3 months to the day!

since my last blog post!  what's with that?  I wonder, do I suddenly have nothing to talk about?  wait, me not talk, now that's funny! perhaps it is just that there are not enough hours in the day!!!  yep, that is the story I'm going with!

sitting at home this Friday morning, waiting for an electrician.  we are starting to replace the light fixtures in the house.  they are ALL gold, gold, and more gold.  which, to be honest, not my thing.  lots of work going on out in the yard. this girl bought herself a chainsaw, even if it is a small electric girly one, it still works, and truthfully, anything with more power would probably be a danger to me and the neighborhood!  I am excited to get my new light fixtures in, and about all the things we (read me there) have planned to do to the house !!

we've spent a lot of time outside this summer with the cupcake in the pool! she loves it, and I really think could stay in all weekend.  she doesn't even care when the water is a bit on the cold side!

 

 

just a few pictures from summer.  that's Jessica and Brett in the picture with Evelyn, Jessica flopping off Brett's legs into the pool, and us celebrating Matt's birthday last month.  been a busy summer so far, but one full of great memories! 

always be my mother

texting conversation with Matthew yesterday... 4/7/14


Matt: we are heading to the city soon as K is off to shop.

Me:  OHMYGOSH, your baby is about to be one!!!

Matt: Yes she is, crazy how 1 year has went by in a snap.

Me:  Crazy how almost 27 and 25 years have gone by.  (that's how old he and Jessica are going to be)

Me:  Did you ever think you could love someone as much as you love that little girl?

Matt: Nope! Thought my mother would always be it.


Yep! right there, I got tears in my eyes! Love that boy!!  and yes, even if he is almost 27 and has a child of his own, he is still a boy to me!!


and because I have to have pictures when I post..... an afternoon at the farm!

A year already??

 

Really hard to believe that this little bundle of energy will be a year old in 3 days!

She doesn't miss much, always on the go, and by the time she goes home on Sunday, I am seriously tired!! I can't seem to get in my scraproom, not sure how I'm going to work in the yard, the house is a mess and laundry needs to be done, but we sure have fun!!

She is watching a little Saturday morning cartoons here, while she has some cereal.  As you can see, the tv had her attention. (for all of about 6 seconds)

 

 

 

She sure does love her Papaw!  David had come home from golf, when he came in the garage door she looked up, got a grin on her face, went toddling over to him. He picked her up to hug her and it was just so stinking adorable, I had to get my camera! 

 

First she hugs him.

Then she looks up at him.

And then she would start this process all over again.  Hug, look up, hug, look up... she must have done that half a dozen times!  And if you were wondering, her Papaw sure does love her back!!

 

I've signed up for another go around in Karen Russell's photography workshop.  This time I am auditing it, and already I'm so enjoying it.  She has come out with a new Make The Shot issue, this one about focus, which I'm needing.  I'm telling you guys, I am going to get good at this photography thing before much longer!  I am I am!!!!

 

Wishing you all a sun filled week and many blessings!!

not an ordinary week...

 

my momma, she is young in this photo below, but I do like it.  I am thinking early 20's here, and could have been a model!  except she is short. 

 

 

it all started on Fri, Feb 28th.  my daddy called about noon, and handed her the phone.  they were admitting her to the local hospital with what they thought was diverticulitis. I went down, and stayed for a bit. after a few hours, in true mother fashion, she was telling me I needed to get on the road and get home before dark.... "so I didn't hit a deer".  talked to her the next morning, she was getting released.  talked with my brother, all was good.  then they were drawing her blood again because the first results looked funny and the dr thought they got mixed up, so she wanted to recheck.  got the second results, they did a CT Scan and then the dr called me.  said they were transferring her out because the radiologist saw what appeared to be a mass in her stomach area. while I was talking with the dr, my daddy called. while I was talking to him, my brother called. while I was talking to my brother, my aunt called.  everyone needed answers, myself included, and there were none yet.  so I grabbed some clothes and headed to Texas.  I did forget important pieces of clothing, including but not limited to a coat and boots.  it was 80 degrees when I left and by morning, it was 30, for the high!

 

after getting to the hospital I go in search of her room, only to be more than a little alarmed to discover they have admitted her to ICU.  I even asked the nurse, is this really ICU?  yes he said.  is it because all the other beds in the hospital are full????  no he said, as he gave me a reassuring look.  I was more than a little freaked by this discovery, thinking to myself something is going on that no one is telling me.  within the next couple of hours, a couple of drs came in, still no answers, including the fact that no one had told me as of yet why she was in ICU.  I did find out before leaving for the night that the reason she was in ICU was due to blood loss, and they had started giving her blood.

 

I don't know, maybe I was a little in shock over it all, it had happened rather fast, and honestly, I hadn't even had time to process what was going on.  my phone kept ringing, everyone was scared, myself included.  when they say there is a mass, it's not good.  mom kept telling the drs it was because she'd been taking so many ibuprofen. the plan was to do a scope in the morning, go take a look at it, and get a biopsy.  permits were signed.  Jessica and I arrived at 8:30 on the dot, that is what time they would let us in.  they were all set up in her room for the scope.  had the people there, the machine there, just waiting on the dr.  suddenly, a surgeon calls up and says STOP. do not do it. now we are really freaked out. within a short period of time the surgeon come up, says she believes it is a tear in a artery an that what they are seeing is not a mass, but a pool of blood instead, which would explain the blood loss.  that sounds better, right, a tear in the artery can be repaired.  so, instead they will do an angiogram to see if they can repair it.  and then we saw more drs.  they all agreed with Dr. Rizzo, which was reassuring.  she believed that possibly there had been a aneurysm in one of her arteries around the stomach area.  and then we waited, for the radiologist to come in.  it wasn't an emergency, it was Sunday, and there was snow and sleet out.  then all hell broke loose.

 

Jessica and I were in the waiting room, the radiologist comes in and says he was not able to repair the artery, and we know this will mean surgery, probably tomorrow.  Jess and I head back to mom's room in ICU, and discover a new dr in there, trying to find out why she is hurting so bad.  she is talking to us, they send her down for a cat scan, and when she comes back, 10 minutes later, she is not conscious.  nurses are scrambling, drs are rushing in.  it was instant! Jess and I stepped into the hall as they wheeled her in from the cat scan, everyone was running and yelling.  while they didn't come say anything to us at first, we heard a lot. too much.  you know the ICU rooms are not very private, and standing in the hall you can see in and hear all.  and they are yelling for blood, and more blood.  and more blood.

 

to be honest, I don't remember much now.  I think I blocked a lot of it out.  I did what I needed to do, talked to drs, signed surgical permits, stood by and waited, and the big one, I called my daddy and my brother to tell them they needed to get there, and get there now.  Thank God for Jessica, because I really had a couple of meltdowns, out in the hall.  I remember crying, the drs rubbing my shoulder and saying we are going to do what we can for her.  not everything is going to be ok, or we've got this, we'll fix it, just quietly, we will do everything we can for her. 

 

I had talked to so many drs my head was spinning!  the general surgeon, (who I swear saved her life!), vascular surgeon, lung specialist, kidney specialist, gastro dr, anesthesiologist.  I know there were 4 surgeons along with the vascular surgeons team in there, and that is a lot of people!  and still, we don't really know what happened, what went wrong, or what is going on.

 

by now mom is in surgery, and Jess and I are literally pacing the floor.  not only are we worried about mom, but daddy and Jeff haven't arrived yet, and there is ice on the roads. I'm not sure which was worse, being worried about my momma, wondering if my daddy and brother were safe on the ice, or watching my daddy worry about mom. they told us the surgery would take at least 2 hours from the time they got started.  I don't remember what time they took her back, but I do know it was 7:43 when Dr. Rizzo was finally able to come talk to us.

 

as it turns out, she did have a aneurysm burst, in her artery that supplies the blood to the spleen. when they did the angiogram, there was a clot, and I think they told us the wire pushed the small clot free, which then opened up the blood to flow/gush from the tear caused by the aneurysm.  she is so very lucky and blessed that is where the aneurysm was at.  because the artery went to her spleen, they were able to remove it, along with her spleen.  did you know the spleen is what helps your immune system??? I didn't.  I know people live without them, but didn't know what their function was.

 

mom told me today that not only will she need a flu shot each year, which Dr. Rizzo had already told us, but that I will too. WHAT?  this girl doesn't get shots, until now. 

 

while my story has a happy ending, I know so many do not.  so, if you still have your parents or parent with you, take a few minutes, spend some time together, and make a memory.  you will be glad you did!

 

 

and to end on a happy note, here are a couple of layouts, (with really bad sucky lighting during photography cause someone was in a huge hurry) from our time in KY last year.  yes, that is me in the top photo, in the top layout, hugging a tree like we are close!

 

and Sondra! she is so much fun!  love-love-love her!

I've got layout supply info somewhere, but didn't care to locate it this morning when I loaded the photos.  if you really want it, send me a email! 

 

blessings everyone!!

How Lisa Got Her Groove Back!

 

let me just say that while I am not opposed to change, not at all, adjusting to it is an entirely different story!  and some changes are bigger than others!  no seriously, they are.

 

I can not begin to tell you how much I love our cupcake, there are just no words to describe it.  you know you love your kids, but just wait until one of them has a child.  I don't know if it's because there hasn't been a little one in the house in 20 years, or if it's that she is my child's child, but the love is so intense.

 

anyway, so we all agree that I love her like crazy, right, but.... she has turned my world upside down and inside out, and talk about a change in the house!! nothing is as it was, nothing! I will say though, that we've gotten into a routine now, and it sure helps.  no longer do I have her after work a few nights, along with some on the weekend, but now just only on the weekend.  she usually gets here Sat afternoon and then leaves Sunday night. so I've had to adjust, adjust when I do laundry and clean house.  adjust when I watch tv and read, and lets not even talk about scrapbooking.  no more do we spend all weekend playing with paper.  but, I don't mind... because she is only little once.  yes, I know, there will probably be a few more that come along just like her, but it's ok! I'll adjust!

 

and adjust I have.  instead of hours spent in my little world, it's minutes.  I've found though, I seem to accomplish more with less time.  seems I know I've only got five minutes and instead of spending my time pushing paper here and there and being indecisive about what to use, I slap it down and call it done!  plus, I have to say, I'm a PRO at mulit-tasking!!  

 

so, with 10 mins before work, 15 mins at lunch, 20 mins before dinner, and if I'm not too tired, 10-20 mins before bed, I've managed to get some creating done, and complete several layouts! I'm not even going to ask how long it might last... I'm just going to roll with it. 

 

and that is how I got my groove back!  one minute at a time!

 

now if I can just manage to get some blogging time in there too....

 

 

here lately, I've been using white as a background, and I'm loving it!  this layout is for Kristin's book.  it's the day our little cupcake was born.  Matt had come out to the waiting room to update us and he sat down for a few minutes to chat.  this picture was taken just a couple hours before he became a daddy, and I have to say, he has done a fine job!  

 

and, can you believe that in 6 weeks she will be a year old!  how did that happen!!

I think it's back......

my mojo!!!  I'm feeling the desire to be creative again!  and it feels good!  I've completed one layout this week already, and have another half done, with a third in the wings.  and it makes me smile!  the layouts are not elaborate, and I may only be getting in there 15 to 30 minutes at a time, but that is ok!  soooooo, I should be posting some on here soon!   yay me!  wonder if this has anything to do with Winter CHA being this past weekend?

 

in other news..... the cupcake turned 9 months old this past Sat, and took her first steps on Fri.  By the time we got her on Sat, she was standing up and walking 10 - 12 steps at a time before plopping down.  she will be running in a month.  thinking this may just be the exercise I need!

 

here are a couple of pictures from Thanksgiving of the cupcake!  I swear, I could buy 20 tutus for her, and still not have enough!  now that she can stand alone, I'm going to need one in every shade of every color.   

 

 

 

 

and that folks is about all the pictures I managed to get... because I was too busy cooking! 

Ready for 2014!

Oh my goodness!  Another year has flashed by.... and in a hurry. 

 

I'm already planning for 2014 to be a great year!

 

This Little Cupcake will turn one in a few months!

 

 

 

 

 

I've no doubt she will be walking soon.  She stands all by herself, will take a couple steps before tumbling, and is showing of some very entertaining dance moves! Has 6 teeth already, and knows what food is!

 

I've picked my one little word of the year.  Focus.  It's going to be a big word this year!

I will hit the big 50 this year.  Not sure when that happened, but, I do know that I am still wearing capris, jeggings and leggings, and I'm not cutting my hair!  Matter of fact, I may put a blue streak in it next time!

This year may be the year I jump of the diving board.  I really do need to do that. hahaha I've only been saying this for what, 4 years now? I think I really only say it to give David hope that it will happen

Going to work more on my photography, because for the last 2 or 3 months, I've not been liking what I'm seeing come out of my camera.  Hmmmm, wonder if that means I should be a little less critical of what I'm snapping.

Seriously wanting  this little baby, but not sure I need it.

 

I plan to do lots of experimenting with cooking this year.  I'm going to learn to chop onions like a pro and flip items in the skillet just by using my wrist... AND, not get burned or cut any body parts off in the process!   Seriously though, I'm going to broaden my cooking skills! 

 

Mainly though, I'm going to find some kind of time to carve out for myself.  I seemed to have lost that this past year, with someone needing something from me on a pretty regular basis.  I had enough of that, and 2014, the year I turn 50, it's my year!   (and that starts next week, just as soon as I finish everything on my honey do/momma do list!)

 

 

and now, a few pictures from Christmas Eve.

 

she was thinking she was going to take her Santa hat off.  I was thinking she wasn't.  She won.

 

 

I really am so very proud of the daddy he is.  He is so in love with her.

    

                             They really are fun, and I think maybe big things are in store for them

                                    She seriously has her Aunt J wrapped around her little finger

 

                                                           Love her facial expressions

Now, let's make 2014 a most fabulous year!

New Look!

Hey y'all!
I've got a new look! and I like it! I soooo needed it! Kristine Davidson made it all pretty for me, and she was so great. I can't say enough good things about her! She answered all of my questions, and that is saying a lot! Really, if you are wanting a blog update and need someone to do it for you, she is your woman!

it's still hot here, temps in upper 90's and low 100's, which is great pool/tan weather. had a little get together on Sunday for Kristin's birthday. everyone played in the pool a little, will share pics soon. played some games, ate some dinner, and then it was cake an ice cream!

Matt and Kristin are back in school, and I see Miss Evelyn daily. Pretty rough stuff being a grandma.

Jessica has started her second week with her new students, and she is just as excited this year as she was last year.

the dealership that David had worked at, that sold in December and then told him see ya, yeah, that guy, he seemed to be using company money to buy a house and new furniture and paying for family vacations for 6 to Disney Land. the investors didn't seem to like it much, a judge was brought in to sort things out, and the judge says you either sell it or I'll put it on the auction block. this was last week, bids are due by tomorrow, if needed will hit the auction block next Monday I think, he's not wasting any time. who knows what will happen, David could be back in town soon, time will tell.

and me, work is busy, drilling new wells. home is busy, have the baby lots of evenings, and can't seem to step away from candy crush. I seriously need me some rehab! CCA Candy Crush Anonymous!

and a little layout from our corn maze trip! I'm still surprised no one called the cops on us! sorry for the light glare on the picture, this is what happens when I wait til midnight to take the photos of my layouts.

the story

it has been a busy summer! I can't believe that it's almost over and September is 9 days away! it really is true, the older you get, the quicker the days fly by, cause I'm thinking I just took my Christmas decorations down last week and it's almost time to get them back out!
it's been a good summer though. we had that pool party, and I was a little OCD like I said I'd be, BUT!, my yard has never looked so good! I was tired after it though, so tired I stayed tired all during the week, and last weekend, I never got out of the chair! haha It went so smoothly though, and was a lot of fun, so much so, that I said I'd do it again. I think though maybe I'd had just a little too much rum & coke!
Jessica is starting her second year of teaching next week. she's met most of her students and it is just awesome to hear the excitement in her voice! I hope it's a good year for her, even if she has spent the better part of the summer telling me I am crazy and blaming me for all that is wrong in her world. I think she needed more spankings as a young child.
it's been a bit of a strange week this week. I always turn on the tv and listen to the today show while I get ready for work, and to hear them talking about our quiet little town, it's just surreal. you pull up yahoo and see Oklahoma shooting as #3 or #4 on what's trending now. it's still hard to believe that 3 teenagers just on a whim decided to kill someone, and that it happened right down the street from my office. I knew something major had happened when all the police cars went flying by, but never imagined it would be something like a 23 yr old being shot in the back just because he happened to be jogging down the street. It's sad and tragic, and hard to wrap your head around. then a bit later I looked up and noticed two patrol cars out in our parking lot talking and you could see patrol cars driving around the area. I remember thinking it's like they are looking for someone, but still never gave it another thought. until I saw it on facebook later that evening, and then the local news. and this week, everyone in the country, and other countries, have been talking about it. there was a fund set up, to raise money for his parents to come to Oklahoma I think, they people responsible for it had hoped to raise $15,000.00, last I looked, it was over $100,000.00. it makes no sense how something so horrible can happen when there are so many kind and caring people in this world, and raising that amount of money is just proof that there is still good out there, and lots of it. I for one am cheering for the good to keep shining through.
the story
this picture was taken out at my parents a few years ago, at least 4 if not 5. It was shortly after my mom had her first back surgery and she needed help putting out all of her Christmas decor. off we went to help, and at some point, Matt was trying to stress to her that she was over working him and he was to tired to do anymore. when she wasn't buying it, he put on her back brace and took her walking cane/stick and hobbled into the kitchen, like a 90 yr old man, to sit at the table in peace with my daddy. my daddy just looked up at him, shook his head, grinned his sideways grin, and went back to just sitting. there they sat, just sitting, no words, just sitting. it warms my heart to look at that picture of the two of them at the table.

I did lots and lots of stitching on this one. I like it, but it reminded me why I don't like to sew. it was almost like sewing a dress, all the stitching. ha wishing you all a great weekend. I'm headed down Dallas way tomorrow to spend the day with my posse of girls! We are going to a cocktail to colors event in Bedford. I'm thinking Bedford will never be the same again!

Tomorrow will make 2 months since...

I have posted on my blog!  I wish I could tell you I'd been off doing most exciting things!   But, sadly, that is not the truth!  I have been playing with the baby, a lot.  I've been watching Ranger ballgames, a lot!  I have been on the computer, a lot, this dang laptop seems to be able to go where I go.  I've certainly not been blogging, or processing photos, nope, I've been playing Candy Crush and Farm Heros!  Someone please save me now!!!  Guess what, admitting you have a problem does not make you feel better!

I've also been working in my yard most days, until dark for the last month.  Seriously, month.  The amount of shrubs and trees to trim or weeds to pull in this yard is crazy insane!  There are 46 shrubs, that is no lie, then Crepe Myrtle trees, and flower beds that seem to never end.  What was I thinking when I said oh I must have this place!  It is all starting to look much more like I want it to.  In the back anyway, I still need to do some work out front.  I personally think that if I work the beds on the east side out back, that it should be a rule that no weeds grow back in all summer long!  You move over to the west side, and just when you are almost done, yep, weeds be growing on the east side!  That is just not right!

So, between work, baby, yard, house, dogs, Ranger baseball, and husband, when is a girl supposed to blog?  My tan is looking good though!

Now that bloggerville knows I'm still alive, I'm hitting the road.  Heading to Jessica's to help her this afternoon.   I'm not sure just yet if these kids are going to keep me young or put me in a early grave.
Guess I can rest when I'm no longer alive, right! :)

But, before I go, you know I've got to post a picture or two.  or maybe more :)

I was doing so good burning through my old kits, cranking out the layouts, then, summer.  sigh, I'll get back in there soon.

 

These pictures are courtesy of either Sondra or Susan, or both, from when 3 grown women went to the corn maze at the pumpkin patch. 

and because not everyone facebooks and has seen this little cutie.  This was from last weekend, she is growing fast.

and we can't forget this little diva!  She is a rockstar!

 

And since that little cutie in the last picture just jumped in my lap, I'd say it's time to sign off.  Have a great weekend everyone!

no words needed

 

 

 

think she doesn't have him wrapped around her little finger already!

two weeks old and a head full of hair!

... the end!

let's see if I can't get this wrapped up now.  you guys see what I mean though, about it being an awfully long story/nightmare/WTH moment!

after we left the second meeting with the lawyer, we did feel better.  the lawyer said he wanted to let a couple months go by, get through the holidays and things calm down before he went to talk to the DA.  that he felt that these women were a loose cannon and a big joke.  it was obvious they were lying, and would be no problem to get the charges dropped.

it's April now, and the lawyer is wanting Matt to come in.  I didn't go, but David did, and we still do not know what happened.  this lawyer, while he was always pretty arrogant and full of himself, seemed to be even more so now.  he told Matt that he wanted his transcript from high school and college and that Matt might want to enroll in anger management, that it would look good for him.  when he was asked why, he'd just change the subject to how he knew what he was doing, he knew how to defend people, yada yada yada.  now it's June and each month the lawyer is getting the case postponed, which wasn't a big deal, but now he is angry that Matt has not completed anger management.  he tells Matt that we can not proceed until he had completed 6 weeks of it and that Matt needs to write a letter to the judge about what he has learned and how sorry he is?????? 

to keep from repeating myself over and over by saying we don't what happened, we simply do not know.  why this lawyer did an about face, who knows.  he never could/would give us an answer.  when David and I tried to talk to him, he pretty much ignored us, except for when he told me I needed to let Matt grow up and be a man.  that he was a good kid, I'd done my job and he didn't need me trying to run things.  

I know you are probably thinking, why didn't you just get another lawyer?  because we thought that too! we wrestled with it and agonized over it, but we had already paid this man a lot of money. if we got another lawyer, we'd have to pay them the same money we'd already paid, if not more! 

then the lawyer started getting shady.  by now David had stopped going with Matt, each time there was some reason the case was postponed, and once we stopped going the lawyer started telling Matt he needed to bring more money.  now remember, we'd already paid this man, agreed upon his price, and signed documents.  one time he told Matt he needed to bring $1000.00 more.  the next time it was $750.00.

then $1500.00.  we'd call the office to see what we owed for but the secretary would tell us nothing, we were paid in full.  and of course, the lawyer wanted cash.  with the exception of our first payment being in cash, the remainder had been paid by check, so, why must it be cash.   Matt would ask him what the money was for and he'd say we have to pay the DA. there are court costs,  just fees involved that need to be taken care of so I'll need you to bring me this money.

in Jan there was another court date, but it was postponed as well.  the lawyer tells Matt "if you want this to be over next month, you need to bring the cash with you to my office"  so now we have a date for Feb 28th, and we all know this guy is trying to take advantage of Matt. the lawyer has also told Matt at this point that he will plead guilty.  David and I go to the Feb appt.  and when it wasn't confusing, it was ugly!

  the guy started out rambling and then starts telling us something about he is going to ask us questions about what kind of kid Matt was growing up, to give a background story.  I found that really odd, since first of all he is saying Matt is going to plead guilty and secondly he had no clue we were coming, so why are we going to be on the stand to testify? he'd never asked us to or mentioned it before.  then, he says to Matt did you bring all the money?  the $1500.00?  Matt said no I did not, I only brought $250.00.  our plan was that whatever needed to be paid at the courthouse would be paid, we were not giving this guy anymore money.  but that isn't what he wanted.

from the day the lawyer started telling Matt he needed to bring money, he never could tell him what it was for. and the man was shady! I'm sure this has worked for him before, and he was plenty mad it wasn't working for him on this day!

so the lawyer starts yelling saying WHY?  Matt says what is the money for.  the lawyer says WHY?  that is all he will say, WHY WHY WHY, like a 2 yr old! he never does tell us what the money is for.  David tries to ask what the money is for, he tells David "I am speaking to my client". ummm, dude, who paid you?  then.... he seriously throws us out of his office!  Tells us all to get the hell out of his office.  I must say that I was extremely proud of Matthew.  he held his own and did not let this man push him around.  he stayed calm, was not out of control. he did not yell, but he did tell the lawyer that he didn't need to be screaming at him.  he acted like a responsible mature man.

we all agreed to not give the lawyer this money he was now asking for, and I knew we were taking a chance, but I sure was shocked when he reacted the way he did.  all I could think was buddy, you need that high dollar anger management class.  as we got outside, I wasn't crying or screeching, but I was shaking and could not stop.  I said he is going to throw Matt under the bus, you just know he is.  For the next 45 minutes I could not stop shaking.  I felt bad for Matt, I felt bad for Kristin, and now I was getting mad!  David tells Matt, do not agree to anything or sign anything until we know for sure what is going on.  then the lawyer comes in, calls us into a room and starts out with this you never want to tick of your lawyer.  he's on your side, and I'm thinking to myself, then act like it!  it was almost comical, because at this point he had kinda changed his tune a little and was telling us that we'd need a lawyer to get this off Matt's record and he'd be happy to do it.  I think at that moment I snorted a little, and he said well you probably wouldn't want to hire me and to be honest, I don't know that I'd take you. whatever dude! he knew at that moment though, he went on to say how we were probably going to go trash his name and never use him again, so he knew he had messed up.  he tells Matt, I don't care if you have the money or not, it wasn't for me, it was for your court costs, but you can pay them out. so why the big fit?  and after it was all over, we didn't ask him, we just simply didn't say anything, because I said we are taking the high road on this one.  it doesn't matter, we'll never see him again, we'll never use him again.  he knows he tried to take advantage of Matt and he knows we know, nothing else really matters.

the lawyer says this is what we've agreed to, 6 months deferred adjudication. no probation officer to report to or probation fees to pay, just stay out of trouble and at the end of 6 months we will have it expunged from your record, it will be like it never happened.  that is what you will need a lawyer for, it will cost about $250.00, but you probably will not call me.  REALLY DUDE?

oh and the charge, unlawful carry of a weapon, a misdemeanor

David and Matt went into the judges room, it took him 2 minutes to sign it, he told Matt he seemed like a responsible young man and this was a little messed up.  then down to the DA's office, and he said the same thing, which if that's what you guys think, we are we here?  at any rate, all court costs were paid, it was about $500.00, which is a far cry from the $1500.00 the lawyer was trying to say it'd be.

I guess everyone needed to have their cut of the money.  I don't know, none of it makes sense to me.  but it's almost over.

Matt just has to not get in trouble, which normally wouldn't be a problem, but as David said after we left the courthouse,

staying out of trouble and NOT getting into trouble are two different things!

he is about to have a baby to help take care of, any day now, so I'm thinking with college, work, and a baby, he'll be too busy to go anywhere!

I know this is just crazy, and it shouldn't have happened, but it could have been much worse. those women could have had a gun and shot him. there are so many ways it could have been worse, and while it's been like a crazy lifetime movie nightmare, it's close to being just a distant memory. 

the lesson learned here..... don't try to fight crazy!  seriously though, the lesson, sometimes it is better to just walk away.

now that you've read it all, how many of you that know me can believe I managed to stay quiet during all this lawyer stuff and not get all redneck!  I'm still not believing it!

here's a couple more layouts, Matt moving us into the new house and Jessica's Valentine Dance her Sr. year.

that's all folks....the end! :)