Still Here

We have not dropped off the face of the earth. Will broke our laptop so we are having to use the old dinosaur upstairs that runs so slow so I try not to do too much on it. Hopefully that will be fixed soon and I can get back to updating you all, we have had quite a bit happen and it will continue to do so through these next couple of months. Talk to you all soon!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Today Will and I have been married for 7 years!!!!! Who knew that 7 years later we would have 2 beautiful girls and one on the way? A lot has happened in these 7 years but they have also been amazing and I am so happy to be able to call him my husband. And since he doesn't write on this thing, I will talk for him and say he feels the same way for me, hehe :)

Advent Conspiracy

This morning at church, Will and I saw a pretty cool video. It was saying how that every year Americans spend 450 billion dollars on Christmas presents and how it would only cost 10 billion to fix the worlds water crisis. That this Christmas, we can spend a little less on things we don't really need, we can make presents and let others know how much we care in other ways and help bring hope to those who are struggling to survive. I don't think twice when I am thirsty, I go to my fridge and pour myself a glass of cold, clean water. A lot of people don't have that luxury, yes, it is a luxury. If people in other countries don't have it, then it is a luxury. To find out more or how you can help, you can go to www.adventconspiracy.org.

Christmas Fun

Today we took the girls to a town called Highland Park. They had a place called the Gingerbread House. They got to decorate gingerbread men and take a picture with Frosty. They had a lot to fun, not to mention they got chocolate from this little candy store they had down there. It was a fun start to the holiday.

Thanksgiving ER Visit And A Morning Haircut

Thanksgiving ended up being interesting. I was stirring the potatoes, which the water for was just boiling, and I must have stirred too hard when they jumped out of the pot, spilling all over my hand!! I immediately put my hand under cold water but as soon as I would take it out, it felt like it was on fire!!! So, after that happening for 10 minutes and me crying (it hurt!!), we took me to the ER. The ended up putting cream on it and bandaging it up. And they sent us home with more so Will could do the dressing changes. But, after that we got to come home and eat, yummy!!!!!! Even my pumpkin pie rocked!!! Then this morning, I woke up to find large chunks of hair on my bathroom floor!!! Will said he asked Cassidy, the only one up at the time if she did it and she said no. Yeah right. So, I questioned her and of course, she admitted it and showed me where she took the chunks from. It looks horrible!!!! But, I am hoping it will blend in when I do it. Nonetheless, another exciting day in the Hall household!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I love this holiday however, it has not been one without tears today. I just wish I was back home spending it with family. And thinking of my brother not being here to see it, makes it even worse. The pain still is not any better. Today though, I can truly say I am so thankful I had a brother as amazing as he was!!! The girls are really excited though. Cassidy was completely grossed out by the turkey guts, she screamed and ran. It didn't help that they fell out of the bag they come in :) But, the turkey is cooking right now and I will do the rest of all the good stuff later on, yummy!!!!

My First Pumpkin Pie!!!

I have made tons of cakes and apple pies, even a pumpkin cheesecake, but I have never made a pumpkin pie from scratch. So, I decided this was the year to do it. Plus, Will cant really eat anything but he will be able to eat the filling of the pie at least :) It is baking in the oven, I am so excited!!! I cant wait to cook the rest of the food tomorrow, even though I wish I was back home with family....................

My Website!!!

I was searching around and decided to put together a website for my Arbonne business. You can see it at http://www.kaleenasarbonne.webs.com/ I am so excited and hope this gets me some more business!!!! Plus it is fun to keep up with, kind of like this one :)

Christmas Came Early

Normally we wait to put any Christmas stuff up until the day after Thanksgiving. However, between the snow yesterday and Cassidy having half days for the holiday, I got in the spirit and we put the tree up...and the stockings. Nothing else has been put up, the lights on the house will go up Friday (hopefully if I can get Will to do it) and maybe today I will decorate the rest inside :)

First Real Snow!!!!

We have had some flurries in the past month but nothing that really stuck to the ground but this morning Will got up to get more ice for his ice pack and came back up to tell me that it is snowing, and not just a little bit. So, I got all excited and jumped out of bed and sure enough, everything was white!!!! Our first real snow!!!! We didn't get that last year until December!!!! Cassidy was all excited too, she couldn't wait to wear her boots to school :) Now the only bad thing, Will never put up the Christmas lights. I told him he should do it a couple of weeks ago that way the day after Thanksgiving, we could turn them on. But he didn't and now there is snow, that is not going to be a fun job :)

NKOTB :)

The American Music Awards are on tonight and we all sat down and were watching it together. Then, the New Kids On The Block came on!!! I felt like I was 8 years old again. They did some new stuff but also some old ones. It was so weird to be sitting here pregnant with 2 kids running around watching them on tv, so weird!!!!! I remember sitting in front of the tv with my sister and friends when I was little waiting for them to come on pay per view, and all the dolls we had, gosh I was a freak for them......Cassidy had this look on her face though "who the heck are these old guys?" Hahaha.

When One Goes Down, It Seems We All Do!

So, Will is still the same. He is still taking the vicodin every 4 hours along with the amoxicillin. Then last night, Kendall woke up screaming with a 102 temperature. We gave her medicine but it came right back this morning. And, about 2 hours after we gave her the medicine, her temperature was still climbing. So, she has been out of sorts all day. And on top of it, I have blacked out 3 times today and actually passed out and fell hard one time. And I am exhausted, haha. It seems Cassidy is the only one so far that has had nothing happen, knock on wood. Good news is, Will was finally able to feel Hayley last night. She has been kicking me and moving around for a while but not where you can feel it on the outside. But, last night he finally felt her, and she gave him quite a show too, she kicked quite a bit :)

Update

It has been a little over 24 hours since Wills surgery and I am exhausted. Between the dog and Kendall and the complications with this pregnancy and then having Will down, I am tired!!! He is doing alright. He is still very sore and taking vicadin every 4 hours and amoxicillin 3 times a day. He has had some troubles drinking water today. He doesn't eat much obviously but he has to drink water to stay hydrated but this morning, he tried and it ended up coming out of his nose and then later on when he tried again, he started choking pretty bad. After that, he decided just to head up to bed. We don't have anything else going on today, thank goodness and our church friends have offered meals so that helps out a lot too!!!!

Will's Surgery

Will had his surgery this morning and everything went great. He is home right now, with come ice packs around his neck and on vicodin. He will be taking the vicodin every 4 hours for the next 2 days and then when needed after that. He is in soooo much pain though, I feel awful. And he keeps apologizing for not being able to take full care of us, hello, you had surgery buddy!!! He is such a great husband. Right now the house is quiet too for a change, both him and Kendall are sleeping, Cassidy is in school and Minnie is finally laying down too.....what am I supposed to do without chaos? Haha.

I Am Having Some Good Luck!!!!

I got a call from a lady working at the Navy Exchange today and she let me know that I had won a free Coach bag!!! I had entered a contest the other day while I was there and i won!!!! We went and picked it up today, it was normally worth $128!!!!! So, I now have 2 Coach bags, I feel like a lucky girl!!!

I Got My Baby Bag!!!

I officially own my Coach baby bag!!! Well, it is not considered a baby bag but it is big enough to be one, I am so excited!! And I actually got a different one than I had seen before, they had a newer one and Will thought it looked better so I got an even better one, Hayley's stuff will be carried in style :) On a whole other note, today marks the 2nd anniversary of when my friend lost her husband. It is crazy to think it has been 2 years already, it was such a horrible time but I am so glad to have her in my life, she is one of the best girlfriends I could ever have. RIP Jessiah!

Party Tonight!!

Tonight I am hosting a Coach party!!! I am so excited!!! I went to one a couple of weeks ago and found a big bag I want for a baby bag but it is $200. But, since I am hosting, I will get 25% of sales which means I get some money off it, and maybe free depending on what people buy. I am so excited!!! Everything else seems to be going good. I have been having a hard time trying to get Minnie to take her pill and that is pretty rough but the vet gave us some pointers and if that still doesn't work, we can bring her in and have them do it for us. We shall see.

The Vet Called

The vet just called this morning and it looks like Minnie has to be put on meds for 10 days. She has a disease, they didn't give us the name of it, but I guess she got it from her brothers and sisters when born and it comes from their poop. Will is going to get it right now and thank God it is not expensive. Poor thing though, she really must not have been taken care of well in her old home if she was either eating or being around others poop!!!

Minnie

We took Minnie in to her first vet appointment tonight. She did really well. They gave her her first puppy shot and looked her over. She looks really good. She has had a small bald spot on her head since we got her, you really cant see it too well and they said it looks like a "battle wound" so obviously the house she was at before was not a good one. They also said it looks like she is mixed with something but cannot tell, she has so much lab in her. But everyone who worked there or came in said how adorable she was and fell in love :) They talked about puppy training and said the place next door did it so we went to see how much it would be, it didn't start until January and would run for 8 weeks so we cannot do it since we are moving. But, the lady who did the classes was there and wanted to come and see Minnie and I swear, besides the accent, she looked just like my maumaw!!! It was crazy!!!!!!

Surgery And The Dog

Will had his pre-op visit yesterday at the VA. He is still scheduled for next Thursday and he is going in at 6:30am. The doc described what they are going to do and it doesn't sound pleasant, not that any surgery is. They cut his soft palette and then take the excess tissue out of his neck and then they cauterize his tonsils. After all that, they sew his soft palette back together again. They said he will be in pain for about 10 days, they will send him home with pain meds and a numbing solution he can swish in his throat to help with the pain as well. And since he cannot eat for about 10 days (so the scabbing doesn't open), the poor guy doesn't get Thanksgiving dinner. So, we will have it twice this year :) Today we also have Minnie's first vet appointment. She is getting her shots and an exam, so I hope they can tell us if she is a full lab or mixed with something.

A New Baby Already?

Oh, it sure feels like the baby is here already!!!! Our new little puppy, who Cassidy has named Minnie Mouse, kept us up all night. She was whimpering quite a bit. I don't think she likes her small kennel we put her in, we are getting a bigger one today to see if that works. And she has tried to pee quite a bit in the house, little booger pees almost every hour!!!!! But she is cute and the girls are slowly getting used to her.

A New Puppy!!!!

I am so excited!!!!!! One of my friends here had a dog just dropped off on her doorstep last night. They rang the doorbell and when she opened it, there was a puppy in a box on her doorstep!!! She said they cannot keep it and so we are getting the puppy!!!! It is an 8 week old black lab mix, so cute!!!! I know that girl dogs get their periods and such, does anyone know when that happens? Poor Will cant even seem to get a boy dog, hehe, he is stuck with girls!!!!

Medical Update

So, I received a call from my doc yesterday saying that I needed to go to Evanston hospital out here to their maternal fetal medicine clinic. They said I needed a consultation for renal (kidneys) and diabetes imsipidus problems. So, we just got home. They did an ultrasound and Hayley looks great but I am not doing so well. They took some blood and are running tests. I will call the doc over at the hospital back on Monday afternoon and depending on what the results say, my doc here will need to do more as well. I am glad hat Hayley is fine but I would really like to start feeling better myself!!

Our Baby

We had our ultrasound today and it looks like we will be adding one more girl to the family. We were definitely hoping for a little boy but I love my girls so much and know this is going to be a wonderful addition to our family. We also have a name picked out, she will be Hayley Marie. She looked great too, healthy as can be......now if only mommy could get on track, haha.

My Doctors Appointment

We had another doctors appointment today. They took awhile to find the heartbeat which scared me but they finally found it.....on my pelvic bone. The baby is sooooo low right now and I still have so long to go :( We discussed all the issues with my dehydration and they are now getting the records from the ER we were at and then talking to my doc to see what tests he wants to order, so I will hopefully hear by tomorrow. And, the even better news, we find out the sex tomorrow at 3:45!!!!!!!!! We cant wait!

Happy Halloween!

The girls are so excited that it is finally Halloween. Kendall went to bed last night asking and woke up this morning saying "Halloweeeeeeeen!!!" Cassidy was able to wear her witch costume to school, she looks so cute. After we get back from picking her up from school, we will get Kendall in her ladybug costume and head to the mall for some trick-or-treating. After we are there for a bit, we will head home where I will pass out candy and Will is taking the girls around the neighborhood. I hope you all have a great Halloween!!!

This Is Getting Ridiculous!!!

This morning has been horrible!!! I blacked out maybe 5 times, it was too many to count. I could barely make it off the floor to get Cassidy ready for school and then I had to go to church to watch some kids. The doc at the ER told me it is because I am dehydrated (when we were there last week) and that I needed to tell my doc at my last appointment about what has been going on. It is just crazy that my body is not absorbing any liquid. While in the ER I had 4 IV bags, plus tons of stuff to drink and was STILL dehydrated. One of the girls who watches kids with me on Thursdays is taking medical courses and said they discussed this before and sometimes it could be a lack of potassium. So, hopefully before my next appointment on Tuesday, things wont get that bad, hopefully not as bad as today.

Will Is Having Surgery!!!

He was finally able to get into his follow-up appointment for his sleep study and they scheduled him for surgery on November 20. He is going to have his tonsils taken out and some extra tissue in his throat taken out as well. About a month after that is done, he will do another sleep study to see if this helps at all. The only bummer thing is, since he will be on a soft foods and liquid diet, he may not be well enough to eat Thanksgiving dinner :( At least not the big stuff. The papers he brought home said he will have a lot of scabbing in the back of his throat and he shouldn't eat anything that could damage it in any way. So, jello, pudding and ice cream it is for a while.

We Voted!!!

We finally just got our absentee ballots in the mail today and have marked our ballots. I am so excited, I love voting!!!! They will be sent out in the mail tomorrow and hopefully on November 4, our vote will have made a difference. We got a California ballot since that is our state of residency....and since we will actually be living there again this next year it was nice to vote on their issues!!!

Snow Showers?

Last year we had some flurries on Thanksgiving but didn't even get any real snow until December 4, I only remember that date because that's the day we moved into our new house.....in a snow storm, that was crazy!!! But we are getting snow showers today!!! Not flurries or a little dusting, a full on snow shower!!!!! It said it will hit us by this afternoon, I have a feeling this is going to be a long, hard winter. We cant get out of here quick enough to get back tot he west coast!!!

Another ER Visit

This time I was the patient, and we saw the same doc we did when we took Kendall in on Saturday, haha. This morning I blacked out again, only this time it was really bad and it didn't feel like it was getting any better. So, I crawled my way to the phone and called Will who came home and took me to the hospital. They hooked my up to tons of monitors and an IV. They also gave us an ultrasound, the baby looks great and he said my estimated due date is March 30. The baby looked great and we got some really good pictures as well. After getting to the hospital at 9am, we were finally released at 4pm!!!! It was a long day and I had 4 bags of IV fluid. My blood pressure was going nuts all day, down and up dramatically. They said it seemed as if I was extremely dehydrated, which could not be explained given how much water I drink a day. So, I am supposed to be following up with my doc to see if there is something causing me to be so dehydrated. It has been a long day!!!

My Poor Sicky Bug

Friday night after we got home from running errands, including cutting my hair short, Kendall started to have a runny nose and eyes. She didn't look normal so we gave her some medicine before she went to bed. Around 1 in the morning, she woke up screaming in pain saying "I hurt" over and over. So, we brought her into our room to see if she would sleep better with us. That didn't help at all. She just couldn't sleep and started to have a really bad croup cough. At one point it got so bad we took her into the bathroom with the shower on hot so the steam could help her. It did for a while but then she started getting upset that it was too hot in there. So, we just brought her downstairs. Later after Cassidy got up, we ended up taking her into the emergency room. Her fever and croup were just not getting better. She looked so bad too, poor thing. They hooked her up to monitors to keep track of her breathing and heart rate, that all seemed fine, but they could hear her breathing and wanted to treat that. So, they gave her an oral injection of a steroid, it was going to help open up her bronchial tubes I guess, it works as soon as it is taken and lasts for 36 hours. About5 minutes after she took it, she started throwing up and getting agitated and her body was all tense and she was screaming like something really hurt. The doc came in and took her temp, it was almost 103!!!! So, they gave her some Motrin. After that, I sat in the rocking chair and rocked her, she didn't fall asleep but she was so out of it. You could just tell she was so miserable but there was nothing we could do but comfort her. This lasted all night. Then we put the humidifier in her room last night and she slept all night, thank God. Today she still isn't feeling good, but is actually taking a nap. I am sure she has to be tired after being up from 1 am until almost 8pm yesterday!!!!

Prayers Needed

Our friends here just had a beautiful baby boy last week. I took them food the other night and I guess right after I left, they received a call from their doctor telling them to come in immediately. I guess their son's thyroid levels were extremely rare and I guess in babies that can actually result in mental retardation if not taken care of. So, they took him in and of course he will be fine however he is going to have to be on medication for the rest of his life. I am sure you can only imagine how hard this is knowing your small baby is going through this. So, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers, they are wonderful people.

Happy Birthday!!!!

Today Will turns 32!!! He has to work today and I watched kids at church but before I went in, I brought him flowers and balloons to work. I know, flowers are not too manly but I wanted to do something and I got Halloween looking flowers so it wasn't girly at all. Cassidy called when she got up this morning and sang to him, it was cute. And tonight he is getting his favorites for dinner. Normally he likes meatloaf and mashed potatoes but instead of meatloaf, he is getting Norwegian meatballs, yummy!!!!! And German chocolate cake, his favorite. Today was also picture day for Cassidy. She looked so cute, we went to Old Navy last night and she got a new outfit and this morning I flat-ironed her hair, she looked so grown up.

So Gross

I thought Kendall was totally past this stage!!! Yesterday after her nap was over, Will went upstairs to get her and discovered she had crawled out of her big girl bed and into her crib.....and she had taken her poopy diaper off and had fun with it. It was everywhere including all over her!!! We still had her crib up, after we had put her in her big girl bed, we just hadn't taken it down yet. But, Will gave her a bath while I cleaned and sanitized, and then we took her crib down. Her room looks more like a little girls room now :( But, I seriously thought she was past this stage already!!!! She did that at the beginning of this year for a while but quickly got over it. This morning when she woke up, she pointed to the spot where her crib was and said "poop naughty" Hehe

Will's Sleep Apnea

Will had his follow-up to his sleep study yesterday and they said they had wanted to put him on a breathing machine at night. Normally I think that would help but with it being inevitable that next year he will be going to Iraq, he cant take this machine thing with him and carry it around. So, we are trying to get them to let him have the surgery that would fix it. He has been put in for a consult later next week so hopefully this can take care of that.

Just Have To Deal With It

So the doctors appointment went well yesterday. It took them quite a while trying to find the heartbeat which scared the crap out of me. But, they found it and it sounds good. And I told the doc all that had been going on since my last visit and it seems like I am going to just have to deal with it. My black-outs are from my hormone change and are normal, however it is not fun having it happen frequently. And the rest of the pain has to due with my bruising and the cyst itself. He even pushed on my stomach where my uterus is and it hurt so bad. But, there is nothing they can do about it. And the baby is fine.....just not me, haha.

More Complications

Yesterday I went to Walmart early in the morning to try to get some pictures developed on my camera. While I was there I blacked out twice. It was horrible and of course, all of the guys who were around didn't bother asking if I was ok, they just stared at me like I was crazy. The whole thing lasted for about 30 minutes and then I was fine. After that, when I got home, we got ready and went to the zoo. The USO had a free military day so we decided to get out of the house for once and take the girls, it was fun. But, I don't think it was good on me. I was in quite a bit of pain by the time we got home. Then later on when we were eating dinner, I moved toward Will, to try to steal his soda I can never drink, haha, and up near my rib it felt like something popped/ripped apart. It didn't hurt too much but after about 5 minutes it got pretty bad. That lasted all night long. It isn't too bad this morning and thankfully I have a doctors appointment this afternoon.

No Sleep So Far

Surprise, surprise, here I am up late again not being able to sleep. I know I will be paying for it again tomorrow. At least it is a Saturday.

Cassidy was supposed to have her very first spelling test today but they didn't end up doing it. She would have done awesome though, we went over all of her words before she went to school this morning and she knew all of them, I still am in denial she is of school age let alone old enough to be taking a spelling test.

Tomorrow is Justin's memorial, his Aloha Nui Loa and where will I be? In freezing cold Illinois. I want to go so bad but all these complications are grounding me from almost everything these days. I just really want to be there........

Terrible Two's

I swear the day that Kendall turned two she realized she can now go through her terrible two's stage. She is driving me nuts!!! She kicks and screams and throws things and takes toys from anyone. I discipline her of course however it only works so much. We have been putting her in the chair we have in our living room and that is her time out chair. If we tell her to go sit in the chair, she will go and calm down and be done, but she does it over and over and over.

Things are still not better with Justin. I just don't know how to get over this...........

Mary and Joseph

Yesterday was an exact week since my brother left. It was a really rough day. I don't know if this pain is ever going to get any better.

Yesterday was also the day I performed. It went really well. And after my last performance, the lady who directed it approached Will and I and said that she wants me to play Mary in the Christmas play. As we were talking about it, she mentioned that they still needed someone to play Joseph and she kind of looked at Will. So I asked if she was asking if he wanted to do it and she said, it would be nice to have you both in it. So, this Christmas, Will and I will be Mary and Joseph......I don't know how excited he is, I think he is a little nervous but I am stoked :)

Update

I haven't wanted to be on here at all, but I made this site and promised to keep it updated so that's what I am going to do. This week has been horrible. My brother Justin passed away on Sunday at the age of 33. He had fought for a long time but just couldn't do it anymore. I know he is in Heaven looking down on me and the rest of the family but I still want him here so bad it hurts. So, needless to say, I haven't wanted to do anything and the only reason I am on here is to try to take my mind off of things. Something else happened this week, on Monday, Kendall turned two. It was the day after Justin passed so it was a horrible day to try to get through but I did. We even had a little party for Kendall. We took her and couple of her friends to Chuck E Cheese, she had a blast!!!!!!!! Please keep me and my family in your prayers, this is a horrible time for us!!!

Sleep Study

Will finally went in for a sleep study. He was gone last night through this morning. I guess they have 300 or so pages of results they have to go through but before he left they said he snores a ton and his breathing isn't right when he is asleep. So now we just wait on the tests to come back. I know he snores a ton, I am downstairs right now and he is up in our room sleeping but I swear it sounds like he is right next to me, and he stops breathing during the night, it used to freak me out when we were first together but I have become used to it, even though it is not good for him. So, hopefully we can get this fixed.

Housing in California

We have been looking for a house out in California and I have been getting pretty worried. I thought we would be getting bah (military housing allowance) for San Diego which can get us a nice sized house, however, since we will now be stationed north, even though it is only an hour, our bah drops. So, I am been really worried, thinking we will end up in a tiny apartment. However, since Camp Pendleton is so huge, they have a ton of housing and it is really nice as well!!! And we don't have to be there to get on the list!!!! On every military base we have been stationed at, we had to actually be there in person to get on the housing list or into a home. I guess the Marines do things a little different and realize that people need a home BEFORE they actually move. So, Will sent in the info today, hopefully we hear back soon!!!!!

Confused

Yesterday the lady who did my ultrasound said that everything looked great. However, I just received a phone call from my doctors office saying that the baby looks good but that I have quite a bit of bruising on my uterus which could cause some bleeding so I just need to take things easy. I don't know if the lady yesterday didn't notice and my doc looked at it more closely or if she couldn't say anything since she is not my doc. It just makes me nervous. I know the baby is fine and will be fine but until the bruising goes away I am nervous.

We Have A Date!!!!

We just got our hard copy orders this morning and we are able to leave her on February 11!!!!! So, in about 145 days we can leave the bitter cold of winter in Illinois and head out to warm and sunny Cali, woo hoo!!!

We Saw The Baby!!!!

Well, as I mentioned in my last post, last night while I was working, I fell. So, this morning I called the doctor and they wanted to see me. Will was able to get off work to come with me too. We got to hear the heartbeat at the office, it was 169 which I guess is good. Then they said to make sure everything was ok, they wanted to have me go for an ultrasound. So, we drove over to that office and got to see the baby!!!! It was moving quite a bit, and then once it started to settle down, it stretched real big and curled into a ball, with its butt in the air, so cute!!! And we got about 3 different pics. I swear in one of them I see little boy parts, we shall see, but that made me happy. And seeing it move and hearing its heartbeat was amazing!!!!

My First Old Moment!!!

I was working at Gymboree last night doing inventory and there are a couple girls who are 17 there and some just a little bit older. One of my managers is just a couple years older than me and we started talking about a band from the 90's, it was a pretty popular band and were all over the radio. As we were talking about them, most of the girls said "who?"........I thought they were joking at first but the girls had no idea who we were talking about. Of course I couldn't remember a single song, I kept thinking of every other song I know. But, I felt so old, they had no idea who I was talking about. And to make matters worse, my manager said, well, they were out around 1994, one of the girls then said "Oh, well I was probably only going on 5 then", oh gosh, I feel old!!!

Also, while I was working last night, I fell. It wasn't a big fall but when I hit the ground I had a huge pain shoot through my belly. So, as soon as the doctors office opens this morning I am going to be calling to see if I should come in, it makes me nervous!!!

We Have Orders!!!!!

We will finally be moving back to California in February!!! Will is going to be stationed at Camp Pendleton where he will begin training with the Marines in March. That lasts three months and after that, we don't know what will happen. He could be deployed, we will have to wait and see. However, he will be home to see the baby born!!!!!

Also, today Will had an upper GI Scope, they took some biopsies and he is pretty out of it. Please keep him in prayer. Hopefully we can find out what has been going on with him....finally!!!!

Is It The Weekend Yet?

Wow, as yesterday went on, it got even worse. I got a phone call from the school counselor telling me that Cassidy had run away from school. However, I didn't even get the phone call until AFTER they had found her and brought her back to school and calmed her down and sent her back to class!!!! I was so mad!!!! She hates this school so much that she is willing to just run away and try to find her way home. I obviously talked to her when I picked her up about how wrong it is and how something could have happened. But when I tried to talk to the principal, she didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal. I don't know if it is going to take a kid running away form school and actually getting hurt for them to care. I cant transfer her out of the district and we cannot afford private school, I just wish Wills orders would hurry up so we could move out of here.

What A Monday!!!!

Cassidy freaked out again today when I dropped her off. I was told just to drop her off and go. So, I got out of the car with her, gave her hugs and kisses and told her to go to her line and she was screaming. I told her to turn around and walk to her line and she went a little bit so I started to go back to the car and she ran to me. She did this over and over until some nice lady asked what class she was in and took her for me. I don't know how to keep her from doing this every morning!!! I am told once she is in school she is fine. And then Will told me he got us free Faith Hill concert tickets for Wednesday, I was so excited. I guess she is making her Christmas cd and invited military for free. But, I have a rehearsal and meeting that night I cannot get out of, so no Faith Hill for me :(