May at a glance

May the last month of school. It has been busy.
Sydney had her 4th grade Idaho History program.
Teague had his 5th grade US history program.
Tate had a program/play on what they learned throughout the year.
Taya had a kindergarten graduation.
ISAT'S for Sydney, Tate, and Teague
Teague tied for the highest score in his class for Math and Reading.
In his Math test he tested at a post high school level. I am very proud.
Sayla tested well above in her reading. The high in her class was 53 words per minute read. She read 85 wpm.
Tate also tied for highest score in his class for reading.
Ethan who is in 2nd is reading on a 6th grade level.
Man I have some smarty pants kids.
Chris was in the hospital with pnemonia.
Chris had knee surgery.
Teague had a birthday.
Teague arrow of light ceremony.
Several birthday parties.
Ethan basketball games.
Memorial weekend Island Park with the "Former" family.
Memorial day took the kids to a movie and dinner.
Game night with the family. We had an uneven number cause chris was icing his knee. I told the kids go get Dad and we will do boys against girls. Sayla says "no dad is too smart" I said "are you calling me dumb" Sayla says "No, he is just smarter than you." It is the truth but come on Sayla.
Lots of Tears.
7 missing teeth.
2 cavities filled
21 A's
3 B's
3 5's
9 2's
lots and lots of E's and S's
Tate won me a $10 gift card to Orange Leaf for his essay on Why my mom deserves to be pampered. Sponsered by our orthodontist Dr. Mooso
His essay said this:
She has to take care of 6 kids and a sick husband. She works ful time and does moast of the chors. We have a knoty dog that she mostly takes care of. We are very pour.
So we went out and had frozen yogart together.
Tate also won a $10.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble for his reading minutes.

It's not a tumor... (said in an Arnold Swartznagger voice)

Another scary thing happened to us these last few weeks. Chris went into the Dr. and they ran a bunch of panels to try and get some answers for his illnesses and everything going on in is body. Well the Dr. called us and said his body was secreting some fluid that is secreting when you have a brain tumor and he wanted him to go in for an MRI. When I got the news I was very scared Chris and I both cried. He went in for the MRI. When we got the results back it came back negative for a Tumor what a relief. The Dr. did say he was baffled to what is going on and Why his body is doing/not doing what it is suppose to, so we have more Dr.'s to see. I would just like some answers. I would love to have a healthy husband again. We don't always get what we want now do we. Again thankful for the blessing that it was not a tumor. That was a very scary thing.

My grandparents are gone

Within two weeks of each other I lost both my grandma and grandpa McBride.
Grandpa McBride got sick in Jan 2009 and just could not seem to get better after that. He suffered several strokes and infection after infection. On April 18th he passed just 38 minutes shy of his 86 birthday. He died on his and my grandma's 62nd anniversary.
since the funeral was on Easter weekend and it happened to be on Angelia's holiday she would let us take the kids. She is such a beast. I know it was just because it was me and she did it to spite me cause she hates me so bad, for being a mother to her children when she wasn't. So if you cannot tell I was and am upset about that. The funeral was great, lots of tears. It was great to see so many people I had not seen in a long time. At the cemetery, the VFW (veterans of Foreign War) came and played "Taps" and presented the flag to my grandmother. It was a special ceremony. Of course once they started playing the flood gates opened up and everyone was crying. It was raining hard and the wind was blowing but we got through it.
On Sunday May 1st my father text and said Grandma is in a Coma and is not expected to make it through the week. On monday May 2nd around 6:45 she passed peacefully in her sleep.
Her and my grandpa just could not stand to be away from each other. I am glad they are together pain free, and happy again. Walking and dancing like they have not done in a long time. I love them and miss them. I am so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge that I will see them again and that they are whole again. Then again of course since the funeral is this weekend and it is Mother's day weekend so it is Angelia's weekend she will not let us have the kids again. You know there are going to be lots of Mother's day's but only one funeral. She will answer for all this and what she puts her children through, but for now we deal with it and try to go forward with a smile on our face.