I say I'll keep you updated and then...

I am home sick with Hunter. I am hoping it is nothing serious, but he has been throwing up since last night. We have the rub on stuff, but so far it isn't helping. He has had another bath and is back in bed.

If the Shoe Fits....

We had a women's retreat last night at our church. The title "If the Shoe Fits". It was amazing. We had a guest speaker who talked about the shoes in our life and what the meant concerning our relationship with God. Then we got to choose two breakout sessions. I chose the Scrapbooking and Hospitality sessions. I learned some neat things and saw some things I "must have". The food was incredible, especially this spinach/walnut salad. It was a little sweet, but I think I can modify it and make it low carb for me. It was a fun, fun night. Thanks to my friends, Betty, Dena, Dana and to my college daughter Rachel for going with me!

A very long week

If you noticed I haven't been around, we have been very busy. We almost lost our Emme dog this week. She has been in the hospital since Thursday. She was having what we thought was a normal heat cycle, only it started to change. She had an odor we hadn't noticed before, so we called the vet. He said he thought she had an uterine infection to bring her out and let him look at her. Well, it was not an infection. Her estrogen level had been turned on as he said, "full speed ahead" and there was no hope of it turning off. Emme was bleeding to death. She had surgery Thursday afternoon and he couldn't get her to quit bleeding so he went outside to one of his own personal Rotweillers and drew some blood for her. We teased her when we picked her today that she is now part Rotweiller. Can you imagine a Sheltie Rotweiller mix? Anyway, she is doing better. She will require some special treatment for the next 7 - 10 days, but he thinks she will do fine. Luckily, she is in otherwise exceptional health considering she will be 12 on May 6th.

I will post a pic for you as she is the most adorable Sheltie I know.

I hope to be more on top of my blog now. I will post some fun pics from last weekend soon.

Good Times

Well, Easter was a big success. I didn't say uneventful. If you were here, you know what I mean. We got our new furniture on Friday and everyone loved it. It even managed to stay clean! We had Brittni's boyfriend join us as well as two of our college kids. We ate and then watched the kids hunt eggs. It was a lot of fun. After most people left, Penny and I made some cute jellybean prayer cards to take to school yesterday. I need to post one, but I haven't had a chance to take a pic. The stamp is from TAC. Once I saw it, I knew I needed it.

We are busy readying for prom and the spring birthdays. Hunter, Ari and Courtney all have their birthdays in April. Also, my sister and Courtney's birthmom, Lynnette.

Have a great week, Cindi

Update

Courtney's dad is having issues because of his medication and also the vent settings on his CPAP machine. They have lowered his CPAP settings by 2 points and changed some of his medications. They also think the naseau was not caused by the blood pressure but by either his potassium or a light flu bug. Unfortunately, my father in law is always going to think it is blood pressure. That is just part of being chronically ill. Courtney does it too. Everything that is wrong with him is automatically tied to his diabetes, Grave's Disease or Esphogeal Disease. Usually they are, but sometimes they are not and getting that figured out is the hard part.

We called and checked on him again last night and said he was feeling better. I think just knowing his blood pressure wasn't at a fatal level gave him peace. The doctor gave him a specific number and told him NOT to worry unless it reached that point. With his health issues his blood pressure will always be "high", so knowing when to worry will help him not worry? Make sense, I know clear as Oklahoma mud.

Thanks for the prayers, Cindi

If you really know me...

We need your prayers. Both Court's dad and mine are having some health issues. I joked with our pastor yesterday that I am too young to be worrying about my parents and my kids at the same time, but unfortunately that is not the case.

My dad was back in OKC yesterday for a PET scan, CAT scan and blood work for his cancer. We will have the results Monday.

Courtney's dad is having some serious issues with his blood pressure and sleep apnea. My girls are there now helping him out. Last night when we called to check on him, his girlfriend said just having the girls there relaxed him and helped his blood pressure come down. Sometimes a little distraction is good for him. Courtney, the girls, his girlfriend and Courtney's brother Brandon are taking him to the doctor today at 1:30. We all think there is a mix up with the medication, but we will know more later.

Thanks for taking the time to check in on us. And thanks for the prayers. Cindi

Yesterday I........

Went furniture shopping. The last time I did that, Courtney carried Brittni in her baby carrier. She is 18 in 2 months! We are soooo excited. We got a couch, a loveseat and a lazy boy recliner. The couch and the loveseat have two recliners each and are sage green. The lazy boy is.....can anyone guess what the lazy boy will look like? It's a surprise, but no one should be surprised with what it is. We can barely wait for them to deliver it to us on Friday. The lazy boy we are picking up tomorrow, so we can pick out curtains, and a new throw rug to match. I will post pics when I get the living room set up. I am hoping to have a garage sale on Friday and Saturday to get rid of all the extra stuff.

We are on spring break this week, so I should be able to clean out closets, bedrooms, cabinets and drawers. I would love to have a sale big enough to pay for one of the pieces!

Everything else is relatively quiet here. Our church is doing an "extreme home makeover--Weatherford style" all week and we are hoping to work some on it tomorrow. Brittni has worked on it since Friday. The girls are going to their grandpas for two days this week and the boys and I are hoping for some playdates at the park.

Easter is this weekend and we are having my family, Court's family and some of our college students over for lunch. I will make a ham, potato salad, baked beans, deviled eggs, hot rolls and dessert. Sounds good! I am going to go off my diet for Sunday and eat what I want. I think I can do that and still be okay.

Have a great week, I am off to kickbox in the backyard. Cindi