Surgery

I don't think I know anyone that enjoys having surgery. Could you imagine waiting 2 weeks until the surgery date? Well, tomorrow the wait is over for my GG (great-grandmother). She will arrive at the hospital at 6 am and surgery is set to begin at 7:45. Due to the complexity of this surgery, she will be in surgery for 6 or more hours. That is a long day of worry and waiting. But thank God, that I have my salvation and I've given that worry to him. I'm placing her care in his hands. In Matthew 6:34 it states: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Amen. I keep praying that God will wrap his arms around her and give her the peace and comfort that I know he can provide.

So while I'm at the hospital with my family tomorrow I'll be praying for God to pour his love on me and give us the peace and comfort that we need. It will be a long 6 hours or so but I will be surround by those that love me. Keep praying my friends, that's all I ask.

Sad day :(

Jax started daycare yesterday. It wasn't so bad because he was only there 5 1/2 hours. He did ok, until after nap time. Well today, I wish I could say the same but he is just sitting around crying. He's not playing with anything or anyone. I know this becuase they have internet viewing...which I haven't decided if it was a good idea or bad. You see everything and it makes it look worse than it is...I'm sure. For example he was crying and following a teacher around and she never picked him up. That just broke my heart. I used to work in childcare (five years to be exact) and we coddled those new little babies to make sure they felt safe and secure. So, even though Jason and I have an exciting weekend away and we're one day closer to leaving, I'm having a really sad day. Can't quit crying and I know that he will adjust...just hard to except when it's your little baby that's having a bad day. We welcome your prayers!

Change

I realize it's been a while since my last post, but life has been busy! Moving in to a new house around the Holiday's was crazy! But I must admit I was motivated to get everything unpacked! We've had snow, and more snow, and a little more snow is on it's way.

We've also had some health issues arise quickly. My grandmother, Sarah, who keeps Jax has discovered that she isn't in the best health. She went to the doctor last month as a routine check up and they found a small soft mass. She then had to go see an ENT who ordered an ultrasound because there was a pulse. After an ultrasound, it was determined that she had an aneurysm and it has to be removed. Wow! That's a lot to absorb. So before surgery, they had her go in and do a stress test. Unfortunately she didn't pass the test. So we are here waiting on the next step. Her surgery is scheduled for February 4th. She asked her surgeon how many of these surgeries he has done and he was honest and told her 1 in the past 20 years. This is a very rare and risky surgery to administer. Ok, so I'm starting to get really nervous now...1 in the last 20 years? She went from keeping and playing with Jax every day to laying around because she is scared to death to move. Jax misses her like crazy and boy does she miss him.

Since she isn't able to keep him any longer and I unfortunately have to work full time, we've had to begin the search for childcare. Wow! That's been a difficult task. There were 4 places in the Hixson area with openings - 2 of them $200 or more a week, 1 around $175, and the other affordable at $130. Of coarse we couldn't be satisfied with the most affordable. So we had to go with the second best...which they gave a 10% discount to us due to our government ties! Praise the Lord!

So not only am I worried to death about my grandmother's health and her daily routine being ceased, I'm very nervous about Jax adjusting to the life at daycare. His GG took such awesome care of him everyday. She loved him so much - and still does. If he didn't like the 1st lunch she fixed him, she'd fix something that she knew he'd eat. I'm sure his new place of care will not be so accommodating. So, with all the changes going on in our lives, I ask that you please keep my grandmother and our family in your daily prayers. I've learned to trust in the Lord, but have yet to learn to cast my fears upon him. I'm working on that though. Hope you have a blessed week.

Moving Day!!

Today is the day! We will officially be moving into our new house today! So, we'll be back after the Holiday's with pictures and lots of updates!

Moms Make Everything Better

From as long as I can remember, my mom has made everything better. She has always taught me right from wrong and been there for me when my heart was broken. She has moved me out of her house and back in (a few times). She was there to wipe my happy tears away on one of the best days of my life. She was there to give marital advice when I asked for it. She was there supporting me during my pregnancies and helped us welcome our boys into the world. She is always there to answer parental questions and lend her support. So today on her special day I just want her to know how much she means to me and my family! Happy Birthday Mom, I love you and am so thankful for the relationship we have!

Some of lives blessings...

Just wanted to share some of lives blessings. So happy with where we are in our life right now!

Home for the Holidays!

DECEMBER 20TH! Oh how I long for the day's to hurry by! Our closing date is December 20th! We are so excited! There's still a lot of work to be done, but the daily progress makes me ☺ So, let the packing begin and the stress of the Holiday season arrive because we'll be home for the Holidays! So, I ask that you pray for us: for me that I can handle the stress and still be my kind sweet self. For Jason, that he can put up with my kind sweet self! And the boys to adjust to the move.

Here are a few new pics...

So once the cabinets went up I thought, I can live with this wall color...


Until after the counter tops were installed- the color has got to go! Already sent my builder the email requesting the change to be made ;)


And the garage doors are up! The hardware still needs to be added, but wow I love it!