updates

Hey all! I think everyone hasn't been updating there blogs that frequently! It is a very busy time of the year right now with school and work and everything. So I am sorry(also) for not posting in a while. I have a ever said that I don't like snow and I am tired of it. Things at home are rough right now. And they will just get even rougher. We are getting our kitchen re-done. We have a new refidgerator(sp?) and we just put everything in their today. My mom has already been taking the stuff in the kitchen and put them in boxes and put them downstairs. Everything will be a mess pretty soon. They start on Monday. It was suppose to be last week but they had to push it back another week which is actually really good with Kevin recovering and all. Kevin is doing very well. He has been out and about picking out stoves and all. He gets tired but he's doing really good. He has been using those wheel chair things when they go out to look at stuff for the kitchen. He had a doctors appointment on Tuesday and they said everything looks good. So, that is definitley a praise!!! Please continue to pray for us. We will have a lot of people coming in and out of our house for the next 3 weeks probably. But the end result will be really cool!!!! My brothers are coming tomorrow and moving the old fridge down to the basement and move the kitchen table and do other lifting stuff!! yippy! No more eating in the kitchen. We will be eating in our living room which has the new refridgerator(sp?) and its also were our fusball table is... I have to work tonight 5-9:45 and then I was suppose to have off tomorrow but last Sunday my manager called and asked me if I could work 12-6 and I said ok whatever...... Not that I really want to, but the extra money will be nice. I am also probably going to get yelled at tomorrow(yippy) not..... Stacey our manager said not to open coats to Angie last Wednesday and then to me last Friday she tells me I am working in coats and Angie was in dresses. I told Angie Friday night and she gets really ticked off and tells me to call her on her cell so I did. And she tells me that Stacey told her not to open coats. Well, I come in Sunday morning at 9:30 and one of the store managers comes down and says that angie has to work in Petites at 3:45(she came in at 11)... So we were like we are not opening coats since she had to go to Petites at 3:45... 4 hours of having coats open?? thats kind of dumb to have it open. This past Monday Angie gets yelled at for not opening it by another co-worker.... big long story... Needless to say I am not very happy going in today or tomorrow. Talk to you all later!!!! Love you all! Hope you are doing well!

math problems

As most of you know, I do not like math at all. I am struggling again with Math for Edu. majors. I am starting worry that I am not in the right field of study. I know I can be wrong, but I don't know. Please pray for me for this. I am going to be praying also. I failed a test I took tonight and I am so pissed at myself. I don't test well, but that's not really an excuse. Oh well. My teacher was like maybe you should take it during a class that has it twice a week that way your not just looking at it Wednesday night and then again like Tuesday night and Wednesday during the day. That might be what I need to do. I wish I could have the same teacher I had last semester but she can't teach this... she's not certified to teach anything higher than 060 which is like pre-algebra. So ya.... that is my concern right now. Update on my dad: He is doing very well! He got the mail on Tuesday. He has been walking around. Doing computer work for his buisness(sp). We have a outpatient nurse that comes and checks on him she came Sunday and a different nurse came Tuesday and then the same nurse is coming Friday I think. So far she has said everything is great. And that it is a miracle that they found the anerysm!! We already knew that though!!!! hehe! When I know something new I will let you guys know! I love you all and thank you sooooo much for praying for us. We really really appreciate it!

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! It's another Valentine's by myself... oh well! Guess Im not special enough! lol! Just kidding! I know I am special but not in that way to most guys. I guess that God doesn't want me to have any relationships with guys yet and that's fine, but it does get a little lonesome and tiring. I am going to a Valentine's Day party. This will be interesting..... I have never been to a V-day party besides elementary school(miss those days hehehe). I know 3 people who have their birthday's today. So Happy Birthday Becca, Mom, and my Aunt Moe(dad's sister)!!!!! It is so hard to find cards that are both Valentine's and Birthday all in one. In the Giant shopping center where Hallmark is I found 3 cards that were both and they weren't that good. I am not that fond of V-day either. I think it is a weird day. Most couples are going to do stuff that they don't think they will do b/c it is Valentine's Day. Or that they wouldn't normally do...... But yeah... I guess I will feel like this until someone sweeps me off my feet! Well, for all the love birds have a great time together! And everyone have a Happy Valentines Day! Happy birthday Becca!!!!! Love you all!

great news!!!!!!!

I have great news!!!! My dad is home from the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! Please pray for a fast recovery and that he will continue to get better everyday! He didn't sleep that well last because they brought another guy into the same room and the guy had a rough night and was doing to good. Please pray also for my brother Kevin becuase he can be the biggest pain in the you know what. He doesn't clean up after himself or if he does it is like much later and he just does whatever he pleases! My mom was at the hospital all day yesterday and when she came home at like 9:30 10 o'clock there was dishes and stuff in the sink and my mom had to do them. Pray that he will be helpful during our dad's recovery. He is staying longer b/c of his surgery. He was going to moving out of the house in to Conshohoken area. Because that is near where he teaches. Well, i hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! I know I am. I got to see my friends last night and we had dinner together. And today I am going over to friends house and hanging out with them! Love you guys!

a good day

Hey all! My dad is doing a lot better! He was doing excercises today at the hospital to get stronger. He did the bicycle and I don't know whatelse he did. But I know it wore him out. I am going to go see him later today... I'm not sure when though. I went to my Earth Science class today and it was sooooooo boring!!!!!! The subject was interesting. We were talking about earthquakes, but the way he teaches it is really boring. We watched a movie and took notes from the over head. I am not going to my math class tonight so I can see my dad because I am going to go to classes tomorrow 12-3:30 and then CrossRoads tomorrow night and so I won't see him till Friday... which might be the day he will be coming home, but if it isn't Friday it will be sometime this weekend!!!!! I think one of the reasons I am soooo tired is because of all the sitting and waiting we had to do.... We just sat there from 6:30-10 on Monday and then 11-3 on Tuesday.... We couldn't see him on Monday that much b/c he had just gotten done the surgery at 9 and he had to put into bed and tucked in... and then as I said before my mom and Mark got to see him but then his blood pressure was high so we couldn't see him and then I went home with my brother Kevin at 10 and then I guess he was stable enough that they could see him again. So we just waited in the waiting room for like hours and you can sit for only so long. My mom couldn't sit b/c she was anxious and couldn't sit still. Well, I will keep you guys updated! Lots of love! And thanks again for the prayers! Keep on praying for a speedy recovery!!!!!

Day 2

My dad is doing a lot better!!!!! Thank you for the prayers.... He is in the home stretch it's just recovery time. My mom called the kids at 6 am and told them great news. She called me at 9 and told me the same. He was awake and they could take the breathing tube out! His color was back to normal. And everything was good! My brother Mark and my sister Michele and I left my house at 10 and got to the hospital at 11 which starts visiting hours. We didn't see my mom or our aunt moe in the waiting room where we were the other night so we checked to see if they were with our dad and they were. He was awake and talking. His hands and feet/legs where a little swollen. He didn't know that they had to replace his valve. He asked the nurse and she didn't know and it was when my mom was in the room and she said yes they did. He looked pretty good. His color looked better. This is the first time I have ever seen him like this and seeing him nervous. All of us were tired this morning especially my brother Mark... he didn't sleep well b/c he wanted to be able to hear the phone incase someone called. They weren't able to do the test to see if he had a stroke, but the nurse said he didn't because she knows how they are if they have had one. So praise the Lord on that!!! They werten't able to test it because he was sleeping or something like that. He was making jokes and acting like his usual self.. Of course he wasn't walking around but my mom misunderstood what he had said because his voice is a whisper practically and he got angry at her... and he wanted her to hold his hand and she didn't understand that and so she laid her hand on his hand. He is doing much better and he will continue to do better everday!!!! Please keep praying for a good recovery!!! And please pray that none of my other family members have this because Dr. Bavarin(the surgeon) said it is hereditary! Well, if you have any other questions ask me!

tears and surgery

Just looking at the subject is what happened tonight! Surgery went fine. The only thing that the surgeon had to do that we knew about, but wasn't sure needed to be done was having to replace the valve because of the stress that the anerysm caused!!! The surgery was obviously going to be a little longer then they had expected. It was pushed back a lot because of the surgery before him. His surgery was scheduled between 11-12 and they didn't start till 3 but really 2:24... they started the anthesia like I said in the other blog. And so they started at 3ish and they had to stop his heart to fix the problem and all. Im sorry but I am exhausted from crying and I need some sleep.... I will finish sometime tomorrow!!! Please continue to pray!!! He is not out of the whole yet!!! Their is a chance he may have a stroke or has already had one and when he wakes up he will try to take the breathing tubes out which is normal! Good night all! I know this is hard but this is the truth in what is happening!!! I have been crying off and on so I am going to go to bed and am going back to the hospital at 10..... and come home around 2:30 or so.... love you all! please keep us in prayer!!!! I am sooo scared and worried and it is scary because I have never seen him like this...... If any of you have seen my dad you know how he is.... He is always cracking a joke or teasing around but he's just lying unconscience in a hospital bed!!!!! more later....

dads surgery

Hey all! Please continue to pray. They had a later start than they thought. They got there at like 8 am. And they had to wait until 11:30 this morning to start stuff. Since they had to wait, my dad took my mom over to the hotel where she will be sleeping tonight and was able to check in and get stuff there and all. Which is good. Then they went back to University of Penn. Hospital and then I guess just waited and checked in and all. Then they didn't get him in till 2:24 and then I just got a call from my mom about 3:50 saying that they just started the anthesia and they will start the surgery. I am not going until 6:30 now..... argh!!! oh well!!!! My brother Mark is coming to get me and my sister Michele is coming here and we will go there at 6:30 or so. It keeps getting pushed back and all. I got to see my grandmom and aunt and they are here now..... so I better get going!!! I will try and update as soon as I know something! Like I said before if you want to know anything let me know... give me a call on my cell!!! Love you all! Please keep praying!!!! Surgery is on right now I think......

weekend

My weekend was pretty good..... other than the fact the Eagles choked once again!!!!! Dumb Eagles at least they tried. But they just didn't play like they wanted to win. But anyway!!!! Work was pretty good on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Friday I got a little present from a customer that my manager, another co-worker and I had helped the day after New Years. It was a cute mug that had bugs on it and it said "quit bugin me".And then Friday I got my hair cut. I had to go back to get it re-done into what "i really wanted". My co-worker deb was like they didn't do anything to it. So she was like go back and get it re-done. And I was like whatever. She called the place and acted like me and said I wasn't happy with it and it wasn't what I wanted. They charged me for a $7 blow dry which is totally unfair b/c when I went back to Boscov's my hair was still damp. So I went back and she cut more off... gave me bangs, and layers in my hair. It is starting to grow on me. But it is a little short. And deb was like next time go a little shorter and towards my face more. I was like whatever. And then the whole weekend I got yelled at for having my hair up. I put it up twice yesterday because I was sooo hot at work. And today because I wore an Eagles hat. Saturday was a pretty darn good day!!! I worked 10-3(same as Friday) and my dpt. manager came in and was like you can leave if you want.... I was like sure why not. And so I got to leave at 2 pm. I was sooooo happy!!!! I had time to wash my hair because I had green dye that deb put in my hair for the Eagles! And then my friend Megan came to WC from Allentown!!!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooooooo happy and excited to see her! She bought me flowers for an early V-day gift. I was like aww how sweet! So we went bowling which was totally fun!!! The bumpers were already set so we just played with them on and I was like sweet I am playing better then I usually do!!! I won the first game getting a 93!!! (go me!) and then she won the other getting the same score actually!!! (go us!!!) and then we drove to KOP to go to the Kildares for dinner and then on the way to Kildares I had saw a tent of Eagles stuff and so after dinner we went to go look and the stuff was expensive which didn't surprise me. $40 for hoodies some shirts were $20 and stuff for $8!!! Not at all worth it. So then we went to the KOP mall which was fun! We went to Foot Locker and I got an Eagles shirt as well as a Villanova shirt that was long sleeve so I could wear it under the Eagles shirt. Megan bought a hoodie for 19.99 and it was a special deal for buy one get one free so I got one also. We walked around a lot and then we went to Sam Goody and I thought I lost my stuff from Foot Locker and I was panicing, but it was at the check out counter (phew)!!! And then we got ice cream yummy!!!! And then we went to Barnes and Nobles in Exton for coffee/drink. And then we came back to my house and she gave me a massage!!!! which was very nice!!! She is going to massage school. And then we talked until 1 in the morning and she went home then!!! It was sooo great to see her!!! I missed her a lot! And work today wasn't that bad. It was busier than I thought it was going to be. It died down at like 2:30 - 3:00. I got home in time to see the kick-off and all. And then the Eagles start to play really badly!!! And they lost 24-20!!!!!!!!!!!! I was like what the freakin heck was that!!!! They let the Falcones get the ball like 3 times!!!! I was ticked off!!!!! Well anyway! Time for bed!!! need rest for tomorrow! Please pray for my dad!!! I get to see my grandmom and aunt and have lunch with them!!! Good night!!! I love you all! Sorry if I don't blog for a little bit! Please now that I love you guys and that I am thinking of you!!!

surgery

Hey my dear friends! My dad's surgery is tomorrow and I am getting a little stressed and scared. My mom was telling me that I might see him with a tube down his throat. It is going to be sooooooo hard for me to see him lying in a hospital bed. I am crying just writing this. Please pray for him. His surgery is at 12. They have to leave home at 7 and be there by 9 am. I am going to go see him around 4 or 4:30... I am being picked up with my sister Michele by our brother Mark. I know in my heart everything is going to be ok. But it's just really hard keeping my emotions at bay and my head is like but yeah what if this happens or something like that? I don't know how much I will be blogging this week, but if you want I can send an email or call(local people) to let you know how he is doing. Just reply to this and let me know! Please pray for the surgeon and doctors and nurses for wisdom! And for my dad to recover. And obviously for my family. I can't wait until next month or 2 months from now!!!! We are getting our kitchen re-done also and that starts the 21st of February. So when the week after he is suppose to get home they start with the kitchen! Oh fun stuff!!!! Love you all!!!!

dad's surgery and EAGLES!!!!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah baby it's our year!!!! just kidding! Let the best team win!!! I am probably just going to watch the game from home. Instead of going to the CR party and the Bridge party. My dad's surgery is the next day so I want to be home with my family. His surgery is at 12. They have to be there at 9 so they have to leave home at 7 am. I am not sure when i will be able to see him, but I may stay home and sleep and then go up with one of my brothers or sister. I don't know whats going on yet. But yeah! GOOOOO EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They played the Eagles fight song at work today!!!! It was cool!! lol! And they got in Eagles earrings so deb(co-worker) and I bought a pair. They are cute! I got my hair cut today. It is kind of short and it is different from what I am use to... oh well!!!! I can't wait until Saturday because one of my best friends that moved away is coming to see me!!!!!!!! I haven't seen her since the summer. And she is just coming up to see me.. she doesn't have to work and I asked her what she was up to and she said nothing and I asked her if she wanted to/could come and she said yes!!!!! So I can not wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend everyone!!!! Go Eagles. I will have green dye in my hair tomorrow if you guys want to stop by Boscov's between 10 till 3!!!!! hehehe! lol! Love you all!!!!!

Weekend and Monday

My parents went to Disney World they left on Friday early in the morning. My weekend wasn't that bad, but I was kind of ticked at my brother for a number of things. Some of you know why, but I don't really want to talk about it on here(nikki i am pretty sure you know why). If you want to know then just ask me. Friday night I was ticked off b/c the baby shower that was suppose to be last Saturday was on Friday I wasn't able to go because I had to work of course! I always have to work!!! So i went home and then I just got on AIM for a little and talked with people and then went to bed and then Saturday was kind of fun. I worked 5:30 till 10. And then I went to my friend Ruth's house and she made something to eat for the both of us and then we talked and stuff. We had both bought clothes and stuff so we showed each other. I didn't go home till 12:45 and guess what!?!?! It was snowing(again)!!! So I got home and then my brother pulls up right after me. He had 3 friends over. And they asked me what I was doing and I said nothing. So they asked me if I wanted to hang out with them I said why not. And then they said they wanted something to eat. Kevin(my brother) started to cook something and it wasn't in the right thing so I had to do it. I made a chicken and broccli which was already prepared. They played this game called a-whole... which kind of got loud. It is basically a drinking card game. And then at 3 we all went up and I went to bed and they were talking in my brothers room. They ended up spending the night(b/c of the snow which there wasn't alot of but I think they were drinking before hand so...) So I went to my room and a few minutes go by and my brother asks me if I care if two of the people sleep in our parents room. I was like um yes.... but I mean the only other bed we have is in the basement which isnt fun to sleep down their. So I was like whatever just tell the parents he said. I was like fine whatever!!!!! When really I wanted to smack him!!! But I didn't.... that night like 3:30 I could not get to sleep right away! And I was going to go to CCC at 10:30, but that didn't happen. I woke up at noon!!! I was like woah!!! I actually slept till noon for once. I didn't think I could do that! Monday was an ok day... I had my Earth Science class at 12 till 1:30 and then I had to teach my moms CCD class since she wasn't here and the kids were little rascals.... hehe! But some of them were good. One boy helped me sooo much getting the others to be quiet! And ya know normally he is not like that!!!! I think he knew I meant it and so he was trying to be more responsible! I was actually learning the names and all... I have only gone with my mom about 4 or 5 times. I knew some names but at times Im like this one or that one... so it was cool that I started learning there names. And then after CCD I had dinner with Rebecca and Trisha which was nice. We originally were going to go to TGIFridays but its was like a half hour wait!!!!!! We were like um no!!! So we went to Bob Evens... I had never been there! It was pretty good! Then I came home and just relaxed. And tomorrow my parents come home!!!! YAY!!! And then on Saturday I get to see one of my best friends who I have not seen since the summer!!!!! I CANNOT wait till this Saturday! I think I will be floating at work on Saturday... I work 10-3 and then we are going to meet up!!! I am so excited to see her! Have a great week all! Love yas!