Happy 50th Birthday Jon

Happy 50th Birthday to my husband Jon....a half of a century he has been alive...
It just seems like a very big milestone.  I can not believe I am married to a 50 year old!  He can get the 15% off at Beal's on Tuesdays LOL  In fact I am really excited about the discounts he can start getting!  We are going out to eat tonight and I said I was going to dress HOT since I'm his hot young wife:)  It's just seems so funny to think my husband is 50....I am right behind him but still:)

Jon has been a great husband.  We've gone through hard times and glorious times together....but through it all we've made it together.  I'm thankful for his life, glad that I've shared 24+ of those 50 years and hope to share many years to come!!!!   
Happy Birthday Jon!~!!!!

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A year ago today we left Rochester bound for Florida.  Selah was flown from Rochester to Jacksonville where she was admitted in to Brooks Rehab....  We drove down and it took us two days to get there.  I remember leaving on a cold day with snow flurries.  We were sad to be leaving as we felt she was safe at Strongs' Hospital.  We had no idea what kind of care she would get at the rehab and we had quite the right idea....the care there was horrendous in my opinion.  For all the months she was in Strongs, we knew what to expect from the hospital, even tho we were living in limbo in every other area of our lives.   It was a very very sad trip home.  We were silent as we drove out of town.  When we came in to Rochester that August, we came in high spirits, with a happy van load of kids, with great hope for Sarah's sight to be restored, we came after a summer of wonderful new family memories with our new girls.  We came to show them off to all our Rochester friends....as we came into Rochester there was a HUGE rainbow.....as we left there was nothing but clouds and snow flurries....and a quiet van, with a missing car seat and a missing little girl.... My heart aches just thinking back to last year.   I think the reality of our "new" life was hitting us.  I also think we had such hope that she would recover while she was still in NY......

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But this year.....


Steve took his driver's test today and passed with a high score.  Now all he has to do is turn in his paperwork and get his new NON restricted license.....and our car insurance rates will go up! 

Sam, Sarah and Selah are working with their teacher this afternoon. 

Selah seems ok, starting to have lack of poop problems again but we are giving her juice to try and help her tummy work naturally!  Every time she gets a little "off" I get worried, but she seems fine today. 

Shad is in his last week of school before Christmas break and getting ready for his field trip on Friday...the count down has began:)

Thanks for praying for Selah, last night she seemed so aware of things.....