Monday, August 31, 2009

We lost a "MHS Bear Football Player today"



Its been such a hard thing to deal with and we've prayed and prayed for a miracle but the Lord has a place for him and it was time for him to go home. Gregory played football with Kam and it has really hit home for the "Bear Football Family". Here's the story:::

Former Merced High football star Kameron Huddleston dies...

Kameron Huddleston, the 19-year-old former Merced High football star, died Monday in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno. The end came peacefully, his mother Margie Huddleston said. Kameron's blood pressure began to drop late Sunday night and continued to fall throughout the early morning hours Monday. He was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m. "My baby passed away today," Margie said. "God saw fit to spare me, Randy and Britney the toughest decision of our lives." Kameron had been in a coma for nearly month after experiencing complications after a routine surgery to fix two ligaments in his right knee on Aug. 7. The family said Kameron suffered flash pulmonary edema while in the recovery room -- meaning his lungs began to fill with fluid -- and had to have a tube inserted into his lungs to assist breathing and drainage. Kameron was sedated to protect the breathing devices and his surgically-repaired right knee. He slipped into a coma and never came out. At some point, oxygen was cut off from his brain, and CPR had to be administered, his father Randy said.The family hasn't asked St. Agnes for an operational report, detailing the events that night.
"Right now, we're not there," Margie said. "Of course, we want to know what happened. But some things aren't to be revealed. "We have to be at peace with where we’re at. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. I’m just holding on ... my baby is going home."




**Merced Sun-Star

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Good-by August! Hello FALL!! One word...Starbucks!!


Tomorrow is the last day of August and on Tuesday (Sept. 1) I will see my love again...

Starbucks and I had a long, Hot, Caramelized, Whipped Creamy, Steamy affair last Fall/Winter and now its time to rekindle that relationship. We have this agreement that I will give him the space he deserves this Summer and I will come back in the Fall. I must admit, I have been tempted and did make a couple "drive-by's" but like I told him, id give him the space he needed.

Since Summer, I filled up my morning with my very own concoction of "sweet tea" but I think now its time to break-up with the "sweet tea" and rekindle my love for Starbucks again! I cannot wait to hold that cardboard cup in the palm of my hands and in the future see my all time favorite, The "Red cup". I am also excited to see my "regular" Starbucks friends and talk about Football and holidays.

Oh, how Ive missed thee'

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Suzanne's 40th Surprise Birthday Party!

Suzanne was so surprised when she arrived home after a wonderful day with Don at Bass Lake. She had no idea she was coming home to a surprise 40th Birthday Party, Band and all!

We all had such a blast!


The Waiting game...


The Arrival

There she is! The Birthday Girl

Huggs from Shannon

Greeting her friends and family

The Cake

So Pretty

Look at those candles

Her Invitation

The Gift Table

Table Centerpiece

Birthday Girl so happy!!

Holly & Joe

Carol & I

Me, Carol, Sherrie, Holly, & Joe

Carol, Me, Holly, Sherrie

The "girls"

Again! Having so much fun takin pics



Sandy, Shannon, & Annie

Monty, Annie, & Bobby

Suzanne & Don

Traci, Susan, & Lyndsi



Rachel, Stephanie, Sherry, Suzanne, & Shannon

Sherry, Shannon, Suzanne, & Julianne

BFF's

Annie & Suzanne


Vanessa & Shannon

The "Parents Table"





Dancin'


Until Next year (or their Engagement Party)
;)







"Skinny Bitch"

So I've started reading this new book. The Skinny Bitch is such an interesting book I can't seem to put it down! My friend, Jen says its her "new bible". Its definitely a must read and I recommend it to all of my girls