Mckmama's Not Me Monday...

This is so funny because after this weekend this is totally how I feel!

I did not have a tire blow out going down the highway on Friday after work doing 65 mph and call my husband who was with both of my boys and ball my eyes out from being stuck in a median with large semi trucks driving straight for me thinking I was going to die!!! NOPE NOT ME!

I did not brave the mall this weekend with it being tax free weekend knowing if I went I would be so stressed out I would need to sleep all day Sunday... NOPE NOT ME!

I did not get up yesterday morning (Sunday) make breakfast, put a roast in the crock pot, lay on the couch, work on my Farmtown on Facebook for oh 15 minutes and then move to my bed, watch a movie and take a 2 hour nap NOPE NOT ME!!!

I am so glad I, little ole me did not do those things!!

~Conni~

Wedding Dress!!

Okay, so over at Kelly's Korner they are doing a "show your wedding dress" post!

I loved my wedding dress! Keep in mind that I did get married in 1994 so that says something about the poofiness and big hair! ha!

I hope you guys think it is as beautiful as I do! It is still sealed in a box! I do wish i could pull it out and look at it every once in a while!

Sugar, Sugar oooh Honey Honey!

Okay, i only used that title because that song is running through my mind and I don't know where it came from!!

Hello everyone (whoever may be reading this!) It has been a long while since I have posted on here but figured i better so i can look back one day and remember the summer of 2009! Good or bad! The economy is awful..., it is hot here in Oklahoma and I only have to buy school clothes and supplies for one kid this year!!!!! YIPEEEEEE!

P will be going to college, and L will be in starting 5th grade! One more year and middle school here we come! That is scary... They both went to the denist today and L will be going to the orthodontist soon (He's excited, I'm not, he will whine...)

We have been spending most weekends at the lake but this weekend we will be home to attend the wedding of a great friend to a wonderful girl who DH and I absolutely adore! I love weddings especially when they are done with good taste! I just can't get into the whole redneck thing...

For those of you who stop by here, if i can get a little of a following I might start posting a little more!! It is no fun to talk to yourself! lol

I cry...

Okay, so i feel like i can just my raw feelings out on here and you guys will completely understand... My oldest child graduates from high school tommorrow, has a girlfriend i can't stand and has totally been ignoring me like i no longer exists... That is it in a nutshell... I have cried, talked to him, cried some more and nothing is making me feel any better. I want him to grow up, but i also want him to make good choices. I can only put my trust in the values i have given him and hope he uses them.

Tomorrow night will be a sad but joyful time as he leaves one period of his life and goes to another. I am so proud that he has accomplished this, as his other 3 "real" brothers (Patrick we adopted at 14 he is really our nephew, but really our son) did not graduate. I feel like me and my husband have made a difference, but i am having a really hard time letting go. Am i the only one? Because right now i feel like i am LOSING MY MIND... As i once said during labor with Lane "SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

I just want to go home, crawl into bed, and cover my head...

St. Patrick's day! Good day to ya!!

Okay first off, i forgot to wear green and am wearing purple and gray SUE ME!!

I drove down 15th (cherry street) and things are booming over there! The green beer must be a flowin'!!

I hope every one has a Happy St. Patrick's day!!!!

SPRING BREAK!! not for me but for everyone else!

Well, Friday kicked off Spring Break for Sam, Patrick and Lane of course i still have to work :-(! Oh well, the mama has got to do what the mama has got to do right?

Well, Friday night, Sam and I went out to dinner and Patrick being the nice 18 year old brother to the 10 year brother took Lane to eat at Bueno, to the baseball game and then bowling! They call it BBT!! BROTHER BONDING TIME! I am so thankful that Patrick still takes time for just him and Lane, i don't really know what Lane would do if Patrick forgot all about him...

Saturday was just a kind of laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning day not much excitement, but yesterday we loaded up and drove what feels like forever (it is only 45 minutes lol) to my Mom's in Talala (you know that little town by Oologah!) and spent the day out there. Lane stayed and Mom had my nieces come over and spend the night too! Seeing that Aunt Kristy is off this entire week (lucky her) she is taking them fishing today and then tomorrow Nanny and Aunt Kristy are taking them to see "Return to Witch Mountain"... Oh, and Patrick is sleeping!

So, all in all this should be a fun filled Spring Break for SAM (ARGHH), LANE AND PATRICK!

OH SO CUTE CHEAP LITTLE DRESS!

Okay, so here is my cheap little cute dress that i said i would post earlier! It is a little wrinkled because i wore it to work today with black tights and black boots but you get the gist and it was only $5.99!!!


If you are wondering what this is all about!! See my previous post!!!

Conni

CLOTHESSSSSS!!!!!!

Well, one of my favorite blogs is http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/! She had an awesome post yesterday about how to be frugal but cute with your clothes! Girls, there are some great ideas on there! I will post a picture of my oh so cute and oh so cheap dress i bought yesterday! It will definetly be one of my favorites this year!

Go check her blog out, she has great stuff from babies, to marriage, to grandparents and CLOTHES!!!

Conni

SO SO Sorry!

I have been sick this week, so no posts... Will try to post some new info and pics this weekend if there really is anybody out there who is looking! lol

Kelly's Korner: Card, Go Hogs, and Good News!

Kelly's Korner: Card, Go Hogs, and Good News!

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HELLO AGAIN!!

Okay, i know i really need to get in the habit of doing this daily just so i can go back and read them myself!

We took Lane to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum on Sunday and he had a great time and so did Sam and I. It is great to spend some one on one time with just one of your kiddos at times!


Two of Patrick's friends were in a car accident and were ran off the road on Monday night so we made a trip to the hospital to make sure they were okay. They will be fine and we are so thankful!

Well girls!!!!!! It is prom time! I know i know i don't have a girl, but I get so excited to see my son take a pretty girl in her pretty dress to prom and act like such a gentleman! He really is a great guy! I know, i am partial because he is my son...

Well, just wanted to post today and say hey! Have a great hump day (wednesday!)!

Conni

I'ts been a while!

I have been reading the updates and everything for baby Cora... This makes me sad and also grateful... If you would like to contribute to Cora's playground, go here http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/...

On another note, basketball is over! Not that I don't love basketball, but by the time February gets here, I am ready for a break. Track starts in full foce the first week of March and it is Patrick's Senior years aka last year that is unless he gets a scholarship. Lane had a great basketball season and I am so proud of my little baller!

Everyone have a great Valentines Day and enjoy those that you love and those that love your

Love,
Conni

February!!

Hello everyone! It is February now and it really just seems like we got Christmas over with!

Well, we had a fun filled weekend! Lane's basketball team was announced at the high school basketball game on Friday night and then we had a game in Oologah on Saturday!

The Friday night high school game was also Homecoming and Patrick announced for the festivies!

It was a pretty busy weekend with the boys activities and all! But, on Sunday i snuggled with this little fella! This is my 2 lb mini pin ROMEO!

Don't forget to pray for little Harper, she is doing better but still needs prayer so she can go home! Here is her mommy's blog http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/!

Have a great day!

My journey...

Hello! My name is Conni, i am the mother of 2 boys, one is 18 and the other is 10! Patrick is 18 and is "my much wanted received at a later date son" who was once my nephew and 5 years ago "officially" became my son! Lane is my 10 year old who is my miracle baby!

I decided to start this blog, because of all the ups and downs that me and my husband have been through with trying to start a family, losing loved ones and gaining the best things in the world, MY BOY! I have no girls, and "It is good to be Queen"!

Okay, here goes...

My and my dear husband (dh) were marred in 1994 and wanted to immediately begin a family, well, nothing was happening, I thought, hmmm what am i doing wrong (lol) no, really, i wen to the dr and found out that i had massive amounts of scar tissue that was preventing me from getting pregnant which was caused by my appendix rupturing when i was in the 2nd grade, so i was only 21 at this time and was a little concerned about this. We waited and i had surgery to remove the scar tissue and they discovered that i was 8 week pregnant in my tube, they succesfully saved my tube but said they were filled with scar tissue that was like spider webs and for my safety it was not a good idea to try to get pregnant on my own, so, we started the long journey of trying to figure out what our next step was, we became foster parents and enjoyed that, and when i was 23 i was still longing for my own child, so, we talked to an Invitro doctor and he said i was a perfect candidate for IVF, so we decided to go for it full force. I gave myself shots in the stomach for 2 week, dh had to give me a shot in my rump (yeah that was humorous or so dh though so:-(... So, it was time to go back to the dr and get those eggs harvested! Well, who ever said this would be easy LIED! I was laying there on the table, with dh at my side, and they began the procedure, all was done, the dr went to check to see how many eggs were harvested and discovered that there was only one! DID YOU HEAR ME, ONLY ONE! So, as i was laying there in and out with a sedative, my dh said did you hear the dr, they only got one egg, and i said "that is okay, God made me with one egg!" So, 3 days later, the dr called an informed me that the egg was ready to be implanted in my uterus, so here we go again, from that very moment i knew that i was going to be a mommy soon! So, i had to wait 2 weeks to go in and see if i was pregnant, but in my mind, i knew i was, i just didn't tell anyone! So, the two week marker came and i went to the dr with my dh and i peed (don't mean to offend) in the cup and they did the test and it was VERY light, but the dr said it was good enough for him and that i was indeed pregnant! Me and dh cried and the dr took our hands, and prayed with us and blessed our baby that was growing inside of me, and then he did an internal ultra sound and you could see the hearbeating a little light that was flashing in the middle of all of the little cells that were growing to become my little miracle! So, everything went well, i was elated to be pregnant, my dh was elated that I was pregnant, he rubbed my belly with lotion everynight, he bought his own stethascope(sp) and heart monitor and listined to our little baby everynight! We found out the little miracle was a little boy and were so excited, the pregnancy went great, i felt great and we were doing lamaze classes and breast feeding classes and i was 4 1/2 weeks from my due date of June 3rd, well, this little man did not want to wait and so my water brok 4 1/2 weeks early, there was not stopping this little linebacker, basketball guard, pitcher, etc., etc.! HE WAS COMING INTO THIS WORLD A FULL MONTH EARLY! I went to the hospital and my dh looked at me and said "what are we going to do?" and i will never forget my words to him i said "God has brought us this far, he is not going to drop us now"... I was told he would probably go straight to NICU due to lung development being slower in little boys, well, needless to say, his head of course was birthed first and with just his head out he CRIED and my wonderful dr. said "there is nothing wrong with this baby" , i then pushed one more time and my little miracle was here and they layed him on my stomach, he had one eye open and he was the most baby i have ever seen! HE IS MY MIRACLE! He did not have to go to the NICU, he went straight to the newborn nursery. When the dr. handed him to me he looked around the room at all the hospital personell and said "this is a much wanted baby, this is an Invitro baby!" Boy, was i glad i did it, i felt like i could do anything! Well, he was perfectly healthy and TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY! That little miracle is now 10 and full of energy and life, plays sports, and is my heart! Just ask him and he will tell you "i am mom's heart!"

So, me, dh and Lane were tootling along with our life and our nephew now son was always with us, he was just part of our family and Patrick's dad my dh brother got sick and was sick for about 6 years, and we lost him and Patrick came to live with us full time, then we officially adopted him. We did want to have more children, but dh got hurt at work and had to have several back surgerys, so we just figured it wasn't in the cards for us and we were blessed to have Lane, and then we were blessed with Patrick and I am content, i always wanted two, just didn't know if would be this way, but you know what i wouldn't have it any other way.

So, now that Patrick has turned 18, and we are extremely close. Patrick was three when me and dh got married and he has been with me off and on since 1994, i having huge anxiety attacks, meltdowns, crying fits, etc. due to him being 18, graduating from high school, getting ready to go to college and it is KILLING ME! That is okay though, because my testosterone clad men understand that i am the QUEEN and i deserve to have these moments and to be very gentle with me, because again I am the QUEEN! Patrick is very good at consoling me and telling me i am never going to lose him and he will always be my baby, and i think at this point Lane just thinks i am being a baby, but this is HORRIBLE! Do they have medication for this! Just kidding, i will make it! I just want to keep them at home forever... My dh says that is not really what i want, because they will always come back, well, i think about the fact that i really don't go back as much as i want them to come back after they leave... WOW, I am only 35 and feel like i am going through empty nest already!

So, to end my long drawn out story, sorry if i bored you, i am the mother of 2 boys that are both miracle happenings in my life and the wife of one of the most wonderful men in the world and i am so glad that he was born!

I will be posting photos of my miracle boys and my wonderful husband, and oh me too soon!

PS Pray for little Harper who was born last week and is in the hospital in Tulsa, i ready her mommy Kelly's blog and they are in such need of that miracle working power that God has provided to me and dh so many times over the past 14, almost 15 in June years!~~

Love,
Conni