September 21, 2007

Four years ago today my baby brother passed away at the age of 16. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him... I wonder how his life would be...  would he be away at college... would he have a girlfriend... what would he think of his nephew??? So much has changed since that day!!!

I miss you Jud Wayne!!  

~Sister

Beach 2011

We took a trip to Gulf Shores the first part of July and yes... I'm just now posting about it. I have a ton of pictures... but for the moment I'm just posting the ones I took on my phone.

 Conner looks thrilled in the pictures above... HA!

We stayed with some of our good friends and Conner had a blast playing with Peyton! Conner loved playing in the ocean and the pool! His favorite part was jumping off the side of the pool! I bet he jumped 500 times!!

We went to The Track and Conner rode go carts for the first time. He LOVED it! I'm pretty sure Joey was just as excited as Conner was ... :)

I have better pictures on my camera that I will post soon.

CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY!

It has been pretty hectic around here lately .. from surgery and sickness.. to weddings.. and work. I get tired just thinking about it.

My SWEET Mother-in-Law had surgery a few weeks ago... We were all very worried and we are SO PLEASED with the outcome. I'm so thankful that she is going to be okay! Joey's mom and dad have been a huge blessing in our life. They keep Conner 3 days a week and it helps out more than I can even say. I don't know what we would do if we had to put him in school 5 days a week.

So, during her surgery and recovery, Conner spent some time with my Aunt Penny. She has been home from Georgia for a while now helping my Nana who has also had some health issues lately.

Pena, as Conner & my cousin Tess call her, is a child's dream babysitter. HA She lets you do whatever you want & gives you whatever you want. Pena and Conner played doctor, took trips to the jungle, and chewed more gum than any candy store has in stock. :)

Conner has a WILD imagination.... he loves to find monkeys in the jungle, he hides from monster birds, and just last night he named his teddy bear Jimmy... That totally cracks me up and will definitely have a post soon that is all about Jimmy!!

What have we been up to??

The Summer is in full swing... has been for awhile.. and really, Summer is just like any other time of the year for us. Conner still goes to school... Joey and I work... Same ole, same ole. :) BUT... We have spent a lot more time outside and we've even enjoyed a few days at the pool!


We spent the 4th of July weekend celebrating with Joey's family. We all got together Saturday and had some yummy food and homemade ice cream!! Joey and "the kids" had some fun on the tire swing. Conner didn't have much to do with the tire swing so he stood to the side and made funny faces. :)

Joey took a turn pushing Derek & Mallory on the swing....

Sunday after church we headed over to my Uncle's to swim... Conner loves the water and likes to "swim like a shark"! I bought him some floaties and we are practicing our "doggie paddling" HA!

My sweet baby cousin Tia.. aka T-Pot... She loves some swim time too!

Big Sister Tess swims like a fish!!! Conner loves to play with Tess. He thinks he is as old as she is!

Thanks to my Uncle Benjy & Aunt Cheryl for letting us hang out and swim!! We had a great time!

TOMATOES!

My little man LOVES tomatoes!!!

So much... that he ate one like an apple!! Conner found this tomato on Mama Jean's tomato plant and when he brought it in the house he said, " I like matoes"! Then he asked if he could bite it, when Mama Jean told him to go ahead  he took a big bite and said, "MMM". Speaking of tomatoes, it won't be long and Conner will have his very own tomatoes to eat at home. Our little garden we planted a while back is growing pretty well and I'm really excited. This was the first time we had planted a garden and I'm pretty pleased with how it is coming along.

I actually picked a few radishes the other day.... I can't wait until the rest of our veggies are ready!!!!

This Week......

Conner got a new do...............

This new do was not exactly planned... I decided I would take the clippers to Conner's hair. BIG MISTAKE! I shaved the sides (not this short) and I really wasn't sure what to do with the front. Lindsee suggested to just take the clippers to the front too, but I was scared! Before I could even think, Joey grabbed the clippers and shaved the front of Conner's head... I about flipped... almost passed out..and CRIED! HA Joey told me I was acting completely ridiculous, and maybe I was, but he is my baby and too little to have a hair cut like this! LOL  I guess it is growing on me.. but I warned Joey he better enjoy it because it will NEVER be this short again. HA I guess we will see.......

Conner and Lilee-Ann enjoyed a picnic out by the "pool" :)

Conner and I snacked on my favorite new snack/dinner.... EDAMAME!

I know I put an insane amount of salt ...BUT I LOVE IT! Thanks to my bestest Jenn for introducing this yummy goodness to me! And Conner LOVES it too!!! 

Don't worry, he isn't eating the whole thing!! :) He is a pro at popping out the beans and after each bite he says "MMMM" !!

TGIF!!! We are looking forward to a GREAT weekend! Daddy is off and Conner and I couldn't be more excited! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

TWO THINGS

First---- I failed to mention a minor mishap that involved a bird, 4 kiddos, & 2 crying adults.... HA

As I mentioned yesterday, Sunday we had a small get together... So later that afternoon while we were cooking dinner, Lindsee came busting into the house almost in tears. Zoie, Lindsee and Westley's Schnauzer, had killed a mama bird. :( The baby bird which was about to take flight in a matter of days was in the back yard hopping around trying to find his dead birdie mama. I went outside to see what we could do about the bird and the kiddos were all standing around staring and talking their best form of baby talk to the birdie. Conner bent down trying to get eye level with the little fella and said "hey baby bird...hey". Then he turns to Jackson and said "sit on it, Jackson". HAHA I guess Conner thought it was an EGG...???? Being the animal lover I am I was yelling at Joey to find something to put it in. Lindsee and I wanted to save the little guy. Joey brings me an old plastic bowl and we are trying to scoop it up when out of nowhere-----No, not really he was standing there the whole time----- Chipper, our Schnauzer, leaps through the air and ATTACKS the poor baby bird!!!!! So now I am practically in tears and I storm in the house (after of course beating spanking Chipper).

Now lets jump on to after we eat dinner and everyone is hanging out in the house when Angela says "OMG! WHAT IS THAT...AAAAHHH EEEWWW It's half of a bird" There in the middle of my living room floor is what appears to be the head/neck/beak of a bird that a dog clearly PUKED up. We had a small debate of who would pick the remains up and I nominated Westley because of course he is the paramedic. Westley scoops the guts up in a paper towel and starts examining it. He then proceeds to tell us that it is in fact potatoes and green beans, not the remains of a bird. I guess one of the doggies got into someone's scraps outside. OOPSIE!! HA

Second --- Recently Conner has started calling me "Mom"! He says it a million times a day and it totally cracks me up. He also calls Joey "Dad" sometimes. Tuesday morning I was getting him ready for school and he said "Mom, my John going to pick my up from school today?"...... Then we were about to leave and I asked if he wanted a juice box to carry on the way to school and he says.. "No thank you Mom"! He is so sweet sometimes and has such good manners! I hope those good manners stick with him!!!

Catching Up

So the past couple of weeks have flown by and I haven't blogged any so here are some pictures to quickly catch up on some of the things we have done.....

Last weekend Joey had to work so Conner and I hung out and played!

Sunday we spent the afternoon shopping with Grammy. We hit Marshall's and I found several cute tops for CHEAP!! I love finding good deals... After Marshall's we stopped at Sam's and loaded up on some groceries! Conner was one tired toddler and took a nap on the way home.

Don't you love his "shades" !!! He always wears them upside down. :)

A couple of weeks ago we decided to plant a garden. We didn't really have a clue what we were doing, but hopefully we will have some veggies come up eventually!! Conner wanted to help, so he broke out his four wheeler! 

This past Saturday we headed over to Jana & Bobby's to hang out! We had a great time and made a quick Sonic run for some ice cream.... YUM! Conner & Katie had a blast playing together... 

And finally - moving on to yesterday.... After church we made a quick Walmart stop and picked up a pool for Conner. He loved it and wanted to play as soon as we got home!! We stayed outside all afternoon and Lilee, Jackson, & Peyton came to play. The grown-ups girls got some sun and the kids had a blast. The guys hid in the shade.... HA!

Conner had a little fun in the mud too!!! :) 

Now it's time for another work week... BOO! And it is Joey's LONG week at that ... YUCK!

Whew...What A Weekend!!

Friday after work I went with one of my besties to Kirkland's to get some new decorations for our living room. I've been wanting to paint for a while now and finally got the motivation. It seems to have hit me all at once because while we were in Kirkland's I decided I wanted it done right then and there. So, on the way home I stopped at Lowe's and bought some paint. We got back about 9:30 and I told Joey "We are painting TONIGHT" !!! :) He was not too happy, but he went along with it and we got started about 10. We painted until the wee hours of the morning and got up at 9:00 Saturday and went at it again. My dad came over and helped with the trim...he was a lifesaver!! Around lunch Jenn came by and helped get my furniture back in order and set out all my new decorations. I forgot to mention we were cooking out THAT NIGHT! Somehow we managed to get everything done!!

Here is a picture of part of the living room. All I have to do is get something to hang my picture and we will be good to go!

Saturday night we had some friends over and we had some YUMMY food. I just have to share this recipe.... of course it is from kraft.com . :) 

Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms

1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers

1/2 cup  ATHENOS Traditional Crumbled Feta Cheese

1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

1/8 tsp.  black pepper

2 portobello mushrooms (1-1/4 lb.)

2 Tbsp.  KRAFT Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 clove garlic, minced

2 Tbsp.  chopped fresh basil

 

 

HEAT greased grill to medium heat.

COMBINE first 4 ingredients.

USE spoon to remove stems and brown gills from undersides of mushroom caps; discard. Mix dressing and garlic; brush onto both sides of mushroom caps.

GRILL, top-sides up, 5 min.; turn. Top with vegetable mixture; grill 5 min. or until mushrooms are tender and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Side Note: We grilled these Saturday night and it made a HUGE mess on the grill... (Sorry Babe) We tried again Sunday night and baked them..... just as yummy and not near as messy. :)

Sunday we had decoration and then we ate at my Nana's! It was soo good and as usual I ate too much! We had a great weekend.... it went by WAY to fast! I totally failed on getting any pictures of the little man :( But he has been such a sweet boy and is feeling great since his surgery. He sleeps so QUITE at night, I can't tell when he falls asleep like I could before. We go back to the doctor tomorrow for his check up after surgery.

 

 

Me + Cooking... Seriously!

I have never been a great cook and have never had the desire to cook. Recently I have started trying to stay on a budget with grocery shopping. Usually a normal trip the grocery store consists of me going down each aisle and throwing whatever looks good into the cart. By the time I get home I have spent $200+ and have nothing to put together a decent meal. About a month ago I started planning out our meals for the week and making a list. (yes I realize it's sad that it took 7 years of being married to start this) I went to kraft.com to get ideas & recipes and let me tell you.... It was love at first sight! Being a working mom it's hard to find time to make a decent meal each night, especially now with a 2 year old that runs WILD! I have found the easiest recipes at Kraft and I thought I would share one!!

Tuesday night we had Chicken Club Pizza. It took all of 30 minutes and was SO GOOD. Joey loved it!! I had planned on taking the leftovers to work the next day, but we didn't have any left!! :)

What you Need........

1 can (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust

1/4 cup  KRAFT Mayo with Olive Oil Reduced Fat Mayonnaise

1/2 cup KRAFT Ranch Dressing, divided

1-1/2 cups  KRAFT Shredded Triple Cheddar Cheese with a Touch of PHILADELPHIA, divided

1-1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken

8 slices  OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled

1-1/2 cups finely shredded lettuce

1   tomato, finely chopped

I used Mexican shredded cheese instead of Cheddar and I also used pre-cooked bacon because it's super fast & easy to heat in the microwave.

HEAT oven to 400ºF.
UNROLL pizza dough on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; press into 15x10-inch rectangle. Bake 10 min.
MIX mayo and 1/3 cup dressing; spread onto crust. Top with half the cheese, chicken, remaining cheese and bacon.
BAKE 5 min. or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted. Top with lettuce and tomatoes; drizzle with remaining dressing. 


So far every recipe I've tried has been really good!! I will have to add some more later!!

 

Tonsils & Twisters!

It's been  a week since Conner had surgery and I'm just now getting around to posting about it. One, we didn't have power for about 4 days.... Two, I've had a heavy heart the past week and I just didn't have it in me to post about our crazy day last Wednesday when so many people have lost homes and loved ones. I am so thankful that my family and friends are okay and that we didn't have any damage here in Albertville. I pray that God wraps His arms around the families that have lost so much and He gives them strength and courage to get through these hard times. I can not imagine what they must be going through. It truly breaks my heart.

Last Wednesday, the 27th, Joey and I got up at 5:30 and kicked it in high gear. Conner's surgery was scheduled for 9:30 and we had to be at the hospital at 8:00 that morning. The air in my car stopped working several weeks ago and we had yet to have it fixed, so Joey's mom and dad were coming to pick us up at 6:30. I had just finished drying my hair when I heard the tornado sirens... If you know me, you know that I am TERRIFIED of storms. I have been since I was a little girl. Joey's parent's got to the house shortly after the sirens started going off (BTW..our power was off too) and Joey was ready to go. Me, no.. I wanted to stay and wait because we didn't know what part of the county was actually under the warning. Joey won and we loaded up in the car and about that time my mom called and told us to hold off. We finally left at 7:00 and when we got to the top of the mountain in Guntersville I was so happy we decided to wait. It was horrible.. power lines down, tress down, buildings with damage. I was a nervous wreck!!!!

We made it to Huntsville right after 8:00 and because of the weather they were behind on surgery. The sweet nurse let us change rooms to a room with a TV so Conner would have some entertainment while waiting. It didn't really work.... but we made it through the wait and they took Conner back about 10:15. The surgery did not take long at all and the doctor came out and said Conner was doing great. They removed Conner's tonsils, adenoids, and put tubes in.

About 10:45 they called me back and let me go into recovery to be with Conner when he woke up. Joey had to stay back and wait with our parents. As soon as I got into recovery with Conner there was a tornado warning for Huntsville. UGH!! We ended up staying in recovery for about 2 hours. The nurse that was with us was super sweet...she even used her cell phone to text my mom and keep everyone updated. By the time we got to leave recovery Conner was able to be released. He did such a great job! He never really cried and he slept the whole way home!!

We got back to Albertville, hit the BK drive-thru and dropped Joey's parents off at home. We stopped to get Conner's meds filled and then........ ANOTHER WARNING! I think my heart was pounding out of my chest the entire day. We made it home and Conner slept on the couch most of the afternoon. Our power went back off... I have no idea what time... we listened to Joey's police radio the rest of the afternoon. Jenn came over...bless her heart...she was planning on cooking dinner for us, but because of the weather it didn't quite work out. We hooked up the laptop and listened to WHNT. The last tornado warning of the night I was about ready to vomit.... I think I really would have, but Conner did instead so I didn't really have time. It was quite an eventful day!

Here is a couple of pictures of Conner before he went back for surgery. I forgot to mention that he rode around in a wagon and when he actually went back for surgery he got to ride in a jeep. He was really excited about that! :)

A little of this... A little of that

After a long week we had another busy weekend this weekend. Friday afternoon Joey decided to wash my car. Of course Conner had to help! I was inside doing my thing when I heard Joey calling for me. I went outside and this is what Conner was doing...

His "big truck" needed a good cleaning too... :) After the cars were good and clean Joey and Conner planted some flowers that Joey picked up at the Credit Union from their Earth Day Event. 

Saturday I spent the day cleaning...BLAH... and Joey and little man played outside. My Aunt was home from Auburn so she kept Conner Saturday night while Joey and I went out with Justin, Amy, & Keith. This was the guys on the way to Huntsville... they wanted to share the backseat together... 

We ate at Tortora's in Hampton Cove, then headed to the mall! It's sad, but I couldn't remember the last time I had actually been to the mall. We had a great time, well I did at least! I'm not sure the guys enjoyed the whole mall experience. :) 

FINALLY.. Sunday morning Conner's bunny rabbit came to visit!  Conner calls the Easter bunny "his bunny rabbit". The other night we were watching Mickey Mouse and Mickey and the gang were hunting Easter eggs. Conner turned to me and said "My rabbit going to bring me presents". I had no idea what he was talking about... I looked at him funny and asked what he said. He said "My BUNNY RABBIT going to bring me presents". Ooohh YES!!! I told him on Sunday the Easter bunny would come fill up his Easter basket with goodies, but only if he was a good boy. So everyday from that day on he would ask if his bunny rabbit was coming tomorrow. It sure is hard for a 2 year old to grasp the whole concept of time. :) When Conner got home from Poppy's Sunday morning this is what he found!

After we played a little bit we got ready for church...then we headed to Nana's for some lunch! It was YUMMY and I ate WAY too much. Grammy hid eggs for Conner & Tess...I didn't take my camera ( the battery was dead) So I didn't get any pictures. :(  Last night Conner enjoyed his new bath tub crayons the Easter Bunny brought him...........

We had a great weekend but it sure did fly by!! Now it's time to start another busy work week... and Wednesday is the BIG DAY so it will be hectic for sure. Please say a prayer for us and the LITTLE MAN!! I think it will be harder on us than it is him! I hope everyone had a FANTASTIC EASTER!!

Dino's in the sky....?

Every night I think of all the funny little things Conner has said that day and by the next morning I can only remember a couple. The child totally cracks me up and I definitely need to start carrying a notebook with me to jot down all the craziness! When I started this blog I had every intention of posting pictures and keeping up with all the cute and funny things he does. I didn't realize that was going to be such a hard task. I constantly FORGET my camera. :( 

With Joey's schedule it works out that he can pick Conner up from School one day a week. This past Tuesday when I got home Joey and Conner were in the back yard, Conner on his Gator... Joey on the lawn mower. Joey was chasing Conner around the back yard ! It totally freaked me out, being the worrier I am, I was terrified Joey would accidentally run over Conner! Conner was having the time of his life and I wish I had taken a picture, but I just went in the house so I wouldn't kill their fun. :)  Conner absolutely adores Joey and I love watching them play together and do "boy" things. (Even though it scares the life out of me) 

That night we cooked dinner and after Conner decided he would perform. He has this thing he just started where he will sing any given song then after the first verse he will yell "BOX OF SKETTI"! I have NO idea where he got that from but it totally cracks us up. He will also sing "Twinkle Twinkle" and say "like a DINO in the sky"! I love listening to him sing his songs and he actually does pretty good. Joey is going to KILL me for posting this (and I apologize for it being sideways, I don't know what I'm doing) I took this video the other night when Joey & Conner were being their usual silly self! 

 

If you listen closely you can hear the "dino" part and at one point Conner says his bit about "box of sketti". I'm not sure why Joey is teaching him "hands up". Maybe for their future Cops & Robbers game??? Which, I guess it isn't that great of an idea to teach a 2 year old to shoot a pretend gun!! ;) BTW... Joey is singing in his funny voice...not for real. lOl

Last night when we went to bed Conner wanted to "hold my neck". :) I told him nite nite and I love him and he said "I love you too, sweetheart"! HA I have no idea where he heard that either. Sweetheart is not a popular word in my vocabulary. I do usually say baby.. but sweetheart..not so much. That is something my mom would say. lOl (Love you Mom)

I have some pictures I uploaded from my cell. Not the best quality, but I thought they were cute. One of them Conner's teacher took one day when he was at school. I believe he might just be the class clown. :) I love that little stinker more than I can begin to describe!!

Weekend Recap

This weekend was packed with all sorts of excitement! Saturday morning we headed out to Conner's best bud's birthday party at "the bouncy place" in Boaz. Brayson belongs to my childhood friend Kasey and he and Conner are only 5 months apart. Conner was in rare form Saturday morning and it was all I could do to get out the door. We ended up being 30 minutes late, but we still had great fun! Conner and Brayson play so well together...except for the minor mishap that involves a power wheels motorcycle (more on that in a bit). 

After the party we headed to the "Evil Empire" aka: Walmart .. Considering my place of employment, it's sort of frowned upon to visit Walmart. :) We needed necessities: Cleaning supplies, toilet paper, dog food, diapers, soap.... So it was a must for this trip. While we were shopping I decided to let Conner pick out some big boy undies. I've been reading a friend's blog and her son that is just a few weeks older than Conner has been potty training. I asked for some advise and had been meaning to start training Conner but I never found a good weekend to start. I figured a weekend would be best since I would be home with him for two days. Well, I'm pretty sure I picked the wrong weekend. When we got home Conner was so excited to put on his big boy underwear. I made a big deal about using the potty and he was ready to go.... He wanted to sit on the counter while I unloaded the groceries so I put him up there was doing my thing when I heard "UH OH". I turned around and there was a huge puddle on the counter. Conner continued with "I sorry mommy, I no mean to". I set him down, cleaned up the mess and changed his clothes. No more than 10 minutes passed when I heard "UH OH" again. SERIOUSLY!!! This time I made Conner wear his wet pants for a while. After I finished putting away the groceries I changed him again and took him to the potty and explained AGAIN that when he needed to tee tee to tell me and he would go in the big boy potty. All was well for about 30 mintues when he came out of his room with his pants sopping wet! He seriously peed 3 times in about 30 minutes! What the heck... so I was out of big boy undies and pretty ill so I gave up. Which is not a good thing, I know. But I was just done! I went to pull of his pants and underwear when I look down and notice I have a huge pile of poop on my pants. YAY!! Not only had Conner peed, he pooped too.... Guess I should have checked before I slung his pants off. So I had to stick Conner in the tub and change my clothes AND clean the carpet. It was a huge potty training nightmare LOL! I know I need to be consistent, but I just didn't have it in me this weekend. I have decided to wait until after Conner's surgery and he is completely well to try again.

Speaking of surgery... Conner will have his tonsils taken out on the 27th and possibly have tubes put in. EEK! I'm so ready for it to be over with... I know he will feel so much better!

Now, on to Sunday. I woke up with the crud... YUCK! I felt horrible, so we skipped Church with Nana :( and was lazy Sunday morning. Conner had some play time with Lilee and Jackson. (Thank you Lindsee for letting me nap !!!!!!) Conner took a nap after lunch and then we headed to Derek and Mallory's shower. Papa was waiting on us at the church and Conner went home with him. I am pretty sure Conner would live with Mama Jean & Papa Gene if I would let him. :) After the shower we headed over to Kasey's to play with Brayson and his new birthday toys. They had a great time until Conner ran over Brayson with the motorcycle! :( I'm not exactly sure how it happened because they were in the garage at the time. Brayson has a good little scratch under his eye and tire marks down his leg. :( Nice little battle scar there! Sorry B!!! Hopefully we will get to play again at Brayson's house LOL! Thanks Kasey and Brayson for having us!!!

And last, but not least... HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my BESTEST FRIEND AMY & to little man BRAYSON!!!

Obstructive Apnea.... SAY WHAT?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Joey & I went on a cruise the first week in March. Well, when we returned on Saturday Conner had his usual runny one minute/stuffy the next nose problems. It seems that with the weather we have here in the great state of Alabama, everyone experiences head troubles. As usual, I didn't take Conner to the doctor because what are they going to do.... nothing! Conner's nose stopped running after only a couple of days but the stuffiness at night time didn't go away. Now, Conner has always been a "loud" sleeper. Snoring, stuffy sounding, mouth wide open every night. But this time, something was different. As time went on Conner eventually would stop breathing in his sleep. HELLO... that is NOT normal. I was sold on the whole idea of "it's just the weather" and soaked him in Vick's and ran the humidifier. That seemed to help some, but the problem didn't go away. Now, I guess I am just stubborn, or maybe I don't take Conner being sick as seriously as I should. I've always practiced the "get well on their own builds their immune system" philosophy. After all, the majority of the time doctor's won't give kids medicine. How many times have you heard "it just has to run it's course" ??? I finally broke down Monday morning and took Conner to the doctor. After sharing Conner's symptom's with Dr. B and a quick look in Conner's nose and throat, Dr. B determined that Conner has Obstructive Apnea. Basically Conner's tonsils are enlarged and when he goes to sleep, said tonsils block his airway....... Results??? Conner's tonsils have to be removed!!!

After a quick panic attack and asking Dr. B "ARE YOU SURE IT'S OKAY TO REMOVE HIS TONSILS, HE IS ONLY 2?" I feel a little better about the situation. After all, we can't continue to spend every night watching Conner's stomach move up and down. We go see an ENT Thursday morning and will go from there on when surgery will take place. I'm extremely nervous, but this is something that has to be done. We can't continue to have the little man not breathing properly when he sleeps... :(  I guess I definitely won't be getting the mom of the year award this time. Who knew that snoring in kids was not normal?? I'm thankful that even though this is a serious issue, he doesn't have anything worse. This can be taken care of and on the plus side, we won't have to worry about the possibility of strep down the road... :) Not to mention Conner and I will both finally get to rest at night.

Here is a picture of the little "enlarged tonsil" man from last Easter... is he not just precious ?? LOL

Remembering Rab...

Last July my family was hit hard with the loss of my grandfather. My grandfather, or Rabbit as most people knew him, was one of the greatest men I have even known. He was a great Christian man who loved God and his family and friends more than anything. He had such a kind heart and would give you the shirt off his back. He loved sports and played and officiated more baseball, softball, & football games than I could even begin to count. Rab never met a stranger and saw the good in everyone. He had a nickname for everyone and was the go to guy if you ever needed help. He battled cancer off an on for years and won every time. I guess I always thought he was invincible, nothing would ever happen to him.

About a year ago Rab's health started deteriorating and around the end of June we found out that yet again, cancer had returned. What we didn't know is that unlike all the times before, this time he wouldn't win the battle. In two short weeks he took a turn for the worse and on July 3rd, 2010 he finally went home to be with the Lord. As hard as it is I know he is in a much better place. Like he always said "whether I go or stay, I'm a winner either way". I would give anything to hear him say "Hey George, did you work hard this day", but I know he is looking down on us and that one day I will see him again. I'm so glad to have known him and more importantly honored to have been his granddaughter!

So, for the main reason for this post..... April 2nd, 2011 the Crossville High School baseball field was named in honor of Rabbit. I can't think of a better way to remember a man who loved baseball and the Town of Crossville.