Prayers and HELP Needed!

Ok, so who remembers my family in need?

They're lawyer continues to fight with the insurance company and they still have no income.

The father had surgery on his back Sept. 2nd to fuse 3 vertibrae together and has not been released from the doctor. As of last week, the doctor says it will be at least 6 more weeks before he will be released for even light duty.

My friend, the mother, has become more ill with MS and is really struggling since her last procedure a week ago Wednesday with the specialist in OKC. This is her description of what they did to her:

"They did a procedure called Lumbar Sypathethic Block with Radiofrequency Lesioning. They went all the way across the lumbar portion of my back trying to block all those nerves by actually burning them. It was excruciating ...& I am in more pain today than I have ever been in. He also did some cervical facets. I had a really rough night last night b/c of pain & at one point lost my vision. ."

As of just a few days ago, she continued to have massive pain and complications due to the "treatment." It sounds brutal. And the stupid insurance company is fighting everything. However, the doctor is sending a letter to the disability insurance saying that she is temporarily totally disabled. She has concerns that not going to be good enough since he doesn't have a official diagnosis of MS yet. He's sending me to a neurologist to diagnose the MS. So more waiting.....

.....Waiting for the lawyer and the legal system to get them the coverage being denied..... (this particular insurance company has a lonnnnnng reputation of being combative!!)

.....Waiting for a specific diagnosis of MS to receive the benefits she is due.

The whole thing is horrible!

And there is no family to help them.

The IMMEDIATE NEEDS are money for the water bill.....no less than $100 before month's end. AND money to pay on the electric bill. And money to save their one remaining vehicle, so they can get to the doctor. The car payment is 2 months behind and they will reposess it on Sept. 9th, unless they pay. If you wanted to help before and couldn't/didn't or the needs for school were met before you contacted me....please contact me now!

Any amount will help.

Seriously, take your coins to coinstar....get your kids involved helping these kids.....anything. They are so desperate. I wish I was a millionnaire and I could take care of all of it. This is when our world seems so unfair!

Please, if you can...help.

And pray. Please pray.

xoxo ~Roxann


***if you wish to help, please email me at stampinrox@gmail.com***

AMAZED BY THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE!!!!

***updated below!

***school supply lists has been added to the bottom of this post***

Yesterday on my FaceBook, I posted about a good friend of Big Daddy and I who needs help.

And today I already have a few people who immediately rose to the challenge and have committed to helping this family!

Like I said,
AMAZED BY THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE!

(and some of these people, I barely know....
and some of them, I haven't seen in years......
and some live 1000+ miles away from Oklahoma!)

Here's the situation:

Back in January, our friend and her husband were in a very serious car accident. They were rear ended at a high speed by an old farmer driving a big ole Dually Truck. Bottom line, the old guy didn't even slow down.
Both parents were seriously injured.

In no time at all, it was discovered that the injuries were serious enough that they BOTH could not work after the accident by Doctor's Orders.

The husband has whiplash and severe back injuries. He also has diabetes, which has been out of control since the accident. The wife has back injuries "the worst case of whiplash" her doctor had ever seen, where the patient is not paralyzed. She is literally a miracle. And due to both of their constant pain, they have continued to collect many, many medical bills. And during the continued doctor's visits, the wife has learned that not only does she have ruptured disks in her back, but they have discovered that she has Multiple Sclorosis, as well.

In the meantime, the insurance companies involved have been dragging their feet on paying said medical bills. And the "long term disability" insurance continues to drag it out on paying, as well.

So, in the meantime, the bills are stacking up. Both medical and everyday life.
They are months behind on the rent. And although the landlord hasn't talked about eviction, they are living without central air, because it has broken down and the landlord hasn't jumped to fix it. And it's been anywhere from the 90's-100's in Oklahoma, with heat indexes of up to 110 degrees, so far this Summer!
(they do have a borrowed window unit in 1 room)

The car payment on their only vehicle is months behind.

And they have 3 children, who have needs for clothing, shoes and school supplies.

Needless to say, the whole entire thing SUCKS and
it sure makes you wonder why life isn't always fair.


You know, needing help is a hard thing. It's always so hard to ask for it. As a matter of fact, this person DID NOT ask me for help, I offered it. And why did I do it? Well, because I have "been there." Maybe not the same exact circumstances, but certainly the same loss of hope, genuine fear and engulfed with stress because of a financial situation. You see....when Big Daddy was unemployed for 10 months about 5 years ago. We were them. If it weren't for family (who paid most of our bills) and friends (who gave us clothes, food and even gift cards to Walmart) I wonder if we would have made it. It was an awful time in our lives, one I hope we never go thru again.


So....as I sat there listening to our friend, I was thinking,
"What can I do?" I am 850 miles away in Ohio.

Well, the miles won't stop me.

So, I am trying to get what I can for this family.

Realistically, I have 4 kids who go to school this Fall and have the same needs as our friends children do. So, I've decided that I personally will make sure that each of her kids have something cool to wear back to school.

And each of them, will have the school supplies they need.

And this is were YOU come in....

If you'd like to help me, help this family.....

...please contact me!

stampinrox@gmail.com


CLOTHING NEEDS for the CHILDREN!
Twin Girls, Age 13, 8th Grade
****girls were adopted by a lady who "has been there" and
she provided each twin with a $100 Visa Gift Card to buy what they wish for school!
Boy, Age 8, 2nd Grade
**** $50 was provided by a family member and I will match her $50 so the boy has $100 for school clothes.


Twin Girl 1- Age 13
Interests: Cheerleading

Bra - 32A
She says she's good on sock and underwear

Shirts & pants - 10/12

Colors - blue, red and pink are her favorite


Twin Girl 2- age 13
Interests: Cheerleading

Bra - 36C

Underwear - 14/16 in girls

says she's good on socks

Shirts - Medium (7/8) in juniors
Pants - Medium (7/8) in juniors...she's kinda hard to buy pants for b/c of her round bottom

Colors - Pink, yellow, blue, green are her favorites


Boy, Age 8
Interests: football

Underwear - Medium knit boxers...into this phase of no briefs...lol

Socks - Medium

Shirts/pants - 8/10

Colors: Orange, blue...any if it is plaid shorts

From the mother:
As far as brands: my kids get clothes from goodwill, consignment shops,walmart, kmart...so they are just going to be blessed to get anything.


***SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED***

For the Twin 8th Grade Girls:

3 - ringed binders (2 inch)

3 - sets of tab dividers for those binders

4 - spirals

2 - pkgs of college ruled notebook paper

2 - pkgs of wide ruled notebook paper

6 - folders with pockets and brads

some highlighters

mechanical pencils

bag of some sort to carry books to and from school

For 2nd Grade Boy, age 8: ***boy was adopted by a family of 3 little boys and all supplies were provided! THANK YOU!!!

36- #2 pencils (Ticonderoga brand only)...I always buy what's cheap!

2 - box crayons (24 count)

1 - school box

1 - colored printer paper

2 - box Crayola markers (wide tip, primary colors)

1 - bottle (4 oz) white glue

1 - pair pointed sharp scissors

4 - checking pens (red ink)

4 - folders with pockets in them

2 - packages of notebook paper (wide ruled)

8 - glue sticks

4 - pink erasers

4 - boxes of kleenex

babywipes -doesn't say how many containers

bag of some sort to carry bags to and from school

Again....if YOU want to help:

email me: stampinrox@gmail.com


THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!!!

The New {HOUSE}

Well, here it is, my friends.....our new HOUSE!!! I'm just so in love with it!


So...come on in and I'll give you a little tour! This is my front door. It's black, just like my shutters. And I have a little peeky window,
so I can see who is out there! (Don't worry, I have an alarm system, too!)

And don't you just *love* my wood floor?! It's real wood, not laminate! (although, I've had laminate before and realllllly like it....this real wood floor is gorgeous!) The wood goes from the front door into the guest bathroom, down the hall, in the kitchen and in the dining space.

When you stand at my front door, you can see down the entry hall to my kitchen! And what a kitchen it is! I love it. White and bright, with LOTS of space and
I'm loving all the brand new appliances! I am SPOILED!!!!!


When you turn the opposite way, you are looking into our big Family Room or Den, as some people would call it. It's a really big room with a marble fireplace with gas logs!
It's so fun to light that baby up while it's still cold outside at night!

(and the little door to the left is my laundry room, which even has a big, deep sink in it! *loves* It's smaller than I would like, but I'm sure I'll live! :) When you walk thru it, it leads to the garage. Nope, no pics of that....it's boring~)

Back inside, standing in the kitchen, you look into my formal Dining Room. Don't you just love that chair rail and the crown molding?!?! Oh darn, now that I have 2 eating spaces, I guess I'll be forced to go out and buy some new dining furniture!!!! (Sorry, Big Daddy....ps. leave the credit card on my bedside table!
Ha Ha Ha!!)


When you stand in the dining room and look towards the front of the house, you will see our Formal Living Room. What a nice space! More crown molding, a patterned wall treatment
and windows with wood blinds....what's not to love?!?

Then, turn your body to the right and your looking back at the front door! (We just made a big tour circle!) There are 2 doors to the right of front door....the first is ::drumroll, please::
MY SCRAPROOM!! And next to it, is the guest bathroom! So, when you come over and we stay up super late scrappin'...we only have to walk a few feet to get to the potty!

Let's check out MY SCRAPROOM!!!!!!

Take a peek into the door! Isn't my window beautiful?!?! And I have a tall, vaulted ceiling! (and a kid in the hall ruining my picture!)


And here's that guest bath and the banister leading up the stairs! And a peeky into the guest bathroom! Up the stairs, we go! (hmm...I'm now thinking I should have videotaped this tour!)

Anyway...look to the right.....3 big bedrooms a full bathroom and a huge linen closet! Then, look to the right at the top of the stairs and you have the master bedroom,
walk-in closet and bathroom! This picture is actually in the room and shows the little cubby corner where our big mirrored dresser and hutch will fit perfectly!

We have a vaulted ceiling and lots of space!!! And now a peeky into the master bathroom.

Luv, luv, luv the tall cabinets and double sinks! Woot Woot!! And when you look at that bathroom window, I have a perfect view of the 614 acre federally protected wildlife preserve!!!! It's marshes and ponds and has birds and animals galore! I haven't seen all of these animals, but from what I hear there are 300+ species of birds over there, deer, raccoon, ducks, geese, brown bats and who knows what else. I'm cool with that, as long as they stay over there! If I came face-to-face with any of those critters...I'll freak!!!
(you must remember, I am a C.I.T.Y. Girl!!!!!!)But, for now, I am enjoying the views! (and sounds!)


SO Peaceful out here!


And I can't wait to get completely unpacked and settled!


So, who's gonna be the first to come visit?!?!

IT'S TIME........

to SHAKE this BLOGGY up!!!!!

As you see...changes are under way!

Too bad I have NO CLUE how to do this stuff~
(anyone want to help me?)

HTML experts...email me!

Kare Bear

I'm heartbroken to say that Kari passed away today in the arms of her mother. It was peaceful and it was time. She's an angel now.

Thanks sincerely for all the prayers. They were answered. It was time for her to no longer suffer and God took her home.

Love,
Roxann

Prayers Needed!

I just had to update only to say one thing..... this sweet baby <--------------------------right over here is Kari. Kari is the 9 month old daughter of my dear friend and college roommate, Jenny and her hubs, Jeff. Kari was born with a serious heart defect and just this last week, this little sugar had a full-on heart failure. (of course, this is my layman terms of what happened) Technically, it was Congestive Heart Failure.

Jenny had made plans to come see me in Ohio the week this happened. They didn't make it because her older daughter was sick with a fever. And thank God they were at home, rather than my house when this happened....close to Kari's Doctors. Don't think I was disappointed that they couldn't come, but I am so glad they didn't. I am glad they were home and could get Kari to where she could begin getting help very quickly!

Sweet Kari needs your prayers. And so do her momma and daddy, and brother and sister, Jeffrey and Katie.

So please, take a moment and hug your babies. And give thanks for your healthy children. Jenny and Jeff are so strong and are fighting for their girl. And Baby Kari is a fighter, too. But, all the fighting can make you very tired! So, pray for strength and pray for baby Kare Bear!

Here is a link where you can read about Kari and her journey. Here's the link for the charity set up by Kari's parents to help children like Kari.


Please know I am fine, just very, very busy. I'm currently in Kansas, preparing for the movers who come on Monday to FINALLY make our move to Ohio "official!!" I return to Ohio on the 2nd, to meet the movers on the 3rd. In the meantime....email me or call me on my cell! I miss you all!!!! (ps...thanks for all the comments, posts on Facebook and emails telling me how much you guys miss my blog! It will be a little longer, but I will be back. I promise!)

FOR JAMIE (and all others who are concerned about my well-being!

Hey friends. It's me. Still Alive. I've had nothing for breakfast and I plan to watch PS. I Love You on the DVD player tonight.

TV STARS!!!!

Ever since these boys were babies, they've been exposed to TV. Both boys were less than a day old when they were filmed the first time to be shown on the News. (Yes, it's shameless bragging, but a job perk to show off your beautiful offspring on tv for all to see! We even had some people so inspired by the beauty of our babies, that they actually sent GIFTS to the TV Station for the baby! The downside, when Logan was born at 10:01pm (1 minute into the nightly news...) they wanted to come film me and the baby RIGHT THEN to use THAT NIGHT! Breaking news...you know! Well, I basically said there was no way in HELL that was gonna happen!!!! And believe me, you don't mess with a new mom who's been in labor on pitocin (the devil's drug!) for 12+ hours. You just don't. (if your smart, anyway....)


Anyway, I digress.....


So, there have been times while we were in Topeka that they have called on my kids to do certain things for the news. (offspring of the business tend to understand a bit better.....) So, anyway, they were doing a feature called "Kid Cast" to help with the weather forecast. They wanted kids from 7-13 to come tape the Weather Almanac.


These are the highlights.....


The computer monitor with the video marker before the teleprompter starts rolling...


Stand By..... Logan in front of the green screen. (in case you didn't know, almost all
weather is shot in front of a green screen, so they can use a
"Chromo-key" to super impose the weather graphics.)

Big Daddy giving the close-up approval. (see you can see the graphics now!)


Now, Jensen's turn....I LOVE this photo! I think it's so cool showing the teleprompter that he had to read and him in front of the green screen! Very cool! And a shot of Jensen's Full-Screen with the graphics. I love how Big Daddy is watching in the background. He looks "unconcerned." Meaning, he wasn't worried about the boys performance, at all. (even though reading on the teleprompter was a real challenge for Jensen, since reading is harder for him. And to do it out loud AND on camera.....HE DID GREAT.
They both did!

And here are the links where you can see what actually aired on the News.

Jensen

Logan

I'm so proud!

**BUSTED**

Well...I've been called out.
My good friend TS has gently reminded me that I never posted anything from Marinne's birthday on the blog.

Yes, I have to make up for lost time.

I'll get right on that......