SAD DAY AT THE BARTLEYS

Such a sad day at the Bartleys. All Halloween decorations are down!!  Sure love them! Gave out 150 candy bars and had to turn off the lights at 8:30 because we ran out. But on to the holidays. 

Clint is coming tonight to spend the night, and the day tomorrow with us. Tobi, Maggie (my niece) and Honey are going to eat at Hibachi. CB has to work tomorrow, then he will join Clint and I as we Christmas shop. I am kinda panicing because really, I dont have many weekends to go shopping!!  EEKKS!

We are doing fine. I miss my brother.  CB is fine. I love my job. Clint is fine and so is Tobi and the fam. Oh yes, and little Angel is just precious.

Troy was in the hospital this week, but is home now and doing better. 

Honey had bad news this week. One of her Yorkies is really pretty old and the vet told her she had 4 - 6 weeks to live.  Honey has no children besides her doggies...

Happy November!

SO MANY THINGS TO SAY

This is a picture of me and my brother Larry, who passed away a few weeks ago. As you can see, we are making fun of Honey because she had a little zit on her chin, so we all taped a peanut on our face so she wouldn't feel bad (yeah right)!

Anyway, this has been a long, very HOT summer. My brother fell August 6th. He broke his back and had an 11.5 hour surgery. We had many ups and done, but we never heard his voice again. He could whisper, but that was it. He had COPD and really his lungs were pretty much gone, wasn't even a candidate for a transplant. He wanted Honey and I with him a lot, he was scared.  We had transferred him to a long care facility, but on Sunday night Sept, 18th Honey called me and advised me to get right down there, something was wrong.  That was really the last night I got to talk to him, before they re-intubated him. As I met him at the ED at Harris, he had a tear rolling down his face, something I won't forget.   Honey and I stayed with him that night, and went home Monday to sleep a few hours (so thankful I have a job that was supportive and understanding). But we knew Monday we were fighting a losing battle. Before Maggie, (Larry's daughter) got there Tuesday morning, the doctors told Honey and I that all we were doing was rearranging the furniture on the Titanic!  So, we waited for Maggie's mom to get there, and then I was the one to tell them to stop life support. We all sat with him for 2.5 more hours holding his hand, patting him (although he was oozing blood everywhere), talking to him, laughing, crying, and then watched him take his last breathe. I miss him terribly!

Well then, 2 days later I was taking Pancakes and Angel to Sammye's so I could go with Maggie and Katy to the funeral home, and I fell. Now, most of you know, I find falling hilarious, whether it is me or not. But when I hit the cement, I did feel something in my rib. To make a long story short, 10 days later I found out I broke that rib!!  GOOFY GIRL!!  Anyway, I am doing fine.

The kids and grandkids are fine. CB changed jobs, he is now working for Smiles Brand dentistry. And of course, little Angel is fine too.

Again I say, I will write more often!!! *hopefully*

IT IS SO HOT IN TEXAS!!!!

It is so HOT!!  Over 100 degrees for over a week. And it is just JUNE!

Clint, Tobi and Scott came over Saturday night, and we cooked steaks and played cards!  That Tobi is a night owl, and at 11:15, I had to send her and Scott home, we were ready for bed, and she was full of life!  She has picked on us ever since!

What are my Springfield friends going to do for July 4th fireworks???  We have a display  in downtown Ft. Worth, seems similar to Firefall from what I read.  I have most of the family interested in going!  But if it is 100 degrees, I dont think I can go sit in that.  We will see. But I will miss all you we have spent years with at Firefall and I Love America!

Last weekend all my sibs were together. We had a blast, as usual.

I hope all of you are doing well

Happy Memorial Day 2011

What a FABULOUS weekend. It was in the upper 90's but windy, so it didn't feel that hot.
FRIDAY - after work CB, Angel and I went to CB's parents to wait on Troy to get home from rehab. Then they watched Angel while we went to dinner at Outback (late, about 8:15 when we got there). Delicious!
SATURDAY - Got up and enjoyed coffee and reading the paper out on the patio. Then Sammye and I went to get a massage. I got a masseuse that knows how to do scoliosis massages!  It was absolutely fabulous. Then CB and I went to Kincaid's and then we went and got Angel and headed to Honey's, about an hour drive. Angel and I slept. Angel played with her Yorkie cousins, and then Honey, CB and I left about 3:30 for the 6:00 Ranger game. We had some high priced tickets, which got us in the Cuervo Club, which was air conditioned. We were soon joined by Scott, Tobi and Brandon, then Larry and Maggie (brother and niece), and then Clint and Kim. We went to our seats a little after 6, and honestly it wasn't too hot at all. The wind was coming right at us. AND, the RANGERS hit THREE home runs in a row in the 2nd inning, with a total of 7 HRs, for a win of 10 to 1. A very fun night with the Burns family. CB and I went back to Honey's and spent the night.
SUNDAY - We had a late breakfast at a little strip mall place called Mom's, with wonderful biscuits and gravy. Clint came and had breakfast with us. Angel learned how to come in and out of the doggie
door at Honey's, and Honey and I planned our next gathering! Then we drove home, dropped Angel off and CB and I went to the store for stuff to cook at the in-laws for dinner.  I took a little nap, and then we went to Sammye and Troy's, along with Debbie and David (CB's sister). We grilled steaks and had a wonderful dinner, and a good time with the Bartleys.
MONDAY - Got up and read the paper and had coffee, and then we went out and worked in the flower beds, pulling weeds, feeding and watering all the plants and flowers.We cooked breakfast and ate on the patio. Ran to Lowes and Michaels, and then home for my LOVELY 3 hour nap and Angel took a nap with me. I had done some pre-prep for dinner, BBQ pork chops, baked beans and cole slaw. So, CB cooked  the chops and we again ate out in the patio.
So, as you can read, we had an absolutely wonderful weekend. And just a 4 day week ahead. Hope your weekend was just as special!

4 MONTHS

Here is little Angel. She is 17 months old, and she loves her back yard!

I can't believe it has been FOUR MONTHS since I posted. I LOVE my job, but the hour to and hour from work does take away home time. There are days I don't even get on Facebook. I still love my house. We have done alot of work on the outside, putting in flowers beds and a patio cover. We had the 2 older grandkids' birthday party here with family, we had alot of fun.

Like I say everytime, I will try and write more often. My father in law has been really sick, and we just put him in a rehab facility today. SO glad we are in Texas. But, I DO miss my Missouri friends. I hope all is well for you!

THANKSGIVING 2010

About 10 days before the Bartley Thanksgiving, Sammye pulled something in her back and she really was in severe pain. Good thing I hadn't started working. I took her to several store trips and spent the week preparing with her. We really had a great time. The food was great and spending time with family was even better.

On THANKSGIVING day, I had the Burns family and my family here. Problem was I was cooking, so no one took pictures. The grandkids were with their dad, so 2 weeks after Thanksgiving, we had ANOTHER Thanksgiving and Again, I was cooking so no pictures. It was all so fun.

MY 2010 CHRISTMAS HOUSE

The next few posts will be out of order. I have a Thanksgiving one to do, but friends have asked that I post my 'Christmas' house! So......here it is!

The Bedrooms(sorry for the duplicate picture)......

The Living Room

The den......

Look at that little Angel

These are the outside pictures....

ONE MORE WEEK!

Well, my drug test result did not make it to Children's Medical Center by Friday afternoon, so my start date has been pushed back one week!!! Angel sure is excited!

I did however, attend the office Christmas party Friday. I told the group of about 40 that CB had asked if I was nervous to go, and I told him, not at all, that I was going to meet my family! After all, I will spend more awake time with them in a week than with him!!! The party was a blast!

CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER, DALLAS TEXAS

Here is where I begin work Monday, December 6th. Actually, I am attending a managers' Retreat on Friday the 3rd of December. I am the Practice Manager for the ENT Clinic (ear, nose, throat). 9 doctors, 2 residents, 2 Mid levels, and 20 employees.

I am so excited. I am ready to go back to work. I will have a long drive every day to work (45 minutes to an hour) but the salary certainly covers that. I can also ride the train from downtown Fort Worth, and it stops right in front of the Children's Medical Center. So I will do that some also.

My house is all together. We will decorate this weekend for Christmas, and I hope to finish the majority, if not all, of my Christmas shopping before I go to work. Wouldn't that be grand?

We had our Thanksgiving with the Bartleys Sunday. It was yummy and great to be with the family. My family's Thanksgiving festivities begin Wednesday night with dinner at Don Pablos, and then home to play Clue and Monopoly, a tradition on Wednesday night. Did it in Springfield too! Some of you attended!! Clint and his friend Justin (from Springfield) are attending the Dallas Game Thursday, which pushes our dinner back a bit to around 7p. My sister and 1 brother will be here too. Can't wait for the fun!

Well, there is the update thus far!

HOLIDAYS APPROACHING

What a time we have had so far in Texas. Visits from friends (still waiting on the rest of you)! The Conovers and Comstocks visited. We had a birthday party for Sammye, and the next weekend my family all got together. The next was Halloween, and we had to turn off the lights at 8:00 because we ran out of candy. The next week, CB went to Boston for a conference, and I went to KC for Women of Faith. As always, sooooo much fun! Planning on going to OK City next year, the 2nd weekend in November.

Clint had surgery on his toe, and we took his dog back to him yesterday and had dinner with him. Tobi and the kids went with us to church today, and we of course went to lunch.

Sunday starts our families' Thanksgiving celebrations.

God has been SO good to us. Just waiting on a job.......

2125 ROCKMOOR DR. FORT WORTH, TEXAS

FINALLY posting.....I have been so busy! The front yard doesn't have much grass, so Sammye Troy and I went and bought some grass squares. We will see if it lasts the winter! I have enjoyed hangin' out with the 'in laws'.

Let me catch you up real quick. Clint is fine, living in Dallas. Scott and Tobi and the kids are moving today about 3 miles from us. Scott is looking for work, Tobi is working at a Ford Dealership, and the kids are happy in their schools. ALL of us went to our home church, Hallmark, last week, it was wonderful.

CB is doing fine, getting more comfortable at his new job. He works a lot of hours. I am STILL interviewing at the place I first interviewed while still in Missouri. But, they have told me not to look for another job, that they want me to pick the clinic I want to work, between, Urology, General Surgery and GI. So, I have another interview next week, with more docs. I am still employed by St. John's, but that ends next week. I have enjoyed my time at home, but I know I will get bored quickly. Angel has LOVED me being here.

This weekend is our ANNUAL trip with the Mortons and Hendersons (and used to be Donovans). We will leave for Broken Arrow this afternoon. It will be so fun. John Paul Comstock is coming to stay at the house and watch Angel while we are away! As you can see, life has not slowed down for us, but we wouldn't have it any other way!

Continue to scroll down, to see the rest of the pictures of the house! Come and visit!!!

THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE

This is my light post in the front yard! What fun I will have with that! And oh yes, my pumkin in the far window.My living room window
The front porch. Can you see little Angel's eyes at the door?
Angel watching her mommy

THE INSIDE

The Living room, not much furniture in hereThe Fireplace, all 'spooked out'
The den
The dinning room
Keep scrolling down.....

AND WE CONTINUE....

Guest room, come on down, this is for YOU!

My bath room
The back yard. A lot of yard work to be done in the spring
My little kitchen, which I love (except for the gas stove, I guess I will get used to it)
The office, with my fabulous iMAC
Keep scrolling down......

THE LAST PICTURES

the master bath, shower and toilet to the left

this is our bedroom
This is where we sit each night, relaxing, watching TV, chatting, on the internet and playing with Angel!
We are VERY happy! We love our house! We continue to be busy every weekend, hence the reason you see no pictures on the walls. We will get to that eventually!

TEXAS vs OU WEEKEND!

Sorry I have not blogged in so long! I have so much to say, it will have to be in sections!

As soon as I get me pictures hung, I will blog pics of my house! I LOVE my house.

The Conovers were here last weekend. Emma did not know where they were going until they drove up and I was standing outside! This weekend, the Comstocks are here!

I am still working for St. John's, but I am pretty sure I have a job at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. I hope I have some time off between jobs.

I will blog again soon!

SO MANY EMOTIONS.....

Thursday, August 26, 2010 is my last day at St. John's. It is no surprise to anyone that I am very sad, kind of heartbroken, to be leaving such a great place to work, and such great people that I work with. I have made some lifelong friends, and have learned so much, even about myself. I really can't imagine how I will walk away tomorrow!

On the other hand, I miss that CB so much and can't wait to start our new adventure! I am so lucky to be going home, home to my family.

But, I have so many friends here that I love so very much. I can't name them all, but if you are reading this you can rest assured you are one of them.

My grandkids, I have missed so many things, school plays, sports, etc....I finally get to be a vital part of their life!

Well, I guess you can see, I am having ALOT of emotions! Sleep is my only escape! Think I will go to bed!!!

MY GOD IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

My God has seen fit for us to have this house!!! Can you believe it? Well, of course we know my Best Friend can do anything.

After we terminated negotiations, the seller's realtor advised her to fix everything. To make a long story short, she not only agreed, but is actually doing MORE than we asked, including a new roof and new heater. The Comstocks even went over there and sent a phone picture of them standing at the door! So we are just waiting on all the repairs to be completed so we can close. We want the inside painted, new carpet in the bedrooms, and cleaned (she has been gone a year and it is really dirty). I am so very grateful.

CB is in Texas, started work Monday. He will be home for about 30 hours this weekend. I can't believe how much I miss him. But I am staying busy with work, and last night had dinner with Dana and then the Conovers brought us some FABULOUS homemade dessert (great job Joel).

Tobi has enrolled the grandkids in school just down the road from us......I feel so undeserving of so many blessings from my Lord, but I DO give him all the praise!

NEGOTIATIONS OVER

Well. it is over. That house was just not meant to be. (Waaaahhhhhhhhh!!!) I know, my God is in charge!! There is another place, even better! This is CB's last week at work. He leaves Sunday for Texas. So this week is busy going through things, throwing away, discovering things we forgot we had.....I wish it wasn't so HOT! The heat drains me and I don't have the energy I usually have, and obviously, I need it!!!