A Week of Thanks Leads to Drama

We had a very blessed and busting at the seams Thanksgiving week. My husband and I and our daughter spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my family just north of Fort Worth. We had a great time, Ashtyn got to spend it playing with all her cousins and we took lots of pictures since the whole family was in one place at the same time, what a trip. Had a great day of shopping on Black Friday minus the lippy people and almost coming out of the store with nothing but I have my Christmas shopping done. I was tired from being up for almost 30 hours straight but so worth it and very memorable. We got to see my sister Amanda's new baby and I still have baby fever. I can't wait till we have another little one running around the house again.

On another note, We got a call last night that they had to call the EMS out to my sister in laws house because my mother in law was having problems breathing. The local hospital admitted her but then had to have her transferred to a bigger hospital in Houston. We have not heard much except that she is doing a bit better now that they are keeping her oxygen at a normal level. I'll update more when I know more later today when we find out more.

 *Edited *
My mother in law was put on a ventilator but breathing a whole lot easier and they said that she is not ready to be off it yet though. So please still keep her in your prayers.

Drama is for the birds and I don't want no part of it.
I am just gonna wash my hands of this feeling that I have had all day. I took away what I wrote because there was more to what needed to be said then I could really explain on here or if I am ready to even deal with it myself. I do however want to say that not everything one hears from someone else is the complete truth nor is it a lie, more then likely a half truth. We know what we must do and that never been far from our minds and we know that we would just like it keep from being an affair and understood that we are doing what we can to rectify the situation as fast as we can but sometimes life does have a bump along the way. For us it was a great big one that lead to other little ones. I would never have changed it but I would not have let it get us this far off the track we were on. 

So I leave you with this, Do you have family members that don't understand you nor do they try to nor do they know what you are truly going through just bits of what they hear from so and so? How does this make you feel and how do you handle?

Un- Something or Other

What?!?! where did the last few days go. I so have not done anything that I said I was going to do. I did however manage to get all the laundry done and folded. Now to just get it packed in the bags, straighten the house, try to get some sleep, and hit the road tomorrow.

Going to be a L...O...N...G day tomorrow starting around 5 in the morning. Did I tell you that I hate driving anymore but I have to if we are going to get up to my families place at a decent hour. I will be dropping Bill off at work (that is if he even has to work tomorrow), heading to pick up my little brother, back to pick up Bill from work, then the almost 4 hour drive to Fort Worth. It will so be worth it in the end though. I will get to see the babies again and when I say babies that is because there will be 3 of them. That is if my sister Amanda makes it to Thanksgiving that is. I am so ready for some turkey and all the fixings but gonna try and watch how much I eat cause I tend to over indulge myself. Plus, we are doing pictures too, I love pictures.

Oh, I have my lists and yes there is more then one for the Friday after Thanksgiving shopping. There are going to be a lot of good deals that I hope I can get my hands on. Got lots of little ones to buy for this year but good thing a big chunk of it is all stuff that I plan on making for them. Yeah!!! for being very crafty. My sister in law Jenny and I decided to do some crafting together while I am up there for Thanksgiving, if it all works out right we will have a few adult gifts as well.

Well, I still have a good bit of stuff that needs to be done today and sitting here blogging about it is not getting it done. This will be my last blog until after Thanksgiving hope to have pictures to post in the next one.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Just Over A Month

Thirty-five days to be precise!

I am NO where near ready for this Christmas, I have lots of projects to get done and very little time to get it all done. At least 5 sewing projects which should have been started already but I have been sick and out of town. Another baby girl craft to do since I don't know what else to get her but I may just buy them if I find someone selling them at a reasonable price and then make my own after the holidays. I really need to get my but to the fabric store but I am holding out for the Friday after Thanksgiving sales to get most of the stuff I need. Plus, I am wanting to see if Mom will embroider some pieces for me to put on my gifts, something saying who made it and when. One of my big projects for today is seeing what all I already have and get it set a side and write down a list of everything I still need.

On another note, I am losing the weight and so is Bill. Since we started talking again about trying to have a baby again we both decided that we should lose some weight first. Bill said he is fine getting down to 175 (I think he said that he has like 4 more pounds to go) but I still say he could lose a bit more. I would be just happy seeing the scale read less then 150 right now I am sitting at 187. I am so proud of him too. He said he would quit smoking again and help more around the house and he has been doing just that well maybe not helping around the house has much as I thought he would be, but I understand since he has been working a lot these last few days and tired when he gets home. We did a big clean over the weekend too so that helped. 

Not much else has been going on right now and it been pretty quiet so I am going to leave you for now with hopes of getting my stuff done today so I know where to go tomorrow.

Babies and Christmas

So how have y'all been these past few weeks?
Me, I am doing real good minus this cold that I have going on right now, the kiddo has it too so we have just been taking it easy since we got back from our 2 week trip. The trip to be with my brother Richard and his wife Jenny was amazing. My nephew Layton Richard S. was born Oct. 29, 2010 at 12:26 pm by C-section, weighing 6lbs 15oz and 19 3/4 in long. Mom Jenny and baby are doing great, he has his days and nights a little mixed up right now but he'll get on track soon. Their daughter Lynlee is a big sister now and being her crazy little self. I am so proud of them, they have it all together and are learning each day that it takes time to learn all there is to learn of running a family. I can't wait till Thanksgiving so I can hold that baby boy again.

Thinking about babies, I got a touch of baby fever while I was there. Bill and I have started the talk again about bring another baby into our home. I am not saying we are talking about adopting again, we are actually talking about trying again to see if we can have one on our own. Lots of things need to be worked out first like both of us need to get back in shape, now I am not saying we are fat just not at the ideal weight for either of us at this point. Bill has decided again to quit smoking which I am all for cause that will make him feel better and NO MORE SECOND HAND SMOKE. I had already started a while back to lose a few pounds cause I was just feeling miserable and almost at the 200 mark( 198 was the highest), not a good thing for my small self. As of today I am at 189 and very proud to say that it is coming off just very slowly. Plus side of losing the weight is that we already have one child and she is very energetic and keeps us on our toes all the time and getting in shape will help in keeping up with her as she gets older and into ore things like sports, school, and more.

Oh My Word! can you believe that Christmas is just 42 days away. I have barely started my Christmas shopping, how is the world am I going to get it all done. I really don't have a lot that we are buying for gifts since we have decided that we are just buying for the kids (little ones that is) in the family this year. Somethings have to be bought that I just can't make but others will be getting something handmade. On that note I really need to make a list of stuff that I need to get from the fabric store. Thanks MOM for the fabric that I got from you while I was up there someone is getting a nice something or other when I finally figure out what to do with it.

So has to note let this post get much longer then it already is I hope and wish everyone a great weekend. Hope you all stay warm and dry.