Melt my heart.....

So the writing station at Cameron's class today was to write about Bad/Sad News......

In case you can't read it...." I had a bad dream and it was scary it was with my gramma and with my grampa was in it."

He's doing really good at phonetically sounding out words other than his slang pronunciations...lol. and he's doing really good on his spacing so that you can tell there are separate words.

So i thought that was cute.  Didn't really ask him what the dream was about because the next page made me choke back the tears.  Amazing what kids remember and think about.  For those of you who read this regularly you will remember that my Uncle Hal passed away in September.  Cameron has mentioned him a couple times and more so in the last week or so then he has since September.  So here's the picture that made me cry.....

I didn't include the writing part because it is partially erased and very hard to read and scanned in even worse but I am pretty sure you can tell that this is a grave with a headstone for Uncle Hal.

Oh my goodness!  I left his room after he confirmed what i thought it was and just sat in a chair and cried.  Out of all the sad things that have happened to him in the past year or so (getting rid of our pets, moving away from nene, etc.)  he chooses to write about Uncle Hal.  It warmed my heart to know that he remembers him and misses him but then it melts it knowing that he is sad because he knows that Uncle Hal died and went to heaven.  The other day he told me he saw a rainbow and wished on it that Uncle Hal could come back alive.  Where does he come up with these things?????  I love him to death but it breaks my heart to know that he thinks of such sad things.  But I know he is old enough now to understand what happened and it makes me smile to know that Uncle Hal will not be forgotten.

And just to clarify, this is the first time I have seen a Bad/Sad News writing come home so this not an often thing thank goodness.  It varies in subjects such as sports, Happy/Exciting news, animals, school, etc.  Last Thursday he wrote about how it was baby Kayleigh's birthday and that she was gonna be one and that uncle Brandon and Aunt Jessica were gonna be there.  So it's not all sad but this one struck me and I needed to share it with my closest friends who have kids and can understand why it pulled at my heart strings.

coupon trip

Ok so i don't have time for details but lets just say I did a coupon trip from krazy lady and wow definately understand the coupon high now.  Spent $30 and saved $57 plus got 8.50 in coupons to use on my next trip.  WOOT WOOT!  Photos and details will be posted soon i promise.  LOL

Begging for coupons

So if anyone has any extra of these coupons i would love to take them off your hands....LOL

They are some of the sales at albertsons and things I would really like to stock up on along with if you have any genral mills coupons for the cereals.  The boys go through cereal pretty quickly so if I could get coupons and stock up on cereal i would be very happy.  So let me know...i know it's short notice but we no longer have johnny's income so now money is gonna be even tighter and i need all the savings I can get.  Although i did order ink for my printer so hopefully soon I won't have to beg like this it just won't be here in time for these sales. :-)
$0.50/2 – Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Gushers – (coupons.com)

$1.00/2 – Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Gushers – (bettycrocker.com)
$0.50/1 from GM 1/3

$1.00/1 – Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters – (coupons.com)

$1.00/1 – Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters – (bettycrocker.com)

$0.50/1 from GM 1/3

Zumba

So we signed up at the YMCA so that we can workout but also go swimming as a family.  Sunday we went swimming and that was really fun.  Then Tuesday I did a tai chi class which was nice but not sure my focus is there.  Wednesday i did a Pilate's/yoga class and that was really nice and I am definitely feeling my abs from it.  Then tonight I did Zumba and oh my goodness it was so fun and a really good workout and I am sure I will be feeling it tomorrow.  I love how good I feel and it was such a blast. 

I need to get some different workout gear though.  I got really hot for one in what i was wearing but it also allows a little too much jiggle of the belly and boobies. LOL  So my plan is to get a workout tank that will help hold in my belly a bit and then wear a sports bra under that and then a tank over the top of both to hide the bulge. LOL  I also will eventually have to get a new pair of shoes as I need something with better arch support so my foot doesn't hurt so bad and my toes don't go numb. I know I need alot and have no money to get it but I have a list and will work at getting one thing at a time as the budget allows. 

Anyway the point of my post is that if you get a chance to try Zumba I think you would get hooked.  I know I want Tuesday to get here soon so I can go again. :-)  Alright well that's all i have so goodnight.

P.S. Is there no spellcheck on this new version???

URGENT...Yet another prayer request...

My grandma is back in the hospital.  She has a cyst on her pancreas and a possible blockage in the tube that runs from the pancreas to the liver.  She has had diarrhea for 2 weeks and is just plain feeling crappy.  They sent her ct films to a dr. in seattle and that doctor reccomends doing a scope of that tube.  They don't want to do a scope until they can get her feeling better.  Also they found a mass in her abdomen and the seattle dr described it as ovarian cancer but grandma had a full hysterectomy 30yrs ago so not really sure what it is just yet.  But the dr said his main concern right now is the possible blockage but again he can't do anything until they get her feeling a little bit better.  Also she is 48hrs off of Coumadin (blood thinner) but her bleeding time is not getting better which means that her liver is not functioning correctly which may or may not be caused by the possible blockage.  Please pray for grandma's strength and her to get to feeling better quickly.  So please pray for the doctors that are taking care of her and that they are able to get her feeling better and do the tests they need to in order to find out how to help her.

My Uncle Don is feeling pretty good heart wise.  He has two stress tests coming up but not sure if he is going to be able to do them due to cost.  They are already worried about how to pay for the initial bills from the heart attack along with the very expensive medications they put him on.  So prayers that those issues work out and that they can get help with the hospital bills and medication costs.