~Update on DeAnna~

We had all our visits yesterday. They drew her blood to check her liver and do a couple other tests on her that I have no idea what they were. We also went to Childrens for the MRI.
They did the MRI without contrast and the Radiologist looked at it and decided they did not need the MRI with contrast so, DeAnna was very happy! She had asked Lorna to pray for her that she would not have to have the IV. God is good!
I do not have any idea what it means that they did not need the second one ~ good??, bad?? don't know.
But, we are supposed to go back to the Doctor to go over all the results on Friday the 14th. I do wish we did not have to wait so long.

Thanks for your prayers! We should know something in a week and a half.

~~Please PRAY for DeAnna~~

We have an appointment tonight @ 6:00 pm at Children's Hospital Mason campus for an MRI with and with out Contrast. We also have a doctor's appointment today at 2:00pm.

DeAnna has had trouble for quite a while with dizzy spells. We have had a few doctors visits for that and they have performed all the blood work. The problem is that a couple weeks ago she told me that everything goes purple on her when she gets dizzy. She says that she told me that along time ago. But, either she thought she told me or I did not hear her. Either way I took her to the doctor last week and they are doing an MRI tonight.

Also, she is going to the doctor today @ 2 because a few weeks ago she had a virus and when she was examined in the doctors office her liver and spleen were both very swollen. Now that she is over the virus her eyes are very discolored and so today she is going back to have her liver checked. My sister in law (which has been an emt for years) was very concerned when she saw DeAnna on Thanksgiving and thought I should take her back to the doctor. I called the doctor and they said the same so, we are going back today.

Please pray and I will keep you updated as we figure out what is going on. Several months ago she was diagnosed with mild scoliosis and (I forget what is is called but, her back not only curves side to side but, front to back).

THANK YOU!

Women of Worth November 2007

I had the privilege of going to the Cincinnati Chapter Women of Worth last night. I was invited by the women of the Afton Wesleyan Church and rode with them. We had a very nice meal to celebrate Thanksgiving. I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all that prepared food and set up the room for all of us to enjoy. It was very nice and the food was great!

Below you will find some pictures from the evening. The decorating theme was children's gifts and the speaker spoke about loving your children. What she had to say was very inspiring and moving. God really used her I believe to encourage the women! I know she really encouraged me!

They also showed us a couple of things that are easy to make and fun for kids that does not cost very much. One of them was home made ice cream. Katrina Hutchinson was very helpful and was shaking the ice cream and then she took it around for everyone to taste. It really was pretty good. I was impressed.

They showed us a little candy bouquet of flowers it was very nice and easy to make.

Here is a craft that is pretty, easy and the kids would love. This is an advent calendar in the design of a Christmas Tree. Take toilet paper rolls, colored foil wrap or tissue paper, fill the toilet paper rolls with treats, wrap them and tie the ends. Stack your rolls in a triangle design to make your tree using double sided tape to hold it together, use ribbon around it to dress it up. You can use 25 for the 25 days before Christmas. Allow the kids to open one each night and take out the treat all the way to Christmas.

Below is a slide show of the rest of the pictures that I took that night. Be sure to notice the decorating chains. They were very neat.

I want to thank Amy Mason for inviting me to go. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Happy Birthday to my Baby!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEANNA!!!!

Today is DeAnna's 13th birthday. Time sure does fly by. It was just yesterday the she was painting pictures of her hands to give to me. She is growing up to be a beautiful young lady!

Here is a picture of her with one of her very
favorite people ~ Her Grandma.
This picture is just 2 years ago. My how she has grown up!
My........Look how she has changed only from Easter this year.

This has been a big year. I turned 40, my brother and family are leaving to go across the US, my baby turns 13, my oldest daughter will turn 21 in less than 1 month and we are going to sell or shut down our business.

Matty's new hair cut

Matty is pretty much afraid of everything. I got the camera out and she started cowering down and moving away from me. I do not know why she is afraid of everything but, she is. Hope you enjoy the pictures. She just got her hair cut a couple of days ago.

She moved away from me and laid down.

Here she is running from the camera and getting
ready to hide under Derricks chair.