Sick Little Girl.....

2013 - The Year I Didn't Get to BLOG!!!!

Hello dear friend - my blog.  I'm ashamed at how badly I've been neglecting you.  YOU are what keeps me sane. YOU are where I can write/share my most intimate thoughts & deepest feelings - and get them OUT OF MY HEAD - to somewhere safe that I can revisit anytime I choose. You are also the place where I grew accustomed to chronicling our life!  Yet it's 1 year later (actually 1 year & 2 months later), and I still don't have a home computer hooked up, or a laptop, or any other way to visit you & write.  And since I AM actually visiting you while I should be at work - this is short.  I just wanna jot down a few things so I can remember them at some point & time years down the road.

AWNIKA LEANN ALLEN spent 13 days in AR Children's Hospital in Little Rock.  It was the scariest time ever in this Nana's short time being a grandma.  RSV is a wicked wicked thing, and it almost took her from us.
There are so many things I could say here - but don't have the time. So I do want to just remember all the love, prayers, support & HELP people gave to the kids & us at this time.  Like David's work, that sent gift cards for meals, snacks, and toys, and coloring books & diapers & stuff to help out while Eddy, Dez, Hunter & Davin lived at the Ronald McDonald house that whole time.  Like my work, that donated money, diapers, food, toys, gas cards, gift cards, even the American Express card to help with our hotels, gas, food, etc.  Sam Philip & family....and I can't forget the guys on the Arkansashunting.net forum that brought a pack n play, food, prayers, etc.  To sum everything up - she is okay.  We found out yesterday that she has problems swallowing, she is aspirating every time she does.  She is going to have to see a pulmonologist, and a throat specialist, but our baby girl is going to be okay.

NEXT is We Have Puppies! 9 black labs.  8 males, 1 female, and there isn't enough time in the world to tell THAT story..   5 are spoken for, and 4 need to be sold. Wish us luck.

The boys (Hunter and Davin) are growing like weeds.  Eddy n Dez, Britt & Rob - all are doing great.

That's all I've got time for - you have no idea how hard it was to just stop & write this.

Hopefully I'll get to more later....til next time.....me

Happy 25th Birthday Eddy!

Hunterman's First Hunting Trip

Sunday, Eddy, Hunter & Davin showed up at our house.  Hunterman walked in the door, looked at David and said, "Peepaw I came over here to go hunting and shoot one of your deer!"  Now seriously, I ask you, what choice did "peepaw" have?  The three of them (Dbaby stayed with Nana) bundled up & headed up the hill to the deer blind.  David said about 20 mins in Hunter picked up this big rock. He asked him what he was doing and he said I'm gonna throw this rock at the deer & kill it! Ha! That kid cracks me up.  25 minutes in....I look out the window & Hunterman is running down the hill back to our house!  I went outside & Eddy was standing in the woods watching him as he came home. David said later that it didn't take long before he was telling him I wanna go back to Nana's & play with her!  Either way,  Hunterman went on his first hunting trip Sunday. I wanted to post this 3 generations picture of them getting ready to leave......LOVE MY BOYS!

AND........since I was on the subject of hunting....David just sent me this picture of the deer his dad killed this morning.....16 points!!!

We've got a busy weekend planned - starting with my dad's Christmas party Friday nite at my brothers house.  Saturday we're gonna help my dad with some stuff.....and we've got more work to do at the "cabin" this weekend too.  Til next time...........me

Thanksgiving 2012

As you can see, we spent this Thanksgiving in Stuttgart! We left Fayetteville about noon on Wednesday. I was actually off work, but David had to work til 11.  We stopped in Clarksville at Walmart & bought groceries for the week.  We had an easy & relaxing Thanksgiving this year.  I didn't spend 2 days cooking. My work gave us a ham from Honey Baked Hams (already prepared & delicious).  I made stove top stuffing for the first time in my life (it wasn't too bad), and BOUGHT the pies.  We spent our time riding 4 wheelers, hunting & relaxing.  It was actually kinda nice!  

All I have to say is.....PRECIOUS!

WELCOME AWNIKA LEANN ALLEN

Awnika Leann Allen arrived 6 weeks early!  Born November 10, 2012 She weighed 4 lbs 15 oz & is 17 3/4 inches long.  She is in NICU at Willow Creek Hospital & will have to stay there for a few weeks. She IS however, an ALLEN, and is doing very VERY well.  Mama is too!  The NICU nurse says she's the loudest one in the nursery, and will be moved from the "Inner Core" (more serious) part of the NICU to the "Outer Core" part of the NICU as soon as humanly possible! I have SO much to blog about with her early arrival, but alas I am at work & need to get busy. I just realized I hadn't made my "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT" on my blog yet - so here it is!  We love you already Awnie!  Nana & Peepaw