Beach!!!

We are off to the beach for a fun week in the sun!! When we return we will be at the ball park for ALLSTARS!!! I will update with pictures as soon as I can when we get home.

My Cousin Julie

For those of you who have been following my cousins fight with her cancer... I have some updates for you. When she went back after her last dose of arsenic she was told that her levels (I am not sure what this means) were not good so she would have to start Chemo ( she is not strong enough for it but it is the last resort). She started the Chemo last week and yesterday she started running a fever and was admitted to the hospital. It does not look good right now so please keep her and her family in your prayers. On a positive note since I do not want to end on this- I went in yesterday for my first mammogram and an ultrasound for a lump I found last month and my test came back good!!

Allstar tryouts and Ambulance ride!!!

OK -no pictures but we had a very eventful evening last night. It started with ALLSTAR tryouts for Mason (and YES he made it- so our June will be busy). We ended up spending the rest of the evening in an ambulance to Egleston for Brooks. I can laugh now and say that he just wanted a little attention which he got!!!! so what happened??? Brooks was riding his scooter around the ball field and I noticed he parked it at the playground (this was the big playground- I have never liked at Baycreek) so I started to walk over when Brett called me over to bring him some baseball cards for the boys who were at tryouts so I took him the cards then walked over to the playground searching for Brooks when I finally found him face down and unconscious just laying in the woodchips not moving. It might just be the scariest moment of my life seeing his lifeless little body laying there. I know better but I picked him up-he was limp and not his legs or arms I carried him over to where Brett was finishing up tryouts and he started to cry but he was not able to talk clearly. Luckily there was a fireman who came over examined him and called 911. Brett rode in the ambulance with Brooks ( I was way too hysterical to be with him so I followed in my car behind them) they strapped him down to this board to keep his neck and back flat. He was very brave and did great. He did start to talk on the way to the hospital. Brooks had on Mason’s old ALLSTAR jersey and the paramedic asked him if he played baseball and of course Brooks said “yes” so the paramedic asked what position he liked to play and Brooks answered “ALLSTARS” Brett and the paramedic just started to laugh…. He also said he could feel and move his feet- when Brett told me this I felt a little better. Once we arrived at the hospital they took the board out from under him and he started to move his legs but they still did not want him to move his head and neck because he had pain on his spine and they were worried about a possible break. They took X-Ray’s and did a CT scan and all came back good!! Brooks got lots of attention the nurses gave him a little football and a teddy bear… he was eating it up:-) one of the nurses said how can you say “no to those eyes” anyway after the test came back they let him take the neck brace off have a popsicle and get up and walk he was wobbly but it was a great relief to see him walking!!! So we finally arrived home around 12:30 but I woke up every hour to make sure he was OK so needless to say Brett and I are a little sleep deprived today but what a relief our baby is fine!!! Just a little sore:-(

I also need to add a huge Thank you to Julie/Grammy for helping out with Mason. She had to take him home to get him ready for bed and school today. I know she was dying to be with us at the hospital. I don't know what we would do without such a caring and loving family Grandaddy, Papa and Nana could not stay away we had a room full...