Check out this sale!

I sell Usborne books, but haven't done a whole lot with it lately. Anyway, I just got on my website to order a few books for Kash's birthday coming up, and they have some awesome internet specials 40% - 70% off good through Monday the 20th. So if you are a lover of books like I am or need to stock up on cheap, fabulous gifts get on and order ASAP. They are while supplies last. Some of the really good specials are on their adorable kid kits and they are great prices.

www.nicolesbookcorner.com, then Enter Bookstore, then on the right side click on Internet Specials. Happy Shopping!!!!!

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I don't know when these expire, but I have used several of these and they work great. So HAPPY movie watching this weekend for the 4th of July.

Fellow Class of '99 classmates...

The 10 Year Reunion is in planning mode... a blog has been set up with a poll on it for preferences on location. Class of '99 Blog Please participate in the poll, and check back frequently for a scheduled date, location, and time. Thanks!!!

Updated Suze Orman link to Will & Trust Kit

Sorry I don't know why that link stopped working, but here is a new one.... thanks Bonnie!

http://www.suzeorman.com/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm?SRC=SP&SRCN=protectionhelp_login&GnavID=95&SnavID=113

Then click on GIFT CODE in Orange and then use the code PEOPLE FIRST

Good luck let me know if you still have problems using this. We have almost completed all ours and it has been great!

LOTS of randomness, sorry!

Hello, my name is Nicole Martin. I am a blog slacker.

It has taken me some time to get back into the "swing" of things again. Taking 2 weeks off to lay in bed, and then all the family drama that has went on in our lives the past two months has really slowed me down. So here are some updates on all of us.
I started a babysitting job on Monday, that will be 3 days a week. I am so thankful for the opportunity to tend this precious 8 mo. old baby girl, and I can't begin to tell you even in the short time I have had her- the joy she has brought or home. My kids LOVE her. Kash jibbers like a mad man when he is around her. This will be my first Friday having her, and they are longer days from about 1:30-midnight or so. She is such an easy going baby; I am amazed by her and her little personality. Also, I finally got a medical transcription job... my equipment will be here this week, and then I will be on a trial/training basis. I really feel comfortable that I can do the work to the employers satisfaction, but it is still nerve racking to not HAVE the job for sure. So, I have now added two extra things onto my plate, but I am so so blessed to have gotten these jobs to help us make some extra money.

Kade's job, like all oil field jobs here, are not stable at all right now. We knew this time was probably coming when lay-offs and pay cuts would occur, but it still is hard to be right in the middle of it all. Kade is a manager and a very good machinest, so his job right now is pretty secure, but we have no idea what the next few months will bring. My biggest fear, more than the lack of money, is not having health insurance if he does get laid off. It has been good, to take a step back and look at our lives, re-prioritizing the things that really are important and the things that absolutely are not.

Also in April I started couponing and really sticking to a budget, and I have to tell you... I am sick to think how much I have spent foolishly over the last 7 years, because I didn't realize all the ways to cut money. If you don't coupon clip, sale watch, plan meals, price match, and build your food storage you are wasting money. I have saved from April 29th to now $817.18. AND my storage has doubled, and continues to grow weekly with only like $5 extra a week. I don't have the money to put into my food storage right now, but I can scrounge up $5-$10 right now to build up on things that we will use when they are dirt cheap and that is the key! I also have started doing a few other things to make money... after a few times of trial and error, I have found a couple dependable survey sites, I use a different search engine called swagbucks.com (use my widget on the side to be routed there and sign up for FREE) which is super easy. How many times do you google for something? Well swagbucks is the exact same thing as google only on a random basis you earn swagbucks (or get paid) to search. Then you can redeem the bucks for gift cards. My goal is to save them up all year long and redeem them for gift cards to pay for some xmas presents. I have almost earned my first $5 Amazon gift card, and it hasn't taken me long at all. Some people do the searches for the codes to earn the money I haven't done that, I just use that search box to open any website I get on to.

Do you ever get a pop-up that says earn a $500 Visa Card or $1000 in gas etc. and you just exit out because you think "oh yeah I bet!" Well thats how I was too. However I have learned from others that some of these offers are actually legit. Wednesday I finally worked up the courage to try my very first one. I will keep you posted on how it goes but I really feel confident that it will work out. I did a $500 Visa card one... I had to sign up for 8 offers and I have $27 into it. This is how they usually work. 5 of the offers are trial ones so you just have to keep track of the dates when the trial ends so you don't get charged. You cancel before then. 2 of the offers were for kids books. One for Disney books, and 1 for Dr. Seuss. One of my trials is Netflix, that one wasn't too hard to do.. 2 week trial. I figure for 3 hrs of my time, $27 of my money out of pocket.... $500 will be worth it. Like I said I will keep you posted on how it turns out... and if you want more info on any of these offers let me know. I have some great links and info. on what are legit places and what aren't.

Also, I am preparing a 3 night workshop on Frugal Living for my Relief Society ladies as an enrichment activity. I am so excited about it, but it has taken LOTS of time to gather and put together info., so its not so darn overwhelming. I have the July presidency talk in RS so I am going to do my talk on some of the articles in the June Ensign in regards to "Stretching Your Dollar" etc and that will be how we kick off our workshops for the fall. Anyway, there will be a couponing class, a planning your meals around the ads class, and a build your food storage while you budget class. There are a few people that want this information that aren't in my ward. Since I will have all the info. and handouts and the classes prepared, I was thinking maybe I would take another night and teach a class to the community. I want so much for people to save and be wise about their shopping! Also for Utah residents there are TONS of amazing resources to you and places you can get the info already put together for you. Us Wyoming people have to do it all ourselves. :) There will be a very minimal cost maybe $10 just to cover the cost of all the copies and handouts etc. , and if I have to rent a building to meet in. If you are interested I have a list going and when the time comes, probably September sometime, I will let you know the date and time so you can come. You can comment here or email me at sammi_nickel@yahoo.com and put Classes in the subject line please. Thanks.

Let's see.... My kids are doing great. Kash is still on a healthy streak, and is his happy go-lucky self. Kadence is still amazing me every day with the things she remembers and observes. I can't believe both their birthdays are coming up soon, and then they will officially be a year older! Speaking of my kids, I have been contemplating for a while seperating my personal blog from my kids's and making a family blog that is private. I keep hearing of stories where people get on other peoples websites and blogs and steal their pictures and create their own stories and lives with them. I really don't want anyone else to have MY Kadence and Kash hanging on their walls or a store window in another country as Holly's story goes. Also, I liked Holly's idea of a blog for each kid, then thought I could just print it off at the end of the year and add their joural/blog to their scrapbook. Perfect. So that is now added to my list of "to do's".

We are enjoying the rain..... as you can see. :) She gets her style from me.

I have been taking more pictures... I am LOVING it. Another thing I would like to do before the end of the year is start a website or blog or something where you can view what I have done and to help advertise. I have 2 baby shoots and hopefully (crossing fingers) 2 family shoots coming up in July, it is such great practice for me!! If you are needing/wanting pictures please give me a chance to do them. I am cheap right now because you are doing me a favor, by giving me practice. I have been only charging $50 and that is for the sitting fee, and ALL the picures, and the hours and hours of editing. I have just been taking them, then I edit them all and give you the copywrite AND the cd full of pics for you to develop where you like. So, Keep ME in mind!!

Kade and Nicole married for time and all eternity on June 6, 2002 in the Jordan River Temple.

Happy Anniversary to us! I honestly can't believe its been 7 years. Some days just drug on and on, but for the most part time has really flown. Its sad that I am getting old enough now to look back at these pictures.... we look younger. :( Before I didn't think we looked much different, now we are fatter and older. I thought that would never happen!!!

We didn't do much to celebrate, Friday we went to Ogden for Kade's Dr.'s appt and went to dinner after with just us and Kadence. She thought she was so big to be by herself but kept getting a sad face and we would say "whats wrong?" she would then reply "I miss my brudder". Then it would pass for a while. Saturday I cleaned all day and Kade worked on the ranch, then that night we went to the Series rodeo that started and stayed long enough to watch the nephews rope... then I ran in Walmart. Woo Hoo, we are party animals. :)

Are you prepared?

With Jeremy's death it has made me extra sensitive to having our paperwork all in order, life is fragile and you just don't know when your time is up. We have a lot of stuff set up already, but need to change some things and finish others.
Suze Orman has a great freebie right now to help you get yours in order all online. I have worked on mine the last two nights and it is so easy and straight forward. Go HERE to begin and use the code : PEOPLE FIRST to get it FREE.

Also get a free photo notebook and 50 free prints when you register with Snapfish HERE. Today only. They are so cute and I LOVE snapfish.

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RECALL: Carters Fall 2007 clothes

About 4 months ago, Carter's put out a "recall" of their "tag-less" labels in their Fall 2007 clothing line. The labels were causing an irratation (even burn) to babies skin. They are taking back your appropriate clothing items for the Suggested Retail Price. For example - that means if you got a onesie on sale (that is on the recall list) for $3, they will take it back for the SRP of $18 (if that was the SRP.) Most of Carter's clothes are tag-less so realize it is not every Carter's item in your closet. Go to THIS LINK to see if you have any of these items.

WARNING: This is looooooooong

As most of you already know, May has just not been a great month in our little family. We started the month off with me getting my tonsils out, which thankfully wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. My sister-in-law Mindi, and one of my best friends, that I have spoke of in the earlier posts about my tonsils.... was one of my greatest blessings through my whole recovery. She called me first thing in the mornings to see what kind of day it was going to be for me. She took my kids on multiple occasions so I could rest and not be chasing 2 wild kids around. She cleaned, chased cows out of my yard, and did way more than I wanted her too. :) Towards that 2nd week of my recovery, things started to change at her little house as well. Her tough, hard working husband started not feeling well, and that week will forever be imprinted in my mind. Its still amazing to me how quickly and un-expectedly life can slip away right in front of your eyes. Its humbling to accept God's will and have faith that what he wants will be ok for you, even when it hurts terribly. All of our testimonys have been strengthened of this, and we are so grateful for the atonement and the knowledge we have and belief in life after death. Families ARE Forever. What a comfort these things have been in our family.

Jeremy Douglas Matthews
5/1/77-5/24/09

This is the poem that little Morgan (Jeremy's niece) read at the funeral. I think it was written by Grandma Ilene, Cindy Matthews, and Kim Matthews. (sorry if I missed someone)

Dear Daddy,

I really feel quite special that Heavenly Father gave me to you,
To be your little princess, your little Lexi Sue.

I know how much you love me, you told me everyday
Jesus needs your help now but you won’t be far away.

I will always remember the times that we’ve shared
By the things that you taught me I know that you cared.

You worried that the things I was learning were more for a little boy,
But knowing the way you did things will always bring me joy.

I loved to bring my tool box and help you as I could,
Cause now dear daddy I can do things exactly like you would!

The rides we took in the big truck spotting Kenworth’s made us happy,
Cause they’re the best…and we don’t like Peterbilt’s , do we Daddy?

Daddy, thanks for taking me to the Prom when I was only three,
They’re aren’t very many girls who are as lucky as me!

To have your picture taken was not something you liked to do,
But I’m sure glad I have the one of me kissing you.

I know you loved to hear me sing when I climbed up on your knee,
Snuggling close to you will always be my most cherished memory.

“You are my Sunshine” was your favorite song to hear,
And every time I sing it now I’ll feel you very near.

Don’t worry about us Daddy, Mommy and me have got a plan,
We’ll work hard and be real strong because we know we can.

Watch over us Daddy, we’ll be with you someday
Families are Forever..that’s Heavenly Father’s way.

Lexi Sue at the graveside photo courtesy of Kim Matthews

Afterwards Lexi got up and sang in her adorable sweet little voice "You are my Sunshine" just for her Daddy, perfectly. All of us were talking afterwards how amazing it was Lex got up and sang like she was so happy and carefree with no shyness at all, BUT the neatest part was she lookedout above the audience and kept her eyes stationed on the air above all our heads, with a huge grin on her face.

We all believe she was singing right to Jere, and that she could see him plain as day.
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LOOK AT MY BOY!!!!

On a happier note, look at this sweet, adorable, gorgeous little Garrett. I don't know how his mommy resists giving into his every single request. I know I sure couldn't. :)

I am so glad you guys were able to come up for the reunion.... thanks for letting me hug and squeeze him to pieces.
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Update on Kash

First of all Thank you for all your concern, prayers, and thoughts for Kash. It is amazing the community support, phone calls, emails, comments to family and friends that we have recieved about him.
The day of Jeremy's viewing was the long 3 month awaited appointment at Primary Childrens Medical Center in Salt Lake. The reason we were going there is because when I met with my ENT doctor about my tonsils, we took Kash in for a consult as well. The Dr. was such a smart guy that he decided he wanted to test his immune system before he just went in and hacked out his tonsils. Its because of this we found out Kash does have an immune deficientcy, and most likely him being sick every other week has nothing to do with his tonsils. Once we found this out, I scheduled an appointment with an immunologist at Primarys. The week before the appointment, I took Kash to the hospital here for a full blood panel of tests so that when we got to the immunologist there were results for them to look at with us, to discuss what is going on and treatment options. So I take Kash to the lab and I sit for about an hour, because when I hand them the stack of paperwork with the dozens of tests they wanted ran, it made everything more complicated. So about 4 lab techs sat with the tests and had to calculate how much blood they needed to draw from my little 23 pound boy, and what the max. amt was they could draw vs. his weight. Then they had to calculate how much blood each individual test needed and how many vials were needed for each test etc. It made me more and more nervous as I realized how awful this could be for him. Finally they had everything calculated and they open the lab door only to wheel out the cart with a couple handfuls of vials to tell me they want to do it in the ER where they can lay him down on a bed. As we walk to the ER I said a prayer the whole length of the hallway; they pull back a curtain and I sit him on the bed. 4 lab ladies come in and stand around us in this small little curtained room and I just keep waiting for him to totally freak. Kash is not a social kid. He doesn't like being talked to by strangers, looked at by strangers, in the same room as strangers.... let alone pinned to a bed by 4 strangers while they put a needle in his arm and draw 9, yes I said 9 vials of blood. Anyway, I lay him down and he doesn't make a peep. He lays their content as can be, the cute little girl drawing his blood was FABULOUS with him. Her name is Gem and she is an absolute Gem. She did amazing. I sat and talked to him about our dog Jake, and if he wanted an ice cream after he was done, if he wanted to go home and rope with his dad etc. He watched the needle and them changing out the vials the whole time, but was calm and kept smiling and nodding his head and smiling at everything I asked him. It was perfect. Afterwards they gave him this cute little bag with a sucker and then all was well with him. As we were leaving one of the gals dropped a glass vile full of blood on the tile floor. It NEVER broke. My prayers could not have been answered more completely. They were worried I might have to bring him back again for more blood, if they didn't get enough. So surely a broken vile full would have meant doing it all again, and I am sure the 2nd time wouldn't have been as smooth.

Back to the story... sorry. We go to U of U hospital (thats where the dr's office was) in a rush for the day, exhausted, and emotionally drained. We all have to wake up early to get to our appointment, and the kids are both hungry and tired when we get there. We sit in the room... and in walks a lady. NOT the male immunologist I made the appt with 3 months earlier. She was a physicians assistant.... I was TICKED!!!!! I dont' know how they can do that without asking you if that is what you want. I handed her the stack of test results we worked so hard to get again... there are ALERTS by a lot of them and L's meaning low by a lot of them and she barely even looked at them. I handed her the other stack of papers, which was a copy of his chart she hardley skimmed it at all either. All she did was sit and stare at my skinny, every rib showing little boy. She examined him (if that is what you would call it) in like 3 minutes and then she sat and talked to me about his weight and argued with me about how much he gained. He weighed 20 lbs at that office but the week before weighed 24 here at the office he has been weighed at his whole life. She went on and on about him only gaining 2 lbs since he was 1, because he was 18 pds when he turned 1. I kept trying to explain to her that wasn't a fair statement, because she was comparing the 18 pd mark on the scale here to the 20 pd mark on the scale there. Obviously the scales were not measuring the same. I told her that the same scale that showed 18 pds at 1 showed 24 pds a week before. That is a fair assumption, that 6 pds has been gained in a year, not 2 pds in a year. Duh! Anyway she left and came back with the doctor who was in there long enough to tell me my kid had a big head and "boy he really is a skinny little guy" blah blah. Then told us they wanted to run all these tests for his "failure to thrive" and gave me paperwork to walk over to Primarys for those tests.
We got there at 1 and they said they couldn't do the cystic fibrosis test until 3... I explained I would have to drive back down then for that test because we had to be home for a viewing at 5 pm. Thankfully the 1 o clock was late so they fit us in. They did a sweat test on Kash where they shocked his arms for 5 minutes (which he cried the whole time) and then wrapped his arms in all this plastic and stuff to make him sweat. Then we took him to a long hall and tried to have him run up and down with his coat and blanket on to make him sweat for that test. We went back and thankfully again our prayers were answered and there was enough sweat for the test, so we didn't have to re-do it. They drew blood for other tests and we were on our way. In the middle of the funeral luncheon they called and said the Cystic Fibrosis test was negative so that was good, but I didn't feel in my mommy heart thats what it was anyway. Then yesterday morning they called and told me all the other tests were negative as well, such as Ciliac Disease. They are concerned because he isn't making white blood cells, they actually keep decreasing and are lower than they were even the week before. He definately has an in-ability to fight bacterial infections. They referred me to the failure to thrive clinic who called me, and their first appt is the middle of September... wow. They want me to get him into a GI Dr..., I am done for now. Honestly our main concern is his health, of course. The immune thing is not really treatable. There is no medicine to fix it, we hope he will grow out of it. The weight thing is coming along, and I am actually encouraged that he has grown more in the last 2 months than he has in the last year. He is a happy, active, sweet little boy. His gums are healthy, his skin is healthy, his hair is thick and growing... I am not starving him, which is how they treated us. Kade finally TOLD her that we feed him all day long, he is NOT starving and we even are spending hundreds of dollars a month to give him Pediasure as well. That shut her up finally. I know she is just trying to do her job, but that isn't even why we were there. We were there for the immune thing. Sooo the answer to everyones questions, we still don't know what we are doing with Kash. We don't know what is wrong with him, if there is anything physically wrong with him, or where we are going from here. All I know is he is still not going anywhere real public, and will not be in Walmart for some time. Especially after there have been 2 confirmed Swine Flu cases now in Uinta county.

I know this is long. More like looooooong. Thats how it has felt to me too. :)

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Practicing for the Testicle Festival
Since we didn't know what was coming up the following week, Kadence had gotten all psyched about participating in the kids events at the annual Testicle Festival. She was planning on toughing it out to ride a sheep, doing the chicken chase, and of course the stick horse barrel racing. Oh well, at least we have the fun memories of practicing.

Getting instruction from her dad

She's turnin' and burnin' now


Look at that SPEED
Ahh the sense of accomplishment :)


Then of course Kash had to give it a try....

Grateful, Blessed, Thankful

Just checking in with all you sweeties who are wanting an update on how I am doing. First off, thanks for all the generosity from so so many of you wonderful people. The babysitting, cleaning, running errands, cooking, and loving supportive phone calls. They have all been so so needed and loved, and I am so thankful to have you in my life.

Honestly things have been going really smooth, and I have been grateful to how well my body has been recovering to everything. I started out with liquid Lortab in the beginning.... but soon learned that even though you have taken something a million times you can develop an allergy to it. I hated the way it made me feel so I didn't take pain medicine hardly at all the first 5 days. Off and on I would slip in a tylenol or two though. Suddenly out of nowhere I started experiencing this stinging inside my mouth on Thursday night, and the pain went from like a 5 to a 20 in my throat over night. Friday... was awful, thats all I am going to say about that. I had sores on both sides of my tongue, the roof of my mouth and all along the insides of my cheeks. Everytime I even drank water it stung so so bad. My tongue was white and yucky looking, and finally I called my Dr. in Ogden and said I have got to have something else to take. I am in so much pain and the lortab is out of the question. I really wanted to try percoset but I guess you have to have that hand written and delivered in person and it can't be phoned in anywhere so they shut me down on that but called me in Tylenol 3 and also something for my mouth in case it was thrush... even though I wasn't on anti-biotics I have been for like the last 5 months of my life. lol Also at about 2 p.m. they suggested I try and get into a doctor here to just make sure my mouth looked ok and it wasn't really infection or something complicating the healing. So I started (or my mom I should say because I couldn't talk hardly at all) calling around the different Dr.'s and NO ONE would fit me in. In fact some places were out and out rude about even trying to fit me in because you know they are just "too busy." Since it was Friday I knew I had to get something taken care of or the weekend we would be making a trip to the ER. Finally I called my wonderful, selfless, bend over backwards helful, sweet, loving... and the list goes on, sister in law Mindi, but really she is just like a true sister to me, and asked her what I should do. She called her pediatrian and that sweet woman agreed to see me at 6:30 pm, the woman never goes home. Not only did Mindi work magic, but she came and picked me up because you know "I can't drive on pain medicine" is what she said.... and honestly you never win with Mindi on a good day let alone a day you just drool more than you can talk. That doctor hooked me up. She gave me percoset, she gave me magic mouth wash to help numb my sores so I could at least take medicine without screaming, she gave me a minute of her time which is all I had needed from those other doctors that we spend hundreds at each year, and she gave me a hug. She didn't think my mouth was thrush but I picked up the medicine and took it anyway and after 2 doses in the middle of the night by morning my sores were almost gone and with the percoset life was liveable and not to shabby again AND I wasn't feeling like my skin was crawling and so drugged I couldn't hold my eyes open. I honestly think if I could have gotten the right pain medicine from the beginning things would have been going even better, but its not like we could have for-seen a new allergy.

Saturday was a good day. Food is still not my friend, but I don't feel that starving hunger at all. I don't feel like I am missing out on anything, and I can sit and watch people eat and I don't just want to rip the food out of their hands and stuff my face at all. I am lucky. For those that say ice cream is good and your lucky because you get to eat it the whole time. That is a filthy lie. Ice cream is too darn thick to eat and the dairy causes mucus. I think we should just buy out the Snack Packs pudding company... that is what we are stocked with at the moment. My Grandpa Doug and Grandma Elaine came up from CO Friday and Saturday to see everyone. Matt and Aubri brought Garrett down to introduce him to them and Aubri got to meet them too for the first time. For some reason they had never met... Matt got married right after Xmas and the weather was horrible so they couldn't make the trip out for it, and I think they were in California for Matt's internship last time Gpa was here. Anyway it was fun for them to finally meet in person. Its tradition Grandpa takes us out for dinner when he visits, and I was so glad I felt up to going when the time came on Saturday. After Fridays drama I was so exhausted and I actually even slept 5 hours straight that night, but Saturday morning I still was just so tired. I slept until almost 3 pm I think. Mom had my kids and they were visiting with Gma and Gpa at her house, so I took advantage of the quiet. I ordered mashed potatoes at the restaurant but just ate the gravy off because like ice cream, potatoes are too thick too. It was still so fun to visit though and I had the honor of holding Garrett while everyone else ate, so it worked out in my favor in the end anyway.

Today has been hectic again though, I woke up this morning to Kash barking like a seal in his room. I thought for sure he had croup, and I was so disappointed that the great health streak this kid has been on was now over. We are going on 6 weeks healthy and I know that doesn't seem all that great, but guys that is the longest he has been healthy in his life! I gave him a breathing treatment and he went back to bed, and another one when we all got up and they did help him but he still was deep and raspy. I called my pediatrician but she was out of town this weekend and wouldn't you know it... she left on her answering machine a message to her patients in an emergency to call the Dr./pediatrician that had seen me Friday after she had refused. So I gladly did, and that sweet woman had me come in and she saw Kash and gave him stickers and spoiled us rotten. He has an ear infection, which he has only had one small one ever and then allergies, allergies, allergies. Same old story. Its sad to be happy that is what your kid is sick with huh! But I was glad because "technically" that doesn't ruin his winning health streak right? I mean yeah he is a little uncomfortable, BUT he doesn't have a virus and he isn't contagious and he probably won't lose weight over it. So I am justifying that the streak goes on.

Now on to the AWESOME thing...... Kash has gained 4 pounds since his last Dr. visit 6 weeks ago. It was so joyful to see the scale say more than 20 pds I almost kissed it. I have thought lately that he looked a little filled out in his cheeks, but I wasn't sure if that was wishful thinking or not. I knew he was growing taller because all of his pants are now pretty much capris. For those of you that don't know... Kash is very tiny for his age. He wasn't even on the growth chart until his 18 mo. checkup and even then it was 3%. Over the last 8 months he has only gained about 6-8 oz and in December he was looking so so skinny it was sad. He eats.. he eats and eats and eats. His reflux and then we just found out he has an immune disorder (more on that later) that is causing him to be sick all the time and then just not gain weight or lose weight from being sick. Its a challenge. I am grateful the $30 a week we spend on pediasure a new trial we have been doing is paying off and will continue to pray for his health and strength.

I know this is lengthy, but I can't wait to get caught up on what all you have been up to and get back to living again. This week probably will still be pretty rough but hopefully I am on the downslide.