All in perspective...

So I was having a very rough day this particular Saturday...went to my friend Lorie's...I was in jammies, no makeup no hair done...she came out & said can you come in and do hair? I said WHAT?!? I'm crabby & not good company...she said it's for Danicka...Josephine's sister...now Josephine is not Josephine, she is Lindsey (& yes, there is a story there!)...Lindsey & her sister lost their mom to breast cancer two years ago come January...their dad Terry (above w/ Anthony) was at a loss on hair for Homecoming...so I did two heads of hair that afternoon & Terry held the baby...ringlets...oh the girls were pretty...sure changed my attitude!

Anthony is seriously left handed.

Seriously. Decidedly. A South Paw.

A Kiss or a Bite?

My friend Lorie had this yappy dog toy in a give away bin..I am not sure if L'il Bit thought he should kiss it or bite it ;o) Funny.

Soccer Anyone?

Veteran's Day. Hood River. Katie's last game.

What sayeth the Doc?

The doctor had my MRI/xRay results...bone fractures and arthritis in my hip, bulging disks in my back...we'll try to get the hip pain under control by steroid shots first...here's to hoping!

Update on Megg/Reilly/Meggers whatever you call me ;o)

I guess at this point, I should come clean and let those of you looking at my blog know I am back in medical mystery land. In late Aug/early Sept I was told my "auto immune disease" had decided to attack my throat, and that once it took hold, it was doubtful it would let go. OOOFFF! that is the sound of air escaping as I was punched in the gut. So...I decided to get another opinion. I have found a great doctor in Hood River (hey being the windsurfing capital has it's benefits! All kinds of professionals want to live here now!). She said I'd been a medical guinea pig for too long and got me to a specialist...at any rate...Lupus & MS are back in the running for what may be wrong....this week alone I've had another MRI (on my back this time...) & xRays of a hip that is so painful most days I can barely walk...so, as I take this journey, whatever the journey is, please pray I will do so with grace....that I will know when to say when & when to fight through....love you all muchly....
Megg/Reilly/Meggers but rarely if ever Meggie :o)

Seventh Grader @ Cascade Locks School

On the seventh day of seventh grade....DesiRae Noelle "Lulu" Roush....did I mention she is taking an AP class? (Advanced Reasoning....) I could not be more proud of the beautiful (inside & out!) young woman she is!

Sweet Picutres...

Seems Like Anthony always has a hat on these days, and who can blame him....brrrr. it's cold...this lead to his newest nick name from his Meemaw..."Tony Hats"

Tommy & Andy pushing L'il Bit in the Graham Cracker Express (a laundry basket w/ wheels...but you know Tom he's all about trains...)

Anthony preparing for the camera flash...

Scenic Hood River Valley Pics

Eric took these while he was out scouting...in the top picture you can see...er...a deer or maybe it's an elk, what do I know?!?!

Miss Lulu of the Volleyball....

Why they wear spanky shorts and then long socks is beyond me....

Opa and L'il Bit

I love these pictures. L'il BIt has a hold of Eric's beard in the top one. Right now, Eric is the most favored...pretty cool.

A beautiful Day at Crown Point....

Seriously. Does it get any better than this? Also, isn't it cool how the word "seriously" is so versatile? (That was a shout out to all you Grey's Anatomy fans)

Labor-free Day ;o)

Yeah yeah so I'm a little tardy posting....he's on Opa's lap (Eric chose his name, we'll see if Anthony agrees...it's German I think...)

Sanjaya's not the only one w/ a faux hawk

PS Check out that pumpkin (the orange one in the background, not my little pumpkin....

Oregon State Fair...

Baby, Baby whose got the baby? A good bet it's Amy. I bet her arms are still sore....

Anthony and Grandpa pickin' up chicks...

'nuff said....

Curling at the State Fair

Lulu & Katie trying their hand at curling...Oregon State Fair...

Becasue I'm the MeeMaw...

Because I'm the Meemaw, I gave L'il Bit a lollipop...oh the joy...He sits in his high chair just like his Autie Lu did...one foot up on the tray...

Earnin' her keep....

I could be wrong but I think that Lulu is the newest/youngest kid in the youth group ("Three Nails Later") Reportedly she worked her tail off...she sure was tired Saturday night. She also won a CD for getting a certain # of sponsors...

Workin' at the CAR WASH....

The youth group @ HRA/G had a car wash this past Saturday...the monies raised are for a Back to School bash where they will have a BBQ for kids and two local Christian bands...anyway, Eric was in charge of pictures...and lo and behold 75% of the pictures are of this "My favorite year" Chevy Camaro. Funny.