The Hair Battle Continues......

So over the past several years we have battled alopecia with Tabitha. She is such a great sport about the whole situation, but we have discovered the only way to get her hair to grow back in after it falls out is to shave her head. Well it seems to come around this time of year that it is the worst, and this year is no different. She came home from school today complaining that her hair was falling out really bad, so I checked it and sure enough, when you run your fingers threw her hair it comes out in CLUMPS. So we shaved it! On the positive side, she doesn't mind having her head shaved because she thinks it's cool to look like Daddy who shaves his head for the National Guard. We bought her some special hats to show off, and keep her little head warm! Below are some pictures. She really is cute with a bald head! :0)

Carving Pumpkins is for Adults.... Not children!

Kathryn learned the hard way that she should leave the pumpkin carving up to Mom and Dad. She got a pretty good cut on the tip of her thumb. Because of the location the Dr. said decided to just dermabond (glue) it closed instead of give her stitches. Lessoned learned! The bandage should come off in a day or two.

Halloween 2008

Here are some pictures of our Halloween decorations. This year me and the girls made a scarecrow that we named Cousin Fred. We carved pumpkins, and we painted a jack-o-lantern on the window. Cousin Fred started out with a paper bag for a head, but then we carved his pumpkin head to complete the "look".

Asking for help..... why is it such a difficult thing?

So I went to visit "my other mom" today. I try to go over once a week and have coffee with her in the morning, today follows that ritual. While I am there I go to get some coffee creamer out of the fridge and to my surprise the fridge is bare! I check the cupboards and they are all but bare as well. It broke my heart! We are talking about a household that usually has overflowing cupboards, and they are all bare! I asked her what was going on? She said that since her son moved in he is eating them out of house and hold and isn't contributing enough to make up for it. Likewise the taxes on the house increased and she just can't get out from under it.

I can't stand the thought of them going hungry just so they can pay the taxes. So I decided to remedy that problem. I went grocery shopping and bought some staples, meat, eggs, milk, cheese, some Mac & cheese, fresh fruit, veggies...ect.

I go back over to her house with the groceries and she broke into tears! She said she didn't ask for help, and I responded with, "nope you didn't ask for it, I just did it, and you will accept it!" Although I know they were happy tears, and I know she is grateful, it hurts! I wish she would've come to me and asked for help. She has always helped us when she was able to, and she watches the girls for me. She is part of my family! She is my girls' grandma! She has been a part of our lives since shortly after Kathryn was born. I made sure to put all the groceries away where they belonged before I left the house. Her cupboards are now full. She asked what she could do for me, and I responded with, "just have coffee brewed for me, I'm still coming over to check on you every week!"

I wish people would learn how to ask for help when they need it. Everyone has a time in their life when things are hard. If you can't ask for help from your friends and family, who can you turn to? Why is it so hard to accept help from others? Just because you are facing a challenge doesn't mean that you are a bad person. In todays economy it is amazing that everyone isn't hurting! I wish that I was able to help more, but even with the little means we have right now, I help others where I am able to. If only people would spend a little more time thinking about what they can do for others, instead of always worrying about what others can do for them!