Memphis Tennessee

Hope Elizabeth - the big 2 year old sweet heart!


I am back in Memphis to get my ear surgery checked up on. My ears are doing great, I really have been feeling great since my last ear surgery and then stomach sleeve. It is a little hard to stay right on track with my diet and exerciwse when i am out of town but I do my best. I will let you know about the weight when I get home. Russanne needed another procedure on her ear so please continue to pray for her
We had a wonderful visit with all of the kids over the past couple of weeks. Grandchildren are such a blessing. They each have their own special gift that they bring to the table and they each have a special place in my heart!
The LSU loss this weekend was hard. I like Tim Tebow but I wanted LSU.

update: October 19, 2009

The Saints won! A decisive victory!! Happiness reigns in Louisiana!! LSU was off and Alabama won but I did not think it was a "pretty" win. Next week the Saints 5-0 play my beloved Miami Dolphins!

I came across this and realized I probably needed it more when my kids were younger but I still think it is cute!

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my Daughter's red crayon, on
the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.
I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy. Thanks Alanna

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't
broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.
On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your sister, " because my voice seems
to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my daughter saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think she wants her crayon back.
Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.
Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MOM...!

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

My mom always said if you Believe you Recieve. How appropriate - looking at it biblically.

Weight is up a little from yesterday 174.3 - feeling good!