Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Friday, March 14, 2008
And we're off...
We're heading down to Parris Island, SC today. Don is doing a triathalon there tomorrow morning and then we're heading to Hilton Head for Saturday afternoon and Sunday. I'll make sure to get lots of pictures of me in my thong bikini and Don in his speedo.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cute
I'm stealing this from my friend Kim's blog - I hope that's okay, Kim. :) By the way, Kim has a Max too and they're in the process of adopting Lucy from China. Her Max is a cutie too!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
My family
Well, the time has come to introduce you to the people who are responsible for the way I am today - please blame them. A certain someone has been on me about doing a post about my family so I have finally caved in to her wishes. In doing this, I've realized that I need to get better at keeping more recent pictures - some of the ones below are several years or more older.
Let's start with a picture from the most important day of Don's life...the day he married me. Below is all of my family in August, 2001.
The patriarch and matriarch of the Dunn family - Tuck and Sandra. They moved to Greenville from Dallas last summer (to be close to their favorite and 2nd favorite daughters). They are both retired, but Mom is starting her 2nd career as a concert pianist (well, she's in her 2nd month of piano lessons so it's a start).
My oldest sister, Shari. Shari's husband is Eric and their kids are Colton and Erica. Colton is a sophomore at DePauw University and Erica goes to high school in San Antonio. Shari and Eric live in Dallas, BUT just bought some property here so they will eventually be closer to us - at least for part of the year! Although, having Eric so close to us might be cause for concern (please refer to the 2nd picture shown below).
Another OLDER sister, Kim. Kim is married to Ted and they have 4 children and live in Kankakee, IL. Ted is a pastor and Kim works at the Christian school affiliated with their church. Eric, their oldest son, is a freshman at Pensacola Christian college. Alyssa is a senior in high school (going to Pensacola next year on a volleyball scholarship), Abby is in 8th grade and Alan is in 3rd grade.
Another OLDER sister, Andrea. Andrea has to be close to me at all times so she moved her family TWO streets over from me. She and her husband, Smitty (Scott), have two kiddos - Lily and Clay. Lily is 8 and Clay is 5. Smitty is in medical sales and Andrea is a professional TJ Maxx shopper and, in her spare time, a stay-at-home mom.
My only (and OLDER) brother, Paul. Paul and his wife, Lori, have two cute boys - Grant and Hunter. They live in Dallas where Paul is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Lori stays at home with the boys and holds down the fort while Paul flys.
Here are just a few more pictures from my family's trip to Charleston last summer (2007).
Since my family now reads my blog I'm sure they will have something to say about my description of them or their pictures. Oh well...won't be the first time they've been upset with their YOUNGER sister! :)
P.S. I'll do another post about Don's family. This post was getting way too long and I know you're ready to move on.
Let's start with a picture from the most important day of Don's life...the day he married me. Below is all of my family in August, 2001.
The patriarch and matriarch of the Dunn family - Tuck and Sandra. They moved to Greenville from Dallas last summer (to be close to their favorite and 2nd favorite daughters). They are both retired, but Mom is starting her 2nd career as a concert pianist (well, she's in her 2nd month of piano lessons so it's a start).
My oldest sister, Shari. Shari's husband is Eric and their kids are Colton and Erica. Colton is a sophomore at DePauw University and Erica goes to high school in San Antonio. Shari and Eric live in Dallas, BUT just bought some property here so they will eventually be closer to us - at least for part of the year! Although, having Eric so close to us might be cause for concern (please refer to the 2nd picture shown below).
Another OLDER sister, Kim. Kim is married to Ted and they have 4 children and live in Kankakee, IL. Ted is a pastor and Kim works at the Christian school affiliated with their church. Eric, their oldest son, is a freshman at Pensacola Christian college. Alyssa is a senior in high school (going to Pensacola next year on a volleyball scholarship), Abby is in 8th grade and Alan is in 3rd grade.
Another OLDER sister, Andrea. Andrea has to be close to me at all times so she moved her family TWO streets over from me. She and her husband, Smitty (Scott), have two kiddos - Lily and Clay. Lily is 8 and Clay is 5. Smitty is in medical sales and Andrea is a professional TJ Maxx shopper and, in her spare time, a stay-at-home mom.
My only (and OLDER) brother, Paul. Paul and his wife, Lori, have two cute boys - Grant and Hunter. They live in Dallas where Paul is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Lori stays at home with the boys and holds down the fort while Paul flys.
Here are just a few more pictures from my family's trip to Charleston last summer (2007).
Since my family now reads my blog I'm sure they will have something to say about my description of them or their pictures. Oh well...won't be the first time they've been upset with their YOUNGER sister! :)
P.S. I'll do another post about Don's family. This post was getting way too long and I know you're ready to move on.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Max is sick...but still funny
UPDATE: Here's a picture from last night of a boy with an ear infection, the flu and 103 temp. BUT, we now have 2 rounds of antibiotic and ear drops in him so my little trooper is feeling much better!
Another sick weekend at the Clardy house. Max has kept a fever for the past couple of days and has a cough that I'm sure will bring up a lung any second now.
Anyway, just two funny things Max said over the past few days...
He got up in the middle of the night - with a fever and very thirsty. We went into the bathroom to get a drink and when he finished his water he looked in the mirror and said very seriously "my hair's a mess." Vanity must run in the family.
I was getting him out of his bath last night and he pointed at my chin and said "what's that?" I said "that's a pimple" (biggest understatement of the year). He then said "ooh, I don't want to eat that." No, son...no you don't.
By the way, a big shoutout to Donna - it's her birthday! Happy Birthday Donna!
Another sick weekend at the Clardy house. Max has kept a fever for the past couple of days and has a cough that I'm sure will bring up a lung any second now.
Anyway, just two funny things Max said over the past few days...
He got up in the middle of the night - with a fever and very thirsty. We went into the bathroom to get a drink and when he finished his water he looked in the mirror and said very seriously "my hair's a mess." Vanity must run in the family.
I was getting him out of his bath last night and he pointed at my chin and said "what's that?" I said "that's a pimple" (biggest understatement of the year). He then said "ooh, I don't want to eat that." No, son...no you don't.
By the way, a big shoutout to Donna - it's her birthday! Happy Birthday Donna!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Kristi Carr Smalley (circa 1986-1989)
This was in yearbook club. Kristi apparently didn't want her picture taken while trying to come up with witty photo captions for the GCA Excalibur.
This picture must have been taken right after Kristi got back from Hawaii.
Seriously, how did all that hair fit in the picture? I believe this was at one of the famous GCA pep rallies.
Could I get more bangs on my head and why did I think that bow around my neck looked good?
My high school graduation. Kristi came back after being at Liberty for 2 years. She was the cool college girl...but was that hair REALLY cool???
Kristi's high school boyfriend.
This picture must have been taken right after Kristi got back from Hawaii.
Seriously, how did all that hair fit in the picture? I believe this was at one of the famous GCA pep rallies.
Could I get more bangs on my head and why did I think that bow around my neck looked good?
My high school graduation. Kristi came back after being at Liberty for 2 years. She was the cool college girl...but was that hair REALLY cool???
Kristi's high school boyfriend.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
My boy
UPDATE AT END OF POST!!!!
It sounds like Donna and I had the same idea today...for some reason, rain makes us want to bake oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Max "helped" me, but was more concerned about how long it would take until he could actually put one in his mouth!
Check out Max's MAJOR bedhead - I think he could fly with those wings!
After we made our cookies we went to see Mary, one of Max's physical therapist. Max has been working with Mary since he was one. They worked on balance today. Mary would put a sticker on Max's foot and he would have to lift his foot up and take the sticker off while balancing on one foot. She said he's getting better at it! I always love when Max finishes therapy because he comes running out looking for me - I took my camera today and tried to get a picture of it. I LOVE that boy!
Max and Mary
Just a few more random pics from today. Check out Max's cool tighty whities!
Max did this with his arm and said "take a picture."
Max and daddy on their way upstairs to go to bed - FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW - check out those cheeks!
We go to Max's eye doctor tomorrow. We've been going every 4 weeks lately because Max has been diagnosed with glaucoma/high pressure in his left eye. We've been doing eye drops every morning and night, but they haven't brought the pressure down to where it needs to be. Tomorrow is the day where we will most likely decide to move to the next step if it's still high. The next step would be surgery. He would have it done at Duke by a glaucoma specialist. We've seen her before and she comes with great recommendations.
Just a little history on Max's eye issues. He has very little vision in his left eye. He had ROP(retinopathy of prematurity) laser surgery in both eyes at 4 months old. He then developed a cataract in his left eye as a result of the ROP laser surgery. He had the cataract removed and had to wear a contact up until his glaucoma was diagnosed several months ago (yes, I put in/took out a contact since he was 5 months old-lots of fun). Somewhere along the line the cornea in his left eye began to thicken. We patch his good eye every day so that he is forced to use his left eye in hopes that it will get stronger. He will never have good vision in his left eye, but we just want to get as much as possible. So, that's the 411!
Say a little prayer for us tomorrow morning! :)
UPDATE...
Okay, next time I really need something to happen I'm going to go to my intercessor blog friends...Max got the BEST report we've had since he was originally diagnosed!!!! His pressure was well within the normal range. Don and I were completely shocked and I think the doctor was too. I fully expected to go in there today and talk about when Max would have his surgery. Now, the pressure can constantly change so we're not out of the woods, but at least it's come back down - I'll take that! THANK YOU GUYS for all your sweet comments and for the prayers - they worked! :))))) Here's a picture of him at his appointment this morning.
It sounds like Donna and I had the same idea today...for some reason, rain makes us want to bake oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Max "helped" me, but was more concerned about how long it would take until he could actually put one in his mouth!
Check out Max's MAJOR bedhead - I think he could fly with those wings!
After we made our cookies we went to see Mary, one of Max's physical therapist. Max has been working with Mary since he was one. They worked on balance today. Mary would put a sticker on Max's foot and he would have to lift his foot up and take the sticker off while balancing on one foot. She said he's getting better at it! I always love when Max finishes therapy because he comes running out looking for me - I took my camera today and tried to get a picture of it. I LOVE that boy!
Max and Mary
Just a few more random pics from today. Check out Max's cool tighty whities!
Max did this with his arm and said "take a picture."
Max and daddy on their way upstairs to go to bed - FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW - check out those cheeks!
We go to Max's eye doctor tomorrow. We've been going every 4 weeks lately because Max has been diagnosed with glaucoma/high pressure in his left eye. We've been doing eye drops every morning and night, but they haven't brought the pressure down to where it needs to be. Tomorrow is the day where we will most likely decide to move to the next step if it's still high. The next step would be surgery. He would have it done at Duke by a glaucoma specialist. We've seen her before and she comes with great recommendations.
Just a little history on Max's eye issues. He has very little vision in his left eye. He had ROP(retinopathy of prematurity) laser surgery in both eyes at 4 months old. He then developed a cataract in his left eye as a result of the ROP laser surgery. He had the cataract removed and had to wear a contact up until his glaucoma was diagnosed several months ago (yes, I put in/took out a contact since he was 5 months old-lots of fun). Somewhere along the line the cornea in his left eye began to thicken. We patch his good eye every day so that he is forced to use his left eye in hopes that it will get stronger. He will never have good vision in his left eye, but we just want to get as much as possible. So, that's the 411!
Say a little prayer for us tomorrow morning! :)
UPDATE...
Okay, next time I really need something to happen I'm going to go to my intercessor blog friends...Max got the BEST report we've had since he was originally diagnosed!!!! His pressure was well within the normal range. Don and I were completely shocked and I think the doctor was too. I fully expected to go in there today and talk about when Max would have his surgery. Now, the pressure can constantly change so we're not out of the woods, but at least it's come back down - I'll take that! THANK YOU GUYS for all your sweet comments and for the prayers - they worked! :))))) Here's a picture of him at his appointment this morning.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Hitchhiker missionary???
Church today was really neat. The North American Missions Board commissioned 70 new missionaries/chaplains and they did it at our church. Each person got up and said where they were located and who they were trying to reach with the gospel. I've always thought of missionaries as people who move to Africa, but these people are all across the US and Canada.
Anyway, our neighbors (who are in our Sunday school class) actually had a dessert "meet and greet" last night with one of the missionary couples. We were not able to attend, but I heard about it this morning. Okay, check this out - this guy is a "hitchhiker" missionary. Yep - you heard me. He lives in the LA area and hitchhikes around the LA highways. If he gets picked up by a non-believer then he witnesses to them. If he gets picked up by a Christian then he moves on to the next car. Now - does this sound strange to anyone else? It's definitely innovative, but is it safe?
Another funny story...my neighbor, Brentley, said that at the end of the evening everyone gathered in a circle while the hitchhiker missionary prayed - close to a 15 minute prayer. Well, her little 4 year old daughter was getting a little impatient - after about 10 minutes of prayer she just blurted out "AMEN." Brentley said she about died - I thought it was hilarious!
Anyway, our neighbors (who are in our Sunday school class) actually had a dessert "meet and greet" last night with one of the missionary couples. We were not able to attend, but I heard about it this morning. Okay, check this out - this guy is a "hitchhiker" missionary. Yep - you heard me. He lives in the LA area and hitchhikes around the LA highways. If he gets picked up by a non-believer then he witnesses to them. If he gets picked up by a Christian then he moves on to the next car. Now - does this sound strange to anyone else? It's definitely innovative, but is it safe?
Another funny story...my neighbor, Brentley, said that at the end of the evening everyone gathered in a circle while the hitchhiker missionary prayed - close to a 15 minute prayer. Well, her little 4 year old daughter was getting a little impatient - after about 10 minutes of prayer she just blurted out "AMEN." Brentley said she about died - I thought it was hilarious!
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