It's Always Somethin'

Well, Paige is well on the road to recovery. I dread the day when she's back on a regular diet and we have to tell her that ice cream for breakfast was only a temporary option.

We arrived back home from the hospital on Thursday morning, and Paige was so glad to be home with her favorite movies, toys, etc.....and unfortunately that lasted all of 24 hours. Paul called me at work on Friday afternoon with news that the thermostat was set on 74, but the temperature in the house was reading 84 and rising. Not good, not good at all, give the fact that the days around here are topping out at over 100 degrees. A call was made to the air conditioner repair man (the same company who came out a month ago for a maintenance visit and gave our system a clean bill of health). Well apparently our compressor has gone to air conditioning heaven and it will be sometime next week before they get the new one installed. We are temporarily camping out at Grandma's house.

Walnuts

Yes, my friends, that is how Paige's doctor described the size of her tonsils....and that is just their normal size. He said her adenoids were almost as large and that her voice would probably change quite a bit. Well, let me tell you that is the truth. She use to have a semi-deep voice for a 3 year old, with a fair amount of gruffness to it. Well now she sounds like she has been sucking on a helium balloon. Paul and I just can't get use to this new tiny little voice. But, she came through the surgery with flying colors and spent her 24 hour stay in the hospital determined to eat her weight in Popsicles, ice cream, pudding, and anything else she could get her hands on. She really never complained about her throat pain at all, but she HATED that "tube" in her ankle. They put her IV in her ankle so that it would be out of the way. Well, it was her nemesis until they finally took it out this morning. She complained about that thing above all else. It reminded me so much of how much my Dad hated his IV Pole, AKA "The Clown".
I'll post pictures of the little patient within the next day or so.

Childhood Friends

When I was in 3rd Grade, I met one of the coolest girls I know, Robin Elaine Hodge. We've been friends ever since. We spent our childhood sharing our love of collecting rainbows. She's one of those friends where you can not talk for 6 months and then when you do, it's like you just talked yesterday. She now lives in Newburyport, Massachusettes, but she came to Dallas this weekend for some family activities. Paige and I went to her hotel for an afternoon of pool fun. We are determined to have a fun girls trip next year when we turn the big 40. Until then, it was so great to see you Robin Elaine. As always........LYLAS.

In other family news. We have a big week ahead of us. Paul and I will celebrate our 8th Anniversary on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, we will take Paige to Presbyterian Hospital of Plano to have her tonsils and adenoids taken out. I'm so not looking forward to my baby having surgery, but she has started snoring like a bear within the last several months. Since sleep apnia runs in the family, we decided that it would be better to take care of it now, while she's little and resilient. Please keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery! We'll be sure and let you know how it goes.

Life's A Beach!!!

McKenzee and I just returned from Youth Camp in Panama City Beach, Florida. It was an awesome week. And even after spending 32 hours on a bus, I would go again in a heart beat. We took about 160 kids and 20 adults and had a wonderful time.

"Cool McKenzee" on the Beach




Just a few of the Chaperones on the Trip

Awe, the beautiful Palm Trees....I miss them already!

Three For Three!!!

Yes, I know that it has been a Long Time since my last post....my sister just e-mailed me and asked me if I had abandoned my blog. It's been a little crazy in my life the last month or so, but I'm back and promise to keep up with this at least weekly.
O.K., when I last posted, I had 3 main things that I was really praying about...my Dad's upcoming Stem Cell Transplant, selling the Flower Shop, and my new job. Well, of course in God's perfect timing, every prayer is being answered.
If you follow the link to my Dad's blog, you have read that he successfully completed his transplant about 3 weeks ago. He came through with flying colors and is getting stronger every day.
I was recently approached by some good friends who told me that they were interested in looking into making an offer on the flower shop. We've talked and prayed and it looks like that they will soon be the new owners of Shamrock Florist. I couldn't be more pleased, as they have some really good ideas to take the shop to the next level, and I have no doubt that their family will love it and take care of it the way my Grandmother intended.
My new job is coming along great. The new high school is complete and BEAUTIFUL! My friend Marisa and I went yesterday and designed team uniforms. It's so exciting building a team from scratch!
So, that's a little bit to catch you up on our life. I promise to do a better job of posting pictures of everyone and all of our adventures!

Answered Prayers and New Requests

Well, this has been a really exciting and stressful roller coaster week.
I won't retype everything that has been going on with my Dad, but we really need your prayers. Please feel free to click on Daddy's blog at right, whoswithwally, to get the latest.

On the exciting end of the roller coaster, I got the official call today......
the school board approved me last night to be the Drill Team Director at North Forney High School. I am really excited, but at the same time I'm really nervous. Please help me to continue to pray that the right person will come along for the flower shop. I know that God's plan will continue to develop before my eyes if I just trust in Him. He brought me this far!!

Welcome to Life in Limbo!

Well, this weekend was action packed. I judged a 2 day drill team competition in Galveston, had the chance to sing one of my favorite songs at a church service for about 250 drill team girls, and then had the nerve wracking experience of singing the National Anthem for about 2000 people. (I'm guestimating the number, but it was an entire convention center at Moody Gardens packs with parents and dancers). It was a pretty humbling experience and proved my favorite verse to be true....I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I'm not feeling particularly strong on my own right now, but I know that God has a plan and though I'm not in on the plan yet....it's going to be better than anything I could ever plan on my own. I titled this text "Life in Limbo" because It seems like just about every part of my life is up in the air right now. I'm not sure what my job will be this time next year, I'm not sure if the flower shop will ever sell, and I'm waiting on prayers about my Dad's situation. I told a friend today that I know God has an awesome plan, but it would be so great if he would just write me a tiny memo and give me a glimpse at the outline.
Keep those prayers coming!