Hannah(14) is gone to Oklahoma with
friends and the house is so quite without her. Yes, there are five kids here,
but she is one of the loudest ones, oh heck, what am I saying? They are all loud;
it's just taken down a bit now. She’s going to a concert tonight. Skillet is
one of the bands and I don't even know who they are; a Christian group I am
sure. Anyways we miss her.
Holly (13 tomorrow) said she'd
like to perhaps go to the movies for her birthday tomorrow, she doesn't even
know what is playing and the costs of the theatre keeps us at home with Netflix
most of the time. I can't even imagine going and not having popcorn and a coke
to go with the movie. There are definitely some foods I am seriously missing.
Holly received two more gifts today, cash money ($13), and some homemade peppermint
ice cream from the Smith family. She has a pretty good life. Once again I wished
I could eat the ice cream, actually, I did have a small bite.
Hope (11) is driving us all a bit
crazy as usual. She is always in her own world often and often that means she’s
not paying attention or following directions. She is trying to help out a bit more as she
gets older. I pray that someday things will click and she will be able to do
three tasks in order without being sidetracked.
She has been a lot more affectionate with me since hearing about the
cancer. I think that it is very sweet and I realize that brings her comfort and
so I sometimes let her stay up late to hang with me, etc.
Harrison (7) got to go to a Lego
techno chaos camp in Sugarland on Friday and he can’t stop talking about how
much fun it was. He said Holly I know what you can do for your birthday – ha ha
ha. Anyway, it was a blessing for him to get to go in place of another boy that
was unable to make it at the last minute. We are really trying to get the kids
out and having fun as much as possible. Harrison keeps getting busted trying to
play video games.
Hayden (5) and Hudson (2) are
both cute and getting into all type of crazy situations as always. Oh ya! I forgot
to tell you about last night. I’ll try to post a picture, but for 3 days our
bedroom toilet has been clogged and well we got it out last night it was a hard
plastic bathtub to. It turned out to be Theodore from Alvin and the Chipmunks
in an inter-tube. It was hilarious! I have picture of the kids and Mark trying
to get it out and well it was hilarious. Needless to say we didn’t have to buy
another toilet. Thank the Lord. But that is the type of stuff we deal with,
with the little guys; climbing, breaking, getting hurt, taking toys and cups,
etc.
O.k. If you have read this far you’ll get some interesting stuff.
1.
It has been
suggested that when I have pain with chemo and the shots that I have a run in
with Mary Jane. If you don’t know what that means well you are too young. I
just think it’s funny because some things that happen around here and some of
the conversations post finding out about cancer are so funny to me. Several people
have mentioned this and I just think it’s all odd. Mark was the one in college that liked it, not
me.
2.
I have said “You
are killing me.” Referring to the kids when they are getting into trouble or
even when they make me laugh hard. Just a stupid saying I picked up. I’m sure a
few of you have used it before. However, I caught myself saying it earlier and
realized what a horrible thing to say especially when Mom has cancer. I realized
that if I kept saying that they could possible think they had a part in
something terrible eventually. I know that’s not gonna happen I am just saying,
I’m not saying that anymore.
3.
Holly said the
other day that if anyone was gonna get cancer in the house she was glad it was
me. Not the context of the comment was that she wants to off her Mom or
anything. No, she was saying that I can handle it better than anyone else in
the house could. She went on to say that if it wasn’t her (who can handle pain
and blood and guts and such) that everyone else would be whining cry babies all
the time. I have had my fair share of upsets and feeling yucky but for the most
pat I have handled this pretty good I think. Heck, I shaved my head with my
whole family and we are gonna post it here soon as we figure out how to. I was
happy Holly said that. It was like without the exact words she meant I was
tough enough to fight this cancer. I know she is right.
Oh, here's what was in the toilet., theodore is covered in shampoo which helped them get it out. If I get permission from the girls I'd love to send pictures of them trying to get it out. What a Friday night. Thanks Bobbie! J/K
Oh, here's what was in the toilet., theodore is covered in shampoo which helped them get it out. If I get permission from the girls I'd love to send pictures of them trying to get it out. What a Friday night. Thanks Bobbie! J/K
We love Skillet! And yes, they are a Christian group.
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