What is up with y'all?????

OK, I am very concerned that Amy was the only one who commented on my water-choking incident in my last blog. Do y'all understand that I really choked...I mean couldn't breathe in air...and my husband AND son had to give me the heimlich in a parking lot of a huge major hospital? Don't you find it shocking? And rare? And dangerously frightening? And just plain ridiculous?
Or all y'all not even goin' there because it was me...and we can just chalk that one up to yet another of my doesn't-make-sense-but I'm-fine-now-near-death experiences?

Catchin' Up

Ok, so I know it's been a long time, and I have no photos to share, but lots to fill you in on.
1. The 4th grade writing TAKS test is done...hallelujah. That was a nightmare to prepare for. The night before the TAKS while Scott was still in Arizona I started to feel really sick. I couldn't take the day off because I had to administer it to my students so I dragged my nauseous tired self to work on Tuesday and made it through somehow. I was in bed all day Wednesday and Thursday completely nauseous...it was horrible. Friday I went back to work.

2. We went to Killeen/Temple over the weekend. On Saturday we went to JIll's for Mia's party and just hung out. Then Jill and I went to see the Shopaholic movie, which was fabulous.

3. On Sunday we went to see Ganny...hadn't seen her since we moved. We picked up a dozen Shipley's donuts and visited with her for a little while. She was so happy to see us!

4. Then we went to the hospital to meet our newest family member, Lizzy. She literally took my breath away because she is so tiny, but perfect. She is truly a miracle. It really is amazing to see her and much of a fighter she is already.

5. I choked...on water...and Scott and Marcus both took turns giving me the heimlich maneuver in the parking lot of Scott and White Hospital til I could breathe again. I mean really...who does that???

6. We spent time on the farm after the hospital and lunch. We threw rocks in the tank, found "dinosaur bones" (cow bones), and Scott got to shoot his guns. It was cool to just be able to drive around and explore and relax together. It was also 85 degrees and sunny so we loved it.

7. Now I am back for one week in the real world, and not feeling well again...I think the problem this time is that it was 85 and sunny on Sunday and now the drought has broken...it is 35 degrees and rainy and dreary...it sucks and our sinuses are all feeling it.

8. Next week is SPRING BREAK!!!

Scott's gone...Day1

So Scott is off to Arizona again for three days. Last time he left, Carsyn got pneumonia. This time the kids and I went off shopping...we were supposed to go to the teacher store in ft. Worth. Marcus went along just cuz he was bored.
Well, in true Brenda fashion, I got side-tracked and things were a little drawn out. We ordered photos at Sam's, then returned some frames to JOann Fabric and bought some trim for lamps, then drove through Mcdonald's, then picked up our photos at Sam's, then drove to another area of town, then found a TJ Maxx, then realized Payton was asleep, so Marcus decided to stay in the car while she napped. That's when the trouble started. Carsyn and I were in the store forever....we found great treasures for the girls at great prices cuz as you know, You get the MAXX for the minimum at TJ Maxx! When we were paying, Marcus and Payton came inside, then Marcus and Carsyn went out to the car while Payton and I went to the restroom, then Payton and I found another dress for the girls we had to have, then we go out to the car, Scott called to say his plane landed (no lightning this time) and the car would NOT start...I let Scott hear the obnoxious noise it was making and he diagnosed a dead battery. So we found a nice old man to jump start who suggested we go straight home in case it doesn't start up again. Then the gas light came on...but we couldn't stop cuz the car might not start. So now we're back home, the car still works, we have no gas...
AND we never made it to the teacher store. I need ritalin...it's official.
By the way...do you like the new clothes??? Nevermind...blogger isn't letting me upload photos...you'll have to wait. But trust me, they are cute!