Weekly Ramblings...

Hello Everyone! Do I have some good news to share?!?! I wanted to update you all on Michael! It seems that Friday night when we were at the hospital, that was a sort of break-through for Michael. From that moment on, he has continued to get better and better! I went and saw him on my lunch hour on Monday and I was just amazed! He was up and walking around by himself – still doing things slowly – but it was so much better than Friday. I went and saw him again yesterday and again, just amazing! He was tired from a full day of therapy and very anxious to go home, but doing great. He actually has all of his stuff ready to go and thinks he is getting released today. But he isn’t really. So, that is the next challenge. It is likely that if he continues to do as well as he is doing now all week that he might go home next week, but that is still to be decided. So, thank you for your prayers. It is a miracle. He is doing so well. His friends have coordinated a candle/prayer vigil for him in front of his high school for Saturday night. That is very cool – and a testament to how much that kid is loved. Seriously, yesterday…it was like I was just talking to him on a regular family event. He was asking about my job and the kids and just your normal everyday stuff. God is so good…and it is so neat to see HIM in Michael.

We did have another cousin – this one is actually very removed…like his Mom was (she passed away about 10 years ago) the daughter of my Mom’s cousin. So, a very removed cousin…but family just the same. Anyways, he is only 17 and was in a bad ATV nearly two weeks ago and they had to amputate his leg just above his knee. He is in the same hospital as Michael, so my Dad and I went to visit him on Monday. So very sad….but lucky to be alive! That is another family that just seems to have bad things happen one right after the other. His name is Curtis, so I know that he could use our prayers as he is getting released from the hospital this week and beginning a whole new version of life. I can’t imagine.

So, besides all that kind of stuff…things are going good – just very busy! Tuesday night I was telling my mom that I was going to go see Michael on my lunch and she suggested that I might need to take a nap on my lunch. Guess it is pretty bad if it is obvious! Actually, Gracie is sleeping much better – although I hate to say that and jinx it. But she did sleep through the night last night and the night before! YEAH! But I am just running so much that I am pooped! This football stuff is going to kick my butt. I really need to stop complaining about it because part of being a parent is sacrificing for your kids….so I am going to try to stop complaining…but it is kicking my butt! My house is a mess, but I am starting to just accept that straightened might be as good as it gets for a while. At least until I have time on the weekend to clean.

Speaking of football…Isaac is doing much better. He is getting a handle on the whole tackling thing. I thought it would be hard to watch him play because I would be so nervous, but I am actually more nervous for the kids he is playing against! His first game is Saturday afternoon. That should be funny…I mean good. He is looking forward to it. I think we are gonna have a cast of thousands there because Scott’s whole family and my family are going to be there. See, Scott’s family likes to come to stuff like that and look like they are involved in our lives. I shouldn’t say that…but there is truth to that statement.

Let me vent for just a second. Last weekend was Brayden’s first birthday party – which was very fun. Scott told me before it happened that his Aunt Vickie was going to be there. That rubbed me the wrong way. She has never once been to one of our kids parties, even though we have always invited her. See, she is his millionaire aunt. So, she got there on Sunday and of course bought him a very expensive bike and a really nice toy chest for Stacey. Fine….but hello…I have 3 kids. And really…I know that sounds shallow, but it is just yet another example of how Scott is treated so poorly by his family. His grandparents sent Stacey like $100 for Brayden’s birthday – my kids have never gotten a card from them. It is just horrible. I get upset about it because it hurts Scott – and of course because it appears that they are “dissing” my kids. It just doesn’t make any kind of sense. I didn’t say anything about it to Scott until he brought it up the next day. I told him that I guess since Stacey is a single parent, she gets everything handed to her (by his family), but because we are married and making ends meet on our own – our kids don’t deserve the special treatment. I guess that Scott has had this kind of conversation with his mom before about his dad and how he treats all of us…she thinks that his dad is jealous of Scott. Now, if that isn’t the worst thing that a parent can be of their kids, I don’t know what is. She thinks that he is jealous because Scott has so much (not that we are rich) but so much more than they had at our age. Uh….why not be proud of your son and happy for him and his family? Just a thought. So…needless to say….I LOVE spending a day with his family! LOL It was also funny because some of MIL’s brothers were there and this was the first time they had seen Steve since he left MIL (which was almost 6 years ago) and they were very rude to him. That was funny. I did have fun talking to Sara and Scott’s sisters. I wish his family weren’t so dysfunctional.

Work has been work. Boring. Not much to say. A neat position came open – Recruiter – and several people have told me how great I would be at that…and I secretly REALLY want to do it, but I just don’t think I can. The hours would be more late evenings and some travel….so I am not sure we can swing that right now. Isaac starts school in 2 weeks and I think we are putting Faith Anne in preschool….so too many things coming up that I would hate to miss because of work. I work to live…I don’t live to work. So, that is a bummer. I wish I could figure out a way to do it.

Oh! My mom did cut a few inches off of Faith Anne’s hair! I wanted to take her to this cool salon – Sweet and Sassy – but she was petrified. So, yesterday my mom cut about 2 or 3 inches off. I think she still needs more cut off…and she says she will go to the salon now, so we will see. I might take her there and have them cut off a bit more. I just think she would love it once she tried it! And I think we are going to cut Gracie’s hair too so that it looks thicker. It is just so wild – and although it is long, it just looks crazy. So, I think we are going to do that soon. Isaac wants a Mohawk, but I don’t think that is going to happen! A few of the kid son his team have one…but I don’t think he really wants one, I think he just tells us that for shock factor. He is a trip.

Well, I guess that is about it for now! I am excited because Jodi is coming up tomorrow! We have a busy weekend planned, but it will be fun! It has been over a month since I saw her last! She was sending me emails yesterday to make plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years…can you believe that it won’t be too much longer until we are talking about that again?!?!?

Have a great day! Love ya!!!