What A Break....

The Christmas break started off really good and then Monday hit!!!!!!!!! lol
We had an appointment with the neurosurgeon who really irritated me if you can imagine that??? Then Brodie went off his rocker we ended up at Dr's Office to get meds changed and got an welcome surprise from sitting in the waiting room (STOMACH VIRUS)... Brodie and I then gave it to Chris then We were all better then poor Bro got a bad cold... My Grandmother, Jo, passed away! Sooooooo we are ready for a WONDERFUL WEEK OFF HOPEFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Santa was so good to us and we will update with pics soon!!

Hope all of you have had a great Christmas Holidays

MOTIVATION

I so need some motivation right now... Losing is easy-when you have your mind set right! Maintaining-just can't get that under control.
For those of you who don't know I joined weight watchers in 2008... I lost 82 pounds. I have been a weight watcher leader for a year and a half. YES... I have kept my weight off BUT I yoyo back and forth and can't seem to just keep it steady!!! SOoooooooooooo I am thinking it is exercise that needs to be added on a regular basis but that is my problem! I love to exercise when I do it and when I don't feel like I have a thousand things pressing on me to be completed! Soooo of course I am just venting because isn't this what a blog is far anyway and I really don't feel like many people read this anyway! HA

Just curious how do you fit in husband, kids, 1 job, 2 job, therapy for your child, church, and oh yeah all of your house responsibilities?????

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 2010

We have had a great first day of Christmas Holidays!!! We slept late (5:30)! Picked up the house a little, took a morning nap, got dressed, visited nana and papa, ate snowmen donuts, went to BRODIE'S 1st Movie (3D Yogi Bear)! MeMe called and invited us to go see it today and I said We will go but not sure how it will be but we are always up for trying things so we did and HE DID GREAT!!! I was so proud of him. He did get a little restless about 30 min before the movie was over but WoW!!! We celebrated with a trip to Twist and Taste Yogurt!!! Can't wait to see what else is in store for us these next couple of weeks!!! Merry CHRISTmas to ALL!!!!!!!!

Brodie giving his ticket to get into the movie...

Our 3 D glasses as a family... we are so goofy!!!

My TWO best FRIENDS

TWIST and TASTE yogurt....

Casting Crowns: I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

May your stuffing be tasty.
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes 'n gravy
Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious.
May your pies take the prize and May your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!!!

We have had an awesome week off from school! We have been outside playing all day on our 4 wheelers, go-carts, and golf carts! We have been to eat at Brodie's favorite two places (Sake and Sweet Peppers)! We have had hair cuts for the boys and stalked the deer! We are so very thankful this week for vacations!!! We had an appointment with neuro yesterday and everything seemed to be great and she told us not to worry about a couple of things that has really been stressing me out because that was a control issue for him! He liked having control... he can't control much and pottying is one thing he can control. Oh Well!!! We will just keep trying but not making a BIG STRESSED OUT DEAL about it!!! Imagine Me wanting to control something as well....lol

THIS WEEK....

So... This is the week that I allow myself to really absorb what happened seven years ago.... WOW! What a roller coaster (which I was warned about in NICU) some ups and some downs!!! Thanking GOD today for all his many blessings! I know without a shadow of doubt that I could not have done any of this without my family.

These are just a few picks from the last couple of months that I like to look at periodically to remind myself of when we were asked so many times early on "if we don't turn the vent off what kind of life are you or this child going to have?" Well I guess we have our share of issues and as some people call it "situations" but overall I think we do pretty well! I think our "QUALITY OF LIFE" is absolutely WONDERFUL!!!

Although this has not been his greatest week at school. He is doing so good. He was able to advance to the next story in reading and has done well with it despite us not being able to work that much at home with him this week. Is it just me or is October soooooo busy? We have had something every night this week. Which is probably the reason he has not had a great week at school. He does not do well if he is not in the bed by 6!

We (CHRIS) were able to get his BIRTHDAY PRESENT put together! He has been riding his new red 4 wheeler all day and loving it! I will have to post some pics in next couple of days. He has had a great Saturday playing outside. we have been riding the four wheeler, golf cart, been in the hot tub, jumped on emalee's trampoline, and went to eat at sake. He loves a Rocky II roll!!! (How weird is that?)

We hope all of you have a great week and I would like to wish Kristen a happy Birthday on Monday, Emalee a happy Birthday on Wednesday and Bro a Happy Birthday on Friday!!!

First Day of School

First Day of School... Thames Elementary

ONLY A YEAR LATER....LOL

Brodie is about to be 7! So much has happened in this last year! He has definitely turned into a BIG BOY!!! He has lost 5 teeth (some we have and some we don't) He is still into noodles and powered driving toys! He graduated from the Children's Center (amazing school)!

He attended ARC's Summer Adventures Program this past summer and Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp!!!

He started BIG SCHOOL!!!!! He is at Thames Elementary in the Hattiesburg Public School District and he is in a classroom of 8 with a wonderful teacher. It has been an adjustment (to put it mildly) but we are getting used to things now! Mom is a teacher at this school with Bro so that helps SOMETIMES! We have now been dropped to once a week therapy. He is walking in his walker all over the school and it is a big school... He is keeping up with his peers pretty well... you know he only has 2 speeds 100 or 0! He is beginning to learn some sight words at school and we have homework of reading our sight words everynight!!!

We have all come so far but yet we ALL have so far to go! Thanking GOD for every blessing and asking for continued prayers from each of you!!!