Shelly's Blog

Yesterday, I woke up very early to go to MD Anderson for my bone marrow aspiration. Elaine got up equally early to come over and watch the girls while Glenn and I went to the hospital. We were home by noon and I was able to take a much needed nap. Exciting Spring Break so far, huh? Today, we decided to take the kids to ITZ to have lunch and play some games. We spent the better part of the afternoon doing that and now we're going to go out to dinner at PF Chang's, our most favorite place! After that, we have rented "Twilight" and we're going to spend the evening watching the movie. Here are some pictures of the kids at ITZ.........

We all went to the beach today. The weather was beautiful......blue skies and green water....it doesn't get any better than that, does it? We decided right before we went to bed last night to go to Galveston this morning. We ended up going to Stewarts Beach and found a nice area that didn't have as many people on it. The kids played in the sand and water most of the day even though the water was at least 60 degrees! Even though we all put on sunscreen, we ended up VERY sunburned. We're hoping that it's better by tomorrow.

Today was my last day at work before my Spring Break vacation. Glenn and I have decided to take the next couple of days and do something fun with the kids. They have a list a mile long of things they want to do, so it is anyone's guess what we will do first. On Friday, I will have to go in for my bone marrow test at MD Anderson. I'll have to be there by 6:45 am for my blood work and then my bone marrow will start at 8:00. After that, I have a doctor's appointment, so hopefully I will be back by noon. Granny Laine will be watching the kids and she has promised a fun filled morning for them. She said that she would take them to Monkey Biz if they want to and then somewhere special for lunch. They are really looking forward to that. I will keep everyone posted on what goes on for the rest of the week.

We had quite a tumultuous afternoon. I decide to go and be with Jessica when she heard the news of whether or not she made Varsity Cheer. I was met by a roadblock at the school double doors. No one was allowed to go in until the girls came out of the library. Several of the girls came running out smiling but I didn't see Jess in the group, so I knew that it was bad news. We had a few tears, but everything is okay, now. She will get to be on the Stingerets dance squad and she will still get to hang out with her friends. This will be a new chapter in her young life.......corny, I know.

Jessica has been really upset all night....really depressed. She says that she messed up a part of the dance she had to perform. She thinks her jumps were okay and the cheer I think went pretty well. Now we just have to wait until tomorrow after school to find out if she made it. I'll post the news as soon as we find out.

It's the middle of the week. Wednesday. Hump Day. Whatever you call it, it means that tomorrow is Thursday and we're on our way to the weekend. We have a busy few days ahead of us. Tomorrow, Jessica will be trying out for the Varsity Cheerleading squad. She won't find out if she makes it until Friday after school. I will be there for her when she hears the news, either to cheer her on or to pick up the pieces. Let's hope it's not to pick up the pieces. I told her that we would either be going out for a victory dinner or a defeat dinner. Let's hope it's not a defeat dinner. :) Alyssa has a birthday party on Friday right after school and I'll pick her up after I get off from work. I will pick up Jessica and take her back to work with me. On Saturday, we have a wedding shower for Glenn's little brother, Clint and his wife-to-be, Lupe. We'll be going to Los Cucos to celebrate the shower. I can't wait to see the family. On a different note, I did ...

Saturday, we celebrated the Feb and March birthdays at Mom and Dad's. The whole family was there and we all had a great time. I had to take Jess down to the Guadiano's so that she could ride with them to Kendel's party at the Downtown Aquarium. She got to sleep with the White Tigers in their exhibition area......separated by a glass partition, of course! She got some really cool pictures. I picked up Jess and the twins the next morning - bright and early. They were all really tired from staying up so late. Yum! Deviled Eggs.... Josh - Trying really hard to think Donna and Bri Alyssa and Ethan Ashley and Jess We checked out the nursery Sunday afternoon to see what kind of plants we want to put in the backyard. We can't do any planting until we get the fence replaced, which hopefully will be real soon. This afternoon, Jess had cheer practice. She has try-outs for Varsity Cheer on Thursday afternoon and will find out if she makes it on Friday afternoon......keep your fing...