Miley Cyrus

The flu hit our house this week when Raegan was sent home from school on Tuesday with a fever and headache. By Wednesday morning we were pretty sure it may be H1N1. I called her Dr. and they said no reason to bring her in but because of her respiratory problems this time of year (she's on a Flexhaler, Inhaler, & Singulair -- druggie!) they wanted her to start Tami flu. We picked it up that afternoon but hadn't started it because by Wednesday evening she was feeling much better. However, the word on the street is that with this H1N1 they are sick a couple days then feel better and then they are hit with the secondary infection. Well, to avoid that we started the Tami flu. [As a side note if you are lucky enough to get Tami flu it is VERY expensive! We do not have prescription coverage so we pay all meds -- this one is $140 bucks a bottle and it's not a big bottle!!!]

Now I will do anything to keep my child from getting deathly sick but I also had ulterior motives in this decision. You see I had purchased tickets to a Miley Cyrus concert in State College, PA and I really didn't want them to go to waste. What would you do?! By Thursday morning Raegan woke me at 6 am and begged to go to school. I think she thought she could only go to the concert if she was well enough to go to school. She rested the rest of the morning and then we headed for Penn State at 2 pm.

We were there before the doors opened!
Raegan & MarysolYou can see that Raegan wasn't feeling 100% but she never let it show

Marysol and her mom Esther. They are the ones
that found out about the concert and called us.

We didn't think we had the best seating - nosebleed section!! But we soon found out that they actually WERE the best. We could see everything, even some of the behind the stage stuff.

The opening song - she had just broken out of that plastic,

bubble looking thing on the left.

It's actually Miley Cyrus!

Miley singing some ocean song - didn't recognize it.

There were some great visual effects. This is part of the song FLY.

Same song, she is flying over the crowd.

The girls groovin' out!

Miley playing the piano

She did a "tribute" to the song I Love Rock n Roll"
and they took her over the crowd on this motorcycle

Not exactly front row seats but what a great view of it all!

The last song.

The girls had a great time but look at those tired eyes!

We had a 3 1/2 hour ride home to go but the girls didn't mind! We also had to find our way out of State College - rahr, we did it!

Happy Halloween!

Okay, so I'm only seven days late on posting the Halloween pictures - that's not bad for me!!

As usual, Mimi made the costumes for Raegan and her twin cousins. She continues to amaze us all with her sewing and crafting abilities. The kids are still "in to" Mimi making their costumes but we aren't sure how much longer that will last. For now we enjoy seeing what characters each Halloween brings about.

This year Raegan decided on Super Girl.

Jansen was a robot and Isaiah was "Harry Potter" - it was a perfect look for him! Notice their bags always match their outfit as well - this ain't Lillian Vernon!

There are several neighbors that enjoy scaring all the kids in the neighborhood. This year our next door neighbor disguised himself as one of their bushes and jumped out at the kids! It was a riot but I think we had some very frightened little ones! Can you see him?

Here he is up close.

The weather cooperated with us somewhat - it didn't rain BUT it was very windy and cold. We had a great time but we were anxious to get back to the warm house and have pizza with friends.

Look at the treasures Super Girl "rescued" from the bag guys.

No taffy or caramel -- braces will be off soon!

October 5th, 2009

This view of Evitts Mountain was taken on the anniversary of Aaron's death. I traveled around to visit my family members and stopped at the cemetery. This view from Aaron's burial site is breathtaking year round but the colors that were beginning to transform the mountain side were especially picturesque.

The flag not far from Aaron's site was flapping crisply in the air.

Mother and Daddy, you diligently keep up the ground and the decorations at his grave site. I'm so glad you are right there to care for it. When I am able to travel out there to visit, it is comforting to see it so well cared for.

View of the valley where the C-130 approached the burial site. The memory of that moment still gives me chills - it was immensely overwhelming.

For some of you this may not seem quite appropriate for my blog but for other family members that aren't close by, I think it helps to remain close and connected to Aaron and where he was put to rest. We all know he is NOT there but rather with our Lord and Saviour in Heaven. The site, however, and all of its surroundings allow us to pray, cry, grieve, and even celebrate Aaron's life & death and how the Lord has used it for His glory.