Anaphylactic Shock!?!?

Saturday night around 6p.m. when Brian got home from work, he was complaining with his throat feeling like it had a rock in it and someone was pulling down on his throat. He said he had the symptom all day and the day before and it had progressively gotten worse. He was now gagging every 5 minutes. I finally talked him into going back to the E.R. where they did a chest x-ray and found his throat was about 95% blocked. The Dr. told us another hour and we would have had to call an ambulance and they would have had to do a trachiotomy. The Dr. believes it is caused from an antibiotic Brian has been taking for about 10 days called Bactrum for a sinus infection. They admitted Brian to the hospital and are giving him high doses of steriods, benadryl and epinephrine. He feels pretty good until those begin to wear off and then he feels his throat begin to swell again. It's a very uncomfortable and scary feeling, hence it makes him rather nervous and anxious. The nurse told him had he went to bed last night and tried to forget about it that in his sleep he would have never known and he would have went into respitory arrest. I am so thankful today that Brian is feeling somewhat better and that the Good Lord above is taking care of us and watching over us, even when we don't realize it. I ask that you remember Brian in your thoughts and prayers today as he recovers from what could have been a lot more serious problem than it is. Hopefully he will continue to recover with the high doses of medication and be able to come home tomorrow. Thank the Lord for his goodness, mercy and grace in our lives once again!

Spring Cleaning in the middle of Winter???

Well I guess that's what you can call it. We've been doing a lot of long time needed work to our place. The first of January we had a choir party at our place, which sparked a fire in us to get a lot of much needed work done! We have certainly been slackers on the house since being so busy with school and work! We got so much done, maybe we need to have party's at our place about every three months to keep the maintance up on the place! Here are some of the things we have been busy doing:

-Repainting the front door which had peeled down to the metal due to a manufacter's defect, I do not have a before picture of this, you would not have wanted to see that sight!

-Washing the siding and brick down with colorox which had been put to the test after not being washed down for a few years.

-Repainting a spare bedroom...Green, which this picture doesn't do justice!

-Repainting a hall way that never got painted due to Brian's "fear" of the color "cut the mustard" taking over our house that he hated at first sight! (which I will admit doesn't look that swell without decor!)

-Repainted the shutters black which were starting to chip from the last painting. They once were green, now they are black. Like everything else up here according to my Dad. He says soon it will look like halloween...Men really should leave the decorating to the women!

-Replaced all the screens in the windows that were dry-rotted from the sun.

-Trimmed all the box woods so that now actually resemble a box wood!!!

-Put out new mulch on top of the 3 year old pinestraw that had also been put to the test when it come to doing the job of keeping out the weeds!!!

-And we FINALLY got the rotten floor fixed in our laundry room and beautiful tile laid. Due to some unfortunate air condition problems (which have now been fixed as well) we were left with this ugly mess! If you look to the right of this picture you will spot something that just doesn't fit. Kinda reminds you of those pictures when you were a kid where you circled everything that just didn't belong in the picture...yeah well, in this case it would be the big piece of wood over the floor. Fortunately this is all the pictures I have of that ole' rotten floor that stayed that way for 4 long years. Who wants to take pictures of their ugly rotten floor anyway?? We are definitely people who live with it until you just HAVE to get it fixed!!! I am so glad to have this project complete. Unfortunately, being the creatures of habit we are, we still step over this "hole" even though it's no longer there!!

I am so glad to have all of this complete! Whew!! Now I remember why this doesn't get done but once a year!

Blogging Slacker

I do realize that I am sooo behind on my blogging. So behind in fact, if there were a sentence for the crime of not blogging I would recieve the maximum!!! We have been so busy that I haven't had time to blog! We are still alive and doing quite well actually. Brian is enjoying his vacation from school until August and we have a lot to accomplish before then. He is planning on going to Mobile and UAB to have a sit down face to face meeting to inquire about all the in's and out's of each school before he makes the big decision as to which one to attend. Be in prayer for him as he faces this decision as it will be where he completes the rest of his Master's Degree. We are looking forward to the day of completion but the journey to get there will not be an easy one, so remember Brian as he tackles these upcoming feats.
We have been doing a lot of things around the house that have needed to be done for quite sometime now. I have been trying to take pictures to show the fruits of all of our hard labor but haven't gotten in all of them. I am currently working on that blog and will be posting it soon. So keep a watch...we are still here and I will be posting more soon! Take care everyone! I hope all is well!

Baking, Baking and More Baking!!!

Brian has been putting in his orders for Christmas cooking! His personality is so different when he is not in school he has been like a mexican jumping bean around the house. He has thought of so many different things he wants me to bake. We decided to do some baking for the people who helped him finish his clinicals along with his a few of his co-workers. In order to do all of this, I have been "touching the stove" to say the least. Here are a few of the things I have been cooking. Peanut Butter Kisses, Brownies, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Corn Flake Candy...it's easy to see why my time on blogger has been limited.

Once complete it was time to pack up the goodies. Here they are finally packed up and ready to go to the hospital! Enjoy and thanks to all of the people who have helped Brian finish up his B.S. We are so thankful!

I won't get to excited here on this post though...I have at least this much more baking to do...

I'm sure my Grannie Dozier is literally shaking her head at this picture! She was the best cook ever, besides my mom of course. She cooked everything homemade, nothing out of a box or can. Betty Crocker never had to come to her house, she was better than Betty ever thought about being. I always think about her, especially this time of year. One being that her birthday is December 26 and also how good she could cook. She was the most patient woman I've ever known. I think the 7 children may have had a little something to do with that. I know there were many times when she wanted to "tan my hide" and didn't. I, being the youngest of all the grandchildren and at her house a lot was her little "taste tester." Not that Grannie needed one of those or anything. Oh she always SAID she did, she never called me by my name, most of the time it was Hannah, or Hannah foot, come over here and taste this and tell me what it needs (obviously I've done a little too much taste testing!). I smile now just thinking about her, with her apron on saying that. It brings a tear to my eye, the memories that I cherish so near and dear to my heart. She wasn't an emotional woman, so Grannie never told me much that she loved me but she didn't have to, I knew it by her actions. If you still have your parents and grandparents, cherish the time and the memories with them this Christmas Season. It may be your last one together. Death can destroy a lot of things but one thing it can never take away is our memories and as Christians we know that one day we will see each other again in Heaven. She's probably up there now, baking away...shaking her head at my "Betty Crocker." Don't be too disappointed Grannie, you did make more of an impression on me than you think...Happy Birthday, I Love You.

The Day We've Been Waiting For!!!!

Today December 19, 2008 Brian is officially finished with his Bachelors Degree!! YAY!!! We could not be more excited or proud! Only 9 classes left and he will complete his long awaited NP!! Kimberly asked me just the other night was all of the stress worth it? The thought has crossed my mind once or twice but when I met Brian he told me then it was his dream to complete his Master's Degree. He supports me in whatever I choose to do or be and I do the same for him. It's not an easy road for anyone I am sure but once done it will all be worth it in the end. Also what doesn't kill you truly makes you stronger and Brian and I are in this together as a team and we WILL be stronger in the end. To stick together, tough it out and remember, we're not in this alone, the Lord is by our side and we know "through Him ALL things are possible!" So hang in there Brian, I Love You and I support you in whatever you choose to do and be! You can do it, we can do it. I Love You and a Big CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now go get some rest, or wait a minute, are you already doing that???

Who wouldn't LOVE this job???

About 2 months ago I was fortunate to land a wonderful job at Oasis. A fitness day spa and salon located behind KFC here in Andalusia. I think Andalusia is very fortunate to have a place this nice that offers all of these services: Spray tans, (done by hand, not in a booth) Massage (done by 2 massage therapist), Facials (including microderm.), Manicures, Pedicures, a full salon, ladies fitness with line dancing and aerobic classes, a sauna (which has all types of benefits I wasn't aware of!) and a smoothie bar made of 100% real fruit and no added sugar (which are delicious I might add!!) Maybe it's just me but I love this place! After working at Sitel for 3 months and having to quit the job due to TiVo's decision to pull their account and not being able to train for another position due to my piano lessons, I had been looking for a job to help Brian through school. I was so blessed and fortunate to find not just any job but this wonderful job at Oasis. During my interview with my boss and the owner, Daphne she explained to me that she had dedicated her business and building to the Lord. What a wonderful thing to hear! I was so sure the Lord hadn't allowed all of the other jobs I had applied for to work out! He had saved this one for me! It was an awesome feeling. God is so Good to me! I am so undeserving of his favor and blessings! Brian enjoys me working here as well, since I'm in a whole lot better mood than when I came home from Sitel. It takes a really bad job to appreciate a good one and I am so thankful for Oasis. I've made friends with all the people who work here and they are such wonderful people as well. A special "THANK YOU" to Brittany Morrow for her sweet recommendation to Daphne to help me get this job! I am loving it! They have gift certificates available which make great Christmas gifts for anyone on your list or maybe it's you who needs the pampering to help get you through the holidays! Either way, I'll see you at Oasis!

This is where you will find me most of the time. Making smoothies, booking appointments, answering the phones, doing a little cleaning here and there and taking care of customers!

Oasis sells a little bit of everything. Art work, jewerly (including the very popular Sorelli), luggage, monogramed key chains and travel mugs, Oasis t-shirts, purses, soy candles (which burn clean and not black) plug in burners and even a few gourmet food items. You can check them out on the web for more pricing information and pictures at http://www.oasisfitnessspaandsalon.com/

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