Scary

Todd has had problems with nose bleeds for 2 years. This time last year we had to take him to an ENT to get him examined. At that time, the Dr. decided to hold off doing anything because he was so young. Well, he had 3 severe nose bleeds in 24 hours the other day and hasn't seemed right since then. He fell asleep in school. For those of you who do not know, Todd is VERY energetic so I called the Dr. They asked to see him. Well, he was very tired when we got there so he was laying on the table.. not normal for Todd. They took his blood count and said, "You were right. He has lost a lot of blood.. not like transfusion levels." What!!! That thought had not entered my mind! She went on to say that if he had another nose bleed, we would need to bring him back in to double check that. My heart sank. Then she went on to say, we can rule out Leukemia and some other diseases that I do not want to even mention. That was so scary to me. I knew leukemia's major sign was nose bleeds but I thought we had ruled that out before. Anyway, to say the least, it was a scary day. Please keep us in your prayers. I will make an appointment ot talk to the ENT again. If we have to do the procedure, we will have to put him to sleep. I am not looking forward to that.

$1,000,000

Brad, Todd, and I like to watch Deal or No Deal. Part of the reason we like to watch it is to see how lucky we would be. We also like to see how greedy some people are. I was thinking the other day, what I would do if I were to win or get $1,000,000. Of course, Uncle Sam would get a big portion and I would give a big chunk to church and then pay off everything we owe. After all of that was done, we would still have a lot of money. I would share some with family members, too. But, I have always had a dream that I would try to fulfill with the remainder of the money. I have always dreamed of having a christian preschool for children with disabilities. I have known so many people that have had children with disabilities that would have benefitted from this kind of school. It is rare to find christian schools that will bring on children with disabilities. That has always bothered me. Those are some of the families that need Christians the most. Not only could it make a big difference for those within our church, but would be a huge outreach. I am not sure how difficut it would be to accomplish. I do not possess a corporate mentallity. Brad could help in that area a great deal. However, I could take those children in and love and nurture them while their parents had a few hours off. Maybe someday I will be able to tell you all that my dream had become a reality! Do you have any real dream? What would you do with $1,000,000?

Autumn

It is hard to say, but I think autumn might be my favorite season. I love the crisp mornings, the smell of freshness in the air, the chaniging leaves, the beautiful pumpkins, and football. However, autumn reminds me of family. I am not sure why this time of year really reminds me of family more than any other time. Perhaps it is because Thanksgiving is around the corner and then Christmas. I think it is also because of the part that football played in our family. Alabama football was an every Saturday event. Phillip and my dad would plan all day around Bama football. At the time, my mom and I would plan all day around being out of the house when Bama football was on. But the best football memory had was with me and my dad. When I was a senior, my dad and I decided to attempt to make it to every football and basketball game my high school played. That is a lot of games. I did not really realize how hard that would be for him to arrange to be off from work in time to get me to all of the games. We managed to only miss two games the entire season. He and I had the best time. I will never forget those times we shared together. We laughed alot. I now understand that he sacraficed alot of his own time to spend those last months with me before college. What an amazing dad!

Complaint

Todd loves computer games. I do not let him play them much at a time, but he loves them. Many games are educational and he is learning while he is playing. However, he wanted a Cars computer game. I searched for one that seemed to be age appropriate. I found one that was marked 4 and up. That seemed perfect since he is 4 but can play many games that will say 6 and up (Dora, Thomas, Leap frog). We loaded this thing up. He was very excited that to doscoverthat there were a few video clips. Not so fast.. they were locked up until other parts of the game were won. Still, that was not a big deal until we realized he could not win a single game. For any video to be unlocked, you had to win all 10 activities. Here is the kicker, each activity has 5 levels. You have got to be kidding!!! So, I have had to sit and play all of this. Then, to open up ather videos you have to beat your time on all of the activities ad do a race and then beat that time. Come on. It makes me so mad that they marked this 4 and up knowing that no four year old could complete all of these games. He can do the first 2 to 3 levels and that is all. The makers just knew that was the age that really loved this movie. Makes me furious!!

9/11

I had been thinking about the attacks on 9/11 all day yesterday. It was a haunting memory. I can remember teaching when I heard the news and that Brad was in Dallas at the time. All I wanted was for all of my family to be in one place that is safe and sound.

Last night, I saw an interesting Dateline about United Flight 93. It was a discussion with the loved ones of those that lost their life on that flight. It was set up like a timeline based on all of the information that has been discovered in the ast 5 years. As they spoke to the loved ones, the images was as painful as it was that day. My heart ached for these people. They will never get over this occasion. A part of their security was ripped from their hands that day. Yet, thanks to their loved ones, a part of OUR security was saved. They really were heros. As the families talked about their last discussions with their family members, they talked about how calm they were and how determined they were to do something to keep the terroists from destroying something else. They were brave and the true meaning of American! I am so thankful that those people helped protect our country. We will never know what could have been, thanks to these men and women!

So what?

Today on Yahoo a headliner popped up that really humored/frustrated me. It was an article that stated that Brad Pitt has said he and Angelina will get married when marriage restrictions are removed so that anyone that wants to get married can get married (gays and lesbians). The first thought that popped into my head was who cares? I really do not care if they get married. Sure I wished they would not live in sin, but it is their choice. I will not fret and write congress to change the definition of marriage because they are refusing to get married! I think it is VERY egotistical to think that people care enough about your personal life to make such a statement. Sure, people follow stars for the gossip, but are we such a pathetic culture that stars have that much pull? I sure hope not!! Surely, we can stand up for our own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs more than that. Do you really think that people will see that comment and let it sway their opinions?

Music

I have just been listening to some of my favorite music while I worked. Music is a essential to me. If I had to pick my favorite method of worship to God, it would be music/singing. What are your favorite songs? It can be religious or not. I have favoritess in just about all genres! If I had to say today, my favorite religious song is "How Great is Our God" and my favorite sing that is not religious would be "Since U Benn Gone" by Kelly Clarkson or "Skin" by Rascal Flatts.