I'm puny this month...

I have been fighting off a sinus infection for about a month now and finally on Saturday night gave up the fight. I've been miserable ever since. As if that were not enough, on Sunday morning at about 5 am I think I miscarried. I am not certain as I had no idea I might have been pg.

Anyway that is how my month is going. How is Y'all's?

Love ya, annabanana

Another Mama update....

This morning we are going to Saint Vincent North to have an epidural steroid injection done. She can have up to 3 of these in a year, and if after the end of the third one she is no better, then we will be talking surgery. I think that we are just delaying the inevitable, because the steroids won't fix the problem, merely cover the pain for a short time.

BTW my phone died about 2 weeks ago, so y'all please e mail me your numbers, so I can get them in my new phone. Thanks

Mama

Mama's back has been bothering her for about a month now and I got tired of waiting for her neurologist to fit her in so I took her to see our family practitioner on Friday. After an L S x-ray, it was determined that she has a vertebra out of place, and that is causing pain down her left thigh. We then went to Conway that afternoon and she had an MRI.

On Tuesday we learned that her back is seriously jacked up. She is scheduled to see a Neurosurgeon on Tuesday the 18th at 2 pm for a consultation. We will find out then what our options are, if any.

Doc says that this was probabily caused by the 10 falls that she has had this year, I'm sure that the 2 she had this weekend did not help matters any. Her fall on Saturday night resulted in a black right eye that makes her look like she went half a round with Jermaine Taylor.

She is now using a rolling walker to help her get around.

I'll update more after the appointment on Tuesday, but we could really use your prayers.

Love you all, annabanana

Camping with Mom

Mama and I went camping on Mt. Nebo in November and had a wonderful time. The scenery was beautiful that weekend.

On our last morning at camp Mama said that she would like to go and take a look around on Mt. Magazine, if we could leave early enough. So I packed us up and off we went, Magazine was also beautiful.

Top, one of the many spectacular views on Magazine. Middle, Sunset Point, Mt. Nebo in the background, and my beautiful Mama in the foreground. Bottom, the road home, coming off of Nebo.

Mama and I love to go camping, and I was telling our neighbors at camp at Nebo about Mama having Parkinson's and wanting to visit every state park,(there are 52 in Arkansas), They said that me taking her to them all was a fantastic gift for her. I say they got it wrong, taking my Mama camping is really a gift for me. I love you Mama, and I hope that you are enjoying our campouts as much as I am.

a day at the Heifer ranch

So Mandie and I took Stella to the Heifer ranch to see the animals. Stella is wild about animals, but she was a little frightened of the camel Gobi, who is a female and seems to be very docile. She was a perfect lady. She was so gentle, that Mandie got a "kiss". Randy, you might want to think twice about kissing your wife next time, or at least have her use some listerine. LOL

pictures....

ok, somebody tell me how to put pictures on my blog. I have a great one of Mandie kissing a camel at the heifer ranch! I am completely technologically challenged.

Amanda, where are you? You have not blogged since the 16th.

Heifer international ranch

The ranch is in Perryville, Arkansas and is a self-sustaining, non-profit ranch. It is an excellent learning experience.

Each December they have a living nativity, and this year, I think, it will be on the 7th and 8th from 6 to 8 pm. You can drive through and then they will be serving refreshments afterwards.

I have been there twice and learned something new both times. You can purchase livestock, to be sent to needy families throughout the world, and they give you a gift card, that you can then give to the person in whose name you bought the gift.

Once the family gets the animal(s) then they also get educated on how to take care of the animal, once that animal produces it's first offspring then the family gives that offspring to another needy family.

At the ranch they have several different animals, like, water buffalo, cows, sheep, camels, and more. They also have a gift shop that is stocked with products from other countries that they only get through free trade.

They have several different educational programs, you can learn more at www.heifer.org
There site is well worth a look, and check out the Global Gateway program.