Another cute picture of CLOE!

Isn't she beautiful? This is my niece. She got to go home on Thursday night. I can't wait to go and see her again.

Yesterday was Evan's 28th Birthday and Easter. What a full day we had. We woke up early to attend church with Etna. Evan got to pick the place we ate lunch at and he chose one of my favorite restaurants Texas Roadhouse. Evan and I took a long nap and when we woke up Lyle was there. We had a great dinner and a ice cream cake. Evan and I were exhausted when we decided to leave at 9:30pm.
Evan and I both started work again today after having a week off. It was nice to get back to our usual. I would have liked to get more things done during our vacation week but what we did get done really helped. My boss' grandma is extremely ill right now and in need of prayer. She has a blood clot and tumor in her lungs. She also has congenital heart failure. I will keep you posted on how she is doing.

CLOE IS HERE!!!

These are pictures of my new niece, Cloe. Born March 19, 2008 at 10:23pm. She was 6lbs 14oz 20 inches long. She's perfect as Ginger, her mother, says.

Another day in Paradise...or close to it.

VACATION!!!

Evan and I are on vacation. We aren't going anywhere, but we don't have to work so it's a vacation to us. This week is Evan's spring break and I took this week off to be with him. We decided not to go anywhere and work on stuff here at home. We are still trying to get the fence up in our back yard. We are going to get as far on that as we can. We also have a list of all the stuff we want to get done this week. We will probably only get about half of them done but at least we will get something done.
On the list are things like put things on Ebay to sell, put up fence in backyard, mow and get the weeds out of the lawn, spread grass seeds, plant flowers in the front flower beds, and file paperwork such as bills and pay stubs. I have been trying to keep up on the filing but have managed to get about four inches worth of paperwork stacked and waiting for me. We bought some flowers this morning to plant in the flower beds now we just need to work the soil and get the weeds out of them. I also want to get the garden going but Evan is really wanting to get the fence up so that comes first.
I have been doing better lately. I still start crying out of nowhere, but not as often. I had a dream the other night about our baby and got a glimpse of how beautiful she would have been. Yes I said she because in the dream she was in purple and there is no way Evan would let me put a son in purple. Etna brought up something while she was visiting this last weekend that really helped me and Evan a lot. She reminded us that even though she wasn't going to be a grandparent yet it was a comfort to her that Barry was a grandpa now. She told us that Barry and her sister Janie would watch her for us. Well Evan has gone to bed already and I didn't realize how late it was. Goodnight.

One day at a time...

Evan and I are doing better with every passing day. We are still saddened by the events of this past week but we know that God has a reason for everything. We are slowly taking it one day at a time and letting our hearts heal. I absolutely love that song...One Day at a Time. My mom and us girls used to sing it all the time.

I have a friend named Deidre who also has a blog. I wrote her and email letting her know what had happened. She wrote a poem for me and if you go to her blog you can read it. www.justawhisper.blogspot.com

I went to the doctor today to get some blood work done. They have to make sure my hcg levels are going down and/or gone. Evan and I are going to wait a while before even thinking about trying again. We both know that we can't put ourselves through the same heartache as we have experienced. Everything hit Evan harder on Monday because he had to tell his students what had happened. To my surprise many students actually cried. Some of these kids really love Evan.

My parents came over on Saturday and spent the night. They were here to pick up their rototiller. We had borrowed it in July to till up the back top yard. I told them if they wanted to have it back they needed to help us use it. I had forgotten how to start the darn thing. Evan and I are going to try and grow some vegetables. Here in Kearny the vegetables at the store are not very tasty and are very expensive. We need to till the ground one more time before we can start to plant. I haven't had a garden since I was in high school. We had a great garden. It had mustard and collared greens, okra, corn, yellow squash, and zucchini. I loved going into the garden to pick the vegetables and then cooking them for dinner. In high school since I didn't have an after school activity I did most of the cooking. I loved cooking. I miss having that time to myself to pick the vegetables fresh from the garden and then prepare them with the meal. I hope we can get the garden started before to long. At least that will give me something to keep my mind on.

Life's cruel jokes and timing

Well, a week ago I was shocked but happy to be expecting. Now a week later I am shocked and sadden because of a miscarriage. Evan and I went to the ER on Thursday night at around 10:00pm because of some complications I was having. We were finally taken back to an ER bed at around 12:30am. I had several ultrasounds, blood work, urine tests, and a pelvic exam. I also got a rH shot because my rH factor is negative and that could cause problems with future pregnancies. At around 5:15 this morning the doctor came in and let us know that I had possibly miscarried because there was no evidence that I was still pregnant. I have to make a doctor's appointment to check my hcg level which was around 58 and should be alot higher at five weeks.

Evan and I are extremely sadden by this turn of events but find that God always has a reason for everything and this may be a blessing in disguise. We really cant afford a baby right now, but we were willing to make it work. We both know now that having a baby is something that we both want. We still have the mind set of when it happens, it happens, so maybe someday soon we will be blessed with another pregnancy.