Nice weekend at home

This weekend was pretty relaxing. We didn't really do anything, just hung around the house. Dale took the boys hunting Saturday and I colored April's hair. We are getting closer to Clete's birthday so that's in the planning stages. I also am trying to plan a Bridal shower for my niece Tori. It's so nasty outside today, I just want to crawl back into bed and watch TV! I took a few pictures, thought that these were cool! All my boys playing the "tars".

Lookout!! He's legal!

Yesterday was a big day for our 16 year old Britt. He took his driving test and passed with a 96! Lookout everybody he is on the road! As soon as he came in from school yesterday he was already asking if he could drive the car to a friends house, then to the Breezeway and then to the Opelika Basketball game. I was soooooo nervous but, he did well and I have to say it was kind of nice not having to worry about getting out to go drop him off or take him. I have been especially busy the past few days with Clete. He seems to have gotten that old fever virus again so I haven't gotten very much sleep the past couple of nights. It has been very reminiscent of when he was a baby and woke up every couple of hours in the night to be fed! I miss those days though, time goes by so fast.

Countdown to Clete's 3rd. Birthday!!

I cannot believe that it has been almost 3 years since our precious little miracle baby arrived! On February 15,2009, Clete Arthur Cook will be 3 years old. He really is a miracle, the odds were so against us having him but he held on and was born healthy. He has many guardian angels in Heaven watching over him. He has 4 brothers/sisters,including his twin,many grandparents and other family. We are so thankful for his life, our family would not be complete without him. Clete is named after his maternal great-grandfather, my grandfather Chester Arthur Bell.

Clete is definitely the star of the "Cook Clan". He demands attention wherever he goes and believe me he gets it. He absolutely ruled the Christmas program that his preschool class put on. He has a great outgoing personality and will be very successful in life.

I think that for his birthday, we are going to get him a guitar or a "tar" as he calls it. Dale has his bass at the house now and every time Clete has the chance he sneaks off to play with it. I have to keep the door locked to Jackson's room. Jackson also has a guitar that he got for Christmas from Dales brother. He constantly sees his oldest brother with the Guitar Hero guitar in his hands. I think he will really enjoy it. I'll let you know!

Britt's 1st Kill of the Year

Well, we are still in the middle of Deer season. Seems it does not end until January 31. Yesterday Dale took Britt and a neighbor hunting. Somewhere around 5:15, Britt shot a spike. I think a spike is a male deer that is around 1 year old, any how it has 1 antler growing from its head. He was so proud of his prize. He killed his first deer 7 years ago, so for him this ends a long streak. I went outside last night and there on the side porch was the partial skull of a deer including the antlers. Britt is all excited and I am sure will want to go hunting everyday until the end of the season now in hopes of another kill. Way to go Britt!! Good luck!

It has been a while since I have been able to post anything, so much has happened to our family since November the 12th!

On November 17, 2008 our family suffered another devastating loss. I was not feeling well that morning and had not felt well for quite a few weeks. I went on to against my husbands wishes. By 9:30 that morning, I had to call him to come pick me up. By the time he arrived I was in the floor hyperventalating and throwing up. He got me up from the floor and took me to the emergency room, by this time I could not even walk without fainting. Upon further investigating by the doctors in the emergency room we found out the I was 8 weeks pregnant!!! This was big news for us especially since we have been told that we could not conceive without the use of fertility drugs. But then came the bad news, the pregnancy was ectopic, the baby was growing in my fallopian tube not the uterus and would have to be terminated with the tube removal. This was the worst day of my life!!! We have gone thru 3 other miscarriages before but this was different, this baby was growing, had a heartbeat, was healthy and wanted to live but in order to save my life the babys life was ended. I actually got to see our baby on ultrasound before the procedure. This is not something that I will soon get over and will never forget. After the surgery we found out exactly how close I was to death. The tube had actually rupured and I had been bleeding internally for 2 or 3 days. They said if I had waited any longer to come to the hospital, I would have died that day. I had loss a massive amount of blood. The recovery from this has been long and difficult both on a physical and emotional level. The holidays this year were good, but this was always in the back of my mind. My oldest son Britt celebrated his 16th birthday on November 19. Instead of us taking his out to eat, the family had to come to the house for grilled hamburgers. This Thanksgiving was not so hot, I was still so weak I couldn't do a thing. We ate with my family at my mothers and then went home. This Christmas was better though, I have finally begun to feel better. The doctors say it will take my about 3 months to recover, until then it is very easy for me to get tired, I sleep alot. The kids had a great time with their gifts. Clete, the baby, got his green ride on John Deere tractor he had been asking for. He absolutly loved it! Britt got his gym membership and Jackson got his Powerwing. I will be attaching pictures soon.

Well, I guess that is all for this go around. I hope that this time I write, I will have massive amounts of good cheer to relay.