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If you go to the right-hand column, partway down, you'll see "recent posts." This listing gives the recent post titles.  If you want to see one in particular, just click on the title.

Also, when reading a post, if you click on the title, you'll get just that post by itself with the comments area following.  This helps my unfocused mind when reading.   lol auntde

ONE OF OUR OWN ... GOD BLESS HIM

I "borrowed" this photo from Lisa Peterson's FB.  This young man is Robert Morris. He is going to the Air Force. This would be Kathy Boyd's grandson.  Mike and I had him at our house for a while when he was little.  Kathy was at Northside Hospital at the time.  He came down with a high fever and I remember rocking him through the night.

Mike's part came in when he refused to take a bath.  Didn't like our tub.  So, Mike bathed him in the washtub by our washer.  Later he brought us an artificial rose in a white vase. (I think Mom helped him with that).  He was 4 or 5, I think.  auntde

Angels watching over me ...

On my Facebook today, a friend posted this photo taken at my church.  The white object ... if you can imagine ... appears to be an angel. I'm reminded of the song, "All day, all night, angels watching over me, oh Lord"  The possibility leaves me in awe. I know the man who took the photo. He's not a photoshop type.  Just sayin ... auntde

Tyma household NOV 5

The roof is almost on.  Looks good.  Funny, I have no problem sleeping through all the pounding.  Laura came down. She doesn't feel good and is blaming Noah, Alexa and Alana for her long-distance virus.  Laura's birthday is Sunday 11/7.  Which means Val's bday is then too.  Happy bday girls!

Mike and I leave Tuesday for Phoenix. We'll stay about 10 days. Katie and Elena are 8 and 6 now.  Hope we can keep up with them.  I haven't flown in a long time; not looking forward to that part.  Will probably work on some genealogy down there and come back to tell you more interesting tidbits about our ancestors.  Did you know that the Sanders immigrant was from Germany and his first name was Heinrich!  Yes, Heinrich Sanders!  Can't get more German than that.

xoxo auntde

Timmy and his family came to Alexa and Alanna's birthday party! He is 7, see how tiny he is compared to Alanna? What is amazing is he grew 3 inches over the last year! Jim with his girls!

Me with my girls!

Love this blog!

Hello Ya'll from your transplanted southern family member! I am happy to have another way to keep in touch with my family members. It makes it a little easier to be away from you all! We have been so busy within the last week. Last Friday night, Alexa's cheer sqaud had a end of season party at a friend's house. It was really cool, they have an outdoor movie screen and the girls had a chance to watch themselves cheering and dancing in a regional competition. Then, Sat. we had a bday party for both the girls at McDonald's. I know mc d parties used to be super popular when I was young, but Pay attention young mothers: to have a party there it was $5.40 a child! I couldn't do a party at home that cheap! The kids had a blast and they all wore their costumes. I was very impressed! Of course we did go trick or treating on Halloween. I woke up that morning with a terrible pulled neck muscle that took until today (friday) to feel completely better. Then, Alexa got a stomach virus, and Alanna got strept throat. Needless to say, they are both on the mend, but I am getting cabin fever! Jim is good, he had a horrible virus last week. Will it ever stop?? Being home so much makes me miss my job, my co workers, and my students. I am so blessed that God led me to this work. I have the sweetest little students who add so much to my life, regardless of their very rare disabilities. I ask not only prayers for my own children, but for my children at school- my students. This is the time of year that one or more of them may end up in the hospital due to viruses and sickness. They are all medically fragile, so any prayer and positive thinking will be appreciated. On the other hand, each of them are fighters! Timmy just celebrated his 7th bday, they never though he would live past infancy! You go Timmy! I miss you all and look forward to keeping up with you all through the blog! Ps- memories of my grandparents In college mom picked me up from waiting tables late night. we drove to grandma winters house and she was wide awake, having full conversations with her plants, listening to her radio, and cooking. we stayed up late laughing and sitting around her kitchen table! Grandpa winters always had his harmonica in his pocket. Of course, I thought this was soley for his grandchildren's entertainment. It never crossed my mind as a child that his music blessed our entire family, including him. my memories of him almost always consisted of him and his harp!

That's Debbie Downer :/

Yes, I am sorry to be a Debbie Downer, because everything thus far on this blog has been beautifully uplifting, but I wanted to share so that you could include us in your prayers:

Our house recently was hit with a bout of flu, fairly innocent enough, but then Noah seemed to be coughing alot, so I took him to the doctor. We found out that he has pneumonia. He just had a bout with this at the end of last spring, and we feel that it has never quite left him. Those of you that have been out to the house during summer may have noticed that when he rides his bike like a madman around our yard and mom and dad's place, he would have to take frequent rest periods. During these rest periods, he would be red, extremely sweaty, and have difficulty catching his breath, with a few dry hacks thrown in as well. (seems like he's sick constantly!)

To make matters worse, prior to the pneumonia, he has been on two consecutive antibiotics, the last of which was fairly strong and neither knocked this out, so he is now onto a third. We are giving him active culture yogurt but unfortunately it has not been enough to keep diarrhea at bay, so now we are dealing with that. Pneumonia can dehydrate you, so add the diarrhea in there and it is pretty concerning, so I try my best to keep him hydrated.

Obviously this is a major concern. We go in next Tuesday for a follow up X-ray to determine if this antibiotic is helping. Having alot of medical background can be a double edged sword, because on one hand it is good to know what you are up against, but on the other hand, as a mother it is quite unnerving when it is your little one. I would like to have him see a pulmonologist if this isn't resolved by Tuesday, because honestly, I feel like sitting here him-hawing around trying different antibiotics is stupid. Used to be they would type you for these things, and I feel like he's sitting here getting worse and weaker as we wait around. You must be very careful regarding the lungs, pneumonia has the capability to scar and if the scarring is permanent, it can cause symptoms very much like COPD. (Attack of the angry mother!!)

PLEASE keep my little guy in your prayers, as well as our whole family as we deal with this. I am so thankful that I come from a GOD loving family, that we help each other, and that we know where to run for help in trouble! :) I look forward to updating you with good news.