Leftover Casseroles

First of all, I can't believe I'm going to repeat this...but in all hopes to preserve true chronicles...here goes.

Theren walks into the bathroom...looks at the toilet and says,

"Sorry bout this toilet...cause I've been real sick (pneumonia) and this isn't gonna be good.  I got a homemade leftover casserole for ya."

OMG!  Where does he get this stuff?!

Theren and SPCA

The SPCA had a commercial out and Theren starts bawling at all the animals. He looks at me and says...
"mom.. We need to get one of those animals..time is running out"
Me..what do you want to do Theren?
"Get a dog mom...time is running out on their lives!!"
Me...oh sweety we already have a dog..how bout we send them some money..
Wailing..."Mom this isn't funny..dogs dont use money!!!"

These are your very in love and happy parents. We were in Disney.

Theren's Special Show and Share

My son just asked to bring his cousin Daylin for special share tomorrow. He says the only thing the teacher said was that it had to fit in his backpack and ride on the bus. Oh yup..he just brought me his pack...it's big enough for a two year old!! LOL :)

Wake Boarding

Kade and I learned to wake-board today! Super fun and had the best teacher, Rena Ruehle!! Kade was amazing!! He said it was the most exhilarated he's ever been!! Maybe someday he'll be jumping like Rena.

 

 

Adelyn

I have the greatest daughter ever...she just asked me to put Spinach in her eggs!! ♥ you Addy.

Cool Dude Speak!

We were at the bank.  Theren said, "Mom, is this the bank that holds all my money?  Like my 100 sunt-in  dollars?"

My reply.."Yes this is your bank....but what does sunt-in mean?"

"You know mom...it mean more than a hundred in cool dude speak!!"



Seriously baby, when did you grow up!  Six is way to early for Cool Dude Speak!

Now this is summer....and our family!! LOVE

This is my vision of happiness! I love you.

Sleeping beauty

Love

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To my babies

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Cousin sleepover!

I told dj he could have a sleepover if he brought with him a paper plate, toilet paper and a sock! What a good listener!

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Theren

If you can do something to make someone happy you will...made us all breakfast while we got ready for our tennis match ...love

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Your new puppy...Kade

Your new puppy bit you today and broke blood.  You were soo upset.  

Now your daddy is outside trying to teach you how to dominate the puppy without hurting him.  He's actually grabbing YOU and wrestling you to the ground to teach you how to take charge and not hurt someone. You're giggling...and listening...intently.  

So happy at this moment for your daddy and for your 10 year old giggles.

What are you eating brother?

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You deserve it

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Love you little boy.. double digits...you're growing toooo fast. Please slow it down a bit.

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Our Daddy!

Thanking God my amazing husband was strong enough to overcome all odds this year and celebrate this holiday with us! You truly are a dream, great role model, wonderful provider and excellent coach for our Team Sanders. Thank you! ♥

Kade...your wit

Today you convinced your brother and his best friend (DJ) who was having a sleep over...to WATCH you play Indiana Jones on the Wii...They were playing the Wii...now they think you've given them a present...watching you.  You are a stinker!

Being a teacher... Impact!

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This is the day that death made sense to you.. So sad.

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Kade fat?

"Mom I've got a lot of left over fat from when I used to be fat?"
Kade you've never been fat
"Yeah I know I just have a bunch of blubber."

Huh?

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Love and happiness

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Your daddy...THE INCREDIBLE HULK.

That is my husband, your daddy.  He was diagnosed 8 months ago with a STAGE 4 cancer with a tumor that was 14x12x8.  Huge..Out look not good.  You're dad and I cried and cried and then your daddy got mad.  He got mad that he was two months from the last day of his life.  He got mad at never seeing you kids walk down the aisle, or graduate from college.  He might never see you have your first job or drive your first car.  He might not ever meet his grand kids....or see your lives thrive the way we prayed for each and every day. 

And when he got mad he got GREEN....Incredible Hulk broke out of his soul and he fought each second of 8 months.  He researched supplements and foods to flush his bad blood.  He didn't eat any sugar knowing that cancer feeds on sugar.  He turned down drinks.   He turned down tobacco.  He turned down every morsel of Christmas cookie and birthday cake.  He gagged  down nasty concoctions of oil and cottage cheese and seeds.  He gagged down spinach and carrot smoothies.  He ate to keep his strength and then snuggled you kids at night knowing full well if he moved he may have to vomit.  He never did...he never let you see.  He woke each day and went to exercise because he knew his muscles would prevent his life from fading.

Jerrod, your daddy never ONCE felt sorry for himself or wished this on someone else instead.  He was happy that it was him...and not me...or one of you that had to go through this.  He was and always has been our rock.  My rock.  Through thick and thin. 

Today ....the doctors told us that Daddy is in remission. Remission means that your dad is one tough man.  Remission means that I picked the right man to be your daddy.  Remission means that this family....can do ANYTHING>  Get ready kids...for the rest of your life....anything goes.

THe day soooo far.

Ok. so today was suppose to be the greatest day ever!!  It hasn't been so far.  Jerrod and I both took the day off to go to his Doctor's appointment.  Hoping the results from the PET scan showed no cancer. 

We arrive at the doctors office and I have a headache.  We walk in and there is a CAPPUCCINO stand there!  So excited!  Headache problem solved.  JErrod smiles at me and we walk up to the lady and she informs us she's closed :(

We shrug it off...even though I really really wanted one.  We go to the secretary lady to check in and she tells us we're a hour late.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!  Like we'd be an hour late for the appointment.  Jerrod has a card that says the time...we're right...she's wrong I know it.  She doesn't let us in ;(  Go talk to scheduling.

We get scheduled for 2.5 hours later.  TOO long for just a lunch.  NOt long enough for movie.  ????  We decide that our luck is sooo shitty we should go to the new Casino.  We get there.  Have an hour to gamble.  We lose $150.  Jerrod played two $25 hands of poker and the chick wiped us out.  I played $100 of slots in 2.2 seconds.  Guess we don't have luck and now I SMELL LIKE SMOKE...ewww... Now I have a serious headache.  I see my mom's favorite slot machine and I tell Jerrod I have to try for her.  I sit down...I WIN $50.  WOOT WOOT...now we're down only $100.  We have to leave to make our appointment...we rush out...even though I know I was supposed to stay and win more money.

We get to the Doctor...he's an hour behind :(  We snuggle and read Cooking Magazines.  Ok...so the day is looking up!!   I sure do like my husband.

Addy's Song

Today started out unlucky... but tonight as I go to bed I feel full of happiness.  My truck is in the shop..I got a call and the back tail gate had $500 more damage than originally thought...and its a separate problem not covered by insurance.  Low-down I had to make another claim and it'll cost another $250.

Tonight, we made a bomb-fire to roast brats and hot-dogs.  Had strawberries and root beer.  We played music and sang and danced.  My boys are so funny when they dance...all happiness comes out and they let down their inhibitions.

Theren says, "Dad, will you help me write a love song to my girlfriend?"

Sure, what's she like?


t:  She is pretty and smart.  Brown hair.

How bout this..."Oh Julie, Julie, Julie, won't you always be mine!  I like your brown hair, it like the way it shines in the night sky."


t:  "NO Dad she likes cool songs that don't have her name in it."

Addy disappears and comes back with a paper and pencil.  Boys are still dancing.  She sits down and says, "Don't worry Theren, you want me to write it?"

t:  "Sure Ad....make it cool "


ADDY's Song.

Can't you see me standing in this corner and loenly
The sekint I soll you baby I loved you right away
I aste you owt and I wantid to stay.

Unlucky Girl Post--

Refrigerator dead...:(  Appraisal....bad.

Unlucky Girl Post--the dogs.

My son has been begging and begging to get him a dog.  He's nine.  He's wonderfully sweet to animals.  I'm not to keen on the dog poop or the footprints on my carpet.  :(  I really don't want one.  I know it's good for him.  One day a couple weeks ago these beautiful dogs show up.  No tags.  Seem so friendly.  He spent the entire day with them.  He wanted so bad for us to hang up signs for their owners to contact us, so I put it on Craigslist.  I'm certain he was thinking that if they didn't contact us we would be able to keep them.  I thought ok...if the owners don't contact us.  I let him give them some water.  BIG MISTAKE.

In the evening I hear some very strong barking coming from the garage.  I run out there and the black dog (pitbull/lab mix?) is ON TOP OF MY SUV.  It's barking at my cat who is in the top of my garage.

I yell...he barks.
I scream...he barks.
I throw a plastic flip flop...he climbs down, a different way than he got up.
The cat hisses...he climbs up...and then slides down the quarter panel.
I swear and throw a shoe...he jumps up on the door.
I start yelling and chasing him...he jumps up on the second door...and scrapes all the way down.

He leaves the garage.  I close the garage door.

My truck has $2500 worth of damage according to the body shop....I call the owner to tell her I'd like to submit to insurance.  She tells me my $100 deductible is too much...she has a baby on the way.   What luck?

Unlucky Girl

Sometimes I am overwhelmed with the good fortune of the love in my life...and sometimes I am overwhelmed by the overarching sense of unlucky-ness that falls on me.  I'm sure that's a word.  I'm sure that Dupree said it in, "You, Me and Dupree."  I've decided to start chronicalling the bad fortune that befalls me and my loved ones.

Today, I got to the movies 20 minutes early.  That's BEFORE previews.  I decided to take my kids to the free movie at 1:45pm.  Can't be too packed right! We go into the theater and it is completely full.  There was no way I was watching the movie with the children all in different spots.  (Could I get arrested for leaving two five year old's alone in a theater?)

We decide to leave and I'll have to pay for a different movie.  We walk up to the counter and the only movie that is playing at the current time is Rango.  Sounds like a kids movie, not sure what it's about but.. I tell the lady I'll exchange the tickets I have and purchase Rango tickets instead.  WHAT?  She tells me that she won't charge me today that it wasn't lucky that there weren't seats together.  FREE movies!  What luck!

Um....have you seen the movie.  That wasn't lucky at all.  The movie is about death, swearing, guns and disgusting creatures of all sorts of bad news.  My five year old sat with his head burried into my side the entire time.  My daughter plugged her ears for the duration.  NOT A KIDS MOVIE> :(  arg.

Theren---JIPPED

I was sick this weekend with Strep and Sinus infection, and I think to top it off ....the flu....I stayed in bed all weekend.  When I emerged I climbed in the tub.  You came in to brush your teeth and said,

"Hey mom, I haven't seen you in days.  You been sick?"

...yeah Theren.  Sick.

"You really got jipped...it's the weekend!"

Bad breath.

Theren tonight when I put you to bed you kissed me then very sweetly turned your cheek for me to kiss.  You then said, "Mom can I sleep with you tonight...right after you brush your teeth?"
I laughed and you say, "No I'm serious Mom...only after you brush your teeth."

Theren..scared

The other night as I tucked you to bed you said, "Mom, how old will you be when I'm 13."

Well, Darling I'll be 41.

"Mom, is that old?"

No Theren.


"Mom, how old will you be when I'm 18."

I'll be 45.

"How old will I be when you die Mom?"

Oh Golly hun...I hope that you're an old old man.

A big giant crocodile tear welled up and flowed down your cheek...."Well mom, even though I'm gonna be an old man...I'm gonna miss you."

A big giant crocodile tear flowed down my cheek....."Theren, I'll miss you bigger."



I remember trying to make sense of death and dying when I was young.  I remember how scary and heartbreaking it made me feel.  I wish I could take that feeling away from you.  With your daddy being sick this is way to much pressure for a tiny little guy.  But the one thing I can say...when I do leave this earth....I will miss you BIGGER..  Theren, when I was here..you filled me with so much pride, wonder, amazement and love...that not one second of my life with you was wasted.  Just try to be strong and remember I will see you again.  EVERY single move you make will be with me by your side...I'll be in the sunshine...I'll be there...and when you need me... just close your eyes...feel the sunshine on your face...and I'll kiss your cheek.  Forever..Momma

Kade.

Kaders....you are growing so big.  I'm sad that I had to resort to this.  You're too smart.  At least for one more year I hope to preserve the wonder and amazement.

Adelyn-Arm Hair

Tonight I was listening to you talk to Kade...you said, "I seriously need to shave this arm hair....its not fly like a g-6!!!"


ha ha ha you're amazing.