Fitzgerald Family

This weekend was great. The high school girl's basketball team made it to regionals. Makenzie and several of her friends wanted to go. Three dads and their children headed to Nacogdoches for the weekend. Unfortunately, our Lady Hounds lost by 2 in overtime. They played hard and we are very proud of them. The men and children decided to spend the night in Nacogdoches and watch a college game and the finals on Saturday night. The moms that were left at home decided to enjoy some husband and kid free time. On Friday night we went to dinner and a movie. On Saturday we went shopping and for pedicures. It was a fun weekend. I am glad that Monty and the girls got to spend some time by themselves. Monty has never taken the girls off by himself. They all seemed to have had a good time. It was also good for me to go somewhere with friends. It did feel strange that I didn't have to say, "Stop hitting your sister" or "Turn down your music" all weekend. On another note, I was crazy busy on the 25th. It was Monty's six month post surgery date. He continues to have some problems with his heart rate, blood pressure, fluid retention, and fatigue. Please pray that he continues to gain strength. Have a great week!

We have had a relatively quiet weekend. Other than going to an area playoff basketball game and going shopping for softball gear, we have spent the weekend at home. Congrats to the Ladyhounds for winning the area playoff game. Please continue to pray for Monty. He has not been feeling well this week. He has had some trouble with fluid retention and headaches. He was prescribed some Lasix and Potassium. He has been consuming an excessive amount of sunflower seeds that might be contributing to the fluid retention. I have been telling him for several days that the sunflower seeds contain way more sodium than he needs. I don't think he believed me until his hands and feet began to swell. I am hoping that the sunflower seeds are the cause of the fluid retention and that nothing else is going on. Have a good week!

The girls insisted that we go outside and build a snowman. We built four. Monty had to use the tractor to stack the snowman because it was so big. Then he made a snowchicken by himself. He even used food coloring to color the comb, beak, and eyes.

Makayla's teacher, Mrs. Pierce, has been in the hospital since January 6th. She has been nauseated and unable to eat much for well over a month now. Please pray for her and her family as they continue in this battle with cancer. I also would like for you to pray for David. He is a 10th grader at the school where I teach. He had some type of fuel explode in his face while igniting a trash barrel on Monday evening. He has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his face. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Thanks.

I was so excited about the opportunity to sleep in this morning. I consider 8:00 sleeping in because it is much later than the usual 5:15. For some crazy reason I woke up this morning at 5:00 - so much for sleeping in. Anyway, I have had a few hours of peace and quiet. It has been great. No tv - no fighting kids - just coffee and silence. Happy Saturday!