tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254371919555607782024-03-13T23:42:11.540-07:00Fincher's Funny FarmM'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-14550615809591000832010-03-31T19:41:00.000-07:002010-04-01T10:10:02.942-07:00Last PostI will not be using this blog anymore. Family life right now is crazy for us. I am going to focus on a new blog that is all about being creative and expressing yourself through crafts, sewing, and cooking. Positive things, things that improve us, things that are FUN!! If anything happens with Addison's health I will update on the new blog. The new blog is called- Sew What. The address is: <a href="http://mycreativecrap.blogspot.com">http://mycreativecrap.blogspot.com</a>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-44420365828987815382010-03-20T20:43:00.000-07:002010-03-20T21:25:08.479-07:00Hazardous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S6WYUk4iHbI/AAAAAAAAATA/4vGyDIm_fEo/s1600-h/pills_spilling_out_of_medicine_bottle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S6WYUk4iHbI/AAAAAAAAATA/4vGyDIm_fEo/s400/pills_spilling_out_of_medicine_bottle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450930403267452338" border="0" /></a>Addison has started her next step in her treatment plan. Since the steroid she had been on is only helping to heal her esophagus and not her stomach or colon her Doctors decided we needed to go to the next step in her treatment. This step is the first of three options. This is the easiest and we are hopeful it will work. She is now on a new medicine along with all the other medicine that she already takes. This new medicine is a chemotherapy drug that has also been shown to work on diseases in the GI tract. It is called 6-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mecaptopurine</span>, or 6 MP for short. The medicine bottle actually says: Hazardous drugs require thorough hand washing after handling. Pregnant women are not even suppose to handle or breath in the dust from this medicine. It also has some very serious side effects. Addison so far has been blessed to still feel pretty good while taking it. We hope and pray that will continue. This is how I understand that it works. Normal cells stop dividing when they come in contact with like cells. Cancerous cells continue to divide rapidly not being able to stop dividing when they are suppose to. This medicine belongs to a class know as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">antimetabolites</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Antimetabolites</span> are very similar to normal substances found in the cells. When the cells incorporate these substances into the cellular metabolism, they are unable to divide. I guess this medicine works on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Eosinophil</span> cells like it would the cancerous cells. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Eosinophils</span> are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_blood_cell" title="White blood cell">white blood cells</a> that are one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system" title="Immune system">immune system</a> components, along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_cell" title="Mast cell">mast cells</a>, they also control mechanisms associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy" title="Allergy">allergy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma" title="Asthma">asthma</a>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Eosinophillic</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Esophagitus</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Colitis</span> are allergy related. It is the allergens in foods that react with and cause the white blood cells to release toxins that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">attack</span> the body. It will take about 3 months before this medicine will start to really effect the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">EE</span>. After that time the Dr.'s will then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">re scope</span> everything and do biopsies and determine how successful this medicine has been. If for some reason this medicine does not positively effect Addison's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">EE</span> throughout her body the next step would then be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Intravenous</span> feeds. The Doctors are still somewhat stumped as to why the special formula has not helped her stomach and colon to heal. By not eating ANY food her esophagus looked great and there were hardly any <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">eosinophils</span> there. We just have to get the rest of her body healed. Her Dr. never did tell me what the 3rd step would be. I guess he was very hopeful that the first 2 steps <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">should</span> work.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-25125756626535467632010-03-14T10:14:00.000-07:002010-03-14T10:21:36.015-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S50aUnDgwJI/AAAAAAAAAS4/7iicblhb5bg/s1600-h/ribbon+jars.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S50aUnDgwJI/AAAAAAAAAS4/7iicblhb5bg/s400/ribbon+jars.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448540065571586194" border="0" /></a>I saw this on a blog and love the idea. Who doesn't have gobs of ribbon all tangled up in a bucket somewhere in their house? I know I do. What an easy and fun way to not only display your ribbon but to be more functional too.<br /><br />http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2010/03/spice-jar-ribbon-dispenser.html<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Addison/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-953530793515221102010-03-10T17:07:00.001-08:002010-03-10T17:35:53.383-08:00Brownies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hHOMu1MiI/AAAAAAAAASw/X6S1laUvzus/s1600-h/perfect-brownie-pan-set.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hHOMu1MiI/AAAAAAAAASw/X6S1laUvzus/s400/perfect-brownie-pan-set.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447182058566005282" border="0" /></a>Jarom loves brownies. Addison and I have been struggling to make good brownies in our townhouse oven. For some reason they are really challenging to make them turn out right. We have tried different pans, temperatures, baking times, and recipes. They would never turn out good. One of Addison's YW leaders has 2 of these and loves them. I decided to give it a try.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFsjqxuGI/AAAAAAAAAR4/oqKY5ipKCIw/s1600-h/2010-03-10+13.37.34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFsjqxuGI/AAAAAAAAAR4/oqKY5ipKCIw/s400/2010-03-10+13.37.34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447180381095835746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSOsfn9I/AAAAAAAAASY/miAqSUh6IhQ/s1600-h/2010-03-10+13.40.49.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSOsfn9I/AAAAAAAAASY/miAqSUh6IhQ/s400/2010-03-10+13.40.49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447181028300922834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFtPSyPWI/AAAAAAAAASA/6EExQ3877rM/s1600-h/2010-03-10+14.23.36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFtPSyPWI/AAAAAAAAASA/6EExQ3877rM/s400/2010-03-10+14.23.36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447180392806366562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSa4yIpI/AAAAAAAAASg/e52yvTw60lE/s1600-h/2010-03-10+14.29.25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSa4yIpI/AAAAAAAAASg/e52yvTw60lE/s400/2010-03-10+14.29.25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447181031573693074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFt2qWktI/AAAAAAAAASI/8IvRwfyyuU0/s1600-h/2010-03-10+14.30.11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hFt2qWktI/AAAAAAAAASI/8IvRwfyyuU0/s400/2010-03-10+14.30.11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447180403374199506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSxNfQ5I/AAAAAAAAASo/TEDLJCCZKPs/s1600-h/2010-03-10+14.31.21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/S5hGSxNfQ5I/AAAAAAAAASo/TEDLJCCZKPs/s400/2010-03-10+14.31.21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447181037566116754" border="0" /></a>This was very easy to use and clean up afterward. Jarom gave them a total thumbs up. Clint said they were the best brownies he had ever eaten. I have to agree. We still had to work with the time for cooking. Our oven is kind of crazy. It took an extra 8 minutes for them to be done. I have to say that this was worth the money. It makes baking brownies so much easier. <br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/finchers/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/finchers/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/finchers/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" />M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-73758914028493588432010-03-04T20:45:00.000-08:002010-03-04T23:44:48.157-08:00UpdateWe are still alive. We moved again at the end of November. We found a townhouse we love that was still in the same ward. We are renting it for the next two years. We are loving renting. We decided that owning your own house is a little overrated. Heaven knows how many homes we have owned (just count how many times we have moved over the last 16 years), but you can't beat calling up the landlord and needing something fixed and not having to fix it yourself. Now that is nice.<br /><br />I am still home schooling both kids. There are many challenging things about doing this. There are also many nice things as well. We are looking into a charter school for next year, so the kids will be able to get out of the house for a couple hours a day. We will see if we can find something that will work for our kids.<br /><br />Addison is still not doing very well. After many more scopes and lab work the Doctor found that her stomach and colon are the worst that they have ever been. It is very frustrating because this feeding tube was suppose to heal her body enough that she would be able to start adding some foods back into her diet. It was also only suppose to last 4 months. We are now on our 11 month. Addison is very frustrated to say the least. Her Doctor is going to try her on a different medicine and we are all hopeful this will help her body to heal.<br /><br />Jarom has been doing Karate with Clint for awhile now. It is the only thing we could get him to do that doesn't involve video games. He is such a great big brother.<br /><br />I want to be better about blogging. This is the only journal that I will have to look back on and know what happened throughout the year. I think this is easier than actually writing in a journal so I should be able to post at least once a week. That will be a goal for me.<br /><br />I look forward to reading about all my friends and family. I enjoy seeing new crafts, new recipes, and new adventures that you all do.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-82629631406805479612009-10-19T13:56:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:28:10.235-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzZiPR3qjI/AAAAAAAAAOE/LyJSNnR_XQc/s1600-h/P1010235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzZiPR3qjI/AAAAAAAAAOE/LyJSNnR_XQc/s400/P1010235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394425635923274290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzYRZjrH-I/AAAAAAAAAN8/m3EIco_aFnM/s1600-h/P1010202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzYRZjrH-I/AAAAAAAAAN8/m3EIco_aFnM/s400/P1010202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394424247112900578" border="0" /></a>We took a quick family trip to Willcox, AZ and Tombstone. We went to Willcox to a farm that had a pumpkin patch, sunflower patch, and tons of vegetable patches. We went through their corn maze too. We ended up picking 2 pumpkins, a red bell pepper, a hot pepper, some black eyed peas and a funking looking summer squash. Yes we took the dogs on our trip. Rudy is a traveling man. Bella shook and was terrified the whole time. All in all they did good and we had a great time together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzYP4Vl9HI/AAAAAAAAANs/Buea_4h9kS4/s1600-h/P1010206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzYP4Vl9HI/AAAAAAAAANs/Buea_4h9kS4/s400/P1010206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394424221015602290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzXKhCoCtI/AAAAAAAAANk/Z4khTQ8zDBc/s1600-h/P1010334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzXKhCoCtI/AAAAAAAAANk/Z4khTQ8zDBc/s400/P1010334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394423029351058130" border="0" /></a>We saw a show before we came to Tombstone. It was called Ghost Lab. It was all about the ghosts of Tombstone. It was interesting. Needless to say the kids enjoyed it and it gave us some locations and things to do and look at while we where there. I think that the Boothill Graveyard was the highlight for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzXKGJ98NI/AAAAAAAAANc/-qeQCI_W7bQ/s1600-h/P1010303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/StzXKGJ98NI/AAAAAAAAANc/-qeQCI_W7bQ/s400/P1010303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394423022134096082" border="0" /></a>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-10248152099688280202009-10-09T13:00:00.000-07:002009-10-09T13:09:04.878-07:00Anniversary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/Ss-YQhiKeNI/AAAAAAAAAM8/P8fGgzJggcw/s1600-h/family+picture+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/Ss-YQhiKeNI/AAAAAAAAAM8/P8fGgzJggcw/s400/family+picture+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390694688632764626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today is Clint and my 16th wedding anniversary. It seems like only yesterday, but it seems like 40 years ago. How does that happen? I guess it is the same thing with your kids. To have two teenagers now is pretty scary. It means that I am getting really old. I never thought that I would be 36 years old. I remember when I was younger we threw a big party for our neighbor that was turning 30. She seemed SO old. Well that was 6 years ago for me now and boy I feel old. Life has been full of ups and downs for us and I am sure it will continue to be full of them. But here's wishing for many more years together.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-47625505793318622172009-07-28T12:43:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:00:14.856-07:00Fry's shopping trip<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/Sm9VBDcuOII/AAAAAAAAAMk/8EVgKvvbXrE/s1600-h/072809_1232%5B00%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/Sm9VBDcuOII/AAAAAAAAAMk/8EVgKvvbXrE/s400/072809_1232%5B00%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363599157815556226" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't find my camera charger so my son was savvy enough to take a picture with his cellphone. It's not very clear but I wanted to post a picture anyway. Before the Fry's card savings my total was $200.00. After the Fry's card, the buy ten deal, and all my coupons my total was $76.09. It was still more than I wanted to pay but I did get a lot of stuff. Almost 2 full cases of Smart Water, 22 bottles at .49 cents each. A 24 can case of Mtn Dew for $4.97. You could get it for $3.97 if you bought 3 cases of Pepsi products, but I didn't want that many. Toilet paper was $5.oo. I ended up with 78 items and my balance was $76.09. So $1.00 an item wasn't too bad, but I still think I can do better.<br />Thanks to the guidance of my sister Moira-Lin I may perfect this coupon thing one day.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-80046748256834807732009-06-27T02:03:00.000-07:002009-06-27T02:12:32.307-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We are moving tomorrow. We will be in Tempe with Clint's mom and dad for awhile. We are so grateful to them and the sacrifice they will be making for our family. They will be gaining 4 people and 2 dogs. We are looking forward to this new adventure. Our old adventures weren't too hot. Last night as I was sorting the medicine cupboard a roach decided to climb up my leg. So done with them!!!! Our address and phone number are going to be changing. You will still always be able to get a hold of us on our cell phones. Our address will be: 122 E. La Jolla Dr. Tempe, AZ 85282<br />For the new phone number send me an email and I will email it back to you. We will be sharing a phone with mom and dad so I want to be sure I know who is calling. When we get settled I will write about how life is going. P.S. We are meeting with our Lawyer next week about the Insurance issue. <br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-57163570465171537172009-06-13T19:10:00.000-07:002009-06-13T19:20:18.709-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We just met with our Realtor about selling our house. We bought this house in 2000 for $107,000. In 2006 this house appraised for $250,000. Today it is selling for $89,500. And no I didn't forget to put in a 1. When I heard this my stomach did this weird twisty thing. A little bit of shock, little bit of anger, a little bit of well this IS OUR life. Things are still up in the air about a couple of things with our move but we continue to move a little bit of stuff each day. The storage shed we rented is filling up fast.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-80221840488061424842009-06-12T21:40:00.000-07:002009-06-12T21:58:59.104-07:00The Answer<div style="text-align: center;">We received "The Letter" in the mail today. Our Insurance had already denied our request for them to cover Addison's formula for her feeding tube. So we appealed. We sent out letters from Addison's different Dr.s stating why she needs the food. We jumped through hoops and finally heard the answer for our second appeal. The answer is.... DENIED!!! They also let us know that because they are only the administrators of the Insurance not the actual funders of the insurance that their answer will not change. And because Southwest Gas is "Privately Funded" insurance they are not affected by the law that the State passed saying that this kind of food has to be covered. So now we will get back in touch with our Attorney and see what we can do from here. This was a very frustrating blow for us. I think we felt positive that they would cover it. I guess all we can do now is to keep trying. That is starting to be one of the motto's for our family. The other motto is "Life is hard, suck it up". <br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-21497410818143068042009-06-09T22:38:00.000-07:002009-06-09T22:59:21.627-07:00MOVING!?!?!?!?<div style="text-align: center;">We just heard that the short sale of our home is finally recorded and finished. That only took about 9 months. I could have had a baby in that time. Heaven help me, but still. I will just say the buyers could not have been any more difficult to work with. Even Clint finally got fed up when they made the WHOLE sale contingent on us returning the dishwasher. Were they not getting a good enough deal already? So his little stick it to you was when he returned the dishwasher (remember the LITTLE roach problem we have?) there was a dead roach on top of it and he left it there. He really wanted to add a big bow but couldn't find any ribbon. My stick it to ya was keeping the garage door opener remote (valued at $75). Addison loves to play with it. Say La Vee ( spelled my way).<br />Well we have come to the conclusion at our house that we need to make a drastic decision. We are going to go through the whole awful process of another short sale. Between the Insurance being butts and all the other bills that we have our best choice is to move in with the folks. Clint's mom and dad have a tri-level house that they are so generously going to let us live in. We will have the top floor, they will have the basement, and we will share the main floor. Keep in mind that we are also bringing 2 dogs. At least we had already given away the frogs, turtles, the other 2 puppies, and the rabbit. Oh, heck. And I wonder why I am stressed. We have also decided that we are going to try a Distance Learning program for school this next year for the kids. I will not send them back to their Jr. High because it totally sucked!!! So we will see how that works out. We are keeping our fingers crossed on that one. We are still anxiously awaiting word from the Insurance co. So that is life as we know it here on the funny (and stressed) farm.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-58042660038242952942009-06-01T18:24:00.000-07:002009-06-01T22:58:03.505-07:00Blessings!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SiS_HYDmcGI/AAAAAAAAAMc/l4cJdPpHaqE/s1600-h/formula+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SiS_HYDmcGI/AAAAAAAAAMc/l4cJdPpHaqE/s400/formula+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342605191405793378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SiS_HJX7kTI/AAAAAAAAAMU/K5HiykqMAqU/s1600-h/formula+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SiS_HJX7kTI/AAAAAAAAAMU/K5HiykqMAqU/s400/formula+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342605187464532274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today we went to the GI Doctor for a check-up on the Feeding Tube. The Dr.'s are still concerned that she is losing weight. She has not been as nauseous lately. She seems to be tolerating her feeds better too. She still complains that she is hungry. The Dr.'s went ahead and upped her food from 1600 calories a day to 2200. She is feeling less hungry already just after a couple higher feeds. As long as she doesn't get worse with feeling sick and nauseous we can try to shorten the feeds from an hour to 30 minutes. The insurance is still refusing to cover the cost of the special formula that Addison survives on. Her Dr.'s have been helpful with letters to our Insurance. We have a Lawyer waiting in the wings "just in case" the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Insurance</span> denies our appeal. Our parents have been very generous helping out with the cost of the food. At $1225 a month it has been stressful for us. Today Addison's GI Dr. gave us some formula. It was almost three whole boxes. There was 17 cans @ $35 a can = $595 worth of formula. (She needs 35 cans of formula a month now that they upped her calories. So every little bit helps.) What a testimony of tithing this is for us. I have been a little bitter lately with the way our life has been going. I have never questioned paying tithing, but lately I have been thinking when I write that check out for tithing how much food that would buy for Addison. But I still write it out knowing that is what I am SUPPOSE to do. What a blessing this was for us today.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-39852971473748333712009-05-08T13:14:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:18:47.102-07:00Addison's Feeding Tube JourneyAddison posted her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">journey</span> on her blog and did such an amazing job I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">didn't</span> need to post it. Go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sassafrass</span> on my Family blog list to see her journey!M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-71329453095511113032009-04-24T16:43:00.000-07:002009-04-24T17:45:31.074-07:00Playing Catch Up<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_272IUoZNdEE/SdTbJcEcZFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/ha__hpWIvqs/s400/New+puppies+064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_272IUoZNdEE/SdTbJcEcZFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/ha__hpWIvqs/s400/New+puppies+064.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>We thought it would be fun to bring two new puppies home to join Bella and Rudy. They are super cute and bundles of energy. We wanted to just get the little girl but when we saw her and her brother together we just could not separate them. The kids fell totally in love with these puppies. Everyone fell in love with them except for Rudy. He would attack them whenever they got to close to him or his things. After trying diligently for a week we just couldn't deal with that anymore. We were able to give the puppies back to the vet that we bought them from. It was a very devastating day at the Fincher house.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SfJR6nSnUmI/AAAAAAAAAMM/bhpeCNc0BOY/s1600-h/mr.roach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SfJR6nSnUmI/AAAAAAAAAMM/bhpeCNc0BOY/s400/mr.roach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328411376554037858" border="0" /></a>We thought we had our Roach problem taken care of last winter. But as soon as the temperature started to rise out came the roaches. Our bug man is awesome and spent a long time with us looking behind cupboards and the dishwasher trying to find out where these little buggers were coming from. We found a huge hole that we thought had been sealed up but over the years had opened up again. It was pretty disgusting. So we thought we had it fixed again. I have to say that we have gone from finding 2-3 roaches a day to 1-2 roaches every 3-4 days. I guess that's good. It still is not good enough for me, but what you gonna do about it?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SfJQ9GCBDdI/AAAAAAAAAME/huFDRFXcVMc/s1600-h/crazy+doctor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SfJQ9GCBDdI/AAAAAAAAAME/huFDRFXcVMc/s400/crazy+doctor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328410319654030802" border="0" /></a>Addison has still been struggling with her health. She went through another colonoscopy and endoscopy. Her eosinophill counts were really high still and the sores in her esophagus and colon were still pretty bad. So we finally decided to go ahead with the GTube. Which is a feeding tube that is surgically put into her stomach. That will take place on the 28Th of April. We are hoping and praying that this will help Addison to not be so sick and in so much pain anymore.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:XzdU0_iq3eQvqM:http://www.riverdalelibrary.org/Bug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 146px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:XzdU0_iq3eQvqM:http://www.riverdalelibrary.org/Bug.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We also took Rudy to the vet. He had this big bump on his head and the hair around it starting to fall out. I have to admit that it took me way longer to take him in then it should have but when you hardly have time to pee making a vet appointment is not a priority. Anyways they took a scraping of the bumps (which buy this time had now spread to his ears and face) and came back with the diagnoses that they are mites. YUCK!!! So he has been on an antibiotic for 2 weeks and is also on this horrible medicine that I have to squirt into his mouth that smells like some kind of bug spray. He totally hates it and it's a fight to get him to take it everyday. He will have to be on it for one month total. His bumps are finally starting to look better.<br /><br /><br />I have been pretty overwhelmed to say the least this last month. We are also in a constant battle with the Jr. High about Addison. I thought getting a 504 plan would help me hold the school a little more responsible for helping Addison. Boy was I wrong. So we are now debating whether to send her to a different school next year or stay at Carson. If we stay at Carson I will make darn sure that Addison gets another counselor. Hers this year is a total Beeyatch.<br />Hopefully I won't be such a slacker and try to stay up on my blog a little better.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-46957834644564198582009-03-08T13:59:00.000-07:002009-03-08T14:18:19.207-07:00MY Bed<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SbQzYMP1vVI/AAAAAAAAAL8/QOHWT2ajovk/s1600-h/addison+and+bella+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310926351274196306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SbQzYMP1vVI/AAAAAAAAAL8/QOHWT2ajovk/s400/addison+and+bella+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is how my bed looks every night. It starts out with 1 dad, 1 daughter, & 1 dog. When I go to bed there is 1 dad, 1 mom, & 2 dogs. I move daughter to my floor. So last night I was trying to go to sleep and Clint is one of the loudest snorers I have ever heard. I usually have to kick him a few times to get him to roll over so he will stop snoring. Last night was no different. I reached over and was kicking his leg and I thought I heard something. The snoring never stopped. So I reach back over and kick him again and I hear the noise again and then I realize what it is. It is Bella growling. Bella had moved down by Clint's feet and I had been kicking her and she did NOT like it. I had to chuckle to myself. A song started going through my head: There were 5 in the bead and the little one said roll over, roll over. I feel like this most nights as I am kicked out of my bed by 1 daughter, 1 Bella, & 1 Rudy. <br /><br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-68744375459044528812009-03-08T13:45:00.000-07:002009-03-08T13:59:13.425-07:00Do you have a Green Thumb?<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SbQw0vIApbI/AAAAAAAAAL0/s5ze4bROigQ/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310923543138051506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SbQw0vIApbI/AAAAAAAAAL0/s5ze4bROigQ/s400/024.JPG" border="0" /></a> This gives new meaning to "Green Thumb".</div><div align="center"> Rudy loves to dig in the freshly mowed grass. <br /><br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-86198212578180639772009-02-27T17:43:00.000-08:002009-02-27T18:09:06.932-08:00HAIR!!!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SaicsHeVAII/AAAAAAAAALc/9TURnXCsuGU/s1600-h/haircollage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307664442590560386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SaicsHeVAII/AAAAAAAAALc/9TURnXCsuGU/s400/haircollage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Miss Addison was ready for another hair-cut. We had been taking her to Lolli Locks. A fun hair salon especially for kids. It was also pretty pricey. So I had a go at her hair this time. She loves her hair short because it is so much easier for her to take care of. Plus it is a whole lot SASSIER. I just think she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. After a couple hours of cutting, evening, and trying to get the style just right~ here is the end result. I think it turned out pretty cute.<br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-79472069866769456502009-02-14T14:51:00.001-08:002009-02-14T15:12:25.198-08:00Valentine Day Treats<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdPKE72B3I/AAAAAAAAALU/D37ro_URpCY/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302794120794081138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdPKE72B3I/AAAAAAAAALU/D37ro_URpCY/s400/008.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is from Clint. He knows I Love chocolate and the movies. He also knows that I love Rosa's, so we went there for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lunch</span> today. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdOEVpQd-I/AAAAAAAAALM/UQ_eiRKqAOY/s1600-h/vday+handprints.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302792922688681954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdOEVpQd-I/AAAAAAAAALM/UQ_eiRKqAOY/s400/vday+handprints.jpg" border="0" /></a> These are some SWEET TREATS from my wonderful Addison. She home-made these all by herself. The first are her hand prints. She put them in a shape of a heart. Then wrote a cute note in the middle.<br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdNdxQPaoI/AAAAAAAAAK8/MeAPmecqxUs/s1600-h/vday+ipod.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302792260085049986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZdNdxQPaoI/AAAAAAAAAK8/MeAPmecqxUs/s400/vday+ipod.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">This is a box of conversations hearts that she painted pink, added two pieces of ribbon with Dove chocolate wrapped in tin foil. Then she made the cute signs for the front. LOVE IT!!!</div></div></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-85626824683961721512009-02-12T11:57:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:59:31.502-08:00Trash Man<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZR_b4qr5vI/AAAAAAAAAK0/uBgc0NHHx50/s1600-h/trash+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302002778366535410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SZR_b4qr5vI/AAAAAAAAAK0/uBgc0NHHx50/s400/trash+.jpg" border="0" /></a> I sure wish the Trash Man made house calls!!<br /><br /></div>M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-16157386901533424782009-02-07T19:06:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:48:19.642-08:00Night Out<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SY5VtqgVrpI/AAAAAAAAAKs/63ISK4xpnEk/s1600-h/mr.roach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300268054454054546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SY5VtqgVrpI/AAAAAAAAAKs/63ISK4xpnEk/s400/mr.roach.jpg" border="0" /></a> Clint & I went out to dinner tonight with my mom & dad. We went to Olive Garden & had a good time. They gave us some good ideas on things we can do to make our family run smoother. I am just so tired from all the many things that I am in charge of to keep our family& home running. We came up with a plan that will hopefully give me more free time, Clint more "fun" time with the kids, & give the kids more time to (hopefully) entertain themselves. After our delicious dinner we were walking to the car when I get this frantic call from home. Addison is upset and I couldn't really understand what she was saying, but I heard something about Jarom being trapped in the bathroom. I get all worried and ask her to slow down and tell me again what is going on. Finally I understand that she was telling me that there is a big roach in the hallway in front of the bathroom & Jarom is trapped inside because he doesn't want to open the door in case the roach gets him. Meanwhile the dogs are trying to eat it until Addison starts to really scream and then they go hide under the table. My mom tells them to go get some hairspray and spray the roach so it won't move. Then we tell Addison (because Jarom won't come out of the bathroom, all we hear is him screaming) to get the vacuum and suck it up. Addison tries to suck it up with the vacuum but it won't move because it is now stuck to the floor. They had gotten Aussie Sprunch spray and boy was it stuck to the floor. I told her that she has to scrape it a little with the hose so that it will come up. She says, "nuh - uh". So I say $5.00 to whoever sucks it up, cause I don't think the kids will move until that thing is gone. So out comes Jarom and he sucked that roach right up. I think that $5.oo is a small price to pay. When we got home the kids showed us where the roach was. You can see where the sprunch spray went all around it. I took a picture so hopefully you can see it. Just squint your eyes a little and turn your head this way and that. It was so sad to hear their screams but once I knew they were safe it was kinda funny. Thanks for the fun time, we love you mom & dad!M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-51242677348974955982009-02-04T20:47:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:53:45.818-08:0025 Random things about meI did this on Facebook along with many other people. So I thought that it would be fun to share it on the blog for all those non-facebook people. So anyone that has already done it- tag you're it. Here is an easy post and a fun way to let all of us get to know you better. All those that haven't done it yet- tag you're it. It really isn't hard and it is super fun for all of us to read some fun little tidbits about you.<br /><br />1.I was suppose to be twin boys. No ultrasounds when I was born so Dr. went by how big my mom measured and heart my rate.<br />2. I worked in the Mall for about 2 years in a frozen yogurt shop.<br />3. I worked in a movie theater for 3 1/2 years during High School. Met some really great people working there. It was a fun job. I quit when I was getting married. At the time I was an Assistant Manager.<br />4. When I was growing up I would get up really early in the morning to watch TV. With 6 kids, there wasn't many other times that you got to watch what you wanted to watch.<br />5. I was the "peacemaker" growing up in my family until I turned 13. Then all bets were off.<br />6. Grew up on a really great street. All the kids would play outside and the moms always did fun activities with all of us.<br />7. When I was growing up I wanted my own room so badly that I took over my mom and dad's bathroom. I hoped to make it my own room. The shower was too small for me to sleep in though. I only made it one night. Back to the bedroom with 4 girls!<br />8. I did gymnastics and clogging for many years growing up. <br />9. I did shot put and discus in High School.<br />10. I was obsessed with Patrick Swayze and all things "Dirty Dancing" when I was in Junior High.<br />11. I actually loved High School. <br />12. I love Movie's. I still try to go once a week.<br />13. I got married when I was 20. Met my husband in Courtship and Marriage class at GCC Institute.<br />14. I am a Certified EMT (about 20 years ago). Love to learn about how to fix, treat or save someone. <br />15. I would love to go back to school and do the EMT class again. Would like to become a Nurse or something else in the Medical field.<br />16. Had my first child when I was 21. It was not an easy first couple of years.<br />17.Had my second child when I was 23. She was 5 weeks early. She weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces. She was healthy enough to come home next day. (This was way back when you only got to stay one day.)<br />18. Had a Hysterectomy at the age of 29. That was tough, but now I am glad it's done.<br />19. I love to read. Novels, mystery's, but nothing to deep doctrine-y. Boring!!!<br />20. I love shopping. My daughter loves it even more than I do. Scary!<br />21. I love to shoot guns. And I love archery. That was my favorite part of Girl's Camp - the archery part.<br />22. I spend many hours watching my son play gruesome horrible games on X-Box. It is the one thing that he loves to do. So I do it because I'm a mom.<br />23. I would love to move either to Southern Utah or the East Coast. Hate the heat. I love trees and having 4 actual season's. The leaves just started falling off the trees here. For about 3 days. There are already new leaves on the trees. Weird!<br />24.I love Mexican food. It has to be really good though. Nothing worse than bad Mexican food. For those East Valley people, Rosa's is my favorite.<br />25. My sisters are my Best Friends.<br /><br />I look forward to getting to know all you bloggers a little bit better.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-33988051634939251572009-01-31T17:49:00.000-08:002009-01-31T18:04:25.644-08:00How could you not love dogs?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SYUDEIAhFOI/AAAAAAAAAKY/22u12sw1pXA/s1600-h/dogs+with+addison.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SYUDEIAhFOI/AAAAAAAAAKY/22u12sw1pXA/s400/dogs+with+addison.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297643906075268322" border="0" /></a><br />One day when Addison was home from school she was in my room reading some American History for school. I went in to check on her and found both dogs had found her and decided to take a nap by her. She <span style="font-size:180%;">loves </span>her dogs!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SYUBfvi_4sI/AAAAAAAAAKA/pSd2cqC_FOU/s1600-h/dogs+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SYUBfvi_4sI/AAAAAAAAAKA/pSd2cqC_FOU/s400/dogs+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297642181522088642" border="0" /></a>Bella has fallen in<span style="font-size:180%;"> love</span>. Since Rudy has come to our family she is a totally different dog. She has found a soul mate. Bella and Rudy truly do <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> each other. Rudy has taught Bella how to play like a dog (instead of like a human baby). They <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> to wrestle with each other. They <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> to snuggle together for naps. Bella knows that Rudy is in charge and when he tells her to back off boy does she know it. He is so <span style="font-size:180%;">gentle</span> with her. He truly adores Bella. He follows after her like a <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> sick puppy. You often see them giving each other <span style="font-size:180%;">kisses</span>. These dogs have enriched our family more than I ever thought possible. I thought this picture was so<span style="font-size:180%;"> sweet</span>. Addison found them laying like this one day. It looks like an upside down <span style="font-size:180%;">heart</span>.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-36905858248416944932009-01-25T15:06:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:28:46.800-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SXzz9eUMnvI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/hLd9zomjKKw/s1600-h/bella+with+cone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SXzz9eUMnvI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/hLd9zomjKKw/s400/bella+with+cone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295375499316207346" border="0" /></a>I thought that my<span style="font-size:180%;"> Hysterectomy</span> was hard. Don't get me wrong it was, but this last week I have taken care of someone who's was <span style="font-size:180%;">even</span> harder. This last week <span style="font-size:180%;">Bella</span> was spayed. I knew it was going to be<span style="font-size:180%;"> hard</span> but I had no idea how hard it was going to<span style="font-size:180%;"> be</span>. Clint dropped her off the <span style="font-size:180%;">morning </span>of and when the Vet checked Bella out she realized that<span style="font-size:180%;"> two</span> of Bella's baby teeth had <span style="font-size:180%;">not</span> fallen out and her two new teeth had <span style="font-size:180%;">already </span>grown in. So she was not only spayed but <span style="font-size:180%;">also</span> had two teeth pulled. We also had her <span style="font-size:180%;">micro chipped.</span> Addison and I got to <span style="font-size:180%;">pick</span> her up when she was all done <span style="font-size:180%;">later</span> that day. It was <span style="font-size:180%;">horrible</span>. She kept dry heaving and <span style="font-size:180%;">drooling</span> everywhere. We were really <span style="font-size:180%;">concerned </span>about her. She had to wear a <span style="font-size:180%;">cone</span> because she would not leave her incision alone. The cone was so <span style="font-size:180%;">big</span> she could not reach her<span style="font-size:180%;"> food</span> or<span style="font-size:180%;"> water</span>. I cut her cone down so it was a little more manageable for such a <span style="font-size:180%;">little </span>dog. My sister Marni decorated it with some vinyl <span style="font-size:180%;">polka dots</span>. Thankfully the next day she was a <span style="font-size:180%;">little</span> bit better. Then the next day I was showing my mom her incision and commenting on how <span style="font-size:180%;">high </span>it looked and my mom asked me, " What's that?" I looked and there was a<span style="font-size:180%;"> huge gross</span> sore on her side. So I take her back to the Vet the next day and they think the clippers <span style="font-size:180%;">burned</span> her when they were shaving her hair off to spay her. I had <span style="font-size:180%;">not</span> know it was there and that she could reach the sore with her <span style="font-size:180%;">back </span>feet and had made it pretty bad. So now not only does she have to <span style="font-size:180%;">wear</span> a cone on her head I also have to <span style="font-size:180%;">bandage</span> up her sore. If you even go near the sore with neosporin or anything she just<span style="font-size:180%;"> cries</span>. So I have to hold her down to take care of it. I am <span style="font-size:180%;">glad</span> to say she is up and playing around and seems to be feeling <span style="font-size:180%;">better</span>. So as hard as my Hysterectomy was I am <span style="font-size:180%;">grateful </span>that: <span style="font-size:180%;">1. </span> I did not have to wear a cone and<span style="font-size:180%;"> 2.</span> That my feet didn't reach my<span style="font-size:180%;"> gut</span> because I probably would have been <span style="font-size:180%;">scratching</span> and bugging my incision also.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525437191955560778.post-57066729966583761022009-01-25T14:48:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:05:57.376-08:00Our New Addition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SXzv8VBlBgI/AAAAAAAAAJo/sq-uvouFltM/s1600-h/rudy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN2Y6xZDqco/SXzv8VBlBgI/AAAAAAAAAJo/sq-uvouFltM/s400/rudy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295371081595815426" border="0" /></a>This last week we had a new addition to our family. His name is Rudy. We found him through the Chihuahua Rescue program. His is such a sweet little guy. We are hoping he will be a good friend for Bella. She has become a little too <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">possessive</span> and serious. So far he has her playing and not being the boss <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">anymore</span>. She follows his lead and enjoys spending time with him. He is a year and a half old. He has one leg that he cannot use. So he walks on three legs. He can run, jump, and do anything else a regular dog can do. His only problem with me is he is not potty trained. I thought he was because he was living with a foster family for the last while and the lady said she never had a problem with it. We are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">diligently</span> working on that. It's no fun to wake up in the middle of the night to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">diarrhea</span> all over the house. One night of that and I learned my lesson. He is now sleeping in his crate until he masters potty training. He is still spraying in the house and yard even though he is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">neutered</span>. I am hoping that is just because Bella's scent is everywhere. He just takes careful watching, but is worth the trouble.M'Lisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240251678733120481noreply@blogger.com2