Update

Ok, so the stupid Blogger still won't let me upload the pics. I will try to email someone and complain tomorrow.

In the meantime, wanted to let everyone know that Francena is having a good week. She is so much better than last week! She is getting strength back and eating better. She will go see the oncologist in the morning, so keep your fingers crossed for some encouraging news. Annette is staying with her the rest of this week, then we are going to take over next week.

We had a nice time during the Pugsley invasion last week, just sorry that their mom wasn't feeling better. You gotta watch those folks and their ladder ball. I have some photos to share, once this darn thing is working. I may have to spend my entire weekend blogging just to catch up.

Good night.

Pictures Only

Well, it let me put up 2 pictures. That's a start. More to come...

Playing catch up

Oh, where to begin?? I know, I know....it's been a long time since the last post. Let me explain. We have a 2-year-old. There. Well, a 2-year-old who wants to stay outside every single minute of the day, which doesn't leave much time for blogging parents.

And if you want more reasons, I have them. This week all of Lee's siblings (his mom's kids) are visiting. This is a visit they've had planned for several months and it's very exciting. It's the first time that all 6 of them have been together in the same place in almost 20 years. Crazy!

On a serious note, we are very thankful the kids are all here because Francena is having a bad week. Her health seems to be declining very quickly and we are all worried. We don't know much right now, but she has an appointment with her oncologist next week. Please pray for her and that she won't be uncomfortable.

Here are the last of the vacation pictures. It is SO HOT here today, that it made me think about the last day we were in Fairfield Bay. Lee played golf so I took Becca to the puppet show in town--and that place didn't have A/C!!! This sweet little old couple "played" the puppets. Becca sat so still and really watched--of course, she kept saying "Muppet Show" but she was not disappointed. And after the puppet show I took her to the playground, where she managed to skin up her legs about 10 times!! I just can't imagine where she gets her gracefulness??



Note: The stupid site is not letting me load the pics, so I'll add them later in a new post.

Vacation, Part II

This is the day we took the boat ride. These fish were hanging around the marina, so we let Becca feed them. I think she liked it, but she didn't like getting her hands dirty. You can see her wipe them on her shirt a lot! She talked about the fish a lot for the next few days.

There are a few more vacation pictures; I'll get them posted soon.

Our vacation, Part I

This is the tale of Becca's first boat ride. We went out to Greers Ferry Lake on Tuesday, after 2 days of steady rain. Finally, some sun!! When we got to the marina, we weren't sure about taking the "scenic cruise" since it lasted 2 hours....but then we decided to go for it. But before we got on board, Becca got to feed the giant smelly fish hanging around. I took video of it that I will post later in the week.

This is a house that we passed along the lake. Someone is a lucky dog, for sure. It was ginormous!

Captain Victor let us take Becca out on the deck even though it was against the rules (shhhh, don't tell!). Of course, all she had to do was look at him and say "go outside" and he gave in.

Glad it's not just us. We're all victims.

It's ON now!! After the first 15 minutes of the ride, she didn't sit down again. We took turns sitting out on the deck with her. She wandered all around the boat making friends and flirting with all the other people on the boat.

*Editor Note: Please ignore my husband's idiotic mustache. That is the result of a "contest" among 6 grown men trying to outdo each other. Happy to report it's now gone.

Cheese! What a funny girl.


I'd give the 'ol scenic cruise at Fairfield Bay Marina a two thumbs up. We all enjoyed it, even though Lee was itching to go play golf on that beautiful day. I think he agreed to the cruise just because I wanted to do it. But he did get another (more) beautiful day on Wednesday to play golf. I think he played 40 holes or something ridiculous. But that's ok, because me and Becca went to a puppet show in town. More on that later.....

More birthday...

At school on Thursday, they celebrated 2 birthdays in the class--Becca's and Katie's. I made some yummy homemade Funfetti cookies for the class and Katie's mom made treat bags for all the kids. Of course, when I was baking away at 9:00 on Wednesday night, I was thinking I should have just bought cookies at the store; they are only 2, what do they know??!! Becca has been saying "Happy Day" a lot! She just can't seem to remember the "birth" part! haha. Here we are, a week later, and she's still saying it!

Here she is driving the school bus with Chuck E. Cheese. Of course, I had to force her to sit by him; she was a little scared.

This is the birthday cake we had. It's really a cupcake cake, white and chocolate mixed. She was pleased, to say the least. And we have the toys to keep (picking up out of the floor) forever. Ahhh.

The day after Becca's birthday, we hit the road for a vacation in Fairfield Bay. I'll post some pictures from that later. I've got a small person tugging on my leg right now, so I have to stop.

Birthday Fun!

Before you blow a gasket, I have way more pics to post but something is wrong with the blogger site tonight. It's not working, so I'll try again tomorrow. There will also be a vacation blog coming up, so stay tuned for that!

Here are a few from our first trip to Chuck E. Cheese last Friday for Becca's birthday. She loved it! Grandma Francena went with us; we had pizza and played for a couple of hours. Not a "real" party, so I guess we are bad parents. Who cares, it was still fun. I'm sure there will be many more trips to see the "Mouse" in our future.

Not sure what is going on here. I think she thinks she's really playing this game.

Becca rode the little carousel about a half dozen times! So cute.