Kaitlen lost her 1st tooth

Today before Ben went to work I told him he better pull her tooth, that it's ready and she has a cleaning tomorrow and the dentist might pull it. He tried a little to pull it but said no it wasn't ready. So he leaves to work and at 2 K comes running over that he tooth is almost out. She was pushing it with her tongue. So i call Ben and told him I'd meet him at his work after I picked up the kids. LOL. poor Ben. He has been the tooth puller for Thomas and Cody and almost missed Kaitlens first tooth.

Here is Kaitlen before we left.

We met up with Daddy

and he pulled her tooth.

So tonight the tooth fairy will leave 4 shiny quarters for Kaitlen.

Abigail's Birthday party

Abigail and Sissy

4/5 kids, not bad!! Where's that Thomas?? oh, video games :/

See me walking!!!

You think i would know to not schedule a bday party at NAP TIME. Abbie slept threw lunch/dinner. and we had to wake her to do her gifts and cake!!!

Feeding the baby. Hmm she gives her baby a bottle but she wont take a bottle!!

Auntie Anna made the big Hello Kitty cake and I made Abbie her smash cake!! Yes, i will be applying at the Ace of Cakes, thank you!!, LOL

Abbie wasnt doing anything with the cake. Not even touching it. It might of had something to do with all of us staring at her. So i put it to her mouth. Yummmmm. but then still nothing untill we ignored her and started cutting the big cake.

Then she started digging her fingers in..

and a little more..............


This is theraputic cake message.........

see!!!!!!!!!!!

She still didnt taste it on her own so Ben put her hand to her mouth and she told him,"NO". my sassy lassy!

Thomas' Bday flyer

His birthday is actually the 9th. Ackkk, he's going to be 16.

Tina and Mom

Mom and Toby



Tina and mom

My mom

Another update. Just over a month ago my mom had a PET scan and it showed two new spots on the left side but everything else was fine. Dr didn't seem concerned, my mom didn't seem concerned. A couple weeks back my moms left shoulder/ breast area was very sore. she thought maybe her port was infected or something. So the Dr (without seeing her in his office) ordered and xray and some other thing to check the port. the port came back fine and xray negative (he was looking for a rib fracture) We knew it wasn't a rib fracture it wasn't that kinda pain. So when my mom has her regular appt with him she shows him were the pain is.......... its in the exacts same spots as the two new tumors. Hey, thanks Doc, two weeks had gone by. She will now get radiation on the spots and when she went to see the Dr that does the radiation he told her it is in the rib under her L breast and her back. This is the FIRST time my mom has been told it is in her bones. When she said, It's in the bones?? He said were did you think it was?............ In the tissue, she said. Her Oncologist is a jerk, he should have told her. Now on her back i asked in the rib or vertebrae?, and she didn't know. My oldest sister is there and at first she said spine and then said rib. So i don't know. I told her if its on the vertebrae it can eventually press on the spine and cause paralysis. so i think that's why she changed it to rib. Mom goes back on Mon to get an MRI of her brain to see if it has spread there. Tina was just there for a week and says mom stumbles and is very jittery/spastic, like you see someone with Parkinson's disease. If it is in her brain they will do radiation there too.

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Robeez

I ordered Abbies her winter shoes. She has such a short, fat foot that she don't fit in regular shoes. We tried a couple weeks ago and it just doesn't work. It looks weird and she probably couldn't walk with them. Poor girl.

I can't wait for them to get her. She's going to totally love them. They are super soft. That's all Matthew would wear. I guess with Mathew and Abigail Robeez were there 1st shoe instead of Stride Rite. The other kids had Stride Rite. I have a pic of Code and K getting there stride rites back in Ca. The man and his wife owned that store forever. Bill and Betty bought Cody a new pair every 3 months even if he didn't need it.

Do I dare??

Make Kailten and Abigail's Christmas dress? I saw this dress on eBay and thought it was cute. I actually have a pattern to make a dress just like this. I saw the fabric on eBay too. THe pattern i have is for the skirt part. You add it to a shirt. I just have to find a matching green shirt, or red or even just go with white. Instead of doing the crinoline underneath i'd just go with white and add the trim to it. i dont need to girls complaining the dress is itchy!! I *want* to but then it is super easy to walk in the store, grab two dresses and be done with it. ya know?!

oh, the one on eBay sold for 61$

Very sickening

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14511513/detail.html

What is wrong with kids these days?????? Seriously. and if they to get caught they probably wont be held accountable, depending on age and if punish it wont be much because there are not really great animal cruelty laws. This goes way beyond animal cruelty and what kind of adult are they going to be. Is this were Bens "job security" comes in. Who the heck can hog tie pups and set them on fire. You know what jail i like?? The one in Arizona that's made up of tents. That's how they all should be. If our soldiers can sleep in the dirt with no luxuries then criminals can sure handle a tent. They should def implement it with the juvenile hall criminals. ok I'll stop. It just pisses me off.

Anna and Nicole update

Annas new kidney started producing urine right away!!!!!! totally awesome. They didnt expect that for a couple days. So they are both in recovery.I'll update again when Tina tells me!!!!!!!!

Kidney Transplant

Anna and Nicole's kidney transplant is today. Anna will be receiving Nicoles kidney. Tina said Nicole is already in surgery and Anna is in pre-op.
When Tina called me she said that when her husband and his cousin Josh (they are both cousins to Anna) were on their way to the hospital that a Semi overturned and started sliding. They had to swerve off in between two things to not get hit from it. They were in Tina sports car and not Brian's truck. Had they been in Brian's truck they wouldn't have fit through the two things (i don't know what the two things were) and would have been crushed by the Semi!!! That is so scary!!

*edited because of poor language and spelling. Half of this made no sense, lol.

Mocha's turn

Shhhhhh, I think Latte is much cuter, LOL. I'm so mean. I guess thats why she's Bens dog and he is mine. Actually matthew claimed Latte and Code claimed Mocha.

He's to cute

Here is Latte. He is a sweetheart. I need to do one of Mocha. i gave them both a bath tonight and the smelled just like Bessie. It must be a Pit thing because Artie don't smell like that!!!

Too funny

Thomas and Abbie crashed out on the couch on Sunday. They were all sick.

My moms dog

My moms dog, Toby, is sick. He will be 14 on Jan 6th. So he is way old. He has been vomiting, bloody diarrhea and a fever. He has thyroid issus and is obese and has a hard time breathing as it is. I have a feeling my mom will have to put him down with this on set of severe symptoms. This will not be good for her. This will make her health go down hill fast. We were hoping toby would hold on untill "after". i hope he pulls threw what ever it is. My mom is to call when she comes home from the vets office.
He is a shitz su. (sp?)
* little update. Toby is at the vet for the next two days. He is dehydrated and his liver is enlarged (ASHLEY, POP QUIZ WHATS THE MEDICAL TERM FOR ENLARGED LIVER, LOL)!! The dr wants to do a liver biopsy, but my mom dont want to put him through that. there really is no reason to anyway. What are you going to do with the results once you get them?? nothing. He has had elevated liver enzymes for quit some time. Like 4 to 5 times higher than normal. They are going to run some labs on him and that all we know for now.
**Another update- ToeToe is at home. I spoke to my sister (Tina is visiting our mom) She dont know the info on Tobe but he is home so that'll make my mom happy. i'll talk to my mom tomorrow and see what was wrong with him
***Apparently it's all from his liver disease. Hes at home and he's back to his old senior self.

Abbie is A-BEE!!!

She is just too cute

5 years ago

5 yrs ago today my Father-in-law passed away at 3:30 in the morning. It is hard to believe it has been that long. Life as we knew it stopped that day. It's hard to explain. We were with Bens mom and dad every day. With Bill being gone, everything changed. Being at the house changed, the holidays changed, going out to eat changed.
Bill you are missed and I tell you, Cody would have givin you a run for your money!!!!!

Go vote for Matthew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I uploaded a pic of him to Jones Soda too.

*Matthews link is fixed, I have no idea what i entered before but it didnt work. It does now so go vote!

Halloween 2007

I found Abbie on top of the train table

Cookies the kids made!!

Our Pumpkins!! Coy, Matthew Abbie And Kaitlens. Thomas wasnt home to carve his.

1st HAlloween tradition. Put the baby in the pumpkin. Normally our babies are to young to care...... Not Abbie. Def old enough to tell use to knock this crap off!!

Nope, not to thrilled here!!!

LOOK at her blue eyes!!

Cody took his mask off, it was to hot for him.

We had a great time with the Hester Family especially at Gabys.

Happy 1st Halloween Abbie and Lily

update on my mom

Things are starting to go down hill. I haven't quit figured out how fast or slow down this hill we are going. She continues to loose weight. She is down to 110#'s even she says she is skin and bones. She doesn't have the energy to clean house and mop. (Don't ask why her stupid husband doesn't do it, because if you ask me you will get an earful, trust me. He needs to die) So she called my sister that lives in MN. (yes I have a sister other than Tina, LOL.) This call is the call to were she is suppose to come back out and take care of my mom. Cooking, cleaning, errands... anything my mom needs and ultimately being the caregiver during hospice (she has NOT been put on hospice yet) about a week ago i said to my mom, maybe its time to call Jackie out and she said maybe........ she didn't say NO. that there told me she needed the help. i hope i somehow get to see her one more time.

You know, coming into this world is so beautiful. I woman giving birth and a child born. you cant get something more beautiful........ Dieing, not pretty at all. It is physically exhausting on the person. The energy they consume just to breathe is amazing. I think leaving this world should be as beautiful as coming into it.

Abigail is at it again

We were having our little Halloween party at home after trick or treating and Ben asked Abbie to give him 5................ and she does!!! she smacked his hand. So he asked again and she did it again. So i asked her and she gave me 5!!!! This girl needs to stop!!