I need to change my Blog Title

So Its been FOREVER since I have made a post. I am thinking about changing the title to The Yearly Life of the Miller's because that's about how often I update. So the last post I made was CANCER! It was when I first found out I had it and now the post after that one is about.... ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL MY LAST CHEMO TREATMENT!!! May 25th will be my last Chemo treatment. WHOOP WHOOP!! It has flown by and gotten better and better every time. My first treatment was horrible. I threw up, I slept, I felt horrible, and it was just awful! My second one I felt like I was going to throw up, I slept, I felt horrible and it was bad. My third treatment I didn't feel like I was going to throw up, I felt ok and it was ok! By my fourth one i had it down pat, I felt good, slept some and it was all good. The fifth one I felt good, slept hardly none and it was basically like life before chemo! The worst part of all of it is taking Pretnizone for 5 days after my treatment! YUCK!!! Can you say NASTY!!! I HATE that stuff it makes everything taste nasty, I can't eat anything sweet because it taste like metal including sweet tea which is just a sin not to be able to drink sweet tea! :) So we are counting down the days to my last one!! As of Tomorrow i will have SEVEN days!! YES!!

By the way after my third chemo treatment I had a PET Scan(2nd one) and it showed NO signs of CANCER left! How amazing how fast GOD answers prayers and believe me he was getting lots of them. Between my family/friends and every church in the surrounding counties I believe he was getting an ear full!! :) I have met so many people on this journey and it seems like one out of two always tell me, hey I know you, you are on our prayer list at church and they will tell me there Church name and I have never heard of it!! AMAZING how the body of Christ comes together when someone needs them!!

CANCER!!

Yep lucky me I have been diagnosed with Subcutanioius Large T-Cell Lymphoma. Not as much fun as winning the lottery I have to say! :) I have so far had a Sonogram (found 20+ swollen lymphnodes); CT Scan that confirmed those were there and no noticable cancer anywhere else(praise God); and a biopsy the day after the CT Scan to determine exactly what type it was(the long name in the beginning of the post). I go today to meet with my Oncologist (Dr. Q) and see about treatment and all the other good details! I will update after the appt.

How am I feeling? Glad you asked! My arm hurts from not using like I should have been after the biopsy and some scar tissue has attached itself to the muscle and now I have to work it off!! OUCH!! My feelings toward the cancer itself? I'm ok with it. My Dr. said I have "a good kind" and its treatable and I will be ok so I am ok with it. God has a purpose for everything so me having this, has a purpose. It just better be a good one! JK!! I really am ok with it, I have prayed about it and we are not all promised tomorrow anyway so you just have to look at the positives. It has brought me closer to HIM and it has made me realized the important things and life and not to take one second for granted. He is going to be there with me every step of way (footprints in the sand) I have a very supportive hubby and family and we are all gonna take it one day at a time and get through this! I am giving it to God and He will handle it!

Just For Fun bc I'm ready for Christmas!!!

Tis the Season to have a little fun!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? I love the smell of real trees, but having an artificial tree is really easy and thats what we have now

3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as my hubby lets me. I would leave it up all year around if he would let me>

4. When do you take your tree down? When ever Jonathan makes me see question #3

5. Do you like eggnog? Negative

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My cabbage patch- Sammy Jo

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes its by Fisher Price we have the whole set wisemen, stable, barnyard and all

8. Hardest person to buy for? Parents

9. Easiest person to buy for? Braxton we get him whatever we want to!! :0)

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever got? Socks, air freshener and clothes that wouldnt even fit me oh yeah and a candle warmer without a candle

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? MAIL

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Shrek the Halls

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The day after Christmas for next year!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yep

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? all the christmas candy we make

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Please come home for Chirstmas or anything by Aaron Nevil

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Staying home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yep!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a bow

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve, morning and day

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The people that beat me to the sales the day after Thanksgiving!!

New pic's

Braxton's 2nd Birthday

The birthday has come and gone! Braxton had a BLAST!! The firetruck even came and made an appearance at his party. He wasn't to crazy about it at first but once Daddy got him on it he was all smiles after that. He is still talking about it every night. He says "I climb up, I sit on top, they go round and round (the lights that is) and Bye Bye (they left). The way he talks it sounds like the firetruck only stayed for a few min. but it was there for forever. The vol. fire dept. brought out the truck to the party for us. They were the sweetest two men and one of them even put on all his gear and took pictures with the kids. Bless his heart I know he was burning up but he kept insiting that he was fine. The other guy opened all the doors and compartments and explained to us all the equipment and what all it was used for and did. He even let the kids climb on top of the truck and they thought that was the coolest. Well some of them did, some of them didnt want any part of it. The city fire dept. gave us fire man hats, fire safety suckers and coloring books! THEY WERE AWESOME! He got so much stuff and money and he had a blast. I think I was just as tired as he was after the party but it was all worth it!

PARTY TIME!!

Braxton's 2nd bday party is tonight and I can't wait. I think he is going to have a blast or I atleast hope so anyway! Here is his cake i finished last night at 1:00. The icing was giving me fits and wasn't cooperating and I was rushed and didn't plan very well but oh well too late now. Hopefully it will taste better than it looks! :)

Party Planning

So 1 day to go until Braxton's second birthday party and I am about partied out! Not really its just alot of work but I don't mind it!! :) Here are the beginning of the cookies that will be the favors!

Party Planning

Well its that time of the year again. Man times flies when kids are growing up... But anyway we are in the middle of planning Braxton's SECOND party or should I say at the end of planning. Anyway we are doing a firetruck theme this year and I finally finished his invites today!! YEAH!! A little late considering the party is next weekend but hey I've been busy what can i say. Soooo here they are!


Two post in two days look at me go!! WOO HOO!! Later Taters!

Just One of Those Days!

So where do I start we have been busy busy and I haven't been posting so let's see.
1) My friend Tess is Pregnant!! WOO HOOO they have been trying for some time and just decided to give up and let God take control and do his will and low and behold she is finally knocked up!! HEHE!!
2) My friend Mollie has left me. :( No I am not happy about it at all, although she seemed to think so or at least that what she was telling everyone. Its lonely back here in my cubbie at work now. He cubbie is now naked, all but her MSU flag which she left I think, just so Kelly would smirk, and shake her head every time she comes back here to my lonely hole and looks over at Mollie's empty desk. I miss the cat stories, the Yo Mamma jokes, the funny gossip, the crazy relationship stories, her unbelievable road trip stories, the mullet pictures, her ghetto purse pictures, the flight cancellation stories, her funny rental cars, her just calling because she is riding, board and alone, her asking me how to do something on the computer, her asking me to look for someone a coupon code, telling her about cool new sights, making her cry over the blogs I read, her sneezing 500 times in 4 seconds and the list goes on and on. It just sucks but in time I guess it will get better, but this place will never be the same..
3) We finally joined the church that we have been going to for several months now. Its awesome and God is really working there. Its just awesome! We are also having Braxton dedicated on Mother's Day and I am helping with Bible School! Its just great! Here is a picture of the women in our church family that went to see Beth Moore, We had a BLAST!!
4) We have had the spring cleaning bug at our house, I don't know what has come over me but I have just been a cleaning fool. I started with our room, which I cleaned so much our room now echo's, scary huh? I went from there to the bathroom and my next one to tackle is Braxton's room. Although I threw a little kink in it this weekend when I started outside and we ended up pulling up the front bushes. Our house now looks naked but bigger.
5) We are getting ready for Braxtons 2nd Birthday. I know its sooo sad to think he is fixing to be 2 but the past 2 years have been AWESOME!! I dont know what we ever did with out him.
Thats about all I can think of right this minute maybe I will post again tomorrow!! HEHE!! Later Taters!

Been a while!

So its been a while since I updated. I have been busy painting and getting ready for the tomato fest. in June who I am setting up a booth with a couple of my friends and hopefully makeing a few extra dollars. We are getting close to Braxton's 2nd birthday so I am working on that as well! We are doing a firetruck theme this year and we are having it at the lake. Softball has started YIPPIE!! I am so excited! I love softball season and now that Braxton is older this year and can play and come most of the time when I call him I enjoy it even more. We finally found a church we LOVE and are going to join just haven't gotten around to it yet we were waiting on them to finalize a preacher and they did! :( Everyone there is wonderful and the new preacher is AWESOME!!! If you are looking for a church we would love for you to come! Its small and it doesnt matter what you wear, who your mama and daddy are or what you do for a job, we are very laid back and have a BLAST!! If you haven't checked out my new blog hop on over there and check it out I have some new stuff up and ready to sell so let me know if there is something you need for a birthday present, wedding, baby or ann. gift or just a happy!! Later taters! And a pic to show you how much Braxton has grown since i posted last!

New Year!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I didn't make any resolutions but I AM going to try to do better about posting on here!!

Happy Fall Yall!!!

By the way please ignore the dirty face, messy hair and miss matched clothes and while we are at it, the no shoes too!! : )Later Taters

FISCHER NEIL UZZLE

Baby Fischer is finally here!! After years of trying and 9months of waiting for him to get here, he has finally arrived, happy and healthy along with mom and dad!! He weighed 8lbs 3 oz and was 19" long and was welcomed into this world at 12:50pm yesterday 9-29-08!!! Welcome baby FISCHER!!! Congrats Julie and Christopher!! We are so excited for yall!! Jonathan and I went to the hospital last night to check him out and of course check on mom and dad!! They were all doing great and he didnt make a peep the whole time we were there.. Of couse i held him for a short while and he is precious!! I did take some pictures but i didnt want to bother him with the flash so some are dark!!

Nasty Weather

Soo it has been nothing but rain and wind, rain and wind here for the past couple of days!! I love rain but not when I have to drive in it. I would rather be at home in the bed or on the couch with a blanket and my air on low! Thank heavens it was just some rain and wind and nothing bad like Katrina. We did lose power but only for about 2 hours. We were VERY lucky. Other than that we played in a softball tournament Sat. and got our butts kicked but had a blast! We cooked out for Labor Day at my Grandmothers Sunday after church and after we rode 4-wheelers. We had so much left over that we ate again on Monday and just hung out together. Braxton is trying to get better bless his heart he is alittle horse right now but his voice is starting to come back. We also finally got our Ta-Ta Trio shirts in and they are AWESOME!!! They look better than I had imagined. She is doing another order and will be placing it in the middle of Sept. so if you would like a shirt please let me know and I will be sure your name gets on the list. This will probably be the last order and they are only 20.00 and oh so cute and for such a GREAT cause!!

The Ta-Ta Trio t-Shirts

So lately I have been helping Mollie with her fundraising. We have been selling plate lunches on Wednesdays and they have been working out GREAT!! Now she is selling raffle tickets for 1.00 and they have some awesome prizes to give away!! She has just spoken to the lady with Southern Belle T-shirts and she has put together a design for The Ta-Ta Trio team. Here is the design. The shirts will be a Hot Pink color with this design on the back in black, white and pink colors. The front where the SB logo usually is will have a design the The Ta-Ta Trio on it. If you would like to purchase one of the BEAUTIFUL shirts please let me know!! They will be 20.00 with all the profit going towards there goal! Also if you would like to give a donation please click on the widget to the right and donate they will accept ANY donation big or small!! If you donate and you would like to Honor or Remember someone that has battled or is battling cancer (any form) please list there name or send it to me and they will be wearing your loved ones name on there shirts as they walk!! Let me know if you have any questions!! They are also having a garage sale comming up this next month so if you have anything you would like out or your way please let me know!! Later Taters!

Oh and about The Miller's nothing is really going on right now.. Braxton is cutting some more teeth(feeling yucky) and Jonathan is playing softball on the weekends with practice on the week nights, and for me I am busy helping Mollie and her Ta-Ta Trio raise money for there walk.. Thats about it in a nut shell!!

3 Day Walk for a Cure!

It's been a while since I posted and probably no one ever even checks my blog anymore but just in case I am making this post! I have a co-worker and friend (Mollie Cardwell) that has decided to participate in the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk benefiting the Susan G. Koman for a Cure. I figured even if just one person reads my blog and donates to her it would be worth it! To the right you will see the widget that says "I am walking 60 miles in the breast cancer 3 day" If you click on this it will take you directly to Mollie's donation page. She will appreciate any and all donations. She must raise 2200.00 just to participate in the walk. She will be walking 20 miles for 3 days in October in Atlanta, GA along with 2 of her friends one of whom's mother lost her battle with cancer and whom they are walking in honor of. She will also be accepting a 10.00 donation to place a loved ones name on the back of her shirt that she will be walking in during the walk. If you would like to honor a loved one that has battled or is still battling cancer please let me know so I can get your money to her and your loved ones name. Please help Mollie in anyway that you can in this wonderful cause to find a cure!!

PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT WALKING IN THIS 3 DAY WALK I AM ONLY TRYING TO HELP MOLLIE IN REACHING HER GOAL!!!

4th of July Festivities

First of all I am thinking about changing my blog name to monthly lifes of the Miller's since I seem to never find time to update this crazy thing. On a different note we had a great 4th of July. Friday Mom, Braxton and I did a little shopping and then ate at the lake and watched a few fireworks. Sat. Jonathan had a softball tournament and my family cooked out. I rented a big water slide that I have been wanting since last year and we had a BLAST!!! It was so cool I am thinking it would be a good idea to rent it at least once a month!! We had it at Bubba and Andi's Sat and we loaded it up and brought it home that night. Sunday we had everyone over at our house and played on it some more all day long. Sunday night we went to Granny's for some Catfish and homemade ice cream and it was devine!! Man I love Granny's catfish!! We had a wonderful weekend and holiday now just if we always had a 3 day weekend everything would be even better!! Later Taters

Fathers Day

So we had a wonderful day yesterday. Braxton and I left Jonathan sleep in and made him breakfast in bed although he chose to bring it back to the kitchen so he wouldnt get syrup on the bed. (thanks honey) We gave him his presents and his cards and let him have his day. He chose to swim so we went swimming and then got out and came inside and we all took a 4 hr. nap!! We got up ran to his dads and his grandfathers and then had supper with my dad and grandfather. I hope all Daddy's had a wonderful fathers day yesterday. Even though I don't get to spend Father's day with my Daddy anymore I do miss him something terrible every day it just seems alittle more difficult on Fathers day. However I am still lucky enough to still have another dad here with me. He treats me like his own and loves me just as much, and as for me I feel the same about him. So i hope you had a wonderful Father's Day as well even if you had to spend Father's Day in your memory with yours. HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the WONDEFUL Fathers out there and THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!! Esp. my Hubby and BOTH of my DADS!! LOVE EACH ONE OF YOU!!! Later Taters

5 Things to do

Things

5 things under $5 that I cannot live without:

1. Caramel Java Hop
2. Skittles
3. eyeliner
4. toilet paper
5. coke usually


5 ALL TIME Favorite Movies

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Grease
3. The Notebook
4. Shrek
5. Top Gun


5 baby names I love

1. Braxton
2. Kallie
3. Hunter
4. Lane
5. Laney


5 people who have influenced me in a positive way, although there are a lot more:

1. Jonathan (gosh only knows where or who i would be w/o him)
2. Braxton
3. My Parents
4. Rachel
5. Some of my teachers along the way

5 things that are always in my purse

1. my phone
2. my wallet
3. a passy
4. gum
5. lipstick


5 Moments that have changed my life forever

1. Will you marry me
2. the postive sign on my pg test
3. Braxton being born
4. My Daddy's death
5. Going to college

5 obsessions I have right now

1. Scrapbooking
2. Caramel Java Hops
3. Skittles
4. Pictures
5. Keeping Braxton clean and germ free (since the salmonella episode he has last week)


5 places I would like to go:

1. Tennessee
2. Alaska
3. St. Lucia
4. Sandals resort
5. shopping spree

5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without

1. can opener
2. sink
3. knives
4. stove
5. griddle

5 Celebrities I hate to admit I keep up with...

1. Britney Spears
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Montgomery Gentry
4. Pioneer woman (she is a blog celebrity in my book)
5. Audry Caroline (Bring the Rain blog - also a clebrity in my book)


5 Most exciting things about this summer...nothing bc its so hot

1. we are went on vacation so thats gone
2. hopefully getting the pool cleaned out and not green
3. watching Braxton play in the water

can i do 5 most hated things abou the summer?? Ok i will just do 2
1. gas prices
2. the hot temperatures

5 Goals I am currently working on:

1. loosing weight
2. saving money
3. not using alot of gas
4. not shopping unless its necessary
5. keeping my house clean

5 People that come up most often in my Normal Conversation:

1. Braxton
2. Jonathan
3. Julie (shes pregnant)
4. My mom
5. Vanda

Tagged - 4 things

4 Jobs I've held:

CAD Operator(Drafter)-Current
Paralegal
Secretary/Sales
RA in College

4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:

Dirty Dancing
The Notebook
Grease (both of them)
Shrek (any of them)

4 Places You Have Lived:
Crysatl Springs, Mississippi
Ellisville, Mississippi



4 TV Shows I Like:

Greys Anatomy
Farmer wants a wife
Brothers and Sisters
Americas Best Dance Crew

4 Things I Do Everyday:

Wake Braxton up
Tell Jonathan and Braxton I Love Them
Sleep
Talk on the phone at least once

4 Favorite Foods:

Mexican
Poppy Seed Chicken
Spaghetti
TGI Fridays (wish we had one)

4 Places I'd Rather Be:

anywhere but here at work
Home with my family
Tennessee on vacation or living there if my whole fam. would move!
Shopping

4 People I'm Tagging:
If you are reading this YOU ARE TAGGED!!!