PARTY PLANNING

Sarah turns 3 in just 2 wks, I CANNOT believe how fast time flies... I am so busy planning her little get together. She has invited 2 boys and 1 girl, so there will be 2 boys and 2 girls... I bought an inflatable water sprinkler this weekend which was so cute! no stumped toes :) and I think I'm going to get a little inflatable wading pool, and we'll drag the swingset out front for them to play on. I have a little caterpillar tent with tunnels that they can crawl thru, and the theme is gardening/bugs - since her favorite past time is picking flowers and digging in the yard. I found 2 really cute pinatas - a ladybug and a butterfly... I haven't decided which one I want yet... and we have a whole bunch of other yard games for them to play as they want... Her birthday cake is going to be a dirt cake, complete with gummy worms, and the little giveaway is going to be a bug catching jar with a butterfly net and a garden trowel with a pack of flower seeds. I'm so excited!! I think this is the first time I've started so far in advance too, which is not as stressful... at least - not yet :)

HUBBY'S NEW TRUCK

Dewayne got some really bad news when he got to work today... but the story starts 5 yrs ago, when my father in law's business was booming, and as a kind gesture towards D, he got him a company vehicle - and then 3 yrs ago, things started to head south for the family business, and we had to assume payments on the truck - which was no problem, we love the truck, and we needed it for our HUGE family... we only owe $4000 on it - less than a year's worth of payments, and it would be ours free and clear. We were really looking forward to having the much needed extra income after paying the truck off, but it was not to be.

The family business is in bad shape, and the truck is part of the business, and to make a long story short, D had to trade it in today on something in our name or lose the truck and all the investment we have put into it for the last 3 yrs. So, we got a really good deal on another Ford, F150 - Super crew cab - quite an upgrade from our extended cab. I'm glad for him in that he deserves a new truck, but he didn't want to let this one go - he was so proud of his truck, and it was so nice - but you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes...

FACEBOOK

Okay, I'm facebooking now - that's a first for me - I've been meaning to get around to it - but when Candy sent me the invite, I had to... Just another website to keep up with, I guess.
I did have some really exciting news happen last week. I am a crime buff - watch all the shows, follow all the cases - and I'm a member of crime searchers online. I applied to be a writer for them, and I got accepted - I'm so excited. You can read my blogs at www.crimesearchersonline.com and go to the blogs - let me know what you think...

JUST BLOGGING

Not much is going on, but I decided to post something today anyway. I'm in a blogging mood I guess... lol. Dewayne is doing good, recovery is going very well.. We had a minor set back on Sunday - a man at church that didn't know he had surgery gave him a hey, how's it going punch to the belly, and that hurt him pretty bad. It popped a stitch from the inside, but it was looking better last night. he has a follow up appt on Thurs. The boys are coming over tonight and will stay all week... there goes my clean house - but oh well... it'll be fun to have them over for a while. i told matt I'd pay him $80 if he cleaned out our 2 sheds, so we'll see how serious he is about that... lol. I've got to get some laundry done today - it's really piling up on me, so no gardening tonight... I've got some gorgeous flowers blooming in the garden though, I need to take some pics... The kids are out for summer, and VERY rambunctious... I feel sorry for my mother.

GETTING WELL

D came thru surgery with flying colors - he is doing great - getting around better than I thought he would be. His discomfort is gone from the gallstone - the doc came out after surgery and told me that his gallbladder was abnormally small, and we knew beforehand that the stone was very large so the small gallbladder probably contributed to the pain he was having. I came down with strep again. that's the 4th time this year already, and it gets worse each time. I went to the dr yesterday and he told me it looks like i might have an absess in my right tonsil and that i need to keep a watch on that one. I was supposed to have my tonsils taken out this month, but not now since d had to have surgery, but that's okay... The kids are out for the summer and tonight is my final - i need to get in there and cram, cause I haven't had time to study :(
we just got back from getting the girls haircuts. I got shelby's cut short - she looks like ramona haha... her hair is so much cuter when it's short. and it's easier foru her to take care of. She's such a big girl and wants to do it herself, but her hair is so thick, and ycky... we got that all fixed today though.. well, I've got to go study - there are alot of dates and people and verses on this test... later...

ONE MORE DAY...

Dewayne finally has his surgery tomorrow if all goes well. He got his sugar under control - it was down to 127 today which is the best it's ever been. His eyes are bothering him a bit, but that's all related to his diabetes. If he keeps his sugar at that level, his eyes will adjust over time. We had to go pick up some antiseptic cloths and he has 4 cloths tonight to rub down with, one for his legs, one for his arms, one for his torso, and then one for the surgical area after he showers. Then in the morning, no shower - no food, water, he can barely brush his teeth and he has 2 cloths to use, one for his torso, and one for the surgical area. I thought that was kinda weird, but I think it's being used in conjunction with the precautions that the hospital takes to prevent staff infection and stuff like that.

And there's only 2 more days of school left - I forgot to say this week that Hayden was commended on the 2nd part of his TAKS test as well as the first. The first part was language arts, the secong part was math. I was so proud of him, he did really well despite all the pressure he was under. So after Thurs. summer begins... o boy!! I've already used up 1/2 of my vacation to be off with Dewayne while he recovers, and he has used up his whole vacation and then some... so there goes any vacation that we wanted to have - that trip to Carlsbad is gone. Maybe we can fit it in a weekend trip instead... it would still be nice to go. I just don't see it happening after the $1500 copay though.

Okay - signing off for now....

THE WEEKEND

We had a pretty quiet weekend (for once!) We got the boys on Friday and went to a fish fry at our neighbors church in Burleson - that was pretty much an all night deal, but we had a good time, and then we went to visit my in laws for a little while, and picked up the movie Mall Cop - we went home and watched that - it was cute. Sat. morning I got up and made biscuits and gravy with sausage, and then went to visit our bus kids. We dropped Zach off so he could go to a friend's birthday party, and then went home to fix lunch. I went to a wedding at 3 where I FINALLY got to see the sweetest baby in the whole world (except for my 3 - but he rivals even them!!!) I finally got to see baby William - I was soo excited. He is the prettiest little boy I've ever seen. I know boys are supposed to be handsome and not pretty, but his eyes are just mesmerizing - his momma and daddy are gonna have their hands full. He has such good color - he's just as cute as can be. Even my dad was telling mom that Candy's baby was just as cute as a button... so at 5, I rushed home to drop the kids off - they all came with me to the wedding cause they couldn't bear to not see Candy and William. Then I had to book it back to the church in time for class at 6:00 - our last class of the semester - whoo hoo... Now I have my last final of the semester on Friday night. Sunday was set aside for church - and we had the BEST service on Sunday night that I think we've ever had - it was 5th Sunday singing, and it was just awesome!! Then we went out to eat with our next door neighbors who came to church with us last night. Then I was off to work this morning... not much else is going on. D is having surgery on Wed, so we're just getting ready for that. I'll be glad when he's able to get around and not be in pain all the time. I don't like to see him this way.