May 30, 2008

It's been a crazy busy month at Yoder's. We had both of our bulldog's go into labor on the same day. Out of both litters we had 7 pups. All are beautiful bullies. They are now 4 weeks old and are wobbling around and playing with each other. Their for all rolly-pollies. Vannah's litter is all about eating and drinking water. Jilda's pups have NO interest in anything else other than mommy's milk.

Darrin's mom and step-father came down and stayed with us for a week. They were a huge help and we enjoyed their stay. Darrin, Chase, myself and I'm sure one day Deke will love Stella's cooking. She was cooking all week and spending time with her grand babies. I have a feeling that they went home and collapsed! We managed to do something almost every night. We went shopping, had Maggie Mo ice cream and spent one day at the zoo.

Deke is my little pistol. He has had a cold/ear infection two weeks, but typically his mood is still mischievous and happy. He has so many teeth that I can't keep up with them, He's been extremely affectionate this week and I LOVE it.

Chase is out of school and loving his freedom and the ability to sleep in. He also earned back his cell phone and has been talking non-stop. I've already see that he will probably go over his minutes. He's been warned. He is loving spending time with Deke. They were out there playing under the sprinkler, Of course, Chase was suppose to be rinsing off the floor covers for the pups whelping box. Chase being Chase, turned it into a "water event".

Darrin's travel will stop at the end of July. We are all looking forward to that! Between now and then, we're going to spend a week in Hawaii with my family and then a long weekend in PA for the Yoder reunion. Chase will stay an additional week in PA so that he can attend a christian music festival.

ALS wise my right hand is weakening and beginning to curl. I'm wearing a brace every night, which keeps my finger from curling during my sleep and helps with cramping during the day. I have more severe cramping in my feet and legs. At this point I hesitate taking anything new, so I'm just dealing with it, My power chair has come in, but the paperwork wasn't completed correctly, which means they can't deliver it. Hopefully, that will be worked out shortly.

That's all I have for now. I'll try to do better in updating the blog :)_