Christmas at Home

We stayed in Arkansas for Christmas. We went to the Christmas Eve Service at church.

We came home and relaxed by the tree.On Christmas morning we opened gifts. Addi got If You Give a Pig a Pancake which Phil read to her.

Addison helped me open gifts.
Addi got a Kitchen set from her Grandma.

Phil's dad came down and enjoyed the festivities with us.

Chromosomes

Phil and I have started trying for a brother or sister for Addison. We were successful after 4 months but sadly we miscarried December 26th and this is our fourth. I continue to have chromosome issues. My issue specifically is a balanced translocation. Basically, my eggs have the right number of chromosomes but the eggs with the balanced translocation break off and go to the wrong place which ends with the miscarriage.

Our prayer that this will happen in God's timing.

Beloved Cat

We lost another cat today. Alley was 8 years old and was diagnosed with Kidney Failure in August. We had been giving her IV fluids every couple of months which had been helping until this time. The fluids just didn't work and she was suffering.

We got Alley in July 2000. We adopted her from a shelter in Stanford, Kentucky. She was most likely born around the time Phil and I got married June 3, 2000. She was our little baby. When I came home from work I would yell Alley, Alley, AlleyB and she would come running. She loved to get in my lap and purr. At nighttime she would sleep on my pillow and on me when I would let her. Addison has really grown fond of her saying her name often. She also refers to other cats as Alley. So I am sure we will hear her talk about Alley for quite sometime.

It is so hard to lose a pet. She has been a wonderful companion.

Thankful

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Kentucky seeing many family and friends. Addison enjoyed seeing everyone.

I am so thankful for Phil and Addison. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Happy Fall

Proud Single Issue Voter

I am proud to say I am a single issue voter. I will always vote for the pro-life presidential candidate.

When I was diagnosed with Cancer in November 2004 I also found out just a few short days later that I was also pregnant. I was so excited to be pregnant but at the same time devastated that I was faced with a life threatening illness that needed to be treated. I was ready to carry the baby and hold off treatment. I didn't have to make that choice though because I would later miscarry. There are many mothers who do make the decision to carry the baby even when they are faced with a life threatening illness. Some of these mothers survive and others sacrifice their life so their child will survive. You can read one mothers story here.

I believe life begins the moment of conception. In Psalm 139:13 it states You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. I have had 3 miscarriages each in the First trimester and I believe that those children are in heaven now because life begins at conception.

I hope tomorrow, November 4th you will also vote pro-life.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, and more Pumpkins

This week we had a pumpkin theme.

1. Last Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch.

2. We carved a pumpkin.

3. We colored a pumpkin.

4. We sang The 5 Little Pumpkins. Luckily I saved my 5 pumpkins from my Literacy Days.