tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098643471106648502024-03-13T22:23:58.976-07:00A Work in ProgressA surrogacy JourneyThe Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-74572731933116302802012-01-30T14:57:00.000-08:002012-01-30T14:58:27.737-08:00ContestA blog I follow <a href="http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/">www.inthiswonderfullife.com</a>, is having a contest and giving away a $100 gift card to Olive Garden!!<br />Bill and I need to go on a date and reconnect so badly! Would love love love to win!! <br />***I'll update on my surrogacy stuff soon!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-91098413763176248012011-10-14T21:09:00.001-07:002011-10-14T21:14:52.491-07:00JANUARY 5TH!!!It's later than we all were hoping, but we have a date for the embryo transfer!!!! January 5th seems like so far away, but I know with Thanksgiving and Christmas, time should fly. (hopefully!)<br />We could have chosen December 15th, but the clinic is closed the last two weeks of December which makes things tricky. <br />My meds should start up in the next few weeks and I'm so excited!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-64321160813713680212011-09-29T22:03:00.000-07:002011-09-29T22:25:32.554-07:00One Phone Call<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zf9StOUM86w/ToVRhgwiu4I/AAAAAAAAAH8/X-iIb1a2nd4/s1600/rileyatdoernbecers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658018143031966594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zf9StOUM86w/ToVRhgwiu4I/AAAAAAAAAH8/X-iIb1a2nd4/s320/rileyatdoernbecers.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>What a difference one phone call can make! In a matter of a few seconds I went from excitement of going to Brady's football game to scared about Riley's life!! </div><br /><div>So,I decided that I am going to take a quick break from blogging about surrogacy and talk about Riley. Riley only has one kidney. When he was 2 1/2 he had his left kidney removed because it was not working. Once a year, he goes in to have his good kidney checked out. In August he had his ultrasound and blood work. We've scheduled a few appointments to do a followup but needed to keep rescheduling for one reason or another. Probably a good thing now that I think of it. Anyway, he finally went in yesterday and the Dr said everything looks good as far as the blood work and ultrasound. Of course the blood work was from August. Oh well. He did a urine test when he was there and this afternoon the Dr called and said it was abnormal and I need to get Riley to Doernbechers ER immediately. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>We finally got there and they rushed us right in. I've never had an ER visit quite like that. Even with Brady's Asthma stuff. It was different. I guess why it seemed so different is because Riley wasn't even sick. He didn't act sick, look sick-no one would have guessed anything was wrong!! Right away they checked his blood sugars-521. Key tones (sp?) and glucose in his urine. Lots of blood was taken and vitals galore. Poor Riley was quietly freaking out. I could tell he was so worried...his sweet big brown eyes told the whole thing. We were told we were going to stay the night......now it's a few nights. At first they were going to put him in the PEDS ICU but they decided that since his PH was low (?) he didn't need a drip insulin, he could go to the regular floor. We will be here until Saturday, maybe Sunday even. Mostly for learning how to live with this. For the most part, he has a great attitude although, he is a little worried about Halloween and the candy. HA! I have no doubt Riley will handle this well. He is very diligent and disciplined about certain things so he will be amazing about keeping track of his foods etc. He is such a great kid and I am so proud of him!!! </div>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-10632878066464762482011-09-19T08:11:00.000-07:002011-09-19T08:20:05.595-07:00Ice Babies!!!!Last Monday, my IP had nine eggs retrieved. Out of those nine, seven were mature and five were fertilized. Out of those five three have remained!! So now, we have three, THREE embryos-which we are lovingly calling "Ice Babies"! (I think of Vanilla Ice every time I say this hahaha) I still have to go through a treatment cycle, but I think if I was ready to go now, they would be too! <br />Tomorrow I have an appointment at the reproductive clinic. I will get some blood work done and a couple different ultrasounds. One is a mock transfer, so they are doing everything but transferring the Ice babies! It'll be interesting I think. Not the most comfortable procedure, but I'm ready and excited for it! THEN, after my appointment I get to meet up with my IP at Starbucks!! We haven't seen each other since May so I'm excited to get caught up with her again. <br />I'll re post after my appointment tomorrow. Hopefully everything will be looking good and I'll know my next steps!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-57176400245553015842011-09-13T14:26:00.000-07:002011-09-13T14:34:25.147-07:00Still Going!!This has been a good week! My estrogen levels were perfect so I was able to start my shots again last Tuesday! I have a neighbor who is a nurse and she came over to show Bill and I some tricks about giving shots-it was very helpful and Bill is doing so good!! I went to the Dr today again to get more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blood work</span> and everything seems on track! I get to increase my dosage tonight and then next Tuesday go in for more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blood work</span>, an ultrasound and a mock transfer. Then hopefully, I'll start my treatment cycle which includes a couple more injections, but at least Bill wont have to do them all since one of them is in my tummy which I can do. <br />My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">IP</span> had her eggs retrieved yesterday and they got nine!!! Last night they fertilized the eggs and out of nine, 5 are fertilized. Please pray with us that those five are still going by Saturday. If they keep, then my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">IP</span> wont have to do another month of injections herself and another egg <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">retrieval</span>. <br />I know they are anxious as well as me to get this process going. It is such a long process, but so worth it in the end!! <br />Thanks for your prayers and support!! I will continue to keep this updated as much as I can!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-14884159150416597552011-09-06T16:16:00.000-07:002011-09-06T16:22:47.040-07:00Starting again!!So, my estrogen levels were perfect today so I get to start injections tonight!! So excited.....I texted Bill to let him know what he'll be doing and he still hasn't responded. He's not as excited as I am. In fact, I think he highly dislikes giving me shots! LOL He's so afraid of hurting me, but they really don't hurt at all! In a few weeks, I'll be having to do a total of THREE injections. Two, Bill will have to do, and the third, I can do cause it's in my tummy. My IP started her injections last week. <br />Speaking of my IP, yes I do know them. We met them in April and have kept in contact by email over the months. We all have a lot in common with is so nice. Once I get pregnant, we will be seeing them often =) Yay!! <br />Also, while I was at the Dr today getting my blood work done, I spoke with our coordinator and she seems to think that the transfer of the embryo's wont happen til December. UGH. That's so far from now!! This process is a very long one, and is teaching me patience. Also gives me more time to try and lose some weight before I start gaining again!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-25774952091649179572011-09-02T10:43:00.000-07:002011-09-02T10:51:04.342-07:00UpdatesI have thought about blogging for the last week, but kept forgetting to do so!! LOL. This is why I'm a bad blogger; I'm not very good about keeping things updated. It also could be there is not much to update on I guess-I messed up on my meds. I did my injections perfectly-I was prescribed two other medications. One was Provera (which is an estrogen I believe) and the other was the birthcontrol pill. I did as directed by the pharmacist and started the two medications the same evening as the injections. Well, apparently, I was not supposed to take those meds until AFTER my injections were done. Oops. My body is very confused!!! I think I overloaded it with way too many hormones-which resulted in a few major migraines. Ick.
<br />Now I need to wait til my estrogen level is below 40 to start up the injections again. Right now I am at 120ish?? I go in Tuesday morning for more bloodwork, so I'm praying that my estrogen level has dropped.
<br />That's pretty much my update. Not too exciting. This process is much longer than I thought it would be but I'm still super excited to be doing this! I just want to be pregnant already!!! I'm sure my IP's (the intended parents) are anxious as well!!
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<br />The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-47841131272174250652011-08-10T10:45:00.001-07:002011-08-10T10:48:22.757-07:00First InjectionsSo I stared what they call a "Mock Cycle" to see if my body does what it's suppose to do. I have to take a few medications now, and one of them is by injection. It's in my lower back, so I am unable to give myself the shot. Bill had to do my first one! He was so afraid it would hurt me-he's so sweet. He managed to give me the first injectin the other night and I was so proud of him!! Good job Bill! He just about got sick though-and was looking a little green for a while. LOL So I left him alone to get composed again. Brady really wants to give me my next shot.....I might consider letting him do it since Bill kinda had a hard time with it!!
<br />In a few weeks, we'll add more injections. A couple in my back and one in my tummy. That'll be interesting!
<br />The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-71884430160779982122011-08-10T08:13:00.001-07:002011-08-10T08:22:17.148-07:00New Begining!So, I've decided that I need to start blogging again. I am about to embark on a new adventure and I want to blog on my way there. I think I'll use this as my journal so I can remember how I felt, what I did etc. My new adventure??? I'm a surrogate mom!!
<br />This is something I've always wanted to do! I can remember the exact moment it came to me. I think I was in 9th or 10th grade driving down I-90 in Spokane with my mom. We were talking about my cousin who could not carry a baby and I remember saying "I would carry a baby for her!!" Ever since then, this desire has been in my heart.
<br />So a couple years ago, when I knew we were done having our own children, I found a local surrogacy agency and signed up-and waited. There were a couple opportunities offered to me but those situations did not fit into why I wanted to be a surrogate.
<br />Finally in April of 2011, we were paired up with our couple. They are a wonderful couple and have a heartbreaking story of becoming parents. They also share the same values as us-see, I refuse to terminate for any reason. I believe life begins at conception and God is the creater of life no matter how the child is conceived. We all agree on this issue which is wonderful for both parties!!
<br />The process is just starting. Right now, I'm taking injections to prepare my body and make sure I will be able to accept an embryo. The transfer should be in late September if all goes well. I am so excited and I can't believe this is actually happening!
<br />I will be using this blog to journal our steps....even if no one reads it! HA!
<br />The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-41559842440852261502009-12-09T19:41:00.000-08:002009-12-09T19:47:50.028-08:00ContestI just entered a contest to win the COOLEST computer!! It's an HP TouchSmart and to enter the contest go here http://www.mycharmingkids.net/<br /><br />Good Luck!!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-58962953734449866302009-11-27T20:16:00.000-08:002009-11-27T20:24:52.607-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!! Bill the boys and I had a very relaxing morning and then went up to La Center <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">WA</span> to spend time with Bills family. We always love going up there-great food and family!! <br />Bill and I both have the rest of the weekend off of work. It's so nice to be home together. We were able to sleep in a little, watch a movie and then cleaned the house so the rest of the weekend can be spent relaxing! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yay</span>! <br />We were also able to get a little Christmas decorating in today-but NO shopping. I think I've only gone shopping on Black Friday once. It was a couple years ago when Bill <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">received</span> a nice Christmas bonus-and Bill and I spent the whole day together shopping. It was actually really fun but oh so tiring! The last couple of years has been a little more difficult financially so the shopping thing is out of the picture. That's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">OK</span>...I'd rather not deal with the crowds anyway. :)The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-10748419639194570952009-11-13T23:13:00.001-08:002010-12-07T11:39:24.754-08:00<div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Ok...I guess I'll update this blog. :)<br />It's been an eventful last couple months! In September the kids went back to school. Brady is in Jr. High now-I still cant believe I have a Jr.Higher <em>and </em>he will be <strong>13</strong> next month!!!! A teenager too? Wow!! He completed another season of football-still our favorite sport! This season was fun and better than last. They had a 2 and 6 season-which was way better than our 0 and 8 season last year!! The kids improved so much and all had so much fun. About halfway through the season Brady ended up in the hospital for a couple days though. He got a cold and when he gets colds his asthma acts up. We've dealt with this for 12 years and nothing seemed out of the ordinary....also, I hesitated taking him to the doctor because at that time we did not have health insurance. But when he was so winded he could barely walk or talk, I took him to the dr and they ended up calling for an ambulance to transport him to Emanuel Hospital in Portland. Thank goodness he didnt have pneumonia but he did end up and air pocket between his lungs and sternum. That was kinda scary but I guess it just resolved itself. Brady actually enjoyed his hospital stay. He loved having the nurses and parents attending to his every need. :) But after two days he improved enough to go home. Then exactly one month later he got H1N1. I thought the timing was weird and I'm really hoping this isnt starting a trend of being sick once a month like that. :) Plus, his brothers-although worried about him when he's sick-might get tired of doing Brady's chores around the house!<br />Riley and Elliot are both doing well too. Riley is in 6th grade now and Elliot is in 2nd and both are doing well. Thankfully, their lives are more uneventful than Brady's. Their lives lately has been school, legos, x-box, friends etc.<br />As for me, I am back to work. I actually got my old job back at DHS. I've been back since October 9th and there have been a lot of changes in the last 10 months but it still really feels like I never left. The best thing is that we now have insurance! The three months between my 911 job and DHS were a roller coaster for me but I am so very thankful that I had those three months to recoup. Even though the 911 job didnt work out-It was a great job but I know it just wasnt the right fit for me. I did get to meet some wonderful people and learned a lot of valuable information while I was there. It was such a great experience</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">! </span></span></div>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-31213172867103148372009-08-15T17:14:00.000-07:002009-08-15T17:26:09.568-07:00Idle Time is NO good!The first two weeks of me not working-I did great. Organized my house, had a yard sale and got to go camping with two girlfriends from work. I had so much fun!! <br />The day after I got back from camping I hit a major low......I'm 3 days into it now. It's been so long that I've felt this way and I really don't like it. The first day was OK-I laid in bed and watched re-runs of Little House on the Prairie. Those are the best.<br />ANYWAY,<br />I keep wondering if I did the right thing. It's better for my family is what I keep hearing-this job is hard on families and friends. I liked the job-well, most of it. I loved the people I worked with-I tend to get attached easily to people which is probably one of the reasons why I'm having a hard time. I feel like I failed. I have never failed at a job. I usually do good at things-what happened? Maybe if I would have asked for a couple weeks off and got back on my anxiety meds things would have been OK? And, by the way, what was with that anxiety anyway? Where in the world did it come from? NEVER have I had an issue with it like I did at this job----it wasn't the nature of the job that made me anxious-but the training aspect of it. Weird. <br />So, anyway, these thoughts and more have been going through my mind over the last few days. I think I could have made it-just needed more time? Did I make the wrong decision? Doesn't matter anyway since I cant take it back. Ugh. I need peace. I need to know I did the right thing and need to be able to forgive myself if I didn't.The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-68516098539980449582009-08-08T07:09:00.000-07:002009-08-08T07:31:54.231-07:00DisappointmentSo, I thought I should FINALLY put an update on here. Lots has happened since the last time I updated and I might as well put it out there. <br />Right now I am officially a stay-at-home mom (until I can find another job). I actually love being home with my kids. It seems our household runs better and is more organized with me home all the time. Since I stopped working I've been able to clean and organize our rooms and this weekend we are even holding a garage sale! I painted Elliots bedroom from a seahawks theme to blue paint with a cute sports border. I made myself a goal that I would do that no matter what....so last week, while it was a chilly 107 degrees outside, I cleaned out and painted Elliots room! Yes, I was a bit crazy! I wanted to get it done though and I did. I swear I could have lost about 10 pounds of sweat! Oh, did I tell you, we dont have air conditioning? <br />I guess I should write about my job and why I'm no longer working. I really like that job-or most parts of it. There were some areas that I was good in and then there were other areas that I was struggling in for WAY too long. I'm not sure why and I find myself very disappointed in myself because in the past, every job I've had I've always done well at. Also, I was having some MAJOR anxiety issues! In the past during certain things I would get nervous but nothing like I was having with this job. My stomach was often upset, I would be shaky and even started having chest pains. This job totally consumed my life. Even on my days off I would think and worry about the job. I knew things werent going well, and one Thursday, I pulled into work and saw my two supervisors cars and my trainers car there already. I had that sick feeling I was often getting while thinking of workp-this time it was even worse. I knew when I walked in they would all be in a meeting with the Operations Manager. I went to my console and started getting ready for my shift and after a few minutes they all came out.....then it was my turn. He asked to see me for a couple of minutes and when I sat down he asked how I was doing and feeling about how things were going. I couldnt talk and broke down.....I was so determined not to cry but I couldnt help it. We talked for about an hour and came up with a plan. I was going to take a couple of administrative days off and think about whether or not I want to come back-if I did, I had two weeks to get to where I need to be. I decided to go back on Saturday-my anxiety was so bad I almost didnt make it through the day but I finished my whole shift. The next morning we went to church and things got much worse-my chest was so tight, I could hardly take a deep breath, I couldnt talk or else I'd break down again-my stomach hurt really bad and I was shaky again. So, Bill and I talked and we decided I couldnt do this anymore. It wasnt really worth my health. I really dont regret leaving, but I do regret not being able to do the job. I wanted to succeed -it's a cool job. I also dont understand where this anxiety reaction came from?! It's not me. <br />Anyway, now that I'm not working I feel back to normal. I do think I made the right decision-now we just have to figure out what to do. Unless Bill were to cash out his 401K, we cant live on only one income. I need to find a job-but am not feeling so motivated to do so. I really like being home and the boys like it too....in fact, they want me to homeschool them-which I am totally up for if I knew I was going to stay home all the time. We need some guidance-should we try and sell our house? Is there anything else we can do so I can stay home? If you could be praying with and for us we would really appreciate it! <br />Now, I need to get ready for another day of our garage sale!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-14234561490172450152009-07-16T21:39:00.001-07:002009-07-16T21:48:09.253-07:00Trusting GodI havent forgotten about my blog...I was just hoping to have some pictures to post-but I ran over my camera in June-yep, ran over it! I was leaving for my third week at Academy on a Sunday afternoon and while I was backing up, I felt a thump. I was worried that it might have been a small animal or some sort of toy so I got out and went to the back of my van to see.....nothing. So, because I'm so smart, pulled my van up-felt another thump. Looked under the van again and still, nothing! So, once more.....because I'm so smart....backed up all the way, and now could see my camera had been under the front passenger tire!!!! Ugh. It was in its holder so it actually doesnt look so bad, but if you look closely, it doesnt look so good. I wonder if there is actually a camera repairman somewhere? <br />I have taken some pictures of lots of things with my moms new awesome camera, but we havent downloaded them yet. Some of the pictures are.....my Academy graduation, the boys rock climbing at our gym here in St.Helens, our visit from my Aunt and Uncle from Maine-and more...I just cant remember!!<br />Things are going ok......kinda. I feel like both our jobs are in limbo. Not sure what God's plan in all this but both Bill and I are experiencing Gods peace right now. I wonder if God is just trying to get our attention or maybe He has something different planned for us?? The waiting and not knowing part is soooo hard! I have to keep reminding myself that His timing is perfect...His ways are not my ways and everything is beautiful in His time. We are trusting Him now. <br /><br />I will try and get some pictures downloaded soon so I can post them.The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-53557959546771938212009-06-06T23:01:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:22:33.954-07:00Another update<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcS0XaoRI/AAAAAAAAAGo/4HKXzXecdLI/s1600-h/DSCF0538.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344466861169484050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcS0XaoRI/AAAAAAAAAGo/4HKXzXecdLI/s320/DSCF0538.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brady Riley and Elliot<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSuD8LBI/AAAAAAAAAGg/faIuOYz-UuE/s1600-h/DSCF0527.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344466859477183506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSuD8LBI/AAAAAAAAAGg/faIuOYz-UuE/s320/DSCF0527.jpg" border="0" /></a> Riley's birthday party<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSc3QssI/AAAAAAAAAGY/gAlrSkoWMtM/s1600-h/DSCF0505.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344466854860600002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSc3QssI/AAAAAAAAAGY/gAlrSkoWMtM/s320/DSCF0505.jpg" border="0" /></a> Riley with the swine flu!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSPn_T4I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ndUuHKeBlcs/s1600-h/DSCF0503.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344466851306884994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSPn_T4I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ndUuHKeBlcs/s320/DSCF0503.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yep, he really had it!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSCRn3lI/AAAAAAAAAGI/lp9kF0rAo9A/s1600-h/DSCF0492.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344466847723413074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SitcSCRn3lI/AAAAAAAAAGI/lp9kF0rAo9A/s320/DSCF0492.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elliot on first<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I know it's been a while since I've posted anything so I thought I'd do a quick update. Things are going well right now. Riley has recovered from H1N1 and is doing great. Brady has not had much of a problem with his Asthma lately and Elliot is just Elliot. :) </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Riley turned 11 on June 1st. I cant believe he's that old already. What a great kid. I am so proud of him and love being his mom! Today he had a birthday party at our park here in St.Helens. There were about 20 kids that showed up and they played a few games of capture the flag and snake in the grass (not sure how that one is played). We all had a lot of fun and the weather was perfect. Not too hot or cold and no rain. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Speaking of rain, last Thursday we had an amazing storm. Well, were I was there was an amazing storm. I've been in Salem for police academy to get my certification for my job. I go back tomorrow for a week and then the following week I'm only there for a few days. I'm actually enjoying my time there even though I have to be in uniform and we have to march a little. Anyway, back to the storm. I really wish I could have taken some pictures. It was so raining and windy. There were about 250 lightning strikes and a tornado warning. I guess 10 minutes from where I was, there was an actual tornado. It was so cool!! Our power went out for a short time, but our class kept going. St.Helens did not get hit very hard at all-but baseball games still got canceled. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, at academy, I've been learning so much. From Criminal law to Oregon Motor Vehicle Code to Ethics and more. Anyway, it's very interesting and I like it but am missing being at work. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The boys have 4 more days left of school. They are all so excited to be out!! Brady earned the presidential fitness award. We are so proud of him and I know he is proud too. His ceremony is on the 12th, but unfortunately I dont get to go. That's my graduation day from academy. I'm bummed about that. Anyway, here are some pictures of the kids. Hope this finds you all well. </div></div></div></div></div>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-75817887010129353042009-05-17T13:26:00.000-07:002009-05-17T13:36:35.902-07:00The Flu!Remember when the Swine Flu first came out? I just rolled my eyes and didn't take it seriously because the media tends to make things way out of proportion......(which I still believe they do)<br />Anyway, last Wednesday, Riley woke up with a 104 fever and his legs and arms were numb. Weird. The day before his left thigh hurt really bad---so when he woke up the next morning with that fever-I knew something was wrong. My mind went to the worst case-like cancer-but didn't think anything of the flu until the Dr mentioned he could possibly have Swine flu! I kinda laughed at her not knowing if she was serious or not, but she was. He needed to be tested right away. It took 3 of us to hold him down. It was horrible. They had a big syringe filled with water and a long flexible tube attached to the syringe which had to be stuck way up his nose and then the water pushed up and then sucked back out again. Yuck!! Poor guy, I felt so bad for him. The Dr told us the results would be back in 48 hours, but not 6 hours later, the Dr called us and he tested positive for Influenza A, but they needed to send a sample out to test for H1N1 aka swine flu. We had to go back and do the test again!! Poor Riley. It was worse the 2ND time around since he already knew what to expect. I really didn't think that test would come back positive---but Friday afternoon, the lab called and said he was positive! My child had Swine Flu! Oh my goodness-I could not believe it! It's been weird. I had to contact the school to let them know and we've already had a couple of calls from the heath department. Still cant believe it!!<br />I think his fever has possibly broken today. He woke up with 102 fever and now it is down and he is really clammy like. I'm thinking maybe we might be out of this now? He has developed a nasty cough as have I but I'm thinking with no fever it might be OK. <br />We cant send him back to school for a while, and they want us to keep Elliot home too. Not sure if we will keep Brady home or not since he was gone all last week for Outdoor School. All of us are on the Swine Flu medicine-so hopefully that will prevent anyone else from getting sick!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-19176074463062165442009-05-15T15:17:00.000-07:002009-05-15T15:22:56.022-07:00Grandma NoniMy Grandma Noni is now finally at peace and in Heaven. For the past 3 years, anytime I saw her she would tell me "the next time you see me, it'll be in Heaven" She was ready to go Home for a while, but her body just took so long to shut down. Finally, on Thursday morning she went to the arms of Jesus. I am happy for her because she is now at peace and even though her death was expected, it's still hard. She was a sweet lady who loved her family and God with all of her heart. We will miss you Grandma. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/Sg3qHZVwG-I/AAAAAAAAAGA/ww7aFDGr1LQ/s1600-h/Grandma+Noni.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336178546286009314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/Sg3qHZVwG-I/AAAAAAAAAGA/ww7aFDGr1LQ/s320/Grandma+Noni.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-13544776306509760402009-05-11T00:50:00.001-07:002009-05-11T01:01:34.557-07:00What a Difference a Week Makes!On my last post I was not feeling my best......could you tell? But this week has gone much much better-as far as work goes, and right now, that's a huge part of my life. I switched trainers which I was not all too happy with at first but after this week at work, I'm very glad I did. I really liked my old trainer a lot-she was great but we were both perfectionists and that is so very hard to work under. I was stressing a lot and am now on anxiety pills....but this week is so different. I dont know if its the pills kicking in or the trainer switch. I am actually enjoying going to work and dont dread it like I was before. Today was my Friday and I was actually bummed I dont get to go back for 3 more days! Funny how things change! My week was a busy one though-some pretty tough phone calls that really drained me. But it was good and I got a lot of practice with my multi-tasking skills. Thankfully today was a very slow day because we both needed a "breather" day. <br />Today was kinda a hard day though-I found out today that my Grandma took a turn for the worse and probably wont make it through the night. She is 96 years old and has lived a good life. The last few years have been hard though-especially this last year. Her body is very slowly shutting down-I'm sad to be losing her but I am happy that she knows Jesus and is going Home!!<br />It was a bitter sweet kind of Mothers Day-lots of emotions. I was emotionally tired from work and sad for Grandma but am so thankful for the family that God has given me! They are all so good to me!!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-61532942715588353852009-05-05T19:46:00.001-07:002009-05-05T20:14:39.224-07:00In a NutshellIt's been a long while since I've posted anything so I thought I should write something. Really, not much has been going on. Things are pretty good....hard, but good-I think.<br />Actually, the last few months have been pretty rocky, but we are still staying strong as a couple and a family. <br />My job has been so stressful and I've developed a new sense of anxiety. It's been so bad that I've had to go visit the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dr</span> and be put on anxiety <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">meds</span>. I'm also trying not to drink regular coffee on my work days. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">don't</span> like the feeling of anxiety. My heart pounds, my stomach hurts, my head hurts......it's not fun. The job itself is not that hard, it's the training part. I really like my trainer, but she is a perfectionist which makes it kinda hard to work under. This week I'm switching trainers and my new trainer is more laid back, Friday was my first day with her and hopefully things go like they did then. If so, then this job seems doable. The other stress trigger for me it that my hearing is causing me a problem at work. I talked to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dr</span> about it last week, and he sent me to an audiologist today. It turns out I do have significant hearing loss and I was told I would benefit from a hearing aid. Problem is, my insurance wont cover hearing aids and they are very expensive! Wow. I guess hearing loss runs in my family. Anyway, I'm not really sure what to do with this information-do I tell my supervisors? I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">don't</span> know. I'm praying that if I'm suppose to say anything, God will give me the opportunity to. The job is kinda fun when I'm having a good day...I really do like it. June 1st through the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Th</span>, I go to Academy in Salem, OR. I'm excited for that!! <br />Bills job is going good. I appreciate him so much! He works so hard and is doing pretty good considering the economy stuff going on. Speaking of economy, his income was cut 10%. Ouch! Even though this hurts, both of us have a sense of peace and are not really worried. <br />In April we were able to pay off two more credit cards!! <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Yippee</span>!! It's a good feeling to have those gone. We still have three more to go-but they are our bigger ones. It might be a while till those are gone. But 3 is better than 8, right?? :) <br />We are working on building up our savings again since we've depleted it with car repairs and a new water heater. That's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">OK</span> though...we were so thankful that we actually had the money in our account to pay cash for those things. <br />The boys are doing well. Elliot is still playing baseball and we love watching him. They are so cute out there! Riley is not doing a sport right now-I think it would throw me over the edge if I had 2 kids in a sport right now. Too much!! But he is playing violin. He's actually getting pretty good at it. A couple weeks ago he had his first recital-he did really well. <br />Brady is already getting ready for football. A couple times a week, he is doing a strength and agility training. I can already see some results-I think he is feeling better too. <br />Well, I guess that's been our life the past couple days. Nothing too exciting. Hope this all finds you well.The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-30904958150069992362009-04-10T23:01:00.000-07:002009-04-10T23:12:15.528-07:00Signs of Spring!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzJjCq93I/AAAAAAAAAF4/2PXMpH5L-ZU/s1600-h/DSCF0439.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323310998670210930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzJjCq93I/AAAAAAAAAF4/2PXMpH5L-ZU/s320/DSCF0439.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Spring is here!! <br /><br />Here are a some of what is blooming in our yard right now. I cant take any credit for any of these beautiful flowers and dont even know what any of them are called, but arent they just beautiful? <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzJfW48eI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Wm33iJy-2p8/s1600-h/DSCF0438.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323310997681271266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzJfW48eI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Wm33iJy-2p8/s320/DSCF0438.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><div>Thankfully it rains a lot over here so my flowers get watered....I dont have much of a green thumb and tend to kill plants and flowers. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzI-ZSF2I/AAAAAAAAAFg/pz30pF_--VI/s1600-h/DSCF0431.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323310988832937826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzI-ZSF2I/AAAAAAAAAFg/pz30pF_--VI/s320/DSCF0431.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzIjy-A-I/AAAAAAAAAFY/hHJFuZcqEtk/s1600-h/DSCF0430.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323310981692916706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAzIjy-A-I/AAAAAAAAAFY/hHJFuZcqEtk/s320/DSCF0430.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAya9t_L5I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Vyn1dPsm1EU/s1600-h/DSCF0429.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323310198377361298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAya9t_L5I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Vyn1dPsm1EU/s320/DSCF0429.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This is my favorite time of year! This is a picture of the tree in our front yard. It only stays like this for a few weeks so this year I actually got a picture of it!! It's so pretty right now. </div></div></div></div>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-91510126811359393042009-04-10T22:42:00.000-07:002009-04-10T23:00:56.438-07:00Easter!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAxVW1O9VI/AAAAAAAAAFI/LqdBiotveEo/s1600-h/DSCF0425.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323309002527798610" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAxVW1O9VI/AAAAAAAAAFI/LqdBiotveEo/s320/DSCF0425.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some of our masterpieces!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAxVIbL5II/AAAAAAAAAFA/RzFr3zlw7Ig/s1600-h/DSCF0394.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323308998660449410" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAxVIbL5II/AAAAAAAAAFA/RzFr3zlw7Ig/s320/DSCF0394.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elliot<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvyD2q6XI/AAAAAAAAAE4/iWIRxe2OWlw/s1600-h/DSCF0425.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvmJffXkI/AAAAAAAAAEw/JqM3pjYhS80/s1600-h/DSCF0402.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323307091981459010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvmJffXkI/AAAAAAAAAEw/JqM3pjYhS80/s320/DSCF0402.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bill's "egg"<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlyVcEOI/AAAAAAAAAEo/GQ6eOgqvrjA/s1600-h/DSCF0393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323307085765284066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlyVcEOI/AAAAAAAAAEo/GQ6eOgqvrjA/s320/DSCF0393.jpg" border="0" /></a>Riley being silly<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlmfsyaI/AAAAAAAAAEg/KDmozuC6Ga4/s1600-h/DSCF0399.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323307082587097506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlmfsyaI/AAAAAAAAAEg/KDmozuC6Ga4/s320/DSCF0399.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brady's not very happy to be getting his picture taken<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlK7aHEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/tezQDvZQuRI/s1600-h/DSCF0392.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323307075187121218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAvlK7aHEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/tezQDvZQuRI/s320/DSCF0392.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Easter!! Here are a few pictures of us dying Easter eggs today. </div></div>The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-75949765505312217122009-04-10T22:38:00.000-07:002009-04-10T22:42:08.426-07:00First Baseball game<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtkDpO78I/AAAAAAAAAEI/cyOkdywUTxc/s1600-h/DSCF0387.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtkDpO78I/AAAAAAAAAEI/cyOkdywUTxc/s320/DSCF0387.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323304857028718530" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjwqO3wI/AAAAAAAAAEA/nMuCJIHkdQQ/s1600-h/DSCF0386.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjwqO3wI/AAAAAAAAAEA/nMuCJIHkdQQ/s320/DSCF0386.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323304851932634882" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjmFzGmI/AAAAAAAAAD4/7lM-N177KwA/s1600-h/DSCF0385.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjmFzGmI/AAAAAAAAAD4/7lM-N177KwA/s320/DSCF0385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323304849095465570" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjQx1uwI/AAAAAAAAADw/XGIBnZ8_gmw/s1600-h/DSCF0384.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HmP-u3owis4/SeAtjQx1uwI/AAAAAAAAADw/XGIBnZ8_gmw/s320/DSCF0384.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323304843374607106" /></a><br />Last Saturday was Elliot's first baseball game.....I love watching my kids play sports. Elliot is the only one playing baseball this year-which in some ways is nice, but I really do miss watching Brady play. I think he is regretting his decision of not playing this year. Here are a few pictures of Elliot first game.The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-40266261733328833872009-03-30T01:12:00.001-07:002009-03-30T01:31:11.815-07:00UpdateNot much has happened since last time I posted. Like most other people right now, things are super tight. These next few months are going to be difficult financially for us..my income went down a bit because of insurance starting for me in April and people aren't spending as much money right now so Bills numbers at work aren't huge....But,he is working so hard. I love him and appreciate him so very much. He is such a great provider for our family! We had another appointment with our financial counselor and we are going to be changing up a couple things to bring in a few hundred more dollars a month for a while. With all that is going on, we cant complain. We both have jobs right now! <br />My new job is going OK. Bill asked me when am I going to say that it's going great? When I'm out of training!!! So, maybe not for another 5-9 months. About a month and a half ago, I was told that I was going to "hit a wall" at work. I was so determined not to hit that wall and prayed against it, but I realized last Tuesday, I in fact hit that wall. The last two or three weeks I've been feeling so burdened and dreading going to work. I've had stomach aches and have been on the verge of tears. I was feeling SO stretched and wondering if I was going to make it through training?? Last Tuesday I made a stupid mistake....and I was embarrassed and mad at myself because I knew that I messed up. I ended up crying. I'm not as an emotional person as I used to be....I rarely cry any more, especially around people I don't know real well yet. But I just lost it. My trainer and I went outside to get my head clear and after a while I went back in and did totally fine. I think I needed to get that out of my system! My biggest road block right now is myself. I beat myself up so badly over the mistakes I make. Everyone makes these mistakes-it's just a part of the process of learning this job. But I do have to say, that so far it's the hardest job I've ever had. This week has been better although my stomach was in knots a little today until I was there for about an hour. Not sure why?? I need to get over that because it affects my job when I'm like that. <br />So, I guess I could use some prayer for my job. Apparently I'm doing OK and there are not any major problems. I need to learn to let go of my mistakes and just move on. <br />I'm starting to fall asleep while typing so I'm going to end this. Hope you are all doing great. If there is anything I can be praying for any one reading, leave a comment and I will pray for you during the next weeks.The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509864347110664850.post-29505836884980973532009-03-12T21:12:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:35:18.136-07:00What a Week!This has been one of those weeks! I dont know what is up...maybe the full moon this week? I had conflict with a couple people this week. I hate conflict and do what I can to live at peace with everyone, but am realizing that some things are totally out of my control. But still it is so frustrating and after realizing I have had conflict with 3 people...yes 3 people this week I felt so overwhelmed!! I have absolutely no control over any of it-cant do anything to fix any of it either. Anyway, at about the same time that I was having my pity party and feeling overwhelmed, Bill called me from the road. I knew something big had happened by the tone of his voice and I couldnt wait to hear what it was. By this point I was feeling that I needed to hear some good news. I couldnt prepare myself for what I was about to hear-Bill was offered a job in Spokane. What?? I was speechless! I couldnt tell if I was excited or scared or sad. So many mixed emotions went through my mind and when it really came down to it, I wasnt sure if I really wanted to move. Weird huh? I am in awe of how things have changed over the course of 3 years. On the 26th, it'll be 3 years since we've moved here. Time has flown by and we have gone through some major tough times but we have also grown individually, as a family and as a couple over here. God knew what He was doing when He moved us over here. Duh! But I remember when I wished for a job offer to happen...we would have jumped at any opportunity to move back! We miss our friends and church so much. But God has truly blessed us over here too. He has given us some wonderful friends a great church and a passion for our family that we've not had before. We have grown and are still growing and we dont feel that it what God wants us to do at this point, so Bill declined the offer. As I sit and contemplate all this, I cannot believe the change in me since we've been here. When we moved I came kicking and screaming. I was a brat! I cried a lot...probably too much and did not handle the move like I should have. God is so good. I am so thankful of all our friends-here and Spokane-that God has given us. I am so thankful that God is always at work in our hearts and can change us. <br />So even though we will not be moving, we do plan to make a weekend trip sometime this summer over to Spokane to visit all our friends. Ill keep my Spokane friends posted on when we are coming over. We miss you all!The Beckham 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/04455327412693786990noreply@blogger.com2