tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326451036277029562024-03-04T21:52:55.395-08:00What was I thinking?Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-10482703161689280922012-05-26T08:17:00.005-07:002012-05-26T09:11:53.048-07:00Just thinkin...Just been thinking about a few things lately,<br /><br />My weight... never really understood why I haven't just put my foot down and gotten rid of it so there are a few things I have been changing. For one this is my inspiration (i found on pinterest):<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeg-b8aFwP4fToF6j233bUyFs3iXxrOIvdFnWRdFEPfzzAXnhfWZQUPsoz_2UJTXTPexBxI-vccOsz75Htxk41Sr_r2DjfjFyLgOetRW8C3kzDNsPTDLjws4PgIp2Ct5vv38IvpcprGo/s1600/picc-sbsaxqgua-113836-475-475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeg-b8aFwP4fToF6j233bUyFs3iXxrOIvdFnWRdFEPfzzAXnhfWZQUPsoz_2UJTXTPexBxI-vccOsz75Htxk41Sr_r2DjfjFyLgOetRW8C3kzDNsPTDLjws4PgIp2Ct5vv38IvpcprGo/s400/picc-sbsaxqgua-113836-475-475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746863138579205154" border="0" /></a><br />Snacking is my downfall (that and not exercising of course), this has really helped me to recognize what my body needs and try and curb those feelings/cravings.<br /><br />Another thing that has been helping is smoothies, we have been making a lot of them lately! With lots of fruits and veggies added into it. LOVE SMOOTHIES!!!! It's so fun to try new things too and add carrots, spinach, mangos, we even got a whole coconut and hammered it apart - so much fun!! We also use flax seed, greek yogurt, soy protein, and I've even thrown a banana in it and really like it (if you know me I loathe plain bananas but love banana bread - lol, figure that one out)<br /><br />Another thought: David in school has not been the easiest on our family, but of course we know that it is the RIGHT thing for us right now - everything has been falling into place and we have been very blessed!<br /><br />We have been doing a lot of scout stuff and it's been difficult understanding all the things that go into scouting. David is Webelos leader and I am the Pack Committee Chair so we are very involved. Actually right now David is taking a hike up badger with his Webelos. I really enjoy working with the boys, even if it is a bit trying at times. It's so fun to watch them learn and grow.<br /><br />My brother Michael just had a new addition to his family - so excited for him and to see him bless his baby next weekend. Jared Diesel is such a cute little baby! Can't wait to meet him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXoMB2Gi40j7RPqL9q6jl06mgQY1lLqDCH0xVBZTERltf6CZcOVqh5UnZjRC__DJN4HRdRXQ6ru9TazxMhkJypr2q1ZQ5sF1hfad-lwKE-W3dgxIBYwlL-wQQLWA_LgJkODwplh59G9c/s1600/Jared+and+kya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXoMB2Gi40j7RPqL9q6jl06mgQY1lLqDCH0xVBZTERltf6CZcOVqh5UnZjRC__DJN4HRdRXQ6ru9TazxMhkJypr2q1ZQ5sF1hfad-lwKE-W3dgxIBYwlL-wQQLWA_LgJkODwplh59G9c/s400/Jared+and+kya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746874673160143554" border="0" /></a><br />This will be a busy summer - I will be watching Brenda's kids a lot and I'm also very excited for my sister Becky to be moving somewhere nearby us this summer! I'm also excited to get to hang out with Nancy and her family.<br /><br />My nephew is getting married June 9th, we are excited to be able to go to the Spokane temple and watch him be sealed to his bride for Time and all Eternity!!!! Love this!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-1436681115288979462012-02-13T19:42:00.003-08:002012-02-13T19:53:09.585-08:00Thank goodness, not much happening!So it's been a year since anything really major has happened as far as physically and boy am I grateful for that! As far as other things recently...<br /><br />David started school and I have to say I am very proud of my husband! He's doing so well in his classes and seems to be thriving :) and they are not the easiest classes either - He's taking Math, Psychology, Technical drawing, and Materials. His teachers expect a lot - they all think that theirs is the only class their students are taking (I think all teachers are this way) but hey if managed a little wisely it's not to bad.<br /><br />Alana is doing really well, she is bored at times but mommy tries to do "homework" with her and help her with her letter/numbers. We also like to play games together, go to the library, and she also loves to visit her cousins and grandma who live nearby.<br /><br />The Lord has blessed us and hears our prayers - nothing major going on and I am just fine with that - I really don't mind my "boring" little life.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-10619234366953154902011-11-04T23:25:00.000-07:002011-11-04T23:51:05.321-07:00One year ago today...One year ago today was not a good day for our family - it's been rough at times but as a friend of mine put it - he's where we want to be one day. As we strive to make it through this life I look forward to one day meeting our son whom we didn't have the chance to meet on this earth.<br /><br />I love you precious baby boy.<br /><br />Love Mommy :)Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-22287236960915368462011-10-31T23:14:00.000-07:002011-10-31T23:39:11.122-07:00Random Halloween MemoryI was just thinking about memories from Halloween past and thought about one when I was growing up in Boardman - Just reminded me of what kind of man my Dad was...<br /><br />I was a police cadet - blame it on my friend Marlene :) It didn't last long, only about a year an a half or so but it was fun while it lasted.<br /><br />As a cadet you could go on ride along's - where you get to ride in a police car with an officer and pull people over or go check out suspicious behavior, or just drive around making sure people aren't misbehaving. It just so happened that the only time I went on one of these ride-along's was All-Hallow's Eve. Yup - Halloween- I was a bit terrified, it being my first time and all.<br /><br />So this day was anticipated for quite awhile, couple of weeks or so. I had to be trained, get permission (I was underage), and show that I could handle myself. It was interesting to say the least.<br /><br />The big day arrives and I've done everything necessary to get myself ready for the big night, I've got my uniform on, I'm sure I gave myself a couple of pep talks, and said goodbye to my parents. I walk down to the police station and proceed to go on my very first ride-along.<br /><br />We drove around a bit making sure the little kiddies were safe and that no teenagers where causing mischief. We sat at the freeway entrance waiting for people that didn't stop at the off-ramp stop sign. We pulled someone over cause they had a missing headlight. We got a call about suspicious activity out in a field (didn't find anything). And then the officer drove me home. (nope no doughnut shops involved but we were tempted)<br /><br />Yup that was about it - *whew*<br /><br />Apparently I wasn't the only one worried...<br /><br />As I walked in the door after my little adventure I heard squawking and radio chatter and I was wondering what the heck was going on - and there sitting in his chair was my father, listening to a police scanner.<br /><br />Love you Dad.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-63138974737624232032011-09-29T17:09:00.000-07:002011-09-29T17:17:21.053-07:00Six months gone by aready!!?I can't believe six months have already passed since my last post! Wow how time flies. So here is a small update:<br /><br />Alana turned 4!! <br /> --- Can't believe it, but there you have it. I now have a big 4 year old!<br /><br />We had the roof on our house in La Grande fix/changed. <br /> --- It needed done for awhile and we're glad that it finally is - one less headace<br /><br />David has been officially layed off.<br /> --- a new chapter in our life is about to begin as he attempts school. We are excited to move on and for David to start doing what he's always wanted to do "when he grows up" - lol<br /><br />And now that he's layed off we can attempt to do our back yard project that has been waiting for us for two years.<br /><br />And that is about the sum of it for now - no major bad stuff lately and we are truly grateful for that and will take what the Lord is willing to give.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-33161792834953633982011-03-16T13:59:00.000-07:002011-03-16T20:30:16.262-07:00My new camera<div style="text-align: center;">My camera went kaput on me so I decided to take the plunge and get <a href="http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11623829&whse=BC&Ne=5000001%204000000&eCat=BC%7C90607%7C83&N=4047256%204294967278&Mo=0&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price%7C1%7C%7CP_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&hierPath=90607*83*87150*&topnav=">another</a> point and shoot - what do you think? It does alright but I think I like my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Image-Stabilized-Optical/dp/B000HAOVGM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300332024&sr=8-1">old</a> one better... <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These are the better of the shots I took. Can you tell who the joy of my life is?? She is the reason I get up in the morning, she helps me to move on and look at the world in a positive light.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love you sweet girl<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNhQf0RUZAQe91dwvSm2OYRIS6jmPFkzLPjwy6pwvE_pGR_UaWQZxHFhZo9u-FGxZ2kF_6__W0lpcvNwZdj8FoaCqHyDPzDEnMwAJxPD02MExfRGjMlgGlSHJUJkLMxMGjTL8CzC5HBc/s1600/P1000012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNhQf0RUZAQe91dwvSm2OYRIS6jmPFkzLPjwy6pwvE_pGR_UaWQZxHFhZo9u-FGxZ2kF_6__W0lpcvNwZdj8FoaCqHyDPzDEnMwAJxPD02MExfRGjMlgGlSHJUJkLMxMGjTL8CzC5HBc/s400/P1000012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584881071401641634" border="0" /></a>We tried Curlformers but Alana didn't want to leave them in long enough<br />We'll have to try again another day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45pkHefhESraJKLUyMZWp9LNdldQHK3f2ZVSd8d7f8pkMf-fy4EuefDHCK3HXnLl8gwQmLu0JvaHyK64jo9GGG3KHNvDug1oTfObCxANZanc7dfM5r648N9vDEL1ikrXZFYfiXVkEqqs/s1600/P1000088.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45pkHefhESraJKLUyMZWp9LNdldQHK3f2ZVSd8d7f8pkMf-fy4EuefDHCK3HXnLl8gwQmLu0JvaHyK64jo9GGG3KHNvDug1oTfObCxANZanc7dfM5r648N9vDEL1ikrXZFYfiXVkEqqs/s400/P1000088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584834341163959026" border="0" /></a>Love the attitude<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BWHowRpGQJSb7ObgUnNKZnNW-eSgPvRN0X3ZitW8eDhJlAgq1FIUb3v5ZeiQkekK73fjaWRKKqzO24Q3lvbWQEincj4uxdaKIzW1D1OBLA6_ZRpxU1p8fqoaedE4t81zPLgcV2c0waM/s1600/P1000076.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BWHowRpGQJSb7ObgUnNKZnNW-eSgPvRN0X3ZitW8eDhJlAgq1FIUb3v5ZeiQkekK73fjaWRKKqzO24Q3lvbWQEincj4uxdaKIzW1D1OBLA6_ZRpxU1p8fqoaedE4t81zPLgcV2c0waM/s400/P1000076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584813982560206450" border="0" /></a>Alana LOVES hanging out with her cousin Keegan... and they loved their new sunglasses!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBNN1yYOKiHx7CAr8eJG4p9AMkXbloVfH5xxIOFSibHb6_fOM1vgMk2RWN88h9OldC3HmHvRptC0HCaN5b2QbmZxz4zbcscx5kRF8dEqDY4oyKxjZ0aath79_C5hTL_LDsCYd8k9849s/s1600/P1000021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBNN1yYOKiHx7CAr8eJG4p9AMkXbloVfH5xxIOFSibHb6_fOM1vgMk2RWN88h9OldC3HmHvRptC0HCaN5b2QbmZxz4zbcscx5kRF8dEqDY4oyKxjZ0aath79_C5hTL_LDsCYd8k9849s/s400/P1000021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584811211134352834" border="0" /></a>Sweet smile!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXihwZiHtqhm4CypnGz6ksOcxjN6Ba9rNcZPcBiTNzw15nH8k5LuSQGT_c0CIq2IfdYUHl7zuz_DiGSHr6xUfqTztrVbEGITAMt43-yezeRzDsV6AiV2mRt2S-RB7vk4Mbd1lSPrJtiBY/s1600/P1000004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXihwZiHtqhm4CypnGz6ksOcxjN6Ba9rNcZPcBiTNzw15nH8k5LuSQGT_c0CIq2IfdYUHl7zuz_DiGSHr6xUfqTztrVbEGITAMt43-yezeRzDsV6AiV2mRt2S-RB7vk4Mbd1lSPrJtiBY/s400/P1000004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584808768761616722" border="0" /></a>Keegan got a new drum set from his grandma - just really glad that it's not in MY house!! (at least while Keegan's playing it) Alana plays it pretty good - she was playing it so well Nancy and I thought Jaydin was playing it when it was actually Alana.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2gUwrs2srBX0cr3SG1JgxfMxDL754IL9FJk0vcWgdZSZWJrumbMrTPrjCyQqjDWazohpJ0ULGjR3MVp9l3EuHMZF0Z55WO2QDYaGs5r39G0s4dckL_ICY-DEwWSQBdnqTtTO8J4cMhM/s1600/Copy+of+P1000073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2gUwrs2srBX0cr3SG1JgxfMxDL754IL9FJk0vcWgdZSZWJrumbMrTPrjCyQqjDWazohpJ0ULGjR3MVp9l3EuHMZF0Z55WO2QDYaGs5r39G0s4dckL_ICY-DEwWSQBdnqTtTO8J4cMhM/s400/Copy+of+P1000073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584799819728299666" border="0" /></a><br />Alana was hitting daddy's head pretty hard! Silly girl, she's got her daddy wrapped around her little finger :):)<br /></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-64385305570764851922011-02-22T17:54:00.000-08:002011-02-22T18:37:38.907-08:00My Heart is Broken...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43usFGCRcGF7bb-CiH1mVSOTwPTJte2C-eGpk3i_SR68TPRyjgMzheeZlrepgbTI2T3RZx1LXkToQ389vFKST7sXkI2ZW0w8SYoCsxiqXZCbgEsFVMPgNlgiI3bXLdq46h9orgqzC7OA/s1600/heart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43usFGCRcGF7bb-CiH1mVSOTwPTJte2C-eGpk3i_SR68TPRyjgMzheeZlrepgbTI2T3RZx1LXkToQ389vFKST7sXkI2ZW0w8SYoCsxiqXZCbgEsFVMPgNlgiI3bXLdq46h9orgqzC7OA/s400/heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576698021210193602" border="0" /></a><br />I think that my heart is Broken - can I have a new one??? This valentines day was the WORST EVER!!!! <br /><br />Well it actually started Sunday morning. My left ovary started hurting pretty bad, I had no idea what it might be so we went to the ER. They first did some labs and found out I was pregnant - Surprise! First time ever getting pregnant without fertility drugs. Turned out not to be a good thing however since the ultrasound showed no baby in my uterus, when by that time they should have seen <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span> in there. The ER sent me home saying it could possibly be ectopic and to come back in if anything at all changed, cause if it ruptured it could be life threatening. <br /><br />The rest of the day it was just a dull pain but come Monday morning (Valentine's Day) it started hurting again - with a vengeance this time. This time the pain was all over my abdominal area - I was just in pain EVERYWHERE!! So back into the ER I went. Not sure why but all they did was give me some morphine and send me home. They told me to call the doctor for a followup. Funny cause when I followed up with the doctor that same day they said "well if it's a possible ectopic pregnancy we would send you to the ER" yeah I'm convinced all doctors are idiots!! <br /><br />On Monday not only was I in pain (the morphine did nothing to help the pain) but because of the morphine I was vomiting ALL DAY! I literally could keep nothing down all day. I remember trying to eat a piece of ice and having dry heaves from it. It was awful! I was feeling slightly better about 8 that night so I wanted to shower - that was a mistake. I actually ended up passing out. David was beside himself with worry. I thought I just passed out from dehydration and from throwing up all day.<br /><br />So Tuesday I go into to have labs done and Wednesday morning the doctor finally calls back and tells me that the labs aren't good and I should probably go in and have an ultrasound done. The ultrasound once again showed no baby in my uterus and this time there is what might be blood in my abdominal cavity. They also saw a large <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span> in the region of my left ovary.<br /><br />That's when the doctor says that I probably should have surgery. That I may have a ruptured fallopian tube. Duh, ya think?<br /><br />So Wednesday night I had surgery and they said it had definitely ruptured. They also pulled out about 1/3 gallon of clots. Which translates to bleeding out about a gallon of blood! No wonder I looked white! They said there were so many clots the nurse in the operating room was having to stomp on the tube to keep it from clogging up. It turned from a one hour surgery into two hours. The anesthesiologist was surprised I was doing as well as I was before the surgery. <br /><br />Well I am feeling a little better now, it's been about a week since the surgery. One doctor told me I shouldn't have gotten pregnant so soon after my D&C's and it was probably because of the scarring from the D&C's that the baby stopped in the tube. But another doctor said that since it had been two months since the D&C that it probably wouldn't have mattered how long I had waited to try again, it would have happened on that side anyways. And that there is a 30% chance of it happening on the other side now too. <br /><br />So my guess is no more kids for us, at least naturally. What a bitter disappointment. Can't seem to catch a break.<br /><br />And now you know why my heart is broken...Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-67484726301607129642011-01-20T10:36:00.001-08:002011-01-20T10:37:21.763-08:00Layoffshttp://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/01/20/1333876/1600-layoffs-in-the-works-at-hanford.html#storylink=omni_popular<br /><br />Looks like David will be returning to school in the near future...Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-85529531908412076262010-12-07T13:11:00.000-08:002010-12-07T13:32:14.245-08:00Sometimes I don't wanna...do anything! yes it's been one of those days, where I just don't care! Poor Alana's taking the brunt of it, eating out of paper bowls and wearing the same thing as yesterday. Good thing she's so easy going and doesn't care.<br /><br />I found out that I have to have another D & C this week sometime - not really looking forward to that. My HCG levels (that's the hormone that's called the pregnancy hormone) should be around zero since it's been over a month that I had our angel baby but instead in a week it only went down ten points to 145. This means that there is some placenta left in my uterus that is producing the hormone and needs to be removed. The doctors have said it's because we tried to keep the baby instead of aborting it right away. Once the baby lost all the amniotic fluid the placenta kinda "grabbed" on to the inside of my uterus more than normal and some of it stayed really stuck and they missed it the first time. So back I go. The doctors office just called too, I go in at 11am tomorrow. So fun...Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-51381065995969630902010-11-26T15:51:00.000-08:002010-11-26T15:57:15.599-08:00Doing betterIt's so weird - I have good days and bad days, yesterday was not that great a day but today has been much better. I've just been chillin with my two favorite people in the world and it has made all the difference. No black Friday shopping for me - we are getting what we want but there were no sales out there to match what I could find on line so yeah for the internet!! I haven't been doing much crafting stuff and I would really like to get back into that so I've decided to splurge and get what I've been wanting for awhile. :):) Maybe my body is doing a little better too with these antibiotics I've been taking. I've had no pain today either - that's a first in over a week - that makes me very happy. Here's to hoping I'm on the mend.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-16283606791991362802010-11-19T13:37:00.000-08:002010-11-19T14:04:09.563-08:00Been hard...Wow, I did not think this would be so hard. I just miss my baby soooo dang much! Tomorrow I would be 20 weeks - halfway through my pregnancy. It's really hard not to think that I had such a wonderful perfect pregnancy with Alana and then to have my water break so early - I just can't make any sense of it. My brain and heart are having a really difficult time dealing with the fact that I no longer have a baby growing inside me - it just doesn't feel right. I know all the usual things - that he is up there with Heavenly Father, that we can one day be with him again (if we endure to the end of course), that I have a beautiful little girl here with me right now - and don't get me wrong I cherish all this but in those quite moments before falling asleep or when something just hits me, like a song or seeing a pregnant lady I just kinda die inside a little. Like I said - it's been hard.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-85689905207468190252010-11-05T20:41:00.000-07:002010-11-05T20:43:21.851-07:00Our sweet little boy...Our sweet little boy has gone back to the care of his Father in Heaven. He was not with us very long but he definitely left a very lasting impression on our hearts. When I am ready I will post more...Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-24583187311999793752010-11-01T13:49:00.000-07:002010-11-01T13:54:20.310-07:00I'm here...Hi everyone - I'm here just tired. Been fighting this for over three weeks now and I'm just not really seeing the end in site - I have good days and bad days. I'm gonna go back to bed now...<br />(if I can get Alana down for a nap)<br /><br />Oh yeah, I have an Appointment Wednesday at 1 so we'll see how that goes. May the Lord bless us with <span style="font-size:78%;">a little</span> fluid!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-38309942288268991652010-10-24T10:35:00.000-07:002010-10-28T11:54:47.545-07:00PPROMI know most of you have been reading my face book posts but I just can't seem to keep up with all the questions everyone seems to have so I hope my posting on my blog is okay. I will try to keep you updated as much as possible. <br /><br />Also please remember that I have no laptop and that I try to be on the computer very little each day. Bed rest is my main goal right now and taking care of Alana - luckily she is being a very good little girl for mommy :) .<br /><br />Be prepared that I am holding nothing back and it may sound a little depressing and disheartening at times but that is my life right now and I want/need you to know that that is what is happening. <br /><br />When it is good news I will tell it like it is - when it is bad news I will as well. It may also have a little bit too much detail at times but I will try and not be too awfully gory. Also for those who just read from Google Reader I have posted on the side note what pPROM is all about and a little of my story just as an overview. <br /><br />So here we go... I will start at the beginning.<br /><br /><br /><br />I would have to say October 8th was the one of the worst days of my life so far - that is when my membranes ruptured and the doctors told me that there is no hope, to go home and wait for a miscarriage. I now have one of the most high risks pregnancies possible. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">P</span>reterm <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">P</span>remature <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">R</span>uptures of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">M</span>embranes only occurs in about 3% of pregnancies, and there is only a 1% chance our baby will even make it if I do make it to "full term" which in my situation is considered about 34ish weeks. <br /><br />As of today I am 16 weeks and 5 days along, my water broke when I was 13 weeks and 6 days. I have about another 17 weeks on bed rest to make it to 34 weeks. <br /><br />It all started on Friday three weeks ago - it had been a pretty busy day. Running errands, helping family, doing my water aerobics, and fixing dinner for my family that was visiting (all 18 of us) . This is really not that unusual, I am a very busy mama and I love it! My thought was that I had made it past the horrible 12 week point where most miscarriages occur and that I had had a perfectly healthy pregnancy with Alana. I thought I was in the clear.<br /><br />Well as I was cooking dinner, I was standing at the stove stirring the pot of spaghetti when I suddenly felt a little gush of water - I had actually thought that I just couldn't hold it anymore and I'd just wet my pants, so off to the bathroom I went. After changing, I went back to the stove and not more than 30 seconds later, here came another gush and of course this time I KNEW cause I had just emptied my bladder. So off to the bathroom I went and sure enough - clear fluid.<br /><br />So I come out of the bathroom and it was absolute chaos in my house! In that 1 min I was in the bathroom the stove had started beeping with an error code, the kids had been called into eat and nobody knew where David or I was! So after having one of the kids go get David, I'm starting to tell him that I'm pretty sure my water just broke - poor David was so overwhelmed what with the beeping still in the background and the kids being kids, it was pretty hard to grasp. <br /><br />We figured out that the error code was caused by the pot of noodles getting the console in the back of the stove to hot and it didn't like that. We got the kids settled down to dinner and all this time I'm feeling more and more little gushes of fluid. And after hearing what was happening with me, my sisters are pushing us out the door to get to the hospital. Whew it was crazy! My sisters were pretty awesome though and took care of everything. And before we left my wonderful husband and brother-in-law were able to give me a blessing.<br /><br />So after getting to Kadlec the ER staff was pretty busy but they got us back in a room in about 10 - 15 min. The nurse came in soon after and tried to find a heartbeat with a doppler but it was just to early in my pregnancy for the doppler to find anything. So then the doctor comes in and is able to look and see that my cervix is still closed and that fluid is definitely leaking. So he gets a sample and sends it off to be checked. <br /><br />So we waited for the results for about an hour, and the doctor comes back in and says that the test was positive for amniotic fluid and that he's really sorry. He said he had called the doctor on call for my ob/gyn clinic and was waiting for a call back, he would let us know what the ob doctor said. About 45 min later he comes back in with the ultrasound machine and says that the doctor said to do an ultrasound to see if there is any fluid. So he checks and there is no fluid at all but there is a heartbeat. He proceeds to give us the bad news that I will probably pass the baby in the next two days and that he is so sorry - he was a very compassionate person, but it was just horribly devastating to us. So after a few minutes we kinda pulled ourselves together and were discharged with the instructions for bed rest and to take antibiotics to decrease infection.<br /><br />So I get home and immediately head to bed. My sister Becky had already left, since it was so late and my sister Brenda had already been planning on staying the night so she was there and my sis-in-law Nancy was there as well, she doesn't live to far luckily and has been my lifesaver during everything. The bishop and our home teacher came over and together with my husband they gave me another blessing which was so comforting and awesome, it is so wonderful to have such wonderful people in our lives!!<br /><br />After two days on bed rest we call the doctor on Monday and they want to see us right away for another ultrasound. So I go in and once again there is no measurable fluid but there was a strong heartbeat - this baby WANTED to make it!!!. That is when the Dr advised that I should terminate the baby. That was really hard to take in. Termination. It just wasn't in my vocabulary in regards to a baby. She kept talking about the risk of infection to me and about the risk of my not being able to have more kids and it all just felt so surreal and horrible, I wasn't really grasping anything, I felt like I was in a bubble or something, I think if I wasn't already laying down I may have passed out. <br /><br />The Dr said she wanted to see me again the next day at labor and delivery in the hospital to see if the baby was still alive and then they would induce labor, if the baby had passed by then. So I went home and stayed in bed for all the rest of Monday and Tuesday - I just didn't feel like I wanted to go in to see her that day so I just didn't go, I was not ready to give up yet! - I waited till the next day, Wednesday. <br /><br />Well when we got to Labor and Delivery (L&D) the next day they (the nurses) were not expecting us - they were expecting to just call us when they were ready for us, but they were so great and got us in a room and I had blood work done and another ultrasound done. That beautiful sweet baby of ours was still hangin in there!! With still no fluid though - I just couldn't believe that our baby was still fighting!!! Seeing that heartbeat gave me hope. And that's when we knew we were in it for the long haul - if this baby was gonna keep fighting then so were we!! <br /><br />I told the nurse that as long as there was a heartbeat we were not terminating, no matter the risk to me. That's when Dr. Howerton came in and just told it to us straight, that there is not much hope but it was our choice to keep going. He was really great. He didn't mention termination again then or since, I'm glad we got to see him and not Mrs. doom and gloom Dr from Monday - it made a lot of difference. So after chatting with him for about 20 min or so we went home - he told us that modified bed rest was probably okay cause bed rest didn't seem to matter all that much, and to come back and see him in a week, the next wed.<br /><br />David went back to work the next day - Thursday - and I took it fairly easy for the next week. I may have done a little more than I should have though. I really had a hard time adjusting to the whole bed rest thing. <br /><br />Wednesday the 20th I had my fourth ultrasound. It was the same as the other ones - a strong heartbeat and no fluid. Poor baby was troopin along the best way he/she knew how. It just amazes me that they can survive inside for so long and yet outside the womb there may not be any hope. <br /><br />Once again Dr. Howerton saw me and there wasn't much he could really tell me that I didn't already know. He wanted to see me the next week for another ultrasound but I asked him if we could do it in two weeks - he was like sure, that's fine too. My thought is - it's not like it matters either way it turns out - the ultrasound actually kinda depresses me cause of all the sad and pitying looks I get from complete strangers. I love seeing the heartbeat - don't get me wrong but the no fluid thing really puts a damper on things, definitely no fun.<br /><br />And that brings us to today. One upside to everything now is that at this point I can feel the baby moving. That is a great feeling and I really cherish every time I feel that sweet baby of mine making him/herself known. Not only do I know that the baby is still with us, and is very reassuring, but it's a time I feel closer to the baby I may never be able to see alive.<br /><br />I want you all to know that prayers for us are so wonderful - I really do feel the strength from you - and your continued prayers are very welcome. I know it's hard to know what to say in a situation such as mine (if the situation was reversed I know I would feel the same) just know that I read your comments and appreciate any uplifting things you say - I love you all.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-63373897416067670582010-09-20T09:48:00.000-07:002010-09-20T13:48:08.126-07:003rd Birthday<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Birthday my sweet Alana!!!!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What a fun birthday party we had for our little 3 year old! She had so much fun with her cousins playing and dancing and just having a really fun time. And of course what's a birthday without cake, ice cream and presents!! Hope you enjoy all the pictures :) Oh and thank you so much to my wonderful sister Nancy for taking pictures for us of the party. <br /><br />Here are just a few things that Alana loves and does:<br /><br />- Singing and Dancing<br />- Sings ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, and Wise Man and Foolish Man, and many other songs<br />- Love's playing with ALL her cousins<br />- Can go potty in the toilet for about 6 months now<br />- Loves Nursery<br />- Favorite foods are Noodles, Fruit, Meat, Crackers and of course Candy!!<br />- Loves to help mommy bake<br />- Cuddles with mommy every morning<br />- Is starting to recognize letters<br />- LOVES playing in the dirt and sand!<br />- Always has to "play" with her belly button when falling asleep (kinda her pacifier)<br />- and of course loves watching Diego!! (and Dora, and Little Bear, and ... just about anything!)<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">even watched Bambi last night and loved it.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgmIyxGBjZz-NzLit9VtHj8teTrLcVYRjD2ibjH1JII1jtShWBebciLQNBupdzLUHhdluuGPDqodPawfnw8-0bKcxJqANhZWGAaysomEGnP4aWZqazxTWG0MgLQLdJEO8I8Y5F2viIao/s1600/5+396.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgmIyxGBjZz-NzLit9VtHj8teTrLcVYRjD2ibjH1JII1jtShWBebciLQNBupdzLUHhdluuGPDqodPawfnw8-0bKcxJqANhZWGAaysomEGnP4aWZqazxTWG0MgLQLdJEO8I8Y5F2viIao/s400/5+396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519089764294510082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53chZsNtOBfDzcWKnvctq8neALPRtdHhZZ9nMDse6zR9o9zamQqHRxZoA3xBgui7q5wYThJ3Swo6-41o9LAOksSSYXP3Y-IxVktdL6oEbFYkym_nO1tj8zQZUtHjvOFvSy7kOcE-a-zw/s1600/5+395.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53chZsNtOBfDzcWKnvctq8neALPRtdHhZZ9nMDse6zR9o9zamQqHRxZoA3xBgui7q5wYThJ3Swo6-41o9LAOksSSYXP3Y-IxVktdL6oEbFYkym_nO1tj8zQZUtHjvOFvSy7kOcE-a-zw/s400/5+395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519089753040338578" border="0" /></a>Beautiful Smile!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phSJdTbjhy0H8DI0dq8dxc-iVZlaDXjQMP53n9X2yoDdNHhLzQhG1oFB6OHtWygqZGpWKS_An5ZelgiQ4akFi9tQ9hqKw91LhBdkKT5OKYuiYnpp9RkDETCcNmQyZ6DSR76zdxCyeW0/s1600/5+400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phSJdTbjhy0H8DI0dq8dxc-iVZlaDXjQMP53n9X2yoDdNHhLzQhG1oFB6OHtWygqZGpWKS_An5ZelgiQ4akFi9tQ9hqKw91LhBdkKT5OKYuiYnpp9RkDETCcNmQyZ6DSR76zdxCyeW0/s400/5+400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519078452911802066" border="0" /></a>Lot's of cousins and Aunt's and Uncle's<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZD_8YIgRfO9pm44KKiLgmEiaCUN-XLh2XrjXwVjIS70TWW-IMH4Lq9Ig6M4pNN1ncieICH1HMPrnbAi9tfrtv7eSOFlhcF7o7eWo57CtOCMBoscoBPNu3_PWSriqU-z7zvPhteBQ5Eo/s1600/5+397.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZD_8YIgRfO9pm44KKiLgmEiaCUN-XLh2XrjXwVjIS70TWW-IMH4Lq9Ig6M4pNN1ncieICH1HMPrnbAi9tfrtv7eSOFlhcF7o7eWo57CtOCMBoscoBPNu3_PWSriqU-z7zvPhteBQ5Eo/s400/5+397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519078443587914930" border="0" /></a>More cousins<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG1u5dokHZiUhvYMrSDtT-T7jFnvsTSZkWqxYXFeNeHKE6zkQNDRlxWSc6weyVtso5syP7kBsCLMmwW8wvmWCIuim79j504vCReU3tYl3-dOy6KTstDCVo0ExGVYFjiJvUfM6M9fWsas/s1600/5+398.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG1u5dokHZiUhvYMrSDtT-T7jFnvsTSZkWqxYXFeNeHKE6zkQNDRlxWSc6weyVtso5syP7kBsCLMmwW8wvmWCIuim79j504vCReU3tYl3-dOy6KTstDCVo0ExGVYFjiJvUfM6M9fWsas/s400/5+398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519078432886180258" border="0" /></a>Yummy Pizza!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qUXNjOOknrxK_XNU_XRlaRejP6gatMJSvIyRDWkaybxKHBqR0TTM8s1CAE26PJVBqxtb7HFtDBTWBfMcufwc0rlxuR85_x4jC6QfAaQvAQTs1wF5tmLgOgimhyphenhyphen8TGDESU13oT295x5w/s1600/5+403.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qUXNjOOknrxK_XNU_XRlaRejP6gatMJSvIyRDWkaybxKHBqR0TTM8s1CAE26PJVBqxtb7HFtDBTWBfMcufwc0rlxuR85_x4jC6QfAaQvAQTs1wF5tmLgOgimhyphenhyphen8TGDESU13oT295x5w/s400/5+403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519078422127641634" border="0" /></a>Fun on her riding toy<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KaUUDTOJHowQHGCHC7lP_oNM6STwQhKzCzOt-zau0bbYmC9dIVXjYAiBVqgigUxbehVMgsIa0G3K6FK8KmM2D7l45Hq1KFAbONsk7qWhvQJNHGzE4SMu4ND1l4qVnqWend3FRJnK_i0/s1600/5+405.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KaUUDTOJHowQHGCHC7lP_oNM6STwQhKzCzOt-zau0bbYmC9dIVXjYAiBVqgigUxbehVMgsIa0G3K6FK8KmM2D7l45Hq1KFAbONsk7qWhvQJNHGzE4SMu4ND1l4qVnqWend3FRJnK_i0/s400/5+405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519078405339551714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhSjXk2cyWTUH_BXTtbrkuc2WSG8ZpOtI5_suPN28OMAH_-HuRKR4zdecbm_GOjBAyuHnn1pkwkyljRq9BKBRlKoWKYgmOcJLLcoVgM0ipqM7oBSheIQKprKoWrRvgwZMh2Ej8tnhyphenhyphenps/s1600/5+412.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhSjXk2cyWTUH_BXTtbrkuc2WSG8ZpOtI5_suPN28OMAH_-HuRKR4zdecbm_GOjBAyuHnn1pkwkyljRq9BKBRlKoWKYgmOcJLLcoVgM0ipqM7oBSheIQKprKoWrRvgwZMh2Ej8tnhyphenhyphenps/s400/5+412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519073437770628626" border="0" /></a>Opening gifts<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY8ok5uyY8ojw9n5Q2FIi9E12vYSDoYlF-nIuKWxRn_8ud_8lD8kW1m6lCFEOvsispc1kKm6oUn1sBgaE5cmfJga_4CtLCMCQFKCQ4k6pmxjeHb70I9TzgSDeqCXU4A2eSiswnQbFlL0/s1600/5+414.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY8ok5uyY8ojw9n5Q2FIi9E12vYSDoYlF-nIuKWxRn_8ud_8lD8kW1m6lCFEOvsispc1kKm6oUn1sBgaE5cmfJga_4CtLCMCQFKCQ4k6pmxjeHb70I9TzgSDeqCXU4A2eSiswnQbFlL0/s400/5+414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519073423603782546" border="0" /></a>More gifts...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP6wDejP4rydM5pL6T3za7O6Ci4z7ITZ9GNhdzGqzpjKp7IbAya1CWRe1u-O_6IFNTjzPXX_Fgdqrz06EMuqySinIcAq-TloYf-_GuGi_6x95N5JGIeb3-6aWfa4M9e-P2ncDZLpXOx4/s1600/5+419.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP6wDejP4rydM5pL6T3za7O6Ci4z7ITZ9GNhdzGqzpjKp7IbAya1CWRe1u-O_6IFNTjzPXX_Fgdqrz06EMuqySinIcAq-TloYf-_GuGi_6x95N5JGIeb3-6aWfa4M9e-P2ncDZLpXOx4/s400/5+419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519073407801156690" border="0" /></a>She loves what she got!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrr5Sj2QzVqUfZgUe8ioKxSAzfuvMvWzHLc3PioNUUZRlla3ElLT3Ec1CcQECZnoA3pUug58Ja6bs2oYCKG87mnXWD2iTtWcKKZo-T4nR7nGiufH3chR8TKzoXt7KVM0QVNF2JXfG4Es/s1600/5+425.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrr5Sj2QzVqUfZgUe8ioKxSAzfuvMvWzHLc3PioNUUZRlla3ElLT3Ec1CcQECZnoA3pUug58Ja6bs2oYCKG87mnXWD2iTtWcKKZo-T4nR7nGiufH3chR8TKzoXt7KVM0QVNF2JXfG4Es/s400/5+425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519073393646470146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1g3kAGwlyA9mjvn0OsazfPlw8KDCg0A3mSMbd2AMA1Ndl5npUspfJDeIfcaMmU_IAgAdFpTmGROJxd12c4ojcX5SOPHkvSGJy2aGqh_hDlB4m8VdEvNv2Ei1BDRg0N71Yl6oL9wiavyI/s1600/5+394.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1g3kAGwlyA9mjvn0OsazfPlw8KDCg0A3mSMbd2AMA1Ndl5npUspfJDeIfcaMmU_IAgAdFpTmGROJxd12c4ojcX5SOPHkvSGJy2aGqh_hDlB4m8VdEvNv2Ei1BDRg0N71Yl6oL9wiavyI/s400/5+394.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519073381224081730" border="0" /></a>Alana's Diego/Dora Cake...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Lz-VqaE24zyjN8RSB-jn-c429e5-nR0GvSdzqDMX9gh34vABCfxrjkQVlN3JeMmKAmk9J3sU-NQUaYl1RBiCMO5XmXEWBHbPslDWN3Qb-S3YOz0eU8Yy7RG-pufetF2QmiGDFDt1H0/s1600/5+435.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Lz-VqaE24zyjN8RSB-jn-c429e5-nR0GvSdzqDMX9gh34vABCfxrjkQVlN3JeMmKAmk9J3sU-NQUaYl1RBiCMO5XmXEWBHbPslDWN3Qb-S3YOz0eU8Yy7RG-pufetF2QmiGDFDt1H0/s400/5+435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519059278600872914" border="0" /></a>That mommy made! Everyone LOVED the rocks!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7YLIGvwLsto_udZcI9wG6rcPzxDlw-BzfEchB3MFH_hgoWGITUoGxp4VdlWFIOhI2f8ngxtAzGpEdxVU_MLWZ-5a11IbGte9WTkgZB-jtd1bkIktVlAWOksoQdKEOaQMe2nkiMwGbeo/s1600/5+442.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7YLIGvwLsto_udZcI9wG6rcPzxDlw-BzfEchB3MFH_hgoWGITUoGxp4VdlWFIOhI2f8ngxtAzGpEdxVU_MLWZ-5a11IbGte9WTkgZB-jtd1bkIktVlAWOksoQdKEOaQMe2nkiMwGbeo/s400/5+442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519059272240306994" border="0" /></a>Fun with Blowers<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5xfoc8jH1-Fx_kQgaxd-gQZ1nCT14rsX04gyaxlld2nl8IRg17XHhdv0uiN2KG01IGW34CuetPHGnlU4FsV7yFhxODkMhNDQ3wuwC_5pAp3B66HBq8G8cqgVrl_hWsv9FoGyEb4bkTo/s1600/5+444.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5xfoc8jH1-Fx_kQgaxd-gQZ1nCT14rsX04gyaxlld2nl8IRg17XHhdv0uiN2KG01IGW34CuetPHGnlU4FsV7yFhxODkMhNDQ3wuwC_5pAp3B66HBq8G8cqgVrl_hWsv9FoGyEb4bkTo/s400/5+444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519059258410193650" border="0" /></a>Mmmm Cake :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qB3rnIk6Iyc-mxpflDDZqoyl0gd5JOOP-4loKh26wtLOHPFMgE4t5vi4VYQ7LtVYHKMIuDty_bKYtGGIs6o-DUmIlb5neVulXap3Cx8OFqm6Pq2IbCgH7YavrK9Q2-hjWsMw1tmgkzs/s1600/5+449.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qB3rnIk6Iyc-mxpflDDZqoyl0gd5JOOP-4loKh26wtLOHPFMgE4t5vi4VYQ7LtVYHKMIuDty_bKYtGGIs6o-DUmIlb5neVulXap3Cx8OFqm6Pq2IbCgH7YavrK9Q2-hjWsMw1tmgkzs/s400/5+449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519059244521782898" border="0" /></a>Must of been good!!<br /></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-81095584940404131502010-07-03T00:26:00.000-07:002010-07-03T00:30:42.289-07:00Happy 4th!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Happy 4th of July to everyone!! </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This post is especially to those who've served our country-</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> in the past, right now, and in the future -- </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am so proud to be an AMERICAN!! </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Proud of our heritage of strong and beautiful people. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Proud to live in the ONLY TRULY free country in the world!!!</span><br /><br />Happy Independence Day!!!<br /></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-38399576500943497262010-06-08T17:06:00.000-07:002010-06-08T19:42:51.292-07:00Random pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFDb1Ul4uGsAe7z9IXjxRtqfw2bbcplR2zzjXeQx49AC1wc1BTwaeY_qawFLso87JX9_aP6gXmJj_chALwU8anvIKUheUOAR53lyMPultrZ2MLK9oN5guo7UnCqoFTpdSLeSI2OQsGBg/s1600/003+344.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eIf4v5qIcaWxnTDT6E9YgxNX6XgYPRr_v-Y4txu-t5i0EQLSxoTfDhy8AWE3prrLEfvBca6pD3vOd3ReOZZrqJWdKB5VEL30odC4QryFrOQAu3k8otkJRHCBXUAD7O_gLgSwcxCVd1w/s1600/003+320.jpg"><br /></a><br />Just some random pictures<br /><br />First David's birthday: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFDb1Ul4uGsAe7z9IXjxRtqfw2bbcplR2zzjXeQx49AC1wc1BTwaeY_qawFLso87JX9_aP6gXmJj_chALwU8anvIKUheUOAR53lyMPultrZ2MLK9oN5guo7UnCqoFTpdSLeSI2OQsGBg/s1600/003+344.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFDb1Ul4uGsAe7z9IXjxRtqfw2bbcplR2zzjXeQx49AC1wc1BTwaeY_qawFLso87JX9_aP6gXmJj_chALwU8anvIKUheUOAR53lyMPultrZ2MLK9oN5guo7UnCqoFTpdSLeSI2OQsGBg/s400/003+344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480559537571430178" border="0" /></a>It was a lot of fun and I think David really enjoyed it:)<br /><br /><br />Next picture is David with my niece Kya and of course Alana - Alana loved her little cousin! They were adorable together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kOETIzOA7iO6MckWVbtYOh6wWfKzb2KLO8t4bOqryqDeZPBH6qYo0vpHHirY3ZrKQRrQn_zjcsxmuxh22ssweOMrc3odeDKOzFfCDZkHT1qj3sYYZ21XzfBHrfZLWS56pIDKdixUC2s/s1600/003+340.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kOETIzOA7iO6MckWVbtYOh6wWfKzb2KLO8t4bOqryqDeZPBH6qYo0vpHHirY3ZrKQRrQn_zjcsxmuxh22ssweOMrc3odeDKOzFfCDZkHT1qj3sYYZ21XzfBHrfZLWS56pIDKdixUC2s/s400/003+340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480559525516938882" border="0" /></a><br />Alana at my sister Becky's house, we were just hanging out for the day with Jeramy while Becky enjoyed some much needed time with her husband who had just came back from a year deployment in Iraq.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjeJuF7oiQ_dtVWzqdq5Plzd0K50I-SM8-AeQKXiP-_9aLgOj3ItHv8EYfDlExdv2s6O9dC2ILfs6vTevbLjeZhDVpbwSIRo00d2-eCJC7loFLI7x9KEIfxjGjul3TiMoEDDcip65C_8/s1600/003+347.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjeJuF7oiQ_dtVWzqdq5Plzd0K50I-SM8-AeQKXiP-_9aLgOj3ItHv8EYfDlExdv2s6O9dC2ILfs6vTevbLjeZhDVpbwSIRo00d2-eCJC7loFLI7x9KEIfxjGjul3TiMoEDDcip65C_8/s400/003+347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480559506743455778" border="0" /></a>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-55340365340980239352010-03-16T14:18:00.000-07:002010-03-16T16:22:48.923-07:00Today:Nothin much going on, just this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m9-aSkeFhLI9zdGw5kVWd6i0lg73izk2V4l3Tqjm1js0gsCUtZLAYepggOcTfp3EskCVCV6pViw3yUYnll5l9kXvk-sNL7Zl6SsZUwsQO4MJyy0uhhrNHiy4Xstp2a07RnrmoJQ8s_8/s1600-h/001+630.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m9-aSkeFhLI9zdGw5kVWd6i0lg73izk2V4l3Tqjm1js0gsCUtZLAYepggOcTfp3EskCVCV6pViw3yUYnll5l9kXvk-sNL7Zl6SsZUwsQO4MJyy0uhhrNHiy4Xstp2a07RnrmoJQ8s_8/s400/001+630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449345840852925954" border="0" /></a>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-92159683108489712332010-03-04T12:36:00.000-08:002010-03-09T11:47:49.973-08:00New Years Eve 2009<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbYkfsKGeFz-njWt7X6Mjoq_aTUW5mdamGJHPVb5B-elaepLc9tvnzfDfT3zSR9ZsYjzdgqxudbmg1Qv376w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This is of my very inventive nieces and nephews. They were so funny cause they all were being very secretive and wouldn't tell any of the adults what they were up to - they made it all up on their own! So cute :) Enjoy!!!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-50647700646791267972010-02-03T16:13:00.000-08:002010-02-03T16:14:40.294-08:00Check this OUT!!Wouldn't this be awesome to win!! I would love it.<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.rachelthurston.com/blog/?p=1860&cpage=10#comment-3781Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-13088121813474548862009-12-16T11:56:00.000-08:002009-12-16T12:13:55.117-08:00Bampa!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsTBSdspUsM0r8SzlOPAu9Ck7Vd3YKDUwroJX8nDbP_AvCzy1cVNzmx8eba6uVyYfgWr2Xmi2kPhu1zoJ2x48D3ijXvW24VnF57jVamz_toJnB12psC-WdpORE0CK_x1Zr5YE0GFh21Q/s1600-h/IMG_0104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsTBSdspUsM0r8SzlOPAu9Ck7Vd3YKDUwroJX8nDbP_AvCzy1cVNzmx8eba6uVyYfgWr2Xmi2kPhu1zoJ2x48D3ijXvW24VnF57jVamz_toJnB12psC-WdpORE0CK_x1Zr5YE0GFh21Q/s400/IMG_0104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415929459228190370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Last Pic with Grandpa</span><br /></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-22332284239884322182009-11-14T12:11:00.000-08:002009-11-14T12:30:58.771-08:00My Dad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7VuVxVmTvEBxsDLJwKtzJyiY4Ig2JaLE43Gsr8Nof9CXKb8PcSjlJWX_hdgArnbWwxE06Ihw2zGrXG0r5h-zmJzn7eFcN2yBAl0xC1r_4Rd921PJKEzWDRLIiSnnXUFCNtIM6hp2c7Q/s1600-h/DSC00337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7VuVxVmTvEBxsDLJwKtzJyiY4Ig2JaLE43Gsr8Nof9CXKb8PcSjlJWX_hdgArnbWwxE06Ihw2zGrXG0r5h-zmJzn7eFcN2yBAl0xC1r_4Rd921PJKEzWDRLIiSnnXUFCNtIM6hp2c7Q/s400/DSC00337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404056993962863570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My Dad was a great man, he will be missed. He succumbed to his battle with cancer on Thursday Nov 12th at 6:15 pm with his wife of 44 years, and 4 of his 8 living children around him.<br /></span></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-72181212506750117862009-10-14T14:36:00.000-07:002009-10-14T14:39:50.428-07:00She's still doing great...I am counting my lucky stars (and blessings) for such a wonderful little girl - bedtime is soooo much better with her out of the pack-n-play, she mustof really hated that thing!!<br /><br />She now goes to bed without any problems at all, before she would scream for about 10-15 min. Wow I can't believe it!!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-34193647393015713832009-10-12T13:15:00.001-07:002009-10-12T13:16:05.360-07:00She did great!Alana did really great last night - she didn't wake me up till 8:30 this morning. Now to get her to take a nap... :)Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232645103627702956.post-55173097640054813582009-10-12T00:05:00.000-07:002009-10-12T00:28:44.497-07:00Trying something new...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Alana has decided that she doesn't want to sleep in her bed (the pack-n-play) anymore, and who can blame her, it's a small little space.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiahu3xIhUv5bpKFUl17ZCfMzYvUKF8kXWDz0s2nnyGrPmmdw0wncFg6jJh7Uw4Z6Eb5wXXmzbh15964PjGnhbZC-ukCc7KY38obW4vuTZIkbYn735Ihxf5NQGOBxe3BcKa3GzPG5NHXo/s1600-h/IMG_0106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiahu3xIhUv5bpKFUl17ZCfMzYvUKF8kXWDz0s2nnyGrPmmdw0wncFg6jJh7Uw4Z6Eb5wXXmzbh15964PjGnhbZC-ukCc7KY38obW4vuTZIkbYn735Ihxf5NQGOBxe3BcKa3GzPG5NHXo/s400/IMG_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391608331105851442" border="0" /></a><br />So we gave up tonight and let her sleep on the crib mattress on the floor. (yes she ended up on the floor)<br /><br />She did great!! She didn't come out once! Or even cry.<br /><br />Every once in a while she would yell "mommy", I think just to make sure I was still around.<br /><br />I was so proud of my baby, who isn't so babyish anymore :( how sad.<br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6oTGT-zS3CG2CHHhshoQzYAUdgTzgBQnvVuKJ-eN1eV8kUb-uor4beFdLc-IYWz7vMpRKJeQyh7YZKJSvzlN2WR3p1LEgJ59Ka6zspF4lU9ft1W6hi1YON3vOZD3Ehx50o0Z_w7GhU0/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6oTGT-zS3CG2CHHhshoQzYAUdgTzgBQnvVuKJ-eN1eV8kUb-uor4beFdLc-IYWz7vMpRKJeQyh7YZKJSvzlN2WR3p1LEgJ59Ka6zspF4lU9ft1W6hi1YON3vOZD3Ehx50o0Z_w7GhU0/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391608344923849858" border="0" /></a><br />I wonder how she will do in the morning...<br /><br /><br /></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629189874414551893noreply@blogger.com1