Yesterday was already going in the books as a crapy day. Jeremy was leaving for a very long deployment that would take him away during the holidays, which is the hardest time to be without your spouse. After sending Jeremy off, the kids and I went with the Pullyman's to eat and to AC Moore (craft store). I was very tired from all the crying, and long night, so we went home and decided to take naps. Kevin of course found this time to do some gaming on the big TV since no one would be kicking him off. I layed down, however I could never really fall asleep. I got up and decided to watch some TV.
That's when the call came.....
My mom called to say that my prescious Granny had taken her last breath about 45 minutes before she called. I knew she was sick, however the nurses thought she was getting better. I spoke to her on Monday, and she sounded horrible. Her voice was not even hers. I told her that I loved her, and she told me she loved me, I am so glad I was able to hear that one last time. My Granny was the most wonderful person in the world. I love her so much and will miss her more than words can describe. I am only sad for my selfish reasons, I was not ready for her to go. I wanted her to be around until she was 110, actually that is what she wanted too. That was a joke she said to all of us. Her quality of life was no where near what it should have been, and she was miserable. I know this, and that is the only comfort I have in all of this, is that she is better now. I will miss her sweet soft hands, and playing with the loose skin on the back of her arms. I will miss talking about Big Brother with her, and how Alabama Football is going. She always had some kind of joke to say, she loved to give me a hard time through Jeremy. I am so happy that I have her recliner here in Jacksonville with me. When she got her medical one, I took the one that she had for years, it was always her seat, however she would let me sit in it, when no one else could. Granny always made sure I was taken care of, and I owe her so much for that. She is the reason I am who I am today. If she had not taught me to be strong, and not depend on anyone, I could not make it as a military spouse. She taught me to take care of myself and be strong. That I needed no one in life to survive. I always had her love, and I always will. The next week will be the hardest ever for me. I am glad to have friends that will be there for me, to give me love and support.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Oldie but Goodie
Here is a picture from our trip to Key West last year after Jeremy returned from deployment. This was less than a year ago, and here we are again, getting ready for another one...
Here is us and our wonderful host John.Favorite and his boys Vance and Ethan
Tropical Storm Fay
The Pullyman's came over and hung out with us during the storm. It was a fun 4 day slumber party!!! Below are a few pictures of what 3 days of rain will do.
Here is the fence that connects our back yard to the neighbor's. The duckies are so cute
Here is the fence that connects our back yard to the neighbor's. The duckies are so cute
As you can see the water was closer to our back patio than ever before. The wind blew over our patio furniture.
If you look, you can see that the fence for the person across the lake was completly under water
The lake took over that fence as well.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Hurricane...Not a Hurricane...Who knows
But of course, we are preparing for a hurricane. Jeremy drove home last night from his trip to Alabama, ( I am not even going to comment on how that went) however the ship pulled out yesterday before he got home. The schools are closed here for the next two days, but my work is staying open so far. I am going to slip out early today. When I get home today, I am going to post some pictures that Jeremy took at the grave site in Alabama, the headstone and bench look really nice, Melvin would be very happy, despite what other people say. Maria and her gang are supposed to be coming over to the house later today incase we loose power they can be somewhere with a generator. Adrian had to catch the ship, so Maria is sad about that.
Post more later...
Post more later...
Friday, August 15, 2008
Looking for the Weekend....
So the kids have informed me that they want to "take the weekend off". So tonight when I get off work, we will go finish up the last little bit of school shopping, and call it done. I have to say, I just think those kids are awesome!! I love weekends of no plans and nothing to do. Niki and I will probably watch Gilmore Girls, or the Food Network. Kevin will play UB Funkeys or games and we will just have some relaxation before school starts. I went to the school yesterday and met Kevin's teacher, she seemed ok. This will be her first year at the school, and you could tell, her classroom was very boring. Kevin and Niki both have set some pretty aggressive goals to get straight A's this year. It always makes me so proud that they care about making good grades as much as Jeremy and I do.
On a sader note, Jeremy's Aunt Bonnie passed away this week. Kody and Jeremy did not want them to hold up the services for them to get there, they did not think it would be fair to Micheal and Ray (Bonnie's sons) so the services were Wed/Thur. I have to say this has been a ruff two years for Sally. She lost Bubba Darrayl last year, Melvin, Johnny Chestang, and now Bonnie this year. I will keep her in my prayers for strenght and understanding of GOD's plan.
On a personal note, my Granny was put in the hostpital last night. She was unable to keep any fluids in her system yesterday, and she had a fever of 103.5. She was not able to take any of her medications or even drink water. I will be thinking of her and praying for her also.
On a sader note, Jeremy's Aunt Bonnie passed away this week. Kody and Jeremy did not want them to hold up the services for them to get there, they did not think it would be fair to Micheal and Ray (Bonnie's sons) so the services were Wed/Thur. I have to say this has been a ruff two years for Sally. She lost Bubba Darrayl last year, Melvin, Johnny Chestang, and now Bonnie this year. I will keep her in my prayers for strenght and understanding of GOD's plan.
On a personal note, my Granny was put in the hostpital last night. She was unable to keep any fluids in her system yesterday, and she had a fever of 103.5. She was not able to take any of her medications or even drink water. I will be thinking of her and praying for her also.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Wonderful, Relaxing, Sad Weekend....
I know that sounds like a weird combination, but that really sums up this past weekend.
Saturday was nice, I got up earlier than the rest of the house, (surprise surprise) and did some cleaning. Then I started preparing for Madrea's shower. I went over to Sue's house and we got everything ready. It started at 3, and had to end promptly at 6, Sue had to work. Madrea got a lot of much needed items DIAPERS!! We all went home and Jeremy and I's intention was to watch some of the Olympics. However we decided to record it for a while so we could commercial skip, so we found a "How it's made" to watch to pass the time. Well, we got about 3 minutes into that and feel asleep. Timmy and his mom came over and that is what woke me up, however Mr Byrd, continued to sleep...UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I guess his body really needed it. I did get to catch up on one of my favorite shows, Sunset Tan, and the end of the season for Deadliest Catch.
Sunday was the emotional, sad part. In church, the subject of death, and being at peace when you are dying came up. Of course, that reminded me so much of Melvin. So I could feel myself tearing up, so I slipped out to the bathroom to "get my self together" and it was over. You know how it is, once the tears get started...So Jeremy went to big church with me and I had a few more tears come out. With Melvin's birthday coming up, it just got me. When church was over, Jeremy went and talked to Pastor Paul, I am not really sure what he said, but I was so proud of him for taking "that step", whatever "that step" is. Anyone who knows Jeremy, knows church is not his thing, he goes for me and the kids. After church we went to the Navy Exchange to get the kids some school clothes.
At 5:00 we had our OPLOVE photo session, Rob (i think that was his name) was very nice. We were his first OPLOVE session, so you could tell he was a little nervous. But I am sure he did a great job. It was very hot, so on the way home we stopped and got ICEE's and Hersey pies from Burger King.
The best part of the whole weekend was last night. I got home and my homework( that is not the best part). Jeremy got a great deal on an extra monitor for the house, so we have double monitors in the computer room, so while I did homework, Jeremy watched the Olympics. The kids had some chores to do. After I was done with homework, and the kids were done with chores, we all piled into the computer room and watched crazy videos on youtube. It was a lot of fun. After that I cleaned the computer room, Kevin shredded things in the shredder (he loves to do that) and Niki and Jeremy printed out pictures for Niki to hang in her locker. It was such a simple night, but one of the best. Makes it that much harder to know that Jeremy is leaving in a few weeks for over seven months. I'm with Gina "Deployments SUX"
One last thing....we got word that Jeremy's aunt Bonnie is not likely to make it through the week. Last night when Jeremy talked to Sally, Bonnie was taking 6 breaths a minute. She is slowly passing like Melvin did. Jeremy and Kody will be there on Friday, so Sally said they were going to hold the services until then if she passes sooner. Keep her in your prayers, for a peaceful passing. There is nothing that can be done for her at this point, she has to pass, and we understand that. The only thing I wish for is peace for her.
On to another crazy work week.
Saturday was nice, I got up earlier than the rest of the house, (surprise surprise) and did some cleaning. Then I started preparing for Madrea's shower. I went over to Sue's house and we got everything ready. It started at 3, and had to end promptly at 6, Sue had to work. Madrea got a lot of much needed items DIAPERS!! We all went home and Jeremy and I's intention was to watch some of the Olympics. However we decided to record it for a while so we could commercial skip, so we found a "How it's made" to watch to pass the time. Well, we got about 3 minutes into that and feel asleep. Timmy and his mom came over and that is what woke me up, however Mr Byrd, continued to sleep...UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I guess his body really needed it. I did get to catch up on one of my favorite shows, Sunset Tan, and the end of the season for Deadliest Catch.
Sunday was the emotional, sad part. In church, the subject of death, and being at peace when you are dying came up. Of course, that reminded me so much of Melvin. So I could feel myself tearing up, so I slipped out to the bathroom to "get my self together" and it was over. You know how it is, once the tears get started...So Jeremy went to big church with me and I had a few more tears come out. With Melvin's birthday coming up, it just got me. When church was over, Jeremy went and talked to Pastor Paul, I am not really sure what he said, but I was so proud of him for taking "that step", whatever "that step" is. Anyone who knows Jeremy, knows church is not his thing, he goes for me and the kids. After church we went to the Navy Exchange to get the kids some school clothes.
At 5:00 we had our OPLOVE photo session, Rob (i think that was his name) was very nice. We were his first OPLOVE session, so you could tell he was a little nervous. But I am sure he did a great job. It was very hot, so on the way home we stopped and got ICEE's and Hersey pies from Burger King.
The best part of the whole weekend was last night. I got home and my homework( that is not the best part). Jeremy got a great deal on an extra monitor for the house, so we have double monitors in the computer room, so while I did homework, Jeremy watched the Olympics. The kids had some chores to do. After I was done with homework, and the kids were done with chores, we all piled into the computer room and watched crazy videos on youtube. It was a lot of fun. After that I cleaned the computer room, Kevin shredded things in the shredder (he loves to do that) and Niki and Jeremy printed out pictures for Niki to hang in her locker. It was such a simple night, but one of the best. Makes it that much harder to know that Jeremy is leaving in a few weeks for over seven months. I'm with Gina "Deployments SUX"
One last thing....we got word that Jeremy's aunt Bonnie is not likely to make it through the week. Last night when Jeremy talked to Sally, Bonnie was taking 6 breaths a minute. She is slowly passing like Melvin did. Jeremy and Kody will be there on Friday, so Sally said they were going to hold the services until then if she passes sooner. Keep her in your prayers, for a peaceful passing. There is nothing that can be done for her at this point, she has to pass, and we understand that. The only thing I wish for is peace for her.
On to another crazy work week.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Nice Weekend
What a wonderful weekend...Jeremy is home, the kids are home, the doggies are wonderful, and things will be good for about 3 weeks...lol.
We did next to nothing on Saturday, and Sunday was just as nice. After church we went to O'Charley's with the Pullyman's and the New Doc's family. Then I had about 8 hours of homework to do...did not get to bed until after mid-night.
Nothing else...hopefully some good news in about 20 minutes...but it is a secret now....
We did next to nothing on Saturday, and Sunday was just as nice. After church we went to O'Charley's with the Pullyman's and the New Doc's family. Then I had about 8 hours of homework to do...did not get to bed until after mid-night.
Nothing else...hopefully some good news in about 20 minutes...but it is a secret now....
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