the MRI disaster!

MRI machines and I clearly don't mix.. After spending an hour and a half inside the machine tonight, I never want to spend another second near one again!! My feet were tied together.. My legs were strapped down in multiple places.. There was heavy equipment laying on top of me.. My arms were strapped across my chest.. And the noise was beyond ridiculous! They put a hot blanket on me underneath all of this and then stuck me in this little tiny hole where I heard nothing but super loud noises.. I pushed the emergency button and asked to be pulled out but the guy wasn't ready to pull me out yet.. So I did the only thing I could which is to throw up all over his equipment.. I tried really hard not to, but it just happened and all of a sudden I was out of the machine in record time! I have to go back and redo this.. Another 3 hours of time to spend in the tiny hole.. But next time, I will request something to knock me out while they do it.. This was NOT a fun adventure..

grandpa smith!

grandpa smith is not doing well.. at.. all.. i was able to stop by the hospital yesterday to see him and spend a little bit of time with him.. even though he was in pain, exhausted, and everything else that comes with old age, he still had time to smile for a quick picture with me.. i'm almost certain this will be the last.. i was able to go see grandpa today and to just watch him while he slept.. there is something remarkably peaceful watching somebody you love slowly pass away while not in any pain.. i know where grandpa is going.. i am excited for him..


today he was so tired and pretty unresponsive when i would try to talk to him, but i did get a few things out of him, and those things i never want to forget.. he squinted his eyes open and looked straight up at the ceiling.. i asked what he was looking at and he replied, "i see the stars and i am climbing to get them.." that was hard to hear because in my head, it means he is that much closer to leaving this earth.. it was also comforting to hear because he is that much closer.. i also told him he looked really handsome in his plaid shirt and he replied, "oh no.. you look handsome to me.." mind you, all of this is slowly coming out of his mouth and is a struggle to get out.. this is one of the reasons i love my grandpa so much.. he has always told me how beautiful i am and i never have doubted him.. as i was getting ready to leave, i said bye to him and that i love him.. he replied, very slowly, "i love you.."


i adore my grandpa.. i am going to miss him.. i can't wait for him to be reunited with grandma smith.. what a joyous reunion that is going to be.. grandpa, you have left quite a legacy here on this earth and we are all so thankful to you and so proud to be a little part of you!!

where does the time go??

can't believe a month has almost gone by!! i've been doing so many things and keeping busy and i have neglected my blog.. i will be doing a little catch up after i get back from my trip!!

1st day of summer..

Today is the first day of summer and it's actually sunny! Tyler got so hot he's now just running in a diaper.. Shocking around here!!

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I love her!!

a conversation I had with Kali last night.. ohh man how I love this girl!!!


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Coupon trip!!

I have been doing the coupon thing for a while now and I love it.. I don't however, talk often about it.. This trip was fabulous and I saved a lot of money so I just had to document it.. I went to Walgreens and the total cost of all the items above would have been $59.46.. I paid a total of $3.55 out of pocket.. That is a 70% savings!! I love trips like this!


What was bought:
8 boxes of cereal
4 ritz crackers
2 oreo cookies
1 box tampons
2 packages laffy taffy
2 packages sour straws
1 box jolly joes
1 box licorice
1 package m&ms
6 packages sweet tarts

just fishin'

I'm lost in her there holding that pink rod and reel.

She's doing almost everything but sitting still.

Talking bout her ballet shoes and training wheels,and her kittens.

And she thinks we're just fishin'.

I say Daddy loves you baby one more time,

she say's I know, I think I got a bite.

An all this laughing, crying, smiling, dying here inside

is what I call living

An she thinks we're just fishing on the river side,

throwing back what we could fry,

drowning worms an killing time,

nothing too ambitious

she ain't even thinking bout

what's really going on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big one

and she thinks we're just fishin'

She's already pretty, like her momma is

Gonna drive the boy's all crazy

giver her daddy fits

and I better do this every chance I get

'cause time is ticking

An she thinks we're just fishing on the river side,

throwing back what we could fry,

drowning worms an killing time,

nothing too ambitious

she ain't even thinking bout

what's really going on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big one

and she thinks we're just fishing

She ain't even thinking' bout

what's really going on right now

but I guarantee this memories a big one

and she thinks we're just fishin'

Yeah, she thinks we're just fishin'

We ain't only fishin'

This ain't about Fishin'