Friday, September 30, 2005

just another day...

i realize that i haven't written in awhile, but things have been kinda crazy around here. we had a unexpected visit this past weekend from tim's brother paul. he is the one who made it through katrina in new orleans. he came late friday night and stayed until tuesday. we had a great visit and enjoyed his famous black beans and rice... yum.
anyway, i had a shocker this morning from my two older children. they had secretly asked their father to wake them up when he left for work at 5 AM, and they completed all their school for the day, before i even woke up! i came downstairs as they were starting to watch a movie and was very close to getting on their case, when they started giggling and admitted their scheme...
i was quite flabbergasted. so here we sit, watching "the incredibles" at 10:30 in the morning!
pretty funny movie for any who haven't seen it...
tim has been working like crazy on our upstairs re-construction project...
we are trying to finish out our walk-in attic to make another bedroom... we have all been sharing rooms for too long...and with the new one coming in december, we REALLY need some space!
we are aiming to be done by the end of october...we'll see...
anyway, all is well around here...hope you all are blessed and healthy and happy...

Monday, September 12, 2005

mom's appointment with dr. hudson...

we got some great news today!
mom had gone earlier in the week for current CAT and PET scans to check on the cancerous activity that we have been treating with mild chemo for about a year now.
doc walked in and said that they were both clear!
she shows no tumors on the CAT and no "activity" (as they call it) on the PET...
she couldn't stop smiling all day...
thank you for praying, those of you that have been... :)
keep it up...

Monday, September 05, 2005

WE FOUND THEM!!!

Tonight, as I once again dialed Chuck's cell phone, as I have done probably a hundred times over the past week, a man's voice answered!
I was stunned, and said "WHO IS THIS?"
He answered, "This is Chuck, WHO is THIS?"
I then proceeded to burst into tears and could hardly get the words out to say that it was me and that we have been so worried!
He and Flora were diverted in their evacuation attempt and made it to a hotel in Hattiesburg and got the LAST room...
They have been without power until last night, and phone until today.
They are making plans to head to Texas to temporarily stay with Chuck's sisters in Dallas and Austin...
They want to stay on the west side of LA so that they can head back when possible to retrieve belongings and check on job situation.
According to Chuck, though, they are not particularly interested in staying in New Orleans after that... go figure... :)
That's all we know for now...
Thank you all for your prayers, and just so you know...
I love each and every one of you with all my heart and I am so glad that you are part of our lives!
(unless of course, you are just some random person that I've never met that stumbled upon my blog... ha, ha)

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Missing family members in LA

Well, I haven't written anything lately because we have been very involved with trying to locate Tim's sister Flora and her husband Chuck...
They live in New Orleans, but as of last Sunday, were evacuating to Mississippi, where Chuck's mother has a home. We have not heard from them at all, and are very worried... The area that they went to was devastated...
Many family members and friends of the family are scouring the internet "lists" of survivors, but we have not had any luck...
We have filed missing persons reports with the Coast Guard, Red Cross, Salvation Army and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
Please pray for their safety and for us, the whole Bailey clan, to have wisdom on how to proceed...
The Bell south phone system is completely out of commission in that particular area code, and the cell towers are not working either, evidently...
We are praying about when it would be prudent, if at all, to just head down there and check hospitals and shelters ourselves... although, just the sheer cost, considering the gas prices, is insane...
The waiting has been very difficult... but,
We know that they are in the Lord's hands regardless...
Thank you so much for your prayers and support...