Merry Christmas

Leakesville, MS


We'd like to wish our family and friends a Merry Christmas.  Let us not forget the true meaning of this day.  This is day is for giving presents to those we love or for those who are less fortunate.  This is all great but please take time through out your day and remember what the true meaning for this day is …..
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" ~ Luke 2:11-14

We woke up to rain this morning.  I have to admit i’d rather have rain then snow like the north got.  I have the turkey in the oven and the ham is in my crock pot.  Now i have to get busy and make dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes for our Christmas meal.  I am humbled and thankful for all that our wonderful Savior has blessed us with.  I am enjoying cooking a large meal in my home.  Ms. Southwind kitchen served me for many meals but i have to admit i love having the larger kitchen with plenty of counter space.  God is so good.

Russell and Connie are in the picture above …  I took my Christmas table cloth and poinsetta basket over to decorate the table with.  It wasn’t quite big enough but worked. Around a little after 1 pm hubby and I had everything taken to the church and our lunch was ready and our guest had arrived. 

Randall and Nancyin above picture .. We had turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, turkey gravy, rolls, fruit salad and a over night salad.  For dessert we had pumpkin pies, banana pie cheese cake and pecan pie.  Nancy brought the pecan pies .. thanks Nancy.  Marvin in picture below .  Randall’s wife Janice wasn’t here she had went to her visit her mother at the nursing home a few hours away.

We had a great time and wayyy too much to eat.  Connie and Russell left and then Marvin and Nancy as they had evening plans.  Randall helped Lenny pack things back to our home and then Randall went back to his RV home next door.  I think a nap was calling him.  It was time to put things away.  Oh no .. small RV frigs are not made for big meal cooking.

When we had walked over to the church it was warm .. when we packed things home it was much colder and the wind was blowing.  A cold front has arrived and it feels like Christmas.  Hubby and I thought we were going to spend a relaxing evening in the warmth of our cozy home.  Well about an later we were finished putting things away and we were going to give the dogs their Christmas dinner treat.  Well Lucy wanted no part of it and she has been a bit on the sluggish side lately.  This is not Lucy when doesn’t want ham or turkey!  About a 1/2 hr later i went to put the dogs outside and Lucy wouldn’t get up so i picked her up and i noticed how bloated and rock hard her tummy was.  Immediately we knew something was wrong.  I looked up the local vet number and got a recording and some numbers where you could call for emergency.  I called one of the numbers and it was called EVETS.  As i was on the phone with the vet Lucy started vomiting horribly. 

It was over an hour away and off we headed to the Vet ER.  We arrived and the vet checked her out.  It was decided to do some blood work and her white count was way up, so more blood work was to be done.  Her liver, dehydration and other things checked out but Dr. Rick was concerned with the tightness.  He felt it was either a blockage or something serious.  It was decided that x-ray would be taken.  Well when he lifted her to take her to x-ray a horrible looking pus ran out of “her you know what” he sat her down and told us the bad news.  Most likely it was some big word but in simple terms her uters had either errupt or was getting ready to and she is full of infection.  Dr. Rick went ahead and took the x-ray and it showed her tummy was full of infection.  So we discussed our options and of course the dreaded prices.  We decided emerency surgery was what we felt was best for her and we would pay the price.  We kissed her and told her good by as we went to wait in the waiting room.  We prayed and worried as our baby was in surgery.  Another vet was coming in as the other vet shift was almost over.  Dr. Rick stayed through out the surgery and came and kept us updated.  After the surgery was over Dr. Rick left and said they were finishing up as she was full of infection through out her body and so a special antibiotic fluid was being used to wash her insides out with.  We finally got to see Lucy and she was still pretty much out of it .. we kissed her and told her good night and headed back home.

It’s been a Christmas we hadn’t expected but were thankful that we were fortunate to catch her sickness as Dr. Rick says most dogs die and as this is a hard diagnose to catch in time.  Thank you God for letting our baby be okay.  We pray you continue to watch over her.

Night everyone and Merry Christmas!