Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ode To My Parents
I have the best parents in the world. I know some people who really don't have great relationships with their parents and that's just the way it is - but I am so thankful that I don't feel that way. I always knew that my parents were strong, but the situation that they have been handed - they are proving to be the strongest people I know in the world.
When I was growing up, sure I got into fights with my parents and sure I wasn't the greatest daughter and sure I didn't always know how great they really were - but they never gave up on me and because of that-myself and my husband have the best relationship with them.
When my brother and I were little - well even to this day - my parents always let us sleep in. If we wanted to waste the day away sleeping in our beds, then that was up to us. I still remember a few weeks ago, Brendan was sleeping and it was noon, we had Jack wake him up!
When I had sleepovers at my house with my girlfriends, my dad would wake us up by turning up his music SUPER loud and letting Derby come in and run all over us. My dad always made my friends laugh. He would then make all of us breakfast. One time in high school all of us girls were out to breakfast at Perkins and my dad just happened to have been there with a business client and he picked up our entire tab. Turns out - I didn't even order anything to eat because I had no money - but my friends lucked out. HAHAHA.
I'm not saying my parents condoned underage drinking, because if they would have ever caught me and my friends red-handed, we would have been screwed. But they were realistic with things and knew that we'd experiment at some point and they didn't make it a point to come and spy on us or TRY to catch us in the act. At least me and my girlfriends were smart enough never to get caught.
We used to live in KY and not once did we ever fly back to MN to visit - we would always drive. And we'd never stop, my dad would drive the entire way. I will always remember those car rides. One time, Brendan started singing the Menards commercial because it had just been on the radio and the car is dead silent and he sings "Save Big Money at the Nards" - the whole car just busted out laughing. He had no idea what he just said. Or another time, my dad made my brother pee in a Mountain Dew bottle because he didn't want to stop for him to go to the bathroom. ha ha.
My parents forced us to go to church. We didn't make it every Sunday, but I always remember both me and Brendan throwing fits about it. My parents never gave in, and my faith is what it is today because they did that. They knew it was the right thing and knew we would benefit from it, and sure enough - we did.
My parents aren't super wealthy and they aren't broke either. We could probably have a bigger house, nicer TVs, more "toys" - but that's never what mattered to my parents. They would rather help their children out by paying for their college than buying things for themselves. That is inspiring in itself.
My parents have fun together. Now when you are little, you really could care less about this. But as you grow older and you start to get a sense of what people's relationships are really like - it makes me feel so good inside when I look at my parents and I can see that they are truly happy. They have always given me something to strive for in relationships.
When I was in college - they let me make my own decisions and they supported me and never made me feel bad. Maybe they didn't totally agree with some of my decisions, like ditching a semester of college to go and live with Tom in Omaha - but they supported me. They gave me enough space to look at things from my own point of view and they trusted me enough to be on my own - it's the things like that, that really have made me who I am.
They would do anything for me and my brother - and these past 2 1/2 weeks have proven that. It's hard for me to be out of the loop, not being at the hospital with all of them every day - but I'm hanging in there and I'm just hoping that one day my children will have the exact same relationship with me and Tom that I have with my parents. LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD.
When I was growing up, sure I got into fights with my parents and sure I wasn't the greatest daughter and sure I didn't always know how great they really were - but they never gave up on me and because of that-myself and my husband have the best relationship with them.
When my brother and I were little - well even to this day - my parents always let us sleep in. If we wanted to waste the day away sleeping in our beds, then that was up to us. I still remember a few weeks ago, Brendan was sleeping and it was noon, we had Jack wake him up!
When I had sleepovers at my house with my girlfriends, my dad would wake us up by turning up his music SUPER loud and letting Derby come in and run all over us. My dad always made my friends laugh. He would then make all of us breakfast. One time in high school all of us girls were out to breakfast at Perkins and my dad just happened to have been there with a business client and he picked up our entire tab. Turns out - I didn't even order anything to eat because I had no money - but my friends lucked out. HAHAHA.
I'm not saying my parents condoned underage drinking, because if they would have ever caught me and my friends red-handed, we would have been screwed. But they were realistic with things and knew that we'd experiment at some point and they didn't make it a point to come and spy on us or TRY to catch us in the act. At least me and my girlfriends were smart enough never to get caught.
We used to live in KY and not once did we ever fly back to MN to visit - we would always drive. And we'd never stop, my dad would drive the entire way. I will always remember those car rides. One time, Brendan started singing the Menards commercial because it had just been on the radio and the car is dead silent and he sings "Save Big Money at the Nards" - the whole car just busted out laughing. He had no idea what he just said. Or another time, my dad made my brother pee in a Mountain Dew bottle because he didn't want to stop for him to go to the bathroom. ha ha.
My parents forced us to go to church. We didn't make it every Sunday, but I always remember both me and Brendan throwing fits about it. My parents never gave in, and my faith is what it is today because they did that. They knew it was the right thing and knew we would benefit from it, and sure enough - we did.
My parents aren't super wealthy and they aren't broke either. We could probably have a bigger house, nicer TVs, more "toys" - but that's never what mattered to my parents. They would rather help their children out by paying for their college than buying things for themselves. That is inspiring in itself.
My parents have fun together. Now when you are little, you really could care less about this. But as you grow older and you start to get a sense of what people's relationships are really like - it makes me feel so good inside when I look at my parents and I can see that they are truly happy. They have always given me something to strive for in relationships.
When I was in college - they let me make my own decisions and they supported me and never made me feel bad. Maybe they didn't totally agree with some of my decisions, like ditching a semester of college to go and live with Tom in Omaha - but they supported me. They gave me enough space to look at things from my own point of view and they trusted me enough to be on my own - it's the things like that, that really have made me who I am.
They would do anything for me and my brother - and these past 2 1/2 weeks have proven that. It's hard for me to be out of the loop, not being at the hospital with all of them every day - but I'm hanging in there and I'm just hoping that one day my children will have the exact same relationship with me and Tom that I have with my parents. LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD.
My I.T. Guy
This is what happens when I leave the room for 2 seconds and forget to put my computer away...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
How Do You Live Your Dash?
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning... to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth...
and now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we won; the cars...the house...the cash,
what matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard.. are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left, that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives like we've never done before.
If we treat each other with respect, and more often wear a smile.
Remembering that this special dash might only last a while.
So, when your eulogy's being read with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be proud of the things they said about how you spent your dash?
by Linda Ellis
He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning... to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth...
and now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we won; the cars...the house...the cash,
what matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard.. are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left, that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives like we've never done before.
If we treat each other with respect, and more often wear a smile.
Remembering that this special dash might only last a while.
So, when your eulogy's being read with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be proud of the things they said about how you spent your dash?
by Linda Ellis
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Comic Relief
Every time we leave the house, I always put Bailey's bowls on the floor. They can't be on the floor during the day, because Jack would play with her water and eat her food (remember, our dog doesn't eat her food - she just pukes). So when I tell Jack we are putting Bailey's bowls down, he points right on the floor where they should go. We put them there and we are on our way.
Yesterday when Tom got home from work, after Jack did his super excited smile/squeal to see his daddy - he went over in the corner of our living room and started pointing, just like he does for Bailey's bowls, except this time it was where Tom was supposed to put his briefcase. He puts it in the same spot every night and Jack got anxious for Tom to set it down.
So after Tom fed Jack dinner (I was at the hospital, so I did not get to witness this hilarious story) Tom was cleaning up the kitchen and he said it was all too quiet. So Tom peeks around the corner and here is what he saw: Jack had unzipped Tom's briefcase, pulled out his laptop (which is quite heavy), opened the laptop (you have to push in a button and simultaneously lift the screen) and he was pressing the buttons with the laptop sitting inbetween his legs spread out.
OH my GOSH - seriously, my son is so obsessed with electronics it is out of control. He makes me laugh on days when I need it the most.
Yesterday when Tom got home from work, after Jack did his super excited smile/squeal to see his daddy - he went over in the corner of our living room and started pointing, just like he does for Bailey's bowls, except this time it was where Tom was supposed to put his briefcase. He puts it in the same spot every night and Jack got anxious for Tom to set it down.
So after Tom fed Jack dinner (I was at the hospital, so I did not get to witness this hilarious story) Tom was cleaning up the kitchen and he said it was all too quiet. So Tom peeks around the corner and here is what he saw: Jack had unzipped Tom's briefcase, pulled out his laptop (which is quite heavy), opened the laptop (you have to push in a button and simultaneously lift the screen) and he was pressing the buttons with the laptop sitting inbetween his legs spread out.
OH my GOSH - seriously, my son is so obsessed with electronics it is out of control. He makes me laugh on days when I need it the most.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, Monday
Still just trying to take things day by day. I think today is the first day that I haven't cried my eyes out - so that is a good thing. I've been reading more passages and whatnot, and last nights really hit me. It just told me not to be fearful of things I might not understand, and for some reason I was so comforted by that. Tom and I had a long conversation last night about how scared I was about this whole situation. So reading that right before bedtime helped me get a good night's sleep and made today a good day.
Brendan continues to impress me every single day. I know that right now he is kind of in survival mode and that once the rehab process starts, it will be much more physical and mental work. I can't tell you how happy I am that he will be going to Craig Hospital out in Colorado. I've heard nothing but good things about that place and Brendan seems pretty excited for it too. Of course I am going to miss my family like crazy, but just knowing that Brendan is getting the best help he can get is worth not seeing them for a while. Although I'm sure Tom and I will go out and visit.
This morning I felt the baby move like crazy. I honestly think if Tom was there, he would have been able to feel it too. I forgot how much I love that feeling. My ultrasound is in 2 1/2 weeks. I really haven't even thought about it lately - today I am tempted to find out the sex, but I know when it comes down to it - we won't.
Alright, I know I need to put up a belly picture and also some pics of Jack (although, he needs a hair cut really bad - so i might wait until after we do that). Thanks for continuing to check the blog - hopefully I can get back into my routine pretty soon here and I can update you more on Jack rather than all of my sad/confused feelings.
Brendan continues to impress me every single day. I know that right now he is kind of in survival mode and that once the rehab process starts, it will be much more physical and mental work. I can't tell you how happy I am that he will be going to Craig Hospital out in Colorado. I've heard nothing but good things about that place and Brendan seems pretty excited for it too. Of course I am going to miss my family like crazy, but just knowing that Brendan is getting the best help he can get is worth not seeing them for a while. Although I'm sure Tom and I will go out and visit.
This morning I felt the baby move like crazy. I honestly think if Tom was there, he would have been able to feel it too. I forgot how much I love that feeling. My ultrasound is in 2 1/2 weeks. I really haven't even thought about it lately - today I am tempted to find out the sex, but I know when it comes down to it - we won't.
Alright, I know I need to put up a belly picture and also some pics of Jack (although, he needs a hair cut really bad - so i might wait until after we do that). Thanks for continuing to check the blog - hopefully I can get back into my routine pretty soon here and I can update you more on Jack rather than all of my sad/confused feelings.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mornings are the hardest
Today has been a good day I suppose. Each day I am more and more amazed at how much of an impact my brother is to so many people - it makes me instantly start crying. All of his friends are so supportive and amazing, and I truly believe that your friends and the way they respond to such traumatic experiences speaks highly of the people they are - which also speaks highly of the person you are, and that just makes me so happy. I knew my brother was a good guy, but wow - he is a great guy.
I've reached out to a few people who have gone through similar experiences and it's really been of great help for me. Just seeing that there is life after this for Bren if he wants it is such great news. This one man had a similar diving experience when he was 22, it's now been 10 years, and he got his masters in engineering, lived on his own, drives a van, got married, had a baby girl a few months ago, got his MBA, went skydiving, downhill skiing - it's just amazing. This has truly given me a different view on life and I'm praying for the day when Brendan accepts this as his new normal and is content. I know it's going to be a process in getting there. I just know that once he pulls through this, he is going to be a world wide inspiration.
I find that morning times are the hardest for me. I've been sleeping fine, but when I get up with Jack and come downstairs for breakfast and turn on the computer and see that our website is at over 10,000 hits and it's been 4 days - I start sobbing. And I ask the question "why us". But then I calm down and give my mom a call for an update.
I'm trying so hard to take care of this baby growing inside of me, but it's really hard. I know this might sound super harsh, but a part of me doesn't even care about that right now (please don't neglect me child if you ever stumble across this journal entry in 10 years). But it's really one of the last things on my mind. However, when I lay down for bed at night and take a sip of water - I feel it move and I do get a smile on my face. My mom calls it the miracle baby because it's going to come at just the right time in all of our lives. Ok enough for today. I have no food at my house - so i will be grocery shopping with Jack after his nap. My kitchen floors haven't been scrubbed in about a week and it's so gross. But I need to buy some floor cleaner, so that's my excuse. ha.
I've reached out to a few people who have gone through similar experiences and it's really been of great help for me. Just seeing that there is life after this for Bren if he wants it is such great news. This one man had a similar diving experience when he was 22, it's now been 10 years, and he got his masters in engineering, lived on his own, drives a van, got married, had a baby girl a few months ago, got his MBA, went skydiving, downhill skiing - it's just amazing. This has truly given me a different view on life and I'm praying for the day when Brendan accepts this as his new normal and is content. I know it's going to be a process in getting there. I just know that once he pulls through this, he is going to be a world wide inspiration.
I find that morning times are the hardest for me. I've been sleeping fine, but when I get up with Jack and come downstairs for breakfast and turn on the computer and see that our website is at over 10,000 hits and it's been 4 days - I start sobbing. And I ask the question "why us". But then I calm down and give my mom a call for an update.
I'm trying so hard to take care of this baby growing inside of me, but it's really hard. I know this might sound super harsh, but a part of me doesn't even care about that right now (please don't neglect me child if you ever stumble across this journal entry in 10 years). But it's really one of the last things on my mind. However, when I lay down for bed at night and take a sip of water - I feel it move and I do get a smile on my face. My mom calls it the miracle baby because it's going to come at just the right time in all of our lives. Ok enough for today. I have no food at my house - so i will be grocery shopping with Jack after his nap. My kitchen floors haven't been scrubbed in about a week and it's so gross. But I need to buy some floor cleaner, so that's my excuse. ha.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Quotes to get me through the day
On Bren's facebook page, in that weird little white box under your profile picture you can write anything you want. This is the quote he put on it a long time ago:
"Gotta take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what ya got and remember what ya had"
Kind of makes me tear up a bit.
You're Just Passing Through - Joyce Meyer
"Yes, though I walk through the (deep, sunless) valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod (to protect) and Your staff (to guide), they comfort me" ~Psalm 2 3:4
The psalmist David said he walked through the valley of the shadow of death. That's what you must do in all the situations and circumstances of this life. You must remember you are just passing through.
When you feel as if you're stuck in a situation that will never change, you must allow God to guide you through it. When the devil says, "You're trapped," boldly say to him, "Wrong! I'm just passing through!"
Trust God's Timing - Joyce Meyer
'I trust in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God. My times are in Your hands" ~psalm 31:14-15
Trust requires you to place your time in God's hands, believing that His timing is perfect for all things in your life.
Your human nature wants good things to happen in your life now - not later. But as you mature in the Christian life you learn to believe for things not now, but in God's perfect timing.
Trusting God often means not knowing how God is going to accimplish something and not knowing when He will do it. But not knowing "how and when" stretches your faith and teaches you lessons in trust. Remember: trust is not inherited; it is learned.
Timing plays an important part in learning to trust God. As you experience His faithfulness over and over, you will give up trusting yourself and place your life in His very capable hands. What a wonderful place to be!
"Gotta take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what ya got and remember what ya had"
Kind of makes me tear up a bit.
You're Just Passing Through - Joyce Meyer
"Yes, though I walk through the (deep, sunless) valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod (to protect) and Your staff (to guide), they comfort me" ~Psalm 2 3:4
The psalmist David said he walked through the valley of the shadow of death. That's what you must do in all the situations and circumstances of this life. You must remember you are just passing through.
When you feel as if you're stuck in a situation that will never change, you must allow God to guide you through it. When the devil says, "You're trapped," boldly say to him, "Wrong! I'm just passing through!"
Trust God's Timing - Joyce Meyer
'I trust in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God. My times are in Your hands" ~psalm 31:14-15
Trust requires you to place your time in God's hands, believing that His timing is perfect for all things in your life.
Your human nature wants good things to happen in your life now - not later. But as you mature in the Christian life you learn to believe for things not now, but in God's perfect timing.
Trusting God often means not knowing how God is going to accimplish something and not knowing when He will do it. But not knowing "how and when" stretches your faith and teaches you lessons in trust. Remember: trust is not inherited; it is learned.
Timing plays an important part in learning to trust God. As you experience His faithfulness over and over, you will give up trusting yourself and place your life in His very capable hands. What a wonderful place to be!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Life as we know it, is completely and forever changed
Most of you know the story - here is the website for my brother.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brendanloney
I really don't know how much i'm going to be blogging in the upcoming weeks, so bare with me. On one hand i just don't want to write about it, on the other hand I know it is good therapy. I'm nervous that i'm going to say something and someone might read it and take it the wrong way - so please just remember that i am in a very emotional state right now and i have so many feelings that i just want to get off my chest.
I feel like I am living in a nightmare. I just want to wake up and be back at my cabin, but this is reality. I just can't get over that my family is dealing with this. Why did God choose Brendan? Why couldn't it have been someone else? I just don't understand. I don't even know where to go with my thoughts. On one hand, i want to start thinking about what our lives are going to look like in 3 years with bren in a wheelchair and only being able to move from the shoulders up. On the other hand, i'm still praying for a miracle. and on the other hand - i'm wondering if he's ever going to get out of ICU. Sometimes i think it would be easier for all of us and especially him if God just brought him to heaven right now. But then I go into his room and I kiss him on the cheek and I smell Brendan on his skin and I see him and talk to him, i can't imagine my life without him. I just don't know how we are all going to get through this.
I'm so scared for him. I'm scared that he is going to hate his life and not even want to live, but has no choice and has to live. I'm scared he's going to fall into a deep depression. I'm scared that he's not going to be the same person.
As a mother, I can't imagine anything worse than this situation and/or losing your baby. And also as a mother, I understand the feeling of doing anything, absolutely anything for your child. It's your heart walking outside your body. I get that. But I'm not Brendan's mom, I'm his sister - so I don't have those deep feelings. Of course I am there supporting him, being there for my family and Brendan's friends. But i have an 18 month son that needs his mommy and I'm also 4 months pregnant and i just am having a hard time with that. On one hand i'm glad that I have my escape out for a while, but on the other hand I just feel guilty.
I'm not giving up on God. I'm going to pull through this - we all are and no matter what happens we are all going to be stronger because of this. I just wish I had a crystal ball and could see what the future looks like.
Like I said, this is going to be an emotional rollercoaster ride for me. so if your ready for the ride - keep on reading. Bren's website will stay updated with more of his status - this is going to be my way of communicating how a sister deals with all of this. But I also want to keep it about Jack and baby #2 too. thanks again for all the love and support. We need our friends now more than ever right now.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brendanloney
I really don't know how much i'm going to be blogging in the upcoming weeks, so bare with me. On one hand i just don't want to write about it, on the other hand I know it is good therapy. I'm nervous that i'm going to say something and someone might read it and take it the wrong way - so please just remember that i am in a very emotional state right now and i have so many feelings that i just want to get off my chest.
I feel like I am living in a nightmare. I just want to wake up and be back at my cabin, but this is reality. I just can't get over that my family is dealing with this. Why did God choose Brendan? Why couldn't it have been someone else? I just don't understand. I don't even know where to go with my thoughts. On one hand, i want to start thinking about what our lives are going to look like in 3 years with bren in a wheelchair and only being able to move from the shoulders up. On the other hand, i'm still praying for a miracle. and on the other hand - i'm wondering if he's ever going to get out of ICU. Sometimes i think it would be easier for all of us and especially him if God just brought him to heaven right now. But then I go into his room and I kiss him on the cheek and I smell Brendan on his skin and I see him and talk to him, i can't imagine my life without him. I just don't know how we are all going to get through this.
I'm so scared for him. I'm scared that he is going to hate his life and not even want to live, but has no choice and has to live. I'm scared he's going to fall into a deep depression. I'm scared that he's not going to be the same person.
As a mother, I can't imagine anything worse than this situation and/or losing your baby. And also as a mother, I understand the feeling of doing anything, absolutely anything for your child. It's your heart walking outside your body. I get that. But I'm not Brendan's mom, I'm his sister - so I don't have those deep feelings. Of course I am there supporting him, being there for my family and Brendan's friends. But i have an 18 month son that needs his mommy and I'm also 4 months pregnant and i just am having a hard time with that. On one hand i'm glad that I have my escape out for a while, but on the other hand I just feel guilty.
I'm not giving up on God. I'm going to pull through this - we all are and no matter what happens we are all going to be stronger because of this. I just wish I had a crystal ball and could see what the future looks like.
Like I said, this is going to be an emotional rollercoaster ride for me. so if your ready for the ride - keep on reading. Bren's website will stay updated with more of his status - this is going to be my way of communicating how a sister deals with all of this. But I also want to keep it about Jack and baby #2 too. thanks again for all the love and support. We need our friends now more than ever right now.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Where I'll Be This Weekend
Grand Rapids, MN
Lake Wabana
A stop at Grand Casino Milacs
A beautiful cabin
11 Loney Ladies
A lot of good food
No children
Alcohol (well none for me. ok MAYBE a small glass of wine)
A lot of fun games with fun people
No Worries
Can't WAIT!
Lake Wabana
A stop at Grand Casino Milacs
A beautiful cabin
11 Loney Ladies
A lot of good food
No children
Alcohol (well none for me. ok MAYBE a small glass of wine)
A lot of fun games with fun people
No Worries
Can't WAIT!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
So I don't Forget...
Just in the past few weeks, Jack has been doing some pretty hilarious things. I don't want to forget them, so I thought while they are still fresh in my mind - I would share them with you all!
- One day Jack was being fussy, so I just gave him my bottle of prenatal pills to shake around. Don't worry, the cap is childproof (even though my 2 1/2 year old God Daughter managed to open the bottle last week...but she's advanced so I'm not going to worry about it, ha ha). Just a few days ago, Jack was playing with the bottle and I was watching him and he shook the bottle like he was getting pills out and dumping them in his hand. Then he put his hand up to his mouth like he was taking them and said YUM! The funniest thing about this story is I've been so bad about taking my prenatal pill and I rarely take it infront of Jack.
- One night I was cooking at the stove and Tom came over to me and gave me a little love tap on my behind. I was like, TOM you can't do that infront of Jack. Sure enough, Jack comes right over to me and does the exact same thing on the exact same spot. Tom proceeded to do it one more time (don't judge us).
- I was reading Jack a book with paper pages and I licked my fingers to flip the page. Later that day, Jack sat down by himself to read that same book. He stuck his whole hand in his mouth to get it wet and proceeded to flip the pages. My heart melted and I went over to him and gave him a huge hug and kiss.
- A bunch of my friends were over in the morning and some of the kids were playing in the basement. All of the sudden, Jack comes crawling up the stairs holding a cold unopened beer and pretending to drink it. Everyone just busts out laughing. So we figured the little girls who were downstairs would probably be playing with the rest of the beer too. We go down to check it out, but nope - it was just Jack who wanted the beer. Apparently Kelly and Chuck don't give their girls cans of beer to play with. What's up with that?
OK I swear we aren't as white trash as some of these stories may sound. I also hope this isn't a glimpse into Jack's future...a pill popping alcoholic. hahaha. I'm just kidding, well kind of.
Monday, July 6, 2009
A Case of the Mondays
What I WANT to do today:
- Nap
- Lay outside
- Read a book
- Finishmy People magazine from last week
- WatchTV/cartoons with Jack
- Watch a movie
- Rest my eyes
- Nap
What I AM DOING today:
- Grocery Shopping
- Scrubbing the toddler out of my kitchen floor
- Organizing my much too small closet (my husband has more clothes than I do)
- Cleaning bathrooms
- Cleaning carpets (trying to remove puke stains from our beloved dog)
- Cooking
- Working online
So if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to play Cinderella.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
I don't mind this life jacket thing at all!
Getting down and dirty
I think he's starting to look more like Tom!
First jet ski ride...what's this button do?
Bye Bye
"All Done"
Jack going solo on the Jetski
How many Starkey's does it take to put gas in the jetski?
We had a wonderful 4th of July. We went over to Tom's Aunt and Uncle's house. Jack had so much fun playing in the sand and water and going on his first jetski ride with Daddy! He seriously loved the Jetski. Tom said he would get mad when he slowed down. He also mastered pressing the start button to start it, imagine that! haha. Jack was great though, especially during our sit-down dinner. Dinner at our house usually lasts maybe 15 minutes, and we had him sit in his high chair for about an hour and a half. Next fourth of July at the Starkey get together there will be 4 children under the age of 2 1/2. Talk about chaos, but all for the better! We hope that everyone was able to spend this fourth of July weekend with the people they love, because let's face it - that's all that really matters! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
15 Week Appointment
This morning I had my 15 week appointment. Everything checked out great. I was nervous I was going to gain like 10 pounds from last month - but to my surprise I was only up 1 lb. But trust me, it makes up for last month. ha ha. I'm measuring right at 15 weeks and the baby's heart beat was 150! I checked our other website and when I was pregnant with Jack at 15 weeks his was 160. Read into that as much as you want I guess. ha ha.
I scheduled our ultrasound for the first week in August. Even though we aren't finding out the sex, I'm SO excited to see pictures of our second baby!
Jack woke up with a little bit of a stuffed up nose, hopefully it just passes. Happy 4th everyone!
I scheduled our ultrasound for the first week in August. Even though we aren't finding out the sex, I'm SO excited to see pictures of our second baby!
Jack woke up with a little bit of a stuffed up nose, hopefully it just passes. Happy 4th everyone!
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