12.11.08 Marjorie Eaton

The phone rang at 4:40 this morning, and as Jesse answered it I could hear Cindy's voice. I knew the news wasn't good. Memaw Marjorie Eaton passed away early this morning. When Jesse got off the phone, he just laid in my arms with tears. As I am trying to comfort him, I am crying also but letting him know that she isn't suffering or in pain. It is so hard to loose someone you love so much, even though you know they are going to join God in heaven.
Please keep the whole family in your thoughts and prayers as we grieve over the loss of such an amazing family member. She will NOT be forgotten!

Visit from Santa

A suprise visit from Santa is what my kids recieved tonight. I think they were both in shock as the sound of bells were ringing as Santa walked through the door. Austin sat right down beside him and listened to everything, but Hailee was a little scared. She would answer the questions he had for her, but wasn't to sure about sitting close to him..
Here is a picture of Santa with gifts for Austin and Hailee!
Of course Hailee would only get close to him if I held her so here we are...

The kids enjoyed opening pj's from Santa and are looking forward to wearing them Christmas Eve. He read them a book about Christmas, which they enjoyed. Then we sent him off with some Choc. Chip cookies that I had made the day before, luckily we had some left!

Here is a picture of Austin and Hailee laying on the bed. They are recovering from a weekend at Mamaw's and papaw's. They had fun, and Jesse and I got some things accomplished for Christmas. However we sure did miss them a bunch and couldn't wait til they were home. I could def. tell the kids missed us lots to.

What will the weekend bring?

Over the night, I ended up getting sick. Seriously I think it was something I ate, like the pizza that I ordered. I knew I shouldn't of ordered it, but I didn't want to cook. So waking up today wasn't the greatest, I felt nausea for the first half of the day. Cindy had came to pick up the kids for the day and to stay the night. They were both super excited about going. I think as soon as she got here they were ready to leave. I know, Makes me feel loved. So I spent the day alone... Didn't really do a whole lot, but I sure do miss my kids. My mom, Crystal and her two kids swung by on her way to the doctor. They didn't stay to long but it was nice seeing them. Then when Jesse got home we ran errands up town, then decided to conquer the closets... This is a job I don't like to do, and can't do when the kids are home. We got rid of alot of stuff-broken toys... We are making room for new ones:) I know what a way to spend your Friday night with your husband. After spending a good few hours in Austin's room, we came to realize he has so much stuff!! At least that is done now though...
My lil sis Molli is here with a friend staying the night so they can get up early and go shopping in Greenwood... While they are doing that, Jesse and I are headed to Edinburgh for some Christmas shopping!! Then when we get done we will be meeting to get the kids. I am so ready to see their precious faces:) Let's see what else the weekend brings...

Difficult Times

"Jesus will keep you strong until the end so that there will be no wrong in you on the day our Lord Jesus Crist comes again." 1Corinthians 1:8

Sitting in a circle on the bed last night-Jesse, Austin, Hailee and I held hands and each said our own little prayer. Tears filled my eyes as we were all praying, yet my heart was full of happiness that we were all doing this together. Usually it is an individual thing that we do or that I do with the kids but we felt we needed so much to do it together last night.
We recieved news about Jesse's Grandma Marjorie Eaton, that she would be released from the hospital today and was going home where they would set up home health/hospice to come in and help take care of her. The doctor also proceeded to tell the family that she wouldn't be with us much longer, he can't look into a crystal ball and tell us for sure-but it didn't look good. Marjorie is a wonderful lady, and has so much love and support from her family. Please keep her and the family in your prayers. This is truely a difficult time for all of us, and it is so hard to prepare for this. Sometimes we think this is not fair, but it is all apart of God's plan and we have to trust in him completely. Please pray to give Marjorie and the family strength, faith, and comfort.

"And after you suffer for a short time, God, who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever." 1Peter 5:10

Come On Weekend!!

Not to much exciting going on this week. Austin's school, working with Hailee, and cleaning has been about it. Well I guess our garbage disposal thingy did break, however that wasn't exciting... IT WAS DISGUSTING, and Messy. However Jesse is Mr. Fixit around here so he conquered the problem. As soon as he walks in the door from work, Austin or Hailee is always handing him something to fix:) He always says, "They think I can fix anything!" They look up to him and count on him!
After supper one night I did get some pics of Austin and Hailee. Hailee loves copying Austin so here they are.

Hailee has been big into playing dress up lately. It doesn't matter if it is dress up clothes or just someone elses clothes she will have them on. Here she is as Ms. Hollywood showing us that she is number one. Such a DIVA!

Things have been good. I have a dr. appt tomorrow with the specialist about all my UTI's. I go monthly so nothing new. Just waiting til the day he tells me I have to get the assist removed, kind of scary with the side effects...

I am pretty sure that the kids will be going to Bill and Cindy's on Friday for the weekend. They are excited because they want to see the pony, their cousins, and play with grandma and grandpa. On Saturday Jesse and I are off to Edinburgh to shop for some last minute things. Hopefully there will be some MEGA sales...

Say a Prayer

We got a call last night saying that Jesse's Grandma Eaton is back in the hospital. She has more fluid on her lungs. That is all I know for now, but please say a quick prayer for her and the family.

Snow.. Christmas Lights..and good Hot Chocolate!

We had a really nice weekend and got many projects done, thankfully! However I don't think the weekend was long enough, even though there were some extra days.
Austin and Hailee were so excited to wake up to the snow flurries this morning. They sat and watched it snow for awhile by the door. Hailee kept saying, "Mom! Can I please go outside and build a snowman?" She was so serious, and would get mad when I said there wasn't enough snow. I can't wait til we do get some snow that way they can go out and build a snowman or go sledding or something, they both enjoy that. The day went very well today. Austin and I conquered his school early today which was nice. This gave me a chance to work with Hailee a bit on a few things. They both are super smart:) When Jesse got home today he went out and worked on the rabbit cage, preparing it for the winter months. Wow Ruby and Chomper are getting big! While he was out doing that Hailee helped me make supper. She is so into helping and wants to do everything. I am glad she enjoys helping. Then after supper Jesse, the kids and I loaded up in the truck and drove through the park looking at all the beautiful Christmas lights. The kids absolutely loves all the lights. It was so wonderful to watch thier faces and hear the excitement in thier voices while going through and looking at the different lights. When we returned, we came in and made some Hot Chocolate with extra marshmellows. Delicious!! Even though we didn't do a lot today, I so enjoyed the day. I love being home with Austin and Hailee daily-they are my world!

Also, Jesse's grandma was headed back to the hospital tonight. She has been having more trouble since she got home. If you have time please pray for her and the family. This is Marjorie (Cindy's mom). Thanks bunches... Love to All!