Our weekend

We decided to go to Nacogdoches this weekend and so did Missy, Ryan, and little Isaac. We had fun. My brother in law cooked some yummy gumbo on Friday night. He is the best cook ever. If you ever need an even catered, let him know....you won't be sorry! :) We had fun playing with Mr. Isaac! He is so sweet. We actually traveled back home Saturday night and we were able to go to our own church Sunday. Speaking of church, we had a really good service. It was a "mosaic' service. You know, the tile itself is not that wonderful, but put them all together, and you have a beautiful piece of art. That's kinda how it was at church. We worshipped in a very different way, but good. There were different things going on all at the same time while music was being played. There was a confession area, where you wrote down your confession and put it in the basket. There was the Lord's supper. There were areas where you could write what God is to you. There were candles to light to make a committment to Him. Or, you could just worship at your seat with music. It was pretty amazing.

After church, I went to the Verizon store and actually got my laptop set up to be able to do internet while traveling. It is pretty cool. Speaking of that, we are going to Alabama this weekend and we are excited about it. The only part we're not too thrilled about is the traveling. We are bringing Sippi and we are having to get some sedation meds b/c she has really been freaking out at travel lately. So, that's about it. Oh, I am giving a benchmark test in math tomorrow and Wednesday. I pray my kiddos do well!!

Dave Ramsey speaks on Economy!

Update From Dave On The EconomyI'm tired of hearing all the gloom and doom coming from the media about the economy and unemployment-I bet you are, too! Let's take a minute to look at the true reality of the situation and what we can do about it. Yes, many people have lost their jobs and houses. You may be one of them. But guess what? People have lost their jobs and houses even in a bull market. About 93% of people are still employed. That is pretty good! I was alive in the 1970s when unemployment hit double digits, and we're nowhere near that right now! I'm not making light of the fact that some people are struggling; I'm just putting the situation in the proper perspective.Even though you may be currently unemployed, that doesn't mean you have to participate in the recession. People like me who have chosen to not participate acknowledge the reality of a slow economy and suffering people. However, we have decided that we're not going to form our lives around the negativity coming out of the media and government. We're intensifying our efforts and going to have the best year of our lives in spite of things slowing down.Some people who find themselves unemployed will go into new careers or start their own businesses where they have the best year of their lives-professionally, financially and emotionally. Their current job losses are actually blessings in disguise. They believe this and are formulating game plans based on it. I guarantee there are men in their garages right now starting their own mechanic shops. The next Mary Kay Ash is writing up a business plan for new products she's just created. College students are developing "the next best thing" in their dorm rooms as you are reading this. This is reality!So think about your skills and interests. How can you leverage those passions into something you enjoy doing every day while earning money for it? If you haven't lost your job but dread going to work, maybe it's time to fire your employer and go in a new direction. When you have a game plan for your money and career, you will have a sense of empowerment because you aren't a slave to the lender (or employer).When employers start hiring because they believe their businesses will grow, recessions end. Many who have stopped hiring a healthy amount have been paralyzed by fear. They've lost hope. People who continue going about their lives in normal ways (without being irresponsible and buying stuff they can't afford) believe in the future. It's called hope.You can have fear or hope. It's your choice.I choose hope.

nerd

I guess it's official, I'm a nerd. We had a science fair at our school. In Kinder-2nd grade, each class submitted a class project. I had no idea what I would do. My co-worker said, just do sink or float. I began looking it up on the internet. I actually found one I liked better. It was called "Sinking Soda Surprise". So, I did it. It took very little time but the kids thought it was awesome! Here's the deal...it's pretty simple. Diet sodas float in water (in an unopened can) and regular sodas sink. It's because of the sugar. Well, low and behold.......it won a blue ribbon!! Woohoo!! And to think that I made the comment that I didn't care if I won or not........

Our Sippi

Well, this is our Sippi. I am so glad her hair has grown out again. She is starting to look like Sippi again!!! I won't ever cut her hair that short again. She looked and acted so differently when I did. Isn't she the cutest doggie ever???? :)

stuff

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things have been busy with school work, sick puppy, etc.....Sippi has salmonella in her tummy. It has been ROUGH to say the least!!! But, hopefully she will be on the mend.

On another note.....I will be going to the hospital Monday to have the HSG procedure done. Keep us in your prayers.

25 things about me

I got tagged on my facebook to do this, so I thought I would post this for all my non-facebook friends! :)

1. I love Jesus!
2. I am married to the best man ever, Stephen! We have been married for 5 1/2 years but have known each other since May 2001.
3. I got married on Flag Day, June 14, 2003!! No, I didn't have a red, white, and blue wedding!! :)
4. The Lord truly brought Stephen and I together! My younger sis Melissa went on a mission trip in the summer of 2000. Anyway, one year later I was going to visit my cousin in Ohio. Melissa hooked us up! She emailed him and told him she had a sister she wanted him to meet. At that point we started emailing each other and talking on the phone until 2 and 3 am! (having to get up at 6 was rough). On June 1, 2001 he drove from Michigan to Ohio to meet me. And the rest is history! One thing you have to understand is traveling on a plane by myself to Ohio is so not like me!!! The Lord really intended on us being together, one way or another!!
5. I love to travel! When I retire, I want to travel.
6. I don't want to leave the USA.....ever! :) except maybe on a cruise....
7. I have been to Canada....New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Niagara Falls!
8. I love my family!! I talk to my mom and sisters daily!
9. I love lighthouses.
10. On our honeymoon, we stayed in a lighthouse and got to climb to the very top.
11. Stephen proposed to me at a lighthouse. Mackinac Point in Michigan.
12. I love teaching first grade.
13. I love scrapbooking and I am now getting into digital scrapbooking.
14. I can drive to Nacogdoches with my eyes closed. Ok, not really but pretty close!
15. The reason I can drive to Nac so well is because when we first moved back to Texas after living in Alabama, I worked in East Texas and Stephen worked in Dallas and I commuted on the weekends. Every weekend. For a whole year.....3 hours one way...
16. I went to SFA. graduated May 13, 2000
17. I have a cockapoo named Sippi. She got her name because Stephen went to Mississippi State. Her real name is Miss Sippi Wright
18. We built our first home in 2007. The build started in August and was done by November.
19. Our house is too big. 3100 square feet.
20. I love reality shows!! all of them
21. I hate shopping malls. I love the outdoor kind.
22. I love All My Children. I DVR it every day and watch it when I get home.
23. I'm cajun and I don't like seafood.
24. I LOVE Italian and Mexican food.
25. I am very impatient. I am also OCD on some things.

another update

The fertility specialist office called me yesterday and said they had a cancellation today, so I went. I took Stephen with me! :) We got good news! First of all, I LOVE my new doctor!!! She is wonderful. She said she was pretty certain she could get us pregnant. She did a sonogram and said everything looked good. I have to have a procedure done in about a month, an HSG test, to see if my tubes are blocked. Then, more clomid and possibly insemination (IUI). We have turned everything over to the Lord. I no longer am trying to control everything!!

Sweet Baby Isaac!

update on us

Well, just as a miracle happened today, Stephen and I are still awaiting our miracle. No I'm not pregnant but it's not from lack of trying!! We have been going through so much, and we haven't been very forthcoming with what all we have been going through. You know we have been trying to conceive for about 4 years but we really got serious about it this past summer. I have been on fertility drugs since then. It has been very tough. I have been on so much medicine and it is really making me act in ways that are not like me. I have basically been on an emotional roller coaster since then. Poor Stephen, he has been so awesome about everything. Putting up with me has been unbearable. I have been earnestly trying to not let it get to me. But, yesterday I guess I hit rock bottom. I guess you put up with "stuff" for just so long and at some point, you have a breaking point. I think I was at my lowest point yesterday since all of this has begun. However, witnessing the miracle today has helped tremendously!!

I say all of that to say this. Yesterday, basically, my OB/GYN gave up on my case. She told me to find another doctor, a reproductive endocrinologist. At first I was hurt, but I truly feel the Lord is leading me to someone who can help me. So, I am back at square one, starting my new doctor Feb. 23rd. It is a blessing because I was having to drive to Lewisville (an hour from home) to go to the doctor, and I was having to go a bunch! Now, this new dr. is 10 minutes from work, and it is at a very good hospital, Presbytarian of Dallas. Also, as of yesterday, I will have a new OB/GYN!!!! She gave up on me, so I'm giving up on her!!! Hmm! :)

Please keep us in your prayers. It is very easy to get discouraged when you are going through infertility, but I have to stay focused on the fact that the Lord never lets us down, that we have these trials and tribulations that just make us stronger and MAKE us rely on him which is what He wants us to do anyway. It's all about faith. From the words of Ronnie Freeman, the song "Faith":

Faith is being sure of you Like I'm sure of the wind and I'm sure there's truth Being certain You are with me every step of the way Faith- believing when I can't see The air I breathe in front of me Knowing I'll be with You one day This is what it means to have faith.

Baby Isaac

Yesterday, my sister had her weekly OB/GYN checkup and found out their her blood pressure was too high. She was admitted to the hospital. At midnight, my brother in law called and said her water broke. My family came up from Nac this morning and we headed to Frisco. Little Isaac was born Jan. 16th, 3:52 p.m., 7 lbs 2.5 oz, 20 inches long!!! He is perfect and beautiful!!! It is so amazing to see God's little miracles!

I have a dream....

I decided to do a bulletin board, "I have a dream". I asked the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up. I got some pretty hilarious answers....

• president
• cashier
• airplane mechanic
• police officer
• doctor
• teacher
• hair stylist
• motorcycle racer
• judge

There were a few that made me raise my eyebrows.....superhero was one of them!!!

• I thought it was cute needless to say!! :)

ahhhhhhh..............

Rest.

Today has been good. It has been restful. (for the most part, however, if you ask Stephen, he will say no rest for the weary!!) :) I had been after him to get out and clean out the garage. He did just that today, and I have to say it looks much better. I have about a million loads of laundry to do as well. But, at least I'm home, at least for now.

On a different note, we are awaiting the arrival of my brand new nephew, Isaac. I keep thinking that any day I will get "the call".

Sippi is better, despite the fact we still don't really know what is causing her to get sick. The vet is concerned about her liver, saying that it is too small. We put the breaks on all the testing for now. We had already accumulated quite a little vet bill. She will now have to be on a prescription dog food. ($$$$$) But, she's worth it. She's our "baby" for now, until the Lord blesses us with a little one.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Sick Wright's

Well, we are all 3 sick today. Stomach issues. Poor Sippi. She is at the vet right now. She is very sick. I hope we get good news from them today. She has been vomiting and has diarrhea. Not good!! Light carpet + diarrhea=disaster!!! :)

A New Year, A New Assignment...

Today, I started my new assignment at work. I must say that while it is a little nerve wracking to start a new program and customer that is totally different from those I've previously been affiliated with, I am excited, too.

For the first 8 years of my career, I worked mostly on R&D programs and sometimes it is just more enjoyable to do that. For me, working on and developing something new has always been a challenge, but makes thing more fulfilling. Now is that time, and I hope the new year continues to be that way.

Happy New Year!!

We hope you all have a blessed New Year!!!

just say NO to fireworks!!!

We found out last night that Sippi does not like fireworks!!! We cut the lights off in the living room and opened the blinds so we could see the fireworks over the lake and at the houses behind us. She went NUTS!!!!! She was barking, pacing, whining, whimpering....she was NOT happy!!! We're not sure if she was scared or mad. We thought maybe she thought they were in HER backyard!!! :) Needless to say, we will not be at home during the July 4th holiday! :)

Sippi's New Haircut

Sippi went to the spa yesterday. This is her new "do". She got the cocker spaniel cut even though she is actually a cockapoo. We think she looks pretty cute!! :) She has been a little more sassy since yesterday.

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope everyone is having a great Christmas!! We are having a blast!! Last weekend, my whole family came to stay with us for the weekend. We had a great weekend. Sippi was so depressed when everyone left.

Then, on Tuesday night, we drove down to Nacogdoches to stay with my parents and enjoy time with them and my older sister and her family. Today, Missy and Ryan are driving down from Frisco and we are having Christmas dinner. (I'm trying to talk everyone into seeing Marly and Me with me!!). We are going back home tomorrow morning just in time for Stephen's parents to come tomorrow afternoon. We are excited to see them too. Sippi has been looking for them all day. They are driving half way today and then will drive the remainder of the trip in the morning. Lots of family, just like I like it!!! I love my family and I am so blessed to have such a great family and such great friends. God bless you all! I hope the Lord blesses your family in the new year.

sweet sippi

My brother in law got a new camera so we decided to try it out!















Lauren and Ryan with Stormy, their shitzu

stuff...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while....life has kept us pretty busy! Last week, Sippi was really sick, so we were constantly picking up after her if you know what I mean.... Luckily, she is better thanks to antibiotics!!

My family was here this weekend. My mom, sister, and her two kids came up for my younger sister's baby shower. She got lots of nice things.

I have had a million papers it seems to grade! Progress report time!

I don't think we ever stay home. I just wanna be a couch potato!!! :)