tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75343321981545457782024-03-14T10:55:47.614-05:00The Colquett 5Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.comBlogger814125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-31578131935379972412020-09-24T11:35:00.002-05:002020-09-24T11:35:35.560-05:00September - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w-QE7ph59Uk9aG-856IyRqBha-AdyI1086O2ZE1Usexx9m0EOGICCM1zmzco7Mlg_VTL5BBrpayBzqaJ2SQHPUG6VtHfKsuTk73lgielj2T8T8kvRzJj4033mfNEdGjYoDrJSsAhMQo/s877/IMG_6162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w-QE7ph59Uk9aG-856IyRqBha-AdyI1086O2ZE1Usexx9m0EOGICCM1zmzco7Mlg_VTL5BBrpayBzqaJ2SQHPUG6VtHfKsuTk73lgielj2T8T8kvRzJj4033mfNEdGjYoDrJSsAhMQo/s320/IMG_6162.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s736/IMG_6165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s320/IMG_6165.JPG" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Many of you may not have known that. I never knew until my mom had ovarian cancer. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I had so many dreams and plans of making people more aware of this silent killer such as at one of the football games..... doing teal pom poms for the cheerleaders, or teal socks for the football players.... like they do for Breast Cancer Awareness. I know Breast Cancer is just as important as Ovarian Cancer as is every kind of Cancer, but for a while I was very bitter about it because I felt like it was favored more than other cancers. I'm not sure why I quit trying.... I just did. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s736/IMG_6165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgrEvaZz5ALW14Wt6X628jPjKTrajiQZ7NXE3xCyq88tIGUSLX_KgXjWEWFOvIfYjaYLadHroyqaMYZhcnJ-SKNfT0bs4Hz9Wd_CVa_Nb256uCtJKaZFJcNfEsI0r5IY5PMmOnEGjvzQ/s792/IMG_6173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgrEvaZz5ALW14Wt6X628jPjKTrajiQZ7NXE3xCyq88tIGUSLX_KgXjWEWFOvIfYjaYLadHroyqaMYZhcnJ-SKNfT0bs4Hz9Wd_CVa_Nb256uCtJKaZFJcNfEsI0r5IY5PMmOnEGjvzQ/s320/IMG_6173.JPG" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Mom hurt for a long time and never knew what the problem was. She continued to go to the doctor. They ran several tests, did ultrasounds, X-rays, scans, found nothing. She continuously told them SOMETHING WAS WRONG. She was very bloated, stomach pain, extremely fatigued, constipation, and very nauseous. It took her going into the doctors office and telling them that she thought she had colon cancer for them to do the proper testing that actually found her ovarian cancer. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This was my very first blog post about her cancer if you would like to read it: <a href="https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-moms-journey-ovarian-cancer.html">https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-moms-journey-ovarian-cancer.html</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The picture below was from our last vacation together. We went to the mountains and had a wonderful time. I remember how badly her stomach was hurting that entire trip and she had no idea at the time that she had cancer. This was in November 2013. She found out February 2014. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4BAfcweXeqlyIa2z7p_7T7yGpK92uOSZltKeGkKwUh6vVeDkrqWwCCVjXD5ugUrdMs0fbSNphQOltey6NIAZdcbqfKEPp7F_RKb2jysBK-r9rr0EU7eaAO2Wl-e5M-gNJbJpabtPrQo/s1243/IMG_4D452E44795A-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4BAfcweXeqlyIa2z7p_7T7yGpK92uOSZltKeGkKwUh6vVeDkrqWwCCVjXD5ugUrdMs0fbSNphQOltey6NIAZdcbqfKEPp7F_RKb2jysBK-r9rr0EU7eaAO2Wl-e5M-gNJbJpabtPrQo/s320/IMG_4D452E44795A-1.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s736/IMG_6165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDLJ0XnltBZ0BWr6PS6lsNrJaqCNr1SLfkl4xXpzNDE86s3Icqf3HYHS97-OxZAL2tZFRWbBAYaAh_KjCcEfbSBwqFYUwBeO_A39sRKG00IT3JGt_1nAApkcfNKY43moUI97mHCozo8k/s1244/IMG_6175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjL5tnMmPs5gbwdk9TSyMgx5v-1aulI-sKARB0GptuCvAz1IS0-ipHEdWIJ4rwupaUKG0_0Nxs31RoqfADf38iKMrL2m6Dj7Op4eTSgUfzy8HUkNhKNYpj6AwrG0n_PP9P_LadOOeae0/s791/IMG_6172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjL5tnMmPs5gbwdk9TSyMgx5v-1aulI-sKARB0GptuCvAz1IS0-ipHEdWIJ4rwupaUKG0_0Nxs31RoqfADf38iKMrL2m6Dj7Op4eTSgUfzy8HUkNhKNYpj6AwrG0n_PP9P_LadOOeae0/s320/IMG_6172.JPG" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDLJ0XnltBZ0BWr6PS6lsNrJaqCNr1SLfkl4xXpzNDE86s3Icqf3HYHS97-OxZAL2tZFRWbBAYaAh_KjCcEfbSBwqFYUwBeO_A39sRKG00IT3JGt_1nAApkcfNKY43moUI97mHCozo8k/s320/IMG_6175.jpg" /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tkhO0R3pjSkKYc4vRpPxMS3FLI2rjUgQKSZFa1aoI8-ovf4a79hLCzUmpl4z2zxAKG8cnsbU3NzaCm0CKGE-akYypFDHNVY4S3WxG-ZMm36VxAlmnDe2uBOspG792yxY1BjSaO53Koc/s1324/IMG_6167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tkhO0R3pjSkKYc4vRpPxMS3FLI2rjUgQKSZFa1aoI8-ovf4a79hLCzUmpl4z2zxAKG8cnsbU3NzaCm0CKGE-akYypFDHNVY4S3WxG-ZMm36VxAlmnDe2uBOspG792yxY1BjSaO53Koc/s320/IMG_6167.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicf7ijz_4pzyla3weXINgIFxulIlGQqavl9jhedYKlfrJFvSPBVnb8Qh7RJ438NTUC5wTR7tB0QAvvTYxOyjODrEEHdp5P9zafB1yGC1IAl14EFBIOdy_-fY7Jl-mZkvuQcqLAUuAuPVo/s966/IMG_6171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicf7ijz_4pzyla3weXINgIFxulIlGQqavl9jhedYKlfrJFvSPBVnb8Qh7RJ438NTUC5wTR7tB0QAvvTYxOyjODrEEHdp5P9zafB1yGC1IAl14EFBIOdy_-fY7Jl-mZkvuQcqLAUuAuPVo/s320/IMG_6171.JPG" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">There needs to be some type of exam that can be done at a woman's yearly check up that can test for ovarian cancer that is covered under your insurance. There is a blood test that is called a CA125 that you can pay to have done, but it is SEVERAL hundred dollars. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is a post I did that talks about what your CA125 numbers should be: <a href="https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-return-of-evil-cancer.html">https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-return-of-evil-cancer.html</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicf7ijz_4pzyla3weXINgIFxulIlGQqavl9jhedYKlfrJFvSPBVnb8Qh7RJ438NTUC5wTR7tB0QAvvTYxOyjODrEEHdp5P9zafB1yGC1IAl14EFBIOdy_-fY7Jl-mZkvuQcqLAUuAuPVo/s966/IMG_6171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtV4QGlZ1jNUalqm6-RprLp7s7UgUpYODoYoW0v77WVN03FXqfig_CF1LO7Dw2u3lxcvvAbkzfMgyGgIRyVYVfxWjZf8F47tz23_9KIWS5X4PWplmQ59P2Z81Z9LLD8EYpqkLzbe7W-I/s1242/IMG_6174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtV4QGlZ1jNUalqm6-RprLp7s7UgUpYODoYoW0v77WVN03FXqfig_CF1LO7Dw2u3lxcvvAbkzfMgyGgIRyVYVfxWjZf8F47tz23_9KIWS5X4PWplmQ59P2Z81Z9LLD8EYpqkLzbe7W-I/s320/IMG_6174.jpg" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsrIAG_mnQ_dV4YMt5lNEfY7DRwVppGAFDmfPdp46gVT2byC-mQxcb20Cc2XthLjxZvLwaVZz3prWrK8hXRrta2dpon2chtpxYQiSyNOMp40tZp_ETuSgA31bmjeHBeD9h0eX2Fw_t10/s600/IMG_6170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsrIAG_mnQ_dV4YMt5lNEfY7DRwVppGAFDmfPdp46gVT2byC-mQxcb20Cc2XthLjxZvLwaVZz3prWrK8hXRrta2dpon2chtpxYQiSyNOMp40tZp_ETuSgA31bmjeHBeD9h0eX2Fw_t10/s320/IMG_6170.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzH_SPISKfa2hquwFRcf3rJBCB8fo0mioNriKO2hUKq7VMD6EmS_0ZyiUNV1T8J6FaRQxahMNT-qGhiEOVebOaQXWu_Ki705RwkkrqUjvHLMGQW0G-JvVe59u34cHsgW_QStZ5dNQ1qws/s512/IMG_6169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzH_SPISKfa2hquwFRcf3rJBCB8fo0mioNriKO2hUKq7VMD6EmS_0ZyiUNV1T8J6FaRQxahMNT-qGhiEOVebOaQXWu_Ki705RwkkrqUjvHLMGQW0G-JvVe59u34cHsgW_QStZ5dNQ1qws/s320/IMG_6169.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On January 13, 2016 we were told she had about 4 months to live. She passed away May 4, 2016. This is the blog post that I wrote talking about that doctor appointment experience : <a href="https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/02/mom-update-hard-post-to-write.html">https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/02/mom-update-hard-post-to-write.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF6ymjqG9p4XUm68PFhbFHrERHZMWgN_1Z0WmmCg9oCsTnrfnKv0BVTU4wZEqYuBu9OSrSyjLw1U3OOPo0ZFo02Wcw65XKx6gRQfVGX3fA3BL5CNUmAIv4vdxPft_myA_feHB4JU0mV4/s1242/IMG_6166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF6ymjqG9p4XUm68PFhbFHrERHZMWgN_1Z0WmmCg9oCsTnrfnKv0BVTU4wZEqYuBu9OSrSyjLw1U3OOPo0ZFo02Wcw65XKx6gRQfVGX3fA3BL5CNUmAIv4vdxPft_myA_feHB4JU0mV4/s320/IMG_6166.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s736/IMG_6165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBobpryD49FTQ41m-XECY9Ju9XFX9ikyJ5SR8lleJ1MKO4Eyo9O5n4DXS6DPhn9K54bC-NcQX72ABLpE9dVQB-tLVoJohPUg3D6KR3tI1vw23AQrKbhkyYZnpslpaJr2GMlszwEd9U0Xs/s320/IMG_6165.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fUVQaQjgimdv5giSskSzqMNaG_VdXMLS9w2kqMm58hfA4NTzcSY1vtUvNQOMqhRxAmGcrUbgLtGiC8m54EpBfp6MVi3KVzb5SRdCX1NH3h8ZqqUtw9c0IXg0TTZUlj_Xk2h42voyv_g/s1125/IMG_6164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fUVQaQjgimdv5giSskSzqMNaG_VdXMLS9w2kqMm58hfA4NTzcSY1vtUvNQOMqhRxAmGcrUbgLtGiC8m54EpBfp6MVi3KVzb5SRdCX1NH3h8ZqqUtw9c0IXg0TTZUlj_Xk2h42voyv_g/s320/IMG_6164.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhdRzLkOhvyhRXH6Ay5HEPsl9VFw-I8cRK0v-N0MW3cdqdMdFCA6-2PhX_Wvl-2LIjA5LDoFE7dIp9ZyfOmuh_bWSockA6olTqg-m9W0AXF4ucWgu1fZiwRBSY6vkAi4qM2hT60H1AqQ/s1200/IMG_6163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhdRzLkOhvyhRXH6Ay5HEPsl9VFw-I8cRK0v-N0MW3cdqdMdFCA6-2PhX_Wvl-2LIjA5LDoFE7dIp9ZyfOmuh_bWSockA6olTqg-m9W0AXF4ucWgu1fZiwRBSY6vkAi4qM2hT60H1AqQ/s320/IMG_6163.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just mostly want to make every woman out there aware that if you are having any of these symptoms to please not take it lightly. Even if you think it sounds silly and if you don't think it is anything serious, at least go talk to your doctor. Keep going like my Mom did. She eventually got to the bottom of it. Of course we all wish they would have caught it sooner, but God knew this was His plan all along as heart breaking as it is for all of us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The post where I wrote about her passing..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/05/in-sweet-loving-memory-of-my-mom-janet.html">https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/05/in-sweet-loving-memory-of-my-mom-janet.html</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post talks about a lot of the hard things that Tyler and I had to do that people didn't realize. Our mom was not married so we had to make the decisions after her passing and I truly cannot express how difficult that was...... <a href="https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/05/decisions-that-most-dont-realize-we-had.html">https://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2016/05/decisions-that-most-dont-realize-we-had.html</a></div><br /><p></p>Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-18877977527998328322020-09-09T15:19:00.000-05:002020-09-09T15:19:59.791-05:00A SCALLOPING Good Time<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oIF-aIBpzwMASbMgWL_8SS2han7aBI3xYyrcUfzYFuDyjcJdeByKMPx-R2F-6JGYKAsXTa-BqCQgY58Df-2h6f1OazQJBkIJvs4KeUjyBpNLjWej_DK2yU1UUgAX8qwfLG5Cqt11IDc/s1024/IMG_5789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oIF-aIBpzwMASbMgWL_8SS2han7aBI3xYyrcUfzYFuDyjcJdeByKMPx-R2F-6JGYKAsXTa-BqCQgY58Df-2h6f1OazQJBkIJvs4KeUjyBpNLjWej_DK2yU1UUgAX8qwfLG5Cqt11IDc/s320/IMG_5789.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three years ago my aunt and uncle invited us to go scalloping with them during Labor Day weekend..... we had A BLAST and have been hooked ever since and it has become a fun tradition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year my cousin and his wife bought a boat and they came too with their precious girls. We truly had such a great time. We laughed so much we cried, we sang..... LOUDLY๐, we reminisced, and made a ton of memories. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rented the cutest house in Cape San Blas. 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We spent all day Saturday and Sunday scalloping. The weather was absolutely AMAZING. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo72DbStjMuf4OV3F3tt3_IQUDWHRLYsqUEjHYIg5ESG0Y31SBbdJD1KmT1PO91eCJS3ZY96Jq0kEwsdYoIc8PGh0NppLLsTu4topUfBXHLilSgJJvmWXw-cZLlCGyrIfZTDUWMuQGqcU/s2048/IMG_5766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo72DbStjMuf4OV3F3tt3_IQUDWHRLYsqUEjHYIg5ESG0Y31SBbdJD1KmT1PO91eCJS3ZY96Jq0kEwsdYoIc8PGh0NppLLsTu4topUfBXHLilSgJJvmWXw-cZLlCGyrIfZTDUWMuQGqcU/s320/IMG_5766.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vGH6ady_XzgzYLadD4ObA88Itt9jGANIDAQFAVTsn0jVBZk8tVlCL38wIhngmKOt0HzuhZZCFCwAi9AjdGD57qIWwN9OHhFl0SdYPTsgwQ9VsuxWb0_BfnnrvrtPg7Vtxi3yWQWKwp0/s2048/IMG_5767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vGH6ady_XzgzYLadD4ObA88Itt9jGANIDAQFAVTsn0jVBZk8tVlCL38wIhngmKOt0HzuhZZCFCwAi9AjdGD57qIWwN9OHhFl0SdYPTsgwQ9VsuxWb0_BfnnrvrtPg7Vtxi3yWQWKwp0/s320/IMG_5767.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1gDKdYm1UrH5VY9p_8cYeK2EetbCh8Chv4hsXfoY_EmEBKcoyczU8Ui0quOgU3rM7kcHtccWAiz1prP91b0yD2UoeURbXP8vzOTTSfXASnNXbWLSJOqcx3nWJCiPrugsipKCs0c30S8/s2048/IMG_5770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1gDKdYm1UrH5VY9p_8cYeK2EetbCh8Chv4hsXfoY_EmEBKcoyczU8Ui0quOgU3rM7kcHtccWAiz1prP91b0yD2UoeURbXP8vzOTTSfXASnNXbWLSJOqcx3nWJCiPrugsipKCs0c30S8/s320/IMG_5770.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDD-SsZKo37IW7Ig9lwLMmg5BnV0PrAf_gc_1mZrHpkG93VB-YCDLR3WKO58tPXawUkKjHoNUbjFS4_W_cW7eWcN_AlCIMEU17okrRln7FQ1NaXg3-KFd7wo9W-Beb1A_3F0dqPrx8Sk/s2048/IMG_5771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDD-SsZKo37IW7Ig9lwLMmg5BnV0PrAf_gc_1mZrHpkG93VB-YCDLR3WKO58tPXawUkKjHoNUbjFS4_W_cW7eWcN_AlCIMEU17okrRln7FQ1NaXg3-KFd7wo9W-Beb1A_3F0dqPrx8Sk/s320/IMG_5771.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcP5tvSVh3ZhNnTdpx7-FYpvBJ7y_uQMlQOdnFvb_5QrFQZdceUGArrHdzFiGyEKpW1DR2WakBsaqn1trWkJQqizUW5JOqTLUwA2-fujgSeIVAhfew9lARQiEibT68iabRat_Tly5x8o/s2048/IMG_5772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcP5tvSVh3ZhNnTdpx7-FYpvBJ7y_uQMlQOdnFvb_5QrFQZdceUGArrHdzFiGyEKpW1DR2WakBsaqn1trWkJQqizUW5JOqTLUwA2-fujgSeIVAhfew9lARQiEibT68iabRat_Tly5x8o/s320/IMG_5772.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is just something about being out in the water.... the boat ride... and then snorkeling..... it takes you to a whole new level of relaxation. You seem to forget about everything that is happening "in the real world". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know a lot of people have never been scalloping so it can seem intimidating at first. At least it was for me my first year. I could not stand being in the grass.... I didn't like walking in the grass nor swimming in the grass, but I tried not to complain. All I could think about was looking up and a shark staring me straight in the face๐. BUT I always loved it because of all of the sea life you get to see. We have seen things that we don't get to see when we go to the beach for the day.... like star fish, sea horses, conch shells, horse shoe crabs, sand sharks, blow fish, etc. This year we even found sunken ship parts scattered.... there was a huge anchor, then a little bit away from it was some of the old thick rope looped out of the water. Hank tried pulling on it, but it wasn't budging. Then we found like a big cage type thing that goes on ships, and several other parts. It was very cool. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say this year was the first year I wasn't freaked out about the grass. The water is always so crystal clear and you can see straight through the grass so it really is not scary. PLUS scallops aren't only in the grass.... there are LOTS of sand spots that they like to be in too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See how clear it is..... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM3WQ8XUK_o_73UbkXYfFD4z6QMc-8hYCCOgAduWd5D0QtMJrojBppS6Z9VymQUqa9Z8fR1EIENhbmjy3Zl3yuN5jI-CtFhrZ1zn1mjBGcEIA1sdY0EOTOqo5L3OGRi8ec67IgHSPhOs/s2048/IMG_5782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM3WQ8XUK_o_73UbkXYfFD4z6QMc-8hYCCOgAduWd5D0QtMJrojBppS6Z9VymQUqa9Z8fR1EIENhbmjy3Zl3yuN5jI-CtFhrZ1zn1mjBGcEIA1sdY0EOTOqo5L3OGRi8ec67IgHSPhOs/s320/IMG_5782.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlAMNZX0iUSihQMvWvvb1izt6Pzgoaok0XfPa5uT97TnnpVhzRpQAy_0oCrzjp9MlzkD3fI7piLYM11hlpvHtGQo4wMHWS953f1lj2XSww6gj4chFZ0BsoTl3CRN_Ky4DAvbw2pmXxzI/s2048/IMG_5773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEstG5Jaam9l8QUopQcTmFxYYzKTTPUF_gSve8R-kakmQsJKZeH3hs_tAjwXYp8bYynpRpKtlm1loQHJy-HYIS1kYYrPNTOiQCsZQS0oNtdIcQCAhxP_oocV6Xa4Ootm23ejw40V5B1Y/s1242/IMG_5781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEstG5Jaam9l8QUopQcTmFxYYzKTTPUF_gSve8R-kakmQsJKZeH3hs_tAjwXYp8bYynpRpKtlm1loQHJy-HYIS1kYYrPNTOiQCsZQS0oNtdIcQCAhxP_oocV6Xa4Ootm23ejw40V5B1Y/s320/IMG_5781.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I do have a story that I want to share. It is political, but it wasn't meant to be. There were Trump flags EVERYWHERE you looked. Several boats had them..... our house was not on the water, but we went to the house that was right across the road from it to see if we could borrow their pier.... not to park the boat at, just for Kyle, Mary Kirk, and Walker to walk on to run real quick to the house to grab some things and come right back. <p></p><p>He walked to the pier to ask the people there if he could walk on it really quick. Long story short, they said some rude things and ultimately said no because of the Trump flag on the boat. It completely shook us. We weren't asking them to vote for him, weren't talking politics, etc. and they were completely rude because of a flag. Different beliefs is just part of life. Being kind has nothing to do with your belief. Kindness is kindness no matter who you are, what you believe, what color you are, or what kind of flag you have on your boat. Of course there are a lot of other details that I won't go into on here, but I still can't believe the rudeness of some people. I have always said it is so much harder to be mean than it is to be nice. </p><p>SO there was another pier and people on it a couple down from this one.... they actually had a Trump flag flying... so we went to ask them. Turns out they were from Andalusia which is the next town over and were SUPER nice. We knew people that knew them, one of them owns the Ford dealership in Andalusia and they had absolutely no problem with us walking across their pier. By this time it had gotten later, so Aunt Mandy & I were taking most of the kids in to go ahead and get showers while the others loaded the boats. When I tell you they were nice, I mean so nice that one of the ladies insisted on giving us a ride to the house so that we didn't have to walk. Kindness is so easy!!!! What happened to treating other people the way you want to be treated? We will forever be grateful for them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyDk6DxQXohnSbkVC-n2zO1nXveYFD7bFpFDPJoPqWaoolSVV7LuTbDQRClRGSnO36TIxjRROO_eXBl36roba0MWU-QEyA8M5EGOtGOycVBqtMH0RclbRWRMQryQQzDvzS0wXasEuubw/s2048/IMG_5779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyDk6DxQXohnSbkVC-n2zO1nXveYFD7bFpFDPJoPqWaoolSVV7LuTbDQRClRGSnO36TIxjRROO_eXBl36roba0MWU-QEyA8M5EGOtGOycVBqtMH0RclbRWRMQryQQzDvzS0wXasEuubw/s320/IMG_5779.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BqJWRV-PKiaocbI96OQsM9mVCX0G4iLdV9hyphenhyphenmsviA-tSwEhINwslhHamA2q1nsa2Aw5WH7jwAnyUQGpnJnQ9vaBKGWZRtffFI_3uhV0Ktr_nEOxH2BQXyQRzRlU5d8bsxBFRsX6Mi6g/s2048/IMG_5785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BqJWRV-PKiaocbI96OQsM9mVCX0G4iLdV9hyphenhyphenmsviA-tSwEhINwslhHamA2q1nsa2Aw5WH7jwAnyUQGpnJnQ9vaBKGWZRtffFI_3uhV0Ktr_nEOxH2BQXyQRzRlU5d8bsxBFRsX6Mi6g/s320/IMG_5785.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok that first picture is the boat and in the background where you see the pontoon boat is where the people would not let us walk on the pier. The second picture is Aunt Mandy, Heidi, and you can't see Karter but he is up ahead walking to the peoples pier that were from Andalusia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ON the way from the boats to their pier, I held on to Sophie and Amelia..... or more like I held on to Amelia and Sophie held on to me๐๐. Amelia bless her... she walked through that grass like a champ (by the way we all wear water shoes)..... Sophie on the other hand held on to my leg and I had to drag her the whole time๐๐... I said I felt like I had a kid hanging on to my ankle and was trying to drag them across the floor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6RBbD3S0aLZ4uOOyalxt0S5kUBUGU_OLh-7tsGmMg0RlOiSgYLxHdkppE8CinlT2DD_BX_o4nANXgPxf5Hokssnm425cDULjWY9lBr49TrxAsyy8qc1btsJRinfvJ_sA_R_D15Wvoxc/s2048/IMG_5783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6RBbD3S0aLZ4uOOyalxt0S5kUBUGU_OLh-7tsGmMg0RlOiSgYLxHdkppE8CinlT2DD_BX_o4nANXgPxf5Hokssnm425cDULjWY9lBr49TrxAsyy8qc1btsJRinfvJ_sA_R_D15Wvoxc/s320/IMG_5783.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBS8Si-7XTVy63kpy8eDHwueMDlVDwzPSLTm6zRFnhXgJ-cUHw44ZhhsOF3wwOSVeUCUUc9o4NXgCfRYuVRjhZyFFSzcBGSVuTx4J-jVrq2_cgZSNl8JajZTbAI8n7jKEaQe7oNIU52o/s2048/IMG_5784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBS8Si-7XTVy63kpy8eDHwueMDlVDwzPSLTm6zRFnhXgJ-cUHw44ZhhsOF3wwOSVeUCUUc9o4NXgCfRYuVRjhZyFFSzcBGSVuTx4J-jVrq2_cgZSNl8JajZTbAI8n7jKEaQe7oNIU52o/s320/IMG_5784.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the first night...... I don't even remember what they were all doing.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYbu19dI7_-ojodMMwo0wFLBdD1p-KVUggsqYTBlQcVXFHiCRWkmzZ71IFK0SPnp1IWVEjyOxCstCQU4-zRejHNbYOoILO5P6V5-dTMpZ5vjEVvvpR59um8LbQyIIG0dRqgwtJg9B0OA/s2048/IMG_5791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYbu19dI7_-ojodMMwo0wFLBdD1p-KVUggsqYTBlQcVXFHiCRWkmzZ71IFK0SPnp1IWVEjyOxCstCQU4-zRejHNbYOoILO5P6V5-dTMpZ5vjEVvvpR59um8LbQyIIG0dRqgwtJg9B0OA/s320/IMG_5791.JPG" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">The second day was just as much fun..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpIFYy7D-8j1wpt8A3JjpRxORlSmNE5FdKX6ZWhbsQpZ-qm9lobeUyLPbWqFe0n0Jhf4ygrUJdpnnXGFUZpk2vcQhVGaYie8C-MPJ7Kg-pigl5DXIGygOx_xclGf4TUzLqkoa330-YDk/s2048/IMG_5794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next picture will forever be one of my favorites...... Uncle Sonny had tied a knot in his shorts and could NOT get it undone.... it took Aunt Mandy, Levi, and Kyle to get it out..... the picture just shows true laughter and happiness to me...... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi-Bkp4h7ch1K24Hd4Blr5SD3Yg07-MhvvR7VzwNw9lVmX1J4BfBabMbrlUkGYAs3SUCZFcbBSFMjaWG22dZXVDIgLHqbn-5K9kkxzZtBBI2Ct9An1gC-VrpOZnyvMO0lQtz9x68p3Lc/s2048/IMG_5820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi-Bkp4h7ch1K24Hd4Blr5SD3Yg07-MhvvR7VzwNw9lVmX1J4BfBabMbrlUkGYAs3SUCZFcbBSFMjaWG22dZXVDIgLHqbn-5K9kkxzZtBBI2Ct9An1gC-VrpOZnyvMO0lQtz9x68p3Lc/s320/IMG_5820.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophie and Mamie enjoying a breakfast of champs (poptarts๐) on the deck..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfXE-rZmWkhlM0DDwQjc5WvQvg-Kt_emXrKRcY1LairZ9YQKhYD0K78NZz0xWxGkxioGgsXQtdT0LLJVjzImI7_KRFx0PL5ZaAgCuoo5do2DavibOG6n8Y5_5HU1Rn7PrwuCSN6utQic/s2048/IMG_5760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfXE-rZmWkhlM0DDwQjc5WvQvg-Kt_emXrKRcY1LairZ9YQKhYD0K78NZz0xWxGkxioGgsXQtdT0LLJVjzImI7_KRFx0PL5ZaAgCuoo5do2DavibOG6n8Y5_5HU1Rn7PrwuCSN6utQic/s320/IMG_5760.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8ukDf71Jfm1wb4ilLJG8oneK-5wZmXv3Pm8_KkrD7eTC9Iyn5nb_SXYYcz6QeDvdKV7vzTs8qCVXiGkVaGDxIL8nDnDSy565rn4Zx6iJbE1LqfAxtN-4UQPEeJl9VMVuiwXMjKnYKs4/s2048/IMG_5786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8ukDf71Jfm1wb4ilLJG8oneK-5wZmXv3Pm8_KkrD7eTC9Iyn5nb_SXYYcz6QeDvdKV7vzTs8qCVXiGkVaGDxIL8nDnDSy565rn4Zx6iJbE1LqfAxtN-4UQPEeJl9VMVuiwXMjKnYKs4/s320/IMG_5786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwH14LYxD_ip3MtYwcGfuo1upZmHSrmDhuJIW3Gn3WIKxTmi0JxZUdALSV74DEyuo5os8-_hzHUUpKxQXtAqCH7lSgrzHMz7nd7-uQHEJeOypr2xi3N5kU1s_KYMdE_Wit4KWUQU0zew/s2048/IMG_5787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwH14LYxD_ip3MtYwcGfuo1upZmHSrmDhuJIW3Gn3WIKxTmi0JxZUdALSV74DEyuo5os8-_hzHUUpKxQXtAqCH7lSgrzHMz7nd7-uQHEJeOypr2xi3N5kU1s_KYMdE_Wit4KWUQU0zew/s320/IMG_5787.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the second day Karter did get stung by a jellyfish. I wasn't close to him, but Sophie yelled at me to go to Karter because he got stung by something. By the time I got there, Uncle Sonny had caught the jellyfish in a net. Nothing showed up at first, then within a few minutes it looked like this...... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h61a_fhNG-YrKu868vodzIubq-7ryl5uLPf5b0pL-7GD3arGmg8nZYWPC00dDEk6Ywq0KWq0Q01H3u6o2o6OnvA4vOymK8nyH8Ev5csyyXbJX8wQbevaqhf3F_GTMh_d0Vpf45cGJMc/s2048/IMG_5798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h61a_fhNG-YrKu868vodzIubq-7ryl5uLPf5b0pL-7GD3arGmg8nZYWPC00dDEk6Ywq0KWq0Q01H3u6o2o6OnvA4vOymK8nyH8Ev5csyyXbJX8wQbevaqhf3F_GTMh_d0Vpf45cGJMc/s320/IMG_5798.JPG" /></a></div>The only thing I could think of was somebody needs to pee on it..... he didn't love that idea and was grossed out by it, but it was definitely worth a shot. And GO figure out of all these people HE was the only one that had to pee๐.... so he peed in a bottle and I poured it on his arm. Then Uncle Sonny said he could pee a little so he peed in the bottle and I poured it on there too...... within like 15-20 minutes the sting was mostly gone and the spots had gone away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFxEG9T-qBsqHliDcSlcHDaQsSVhvkg3hvkKBKl8hLkcZ45YYU829ZjmC19hPBoHR5KevfbUEju8mlEetYrylzYdQQ7KVZjipcMXrfNp4SOb1qGojrfWzyq0fDwl1bKbD6tVRVS-RdyU/s2048/IMG_5799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFxEG9T-qBsqHliDcSlcHDaQsSVhvkg3hvkKBKl8hLkcZ45YYU829ZjmC19hPBoHR5KevfbUEju8mlEetYrylzYdQQ7KVZjipcMXrfNp4SOb1qGojrfWzyq0fDwl1bKbD6tVRVS-RdyU/s320/IMG_5799.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_XybyFHF5TyvRbFwqBl4X5cgpCODWL-1K1g8h09ISO5s3oVUeNGhlS6Sw5jo90V3CTav-F-uhAPW4Q3UtFdvHnuYGeSKyiEliXDa2BjIzKPm1nhzQHH8bkIn28CSf2EE-6qKhvJnSmE/s2048/IMG_5802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_XybyFHF5TyvRbFwqBl4X5cgpCODWL-1K1g8h09ISO5s3oVUeNGhlS6Sw5jo90V3CTav-F-uhAPW4Q3UtFdvHnuYGeSKyiEliXDa2BjIzKPm1nhzQHH8bkIn28CSf2EE-6qKhvJnSmE/s320/IMG_5802.JPG" /></a></div>I know I haven't kept up with blogging so this is the first post about our scalloping trips, but 2years ago Kyle actually got stung by a sting ray. All I could think of was Steve Irwin's sting ray outcome. Thankfully Kyle got stung on his leg, but he did not get any relief until we got back to the cottage we rented and put scolding hot water on it. The jellyfish thankfully was much easier to handle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F7hso9p8aizOhRarAcyBg_Az9xgVLMWF45Y9MMycQ_v2OZJTe0ytngg5cN0lcEk_bYDmgtEX6Rzox06-hNdIw_6uiKmBJno71iiDSvcOyiingZjvWGmGp2iryreccnklx_o-fYxOiu0/s2048/IMG_5805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F7hso9p8aizOhRarAcyBg_Az9xgVLMWF45Y9MMycQ_v2OZJTe0ytngg5cN0lcEk_bYDmgtEX6Rzox06-hNdIw_6uiKmBJno71iiDSvcOyiingZjvWGmGp2iryreccnklx_o-fYxOiu0/s320/IMG_5805.JPG" /></a></div>At the end of the second day we ran into our beloved friends, The Bradshaws. Evan is a good friend to Karter & Sophie so they loved bumping into him.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuiAQAKTS5srKyjerBbnbMwQt377uwkxS8063u9fSbjP_4sMHf4ori-6nC0-nInqOLZQym-5TqfP-lFJwx-g3sFvkrus_P7OxGbEHmNSb2PEHjNf3A5pbNddkjkBnjcWA28zu1hkZnwI/s2048/IMG_5807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuiAQAKTS5srKyjerBbnbMwQt377uwkxS8063u9fSbjP_4sMHf4ori-6nC0-nInqOLZQym-5TqfP-lFJwx-g3sFvkrus_P7OxGbEHmNSb2PEHjNf3A5pbNddkjkBnjcWA28zu1hkZnwI/s320/IMG_5807.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amelia and Sophie admiring their treasures...... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wLo01B3TPlKu4U937yA5kTzkhY1FMUkDc1ZYG5F92qhJedeqqExekk9M4G0JTNHIjbe0ji1soMlEWWP7ncejK4EiixVf4BDTMJRca0U_A4GsKue5JPy5iPkHJvku5ckfyh5uBXRtd9o/s800/IMG_5809.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On leaving day every year we eat lunch at Krazy Fish in Port St Joe.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqizlgQ_gBpeA64oZ3vzTeb0atmg_Gp1XAUAhrtx8DntUkWukuarnuk8G6MkC5T1SFuypQVUVudHzkCfy-oUf01pnwYk9As5txd1wPzhtUo240emyH4eBO9IpwmS5B7-cv7q3lpBAHQg/s2048/IMG_5826.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqizlgQ_gBpeA64oZ3vzTeb0atmg_Gp1XAUAhrtx8DntUkWukuarnuk8G6MkC5T1SFuypQVUVudHzkCfy-oUf01pnwYk9As5txd1wPzhtUo240emyH4eBO9IpwmS5B7-cv7q3lpBAHQg/s320/IMG_5826.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OC-Kvzud3SFr0w1Y18_OqGDQ8Kjo5ZLM0TaUq2-AtXBSiQvY7Sunw6azquUVIsxnWLqR692Z6UD6xCmcpyB3IfGn5cBPd-eoFldRHO9GgiMRX3kL2rddRr8FNNL0ihPLERKBs0zr1Ns/s960/IMG_5847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">If you ever get the opportunity to go scalloping, I HIGHLY recommend it. The entire process is mind blowing. It makes you realize why fresh scallops cost so much๐.... they are hard to find. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-10733493439567319402020-08-26T16:06:00.001-05:002020-08-26T16:06:14.014-05:00A Fun Drawing Game <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The other day Sophie wanted us to play a drawing game. It ended up being lots of fun. At first, it was just she and I and then Heidi joined in and before we knew it Karter joined in too. </p><p style="text-align: center;">She put markers, colored pencils, and highlighters in a cup. We could not look and had to pick 3 colors at a time and then a couple times we drew 4 at a time. We took turns picking out a picture on google to draw. We had to draw it and color it the best we could in 3 minutes with the colors we picked. It was actually really fun. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I thought I would show you some of our work :).... When I went back to try to find the pictures we used to draw, I couldn't find all of them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">ENJOY!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFFWv6VnEU3eNGiC1XlFFB71sC9wGNnNm0Q7nqK5-LwFS6WZXjU1zMaSBNfxFQSz-_4adzLaUFxMvxtfg5vbHXr-zzxhESAjTArIEiF710jswQzxj64ECs8Pd74boUqyweae1HKNVorM/s1413/IMG_5480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFFWv6VnEU3eNGiC1XlFFB71sC9wGNnNm0Q7nqK5-LwFS6WZXjU1zMaSBNfxFQSz-_4adzLaUFxMvxtfg5vbHXr-zzxhESAjTArIEiF710jswQzxj64ECs8Pd74boUqyweae1HKNVorM/s640/IMG_5480.jpg" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd0F4KsxLETIKFfy_LnsolfglGWctHRyfQEVirTlrXQ6RVkIe1VK9Gy3ecODtiwRS_SWEV69XHMiIfDFRp8a8PJfE3_UmztRCdp3uFUegdifhZiDf_D8JOhhpJtluFD6rXJvJcKVZYhM/s640/IMG_5487.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">This next one was a cute penguin holding a camera, but I couldn't find the google image....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These next ones were mine and Sophie's..... so I was able to fit them all in one picture...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9coDozkKLbGefkuZ3RsO-UUaMDt2k_cu-9ccEVLGxc-NznIzkEvzEM1VCiW8VVW59m05P0X2JH1tk-iXWUeD6De5i2Bdpjivis0yMBhwQ0VDsXneYAZBOTw1Vy-aKG7mz1SFudY6ra8/s1242/IMG_5481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9coDozkKLbGefkuZ3RsO-UUaMDt2k_cu-9ccEVLGxc-NznIzkEvzEM1VCiW8VVW59m05P0X2JH1tk-iXWUeD6De5i2Bdpjivis0yMBhwQ0VDsXneYAZBOTw1Vy-aKG7mz1SFudY6ra8/s640/IMG_5481.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then the girls and I did a cute koala bear in a tree...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe3oGJk_dWVjQKVXkLgziXsyBRxPNyPMf_zAukRyqIbmN4b47OqA_J87daWzE25kbY-vXVOXQ6fOuSjzTrsBvlSAxT2HIemy6yrUoQ1CHjaGczcwD5fzW9YwEJOLjyYv8XDJYN4C6hX4/s2048/IMG_5492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe3oGJk_dWVjQKVXkLgziXsyBRxPNyPMf_zAukRyqIbmN4b47OqA_J87daWzE25kbY-vXVOXQ6fOuSjzTrsBvlSAxT2HIemy6yrUoQ1CHjaGczcwD5fzW9YwEJOLjyYv8XDJYN4C6hX4/s640/IMG_5492.JPG" /></a><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I want us to do it when Kyle can do it with us.... I'd love to see how he draws them๐๐..... anyway, such a fun little game for everyone to enjoy. </p>Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-36431294568932234852020-08-21T22:00:00.001-05:002020-08-21T22:00:25.346-05:00The Big Move....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5Jj-cBGaFPVt6rT4k83Y86hIe96347WHZc2wj91kTw0pKiixpdWYMEqziM3osT_MIvw_3VQ2h-a3TCGjVxfRkLmDYCXufKNPuNT8DT2x47LPU2BJ-mxWGV9gYKkdjpXVwZ2Ps26khEY/s1414/IMG_5471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5Jj-cBGaFPVt6rT4k83Y86hIe96347WHZc2wj91kTw0pKiixpdWYMEqziM3osT_MIvw_3VQ2h-a3TCGjVxfRkLmDYCXufKNPuNT8DT2x47LPU2BJ-mxWGV9gYKkdjpXVwZ2Ps26khEY/s640/IMG_5471.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putting our house on the market has been "the talk" for SEVERAL years now. We were just saving money and waiting for the right time. For a long time we weren't sure where we wanted to go, so that was the hold up. We talked about moving far away and starting over... far like Texas. Then we seriously considered moving to Florida, but nothing just "felt right". We prayed and prayed and prayed for a peace about what to do. Eventually we felt like staying in our home town was what we needed to do... we love our school system and it is nice knowing most everyone around you. Our plan has been to buy land and build a house. I have been studying house plans for a LONG, LONG time.... drawn some out, printed them out and changed them, pinteresting ideas, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you do not know, but we bought my moms house from her and her rentals before she passed. After she passed, my brother lived in it until he got his nursing degree and then he moved to Gulf Shores. He lived in it, but didn't mess with any of her things. Pretty much everything was still just as she left it. We never rented it out after he moved out for a couple reasons... (1) Never was ready to go through her things and (2) we always knew if we sold our house we would move in her house while we built.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>So the story starts..... </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We listed our house the end of February and closed on it the end of July. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took some fun photos and boomerang videos a couple weeks before we closed so that I would have them in case I forgot to take them amongst all the moving chaos.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwXN2IK_EykchCU5y1sue8DUTnWvQC4aPAr9a6t5Ln6HPcJxthl2D4Ud_sHz8sdzkbEs4X5ixyrtbQ_ztHCRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCTHGjICZh8lobuLZKLTLkue0GSiLy3lKeTC10ZwJL54YLa5yYSrqYjwMumUHWmdJAnwLt99BBiXdQpNjsLrlKnKV7sMH9JWlJrmFQgaLhrh4-Huh6-K-UtjSlZf_9TG7vMwk0Vu-jwo/s2048/IMG_4649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCTHGjICZh8lobuLZKLTLkue0GSiLy3lKeTC10ZwJL54YLa5yYSrqYjwMumUHWmdJAnwLt99BBiXdQpNjsLrlKnKV7sMH9JWlJrmFQgaLhrh4-Huh6-K-UtjSlZf_9TG7vMwk0Vu-jwo/s640/IMG_4649.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the house that we made our home. We knew from the beginning that it wouldn't be our "forever" home, but we also didn't plan on living there 15 years. We were very comfortable and that made leaving harder to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xUqqbEP7MxLgoxvqnYUR291DUlNszWbzN1ivCEyFQLmPIjF3yROeSsgIuOam6rglY9GCVqwUp4O4GyEWlElAQxkIqtEhIo7IdCvUzMRB1oJdOxCDdPYXG1nDTmfDeI1uZdVeHl2UuYg/s2048/IMG_4648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xUqqbEP7MxLgoxvqnYUR291DUlNszWbzN1ivCEyFQLmPIjF3yROeSsgIuOam6rglY9GCVqwUp4O4GyEWlElAQxkIqtEhIo7IdCvUzMRB1oJdOxCDdPYXG1nDTmfDeI1uZdVeHl2UuYg/s640/IMG_4648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DoStEGh-5MoBdAVEGTDzYaUbo-Qg7-pSmvcQOlFTMlcUQllKlz2Xbe13EwcMjX8whPhO0mp_9tUz7VW3m9VXG-pFCLe17KZfnrbTTorWyk88rBoAkcj7r3Eti2qy-YI01sCsDnf-ymQ/s2048/IMG_4643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DoStEGh-5MoBdAVEGTDzYaUbo-Qg7-pSmvcQOlFTMlcUQllKlz2Xbe13EwcMjX8whPhO0mp_9tUz7VW3m9VXG-pFCLe17KZfnrbTTorWyk88rBoAkcj7r3Eti2qy-YI01sCsDnf-ymQ/s640/IMG_4643.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was where we brought all of our babies home from the hospital to, it was the place that we got to watch them learn how to do sooo many firsts, numerous birthday parties, Christmas', the last house that I would be able to picture Mom driving up the driveway each day after work to visit, freeze tag games in the front yard, LOTS of night time hiding go seek outside when Papa & Nana were over..... just a lot of memories are instilled in our hearts from Pearl Drive. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhcFGMqw6l9gqGBhHfdwEE0dmHi0aptsvkXSukk9knEdQd27MeHUSjYFaUMHp7y8aiOvLYrTH16lFTwy7U4g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r-KIa9yMkmfwhzuLD78qNqujGhdGaXGX7AT5jza8pcn4FhcORkZ2OeZrFJkWGD3FQFF7YfAgxzJQ9SmcI2nu0Zi7hIinn-9YtjC49W4p1teEbAbjM83cn5ARggUjTudp6TviG-Tjfkk/s2048/IMG_4639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r-KIa9yMkmfwhzuLD78qNqujGhdGaXGX7AT5jza8pcn4FhcORkZ2OeZrFJkWGD3FQFF7YfAgxzJQ9SmcI2nu0Zi7hIinn-9YtjC49W4p1teEbAbjM83cn5ARggUjTudp6TviG-Tjfkk/s640/IMG_4639.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we listed our house, we had no idea what all was about to transpire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We thought... OK.... we have been saving, let's list our house and find some land and build. It's now or never. We put our house on the market only a couple weeks before a world wide pandemic hit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Here is a timeline of our life since we listed our house:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FEBRUARY 26</b> - put the for sale sign in our yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>MARCH</b> - had 2 potential buyers, but it didn't work out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>End of MARCH</b> - Covid 19 starts while Kyle is at work & it was a struggle to get him out of Africa and back in America. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>APRIL</b> - Kyle got home the middle of the month & on April 19th a tornado came through our small town. Tore down some trees at our house, the fence, and messed the roof up pretty bad. <i>(That's a great selling point right? Tornado damage...)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>MAY 14</b> - my brothers birthday & unfortunately the day Kyle got the dreadful phone call that due to Covid they are having to lay off several employees. It hit us slap in the face. Put a HUGE kink in life. Thankfully, he has been doing construction ever since and we haven't had to worry one bit how to pay for this or that. God always provides :). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>First of JUNE </b>- We got a contract on our house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>JUNE - JULY</b> - We got a new roof and we cleaned out Moms house so that we could move in. Thankfully our buyer had some things going on so that gave us more time to get Moms cleaned out and didn't feel so rushed. When I say it was hard cleaning out her house, I mean it was HARD. Each and everything has so much meaning. The dry erase board that we last wrote the date on for her was still the exact same, her coats still hanging where she put them (BTW I still have them hanging there), still had the clothes hanging up where we were trying to decide what to bury her in, her purse was left the exact same.... nothing inside messed with, her last hospital bag still packed, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>End of JULY </b>- We closed on our house. It was a happy and sad day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a picture of us after closing..... smiling on the outside, crying on the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFemti-PFP_blaSr9dYZJC30hvXBXQAjOXrB4FpetfewDA9tDoUAQSml5t1ExszsijyW8e5isX6y6t0IB_OGwqny2TK9JZFzTg99H3ZRs4Yirum-aOLo1RLxgEtJ63aj5psCWMPurErU/s2048/IMG_4989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFemti-PFP_blaSr9dYZJC30hvXBXQAjOXrB4FpetfewDA9tDoUAQSml5t1ExszsijyW8e5isX6y6t0IB_OGwqny2TK9JZFzTg99H3ZRs4Yirum-aOLo1RLxgEtJ63aj5psCWMPurErU/s640/IMG_4989.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leading up to the closing we started thinking about all of our "lasts" on Pearl Drive. We always played out side from sun up to sun down. We loved all of the concrete to play basketball on, 4 square, bike rides, scooters, the golf cart, took the dogs for many walks around the block, played numerous games of tag and baseball in the front yard..... memories begin flooding your brain when you know you are about to have no choice but to hang on to them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we started relishing each one..... one of my favorite places to sit at that house was on the side steps so that I could watch the kids play pretty much wherever they were in the yard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right here like this:</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA6NfFIrEIrvobz6L3kp-GBuGVT4xNOjydWyT1ISSaXAbrTabYCnTHUs8KxWXgU_reF6BAs4frm3pPByr4lt6iyE0CpBKWrOM3Ve1OGK1myqDUr6uEbi8gKEG6DPQzd22uEp20-WCM60/s2048/IMG_4781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA6NfFIrEIrvobz6L3kp-GBuGVT4xNOjydWyT1ISSaXAbrTabYCnTHUs8KxWXgU_reF6BAs4frm3pPByr4lt6iyE0CpBKWrOM3Ve1OGK1myqDUr6uEbi8gKEG6DPQzd22uEp20-WCM60/s640/IMG_4781.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kviMWJs9rIjg_fAtX1x8pdLLRcyvxWbwZnOnC09k0CnwxM7b_DDjCNb_EMJoRIfAuritZ7kCuyhAs2OiNT-720MmmieyHoMgjTMJzSp1exXcKixX-rK8KUH9AMt_zqxP3yFnRH7Wzlc/s2048/IMG_4790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kviMWJs9rIjg_fAtX1x8pdLLRcyvxWbwZnOnC09k0CnwxM7b_DDjCNb_EMJoRIfAuritZ7kCuyhAs2OiNT-720MmmieyHoMgjTMJzSp1exXcKixX-rK8KUH9AMt_zqxP3yFnRH7Wzlc/s640/IMG_4790.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We soaked up our last night sleeping in that house..... the last night we all could snuggle in this bed in this house...... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMouNLLjWx1cwxM67_IrJsadBzDr-6_Unuc2-Q3NuRGkgOyrwwdlw_oNqBBvIiXSp4awy0XB6Vh0Pfj0ncINoLAWw0sikJhB1vPc5957nL4i14HYGin6Tw2ItExeZBCGhyESRz5r4sLZc/s2048/IMG_4965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMouNLLjWx1cwxM67_IrJsadBzDr-6_Unuc2-Q3NuRGkgOyrwwdlw_oNqBBvIiXSp4awy0XB6Vh0Pfj0ncINoLAWw0sikJhB1vPc5957nL4i14HYGin6Tw2ItExeZBCGhyESRz5r4sLZc/s640/IMG_4965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a video of us playing freeze tag for the last time there..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztcPWMiNCHFFooyokoGZ1Ifke8QOUYjobcN8omlCg1dPunNqBXfOp5PlloYsktBIN8wg4CoCjh-8C2N80gjQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you'll never guess what was hiding in all of those boxes ๐๐..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgxZo_KmB2bvv5JyI-hbarQWY5yOJI0uBdntsfd8vHZZN7zjXFW4-Jj7aegd5QUeh4N9d5PJ3PaBFnXjstdw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things were going smoothly with the move. Kyle would work all day and while he was at work, the kids and I would load up my car with all that we could that we weren't currently using and was able to pretty much put that load where it belonged at Moms instead of just stacking boxes everywhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then all of a sudden things got put into fast motion and we had to move things pretty quickly. My Dad was gone to work, but thankfully we had Kyle's mom and step dad, Yana, and The Messer's to help us. And Kyle's buddy Chris insisted on helping him empty the shops out...... that was a huge help. Kyle would still work all day, so we would box up things and load the trailer and when he got off we would bring a load down. At one point Uncle Sonny just took his trailer, got Karter and they loaded up anything that they could outside and brought it down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully the Messer's even fed us supper a couple nights.... that took a huge load off. And bless it.... Kyle's Mom was really sick.... she had shingles and colitis and Yana was in a boot. But we still got it done๐. It got to the point where we just had to bring loads and start stacking boxes in the house. There were boxes EVERYWHERE!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went from a 4 bedroom 3 bath house to a 3 bedroom (but 1 room we have made a "community closet"... so basically 2 bedrooms) 1 bath house. <i>For 5 people. </i>It has been quite the challenge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to share some random pictures of things from that week..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this picture of Meme and Karter going through his baseball cards..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd4mc5zeolrKFw73CmtiVwUJwi3zCvNL3LNVzjHaat5YN8Sy34pdAQcWn88WvSOHPIy0ZuPQT8maEbHyjZY713kSUlJrtcIcrPJLtum7vE7dUL7vGiriFUl86qKo0HOsQtTKO5dFCh6g/s2048/IMG_4980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd4mc5zeolrKFw73CmtiVwUJwi3zCvNL3LNVzjHaat5YN8Sy34pdAQcWn88WvSOHPIy0ZuPQT8maEbHyjZY713kSUlJrtcIcrPJLtum7vE7dUL7vGiriFUl86qKo0HOsQtTKO5dFCh6g/s640/IMG_4980.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought this was brilliant of how Karter got his legos up.... scooped them into this can and then dumped them into the storage bin....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwOvRDuJCgz9T7Nl4TAbMcf6Fk1ckXpT26WP58hBcA_XtPoLhLKpo0ujavX5kMCFc4n7RPE6zwpitsx2piM_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I plan to repaint the shutters and fix it up a little bit.... depending on how long we're going to be here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUiYW0303tOZ0TrYuu3c2VdYr6oxxzyIowTWaFK2aEIqZp5AVU7hUUzUjeg92QYb93yAej01SDC_XHoCUap3rb1CoUUFycipw_nshvr0pLlST_8qzZEO9bzVPknhE_9kwRr6mDMTlAE8/s2048/IMG_5498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUiYW0303tOZ0TrYuu3c2VdYr6oxxzyIowTWaFK2aEIqZp5AVU7hUUzUjeg92QYb93yAej01SDC_XHoCUap3rb1CoUUFycipw_nshvr0pLlST_8qzZEO9bzVPknhE_9kwRr6mDMTlAE8/s640/IMG_5498.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I know the wreath isn't centered. I keep forgetting to adjust it. We just slapped that one up there during the move to have something on the door. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnyxVVZCLfS1IOFasLCVtaomv2JhzpYoMfRGaV9VgOyA9RV1dg6ve3F9iHsq5t-xErFOGVcBtz5aFeN4NFACUfEHEAgdHyJzk1eaMsBNbBTfBmEvkEG60qJDLAtDEDhe0hpSDsO9_upY/s2048/IMG_5499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnyxVVZCLfS1IOFasLCVtaomv2JhzpYoMfRGaV9VgOyA9RV1dg6ve3F9iHsq5t-xErFOGVcBtz5aFeN4NFACUfEHEAgdHyJzk1eaMsBNbBTfBmEvkEG60qJDLAtDEDhe0hpSDsO9_upY/s640/IMG_5499.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVUUgtVP9T6dzitv9d6rRha62_ErntDrFX6Mr7-hKn391wsYGEBNxioLzuwvzNtZAHsx5GOOQ4Euo0EyvwTCiITPwK6c6gaIJ4r6WPlOK1WhUtlqDdobC6_2l3t2WzKskfmK4XKcr1lo/s2048/IMG_5494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVUUgtVP9T6dzitv9d6rRha62_ErntDrFX6Mr7-hKn391wsYGEBNxioLzuwvzNtZAHsx5GOOQ4Euo0EyvwTCiITPwK6c6gaIJ4r6WPlOK1WhUtlqDdobC6_2l3t2WzKskfmK4XKcr1lo/s640/IMG_5494.JPG" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I must say that when we were finally able to grill for the first time and actually cook a meal in the kitchen was such a good feeling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0Rih6XXTpHTrLnhIyaNEJi-Sgctk_bGY6AAajAttGswiY6jE4kyV9QllzZp1PDB4LBT43cbeh-JJIVElvloiCgh_RXJAeFeOeD6UGbApM04xbIORfRFJI_2GNIMUBwCdCo3dyQQgeN8/s2048/IMG_5089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0Rih6XXTpHTrLnhIyaNEJi-Sgctk_bGY6AAajAttGswiY6jE4kyV9QllzZp1PDB4LBT43cbeh-JJIVElvloiCgh_RXJAeFeOeD6UGbApM04xbIORfRFJI_2GNIMUBwCdCo3dyQQgeN8/s640/IMG_5089.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God knew the time line of our events long before we did. He knew that when we listed the house that Kyle would lose his job 2 months later. He knew that with him losing his job we didn't need a mortgage payment. He sent the right buyer at the right time that gave me time to go through Moms things and not feel rushed. I never felt rushed until the week we were actually having to move. Then it got hectic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a BIG planner.... always have been. When my plan gets messed up, it is HARD for me to adjust to the new plan. That is just how I have always been wired and not knowing our next step is very hard for me. I don't know how long we'll be here and honestly, I am trying to be okay with that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;"> His plan is far greater than any plan I could ever have had for us. We just have to trust Him!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-7348811678415333662020-08-17T18:44:00.000-05:002020-08-17T18:44:54.259-05:00Anniversary Getaway<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Kyle and I got away this weekend to celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary. We stayed at Shores of Panama in Panama City Beach. We had a wonderful time.... lots of talking and laughing and people watching ๐. For those of you that don't know that tid bit about Kyle, he is a people watching PRO!!! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am sad to admit that this was only our 3rd time getting away for our anniversary and only the 2nd time since we have had kids. I know how important it is for a couple to stay "in tune" with one another, but I always feel so guilty leaving the kids behind. He knew we needed to get away & planned the entire thing. With our move and just other stuff going on, my brain was mush. I needed a time out and we both needed a "recharge" weekend..... mentally it did us both so good. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The kiddos had the best time staying with their grandparents. They stayed with Kyle's mom & step dad Friday night and my dad & step mom Saturday night. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from the weekend:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5KQdBWYYg_1x6Gy9CVcjCAedxBQxBPISD7heOpcSPAQ0W0UCCEo5LCU27J4GCuKrRgQiROEPVI4VGUYicIY8HIY1zemAFvJSUtB7uhi6xRaKiaU6bWRrO_e4WyVhIMgNniR8UYzz7k/s2048/IMG_5266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5KQdBWYYg_1x6Gy9CVcjCAedxBQxBPISD7heOpcSPAQ0W0UCCEo5LCU27J4GCuKrRgQiROEPVI4VGUYicIY8HIY1zemAFvJSUtB7uhi6xRaKiaU6bWRrO_e4WyVhIMgNniR8UYzz7k/s640/IMG_5266.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The elevators here were almost the death of us.... you had to wait and wait and wait. Each elevator section only had 1 working. Go figure. And because of Covid you were supposed to still maintain distance in them, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IPhNnku2bwGupE5-8p9sf4HfdZ-SQvdcNOkDc_KhZfEy5mnPBh5tshRmCBtplw-ZYHt80MaU4o8cHzZqqzd6rJLxH6sGydxfAn2b1i_BubsXNl7TIS5OR6hyDxrDgwwlg_GmNBxGZjs/s2048/IMG_5267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IPhNnku2bwGupE5-8p9sf4HfdZ-SQvdcNOkDc_KhZfEy5mnPBh5tshRmCBtplw-ZYHt80MaU4o8cHzZqqzd6rJLxH6sGydxfAn2b1i_BubsXNl7TIS5OR6hyDxrDgwwlg_GmNBxGZjs/s640/IMG_5267.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning a good thunderstorm came through and woke me up.... so I went to the balcony and enjoyed the scenery and read a book while Kyle slept in. It had been a LONG time since he was able to sleep in..... that joker didn't get up until 10:30๐.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b_5DcHj7mkuwp-fzO3SZXhdCh8i8XQWyrEY4IML7qVfJNhNlt1oKcEKOd0wuyXzIL6IuZDP5QRfMLGN6RRNJG-E6KEl7R6Hr7Yai_yGHBK2btQF0A2qa8oj_FjzJGULPPO0mlO9czTY/s2048/IMG_5275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b_5DcHj7mkuwp-fzO3SZXhdCh8i8XQWyrEY4IML7qVfJNhNlt1oKcEKOd0wuyXzIL6IuZDP5QRfMLGN6RRNJG-E6KEl7R6Hr7Yai_yGHBK2btQF0A2qa8oj_FjzJGULPPO0mlO9czTY/s640/IMG_5275.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once he got up we got ready and walked to the beach to reserve chairs. He is all about renting beach chairs for a day so that we (he๐) doesn't have to carry them. We did that and walked over to Pineapple Willie's to eat lunch. It is literally right next door and we have eaten there several times in the past and have always sat outside so we didn't think anything about the mask thing. Kyle HATES HATES HATES wearing a mask and almost refuses to. So I agreed with him this time to not take one down to the beach with us since it isn't required outside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wouldn't you know it was REQUIRED. No mask.... no service. It was truly the first time I felt judged for not wearing a mask. The little girl at the check in table said we could go in to their store and buy one for $1/each or go get our own. I am stubborn and didn't want to spend $1 on a mask NOR did I want to walk back to the room and wait 20 minutes for the elevator ride to the room to get our masks. The girl said when we get our masks that we will be seated right away. Kyle of course being the positive one in our duo went and bought us masks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walk back up to the girl with our masks on and SHE ACTS LIKE SHE HAD NEVER SEEN US BEFORE. We literally were there like 1 minute before hand AND I was standing like beside the check in counter waiting for him. She said, "how many?? would you like inside, outside, or first available".... I couldn't help it..... I said, "We were JUST here"..... she didn't say anything else and they took us to be seated. We literally walked at the most 70 feet to a table. So we paid $2 to walk 70 feet and before we left a table of 6 came in WITHOUT A MASK. UGH! That was the only bad part of the whole weekend. Thankfully our food was good ๐.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR4ETwYCoLfkTheLRXk9BfaCuEwF2VYSqzNx3Su6cVlc3ulQyDhwJlaYUfPGZqTwoxaH-XkUIVsVIdQoVG1wHOKtKUBFiyuwNvADSu4tYhMAsx6ylPXFaSL_zid7VMnLmyK2A2ASyQwU/s2048/IMG_5282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR4ETwYCoLfkTheLRXk9BfaCuEwF2VYSqzNx3Su6cVlc3ulQyDhwJlaYUfPGZqTwoxaH-XkUIVsVIdQoVG1wHOKtKUBFiyuwNvADSu4tYhMAsx6ylPXFaSL_zid7VMnLmyK2A2ASyQwU/s640/IMG_5282.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we ate we chilled on the beach the rest of the day. It was SOOO relaxing. I wanted to stay on the beach until sunset and we did just that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ8v5awbiGodpvU40cq0bOqA31rBkaWScGA-TkLatIurpyzX-rhMbSqVK9mBaECHMyq6Zuw3AzdnUOoXPRB0qbBUwoRQ3R8s8YM8TW23QSddxQDHz74Wf8fDogt10m8vrWZc1_WvlNbQ/s2048/IMG_5297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ8v5awbiGodpvU40cq0bOqA31rBkaWScGA-TkLatIurpyzX-rhMbSqVK9mBaECHMyq6Zuw3AzdnUOoXPRB0qbBUwoRQ3R8s8YM8TW23QSddxQDHz74Wf8fDogt10m8vrWZc1_WvlNbQ/s640/IMG_5297.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYoqs6bPf6jfXJ93GnWBj-fMRdQpA0aWiJIvgfZ_fhMf_6jRHD1-YnmRWKtcAJHJbkpBNNv-IiH8s3NMR2wJ_B-HoYz4Hql52UVkgWC5AZ4tB5dJwuFHtCTwqvkDXFkbSdMnI-t-_LGo/s2048/IMG_5298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYoqs6bPf6jfXJ93GnWBj-fMRdQpA0aWiJIvgfZ_fhMf_6jRHD1-YnmRWKtcAJHJbkpBNNv-IiH8s3NMR2wJ_B-HoYz4Hql52UVkgWC5AZ4tB5dJwuFHtCTwqvkDXFkbSdMnI-t-_LGo/s640/IMG_5298.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were GOBS and GOBS of people there. You would have never guessed there was a thing called COVID in our country. Every now and then you would see someone hop on a jet ski that they rented with a mask on and Kyle would burst out laughing. This person was ALONE..... on a jet ski..... in the ocean.... and still wore a mask. Kind of like when we are riding down the road and see someone riding in their car with a mask on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_8fRiOA_ylJ_26141BkNtw2BB0J2DlF2hpvjbQedEGNbs6EB3nYXZmEf0CtktBe1rn0YZAhmWT2GZ2AYD6rz5hPof5g3i6SKKJCy3QMqNpihYvuWcs0d65-FJbFR2tgYUGy_vw-xbqk/s2048/IMG_5301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_8fRiOA_ylJ_26141BkNtw2BB0J2DlF2hpvjbQedEGNbs6EB3nYXZmEf0CtktBe1rn0YZAhmWT2GZ2AYD6rz5hPof5g3i6SKKJCy3QMqNpihYvuWcs0d65-FJbFR2tgYUGy_vw-xbqk/s640/IMG_5301.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBNJg2I4lGERD1hGqXGi72fFqtj4N_aUj0Eia9KDzyR3C8T6_iLrj_MhJzyPH4aqw_AIMUaJUPGfOg-PxiSIgSYtTcup_F8zQjGMpowoOjpT01yctod4t6DbkC-TkD3sIgDsG-wtLg1c/s2048/IMG_5313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBNJg2I4lGERD1hGqXGi72fFqtj4N_aUj0Eia9KDzyR3C8T6_iLrj_MhJzyPH4aqw_AIMUaJUPGfOg-PxiSIgSYtTcup_F8zQjGMpowoOjpT01yctod4t6DbkC-TkD3sIgDsG-wtLg1c/s640/IMG_5313.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1edXH9EOVj3xTZaKfORpUBA0XvYSPCqQiu0c8txkj5pfqZdZrQh4zTjnrZ6nn6Ggs1-hKEeUNbLieJgL4IAe3JyixUoz7C8Ec9pnjEJRhwE6oZCPHU89HTFd6Hp8nRbty9hQuJhfqjs/s2048/IMG_5315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1edXH9EOVj3xTZaKfORpUBA0XvYSPCqQiu0c8txkj5pfqZdZrQh4zTjnrZ6nn6Ggs1-hKEeUNbLieJgL4IAe3JyixUoz7C8Ec9pnjEJRhwE6oZCPHU89HTFd6Hp8nRbty9hQuJhfqjs/s640/IMG_5315.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And did you know that skimpy swimsuit bottoms was a thing now?? Our eyes pure felt violated๐. And age didn't matter. Younger girls to older ladies..... thong bottoms or almost thongs were EVERYWHERE. We even saw a guy running in just socks, no shoes..... saw a lady with her swimsuit on backwards.... how did we know?? Because the padding in her top was on her back.... when she turned around we noticed it was because she was well endowed and they wouldn't fit in the paddings ๐๐...... but not sure why she didn't just cut the paddings out??? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Needless to say we were not bored. Not even a little bit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plenty of laughter......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jAYvAQ2dTkR9lkzqwK0oGJ6JWaNCTfTr5D396K7lOmYsL86Q16KgcNbLmAoT7B9UJLZJOTSkDkjTnufgvUV_SZjo7y-_RzN9yB0yvhgFDDubDSG1ISBO6Pao2EJndISdsiXvP_cZTqI/s2048/IMG_5320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jAYvAQ2dTkR9lkzqwK0oGJ6JWaNCTfTr5D396K7lOmYsL86Q16KgcNbLmAoT7B9UJLZJOTSkDkjTnufgvUV_SZjo7y-_RzN9yB0yvhgFDDubDSG1ISBO6Pao2EJndISdsiXvP_cZTqI/s640/IMG_5320.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvi-lkWDiXue-2vEKI4HFEvqD2zHHrUUrgTXAw2j2EitRZgE859iYQLRFn5BVmhUMgUJNjtoNDKMzjd563dBLqqWVjCY4pR0vjO9q6s7eS-xnviftEBWFpudTIehWx-yFojMmm1dyeUHI/s2048/IMG_5321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvi-lkWDiXue-2vEKI4HFEvqD2zHHrUUrgTXAw2j2EitRZgE859iYQLRFn5BVmhUMgUJNjtoNDKMzjd563dBLqqWVjCY4pR0vjO9q6s7eS-xnviftEBWFpudTIehWx-yFojMmm1dyeUHI/s640/IMG_5321.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHmGv8sHJ-SDu18n2jLXXQqLChIEveeZceJ65mk1BKchrajp159CrkmLlWZGJNMJcobvW7BVb73WRkLRRTuL2vIGLuhinQB2axQhuJOvrZnPSO8EPu_l3FoVHBb3B_8mZjQXEPLz6dFw/s2048/IMG_5324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHmGv8sHJ-SDu18n2jLXXQqLChIEveeZceJ65mk1BKchrajp159CrkmLlWZGJNMJcobvW7BVb73WRkLRRTuL2vIGLuhinQB2axQhuJOvrZnPSO8EPu_l3FoVHBb3B_8mZjQXEPLz6dFw/s640/IMG_5324.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrBgzzEl2sQpaCIFkQj9UzKmhRI5F7cTyDvjrtdcztZdhdZSGyEKo-lLLghnr2v9KZ64mBv4zQmV0P6keR6hY83fuhXFvjYHb9VchIRlBO58IxC9LottcHDpv1hKbzNbGTAWA1YSf1W8/s2048/IMG_5325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrBgzzEl2sQpaCIFkQj9UzKmhRI5F7cTyDvjrtdcztZdhdZSGyEKo-lLLghnr2v9KZ64mBv4zQmV0P6keR6hY83fuhXFvjYHb9VchIRlBO58IxC9LottcHDpv1hKbzNbGTAWA1YSf1W8/s640/IMG_5325.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day we left, we headed to one of our favorite breakfast spots.... Another Broken Egg..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiincYlLDA7RNZrBVAgSsAwWbBlRtq5WkIz7Op_6M9gsbBoo1Vt25TD9QZqrR0008ujpWiq0B5LaOcwcroHdahgFQgUGeiUBB8M3YAM-omFlARuS-wcDhfR8thKep9SB10yX9nWCQie0p8/s2048/IMG_5348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiincYlLDA7RNZrBVAgSsAwWbBlRtq5WkIz7Op_6M9gsbBoo1Vt25TD9QZqrR0008ujpWiq0B5LaOcwcroHdahgFQgUGeiUBB8M3YAM-omFlARuS-wcDhfR8thKep9SB10yX9nWCQie0p8/s640/IMG_5348.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">..... there was a 45 min - 1 hr wait just for 2 people, so we decided to go a few miles down the road and try First Watch. It was DELICIOUS!!!!! Definitely a new found breakfast spot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took pictures of our food to mostly show my Uncle ๐๐..... he loves food as much as I do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6joaNMICdozriMsQVldbKOcPziTUnf-usvXLNFtMa1DgW7s7R5SWYOq1Vx3wBC_O8EkQVvf9A8IdS25P0e4cCQqEQRfXcysQda6afg75U7t3xYHrglYld0NL6FNFLbEZ4fvAkBdWNL0/s2048/IMG_5354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6joaNMICdozriMsQVldbKOcPziTUnf-usvXLNFtMa1DgW7s7R5SWYOq1Vx3wBC_O8EkQVvf9A8IdS25P0e4cCQqEQRfXcysQda6afg75U7t3xYHrglYld0NL6FNFLbEZ4fvAkBdWNL0/s640/IMG_5354.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQQMm0yW5I3aLyCQtpwQKL7XYwENkxixiMM8DBhgXq5-UjiZ7xLjMgcB4Cm0nNzA9-OuWYtu5jJKEJeTbHT9q3VSzYKdu7f5wUPK7V0LsVZSVn7sjNimmythvDgLufcIBFX9XEC4qQDY/s2048/IMG_5355D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQQMm0yW5I3aLyCQtpwQKL7XYwENkxixiMM8DBhgXq5-UjiZ7xLjMgcB4Cm0nNzA9-OuWYtu5jJKEJeTbHT9q3VSzYKdu7f5wUPK7V0LsVZSVn7sjNimmythvDgLufcIBFX9XEC4qQDY/s640/IMG_5355D.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGqYzwA8mkEwOHGQqrHEWdRn5iGbyTEwkp498U_ptTFKm_l14Hnd1JGXyN_BWhgjiUOJ77eUcVerUCdhFoMxYNQkSy4G07J1xUx9ynChyWFda3HKv3c7i_DSI8f_0_SrX-g2ACUJ6Dc0/s2048/IMG_5356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGqYzwA8mkEwOHGQqrHEWdRn5iGbyTEwkp498U_ptTFKm_l14Hnd1JGXyN_BWhgjiUOJ77eUcVerUCdhFoMxYNQkSy4G07J1xUx9ynChyWFda3HKv3c7i_DSI8f_0_SrX-g2ACUJ6Dc0/s640/IMG_5356.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkMgcZmLeOffxyTdfFV8TYE12-xLjNNmE2oG-lD6V0_enGCpW0eqpZeBMaymU5gQVS2dkbQOeuc2gDLpmd_SKNSNm9foJBW3V00FhgWA-_djtpTFa0dE99nC_gVSVxCENwq80IYoCT_M/s2048/IMG_5357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkMgcZmLeOffxyTdfFV8TYE12-xLjNNmE2oG-lD6V0_enGCpW0eqpZeBMaymU5gQVS2dkbQOeuc2gDLpmd_SKNSNm9foJBW3V00FhgWA-_djtpTFa0dE99nC_gVSVxCENwq80IYoCT_M/s640/IMG_5357.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxNfFApY2IWoGQ4OH1IFTxJHX0BQUNVHrZZAl7LZEESvN8E3m48JhoI8adSuyZXz-36CJu0FU2ZtStPUuZmw1qQUSeeIALHHXQFv3SZ9QJLDjeI4TuHyoVSiUGLfIRazTByHDWgzeN3Y/s2048/IMG_5358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxNfFApY2IWoGQ4OH1IFTxJHX0BQUNVHrZZAl7LZEESvN8E3m48JhoI8adSuyZXz-36CJu0FU2ZtStPUuZmw1qQUSeeIALHHXQFv3SZ9QJLDjeI4TuHyoVSiUGLfIRazTByHDWgzeN3Y/s640/IMG_5358.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizisoEn9GlOCLzZv2aTa9_BOJrJB0yES6-TU0y1p0u1Y34e-lg4M9thmff2PLsARCe3GmHyJ0a5Zw8LL-DXIyxY4RpFFgvp7z9oOXy8iBMQbLxL7vaYtp3dzrxMPwSZJdTWm_Jg_Swmi4/s2048/IMG_5359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizisoEn9GlOCLzZv2aTa9_BOJrJB0yES6-TU0y1p0u1Y34e-lg4M9thmff2PLsARCe3GmHyJ0a5Zw8LL-DXIyxY4RpFFgvp7z9oOXy8iBMQbLxL7vaYtp3dzrxMPwSZJdTWm_Jg_Swmi4/s640/IMG_5359.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">After breakfast we headed back home. The kids spent the day on the lake so we got them after church last night. I wish I had of video'd Karter running through the parking lot and jumping in my arms. I can't describe how good that made me feel. I missed them like crazy, but very much enjoyed my time with their Daddy. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from their weekend:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkQOd9khvLnhDFHmDH6UAO8Ot-ZrA0Ym-j2_m5oZAVBepLltUqelTRWHkbvOG9cXVmQH5w2kGrbNQHoi_7DnFAR8RmJJzOBclfQVZ8UA1RdKNtJvLJPPIb0ORIHN6LlCuG9v24ayiIeI/s2048/IMG_5263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkQOd9khvLnhDFHmDH6UAO8Ot-ZrA0Ym-j2_m5oZAVBepLltUqelTRWHkbvOG9cXVmQH5w2kGrbNQHoi_7DnFAR8RmJJzOBclfQVZ8UA1RdKNtJvLJPPIb0ORIHN6LlCuG9v24ayiIeI/s640/IMG_5263.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDvDf5zd7BSF_4pCcZxQ0C_xJlqjVU3aLLJ7yVg9be6hH_oYRpZB50KFtt2ZA59i4b-IH1zZz1Q9wLLMHjTTeIoprEQE4O5qm_9cHfrjEpRagOY3-RGH6-txXAKsutmZsb5jEU9W6XA4/s2048/IMG_5276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Just teasing! </div><p></p>Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-9856967791804412692020-08-09T11:24:00.001-05:002020-08-09T11:24:26.014-05:00I'm BACKKKK!!!!!<p> It has been 4 years since I have blogged. After Mom passed I felt like I lost my way. I felt that I had nothing "positive" to write about because my heart was shattered for so long. Don't get me wrong, it is still broken and I assume it always will be, but I have learned how to cope with it better than I used to. Over the years I have had several people tell me how much they wish I would start back..... and it has been something that I have contemplated week after week for all those years. </p><p>I plan on it being exactly how it was. Just our everyday lives. It is nice to look back on and see what all we were doing and how much the kids change. </p><p>Although this has been something on my mind for some time now, I did recently have something happen that was the "push" that I needed. Ignore the messy ponytail..... (we were in the middle of moving... which is a totally different type of blog post... when this picture was taken)..... but see the shirt??</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWB3e0-Z9w0wyUB3WAiiPIyQCxAYJQ_ohPxD4ZsfQtYIUy3S9GYWcSNZCWCYx_yiOeRmbBCB5NSLsvI1DeOX3YiBkKWKqi3JpMHOI3y3E3tQTlZ6lnjvfOOAEYEQx4E4MCYmcmsemGN8/s4032/IMG_4952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWB3e0-Z9w0wyUB3WAiiPIyQCxAYJQ_ohPxD4ZsfQtYIUy3S9GYWcSNZCWCYx_yiOeRmbBCB5NSLsvI1DeOX3YiBkKWKqi3JpMHOI3y3E3tQTlZ6lnjvfOOAEYEQx4E4MCYmcmsemGN8/s640/IMG_4952.jpg" /></a></div><p>The story behind this shirt was my push. For those of you that don't know, Ed's was my Moms favorite place to go get a burger and shake. She and I would half the pub burger and she would get a blueberry milkshake. </p><p>When we knew for sure that our house was sold we started cleaning out Moms house. Our plan the entire time behind selling our house was to move into her house while we built or did whatever our next step may be. I listed some things to sell of hers and a SUPER sweet, God sent lady (named Jackieโบ๏ธโบ๏ธ) bought some things (along with other people). A few hours before we had planned to meet for her to pick up what she had bought she messaged me and asked me my t-shirt size. I had no idea that she was at Ed's when she asked, I just thought how sweet of her to want to bring me a t-shirt. The day went on and we eventually met up. She had this shirt rolled up in a rubber band with the logo showing. I immediately teared up and asked her how she knew? She told me about how much she loved my blogs and looked forward to every one that I posted. She remembered that this was "our spot"...... and she remembered that Moms favorite milkshake from there was blueberry.... and she told me so many other things that I just stood there awestruck that she remembered so many details. </p><p>She was there that morning eating and not thinking about it being my families "spot". She said the curtains were closed at their table. She decided to peak out and saw a butterfly sitting outside the window. She still didn't think anything of it, but while she was looking at it she heard someone say, "Janet"..... She said she kind of turned her head and heard it again..... and then the employee said "Janet ordered a blueberry milkshake"...... She said she was like holy moly.... what are the odds of being at Ed's, hearing someone say my moms name TWICE and then this "Janet" lady actually had ordered a blueberry milkshake. She then noticed this t-shirt hanging up and she said she wasn't sure if unconsciously it was because she was meeting me later on or what, but she looked at the T-shirt and said, "Lord I hear you..... I'll get Toyia a shirt". The whole story had me crying. I told her she had no idea how much that meant to me..... God placed her there on purpose at that exact time. I told her what all had been going on with our lives since Covid (another post for another day ๐) and that I really could use Mom to vent to about some things. Her listening to what God told her to do was exactly what I needed. It meant more to me than I could ever express. </p><p>I told her I hoped to start back soon. And her remembering all of those tiny details from YEARS ago just proved to me that though this blog caused some heart ache for our family (also another post for another day), it also meant a lot to some people. </p><p>I hope to bring joy and entertainment to anyone that reads it. I also hope that it will continue to be a blessing to our family as we look back on it years down the road. To say that I have missed it is an understatement. I have always been one to "write my feelings down".... and it is so much easier to type it out than writing in a journal ๐. </p><p><b>Welcome back to our NEVER dull, ALWAYS entertaining, and SOMEWHAT chaotic lives.</b> </p>Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-12010262682339812282016-08-16T22:22:00.000-05:002016-08-17T09:16:37.638-05:00She is Everywhere......<div style="text-align: center;">
This summer was BUSY for us. I purposely kept us going going going mostly for selfish reasons.... I knew if we didn't I would curl up in bed or on the couch and things wouldn't be pretty. So with us staying busy, we were able to have a wonderful summer and enjoyed our time together very much. Everyday Sophie would say, "Mama what are we doing in the morning?" which means... what are we doing tomorrow? BUT us constantly doing stuff kept me from blogging. I am going to try to do better :). </div>
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It seemed that everything we did this summer we would see things that would remind us of Mom. There have not been many days since May 4th that I have not cried and I don't apologize for that. Some are sweet cries, some are ugly cries..... some are just flat out mad cries. I miss her every second of every day. That's no lie! It still does not seem real. </div>
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So I thought I would share some of the things that I captured (& some I didn't) that reminded us of her. </div>
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One day not long after <i>it</i> happened, I was straightening up Sophie's craft station and I found the next two pictures. Heidi wrote the first one and Sophie wrote the second one.</div>
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.... and then one day in the school line I reached for some gum to notice the date (because I have this weird infatuation with dates)......</div>
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When we were talking to Brother Garry about her funeral and the focus..... we decided on "<b>Let Your Faith Be Bigger than Your Fear</b>"..... we really only chose that because someone had painted her a canvas with that quote on it and she had it in her room. It just kind of seemed to be our "theme"..... she was never scared to die..... she was just sad to leave us behind. Saying that..... we never really noticed that phrase being on things or seeing it anywhere. All of a sudden it was every where we looked. I was looking on zulily one day and there's a sign......</div>
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My friend, Mrs. Stacy, then noticed this on a co-workers desk.....</div>
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Kind of like if you buy a red mini coupe, every where you turn you're going to see a red mini coupe.<br />
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Tyler and I wanted to do something for our aunts and uncles for helping us so much. We could NOT have gotten through those rough days without them..... so we decided on gift certificates to Mama's favorite place to eat.... Ed's. It was so hard for me to even walk in Ed's without her..... let alone eat. She and I always shared a <i>pub burger</i> when we went. When my burger was brought to me, I honestly sat there and stared at it and cried. It took me several minutes before I could eat.</div>
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The Ed's picture reminds me.... we were eating at Captain D's one night with MeMe and Tyler. Captain D's was another one of Mom's favorites. The kids love for Captain D's "chips" came from her actually. Anyway, we were all sitting down and I said Mom loved this place.... Tyler started crying... I was tearing up.... and then no joke right at that moment "Fight Song" came on. <br />
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I still remember we were out by Cindy's pool one day and I was already feeling a little "lonely"..... just missing her.... so I decided to pull up Instagram..... Heidi had posted this picture and caption without me even knowing. My eyes immediately started watering. She shares her feelings mostly by things like this... she and Karter aren't as vocal as Soph.</div>
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And I'm not sure if any of you have heard about the cardinal meaning.......</div>
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.... but they say that cardinals are a sign from a loved one that has passed. God's way of showing you that they are still with you. Anyway, Sophie was singing a song for Mom one day that she had made up. She said that it was for Babee and she wanted us to go to her grave so she could sing it. I still remember like it just happened, we were standing in my bathroom while she was singing and she was so proud of her song and I was too. It was really beautiful. I have it on video, but it isn't cooperating with me putting it on here.<br />
When she finished her song and walked back to the kitchen, she looked out our back door and yelled, "MAMA THERE IS A CARDINAL"..... we had already talked about the meaning of them and she was so excited that she saw one. Like it was staring at her. I hurried in there and got a picture. I told her I that I thought God sent that cardinal to her to show her that Babee heard her beautiful song. </div>
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We saw several cardinals there for a while, but sadly I haven't seen one lately. Tyler was riding through the camp ground at Grayton Beach one day and he said he almost hit a cardinal. It flew right in front of him. Crazy huh? Mom LOVED to camp. <br />
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And then there was the day we saw double rainbows. Sophie said she bet Babee was sliding down on one and our friend April's mom was sliding on the other...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She still does this at least once a week... sometimes much more. She actually had a meltdown about missing her last night.</td></tr>
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We try to stay busy on every "4th". It's like each day you think back to... what I was doing 3 months ago and so forth. On the first 4th, we spent the day at the beach with family and then ended it by eating at Ed's..... my cousin, Jamie, sent this snap.... </div>
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... and Sophie got Babee's favorite milkshake.....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our pet cemetery. Mom loved this tree and it is where Oscar the wiener dog was buried, the cat was buried, and now a few chickens. So Tyler put the chair out there to be with them and beside the tire swing she had for the kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everytime this song would come on she would tell me that it was for me and Kyle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know you can't hear Kman's recording, but Heidi was on his ipod one day and noticed he had a recording he had tried to send to me that didn't go through, so she just sent it. It was him saying that he hoped Babee and I had a good day together and he missed me. I am not real sure what Mom & I were doing that day.... I've been trying to think. I am sure we must have been in Birmingham some during that time. We found out she had 4 months Jan 13th.... so if Heidi was right and he tried to send that Feb 9th, I just can't place where we would have been other than her house. Either way, tears flowed when I heard it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We would hear fight song like all the time right after <i>it</i> happened. We were just talking yesterday at how we hadn't heard it much lately. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When they called and told me they were putting her headstone and bench in, the kids and I rode out there and just sat and cried. Okay.... mostly I sat and cried. They are just my side kicks :).</td></tr>
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These 2 walked all around the cemetery getting flowers that had blown away and started decorating the dirt over Mom with them. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple days later Tyler went out there with us and we put her flowers in. We decided to start off with the teal ones. To this day they are still all in place. Every now and then I have to tweak one and put it back where it goes.</td></tr>
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Mom LOVED to camp..... she would have us scheduled to camp all year long and basically would just tell me the dates. We had our first camping trip without her. She planned the trip of course and before she passed she told me to make sure that we still went. She was so proud of our water front spots (she would always schedule my aunt and uncles too) and said we needed to go to relax and just think. That's exactly what we did. It was a lot harder going without her than I thought though.<br />
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We were camping at the beach... so we would go to the beach each day..... my Aunt Mandy was the first to notice this on the umbrella....... (still gives me goosebumps)<br />
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We went one night to ride go-carts..... and had a blast! Some of you may not know, but Mom LOVED peacocks. She actually had 3 that she gave away before she got too sick. She has a lot of peacock decor in her house too.... anyway Sophie got a fan with her tickets from the go-cart place. The fan was closed obviously, so we didn't know what it looked like until she opened it..... a beautiful peacock was on it......<br />
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July 2nd was Moms birthday. She would have been 48 years young. We had her a birthday celebration (that I promise to blog about soon)..... it was peacock themed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My tattoo brings me soooo much happiness and peace. I know Tyler's does him as well. It's like I look at my arm and say, "I love you too Mom". </td></tr>
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We spent the weekend at the beach a few weeks ago. I had ordered a couple new swim suit tops from Zulily (yes I have an addiction). I had tried the tops on at home to make sure they fit and when I went to put them on at the beach, I took the tags off.... only to find this......<br />
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.... and I honestly did not notice that before hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean.... even little things like pork chops remind me of her. If we grilled, she would almost always want pork chops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracy sent me this. Hasn't even been a year yet that she wrote that. </td></tr>
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Not too many days ago I was trying to mow grass. Our lawn mower has been giving us FITS lately. The silly mower would not crank. I charged it, I prayed about it, I sprayed it like Kyle said.... I was doing everything <i>right</i>..... I was emotional lol... and was crying. Yes I was crying. I was already having a <i>missing Mom</i> day and then the mower wouldn't crank. You know... one of those days. So I left the mower alone and started weed eating. When I finished I went back to the mower and no joke. I sat down, this song came on (we played it at her funeral & have it on a slide show we did on Flipagram of her) and the mower cranked right up. Don't think I didn't start laughing and crying at the same time..... I was like.... thanks Mom. <br />
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School starting this year was ROUGH for me. This was the first year filling out the school papers that I couldn't list Mom as an emergency contact. People don't think about things like that when people lose someone they are very close to. Things like that are like daggers in the heart.....<br />
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Sophie was coloring at church the other week and came across this in her coloring book that Mom had done...... </div>
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See what I mean? Just random constant things....</div>
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And sweet Mr. Hightower...... he was the principal at the middle school but is now at the high school.... he took Heidi a VERY sweet card on the first day of school and a gift card. Y'all it meant so much to me for him to do that. For someone to think about Heidi's day at the middle school where she is used to her Babee being...... words just can't explain how much it meant. Heidi sent him a thank you note and I thought it was too sweet not to share. Made my heart smile.<br />
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Yesterday I was driving to Dothan and Jeremy Camp's song came on... "There will be a day... no more tears... no more pain.... no more fears"..... I just smiled and teared up as I was listening to it. I am looking forward to that day.<br />
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Then on the way home I was on the phone with Kyle and I saw a black Cadillac just like hers at the red light.... with of course a blonde driving. I just started crying on the phone. Right after seeing the caddy, this song came on.....<br />
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I am very thankful that there are constant reminders of her everywhere. Her biggest worry was that the kids would forget her. I will make sure that they don't. They were blessed to have a Babee like her for as long as they did. Selfishly I wish they could have had her for much much longer, but God had other plans. I know He is in control, but some days are harder than others. Some days the reminders hurt a little more than they did the day before. Makes me wonder what would remind others of me if I were to die young. Ya know? Ever thought about it?Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-57565428681081108202016-07-21T16:43:00.000-05:002016-07-21T17:09:17.016-05:00The Story Behind OUR Tattoos....<div style="text-align: center;">
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I absolutely love it.</div>
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Tattoos aren't for everyone. I get that. I was one of those people for most all of my life. It wasn't until Mom was diagnosed with cancer that I started looking at tattoos differently. I all of a sudden felt like I had a <i>reason</i> to get one..... so to speak. Mom, Tyler, and I talked about getting one pretty early on in her diagnosis. We wanted matching ones and we wanted to go together to get them, but we never could decide what we wanted. I am now thankful we didn't do anything <i>cancer related</i> because quite frankly, I am mad with cancer & I don't want to look at something everyday to remind me of what I feel it took from me. I think a "ribbon" tattoo or something to that nature would anger me each day and instead the one we got does nothing but bring a smile to my face and happiness in my heart and without a doubt I know that it always will. </div>
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It is hard to explain the joy that it brings us. </div>
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For two years we had been contemplating getting <i>ink</i>. Anyone that knows me knows that I am far from a spur of the moment person. I did a lot of research and talked to several people before finally saying.... "okay". I wanted the Biblical principle behind them. I wanted to know all that I could before getting it. I found several articles, but <a href="http://www.sacredink.net/tattoo_and_the_bible/">this one</a> (click link) is one of my favorites. I know some of you reading this are going... absolutely not.... I don't care what kind of tattoo it is, I am NOT getting one and I feel that God doesn't want us to do that to ourselves. Kind of like the article, most of you probably have your ears pierced, have cut your hair, you like your steaks rare, etc. and no judging from me if you are like that. I WAS like that too. BUT I also had my ears pierced... twice... had a belly ring, cut my hair, cut my nails, etc. so this article really opened my eyes. I had someone tell me, "Well tattoos just aren't our thing".... and that is okay. They aren't for everyone. It didn't hurt my feelings.... but I just wanted to do this post to kind of open the eyes of some. I now see tattoos as interesting. I like to know the story behind them. Some people have beautiful stories behind theirs... some just randomly get theirs. Like the guy that did mine... he said only 4 out of 74 of his (yes 74) meant something. </div>
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It is no secret that Tyler and I were very close to our Mom. We were close before she had cancer, but we got even closer during the process. Learning to live life without her has been <u>incredibly</u> difficult. She was a huge part of our everyday lives. This tattoo allows us to "visibly" see her everyday. We already knew she was "with us", but this way we look at our arms and actually see her. We know her handwriting. We saw her write this note. It means more to us than it ever would anyone else.</div>
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This is the original note....</div>
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I was at home one night earlier this year rocking my babies & it came to me out of nowhere..... <i>get Mom to write I love you and that is your tattoo</i>. I wasn't watching anything on TV to make me think about it, it truly was very random. I immediately got my phone and sent Mom and Tyler a text telling them. Come to find out Tyler had thought the same thing a couple days prior but hadn't told us yet. How about that? </div>
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We kept telling Mom over and over and over to write it.... but she kept procrastinating. When she finally wrote it, it was in about March/April and by that time it was hard for her to concentrate or write anything. She was very shaky when trying to write. That's why some of her letters are scrunched together.... that is also what makes it even more special to us. </div>
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To us it is more than "just a tattoo". Every time we look at our arms, it is like Mom took an ink pen and wrote on us. The guy that did it did an amazing job. He was very nervous.... he said original hand writings make him want to smoke more (ha)... he wanted it to be as perfect as we wanted it. Honestly, that is the main reason I held off getting it. I was so afraid it would mess up or not look like her handwriting. The "foreverness" of it is what always made me nervous. But oh am I glad that Kyle basically gave me no choice but to go last Friday night. </div>
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I am not asking anyone to <i>like</i> our tattoos. I wanted you to see the meaning and thought that went in behind us getting them. It's not like we just went and got a random cactus in a flower pot or something. We got our deceased Mama's handwriting. It is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. </div>
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I will say that I wanted it small and on my wrist. When we got there, he explained to me that he couldn't/wouldn't do it that small or right there. He said it would eventually "blob" together and something this important did NOT need to do that. He also said the way she did her "yo" in you would definitely smear together because of how close she did them. I said, "Well can't you just write an "o" in"? He quickly said, "no..... that wouldn't be hers.... that would be like me doing a portrait and putting someone else's mouth on it". I was like wow.... good point. I was just dead set on where I wanted it, so it took me a little bit to be "okay" with where it is. Once he placed it, I fell in love with where it was immediately. I wouldn't want it smaller... or bigger (Tyler's is bigger)..... for me.... it was absolutely perfect. </div>
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He told me it would feel like unicorn kisses... HA! It did NOT feel like unicorn kisses. I would imagine those would be very soft and pleasant like. When he finished I said well that certainly did not feel like unicorn kisses. He laughed and said.... well unicorn kisses while they are head butting you. I said that's more like it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this one this morning to show Tyler. Most of my scabbing is gone. I still have some and my oh my no one ever told me how much they itch when the scabs start coming off. I am cleaning it and doctoring it several times a day :). Very much proud of this. </td></tr>
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<br />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-3407557831804564672016-06-05T13:29:00.000-05:002016-06-05T14:17:02.309-05:00Another 1st....<div style="text-align: center;">
The <b><i>firsts</i></b> have of course already started. Tyler had a birthday just 7 days after we buried Mom & he was dreading that very much and I was too. He ended up having a very nice birthday. We celebrated him with a day at the lake. We have had school functions and activities, I had my first "let's facetime Babee" moment not many days after we buried her..... just SOOO much goes on that I feel like she should be here for or I need to call or text her about. </div>
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<b><u>BUT</u></b>...... yesterday was a date that Tyler and I both dreaded & I know her brother and sisters did too...... <i>the first month</i>. June 4th marked exactly a month since Mama went to be with Jesus. It has been an incredibly hard month. Learning how to live each day without her (we saw her every day & she and I would talk on the phone or text majority of the day), realizing that her absence is a reality, the constant pain in our hearts, the tears that flow at times you don't expect...... are all so very difficult figuring out how to "deal" with. </div>
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I was SO relieved when my Aunt Becky texted earlier this past week asking if we wanted to have a beach day Saturday (yesterday.... the 4th). Without much thinking I said of course! Doesn't take much to talk us into a beach trip. I knew by doing <i>something</i> it would help keep our minds occupied and prevent us from being at home moping around because of what day it was. </div>
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When we got up yesterday morning, it was storming. Ordinarily I would have been like let's just stay home today.... no need to get out in the weather. But that didn't even cross my mind. I pulled up the radar (which is something else Mama always did.... she was my "weather lady"... she would send me the forecast daily) and it said the rain should be out by lunch. We loaded up and headed south. Had the best day just being with family and hanging out. I was <u>very</u> thankful she thought to get us away for the day. </div>
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We decided to eat first. We went to Seaside, walked around, and ate lunch.</div>
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After lunch the sun came out and off to the beach we went.</div>
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Heidi and MeMe wanted to go to Destin shopping when we were leaving, but I am so thankful they changed their minds. Or Cindy did rather.... Heidi still thought she needed something from Vera Bradley.... spoiled thing :)! I really wanted to stop at Ed's to eat because I knew that was what Mom would do. When we went to the beach with her, it was a given that we were going to eat here....<br />
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and it just so turned out that my Uncle Bruce & Aunt Donna ate there too for Mama. They were gone by the time we got there, but stopped by to see us before they left town. Jamie Leigh took a video of us eating and I tried to screen shot :)..... the best I got..... </div>
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Mom's favorite milkshake from there is the blue berry, Sophie (which talks about Babee NON STOP) wanted to get the one Babee would get...</div>
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... and off to the house we went. It was a great day. I thought about Mom all day & thought about what happened a month before, but being in one of our "happy places" just seemed to make it better. We all talked about her & shared memories. It was nice. Just miss her so much.<br />
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Lastly.... Heidi took this picture of MeMe on the ride home. I think it is absolutely beautiful.<br />
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<br />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-20083208105100665462016-05-27T22:39:00.001-05:002016-05-27T22:50:59.959-05:00Soooo Many Decisions<br />
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I didn't realize all the decisions that go into <i>death</i> and until you are in this situation, you really don't
think about others having to make decisions about things. Since Mom wasn't
married, Tyler & I had to do it all. We had to make a lot of difficult decisions. Most of them started when she really started not being able to fully understand things. For instance....I took over her checking account before she even knew it & I didn't tell her for a while. I knew she would think I was over stepping my boundaries and I didn't want her to <b>think</b> that I thought she was incapable. The first time that she got really frustrated with herself and she realized she was <i>different</i> was one day when she was trying to write things down in her checkbook. Those that know Mom know that she is a stickler for her account. She wrote everything down and it couldn't be a penny off. That day she tried so hard to understand how to write something down. She tried and tried and tried and got <u>very</u> frustrated and even got mad with me :)! She said she needed a <i>banker</i> to help her.... forgetting I was a banker for 6 years. Without her knowing I had to sit down and learn everything about her account. What she had automatically coming out, what I needed to pay, etc.<br />
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We also had to be the ones to do her medicines and make decisions on if we should do this one or that one and reasoning's behind them. She would almost always tell us she wasn't hurting in the last several weeks, so we would have to go off of her mannerisms to decide if she needed her medicine every 4 hours or sooner or later. I can't tell you how many times she would beg us not to give her the medicine. She thought it was making her "crazy". She would "glue" her mouth shut, she would spit it out (not like in our faces, but just like down her chin), a few times she would almost cry while begging us not to make her take it. It was hard. She was pitiful. Tyler and I were the ones with her pretty much 24/7 (unless it wasn't my night to stay, then I would go home late and be back after taking the kids to school) and when she would do those things, we wouldn't give it to her. I don't regret it. I knew her days were numbered and I didn't see any point in forcing her to take something that would make her that upset. It ended up getting to the point where she couldn't understand how to swallow. When that happened, she had an advantage that most don't. Her PEG tube allowed us to give her medicine through it and thankfully the morphine dissolved in her cheek, so we would do half on one side and half on the other to make sure it stayed in and didn't "drool" out.<br />
Here is a video of Tyler administering her medicine through her tube...<br />
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We also had to make the tough decision about her hospital bed. I knew for a while that a hospital bed would be much easier for her, BUT she didn't want one. To her that was losing that last little bit of hope. We would talk to her about it and she would sometimes cry. She just wanted her bed..... until one day she got sick. I was the only one in there at the time she started throwing up and I couldn't get her sitting up fast enough before the throw up went all over her face, pillow, etc. She realized in that moment that a hospital bed would be easier and she agreed to it. We had one not long after that. But until she was okay with it, I didn't want to force her in it.<br />
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She started really going down hill the end of April. By that I mean not being able to really communicate or understand most things. Starting in January we would talk about going to the funeral home and letting her pick everything out. It just never happened. On the days she would feel "good", she would want to do something different. I mean seriously.... who wants to <i>plan</i> their funeral when they feel <i>normal</i>? So on April 25th, Tyler.... Dad and I went to the funeral home. When we walked in , it was a heart ache like no
other. I am BEYOND thankful Dad was there for us through it all. We got through it okay until the door was opened to go in the
room to pick out her casket. I. LOST. IT! It was an overwhelming feeling.....
truly cannot explain it. It was like my feet wouldn't pick up to move my body
into the room. I was frozen. I mean there are A LOT of options when it comes to caskets.... there are colors, styles, designs, different blankets and monograms, you can even get them with drawers. I had never really paid attention to someone's casket before. I don't remember how many times we walked around that room... just looking at each one and trying to justify this one over that one...... whew..... it was tough. <br />
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day before we went to the funeral home to pick out her casket, we picked out
her clothes. We needed an idea about that because of the blankets, etc. Do you know how hard that is? Mom didn't have a
"favorite" anything.... except her pajamas and velour suits. I would
joke with her in months prior and tell her she'd be in her pretty pjs :).... we
tried to get her to pick something out for so long. All she would tell us was
the necklaces she wanted to wear. One necklace was her "nest"... had 2 eggs which represented me and Tyler. The other was one that had each of my kids' names on it. She said that way she had us all together.... so we new her necklaces because she told us, but then we had to think about
earrings.... we chose her favorite hoops.... she had them on in most all of her
pictures..... and then a ring that Kyle had given to her and me. Bless him.....
he was so proud of that stretchy gold/teal thing :)..... and Mama was
too. She loved that he picked it out.<br />
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And then we did her teal bracelet
and her pandora. She loved that bracelet. That was the only thing we asked for
back. Just couldn't part with it. And you have to think about things like her
shirt.... is it too wide at the top? Because of the embalming procedure and
where they have to do that.... so we ended up having to take a tank top for
them to put under the shirt we took. We picked out a shirt and paired it with some of her favorite jeggings. And <u>no</u> shoes. Have you really thought about shoes in caskets? I hadn't. I had never wandered before if <i>they</i> had shoes on or not. But that is totally up to the family if you want <i>them</i> to have shoes on.<br />
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We also had to pick out her burial spot.
There's things you even have to consider with that.We had to decide who all was going to be buried "with" her. We had to decide in that second how many spots we would need and then find a spot at the church big enough to hold that many. How many to the right of her and how many to the left? And then when we got the spot figured out, there are things you have to think about such as the coping.... if we do coping around her, the way the cemetery is set up, when burying the person(s) to the right of her they would not be able to get the back hoe to it to dig, so would end up breaking her coping. By the way, she didn't want a vault. She thought they were just a waste of money and she was all about just <i>going with nature</i> anyway. BUT..... little did she know that by law you have to be buried in a vault.<br />
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We picked out a beautiful headstone for her. Basically designed it... sayings, name, spacing, do we want a vase? Do we want 1 vase? or 2 vases? Do we want the vase to the left of the headstone or the right? Do we want a design on the vase? Do we want the head stone that is this many feet/inches or the one that is this many feet/inches? Do we want the lettering this many inches? Do we want it smooth on the edges or rough? Do we want the black granite or light? Do we want her picture on there or not? SOOOOOOO many decisions. Forever is a LONG time to make sure you like what all you picked out.<br />
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We did the headstone about a week ago...... and then decided just yesterday to add a bench, so we went back up there to do that. Did you know there are choices to be made with a bench even? Smaller bench or bigger bench? They are 1 ft different in size, but the "pretty" legs go on the foot bigger one.... can get them on the smaller one but it takes a really long time to get it in. But then the bigger one would be too bulky in the burial spot she is in. So we decided on one, but then you have to decide if you want something on it.... a saying? picture? anything? AND THEN you have to decide where you want it placed.... straight over her feet? slanted? By that point we just couldn't even decide so she said they would use their best judgement when placing it.<br />
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There have been so many days lately that my brain has felt mush. So much had to be taken care of the past few months and SO much has had to be taken care of since May 4th. I am so thankful Tyler and I have each other to get through it and I am EXTREMELY thankful that Kyle and Dad were home to be with us as we made a lot of those decisions.<br />
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A friend that has lost her parents gave me these papers. I apologize with the picture quality, but I really wanted to share them to hopefully help some of you.<br />
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Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-85732702619603800452016-05-19T14:08:00.001-05:002016-05-19T22:01:54.288-05:00In Sweet Loving Memory of my Mom, Janet. 07/02/68-05/04/16I have been staring at a blank screen for a <strike>while now</strike> few days now. I started this post earlier this week and I have been trying to make my hands type what all is in my head..... I just thought my post from February was hard to write.<br />
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I have had several messages about updates on Mom. Many of you are from out of state, so you truly do not know what has been going on. I don't regret not giving an update since my last post. I am very much thankful for that private time we had with her, but blogging is my therapy. For so long it helped me cope with things. There would be many times that Mom would say, "I think you need to do a blog post"...... and I would. Although she never read any of them. Or claims she didn't :)....she wanted me to update <i>everyone</i> on what was going on with her, but mostly as a way to maybe let others <u>read</u> what was going on to save us from having to answer questions in person. <br />
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Mom was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer on February 4, 2014. I am extremely heart broken to write that she passed away on May 4, 2016. She put up a fight like no other and the last few months have been extremely hard on her and the rest of the family. Watching all that her body has gone through over the past 2 years and especially over the past couple months is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. Dr. Huh told us on January 13, 2016 that she had approximately 4 months left..... he was only off 9 days. When you are told something like that, you are grateful that you know, but you live each day sad that you are limited. It is really hard to explain to anyone that has never heard those words for yourself personally, or for someone you love and are close to.<br />
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We knew her cancer was aggressive (you can read more about it from <a href="http://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-moms-journey-ovarian-cancer.html">this post</a>), but from the beginning she stayed very positive and I know that is what helped all of us get through. I can remember in the beginning I would cry to Kyle and my uncle about the "stats" and the "outcomes" about her type of cancer from everything I had read. I read that 2 years was <i>average</i>.... and 5 would be a miracle. Mom didn't know it, but my countdown had really started from day 1. I had a strong feeling from the beginning that she would only be around for about 2 years. Not that we didn't enjoy each day together before that moment, <b>but</b> from that moment on I made <u>SURE</u> to enjoy each day. We made <i><b>COUNTLESS</b></i> trips to Birmingham for treatments, surgeries, appointments, hospital stays, etc. & I say we because several people over the 2 years made those trips with her. She even stayed in the hospital in Dothan on a few occasions. I thank God every day for allowing me (4 years ago) to stay home with my children. If I "had a job", I wouldn't have been able to go and do with her like I was able to do. I can honestly say I have absolutely <u>zero</u> regrets.<br />
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She was hospitalized for the last time March 8th, 2016 because she had a significant amount of fluid on her lungs. They inserted a chest tube on March 10th and removed 2 liters immediately and continued draining for 3 days. They removed the chest tube on the 13th (We actually got to watch them remove it), removed her kidney stint on the 14th, and she came home the 15th. Unfortunately the fluid was cancerous. I can still see, hear, and feel Moms heart brokenness when she found out. We were also told she would come home on Hospice. The fight seemed over. Tyler and I met with "the hospice lady" at UAB. We were completely broken when talking with her. She was so sweet, caring, and comforting to us. But as children, all we saw was our mom literally dying right before our eyes. Mama was in so much pain at that time that she was on a good bit of morphine, dilaudid, etc.and wasn't aware that we were even talking with the nice lady until right before she started to leave. She was then able to talk to Mom for a few minutes. We chose Comfort Care Hospice and I would highly recommend them to anyone.<br />
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Mama had a lot of anxiety about coming home. She knew the end was near and it had really started to bother her. You could ask her at any given time and she would tell you that she was not at all afraid to die. She was mostly sad about leaving us. She didn't want her grand-babies to grow up without a Babee.... neither did I. She also didn't want people to start coming by to see her "just because they heard the news". The whole thing was just hard in general.<br />
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I came home on the 14th to get things ready at her house and set up everything with Hospice. Tyler and her friend, Tammy, brought her home the 15th. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I can still visibly see everyone that was there. I can see them pulling up in the drive way. I can still feel her arm as I helped her walk inside the house and to the couch. The hospice nurse and social worker arrived shortly after and met with me, Tyler, and Uncle Sonny and then they met with Mama. We met the nurse that was <i>assigned</i> to Mom, Nicki, just a day or two later. She quickly became family. We saw her almost everyday from her first visit until May 4th. Out of all of those visits, I only missed one and that was because Kyle and I had ran to Dothan to get him a suit for the funeral. I <b>wanted</b> to be there for it all. I didn't want to miss a single moment if I could help it.<br />
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Things <strike>gradually</strike> started going down hill pretty fast. It had become very difficult for her to shower or go to the bathroom. That short walk felt like miles to her. We shortly began doing bed baths and using the bed potty. Getting up to do that potty became very difficult. On Sunday, April 3rd, Tyler and I were with her. Aunt Becky had just left to go home to eat lunch. She needed to use the bathroom, so we got her up to go and after she went and was getting back in bed, her knees buckled... she went down, but not all the way.... we still had her and sat her back on the potty to rest. All of a sudden she started seizing. It is a sight that I know neither of us will ever forget. Her eyes rolled back in her head, she was convulsing, mouth was open.... we were scared to death. Nicki had already warned us that this may happen & I am so thankful that she did. Neither of us had our phones, so I basically jumped over Mom and Tyler and ran to get mine. I called and texted and got our aunts and uncle there. By the time they made it, she had finally come back to. We truly felt like we lost her. I know it didn't last long, but it sure felt like an eternity at the time. I called the on call nurse, she came and evaluated her, and we decided then to start doing diapers and started a steroid to help with the swelling on the brain. We also decided at that point on there would be someone staying with Tyler and her every night. <br />
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The very night of her seizure we noticed a pretty large bump that had come up on her lower abdomen. It grew bigger each day until it finally busted. At first we thought it was a tumor... even when it busted we still thought maybe a tumor.... but maybe something else. That day was pretty horrific. When it busted, it was like a faucet. It was pouring everywhere...... <i>and the stench was terrible</i>. I have ALWAYS had a weak stomach. Mom and I both. Doesn't take much to make me throw up. I threw up twice during this chaos. I used everything you could think of to help with the smell. I was rubbing stuff in my nose (I couldn't find the Vicks rub at the time.... but did afterwards and used it every day there after) & tying whatever I could find around my nose/head. I was determined to still help, but had to get my weakness out of the way. I was deemed the garbage girl most of the time. I would stand there holding the garbage with my gloves on and mask while they cleaned the quarter size hole that was caused from "it" busting. We did end up putting a colostomy bag over the hole which was genius on Aunt Becky's part. We were able to dump the bag at least once a day and not worry about changing the gauze several times a day. After talking with the hospice nurses, them talking to their doctor, and me talking with Moms doctor, we are pretty sure the cancer ate through her intestines and her blockages that she already kept from the cancer caused this pocket type thing to form and since it didn't have anywhere to go it just grew in that spot until it busted open. It busted on the scar from her two previous surgeries she had in that spot over the last 2 years.<br />
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By this point, most of the time it really wasn't our mom laying in that bed. She would have moments where it was her, but I am very grateful that it wasn't her some of the time. She would have been devastated "knowing" that we were having to clean her, change her, doctor her, etc. in places that she wouldn't want us to see. We were told a couple weeks before this happened that her cancer had spread to her brain. When I talked to Dr. Huh, he confirmed that it had. He and I would talk regularly throughout it all. He genuinely cared about her and our family. She would say very off the wall things. At first I was trying to write them all down, but then it became so regular, that I quit. We had several people tell us that the morphine was causing it. They just didn't know it had gone to her brain. She had been on the same amount of morphine since January.<br />
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Just thinking about all of the stuff she would say, or motions with her hands..... I am so grateful for all the videos we have of her over the past couple months.<br />
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Kyle was gone to work the month of April. At one point her breathing had gotten shallow, I was stressed out..... and emotional, so I asked him to come home. He was able to come home for 3 days, but nothing happened. Mom didn't "know" (although she wasn't dumb.... she did know, just not by us telling her) why he came home. I just told her he missed her. The day he had to go back, she told him, "I am sorry I didn't die Bud". I was like... MAMA..... don't say that. You see, she would still have moments of <u>her</u>. After that she would have "good" days..... and bad days. That was a hard time for Kyle. Not being there with us, things were happening and he felt completely helpless.<br />
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While he was gone, his sweet Mama moved in with us. Seriously. She would come to Moms house after work, eat supper, and then would take the kids home and have them bathed and ready for bed. If it wasn't my night to stay, I would get home about 10:00 every night. The grocery store closed at 10, so I would try to leave in time to run by there for lunchables, capri suns, snacks.... whatever they needed for lunches. But that eventually became very hard for me. I was missing the kids so badly. Cindy jokes that I "fired" her. I started letting the kids stay with me at Mamas. They would sleep in Tyler's bed and I would sleep on the couch. Tyler slept on a cot beside Mom. I was afraid to sleep by Mom in case my alarm for school woke her up and I was afraid to sleep with the kids in case getting up with Mom woke them up. We did that for almost 2 weeks and it really worked well. Mom started getting worse, so they stayed with Cindy again right before Kyle came home.<br />
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He came home April 28th. The immediate weight that was lifted off my shoulders when he pulled up at Moms house is a feeling I can't explain. <br />
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So much went on from then to May 4th. I <u>HATED</u> feeling like she was suffering. She seemed very comfortable, but on May 1st she ended up with 2 more holes in her stomach. She had a total of 3 actual holes in her stomach. By this point we were going off of facial expressions mostly to determine pain. She would rarely tell us she was in pain this entire time. May 1st was also Heidi's birthday might I add. Heidi had been praying hard that she would still be here on her birthday. Although Mom wasn't able to participate or seem to know what was going on (I'll always believe she could hear us), I still baked Heidi a cake and the family came over to eat lunch and we went to her room with the cake and candles and sang happy birthday to Heidi. It is another priceless video we have.<br />
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Just knowing Mom, I truly think she was waiting for 2 things. (1) Heidi's birthday and (2) Kyle to be home. She wanted us to all be okay. We had all told her we were okay and gave her our goodbyes, but she still wasn't ready to let go. He came home on a Thursday evening and she passed away the next Wednesday morning. Tuesday before she passed really seemed like any other day. She hadn't experienced any major changes.... until that night. That's when everything changed. Her breathing became very shallow.... she had several seconds of apnea between the breaths, and her breaths often made a hiccup type noise. Really that noise started that afternoon. Abby and Aunt Becky first noticed it and then showed me. It just got worse as the night went on. Tuesday night I told Dad I didn't think it would be long & he came out there. Moms brother, and sisters were all out there and they decided to stay the night because they didn't feel like it would be long either. Her friends Tammy and Tracy were also there. All of our hearts were broken. Watching her in her last moments, going through old picture albums, talking about past times..... sweet memories...... but sad they were ending.<br />
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That night was hard. We had started doing morphine every 2 hours a couple days before, so we would set our alarms all night to get up to give medicine. But that night was different. I went to sleep a little before midnight and woke up about 2 hours later. I then stayed up. I went to Moms room and told Aunt Becky to go get some rest, so I nestled myself on the bed potty. I just sat there..... holding her hand.... rubbing her hand, her arm.... her face. I knew the moment was drawing near. I would count her breaths, I would stare at her chest to see if it was moving..... every now and then I would wake Tyler (he was on the cot) and have him watch her breathing with me.<br />
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When early morning came, I received a text from Nicki and she was there by 8. She told us it wouldn't be long. She was right. Two hours and thirty-two minutes later it happened. She was surrounded by everyone that loved her dearly. We all got to whisper in her ear one more time. That feeling overwhelms me as I am typing this. We were all so close to her. Watching her take her last breaths was so hard. Dad had whispered to me that I may not want to watch it, but I knew I just had to. He was the last one to whisper to her and it was just a few minutes later that she went to Glory Land. I am <u>forever</u> grateful he was there for us & her. I am also grateful that Yana is our stepmom and that Dad married a godly woman that understood that he needed to be there for us.<br />
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When it happened....I was on her left side and Tyler was on her right. The rest of the family surrounded her bed. Kyle had gone to get Nicki to ask if we still needed to do morphine because it was almost time for the next dose. She told him to let her check her breathing.... she came in to check it and Mom had literally just took a deep breath and Nicki put her stethoscope on her and looked at me and said "she's gone"..... I just started crying and looked at Tyler and told him she was gone. He said What???? And just like that..... her chest didn't move anymore. We both just held her.... crying..... rubbing her..... it was all so surreal. I still catch myself wondering if this really happened. There wasn't a dry eye in her room. We were all so very thankful that she was no longer suffering, but our hearts hurt so badly because she was actually gone. Forever.<br />
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I know that I will see her again one day. Mom knew Jesus as her personal savior and so do I. But that doesn't make the earthly hurt go away. Tyler and I have had to do things and make decisions this year that we never dreamed we would be making. We were both so very close to Mom. I would always joke with both of them and say that he was her favorite. She was only 16 years older than me, so we were close, but we also had to grow up together.<br />
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Heidi, Karter, and Sophie were heart broken. Dad & Yana checked them and Hank out of school about lunch that day. They have done better than I expected, but still will say things occasionally and I know more will come in the future. They mostly express themselves with drawings and just talking about her in general. I hurt so badly thinking about the future without her. Her not being there for events and things that I think she should be at... like their school functions, birthdays, graduations, first car, weddings, my grand-babies arrivals, and so much more. I just miss her so much. They say time will ease the pain...... but right now, I just don't see how.<br />
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We had her viewing on Friday night the 6th 5-8 at the funeral home and her funeral was Saturday the 7th at our church at 11AM with a viewing an hour before. Her service was absolutely beautiful. I'm not just saying that because she is my Mom, but it truly was. Everything was perfect. The kids drew her some pictures the day she passed and we had those in with her, as well as the elephant they gave her on Valentine's Day that she carried to every appointment thereafter. Tyler and I had gone to the funeral home 9 days before she passed to pick out most everything. I am thankful we did because it took us from then until her services to get the rest together. We put together a slide show that was played at the viewing(s) and during 2 of the songs at her funeral. I really think she would be so proud with how it all went and turned out. Her flowers were gorgeous, the weather was perfect.... everything was perfect.... except our hearts. After the burial service, a friend of mine handed me a rose for each of my 5 family members and for Tyler to put under mom so that she can forever lay on a bed of roses. I thought that was incredibly thoughtful.<br />
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The days after have been hard. VERY hard. I haven't gotten good at being in public yet. It scares me. People mean well, but the "how are you" question gets me every time. In the south it is just a generic question you ask people..... so I know they mean well, but I really don't know how to answer it. They don't really want to know how I am. Sometimes I want to say..... I just buried my mother ___ days ago. How do you think I am :)? But I try to be nice.... and either say "I don't know" or "Just taking it 1 day at a time". Both are honest.<br />
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To end I will say that through all of this you really learn the heart of people. We have found out who genuinely cares about us. Our family had supper brought to us from March 18th up until the night before Mom passed. Is that not remarkable? Different people... from all over. It meant more to us than they will ever know...... but then there were people we were close to at one time, we didn't hear from or see when she passed. I get that they haven't been in our shoes, so showing respect and concern for us didn't cross their minds, but if roles were reversed I know that I would at least send a message. To us, in times like these you don't "play" with friendships or family members. You are there for them. Our town is small, so everyone knew Mom and knew what we were going through. They all knew she had passed.... they also knew how close we were to her. I'm talking even high school friends of his and mine that we were completely shocked that we still have not heard from. One of my best guy friends from HS actually drove from TN to be there, but then there are MANY that live in our town that couldn't find a way to come or message us. We even had family members drive from all over to be there for us.... and have others that live in the same town that were too busy to be there for us. Our feelings were/are hurt by several people and after talking to some people that have been in our shoes..... I am told that is completely normal to feel this way. I do not wish what we went through on anybody. NOBODY. I surely don't wish what Mom went through on anybody. But I do know that if someone we know does go through it, we will be there for them. We'll hurt with them because we know the hurt they are experiencing.<br />
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Her saying through it all........<img alt="Image result for let your faith be bigger than your fears lyrics" class="rg_i" data-sz="f" name="ZrTcypoVG8A6qM:" 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style="height: 190px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 152px;" />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-16686155820957635752016-03-03T13:13:00.000-06:002016-05-17T11:39:19.317-05:00Learning to Administer Fluids<div style="text-align: center;">
It literally is day to day with how Mom feels. She may be having a really good day today and an obstruction hit tomorrow. There's no way to plan for it. </div>
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Sunday after church we ate lunch at her house and then the family all gathered and we sat around talking, laughing, and telling stories. It was wonderful. It always is. </div>
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She was feeling pretty good Sunday. She hurt some, but not enough to keep her down. She loved being outside with everyone.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet cousin, Jamie Leigh, took this snap and I had to screen shot it :)!</td></tr>
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Aunt Donna brought Bigmama (their Mom) to visit.....</div>
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Monday morning she still felt pretty good. She went to work, but was only able to work until 11:30. Her stomach started hurting, swelling, she was nauseated, etc. all the clear signs of an obstruction. Some of you may wonder what an <a href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/bowel-obstruction-topic-overview">obstruction actually is</a>. You can click on the link to read more about it, but it is basically the cancer (tumors) in her abdomen push on her intestines causing them to "kink". Kind of like having a water hose and then kinking it to stop the water. The PEG tube was placed to help with the obstructions and we honestly believe that it has. Before having the PEG tube she would have to be hospitalized for about a week to get through them. Now when she has one usually it is only about 2-3 days, but she is able to deal with them at home. When she feels it coming she doesn't eat or drink much... maybe a bite or two and she keeps her tube draining. Unfortunately it makes her extremely weak so sometimes she has to be admitted in the hospital to get fluids.<br />
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She has been set up with home health for about a month now. They really are wonderful. They are able to talk to her doctors, have medicines called in, <i>order fluids</i>, etc. On Tuesday Moms nurse from Birmingham called her to check on her & ended up contacting home health to order fluids.<br />
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By yesterday she was pitiful :(. She was truly miserable. She started running a fever Tuesday night and was still running one yesterday morning (thankfully she hasn't had one since yesterday). She was also extremely weak. I took this picture of Tyler putting his cool hands on her head :). He was feeling her head to see if she was still warm and she said it felt so good she wanted him to continue....<br />
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The nurse got there and accessed her port to get the IV started.....<br />
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.... her port will stay accessed so that if she needs more fluids then we can get it hooked up. She showed us how to hook it up and unhook it. <i>Pretty scary right :)</i>. Nah, we had good instructions. We are thankful she can now have them at home instead of being admitted. <br />
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It is a slow drip, so takes about 8+ hours. Tyler successfully stopped it and started a new one during the night :). She feels better this morning and her go get it self had Tyler take her to work and I'll get her and take her home when she is ready. She is amazing! I told her this morning that most people wouldn't go to work after having fluids all day/night/morning, but she went after getting fluids and still having some pains. BUT she isn't most people ;-)!<br />
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Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-53250844176457067702016-02-22T12:32:00.001-06:002016-02-22T12:32:55.336-06:00Mom Update. A Hard Post to Write.This is going to be one of the hardest blogs thus far that I have wrote. <br />
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There has been a reason I haven't blogged about Mom lately. After I tell you, you'll understand that I have honestly felt like I didn't have anything to write about. I know I have blogged about most everything throughout this journey. Going back and seeing what all went on (little moments) that we may have forgotten about has been nice. I have made <b>A LOT</b> of journal entries since January 13th, but some things are better left to my journal rather than my blog. <br />
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Mom and I talked about it and she thought I needed to do a post. Several people <i>do know</i> what is going on, but there are several that <i>do not know</i>. We get asked <u>often</u> how she is doing. We appreciate and are so very humbled by everyone caring; however, it is hard for us to answer that question some days. You just have to understand.<br />
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On January 13, 2016 My Mom, Uncle Sonny, and I went for what we thought was an ordinary visit to Moms Oncologist and for chemo. It was our first time meeting with him since her PEG tube was put in (on January 1). They always call her back first to do all the usual doctor stats they have to do. Usually she sends me a message pretty quick after she goes back and tells me to come on back. Not that day. I'm not sure how much time actually passed but I remember sitting in the lobby thinking something wasn't right. This was taking way too long. <br />
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We were finally called back there and as soon as we walked in I could tell Mom was upset. I sat down and asked her what was wrong. Through her tears she told me the chemo wasn't working and there wasn't much else they could do. I just stared at her shaking my head. My eyes filled with tears. We embraced and both bawled like a baby. Dr Huh wanted to talk to Mom about it first (which is what took so long) & it was her choice whether to keep it to herself or to let us know. I am forever thankful she didn't keep it to herself.<br />
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To say there are words to explain how I felt in that moment would be a huge lie. My heart literally felt like it was broken in two. Not <u><i><b>OUR</b></i></u> Mom.... I can't imagine going through life without her. We really didn't know what to say or do. We decided to wait and call a family meeting and "tell the others" that night when we got home. I called Tyler first. That was such a hard phone call to make. I knew his heart would feel exactly like mine and none of us were able to be there with him at the time. I then called Kyle (thankfully he was home) & told him through my tears and then called and told my Dad (unfortunately he was at work). Our family and friends knew we were going that day, so they were all texting wanting to know what he said. I couldn't even make my fingers type what he said. So I decided the rest of the day my phone would stay on silent and in my purse.<br />
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Her CA125 was over 8,000. And in case you don't remember, a normal CA125 is <a href="http://www.cancercenter.com/treatments/ca-125-test/?source=GGLPS01&channel=paid+search&c=paid%2520search%3AGoogle%3ANon+Brand%3ABroad%3ANon+Brand%3ETreatments%3ABroad&k_clickid=01206fdb-d09d-4711-96e5-26b9b515df50">35 and below</a>. He was still giving her the option to continue treatments or not. It was her choice and he was 100% okay with her getting a second opinion, etc. BUT he told us from the beginning that he is a huge advocate for <b>Quality of life</b> not <b>Quantity of life</b>. He said there are many doctors (even some he works with) that will continuously force the chemo and it may give the patient a month or so longer, but their quality of life is terrible. AND 9 times out of 10 the chemo at that point causes them to die from something non cancer related.... such as a heart attack.<br />
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At this point it was information overload. How were we going to process all of this? It honestly felt like she died at that moment, but yet she was sitting right there beside me. I already missed her something terrible, but she was right there. She went ahead and got the treatment that day. She wanted to at least do that cycle (which is 3 treatments) and then decide what to do. As we left the room and walked by people smiling, laughing, enjoying the day..... I wanted to SCREAM at the top of my lungs what we were just told. Our world as we knew it was falling apart, but everyone else around us seemed like nothing was happening. <i>That's just how (I think I can safely say) all 3 of us felt</i>. Really makes you realize that you truly do not know what someone else is going through. <br />
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As she was setting up for treatment, I remember it being such an awkward experience because we had just found out this devastating news & there was this couple sitting across from Mom that were chipper and optimistic because it was the woman's first treatment. They were so friendly, but at the time we just really wanted to cry. <br />
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We talked about all sorts of things on the way home and cried lots of tears. Actually, we have cried MANY tears since that day. I'll never forget that of all the days and all the vehicles to pass us, a blooming Hurst passed us. It was like it was in slow motion. All we could do was stare as it went by.<br />
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We have all had so many people tell us.... enjoy the moments.... cherish your days..... at least you get to <i>say goodbye</i>, etc. I know that "they" don't know what to say & really mean well, but honestly..... I don't think they get it. I wouldn't know what to say if I had never experienced this. All we CAN do is enjoy the moments. But that doesn't mean that our hearts don't hurt. All you can do is think back a few years ago when "life was normal". <b>Without a doubt we know that only God knows the end to any of our dashes. </b>Whose to say I won't die in a car crash tomorrow? BUT when someone tells you that you have an approximate amount of time left unless a miracle happens, it really makes things different. I really hope none of us have to experience the difference of a sudden death vs what we are experiencing. With a sudden death I would think you are devastated because it was sudden, no plan, you think of all the things you should have said or done differently or maybe all you can think about is the last thing that you said to them, no clue it was about to happen... and you miss them so much. With "knowing" it makes it hard because you can't help but wonder what each day will hold. You watch your loved one suffer each and every day. Yes you get the chance to "get things in order", but you can't help that your heart hurts each day thinking about what is to come. You try not to and try to enjoy each day, but some days you just can't help it.... and the pain that mom endures is hard to watch a lot of the time. Her stomach swells to where it looks to be like she is 6-7 months pregnant. It makes awful noises at all times of the day... sounds like gremlins in there. I just wish she didn't have to be in so much pain. <br />
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Have you heard Cole Swindell's song, "<a href="https://youtu.be/K8WlCqZPTeg">You Should Be Here</a>"? That's song makes me cry almost every time. It's about his Dad and he wishes he could be here for all of his success. I have peace knowing that my parents will be in Heaven when they pass and I know they won't miss a thing down here, but we are still <i>here</i> and will miss them. I am really close to my parents so to think one won't be here is a gut wrenching feeling.<br />
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I will say that in a months time it hasn't gotten easier by no means, but we are learning that it is what it is. We still cry. We still hug like it's our last. We still sit around and talk about anything and everything. We laugh. We are doing everything we have always done. We aren't as scared to answer the "how is your Mom" question. The only way I have been able to answer that is depending on the day she is having and how she is feeling. Our family is so close, so we see all of them <i>very</i> often.<br />
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Two weeks ago we (mom, Tyler, and I) went for chemo and to meet with Dr Huh. Mom was hurting something awful. She had a bad weekend. The pain was almost unbearable. She was throwing up, draining a good bit from her tube, diarrhea, etc. IT. WAS. BAD. Ended up she had another obstruction above where her tube is in her stomach. She was hospitalized Tues-Thurs. Tyler stayed with her in the hospital and I came home to be with the kids and Thursday my Uncle Sonny and I went back to get them.<br />
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While she was in the hospital she did get some very good news. It was that glimpse of hope that she and all of us needed. I still believe it was God saying, I haven't left y'all. I am still here. Before he admitted her, he told all of us that if her CA125 levels were significantly higher that he would highly recommend her to not get chemo. Mom had been struggling with whether or not to continue the treatments. When she gets them, it actually does make her feel better for a little while. If she didn't get them she didn't want to feel like she could have tried more. It was a hard decision. On Wednesday he came into her hospital room smiling and told her he had good news and she had two choices. Her CA125 had actually came DOWN to 5700! He told her she could get chemo either that day in the hospital or the next week. Of course she decided to go ahead and get it. She was SO EXCITED! We all were. Not that the outcome will change, but it was a way of letting her know she made the right choice & that God still has complete control. Her magnesium was significantly low. It was a .2. She had to get 4 grams of magnesium every hour for 7 hours. That made for a LONG night for her and Tyler. It has been low a good bit, but never <u>that</u> low. <br />
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She has good days and bad days. Her good days would be bad days to most of us. She was able to work 3 days last week which is remarkable. She didn't feel great, but she pushed through. Her PEG tube has gotten infected twice since having it. She has so much acid(possibly chemo poison) in her stomach that it comes out around where the tube goes into her stomach and burns. She keeps it doctored and stays on antibiotics for that & for UTI's. She has had them frequently lately as well. <br />
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Now by writing this we do not want any of you to feel sorry for any of us. Just please continue praying. Pray for her pain to subside, pray for all of us through this continued process. She'll be the young age of 47 in July. We are just enjoying our time together as much as possible. <br />
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Here are some pictures I have taken since January 13th:<br />
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This first set were actually Friday the 15th. Mom wanted to get her nails re-done. Having her nails "done" is <i>her thing</i>. <br />
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This next set were at Aunt Becky's.... we went for supper one night.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinda what we do.... just sit by her tube and watch it drain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She gave the girls an infinity necklace, me a beautiful infinity bracelet for my birthday, and the boys (I didn't get Tyler's hand in this picture... oopsie) a masculine infinity bracelet... just to let us know that she loves us forever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the first time she was able to sit outside. I was BEYOND ecstatic. It's her favorite place to be.</td></tr>
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Valentine's Day :).....</div>
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For Valentine's Day MeMe took the kids to get Mom something special. They picked out this elephant and said they thought she would like to take it as we travel to and from Birmingham and while she gets her treatment. She proudly took it with her last week when we went :).<br />
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Even though so many days we feel like this....</div>
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... I know that God will never leave us or forsake us. He is the beginning and the end. </div>
Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-15148756037148691842016-02-16T09:27:00.000-06:002016-02-16T09:27:28.090-06:00Mommy's Magical Night<div style="text-align: center;">
Sometimes our kids can be little meanies, but sometimes they can be the sweetest, most kind hearted little angels. </div>
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A week ago Sunday they came up with a plan (Heidi was the master mind, but they all contributed) and handed me this lovely invitation......</div>
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I was so very excited and shocked. For them to come up with something to make <i>my night </i>magical and <i>special</i> blew my mind. </div>
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All week long they would remind me what was coming on "Friday night". </div>
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Friday night rolled around and my night began with a warm bubble bath and a glass of ice water with 3 orange slices on the rim. Sophie said they stood for her, Karter, and Heidi :). </div>
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They turned the lights in the bathroom off and turned the music on my phone on :).... <br />
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..... and then they brought me a face mask :)..... and put it on......</div>
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..... they also had me a sweet Valentine's Surprise......</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.... and then this little turkey stuck her hand all the way down in my water to get an orange slice and said, "MAMA..... MY HANDS ARE CLEAN"..... :)</td></tr>
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....... Sophie wrote me this sweet note :)......</div>
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...... and then I got massages.....</div>
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.... Karter had gotten mad at the girls and said they were doing all the massaging and not letting him :-)! We finally convinced him I had plenty of "spots" left :).....</div>
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..... and then these 2 wanted a bubble bath :).....</div>
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..... here was their sweet list for my Magical Night :)......</div>
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I have to say it was by far the most MAGICAL NIGHT I have had in a while :)! Their kind, innocent, loving hearts just made my night. Being a mother is such an honor, blessing, and privilege.<br />
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Oh how I love those 3!!! Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-1313965292438108822016-01-28T09:56:00.000-06:002016-01-28T09:56:35.831-06:00Polar Plunge 2016 & Sophie's 2nd Mouth Surgery<div style="text-align: center;">
My Dad & Tyler have done a <i>Polar Plunge</i> on New Years Day for YEARS! Last year Karter did it with them & this year Sophie & Brandon decided they would join in. There has been a lot going on, so it was post-poned until this past Tuesday night. </div>
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I kept telling both kids they didn't have to do it, but they wanted to. Heidi wanted no part in it.<br />
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I got some videos.... Karter loved it.... he actually did it twice. Sophie chickend out.... twice.... and in the last video when she actually went, she was basically walking on water. <br />
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I'm not sure if you remember, but Sophie had <a href="http://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2015/12/sophies-mouth-surgery.html">her 1st mouth surgery</a> in November. We were hoping to finish this past Tuesday, but a week before surgery she developed (or I <b>found</b> rather.... because she never complained) a <i><b><u>HUGE</u></b></i> abscess.<br />
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We were there bright and early Tuesday morning and they took us back pretty much immediately. When they first take us back, they check all her vitals and then give her some sleepy medicine to drink.... and then wait a few minutes and bring her more to drink. It makes her VERY loopy.<br />
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This was after her first drink. She was used to taking her antibiotic in one quick swing, so she chugged this medicine the same way, but it was more than she thought. She spit it all over herself and Kyle's leg. <br />
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After the second drink it didn't take long before she was feeling REAL good and was carried off to surgery.<br />
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They came and talked to us several times during the procedure. Because of the abscess, they had to give her a lot more anesthesia than usual. Usually when people have an abscess they can't get fully numb in that area. Thankfully they were able to give her enough anesthesia that she didn't feel anything. They had to go in and cut the abscess off/out. They couldn't stitch it because it needed to drain. She said it was one of the biggest she had seen in a while.<br />
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Bad thing is because of all the anesthesia they had to give her to do the abscess, they couldn't finish everything that needed to be done, so we'll go back Tuesday to finish. They ended up doing 4 root canals/4 crowns and cut out the abscess. She is hoping to save the abscessed tooth, but there is a possibility that she will have to pull it. <br />
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This was when they brought her back to us......<br />
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..... she slept the entire way home and thankfully didn't bleed out. With her first surgery we got a call that Karter was running fever. Thankfully my Dad was able to go get him. This time we got a call that Heidi was running fever. Thankfully my Dad was able to get her. It ends up that she has strep throat :(. <br />
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Soph did good the rest of the day Tuesday. She was her normal silly self..... <br />
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She wanted to go to school yesterday, but as we were getting ready I could just tell she was in a lot of pain and her mouth was still very swollen. She stayed home with her Daddy and Heidi while I went to Birmingham :).....<br />
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She is much better today and the swelling is down. And for the record.... she LOVES her silver teeth :)!Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-18151799622949825292016-01-19T10:49:00.000-06:002016-01-19T11:44:56.474-06:00Just an Ordinary Penny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just an ordinary penny. Worth one cent. </div>
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To me, this one penny is worth so much more.</div>
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One penny can't by you much in this world. But this penny bought me the whole world. You see, back in December the second time we went to the hospital that month, my sweet mother in law was here to take care of my children. As I was gathering my things she asked me if I had money or needed money. I told her I was okay and had money. I continued gathering my things and then my precious little boy walked up to me. He knows that a penny is worth one cent, but he doesn't realize that a penny can't buy you anything. All he was thinking was emptying his piggy bank to give me whatever he had in it. He had recently used all his money, so a penny was all he had left. </div>
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I took that penny with the biggest smile (& tear) on my face and gave him the biggest hug. What he did was so selfless and although they weren't wanting me to leave them (<i>again</i>), he wanted to make sure his Mommy was okay. </div>
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I have put this penny in a special place to keep forever. Sometimes it is the small things in life and the small reminders that keep you going. </div>
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We had so much fun watching the Dancing with the Stars Tour in Birmingham. It was just going to be Mom & Tyler going, but I <strike>may have</strike> guilted her in to taking me and Heidi too. Heidi LOVES watching DWTS so she was SUPER excited.</div>
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Mom was hurting pretty bad that night, but pushed through to enjoy the show. (She had her PEG tube surgery 3 days later).</div>
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I used my selfie stick to take all of the above pictures and then go figure.... it quit before we took our picture with Noah.<br />
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This is Noah for those of you that aren't DWTS fans....</div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Galloway">Noah</a> was on the 20th season of DWTS. He was phenomenal. He was injured in Iraq and lost an arm and leg. He manged to dance terrifically and get 3rd place. <br />
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I have tried and tried and tried to send videos to post for y'all to see, but it just isn't happening. Just trust me, the show was AMAZING! Here are a few pictures of the show....<br />
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Anyway, I really wish the videos would have worked out. Even if you aren't a DWTS fan, this tour is still absolutely worth watching. Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-27478865870653763012016-01-05T09:25:00.000-06:002016-01-05T09:25:04.180-06:00Coming Home...... New Year.... <div style="text-align: center;">
Words cannot express how thankful I am for my best friend and mother in law. Most of the time our hospital stays fall to where people have to take off work to keep the kids, or usually Amanda gets them from school & then takes them to Cindy when she gets off. We have a system that seems to work, but I still feel so guilty with being away from them and hearing them tell me how much they miss me or want me home. It makes it hard. BUT the way it fell this time, Cindy only took off 1/2 a day (they closed at lunch on Thursday) & she was off Friday. She told me to take enough clothes to stay until Sunday that the kids would be fine. She kept pictures coming and I felt so relaxed knowing that they were having fun and well taken care of. Amanda went over almost everyday to see them & to help. </div>
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Thursday night they had a really fun time having their cousins over to spend the night. I really think that did them good & got their mind off of where I was for a bit. MeMe let them play and have a good time and then when it was time to clean up, it was time to clean up. </div>
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Here is the NYE video she sent me...... it was a wonderful video to wake up to on Jan 1.</div>
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New Year's Day they had breakfast, played, and then had a "fun" cleaning up game they played.</div>
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She sent me before and after pictures of all the rooms. I loved how they all worked together.<br />
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On Saturday they loaded up and did a little shopping and then went to Chuck-E-Cheese.<br />
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On Sunday they were so excited about us coming home. I think the day drug by for them. <br />
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Amanda and Cindy took them to see the horses, they went to the school to finish a sign, went to Moms to hang it, got balloons, cleaned the house (like even scrubbed the bathrooms), had soup in the crock pot when we got home, etc.....<br />
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It was so nice to come home and kind of go "ahhhhh".... and not see everything that I needed to do. You know how when you leave for a vacation you clean the house before you leave so that when you come home you can relax and not have a mess to come home to? That's what it felt like. They truly are wonderful! Last Christmas the two of them even decorated our house for Christmas. <br />
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Thought I would share this picture of Mom...... I know she is in a hospital gown, but so what. My cousin, Abby, had texted me checking on her and then she said.... "Here.... take a picture and send to Abby & Jamie"..... I thought it was beautiful......<br />
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This was her on her way to get her PEG tube. She was really nervous......<br />
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And then Sunday we got the great news that we could leave. We were all exhausted by this point. </div>
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This silly group sent this to us while they were running around getting Babee's surprise ready....</div>
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I LOVEDDDD that they had pictures of them making Moms "surprise" sign.....</div>
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How sweet is that? Soooo thoughtful. Amanda and Cindy are completely selfless people. Always putting others first. They had 3 sets of balloons with three balloons in each bundle of our favorite colors. </div>
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Tyler recorded this video of Mom to send to us when she saw the sign....</div>
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And usually we don't all 4 sleep in my bed, but I really wanted my little ducklings under my wing. </div>
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You would think we would all be used to hospital stays. I really can't count how many we had in 2015. But each time it is so upsetting because we are there because Mom is in so much pain from this stinking <i>cancer</i>. In less than a month it will be 2 years that we started this journey. </div>
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Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-56292397462392497212016-01-01T11:22:00.000-06:002016-01-01T11:45:22.720-06:00Spending New Years at UAB<div style="text-align: center;">
It seems that my blog posts lately are mostly about hospital stays or cancer. We never expected to spend the last days of 2015 and the first days of 2016 in the hospital.</div>
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Mom, Heidi, and Tyler LOVES Dancing With the Stars. As part of our Christmas, she gave us tickets to watch the DWTS tour in Birmingham. It just so happened that we watched the show Tuesday night and then her stint replacement was scheduled for Wednesday morning.</div>
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Her stomach starting hurting really bad Tuesday morning. It had been hurting on and off and began to get really bad. She made herself go to the show. That is something we are all so grateful for. She was in so much pain that she couldn't even go in to eat with me, Tyler, and Heidi before the show. Makes me so mad with cancer. </div>
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She made it in to the BJCC while holding her stomach the entire way. </div>
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Wednesday morning she and I got up and headed to the hospital for her stint replacement. We left Tyler and Heidi snoozing in the hotel :). </div>
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After her surgery we headed to the oncology department. After numerous obstructions, we all know that when she is having one it is better to just go ahead and see the doctor. <br />
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We met with Dr. Huh and he told us that he was going to admit her and that he would most likely have to do a major surgery on her colon. He didn't want to do the surgery, but he thought that would be the only option at this point and most doctors would have already done the surgery. It wasn't what we wanted to hear, but at the same time we knew it was coming. </div>
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While waiting, I got cute snaps from sweet Aubrey. She was helping MeMe watch the kids. <br />
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We decided to go home Wednesday night. None of us had extra clothes and Heidi really didn't need to stay the night in the hospital. <br />
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We got home Wednesday night about 9:40. I was so glad to see Kman and Sophie. She was already asleep, but I still got some sugars and got to snuggle with Kman. I am so thankful we have a king size bed. I piled those kiddos up in my bed and just enjoyed the moment. I got minimal sleep, but I had all my ducklings under my wing. Tyler went home and packed bags for he and Mom and then he went back to UAB that night.<br />
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I was planning on coming back yesterday after lunch when Cindy got off work. It was a VERY yucky day, but despite the weather I had friends come over and bring a basket full of snacks, candy, drinks, gift card to Starbucks, and cards for me to bring back to the hospital for everyone to enjoy. Kayla came and brought breakfast to the kids and then Amanda came over and she drove me all around town in the nasty weather to do several errands for Mom. It was a VERY emotionally draining morning.<br />
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I had just got out of the shower when Mom called me. In a nut shell (<i>as I said I will leave out some of the more private details</i>) Dr Huh came in and told her that he had thought about the surgery all night and he really did not want to do it. He has done it multiple times and the recovery process is lengthy and more likely than not she would never be able to get chemo again. She <b>NEEDS</b> chemo. She isn't able to have it with her obstructions, so she has been without since the beginning of December and her cancer has been aggressive since Day 1 (February 4, 2014). He decided he wants to have a PEG tube inserted. It'll be like a feeding tube, but will work in reverse. Hopefully she can still get treatments with the tube & some relief. The entire journey is very important, but we have reached our point that we HAVE to get the cancer to dissipate.<br />
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It is so heart breaking watching the pain she goes through on a daily basis. I know God has a plan. We all know that. But that doesn't mean that sometimes I don't want to just sit down with Him and say.... okay..... I need you to tell me what your plan is. BUT I know, too, that <i>that</i> is all part of trusting Him. Mom and I talk 500 times a day and we see each other almost daily. We selfishly want her healed this side of Heaven, but as the Dr told us..... we are on the serious stretch. We need a miracle and your prayers are greatly appreciated.<br />
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Our last dinner of 2015 was at McAlister's below the hospital. My Uncle Sonny & Aunt Mandy drove me up yesterday and Aunt Becky came yesterday morning. We had all planned to be together NYE anyway, just not this way. </div>
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I snapped this picture of the two of them..... I thought it was really cute.... their last date of 2015. </div>
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I am VERY thankful to have such a wonderful Mother in Law. She steps up and in without any hesitation and takes care of the kiddos. She is afraid of so many things, but keeping 6 grand kids alone doesn't terrify her one bit. She kept me informed throughout the day with what all they were doing. It helps SO much getting pictures throughout the day.</div>
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All but Sophie stayed up til midnight. Cindy took the sweetest video of them counting down. It started my day off so good watching it.<br />
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Before I crashed last night I facetimed them. Karter was in and out of the picture, so I wasn't able to screenshot one with him. </div>
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Anyway, the tube surgery is scheduled for around noon today. Please just keep her in your prayers. Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-27705294288233682862015-12-27T08:59:00.000-06:002015-12-27T08:59:55.502-06:00Christmas 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Christmas this year was GREAT!! Only thing that was missing was Kyle. We'll have Christmas when he gets home. Mom was feeling good and it was such a blessing to have Christmas with her and us all to be able to enjoy it.</div>
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This year for Christmas Mom wanted to give the kids a certain amount of money and us all go to Toys R Us.... let them take their time and pick out whatever they wanted within their budget. We were supposed to do it the Saturday before she was admitted in the hospital, but she wasn't well enough to do that, so we went Christmas Eve. </div>
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Before we left, the girls wanted to hold our elves. Heidi wrote them a note asking them if they could hold them Christmas Eve. The elves wrote back and told them that would be A-Okay. </div>
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They loved it! </div>
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On the way home we stopped at Chill Yogurt :). Sophie told me I had to get a picture of her....</div>
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..... and then Karter said it was his turn.....</div>
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When we got back, Kyle's Mom was there. I was so glad she wanted to spend the night with us. She brought stuff to make soup, so we ate soup, exchanged gifts, and opened all the stuff the kids got from Toys R Us.</div>
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He kept wanting me to take pictures to send to his Daddy :)!</div>
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This year I took the kids to the Dollar Tree to buy gifts for each other. They each had their own money and I thought it would be a good way to teach them about giving. They wanted to not only buy for each other, but several others too. They had the BEST time. I gave them each their own basket, and we made it a big secret ordeal and they had to avoid each other on the aisles. I LOVED watching and seeing them pick out the perfect gift for whomever. It was funny..... they each picked out Kleenexes for Mama. Heidi bought Tyler a cup, Sophie got him razors, and Karter got him a tool because he said he needed a tool. They were all perfect and meaningful. <br />
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For the first time since Kyle has been working offshore we decided to let Santa come on time. The kids normally write Santa a letter asking him to come early or late depending on Kyle's schedule. We wanted to give "normalcy" a try this year, but it just wasn't for us. It made us all miss Kyle that much more. So from now on if he misses Christmas, we will write Santa a letter. Even the kiddos agree!</div>
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We were getting family photos and then....... Karter tooted..... lol......</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Santa left the kids a letter.....</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They got these crazy straw making things in their stockings.</td></tr>
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She picked out tape for Dad to keep in his toolbox & storage containers for Nana. Sophie bought Papa deodorant and Nana a brush she said so she will have no more tangles. Karter got them a gift together.... it was a thing to pick stuff up with. They were all so thoughtful. <br />
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We hadn't been at Dad & Yana's very long and Karter tripped and fell on their drive way. He got himself a nice goose egg. </div>
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It's amazing how fast these 3 have grown......</div>
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On the way home we were looking at how beautiful the moon was. I then remembered that it was the first full moon on Christmas Day since 1977. The next one won't be until 2034. It was gorgeous.</div>
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When we got home my trio enjoyed playing in the tub with their new science lab bath stuff. </div>
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We rode bikes yesterday morning to Amanda's, and then yesterday afternoon we rode them to my Dads house. I love us being able to get out and have family bike rides. We have been doing it since the babies were actually babies and rode in the seats behind us and Heidi toddlered around on her little bike.</div>
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When Sophie picked out this craft table at Toys R Us, I knew she would love it. It will be money well spent.<br />
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This past Sunday Mom was admitted again in UAB. She had been hurting on and off all last week and by Friday it had gotten pretty bad. She threw up most of the weekend, but wasn't getting any relief. Usually with her obstructions she gets some relief when she throws up.</div>
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I tried to convince her to go Friday night, but she didn't want to yet. Bless her! She stood it til Sunday and finally had all she could take. </div>
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By all means it was a <i><b>#IHATECANCER</b></i> weekend! </div>
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The top picture is one she snapped when she first got in her bed. This next one is one she sent after the tube was put back in. </div>
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She had her CT scan yesterday around lunch time. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Huh came back with the results. Her CA125 is up to 3600. It went up 300 from last month. He was pleased that it had only gone up a few hundred rather than thousands like the month before. </div>
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She does however have pneumonia, a blood clot in her left side, and he said her cancer is worse than it was on her last scan. It's not as bad as he was thinking it may be (because of her levels), but yet still worse than the last scan. He still has high hopes for this chemo to work. We really need for her tumor nodules on her intestines to go down or better yet... away. That would help prevent these obstructions from happening monthly. </div>
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She is on a good bit of pain medicine & she is getting 4 shots of blood thinner a day in her stomach. Hopefully the blood clot will go away. We are so very thankful that Dr. Huh decided to do the CT Scan because without it we wouldn't have known about the blood clot. Even though these days are the toughest days of our lives thus far (And by our I am referring to our whole family), I can still see God at work. He knew she needed that scan so we would know there was a clot. Wouldn't it be a heck of a note to fight this long and then end the battle with a blood clot? </div>
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<i>Side note.... mom & I were just talking about that... how so many people battle things and then end up losing to something not even related to their battle. Even like a car wreck or something. </i></div>
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She'll be here a little while longer. We're not sure if she'll be able to get chemo before she leaves or not. He said that was up in the air right now. She needs to be well before chemo. </div>
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He is trying really hard to avoid surgery. Opening her up puts the cancer at risk for spreading, plus it takes weeks to recovery from the surgery he would have to do on her intestines. </div>
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Watching what she goes through daily is pretty tough. I cannot imagine being in her shoes and feeling the physical AND emotional pain that she feels constantly. She is so brave and so strong and is constantly being positive for all of us. </div>
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Please keep praying!</div>
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This was last night when she was face-timing us. I couldn't get one of her face-timing with the other 2.</div>
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<br />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-32113397401589463932015-12-04T10:40:00.000-06:002015-12-04T10:40:14.909-06:00Sophie's Mouth Surgery <div style="text-align: center;">
Poor Sophie has had <i>not so good teeth</i> from the beginning. Not really an explanation, just not very strong. Heidi has never had a cavity and Karter has had cavities, but nothing like Sophie's. She has always kept cavities.... and it was just steadily getting worse. </div>
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We have been to NUMEROUS dental specialists this year and majority told us she needed too much work for them to be able to do it. </div>
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We finally were referred to one that could do it. HALLELUJAH! </div>
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I took her to see her in..... I think Sept or Oct (I don't remember our first consult date). She said she needed 10 total crowns. :-(..... So we scheduled her first surgery date as this past Wednesday. </div>
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I must add that back this summer one of Sophie's 12 year molar's had broken off.... twice.... it looked terrible. Just like it rotted off. I then took her to a specialist in Montgomery and they had told me they could operate and then ended up canceling on us (without notifying us). </div>
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About 5 weeks ago now, she bumped her two front teeth and caused them to be knocked loose. According to her MANY xrays, those two teeth were not coming out any time soon (Karter is 6 (1st grade) & still hasn't lost any.... Heidi lost <i>several</i> in Kindergarten). One of the ones that were now loose looked abscessed and was wiggling more in the gums than the actual tooth. Once again we went to the dentist to get them checked out. He gave her some medicine to hopefully stop it from becoming an abscess. </div>
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Then last week another one of her <i>big girl</i> molar's chipped off..... (the dark spot you see in the picture)......</div>
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..... and then this past weekend she got another abscess and was put back on an antibiotic.....<br />
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..... her abscess got better and Wednesday we headed to Dothan for surgery. Surprisingly she was excited for two reasons: (1) Losing teeth before Karter and (2) she is very excited about having a mouth full of silver teeth.<br />
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At first when she heard she was getting crowns, she wanted to know if they would put a crown on her head. :)! So Mom made her this super cute shirt to wear......</div>
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I am <i>that</i> Mom that recorded her as she was getting "loopy". She was sitting in her Daddy's lap, so it was easy for me to do. And she has enjoyed watching and laughing at them.</div>
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They took us to a room with toys and she had two different "drink sessions". The first one she took she could still play after taking it and the second was stronger and she had to stay seated. It made her VERY drowsy. </div>
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Most of you that know Sophie know that she is not one to just go off with <i>a stranger</i>. When the sweet girl came to get her with the wheel chair to carry her back, she gladly went and I just laugh at this picture because she is so chilled back.... see her little arms folded over the sides.... you can tell she is leaned back and chillin'. </div>
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They ended up pulling 3 teeth and doing 2 partial root canals and 2 crowns. Her little mouth was so swollen when she got out and bleeding.....</div>
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I ended up crawling in the very back with her, buckling her up and letting her lay in my lap. She slept the whole way home......</div>
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While we were on the way to Dothan to take Sophie, the school nurse called and said she was pretty sure Karter had strep throat. Thankfully Dad was able to pick him up from school and take him to the doctor and sure enough he tested positive. Thankfully he hadn't ran fever (well except one time it got to 100, but that was the highest), so he was able to go back to school today. </div>
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He and Dad were at our house waiting when we got back. Karter could hardly wait to see in Sophie's mouth.</div>
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The 3rd tooth they pulled was the rest of the 12 year molar that was still hanging on. Look how nasty the hole looks...... </div>
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We were planned to go back next week for the rest of her procedures, but they called me yesterday and unfortunately Sophie has maxed out our dental insurance this year with our <b>MANY</b> dental trips. So if we don't want to pay it all out of pocket then we have to wait until January. So January it is. We are already paying a butt load out of pocket, so I don't even want to imagine what it is like without insurance. </div>
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She started 2015 off by breaking her foot and ended it by having dental work. What a year for her!Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-45533267096195652002015-11-30T10:19:00.000-06:002015-11-30T10:19:08.420-06:00Thanksgiving 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <b>Psalm 107:1</b></td></tr>
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving <i>WEEK</i>! The kiddos were out all week and I so enjoyed being "schedule" free so to speak. </div>
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Before school got out, Soph had a Thanksgiving program. It really was so cute. They all did such a good job.</div>
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We celebrated Thanksgiving with Kyle's family the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day we had 2 of my families and then this past Saturday we had a 3rd for my family. </div>
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Kyle requested a key lime cake and my little chef.... Sophie..... loves to help me in the kitchen. She helped me make the cake and then we were doing the icing.... I put the powder sugar in and said, "<i>Don't turn it on high</i>".... HAHA!!! You guessed it..... she turned it on high..... powdered sugar EVERYWHERE!</div>
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He is all boy. He packed his footballs so that the boys could play.</div>
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Thanksgiving evening we went to my Aunt Becky's for the Messer gathering :)! </div>
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Just for fun.... here are some pictures from past Thanksgivings. I have a love hate relationship with Timehop. I love looking at old pictures, but I hate how fast time is going by.<br />
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<br />Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-23258577898768203272015-11-18T12:18:00.000-06:002015-11-18T12:18:27.328-06:00What Does Your Hair Say About YOU?<div style="text-align: center;">
I am sure that <i>YOU</i> just like me have never really thought much about what your hair really says about you?</div>
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I got to thinking about it now that Mom is bald for the second time. She has zero hair and is just as beautiful. All those years of her worrying about her hair, not wanting one single strand out of place... never really mattered. She'll often say that she wishes she would have let the windows in the car down more or let us play with it when we would try. When I was little I had to have mine perfect. I didn't like <i>bumps</i>. Now a days, I just do my best :-)!</div>
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Ever wondered what you would look like bald? Would your smile still shine? Would people still see you as YOU and not <i>just a baldy</i>? We focus so much on our looks and our hair style when all that matters is what's on the inside. I have told Mom I was going to shave my head so that we could be twins, but she has begged me not to. </div>
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I love that quote. I know SEVERAL people that have really nasty attitudes. They rarely smile and their behavior and actions are not very kind. I don't want people to say those things about me. We need to live each and every day like it is our last and always strive to put a smile on someone's face. </div>
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Mom wanted a new wig this time, so she and Tyler spent several hours in the wig store trying on different ones and playing with them. To me it just shows you that no matter what your hair looks like, your inner beauty still shines outwardly. </div>
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Some of my friends' husbands are very opinionated about their hair. Sometimes I wish Kyle was, but he just always tells me I am beautiful no matter what my hair style is. To me that helps me to be more of myself. I don't feel like I have to keep it a certain way just to make him attracted to me. He loves me for me and not because of how my hair is. </div>
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<b>So what does your hair say about you?</b></div>
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- Are you fun and adventurous and like to try new things (<i>cough cough Kayla</i>)?</div>
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- Do you mostly wear your hair in one style..... all the time?</div>
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- Do you like it short? Long?</div>
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- Do you try different colors? Cuts?</div>
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* Just remember, one day you may not have any hair. Don't let it define who you are.</div>
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Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534332198154545778.post-55264644096461434802015-11-16T09:41:00.001-06:002015-11-16T09:41:22.719-06:00Moms Hospital Stay, My Children's Scare....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took this in the beginning after Moms chemo had started & her hair was coming out. (It was actually Abby's engagement party). It is one of my most favorite pictures.</td></tr>
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This past week when I left the <a href="http://thecolquett5.blogspot.com/2015/11/people-do-not-respect-flashers-anymore.html">flashers post about Mom</a>, she was still in the hospital and not feeling well. The kids were out of school Wednesday, so we went to visit. She still was not well.......<br />
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...... Sophie did manage to get her to color with her :)! </div>
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As you can see, Soph was all over the place......</div>
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When the doctors at Flowers Hospital spoke with her doctors at UAB, they wanted her to be transferred there. Not that she was any worse, she just wasn't any better and they needed her to be up there for several different reasons. We were all okay with that.<br />
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My heart literally felt like it was breaking in a million pieces when I knew she was going via ambulance and I wasn't able to go with her. There really aren't any words to describe the feelings and emotions I was feeling. Plus being strong because the kids were there. We had no idea she would be transferred for sure on Wednesday or that she would go via ambulance. The last time she was transferred we were able to drive her. So you can only imagine the fear the kids had.<br />
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These pictures melt my heart.....</div>
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In these next two she is doing "I love you" which we sign often......</div>
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This is when Karter and Sophie's flood gates opened.....</div>
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..... they were scared and didn't know what was really happening. Although Aunt Donna (she was with us) & I would tell them that she was okay, just going to a different hospital, in their eyes this was very serious. They love their grandparents so much and to watch Babee go off in an ambulance was very traumatic. My Uncle Bruce drove up and met her at UAB.<br />
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I started off driving home, but I got a little emotional and was getting phone calls and texts messages, so Aunt Donna ended up driving so that I could do all that. I was very thankful that she did because Mom ended up facetiming us to let the kids know she was okay. </div>
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Later on Wednesday night, Sophie and Karter got upset thinking about it...... I like to video these moments without them knowing it so that it can be a keep sake we can look back on.<br />
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The next day couldn't get here fast enough. IT WAS KYLE'S COMING HOME DAY!!! This was a LONG hitch. </div>
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Amanda said Sophie got pretty upset at school Thursday morning for a good 10 minutes. She said all she could do was hold her. She knew in that exact moment the reason Sophie was in her class. Not that any other teacher wouldn't have loved on her, but Amanda knew the trauma she went through the night before. So she then called Heidi and Karter's teachers to check on them. Thankfully they were okay. But this is why I LOVE my best friend being Sophie's teacher. <br />
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And finally.... shortly after school look who arrived......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a moment that never gets old. The kids LOVE waiting for their Daddy outside and racing to see who gets the first kiss.</td></tr>
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As soon as he got home, it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I felt peace and a comfort that I needed. It gets really hard juggling things (by things I am including my emotions) alone. When he is home, everything seems to be in place.<br />
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Friday he and I were planning to go to Birmingham and the kids were going to stay with his Mom that night. <br />
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Friday before school, we sent Babee this video.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her hair had been falling out for over a week & was getting to be more and more every day. Her hospital bed and pillows were awful. They were having to change them regularly. She was VERY ready to shave it.</td></tr>
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We weren't at the hospital long before she was ready to shave it. (I forgot to say that they took her g-tube out Thursday & that helped her feel a lot better).<br />
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The last time she was bald it was summer, so wasn't as cool on her head. This time is going to be very different. </div>
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Some sweet ladies knit scarves and take to the hospital for patients. Her nurse had already given her one before she shaved her head, so Tyler just made it into a cap. <br />
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After we shaved it, the nurse brought her several different caps....</div>
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And PRAISE THE LORD she was released Saturday. She was feeling much better. She has to be on a liquid diet for at least 7 days. Thankfully she is a big soup fan :).<br />
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She was unable to get chemo in the hospital because with this treatment, you have to get it 6-7 days apart. And after missing 2 this past time, she really needed all 3 days of the 2nd cycle. So they decided to do them on Tuesdays this time to make sure she could get all 3. If she were to get it on Saturday, then she would miss the week of Thanksgiving because their offices will be closed. We were A-Okay with that, <b>she needs all 3 treatments.</b><br />
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Yesterday after church we went to eat lunch at Aunt Becky's. Sophie had fun playing with Mama's wig :).<b> </b><br />
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And I have to leave you with the sweetest picture. Karter wanted to go to the alter to pray last night and asked his Daddy to go with him. I had no idea Tammy was in the balcony and snapped this picture. It completely melted my heart. <br />
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When he came back he said he was praying for his Babee and the Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes that we'll pack Wednesday night. This little boy's heart is so pure. <br />
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We are just thanking God that she was able to come home and this journey is continuing. Thank you for all of your prayers and please continue.Toyia Colquetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895943844225287136noreply@blogger.com0