Day before surgery.....

Pray for DeAnna today as we do all of the pre-surgery stuff....... She will not be feeling all that great this afternoon.

She was throwing up again yesterday afternoon. I was hoping to at least get through this week with out her getting sick but, that did not happen. So, she was miserable again yesterday only to have to do all the pre-surgery stuff today and be extra miserable again.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!!!!

What a VALENTINE!!!!!

I sure did feel loved my daughter. DeAnna has been planning since sometime in January for Valentines day. She bought all the food, including sparkling grape, and even a heart box of candy. She had her Grandma come over and help her to cook. They made the heart cake for desert with ice cream. They made chicken fried steak, potatoes, broccoli & cauliflower, and bread. She took the leafs out of the table to make it small and set the table with candles and low lighting for 2. Grandma, DeAnna & Cheyenna ate in the kitchen while Derrick and I ate in the dining room and we were waited on. They brought us anything that we needed. It was very awesome!!!!!! I don't know where she comes up with some of the things she does but, she is a very giving person with a big heart! Some day when she finds that man that God is already preparing for her and she is around 30(Hee Hee) she will make a wonderful wife and mother.

Derrick and I were both very overwhelmed with the kindness and love!!!!!!

I wish I had better pictures but, everyones camera's either didn't have batteries or wasn't even at the house. I had to use my phone camera and I didn't think to do that before we ate and the table was all set.

The roses on the table are the dozen roses that my valentine bought me!!!!!

Please keep DeAnna in your prayers

DeAnna has been having a lot of physical issues since November. She is in a lot of pain from Scoliosis (the odd thing about the scoliosis is that the curvature degree is very small - at least in July - but her spine is twisting) and then she got Mono at the beginning of November and has never fully recovered. The doctors are past saying this is a post mono thing though.

We have also had a follow up with the gastro doctor on Wednesday the 13th. (for those of you who do not know she has been throwing up for a day once every other week and lately it has been every week.) He has decided that it is time to do a endoscopy. :-( She will be scheduled for surgery soon. The will put a scope down her throw and go into her stomach and they will do a colonoscopy. It will be a 4 hour surgery. She is glad she will be asleep and she is tired of being sick every week. Even when she is not throwing up she is sick several days a week just because she does not feel well. We did not start her home schooling this year until November so we are behind any way but, now she misses at least a days worth of work every week from being sick.

A week and a half ago DeAnna was telling me that her chest was hurting. Not inside but it hurt to touch the skin. So we stopped in at the Chiropractors office so he could examine her. He said that her scoliosis has changed drastically in a week. She was just in his office the week before and she was not like that. Her rib cage is pushing out on the right side. So we were referred to Children's orthopedic and we were very blessed to get a first available appointment with Dr. Crawford (Benji's doctor). I was excited to get him. I did not think that he was taking new patients and in fact the scheduling lady said that she did not think that he was taking new patients either. So, she was just as surprised as I was to find out that the first available appointment was with him! We go to see him on Monday, February 25th.

We all appreciate your prayers!

~~GRANDMA~~

Jason and Raquel came over on Christmas Eve. Jason and Derrick were going to camp out in our woods with there sleeping bags and no tents. They were also going to cook themselves some steak over the fire.

Well before they went out to do that Jason gave me & his dad a Christmas card. We had to open it at the same time. If one got it open before the other we could not take the card out until the other one got it open. Of course Derrick has to take out his knife and open his envelope (which makes me get mine open first because I just stick my finger in and rip it open).
So, we finally get to pull the cards out and Derrick is reading his. It is a Grandpa Christmas card. Derrick asked if it was a budget card and they were trying to save money. Finally I asked if they were trying to tell us something. YES, we are going to be Grandparents!!!!!!!!
Jason's mom and I got to talk Christmas morning and we are going to shop together for our Grandchild, etc. we were pretty excited!
Derrick and Jason did stay out in the woods all night. The three of us girls (Raquel, DeAnna & I) stayed in the warm house. We felt that was the smarter of the two choices but, the guys thought the opposite.

Jowers Christmas Party 2007

Saturday the 22nd we had a Christmas party for "The Jowers". We always have our Christmas party the Saturday before Christmas. Last year I was unable to be there because I stayed behind to work the store. But, this year we were able to close the store early and all of us were able to go. Below are some pictures of our crew.

Look at all them kids behind Granny.

We had gift exchange with Cheyenna because she was leaving.
She is opening her gifts from DeAnna.

Jason & Raquel

In this picture you can see David & Denny at the end of the table.
(doing what they do best - sitting & talking) hee hee
You can barely see Daryl standing off to the left side.

Here is Donny - He is the next boy older than Derrick.
Donny is playing ball with his grandson. (He has many)

Grandma is talking intensely with a great grandchild, Destiny.

As always we had a great time!

The Jowers boys and wives go as follows:
David & Margaret, Denny & Darlene, Daryl & Debbie, Donny & Linda, Derrick & Michelle.
David & Margaret have 1 daughter,
Denny & Darlene have 1 daughter, 1 son, 6 grandchildren,
Daryl & Debbie have 2 dogs,
Donny & Linda have 4 daughters, 3 sons, 12 grandchildren (I think)
Derrick & Michelle have 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 grandchild on the way.

So that makes Lue have 5 sons, 5 daughter-in-laws, 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren with 1 great grandchild on the way.

Our parties get bigger and more busy every year with lots more children.