VERY SMALL KIDS 4) HIS HOUSE IS DIRTY 5) HE WON'T PAY TO RUN THE AIR AND 6) I CAN'T AFFORD THE GAS. MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER IS AN AWESOME MAN AND I WOULD LOVE TO HELP HIM BUT I HONESTLY THINK THAT WOULD BE WAY TOO MUCH FOR ME TO TAKE ON. UGH I HATE THESE HARD CHOICES.

ON JULY 14TH FROM OPEN TILL 2:30 LONG JOHN SILVERS IS GIVING OUT FREE BAJA FISH TACOS.

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LOTS OF COOL FREEBIES HERE

BABY KICKS

WELL TODAY WAS A VERY STRESSFUL DAY. I HAD TO TAKE MY GRANDFATHER TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT IN SHREVEPORT THAT LASTED FOREVER. ANYWAY ALL OF THAT IS A STORY ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN I GOT HOME MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND HAD A BASKET OF GOODIES WAITING FOR ME. HE HAD DECORATED THIS CUTE LITTLE CLOTH BASKET AND FILLED IT WITH DOVE CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS, LINDOR TRUFFLES, AND GHIRADELLI CARAMELS. OH... I WAS IN PURE HEAVEN. HE ALSO WENT AND SHOWED A HOUSE FOR ME TONIGHT THEN TO TOP OFF A GOOD NIGHT THE BABY GAVE ME A BIG SWIFT KICK. I FEEL HORRIBLE, MY BACK HURTS, I HAVE A MIGRANE AND I THINK I MIGHT BE GOING CRAZY BUT ATLEAST MY BABY KICKED. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO WHITE OAK TO THE SPLASH PARK TOMORROW BUT AT THIS POINT I DON'T REALLY SEE THAT HAPPENING.

MY BROTHER'S HOUSE

SO MY BROTHER CALLED ME THIS MORNING... AND SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE. I AM SO UPSET FOR HIM. HE IS NINETEEN AND HAS BOUGHT HIS FIRST HOUSE AND SOMEONE BROKE IN AND STOLE OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF BRAND NEW FLOORING. IT IS AMAZING TO ME THAT PEOPLE DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. TO ME THIS IS SO UNTHINKABLE. ANYWAY THE POLICE ARE OUT THERE NOW AND HOPEFULLY THE INSURANCE WILL COVER IT WITHOUT TOO HIGH OF A DEDUCTIBLE. WELL I AM OFF TO MAKE COOKIES AND SEE MY PRECIOUS LITTLE MEN. IT'S ALMOST SNACK TIME AS NATHAN KEEPS REMINDING ME. "HUNRY HUNRY MOMMY HUNRY."

JON AND KATE

WOW... JON AND KATE WAS CRAZY TONIGHT. THEY OFFICIALLY FILED FOR DIVORCE TODAY. HE IS SUCH A JERK. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS SHOW SINCE IT FIRST CAME ON AND I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. ON THE SHOW TONIGHT HE VERY BLATANTLY SAID THAT HE MIGHT GET OFFERED A JOB AND MOVE AWAY. HELLO WHAT ABOUT HIS KIDS. HE WAS ALSO COMPLAINING AGAIN ABOUT HOW MEAN KATE IS TO HIM. IF HE WAS HOME ALONE ALL DAY WITH EIGHT KIDS HE WOULD PROBABLY BE SNAPPY SOMETIMES TOO. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIS KIDS. KATE STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE ALONE. HOW SAD IS THAT? ANOTHER JERKY THING HE SAID IS THAT HE IS ONLY THIRTY-TWO WHO KNOWS HE MIGHT HAVE MORE KIDS ONE DAY. WHY WOULD HE EVEN CONSIDER HAVING MORE KIDS WHEN HE CAN'T EVEN BE FAITHFUL TO THE MOTHER OF THE EIGHT KIDS HE ALREADY HAS. I AM SO SAD FOR THESE KIDS. I HATE IT WHEN FAMILIES END THIS WAY.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE RANGER'S GAME

WELL YESTERDAY WE WENT TO THE RANGERS GAME AND I WAS A LITTLE UNEASY ABOUT IT. LAST TIME WE WENT NATHAN ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND JACOB ENDED UP GETTING SICK YESTERDAY SO I WAS REALLY PRAYING WE DIDN'T HAVE A REPEAT. ANYWAY ON TO THE GAME. WE FINALLY GOT THERE AFTER GOING AROUND DALLAS FOR A BIT. THE GAME STARTED AT SEVEN AND WE GOT FOUR INNINGS IN AND THE LIGHTS RIGHT ABOVE US WENT OUT. TO ME IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THAT BIG OF A DEAL BUT APPARENTLY IT IS. SO THEY STOPPED THE GAME. (THE PLAYERS COULD SEE FINE BY THE WAY) AFTER OVER AN HOUR OF WAITING WE DECIDED TO LEAVE BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MUCH LONGER IT WAS GOING TO BE. PLUS WE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE HOME AFTER THE GAME WAS OVER. (PUTTING US HOME AROUND TWO OR LATER. UGH) WELL WE GET JUST INTO GILMER AND A CAR PULLS OUT DIRECTLY INFRONT OF US. PHILLIP HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SWERVE TO MISS THEM. IT TOOK ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REALIZE THEY WERE DRUNK!!! NOT SLIGHTLY DRUNK BUT VERY DRUNK. THEY WERE ALL OVER THE ROAD AND ALMOST INTO THE DITCH A FEW TIMES. WE THEN CALLED THE POLICE AND FOLLOWED THEM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GIVE THE POLICE THE LICENSE NUMBER AND THE DIRECTION THE CAR WAS GOING. ALL OF THIS TOO SAY. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? IT IS JUST SO AMAZING TO ME HOW CARELESS PEOPLE CAN BE. WHAT A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE REST OF US.

THE JOYS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

SUNDAY WAS UNEMPLOYMENT DAY... THIS IS THE DAY WHEN WE FILE TO GET OUR MONEY. SINCE PHILLIP STARTED SCHOOL I HAD TO FILL OUT A WHOLE EXTRA SECTION. AYWAY OUR MONEY IS USUALLY DEPOSITED BY TUESDAY SO WHEN IT WASN'T IN THE BANK TODAY AFTER VBS I STARTED TO WORRY. TURNS OUT SINCE PHILLIP IS NOW IN SCHOOL THEY HAVE TO REVIEW IT AND IT CAN TAKE 14 DAYS FOR THEM TO LET US KNOW ANYTHING. HELLO... WHY DID THEY NOT FEEL THE NEED TO LET US KNOW THIS? ESPECIALLY SINCE I MAILED OUT OUR BILLS ON TUESDAY. YIKES.

God Sightings

This week in V.B.S. we have been talking about God sightings... Well today I had one. This past Sunday after Church we saw one of my favorite people... my ob. I know so weird. (By the way I am pregnant and I had him down as my emergency doctor for medicaid. Phillip lost his job right before we found out, so our health insurance expired.) Anyway we had called the diagnostic clinic to see if he took medicaid and they told us he didn't. So we went to a nurse practitioner who is great... but she isn't my doctor. I have been through a lot with this man. After I had my second miscarriage he called me at home himself to check on me. Plus he stayed at the hospital till one in the morning to deliever Nathan and he wasn't even on call. Anyway all of this just to say he is very special to us. Phillip adores him too. Well we saw him Sunday afternoon while driving and he told his nurse on monday to call and check on me. He said that seeing us was God's way of telling him he needed to call us. We were out of the house when she called and so I returned her call today. Turns out they thought I was upset with them for some reason and they were calling to make sure everything was ok. After I explained that we are now semi-poor and they didn't take medicaid. The air was cleared. She then told me that I should have asked to speak with her and that they would love to have me. So now I have an appointment scheduled to see him next Wednesday. I know this seems insane for me to be so excited over a doctor but we love Dr. Yancey.