---2011---

Wow!! I can't believe we're already almost 3 weeks into a new year! Time sure does fly when you're having fun....and really busy!!

As most of you know My Mom has been awaiting a liver transplant for about 6 years now and in November we found out she now has cancer. We have already done a chemo imbolization which she didn't like at all, but the staff on the oncology floor are great! We are actually going for a new MRI tomorrow and to see the head of the liver/pancreas disease specialist to talk with him and Friday she will see the oncologist. We know that this should of "killed" the cancer off for a little while, but it is something that will always come back. We are in a big rush to get the transplant now, because if it grows back before the transplant she will be disqualify and it turns into a matter of counting down...So we're gonna keep our fingers crossed!

Chase is now 11 1/2 months old. WOW! He is talking a little. He can say Mama, Dada, Nana, no and bye-bye. We're still not walking...maybe within a couple of weeks he will pick up on it! We're having his birthday party January 29th and just doing a home party with very few people....until a few other people can learn to respect me and get their act together they will not be included in our lives. I ordered his cake today and it really hit me that my "baby" is soon to be a toddler! Ahhh!! A Mommy to TWO toddlers...*sniffle* He is so darn tall it's crazy, but I don't have any exact stats as we do not go to the doctor until his actual birthday...Feb. 3rd. Nothing like getting a bunch of shots on your birthday! Poor guy!

Haylie-Bug is....well...Haylie-Bug. She is so grown up and independent I feel like she is going to just pack up and move out in no time. She helps take care of Chase more than most adults!! She loves that boy like crazy and she isn't scared to tell you either! She has been on my tooshie that she needs a baby sister so she can have 2 babies to take care of and since Chase is a boy she needs a girl. I asked her what if Mommy had another baby brother and she just was not having it...at all! Silly girl!

Eric started this year off on a new rig. After 5 years on 407 he decided it was time for a major change. He really enjoys his new rig and likes his co-workers. As long as he is happy I am happy, too. Overall, he is doing very well besides dealing with a crazy wife..poor guy!

I'm doing great! We've worked on the house a bit more and bought some new furniture. It's just a half circle table and rocking chair, but it made the living room look a lot better. I've been taking pregnancy tests for almost a month now and even had blood drawn...negative. If nothing pops up by the end of this month I guess I better go to the doctor and see what needs to be fixed!! Darnit Haylie!! I'm trying for that baby sister! Eric and I found a house I really did like...the only downsides were no fence...even though it was on acreage we have 2 big dogs who do not know their boundaries unless in a fence and the master bathroom still needed to be completed (by the buyer.) I am really wanting bronze appliances and everything done exactly to my liking....so we have decided we want to build, but we need to organize our life first before we build a house to fit us. We're playing the field with baby #3, but if it doesn't happen soon I'm really considering following a path Eric really wants me to...he wants another baby and this too...but I'm not trying to be superwoman. Eric has it in his head I NEED to open a restaurant. He isn't the only one who has been on me about it and I even have people offer to pay me to make things for them...weirdos..hehe!

Last but not least...My Brother finally got a job!! Woohoo!! He has been out of work for about a year and times were getting trying, but he has a job now so things can really only look up. He had an offer of moving out of state and I guess he really must like me, because he didn't want to move away from me....we live 2 blocks apart and both of us are really weary of moving unless we know the other will be close by. It's convenient being so close and we see each other almost everyday and if not we talk everyday.


All in all life is going great at the moment and heads are held high and we're just kinda floating by..... day by day.