On Sunday Chad was trying to make us more comfortable, and went up on the roof to uncover the cooler. Well this should teach us all to NOT work on the Sabbath. He ended up falling off the roof and collapsing the ladder. He's ok, nothing broken (except some pride maybe) just really bruised up and really sore!! He says that the ground broke his fall..LOL We're glad that he was blessed (even when it was the Sabbath) and that he is not seriously hurt. A true testament that the Lord Loves us and watches out for us.

Scamper was my "bud". He drove me crazy at times, but wherever I was he was sure to be there as well. I grew to love him and his companionship. He slept with me and even learned to share the bed with Chad when he came home from CO.
We lost Scamper on Thursday night the 15th. He was hit by a car and didn't make it. I miss him terribly, I really miss him being there with me. I knew we were close but until he was gone I hadn't realized what a void he filled after loosing Alexis (my cat of 17 yrs). We had defiantly grown very close and had a bond, even Chad had to let him know that he was here first :)

This is not a great picture of either of us but it was our last one together. What a great protector he was and very loyal to ME... he Loved our family and great with us all.

WE MISS YOU SCAMP!

Just some fun Pictures of Jimmy

Just some fun Pictures of Chris

Never leave Uncle Chad and Chris alone....

Trouble is sure to follow!!

Like cleaning the fireplace out together :)

My best friend Steph on her special day!! They are a blessed couple and so much in LOVE!!. I couldn't be any happier for her and Jesse. Chad and I were blessed to be able to share their day with them. They were even married in the same place that we were, brought back some great memories. Young Love reminds us all to be grateful for what we have, a renewal of what we have had, and to never forget what lies ahead.

Thank you Steph and Jesse for letting us be apart of your special day!! Friends and Family....

NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT IN LIFE!!

My Love Chad.. We are about to have our 9th Anniversary, it has a been a full 9 years with lots of ups and downs. We have been going through one of our downs lately. Normally I would not talk about those times, but I do want to share just a small amount of the past few months.

Chad has been out of work since the middle of January, it has been a very trying time for us. I thank the Lord for all the blessings that have been granted to us and the tender mercies that have been bestowed upon us.

Chad also just spent a week in the hospital. He had been swelling up and extended, beyond you can believe. Only the few of us that saw him during this time can even have a hint/idea of what he was going through. He was swollen hard as a rock, you couldn't even make an indent when you pressed on him anywhere. He then was in immense pain on top of it. We started to loose the swelling on Lasics, but then again began to re-swell. So we took him to the emergency room and they admitted him for a week. They ran every test that they could think of to try and find out what the problem was. 23lbs of lost fluid in 24 hours (at the tail end of his swelling), six days of oxygen, narcotics every 2 hours for 7 days, and of course no rest for either of us. All to no avail, a full week and no answers.

We just saw his Internist on Monday the 5th (a week after the hospital visit) and he said that one of the medications that he has been on, can cause swelling. He thinks that it has be building up for some time, and when his body couldn't take it anymore it started to shut down. At least we think that we have an answer and a repair. More than what we have had for over a month of searching for answers and him being in so much pain and discomfort.

We feel blessed that it wasn't worse and that he is finally felling better. He is on the way to mending. A side note...he is also actively searching for work and has several very positive opportunities that he is in line for. We are looking forward to life getting back on track and being able to move forward at this time with our lives. There are many things still needing fixing and saving (literally), but we are working furiously to do so.