Playing Catch Up

I'm at the point now, that I haven't blogged in a while, so much has been going on, and I don't even know where to begin! I'll start with the fact that my son, daughter in love & grandson are here! HERE! And they'll be here until Friday! Can you even imagine how hard it is for me to get up every morning & go to work? And, AND... the Cancun contest ends on Thursday. This Thursday! I made MY goal, to get me to Cancun. And they booked it last night. Me & David. So, I've gotta bust my butt & hit that second goal, or I'll be owing MSI some $$$. And that's not the plan, so....wish me luck, pray for me, or whatever you can do....cuz I need all the help I can get!

Mother's Day was wonderful! I picked Brittni up at 6:30 a.m., we met David at work & went out to his mom's. He took a nap while everyone went to church, then Eddy, Des & Hunter met us there & we took everyone out to Phil's in Westville. It was a great time with my family. And it reminded me to thank God for my loved ones, and getting to spend time with them. Of course, I didn't get to go see my mom - (my sister is still mad over the Christmas thing), so I mailed her a card & had flowers sent to her work on Friday. I'm ready to be over & done with the drama, but since I called & apologized to her -my sister-on Christmas Eve (and I'm still not sure what I apologized for), I've decided that is all I can do. And I gave it to God.

Moving on....David & Eddy are at the lake right now fishing! They took off around one this afternoon, and Eddy just called & said they're catching fish like crazy, so it doesn't look like they'll be home any time soon. Desiree' has a friend here visiting, she brought her daughter, so she & Hunter are having a "play date" and Des is catching up with a friend. I figured what better time to catch up on my blog, so here I am.

There was a Marine that lost his life last week in Afghanistan that Eddy & Des knew well. Des went to school with him, and Eddy worked with him at O'Reilly's and played football against him in high school. He was only 21 years old. I'd just like to ask anyone who might read my blog to pray for his family. From what I understand, he'd lived with his grandmother, and his parents lived in Britain or somewhere outside of the United States. I can not imagine the pain & emptiness his family & friends feel right now. And we should all be thankful for his service to our country, for his sacrifice, and the sacrifice his family made for us & our freedom.

This is probably where I should reveal the "conclusion" to my cliffhanger from my last post. We are 90% sure that Eddy is being "Honorably Discharged" from the Army. The paperwork has been started. What we are not sure about, is how long it will take to complete, or how long before they will be back home in NWA for good. What I AM sure of, is this. My heart is fragile, and I can not imagine the heartache families go through when their loved ones have been deployed to a hostile area. And I feel that God has answered my prayers. I did not pray for Him to somehow get Eddy out of the Army. What I did pray for, was that whatever His will, that it be done. And that we accept that, no matter what. If it was HIS will that Eddy be released, that HE would lead the way. If not, that we would know that in our heart of hearts, be at peace with it, and trust Him. HE never fails us, never forsakes us, never leaves us. And whether anyone else knows this but me, HIS hands are all over this. Thank you Lord, for keeping my child safe.

Next, we ALL went & visited my grandma Saturday evening. Well, all of us except for David, he of course had to work. She looked SO much better than last weekend. And the first thing she said was, "let me have that baby!" I didn't realize that she has not seen Hunter-man since Christmas Eve! He was only a couple of weeks old, and didn't even weigh five pounds! I have LOTS of pictures, I'll upload them soon I promise. Keep praying for her, she is definitely not out of the woods yet, and today my aunt said they may move her to I.C.U. I plan on trying to get the kids up there one more time before they go back to Ft. Riley, but if not, I'm sure me & Brittni will be there next Saturday again. In the meantime, please pray for her, my aunt (who stays there with her almost 24/7...she's been there EVERY night all night with her-I think she is a saint!) and for her doctors, that God's hand will guide them & they can figure out how to heal her.

Well, that's about all I've got for now...I'll try not to get SO behind next time, so there's not so much, but....at least I have an excuse...WHO wants to be blogging, when their GRANDBABY is in the next room waiting for me? me