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We spent the day in Miami visiting with John’s mother and brother. Lance flew in for the day so we went down for a short visit. We had a wonderful time! I had a horrible bout with allergies (sneezed the … Continue reading
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We laid Herbert to rest today. It’s so hard to believe that he’s really gone. Words can’t express how much he’ll be missed. Again, I was extremely proud of my boys! The service lasted a little over an hour and they sat there like … Continue reading
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I get really sad when I think about most family reunions being centered around either a passing or a wedding. Even though our gathering was for sad reasons, I can honestly say the boys are having a great time hanging … Continue reading
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We headed to Kentucky today to be with the family and say goodbye to Uncle Herbert.
POPPY WENT HOME TODAY! We’re all so proud of him! His oxygen levels were finally good enough for the doctor to release him. We were all on cloud nine! I wish I had some pictures for you of our last … Continue reading
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The boys had a good day in daycare although Andrew is quite sick. He has really bad diarrhea and threw up most of the night. The poor little guy isn’t holding anything down. It’s been incredibly difficult being in Chattanooga … Continue reading
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I finally got to see dad today! Kelley and I took turns watching all four children so we could each spend roughly two hours with dad. He looked great and was in high spirits. The exhaustion is getting to him but he seems … Continue reading
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Unfortunately, I didn’t get to visit with dad today. Andrew has a bad case of diarrhea and I was nervous that he might pass something on to dad. I did get to speak with him several times on the phone … Continue reading
Happy Birthday NANA! I got my daddy back today! We went to visit him at 10:00 am and he was sitting up in bed giving the nurses a hard time! Actually, he’s an ideal patient and doing everything possible to … Continue reading
Today started promptly at 4:30 am! The last time I saw 4:30 am was 1962 (and I was born in 1969! LOL) I didn’t get to see dad before he went into surgery because the daycare doesn’t accept children before … Continue reading
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Dad’s surgery has been scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow morning. We are all on pins and needles and probably will be until late tomorrow afternoon but I think we’re holding up pretty well. We all just tried to keep busy today. Since the boys … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Aunt Kelley! After a week and a half, Kelley and I were FINALLY able to get professional pictures made of our children. They turned out so cute! Dad had his catheterization done today and unfortunately, it showed 4 … Continue reading
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We had a wonderful and relaxing day. We went back to the mall (shock) and then spent the afternoon at Aunt Kelley’s house. For a short while, I watched all four boys giving me a small taste of what life … Continue reading
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! We had a wonderful day today that was full of firsts. First of all, Andrew stood up on his own!!!!! We were laying in bed this morning when he grabbed onto me, stepped back so his … Continue reading
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Today was a busy, busy day for Kelley and me. We spent the majority of the afternoon going through things at dad’s house. It was quite a walk down memory lane as we divided up our old toys. It’s going … Continue reading
Today was a really rough day for mommy. One full week without a break from the kids finally started taking a toll on me. Kelley and I made an appointment at JCPenney’s to have the boys’ picture taken. Our appointment … Continue reading
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The children have been little troopers this week so we decided to devote almost the entire day to them. We went to the Creative Discovery Museum which is a museum dedicated to children. The children played in the tree house … Continue reading
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Today was a shop ’til you drop day! Kelley and I hit several sales at the mall and got the cutest coordinating outfits for the children. Later this week we’re going to have professional pictures made of all four children. … Continue reading
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We spent a very long and hard day packing boxes but we were able to accomplish a lot! The movers are coming tomorrow to do the actual move. We took a short lunch break at McDonald’s so the kids could play on … Continue reading
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Kelley, Mason, the boys, and I had a WONDERFUL day! We all slept a little late (yippee) and then had lunch with Poppy and an afternoon at the playground! Afterward we helped Poppy box up things at the house. It … Continue reading
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We had a great day with Aunt Kelley, Uncle Mahmoud and Mason! We all went to Coolidge Park and ate at a delicious deli. We then took Carter and Nathan on a carousel ride. In the park, there were stone … Continue reading
Somehow, some way, I survived ELEVEN hours of “mommy are we there yet”; “mommy I wanna get out”; “mommy I’m hungry”; “here mommy I don’t like this”; and “mommy change the video”. In some respects, it was easier than I … Continue reading
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE MAHMOUD! We went to my favorite Chattanooga restaurant today – Anchor Hoagies! YUM! The rest of the day was spent visiting and packing. We started heading home at 7pm. We discovered quite by accident on the way … Continue reading
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No rest for the weary! We headed downtown to have lunch with Aunt Kelley and Poppy and to see Poppy’s office. After lunch we went shopping and then went and looked at a house that Poppy and Nana are considering. Then we dropped … Continue reading
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Today we went and visited our fairy godmothers (aka Sarah, Judith & Selma). After they spoiled us rotten with lunch, gifts and conversation, we headed to Uncle Herb’s office and visited with everyone there. Then we went to Aunt Phyllis’ children’s shop … Continue reading
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We headed 5 hours north and went to Frankfort, Kentucky to visit daddy’s family. We had a wonderful time playing with all the cousins!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! If you were to write a storybook Christmas I think this would be it! We celebrated at Aunt Kelley & Uncle Mahmoud’s house which was immaculately decorated! We all must have been good girls and boys because Santa was VERY … Continue reading
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Dad has decided to remarry! We couldn’t be happier! We had a wonderful dinner at Gerry’s house (a/k/a Nana). Can you believe the camera fanatic forgot her camera?
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DAY OF HELL! I’m sometimes known for telling it like it is and saying that today was the day of hell just about sums it up! How ever bad we imagined today would be paled in comparison to how it actually … Continue reading
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Can you believe we spent our last day in London shopping? Well we did! John and a friend of his went to see a criminal trial while Poppy and I took the 3 boys back to Harrods and then to Hamleys Toy … Continue reading
