Jessica - "Mom, can I wear this? I'm going to my first wedding practice."
She hands me a gold heart necklace that I bought her.
Me - "Sure, let me untangle it. Whose getting married?"
Jessica - "I'm gonna try and marry a prince."
Hopefully she means the first practice for her wedding and not practice for her first wedding! I just love her so much!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Early Morning Thoughts
Jessica has been sick the last two days. When she talked, she sounded like a frog. She wasn't running a fever and wasn't complaining, so I thought maybe a new cold now that the kids are back in school. Well, she woke up Friday morning complaining of a sore throat. And sure enough - strep throat. Hopefully it's only my imagination that my throat is hurting a bit this morning.
We started watching The Wizard of Oz last night with Jessica. I think I fell asleep right after she started down the yellow brick road. LOL. About 8:00. And then when we took Jess up to bed, I laid down with her -- for a few minutes, right -- and woke up again at 11. Now I know why. We, Jessica and I, were up at 4:15. She was coughing a lot and couldn't sleep. Hopefully that will mean a nice long afternoon nap is in our future. Right now it's coffee, jucie, and "Wow, Wow Wubbzy."
My bright idea of applying Vics Vapor Rub to help with the cough has not gone so well. There may be a warm bath in our near future to remove the remaining "smell." I should have known better since she is super sensitive to smells.
We are lucky and blessed in that Jess has never really been sick. We've had the occasional cold and an ear ache once. But nothing major. Thank God. I've heard people talk about being up all night with kids that are throwing up. I'm grateful we haven't had to do that. She's been super healthy.
So, a super early morning that's given me a bit of time to at least attempt a blog update. I've been making a list of additional posts too. And its given me some time to catch up on other posts that I follow.
Happy Saturday All. Let's hope we get a night downpour about 2 so we can nap while it rains!
~yvette~
We started watching The Wizard of Oz last night with Jessica. I think I fell asleep right after she started down the yellow brick road. LOL. About 8:00. And then when we took Jess up to bed, I laid down with her -- for a few minutes, right -- and woke up again at 11. Now I know why. We, Jessica and I, were up at 4:15. She was coughing a lot and couldn't sleep. Hopefully that will mean a nice long afternoon nap is in our future. Right now it's coffee, jucie, and "Wow, Wow Wubbzy."
My bright idea of applying Vics Vapor Rub to help with the cough has not gone so well. There may be a warm bath in our near future to remove the remaining "smell." I should have known better since she is super sensitive to smells.
We are lucky and blessed in that Jess has never really been sick. We've had the occasional cold and an ear ache once. But nothing major. Thank God. I've heard people talk about being up all night with kids that are throwing up. I'm grateful we haven't had to do that. She's been super healthy.
So, a super early morning that's given me a bit of time to at least attempt a blog update. I've been making a list of additional posts too. And its given me some time to catch up on other posts that I follow.
Happy Saturday All. Let's hope we get a night downpour about 2 so we can nap while it rains!
~yvette~
Monday, August 16, 2010
Absolutely Amazing....A Tribute to Kylan Warren
I'll admit right away that I don't know Kylan Warren or any of his family or friends. But when Chris told me that one of the lineman at GA Power had been burned really bad and that some co-workers were putting on a benefit motorcycle ride, we signed up right a way. We have a Harley and enjoy riding and this was for a great cause. I read the news reports, saw a picture taken at the accident, and my heart went out to Kylan and his family. If he survived there would be a lot of pain and suffering in his future.
Read the News Article
I was very nervous about the ride because there were to be over 1,500 bikes involved. I wasn't quite sure how that many bikes were going to get safely from GA Power to North GA while fighting the traffic of the connector and the highways. I almost told Chris to go without me.
Chris and I arrived, and as usual I grabbed my phone to check messages. I had a text message waiting from my friend - Kylan had died. He had passed away only hours before. I noticed a number of people with pink ribbons on their shirts and I assumed they were for Kylan's wife. Only after the ride would I find out that one of the organizers of the ride (Michael Hyde) had been badly injured the weekend before. He and his wife and several other were riding back from Elijay (and finalizing the ride) when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed. His wife, Charlene, died and Michael has lost his leg.
As we started out on the ride, I said a prayer -- as I always do when we ride on the bike -- that we would be safe and that the entire group would make it safely to Ellijay. I was still very nervous about the number of bikes and fighting with the traffic. As it turned out, I didn't need to worry at all. The answer? Just shut down the roads. As we entered the connector near the GA Power building, the police had it blocked! There were no cars at all. It was very strange as you usually take your life in your hands maneuvering onto the highway there - even in a car. At first I thought they were doing that just to allow the entire group to get going and stay together. As it turns out - they ran rolling road blocks the entire way! Each time we came to an entrance ramp, law enforcement from all over GA were present and temporarily blocking the cars. It brought tears to my eyes each time.
As we passed under bridges throughout the entire route, we were greeted by people waving, fire trucks, and several bucket trucks with their buckets high - in tribute to Kylan. It was the most amazing thing I've ever taken part in. Cars on the other side of the road stopped to watch. I'm sure if I had been driving that day I would have stopped too. It must have been amazing to see that number of bikes rolling down the highway with no cars in sight.
Kylan was from Ellijay. He went to the elementary school that was our final destination. As we entered the square, hundreds of people were their to show their support.
Kylan was 25. He'd been married for 2 or 3 months. His whole life was ahead of him. And now one of his co-workers and friends has lost his wife and his leg. What a tragedy. I will continue to pray for their families.
We take for granted that the light will turn on when we flip the switch. We take for granted that the air will run and the coffee pot will work and that we can watch "reality TV" whenever we want. The truth, the reality is -- the men and women who make that happen have very dangerous jobs. We get annoyed when our power goes out in a storm and it takes more than 15 minute to get it going again. We think they should have it fixed immediately. The next time that happens, let's just hug our families and be thankful that we have one another. Let's be patient and remember that it's someones husband, or wife, or son, or daughter, or dad, or mom out there working in the storm to restore the power. Let's remember that they may not make it home. Let's pray that they do! This accident, the support the community showed for Kylan, and the benefit ride have brought that to the front of my mind. It's something I won't forget.
Take a few moments to watch these videos. There are several up on youtube. It shows the love and support that went out for Kylan and Mike and their family! The second one was shot from the top of an overpass and gets the entire group.
YouTube Tribute
YouTube Coverage of Bikes
Check out these pictures as well. I remember seeing this photographer laying on the ground as we went by. Some great shots.
I'm sure Kylan and Charlene were watching and guiding us all on Saturday.
A special thanks goes to all the law enforcement who helped guide us along the route, ran the rolling road blocks and a special thanks to those who helped organized this benefit.
Read the News Article
I was very nervous about the ride because there were to be over 1,500 bikes involved. I wasn't quite sure how that many bikes were going to get safely from GA Power to North GA while fighting the traffic of the connector and the highways. I almost told Chris to go without me.
Chris and I arrived, and as usual I grabbed my phone to check messages. I had a text message waiting from my friend - Kylan had died. He had passed away only hours before. I noticed a number of people with pink ribbons on their shirts and I assumed they were for Kylan's wife. Only after the ride would I find out that one of the organizers of the ride (Michael Hyde) had been badly injured the weekend before. He and his wife and several other were riding back from Elijay (and finalizing the ride) when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed. His wife, Charlene, died and Michael has lost his leg.
As we started out on the ride, I said a prayer -- as I always do when we ride on the bike -- that we would be safe and that the entire group would make it safely to Ellijay. I was still very nervous about the number of bikes and fighting with the traffic. As it turned out, I didn't need to worry at all. The answer? Just shut down the roads. As we entered the connector near the GA Power building, the police had it blocked! There were no cars at all. It was very strange as you usually take your life in your hands maneuvering onto the highway there - even in a car. At first I thought they were doing that just to allow the entire group to get going and stay together. As it turns out - they ran rolling road blocks the entire way! Each time we came to an entrance ramp, law enforcement from all over GA were present and temporarily blocking the cars. It brought tears to my eyes each time.
As we passed under bridges throughout the entire route, we were greeted by people waving, fire trucks, and several bucket trucks with their buckets high - in tribute to Kylan. It was the most amazing thing I've ever taken part in. Cars on the other side of the road stopped to watch. I'm sure if I had been driving that day I would have stopped too. It must have been amazing to see that number of bikes rolling down the highway with no cars in sight.
Kylan was from Ellijay. He went to the elementary school that was our final destination. As we entered the square, hundreds of people were their to show their support.
Kylan was 25. He'd been married for 2 or 3 months. His whole life was ahead of him. And now one of his co-workers and friends has lost his wife and his leg. What a tragedy. I will continue to pray for their families.
We take for granted that the light will turn on when we flip the switch. We take for granted that the air will run and the coffee pot will work and that we can watch "reality TV" whenever we want. The truth, the reality is -- the men and women who make that happen have very dangerous jobs. We get annoyed when our power goes out in a storm and it takes more than 15 minute to get it going again. We think they should have it fixed immediately. The next time that happens, let's just hug our families and be thankful that we have one another. Let's be patient and remember that it's someones husband, or wife, or son, or daughter, or dad, or mom out there working in the storm to restore the power. Let's remember that they may not make it home. Let's pray that they do! This accident, the support the community showed for Kylan, and the benefit ride have brought that to the front of my mind. It's something I won't forget.
Take a few moments to watch these videos. There are several up on youtube. It shows the love and support that went out for Kylan and Mike and their family! The second one was shot from the top of an overpass and gets the entire group.
YouTube Tribute
YouTube Coverage of Bikes
Check out these pictures as well. I remember seeing this photographer laying on the ground as we went by. Some great shots.
I'm sure Kylan and Charlene were watching and guiding us all on Saturday.
A special thanks goes to all the law enforcement who helped guide us along the route, ran the rolling road blocks and a special thanks to those who helped organized this benefit.
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