With all of the hustle and bustle of parties, shopping, baking and wrapping, I wanted to take a personal moment and remember this past year, and the ones that myself and my family lost. From my bug turning 6 to loosing a best friend and brother in law to another dear friend getting married...it sure has been a roller coaster ride. One that I am ( Read more... )

His eternal home that is. The Lord called him home at approx. 10:50pm Sunday. His wife was by his side. He is survived by 3 brothers, his parents, wife, 2 young boys, a Grandfather and "Step" Grandma, as well as many Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and Nephews ( Read more... )

Jeff is now on Morphine by liquid and Fentanyl by patch. The Morphine is given when the Fentanyl has a downward curve in it's pain relief. He is in a great deal of pain now. Drinking and eating very little if at all. I just found out from his wife that he is now confined to his hospital bed. He is at home with his family, and as of now being ( Read more... )

going on here. We are trying to keep life as normal as possible with extremely heavy hearts. But, first the good news...my big brother is getting married!! I couldn't be happier for he and M. LOL...they will forever be known as M & M to Jojo and I. Jojo has some other names for her soon to be Aunt...Aunt Knucklehead and Mrs. Knucklehead for ( Read more... )

My little family and I went camping last weekend with Robs mom and dad. We go every year with them, at least once a year, and just have the best time. Of course it is mostly for Jordyn, but the chance to spend some time with my in laws is always great. Especially away from all of the other stresses going on in the family ( Read more... )

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I received this from Jordyns Kindergarten teacher and thought I would share it. Enjoy ( Read more... )

cancer in my brother in laws spine today. As of writing this Rob doesn't know, and I'm scared to tell him knowing how sensitive he is, and how close he is to his big brother. God be the strength in me that Rob and his family need right now. Just when things looked good for Jeff and the latest brain MRI showed nothing. He has had numbness in his ( Read more... )

One of my best friends passed away VERY tragically and sadly on Tuesday afternoon. This was a very unexpected thing. No one saw it coming. How he passed doesn't matter, just that he lived and was an important part of my life. He was someone that I could trust with every ounce of my being. I could tell Andy anything and he would never judge me ( Read more... )

My thoughtful husband decided to do something this morning with my complete blessings...not that it mattered. For something like this he would not have needed my approval. He shaved his head...completely bald. We are talking smooth as a babies bum. We found out last week that because of the Chemo and radiation that his brother is going through ( Read more... )