Dance Pictures - 2005

Almost Friday....

Nanny came over before I left work and got the girls so they could spend the night with her. Jessie was saddened to know they were only spending Thursday night with Nanny and not Friday also. I told Nanny they could stay another night if she wanted, because otherwise they will be spending Friday night with my mom since we have a Guys & Dolls Tournament on Saturday. Jessie was also very concerned if Nanny knew what she could eat and could not eat since she has had the stomach bug. She also informed us that it was not fair for us to eat stuff in front of her that she could not eat! Today I had lunch with my friend and former co-worker, Rhena. She is studying to sell real estate, when her days with SouthTrust / Wachovia are over. After work, I met Chad at Academy where I shopped for things for the tournament. I bought a new reel, like the one he has that I fish with already - an el cheapo, Shimano Syncopate Quickfire 2000. Cheap, but I like it! Headed home shortly to get packed and get laundry done!

Hump Day

Jessie stayed well today - Yeah! Also, heard good news about one of my former co-workers at SouthTrust, Monique got a job in HR at St. Vincent's Hospital. Chad went to Weiss Lake today to scout out the fish for our Guys & Dolls Tournament there this Saturday. He came over tonight and brought my new Costa Del Mar sunglasses with polarized lenses. I am so excited about having those! Shelby has been in a mood tonight. In the car, on the way home, she called Jessie "stupid" and has been very demanding tonight. She is still refusing to go to the potty. The girls will be spending the day and night tomorrow with the Waid's. Then spending Friday night with my family, since we will have an early start on Saturday morning.

The Trouble with "tummies".........

My oldest daughter Jessie has had a "tummy issue" since Friday. It has flared it's ugly head with infrequency over the weekend and into Monday. Monday night turned into a full blown ordeal and we were in for the long haul Monday night all the way into this morning. I found myself up and down all night with her, almost every hour with precision which culminated with an early morning series of every 30 minutes going to her side. I soon found myself faced with having to call and cancel dental appointments for the girls that were scheduled for today. I also decided to call in the reinforcements to our house, so I could try to go in to work for some meetings I had scheduled today. The more I watched her, I knew I needed to be with her and knew I needed to contact the pediatrician. The fact that she had not anything of real substance in the past four days, combined with the fact that she could now not keep down liquids was very concerning. They agreed she needed to be seen, so now I was faced with calling the company that I have only been with since January and telling them my dilemma. Additionally, I had to contact the meeting participants and cancel on them....who by the way, are people I've never met and have tried to arrange this meeting for almost two weeks. I know my children are my priority but the situation still left me feeling very torn. I have felt from the beginning that the new group I work with is a very family oriented group and that was confirmed even further today. Thank the Lord! So, here we sit with persistent "tummy troubles" with one and the other one bawling over the sound of thunder as we wait for the next wave of storms to roll through our area. Praying the medicine kicks in before bedtime and that we can get a peaceful nights sleep....unless the storms have other plans! p.s - in spite of the tummy trouble this weekend, we celebrated Shelby's Third Birthday at Pump It Up in Trussville. We had a great time with our family and friends on Sunday. It looks like Christmas In March has come to our house with all the toys and clothes she received. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Introductory Blog

I have seen these for a while now and thought it would be fun to journal our lives. Not that I think we are so interesting, but I am more interested in it for the girls and how it could benefit them later. Hence, the name "forusthreegirls" in the web address. I also chose the name "One Day At a Time"...because that is truly how I want us to live - as a family.....one day at a time, walking with God! Hope you get some enjoyment out of our posts and gain some insight into our lives and who we are! Love to all! Tonya, Jessie and Shelby