Let's see....HOG WIN BIG TIME!!! CAN'T REMEMBER THE SCORE BUT I DO KNOW WE KICKED BUTT. I had one light beer and was ready for bed at 7pm. How sad is that? We left tailgate at halftime, went to get Spencer at a Halloween Party, came home and went to bed. We got lost and almost ran out of gas. If I would have known where we where...you bet I would have rubbed it in Dean's face. I had no idea. I only got up once last night, then got up at 5am. I felt good, then fell asleep on the couch watching The Blindside. What a great movie. Oh, you wanna hear an OH MY LORD, HE IS LISTENING!? I have been so worried about money and how are we gonna pay for this and that....Dean got a test message this morning that said..."Go look in your mailbox" we did and there was a card filled with money!! It said from your Hogtropolis Family. That is our tailgate family. I couldn't believe it...started crying...just like church. For those of you who think the Lord does not hear you...just ask me. going to eat lunch, then take a nap, then Spencer to BB practice. Love you all.

Holy Cow it is cold!! It is going to be in the 20's tonight so I guess I'm going to have to close my windows. I don't mind the cold, it's the wind that gets me. Guess what we saw across the street the other morning? A DEER!!! Just standing in my neighbors driveway. Zack saw it, told me thru the window, I came outside and watched it walk all the way up the middle of the street. Cars were getting out of its way, stopping, looking in shock, like me. I live in the middle of the city for goodness sake! I have a rant....I'm sure that most of you have already heard of Clint McCance. I heard it on the news and was so angry that I went right to HLN, CNN and made a post. What a hatfull man. Now I know I'm going to hear it from my brother, he likes to tease me for my views, but bring it on. This man is on the local School Board of his town. Well, you guys can read about him or just watch the news. Just think, if he has children....they will be haters too. Oh so sad. More later, I've gotta eat dinner.

Hello, coffee took longer than usuall this morning, so I'm a bit slow. Spencer won his game yesterday!! I was suprised they had it because of all the rain. But it was a beautiful day. Again he hit a 3 run homerun. I was told it was 5 feet from the fence. The fence is 300 feet away from home plate. All I can say is holy cow! He said if he would had a "big" barrell...it would have gong over the fence. Don't know about all of that but a mama is proud!!! Our weekends are so crazy that is it a blessing when Monday comes. Spencer is having a terrible allergy attack, as well as me, Dean and even Zachary. He slept on the way to his game. He went right in the house and was in bed 30 seconds after we got home. Zachary's 17th birthday is on Tuesday. I can't believe we have a 17 year old!! Yep, I'm that old. Oh well, what are you gonna do. I've been hoping that it doesn't take me getting sick again to get you all to post a comment. I know you all are busy, life goes on. Zack had a really bad day yesterday. He called us at the BB game and said that he had hit his head with a bat! He was bored, took a bat he keeps by his bed, went outside and was hitting it on a tree. It bounced back and hit him on his head. He has a goose egg bump that had a little blood, he put water on it which we all know makes it look worse. I told him to take Tylenol and we would be home as soon as we could. He got ready for work, ran into Hastings to return a movie, jumped back into his friends car, ripped his pants almost in half. He called work to let them know he would be a bit late and instead of covering the phone, the person just yelled to the manager, Zachary heard them saying...."How the f*&^ is it?" and many other choice words. Of course his feelings were hurt. Just wish he wouldn't heard it. He stayed home, they were letting him off early every night anyway. Poor thing. He will now be looking for another job. Gotta go get his Birthday present today. We have a ton of things to do this week so I'm gonna make a list. OH you won't believe this....yesterday I was doing dishes....I put a casserol dish in the fridge...a clean one without food in it. OMG! I saw that in a movie about Alzheimerzs...oh well, Zack said if I start putting my car keys in there, then I need another check-up. Talk to you all later, going to watch Brother & Sisters.

GO HOGS GO!!! THE HOGS BEAT OL'MISS!!!! After a 4 hour game with 2 weather delays, we beat Ol' Miss. The look on Houston Nutt's face was priceless. He was pissed. Just what I wanted. Anyway, I was so tired yesterday after the tailgate that it was very hard not to go to bed at 6pm. I made it till 9! I woke up several times but got up at 4. I realized something last night...I sleep on my hands. Strange right? I'm a bit strange and have always been. At least that is what Dean tells me. Ok...had a great time yesterday...my brother came for the tailgate...which was awesome! He did tease me about my spelling...it sucks...but that is me. I'm sure if there is anything you guys can't read or understand..someone would let me know. Robert (brother) said I should type first on WORD then copy and paste here...that would take too long!!! So, this is what you get. I promise to spell UGLY with a Y not an E. There is something he and Dean forget...I have a brain tumor, not saying it is effecting my spelling because I have always been a bad speller. Whatever. I need some advise! I'm still getting emails and post from Facebook about this PH balance is the cure for cancer. Wow, if only it were that easy. Not sure what to say to them. I've tried to show the websites that say...it is a scam. Here is another website that states it....Cure-ious Ask.com On this site there is a place to report scams like this but these people are SURE it works. I only hope they never have cancer. Makes me very sad. AND it is hurtful. Not sure she knows that what she is doing is "hurtful". How could anyone do something knowing that is hurting anothers feelings on purpose? Time for more coffee! BRB
It is Sunday morning and boy would I like to stay home today. Every weekend we are on the go till Monday morning. But as I have said before, I know the days I don't want to go to church are the days I NEED to go and will hear something I NEED to hear, so I'll go. It's now 5:30 and I am wanting to go lay in bed, but if I do, I might fall asleep. OH, we say my Ongologist at the tailgate yesterday...Dr. Hayward. I don't see him until November, but it was kinda strange to see him outa the office. Going to watch some of my shows that only I like...like...Real Housewives....something other that American Dad or Family Guy. The truth is those shows aren't so bad now that I have to watch them almost every night. They make Dean fall asleep fast. See ye later!!

Ok, I'm going to try to post a link, I make no promises...here goes. Didn't work, so I will just type the address. good-water.biz/alkaline_water_scams.html Here is the story. A "friend" on Facebook posted "A Cure" for terminal cancer that states balancing your PH will cure cancer. This is bull*#@&. If doing this were true, don't you think everyone would be eating a box on Baking Soda? This is twice I have been told this. The first time was at one of my son's baseball games. A man just came up to me and asked me if I was going thru cancer treatment? My hair had fallen out and I had a hat on. I told him yes....he said I have great news. He told me a story about PH balance in water and it would cure me. He tried to convince me that he had no other goal than to help. My son heard all of this and got so excited thinking...Wow...my mom isn't going to die! He went to his car and brought me a few gallons of water. He also told me that his father-in-law had died a few months ago of cancer, which should have been my first clue...if it worked...save your wifes father!!! I was a bit excited I must say. He gave me a pamflet, a business card....lots of info. He and his wifes name and email was on the info as well. I came home and looked it up on the internet...SCAM!! I was so mad at myself for letting myself get excited. Then...I had to tell Spencer. Ok..blah blah blah. NOW scam number 2. The Post of the "Cure". I replied with how dare you basicly. Not sure if she really believes it or what. I told her, if just balancing your PH and a good diet was the cure, Someone would be on the news proclaiming the cure and would be the most famous person in the world. I'm not sure why people do this, she says she makes no money on saying this but makes you think. I am embarrased to admit I did for a few minutes believe the first man at the baseball game. It took me from Spring until now to even say it. Well, there it is. This is some of my ugle. Maybe more later.

Today is Friday, I think?! LOL Anyway, we are up drinking coffee and watching Real Housewives of DC reunion. Oh so funny....the Salahis are nuts, you remember, the White House crashers. We have another Tailgate party on Saturday morning. The best part of Saturday morning is we will have mamosas. Champagne and OJ....my favorite. My brother might come as well as my sister. My brother asked last night something about the "tent". LOL he has no idea how big our tailgate is. No tent, promise. OH...there is a tent for the golfcart limo to park under while waiting for everyone to get on. So if you are going to the game, ride in style. Anyway...everyone will see how wonderful it is. Full open bar, so much food you will feel sick. I could go on and on and on. Right now I need more coffee. I need to find a link for something and then I will tell you all about it. You won't believe it. There is a "Cure" for terminal cancer. And holy cow, all the doctors in the whole world don't know about it. I'll be back later with the link.

Just had a wonderful lunch with my sister Lisa! It was so fun just visiting with her and eating of course. I have to say, that God does answer prayers. I got a call from one of the nurses from WRMC the other day and she said that they (the OR staff) wanted us to be their Christmas family! I have been so worried about Christmas this year because of the financial burden we are under. Zachary and Spencer's birthdays are in October and November. Ok...when you are the "Christmas Family"....you make a list of what your children want for Christmas and they try to fill the list. This includes food. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! Although, I haven't bought anything retail in years, this is gonna be hard to accept gifts from others. I'm not going to tell Spencer because he will put the most expensive things on his list...remember he is 11. I have a headache now and going to try to take a nap. More later today.

It is Tuesday morning and it is rainging! Boy do we need it. Spencer went to Tulsa yesterday to the Zoo and had a great time. However last night before bed, he didn't feel good. And of course this morning when I woke him up, he still feels sick. What does a parent do when their child says they are sick. (You know they are just really tired) Dean and I told him last night, we kinda knew this was coming, then he says, we don't care about him at all. Are you kidding me? Well, I could go on for ever on how we care and if we didn't....we would'nt drive to Bentonville every week for hours and watch his games, or make sure he has everything he needs...blah blah blah blah. anyone else have this issue? Any advise would be great. I go into a roid rage so I just need to keep my mouth shut. Because then I say stuff I will regret. The other day, I got really mad because I went to the fridge to get cookie dough, and it had been opened, put back into the fridge UNCOVERED! We all know what that does, dries it out so it is no good. I started yelling, took the cookie dough down the hall to show Dean, screaming and then threw it against the wall. My dogs loved it! This happens often, so I just have to keep my mouth shut, bite my tongue. I know that words can hurt and sometimes you will never forget what someone says to you. So, I have to just keep it shut as to not hurt my children. This doesn't mean I don't get REALLY mad. I need to count on Dean to keep me from saying something I can't take back. more later, gotta try to get Spencer up again.

What a game yesterday!! I got is on video...he Cracked a hit, got two runners in, then himself. Every time he got up to bat, the other teams coach yelled..."Get Back...Get Back" LOL We had fun, 3 more games to go. One next week and two the following week. Last night was soup and sandwiches, then right to bed. I slept till 5:45 this morning. Almost freaked out...that is late for me, but did have time to wake up the boys. Dean took Spencer and a few friends to the Tulsa Zoo for a school trip. He is brave! So I am all alone today. There is so much I need to do, but I just don't want to do anything. I want to enjoy being alone. Guess I shouldn't do that too much, don't wanna leave the guys with a messy house! Oh, going to go find a new store today. It is called My sisters closet. One of the ladies giving her testamony at church yesterday said all proceeds go to mission work. I will let you know what it was like. See ya!

Good Morning again! I did take a nap..holy cow! It is now time to stay up and get ready for church. I must say I could go back to bed, but what I tell the boys, "When you don't want to go, is when you hear what you need to hear the most" So....I'm going. Then run home to get ready for the double header in Bentonville. Sometimes it is very cold there, other times it is hotter than hell. So I pack the car acordingly. Won't be back till after 6pm. Our weekends are perfect for hambergers or soup and sandwiches. Something easy. That's nice. Talk to you guys later!

Up extra early today...couldn't go back to sleep after about 1:30 so I started coffee at 2:30. I've been on the internet for awhile just looking up stupid stuff. Now I'm watching Glee, I miss the reciever being in the living room. I don't wanna wake up Dean. Oh well! Arkansas sucked yesterday...thinking the Chargers will suck today too if they are playing. I, we need to get another team to cheer for. All will be worth it if we beat Ol' Miss next week. Gonna try to take a nap before everyone has to get up. Busy day, church, and then a double header for Spencer today. Hope he cracks it outa the park today. We will try to get it recorded again to put it on YouTube. Last time, Dean was so excited that the phone camera taped the ground the whole time he was running. Maybe I'll try today. More later guys...thanks for reading and I would still love to hear your comments.

Ok....I did go to Garage Sales. I bought a small Fridge/Freezer for our room because our children eat way too much and if we want something...we have to hide it but now they know our hiding places. I should have gotten a chain and lock for it too. LOL Anyway, I'm tarred (tired, sleepy) but I want to watch the Razorback game today so I'm gonna take a shower and have Zack get the fridge outa the car. Have a great weekend!

Hello and good Saturday morning to you all. I slept in today, till 5am. WOW I know...I know... Whatever. Spencer wants to go to Garage Sales today. Not sure I want to go. We'll see, I'll let you know. Gotta get more coffee. MIGHT go back to bed. Or maybe get the paper to look at Garage Sales! LOL

What a day! It is almost 10pm and boy am I tired. Ran errands today, found an awesome pair of what I call slippers, some call comfort shoes at a Thrift Store yesterday and LOVE THEM...but, the bottoms are breaking apart all over the house. So, not gonna wear them anymore but I love them and I have no idea who makes them or where they came from. The bottem is falling off and I have never heard of or seen the logo. Started looking on Ebay at 3:30 this morning for high-end slippers and nothing. I took them to Plato's Closet (most of you ladies know this store) and asked them. They buy shoes all day. The manager loved them too and she started looking on their computer. She had a great idea...what about taking to a cobbler? I went to 3 and they all said "no hope". The bottom is rotting because they are old. Oh well, time to look for more shoes! I then txted my son Zachary and asked if he wanted to go to lunch...he said sure! We went to Zaxby's and had a great lunch together. Did a few more errands then went home and took a nap. Got up, Spencer was home now and I asked if he wanted to go to a movie...of course he said yes. We did dinner first at Louis after getting him some shoes at Plato's for Cotillion tomorrow night. After dinner we went to see RED. It was great, I highly reccomend seeing it. Now it is after 10pm way past my bedtime and I am soooooo tired, but promised to write again today. So I had a great day with my boys, now going to get coffee ready for morning, then start all over again. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Love to all. Anna

Morning...guess what I'm watching? The Real Housewives of DC reunion!!! They are slamming the White House crashers...love it! I haven't called Dr. Rosenfeld yet, thinking it might be a bit strange since both docs work at the same clinic. I might get the nerve today. Hold for a min. gotta get more coffee, it is 5am! BRB Back! Going to watch the rest of RH of DC reunion. More later.

Good Morning everyone! It is 4:28 and I am up...of course. Wish I could sleep till 6 even 5:30 would be great but here I am. First of all, thanks to Stephon for watching the message from Grace Church for me as a back up. He said the same things that my Pastor said. It is fine to continue looking for alternate treatments, it won't hurt my faith or make it look like I don't have any faith. So I called my Pastor again and asked him if there were any Oncologist at the church. He got back to me about an hour later and said YES!! His name is Steven Rosenfeld. I will be calling him today to see if he will take me as a new patient. The only thing is, he works at HOG along side Dr. Hayward. It night be a bit tough. But, I think I need a change. Someone that wants me to do a clinical trial instead of saying...I know nothing about it...you can do it on your own. I will let everyone know how it goes later today. Wish me luck!

Morning, its 4:32 and we are up drinking coffee. Yesterday after church, Zachary Spencer and I went to Arkinshire to have lunch with our Friends and old neighbors Alice and Anna Losey. It was great, just like they said..a five star hotel. I must say I was very suprised. I have been in a retirement village and it ant pretty. There place is wonderful comparred to that. Lunch was the big meal of the day and it came in 5 courses, just like a restaurant. After lunch, we rushed home to packup the car for Spencer's game in Bentonville. They won...10/8! The best thing is Spencer cracked a triple! Amost over the 300 ft. fence. and he did it twice. Right now he wants to play baseball all thru High School and College instead of football. Whatever he wants and If I get to see him play, even better. My aunt Millie and her daughter Alex came for a bit...it was great...thanks for coming. What was even greater...my boys (Dean, Zack, Spencer) got to meet the Dunns, whom I love! Kathy & Jerry Dunn came to the game for a bit and boy did they make me happy. I got to tell Zachary why I love them and think of them as family. They are two of the most genuine people I know, so is their daughter Becky! Thanks for coming everyone.

I have a ton of things to do today, and I will write it down because if I don't it probably won't get done. I'm gonna make my list now and get Dean more coffee!!! He says he is more comfortable than me so I should get the coffee. More later.

It is 4:15 on Friday and I called HOG again and left another message, this one not so nice after 3 different calls/messages with no return answers. I got a call from the nurse on phone duty. She said that the doctor DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRIALS AND IF i WANT,,, I CAN CALL THEM MYSELF. WOW!!! If he doesn't have time to check out something that might help one of his patients, I'm thinking I don't have time for him. So I called the records dept and asked for ALL of my records so I can call Duke and or MD Anderson. I have to say I am socked and a bit pissed. Now I am going to do my own research. I'll keep you all posted! LOL

Morning! Couldn't sleep so I was up at 3am. I've been looking up other oncologist in town. I can't wait to call HOG this morning. I will for sure let all of you know what happens today.

Good Evening everyone! I know this is strange me posting in the evening but there is something I just had to say. I'm thinking of firing my oncologist tomorrow and getting another one. Now that I have my faith crissis over with, oh and Melanie...thanks for the reference...perfect. Ok, Dean and I watched the NBC news I think on Monday night and they were talking about a new vaccine for glioblastomias at MD Anderson and at Duke Medical Center with promising results. We were very excited, Dean called my Dr. on Tuesday...left a message. I called Wednesday...left message. It is now Thursday night and NO REPLY!!!! This is the same thing that happened when I had my MRI. They didn't feel, I'm guessing, it was important to call me with my results. So all hell is gonna break loose in the morning when I call OR drive up there for an answer. I do realize that doctors need to have a life also, BUT they made the choice to be a doctor and answering patients questions. I will let you all know what I decide to do and what answer I get to the vaccine question. Praying I am a candidate!

Morning! Woke up at 3am, so tired now but gotta wake up the boys in a few minutes. Did talk to my Pastor, got it figured out, thanks Pastor Vaughn! Here is some news! Dean and I heard on the nightly news a few nights ago that there is a phase II trial for glioblastomas at MD Anderson and at Duke. It is an injection that seems to work if the cancer has not come back yet. We called my doctor Tuesday and Wednesday to find out if I am a candidate for the trial. He has been working in Bentonville the past few days and will give me a call when he comes back to Fayetteville. Fingers crossed everyone!!! Will post as soon as we know anything. Love you all

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a while but I've been busy. Also I've been having a faith crissis. The Grace Church in Overland,KS. is having an 8 part series on Faith. My brother's church, so he sent me the link and I listened to the first part and boy am I confussed! The study was in James 1:1-9 I think...and it said to just trust in the Lord with out a "plan B". Well, does that mean no more treatment? No plans for trial treatment? I have no idea so I have called my Pastor to help answer my questions. I'll let you all know what he says when I talk to him today.