Catch up!

This weekend was spent with some major quality time with Jordyn Riley! LOOVE that baby! Friday night, I worked until 7 and went home & studied. Nerd. Then, Em and Jordyn came over and spent the night. Brad was in the deer woods & Lee went to the deer woods Saturday early. Saturday, went shopping with Mom, Em, and Jordyn then I went to the mall and got some jeans and met Dee Ann and grandma douglas. We went to Casa Mexicana on Kiehl for Celeste's birthday and stayed until about 10:30. Sunday, church, nap, then Debra Leigh's birthday. After that, I went to Lee's. His daddy fried fish, fries, chicken, hush puppies, and okra. Yummy! Bad for my diet. Then, we went to Robert Smiths and Lee bought a bow. Today, 2 days later, the bow is broken. Long story. Monday, we had Memaw's birthday at our house. Chicken spaghetti. Memaw is 82. When everyone left, Jordyn and mom were playing ball and mom missed a throw. Jordyn said "A-HA! You missed it!" bahaha. Hilarious. That baby is hilarious.

Grandma starts Chemo tomorrow and she is really nervous about it. Prayers please.

Best 2 yrs of my life

Yesterday (September 23, 2009) was mine and Lee's 2 year "anniversary." For some reason I don't really like the word anniversary. I dunno-weird. Anyway, two years ago the best thing that could ever happen to me did. I didn't realize it then but def. do now. He is everything I could have ever wanted. We have gone through more than ANYONE knows and it has all made us stronger. A couple of memories that make me love him even more: talking about what we were gonna say if the po-lice got us going down the England highway, the duck chasing me, stepping on my toe in TX, boxing night, him showing up at my work randomly with roses, stars, "no more teatea for me," new years 2008, him running around the block, knock knock turns handle, Spring break 09, "Mr. officer my girlfriend told me..."and many more to come! I love him with all of my heart!

Grandma's girls

My Grandma (my dads mom) is an amazing woman. 8 years ago she had breast cancer and had a single masectomy. She opted not to have chemotherapy because her lymph nodes came back clear and she didn't like the thought of chemo to begin with. About 1 1/2 years ago, when she had her regular 6 month bone scan, the Dr. saw some spots on her back. She has been taking oral chemo for about a year or so off and on. Last Wednesday she went back for a MRI and bone scan to see if there has been progress with the oral chemo. A year and a half ago when the Dr. suggested Chemo, Grandma was NOT having it. She had her mind made up that she was 84 years old and there was no point. Then, she decided oral chemo would be okay. Yesterday, she went back to the Dr. to get her results from the tests last week & the cancer has grown & spread. Evidently she didn't have to think about it much and told the Dr. that she wanted to try chemotherapy for 5 weeks.

My grandma is the person that I want to be when I "grow up." She will be the first to tell you that the road that she has been on has not been easy but while she is telling you that, she will laugh about the times that they had. She sees the positive in everything. She is a little old country lady that loves her way of life. She lives in downtown north little rock. What we like to call the "ghe-to." She will tell you that she lives in the ghe-to but there is always something going on down there. I've heard her say multiple times " I see more action out this front door every day than most people see in a lifetime." Simple life. She LOVES her kids and she LOVES her grandkids. She has 4 grandgirls, 2 great grandgirls, and 1 great grandboy. She treats us all like we are her favorite although everybody knows that I really am THE favorite. haha. Really, I am the only one that goes to see her every other week but she doesn't play favorites. I just love to go to her house and listen to her laugh and tel stories. It encourages me to be more up beat and enjoy life. One memory then i'll quit. When I was little and would throw a fit, grandma would get down in the floor right beside me and pretend to cry and throw her arms and kick her feet. I would just crack up and we would lay in the floor laughing. The little things is what I absolutely love. She still gets in the floor and plays with Jordyn at 85 years old. Grandma will start chemotherapy next week. Praying for comfort and healing. I love my Grandma.

Off to the Rodeo

This weekend was the Lonoke County Fair which we go to every year but this year was more exciting. Bailey did "mutton bustin" during intermission of bull riding on Friday night. She rode a sheep. It was muddy and gross but she was the ultimate cowgirl and did it anyway. We were all so proud of her and she seems to love the rodeo.

Missing my girl

Jordyn Riley, today is Friday and I have not seen you since SATURDAY. I am missing my girl. I can't explain how much I love you. I often think about having my own kids and how I seriously don't know if I can love anyone as much as I love you. GrandJo says somehow you open your heart & I will love my own kid more than I have ever loved you. I disagree. You have opened my eyes to a whole other world. You make me look at things in a whole different way. You have changed my life. You are my girl. I will always love you as much as I love you now & hope I can help you as you grow & times get tough. I hope you will always come to me and guide you in the right direction and I can support you in whatever decision you make. I hope you always love me as much as I feel like you love me now. You amaze me every day @ only 2 years old. I love you with all of my heart.

Down for the Count

Tuesday, September 15, 2009, I had a root canal first of all (yuck!) and slept all day until I had to go to work at 5:00. When I got off, I went to Lee's to workout with him and Dee Ann. We worked out hard for about 45 minutes and Lee and his momma decided they wanted to box. That's fine. I time them for 2 minutes and it's over. No big deal. Lee looks and me and says "come on." My response, "No Lee, i'm tired from working out and I had a root canal." He responds "oh, come on, you are weak." If you know me, you know I don't like to lose. I knew I sure wouldn't whoop him, I would be the one getting whooped but I couldn't just NOT do it. Okay, I put on all of the gear and we start. About 5 seconds into it, I kick him in a bad place. He falls in the chair and I feel awful. Finally, he gets up and says "come on!" At this point, I am cracking up and half way paying attention. About 5 seconds into it, once again, he kicks me in the chest and the force from it knocked me backwards. I am still laughing and not paying attention and I tripped over a chair sitting by the fireplace, tried to catch myself, and landed right at my tailbone on the fireplace. Needless to say, I was done laughing. Two days later, I am still hurting and moving like a 90 year old lady. Mom's advice "Don't be horsing around!"

First time

This is my first time to ever have a blog. I have actually tried one before but did not stay up to date with it. I will try to do better this time. I really just want this to keep track of what's going on in my life and have something to look back on (since I haven't scrapbooked in forever).