A brief look into our lives...
Jessica & Abbey (3/08)
Logen is DESPERATE for your prayers. Pray blog family, PLEASE pray. Just grab this code and add it to your blog (html gadget) so you can help us spread the word! Thanks!
How friggin' cool am I???? I am heading out to dig in the dumpster?! Seriously. The water restoration people forgot to take pictures of the shelf with mold on the bottom. Adam chunked it in the dumpster this morning. Guess who got nominated to go dig it out and photograph it? Yours truely.
I'll post the pictures. Lots to update about. Interesting weekend here. Nothing to serious.
Since we all slept in a king size bed last night like bugs in a rug (it's all the hotel had left and by the time we got there, I didn't want to leave)- we noticed, Logen twitches ALOT in his sleep. He's never slept very well and typically wakes up a few times, but we don't usually sleep with him as he's been sleeping in his own room. I think he's seizing in his sleep. I'm certainly going to bring it up. It makes sense-- twitery movement, night waking? What do you think?
For sake of insurance claims, I am not sure how much I can post- so I'll be somewhat brief until it's paid for. :P
So the other night, we walk in and discover water, lots of it. Parker's carpet is soaked, starting in the closet and outward. At first, I'm thinking as I ponder over what PJ's to pull off the hanger- good gravy he's pulled his diaper off again and pee'd the big one! Then, I'm like, no way--- this is way to big a pee for that little guy. Adaaaaammmmmm.... we have water problems! He slowly walks to the front of the house and is like beepity beep beep!
So last night, we get the grand idea to pull the shelves out of his closet. Mold, we drag it across the nice beige carpeting, leaves a nice big black streak. Carpet wasn't salvagable anyways, but this adds a nice touch. The trim is wet the bottom of the drywall is wet (mainly in the closet). We start pulling up carpert. I'm having a nice chat over text with Trina (Hannah's Momma from BBC) and discover this we can most likely claim on home owners and we shouldn't be doing overselves. I've taken pictures along the way, not to worry!
I call and make a claim. I tell that stupid chicka that I have 2 kids, 1 of which has major breathing issues (Parker had croup last winter like 4 or 5 times!) in the winter and allergies. Our insurance actually has him down for Asthma since he gets Xopinex (Something like like!) breathing treatments. She was not terribly nice and told me they'd get back to me in a few business days. Trina, my mom & I didn't like A FEW DAYS very well. So I called back and told them they needed to authorize a hotel (After calling my Dad to read him my policy and make sure this was covered, he used to sell insurance). They did page an adjuster. He called me back quickly and told me to get out of there- they would cover our hotel and any meal expenses sense we would obvioulsy wouldn't have the facilities to cook. I am suppose to call his cell phone this morning and they will send out the mold and water people to take a look at the damage. Not sure if they will come in and clean it up today or what will go on. We've already torn up the carpeting for them.
Oh, on our way out last night- Adam went into Logen's room and noticed the corner of his floor was also wet---- guess his room will get new flooring as well.
On a lighter note- Logen was taken to school in a pull up today, b/c I forgot to pack him shorts. I also forgot to pack extra diapers for Parker. Luckily there were 3 in the van. Glad he didn't have a major explosion! Forgot the soy milk, so he had to drink juice. I seriously think when they put in the implants, they took out my memory--- I have had major remembering issues since my boob job!
This morning I feel like my nickname should be "wannabe-superwoman"--- "Bring it on people! Apparently, the world thinks I can take on multiple things at once!"
My Papa Dave (grandfather) was taken to the VA on Saturday with chest pain. They thought they would be doing open heart then. He made it to Sunday at 10am before he was emergently taken to the OR. He made it through 7 hours of surgery. He's 77, a diabetic, and considered to be 'brittle.' He seems to be doing well at this point. His dementia has kicked in, he was doing great before Saturday. He started having pain and all of a sudden he just didn't know what was going on. He's giving the hospital staff lots of cr*p. That's typical for him, and not such a bad thing :P My Mama June is handling this pretty hard, as are my step dad, Aunt Lori, and Aunt Debbie. It looks like his recovery will be a long road. My Mom (who is an RN, and has worked MANY years in ICU and at a heart hospital) said he would be in the hospital for quite some time.
Please say prayers for Papa Dave and our family. God has been amazing and allowed him to stay with us when we thought it was his time to go, we have been truely blessed.
Here's a link to the death I blogged about below. I couldn't link the story in our local paper b/c you had to have a log in (be a subscriber). This is mainly about the killer, but The Estes are mentioned, as well as the other victims.
http://portal.gci.net/news/read.php?id=16288877&ps=931&lang=en
Nana bought the boys new hats to swim in (around Mother's Day, and I'm just now uploading these!!) Logen LOVES the hats... He's so stinkin' cute!Here's one of those things half of you really don't care to know, but I'm going to post anyway... lol
I've posted on this issue before, here's a mini update- Last I posted my cervix was opened at like 2cm, I checked it last night at it was opened to 3cm. It must have done that in the last week. (I seriously check this nearly everyday, I'm a spaz!) I should have gone in for my yearly in May, I just keep forgetting to make the appt. So, I will call today to schedule it. Dr H told me at my checkup in January that if it keeps opening, that pretty much means I cannot carry another baby to term and possibly not even hold a pregnancy. So, today I just feel like a big 'ole failure. A woman's body is designed to carry children. And, even if I had decided I didn't want another one, I WANT to decided that NOT my body make the decision for me. Thats not right. I know, I need to look at the bright side, God gave me 2 beautiful, healthy little boys-- I still can't help but feel like crap. Blah. Maybe thats how I feel, just "blah".
I talked to my mom last night and got a sad story. An SLP that used to work for her (Jamie, whom I have met and found to be a very delightful person) lost her parents the night before.
We don't know alot about what happened, we will have to wait for the investigation and autopsy reports. Her parents were going to St Louis, Missouri (where we take Logen to the CP Clinic). They stopped in a town along the way to stay the night in a hotel. We've often done this as well to break up the drive. They were murdered. They were found a quarter mile from the hotel behind a dumpster. Their dog was also murdered. She told my mom is looked like a blood bath. They had tried to put them into the dumpster, but may not have had the time and just left the 3 of them behind it. Their car was found down the street a ways.
In my opinion- travelers would be good victims. They carry credit cards, cash- and people know they are gone, so they wouldn't be expecting them home. My mom & I talked about how many times we've walked outside in the dark at a hotel in that area without paying a lick of attention to let the boys run off steam before bed. My mom would go outside by herself to smoke, never thinking another thing about it. We've gone in hotels along the way to check rates without looking at our surroundings. I would think the people doing this obviously had to enjoy it. Why else would the kill their dog to? How sick is that?! Would you please pray for Jamie's family? I can't imagine loosing my parents period, much less to a crime such as this.
