back in the real world.

Welp, it's over. We are no longer retreating. No more sleeping in, taking naps, spending hours at the hot tub, watching deer, being chased by bees....

We had an awesome time! I missed my girls a lot, but I must say I wasn't ready to come back. It was just so refreshing and relaxing to be with my husband and there be no interruptions, no responsibilities and no schedule. We had fun being with the deWebers too. Good times. Fun memories. :)

Here's just a couple pics from our week:

This momma is retreating.

I am away with my hubby this week. It's such an amazing feeling to be away with my Brent for the first time in over 3 years. So excited to sleep in, lay around and watch t.v., read, or do WHATEVER I WANT! :)

I will miss my girlies, but for now Momma is enjoying herself.

It's a good day.

1. Kirah is officially potty trained. She still has an accident every great once and awhile, but she is doing wonderful as "big girl" of the house! Yay!

2. Kenah hasn't nursed since Sunday night. This means she is officially weaned. Broken. No longer attached to her mother. Yay! I'm a free woman!

3. I work at Kohls tomorrow - all day. This means Daddy is home with girls - all day. I'm anxious to see what my house may look like when I arrive home tomorrow evening. No worries though. I'm sure they girls will love having Daddy to themselves for the day. :)

Gotta eat and go to choir practice. More soon.

Update on Kenah.

Well, we took Kenah to the allergist this morning for what we thought would be complete allergy testing. And, it was a waste. First, the doctor spent about 10 minutes talking with us about her IGA deficiency. Then, he told us that because she'd had a dose of her anti-histamine within the past week they could not proceed with the allergy test as her results would be altered from the medicine. I could have screamed! They NEVER told me not to give her the medicine before her test! I have been waiting for what seems like forever just to get some clear-cut answers on all this and we still don't know and won't for two more weeks. We are starting her on Soy milk as we are pretty sure, at this point anyway, that she has at least a milk allergy.

About her IGA - we will continue to have her levels checked every 6 months until age five. It will either correct itself or one of the other levels (IGG or IGM) will come down with the IGA and then she will need infusions once a month. Continue to pray that when we have her checked in February the Lord will have already taken care of our Kenah Jo and she will be healed!

I have been reminded this week that God loves and cares for me more than I am able to imagine. I've been overwhelmed lately with Kenah's situation because I care for her more than she'll ever know. I love her. I want the best for her. But, how much more does MY GOD care for me and my Kenah Jo? His love is perfect. It can't be fathomed. It's amazing! He is my Rock and I want to show Him how much I love Him by trusting Him with all I am.

Back home again in Indiana...

1. I'm at my momma and daddy's right now. It's been so good to be home! I needed every minute of it.

2. Kirah had an amazing pink princess party last Saturday evening. She was on Cloud 9! Thank you to everybody who made her birthday so very special. It was priceless! She is officially the princess of all princesses.

3. My K Mak has been accident free for 3 days! She's doing so great being a "big girl" with "big girl panties"! Hard to believe just 10 days ago she was wearing diapers 24/7. She makes her momma proud.

4. I am looking forward to catching up with an old friend from high school tomorrow. We've been in touch for a few months via myspace, but haven't seen each other since graduation. She just had a baby Friday and has a 22 month old - the same age difference as my girls. Can't wait to see her and hold a precious newborn baby too! :)

5. I absolutely can't wait to be with my BFF tomorrow night! I haven't seen her yet! We're having a slumber party. BF time is always priceless to me. I cannot wait to be with my Keisha! Stupid face pics are sure to follow.

6. Kenah's hives are back. We go on Tuesday for allergy testing. Pray for her. I'm anxious for answers!

7. Speaking of allergies, I've got them...big time right now. Can't breathe which makes eating very unenjoyable. Bummer.

8. I miss my husband.

Potty Training.

Kirah has now been wearing "big girl panties" for three days and has only had a couple accidents! [sidenote: I HATE the word panties] She is doing awesome, and as you'll see, is the most gracious sister ever.

just checkin' in.

1. My BFF got engaged on Saturday! I am so happy! We've been waiting for years. Keisha and Johnny started dating within a couple weeks of Brent and I. They are finally engaged to be married and I can't wait to stand by her side on her big day. We've been best friends since 8th grade. We've been through it all together - the good, the bad and the ugly, even lived hundreds of miles away from each other and I know when our hairs are grey and we've both been married for 50 years my bf and I will still have each other. Congrats, darlin'! I love you!

2. It's been a very productive weekend here at the Fox house. Brent and neighbor Joe got the swing set built (about 8hrs. Saturday and 4hrs. Sunday). Thanks, Grammy and Papaw for the awesome birthday present! We had a cookout with the fam last last to celebrate Kirah's new playground! Tons of awesome food, including 5,000 calorie homemade ice cream. Yum. I painted the shutters. We're working on getting those up this afternoon. Feels good to be able to cross some things off the "to do" list!

3. Going to have dinner at O'Charley's tonight. Good food. Good friends. I am looking forward to it.

4. I'll be spending the week preparing for Kirah's birthday party. We'll have family and friends here to celebrate on Saturday evening. I know Kirah is excited for her friends to play on her new birthday gift.

5. The girls and I will head back home to Indiana on Sunday with my parents while Daddy goes to Orlando (oh, so sad, huh?) for a conference. I am looking forward to time with the people I love dearly. I need it. I've been especially missing them the last week or so.

6. Need to get my big girl down for her nap.

More soon. :)