Well........... Some of you know how crazy our life has become over the last few weeks. I thought I better give an update. I think I better just make a list!
1. I woke up 2 weeks ago with blurry vision in my left eye. Didn't think too much about it, thought it was just sinus.
2. Ended up going to 3 different doctors. Found out I have an optical pit that I was born with that is now leaking spinal fluid behind my eye. Gross, I know.
3. There are less than 100 documented cases of this condition in the world. I am a freak.
4. I have to have surgery Wed. Oct. 29.
5. We have another water leak under our house.
6. They are going to did a trench through my bedroom and through 2 walls.
7. Chris has a raging sinus infection.
8. Isaac was up 4 times last night throwing up.
9. Had parent-teacher conferences Tues. and Thurs. nights until 6:30.
To say the least, our life is a little out of control! The crazy thing is, God is a part of all of these things and there are blessings in every one of them.
1. My eye is seriously crazy, but one of the best retinal specialist in the world lives in Memphis. He has patients that come from all over the world to see him. He called me on the phone the other day! "Hello, world famous Dr. Meyers! How are you today!" His office has been fantastic and has gone above and beyond to take care of me. Granted that is probably because my eye is kind of a freak show, but still. I am going to be in research books and everything. He writes the books! So, my eye is going to be famous!
2. Our house is going to be "under construction" for at least 3 weeks due to the concrete, dry wall, painting and new flooring, but we have a place to live! Mrs. Marion Perkins is letting us move into her old house. She has it up for sale, but it is sitting there empty so she is letting us move in for as long as we need to. It is right around the corner from us which makes it incredibly convenient. The insurance company would have put us up in a hotel, but that is a long time to be in a hotel with 2 small boys, plus I have to make Jake's lunch every day because of his food allergies and hotel living is not very conducive to that. We also get to pick out all new flooring which is pretty fun!
3. Just got back from taking Isaac to the doctor and he just has a little cold with lots of snot. Much better than the stomach virus! We probably needed a quiet day at home anyway!
So, to say the least, our life is crazy and unpredictable, but we are hanging in there. Please be praying for my eye. Because this condition is so rare they really don't know what my vision is going to be like after the surgery. I have to leave a "oil bubble" in my eye for 3 months and after they take it out we will see how my eye sight will be. Luckily my parents are able to come on Tuesday, so the boys will be taken care of and we won't have to mess with that. We will keep you updated and I will try to post some before and after pictures of our house!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Crazy Isaac!
We went to see Dr. Matthews last week for Isaac's 4 year old well baby visit. He is so big! 46 pounds and 46 inches! Dr. David said he is well on his way to being 6'8!
Here is another funny little story from dinner last night:
Setting: Sitting at the dinner table eating breakfast for dinner. (yum)
Isaac: "Mom...people make houses, but God puts in all of the toys."
Jake: "No Isaac....people make the houses and God helps us arrange all of the toys in the house. "
Another one of Isaac's crazy sleeping position! His purple dino has to be on his left and the orange one has to be on right every night!
Here is another funny little story from dinner last night:
Setting: Sitting at the dinner table eating breakfast for dinner. (yum)
Isaac: "Mom...people make houses, but God puts in all of the toys."
Jake: "No Isaac....people make the houses and God helps us arrange all of the toys in the house. "
Another one of Isaac's crazy sleeping position! His purple dino has to be on his left and the orange one has to be on right every night!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Disney World!!!!!
Hello! Sorry that it has been so long since my last post. As you can probably imagine, our life is spinning out of control and most of the time we don't even know which way is up. But, the real reason I haven't posted is because I have wanted to blog about our Disney present and Chris' appreciation dinner, but have found no good way of expressing our feelings and gratitude.
Most of you know that Chris has transitioned from youth ministry to associate minister this past month. The church held an appreciation dinner/pot-luck in honor of Chris and the ministry he has done in the youth ministry. We really thought it was just a laid back pot-luck on a Sunday night. Didn't think too much would happen, probably the elders would get up and pray over us. No big deal, right? We were way wrong! We walked in to the gym to a completely decorated appreciation dinner. There were tableclothes and luminaries on every table. The luminaries were made out of copied pictures of all kinds of youth group pictures. There were old ones, new one's, family photos, etc.. They were wonderful and so much fun to look at. We looked so young! They had a special table for us in the middle of the room with a beautiful flower arrangement that had been put in a glass cookie jar for us to keep. We all ate and then Abbey got up and started introducing speakers. Ashleigh Givens spoke first. She was great and so funny. It is always fun when you can make fun of Chris! She was the female youth minister when we moved to SW. Her and Chris worked together for 5 years. Lots of funny stories! Next came Jerry Cobb. He gave the perspective of a parent of a teen. He was very gracious and thanked Chris for everything that he had done. Third was Jared Winters. Jared was a senior when we moved here and he and Chris have become the best of friends. Jared and Chris have gone to Honduras together too many times to count. Jared made us all cry and thanked me for more than I deserve! Abbey spoke last and made us cry again! She was great and thanked Chris for ministering to her and teens. As she finished up we started hearing music! It was the music for George of Jungle from WOW! Out came George! He was looking for Chris to give him a "secret package"! He found us and and presented us with a certificate for an all expense paid trip to DISNEY WORLD!!!!! We were in complete and utter shock! Actually, I think I am still in shock! Church families all donated to send all of us to Disney world! I really thought he might get a gift-certificate to Gear Head, not a trip! They completely surprised us. We had no clue! We couldn't even talk about it all evening. Every time we started, we would both start crying!
It was an incredible, once in a life time night. I can't even begin to thank everyone that put it together. Abbey worked so hard and made a perfect night. Thanks to Ashleigh, Jerry, Jerad, and Abbey for all of their nice words and encouragement. The funny thing is, we truly feel like we should be thanking everyone for allowing us to be here. We can't imagine being anywhere else. We love Southwest and everyone that is a part of it. We feel so blessed that God has let us be apart of the ministry that happens here. Thank you for loving us and blessing us! We are so excited to go to Disney!!! We are going Spring Break!
Most of you know that Chris has transitioned from youth ministry to associate minister this past month. The church held an appreciation dinner/pot-luck in honor of Chris and the ministry he has done in the youth ministry. We really thought it was just a laid back pot-luck on a Sunday night. Didn't think too much would happen, probably the elders would get up and pray over us. No big deal, right? We were way wrong! We walked in to the gym to a completely decorated appreciation dinner. There were tableclothes and luminaries on every table. The luminaries were made out of copied pictures of all kinds of youth group pictures. There were old ones, new one's, family photos, etc.. They were wonderful and so much fun to look at. We looked so young! They had a special table for us in the middle of the room with a beautiful flower arrangement that had been put in a glass cookie jar for us to keep. We all ate and then Abbey got up and started introducing speakers. Ashleigh Givens spoke first. She was great and so funny. It is always fun when you can make fun of Chris! She was the female youth minister when we moved to SW. Her and Chris worked together for 5 years. Lots of funny stories! Next came Jerry Cobb. He gave the perspective of a parent of a teen. He was very gracious and thanked Chris for everything that he had done. Third was Jared Winters. Jared was a senior when we moved here and he and Chris have become the best of friends. Jared and Chris have gone to Honduras together too many times to count. Jared made us all cry and thanked me for more than I deserve! Abbey spoke last and made us cry again! She was great and thanked Chris for ministering to her and teens. As she finished up we started hearing music! It was the music for George of Jungle from WOW! Out came George! He was looking for Chris to give him a "secret package"! He found us and and presented us with a certificate for an all expense paid trip to DISNEY WORLD!!!!! We were in complete and utter shock! Actually, I think I am still in shock! Church families all donated to send all of us to Disney world! I really thought he might get a gift-certificate to Gear Head, not a trip! They completely surprised us. We had no clue! We couldn't even talk about it all evening. Every time we started, we would both start crying!
It was an incredible, once in a life time night. I can't even begin to thank everyone that put it together. Abbey worked so hard and made a perfect night. Thanks to Ashleigh, Jerry, Jerad, and Abbey for all of their nice words and encouragement. The funny thing is, we truly feel like we should be thanking everyone for allowing us to be here. We can't imagine being anywhere else. We love Southwest and everyone that is a part of it. We feel so blessed that God has let us be apart of the ministry that happens here. Thank you for loving us and blessing us! We are so excited to go to Disney!!! We are going Spring Break!
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