A long rainy weekend!

So this weekend seemed to last forever! Curtis was working everyday, it was raining every day, and Allanna was sick. As most of you know Allanna is not exactly the happiest easiest baby even on a good day so throw in an ear infection and a cough and you have a very rough weekend. We took her to the doctor yesterday though so she is back on antibiotics and her inhaler so hopefully she will back to her almost happy self soon :o) They did tell us that she will probably need ear tubes so that will be our next adventure.
We tried to stay busy this weekend with some arts and crafts so that I didn't feel like the worst mom in the world for letting my kids watch tv all day(just most of it). So here are some pics of us staying busy... 

 After the very long weekend I was very thankful that my friend Laura was in town and wanting to do a girls night out! So I actually put make up on and did my hair and went out for a much needed sanity break. I honestly dont know how I could survive without such amazing friends. And my hubby is amazing for being willing to watch the kids so I could enjoy some downtime! So here is a pic of me counting down the minutes till my escape

So that was my weekend... Im very glad it ended well!
On a more serious note, my mom has an appointment with the surgeon and possibly her other doctors tomorrow to discuss plans for starting treatment or not. Please pray for wisdom for everyone involved. Thanks! We get to go see her this coming weekend, woo hoo!

Our decision

Well the last time I made a post I let you all know that we were trying to move to Lancaster and that we really wanted wisdom to know what to do. All of your prayers helped so much, so we were able to make a decision and have total peace about it. Curtis did not get offered the job, which is pretty crazy, but we thought we would be really disappointed about it and we actually are not. We both feel fine about staying in Fresno even if it means being far from my family still.
SO we are officially staying in Fresno! And we have decided to look for a rental house here because we are feeling a little squished in our apartment. We found a house we like over by Herndon and Polk, so we will be turning in an application for that on Monday. Even through this crazy time we are really exciting to have something to look forward too and cant wait to have more space and a good size backyard! Summer barbecues here we come!
A little update on my mom... She is scheduled to start chemo and radiation on Tuesday so pray that her body handles it really well. Her doctor said that most patients dont get that sick from this type of chemo so that was very exciting for her to hear! She is having a tough time with her speech which makes her frustrated so pray that goes away so she can talk easily to bless all those around her. She is doing so great though, its amazing how much energy she has, God is really providing for her. We got to spend time with her last weekend and I kept having to force her to sit down and relax with me, so we did some Thomas Kinkade puzzles, one of our favorite things to do. And the kiddos loved getting to see their "Beena." Timmy asks to go to her house everyday lol.

Update on life written 2/23/11

So as many of you know our life has been a little bit on the crazy side for the last month. I am going to let you all know a bit more of what has been going on so that you can continue to pray for our family. My mom had to have brain surgery a few weeks ago because they found five different tumors in her brain that were putting too much pressure on her brain. After surgery the doctor said it looked like cancer but we would have to wait on the pathology report before we knew more. We got the pathology report about a week later but didn't get to discuss it with the oncologist until yesterday. So we all knew that is was stage 4 cancer that is only in her brain. When we met with the doctor yesterday we really had no idea what his plans were going to be, i think we were all worried he might say there was nothing to do, but thankfully he sounded hopeful and really want to be aggressive with it. He wants to start radiation and chemo right away and then they will continue the chemo one week out of a month for 6 months to try to keep the tumors from returning as quickly. Only 1 out of 4 patients with this type of cancer live past 2 years so for him to give us a 6 month plan was very exciting! But the frustrating catch is the insurance. Kaiser referred her to a great doctor in Lancaster but they are now saying they still want her to drive down to Hollywood for the treatments. So please pray that my parents would have wisdom to decide how much they should fight kaiser to get local treatment or figure out a way to do it down below. She is still having a tough time healing from the surgery so the idea of traveling everyday while possibly being sick from the treatments does not sound like a  good idea. So please pray for a very quick clear answer for them! We know God has a perfect plan in all of this that none of know, we are just eager to see Him continue to do amazing works through this whole situation. We know that He is bigger than cancer and He can heal her or use her however He wants.
You can also pray for wisdom for me and Curty. Our desire of course is to be with my mom through this whole process, its so hard being 4 hours away. But we obviously cant just up and leave. Curtis interviewed this week for a job in Boron which would be a commute but its close enough that we could live near my mom. The interview went good but it sounds like they may be looking for someone with a little different experience, but hopefully we will hear back from them with good news in a couple weeks. We are exploring other options but there are not to many job opportunities near my parents in Curtys field of work. So please pray that God would make His plan clear too us, if He wants us to move we are hoping He will clearly reveal a job and a place to live. And if His answer is for us to stay in Fresno pray that He will give us peace about that decision and that I would have lots of energy to keep doing this drive.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and willingness to help, you have been a huge encouragement to me and my family!