Influenza....

There's a 12-hour bug in my house-taking us down one-by-one. First Kruzer on Friday. Kori started Saturday evening at Kelley's basketball game and then I woke up with it yesterday. During half-time of the game a lady sitting near us came back from the concession stand with a box of Crispy Cremes and of course couldn't resist sharing them with the kids. Towards the end of the game Kori starts crying because of a belly ache which I'm assuming is from the doughnuts. As we're waking to the car Kori pukes in the parking lot all over her shoes. Talk about being both gross and embarrassing. Kelley and Kyran, so far, haven't come down with it. They must be tougher than us. There's nothing like feeling like your toe nails are coming up every time you vomit. But hey, on a positive note, my jeans are baggier today. That good 'ole influenza diet.....

In other news.....

Baby Kendall has started rolling over. She has been waking herself up during the night by flipping herself over. I've told the kids that she knows a trick but so far she's only doing it at night. The kids watch and watch and watch but she just lays there and coo's at them. Kori's dying to know what the trick is...

Spring is almost here!

This morning Kori and I discovered little purple and yellow crocuses in the flower beds and scattered throughout the yard. I can hardly wait to be outdoors again!!

Who's With Me?

Kruzer....

For months now my sweet little boy has had blood in his stool (diarrhea) and the docs have been trying to find the cause. We've done numerous labs of blood work and stool samples and finally 2 weeks ago a day at the hospital for a colonoscopy and biopsies of the large intestine.

They discovered he's got a disease called Ulcerative Colitis. Unfortunately, there's no cure for this and it's something he'll have the rest of his life.

He's on a course of Steroids for a few weeks then back to the hospital for an Upper GI where they'll look for Crohn's Disease in his small intestine.

As terrible as it all sounds, and is, Kruz is still your typical ornery, mischievous, playful two-year old.

Here he is after his day at the hospital listening to his tunes and taking care of Kori's baby doll for her.

Big Girl!

3 months old today!

I'm Back..

After what has felt like years away, hidden under some obscure rock, we're back. The past year has brought what felt like more downs than ups, more curses than blessings, more wrongs than right but through it all we grew. We found out we were much stronger than we knew.

Thank you to those few of you who encouraged us. Your words of support and prayers were and are so appreciated.

And for those who kicked us when we were down - what goes around comes around but we'll be there for you anyway because that's just the kind of people we are.

God Bless.

INTRODUCING...................

KENDALL JOELLE McCLURE

November 17th, 2008
11:44pm
7 pounds, 1 ounce
18.5 inches long


.......I know, I know. It's about time.

Just Saying Hi!

It's That Time Again....

FOOTBALL SEASON!!

We moved this year from the Gahanna Youth Football program into the Reynoldsburg Youth Football. Since this was Kyran's first year in RYF he had to go through try outs. The try outs last for 2 weeks; 4 days of conditioning and 4 days of hitting. A few days after tryouts are over the League hosts a big picnic and the teams in each division (mini's, junior's and senior's)get to announce their draft choices. Kyran and his cousins got drafted by the Saints - the last team of the whole day to announce their draft choices. Needless to say, the boys were pretty anxious having to wait through the other teams.

Try-Outs. Kyran is in the all white with the Nascar flags on his T-shirt.

Here's all of us cheering the boys on, sweating out the 95 degree weather.

This little guy in the blue Patriots jersey #36 is Collin - our nephew. He was trying out in the Mini Division. After watching the mini's I can't get over the fact that my little Kyran used to be that small and now he's in the Senior's!! Yikes! I'm getting old!!!

Kyran sweating out the draft day picnic. Not only was he hot but he was nervous!!

Kruz is just hot....his day for football is right around the corner!

And my goodness, pray for me. Do you know what kind of sweat is happening in that crease where my belly is holding up my chest??? With the season just now starting and my belly only getting bigger......Lord, have mercy!

KJ loves the support from anyone who wants to come see him play. Email me for a schedule!!

How I'm Feeling Lately

Garden Harvest

While Aunt Megan and Uncle Luke and Vinny were vacationing in North Carolina, we were keeping an eye on her house, cats and garden. Here's our very first harvest. Summer Squash, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, and zuchini's! Yumm-o!

HALLELUJAH!!

POTTY TRAINED!

We're not without the occasional accident but confident enough to have his very first

BIG BOY UNDIES!!

YAY!!!

CONGRATULATIONS KRUZ!!!

Finally - Balance!

If You Don't Acknowlege It, It Isn't Real

For the past 20 weeks that's been my motto. Kinda like "Ignorance is Bliss." Kinda like getting a bill in the mail - you don't actually owe the money until you open the envelope. Of course, you can buy those new shoes as long as you leave that bill on the counter unopened! Anyway, back to the past 20 weeks. In April I missed my monthly cycle. You know what that means when you're a Mowrey Girl. So this December 6th we're expecting our fourth Freedom Swiper. My initial plan was to ignore it clear to the bitter end but, my goodness, you just can't hide this belly I've developed. People are no longer believing that I have a thyroid problem. That, and my sister posted a pic of me on her blog.....not that the grapevine hasn't been buzzing behind my back already. So, baby, here we go again - for the FINAL TIME. That's a promise!

Happy Fourth of July!

VACATION!!!

Putting our feet up.

No cooking. No cleaning. No laundry. No stress - except for wondering if the people below us have switched rooms yet.