Hannah is beautiful What a great family.
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Hello everyone here are a few of my christmas time favorites.
1. Christmas Breakfast: I t hink this is our 5 year to do Christmas Breakfast at my house. Well, our breakfast started at 9:30 and the time is 10:30, give all the l ittle ones time to open Santa gifts. Now everyone brings a dish, here is a few things that I fix, grits, bisquits, gravy, peppered Bacon, regular Bacon, Hot sausages, regular sausage, eggs some with cheese and some without, one year the lights went out right before I got the eggs cooked so I got this bright idea to cook them on the grill well, we all sat down to eat (without the eggs) they finally got done after we were all full, it took forever but now it is pretty funny. I also fix a Ham for all of us for lunch/supper with all the fixins. I love it that everyone hangs out in their PJ's even the adults do it.
2. There is no right or wrong to us opening presents if you were at my house during present time you would not have a clue what's was happening, there is so much mass confusion going on people are handing out gifts everyone is talking at the same time noone is really hearing the other but someone always answers, there is paper everywhere you would think someone would pick it up, eventually we get it all up but that is part of our mass confusion the thing is we are all so happy just the way things are.
3. We all hangout and we save the best for last "WATCHING DEAN AND COMPANY" I hope everyone has seen it once when we think they can't get any funnier they top the last show. We all laugh so much. For those of you who haven't seen it here is a brief preview of it, there are ladies singing Christmas songs who are really bad singers and they think they are great so they are putting all they have into their singing. Now they have all the family children involved of all sizes and this part is a "hoot" because they have a hard time with their vocals too. I hope most of you wll tune into to watch it I will post the station later because right now I can't remember the station.
4. Christmas lights I am not that funny about my lights on the tree now Billy is another story. We have a tree down stairs that is just pretty we have all fun ornaments on it and colored lights sorta looks like a kid tree, now the tree upstairs looks like it came out of a Martha Stewart magazine I will post a picture when I get home later. The tree has purple lights all over it, and it has birds and peacock feathers sticking out all over it Billy worked hard on it I put the tree together for him and the colors has disappeared on some of the branches so I put some long branches where the short branches should be and short branches where the long branches should be but to my scare Billy loved the tree it looked so much better really full. So I will probably never be able to do that again. But it is pretty.
Hello everyone today is finally Friday. I didn't think it was ever going to get here. The kids are wild and it is only going to get worse with us getting out Friday for Christmas holidays. Speaking of Christmas I am not near finished with my shopping, I am jealous of all of you who have finished your shopping, we have bought a few things but not much. I read all of your blogs about how yall only have one gift to buy and it sort of makes me sick.
I haven't even finished putting up our Christmas stuff. We have a tree in the box upstairs and the ornaments also in a box, I know Emily Sanders you are a fanatic about Christmas and you would be crazy if you had your ornaments in a box still, I was talking to Pam and she said she still hasn't finished decorating yet, that you would have a fit. So don't come to my house yet I guarantee you it will all be up before Christmas.
I haven't been feeling to well lately I went to the Doctor Wednesday and he said if I wasn't any better by next Thursday he would put me in the hospital well I am not going to go into the hospital because I know I will feel better soon, my stomach has been sick and I still can't keep any food down I am taking Zantac for it and it does seem to help some but it doesn't seem to correct the problem, so we will see how things go.
Jasmine is so excited about keeping the baby on Wednesdays Pam wanted her to keep him three days a week but we are having to check on her college right now and we aren't sure about the time frame. I want her to start in January for a few classes but we will see. Guess I will be going for now and will blog sometime on Sunday or Saturday if something new and exciting happens. Love Mary
Pam is going to be the sweetest mom. She loves this little man and can't imagine life without him.
There is a lot to be thankful for but here lately I have taken for granted the everyday things in my life that I am thankful for. I promise I will try not to bore you to much.
1. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband I know sometimes I don't tell him how much I appreciate him but believe me IT IS A WHOLE BUNCH.
2. I am thankful for my children I have been blessed with two great kids. Even though they are teenagers they are great teenagers. I haven't had any real problems yet. I am thankful Jasmine has a boyfriend that is a member of the church for those of you who know that is a big wish for moms and dads.
3. I am thankful for my family even though it seems like they have all went crazy I am still thankful for them.
4. I am thankful for my nephew to be Pam's baby is due Friday. But he will probably be late first babies usually are.
5.I am thankful for David and Susan, they have helped us in so many ways. I am thankful for all the Thanksgivings we have been to at there house for those who have been there is so much food. This year we will be hungry because we usually eat with my family for lunch and with Pam being so pregnant she invited Dad over and said she wasn't fixing a whole lot of stuff so there goes the Brasher family Thanksgiving. Susan and David you so sweet, I know we can never repay you for all you've done but believe me I thank God every night for all of you.
6. I am thankful for the trees this year I have never seen them so beautiful.
7. I am thankful for my house a warm bed to lie down in at night, for food on my table, and the smiles on faces that I see all the time.
8.I am thankful for Kim, Paul, Addi, Levi and Lila. The holidays are going to be great we have a new addition and she is wonderful. Kim thanks for all you do for my children they love and look up to you and Paul and they love the kids so much and so do we. You have a great a and beautiful family and we are thankful to be a part of it.
9. I know sometimes I tend to forget to be thankful for my friends especially my church ones. I love and care for all of them.
10. I am thankful for all the prayers and cards that have went out on my behalf.. I know God will take care of me because I have so many christians praying for me and this I am most appreciative for, thank you all very much.
I could go on forever because there is so much to be thankful for.
I have started my new medicine and it seems to help some with the itching but let me tell you it put me in a world of my own. I am going to continue to try it but if it continues to put me in my own world I don't know if it is worth it or not even though the itching is soooo baddd. I love you all and Happy Thanksgiving.
well tonight the doctor called me while we were out to eat with Susan for her birthday when the phone rang I didn't recognize the number so I called it back and it Dr. McGuire which scared me to death all in all I am tough but I still get scared when the call does come. But he was calling me back from 4 days ago (better late than never) he called me in a new drug called Butorphanol this drug is a narcotic it is a pain medicine that is distrubited through the nasal cavaties. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain that occurs after an operation. This medicine acts in the CNS Central Nervous System. It treats people with migraines also.
Side effects- If You Have Liver Disease Contact Your Doctor. I thought here we go again everything effects the liver also side effects are difficult in breathing, fever, nosebleeds, ringing in the ears, runny nose, sneezing and sore throat.
Common side effects are confusion, dizzziness, dry mouth, difficult or painful breathing, fainting, hallucinations and guess what it can cause ITCHING can you believe this This is the last try before he hung up he said "I hope we find you a suitable donor real soon" I do agree with him there. I am going to try this new medicine we will see how it works. Love you all Mary
Levi is having a great time at Hannah's b'day party. this may not post right but here is an update.
I have been thinking about this childhood memory thing Susan started, It took me a while but I finally sat down and did it. At first I thought I can't do this because my memory isn't like it use to be. But as I got started the memories started flowing doing this made me smile, and cry at the same time.
1. I remember when my brother William and I just could not wait for Fridays to get here so we could sleep in the living room and stay up all night and play rummy, I would beat him every time of course.
2. Actually this one is an adult memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Even though at the time I could not believe I was doing it (Bevill Pagaent). I remember my mom coming up to me afterwards and had the biggest smile on her face and she looked at me and said "I knew you had it" I just laughed because a mom no matter what thinks their child in my case adult is BEAUTIFUL! Her smile will forever be inbedded in my heart it was priceless.
3. When my brother and I would make my dad mad he would send us to our room and we knew what was coming we would be so upset that when he opened the door with his belt in his hand both of us would just start running around and around screaming and hollering and he would just stand there until we stopped and then we would get the ABUSIVE spanking. lol.
4. One crazy childhood memory is this ( I know you will all think I am crazy, but it is ok). When we lived in Mulga my brother and I would wake up screaming and hollering everynight because we would see things. One night we both woke up and to our amazement we saw monkeys all of the room not only did I see this my brother did to. haha. My mom and dad would run into the room and turn on the light and nothing would be there. Another night we both woke up to our amazement seeing Indians on the back of our headboard with guns that sent us to a screaming halt again mom and dad came in and saved the world for us. The only night we didn't see anything was Christmas Eve, and this is because we had a silver Christmas Tree and we had one of those color lamps that turned on and it stayed on all night so see I know you all think this is nuts and in a way I do to now but not at the time. ha.
5. When I was young my name was Wilma Dean after my grandmother, I was called Wimpy for years at least till I was 6. When my mom and dad went to register me for school somehow there was confusion mom wanted to call me Mary and dad Wilma and they had put Mary on the certificate and that is when they realized they had been calling me by the wrong name, I am glad because I can't stand the thought of going through roll call at school by Wilma. That would have been torture.
6. I remember not EVER having a birthday party. Don't get me wrong I did not feel deprived because I did get something more extreme than a present. When I would wake up mom and dad would be sitting at the kitchen table drinking their Coffee and the first thing out of their mouth would be Happy Birthday I Love You! and that was all I needed. When I got married I had to get use to having birthday parties. After I was married mom and dad would bring me an angel for my birthday, I have a nice assortment of them now and I would not take anything for them. The thing I miss the most is my mom's sweet smile and my dad's also.
7. When my brother and I would fuss/fight my dad would tell us to go sit on the couch and make us put our arm around each other. He would say if you even look at each other crooked 5 more minutes would be added to our time and of course we had minutes added. We both just knew my dad must have called people over when we had to do this because so many people would come in and out and we would be so embarassed.
8.My first car was this huge Gray Big something. But my parents bought it for me and it couldn't have cost to much. I was proud of it until I had a wreck and never drove it again.
9. I loved going to the grocery store with my mom on Fridays. I would always get a little something.
10. I got a nice Easter dress one time and while we were at church I had gum in my mouth and I started playing with it and I had gun in my hair, all of the bench and all over my dress I did not get to wear that dress again.I couldn't have gum anymore.
11. A fond Childhood memory is watching All My Children with my mom and when Laura died for the 3rd time we both was crying like little babies and we would always say we're not watching this anymore which meant until tomorrow.
12. I loved eating Fried Potatoe sandwiches with my mom and cream potatoes sandwiches with her also.
13. My sister Pam got mad at me one night and left the room and was very quiet and I knew something was up but what happened next was unexpected she came up behind me as I was sitting in my chair and she hit me in the head hard with a High Heel Shoe and I seen stars for a while, but that was ok because I got her back later I was brushing her long pretty blonde hair and got the brush all wound up to her scalp and mom had to work for hours to get that brush out. Go Me.
14. Pam was getting ready to go to the prom and as we were all standing in her room the floor fell in it fell off of the blocks it was sitting on. We thought an earthquake had came through.
15. William and I had to go to Food Center in Wylam on a bike and yes we were both on the bike I rode on the handlebars and he was on the seat. We made it there fine but on the way home was a different story. As we were coming down the hill almost home most people would ride on the sidewalk but no we were on the side of the road William was taking directions from me on the handlebars and I directions were alittle off we hit a car and I was knocked off and laying on the road and William was standing there saying "Get Up" "Get UP" and i am saying no I can't and what comes along but a Policeman I had to ride home with the policeman and William was told to take that bike right home. Well, my dad was mad at me because he said I cost him 35 dollars to fix a little scratch on that womans car.
16. When we lived in Mulga we had a swing set that wasn't cemented in and mom said do not go high but no I didn't listen I went real high and the swing fell over leaving William with a real deep cut in his head the dr. said if it would have been 1/2 inch deeper it would have killed him, I got out without a scratch yea me.
17. I remember that we always sat at the table and ate every meal. We even put the cooked food in bowls and put them on the table not like me I leave the cooked food on the table and we fix our plate at the stove and then sit whereever.
18. My mom and I went on a diet and the diet consists of a 1/2 cup of everything we fixed and the funny thing is we would fix a lot of veg. and when we sat down to eat our plate was loaded girls it is the best diet to go on needless to say we didn't loose any weight.
19. At Halloween we would stay out real late and go trick or treating to people's houses we didn't even know we would get garbage bags full of candy we could eat on it for years. ahas.
20. On one Sat I pushed a lawn mower down Wylam to see if this lady would let me cut her grass so I could buy my mom something for Mother's day present and this lady let me cut her grass and paid me 5 dollars and I went to the florist in Wylam and bought my mom a single red rose and it put a smile on her face it was all worth it.
Hello everyone how are you doing? I didn't get to go to the hospital this morning because I have no days but Billy and Jasmine went and they called me every 5 minutes and gave me an update. They said Lila is beautiful and has a lot of hair and is everyone ready (IT'S RED) I have an appointment at 2 and Alex is coming to get me and afterwards we are going straight to see Lila. I can't believe that she is here time flew I think but Kim probably thinks time didn't fly to fast for her. Jasmine said someone asked Addi if she wanted to go to McDonalds with them this morning and Addi said NO can you believe that, she is so excited and so is Levi. Congradulations Kim and Paul on your new Arrival yall are the best parents and have the best children. I will see all of you real soon. Love yall and I am glad that everything went good. Kim remember to use that Morphine pump. Mary
hello everyone how are you doing? I am ok. Well, if you have read Susans blog you already know that I am on the "list". It was very upsetting because I had to go through several Psychariatis ( I know I did not spell that right) I had to do a series of tasks like work with blocks and draw a picture and the lady would call out like 20 words and ask me to recite them back to her in ORDER and I could only do a few. Then she said numbers some short and some really long and after a while she said for me to recite the numbers to her backwards and I just could not do it several tasks she asked me to do I couldn't do I felt horrible, I was beginning to think that I was loosing it and all I did was cry and I said "I just can't do this, what is wrong with me?" she proceeded to tell me that the liver puts out toxins in the body and if it isn't working right the simple tasks like these you just can't do" I had been worried about my memory because there are times that I can't remember directions ones that I travel often and I would have to ask "how do I get there" Now it all made a little bit more since to me. I guess I try to think there is nothing wrong with my liver but there really is. I called my coordinator yesterday and asked her was there any medicine I can possibly take for my itching and she informed me that there was nothing, she said she went to a conference this weekend and took my file and there is nothing they havent' tried on me and that is why I am on the "List" So pray it will come soon or I will loose my memory because of all this itching. Mary
Hey everyone I have finally took the time to blog again I have missed blogging, I have been reading everyone else's though. I finally finished taking all of my test for my liver. I called yesterday to see if I could do anything for my itching knowing better and the nurse told me "well not really" and that just because I am finished with all the testing doesn't mean I will get a Liver now I told her I know that she said it could be 6 months not very long or 1 year which is still not very long or it could be sooner which she told me nothing I did not already know.
Our new Librarian laid her sweater down on a table today and we had some classes come in to watch a movie and when she was fixing to leave her sweater was gone and boy was she angry, she said I can't believe someone would take my stuff I said "Hey you are working with children here" I found her sweater in the lost and found in the office and she was so happy. I will type later
Well we just had a fire drill and I did know where to go for this drill now yesterday when we did the Tornado Drill I was running all over the place because now that I am in the Library I wasn't sure where to go Dr. Maye informed me that I would go to the back of the Library now how convience is that since I was all over the building yesterday it is good to know I will be able to get out of the building when there is a fire and its not good to know that I would have gotten blown away during the tornado trying to get somewhere but I am ready now and my children and I will all be safe during the fire and tornado drill. I am so glad that it is Friday this has been a very long week I am so glad to be off Monday there is advantages to working in the school system off days. I am very upset that they took away all of our October days now we have none no break at all.
Alex is ready for the Auburn season. He got up this morning and put on his auburn jersey and auburn sandals and off to school he goes. He is excited about going to the ball game tomorrow, Daniel is taking him.
Saturday dad my sister and I are going to Gadsden to go and see my aunt and uncle there they have a baby gift for my sister and then Pam and my aunt and I are going to go to the Penny's outlet to shop some. Sometimes they have a lot and sometimes they have not much of anything I hope now that we have a baby to buy for we will find several things. My sister is having a baby boy in November and his name is Aidyn Maddux Young we are all so excited about him arriving I have bought him so many different things already, and so has she and my dad has had a great time buying for him. He has went and bought him clothes and a pack and play and a walker and several other outfits, this has been and uplifting occassion for him and he has had a great time buying for him.
I went yesterday to get my port out and my thinking was if you put me to sleep to put it in then why not put me to sleep to take it out, but this is to simple, no sleep medicine for me he just snips the sutures and says here we go and I just hold my breath and he pulls it out well, it wasn't as bad as I thought I took it like a man lol. I was very glad to get the port out it was in my way.
Ok everyone here is what is going on with me. Since the Plasma Pheresis did not work ( this was the last thing they would try) they sat us down and had a nice talk with Billy and myself. He said he wanted the transplant ASAP. I will have to go through numerous tests like EKG and lots of blood work and also see a Physciarist ( My brother in law David Courington told me that is not a bad thing I need one of them he was joking of course but it did get a laugh out of me).
My only problem with this transplant is that someone has to pass away for me to get this transplant, I know that this person has a loved one that loves him/her and that hurt is so deep. I still hurt everyday missing my mom and I find it hard to accept that someone has to pass to help me. I do understand that the person is passing anyway but it still doesnt help the fact that someones family just lost a loved one and my heart will hurt for that family even though I will not know them.
The doctor took me off of all of my medicine because it isn't working so why take it, I don't have to see any doctors anymore until the day of my transplant yes I have to have test but I don't have to see the doctor before them because I already have and they ordered the tests. I will have to have an EKG and lots of blood work and after all of this the doctors will meet on Tuesday and discuss my situation and send me a letter to let me know what is going on.
Dr. Bynon is one of the best transplant doctors at UAB and he will be doing the surgery the surgery will last 4 hours not very long and the only thing my family has a problem with is that they will keep me asleep for 2 days after the surgery because some people panic with the respirator and if that happens the tubes could shift and that could puncture the Liver and that's not a good thing. The only thing I ask of anyone that comes to visit me while I sleep is to not talk to me till I can talk back I can't stand the thought of not being able to talk to my freinds. haha. After that I will be moved to the transplant floor for 10 to 14 days or longer and then go home. I will have to be on rejections medication for the rest of my life and on autoimmune medicines for about 4 months and then will be weened off like a baby being weened off a bottle. the only concern with these medications is that some people become a diabetic, I don't eat many sweets anyway.
All of the fatalities are very low like in the one percent and 5 percent so Dr. Bynon says there is no reason I won't swing back in a hurry and get back to a healthy life, it will slow me down some. I will be off work for about 2 months he said maybe I could go back half a week in a month but that depends on the person.
I will have to be where I can just up and go whenever they call me like 45 minutes time frame, they can hold a donor for about that long to an hour this is prep time an all so it will be a quick when it happens and really no preparations.
I want all of you to know I don't want you to worry about me I am fine with this information and situation because I know God is in control and will be with me every step of the way. I can't wait to wake up and NO ITCHING!!!! that will make it worth it all to me so be very excited for me and one more just make sure my family will be ok for those 2 days I am asleep take care of my son and daughter and husband I know they can take care of themselves but I worry about them seeing me and I can't talk to them and tell them I am ok so everyone just tell them for me.
Most of you know Sally Hyche, she is freaking out over this whole thing, she will probably need coached through all of this too but she will be ok. lol.
I love all of you and don't worry I will be great and can't wait to get this new part of my life started.. Love Mary
Well everyone I am working and working hard. Yesterday when I got home I was so tired that it took me 4 hours to cook and while everything was cooking I was laying my head on the table. We have been doing textbooks for the last 3 days and man is this a tiring job I have never been so tired in my entire life. I cooked went straight to the couch and laid down and Alex was so worried about me because I was also crying because I had been picking up the textbooks all day and had my port hurting real bad, so I decided to go on to bed and wait till Jasmine came home and eat with her later about 8 and I did get up and I felt alittle better I ate and went straight back to bed. Tonight is the youth devotion and I am not really sure what time I am suppose to be at church to escort the children to the park but I think it is 5:30 so if we are late oh well we will get there youth. I can't believe that it is Friday this has also been the fastest week of my life.
Everyone it has been so funny at my house tonight. It is 9:40 pm and Alex decides he is gonna get his attire together he wants to be different well, everything he tried on wasn't different but looked good on him of course he is mine and I am prejudice. He put on a brown sports coat with a nice casual shirt on under and had on jeans looked good until we noticed the hair it was a bit much he had it poofed out and you couldn't even see his eyes really funny looking to me. Well, Joey isn't coming home till about 8:30 tomorrow night Billy, Joey and Alex are going to leave at 1 in the morning to get there by 3 hopefully so they can get in line. I am looking forward to this starting and being over with everyone remember teen patrol lol. He still won't sing for us but hey thats ok I don't want to hear him anyway just kiddin he has practiced some and I have accidently listened to him and he sounded great. I think he got that voice from me his mom just kiddin, Alex plan is this he is planning to stay up all night tonight even though he has school tomorrow so when he gets out of school he will go to sleep and sleep till time to leave yea right, does anyone need him to do some work for them tomorrow afternoon lol. I am excited for both of them and lets remember them in your prayers as they are going to be traveling late. I told Alex if he doesn't make it real far I would make sure when he got home I would start his singing lessons he just laughed. I am going to get him lessons so anyone out there know where I can get someone to give him lessons let me know, those of you who live in the area.
I go to get my 2nd treatment tomorrow at 1 and it will last till 3:45 or a little longer this time. The treatment is called a Plasmapheresis and what this machine does is takes out your blood and purifies it it pulls out all of the impurities in your system I do have high hopes that this might work the one treatment I can't seem to tell a difference at all, the nurses said this normally doesn't work but it is worth a try. If this doesn't work the plan will be to go ahead and be evaluated for a Liver Transplant which I hope to get in May if we can hold off that long. The doctor said it isn't that my liver has worsened but the symptoms have now does that make any since not to me, but not much of any of this makes since to me I am just going through the motions with the attitude that God will take care of me and I know he will.
Yesterday and today have been very tiring for me. I got to UAB yesterday morning at 5:30 and about 7 they did the procedure I didn't feel anything because they put me to sleep but let me tell you afterwards this thing hurts. It looks like I have and input and output tube hanging out of my shoulder like you could hook me up to the tv and start playing a game. Last night I was so uncomfortable this things hurts even just to breathe but it is going to be ok. Well, today I left work at 12 and had to be at UAB at 1 Dad took me thank goodness. The treatment lasted 2andhalf hours and I did fine until she was unhooking the machine from my catherer and I got to feeling nauseated so on the way home my dad was so nervous because I said dad please pull over and we were in adamsville he pulls over right in front of this hardware store where people are still working and I said dad I can't throw up here go on down the road some so he just had to stop and when I got home I was still sick they said it was because they ran the last blood in too fast but not really normally they run the blood back at 50 for heavier people she said and she forgot to turn it back for me and they think that is what made me so sick or we hope. I will be going next Mon, Wed, Fri, and the next Mon. That will be a total of 5 treatments if there is no difference then we will have a consult for the transplant. Right now I am still itching.
Hello everyone, I go to see Dr. Bynon tomorrow at 1, this is the actual Liver Transplant dr who will do my new procedure it got all approved thanks to Pat Gill. Here's what happened yesterday I called Kirkland and ask Dr. McGuire's nurse about the procedure and she was very ugly to me and ask me to call the insurance co and see if this central line would be covered so here I go of course I could not do it because they needed codes which only the nurses and dr. have, so I went to work and left at 10 nothing for me to do and headed to the hospital when I got there of course there was no Dr. and the nurse was gone so for some reason I headed out to visit Pat Gill (Tina's mom) and told her the situation and she got me to the right person the social director. I explained to this lady how ugly the nurse had been to me and even had the nerve to ask me to do her job which I was willing to do. So today to make a long story short McGuire's nurse was on the ball, Dr. Bynon nurse called today and I go have blood work at 12 and a chest xray afterwards and then I will have a consult with the new dr. They will go and put the central line in they think on Thursday and hopefully she said we could have the procedure done on Fri. She said I could have as many as 5 treatments a week until hopefully we get the itching under control. There is light at the end of my tunnel and I am so thankful. yea me. Thanks Pat
Well, Kim and the kids came and stayed some nights with me and when they left on Friday I felt lonely I felt like I had family leaving to go back somewhere that lived far off. Levi brought alot of life into our house he is the sweetest boy and I miss my bed buddy. When it was time for bed him and I would go to Alex room and I would turn off the light and away into sleepy time we went. Addi did her own little thing she is also a light to the world God blessed us with such sweet cousins and we are so thankful to have them in our lives. I really enjoyed being with Levi I learned that he doesn't like WAl-Mart, neither do I sometimes he just threw a fit like I have wanted to do several times while waiting in a line at night where 2 registers are open and 40 people in line so "Go Levi" lol. The floor does look great and I am proud of yall keep up the great work.
Today I was itching to no ends well that is no news to those who know me. Dr. McGuire called me today and informed me that when he gets this procedure approved through the insurance co. which will be next week he hopes I can get it. Yea me. The procedure is a catherer and it will have tubes that run to different veins and I will have to go either 1 time or 2 times a month to have the medicine put in, he said it is like Dialysis but the medicine is different. I will not be sick from this but the itching should STOP! At this point I didn't care what he did as long as he did something. He said that this is the only next step. The other medicine will progress the liver tremendously. He said he will do blood tests next week and check the liver progression and see if there is a big change in my points hopefully not he said but if so we will go from there. This procedure is a one day procedure and I will get a dose of the medicine while I am there. Yes all of this is very nerve wrecking but I know that this doctor is the best and he will only do what is in my best interest, and plus God is on my side and he will definitely take care of me. The Insurance has to approve this procedure to make sure it is needed yea like someone would want to just have this procedure for fun. This is my new medical update that I know all of you are so interested in. haha I hope to get it done soon. He said maybe next week. Mary
Hey look at Mandi and Hannah Mandi helped take care of the little ones in the nursery she is great. The BTS was great it was such a uplifting trip. Oh the food was great to.
Levi was the best little man ever. As you see Mandi is the best with children and she will make a great mother one day Oh I can't leave out Daniel making a great father one day.
This is fun, I am so proud of our youth they learned so much and love being with each other. Just look at cheesy Alex.
Now he got a lot out of the speaker. Really he did not sleep the whole time. Just most of it. We kept trying to poke him but he was to far gone by this point.
Of course I had to get everyone by the sign with the shirts that Glencoe gave out to everyone.
This is the handsome fellows of Sylvan Springs Church of Christ. Guys will be guys to get them to pose was a job, they complained "it is so hot hurry" you just don't tell a photographer to hurry. just kidding.
I know everyone thinks ok what is with the sign well those of you who do "SCRAPBOOK" understand these pictures. Hey Tina I will try and make you a CD. I took some with Syd. camera but not much. Keeping the youth involved with other churches not only is uplifting spiritually but they meet lasting friendships. I just noticed Glencoe doesn't have their name on their sign what's up?
Here is just a sample of the night of our devo. We are all in our den and singing. As you can see Levi is the sweetest little man ever. We counted 39 people at our house. It was great.
Look what a g reat first time mom they are both the happiest ever. I am so proud of Katie and Josh. Hannah is the funniest child ever. Thank goodness she loves her picture being made, because when I wear everyone else out with pictures I can always go to Hannah. She will smile at every picture you take of her.
We were all shooting the breeze before we had our devo. We had just ate and boy was the food great, for some reason the tocas tasted better than ever. Look at Jarod see he is a problem getting his picture made so I went straight to Hannah bug. There will be more pictures to come. Thanks to everyone who participated especially Paul our speaker and Alex who lead the songs.
Sorry everyone that I haven't posted but I have been busy here lately. I am looking forward to all of you coming to my house tonight, anytime we have a gathering at our house it is a special moment I love being with all of you and so does my family. Here is the way my day has been so far. I think I burned my stove up just the front eye I hope, I guess I was cooking to much Hamburger meat for the tocas. I went to Parrish this morning to get the meat because Sons grocery store had the beef on sale. My friend James Kitchen is the butcher there and he is my personal shopper, he will call me whenever they have a big sale. Today I got 10 family packs of ground beef and 20 boneless breast of chicken for 45.00 wow what a buy. I love having a personal shopper. I picked up the meat and headed to the shop to get Billys mom and she was ready to go to the nursing home so out we go, I take her to Sonic and then to the Nursing Home. Pawpaw seemed to be doing great, he told mawmaw how pretty she looked and that her hair looked good and he liked her shirt, that was just today tomorrow can be a completely different story. So I finally get home and start cutting tomatoes, and cooking meat, yes everyone I finished cooking all the meat and it will be ready when yall get here. I still got the onions to go so if my mascara is running down my face when yall get here just understand lol. All the preparation is worth it and I look forward for the night, I will post pictures of the devo later see ay soon. Mary
Look how the Bakery spelled my name (Publix) Marry, now I think this person needs to take some spelling classes. The cake was beautiful and was very fresh. The party was a blast and I want to thank all of you for helping with my party, each and everyone of you made this a very special birthday party.
Just look at these decorations. I just love this. I took lots of pictures here. For some reason I was very nervous tonight I know some of you will find this hard to believe but I do not like to be the center of atttention. Now those of you who know me will probable be laughing right now because of this last statement but it is the truth. ha.
Look at my new style. Phyllis got me this and the shoes are great. I love Phyllis she is always so uplifting and fun to be around, she is smiling all of the time. Thanks Phyllis.
Look at my cute little family. Billy had gotten most people to dress old for my party for fun and as you see they did. My daughter seems to think when you get old you will have black under your eyes and wrinkles on your forehead she had put black eyeshadow on her face. Just tell me who looks the best here? Me, Me Me.
Addi was the cutest thing she had on a old dress and had sprayed gray in her hair, she wore a hat and had on glasses that hung on her nose, she was so proud and I am so proud of her. Addi is so special to me I will always be here for her so she can make our life fun and never boring. She always makes us happy.
Hey look at this goodlooking guy, Levi He has the most sweetest smile ever. I love being around Levi even though I am not around him that much I love him with all my heart and I would do anything for him, he makes me feel good the way when he sees you he runs to you and makes you feel so special like your the only one in the world right then. I love you Levi. You make life fun.
Look at this handsome guy, Alex makes a cute old man. Alex brings such joy and fun in whatever he does. He is the best son ever. I am proud of my baby ha just look at him bloggers I know yall are all proud of him to, everyone needs a son like him. hahahah. I love the old man look. Thanks for everything Alex.
I do not know what is going on in this picture, as you can see Alex is acting and I am trying not to act. For some reason I was the only one who looked young at my party. Now I felt great. Girls a little advice when you turn 40 have everyone dress old and you will feel very pretty and young.lol.
Just look at Daniel doesnt he look OOLLLDDD! This was fun fun fun. We had lots of food and everyone had the best time just being with each other that is the best part. The gifts to me are not that important to me the most important is being with my friends, church friends they make me happy and make me feel great, friends like them never send to astray especially the ones I hang with they will do anything for anyone and that is the way christians should be. Thanks Daniel and Mandi. Love you Mary.
Jusl look at my daughter who thinks old people should have dark eyes and wrinkles on the forehead and rollers in your hair, I have never wore rollers like that in my head. She also wore her pink gown for who knows where. Jasmine makes my life fun my children are the greatest but all people think their children are the best. I am proud of her for working hard and helping pay for her car that doesn't run half of the time and when it is running , you can walk faster than it goes. She is a g reat Christian Girl which is the most important of anything.
Now this is a goodlooking group of OLD MEN even the young men look old just look at Joey right next to me with the shorts on and all bent over, this is the greatest, thank you all for dressing up and making me look great. I had the best time. Everyone this is my church family see you can have lots of fun being with your christian family or at least I do. Thank all of you for this.
now people you know I would have to have the women I think the women make prettier old people than the men at least we are not bent over except for Amy in the blue moomoo. I don't know what I was doing in this picture I guess by this time I was tired of pictures. Thanks again ladies for making me look beautiful.lololol. This is one special group of friends thanks for all you do for me mentally and physically. Yall have seen me when I am down and helped pick me up and seen me when I was sad and helped me laugh you are all the best friends ever.
I have the best husband and family and friends ever. Billy didn't decorate in all black he did it in purple and green and blue and it was great. When I was young I didn't have a birthday party ever but you know what I didn't feel deprived, my mom and dad always told me happy birthday and I love you and that was always enough for me I always felt special, yes I love the gifts but that isn't everything. What means the most to me is God, don't know what I would do. My husband and friends worked hard to pull off my party and I appreciate it so much, there were many more at my party that I didn't post their picture I just want you to know how grateful I am for all the nice gifts and food, and for taking the time to decorate thanks to Billy and Addi. They worked hard on the decorations. Addi did a great job keeping everything a secret, I tried to drill her and she shut down on me and would not say a word she was not going to ruin any surprises. Thanks to everyone. Mary
Today is a sad day, because of the Nabors family and the Yeilding family. I just want all of you to know that I am here praying for you all and you will not only be in my thoughts today but days to come. Losing someone you love so much is such a loss, it changes your life in a lot of ways but when that person is a christian it does make it easier for you. This isn't about me but I hope this will help those who have lost loved ones some. I lost my mom which was my best friend, we spent so much time together especially at the end of her life, my mom was a great christian person brought all of us up in the church and taught us right from wrong, the night she passed was not only the saddest day of my life but it was also the happiest. I know when my mom left she was already in heaven with her loved ones. The persons I called were my church family they were there in no time, I do not know what I would have done without my church family. I think my mom had the most beautiful funeral ever. There was no question about it I had to have the church sing, the singing was out of this world, it was so nice knowing that this was a special moment because everything that was said was so true about her. The only thing that helps me get out of bed everyday is I KNOW THAT I WILL SEE HER ONE DAY AND IT WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.Death is not really a sad day it is a day to be thankful for because there is nothing like knowing your loved one is in heaven. I Love you all and I hope to do more for my church family and others.
I have the best sister in the whole world, her name is Pam and I love her so much. We have always been very close to each other and got even closer when our mom was very ill. We laughed together and cried together. My sister is fun because when we were children she let me put a hot roller to her nose and yes it did put a huge blister on the tip of her nose, I laughed and still laugh occasionally. But she did get me back years later heres how when we lived in Woodlawn she came up behind me and hit me in the head (hard) with a high heel shoe and she still laughs about that, I did eventually laugh after the pain subsided. Also one day our mom was taking me to school and I didn't shut the door good and when mom took off she looked back and guess what she saw Pam holding onto the backdoor, with the door wide open and she was hollering for her dear life, it is funny now but then it scared mom to death of course I didn't know about it till after school so i thought it was another funny moment.
I am so proud of her, I am excited about my nephew coming in November. Leroy (haha) will have the best mom ever, I am there for her and my nephew to come. Pam you are never alone I am here for you. Thanks for looking at my blog, keep watching because pictures of you might pop up soon.
I am sorry that some of the photos are blurry. But i got an idea from another blogger that she took pictures of a picture so I thought "I am going to do that. Just look at the Couringtons they are all so cute, the children are all grown up now and married and some have kids of their own. 
This is a pretty clear picture of me and my dad, he was so sweet he had just told me "you know you don't have to do this" He was just kidding because he loves Billy he was just being silly.
