Wow what a day it has been full of up's and down's but in all it went well. We were here at 7:30 for the procedure and was ready to go at 9:00 however just as she was getting ready they had an emergency so we were post poned until 12:30 then another 45 minutes. By the time they got started with Alyson it was 1:15 and she had not eaten since 2:30 in the morning so she was a bear. They did the procedure however they did not get the results they were looking for so we will continue to be monitored and will have to do open heart next year. Not the news that I was looking for but she is a trooper and I know she is the best hands. Sorry this is short but I want to get back to the room.
Love
Shelley
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Personality
We had pictures taken tonight it is amazing you can really see the attitude in the pictures. Alayna wanted to "pose" the whole time so not one candid shot of her.
Then Alyson I can only imagine what was going through her head "who are these people trying to get me to smile and why would I do that?"
Then Alyson I can only imagine what was going through her head "who are these people trying to get me to smile and why would I do that?"
And to get two to look at the camera at the same time and some resemblance of a smile was not going to happen tonight.
On another note 11/4/08 is finally here after way to many commercials and countless calls from candidates telling us to vote and why I should vote for him ( I take that back it was really just bashing the other candidate,) it will finally be over I can't wait to see this come to an end hopefully the way I voted:) I will be up late watching any station to see the outcome.
On another note 11/4/08 is finally here after way to many commercials and countless calls from candidates telling us to vote and why I should vote for him ( I take that back it was really just bashing the other candidate,) it will finally be over I can't wait to see this come to an end hopefully the way I voted:) I will be up late watching any station to see the outcome.
As I end this post I have a prayer request, Alyson goes in tomorrow morning for a Cath procedure, please keep her in your prayers throughout the day and I will keep you posted with the progress.
Lots of Love
Shelley
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The power of prayer
The title of this post can be deceiving. I have prayed before, I pray with my girls everynight but I have gotten to the point where I felt why, what is the point I put this energy into praying and I don't see anything. I know this is selfish but why do I pray if God does not hear me?
This is what I have felt like for some time, I have been struggling. But I think I have been looking for something to drop out of the sky into my lap. Maybe if I start looking for smaller things take hints and put things together I may be able to see what He is trying to tell me. Well on Tuesday I had a slap in the face an aha moment, a here is what you are looking for.
I was on my way from one office I was listening to music channel surfing and I switched away from 101.9 tried all the other stations I had programed nothing kept my interest so I ended back at #1 101.9. I heard a verse "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave nor forsake you. "
To tell you the truth I don't know the context to this verse but it has it's own meaning to me and it has made me think, I heard this for a reason. I do know that there is power in prayer but sometimes you just get discouraged when you can't see what is in front of you.
What was I really looking for? I asked God to comfort Alayna's fears, I asked Him to heal Alyson, I have been asking him to help my husband with his faith so we can get closer. But now that I am sitting here typing this I realize He has already provided for all of these prayer request just in different ways then I was looking for.
Where was I going with this post? Blog therapy I heard you feel better, I do I have let everyone know where I am at with my struggles.
This is what I have felt like for some time, I have been struggling. But I think I have been looking for something to drop out of the sky into my lap. Maybe if I start looking for smaller things take hints and put things together I may be able to see what He is trying to tell me. Well on Tuesday I had a slap in the face an aha moment, a here is what you are looking for.
I was on my way from one office I was listening to music channel surfing and I switched away from 101.9 tried all the other stations I had programed nothing kept my interest so I ended back at #1 101.9. I heard a verse "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave nor forsake you. "
To tell you the truth I don't know the context to this verse but it has it's own meaning to me and it has made me think, I heard this for a reason. I do know that there is power in prayer but sometimes you just get discouraged when you can't see what is in front of you.
What was I really looking for? I asked God to comfort Alayna's fears, I asked Him to heal Alyson, I have been asking him to help my husband with his faith so we can get closer. But now that I am sitting here typing this I realize He has already provided for all of these prayer request just in different ways then I was looking for.
Where was I going with this post? Blog therapy I heard you feel better, I do I have let everyone know where I am at with my struggles.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I've been tagged
Thanks Travis, I have been tagged. I must admit I have been dreading posting this but I thought I would be a good sport and do it anyhow. I am going to give fair warning I have been in a bad mood for several weeks now so hopefully so blog therapy will help and this gives me an excuse why I should actually post it.
Here goes nothing. 5 things I hate to admit.
1.) I hate to be wrong, ask my husband. Even if we both know I am wrong he is the first to back down and give me the "OK honey what ever you think" phrase.
2.) I hate getting a question I don't know the answer to. Let me explain a little, there is a boy in Alayna's daycare class that just lost his brother to SIDS. They must be talking about it some and Alayna is now afraid to go to sleep every night. She always asks questions that I don't know what to say to her I feel like I can't comfort her so for the past three weeks she has been sleeping in our room. She will be sleeping but crying I wake her try to reassure her she is fine then she wants to rocked back to sleep.
3.) I hate work (right now at least.) We are short staffed at work so I have been working overtime and bringing work home, so even though I am at home I am in front of the computer.
4.) I hate uncertainty. I wish there was a straight forward answer to everything only black and white, no gray areas. Alyson has had some issues with her heart. She had a balloon cath procedure done in April and will be having another one done in November. Why should we do another one of these when we will be doing open heart in April. The Dr tell me to get her bigger and stronger it is easier to do technical parts when they have more room to work. If that is the case why not wait a few more years, she seems healthy, they ask for all the symptoms and I can honestly say no to ALL of them. I guess I am thankful that she does not have any but I feel like they are doing all these things to her now "just because" I know all the labs and test tell them why. But I just don't see it.
And my last one which is a much lighter and one that I always have issues with. I hate when drivers have road rage. I really don't see the point to it.
Well again thanks Travis and sorry you had to read me venting, however, if anyone has advice to any of these let me know especially # 2 I am at a loss. I am going to tag Shannon and Abby.
Here goes nothing. 5 things I hate to admit.
1.) I hate to be wrong, ask my husband. Even if we both know I am wrong he is the first to back down and give me the "OK honey what ever you think" phrase.
2.) I hate getting a question I don't know the answer to. Let me explain a little, there is a boy in Alayna's daycare class that just lost his brother to SIDS. They must be talking about it some and Alayna is now afraid to go to sleep every night. She always asks questions that I don't know what to say to her I feel like I can't comfort her so for the past three weeks she has been sleeping in our room. She will be sleeping but crying I wake her try to reassure her she is fine then she wants to rocked back to sleep.
3.) I hate work (right now at least.) We are short staffed at work so I have been working overtime and bringing work home, so even though I am at home I am in front of the computer.
4.) I hate uncertainty. I wish there was a straight forward answer to everything only black and white, no gray areas. Alyson has had some issues with her heart. She had a balloon cath procedure done in April and will be having another one done in November. Why should we do another one of these when we will be doing open heart in April. The Dr tell me to get her bigger and stronger it is easier to do technical parts when they have more room to work. If that is the case why not wait a few more years, she seems healthy, they ask for all the symptoms and I can honestly say no to ALL of them. I guess I am thankful that she does not have any but I feel like they are doing all these things to her now "just because" I know all the labs and test tell them why. But I just don't see it.
And my last one which is a much lighter and one that I always have issues with. I hate when drivers have road rage. I really don't see the point to it.
Well again thanks Travis and sorry you had to read me venting, however, if anyone has advice to any of these let me know especially # 2 I am at a loss. I am going to tag Shannon and Abby.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
It's Fall?
Wow is it really fall? I sure can't believe that I love the autumn weather and I thought it was here however I was mistaken, yesterday we went to Davenport to spend some more time with my parents and I realized mid day that I dressed everyone way to warm. Both girls were sweating up and storm. Alayna and I got to help grandpa out in the field for a little bit however she was sad that she did not get to ride in the combine so we will have to make another trip before harvest is done. We are going to be heading out to Chuck's grandparents farm later today so I hope to get some pictures in the pumpkin patch. I will post if we get some good ones. Hope this finds everyone well rested after a gorgeous weekend.
Friday, October 3, 2008
What a week
This week has been full of ups and downs and I really don't know where to begin. I had the chance to go to Davenport on Sat. to see family last week. It was so nice to see grandparents, hear stories they have to tell and to tell them what the kids have been up to. Chuck also was able to help my brothers in the field and I can't even begin to tell you how much he enjoyed running the combine, I heard about it all week long. Then Sunday night Alyson was up ALL night long and this is not like her at all so I took her in to the Dr on Monday morning and sure enough we had our first ear infection (9 months old can't complain to much.) Then Monday night Alayna was up so Tuesday back to the Dr and she had strep. Then on Wednesday Alayna had a field trip to Honey Creek Apple Orchard which was so much fun. I was at work for two hours when I got a call from school that Alayna was sick again so back to pick her up.
Now Thursday Alsyon had an appt at the U with the cardiologist for an Echo. She did great but not the news we were hoping for. Things have again gotten worse after her last Cath so they will be doing that again in early Nov. and then six months after that she will go in for for heart surgery. In nov. when they are doing the Cath they will decide if they will have to go in through the sternum or if they can go in on the side and go between two ribs making recovery a whole lot quicker and easier for her. This is very hard to hear that our sweet baby is not as healthy as we look at her and think. I guess we have been blessed that this has not affected her that much. She is crawling all over the place and is eating anything she can get in her mouth. I called Chuck on my way home as he had to stay home with Alayna who was still sick. He had to tell me some other hard news, my grandpa had passed away earlier that morning. I was able to see him and talk with him for quite some time on Sat. It was hard to see him not feeling good, having a hard time talking with us and not wanting to eat or drink anything. He had stories to tell about his marriage, his kids and several other topics that were from years ago. He was able to recount those time with no trouble but was forgetting things from days before. He will be missed greatly by all of his family.
At the beginning of this post I did say ups and downs as I realize what I have been typing it seems like there were not that many ups, but last night as I laid in bed I could not sleep I kept recounting the things that have been happening. And I realize that I really have been blessed I have a wonderful husband who is by my side, I have two beautiful girls who are having so much fun together and by my account are healthy and growing good. I have a job that has been extremely flexible with me missing work and most importantly our family has someone looking over us. I know everyone and everything will work out I have to remember to put all my Faith in the Lord and He will protect us.
I hope this finds all of you doing well. I am going to try and get some pictures posted as well.
Lots of love from Shelley and all of the Bulecheks
Now Thursday Alsyon had an appt at the U with the cardiologist for an Echo. She did great but not the news we were hoping for. Things have again gotten worse after her last Cath so they will be doing that again in early Nov. and then six months after that she will go in for for heart surgery. In nov. when they are doing the Cath they will decide if they will have to go in through the sternum or if they can go in on the side and go between two ribs making recovery a whole lot quicker and easier for her. This is very hard to hear that our sweet baby is not as healthy as we look at her and think. I guess we have been blessed that this has not affected her that much. She is crawling all over the place and is eating anything she can get in her mouth. I called Chuck on my way home as he had to stay home with Alayna who was still sick. He had to tell me some other hard news, my grandpa had passed away earlier that morning. I was able to see him and talk with him for quite some time on Sat. It was hard to see him not feeling good, having a hard time talking with us and not wanting to eat or drink anything. He had stories to tell about his marriage, his kids and several other topics that were from years ago. He was able to recount those time with no trouble but was forgetting things from days before. He will be missed greatly by all of his family.
At the beginning of this post I did say ups and downs as I realize what I have been typing it seems like there were not that many ups, but last night as I laid in bed I could not sleep I kept recounting the things that have been happening. And I realize that I really have been blessed I have a wonderful husband who is by my side, I have two beautiful girls who are having so much fun together and by my account are healthy and growing good. I have a job that has been extremely flexible with me missing work and most importantly our family has someone looking over us. I know everyone and everything will work out I have to remember to put all my Faith in the Lord and He will protect us.
I hope this finds all of you doing well. I am going to try and get some pictures posted as well.
Lots of love from Shelley and all of the Bulecheks
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Big News!!
It has been long enough since I have had a chance to write anything on here for two reasons 1.) We have been extreamly busy (will go into detail later) and 2.) Our computer is packed.
I just talked to a great friend of mine who has moved to Florida and told her about our post and she was going to check it out so since it hs been almost a month I thought I should before she took alook at it (Hi Travis, we miss you guys)
The first and most exciting news is that Alyson is now crawling and she is getting in to everything, she is even trying to pull herself up on things. She is like her Daddy and enjoys being incharge of the remote. This is the cutest thing she will lay on the floor and push buttons if you take the remote from her she will go after it again. Alyson had an appt at the U a week ago or so and she has slowed down growing so they again are concered with her heart. We go back in on Oct 2 for another Cath to see if they can find more out.
Alayna is just getting ready for another year of preschool. She got so much out of last year so she will be going to the same place again however this year it will be three days a week and they also have a wraparound daycare so it will be less crazy for me trying to figure out how she will get ther and get back home. Alayna is somewhat confused at the time being as we are in the process of moving (see # 1 earlier in the post) WE SOLD OUR HOUSE and were to close on it Monday August 11 however with all things there have been some glitches so I hope it will finally happen on Thursday. I want to take a quick minute and thank all of you that were able to help move stuff last weekend. We had it all lined up that it was going to be a easy switch from one house to the new one that we bought however again things did not go as planned so still we are not in that house. For the time being we are living at Chuck mom and stepdad's place Alayna keeps asking when are we going to Ely, we are trying to explain that we are moving but she is thinking that we are moving to G&G house. I can't wait for everything to get settle so we can get back to normal .
I just talked to a great friend of mine who has moved to Florida and told her about our post and she was going to check it out so since it hs been almost a month I thought I should before she took alook at it (Hi Travis, we miss you guys)
The first and most exciting news is that Alyson is now crawling and she is getting in to everything, she is even trying to pull herself up on things. She is like her Daddy and enjoys being incharge of the remote. This is the cutest thing she will lay on the floor and push buttons if you take the remote from her she will go after it again. Alyson had an appt at the U a week ago or so and she has slowed down growing so they again are concered with her heart. We go back in on Oct 2 for another Cath to see if they can find more out.
Alayna is just getting ready for another year of preschool. She got so much out of last year so she will be going to the same place again however this year it will be three days a week and they also have a wraparound daycare so it will be less crazy for me trying to figure out how she will get ther and get back home. Alayna is somewhat confused at the time being as we are in the process of moving (see # 1 earlier in the post) WE SOLD OUR HOUSE and were to close on it Monday August 11 however with all things there have been some glitches so I hope it will finally happen on Thursday. I want to take a quick minute and thank all of you that were able to help move stuff last weekend. We had it all lined up that it was going to be a easy switch from one house to the new one that we bought however again things did not go as planned so still we are not in that house. For the time being we are living at Chuck mom and stepdad's place Alayna keeps asking when are we going to Ely, we are trying to explain that we are moving but she is thinking that we are moving to G&G house. I can't wait for everything to get settle so we can get back to normal .
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Open House
Well it is our second open house today. I am very exceited about it, the first one was a flop Chuck was working that morning at the locker, it was storming out with straight line winds. I was cleaning the upstairs bathroom when I heard a loud crash I walked around the inside thinking something had fallen off the walls seeing nothing I chalked it up to being nothing at all. Alayna was helping me carry some cloths downstairs to throw in the washer and I heard "Oh my God mom look at that" As she was pointing out the window I realized that the loud crash was our swing set that had blown over. Part was in our yard and part in our neighbors. As of now there has been nothing that has happened yet this morning.
Alayna and I got up early and went to IHOP for a special breakfast together she LOVED every minute of it she told the waitress and a few people sitting next to us that "this is my special time with mom, my sister is home with daddy and I came all by myself." She also wanted to order with out help and could not believe that I was letting her order what ever she wanted. I might just let her do that more often as she ate all of hers plus quite abit of mine.
Alayna and I got up early and went to IHOP for a special breakfast together she LOVED every minute of it she told the waitress and a few people sitting next to us that "this is my special time with mom, my sister is home with daddy and I came all by myself." She also wanted to order with out help and could not believe that I was letting her order what ever she wanted. I might just let her do that more often as she ate all of hers plus quite abit of mine.
Friday, July 11, 2008
We have a Picture!!!
Alayna loves to hold her sister, Alyson is not always sure if she likes it or not. This is an older picture it was taken on dads birthday, we were hoping to get it emailed out to him. As most of you that are reading this is aware that I don't send out to many e-mails, working on the computer all day at work I come home and really don't like to get back on unless I have to. I hope this will be a better way to communicate as I can send the pictures to everyone at once and keep you all posted.
Does it work??
There is a first for everything!! I have so many friends that have entered into the world of blogging and it seems like a great way to keep all of you posted on the family since I am horrible at e-mailing. Just a quick disclosure that you will all notice very quickly I am HORRIBLE with spelling, I am sure you will all get a great laugh once in awhile. I am going to keep this short to see if it works first, send me a response back I can't wait to see who check
Lots of Love
Shells
Lots of Love
Shells
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