I Will Save You, Cwoee!

What girl wouldn't want Superman for her big brother?  Bubs loves his Cwo,Cwo.  He always wants to hold her and speaks so sweetly to her.  He's going to make a great big brother:)

Single Digits!!

My sweet missionary comes home in 9 months!! If I'm a really good girl this year then maybe I will get a really great Christmas present and he will be home in a little over 8 months:)  I can't believe it's down to single digits in months.  So excited!

Do I Know My Headaches or What?

The last three weeks have been a health nightmare for me.  I got a bad cold and laryngitis and then got a really bad headache that I knew was sphenoid sinusitis because I've had it before.  Unfortunately, it's very rare and most doctors don't think of it or believe me when I say that I have it.  It got so bad after my vacation that I went to urgent care and told the doctor that I was pretty sure I knew what it was.  He didn't hear a word I said and diagnosed it as a "cough" headache.  He gave me some really good cough medicine and when I say "gave" I really mean charged me $50.00 for it.  Worth it though because it worked like a charm.  I didn't cough again after taking it for a couple of days.  However,  long after the cough was gone, the headache was still there and growing stronger.  Pain had even moved down into my back and my face and head broke out in bubbly blisters that itch and sting a little.  So, today I finally broke down, since I was rotting from the inside out, and went to the emergency room at the hospital.  The new one is really nice, by the way.  I got there at about 11:30 and was the only one in the waiting room.  What??? In the emergency room??? They got me in in five minutes and I spent the day racking up a huge bill, I'm sure, by getting blood tests, a CT scan and an MRI just so that they could tell me that I have....wait for it....SPHENOID SINUSITIS!!!  I already knew that!!  The head and face stuff has all the symptons of shingles but without the pain so they don't really know what that is.  I think they kind of left it at shingles because they didn't know what else it could be so maybe I will have this horrible disease without the horrible pain.  I sure hope so.  And I sure hope it goes away fast because it looks kind of like leoprosy and isn't very comfortable.  Hopefully if I ever get the headache again I can convince the doctors that I know what I'm talking about since it's happened twice now.  Nah, what am I thinking?

They Did It!!

Kyle and Logan passed their final practical and have now graduated from the St. Augustine school of physical therapy!!  They will have the official ceremony next week but this morning they both passed their last test and I couldn't be prouder.  They have to take their state board exam but I have full confidence that they will pass with flying colors.  They are probably moving to Arizona or even North Carolina and though I am sad about that, it doesn't dampen the pride I have in their accomplishments.  Dr. Moore and Dr. Moore, you have one very proud mama:)  Pictures of their graduation will be forthcoming.

Happy Birthday to Me

I had a birthday a few days ago and I got a really cool present.  My daughter-in-law, Michelle, made a video for me of pictures and taped messages from all of my daughter-in-laws telling me what they appreciate about me and thanking me for raising their husbands.  I LOVE IT!  I cry every time I watch it.  She has pictures on there that I haven't even seen before and has music in the background that fits the pictures perfectly.  She even has a segment with my daughter-in-law to be, Aleigh.  Since she will be in our family around this time next year it made the whole thing complete.  Very creative and very appreciated.  Thanks, Shell, Flan, Stacy, Bree and Leg.  I love you all so much:)

Spring Break Finale

We continued our trip with a visit to Linn's Cafe in Cambria where we were introduced to Olallieberry pie.  Sooo yummy.  Cute little cafe with great food.  We then headed to Solvang where we ate wayyyy too many great pastries from the bakeries that were located between every other shop in the city.  We visited the miniature horse farm and the Santa Ynes Mission, ate some more pastries and some German food at a little restaurant and then headed to the Santa Monica Pier.  We walked up the pier and had dinner at the Mexican restaurant at the end of the pier and then came home, much fatter, but very happy.  Great trip.  I love my family!

Spring Break Part 2

While we were in San Luis Obispo we went to San Simeon to see Hearst Castle.  Pat and I have been there before and loved it but it was even more fun to see our kids' heads explode from the sight of all that opulence.  They were very impressed, to say the least.  We took two tours so Pat and I got to see the things we hadn't seen before and Beer and Van got to see stuff that they will never forget.  It was a wonderful day:)