Just an update

Well since I haven't updated in a day or two... I am waiting for some picts. to upload to Shutterfly so I thought that I should do a quick update.

The house is going up oh so fast! Yay to that! The part that sucks is that there is so much chaos to go along with that! Our contractors are not the most organized men and when I had time and wanted to pick things out, they told me to not worry and they'd let me know when it was time...So they called me the other day while I was in Vernal and asked if I had chosen my front door. They needed to know the dimensions TODAY! Ugh! I said make a hole and I'll fill it in with a door when I get back! Bug me!!

School is out and the kids are board to death and at each other's throats.

Both of them are playing ball. They do it differently up here. They don't get assigned to teams until after they have practiced a few times. (All of the kids in the league practice together) Tailor is not at all liking softball this year. :( Different people, rules and coaches! Her aunties and I have coached her for the last few years and she loved it. I thought that I'd give her a break from us....Huntor is loving T-Ball! He wants to have it everyday!

My grandpa is doing okay. Mandi and I went down to see him again right when school got out. It was a good visit but very chaotic! But, I guess that is the way that we do everything in our family! He had a ct on the 11th to see if the chemo is doing it's job. If it is, he will continue everything that they have been doing. If not, they will stop all treatment. We will find out more on the 19th.

The Shipman sisters went on a long weekend getaway to Vegas!! Oh it was just what the DR ordered! I don't have any pictures, my camera is too big to tote around so Mandi and Leisha have all of the evidence. It was a blast! We ate too much yummy food (Capital Grille & In-N-Out), had a few too many drinks (Malibu-Coke please), danced until the bar closed (Kahunaville Fun!), rode the roller coaster at NYNY...???? Why we did that I'm not sure! That was a totally sober decision! LOL It was fun, poor Leisha! Mandi and I rode together and held hands the whole time while screaming. Amber was laughing at Leisha too hard to scream and Leisha just screamed! She was finally able to cry when we finished the ride. Oh it was hilarious! It was nice and as relaxing as Vegas can be. We got massages and laid by the pool a bit. For the first time ever, I was not ready to leave Vegas! I want to go back soon. But we are going to try and make it an annual event. First weekend in June every year. I'll just try and book our timeshare a year in advance to make sure it happens.

Alan is working in MN again. Lots and lots of work in MN! That is a good thing when you are the business owners! ☺

I will add some pictures of Vegas when Mandi shares them and I'll add house picts when I can. Until next time...

It is about time!

They have officially started working on our house! Yikes! It makes me a little bit queasy! I am so excited, but at the same time, I'm not looking forward to all of the chaos that goes into building your own house! There are way too many decisions to make!!! Not even just the carpeting, cabinets, etc... I'm getting overwhelmed with fixtures and door handles!! I also do not like making decisions like this on my own. Alan is currently working in MN. He will be working in ND next week so that will be nice to have him around for a little bit of the process. I have tried to make up my mind on as much as possible while I have him around to approve. One good thing is, we really have the same taste in decorating. Surprising enough! He does like a few more dead things hanging around than I do, but I will let him have a whole room for that. (downstairs!)

They are actually pouring the foundation this weekend because it is supposed to be nice until Tuesday. Oh my! Makes me nervous just thinking about it! However, please pray for us/me from time to time with this situation. We have just recently heard a few questionable things about our contractor. We did talk to people before we said yes to them, but these complaints are from the most recent houses that they have built. We are a bit hesitant, but our lawyer is on top of it and helping us out.... just in case. I'll keep you posted as we go! Yay!

Praise You in This Storm...

The song playing is my inspiration for tonight.

I know that you have heard the saying, "When it rains, it pours!" Well that is how I am feeling right now....so where do I begin???

I guess that the thing that is hitting me most right now is that my grandpa Arllyn (dad's dad) was just diagnosed with Lymphoma. It is currently only in the Lymph nodes of his lungs. I am having a hard time understanding this because to me Lymphoma is a very scary disease with no cure. I have just enough medical knowledge to be dangerous and I sometimes think that I know what I'm talking about. So, I call upon my good nurse friends for explanation. (☺ thanks girls!) He starts chemo in the morning and I honestly don't want him to do the chemo at all. Is that selfish? I just know that the quality of life that he will have after the chemo will be...not worth it. I would rather he just live the rest of his days as the crazy, fun, vibrant, joking, grandpa that we all know and love. The kids and I (maybe Alan) will be heading to Vernal sometime in the next couple of days to see him and help with whatever I can. Please keep him and our family in your prayers!!

One of the other things, we have a family friend, Matt, that is also battling cancer right now. He has been battling since he was 17 and is now 23. He is a good friend of Matt and Leisha's and was in Matt's line at their wedding. He is Houston and just had some more scans ran. He has a tumor the size of an Acorn on one of his ribs. (Right by scar tissue from where another tumor was previously removed) They are not sure if it is an operable tumor. However, they may be able to do radiation therapy on it. This poor kid is not going to go down without fighting to the very end!! His caring bridge website is what really got me crying tonight! Ugh! His sister writes and it just gets you! Please keep Matt in your prayers as well.

Alan and I used to bowl on a couples league once a week in Glendive. Nerdy, I know! But Alan grew up bowling and is very good at it. So, we joined so that we could do the "together" thing. While we bowled league, we met a lot of great people. Alan became pretty good friends with a guy named Steve. They have hunted Steve's land together and done some illegal hunting with my son in the truck....that didn't go over well!! (You have to know my husband and hunting!! LOL) Anyway, Steve and Amy's daughter, Janelle was in a terrible car accident about 2 weeks ago. She was not wearing her seat belt. She is in a coma in Bismark, ND. She had many broken bones, head trauma and a collapsed lung. She is not doing very well. They are continuing to work on her as her body ables. We all just keep praying that she will wake up and that there is minimal neurological damage! Please keep them in your prayers!

Okay last thing, I promise! There was a fatal car accident just outside of Williston and one of the kids, Luke, went to Trinity where my kiddos go. The whole school is only about 300 students, so yes, we knew him. It was him and his girlfriend. Alcohol was not involved. They were in the country taking her friend home from work. They were on a gravel road and going a bit too fast. They wanted to make it back to town in time to make it to the show. She died on impact, but he didn't pass until a while later. Neither of them were wearing their seat belts. Please pray for their families!

I'm sorry that this post was so doom and gloom! I just had to get this off of my chest. Maybe no one will read it, and then you won't want to smack me for making you cry! ha ha Please keep us all in your prayers! And please wear your seat belts! I know I sound like your mother, but I'm a mom! I can't help it! Until next time...