PICTURES TO CUTE NOT TO SHARE

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A Baby Changes Everything, my holdiday blog for a fun new post from an ELF.

I know I said I am on a blog break….but had to show you my day …It’s now well after midnight and the boys are still going strong.  You will see that Austin is doing great….many of you have ask for an update.
 
Just to keep it real…I have had a month that has not been my best.  Between the heat and hormones and a huge serotonin deficit….all this I know because I gave them 7 vials of blood to check everything..I have not been anyone's favorite person…today  after a few days of meds I am beginning to feel like me again…


Parker, Austin and Jack have been here all day and are all spending the night…and we have laughed, and we have ordered off EBAY, and we have watched movies and we have had fast food twice and ice cream.  Austin and Parker have played video games. As in super serious.
  
Jack has taken over my iPhone and ipad…and now he is settled in to watch Dora at one in the morning.  so its been a party…Next time we are going to have Gray….the older boys thought a 2 and 3 year old might be more than they could handle getting into their stuff.  The house looks like a tornado came through….These are the kind of nights memories are made..

The boys trying to decide what to order….a very serious endeavor!  








       Jack and Gray
       Partners in Crime

            Serious Jack



Remember to stop by Terri’s new Etsy Shop…MilandDil Designs.
She has added lots of new things. 

I have a new blogger to introduce you to in my next post…

This is our 30th day since June in the triple digits.  We still have August and September to go…

Fall cannot come soon enough.

GOOD NEWS

***Taking a blog break for a couple of weeks...to finish some projects, get my tree schedule set up (yes, its time) and maybe to find me.  Will still be reading blogs as often as I can...so keep blogging.
Teresa

Tonight we are a tired family, a thankful family.
 
We have  a sleepy boy,who had an awesome doctor and we were in a wonderful  hospital.  I cannot say enough good things about Arkansas Children's Hospital. 


BEST of all we have a
repaired HEART!



We are a family  blessed with wonderful praying friends, and tonight we are thankful to a great BIG GOD.
 
All is well.
 
Austin is resting in ICU and alert.
Because of the type surgery Austin needed there is a “hole’ in the entry point (groin area) that is twice as large as it would be in an adult who’s had a heart cath.
After seeing the before and after pictures the doctor showed Dana , it was even more evident that this surgery needed to be done NOW.


He has an adult size stint in place…but everything looks perfect.


His blood pressure which was extra high before surgery was very normal tonight. That was the goal.
 
He said I could snap his picture…so I post this with his permission…and then he wanted something from Applebee's. 



He was a super brave boy today.
 
His Mom and Dad are tired but so glad that this is behind them.
 
Thank you again for caring and for praying for Austin and his family.


We feel blessed to call you friend.  We have had two major medical events in our family in the last 10 months.  The word “friend” has taken on a new meaning. 


Have no idea why this picture has lines around it but am too tired to work on it tonight.

For you bloggers that  read Kelly’s Korner,  I did not get to see Kelly today,(she was in a consultation) but I got to meet Miss Harper and little Hollis and Kelly’s parents.  Her Mom and I have been email buddies for awhile and it was so nice to meet her in person. 

PLEASE PRAY

You will not waste a prayer on our family this week.  Austin, (Dana and Greg’s oldest little) is having heart surgery in Little Rock on Thursday morning. 
It’s a surgery that they have known was in their future since Austin was small, but they had hoped it was still a a few years off.

Because of some blood pressure problems this last year and some other blood work numbers, the pediatric cardiologist decided the time is now. The doctors at Children's Hospital in Little Rock agreed. 

I am sure it is a routine surgery that they do everyday in this hospital (they do not even do it here) but when it’s your boy having it, it becomes anything but routine.  It becomes anxiety and sleepless nights.
 
First thing this morning I saw Greg’s middle of the night FB post and knew he was worried and sleep was not happening.  He and Dana along with Austin, Gray and Parker left today.  Parker was in tow to keep Austin preoccupied and they are all spending a couple of days in Hot Springs at an amusement/water park.  Jack, Jack aka Woody, Amanda and I will meet up with them in Little Rock on Wednesday and spend the rest of the week.  The surgery is Thursday morning.
 
It’s a scary thing to hand your child off to a doctor that you have never even met ( all the consulting is between his doctors here and the ones there).

    



Austin and his new dog MAX





My beautiful daughter-in-love Dana….I am a fan of two pair of glasses….for me it is reading and sunglasses. Dana just does not have her contacts in.

 





My Boy that loves his family with a love that is rare.  He speaks it daily.  He lives it daily.



      
         

Austin and his Nanny.  Dana’s Mom, Janet is a beautiful lady inside and out.





Austin, very intent at Chucky Cheese!




AUSTIN and his BEST BUDDY, PARKER! We are counting on Parker to keep Austin's mind off the surgery the next few days.

 

                          

            THE FAMILY

Thanks in advance for your prayers. After Jacks stroke last October, the blog community blew me away.

I went back and read all those comments and emails today.

Bloggers by the 100’s that checked in everyday..and I have only blogged for a two and half years.  I know people prayed.
 
At that time I had no idea that the stat counter existed but now that I can go back and read it, many of those first 7 or 8 days, I had over 500 hits each day.  And they could not have been because they were reading a fun
Disney post.  Forever I will be grateful to you.
 
Now I am asking you to pray for
My Boys’ Boy.

Please pray that the surgery has no complications, fixes the problem, that Austin does not experience any fear this week and that Dana and Greg have a peace…that same peace we experienced that hard week in October.


The winner of the cookbook is Nancy at Bacardi Mama!

THESE BOYS MAKE MY LIFE COMPLETE

Sunday was a day of full of BOYS.  Those are days I cherish.


OK…HAVE a question for you?  I put this as my status on Facebook a few days ago.  Wow, did I get the comments.  I am not saying this would be good or bad, merely throwing it out there for some feed back.
I watch a lot of talk shows.  I have seen Donald Trump interviewed at least five times in the last week. 
How would you feel if he runs for President? I really think he may….so leave me some thoughts…

THE BEST GIFT I EVER GAVE MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS

We had a great Sunday celebrating Father's Day! We celebrated three GREAT DADS that I am proud to call family.

WITHOUT A DOUBT the GREATEST GIFT I HAVE EVER GIVEN MY KIDS IS THEIR DAD. He not only loves them, he lives to serve them, to make their lives easier! He is the ultimate POP, taking the little's to school and breakfast everyday. That is their time and nothing comes before it. If Amanda is running behind he dresses Jack, then takes the boys to eat, then to two different schools and would not have it any other way. He picks up Parker at school and many days goes back and picks Jack up from his school. He never misses a school program. ALWAYS takes PARKER by to get his snack of choice after school..no place is too far or too inconvenient. He INDULGES the kids with a PASSION and loves every minute of it. THEY ARE BLESSED KIDS. If you read Greg's letter, you will get the picture better from him.

We had a sick little Jack all week last week so did not do our normal out to eat day! The kids gave Jack a GREAT NEW GRILL for FATHERS DAY,
so we stayed home all day and just had family time. Is there anything BETTER? The kids went to the store, bought all the food, cooked all the food and we played with the littles! We watched golf all afternoon, (which I can only watch because it puts us one day closer to football starting),napped and played with kids. Watching little cousins play together is one of my favorite things.
A BOY THAT LOVES HIS DAD
I had a bad picture day Sunday. Someone looked really crazy in almost every picture I took. Some days are like that. Here are a few from Sunday and a few pictures from Greg and Dana's Beach Trip last month!

AMANDA, MICAH, PARKER and a NOT VERY HAPPY JACK

COUSINS HAVING FUN......JACK IS GOING TO BE PART OF ANY
PLAYING!

Seems like yesterday Grayson was born, having a rough start and in the NICU. Now he is WALKING every where! How time flies!
DANA and HER LITTLE MAN! GRAYSON WILL BE ONE TOMORROW!

TWO PEAS IN A POD ALWAYS WITH THEIR DS
A FUN TRIP TO THE BEACH BEFORE THE OIL ARRIVED.

Yesterday was a trip to the movies with Jack and Parker to see Toy Story 3. That's an entire post by itself. I got all the prizes shipped today, so if you were a winner, your PRIZE is on its way.

Many of you will remember little Maggie that I ask prayer for some time ago. On her Caringbridge site today her family ask for some privacy as they say their good-byes. She has fought an incredible fight against a horrible brain tumor. They have exhausted every possible treatment from hospitals all across the country. My heart aches for them tonight. I also know her grandparents and have been in contact with them. As I look at my littles I can only try to imagine how they must feel watching both their child and their grandchild go through this. Please say a prayer for the Cobb family tonight.

COUSINS CAMP and A LITTLE RANDOMNESS

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THIS REALLY IS MY MISSION TO BRING SNAIL MAIL BACK, so SUNDAY NIGHT WE WILL GIVE AWAY 2 CARD PACKAGES and I WANT IT TO BE YOU!!! Get your comments in!

Thanks NEZZY for the sweet compliments and displaying your GOODS. Another winner will be drawn Sunday night, and all you have to do is leave a comment....

Now for some RANDOMNESS!

Today Austin and Parker are spending the day. I love COUSINS CAMP....They are no trouble and have played their DS, Wii, some kind of Nerf gun game outside and laughed a lot. They have NOT said two or three words to me all day...but I am been listening to them. They are having a blast. And that's what SPRING BREAK is about.

AUSTIN AND PARKER....BEST BUDS
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I saw this on another blog and liked it....I think I am too late to do the Linky thing, so will just do it as VERY RANDOM post. I love knowing more about my blog FRIENDS.

I should...pray more

I dream....of another entire family trip to Disney....maybe next year!

I want....to get all my summer capri pants out and wear ONLY flip flops for the next 6 months, problem is I have several weddings to go to...so wedding flip flops!

I know...I am BLESSED

I don't like....having to get up early...EVER

I smell...coffee that I just made

I hear....little boys laughing

I fear....anyone in my family having any health scares or problems

I usually...get dressed for the day around noon

I search...too many blogs

I miss.... a good friend from the past

I always...love hugs and kisses from the grandsons

I regret....never REALLY knowing my DAD

I wonder....when Parker will be too old for trips with THE GRANDPARENTS

I crave....ice cream and sorry to say diet coke (but I am working on that one)

I remember...when there was no TIVO and you HAD to be at home at the exact time a show came on

I need.... to clean out my closet

I forget....my cell phone and have to go back for it more times that I would like

I feel....sleepy tonight and that never happens to me at 11PM

I can....read blogs for hours.

I can't.... wait for Dancing With The Stars to start back Monday night.

I am happy....when I am anywhere on vacation with my family, preferably Disney

I lose....my happy attitude when telemarketers continue to call

I sing...in church

I listen...to talk radio in the car or the NFL station on Sirius radio

I shop.....less than I did in my younger years.

I eat....too often when I am not really HUNGRY.

I love.....My FAMILY

I still have Spring Wreath orders coming in EVERYDAY, so here are a couple of shots of ones I made tonight for a house with double doors. I was too lazy to take mine off my front door and hang them, so these are poor pictures with the wreaths just hanging on a chair!