Thursday Thirteen

Thursday Thirteen

If I had the power that God has and could make things better - here is a list of 13 things I would like to make better for people.

13. Braxton to get over his cold and allergies. To feel better and be healthy all the time.

12. Granny to be better both physically and emotionally.

11. Craig to be in a better place - back with family and friends and happy.

10. Sue to have the full capabilities of her body.

9. Mom to be able to enjoy the freedoms that most of us enjoy.

8. Dad to have a job that he loved and wanted to go to everyday.

7. Andrea's back to be better and not hurt any more

6. The Peter's to have jobs and a car to get around in

5. The Church to flourish all over the world

4. Grandma Beck to feel better and not have pain.

3. Papa to not hurt with his back or knees.

2. Marriages to last a life time like they are intended too.

1. People to be happy and content with the things we enjoy and are given by God.

This is my list - I am sure I could add much more. What are some things that would be on your list?

The Day in the Life of a two year old.

I only wish I had pictures to post. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that today has been an eventful one. We made it to Texas safely and things have been going well. The boys are enjoying their time with grandparents and adjusting quite well. Brazos has been running a small fever but seems to be better today than yesterday. Braxton is asking lots of questions and learning a lot.
Today - I have two stories for today!
It has been raining here in Paris and it is a little muddy outside. It cleared off for a little while this morning so Da and Braxton went out to feed the sheep, ride the 4-wheeler, move the tractor, and what ever else they could find to do. They came back in and someone on the road had a flat. Da brought Braxton inside and headed out to the road to help. I was tending to Brazos and got Braxton a snack and went about my business. I looked up and asked where he was? No one knew. I went outside and started heading for the road - where I found Da changing the tire and you guessed it Braxton sitting the 4-wheeler at the road! We had a talk and finished changing the tire in the rain.
After an uneventful afternoon we headed to church of Bible class- things went well. After class we went to Braum's for some ice cream (we do this on Wednesday nights but it is usually McDonalds) we go inside and get in line. As we are waiting our turn we are talking to Micah and Jennifer, the man at the counter looks over at me and then down at Braxton. I thought what was that look for? So I look down at my son to find him stripped from the waist to the ankles and relieving himself on the counter at Braum's. While I am glad he did not go in his pants I was quite embarrassed. I did not know weather to laugh or cry. We asked for a mop and cleaned up the mess. We got our ice cream and laughed at our little entertainer. I can not believe what kids will do.
Thank you God for the innocence. We will see what tomorrow holds!

Thursday Thirteen

Can you believe that we are only 11 days away from Christmas. I am so excited to go home and see everyone. I am looking forward to spending some time with family and friends. While I will miss my friends here it will be good to see others. To make things fun I thought I would make a list of 13 presents that I have purchased this year and allow people to wonder if that is what will be in their stocking!!

1. John Deere Tractor

2. Tree Ornament

3. Crock Pot

4. Vacuum

5. Chair

6. Warming kettle

7. Necklace

8. Bracelet

9. Picture frame

10. Gift Card

11. Hand Soap

12. Calendar

13. Clothes

Guess as you will. What will Santa bring you. Have a wonderful holiday. Tell me how good or bad you were this year. Remember you still have 11 days to turn things around if you have been on the naughty list!

New Look

I thought it was time for a new look we had the other one for a while. I wish I were smart enough to make my own - but until then I will use what they offer for free!
Braxton made it through the night without getting sick - Thank you God. I am glad to see that he is doing better. Brazos caught the large part of this mess last night. It is so hard to watch them in pain and know that there is nothing you can do about it. He cried for awhile last night. Once I finally got him to sleep he slept the rest of the night - till 5 this morning. He is feeling better and has already had one nap this morning. He wants to be held. I think tomorrow will be better - that will be good just in time for dad to get home and play.
Have a wonderful day!

Sick - Well - Sick

This has been an up and down week here in the Beck house. Wednesday Braxton was not feeling well he was sick to his stomach and just not himself. He was better on Thursday. On Friday I had the mess. I was able to function - just did not feel my best. Saturday morning we had Christmas (I will do another post with pictures soon) and everyone was feeling better. Andy got the crud on Sunday just in time for him to leave for California. He was not feeling well when he left. He called later that night to say that he got there - he was feeling better then. Yesterday Braxton came in to get me in the middle of the night because he had made a mess in his bed. We got it cleaned up and he slept the rest of the night with me. Brazos had a touch of it yesterday with a couple of bad diapers. Braxton had another bit this morning with more vomit. So I cam ready for this mess to go AWAY! I am glad that we have this now and not next week when we will be in Texas - but it is no fun no matter when you get it. So this household is on the road to recovery!
We are taking one day at a time around here. I need to do a lot of packing this week. I have been making my list and trying to make sure that I keep everything picked up and in order. I think we will get there. I am glad to me finished with all my shopping and just able to look forward to the fun. I am looking forward to reading all the Christmas stories on the blogs. I will have part 1 of our story posted this week. More to come. Later.

Thursday Thirteen

I am having Blogger block!
I really have not had any good topics latley so today is just another ramble of my 13!
1. Andrea was suppose to have a nerve block yesterday to see if she would be able to have surgery or not. Once again she got to her appt to find out that they use iodine and could not have it done. She will be on steroids again and they will try to do the procedure again on Monday.
2. Jaymie is having TWINS!!! Roeslyn had this on her blog. Congratulations Jaymie - time for you to get a blog so we can go through this time with you!!!
3. Christmas is coming. I am trying to get everything ready to go. I am making baby steps but maybe by the 16th I'll be ready to roll.
4. Santa is coming. Because we will be gone for such a long time I had a long talk with Santa and he is going to make an exception for our family and come early. He will be arriving this Saturday. I will let you know how that goes.
5. Christmas cards - I am trying to get them in the mail by tomorrow - I still need addresses. Let's just say it has been a few years (8 or so) since I did a big mailing. So I have asked some of you for addresses I really appreciate the help!
6. Amy and Andrea need to update their blogs. I have told them over and over again and I thought that maybe if I called them out it would work. I guess only time will tell. UPDATE!!!
7. Papa and Brazos

8.Da and Braxton on the tractor
9. MeMe and Brazos at the airport - walking
10. Mama and Brazos- adjusting to the Texas heat at Thanksgiving
11. Brazos in his warm suit

12. Braxton and Brazos at the table - their faces say it all
13. Braxton riding his horse through the house.
i ran out of things to say - so I thought I would share some pictures as well. Enjoy! Have a great day!

Reports

Dad and the boys

My boys
Dad playing horse for all the kids!

I really don't have any new news here but some pictures and a few things to share.

Andrea saw the doctor yesterday and they looked at the results from her tests. She does have a

ruptured disk. The doctor wants to get her medical records and do one more test to see what the best plan of action is. She is schueled to do the other test tomorrow. Please continue to pray for her and the best solution to her pain.

Andy is headed to California for a few days on Sunday - he has some work to do out there.

We are looking forward to Christmas and our Zant reunion. We are ready to see everyone.

That's all the real news I have right now. I sent a few of you e-mails asking for addresses - I would appreciate the help. Have a great day!

Thursday thirteen ( a day late and a dollar short!)

Well what can I say but that I am behind. I need to get 13 million things done in the next two weeks and I am already running out of time. So for today all I have for you are 13 random things!

1. Andrea saw the neurologist on Monday - he told her that he did not want to do surgery. This was both a good and bad thing. He wanted to run more tests. She went Wednesday morning to have a spinal tap and another test that I can not remember the name of only to get there and find out she could not take the test because she is allergic to iodine. They put her on steroids for 3 days and she is back there this morning taking the tests, she will see the doctor again on Monday for the results.

2. Brazos saw the allergist on Wednesday - all is well!! They could not test him for to many things because he has not had the exposure yet. But we did find out that he is NOT allergic to milk, corn,or soy!!! Yea!!

3. Braxton has been a trooper. He is really growing up. With exception of a fit every now and then when I turn Curious George off he is a great kid. He is really into the movie Cars right now.

4.Brazos is everywhere! He has been crawling for a while now but he is really starting to get around quickly. He is pulling up on everything. He is walking behind the walker. His favorite is to walk while holding your hands. All of this at the ripe old age of 7 months (tomorrow)

5. Christmas Shopping - need I say more. I am almost done. I have about 3 things left to get. I am ready to be done.

6. Gone, Gone, Gone - I will be in Texas for a month. I am still not sure that this is the smartest thing I have ever done but I think it will be good. Andrea and I leave on the 16th and I will not return until the 15th of January. It will be great to spend time with family.

7. Packing - Enough said. I have a lot if planning and packing to do soon!

8. Tree up - We did manage to get our tree and decorations up this week. It is nice to see it up - it helps to get me in the holiday mood.

9. Ladies night Out - On the last Thursday of every month we have ladies night out at church. It is a time for fellowship, food, and fun. Last night was great. I was tired because we had just got back and i had been running, but it was very uplifting and I am glad I went.

10. Cold - we had snow about a month ago but it warmed back up. Now it is just cold. We did not get the snow that Texas got but we did have the cooler weather. Our low last night was in the teens.

11. What do you get people who already have everything?

12. I almost forgot - HOW ABOUT THOSE AGGIES!!! WHOOP!!! it just doesn't get much better than that.

13. More to come - I have pictures to post. I will do my best to get some news ones up today or tomorrow.

Have a good one!!