Thanksgiving Weekend

Just in case you were wondering what we did Thanksgiving weekend..........see below.

TTFN~

Happy Thanksgiving.......

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

At this time last year there was such a rush of emotion at everything we had just experienced that the things I was thankful for just came pouring out. It has been a long year of blood, sweat and tears, mostly tears.

I am still Thankful and forever will be to Dr. Kendrick who saved Madelynn's life.

I am still Thankful to the relentless nursing staff at Levine Children's Hospital they are an amazing group of women and men.

I am still Thankful to our Parents for their unconditional Love and always being there.

Standing in a different place today with a new view...........

I am thankful for a new found patience

I am thankful for 20.015 pounds

I am thankful I have found an amazing strength and perseverance to trudge this path

I am thankful for little smiles even if they are at 5am

I am thankful that never, not even for a second did I travel this year alone..............

whether it be because of a prayer a stranger prayed, call a friend made, letter someone mailed, email someone sent, friends , family or a hug from my children someone was always there. I would have never made it this far.

So, Thank you to all of you have a Wonderful day!!!!

TTFN~

Daddy is working late

When Daddy is working late Mommy has to get creative. The other night I was taking turns letting the kids take pictures with my camera (Don't worry Grandpa I was really careful). Below is the results of the goofing around with letting Katie and Jack take pictures with Mommy's camera.

Enjoy......................

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Thankfulness Bag Ingredients

Today was Katie's last day before Thanksgiving Break and she came home dressed as an Indian. About two weeks ago her teacher asked for me to send in a white t-shirt. The shirt she is wearing is the white shirt I sent in.



In Katie's back pack was a brown paper bag and she handed me a piece of paper and she recited the following from memory.

Thankfulness Bag Ingredients

*A rubber band - to keep our hearts tied together always

*A candy kiss - to say thank you for all your love

*A penny - to say thank you for sharing my thoughts and letting me know they are important to you

*A warm fuzzy -(small piece of fabric) - to make you feel good when you are sad, like you always do for me

*An adhesive bandage - to say thank you for all the times make my hurts feel better

*A facial tissue - to say thank you for all the times you dry my tears

*A piece of lifesavers candy - a circle to how that my love for you will never end

Who would have ever thought that a miscellaneous bag of stuff would make you stop, think and appreciate of everything you have right in front of you.

TTFN~

20.015

I can't believe I forgot to post about this...........Madelynn has been approved for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shots, because of her collapsed lung and heart surgery last year. This is monthly shot she gets during the winter months to help to protect her from respiratory illnesses.

Each time Madelynn receives this shot she has to be weighed and the amount of the shot is based off of her current weight. Last Thursday when she received this shot and she weighed 20.015 lbs. I texted a few people with it that info but forgot to actually blog about it.

About two minutes after I sent the text my cell phone rings....it is Phil on the other end yelling "WHO-HOO.....its about time." We were very excited Madelynn had finally reached the 20lbs marker. It was such a long road to get here. I will probably wait a few weeks but she can officially be turned around in her care seat, which was more exciting.

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Be the Match......

Not very often but yesterday I shocked Phil. I told him I needed a few minutes away from the kids to do my donor card. He stopped dead in his tracks............"donor card for what!!!"

I have decided to be a bone marrow donor.

Phil looked at me and said, "You know if you have to donate it really hurts right?"

I explained to him that there are actually two different ways that your marrow can be taken and yes one of them is very painful but one is not. The one that is not is more common practice.

What Phil doesn't know is that I tried to do this once before and I could not get to the be the match program at the hospital. So I contacted the hospital and asked them how I could still sign up. I went out to the be the match web page and signed up. I received my packet in the mail and within five minutes I was done.

There is nothing really spectacular about me, I am just an average white female, so I would be really shocked if I was contacted. But I can say I signed up and am on the list just in case. So you will see the Be the Match link down the side of my blog for anyone looking for more information on it.

TTFN~