Packing

Madison spent her day packing today. It is weird watching my daughter pack up to move out of the house. Where has the time gone, it feels like it was just yesterday that she was born. I know she is ready for what college has in store for her but I am not sure I am ready for her leave. By Saturday we will be four member family at home. I love our five member family and am not ready for anyone to move out.

Besides the packing today I spent time at the doctor with Allison. She has been having some abdominal pain and they thought it might be a appendicitis. The test all came back normal so we didn't get any answers. I hope she can rest tonight and wakes up feeling better.

Family Pictures

This year for my birthday I wanted one thing and that is family pictures by Carrie Elton who did Madisons senior pictures. It has been crazy trying to find a time to do it around Madison's surgery. We had it scheduled for tonight at 7 but the smoke is so bad in the area we had to quickly move it up to 5. We got there and everything worked out. Before I went to bed she posted a sneak peak. I can not wait to see more. These are going to be great and I am glad that we got this done before Madison headed to school. Who knows what the next few years will have in store for our family.

It was kind of a relief that the pictures got moved up because we have alot of tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden that I needed to can before we left but wasn't sure that I would have time. Kevin and I worked together and we got it done tonight. It is amazing how much we are getting out of our garden.

Errand day

Allison and I got our outfits ready for family pictures on Saturday but Kevin did not like what we picked out so we went shopping today. I know that I am going to be happy when the pictures are done but it sure is a pain picking outfits for them. Thankfully we were able to find something for Kevin. We are done and ready for tomorrow night.

Cross Country

Ashley is the first kid that I have been able to convince to run cross country. It has not been easy but she is sticking with it. Today was her first meet. She has been working really hard and her goal was not to be the last person and I am so proud of her because she pushed herself and she did not finish last. Running does not come easy to her. Her asthma seems to be getting worse as she gets older and her flat feet hurt while she runs.

It hasn't been all work. She at least does it with friends.

I am so proud of this little girl.

Madison's Tonsils

Madison got her tonsils out today. She got a bad case step a couple of years ago and she seems to have been sick every since. This spring we talked to Dr. Ally and she suggests we see an ENT. The ENT suggested to get her tonsils out before she goes to college. He said that sometimes when people get sick like that the tonsils hold on to the illness and they catch everything. The introduction of college would introduce a whole new bunch of germs so it would be good to get them out before she goes and hopefully won't get as sick as she has been. Originally we were going to do it at the beginning of the summer but then she got her job so we pushed it back so she could earn as much money as she could before going to college. I am kind of nervous on how her recovery is going to go because they say that the recovery is harder the older you are.

We are home recovering and everything went well. So far she is tolerating the hydrocodone. I hope it keeps up so she can stay as comfortable as she can. I am praying for a smooth next couple of weeks before she leaves for college.

Finishing projects

Now that I am done with school I have been working on finishing some of my projects. First I finished the top of Madison's t-shirt quilt. I love the way that I turned out. I can't wait to quilt it and get it finished for her.

Since I am not sure when I will get it quilted I showed Madison what I have done so far. She was pleasantly surprised. She has been asking for a new quilt so can not wait for it to be finished.

I also worked on my states quilt. I know that I am going to love it when it is done but wow I had no idea what I was taking on when I decided to do this one.

I just need to add a border to it and then the top is done. I am still trying to decide how I am going to quilt this one though. It feels good to be able to be creative again and not have the deadlines of school.

Jumpcreek

Papa, Ashley and Devany had so much fun hiking Tablerock on Sunday so we decided to head to Jumpcreek tonight. It is such a beautiful spot and I knew that my dad would really appreciate it. It was a beautiful night. It wasn't too hot so it made for a great night to hike.

The girls had fun wading in the water.

Papa, Ashley and Devany explored a little higher and got a little dirty.

It was a fun little hike. On the way home we stopped and got ice cream. Papa had never been to Freddy's for ice cream so it was a real treat for him to discover since they also have them in San Antonio. Love making memories.

I can't wait to finally take Allison and Kevin to Jumpcreek maybe one day we will be able to get the whole family there.