tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89049231324465892502024-03-14T04:59:07.263-04:00The Tomecko EchoThe life and times of a big family made bigger by micro preemie twins born at 23 weeks gestation. Share our joys and sorrows as we go through this life that was chosen for us.Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-14909699666842075492014-09-01T09:56:00.000-04:002014-09-22T11:46:14.044-04:00Healthy and Happy HarvestThis is a few weeks late, but here goes....<div>Happy September 1st Everyone!<br>
A new month, a new season getting ready to honor us with its glory....an school has started! <br>
This past week has been crazy busy with getting a routine down with new schools and new sleep schedules! After a summer of staying up and waking up even later...this whole school schedule has been really put through the test! <br>
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Its been over seven years since Kenny spent 129 days in the NICU...sure, he's been hospitalized several thousand times since, but to spend a few hours with these wonderful doctors and nurses that have taken special care of our little guy...who basically kept him alive...after all these years, I am so grateful to them. Even after all these years, I basically consider them family! They loved Kenny (and Nick) so much, they cared for him...kept his little lungs breathing, saved him from numerous infections and fed him when I couldn't....I am forever and deeply grateful.</div>
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Gina was in Heaven with a Nertle Turtle aka: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</div>
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This is one of Kenny's old nurses...</div>
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Kenny holding up a preemie diaper...which btw...was HUGE on him!</div>
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Mommy and Kenny (don't look so thrilled Ken...haahaaahaa)</div>
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crafts!</div>
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the welcome table...</div>
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decorating cupcakes!</div>
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Kenny and Dr.Collin</div>
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So thank you again <a href="http://www.metrohealth.org/nicu" target="_blank">MetroHealth Medical Center</a> and all the wonderful doctors and nurses...for everything you've done and continue to do for Kenny and our family! </div>
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Cant wait for next years reunion!!!</div>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-37390108916470702332014-08-20T08:39:00.000-04:002014-08-20T08:39:03.309-04:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-88198282284925418182014-07-29T20:31:00.001-04:002014-07-29T20:31:44.313-04:00Mid Summer fun!<div style="text-align: center;">
As we get settled into our home this summer, not too much has been happening in terms of sickness or issues with Kenny (thank God). We've been trying to keep the summer going with a trip to Alabama to see family and the home days for our new city...which just so happen to be right at the end of the street of ours...literally...in our side yard. </div>
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Here is my hubby and our nephew who owns a Kettle Corn/chocolate factory...</div>
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The four younger kids going on rides...</div>
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Kenny and Kay...</div>
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Kenny was a little scared at first, but then enjoyed the ride...</div>
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Kenny and Gina. Believe it or not, this ride went fast! Poor Kenny held Gina's arm the whole ride!</div>
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The fun house is always fun...</div>
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ok...another one of Kenny's favorites that went a little bit too fast for him...he was holding onto Gina for dear life!</div>
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Kenny and his Grandpa...unbeknown to eachother...put on the same type of shirt for the day.</div>
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So that was the fun filled Home Days, since then, we have been visiting cousins and making the most of the rain we've been getting and welcoming home my nephew who came home on leave from the Army...</div>
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Here is my oldest getting ready to go on the makeshift slip & slide...</div>
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the little ones even got in on the action...</div>
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We all had a really fun time. Great food and lots of laughs..its always fun with our family!</div>
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And finally, I've been working really hard on the gardens...veggie and flower...around the house. Believe it or not, after 19 years of trying my hardest to grow zucchini at our old house, I am finally growing them here at our new house!!! I am beyond ecstatic! </div>
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We are going to be having more tomatoes than we'll know what to do with...yummmmmy...</div>
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Our broccoli has small heads on them...woot woot!</div>
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The cabbage as well...we started to have a little issue with bugs and critters eating them...but with some pest control spray and some netting...I think were good... </div>
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our brussel sprouts have teenie tiny brussel sprouts emerging</div>
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...hopefully we'll have a good amount of them for Thanksgiving dinner...</div>
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Peppers are growing...</div>
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we'll have an over abundant amount of tomatoes of all kinds...</div>
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all the cool weather crops are really starting to take off...</div>
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some flowers from the front yard. Forget-me-nots and purple daisies...</div>
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the front yard perennials are really starting to fill out...</div>
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And for todays harvest...our first crop of beans and come gourmet cucumbers along with regular salad ones...</div>
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I've always loved to garden...thanks to my Grandpa and my dad. So to teach my kids how to get their hands dirty and to reap the benefits of the hard work of planting...seeing their eyes when they come running in the house with a cucumber or tomato, really makes me smile. Life is good.</div>
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Today was NEO Challenger Baseballs All Star game and awards cookout. Todays game was, shall I say...a little soggy, but we got the whole game in!</div>
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Kenny is playing with his "buddies" in the center. </div>
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Kenny drinking a cup of water...</div>
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Well, hello there Kenny!</div>
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A quick "knuckles" then off to play ball!</div>
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Up to bat!</div>
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We decided to let Kenny try to hit the ball by himself!</div>
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The pitcher was awesome and threw it right at his bat. Making it look and feel like Kenny hit the ball! Here he is at first base!</div>
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Just as The Angels finished batting, it started to downpour...and hard! We had quite a long walk to the car, so needless to say, we were SOAKED, but we had fun! #whatmemoriesaremadeof</div>
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Kenny even tried to eat ice-cream!!!</div>
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He received an award, a baseball hat and a baseball. I never thought I'd see this little boy of ours act as normal as possible...playing ball! Its such a HUGE deal for us all. To see him love being a typical kid and getting an award for playing baseball like his big brother and daddy...melts my heart! I mean...look at that smile on his face!!!</div>
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These two young adults were helpers...also known as buddies. They helped the kids bat, run, catch...just be there for them to assist with everything. Very caring and loving people who took time and volunteered their free time to work with these kids of various degrees of disabilities.</div>
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And finally...Kenny's coaches...awesome. </div>
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The whole experience of NEO Challenger Baseball was one that I am beyond grateful for. Who knew that when my husband did all the signs for them when they had their big event in our town...that years later, our son would be part of that whole organization. I am without words on how grateful I am. God willing, next year he'll be back for another season!</div>
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-89264902513753507542014-07-13T10:59:00.000-04:002014-07-13T10:59:28.999-04:00DreamNight at the Zoo 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
Our family...minus little Tony because he was working, had a wonderful time at an annual event that the zoo and the local hospitals put on for chronically ill/medically fragile kids and their families...DreamNight at the Zoo.</div>
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For the past few years, we've been invited to attend this event which gives sick kids and their families a chance to unwind, relax and enjoy an evening to watch our kids smile. </div>
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We were up close and personal with the animals...</div>
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This was Kennys all time favorite thing at the zoo... next to the train ride...</div>
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Kenny on the train...loving life...</div>
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Kayleigh got a koala...which looked more like a poodle...</div>
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Sydnie got a koala as well...only...this one looked like a rock with a face...</div>
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and Kenny and Gina chose to trade gender related rolls...Gina chose spiderman and Kenny opted for a butterfly...mmm...ok...my kids are confident in who they are and what they like. Who am I to tell them otherwise. ;)</div>
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more of the merry-go-round....</div>
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and Tony and I watching and enjoying the kids smiles (not to mention...going aroud and around on that carousel made me slightly dizzy and nauseated).</div>
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and finally...Kenny was in awe of these characters walking around...totally fascinated by them...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(notice my kids stashes of cotton candy...yes...that was free too...can you say sugar overload?)</span></div>
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and what would the night be without the great big mouse himself...Mickey!</div>
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<span id="goog_1625774815"></span><span id="goog_1625774816">A special thank you to MetroHealth Medical Center for caring for Kenny and inviting us to these special events that make having a medically fragile/special needs child just a little bit easier on all of us.</span></div>
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Starting a new garden has been...well...very trying. The ground had absolutely no nutrients. There was only a small garden bed next to the house, but it was overgrown with weeds. Then we have our ant and critter problem. So yeah...if there is something that I miss from our old house, it's the beautiful raised garden beds with rich soil that we filled them with. So with a little rototilling and some nutrienece, I got the it planted. Fifty-six tomato plants, 12 peppers, 3eggplants,</div>
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6 cabbage, 7 zucchini, a row of broccoli, a row of cauliflower and a row of brussel sprouts...</div>
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We then have beans, cucumbers, beats, carrots, swiss chard and dill in the raised bed off the side.</div>
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Everything was growing great until we came back from our vacation last week. I went out to see how everything has grown and BAM...it hit me in the face! </div>
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all of our broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage was a feast for a critter!<br />
I went out and bought bird netting and staked it into the ground all around these plants...but I'm not sure if its too late. We shall see.<br />
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Here is some of our swiss chard which is ready to be picked...<br />
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Cucumbers...</div>
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the raised garden bed. This has had its share of issues as well...weeds and ants...blah!</div>
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and here is the whole garden. We are getting a ton of tomatoes...perfect for salads and canning (which I do plan on trying this year).</div>
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Now...the front of the house has been a little bit more of a chore. Considering we are battling deer...and lots of them. I am finding out that when the books and experts say that deer wont eat a certain plant...wrong...they'll eat anything! Marigolds...they were eating my Marigolds! I also planted Hollyhocks and Gladiolas which are...were...ready about to bloom, I went out there the other morning and eaten...they must have been a great meal for those deer. ugh. I have since sprinkled cinnamon, hot chili pepper and draped a netting over the top of the flowers...I.will.not.be.intimidated.by.deer. They will not win...I WILL have a beautiful English Garden front yard!</div>
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Here is our house...with our door painted and accent pieces to match...</div>
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I am loving making this house that was once a dream...not to long ago...a home! A home where a million memories that our family will make happen. With so much thanks to my loving and very hard working hubby...for putting up with my gardening/HGTV/DIY/Lowe's addiction! Coming this fall...interior work...because, why waste beautiful summer days being cooped up in a house!<br />
Another thanks to God and His master plan. We could have gotten the Extreme Makeover Home Edition, but we didn't...and that's ok. We helped a family, made friends and had an experience of a lifetime...not only in knowing that thousands of people were hoping for the best for us and our family but it also gave us the determination and drive to do something for ourselves. This whole experience of live these last 8 years has been a rollercoaster with a lot of hills and valleys. Not knowing what will happen with Kenny and his health...its time consuming. Something we have to think of, but try not to because its hard. Moments like Tony and I get to just be thankful for what we DO have (all our beautiful kids...even the crazy teens, family, friends and a lot of laughs and love...make life do-able. THIS.IS.DO-ABLE!<br />
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Oh..btw...if anyone knows what this dark circle ring in the middle of our front yard is, please let me know. We are stumped. Is it a Google Earth marker? A crop circle? Water main break? ringworm for lawns? clueless. eek!<br />
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-7271843339164353212014-07-07T10:51:00.001-04:002014-07-10T17:54:49.004-04:00Keep Momming<div class="yiv9359869421MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404744290067_2096">
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-29116003722511306222014-07-05T13:15:00.001-04:002014-07-05T13:15:26.727-04:00To my sweet and beautiful daughter...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fifteen years ago I gave birth to my first daughter. I already had a son, so this was all new territory we were about to experience. The beginning was very rocky. You were a very sick newborn. Your lungs weren't fully developed and within a month, you were in the hospital with issues of apnea and bradycardia episodes. You turned a lovely and scary shade of blue at one point and it was determined you had pneumonia. How was I going to handle losing my first daughter, I thought to myself. I am so grateful to God that I never had to find out! Fifteen years later, you have filled my heart and life with happiness and love. I love the fact that we can talk about just about everything. We laugh at the funny things that happen, cry at the sad, and are making memories that I was always hoping I would make with my daughter! I am so proud of you and love you beyond belief. Just keep a clear head with everything life throws your way. Try your hardest to succeed in everything you do...but don't beat yourself up if something doesn't work out. Everything you do in life is a lesson learned...good and bad...so enjoy every minute of it...but try not to grow up too fast because before you know it, you'll be a grown up sometimes wishing you were still younger. teehee.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> I cannot wait to see what the next fifteen years brings to your life. I wish you much success, happiness, friendships, good health and love...my beautiful first daughter. Happy 15th Birthday Taylor!</span><br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-4733774505418580022014-06-02T01:09:00.001-04:002014-06-02T01:11:00.551-04:00Funny how life has a way...Funny how life has a way of reminding you.<div>A penny, a butterfly, a song or even smell. With us though, it has always been about numbers and dates...<br><div>Kenny now plays NEO Challenger Baseball. He love, love...looooves it!</div><div>His team name? </div><div>The Angels! </div><div>(Hmmm...isn't Nick his angel twin?)</div><div>He got his shirt today. We had no idea, no say so in what number they gave him.</div><div>His number?</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWMSnZcjjyfupKmgMzDNJbuwqJRYk15xOdcc23spi_1RwMXALrUjU2MZjAHxolsXlg_KqQWMfU5hIlw3w18h3oLAbjvxbNykt4BRZqcFC1Wv4KewoY2FwWMmejFclK6LE5StHYZbWVZk/s640/blogger-image-913943702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWMSnZcjjyfupKmgMzDNJbuwqJRYk15xOdcc23spi_1RwMXALrUjU2MZjAHxolsXlg_KqQWMfU5hIlw3w18h3oLAbjvxbNykt4BRZqcFC1Wv4KewoY2FwWMmejFclK6LE5StHYZbWVZk/s640/blogger-image-913943702.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Four!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As in...the fourth...the day his twin (who we call an ANGEL) passed away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coincidence? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think not!</div><br></div></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-21917936655821990352014-05-13T19:15:00.001-04:002014-05-13T19:15:13.544-04:00Cupcakes!!!So I forgot to post these cute little cupcakes I made for a friends child's birthday party! I was trying to figure out how I was going to make muppet characters on cupcakes...I've made cupcakes, but Muppet ones were a new one. I vowed not to let him down. I put off frosting the cupcakes for as long as I could, but it eventually came down to the wire and they were picking up Saturday morning...it was Friday evening! I had to get my procrastinating butt moving!!! <div>It took lots of buttercream frosting along with large candy dots, frosting coloring and edible ink markers...oh...and help from Pinterest...</div><div><br></div><div>So...cookie monster was the first one...yeah, yeah...I know...he's not a muppet, but...in my eyes, anything Sesame Street is considered "muppet material"</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFqBKTfZA0RDskZq7A5Koebax6UgE_BPTSAb3FbUOrMc3nJLe7JLZomO3UTqTBt3j5_IbDsR7JBHhdRfXYmRMqwueQZ0S9a9Zg9qc84BVrdUYr4aWs2BNAFdQL9R1jkVh91gdDGyDh74/s640/blogger-image--1710183144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFqBKTfZA0RDskZq7A5Koebax6UgE_BPTSAb3FbUOrMc3nJLe7JLZomO3UTqTBt3j5_IbDsR7JBHhdRfXYmRMqwueQZ0S9a9Zg9qc84BVrdUYr4aWs2BNAFdQL9R1jkVh91gdDGyDh74/s640/blogger-image--1710183144.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next came Elmo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH86ja1jkJjPxIrHRObS0n0EHd3hjALAIwJJGClMB57renGMTaewTpMXr731yzuOUmU3w_Csy7Iq0SpHvM1gbhMx75VLOnAhHSxd6wG9JrIyfPIhaujOL9RaG_Tdc0Q88NY9kibGliu4c/s640/blogger-image--1920811895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH86ja1jkJjPxIrHRObS0n0EHd3hjALAIwJJGClMB57renGMTaewTpMXr731yzuOUmU3w_Csy7Iq0SpHvM1gbhMx75VLOnAhHSxd6wG9JrIyfPIhaujOL9RaG_Tdc0Q88NY9kibGliu4c/s640/blogger-image--1920811895.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kermit and Animal were last...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I used this picture of Kermit to go by...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlOuk-AF7tH-ePDlEnO0oJnL3QOwRfFYwoar06ZwPPhjOK2yvsxDdEd6RfOoL5FVIJK1m1bJjONhy2OkoA2Jfd3YzDmFq0AVZRwuwopeYXaMudzbyQW8R8CqoqpSrgBa-Nh52apSmQiQ/s640/blogger-image-283011306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlOuk-AF7tH-ePDlEnO0oJnL3QOwRfFYwoar06ZwPPhjOK2yvsxDdEd6RfOoL5FVIJK1m1bJjONhy2OkoA2Jfd3YzDmFq0AVZRwuwopeYXaMudzbyQW8R8CqoqpSrgBa-Nh52apSmQiQ/s640/blogger-image-283011306.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuC9p8JAhJQe2FMcVF5LzmqRwn6rPsKdpZ-XN_4Qt8iHLxNWjZicMuyFy0OmHHM3eJy9vRwPSFfDWusYKtP0rh7AwTVscdb_wr534l7ovJttnejTW1SKeZMXjv_Q35USWIrfL4GFoAMo/s640/blogger-image--271409882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuC9p8JAhJQe2FMcVF5LzmqRwn6rPsKdpZ-XN_4Qt8iHLxNWjZicMuyFy0OmHHM3eJy9vRwPSFfDWusYKtP0rh7AwTVscdb_wr534l7ovJttnejTW1SKeZMXjv_Q35USWIrfL4GFoAMo/s640/blogger-image--271409882.jpg"></a></div>For Cookie Monster, I made his fur with frosting, leaving an opening for his mouth...but something was still missing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A cookie! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI1ssGoEojydVTShpmi0BVU7foXrkFokVxAS74OtTU1RzpLmP0TGH5w-OB10hEPq5IjDVcLvSrelA3GQsbcZI1IuO5bNJb9lS_Iu5343BWbH2uDeqK3Y1LTYT3_M9kZXhBhyE4vTDYSU/s640/blogger-image-29188385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI1ssGoEojydVTShpmi0BVU7foXrkFokVxAS74OtTU1RzpLmP0TGH5w-OB10hEPq5IjDVcLvSrelA3GQsbcZI1IuO5bNJb9lS_Iu5343BWbH2uDeqK3Y1LTYT3_M9kZXhBhyE4vTDYSU/s640/blogger-image-29188385.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They turned out pretty good! So now, I can add character cupcakes to my cupcake list!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-54175807595940956632014-05-11T07:58:00.001-04:002014-05-11T09:25:25.564-04:00You never forget..There are a few things in life that is never forgotten...<div>A first kiss, a first love...the first time you meet your significant other. A wedding day, and even the birth of a child...in my case, all eight. Yesterday I had another one of "these firsts" to remember forever...my sons 7th birthday party. You may ask why a seventh birthday? I mean, it seems like such an insignificant of a year...a seventh birthday. Well, yesterday, I had the honor of witnessing a little boy, my son, show the emotions of joy, excitement, and pure happiness in knowing it was his birthday party. I have waited seven years for Kenny to acknowledge his birthday, know what presents were all about and even eat a piece of his cake...and yesterday...the wait was over! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-hwz8JRhU-AONSvydTWcxFgnEExuW5_QZyaImnCxKnPpGdFOvGhyGIfZJfg3Hs2jGfEyD-JN5tohtD_vy5QAdkghA93R1IN4XQiH47M08KqUr6kRDYcooE4tdd2w3a5DR5Brac4qCs4/s640/blogger-image--481902933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-hwz8JRhU-AONSvydTWcxFgnEExuW5_QZyaImnCxKnPpGdFOvGhyGIfZJfg3Hs2jGfEyD-JN5tohtD_vy5QAdkghA93R1IN4XQiH47M08KqUr6kRDYcooE4tdd2w3a5DR5Brac4qCs4/s640/blogger-image--481902933.jpg"></a></div></div><div>Kenny holding his candles...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebc5b6VGfb7ugWtmlsX-pE31OEAZdSMWMCImNSG1NlPrgRWA6idy2h9pFrj8JJtOezr1pPYu_TthLavbylqc9sO0uUdNXzKL0-lZ4jhr2fntkYate4ErcgUk481g8Bd-zwLPdbgnYXsI/s640/blogger-image-1198530986.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebc5b6VGfb7ugWtmlsX-pE31OEAZdSMWMCImNSG1NlPrgRWA6idy2h9pFrj8JJtOezr1pPYu_TthLavbylqc9sO0uUdNXzKL0-lZ4jhr2fntkYate4ErcgUk481g8Bd-zwLPdbgnYXsI/s640/blogger-image-1198530986.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Counting candles on the cake...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX_AuAqY13HILnCzZNtHhOiM-0ELxYLZYL236WdK7IaodQRjCnQSSSD2sQeNVQslLEU_sCB-flFtaMtERi11IL3Ot3PE762lGiJECocKiBDQsQ_MFLZ93xJ1EyTO5JbcL1ECMl0y16Fc/s640/blogger-image--243865525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had family and friends over...it was just perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS8qfBPXtpAACYxFPlREhxV7zIQBNOI939TyIHmM7lPfKhJzN_2iyEOP-w3McFNr_Ktk8xk5NCSd5JRJEx7O0QLRIUtxrs_08CSPCE75iEydMMVyu0Kbhe8tVWk0u5f4CwNkOiAY-N4M/s640/blogger-image-1336116909.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS8qfBPXtpAACYxFPlREhxV7zIQBNOI939TyIHmM7lPfKhJzN_2iyEOP-w3McFNr_Ktk8xk5NCSd5JRJEx7O0QLRIUtxrs_08CSPCE75iEydMMVyu0Kbhe8tVWk0u5f4CwNkOiAY-N4M/s640/blogger-image-1336116909.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHuH1Awy2WAIHVRIPNxCCKul9BKhbA0l6-Z-m1mLve5XK11bJS98Rg5vZVSsakZ0xY-Zqu2n1XdUi225G71sovZkWuiins8Je3vZAnr_KBtbQasEHg0K_cUBZIkxy3zdP4L0h_S4zD9s/s640/blogger-image--1818838455.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHuH1Awy2WAIHVRIPNxCCKul9BKhbA0l6-Z-m1mLve5XK11bJS98Rg5vZVSsakZ0xY-Zqu2n1XdUi225G71sovZkWuiins8Je3vZAnr_KBtbQasEHg0K_cUBZIkxy3zdP4L0h_S4zD9s/s640/blogger-image--1818838455.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYd2-ZioXYDNT5uVsYZSS66RHInYddtJS7updOkzrLekDuTAWE2oqmkEHe4HvYuIhNKnq4fcICme_Yb_kMMMpsuEB0oB09Ezh15hgGvs510xGj5BbVsi941LjjqGwNdhm5zvZbRh1YI0/s640/blogger-image-896102166.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYd2-ZioXYDNT5uVsYZSS66RHInYddtJS7updOkzrLekDuTAWE2oqmkEHe4HvYuIhNKnq4fcICme_Yb_kMMMpsuEB0oB09Ezh15hgGvs510xGj5BbVsi941LjjqGwNdhm5zvZbRh1YI0/s640/blogger-image-896102166.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQtxZaKhGd51I8CMQ4leudPnSBNGoOmGbBLRdIYHw67hcrzLoVq9XLhpJZgOTdwRZE1N8-7K5Yg6D1JNmIsLiKdGUT2tfxhCJyEYSB7WjwlHiccScXcbfZrboPI6GewwnaNXvWorTcMM/s640/blogger-image--1031901353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQtxZaKhGd51I8CMQ4leudPnSBNGoOmGbBLRdIYHw67hcrzLoVq9XLhpJZgOTdwRZE1N8-7K5Yg6D1JNmIsLiKdGUT2tfxhCJyEYSB7WjwlHiccScXcbfZrboPI6GewwnaNXvWorTcMM/s640/blogger-image--1031901353.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here's another first...my daughter and her "friend" were sitting next to each other on the couch when her big cousin decided to sit between them and kid around with them. Did I mention...I love my older nephew and nieces...especially when they look out for their little cousins ;)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tons of food which included eggplant Parmesan, chicken, ham, sausage and sourkraut, roasted veggies and salad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, to top the day off, while my oldest son was at a baseball tournament all day, I received a bouquet of 24 roses and chocolate that he sent me for Mother's Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N91-zoIwHlG3HndHf40EELanzgLSXheFxLqjnB8HbFJJ4VyjmiAy9o8m43m9gMhK3PeaD99_jWa_HcsMh_wD0Iq2Mz4YQ4GaggsWTaB3ppa6mf_DcPVcKolF_QbONMgu6P2Rs6lXJgw/s640/blogger-image-2030125886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N91-zoIwHlG3HndHf40EELanzgLSXheFxLqjnB8HbFJJ4VyjmiAy9o8m43m9gMhK3PeaD99_jWa_HcsMh_wD0Iq2Mz4YQ4GaggsWTaB3ppa6mf_DcPVcKolF_QbONMgu6P2Rs6lXJgw/s640/blogger-image-2030125886.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I had so much fun planning and cooking for the party! I am so happy that Kenny knew the day was for him...it just melted my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To all of our friends and family who came yesterday...THANK YOU for making Kenny smile!!! Thank you for being part of our lives...THANK YOU!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With each birthday we celebrated for him, I longed to see him comprehend what all the hoopla was all about. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yesterday was his day. And his angel twin, Nick was smiling down from Heaven!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Today is Mother's Day...it is also another day I will never forget...the day I buried my son. Seven years ago today...the Eleventh of May. Some firsts are easy and some are hard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Mother's Day to my mom and all my family and friends who are moms. May God grace you all with many blessings and love today. 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Has a whole different meaning that it had 8 years ago...shoot, it had NO meaning or significance to me. I don't think I'd have this blog...actually, I know I wouldn't because this whole blog was started to keep everyone updated on my pregnancy, birth, hospital stay and life of having the twins. 7 years ago, changed my life...our lives...completely. I had an amazing doctor deliver my beautiful twins extremely early. We wouldn't know the pain of losing a child. The feeling of wanting to throw up, even years later, at the thought of what had happened...from waking up May 2, 2007 in the hospital and finding out I had to deliver my boys...to the nightmare of saying goodbye to Nicholas, and then having many days of walking into the NICU and praying that Kenny would survive. Playing it out over and over again in my brain...hoping to change the outcome. trying to remember a missed sign that could have prevented me from going into labor early, or even if there was something that could have been done to save Nick. <div>I do see myself wondering what Nick would have looked like or how he would have acted...and I honestly do wish that I had my twins both here on earth. The pain is aweful to live with...even seven years later. But as I say this, I also am extremely grateful that Kenny is here with us. He is a little fighter whom will always be blessed with his twins spirit and love.</div><div>If things didnt happen the way they did that morning seven years ago, I wouldn't know the struggle of the rampant emotions of the 129 long NICU days and then thinking we were home free only to have the bubble burst over and over again...with each sickness, hospital stay, procedure and diagnosis...but also each hurdle, odds and milestone reached. I wouldn't know the many doctors, nurses, therapists, case workers, teachers and counselors who have helped Kenny throughout the years. I wouldn't know the kindness of people...many of whom were complete strangers, wishing and praying for Kenny and our family. I wouldn't know the strength that a child so small can have...but also show me that I too can have that strength to get through the bad times. Yes, it's been a long, rough journey these last 7 years. Lots of tears and tribulations, but Kenny has shown me that each day is it's own. We're not sure about Kenny's future, but we do know that he's made it 7 years! What an accomplishment a child born 17 weeks early with a 3% chance of survival! We wake up each morning and live for the day, trying not to think about tomorrow (a little anxiety medication helps too ;) ).</div><div>Kenny has blessed our family with his pure love with his determined, courageous little soul. I am so proud of him and all he's accomplished. </div><div>So today, I honor my twins (one on earth and one in heaven). HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY BOYS! I love you both very much. Nick, I will always hold you close to my heart. I miss you with every beat of my heart. i wish that you could be here celebrating but I know theres one heck of a party happening up there in Heaven! Your life...your time with us, will not ever be forgotten! Thank you for watching over your twin. Kenny, I love how you are becoming you. I love the quirky things you do...your funny faces, lining things (everything) up. Gathering anything and everything in grocery bags i find all over the house. The way you say Ma, Da, Poppa, bus, pool, syd, Lala (for Kayleigh). I love how you are signing words on your own without an adult directing you to do it. I love how crazy you are about your Hot Wheel cars, trains, school buses and carousels. I love how you love animals and your baby doll. I love how you've turned me into a mom that used to be totally grossed out from change poopy diapers (yes, even after all those kids) to a mom that is working on trying to get my special needs son potty trained...and can change you in record time flat. I love how you turned me from a scared mom of a preemie and medically fragile child who gets seizures, tube feeds and is hearing impaired, to a mom that doesnt think twice about unclogging your g-tube, can hold you while you're seizing and can handle almost anything you and your medical conditions throw my way. You have made me a better person...thank you for choosing me as your mommy Kenny and Nick! </div><div><br><div><div><br></div></div></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-49296809199328309762014-04-24T08:12:00.003-04:002014-04-24T08:12:57.291-04:00When to let go? The joys of parenting a preemie We're coming up on Kenny (and Nicks) 7th birthday...holy cow, where has the time gone?!!! I mean, it seems so long ago, but it also seems like it was just yesterday! The daily medications, doctor appts weekly, therapies and watching over him like a toddler who's gonna get into trouble the minute you take your eyes off of them. So how does a mom "let go" and let a little boy whom I've been there every step of the way...done everything for and has taught him much...how do I help stop to break negative behavior? I'm lost. This is my downfall as a mom and a person. Kenny's OCD of having to do things himself, repeatedly, and exactly seems to stem from the fact that I'm letting him "get away with it". So to break the cycle, I'm to not do things and switch things up a bit...even if that means temper tantrums...you know, the ones I see 60% of the day. The ones where we can't go to church, stores, restaurants or even the rec center. I'm lost. This is the behavior part of the micro preemie thing that I've heard of, and now, have come to realize that it's very true. My son has always been one for tantrums...hence the helmet when he was a baby because of slamming his own head to the floor when he was mad or frustrated. It's a fine line to draw, because on one hand I have to be his eyes, ears and voice. I still have to help him dress, get cleaned up and sometimes feed him. I have to watch him outside when he plays because he has no sense of danger. We have medicine time which i try to make fun, backpack time for his tube feeds, and I understand him when no one else does...so, where and how do I draw the line and set him free?<br />
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1) We moved into a big and perfect (for us) foreclosure (and it was not expensive at all). All the hard work that hubby and I...and yes, even the kids did with paying our debt down and foregoing on vacations and shopping at thrift stores...we got our credit scores high and were able to get the house that was perfect. We're still trying to figure out why it was sitting for so long without a buyer. So I guess everything does happen for a reason....even though I despise this saying passionately! I mean, all that hoping for Extreme Makeover Home Edition to help us...and the disappointment when we helped instead of being chosen...to come down to finding this diamond in the rough...at the right place (down the street from the police dept, rec center, city hall and fire dept. and around the corner from the good schools for the kids for next year) at the right time (see above about working hard to pay off bills). It also helped that we had awesome realtors fighting for us, and many of our family/friends praying for us. It makes us feel good to know that we actually made it happen!<br />
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Life has been crazy trying to make this house feel like home. The kitchen has finally come together...and it's beautiful. Next is the yard and our vegetable garden.</div>
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-39422704308401260272014-04-19T17:25:00.000-04:002014-04-19T17:25:02.458-04:00Easter blessings 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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We are slowly getting settled into our new home, just in time for Easter! With any foreclosure, we are slowly finding out what "as is" means. It means finding that the back and front doors don't stay closed and locked (so new doors are in order. It means having to take care of carpenter ants...and yes...we finally got rid of them thanks to Terry the Bug Man. It means having to deal with rooms with no lights (just wires and holes in the ceilings). But it also means tons of space..I mean, Kenny can be screaming like he always does, I can go hide in another room (yay)! It means making this house ours in every sense of the word...from the kitchen to the yard!<br />
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This is our kitchen that had absolutely no appliances. we still have to put in the hood vent, light fixture and new faucet..and also, eventually an area for a coffee nook. Personal thanks to my Cranmoms...you know why.</div>
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And here is the front yard.it was all over grown, so we took it all down. This summer there will be a vegetable garden in the back (and maybe on the side of the property), hydrangeas, lilacs and many cone flowers and perennials (just like at our old house...boy tht sounds strange). We do "stalk" the old house, and I noticed that all my spring bulbs I planted last fall are all blooming...and it looks wonderful! I can't wait for this house to look as lived in and loved as that one!!!<br />
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Anyhow, Tony's shop...aka...ArtPro Graphics is finally in a spot it should be...in a warm, dry place...in our house...yes, the basement is all his! His dad made two huge work tables and he's been slowly but surely making it nice. No drywall yet, but I say that by next fall/winter, when work tends to slow down for him, we will be making it comfy and cozy for him!</div>
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Kenny has already welcomed us to our new house...yep...he had a seizure last Sunday. It was a focal seizure, but we called the fire/rescue because I wasn't sure about it. We got to Metro and after 4 hours were released. He was fighting a fever and bad cold. Monday we have an appt. with his neurologist, so we'll see what he says. I hate this for him. Speaking of his health, I want to direct you to one of my friends who lost her son, Jon. A fellow micro preemie/blogger who lost one of her twins early on after their birth and now had to face the hardship of losing her surviving twin son, Jonathan <a href="http://jonathan25weekmiracle.blogspot.com/2014/04/jonathan-joseph-shigley.html">jonathan25weekmiracle</a>. My heart has been with them ever since this happened. I wake up and go to bed thinking of her. This is how freaking fragile our micro preemies are...even many years after their nicu stay! It really sucks.</div>
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So, speaking of Kenny, I would like to share with you how religious my little guy is. He loves church, loves people and has a special relationship with God.</div>
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And here is him watching tv. He turned this station on himself. My hubby caught his and recorded his passion for Jesus and God!</div>
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So may this Easter bring comfort and much love to all my friends. God bless!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-69962770250819060802014-03-24T10:25:00.001-04:002014-03-24T11:44:00.327-04:00Home Sweet HomeWell, after weeks of not knowing what was going on except that we sold our house...we are finally moved into our dream home!!! Four days of being homeless, living in a hotel and having all our possessions in a big pods pod and 4 moving trucks<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXHmC-hSfIDhhCP0A35xC3nuyGyK7MlnPWwHQVSeRthPwBKou3NYsrIMzF2sHfIVC1pTKre8JoDj9zy44TOwl9iGw8U0A8UEYCk1figwBWOmF2FukBkvMB779WhPVMWQW-bTTZWy8yGE/s640/blogger-image-1082893294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXHmC-hSfIDhhCP0A35xC3nuyGyK7MlnPWwHQVSeRthPwBKou3NYsrIMzF2sHfIVC1pTKre8JoDj9zy44TOwl9iGw8U0A8UEYCk1figwBWOmF2FukBkvMB779WhPVMWQW-bTTZWy8yGE/s640/blogger-image-1082893294.jpg"></a></div>...we signed our papers and got the keys!</div><div>Bye bye realty sign...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50TXMUF0ugenSy1IKx-up35NyYgB4MtLOa5HWt3gEJd957NZHPG3u-fXn8nGs-bBCsZgP32BcsFD1kJKJV3pY-6Q6ZZClCnuU0cbe4f_IfY46NIYQ5gMFM6JvdIqHTzh_ygEREGn-A9g/s640/blogger-image--771918266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjT1qV3t_K6m1bb1cId_KE0yv68UBcBKLKexr_UsyfNDTOWkEc_6mht_h8wS0iM8hD0kb6xz-AdPZhpgYbLvDssCJ4u6rq-mPx48uMP7-QoN1BG-cqYPHr_IDfIlchh5xKvnoB5WwNV5g/s640/blogger-image-1023699215.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>Over the weekend we moved everything in and now the huge part...unpacking!!! </div><div>See this:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhYn4xFvZ-_kKhn7pQYf8hs6schRW9POFO1_GYUg1qH7ZNMu8LT5T2gC-EVEJ4MzdBNTqsFplGoJPdzKWTKhqB_s_Kw4BuTL8zrvFVVlJlawX1xwAD_GZzZpm1tleJt55fGva9SQfp0s/s640/blogger-image-131823543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhYn4xFvZ-_kKhn7pQYf8hs6schRW9POFO1_GYUg1qH7ZNMu8LT5T2gC-EVEJ4MzdBNTqsFplGoJPdzKWTKhqB_s_Kw4BuTL8zrvFVVlJlawX1xwAD_GZzZpm1tleJt55fGva9SQfp0s/s640/blogger-image-131823543.jpg"></a></div>This is an original wedding gift that tony and I got (19 years ago) from our boss and his family. I told Tony that I wanted to save this gift for when we move into our forever home...and sooooo...</div><div>It was opened yesterday:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hbOnQ0dYzz3Mq_2ZmTBcDa_JV2Dqavl8Sxg8KoeZ7CO5Isa0LErQYGjfEsxEomzjxv4qgICLr2IBLjyrzidXgyHA1h1BmzuMMJ1UNH9qfHpuz8PMalxnKV7DQVt6uPiJ2fuuTgy-fqM/s640/blogger-image-1518558970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hbOnQ0dYzz3Mq_2ZmTBcDa_JV2Dqavl8Sxg8KoeZ7CO5Isa0LErQYGjfEsxEomzjxv4qgICLr2IBLjyrzidXgyHA1h1BmzuMMJ1UNH9qfHpuz8PMalxnKV7DQVt6uPiJ2fuuTgy-fqM/s640/blogger-image-1518558970.jpg"></a></div></div><div>A beautiful set of (8) glasses! Thank you Mr. Axelband and family!!! </div><div>It (the house), being a foreclosure, we have found some issues (kitchen sink is pouring water everywhere, light fixtures are needed, and some toilets/faucets are leaky...but I will enjoy fixing them. So today we will go and buy appliances and light fixture since we've been living off of pizza and quarts of milk in the tiny office fridge...oh...and also every closet and pantry needs shelves. So yeah...we are in and adjusting to everything new to us...loving life and thanking everyone for the prayers!!! Yay...happy dance!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-2082671201154981932014-03-20T07:34:00.001-04:002014-03-20T09:54:11.247-04:00The crazy world of "inbetween"<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ok...here's the scoop. We're at a hotel. Internet here sucks so I can only write and hope fully it gets posted. I can't go on any message boards/facebook, etc...yeah, we're officially homeless 4 large moving trucks parked in a parking lot, 7 kids, 2 cats and a frog.Haahaa...how many people can say that in their lifetime...I guess I can cross that off my bucket list ;) . </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLbNDLvdnZJoPhxG9d3jgM6C22EhCmBe5xQVLo_uVgRO1aGLXSGBM6HmnLn66WwFnBZ1tZFRY2aDYkoLOVNfOF08mNhCuTQ9vAF0ii7d-y0g_8QNQIwYA3ihPU2XvCnQB-rbUJRtivHg/s640/blogger-image-1320972625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLbNDLvdnZJoPhxG9d3jgM6C22EhCmBe5xQVLo_uVgRO1aGLXSGBM6HmnLn66WwFnBZ1tZFRY2aDYkoLOVNfOF08mNhCuTQ9vAF0ii7d-y0g_8QNQIwYA3ihPU2XvCnQB-rbUJRtivHg/s640/blogger-image-1320972625.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4q2g9wHMbhfMM08SNI1MFCFD8POfhOhA54EkFXt3Sklo1wwLzXYnSwCxCGOEM8t7zXgPinLF4_UInPOPMsnhMqhURWFcan8WPh1QpuEIuQ_9MypQBbhLJ_9qagz6h6zuoP1b4VX28-A/s640/blogger-image-1167127480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We're not sure when we (or even if) well get the Summitview house because of many errors and lies on US Banks behalf. We may know something today or tomorrow or possibly next week. We have two great realtors who are working their butts off to get this worked out (one being my twin sis). I can't say enough of the help and well wishes of so many. The guys that helped us move...wow...you guys rock. That was A LOT of stuff. Bart, thanks again for all your help and direction!! Diane and Anthony...amazing realtors!! And Andrea and Meg, thanks for watching the kids <3 . Oh and Cranmoms...I love you girls!</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I'm not sure where this journey will take us...and I am not liking the fact that it's costing us so much just to do something so simple...I mean...ugh.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Yesterday was a bittersweet day...I was fine up until I started vacuuming the carpet in the empty rooms. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I cried, TayTay cried, and even my niece cried. But we're ok...not great, but ok. God will get us through this....hopefully.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div></div></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-59588326623849645672014-03-17T09:11:00.001-04:002014-03-19T09:38:55.644-04:00Last post before we moveWow...I can't believe I am writing this! It's finally happening...after months of struggling with this and that, we have come down to today...MOVING DAY! Nineteen years...oh, where has the time gone? I remember tony and I planning our wedding while looking for houses (since we both stilled lived with our parents). We were going down a list of addresses that we got from a realtor (back in 1995, the Internet was barely up and running so it was all done manually). We drove by a cute little White House on a main road. Pulled into the drive and couldn't believe our eyes...it was perfect! Well...not really...but to us, we saw beyond the green matted down carpet that was worn out, the flying saucer light fixture that the dining room had...it looked like someone was about to get interrogated with a blinding light on an old metal bowl. The kitchen had yellow walls, 70's style linoleum with a stove and refrigerator from the 50's. The house had a distinct smell...a smell I won't ever forget. Not a bad smell...just a unique one....a mixture of old and vacant I guess. I remember walking through the swampy, wooded backyard at just seemed to go on and on. there, we were met by the neighbor. He introduced himself as Jerry and told us all about the house and the "good people" that lived here before. From that moment on, we were sold. The house, the neighbor...it was perfect! In the time we purchased the house to when we finally moved in (yes, it was after we got married), we cleaned, painted and cut a million trees down.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hI3itWAXxKd9gHJ-GtWT64PwWstrxD_uOrAbpG5Jl2jtSpSRgTVM6zmba04aOqG9-tAvws8Hv_NFMk72MBg-UxRvqRHHoFzzyHyrJGWmpsYRyLlFaO9hSfg2wZQe7wnUigPQrkV_mek/s640/blogger-image-189328769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hI3itWAXxKd9gHJ-GtWT64PwWstrxD_uOrAbpG5Jl2jtSpSRgTVM6zmba04aOqG9-tAvws8Hv_NFMk72MBg-UxRvqRHHoFzzyHyrJGWmpsYRyLlFaO9hSfg2wZQe7wnUigPQrkV_mek/s640/blogger-image-189328769.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1ritpSPU3re4Jiyc9vXr0IrpLm_HuaIv19SYctwiqmnG4To7e9CAzIqjGf-c2MuiQfBXPlbO6uLo1FG9Rsg21JVyYamjasXOtN1LjE1UW6Y6kGhPc52e2cyafRdxMG3cBLR9z1Ay9lY/s640/blogger-image--686434760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1ritpSPU3re4Jiyc9vXr0IrpLm_HuaIv19SYctwiqmnG4To7e9CAzIqjGf-c2MuiQfBXPlbO6uLo1FG9Rsg21JVyYamjasXOtN1LjE1UW6Y6kGhPc52e2cyafRdxMG3cBLR9z1Ay9lY/s640/blogger-image--686434760.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMg-3v5fsVeFNA1Rsc3faoDjEOfoUqKkIAT51Rk6MiQ8sX_tb-u1ouabvAdNxIIUL0APUAaP_6_zIRllrpJrdzBAuPW1QH2_b_dLEBT4pe-YPUWstTPGA98VffuIvAaqDSNyvnfmvdLE/s640/blogger-image-512037562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMg-3v5fsVeFNA1Rsc3faoDjEOfoUqKkIAT51Rk6MiQ8sX_tb-u1ouabvAdNxIIUL0APUAaP_6_zIRllrpJrdzBAuPW1QH2_b_dLEBT4pe-YPUWstTPGA98VffuIvAaqDSNyvnfmvdLE/s640/blogger-image-512037562.jpg"></a></div></div></div> I remember laying in bed at night thinking to myself, "I wonder how long it will take me to realize that this is our house...when will I feel comfortable and relaxed...when will it feel ours." To answer that question, it took about a year. We quickly made friends with all the neighbors around us, had cookouts and cut out the dining room window and put in a slider to a huge deck that our dads helped build. We made it ours...It was finally home! <div>This house has every memory from our married life. It's so weird to think that we are starting new. All our kids took their first steps on these floors. 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We made it a point to take first day of school pictures since Tony started kindergarten and also our annual Christmas picture. </div><div>We made it us. Every nook and cranny of this house is familiar to me. The spring bulbs I planted in the fall are just now breaking through the soil...it's kinda sad that I personally won't be able to enjoy the hard work and love I put into our home. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlT5e-ybQ19MP2lACcKrM_kEGD6N2iwNXO5DtnXyKF5ppifIkr9wsz0ctDtgxUUsJ5uLE-z8qANusYSorK2cEH2W5wYZcNIsZxQsO0-DzeToiHIvkQwozGZHDyndThzvfXA4mzBCSHxI/s640/blogger-image--1508358980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlT5e-ybQ19MP2lACcKrM_kEGD6N2iwNXO5DtnXyKF5ppifIkr9wsz0ctDtgxUUsJ5uLE-z8qANusYSorK2cEH2W5wYZcNIsZxQsO0-DzeToiHIvkQwozGZHDyndThzvfXA4mzBCSHxI/s640/blogger-image--1508358980.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmMzWJfzoS4mX3pYAsD9nNalXgtv1v8nbzNs2y4g9WRHdgtktx30fpsccAgr2dh0zpS7qpueM9Zu8lM0woAqw-7Tx5RaUXi09BAGot7ZVJC4pd09KsoGmpjUGoHSzdmAl5YYF8quS_ek/s640/blogger-image-1670049371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmMzWJfzoS4mX3pYAsD9nNalXgtv1v8nbzNs2y4g9WRHdgtktx30fpsccAgr2dh0zpS7qpueM9Zu8lM0woAqw-7Tx5RaUXi09BAGot7ZVJC4pd09KsoGmpjUGoHSzdmAl5YYF8quS_ek/s640/blogger-image-1670049371.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WmgZ2GIp2ocD6QJOz9jZUMBSPuKs0-jVhriouVBYnaTeXrFAkXH_AjUBgKb_z0roSNjzmx4snBYT-mrvnzWM27LLL1w1-VaV56PhU7CNNNOqGKosEfRFgEJ8XkdA68uNLfeNwQqyOFc/s640/blogger-image-1486433996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WmgZ2GIp2ocD6QJOz9jZUMBSPuKs0-jVhriouVBYnaTeXrFAkXH_AjUBgKb_z0roSNjzmx4snBYT-mrvnzWM27LLL1w1-VaV56PhU7CNNNOqGKosEfRFgEJ8XkdA68uNLfeNwQqyOFc/s640/blogger-image-1486433996.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WmgZ2GIp2ocD6QJOz9jZUMBSPuKs0-jVhriouVBYnaTeXrFAkXH_AjUBgKb_z0roSNjzmx4snBYT-mrvnzWM27LLL1w1-VaV56PhU7CNNNOqGKosEfRFgEJ8XkdA68uNLfeNwQqyOFc/s640/blogger-image-1486433996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q2l0vIAuQQjPbXrsas757-ZdgKXjsS-Z6Ci4rdxdReR6Gr2zzBToGT-m-OYmcQ5FjDeVso6oaQyu39RN9G9RJnRuzKdbieHVoTVsKKYo6R1V0Ot4zhN6Lt6EdWx_bxjF3p-R6_3ekd0/s640/blogger-image-1849809236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q2l0vIAuQQjPbXrsas757-ZdgKXjsS-Z6Ci4rdxdReR6Gr2zzBToGT-m-OYmcQ5FjDeVso6oaQyu39RN9G9RJnRuzKdbieHVoTVsKKYo6R1V0Ot4zhN6Lt6EdWx_bxjF3p-R6_3ekd0/s640/blogger-image-1849809236.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div>We spent all afternoon yesterday packing moving vans and fighting with the bank. Long story short...the buyer of our house is moving in today at 6:00pm. So we had/have to pack up EVERYTHING. Which wouldn't be bad except our bank that is giving us the mortgage loan for the abandoned, stripped foreclosure that we are in contract with, is giving us a hard time on the closing. The closing was supposed to happen yesterday. It didn't happen. From what the bank is saying, it won't happen until Thursday or Friday...and if you do the math, it doesn't work! So...we are literally packing up moving vans and parking them in parking lots. We are literally homeless for a couple of days...that is, only if PNC bank allows for an extension since the purchase agreement states the 18th as the closing date. 7 kids, 2 cats, a frog and 4-5 moving trucks packed...not to mention my husbands sign business in which he is losing money every day the shop is packed up and no work is being done. I've cried many tears of fear and frustration because of The bank and what they're doing to us. I can honestly say thank God for family! My twin has been working diligently on getting things handles through a real estate professionals side (basically all the fighting and communication with everyone) and my sister, niece and mother and father in law for helping us "look" (aka scrub down) at the new house because of Kenny's lungs. And finally my sis and Bart her fiancé for helping us pack and move...yes, yesterday I was basically in a state of shock and extremely overwhelmed with everything. They took over and we got most of it done by midnight last night!!! </div><div>So as I sign off until we move into the new house, I want to thank 5010 Snow Road for all the great (and also not so great) memories that you've given us these last 19 years. I have grown from a 25 year old girl to a 44 yr. old woman while under your roof. I've experienced all aspects of life from my first pregnancy to my last. You have protected our family and kept us safe through the worst of times...and for that, I am so grateful that we have a million memories that you've helped us create. You will always be part of our family. Thank you.</div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-81807389054395437912014-01-30T09:24:00.002-05:002014-01-30T10:17:32.248-05:00Midnight thinkingHere I sit...awake as usual. After a long week of trying to get the house cleaned for a few house showings. Hoping to make it just perfect for that special someone who will fall in love with our house and make it theirs. To buy it for what we're asking...what we've put into it for the eighteen years we've owned it. So far, it seems to be a fairytale falling apart at the seams. Every week, the house gets scrubbed from top to bottom...staged (and pretty good at that, I might add)...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejs6dD48qS4vPJXfgPRwY8B98Nfq54wVFzV-IdBBuXed16m0-M2HnIgUaSoypnxtE-Kfg6L5WfPsSBmiOfGxY-ltIx-rEKarF0S2SoroZEbvx1vDX1BNE1tXuaZq1UUciqBwCCLoT6zM/s640/blogger-image-1431713009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejs6dD48qS4vPJXfgPRwY8B98Nfq54wVFzV-IdBBuXed16m0-M2HnIgUaSoypnxtE-Kfg6L5WfPsSBmiOfGxY-ltIx-rEKarF0S2SoroZEbvx1vDX1BNE1tXuaZq1UUciqBwCCLoT6zM/s640/blogger-image-1431713009.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXaYnkPG8VNyh2QBNG8U9kogh99d4kjeG4wYwsrhzHnZeAL9u8iVCj4BtMdD55r6Olwo51hQ74ScWbnoU2TBfjXGTT-6LLZBVKBwUZ_UM1jNNnjRDaSuRs-mb8Vg_u8f16W7UPLUe0kA/s640/blogger-image-2082418000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXaYnkPG8VNyh2QBNG8U9kogh99d4kjeG4wYwsrhzHnZeAL9u8iVCj4BtMdD55r6Olwo51hQ74ScWbnoU2TBfjXGTT-6LLZBVKBwUZ_UM1jNNnjRDaSuRs-mb8Vg_u8f16W7UPLUe0kA/s640/blogger-image-2082418000.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOU0Rh0-1e47FtwKTI22rmRUcgCZBNA8JmeiYC4x4lho8qGyLYTIyXGC53pzuwt5pDqIFzuZhhKSjiKvpwTXPlJ9_1CVAqjzpYgIT3qlisKFLBq81m94jlXRgLk5pi2BHt5w91XVMPAk/s640/blogger-image--12389499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOU0Rh0-1e47FtwKTI22rmRUcgCZBNA8JmeiYC4x4lho8qGyLYTIyXGC53pzuwt5pDqIFzuZhhKSjiKvpwTXPlJ9_1CVAqjzpYgIT3qlisKFLBq81m94jlXRgLk5pi2BHt5w91XVMPAk/s640/blogger-image--12389499.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkdAQKgKTXu8wUZkOnShTZEsbvfJvWEzHZPVGCeRpFE0wzjKiLnfZs3lxTJtQASq2-ZpwFSjNSAahN8zEo6POjMEqFCs1OtpdSc7rvjUY4CXTLBOGBYD2_lIq-MCyJxWwKKcFBEWsmXI/s640/blogger-image--1656329404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkdAQKgKTXu8wUZkOnShTZEsbvfJvWEzHZPVGCeRpFE0wzjKiLnfZs3lxTJtQASq2-ZpwFSjNSAahN8zEo6POjMEqFCs1OtpdSc7rvjUY4CXTLBOGBYD2_lIq-MCyJxWwKKcFBEWsmXI/s640/blogger-image--1656329404.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqOjX9FLEjQQMGsLFMiHcgYsRr9FFeEls4F_2JlMq_qJ3GTs6Uh24CRY2DzQRHHDuhWW4t-_IsJV0IPGi2quddfhW1r8HdDNQUzrfjPLu5gnaGDePFg03wU9llK1jaKzNJy0iBRUybAg/s640/blogger-image--1643295998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqOjX9FLEjQQMGsLFMiHcgYsRr9FFeEls4F_2JlMq_qJ3GTs6Uh24CRY2DzQRHHDuhWW4t-_IsJV0IPGi2quddfhW1r8HdDNQUzrfjPLu5gnaGDePFg03wU9llK1jaKzNJy0iBRUybAg/s640/blogger-image--1643295998.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div>...and then we leave. The kids are stressed, we're stressed...and financially it's killing us.</div><div>We're not desperate enough to just give our home away...we loved and cared for it (and still owe on it), but we really need to get into the Summitview house. We ended up lowering the price $5000. It's very inexpensive, but this is the lowest we can go without losing money. A lot went into the house and we owe it to ourselves to get what we need to close on the other house and be able to fill it with all the appliances and lighting fixture...not to mention, it's a foreclosure, so who knows what is wrong with it...and to have just a little bit of money for a nest egg.<br>
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I think we're exhausted from the fight. I know I am.</div><div>We're trying to get an extension for the house we want, which will end today.</div><div>If that falls through, we lose all the money we put into the new house. The house itself, will be put back on the market and we will have to start from scratch and pray that the house is still on the market when someone does buy our house. Devastated? Yes, but we will not give up. we know this house we have been workng on getting, is the one. Angry at the buyer that backed out? Extremely! Buti kow it's not good to hold grudges and to move on to selling it to someone even more deserving!</div><div><br>
What is even more devastating is the fact that a very, very dear friend of mine is laying in a hospital bed and given just a few weeks to live.</div><div>If you knew this woman, you'd know how beautiful, positive, full of faith, crazy funny and very loving she is. She's got determination and a love for life which outshines anyone else I've ever known!</div>
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I would give up everything materialistic for her to be healed of this stupid cancer that has slowly ravaged her.</div>
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I just want her to be ok, but I know she is in so much pain.<br>
I want to drink champaign with her, just because. I want to laugh at her funny comments, I want to make her a plate of lemon squares, which she loves, and I want her to live a long life for her kids and grandkids. And it sucks that cancer is taking her...I hate cancer and everything about it!</div><div>Miracles do happen, so one can only hope and pray!</div><div><br></div>
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I am so eternally grateful to God for bringing Jill into my life and I want her to know that I will hold her near and dear to me forever.<br>
Cancer suck and I am sad and angry at the same time. I have cried so much over how sick she is and the pain she has to endure.</div>
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I don't want this for her.</div><div><br></div><div>I was afraid to visit her at the hospital...I mean...I'm being honest here. Even though I went through hospice training, when it comes to a close friend...everything went out the window. I was visibly upset walking into the entrance to the hospital. I thought to myself, "I can't just walk into her hospital room empty handed". What was I to get. I looked around the gift shop. Flowers...no. A balloon? Well...most of them said Get Well Soon...I just didn't feel it was appropriate. Not to mention...she is on heavy pain meds, so the balloon might become several weird objects to a drugged up person...I didn't want to do that to her. There were statutes, stuffed animals...nothing quite fitting for my friend and this situation. I just didn't know what to do so I asked this little old lady that was working there. She grabbed my are and told me to hold on. She walked into the back room and I thought to myself that they must have gotten some new merchandise that she didn't get to put out yet. She came back. With tears in her eyes, started to cry. Opened up an envelope that she had and taken out two beaded bracelets with angels on them. She told me to wear one and give the pink one to my friend. This way we will always be together, no matter what. Ok...I started crying at this point. She went on to tell me that someone close made them for her when her husband was very sick in the hospital. She was to wear one and her husband the other. She really wanted us to have them. A total stranger gave us something so meaningful in her life...wow. I was blown away with emotion.</div><div>It was a perfect! Simple, but had love, meaning, and a wonderful story of friendship and selflessness behind it.</div><div>This woman in the gift shop was an angel in disguise!</div><div><br></div><div>I will wear is bracelet with knowing that Jill and I will have a special friendship that cancer won't take away from us...for as long as I live!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4X1fadLGXCt3VmtP0BDJtoYjrIWC5S9KXOuY23pRc_YuhBgOBpoFzKUtOdyYvAaQZ0Dl05CdWt2OvZPun8FDKtar3c_pwz_TgVt2dj1puVruckVN0YyuSRWdlYqau18w4c3848oT51c/s640/blogger-image--798561809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4X1fadLGXCt3VmtP0BDJtoYjrIWC5S9KXOuY23pRc_YuhBgOBpoFzKUtOdyYvAaQZ0Dl05CdWt2OvZPun8FDKtar3c_pwz_TgVt2dj1puVruckVN0YyuSRWdlYqau18w4c3848oT51c/s640/blogger-image--798561809.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>
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I feel like I've been so wrapped up and preoccupied with the houses, the packing, the cleaning, and the move...that I neglected what is really and truly important...Friends and family. This is why I say that whatever is gong to happen with the house sales...let it. I need to start focusing on my personal relationships. No more of this materialistic cr@p. we're always going to have financial issue, so what if everything falls apart? I'm used to it so...whatever.</div><div><br>
I sent my friend this poem which I feel is perfect!<br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">May your days and nights be filled with peace,<br>And may those you love be near.<br>May the solace of that closeness<br>Banish any hint of fear.<br><br>May the joy you've brought to others<br>Fill your soul now with that light,<br>And the memories of happy times<br>Fill your dreams through darkest night.<br><br>For you've lent your strength to many.<br>You've upheld us in our strife.<br>Now let those of us who love you<br>Let you know just how your life<br><br>Has been the brightest beacon<br>For you've shown us how to bear<br>With great dignity and courage<br>Both the bad times and the fair.<br><br>As a mentor and a leader<br>You have always been our guide.<br>As a friend there's been none better.<br>May you know all this with pride.<br><br>All our prayers and thoughts are with you.<br>May you feel their soothing grace.<br>May our care and loving hold you<br>Here within that sacred space.</span></div><div><br></div><div>So for the next couple of weeks, I will be spending my time with my good friend and not worrying about materialistic stuff that has plagued my thoughts since November. </div>
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com3Parma Parma41.404985 -81.720606tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-64864381359475271742014-01-06T03:54:00.001-05:002014-01-08T11:06:14.837-05:00I wish it wasn't just a dream<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0Ny8DHDeGYFezn5OH59_dNERi8pI-_1jqC87SRqVFDcyNVkGCz-HRzaLfWYPYJaDQ1HqrzNtZPTKXQluHcRBKGYnspkr7Sf52Db4d4-2ancDvbMd0MZkyYoTBTRfJMQyaM8sZOzfZI/s640/blogger-image--1787929012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0Ny8DHDeGYFezn5OH59_dNERi8pI-_1jqC87SRqVFDcyNVkGCz-HRzaLfWYPYJaDQ1HqrzNtZPTKXQluHcRBKGYnspkr7Sf52Db4d4-2ancDvbMd0MZkyYoTBTRfJMQyaM8sZOzfZI/s640/blogger-image--1787929012.jpg"></a></div><br></div>In a move that was supposed to make our new year...new, we are now stuck and even more in debt.<div>I dreamt that PNC bank along with the realtor selling the house we were buying sent an email telling us that we were getting a three month extension and if we get into the house within the three months...then out realtor gets double commission. And then I woke up.</div><div>In reality, we lost it all. The sale of our house, the dream and prospect of the house we were a week away from moving into, and the money we put into both houses. It was too good to be real. Everything was going fairly smooth with the sale of our house until the bank turned the buyer down. He found a mortgage company that would do his loan for him, but he chose not to go with them. He broke his contract and there is nothing we can do. We are heartbroken. This is not what we were expecting. I tried everything to try to get an extension for the house we put an offer on. Every road has turned into a dead end. And to add salt to the wound of losing the sale of our house, the purchase of our dream home and all the money we put into both...the release that was sent over to us was to give the earnest money back to the ex buyer. </div><div>How is it that we signed contracts but they are meaningless. If we are interested in an empty, foreclosed home...why can't e bank that owns the home help us out...give us some time. I can't get over how fast this whole dream fell apart. We are now in a packed up house...because it doesn't feel like home anymore. I am sure people reading this are saying..."we'll at lease you have shelter over your heads", but it's the dream that was so close to being reality that we lost...and it hurts very bad.</div><div><br></div><div>So now that I've loathed in self pity...I vow I will not...I can't let this dream die. I need to get this dream back into reality mode. There should be something written, protecting a buyer of a house (while selling their own) from losing their dream when the buyer of their house decides they just wants to back out. We shouldn't be losing all of the money, time and planning that we put into our new home. My kids deserve better. This dream can't end...I still haven't finished fighting...I'm a mommy of an angel and a micro preemie who has a lot of issues...I won't quit (but I could use some help)!</div><div><br><div><br></div></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904923132446589250.post-44421156624255786132013-12-24T14:57:00.001-05:002013-12-24T14:57:59.938-05:00Merry Christmas...From our family to yours, may your Christmas be filled with love, hope and faith. God Bless.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbB_ly4iGb5ra-5u6mP3gXd91eQW1OFxnzveVM93QuhOT2DoOE3zHCrj8UFvLFgW-catAMCQJYr0Xcczdrkgdt_XZ8JMrgg8r3051yP48FradeRSvYzsyluOJiS26UOi3o-egFQy2IJA/s640/blogger-image-865272440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbB_ly4iGb5ra-5u6mP3gXd91eQW1OFxnzveVM93QuhOT2DoOE3zHCrj8UFvLFgW-catAMCQJYr0Xcczdrkgdt_XZ8JMrgg8r3051yP48FradeRSvYzsyluOJiS26UOi3o-egFQy2IJA/s640/blogger-image-865272440.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294387653874378201noreply@blogger.com1