TODAY IS SUNDAY, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS WITH OUR LITTLE FAMILY, AND EXTENDED FAMILY. THANKS TO ALBERTS CHILDLIKE HEART, OUR GIRLS HAD A VERY BIG DAY. SANTA BROUGHT THEM A PINK FOUR WHEELER TO SHARE. ALBERT IS MORE EXCITED ABOUT IT THAN THE GIRLS, BECAUSE NOW THEY GET TO GO RIDING WITH HIM. THEY ALSO GOT HELMETS, OF COURSE, FOR ANYONE THAT IS AS CONCERNED AS I AM. I AM LIKE MOST MOMS, AND VERY PROTECTIVE OF MY BABIES. I SWORE THAT THE FIRST TIME THEY GET HURT, IS THE LAST TIME THEY RIDE IT.
WEDNESDAY I WAS NOT FEELING WELL. I HAD MAJOR PAIN IN MY STOMACH. NOW I KNOW PAIN, AND CAN HANDLE IT MOST OF THE TIME. ALBERT CAME HOME FROM WORK, AND I HAD TOLD HIM HOW I FELT, WELL HE IS QUITE JUMPY ABOUT MY HEALTH NOW DAYS, SO I THINK HE OVER REACTED.HE THREATENED TO CALL MY AUNT PATTY TO COME TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL, OR I HAD TO LET HIM TAKE ME. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF ARGUING, WITH ME TELLING HIM I WAS FINE, AND HIM TELLING ME I WASN'T. HE CALLED HIS COUSIN RYAN OVER TO WATCH THE GIRLS AND HE TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HIS REASONING WAS, THAT WHEN I WAS HAVING THE STROKE I KEPT SAYING I COULDN'T MOVE MY LEFT SIDE BECAUSE I MUST HAVE A PINCHED NERVE, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT WENT. SO I SURRENDERED AND LET HIM TAKE ME. I REALLY WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN AND COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT THE NEED FOR DOCTORS IS ALWAYS MY LAST RESORT. HE MADE ME GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND EXPLAIN WHAT I FELT. THE DOCTORS CAME IN TO DO WHAT THEY DO, AND POKE ME WHERE IT REALLY HURT, MY LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. THEY HOOKED UP THE USUAL TUBES AND JUNK. THE DOCTOR THOUGHT THE SYMPTOMS WERE WITH MY APPENDIX. HE STARTED TO MENTION A SURGEON, AND SO I TRIED TO TUNE HIM OUT.( 2 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I DON'T THINK SO FOLKS!) SO THEY HAD ME DRINK THE EVER PLEASANT BARIUM. FOR ANYONE THAT'S HAD THAT,YOU KNOW THAT IS PURE TORTURE! AFTER AN HOUR OF THAT SOAKING IN MY STOMACH, WE WENT FOR A CAT SCAN AND THEN WAITED AN HOUR FOR THE RESULTS. THE DOC CAME BACK TO TELL ME IT WAS NOT MY APPENDIX. IT WAS JUST A GOLF BALL SIZED CYST ON MY OVARY, AND A BLADDER INFECTION. I WAS SO RELIEVED! NOW THAT, I CAN LIVE WITH! THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ANYTHING OUT, AND I COULD GO HOME! WE HAD BEEN THERE 7 HOURS! WHAT A PAIN! I WAS SO HUNGRY AND TIRED. SO YES, SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT NO BIG DEAL. THEY ARE JUST GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME AND MAKE SURE IT DISSOLVES ON IT'S OWN. THE GIRLS SPENT THE NIGHT AT AUNT MONICA'S. WE DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY THEM, SO WE HAD TOLD THEM THAT DAD WAS TAKING MOM TO THE STORE.
THURSDAY I WAS VERY SORE AND TIRED, BUT HAPPY TO BE HOME. I CHOSE NOT TO GO TO CHURCH THAT NIGHT, WHICH MADE ME SAD, BUT I KNEW MY BODY NEEDED REST.
FRIDAY WAS GREAT, LILLI CAME IN MY ROOM AND VERY SERIOUSLY SAID,"SANTA DIDN'T COME", SO I ASKED HER HOW SHE KNEW THIS AND SHE REPLIED, "I DIDN'T HEAR HIM." SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS GOING TO CRY. I SAID,"GO CHECK YOUR STOCKING," THEN I HEARD HER YELL "OKAY MAYBE HE DID." THEN ELLA CAME OUT AND RAN TO SEE, SHE SQUEALED " WOW! I MUST BE HAPPY!" THEY EACH GOT BARBIES AND THE USUAL SOCKS AND UNDIES, OF COURSE THESE WERE BARELY NOTICED, NEXT TO THE FUN STUFF AND CANDY. THEY WERE SO CUTE, AND HAPPY. AFTER THE EXCITEMENT DIED DOWN, I WENT TO TAKE A NAP. WE WERE GOING TO AUNT MONICA'S FOR MORE FUN, AND I WANTED TO REST FIRST. WE SPENT THE DAY AT MONICAS. THEY TOOK THEIR MOTORCYCLE TO SHOW. THEY ATE ALL THE COOKIES THEY COULD SMUGGLE BEFORE GETTING NOTICED.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY, BUT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY FOR MY FAVORITE VISITOR TO COME, THE FABULOUS GRANDMA TERESA, A.K.A MY MOM. SHE DROVE DOWN THAT NIGHT, AND DURING THE DAY ALBERT TOOK THE GIRLS FOR A DAY OF RIDING 4 WHEELERS. HE VIDEO TAPED IT, SO I CAN SEE ALL THE ACTION. HE SAID THAT LILLI DID GREAT DRIVING IT, AND IF I GET BRAVE ENOUGH IT'S EVEN BIG ENOUGH FOR ME TO DRIVE. WHO KNOWS, I MIGHT GO TO THE STORE WITH IT SOMEDAY. IT HAS A BIG FLAG ON IT WITH PINK SKELETONS. IT IS COOLER THAN A JAZZY CHAIR FOR SURE!
THEN THEY WENT TO GRANDMA TONI'S AND SPENT THE NIGHT, SO NOW I MISS THEM, AND THEY ARE ON THE WAY HOME, SO I BETTER FINISH THIS UP.
THAT WAS OUR VERY EVENTFUL WEEK.
I WILL BE SENDING NEW YEAR'S CARDS OUT TO MOST,BUT IF YOU KNOW MY MOM'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY, YOU KNOW THAT IT IS HUGE! I DIDN'T BUDGET IN STAMPS FOR ALL OF YOU,
BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE KEDDYS, I LOVE YOU, AND SORRY YOU ARE GETTING NEGLECTED ON THE CARD LIST.
MY WISH IS THAT EVERYONE HAVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY, HOLIDAY,
GOD BLESS, AND LOVE, TAMI & FAMILY
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Christmas note from Grandma Ann with love!
Rather than just comment. . .I wanted to post something you all could read. I want to extend my Merry Christmas wishes to all who have assisted with the miracle that is this beautiful little family!
As we all know this has been a difficult year . . .I don't think the little princesses have missed hardly a beat. . .their Mommy and Daddy cherish them and everyone else that comes in contact with them can't help but exclaim how precious they are.
Tami and Albert have been steadfast and committed. They are to be congratulated! There is no greater accomplishment than building a loving family. They are doing the work!
Tami, you keep blogging here. . .it makes my heart sing to think what delight you will all get out of these posts as your life continues to improve. You write with love, wit and determination. It will serve you well and mean so much to Lilli and Ella.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
As we all know this has been a difficult year . . .I don't think the little princesses have missed hardly a beat. . .their Mommy and Daddy cherish them and everyone else that comes in contact with them can't help but exclaim how precious they are.
Tami and Albert have been steadfast and committed. They are to be congratulated! There is no greater accomplishment than building a loving family. They are doing the work!
Tami, you keep blogging here. . .it makes my heart sing to think what delight you will all get out of these posts as your life continues to improve. You write with love, wit and determination. It will serve you well and mean so much to Lilli and Ella.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Tami back for December
Hi! I am going to be brave and try to do an entry while the girls are home, and hope they don't destroy too much. We have decorated for Christmas, and I finally got our family pictures back to put in cards. Sadly now, they won't make it out in time, so I am sending a New Years wish instead. So watch the mail for late arrival's from us.
My girls were told at school, that if they sang "Jingle Bells" really loud, Santa would come. So they keep asking me to shout the song with them. They are so funny! Santa came to their school. That was a highlight for them. Lilli said he was even the real one, not the fake one from Wall-mart. We also took them to see one last Saturday, and they did crafts and had a train ride. It was freezing for us that day, so we left to go home, but they rode the train twice and had fun. I almost went on a ride too, but chickened out at the last minute. The holiday is so much fun with them at this age!
The other day I was remembering how I could just stare at them for hours, and never tire of it, when they were babies. And now I wonder when that changed into counting down to bed time. Of course I still have times when I am in awe of how wonderful they are. Time sure flies! They are so busy all the time! I miss being able to just sit and hold them. The moments are so different now, still great, just very different. Thank goodness for pictures, or we might forget all together how small they once were! I try to explain to them that they are always my babies, even if they get big. My Lilli seems to grow out of her clothes weekly. She continues to be my biggest helper. My sweet Albert is buying me a video camera for Christmas, that I can use with one hand. I am so excited to be able to capture all the cute moments for the future. They keep us laughing all day with performances of dance and song. They have quite the moves.
I had my bio-feedback yesterday, and we worked on my shoulder muscles. Since I have done so well, we challenged it with leaving my new hand brace on, which weighs about 5 pounds. I still did wonderful and surprised us both! We even moved my level up twice! I was so happy I text my parents right away to tell them, and today I am surely feeling it. I am sore, but that is good, since I know it got a workout. I am still working on my left leg and knee. It is also very sore.
I am going Christmas shopping tomorrow, and I will swallow my pride and use a motor cart to prevent any more aches. My therapist and I decided my arm brace makes it obvious enough to others that something is wrong with me, which is good, because I look relatively normal, and so people don't notice to be a little more cautious of me. I still get nervous if I am in crowds, or outdoors with lots of things going on.
I am seeing the light of my trial. Though I feel very accomplished some days, and yet very irritated some other days. I continue to go back to read the old blogs, the ones I slept through. I am filled with gratitude and humbled at the kindness of so many! I feel like I wish I could call each and every one to say thanks for the care and prayers. I tried to send cards to everyone, but that seems so impersonal.
I WISH LOVE AND HAPPINESS TO YOU ALL, ALWAYS, BUT A LITTLE EXTRA FOR THE SEASON.
GOD BLESS,
LOVE, TAMI, ALBERT, LILLI, AND GABRIELLA
My girls were told at school, that if they sang "Jingle Bells" really loud, Santa would come. So they keep asking me to shout the song with them. They are so funny! Santa came to their school. That was a highlight for them. Lilli said he was even the real one, not the fake one from Wall-mart. We also took them to see one last Saturday, and they did crafts and had a train ride. It was freezing for us that day, so we left to go home, but they rode the train twice and had fun. I almost went on a ride too, but chickened out at the last minute. The holiday is so much fun with them at this age!
The other day I was remembering how I could just stare at them for hours, and never tire of it, when they were babies. And now I wonder when that changed into counting down to bed time. Of course I still have times when I am in awe of how wonderful they are. Time sure flies! They are so busy all the time! I miss being able to just sit and hold them. The moments are so different now, still great, just very different. Thank goodness for pictures, or we might forget all together how small they once were! I try to explain to them that they are always my babies, even if they get big. My Lilli seems to grow out of her clothes weekly. She continues to be my biggest helper. My sweet Albert is buying me a video camera for Christmas, that I can use with one hand. I am so excited to be able to capture all the cute moments for the future. They keep us laughing all day with performances of dance and song. They have quite the moves.
I had my bio-feedback yesterday, and we worked on my shoulder muscles. Since I have done so well, we challenged it with leaving my new hand brace on, which weighs about 5 pounds. I still did wonderful and surprised us both! We even moved my level up twice! I was so happy I text my parents right away to tell them, and today I am surely feeling it. I am sore, but that is good, since I know it got a workout. I am still working on my left leg and knee. It is also very sore.
I am going Christmas shopping tomorrow, and I will swallow my pride and use a motor cart to prevent any more aches. My therapist and I decided my arm brace makes it obvious enough to others that something is wrong with me, which is good, because I look relatively normal, and so people don't notice to be a little more cautious of me. I still get nervous if I am in crowds, or outdoors with lots of things going on.
I am seeing the light of my trial. Though I feel very accomplished some days, and yet very irritated some other days. I continue to go back to read the old blogs, the ones I slept through. I am filled with gratitude and humbled at the kindness of so many! I feel like I wish I could call each and every one to say thanks for the care and prayers. I tried to send cards to everyone, but that seems so impersonal.
I WISH LOVE AND HAPPINESS TO YOU ALL, ALWAYS, BUT A LITTLE EXTRA FOR THE SEASON.
GOD BLESS,
LOVE, TAMI, ALBERT, LILLI, AND GABRIELLA
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Hi! From Tami
TERESA POINTED OUT TO ME THIS MORNING, THAT I HADN'T MADE ANY UPDATES FOR DECEMBER YET. SO I WILL CRAM IT ALL INTO ONE. NOW THE GIRLS JUST LEFT FOR SCHOOL. IT'S GOOD FOR ALL 3 OF US. THIS WEEKEND WE ACTUALLY WENT TO SEARS AND HAD FAMILY PICTURES DONE. THE GIRLS WERE BEAUTIFUL, AND LOVED BEING TREATED LIKE ROYALTY. THE PICTURES TURNED OUT VERY CUTE! WE HAVE NOT EVER HAD THEM DONE BEFORE PROFESSIONALLY, AND HAD TO GAG AT THE COST OF IT. NEXT TIME WE MIGHT JUST HAND SOMEONE OUR CAMERA AND DO THEM THAT WAY.
YESTERDAY WAS ALBERT'S BIRTHDAY, BUT HE SWORE HE DIDN'T WANT US TO DO ANY KIND OF PARTY. SO IT WAS QUITE UNEVENTFUL FOR HIM. WE MIGHT HAVE A DINNER THIS WEEKEND FOR HIM.
I GOT TO GET MY HAIR DONE YESTERDAY, WHICH I LOVE, BECAUSE SHE MAKES IT STRAIGHT FOR ME. I REALLY DON'T LIKE MY CURLS, AND ALWAYS USED TO MAKE IT STRAIGHT ANYWAY. IT IS EVEN LONG ENOUGH NOW THAT IT IS TO MY CHIN. SOON I WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT HOWEVER I WANT. LAST THURSDAY WAS MY BIO-FEEDBACK THERAPY AND WE WORKED ON MY WRIST MOVEMENT. I HAD A HIGH ENOUGH SCORE THAT HE SAID IT WAS AT A USEABLE RANGE. SO I NEED TO GET MY FINGERS GOING, AND I WOULD HAVE SO MUCH MORE PATIENCE WITH IT. THE SMALLER THE MUSCLE THE HARDER IT IS, SO I STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK.
I HAD ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE TESTS DONE ON MY EYES TO MAKE SURE MY MEDICATION HAD NOT HURT ANYTHING. THE EYE DOCTOR THOUGHT THEY WERE FINE. I GO BACK NEXT WEEK FOR FINAL RESULTS, WHICH IS VERY GOOD. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE ANY MEDICATIONS.
TWO NIGHTS AGO, MY CUTE LITTLE ELLA SNUCK INTO MY BED. SHE HASN'T HAD ANY POTTY ACCIDENTS SINCE AUGUST, BUT WOKE ME UP TO SAY HER UNDIES WERE WET. SHE HAD PEED IN MY BED. THE JOYS OF BEING A PARENT! NO BIG THING,I JUST WISHED IT WASN'T IN MY BED. THE GIRLS LIKE TO PLAY "MOM AND DAD", LIL LIKES TO BE MOM AND ELLA'S THE BABY, SO ALL DAY ELLA WALKS AROUND SAYING "MOM", "MOM", AND I WILL ANSWER, AND SHE SAYS "NOT YOU MOM, THE OTHER MOM." ALL DAY LONG... AND FOR ANYONE THAT HAS MET MY GIRLS,YOU KNOW THEY NEVER STOP TALKING. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING ME SOME OF THOSE HELICOPTER EARPHONES THAT BLOCK OUT SOUND. NOT JUST FOR THEIR MOM GAME, BUT FOR ALL DAY.IT SEEMS LIKE ALBERT AND I ARE ALWAYS ASKING THEM TO BE QUIET FOR JUST A MINUTE, OR TALK ONE AT A TIME. THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE ROOM OF KIDS!
MY LILLI HAS DECIDED SHE WANTS STRAIGHT HAIR TOO. SHE WATCHES TV AND SEES THAT FEW HAVE CURLS LIKE HER. SHE ASKED ME WHY I GOT MY HAIR DONE, AND I SAID I WANTED TO LOOK CUTE, AND SHE RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY WITH "MOM YOU WERE ALREADY CUTE!" SHE IS SO SWEET! I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH! I CONSTANTLY FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE TWO GIRLS, UNTIL IT'S TIME TO GET DRESSED. THEY ARE BOTH VERY FASHION CONSCIENCE. I THOUGHT THAT DIDN'T START 'TILL HIGH SCHOOL. BOY! WAS I WRONG! AT LEAST 3 OUTFITS BEFORE THE FINAL CHOICE. IT'S NOT REALLY WINTER HERE, BUT IT IS FOR US, SO THEIR TANK TOPS AND FLIP FLOPS JUST DON'T WORK RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS VERY UPSETTING TO MY GIRLS!
MY LILLI IS JUST COUNTING DOWN UTILL SHE IS 40. THAT IS OUR HOUSE RULE FOR WHEN THEY CAN GET MARRIED. SHE SAYS SHE FOUND THE BOY SHE WILL MARRY, AND THAT IS ALL SHE TALKS ABOUT. THEY HAVE SEEN TOO MANY PRINCESS MOVIES WITH WEDDINGS! LILLI IS GOING TO MARRY THIS BOY NAMED NOAH, AND ELLA WANTS TO MARRY HER DAD. IT IS THE TOPIC FOR MOST OF OUR DISCUSSIONS. EVEN AT THE MALL FOR PICTURES, LILLI WAS CHECKING OUT THE BRIDAL RINGS, AND TELLING ME WHICH ONE HER NOAH WILL GET HER. WHAT WILL I DO WITH THESE GIRLS WHEN THEY GET REAL BOYFRIENDS?
YESTERDAY WAS ALBERT'S BIRTHDAY, BUT HE SWORE HE DIDN'T WANT US TO DO ANY KIND OF PARTY. SO IT WAS QUITE UNEVENTFUL FOR HIM. WE MIGHT HAVE A DINNER THIS WEEKEND FOR HIM.
I GOT TO GET MY HAIR DONE YESTERDAY, WHICH I LOVE, BECAUSE SHE MAKES IT STRAIGHT FOR ME. I REALLY DON'T LIKE MY CURLS, AND ALWAYS USED TO MAKE IT STRAIGHT ANYWAY. IT IS EVEN LONG ENOUGH NOW THAT IT IS TO MY CHIN. SOON I WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT HOWEVER I WANT. LAST THURSDAY WAS MY BIO-FEEDBACK THERAPY AND WE WORKED ON MY WRIST MOVEMENT. I HAD A HIGH ENOUGH SCORE THAT HE SAID IT WAS AT A USEABLE RANGE. SO I NEED TO GET MY FINGERS GOING, AND I WOULD HAVE SO MUCH MORE PATIENCE WITH IT. THE SMALLER THE MUSCLE THE HARDER IT IS, SO I STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK.
I HAD ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE TESTS DONE ON MY EYES TO MAKE SURE MY MEDICATION HAD NOT HURT ANYTHING. THE EYE DOCTOR THOUGHT THEY WERE FINE. I GO BACK NEXT WEEK FOR FINAL RESULTS, WHICH IS VERY GOOD. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE ANY MEDICATIONS.
TWO NIGHTS AGO, MY CUTE LITTLE ELLA SNUCK INTO MY BED. SHE HASN'T HAD ANY POTTY ACCIDENTS SINCE AUGUST, BUT WOKE ME UP TO SAY HER UNDIES WERE WET. SHE HAD PEED IN MY BED. THE JOYS OF BEING A PARENT! NO BIG THING,I JUST WISHED IT WASN'T IN MY BED. THE GIRLS LIKE TO PLAY "MOM AND DAD", LIL LIKES TO BE MOM AND ELLA'S THE BABY, SO ALL DAY ELLA WALKS AROUND SAYING "MOM", "MOM", AND I WILL ANSWER, AND SHE SAYS "NOT YOU MOM, THE OTHER MOM." ALL DAY LONG... AND FOR ANYONE THAT HAS MET MY GIRLS,YOU KNOW THEY NEVER STOP TALKING. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING ME SOME OF THOSE HELICOPTER EARPHONES THAT BLOCK OUT SOUND. NOT JUST FOR THEIR MOM GAME, BUT FOR ALL DAY.IT SEEMS LIKE ALBERT AND I ARE ALWAYS ASKING THEM TO BE QUIET FOR JUST A MINUTE, OR TALK ONE AT A TIME. THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE ROOM OF KIDS!
MY LILLI HAS DECIDED SHE WANTS STRAIGHT HAIR TOO. SHE WATCHES TV AND SEES THAT FEW HAVE CURLS LIKE HER. SHE ASKED ME WHY I GOT MY HAIR DONE, AND I SAID I WANTED TO LOOK CUTE, AND SHE RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY WITH "MOM YOU WERE ALREADY CUTE!" SHE IS SO SWEET! I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH! I CONSTANTLY FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE TWO GIRLS, UNTIL IT'S TIME TO GET DRESSED. THEY ARE BOTH VERY FASHION CONSCIENCE. I THOUGHT THAT DIDN'T START 'TILL HIGH SCHOOL. BOY! WAS I WRONG! AT LEAST 3 OUTFITS BEFORE THE FINAL CHOICE. IT'S NOT REALLY WINTER HERE, BUT IT IS FOR US, SO THEIR TANK TOPS AND FLIP FLOPS JUST DON'T WORK RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS VERY UPSETTING TO MY GIRLS!
MY LILLI IS JUST COUNTING DOWN UTILL SHE IS 40. THAT IS OUR HOUSE RULE FOR WHEN THEY CAN GET MARRIED. SHE SAYS SHE FOUND THE BOY SHE WILL MARRY, AND THAT IS ALL SHE TALKS ABOUT. THEY HAVE SEEN TOO MANY PRINCESS MOVIES WITH WEDDINGS! LILLI IS GOING TO MARRY THIS BOY NAMED NOAH, AND ELLA WANTS TO MARRY HER DAD. IT IS THE TOPIC FOR MOST OF OUR DISCUSSIONS. EVEN AT THE MALL FOR PICTURES, LILLI WAS CHECKING OUT THE BRIDAL RINGS, AND TELLING ME WHICH ONE HER NOAH WILL GET HER. WHAT WILL I DO WITH THESE GIRLS WHEN THEY GET REAL BOYFRIENDS?
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