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May 30, 2006 Drew is turning into such a gentle little boy. He can now pet the kitties and pet mommy on the face! We have been working on these for a few weeks and I think he has finally gotten it down. Drew has a few new words - Ugh oh, ok, & hi. He actually uses them all in context too! This week Drew went to the pool to swim twice and to the park on Memorial Day. He had so much fun running from one activity to the next. On Monday we met Daddy at the Southlake Town Center for lunch and played in the fountain. Drew has finally gotten over his diaper rash/burn. We are very thankful that he is once again sleeping through the night! Poor Drew, while he was on antibiotics he slept 14 hours a night and had a 3 hour nap during the day. The drugs just wiped him out. Drew is very active, he runs everywhere in the house. Drew's favorite toys are his tricycle and his puppy. He loves to chase around his giant balls too! Drew & Mommy went to the baseball game last week. We watched th...

May 21, 2006 I can't believe Drew is 16 months old! He saw the pediatrician this week and weighed in at 21 pounds and 5 oz. I was shocked that he was so little. The scale at home had been reading a lot higher. Drew has been battling a severe diaper rash for three weeks now. He has been in to see the doctor twice. The last time I insisted that there was something very wrong, that we were not dealing with a diaper rash. It looked to me like Drew had been birned or something. Finally, on Friday I insisted that my normal doctor check out Drew's bottom, she was shocked at the change from 5 days earlier. She thinks Drew has Strep, just on his bottom not in his throat. I checked out pictures on the internet and they looked identical! Evadently, the Strep rash is misdiagnosed 8 out of 10 times. I am glad that my mommy instinct was alarmed! Othewise we would have had a really rough weekend. As it was Drew couldn't sleep Wednesday night. He was up half the night screaming. It seemed ...

May 14, 2006 What an honor to be called a mom and Shepard the next generation. The job of a mother is a high calling that requires 24 hour participation. I thought the business world had a lot of challenges, but nothing compares to the job of being a mother. I believe our society puts very little emphasis on the value of mothers - after all changing diapers, whipping noses, entertaining children all day long doesn't take a masters degree from a college. However, the monotonous work of a mother impacts the society in which we live more than any company or institution. If you trace the breakdown of any society it always preceded the breakdown of the family. So on this Mothers day, I challenge all mom's to discipline your life so that your family comes first. For me it means putting down the dirty dishes and vacuum, sitting next to Drew and reading him books, or playing with his trains. He loves nothing more than to receive one on one intentional time with me. This is so hard for ...

May 8, 2006 H ow does one describe the weekend I just had- I am not sure that I can fully put everything into words, but here is my feeble attempt. This weekend John and I went to the Gaylord Texan for a weekend of marriage strengthening. We have been looking forward to this weekend for months! I was looking forward to sleeping in a King size bed just like when we were on our honeymoon. When we arrived, we were told that there were no King size rooms left, so we would have to settle for a queen. I was quite upset (I booked our room 6 months ago and specifically asked for a King), but after speaking with a manager was given a Suite! Wow! The retail price on this room was over 500.00 per night. This was the beginning of a fantastic weekend. Friday night the Weekend To Remember conference began, the subject was on the "5 Threats to Oneness." The first night was funny, enlightening, serious, and the homework questions were very direct & powerful. The rest of the conference w...

May 4, 2006 What a week we have had! It all began Friday afternoon with a windy and rainy drive to Oklahoma for Julie and Ruben's wedding shower. The party was wonderful, mom and I enjoyed meeting a lot of Julie and Ruben's friends. Drew was sadly missed because he stayed home with John. Poor John watched Drew and finished his finals for school. On Saturday Julie, Mom and I went out for breakfast and enjoyed chatting around our coffee cups. The weather outside was very wet! The storm the night before actually created a tornado which touched down at the Race Track closest to our house. I was very glad not to be there. John heard the siren and instead of grabbing Drew and running for shelter, he went back to sleep. I was little miffed! Our long drive home began around 11:00 am , you will now read about the insane events that transpired. We left Ruben's apartment a little after 11:00 am , we quickly said good-bye in the pouring rain and drove off. Not a half mile from Ruben...