Update & random pictures

First of all an update - My mother is FINE!!! Her tests showed nothing abnormal. She was referred to another doctor to take care of what has been making her feel so bad. But it is not anything near as awful as we feared. Your thoughts and prayers were so cherished this past week. I am so grateful to be blessed by you! Lisa, I read your message before I knew what my mom's prognosis was. I wanted to wait until I had answers before I responded and the weekend hit and my computer was forgotten. Please know how moved I was by your message, I WILL get back to you personally soon! :-)

I am sure most of you have been following this family. Is our God awesome or what?!!! I am so honored to have witnessed such an amazing show of His grace and mercy. This story and this family is one of the most amazing testimonies I have ever seen. Little Susannah still has an uphill battle, but after this past week, there is NOTHING this little girl can't overcome! They are on their way home from China right now - which is a HUGE miracle in and of itself.

Last week, we met up with Sharon & Ella Kate of Blooms & Blessings for lunch. Linzi, Ally & Ella Kate are so cute together! I only wish we all had more time for play. I am working on Ella Kate's video and the further I get into it, the more I just love this family!
This next one is for Lucy. Sweet little Ally is THRIVING - but I don't understand where her nutrition comes from because this child refuses to eat her fruits & veggies. No matter what I do, I cannot get her to eat anything remotely healthy. Linzi on the other hand, is the healthiest eater I know, she LOVES her fruits & veggies. At lunch, I ordered broccoli for Linzi and Ally just reached over and helped herself! Sharon saw it too! She even went back for more several times. I was so shocked, I had to take a picture just to prove to her mommy that I didn't make this up. :-)
Mandi has been having so much fun cheerleading this year. I have so many pictures I need to edit and post. In a couple weeks she will go to the Cheer Off competition - her squad is awesome and I just know they are going to rock the house! I am not sure who is having more fun with the cheerleading - her, or Linzi & I. Linzi is learning the cheers and next year, she will be old enough to be a team mascot. How cute would that be?!!! My two girls cheering together!

Alex had his first homecoming dance last weekend. Sigh... I look at this picture and wonder what ever happened to my little boy.
After I made this LO, we decided to change the kitty's name. Mandi had named him Prince Charming (Prince for short) because it suited his personality. But it just doesn't feel quite right and the boys in the family refuse to call him that. Eric is calling him BlackJack or BJ (I am sooo not liking that!). Linzi calls him Prince Casper or Casper. Mandi likes Oliver (for black olives - Linzi's fave condiment). I like Jett, but we have an Uncle Jett so we can't use that name. I also like Prince Boo but the rest of the family thought it was too silly. Major decisions here! What do you call a little black cat (boy) who shows up just in time for Halloween? Any ideas?!!! BTW, our other pets are Annabelle, Sophie & Teddy.