I’m not too sure of where to start on the week’s worth of blogging that I need to do…
I really like the way I’ve seen some do it in one big post, but I think that I’m going to start with tonight and then spread the rest out over the next couple of days. Besides its midnight Chad is home now, it’s been a long day and I have another ahead of me, Daddy Daughter Date Activity tomorrow evening that will be a big day of putting it all together :) I can’t wait we have all been looking forward to it for 2 months now.

So here is some of our trick or treating pictures from tonight. We had a blast and the boys loved, chose and insisted being the same/matching Theme. For my Family’s information it was them and not my doing.

*For those without boys, Chris was Darth Vader or Bader as he pronounces it, and Jimmy was a Clone Trooper....not Storm Trooper!
*Jimmy is a great Big Brother he loves helping Chris and including him with everything that he does. As you’ll see in my upcoming posts from today’s activities, he had him right there to take pictures together with his Teacher

...we went to her haunted house tonight...
*Neither one has much fear; the last picture is of Chris talking to Frankenstein. Where most were scared he was chatting up a storm with him. In that picture he was telling him and I quote “have fun scaring the kids”.

LOL ...LOVE that KID!!

Can you believe it it’s Halloween night!!... The boys and I have had ONE JAM PACKED DAY so far… it’s mandatory “rest time" for an hour of peace for all three of us… we still have to...

pick up Dad (Steve), do dinner, trick-or-treat, have a treat with our friends afterwards, and then scary movie time!!! (Casper)... WOW!!.. that is why Auntie wanted a nap but it seems that I am working against the sugar and have to moderate the “rest time” so I thought that I would take advantage of the moment and just jot a note down. I’ll be the one in the corner sleeping during the movie!!

I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONLY 2 MONTHS LEFT OF 2008!!!... What a YEAR!!

LOL LOL LOL…. I just checked on the boys in the front room, I’m in the kitchen so that I could “moderate”… here is what I found!!!... wow what 6 min can do and change into!!....LOL LOL LOL

SWEET VICTORY IS MINE!!!

(and now I have a picture for the post... not planned)

I just wanted to put a note in here that I know that I’m a week behind in my posts again… You’ll see why after a few of the ones that I need to enter… But I wanted to get the one about Chad out to everyone that He’s ok… Incase I haven’t gotten a chance to let you know, and of course that we found Griz as well.

Now I will post the rest and get caught back up….again… You’ll never believe that I took almost 300 pictures in a week…WOW!!! Thank goodness for digital pictures and not worrying about “film” anymore… will our kids even know what that is??? LOL but I do need to commit myself to printing a certain amount of my “favorites” once a month and start scrapbooking them… I use to really enjoy it and it’s been a long while… I love to “create” and I want to do more than just think about it… besides if I don’t do a book for the boys who will… guess I’ve got to get on it!!

Tragedy at our house… On Sunday Griz and Cub went for a “walk” without US. I spent 6 hours on Sunday looking for her and several on Monday. Then Tuesday and Wednesday were the way they were so I didn’t have time to look. We have missed her like crazy!!.. Well this afternoon I called the Shelter and she was there!!! So I went and got her out of DOGGIE JAIL!!... I was very clear with her that she was not allowed to go on unauthorized walks or vacations. :) ... TRAGEDY OVERTED!!!

She was as glad to see us as we were to see her.

It has been a GREAT reunion!!

Welcome Home Griz... We Love You!!

Just a few pictures right before he went in… We were “blowing off” some stress and having a few moments of fun… I truly love my husband

and BEST FRIEND!!...

I’m so glad that the Lord answers prayers!!

and for the peace that knowledge gives me!!

Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers and concern. For those that weren’t in “the Know” about the latest for Chad, he went in on Wednesday for an angiogram. On Monday morning we were told that the results were

VERY VERY irregular.

So when they finally called us back in the afternoon they told us to be prepared to stay over night. I asked for an explanation to the “VERY VERY” comment. They said that the results of the test showed that there was major damage to the font of his heart and that it looked as if it wasn’t getting blood flow nor oxygen. She said that they were preparing for SEVERAL stints unless the damage had diesed his heart, and if that was the case they wouldn’t do anything more then, but that he could be placed on the heart transplant list.

OK…. SO IF THAT DIDN’T SCARE US TO DEATH

I DON’T KNOW WHAT WOULD?!?!.....
We talked about things that no 38 & 39 year old couple should ever have to face…. We do know that we should but on our terms and not someone else’s.

We had so many prayers from everyone and his name placed in 4 temples. THANK YOU!! We believe/know that we received a miracle. He has had 3 heart stress tests in two different hospitals and all showed that there were blockages. And when they did the angiogram there were

NO BLOCKAGES!!

What a relief!! Now we just have find out what is wrong with him, BUT at least it’s not his heart!!

He is a walking example of the Lord’s mercies

and latter day miracles.

summer 2007

I have one more very special post. On Wednesday October 1, 2008 I was having a really hard day. I had two close friends that took time out of their very busy and crazy days to listen to a friend and help her out. I want to thank you for your time and listening ears. Thanks Cyrene, and Debi for our hallway talks, it’s really nice to know that your not alone and not going crazy… that there is someone (many of us I imagine) out there that feels the same and has the same/similar fears. That day just really stood out to me and I guess I really needed to have a friend’s shoulder that day, and they came to the rescue.

I must say that I have had many friends and family that have come to me and given me extra care and love, sometimes without even knowing that they were doing it, and I want to say THANK YOU... TO ALL OF YOU!!...

I hope that I can do the same for you as well. That is what friendship and family is all about, helping and being there for each other. Thanks for the phone call Kristi… You always know :).

Kristi and Tammy August 2007