Update.

So it's been a LONG time since we have updated this....

December:

Eakins Family Picutre


The Rader Twins

(I made the stockings)

Christmas




It SNOWED Christmas Eve/Christmas Day.


Enough to make this snowman and for us to have a snowball fight!





then it snowed again in Febuary! (more than in December)




Two weeks after that Adam and I were in Las Vegas!


In Celebration of me turing 40 I went to see Donny and Marie in concert when we were in Vegas. Since Adam didn't want to go (and I wasn't going to make him) I decided to spend the extra money and get better seats. I was 5 seats away from the stage! Donny Osmond shook my hand when he walked across the table (yes SHOOK my hand!!!)






Connor (our LONG haired cat) got a hair cut


Katie turned 4!


Randal turned 2!

November 2009

Yes I know I haven't posted since Halloween. Been a busy month.

the TWINS are HOME!!!!




I'm now working at the Grapevine Library. Got a sign from Mom welcoming me there. the first book I saw checked in was a book about the Chicago Cubs with Harry Carry on the cover.

Donny Osmond won Dancing with the Stars!


Thanksgiving was busy!!


Oh and did I mention THE TWINS ARE HOME?


I decided on Tuesday that Randal should have a winter coat. I'm glad because the next day it SNOWED!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Welcome to the world.....

WOW what a week!

The past couple of weeks Amber's blood pressure has been high but would get better when she was lying down so they put her on bed rest. She also had been going to the Dr three times a week to get checked. On Wedsneday her blood pressure was high enough where the Dr wanted to monitor her in the hospital for 24 hours. She has been there ever since.

On Satuday they gave her a steroid shot to help the babies lungs develop.

This morning she started having mild contractions and when ever she would sit or stand up her blood pressure would go up and Zachary's blood pressure would go down.


The Dr said that it was time.

So I would like to have everyone meet our new NEICE!!!

Bethany Elaine Rader
Born October 25, 2009 at 12:37 PM. Weighing 4 pounds 18 oz and 19 1/2 inches long


and


Our new NEPHEW!!!

Zachary Evan Rader
Born on October 25, 2009 at 12:38 PM. Weighing 4 pounds 7 oz and 17 1/2 inches long


Both Mom and babies are doing fine. The kids are breathing on their own and will be in the NICU for awhile.

Great Way to start the month!!!

Okay so does everyone remember that I won on Sept 11 all 14 Beatles CD's remastered? Well that started on 09-09-09 and ended on Sept 30th. They had 3 winners every day (not including weekends) and they had a grand prize of:

-The collector’s edition Mono and Stereo Boxed Set Catalogs
-The Beatles: Rock Band game, with an X-Box 360 gaming system
-A limited edition gold record, commemorating 9-9-09, etched with your name!

So this morning I'm listening to the radio with my headphones on (because Katie is watching her show while eating..I cannot take Dora at that hour of the morning) and the DJ says "We're going to call the winner of the Beatles prize in a couple of mintues" Since I am in the drawing I decided to get my phone (and put it on normal not meeting) I then went in to check on Randal and went to get something. Then I heard my phone go off....

and I thought "If this is Adam I'm going to be upset!"

Then I saw 214 area code

oh my GOD!

Teresa (Second Momma's) name not above it....

I answered and it was the producer of THE MORNING SHOW I LISTEN TO!!!

"Hang on Jody wants to talk to you"

OH

MY


GOD!!!!!


I WON!!!

I tried to be very calm while talking to him. After I got off the phone I called up Adam and just said "TURN ON THE RADIO!!! TURN ON THE RADIO!!! I WON!!! I WON!!! I WON!!! WE GOT IT!!!" I was squealing (and squeeking because I have a cold)

I was first going to drop off Katie and then go straight there but decided to wait until Monday. I need to have this sink in and I need help getting stuff in my car since Randal will be with me. So Teresa, and Rick (father in law who has an SUV), Randal and I will be going over there on Monday to pick up stuff.

Will post pictures on Monday.

I LOVE 98.7 KLUV!!!!!

So KLUV is having a contest all month long in celebration of the ENTIRE Beatles albums coming out on 09-09-09. They tell you what song to listen to and at 11:35, 2:35 and 5:35 they will play it. AFTER the song is over be the first caller and you will WIN the BOX SET with all 14 CDs and a $50.00 gift card to go to Hard Rock Cafe.

Todays song was "The Long and Winding Road"

So today I dropped of Katie at school, got Starbucks, went over to where I used to work and see the girls, Bubba had has 15 month appointment (and 3 shots) and I got out to the car and heard the song of the day. Put the number in and drove over to the other side of the parking lot because I didn't want to dial and drive. The song was over and Jenny Q said "Call now" and I pressed CALL on my phone.

One Ringie dingie

Two Ringie Dingie

"Hello this is Jenny who is this?"

OH

MY

GOD

"This is Bridget"

"Bridget...do you know what I am going to tell you?"

OH MY GOD!!!

"Oh my God! Did I win?"

"Yes you DID!!!"

YEAH!!!!

I will be picking them up on MONDAY MORNING!!!

She asked me "So when you get the set and rip of the plastic which song are you going to listen to first?"

"When I'm Sixty-Four! It's my husband and my song"

I'm also in the contest at the end of the month where I could win

-The collector’s edition Mono and Stereo Boxed Set Catalogs
-The Beatles: Rock Band game, with an X-Box 360 gaming system
-A limited edition gold record, commemorating 9-9-09, etched with your name!

THANK YOU KLUV!!!!

We will never forget...

We're....Going to the school!!!!

KATIE

STARTS

SCHOOL

AGAIN!!!!!!



At 8:20 I will sing the following song:

To the tune of "Farmer in the dell"

We're going to the school
We're going to the school
Happy Happy Happy day!
We're going to the school!

We're going to get dressed
We're going to get dressed!
Happy Happy Happy Day!
We're going to get dressed!!!

We're going to have some fun!
We're going to have some fun!
Happy happy happy Day!
We're going to have some fun!

We're going to the school
We're going to the school
Happy Happy Happy day!
We're going to the school!

Twist and Shout!

tonight Sir Paul is at Cowboys stadium...I've tried getting tickets off the radio since it was announced....I'll be at home tonight.

So Sir Paul...on the chance that you read our blog (Hey it could happen you never know!). Please do me a favor and dedicate this for your biggest fan up in heaven (besides your wife Linda) my Mom...who when we saw you in 1990 was almost in tears and said "I can't believe I just sang 'I saw her standing there' with Paul McCartney!!!'" Then grabbed my arm and said "Oh he is SO CUTE!!!!"

In Celebration of Katie Johnson

We miss you!

Pink Ladybugs

On November 7th Katie and I are going to particiapate in a walk to raise money for brain tumor reasearch. We are doing this in memory of her namesake Katie Johnson. The team name is "The Pink Ladybugs". Because Katie Johnson loved the color pink and ladybugs. For more information:

http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/site/TR/Events/BTW-TX?px=1656633&pg=personal&fr_id=1450

Forty years ago today....

Birthday

Happy Birthday to my Dad who is 63 today

Happy Birthday to Harrison Ford who is 67 today


"[To cinema owners in Las Vegas] "I`ll make you a deal. I`ll try to keep making films that put people in your theatre seats and you try to keep their shoes from sticking to the floor." Harrison Ford

Somewhere your Grandma Ellen is laughing at me!

I revised the line from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. At the end of the movie Indy says to his son "Somewhere your Grandpa is laughing at me"

It gets me every time I watch it...because I say the same thing to my kids.

Ten years ago Mom past away...It doesn't seem that long ago. There isn't a day that I don't think of her or I don't look up and say "How in the world did you do this???" (believe me my brother and I were a handful) I wish she got to meet her Grandkids. I see some of her in all of them. I know they would be spoiled rotten.

So I dedicate this video to my Mom....One of her favorite John Denver songs and I know one of her favorite Christmas Albums. We knew it was Christmas when this came on and she sang the entire album.



We miss you Mom.

With Love,

Bridget, Bill, Adam, Ana, James, Katie and Randal

OW!!! My Hip!!!!....I think..... Part 2

So about two weeks ago I had the epidural shot. I don't remember much. I felt someone touch my back about four times and then I heard "Okay we're done"

I still have some pain but not as bad as it was two weeks ago. Still taking Tylenol but not as often as I have been.

Over the past two weeks I have signed up for a membership over at the City of Grapevine's community center and I found out that they have CHILD CARE!!! $2.00 a kid and they will watch the kids while I work out. I've been walking (about a mile or so) and trying not to push it.

Thursday I went to the Dr and she said I had two choices: Leave and come back when it flairs up and have another shot or do physical Therapy and come back in 6 weeks. I will be starting therapy on July 14th. She did warn me that sometimes while doing this it could flare up (lets pray it doesn't)


In other news....

Katie is done with swimming!!!

Randal is getting all of his upper teeth at the same time..poor kid

The cats are still insane

Deb/Flo the peacock is still living in our back yard and has decided for almost a week to HONK about 6:30-7:00 EVERY MORNING. I am not happy.

Adam is still keeping Euless safe.

R.I.P Michael.....

Happy Father's Day!!!!

Chad Vader...brother of Darth...who is the day shift manager at Empire foods...very funny stuff

OW!!! My Hip!!!!....I think.....

For the past three years I've been in the hospital for something during the month of June. I had a goal this year NOT to do that. Well...I'll have to try again next year.

In January I woke up feeling that I pulled a muscle around my hip area (okay I thought I pulled a muscle in my butt!). In February I went to the Dr and he told me that it was my sciatic nerve and gave me some medication. I went to a Chiropractor in Feb and it seemed to help. I was going to go again but then life happened and I never got around to it. When I was up in IL it seemed to be getting worse. I called for another chiropractic appointment for when I got home.

Two weeks ago I was in enough pain where I had scheduled an appointment with my Dr for Monday and then decided 5 minutes later to call back and see if I could get in that day. I went to see another Dr in the group and he told me that he thought it could be a pinched nerve. He gave me some steroids, a muscle relaxer and asked if I wanted an MRI. Since this has been going on since January I decided that this would be best. The steroids seemed to help. The muscle relaxer did not help at all.

I had the MRI on June 2nd, and decided that if I EVER had to do that again it would have to be in an OPEN MRI or they would have to dope me up. I did not like it at all!!! On June 4 I found out a had a bulging disc in my back and they scheduled me to see a back specialist.

Wednesday I went to Spine Team Texas in Southlake and the Dr told me that she thought I should go and get a lumbar epidural steroid injection. She told me that the disc in my back was pressing up against the sciatic nerve on the left side that was also pressing against the bone. I'm scheduled to do that next Thursday at Harris Methodist Southlake. Then in two weeks I have to go back to the Dr to see how I am doing. If it is better then I can do physical therapy. If not I may have to do the shot again. I have three chances to do this shot. After that then they will suggest surgery which is something I don't want to do.

this is what I'm having done http://www.spineteamtexas.com/ViewMedica.aspx?section=000102cervepisteroid


In other news....we found out that the Rader twins are going to be.....a GIRL and a BOY!!!! Their names will be Bethany Elaine and Zachary Evan

Cake

Videos of Birthday Party