My visit HOME!!

I just thought I would share a few things about my recent trip back to St. Louis. I say recent as I am still sitting here in my fathers old office upstairs in the house I grew up in.

First the new comer. One eyed Willie is the cutiest baby ever. I couldn't get enough of him. I was forced to give him up alittle today so that his father could spend time with him before he left back to West Vergina. I was okay with that....kind of. He is very healthy and very calm. He was born 8 pounds and one ounce and is about 21 inches. He has a face like it was modeled after his father which is by no means a bad thing. Like I said HE'S CUTE!! His parents call him frog boy because he likes to stay cureled up like a frog where ever he is. His favorite place to sleep is on my stomach so I don't know what jenny going to do with out me. LOL!! I am sure that they will get along just fine. ( but seriously jenny if you need to call me and I will come out to WV to put him to sleep.) He is adorable I will miss him just as much as anyone else. So you guys better keep the pics coming. To see pics for those that don't know there is a link here to the brights blog on the left. Go see one eyed willie!!

Now my Mother. What a sweet woman. She hasn't lost a step as far as her knowledge ands memories go. Infact she still remembers stuff that I don't. But unfortunetly the cancer has progressed to a point that she really has no motor functions. she has almost lost the complete ability to swallow as well so she is currently being feed three times a day by a tube that has been surgically put in to her stomach. Its good and bad....its good because she dosn't have to taste any of her meds or that gross ensure. Its bad because she can't have some of the stuff she loves ie. beans, salsa, wheat bread, beans, and more salsa. She is able to communicate slitly as the meds where off through out the day. The rest of the time its a mumbled wisper. She is as frustrated with this all as the rest of us as we try to hear her and are unable to get her what she wants. Luckly dad has been blessed with a on had urnum and thumum and has got really good and desifering what she wants just by reading her eyes. Mentaly she is the same old mom that loves us all physically she just doesn't have it. Every morning she would ask to go for a walk or to go to the bathroom forgetting for a moment that she can't do any of that on her own in any shape or form. Dad has been a great support. I don't know of a better fater and husband. He is an inspiration to me of who I want to be. I had a chance to sit down with him and talk one on one, one of the thing he said to me is that he desn't care how long it will be but he will do everything in his power to make Mom as comforatable as possible. I have witnessed this first had. A quick example, this morning mom said that she needed to go to the bathroom dad said just go, because she has her depends on. She said she wanted to use the portable toilet that they have now. so dad lifted her in to the toilet. He left her there for about 30 min and nothing happened. so he put her back on the bed, 15 mins. went by She again requested to use the toilet. dad Repeated the steps previously described again nothing. another 30 mins and she does it again. knowing full well that she will not go and that it is alot of pain for the both of them. WHAT MOM WANTS SHE GETS!! This a testiment to the kind of person that my father is. He knows that our mother could leave us at any time yet he does nothing but look forward to the next 24 hours of serving his wife! He is my idol he is my friend HE IS MY FATHER and I Love Him! Thank You dad for taking care of Mom!

The past few days I have had the opportunity to cry, laugh, love, be loved, and serve. I leave St. Louis with the knowledge that I know that my Heavily Father is watchign over us and that he has a plan for us. I know that Families are together forever and that I will never be seperated from my Mother! I know that miricales are real as I have been given 12 yrs and counting with a mother that was give a year to live. I know that I have a savior that loves me, and I know this becasue I was taught in my youth by the bestest parents and son could have.

This weekend has been great!!



ps. sorry about the spelling.

Congratulations Jenny & Sam!

Hello everyone. We just wanted to send out a quick announcement and congratulations to Jenny & Sam Bright. They welcomed their baby boy into the world on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007. They named him William Matthew Bright, and he is such a doll. If you want to see pictures and learn more about the newest edition to the West side of our family, check out their blog by clicking on our link "The Bright Fam". Enjoy!

The newest thing to hit Fantasy Football

Alright family get ready for this season. Here is a little something to get you excited!

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Coeur D' Alene Pics

The Power of Love

Well, James & I just returned from our short but wonderful trip to the beautiful Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. The views we had of the lake and surrounding scenery were breathtaking. It was so nice to get away to the most peaceful place on earth. I could go on and on about the beauty of nature we played in for 4 days, but that was not the most memorable aspect of this recent trip. The part that was amazing and faith-building was the beautiful love I witnessed, shared between a husband and wife. For 4 days, I watched in awe, my mother-in-law be adored and admired every waking minute by her husband. I watched my father-in-law put all of his individual needs and wants aside, just to be by her side and help her with the smallest things like cutting up her salad or the bigger things like taking an hour walk up the road. As most of you may know, my wonderful mother-in-law has been diagnosed this year with brain cancer, for the third time. This time around has been the hardest because she has lost almost all mobility in her left side which has recently put her in a wheelchair. Because of her current condition, many things that the rest of us easily take for granted have been large challenges for her. But you will never hear her complain, and you will never see her unsupported. Whether it be by her adoring younger sister who still looks up to her "big" sister (like all of us little sisters do), by her supportive father who wishes daily that he could trade her places, or by her mother who will drive 2 hours from her own home just to be with her daughter on chemo day. And her incredibly supportive and loving husband who will fly back and forth from St. Louis as many times a week as needed, just to be there when his wife has a bad day. I was also able to watch a mother's 26 year old son wait on her hand and foot, just feeling fortunate enough to be able to do so. After watching all of this for 4 days, it's no wonder I wasn't completely preoccupied with the beautiful scenery. The scenes playing out inside the house, so full of love, was the most beautiful thing I have ever scene.

We love you Becky! You and Steve are an inspiration to James and I, and everyone else that knows you. We feel so lucky to have come up for this recent visit and spend the time with you that we did. Take care of yourself! The Lord loves you both!

WE'RE PREGNANT!

Hello everyone! I'm sure most of you know by now, but for those of you who don't, this is our big announcement! James & I are expecting our first baby! Yeah! We found out on Sunday morning and that was quite a good surprise! I took the test first thing in the morning while James was still half asleep, but he heard my gasp for air when I saw the word 'pregnant' on my digital pregnancy test pop up! Of course I then ran into the bedroom & cried while I handed him the test. What a great day! And just to make sure, we bought another test, different brand and all. I took that one on Monday morning and it was positive too. I guess it's for real! We'll be sure to keep everyone updated on any news we hear about the baby. We don't have our first appointment until August 2nd, so we'll see how that goes. :)

Transformers

This was the best MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!

Keri, Kylie, Candice, and I went and saw the movie last night. Besides having a great time with the nieces, the movie was phenomenal. This was hands down the best movie have seen in my life. It was true to the original transformers in every way and was casted perfectly. It took me back to being a kid again playing with my Optimus Prime and beating up on my little brother. If you have seen it share what you thought here....................

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