ANOTHER HOSPITAL STAY

TIM WAS IN THE HOSPITAL TWO WEEKS AGO. HE HAD A KIDNEY INFECTION AND FLUID ON HIS LUNGS. WHILE THERE THEY DID A LOT OF TEST AND SAW THAT THE ANEURYSM HE HAD CHECKED IN MARCH HAD GROWN A LOT. HIS DR HAS SENT HIM TO ANOTHER DR. IF HE CAN'T DO THE SURGERY THEN WE GO TO OHIO. THIS WILL MAKE TIM'S THIRD HEART SURGERY AND IT'S A BAD ONE.

PREEMIE BLANKETS

18 PREEMIE BLANKETS MY SISTER GAIL MADE FOR CHARITY. THANK YOU!

2-11-2-14 REDNECK FUN IN THE SNOW

SNOOPY

TIM PULLING ERIC AND SNOOPY

SNOOPY LOVED THE RIDE

TIM PULLING " NEIGHBOR GIRL" HOPE

HOPE

TIM

"NEIGHBOR BOY" JEREMY

ANOTHER "NEIGHBOR GIRL" MISS ALLIE

TIM HAD A GREAT TIME PLAYING WITH THE KIDS. IT'S STILL SNOWING BUT WE HAD TO COME IN AND WARM UP.  WE ALSO NEEDED  A BOWL OF HOT HOMEMADE SOUP.  THEY SAY IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE TOMORROW.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER! It's been 44 years since you went to heaven and i miss you as much today as i did when you left. I love you so much! I'll do a pay it forward today in your honor to celebrate your birthday. I'll see you again one day.
I now have a daughter since john got married mother. It's hard to not push myself on her because i want to share with her all the things we didn't get to share. But i'm going slow. She now enjoys scrap booking and i loved showing her how to do it. Tim and i showed them how to plant a garden this past year. it was so much fun watching them till the grown and hoe the rows after things started growing. I did the canning because they work, but this year i hope to show her how to can tomatoes. I want to take it slow because i don't want to scare her off. I want her to love it. If she doesn't like it then i'll keep doing it as long as i can. I love her!
AGAIN HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER!

THE BIG SNOW OF 1-28-2014

 TIM MADE A SNOW ANGEL FOR MY FRIEND MELISA IN OHIO. WE LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET HIM UP.

 GRASSY SNOW ANGEL.

 SNOOPY HAVING FUN RUNNING AND PLAYING IN THE SNOW.

THE ROAD IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. THIS LITTLE BIT OF SNOW SURE DID CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN ALABAMA. I KNOW IT'S NOT A LOT BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T GET A LOT OF IT, THIS IS A LOT OF TROUBLE. A LOT OF ALABAMA KIDS HAD TO STAY ALL NIGHT AT SCHOOL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE STRANDED ON THE ROADS ALL NIGHT.

GUESS WHO IS 10 MONTHS OLD?

MISS RUTHIE IS 10 MONTHS OLD NOW. SHE HAS CAME A LONG WAY. SO PROUD OF YOU BABY GIRL. SHE CAN SIT UP BY HERSELF AND SHE CAN TURN OVER. SHE WANTS TO CRAWL BUT SHE ONLY GOES BACKWARDS FOR NOW. SHE IS TRYING TO CUT HER FIRST TOOTH AS WELL.  THANK YOU SWEET JESUS!

WE HAVE A DAUGHTER

TIM MAKING SURE WE GET A DAUGHTER

JOHN AND CARRIE

WE ARE MARRIED

THEY WERE GOING TO GET MARRIED ON THEIR FRONT PORCH AND A WEEK BEFORE THE WEDDING THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND HAD A SMALL WEDDING. I HAD A WEEK TO GET THE FOOD TOGETHER. IT WAS GREAT!
THE NIGHT BEFORE JOHN WAS SLEEP WALKING WENT OUTSIDE AND FELL OF THE 15 FOOT HIGH DECK. HE HAS BRUISED RIBS AND A FRACTURED ARM. THANK YOU LORD FOR TAKING CARE OF HIM. I CAN'T THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD GOD NOT BEEN WITH HIM.

LITTLE RIVER CANYON

TIM

FALL

WE WENT AROUND THE CANYON ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I THINK THE COLORS MAY BE BETTER NOW.

 

TIM AT A WELCOME CENTER IN NORTH CAROLINA

WOOD CARVING AT HOTEL WHERE WE STAYED

ANOTHER CARVING

BLUE RIDGE MT. PARKWAY N.C.

TIM AND I WENT WITH HIS BROTHER AND HIS WIFE ON A LITTLE VACATION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, IT WAS VERY MUCH NEEDED. WE HAD A VERY RELAXING TRIP. WE WENT TO THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS IN TENNESSEE AND THEN ON TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME TO GO TO THE PARKWAY. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
TIM HAS BEEN HAVING  A LOT OF DAYS WHERE HE DOESN'T FEEL GOOD. WHEN HE HAD HIS PACEMAKER CHECK LAST MONTH IT SHOWED THAT HIS PACEMAKER HAS BEEN WORKING A LOT. IT RAN OVER 90 HOURS ONE TIME. NOW WE KNOW WHY HE HAS BEEN HAVING BAD DAYS. I JUST PRAY AND REFUSE TO WORRY. AT LEAST I KNOW IF HIS HEART IS NOT GOING TO BEAT RIGHT HIS PACEMAKER WILL.
SORRY IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE MY LAST POST BUT I HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH GROOMING AND JUST SPENDING TIME WITH TIM. I DO TRY TO FIND TIME TO CHECK IN ON OTHER BLOGS BUT JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO POST.  I HAVE CROCHETED A LITTLE AND HOPE TO FIND TIME TO POST PICTURES SOON.
HAVE A BLESSED FOURTH OF JULY. THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO INSURE OUR FREEDOM. MAY GOOD BLESS YOU ALL.

HELPING OUT

TIM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE TORNADO RELIEF DISTRIBUTION CENTER. I WISH WE COULD HAVE WORKED MORE  BUT FRIDAY-SUNDAY WAS ALL WE COULD DO. THEY OPENED AT 8:00 AM AND CLOSED AT 8:00 PM ON THE DAYS WE WORKED. THEY HAD BE STAYING OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY. WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS. THEY  WON'T LET PEOPLE IN SEVERAL AREAS UNLESS YOU LIVE THERE. WE DIDN'T WORK VERY LONG TODAY. I GOT UP CRYING THIS MORNING THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE I GOT TO KNOW. SOME PEOPLE COME IN EVERYDAY AND GET THINGS AND OTHERS YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM GET THINGS. THEY WOULD SAY "OTHERS NEED IT MORE THAN I DO". THESE WERE PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME. TODAY I JUST PUT THINGS IN A MANS BUGGY BECAUSE HE JUST HAD TWO LITTLE BAGS OF THINGS. I SAW WHAT HE HAD AND JUST GOT HIM MORE OF THE SAME. SO SAD!
TIM AND I WOULD FIND SOMETHING WE THOUGHT A CHILD WOULD LIKE AND HIDE IT BACK TO GIVE TO A SPECIAL CHILD THAT CAME BY. THIS WAS SO HEART WARMING. A BABY WAS DIRTY AND CRYING AND I GAVE IT A LITTLE PACKAGED TOY AND BABY SNACK AND THE TEARS WERE REPLACED WITH A SMILE. I PICKED OUT A LITTLE GIRL TO GIVE A BOXED NECKLACE TO. I TOLD HER I HAD IT HIDE BACK WAITING ON A SPECIAL YOUNG LADY. I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER FORGET THE HUGE SMILE SHE HAD ON HER FACE. BEFORE SHE LEFT SHE CAME BACK TO TALK TO ME. THEY LOST EVERYTHING! HER MOTHER WAS PICKED UP BY THE TORNADO BUT IS ALRIGHT. AS FAITH WOULD HAVE IT SHE HAD LEFT ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT HIT. I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU THE THINGS SHE TOLD ME ABOUT HER NEIGHBORS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT. I HATE THAT SHE HAD TO KNOW ALL THOSE AWFUL THINGS. I ASKED ONE OLDER LADY IF SHE NEEDED BABY WIPES AND SHE SAID "YES HONEY I USE A LOT OF THEM, I HATE WASHING UP IN COLD WATER SO I BATHE WITH THESE". SHE WAS LIVING IN A TENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A WAY OF GOING ANYWHERE SO LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER WAS TAKING THINGS TO THEM. STILL PRAYING FOR THESE STRONG PEOPLE AND EVERYONE HELPING OUT.

TIM AND FLOWERS

TIM IS DOING BETTER FINALLY. HE HAD SOME INFECTION GET STARTED UP ON HIS NECK AND HIS LEGS STARTED SWELLING MORE THAN USUAL. HE STARTED TAKING ANTIBIOTIC'S WHICH HAS HELPED A LOT. HIS HAND IS DOING GREAT. IT WAS BURNED THROUGH SEVERAL LAYERS OF SKIN BUT IS HEALING BETTER THAN HIS NECK. THE DR. WANTED ME TO GIVE HIM AN EXTRA FLUID PILL FOR FOUR DAYS TO HELP WITH THE SWELLING. I THINK THE SWELLING WAS CAUSED FROM HIM BEING ON HIS FEET MORE SINCE THE WEATHER IS WARMER. THANK YOU GOD FOR TAKING CARE OF HIM AND FORGIVE ME FOR NOT LETTING YOU HAVE ALL THE WORRY.
I PICKED SOME OF MY FLOWERS YESTERDAY AND PUT THEM IN THE SHOP. I DON'T USUALLY PICK THEM BUT DECIDED THIS YEAR I WOULD PICK FLOWERS AND ENJOY THEM. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED WEEKEND. I'M GOING TO GO SEE WHAT I'VE MISSED THIS WEEK IN BLOG LAND.

TIM

TIM IS ALRIGHT BUT HE DID CATCH HIMSELF ON FIRE YESTERDAY. HE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK THAT WOULDN'T CRANK SO HE POURED GAS IN IT. OUR SON ERIC WAS THERE AND PULLED TIM'S JACKET OFF BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. HIS NECK AND EAR WERE BURNED. HE WON'T GO TO THE DR. A FRIEND GAVE ME A CREAM FOR BURNS AND I CLEANED IT UP AND GOT OFF SOME OF THE DEAD SKIN. THE CREAM WORKED GREAT HE DID SLEEP LAST NIGHT. I CLEANED IT THIS MORNING AND I'M GETTING READY TO CLEAN IT AGAIN. SO FAR NO SIGN OF INFECTION. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM.
TODAY IS ALSO HIS BIRTHDAY! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND YOUR BIRTHDAY, AT LEAST WE'RE NOT IN THE HOSPITAL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN BEFORE. HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERYONE.

ERIC'S FISH

 ERIC WANTED ME TO POST HIS TWO BIGGEST FISH HE CAUGHT TODAY. THEY HAD 19 FISH IN ALL. THEY WENT BACK THIS EVENING AND ONLY GOT ONE.

BEFORE AND AFTER

 THEY GOT 16 CRAPPIE THIS MORNING. THIS IS THE OLDEST SON ERIC HOLDING UP TWO OF THE FISH. BELOW IS WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE WHEN MOM GOT FINISHED WITH THEM. I COOK CRAPPIE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER FISH. I FLOUR THEM AND PUT A LOT OF BLACK PEPPER AND A LITTLE SALT ON THEM AND FRY THEN FRY THEM IN OIL.