A whole new life with NO doctor's!

After many, many months of doctor’s appointments and physical therapy and one very painful surgery (for her, not me) mom has been released! We are done with it all WOOHOO!!!!! All she has to do now is just keep up with her therapy at home. I think those were the sweetest words we both have heard in a few months. It will be odd not to drive to Fayetteville 3 days a week and we will miss Laura and Stacy so much!!!! They were GREAT!!!! Although, I can’t say that my gas tank will miss the drive at all.

Since, she has been released she now can drive. Of, all days for her to have to drive somewhere by herself it had to be today when it has been raining cats and dogs outside. My niece Kelsey was sick and needed to be taken to the doctor so mom had to take her. I think I held my breath until mom made it back home but, shhhh don’t tell her that…hee, hee. Funny, thing is she came back in the house limping my heart fell to the floor and I was like what is wrong I just knew she had fell again. She just started laughing and said I had something in my shoe. Good grief women are your trying to send me to an early grave????

Somehow with everyone losing their jobs around here we never have a dull moment!



I thought I would add this a picture of the kitchen of where mom actual fell after mopping. That house cleaning it will get ya every time!

Turning points....

As many of you know so much has been going on in our family since the start of this year. I was laid off from my job; my mama had shoulder surgery and then my paw-paw past away. I have found that I don’t deal with things very well at all. I have always thought of myself as strong but I guess we all learn our breaking points. I have days that I think I am doing great and then the next moment I am falling apart. I have really tried to understand why things happen and why things happen all at once. I am realizing that there is only one person I can turn to at this time in my life.

Last night I had my 1st turning point, I had my 1st dream about paw- paw since his death. I had been told this would happen. I have had other things happen but, not dreams. I would run into men that would look like him, hear things on TV that remind me of him, even feel him in the room with me. In my dream we were back at the old house on Mt. Zion. He was sitting his old recliner in his grey suite that we buried him in. The whole family was there me, maw-maw, daddy, mom, my sisters and their kids, along with Vicky, Mike and the girls. Everyone was the age we are today. We weren’t there for any kind of special occasion we were just there. Everyone was talking and laughing but, he never talked to any of us. He would laugh and watch everything we did but, he never interacted with any of us. It was like he was just watching over all of us. I remember looking at him and making eye contact with him and having this calming feeling come over me even in my sleep. When I woke up I had been crying but, I still had that feeling of peace with me. I feel like paw-paw had come to me in my dream that was his way of telling me that we are going to be ok. He is watching over us, we have a personal guardian angel in heaven.

I have gotten involved in a ladies Bible study and I really enjoy it.

Tonight was the ladies Bible study and the study was on Absolute Confidence – the story of Joseph. How Joseph’s life and his faith was tested. WOW! The one scripture that really stuck to me like glue was: John 15:4-5 “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

I CANNOT do anything without GOD! Turning point #2!!!! I have to trust him and know that he is going to take care of me. I have to give all my worries, doubts, and fears over to him. He has another job lined up for me. He knows I miss my paw-paw more than anything but; he is taking care of him. I have to learn to trust him.

When I got back into my car and was on my way home he laid a song on my heart. I played it the whole way home. I have found it on you tube and hope you enjoy it also. I have promised myself I will play it every day…kind of as my theme song

I know this blog was more about what I have been dealing with rather than the fun things but, it some way I hope it helps you or touches your life.

Much Love!

Sharon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h42CcSQLXuo

2 Days in 1

Thursday ~ March 12th

Thursday was a busy but, a very fun filled day. I was at my friends Laurie’s house a little after 8:00 in the morning to keep her 2 youngest boys Jon Michael & Noah. We had a blast!!!! JM had me laughing all day and boy did I learn that 5 year olds know much more about technology than I do. After lunch I put Noah down for a nap so JM asked if I would like to play a game with him and of course I said yes. Next, thing I know he is telling me to following him into his brother’s room because that is where they keep it. We went into Nicholas’s bedroom and there sat one of those dang video game things. For all of ya’ll that know me I am not a video game girl and I am poor loser! He starts hooking it up like he is 15 not 5 and has us all set up to play the “Cars” video game. Yes, I lost. Yes, I was nice to him and didn’t hit him over the head with my control.
Next, we ventured back into the den were JM informed me I should come watch him play baseball sometime because he is really good. Then as fast as our conversation went to baseball it changed to SpongeBob to Hanna Montana. Even I am a fast talker and can change subjects on you faster than you than you can blink your eye and I found myself spinning my head trying to keep up with the conversation.
All in all I think the cutest thing I heard all day was at the very end. Laurie and I were standing in the driveway and she asked if I might be available to keep the boys next week. JM much have overheard it because he then said I think the next you keep me I will just spend the night with you because I have never spent the night with you before. Gotta love the things kids say!

After I left Laurie’s I went to another friend’s house to keep her two kids. Yes, I kept kids all day long!!!!
This time I went to my friend Amie’s house to keep Caroline and Cooper. Caroline is 3 and Cooper is just a sweet little 3 months old. Amie and her husband Matt were going to see Jeff Foxworthy for Matt’s mom’s birthday. Cooper just hung out in his swing while Caroline and I played tag. Then Caroline watched Dora the Explorer while I feed Cooper and got him ready for bed. I laughed so hard because anytime they asked anything on Dora Caroline would answer right back. He was so precious he just ate, took his pacifier and just went right down to sleep. Caroline and I then played for a little while longer and then she was just little a princess and got ready to go to bed also.
Amie and Matt got home and said the show was great! They went to check on Caroline and she asked Matt was I about to go home? Matt told her yes and she said daddy does she have toys at her house? I just love the little things kids say.

I do have to say after a day of keeping 4 kids I slept like a baby Thursday night!


Today ~Friday the 13th

Who says it has to be an unlucky day????

I had all in all a pretty good day. Today I met a very good friend for lunch that I haven’t seen in FOREVER!!!! Megan and I met at Truett’s in McDonough and I really think we were there for like 2 hours just talking. Megan I use to work at the same place so we were just catching up on how things are going. She was asking about the job searching, dating life, and well which both of those are non-existing…ha, ha. I got caught up on how school is going for her. Megan is in nursing school and has just done her first intern at a nursing home…yikes! It didn’t sound fun at all. She is doing so good I am so proud of her!
We are both TV. junkies! We had to get caught up on all our shows we like to watch like 90210 (the old and new), Jon & Kate a plus 8, Tori & Dean and I could keep going.
It was so great to see Megan and catch up. Who would have ever thought that when I met her and found out that she and I have 10 years between us that we would become such great friends. I love ya girl!!!!!
After lunch it was my weekly visit to take my mom to physical therapy. I really think by now my car could drive itself to the dang place. I realized today that it takes less time for my mom to get her treatment than it does to actually drive there. Crazy huh? When we left I was breaking the speed limit to get back home because the guy who invented facebook was going to Opra today and I wanted to see him. I know I have TiVo and I could have just done that but, I didn’t know he was going to be on there until I was almost out of Henry County. Who would have thought some little 24 year old punk would have thought of this thing that most of the nation is now addicted to! Did you know average age of the person on fb is over the age of 30? Guess I fit in on that average!

Blue hair, Physical therapy and just eat when you can!

I have started thinking I should just paint my Lexus yellow and put a taxi sign on the side of it.

This morning started off taking my mom and one of sister's to get their hair done. Needless did I know when we pulled out of the driveway what this day would hold!

The first appointment or as they call them their joint appointment was at 10:00. As I get down the road I see that I am in much need of gas. I think like most of us do ok I will just stop right up here and get some really quick. I swing into Sam's to realize that oh look my card has expired....great ok plan B. Back in the car I head down the street and think I will stop at this other station on the way to the salon to only find oh I can't get into it from this way. Dang it! Are you kidding me????? By this point my patients are about to run out and I am thinking we are going to be walking really soon. I keep looking at the clock because I am thinking an moment I am going to hear we are going to be late. I finally pull up at the salon, drop them off at the door and out the parking lot I go to find a gas station. The whole way down the road I thinking what am I going to do if I break down? Please, please, please let me make it to the gas station. I pull up to the gas station and yes you guess it my car goes dead as I pull up to the pump! WOW talk about a close one!!!!!

I got back to pick up my "senior citizens" as I call them from getting all prettied up. As I am sitting there waiting my stomach is telling me I am very hungry. I have lunch all planned out to only find out we are running late and will have to head straight to mom's physical therapy. UGH are you kidding me I can't eat?????

After our long ride to Peachtree City and back I finally got to eat lunch after 3:00!!!! That was one good salad!!!!!

Later tonight I went to meet a very good friend for dinner....yes dinner after I ate lunch at 3:00 in the afternoon. Then we went to very nice Bible study. It was very nice to spend time with a group of girls my age and I am looking forward to doing it again.

All in all the day was very hectic but, hey that is my life!

The First Blog!

Hey ya'll :)



I always love to read all of my friends blogs and keep up with what is going on with their families. As I read them I always think I wish I had a blog but, what in the heck would I write about. Actually, to be single, have no children and right now no job I always have a lot going on...so what the heck here we go!



Just to catch you up on the past months I will give you and little overview.



I rang January 09 in with no job but, I was at my best friends house so at that time it was ok with a little help from some other friends that were there also....some human...some liquid...ha, ha! The rest of my January was nothing different from any other non-working person. I got up everyday and looked for a job with no luck :(



January 26 was my paw-paw's 83rd birthday! The Sunday before our family took him to dinner at O'Charley's. My dad supervises over the building of Chick-fil-A's so we had to work around him being in town. It was a great dinner and so fun for everyone to be together :)



The following Monday my paw-paw fell and this fall was a fall that would effect the rest of our lives. He fell trying to look into a pot left on the stove top (the man loved to eat) and lost his balance. He fractured his hip and after spending 2 weeks at Henry Medical he set up phenomena and his kidney's started shutting down. My paw-paw went to be our Lord and Savior on February 16, 2009. He is very much missed and will always be much loved.



My mom had surgery the Thursday before my paw-paw past away (2/12/09). She fell mopping the kitchen about a year ago and her should froze up. I have been taking her to physical therapy 3 days a week since her surgery. I tell her at least 3 days a week...you should just pay people to do those things!



Today is actually the first day in a VERY long time I haven't had anything to do....woohoo!!!!

I have done nothing but, enjoy the nice Spring weather. Alivia (my great-niece) and I went outside and played today and I think I actually broke a sweat....ha, ha!



Well, now I am going to sit down and enjoy one life's little sins....The Real Housewives of New York :)

Hope you all enjoy my sometimes dull but, sometime drama filled life!

I will keep ya'll up to date on new things going on in my life soon :)