Kids!!

Wow, what crazy things kids say and do! Caydence is such a silly little girl! She has suddenly started to say "OH MY GOSH" at anything she finds remotely funny or interesting, which seem to be almost anything with her these days. It's hilarious! I love watching her find new things and figure them out. Kids are so full of ambition and are not afraid of all the new things like adults are. Let's face it, every day there is something new for a child to learn. We adults are very afraid of new things.. What a great thing it would be to be inside of a child's mind... I always wonder what is going on in her little brain.

Also right now her new favorite thing is to call my mom Nanny Pattei and my step dad Papa John... it's no longer just regular old Nanny and Papa!! It cracks me up!! We are all pretty sure that she is doing it because of the other kids at the daycare calling them this all day long.

We are yet again looking like we are going to battle a cold... UGH!! I feel so bad for her because there is absolutely nothing that I can do to help... I wish there were times I could take it all away for her!! But she's a pretty strong kiddo!!

Taking that Step!

Now that things are starting to calm down around here with Frontier Days being gone and over, Im really starting to realize what an UN ORGANIZED mess I really am. ITS TIME TO DECLUTTER!! Plus nothing is where it should be and I cant find a thing... not such a good thing when you have 4 little ones to watch and an active husband. He has all kinds of military records to keep straight. And Caydence's stuff needs to probably be filed better....

SOOOOO I have started the step do this.... Which for anyone that actually knows me this is a HUGE deal! Yeah yeah yeah.. shake your heads and say "Really how long will it last?" I know, been there done that. But I'm serious this time! Its time to take the kid gloves off and put the Adult ones on and start acting like it!

And along with all this amazing wanting to make my life simplier stuff, I am going to become A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT.... Holy cow. Kinda scared about going down that road, but its time that I finally did something! Im sick of not having any education to get me anywhere, and really these days that's what it is all about!

I really want to go to school to be a nurse... With all that has happened with Cayde and all of my neices and nephews I'm pretty positive thats what I want to do with my life. Not saying this is going to be easy because believe me its sooo not going to be, but I will never know unless I finally take the jump and do it.

I still need to go in 2 days and take my placement tests and we will see where that puts me in the restarting school craziness, but I'm going to!! It's going to be hard and I'm sure anyone that loves me or cares about me is going to wish they could duct tape my mouth shut, but I gotta. Its not only going to be better for me, but my family. And my family is the most important thing to me!! So pray for me that my family does not kill me before all of this is over, because We all know i have a hot tempered mouth on me!! Especially in *gasp* the middle of stress (no not me at all right!!)

On a side note I am soooooo excited that Bailey and Blaine will be home next week!! I can't wait... Starting to think that them being gone for this long is crazy... I sure know they don't like it!!

Wow

So much for me having a place for me to share my thoughts!! LOL.

So i have decided to give this one more try! Lets see if with me no longer working at home if i can get this blog thing figured out!!

Caydence is doing well. We started the journey towards her getting a new set of lungs in the future. Right now we are only going to list her and not take any further steps even if a set of lungs becomes available to her. This is because a lung transplant is not like a heart or kidney. Your lungs are exposed to everything in the environment because well you breathe it all in. And because they are going to do a bilateral lung transplant i am not ready for this step. She still currently has the right lung that is not affected in any way. now we do understand that there is a very good possibility that could change, but as of right now I am not ok with potentially taking time away from my baby girl. Chad and I both only want what is best for her and we dont think that taking that step right now is going to be the right choice. So we will continue to keep doing what we have been. Seems to be working out well for us right now and I do not see any reason to change that until the need arises.

As for everything else... all seems well in the Brannaman abode. Chad is gone on another tdy for the Army for a couple more weeks. I'm pretty sure at this point he has been gone more this year than he has been home, but that is something that you learn to live with as an Army wife. Its not like you can say no to the government. I just wish sometimes that he was here more often. It seems like he is missing all of the neater things going on with the kiddos these days. That and Cayde really has turned into quite the daddy's girl!

I am no longer working... Kind of weird not going there every day now. But i kind of like it! This is going to be a great opportunity for me to finally get my butt back into work. I am kind of scared about doing this though. I was never that great at school to begin with and now I am really going to have to make myself do this. This is not only going to be good for me, but my whole family!

Bailey and Blaine are getting to spend their first summer vacation with their father in Washington. I am SOOOOO not like this idea at all. Its hard for me not to have them here with me. Im not used to it at all. But it seems like they are having a good time with him. I just think that going for 6 weeks was a little too long for them to do this the first time around. Oh well. Its almost done and over with now and they will be home soon and all 3 of the older kids will be starting school soon! What an exciting fall this is going to be!

We have full custody of Ely and I couldnt be happier. I sometimes feel bad for his mother because she is missing out on so many wonderful things with that little boy. I know he doesnt understand about any of what has been going on, but he is taking all in great stride. As long as he has his daddy he is a content little man!!

Well thats all for today... I may even post more later!