Had a short day with kids today, Charli kept picking on Ames so I sent her to play with Jeff for awhile. Got my Bale making pliers so tomorrow I plan to play with them. Hey, I found the earrings I thought Les had thrown away! I am going to fix them and get back to Mom, have not told her yet I found them!
This is a picture taken the last night Seth was here, he was eating Twizzlers and Les was picking on him. Les was in a very bad mood, he had worked with Debbie and came home snappy. He went to bed early, thank goodness ;)

Ames' Valentine

I decided to go ahead and make a simple Valentine card for Ames using Home Sweet Home again from CathyK Designs. You need to grab it before it's gone!
FINALLY I printed a backlog of pictures for Gina, it ended up being over 300! They were from Ames, Charli and Seth's parties, Halloween and Christmas. Les found me a power supply for my EHD for $30. I do need it but want to wait until after I go to Duke, I want money toward Duke and no gifts this birthday, I am still putting off making jewelry, just not up to it but hopefully this week end I will get them done. One goes to England and the money must have gotten lost in mail, I have another to send to Canada, they are hair coils for her daughter for prom. Shipping is the bad part ;) but it is cool my jewelry is going international! I feel bad I lost a pair of earrings that my Mama gave me to fix while I was at Charli's party and I didn't even remember then I realized that Les probably threw them away because I had them in a bag I keep in car and totally out of character he started cleaning trash out of car and saw trash in top and threw away while I was in the house.

How to Make Perfect Open Spirals

Seth's Birthday!

Today was Seth's Birthday, I am so glad we got to spend it with him while they were here! I hope we can see him more often!
Les still feels very bad and I felt super lazy and Ames and I laid around and played quietly and cuddled and he played with Charli, he can't quite get the hang of keeping her as entertained as I do ;). He went to school for Do-nuts for Dad since Trey can't go, I think he was tickled but felt bad, too, because Ames saw him and cried until he came back to get him. He said Ames almost made himself sick! He had to go with Charli and he should not have let Ames see him, I guess.
I hope he starts feeling much better!
I HAVE GOT to start making some jewelry! I just do not feel like it!

I saw this on PINTEREST today! Thank goodness she loved it and had worn her Princess outfit so I used the Face Book Train freebie from FPD, Charli loved it!
Les has a kidney infection and stones. I was so hoping we could make it through a month with out him being sick! Missed work today will be off next two days any way. We have got to get some money ahead to pay for hotel, gas and food at Duke, I am really disappointed but have come to accept that is what living with him is like.

How to Make Bead and Wire Hearts for Jewelry - The Beading Gem's Journal

How to Make Bead and Wire Hearts for Jewelry - The Beading Gem's Journal

I am sitting here finishing off my zucchini bread my neighbor baked for me and drinking a cup of hot chocolate. Twila gave me a big box and Charli and I have almost finished the box. I add International Delight Almond Joy creamer to it, YUM! Any way I am blog hopping catching up on some I follow and many have stopped all together and even took their's down!
I want to go back and try this heart necklace. I hope Hobby Lobby has this tool because it will make life simpler :)
Other than church nothing much happening around here, Yesterday they took Debbie to ER, she has vertigo and is grieving too much, she even has Mickey's picture as her profile on FB! So sad!
Oh, I did watch election results, I didn't have my heart in it but went ahead and voted Newt because I believe Romney will be out of touch with the average man. He got SC which means in 3 primaries we have had 3 winners. Now Florida is next, I am thinking they will go Romney but in this race I could be fooled!

I had the kids all day today, after Ames and I took our nap Charli and I watched Happy Birthday videos on You Tube.
I got my call from Duke to schedule my tests to see if I can get a transplant. It is Feb. 13, 14 and maybe 15. I am sure we will go Sunday if the Hotel is not too much.

Charli and I watched Arthur today and he learned to knit from his grand mother but he was afraid to let anyone know so Charli decides she can do that so I got my needles and pink thread and she started unwinding the yarn 'knitting' So cute!
She brought home the sweetest book from school called Fannie's Hat, I couldn't even read it all! It made me think of Hassie & Grandmama! I had to get a tissue!

I took this at naptime, he keeps me on the edge of the bed, LOL, after nap he picked up the Piglet puppet and started jabbering, he is so adorable! Charli then decided to put stickers all around her face, they really make me a happy Meme!

We did end up going to play with Seth last night before he left for Atlanta today. I talked to her about not sending us pictures and how I have so many of Charli and Ames but the last picture I have of her family is before Seth was born! She promised she would send them when she got home!

Sorry, just a rant today, best not to read

Today's post is just getting something off my chest so it is really not a good share but I want it down so when I am no longer around it is known how I really felt!
Seth will be going home in a couple of days, I really am sad that he and Charli fought so much I couldn't handle them together, he ended up with Julie spending so much time with Nicole and Suzan that they know him much better than I do. That really saddens me, I know Jeremy would be sad, too, but I just need to be thankful I have Charli and Ames. It is hard too that Seth is not potty trained, he is much to old to make excuses for and let him refuse to go to the bathroom. He was late for his own party because he wet himself and when Les and I took him and Charli to Crackerbarrel he wet himself even though Les took him to the bathroom. I am thinking how Jeremy needs to be home for him. I am afraid if something happens he will have such faint memories of me. It looks like I don't try but I honestly do. I have pictures every where of Charli and Ames but she has them made and just sends me the link to see them, I asked her to get with Gina and have the kids together at Walmart for Christmas, she comes in showing me what she got her Daddy for Christmas bragging on how he collects Mickey Mouse ornaments and what did see give Les and I? Nothing. No simple picture, nothing to back up all the "Oh you really mean so much to me" that I hear.
Well that is all I am going to say on that, I have myself tearing up, I was so good to her and the kids, Getting her a recipe book like I got Gina and making sure I was not cheap with them. It will all come out one day and want it to be know that I was shut out of much of his life and that made it easier to be Meme to Charli and Ames and all my best memories are with them.

Sunday January 15

Charli had her party at Fire Dept today, will upload pictures later, She really had a great time and was so glad to have Ashlyn there!

Cathy K's Home Sweet Home

I LOVE Saving Star! I have over $10 in my account now. You pick the ecoupons and the money goes into a savings account until you ready to cash in, You can use paper and Bi-Lo ecoupons with them!

Friday the 13th

Of course I am sittting here after 12 thinking "I didn't post today" LOL!
I slept too much I think, I had to get up at 8 for the kids then Ames and I took a nap then I was reading and went to sleep for a good 2 hour nap ;)
I was sitting here and my air tank started leaking and ended up blowing a gasket and had to call Lincare who will bring me a concentrator in the morning that I will have to use until Monday. Les had to set it on the porch where the air is leaking out!

How could you Not love this sweet face? He is so cuddly and loving! I will be so glad when he is talking more, I want to hear I love you, Meme!

Don't Tell Mama!

Charli baby is sleeping over, she left a list of how to take care of Splits, she is a feed and wet and doesn't have a diaper on ;)
She wanted to sleep over tonight, she was a little lonely and was so glad when I got up from nap with Ames she cried, she had watched a movie on Les's computer in our room and told me she wanted to play. Jeff had told her to come in there but he is still in pain and was laying down. I sat and held her awhile and then we played computer games which made her very happy.

I got my letter from Duke today, they are getting OK from my insurance company so I can go get the tests done to see if I qualify for lung transplant. I will have to stay up to 5 days, I wish I had a laptop now so I could keep up with my game and stuff, LOL!

My Mom and Les are in the ER with Jeff, he fell out of the bed again and can't walk straight, he doesn't seem to have a bruise on his back but may have messed up insidee. Took the kids to church this morning, Ames came with Gina and was good sitting through church, he usually has to go to back. Charli is excited about her birthday party at te Fire Dept. Seth will have his Saturday, I am not sure about the details.

THEY SENT JEFF HOME WITH PAIN MEDS, THINK HE JUST BRUISED SOMETHING. HE IS SLEEPING NOW.