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.