THE FORTUNE COOKIE

Good timber does not grow with ease the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees .

This is what my fortune cookie read the other day . Hmmm! Could someone be trying to tell me something ? God knows that the wind sure has been blowing VERY strong lately .

Lucas' Dr. Appointment

Wed . we headed out to Phoenix for Lucas to go see a Hemotalogist . he had a blood test done three weeks ago , with bad results . So , our Dr. told us we needed to see another Dr. After six phone calls , we finally found one at the Childrens' Hospital in Pheonix . I was very worried about the whole thing . The Sunday night after we had made the appoinytment , I could not sleep . So , I got up and prayed all night long .
Fear really set in when we got to the hospital . The sign said " Blood disorders and cancer " . We walked in and I had to go in the bathroom because I began to cry . We saw three bald children and one leaving from treatment in a red wagon .My faith was sinking ! What if he had cancer !
The Dr. was wonderful ! First thing she did , was inform me he in no way had cancer . He was being seen for Aniema . She wanted to run blood work on him to see how it was . His records had shown it in him since birth . Well , the lab tech came in and took blood . He was so cool ! he told Lucas that our blood is blue inside but in turns out red when it hits oxygen . Lucas took it all in . he loves medical things .
As this was going on , they talked to us about staying in the Ronald McDonald house for the night , since we had a long drive home . I was so honored that God was blessing us ! It was going to cost us $10 for the night !
After the test was done , we went to the Ronald McDonald house . What a great place ! They are angels !
We then went out for a bit to ease nerves . As we were out , the Dr . called us . She had the results back . She was so excited and sounded as if she was about to cry . She reported to us, that Lucas' blood was NORMAL ! No signs of a virus or Anmiea !
Prayer works ! And Miricles still happen ! I am so happy and thankful for God's blessings !

UNINVITED GUEST

I was so proud of myself today . I put together an iron filled soup for Lucas .It had stew meat , mushrooms , tomoteos and lot of veggies and cooked all day . Dinner time came , I dished out the soup , found some crackers ,and called the boys and Rob to the table . Lucas loved it ! We were so happy he was finally eating .

After we had ate half our bowls , I grabed some crackers . I spit out my soup so fast and grabed up the other bowels and threw the crackers away . You see , we had an uninvited guest . WEEZALS !!!! YUCK ! They were all in the crackers .
Thank God the boys did not understand what was going on . I told them that the crackers were dirty . Fixed them a new bowl of just soup . Rob is still trying not to barf .LOL

MIDNIGHT SNACK

Last night was not an easy night for me . It seemed that I had just got to sleep ,when Lucas crawled into bed with us . So , I picked him up and put him into his bed . I layed down and went back to sleep for a couple of hours . I woke up around 2:30 A. M. , feeling a panick attack coming on . I was beginning to think of Rob's job , Lucas' Dr. appointment next Wed and my Mom's new insane additude .
I guess Jeremy was feeling that I was not doing to well . Because , around 3:00A. M. , he walked up to my side of the bed , holding my jar of Hersey Kisses ,with a big smile , and saying "Candy ".How could not laugh . I took him up in my arms , he and I had a kiss and finally went to sleep with peace.

WHEN WILL THE SUN COME OUT ?

Today , I had to take Lucas to the DR . to get lab results from last week . The results from his blood work showed signs of anemia and a virus . The Dr ,. now wants him to go to a Hemologist .
I came home and began to make calls . Well, living in a small town ,things like this are very frustrating . They told me a Dr from Tucson comes down here to do the test . Guess , what ? He does not do them on children under 12 . So , I call the hospital in Tucson , no answer . So , after 6 calls to DR,s Rob finally took over . He finally found a Dr. in Phoenix . However , this Dr wants our DR to call , telling them why he wants the tests done . Sounds easy enough . Wrong ! It is 2:30 and he still has not called . So , we are now playing the waiting game .
I am so sick and tired of DR's and tests !

THE LETTER

Friday here was a different " Black Friday " . A day of a very bad letter to the employees were my husband works . This letter was sent out to all of the employees , telling them that on Feb. 2 , 1550 of them would be layed off and this was just the first lay off this big to take place . This will take half of the staff .
They say it is because copper has dropped to much ( $ 1.25 , last year it was around $4.00 )
The scary thing , the letter did not say who would be layed off , nor in what areas .
So , now we sit and play the waiting game . And pray that we will be ok . However , I know that one door never closes without another one openning . It is all in God's hands .

Goodbye to 2008

I can not believe this year is over . It has been a very eventful year and one I am glad to see go .Let's see if I can recap a little of it .

The beginning of the year My husband's job looked great ! Copper was up higher then it had been in years . The company even gave one of the biggest bonuses every given , with the promise of more to come through out the year .
We only saw one more of $300 dollars . Copper began to fall . Four people were killed at his work . A big chemical spill happened causing lots of damage to the town below us . Then lay offs began to take place , 500 plus lost their jobs . We have been very lucky , that Rob still has his .

It was also the year of Lucas going through lots of test . He had an EGG , EKG and lots of blood work . The results were ADHD and OCD . He was giving meds and is doing much better now .

I to had test done and was told that I had , had a heart attack while giving birth to Jeremy two years ago . Some damage had been done but nothing to worry about . Was put on blood pressure pills and Cholesterol pills .

It was also a time of seeing the hardest thing ever . My Dad's Emphysema taking his life . He was in and out of the hospital so much that , we finally had him put on Hospice ( they are angels ). He passed away June 12 .
I was glad I and the boys had spent his last day with him . It is one I will always treasure . He took the time to read to Lucas , play with Jeremy and have a Hamburger with me . I am also glad I was with him when he passed . I walked in the room , he was sleeping , told him I loved him and watched him take his last breath .

It was a year of The Winds Of Change . I know they are still blowing but I pray that it will be good change 2009 . I wish you all a very Year full of Blessings and Good . Happy New Year :)

Busy Bee Me

Once again it is the busiest time of the year . I love it but I am already drained !
It has been Dr. appointments , Dentist appointments , shopping , cooking , making no-sew-blankets , concerts , parties , our anniversary and nest Christmas and then three days later .. Rob's B-day ! Whee :)

Lucas has to go the the Dr . once a month to make sure his meds are okay with his ADHD . I had to go this month ,get on Crestor and have an upper GI . Thank God it come back fine .
Dentist was time for cleaning . Rob went and is getting his teeth fixed on my B-day . He is getting two front crowns .
Rob had a big Christmas concert to sing at last week . It was very nice . Of coarse , I think he did the best ;).
This week-end , I had an ornament party ,I went to . Then Sat . night , we went to a Christmas dinner with Rob's work . Then Sunday , was our 6th anniversary . We went to Arby's and to see " Twilight " . ( Cheap date I know ... but I loved it ).
And in between it all I have been making the crafts and candy .
Ok , I think i am going to bed now . Funny thing is , it is only 7:30 PM .

Enough Is Enough

I have been trying to be jolly and not let the family see that I am very scared . Why? You may ask . Well , Rob's work is still laying off people . They have just sent out 200 letters , trying to get people to quit . Rob is still ok , as for this moment . We are just taking it one day at a time . It is like a huge axe hanging over our heads and no one knows when and whom it will fall on .
Everytime he calls me , I just hold my breath and say a pray . I know that if it does happen , something else will open up . A door never closes without another one opening up .
So , my Christmas wish ..... for copper to go up , the lay offs to stop and Rob to keep his job .

Thanksgiving , In A Four Year Olds Words

It is hard to believe , that it has been one week since Thanksgiving . We had a great time at my Mom's . We ate , watched movies and visited .

While , stopping at Blockbuster , to rent some movies , I told Lucas the story of Thanksgiving . Of the Pilgrims coming to America from England on the Mayflower , becoming friends with the Indians and of the big feast ( Thanksgiving ) . And of how they were Thankful for everything .

Soon after , I had told him this , Mom and Rob returned to the car , were we had waited . I asked Lucas to tell them about Thanksgiving . Here is what he said .
" Thanksgiving is a Thankful time ! " I asked him why we had Thanksgiving . He replied , " Because some illegal aliens came over on a flower and ate and played with Indians ."
I thought we all were going to fall over laughing ! Only a four year old !

Perfect Timing

Rob's work is having a pre-Thanksgiving lunch today . SO , Rob decided to make Baklava and have me make corn . We ran to Basha'a to pick up the supplies , knowing time was running thin . ( It takes 24 hours for Baklava to set right )
We got home , put up everything and popped a frozen pizza in the oven to cook , while we put the Baklava together .When I put the pizza in , I saw a flicker of light in the oven . I thought it was just a reflection of light from the ceiling fan . We continued to put the candy together .
I pulled out the pizza after 25 minutes . Then in went the Baklava . Again I saw a light . I told rob and he said it should be alright . However , it did not take long until smoke began to fill the kitchen . We turned off the oven and got the smoke out . I called my neighbor and finished the cooking at her house .
You guessed it , my stove bit the dust ! Perfect right before Thanksgiving . It looks like we will be going shopping tonight for a new stove .

Hard Times

As I sit here and write this, I am crying . You see today 500 people were layed off where my husband works . Thank God , he was NOT one ! This came as a total shock . No one ever thought this mine would have to do this ; after all , this mine helps keep the world running . Copper is a mineral that is needed .
Please pray for those that lost their jobs today and for those that had to do the laying off . I know this was not easy on anyone :(

Uhhhh ?!!!

I was watching the CMA the other night and saw this video . What the heck ???? Def Leppard being out in the Country Music catagory . I don't know what to think !!!
I love Taylor and def Leppard but together????

It's A Monday !!!!

We had a great time trick or treating . I was going to post pictures but my memory stick broke!!! I feel sick about it . I had a bunch of pictures on it too . ( May be Rob can fix it )
Lucas was a cowboy and Jeremy was a knight . They looked real cute . Wish you could see :(

Our Pumpkins

Last night , we carved out the pumpkins we got last week-end . Rob never got to do anything like this as a kid . He loved it !

Apple Annie's

Last week -end we decided to load up the kids and Mom and go to Apple Annie's Apple Orchard in Willcox. We had a great time ! We went on a hayride , picked out a pumpkin ,cut it , went to the the Sunflower field , then went and ate a BIG piece of apple pie .

20 Shades Of Red

My boys love to watch the wonder pets . One of their favorite episodes , is where a Chimp gets lost in outer space . Never did I think it would cause Lucas to make the statement he made yesterday !

Mom had ordered a new stove and it was delivered yesterday morning . The delivery men were very nice and great with dealing with Lucas' questions . But at one point they became very busy . Lucas was trying to get them to talk to him , but they had to do their work . So , they had to tune him out . He did not like this at all !! He responded with a statement from Wonder Pets ..... " Baby Chimp , take the banana out of your ear ! Now do You hear me ?! " I wanted to crawl under a rock and die !!!! ( especially because one of the men was black ) Needless to say ... they left right after . And we had to get someone else to finish hooking up the stove . They said they could not because the pipes were too old and would not move . Funny thing is , the guy we had to come over and turn it on , had no problem at all . Hmmmm , could it have been the delivery guys got upset with Lucas' statement ? LOL He did not mean anything by it , after all , he is only 4 .:)

Oh , The Almond Of It All

I have been doing the South Beach Diet for sometime now . Eating Almonds has become a big snack around here . My two year old loves them . I did not think much of it , until the other day . I saw him sitting in the hallway picking up an "almond " . I went to get it from him and give him a clean one . Much to my surprise .... it was not an almond but a cockroach !!!!! Yuck !!!!! Thank God ,I got it from him before he put it in his mouth ! Funny how almonds and cockroaches do look a little alike ( especially to a two year old ) LOL .

Are We Done Yet ?

We are almost done with Mom's house . Been putting furniture back in place , putting in some new light fixtures and moving things around . We are now waiting for the stove to be hooked back up , the bathroom to be painted and the new faucet to be put in .
We got a faucet for the claw footed bathtub from a wonderful website ( shop4classics.com) I found one for $170 ! Alot better then the plumbers price . He wanted $300 !!!Crazy huh !
Yesterday the plumber called me at 7 in the morning , asking if the tub had been put back up on bricks ( it has to be above the pee trap ) . I told him it had not been . So , he informed me that he could not put the faucet in until it had been put back up . I thought this was his job ! I was getting way stressed out . This plumber has been the worst !!! He is cheap but I guess it is true .... you get what you pay for .
We got ahold of the company that put in the floor and they came in and put the tub back . Now , we wait again for the plumber . Who knows when that will be ! At least Mom has not paid him yet .
I will be so glad when this is done ! I never want to redo a house agian !

Hair times

Back in the 80's , I loved all the hair bands ( I still do ):)
I was looking up some songs today , when I came across one of my all time favorites. Thought I would share :) Enjoy !