Thursday, September 30
Blog Going Private - BUMP
Sunday, September 26
Our Private Adoption just went Open
What a week it has been! I will never forget this week!
Thursday night I went online to check the usage status of our cell phones. I saw all of these calls that Ryan was making to an unknown number at odd hours of the night. WHAT?! I called him in and asked him about it.
After a bit of lying he admitted he was calling his birth mother. He traced her through the Internet and located her and has been calling her all week.
He's 16, but he's very emotionally immature and we didn't want to deal with this until he was 18 yrs but that's been taken out of our hands now.
Thursday night was a really bad night in our house. Really bad. I slept about 1 hr towards morning. Friday I could hardly function. I didn't eat a crumb all day until supper when I ate a soft chicken taco. I just couldn't eat.
We finally all calmed down and we've talked and set up some rules. I gave Ryan a picture of his birth-mother. He's allowed to call her once a week on a set day and if he calls any other time she is to call him on it and report it to me. I talked to her for 1 1/2 hrs. on Saturday.
I'm so happy for him. All of his doubts about his being "rejected" are gone. He actually knows his birthmother and birthfather's names! He's learning about his heritage.
But Jim & I are still scared. Scared of losing him.
I don't feel like I'm his only mother now. I'm having to share him and that's hard. On the other hand, no one can love him like a mother and he's got the love of two mothers. You can't ever have too much love.
But it's hard. Good, but hard...
Thank you for your prayers!
Thursday night I went online to check the usage status of our cell phones. I saw all of these calls that Ryan was making to an unknown number at odd hours of the night. WHAT?! I called him in and asked him about it.
After a bit of lying he admitted he was calling his birth mother. He traced her through the Internet and located her and has been calling her all week.
He's 16, but he's very emotionally immature and we didn't want to deal with this until he was 18 yrs but that's been taken out of our hands now.
Thursday night was a really bad night in our house. Really bad. I slept about 1 hr towards morning. Friday I could hardly function. I didn't eat a crumb all day until supper when I ate a soft chicken taco. I just couldn't eat.
We finally all calmed down and we've talked and set up some rules. I gave Ryan a picture of his birth-mother. He's allowed to call her once a week on a set day and if he calls any other time she is to call him on it and report it to me. I talked to her for 1 1/2 hrs. on Saturday.
I'm so happy for him. All of his doubts about his being "rejected" are gone. He actually knows his birthmother and birthfather's names! He's learning about his heritage.
But Jim & I are still scared. Scared of losing him.
I don't feel like I'm his only mother now. I'm having to share him and that's hard. On the other hand, no one can love him like a mother and he's got the love of two mothers. You can't ever have too much love.
But it's hard. Good, but hard...
Thank you for your prayers!
Friday, September 24
Prayers please!
Please, please, please pray for Jim, Ryan and me right now.
That's all I can say right now, but I really covet your prayers.
That's all I can say right now, but I really covet your prayers.
Wednesday, September 22
September's GiveAway
Not me...I'm too broke these days.
But September is having a special Giveaway for the next few days.
From her blog:
Here is what YOU can do to enter your name:
Each day there will be different Give-aways... therefore.. You will need to enter each day OR the days that you see something you like.
1.) Reply to this post with an answer to he SECRET Question Below- 1 entry
2.) Become a follower of One September Day - Click on the follower button- 1 Entry
3.)Twitter -Face book about this Giveaway and post a comment here with the link to let me know- 1 entry for each
4.)Write a post on your blog telling about One September Day THREE DAY Giveaway- Comment to let me know - 3 Entries
5.)Guess today's SECRET QUESTION correctly- 2 entries
6.)Invite a friend to stop by and become a follower/and enter the giveaway - 3 entries
7.) Leave a comment if your friend stopped by,, and you will get 1 extra entry
Visit this very sweet lady's blog and see what her SECRET question is and participate!
But September is having a special Giveaway for the next few days.
From her blog:
Here is what YOU can do to enter your name:
Each day there will be different Give-aways... therefore.. You will need to enter each day OR the days that you see something you like.
1.) Reply to this post with an answer to he SECRET Question Below- 1 entry
2.) Become a follower of One September Day - Click on the follower button- 1 Entry
3.)Twitter -Face book about this Giveaway and post a comment here with the link to let me know- 1 entry for each
4.)Write a post on your blog telling about One September Day THREE DAY Giveaway- Comment to let me know - 3 Entries
5.)Guess today's SECRET QUESTION correctly- 2 entries
6.)Invite a friend to stop by and become a follower/and enter the giveaway - 3 entries
7.) Leave a comment if your friend stopped by,, and you will get 1 extra entry
Visit this very sweet lady's blog and see what her SECRET question is and participate!
Crazy week
I'm sorry that I haven't been posting. It's just been a crazy week, filled with all kinds of events. I've squeezed in time here and there to visit some blogs, but not much.
It started with Rico breaking a spot in the dog run fence and escaping. I found him sitting on our front step. I put him back out and watched from the deck to see where the fence was fallible and saw him take off for it - right after a stray dog!
"George"
Ryan went to catch the dog, thinking he knew whose it was, but when he got to their house their beagle was in the yard. So he went to about 20-30 homes, trying to find the owner and couldn't. So we had the dog in our home as our guest for a few days while we distributed posters and called around. We'd taken him to the Vet and had him scanned but he had no chip.
He was very sweet and I named him "George." He was housetrained, but preferred being outside. Inside the house he would cry and cry and cry unless you would pet him. That got pretty annoying. Eventually we just took him to the local shelter.
My parents were expecting my aunt and uncle to come for a visit. But my Dad hurt his neck/shoulder and my mom wasn't able to use her right hand much, as she waited for her surgery this week. So we went up to help at their place, then at home I did cooking and baking for her. That took a few days.
When we arrived at the house on Saturday my aunt and her brother, my dad, were sitting here on the porch looking at old coins. They both love antiques and things with history. Ryan got in on the act as they shared the different coins and dates with Ryan. I was mostly excited about the old Jif jar my dad kept his coins in. It's the very old glass kind with the tin lid that says "Jif" on it. Nothing like todays! That's my uncle in the background.
This Monday my mom had surgery on her hand, carpal tunnel, and her trigger finger, plus a cortisone shot in her trigger finger on her other hand. So this week and next she only has her left hand to use and for right now it's still really sore and bruised from her shot. Yesterday we went up and spent a good part of the day there doing things. Meals, dishes, laundry, combing her dog (has to be groomed daily), etc.
Today we are staying home and tomorrow we will go back up again for the day.
As for my health, I have been having horribly debilitating headaches for the last week. Most of them go into migraines and I ran out of migraine medicine. I need to call the dr. for that. I'm having another problem that makes me wonder if I contracted C. Diff. from my IV meds and may need to get checked for that.
All of this makes like very interesting and not boring! But too hard to get on the computer for any length of time.
Please keep Alan Henley in prayer. I've mentioned him from time to time on this blog. He was a stunt pilot who was in an accident in his back yard and has been paralyzed since. Many, many complications. He's been admitted to ICU for the 2nd time in as many weeks. He has some bad infections going on and believed to be systemic. For much of the time he hasn't known his wife or where he is, which is very scary for his family. You can follow their CaringBridge page and updates, but they need your prayers most of all. They are a wonderful Christian family.
It started with Rico breaking a spot in the dog run fence and escaping. I found him sitting on our front step. I put him back out and watched from the deck to see where the fence was fallible and saw him take off for it - right after a stray dog!
"George"
Ryan went to catch the dog, thinking he knew whose it was, but when he got to their house their beagle was in the yard. So he went to about 20-30 homes, trying to find the owner and couldn't. So we had the dog in our home as our guest for a few days while we distributed posters and called around. We'd taken him to the Vet and had him scanned but he had no chip.
He was very sweet and I named him "George." He was housetrained, but preferred being outside. Inside the house he would cry and cry and cry unless you would pet him. That got pretty annoying. Eventually we just took him to the local shelter.
My parents were expecting my aunt and uncle to come for a visit. But my Dad hurt his neck/shoulder and my mom wasn't able to use her right hand much, as she waited for her surgery this week. So we went up to help at their place, then at home I did cooking and baking for her. That took a few days.
When we arrived at the house on Saturday my aunt and her brother, my dad, were sitting here on the porch looking at old coins. They both love antiques and things with history. Ryan got in on the act as they shared the different coins and dates with Ryan. I was mostly excited about the old Jif jar my dad kept his coins in. It's the very old glass kind with the tin lid that says "Jif" on it. Nothing like todays! That's my uncle in the background.
This Monday my mom had surgery on her hand, carpal tunnel, and her trigger finger, plus a cortisone shot in her trigger finger on her other hand. So this week and next she only has her left hand to use and for right now it's still really sore and bruised from her shot. Yesterday we went up and spent a good part of the day there doing things. Meals, dishes, laundry, combing her dog (has to be groomed daily), etc.
Today we are staying home and tomorrow we will go back up again for the day.
As for my health, I have been having horribly debilitating headaches for the last week. Most of them go into migraines and I ran out of migraine medicine. I need to call the dr. for that. I'm having another problem that makes me wonder if I contracted C. Diff. from my IV meds and may need to get checked for that.
All of this makes like very interesting and not boring! But too hard to get on the computer for any length of time.
Please keep Alan Henley in prayer. I've mentioned him from time to time on this blog. He was a stunt pilot who was in an accident in his back yard and has been paralyzed since. Many, many complications. He's been admitted to ICU for the 2nd time in as many weeks. He has some bad infections going on and believed to be systemic. For much of the time he hasn't known his wife or where he is, which is very scary for his family. You can follow their CaringBridge page and updates, but they need your prayers most of all. They are a wonderful Christian family.
Wednesday, September 15
Urgent Prayer Request
I have an Urgent Prayer Request from my sister, regarding their daughter, M. I will leave her request in quotes and reduce their names to initials.
"Their closing on the house was scheduled for today and it did not go through. Their attorney (thank the Lord they have one) advised them to do a "dry" closing. This is where they sign all the papers but no money exchanges hands and the sale does not take place until conditions have been met. The problem is that the owner was supposed to be out of the house by 4 PM today and she is not. To make matters worse, she is a Christian and a BJU grad and is "using" that on B. & M. - telling them they are not being Christians, are not showing grace and love, etc. B.& M. and their attorney have given her until 6 AM tomorrow to get out of the house. If not, M. said they are going to walk away. Of course, they are all packed and also their apartment has been rented, so they don't know what they are going to do. And this lady's actions also makes them wonder if other things about the house might have been mis-represented. The other option was to go through with the closing and charge the lady rent, but their attorney advised them not to do that. So it all comes down to whether she gets out or not."
They have an almost 1 yr. old daughter, also. They are both employed by Bob Jones Press and he is supposed to give a big presentation tomorrow, but he's having a hard time concentrating or sleeping because of this stress.
Thanks for your prayers.
"Their closing on the house was scheduled for today and it did not go through. Their attorney (thank the Lord they have one) advised them to do a "dry" closing. This is where they sign all the papers but no money exchanges hands and the sale does not take place until conditions have been met. The problem is that the owner was supposed to be out of the house by 4 PM today and she is not. To make matters worse, she is a Christian and a BJU grad and is "using" that on B. & M. - telling them they are not being Christians, are not showing grace and love, etc. B.& M. and their attorney have given her until 6 AM tomorrow to get out of the house. If not, M. said they are going to walk away. Of course, they are all packed and also their apartment has been rented, so they don't know what they are going to do. And this lady's actions also makes them wonder if other things about the house might have been mis-represented. The other option was to go through with the closing and charge the lady rent, but their attorney advised them not to do that. So it all comes down to whether she gets out or not."
They have an almost 1 yr. old daughter, also. They are both employed by Bob Jones Press and he is supposed to give a big presentation tomorrow, but he's having a hard time concentrating or sleeping because of this stress.
Thanks for your prayers.
The cover up
This has been a horrendous week for me...but I'll get to that later. For now, do you want a laugh?
My mom is having surgery on her hand next week, but this week she can hardly use it and she has out-of-town guests arriving today. I'm helping her out by doing some cooking and baking for her.
USUALLY I'm good at that sort of thing!
Not last night. (But then I should have known not to attempt anything yesterday evening, but I'll get to that later.)
When I made this bundt cake she requested, it would NOT come out of the pan. I tried loosening it, but it was just too moist and wanting to stick. By the time I got it out, 1/4 of the cake was in complete chunks. We were joking around about making a Dump Cake with it in a Compote with some kind of filling and making it look like it was intended to look that way.
Mom said just try to piece it together and drizzle something over it.
Didn't disguise it any, did it? I think it actually looks worse.
I told my mom it just is an example that we can't cover up our sin!
So, I threw together this
I'll give her both of the desserts. Plus the Breakfast Casserole I made this morning. I do Sweet Potato Casserole and an Angel Food Cake w/ Crush Strawberry Topping for this weekend.
Want to hear the worst part about yesterday? Other than ruining the cake for my parents and their company?
I've gone almost 2 mos. since a haircut because of being sick and on IV's. Yesterday I was so thrilled to go. To relax and let her do her magic.
Do you know that multi-tasking is not always a good thing? Especially for hairdressers?
Some people came in and she talked and talked to them. Some of the time while doing my hair. (Some of the time she just stopped doing my hair and talked!!!) But she wasn't looking at my hair when she was doing it. I was watching her in the mirror and she was facing away from me talking to them at the same time she was snipping away. And she snipped and snipped and snipped. I was getting very irritated (for one thing, her behavior was rude!) and worried and finally said "You're making me REALLY nervous here, Debbie!" She didn't even get it. Then the phone rang and she was talking on the phone for several minutes and doing my hair with one hand while she "visited". She kept forgetting what she was doing! She'd be starting to move on to the next step, but get distracted and would go back to the last one. Skipped the "rewind" she always puts on my hair.
I was so angry by the time I left, but I didn't want to say anything at the time while I was so angry. We're both Christians. But I feel she was very rude and very unprofessional. I paid $50 for my hair to be highlighted and cut and I deserved her attention while she did it.
Speaking of money, that's the other reason I'm having a bad week. My husband got 2 out of state tickets for being too heavy. (Something wrong with his PrePass or something- long story.) Anyway, he thought the company was paying the ticket, but they weren't. So we got a notice Monday that we not only owe $250 for the ticket, but $255 for not paying in time and not showing up in court! $505!!! I am really steamed at my husband. For getting the ticket, and then for assuming his company was paying. (I didn't even know about this one or I would have nagged him to check.) I wasn't going to get my hair done because of this and the debt we are in, but he insisted I still get it done. We are in such major debt, you can't even imagine.
So I'm back to...I can either laugh or cry. I laughed about the cake. I cried about the traffic fines. Not sure yet what I'll do about the hairdresser.
As my mom always said when I was in college: "Hardships build character! Don't I have enough character yet?
My mom is having surgery on her hand next week, but this week she can hardly use it and she has out-of-town guests arriving today. I'm helping her out by doing some cooking and baking for her.
USUALLY I'm good at that sort of thing!
Not last night. (But then I should have known not to attempt anything yesterday evening, but I'll get to that later.)
When I made this bundt cake she requested, it would NOT come out of the pan. I tried loosening it, but it was just too moist and wanting to stick. By the time I got it out, 1/4 of the cake was in complete chunks. We were joking around about making a Dump Cake with it in a Compote with some kind of filling and making it look like it was intended to look that way.
Mom said just try to piece it together and drizzle something over it.
Didn't disguise it any, did it? I think it actually looks worse.
I told my mom it just is an example that we can't cover up our sin!
So, I threw together this
I'll give her both of the desserts. Plus the Breakfast Casserole I made this morning. I do Sweet Potato Casserole and an Angel Food Cake w/ Crush Strawberry Topping for this weekend.
Want to hear the worst part about yesterday? Other than ruining the cake for my parents and their company?
I've gone almost 2 mos. since a haircut because of being sick and on IV's. Yesterday I was so thrilled to go. To relax and let her do her magic.
Do you know that multi-tasking is not always a good thing? Especially for hairdressers?
Some people came in and she talked and talked to them. Some of the time while doing my hair. (Some of the time she just stopped doing my hair and talked!!!) But she wasn't looking at my hair when she was doing it. I was watching her in the mirror and she was facing away from me talking to them at the same time she was snipping away. And she snipped and snipped and snipped. I was getting very irritated (for one thing, her behavior was rude!) and worried and finally said "You're making me REALLY nervous here, Debbie!" She didn't even get it. Then the phone rang and she was talking on the phone for several minutes and doing my hair with one hand while she "visited". She kept forgetting what she was doing! She'd be starting to move on to the next step, but get distracted and would go back to the last one. Skipped the "rewind" she always puts on my hair.
I was so angry by the time I left, but I didn't want to say anything at the time while I was so angry. We're both Christians. But I feel she was very rude and very unprofessional. I paid $50 for my hair to be highlighted and cut and I deserved her attention while she did it.
Speaking of money, that's the other reason I'm having a bad week. My husband got 2 out of state tickets for being too heavy. (Something wrong with his PrePass or something- long story.) Anyway, he thought the company was paying the ticket, but they weren't. So we got a notice Monday that we not only owe $250 for the ticket, but $255 for not paying in time and not showing up in court! $505!!! I am really steamed at my husband. For getting the ticket, and then for assuming his company was paying. (I didn't even know about this one or I would have nagged him to check.) I wasn't going to get my hair done because of this and the debt we are in, but he insisted I still get it done. We are in such major debt, you can't even imagine.
So I'm back to...I can either laugh or cry. I laughed about the cake. I cried about the traffic fines. Not sure yet what I'll do about the hairdresser.
As my mom always said when I was in college: "Hardships build character! Don't I have enough character yet?
Thursday, September 9
Do you know your candy bars?
This is really pitiful. Pathetic! I should not know all of these candy bars!
Click on the picture above and see how you do!
Click on the picture above and see how you do!
Wednesday, September 8
Wild Turkey & more
What did you think I meant?
Ryan loves going into the woods next to us to explore, although it makes me a little nervous. I insist that he carry his cell phone and check in from time to time. He's seen a black bear, coyotes, wolf, deer, snapping turtles, rattlesnake & 2 other kinds of snakes, racoons and wild turkeys.
I asked him to take a camera out with him so I can see some of these things, but of course when he went out he didn't see anything. He took these, though.
Where he's seen the bear and several other animals.
I really get nervous when it's getting dark out there. Doesn't it look kind of spooky?
He found a cute little fuzzy baby turkey chick. He said it was squeaking and he picked it up and was holding it. He didn't know the mama turkey was behind him, until it attacked him. He said it really hurt!
This week he robbed a raccoon. He threw a rock at it to scare it off and it left behind a change purse. It had about $3.00 in it, so Ryan came home saying he'd robbed a raccoon. I said usually it's the raccoon who does the robbing, which it must have.
Ryan loves going into the woods next to us to explore, although it makes me a little nervous. I insist that he carry his cell phone and check in from time to time. He's seen a black bear, coyotes, wolf, deer, snapping turtles, rattlesnake & 2 other kinds of snakes, racoons and wild turkeys.
I asked him to take a camera out with him so I can see some of these things, but of course when he went out he didn't see anything. He took these, though.
Where he's seen the bear and several other animals.
I really get nervous when it's getting dark out there. Doesn't it look kind of spooky?
He found a cute little fuzzy baby turkey chick. He said it was squeaking and he picked it up and was holding it. He didn't know the mama turkey was behind him, until it attacked him. He said it really hurt!
This week he robbed a raccoon. He threw a rock at it to scare it off and it left behind a change purse. It had about $3.00 in it, so Ryan came home saying he'd robbed a raccoon. I said usually it's the raccoon who does the robbing, which it must have.
Monday, September 6
Recipe for your sweet tooth
Happy Sixteenth
Yesterday was Ryan's 16th birthday. Where do the years go?
His gifts were kind of a bust for a 16th birthday. I hear about people giving their kids cars...absolutely no way can we afford something like that! We thought an "experience" would be great for the 16th and Ryan's has been longing to meet his longtime online friend so we thought we'd set something up with him. Well, I had sneaked Jakes phone number off Ryan's phone and put it on mine and Ryan saw it...and deleted it. Said he didn't want me embarassing him! Can't set up a surprise without that phone number, Ryan! So he just ended up getting "normal gifts". We told him when he finally surrenders Jakes phone number we'll arrange a day with Jake, maybe at Six Flaggs Atlanta. (Don't worry about Jake, we might not have met him, but he's been thoroughly checked out! lol)
My parents came over after church for birthday dinner.
Then some other friends Ryan had requested came over for birthday dessert he requested Oreo Cookie Dessert). (We wanted them to come for dinner, but our table doesn't seat more than 6 people and that's with us squished!) This couple from church has really taken to Ryan and he to them. They've taken him out for Sunday dinner and send him cards and really fuss over him.
They enjoyed looking at pictures of Ryan when he was a little guy and Ryan really liked all of the attention being paid to him!
So Ryan spent his 16th birthday with all of us old people! But that's who he wanted.
Oh, and look at how Ryan was dressed for his company!!! He wanted to go out in the woods and explore while waiting for Bill & Mary to come so he put on old clothes. He has on one of his old Zoo Staff shirts that had bleach spots on it. I said "Don't you want to quick wash up and change into nicer clothes before Mr. Bill & Miss Mary come?" No! He may be 16, but he's still a boy!
Thursday, September 2
Wednesday, September 1
Inflicting pain!!
WARNING: This is medically explicit and if you have a weak stomach, just skip reading this.
Those who have been with me for a while might remember a year ago when I had my Medi-Port placed and had infiltration problems. It was a mess.
Well, I'm having problems again, but not infiltration this time.
For about 4 doses of my meds I could get a blood return, but when I'd go to flush I could hardly get the plunger to move. It was like I had a lock on my catheter. I was afraid I might be infiltrated again, so didn't do this morning's 6AM dose. (I thought I could sleep longer than 5 hrs, but the neighbor's dog just wouldn't shut up so I was up anyway!)
The homehealth nurse came to my house to change my needle and dressing. First, she couldn't get the needle to come out. It was really stuck in there.
Then she tried a few times to access and she couldn't get a blood return. I was getting pretty sore from her attempts so she gave up and I started calling for a place that could check my Port.
No one could get me in today, but I have an appointment for tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully they will be able to access with no problem. I will have missed 4 doses of my antibiotic.
I was posting about this on Facebook and am finding out a few CFers access their own ports. This was totally news to me. I posted about it on a CF site and found out others have been trained to do it, also.
So, maybe I can be taught to do it myself. I sure would save some money and maybe... if it isn't too hard... some extra poking around. Some people tell me they have family members that do it for them, but my husband is VERY squeamish about things like that plus he wouldn't be home when I needed him to do it.
That would leave Ryan. As much as I think he would like to inflict me with pain at times...I don't think he would be up to doing it, either.
Maybe I can.
Those who have been with me for a while might remember a year ago when I had my Medi-Port placed and had infiltration problems. It was a mess.
Well, I'm having problems again, but not infiltration this time.
For about 4 doses of my meds I could get a blood return, but when I'd go to flush I could hardly get the plunger to move. It was like I had a lock on my catheter. I was afraid I might be infiltrated again, so didn't do this morning's 6AM dose. (I thought I could sleep longer than 5 hrs, but the neighbor's dog just wouldn't shut up so I was up anyway!)
The homehealth nurse came to my house to change my needle and dressing. First, she couldn't get the needle to come out. It was really stuck in there.
Then she tried a few times to access and she couldn't get a blood return. I was getting pretty sore from her attempts so she gave up and I started calling for a place that could check my Port.
No one could get me in today, but I have an appointment for tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully they will be able to access with no problem. I will have missed 4 doses of my antibiotic.
I was posting about this on Facebook and am finding out a few CFers access their own ports. This was totally news to me. I posted about it on a CF site and found out others have been trained to do it, also.
So, maybe I can be taught to do it myself. I sure would save some money and maybe... if it isn't too hard... some extra poking around. Some people tell me they have family members that do it for them, but my husband is VERY squeamish about things like that plus he wouldn't be home when I needed him to do it.
That would leave Ryan. As much as I think he would like to inflict me with pain at times...I don't think he would be up to doing it, either.
Maybe I can.
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