memawfromarkansas

1 Year Anniversary for Daddy

2009-02-08T15:09:00.001-08:00

February 5th was a very special day for me, it had been one year since Daddy called for me and Wally to come get him, he was ready to move to Forrest City. We had been working hard during the month of January last year to get him to come to live with us, but he had to wait until HE was ready. It has been a fast moving year, I really can't believe it has been a year. With lots of prayers and God's help we have survived a year that could have been a disaster, we sold the house in Cotton Plant, Daddy has adjusted well to his new home, Wally has been a saint, Scooter loves Pawpaw, and I have learned what patience really means. It has taken our entire family to make sure that he has gotten what he needed. He had a pacemaker put in and as Art says, "The Energizer Bunny" has been charged up!!! :-)

I have actually found out a lot about my own Daddy that I didn't know. Living with someone really helps to know someone!!! He likes to put his PJ's under his cover with his heating pad, I couldn't find where he was hiding them!!! He has taught me how to cook fish, except I had to put a stop of cooking fish inside the house!! We are going to save that task when it is pretty outside!!

Wally has discovered that he actually doesn't have to eat everything that Daddy eats or cooks, he claims I'm trying to kill him!!! I have found out that some things just never change, Daddy still loves ballgames, playing cards, visiting with friends and family, and talking on his cell phone!! He loves his phone!! Would never have believed that!!

I could go on and on, but just wanted to share with family and friends our little anniversary!! Thanks for all the support from his family and his abundance of friends, we love you all.

I will try and do better to keep you updated. Pawpaw cheered Haley on to a winner in the Brinkley Jr High Valentine Queen!! We are so proud of her.

1Year Anniversary for Daddy

2009-02-08T15:09:00.000-08:00

Friday 1/23/09

2009-01-23T14:25:00.000-08:00

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Sister is home and doing better. She spent 2 nights in hospital and went through diagnostic clinic. Thanks for the prayers!

Pawpaw has been on the go this week!! Feeling better but has about worn himself out!! :-) He is too funny - AT TIMES!!! He started his week going to Cotton Plant Monday to the senior citizens lunch at the church. I asked him if he played Bingo with them, he said no, he didn't like bingo, but he told the Preacher that he liked to shoot dice if he had any!@!@!@! No one could get away with that but him!! Tuesday he went to McCrory to watch BB game, Wednesday he rested all day so that he could go play cards and stay out late, then Thursday he went to ballgames again, and when I saw him at noon he couldn't decide which BB game he was going to tonight.

He was in a delimma this morning though, his cell phone went out, and he couldn't understand why. He said he didn't need one any way, he never uses it!!! EXCUSE ME!!! The 2nd place trophy for using a cell phone is him, Wally is the 1st place winner!! So when I went home at noon I had him all fixed up with a new phone and tried to give instructions but that didn't go very well. Anyway, he is talking calls again.

The weekend is almost here and Wally and I can't decide just when we will run to Jonesboro to see Baby Max. I may have new pictures next week!!! :-)

January 18, 2009

2009-01-18T14:36:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I have had computer problems but got it back and running good now. We had a different but wonderful Christmas. We spent several days just looking at Baby Max!! :-) Daddy had a good Christmas he visited just about everyone!! Then he took the stomach virus or ate something bad while he was visiting Trish and family. He was sick for a complete week. But I finally got him back up and going again, wasn't easy!! Maybe I should say Wally and I got him back up and going again!! Don't know what I would do without Wally!! He helps me so much with Daddy.

Daddy went back to doctor last Tuesday, got a good checkup, just had to change his blood thinner a little, gosh he hates to make changes!! He has been to 2 funerals this week.

We had a call this week about Mother's niece Bobbie passing away. She was Aunt Brooks' daughter. I called and talked with Brenda, Judy, and Eddie. It has been so long since we were in touch with each other. Mother loved her family. We have lots of really happy memories of the time with Bobbie and her family. Daddy went to visit with Johnny Hudspeth and then went to Elaine and visited with Charlie, Eddie and Linda.

I will try and do better of keeping up with my blog. Prayers are with you all!

Walter Maxwell Rauth Has Arrived!

2008-12-23T12:23:00.000-08:00

GOOD NEWS!! Walter Maxwell "Max" Rauth arrived on Saturday, 12/20/08, at 2:15 AM. He weighed in at 7 lbs 15 oz, 21 inches long. A little dark hair and chubby checks. Just beautiful of course. Mother Steph and Dad Adam are doing great, very proud of their new son. Granddaddy Waddy and Memaw just wanted everyone to know that our little miracle made it into this world healthy and beautiful, prayers were answered. Pawpaw has only seen pictures so far but is getting ready to make a trip to Jonesboro to see our new family edition. Our Christmas came a little early but we were all ready for him!!

Christmas is getting closer!!

2008-12-09T14:31:00.000-08:00

He loves "Red" (Cindy)!!!

Got a call from Steph and Adam today, doctor seems to think we may be having our bundle of joy in about a week or so, a little earlier than due date (12/25). We are so excited. We just pray for a health baby and mother!!

Trish is home and is feeling some better each day. Doctor says it will take 3 weeks for her meds to get in her system. She still needs your prayers until she gets back to being our "Trish".

Daddy is feeling so much better. He is just going and going again!! And that is a good sign, it means that he is feeling good and he doesn't want to miss anything!! :-) HE went to the football game in Des Arc Friday night and spent the night with his good buddy Russell (a God send), and then they went to Little Rock Saturday to watch playoffs. He had a really good time. Then he spent the night with Trish Sat. & Sun. He went to Stuttgart yesterday to the doctor to get his shots in his knee and back, this weather hasn't been very good for that. He went to the foot doctor this morning and then to Brinkley to a funeral of one of his good Cotton Plant friends, Mr. Horner.

BEfore he left town he came by the office to see everyone!! He loves to visit you know. But, it just so happened that we were taking Christmas pictures in the lobby when he came so he just fit right in. Everyone here at the office has adopted him, they all think he is a hoot!!

Sister Dearest 12-4-08

2008-12-04T14:41:00.000-08:00

Not good news today, Tonya and Billy had to take Trish back to emergency room last night in NLR with uncontrollable pain. I talked to Tonya & Trish at noon today and this was the update that I got. She is more comfortable with the meds they have given her, she is having a series of test done on her blood, also MRI on her back, chest xray, and a pretty good complete going over to try and find out what is causing all her pain. The last time she went to emergency room they just gave her a knock out shot and sent her home, but this time Tonya decided to make they try and find out what is causing the pain. This is going on 3 weeks (?) with her legs hurting, deep pain.

Keep her in your prayers. I hope to get some good news tomorrow after they run all the test.

Daddy is still feeling good, he has gotten his energy back so he is on the go. Art calls him the energized bunny since he got his pacemaker. He is worried about Trish, as we all are.

Wally is still putting up Christmas Lights outside, have I told you that Wally LOVES CHRISTMAS, he actually thinks he is SANTA!! I had this bright idea of decorating my BIG tree with all my stuffed Christmas Bears, I thought, that will be easy and will not take too long. Sure enough while Wally was outside I decorated the whole tree. I thought it looked pretty good, not my prettiest, but it sure didn't take long with the big bears. Wally came in and looked at it and told me right off that he hated the tree, it didn't look right. Well, I sat and pouted for awhile , he knew he had hurt my feelings, and I looked at the tree again, and yes - Wally was right, it didn't look very good. So I UNdecorated the tree, and started all over again and by the time I went to bed we had a beautiful tree again!! Wally was so very happy!! Daddy thinks we have just completely lost our minds of course. He was fusing and cussing the whole time about all the lights and all the decorations. We love Christmas and what it means. It is a time for friends, family, and celebration of our Jesus Christ.

Justine 7th Birthday

2008-12-01T13:19:00.000-08:00

Justine celebrated an early 7th birthday in Memphis Saturday. She and her Mom were home for Thanksgiving and they invited me over to help celebrate. We had a great time. She is growing up way to fast for Memaw! We had cake and ice cream and then we went roller skating. We didn't much like the skating part, so we played games!! Just wanted to share with family and friends. This was a very special surprise and it was a wonderful way to end the Thanksgiving Holiday. I am so very thankful for everything, I can't even begin to post.

Daddy is feeling lots better, he is back home in Forrest City. He went to basketball tourney here on Saturday and watched 4 ballgames. We had a funny that happened this morning that I wanted to share. I'm running late this morning and my cell phone rings, it is Daddy, gave me instructions to put his squirrel out to thaw, he wanted some squirrel and dumplings. So out the door I go and remember the squirrel, so back in the house I go, grab a package and put it in the sink for him. Off to work. About 10:00 I get a call, it was Daddy telling me that I had put fish out instead of his squirrel and that he thought he would just cook it for lunch for us, I told him not today, just put it back in the frig. Well, little did I know that he didn't notice that it wasn't squirrel either, he had his pan on boiling and dropped the fish in!! Then when it started just falling apart he realized what he had done!! When I got home at lunch I searched the frig, and everywhere for the fish, I called him and he told me what he had done and he just threw it away, and that I owed him some more fish because he had bought it. :-) He is getting back to his old self now, thanks for all the prayers from family and friends.

Sister Dearest has been sick for a couple of weeks now and we need to pray for her. She is going back to doctor today. She was diagnosed with Restless Leg Syndrom and was put on meds but it hasn't seemed to help, has been in lots of pain. Trying to get appointment with neurologist, since the pain just will not go away. Keep her in your prayers because this family can't do without Sister Dearest, she keeps up all in line. Let her know how much we all love her and that we are praying for her.

Monday 11/17/08

2008-11-17T19:21:00.000-08:00

Daddy hasn't been feeling very good since last Friday. He stayed in all weekend and had a hard weekend breathing and his feet swelled really bad. He said he just didn't have enough breath to walk from the living room to kitchen. Trish and I decided first thing Monday we would call Dr. Blue to see if we could get an appointment. He wasn't in but Trish called Dr. Fincher and he could see him so Trish took him to Searcy. He said he was filled up with fluid, didn't know why, but thought he needed to be hospitalized. Daddy agreed so you know he was not feeling good at all. I talked with him about 7:00 and he said he was going to the bathroom a lot but did feel some better and was breathing better. Send prayers his way family and friends, he sure does want to see some of the football playoffs coming up. :-)

Hayden's First Deer 11-08

2008-11-12T09:37:00.001-08:00

Tuesday 11/11/08

2008-11-11T17:58:00.000-08:00

We have had a lot of sadness since my last posting. I will keep it short. Daddy had a really hard week. It started last week when Dixie Swindle passed away, then his cousin Catherine Cockrine that had been sick for some time was taken off all life support and she passed away shortly after that. Then we got a call that Susan's mom, Nannie Duncan, had died. All within 3 days. So, in two days Daddy had been to 3 funerals, and 4 visitations. By Sunday he was exhausted. But, then Monday he decided to have fried pies made for the guys at deer camp and he took it down to them and spent the night. He was coming home today, but got a call a while ago and he decided to stay another night.. He just keeps on going..

I left for work yesterday morning and had been at work for about 15 minutes and Daddy calls. His truck wouldn't start. So I called the garage and sent them to the house to get his truck started, he was on his way to deer camp, he was really upset, afraid he wasn't going to get to go!! :-) He is going to take his truck to Little Rock tomorrow to get it checked, it had to be jumped off again today.

Art bought Justine a basketball goal a little early birthday prize!! He said he has had lots of kids at the house playing basketball. Soccer is over so I guess we are going to start basketball!!

Sister came over yesterday to have her nails done and met me after work and we had dinner. Neither of us was feeling very good, but visited awhile and enjoyed seeing each other.

On the brighter side of things, Hayden killed his first deer!! I will try and get the picture posted. He and Teddy were really excited!!

Wally's had is still doing good, of course he isn't wearing his brace at night like he was suppose to so his finger will probably bend back down again!! Stubborn is his middle name. He has been really busy leaf blowing around the house, an everyday job this time of year.

Thanks to Russell and Sutton for coming and getting Daddy's wheelchair and taking it to LR. We have decided that Daddy had a little accident with it, but just didn't know what happened to it!! :-)

Talk later.

Monday 11/3/08

2008-11-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

Just sitting here watching Monday night football, I really don't care who wins, my teams aren't playing tonight. I like the Manning brothers, they are my favorite, except for Dallas of course. Art has always been a Cowboy fan since he was just a little guy!! Long time ago. But I still have to root for them. Latest on Justine and her soccer, she made all the goals in the last game and Art sent video, she said she got a trophy and that she would be playing with the older kids next year. I'm afraid she will still be the tallest one in that group too!! That's ok, Art is afraid she is going to be a monster chick!! We will love her anyway, monster or not!!

Daddy just called to tell me that I could lock the door, he was spending the night at deer camp in dark corner. He got shots in his knee and back today so he is good to go for another couple of weeks. He was so excited this morning because he was going to get BBQ to take to camp for the boys and also fried pies. He really loves spending time with those guys, they are really great. One little funny as I was helping him get his bag packed again, he had put his dirty pj's in the bag, I took them out and he asked what I was doing, I told him that I was putting clean ones in, he said "S--- Becky Lynn when do you think I'm going, to the world series or something, I'm just going to Dark Corner!!!" I had to laugh, he was dead serious!! Like when he was getting ready to go to a visitation Sunday night I made him stop before leaving out the back door and I buttoned his collar down on his shirt, "he said his favorite word, then told me that he had just spent 10 minutes on trying to get them unbuttoned!! :-) Oh Lord, please help whoever has to take care of me when the time comes!! I hope they can find some humor out of some of the things I do!!!
Wally is doing pretty good, his hand hasn't hurt much but it is still wrapped, he goes back to doctor tomorrow and they will take bandage off, they also have him down for therapy too, he doesn't like that idea, he also has an appointment with heart doctor too for check up!! Hope everything is ok.
Scooter is doing great. Have I told you that he is just the sweetest little puppy dog in the whole world, don't know what I did without him. He loves everyone and he really loves Daddy, he sneaks him bologna!! :-)
Be sure and leave comments. I don't know if anyone is reading this or not!!!!

Saturday 11/1/08

2008-11-01T17:37:00.001-07:00

Hey, I am so excited, after a week of working on my new computer I finally now have internet and I'm wireless!! WOW!! I have talked to every computer guru from At&t this week. I either kept getting a person that I couldn't understand OR that didn't understand me. Can't understand that though!!! I talk really slow and have no accent at all! and I'm very computer literate!! :-) Anyway, this was my special day and lucky day!! Pawpaw will be so excited, because most of you know that he hates the PUTER. Now I can take the old crashed computer completely out of his room. He would always call me and tell me that I had left the PUTER on again, the lights bothered him!!! Sure!!
Although, I'm not sure I will get to use it as often as I want to just now, it seems it bothers Wally that I'm actually not watching the ballgame - Scooter thinks I'm on the phone I guess, he keeps barking at me - and Daddy just shakes his head when he sees me on it!!! I'm sure they will get use to it.
Pawpaw just called to tell me to leave door unlocked, he was coming home tonight - sometimes - he had ended up at the deer camp and he was going to eat and watch ballgame and play cards, but he would be home tonight!! I guess he has had a really good couple of days, he sounded like he was still going pretty strong. Glad he decided to get out and go somewhere, was beginning to worry about him.

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2008-10-31T12:52:00.000-07:00

Friday 10/31/08

2008-10-31T12:46:00.001-07:00

Hey! Another week is about over and I'm really glad. Wally had surgery on his hand yesterday and he is doing fine, just driving me nuts!!! His little finger was bent down really bad and he could not straighten it out so he decided to get it fixed. We will find out Tuesday whether or not they fixed it where he can bend it. It was bothering his golf, he thinks now that his little finger will be straight that he will hit his driver 400 yards straight as an arrow!!! WOW!!! This guy has a problem!!! I just love him any way.

Daddy really hasn't been feeling very good at all, just no wind or strength. He did go to church Sunday in Cotton Plant with Aunt Gladys and to pay his birthday money. He decided yesterday that he would go to Searcy to ballgame and then go spend the night with Teddy and family in Vilonia. He called this morning and they are planning on going to ballgame tonight in Vilonia and then to Heber Springs Saturday morning to watch Hayden play football. I hope he will be able to enjoy himself. I'm sure he will come home exhausted and ready to rest for a few days, which is fine. Wally keeps reminding me that he is 90 years old, he is doing fine. It is just hard to see him not being as active as he use to be. Send a few prayers up for him!!

Have a good weekend and Happy Halloween!!!

Friday 10-24-08

2008-10-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

Daddy went to Doctor yesterday (Thursday), Trish took him or he took Trish with him!!! :-) The doctor said that he was doing fine and that it was just going to take a little time to get his strength back and that he was 90 Years Old!!! His blood was too thin so we are going to change dosage of meds again, but the pace maker is working like it should be. His shortness of breath wasn't a concern to them, chest sounded ok. The blockage in his neck is still being put on back burner until later or until it causes more problems than he has now. So he came back home and seems to be satisfied with what the doctor told him. He is planning on going to ballgame tonight, somewhere!!! He gave me my orders!! Find his coveralls and put them in his truck in case he gets cold!!! :-) DONE!!!

Have a good weekend. Art says I should keep my letters short and sweet, hope this is short enough Art!! :-)

Halloween picture of the Witch from Arizona!!! :-) Art said they were bored so she dressed up for Halloween early!!!

Also, Adam turned 30, AND he and Stephanie are expected a Baby Boo in December!! :-)

90th BIRTHDAY

2008-10-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

We started celebrating Daddy's 90th Birthday on Saturday. Mike and Laury (Quinn's from LA) came in that afternoon, Trish and Tonya came over and we had a great visit. Sunday was a lazy day, watched ballgames all day. He had gotten lots of cards and phone calls during the weekend.

Monday - October 13th - Birthday!! He was up bright and early and was off to make his rounds. He came back with lots of cards, lots of prizes, and his behind dragging!!! Ha!! I think he just about over did but he had a great day visiting with all his friends and family. Thanks to all who called and sent cards, prizes, and those that wished him Happy Birthday.

Wednesday 10/8/08

2008-10-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

My gosh, is it Wednesday already??? The days are running into each other. I think Daddy had over done a little Friday so he decided he would just stay home over the weekend and rest. He and I had a really lazy day Saturday, watched ballgames all day. We are now into the baseball and football, he has learned to hold on to the remote, because when Wally and I get it then we get to adjust the volumn and controls!!! :-) A little power play going!!! Sunday was pretty much the same. He got up to go to church at Cotton Plant but decided to go back to bed after breakfast, he said he was just tired, he thought he needed to rest. Wally was getting all his gear ready to head out for Harrison to the HS Golf State Tourney. He left around 11:00. I lounged most of the day myself. I did get Daddy's truck washed though, it was getting pretty bad. But I got it all cleaned up for him to start out on Monday. Wally called around 10 pm and they had made it to Harrison in one piece. He made the boys walk the course and check out yardages. He was so excited, he probably didn't sleep a wink. I had been giving him sleep aid all week because he couldn't sleep. He is so hyper!!!

Monday Daddy went to Stuttgart to get shots in his knee and back. Trish met him in Stuttgart. Billy had his knee surgery Monday morning, he was in recovery when Daddy got there. Daddy got his shots and visited a little with Trish and then he was gone. Trish took Billy home and he will be recooping this week at home. All went well. Daddy made a circle around to Des Arc to take Tony out for lunch and to check on the old brown S10, it has died again on Tony. Daddy has decided that it wasn't worth getting fixed again so we have a truck for sale - ANY TAKERS!!! He was pretty tired when he got home, but had made it fine.

Tuesday morning he was up bright and early headed for Searcy to get his blood checked. I have tried to explain to him that we could get it checked in Forrest City, BUT, he insists on driving to Searcy, of course he took his usual tour!!! Des Arc, Searcy, McCrory, Cotton Plant, and back to Brinkley, Wheatley, and then home. I got tickled at him, he said that he had missed going by to seeing Aunt Pearl, he will have to go another day this week!! Bless his heart, he is still trying to take care of everyone!! I think I had made a mistake on the blood level thing earlier. They want his blood to be around 2.5, his last week was 3.2 (too thin) so they changed his dosage of meds, and now this week it was 1.9 (too thick), but changed his dosage again and he said he was feeling much better, he knew that he should have been taking his meds the way he always did!!! I have had a time with him about the meds, he doesn't like for me to tell him that he has to change because the doctor says too!!! Although, he probably was right, but I apologized and told him I was just going by what the doctor said!!! Wally made it home around 11:30 PM, give completely out but had to tell me all about what each boy shot and who won what and so on!!! I finally told him I was sorry but I had already had my Tylenol PM and it would have to wait until morning!!! :-) His team came in 4th place out of 12 teams. He was pleased, he was afraid they wouldn't do as well as they did. Harrison's team won, of course. Wally blamed it on the pin placements and how hard they had made the course for the tournament, he was sure that the Harrison team had been playing those pin placements all week, then they changed them for the practice round and changed them back for the tourney, this is the way his brain works!! Anyway, golf season is over!! Yeah!!! :-)

Forgot this, Daddy also went to a visitation in Marianna last night, some of the horse show family passed away. Tony and Ethan were going so he met them down their.

So this brings me up to date!! This is Wednesday and Daddy is going to rest until around 4:00 and he thinks he might just go play cards and eat with the Langley guys in McCrory or wherever he goes!!!! :-) That is very good though, I just want him to be able to go and enjoy being with his friends and family. He also asked me if I thought I would be going to Haley's game Thursday night in Brinkley to watch her cheer!!! I told him I would have to wait until Thursday afternoon before I decided.

Thanks again to all the friends and family and for the prayers.

Daddy's Doctors Visit

2008-10-03T06:29:00.000-07:00

Daddy got a good report from the doctor yesterday. His blood was still a little thick, changed meds again, trying to get his blood to 2.5, it was 3.2 yesterday. But nothing to be alarmed about. It will take awhile to get it regulated again. Blood pressure was up a little. His heart rate was 70, and that is where they want it to be. They took the dressing off of his incision, he said it looked better than he thought it would. Trish has all this stuff written down, I hope I got it right over the phone!!

Daddy and Trish went to Vilonia after visit to doctor, they visited with Teddy and family. Then they went to Mayflower to watch Brinkley Jr High game, and to see Haley cheer!!! He said they got home around 9:00, that he made it fine, just tired. He spent the night with Trish.

Daddy called around 7:30 this morning, he was getting ready to go to Brinkley for breakfast and then on to Cotton Plant to check on Katherine (Cockran) and to see Aunt Gladys, Billy Clyde, and by Stewmons. He didn't know yet whether he was going to stay for ballgame at Brinkley tonight, Homecoming. He said he would call me later and tell me when he would be home.

Sounds like he is on the road to being back to where he was. Thanks again to all his family and friends for the prayers.

STIFFANY CAME TO VISIT

2008-10-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

Tiffany (great niece), better known as Stiffany to Daddy, came by to visit with us yesterday afternoon. Sure did enjoy our visit. She caught us up on her 4th grade class that she teaches. She loves her kids and is a super duper teacher. Scooter was jealous!!

When I got home from work yesterday I noticed that his truck had been moved, he tried to park it back exactly like it was!!! :-) I asked him where he had been, he looked that funny look and grinned. He had gone down to the farmers market in town and bought him, Trish, Tonya, and Aunt Pearl some tomatoes. (And yes, he was running around town in his PJ's again.) That guy, what are we going to do with him. I went out to eat with a group from work and didn't go home at lunch so I guess he thought he would just take a little venture!! He said he wanted some tomatoes and he wanted to see if he could drive. He made it fine, don't worry about him!!!

He was up bright and early this morning. He is going to Biscoe, and he and Trish are going to Searcy to doctor. He also wanted me to pack his bag, he thinks maybe Trish will take him to the Jr High Football game at Mayflower for a while to watch Haley cheer, since they will be close!!! He may just spend the night with her and come back to Brinkley Homecoming tomorrow night if he feels like it. So, I guess you can say he is on the mend and is tired of being house bound!! Pray for us!! Thank goodness we have lots of family and friends, it will take all of us to keep up with him.

WEDNESDAY 10-1-08

2008-10-01T14:48:00.001-07:00

October is here!!! Weather is beautiful!! Went to eat lunch with my friends today, (Pat, Carolyn, Norma, Wesley, and Donna), we had a great time. We don't all get to go at once very often any more. I called Wally and he was going to go home for lunch and check on Daddy and feed Scooter for me!! He is such a sweetie!!! :-) Tiffany called and she is coming by the house after 5:00 to see Daddy today, that will be a treat for us, haven't seen her in ages!!! Pooh!!Pooh!! Jeremy has moved her all the way to Cherry Valley now!!

Daddy had a good night last night, and I have talked with him 2 times today and he is doing good. He is going to drive to Biscoe tomorrow and Trish will take him to Searcy to the Doctor. Pray that he gets a good report. I will let you know more tomorrow!!

Pawpaw is HOME!!!

2008-09-30T06:36:00.001-07:00

Good Morning! Pawpaw finally made it home late yesterday afternoon. It was a long day for him but he sure was glad to be home. Wally, Scooter and I was really glad to get him home, we had really missed him.

Sister Dearest had a long day too!! She picked Mamaw Patterson up and took her to eye doctor in Little Rock. Then they went to Searcy and picked Daddy up. He had already called me around 3:30 and said that Sister wasn't there yet!! But, she did get there and got him all loaded up, she said he was still in a pretty good mood!!! In the mean time he called me and told me to meet him at Biscoe so that I could bring him on home. He just wanted to get home!!! Then in the mix of things Tonya called and told me that she would go to Biscoe and get him and bring him on the Forrest City for me so that I wouldn't have to drive to Biscoe. So I told her that sounded fine. So when Daddy finally got to Biscoe, there was Tonya and not me!!!! :-) He wanted to know what she was doing there. Anyway, Tonya loaded him up to bring him home. Well, he decided he wanted to go by and see Donna Sue on his way. So they did. Then he decided that she could just go to WalMart and call me and I would pick him up, I think he thought Tonya was going to take him shopping with her!!! Tonya finally got him home and he was soooooo very glad. It took all three of us to get him home!! But he was fine when he got home. He ate pizza and watched the football game until the half, by that time Wally was sleeping in the chair, I was almost asleep on the couch. He finally decided he would go to bed.

We had a little heated discussion about his meds!!! He wanted to take them like he had been taking them, but his papers said different!!! WOW!! Couldn't understand why they wanted to change them, so after about 15 min of not wanting to change them I finally reminded him that he had just had a light stroke, a pace maker put in and I thought it would be a good idea to take the meds like they were prescibed!! That was that, no more problem!! He goes back to Dr. on Thursday, he is planning on driving over to Sisters and she is going to take him.

He loves his women in his life!!! :-)

Thanks again for all the prayers, phone calls and visits!! He loves all of his family and friends!!

Monday 9-29-08

2008-09-29T08:01:00.000-07:00

Trish is bringing Daddy home today from the hospital. I will try and keep you posted on his progress at home. We are soooooo glad he is coming home!!

Justine Soccer Sept 08

2008-09-28T22:07:00.000-07:00

Memaw gave me her password a few months ago. I thought I would look it up and give you all a peak of Justine in action. Hopefully I can figure out how to get the photo's up.

I want to thank everyone for having Papaw in your prayers over the last few weeks.

Art

FRIDAY 9/26/08

2008-09-26T11:44:00.000-07:00

I talked with Trish at noon today, she was in Searcy checking on Daddy. He was doing good. Dr. Blue says he has some blockage in his neck but that he wasn't going to worry about that now, that we could wait until Dr. Henderson gets back. They are just watching and monitoring his heart and pace maker and trying to get his blood thinner and to get him ready to come home, maybe over the weekend.

Wally & I are planning on going to Searcy Saturday and maybe bring him home, or I will go back on Sunday to check on him.

Hope everyone has a safe and great weekend. Thanks again for all the family and friends that we have.

NOTE: Art called and he has moved to Surprise, AZ, just down the street from Suzie and Justine. He says that Justine can ride her bike to his house and that he can see her school from his house. Help him pray that this will work out better for Justine, now that she is in the first grade. It will mean that she will not have to travel so much during the week. Art has had lots of family support during the past 4 years, but we still need to keep them in our prayers.

WED & THUR 9/24,25/08

2008-09-26T11:26:00.000-07:00

I got to Searcy around 11:30 Wed morning. The doctors had first said the surgery would be at 2:00, then they changed it to 4:00 so he got to eat breakfast and lunch before he was taken down. The nurse that came after him was amazed at "The FAmily". He said he didn't know if the waiting room was big enough. Daddy told him that this wasn't near all of us!!! :-) The surgery actually lasted about 45 min. then they took him back to his room. They brought him his dinner but the nurses was still checking and monitoring him and he had to lay flat for 4 hours before he was suppose to move!!! WOW!! Now that was really a hard thing for him, but he did good. Actually Trish & I have been very proud of him, he is trying to do everything that they tell him to do without too many "COMMENTS". I stayed with him Wednesday night and all day Thursday, then came home. Trish went home Wednesday afternoon late to go and start preparing for the Patterson Runion that they are having at Little Hill this weekend.

Thanks again for all the family & friends that are making him feel better every day. He loves talking and visiting!!!

I should have had a register for everyone to sign in his room, it is just hard to believe that so many people know him and keep up with him. Keep the prayers coming, and the calls & visits, he loves it!!!

Tuesday 9/23/08

2008-09-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

I had board meeting and Trish stayed with Daddy. He is ready to come home but doctors say no. Dr. Blue (heart doctor) has him scheduled for pace maker on Wednesday afternoon. His heart rate has been dropping down between 30-40 at times and they are concerned about that. His right hand is doing lots better, he can grip and eat with it now. They are giving him therapy every day, they are amazed at what he can do at his age. I think the therapy is even helping his knee that gives him so much trouble. All in all things are going pretty good. Daddy has had lots of company, phone calls, and prayers coming his way. Thanks to all his friends and family!!! He is a very blessed man to have so many people that care.

Monday - 9/22/08

2008-09-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

Monday (4th Day), Trish called and said that Dr. Fincher wanted him to stay another night, that didn't go over very good!! He wanted a heart doctor to look at him. He is talking about needing a pace maker. But, we haven't decided anything yet, will wait and hear what the heart doctor says.

Trish called and said that he had gotten up and took a shower and shaved with the (electric shaver that he threw such a fit about) and he was ready to come home.

Trish hasn't seen the heart doctor yet, so keep him in your prayers that he will just get to come on home and be ok!!!

Thanks to all his family and friends for the calls and visits. He loves each and everyone of you.

Sunday 9/21/08

2008-09-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

Sunday morning (3rd Day) he decided he was ready to go home!! He was going to tell that doctor that he was ready to go home today!! The doctor came and informed him that he needed to stay and have some more therapy and to keep monitoring his heart rate. He was concerned over the heart rate.

He had visitors and phone calls on and off all day. He likes that of course, he talked just about all day. I sent Tonya to WalMart to get extra PJ's, and an electric razor!! Oh my GOD!!! Not an electric razor, he was not going to use that thing, just take it back now!!! I ended up just telling him that Wally would use it and I put it in the closet. He kinda had a come apart but we got him settled back down, or a ballgame came on that he was wanting to watch.

Trish brought her clothes and I packed mine up, I needed to go home and help Wally get ready to take his HS Golf Team to Conference Tournament on Monday Morning, and I also have Board Meeting on Tuesday. So when I got ready to leave I kissed Daddy by and left , Trish stopped me at the door (knowing he would have a fit) and said, now Beck be sure and tell him to be good to me while you are gone!!! Oh my gosh, she could have said anything but that!!! :-) You have to laugh at him!! He told me that he was going to come home tomorrow, but he was afraid Trish would take him home with her, I assured him that she was going to bring him home to his bed and to see Scooter!! He is so spoiled!!

Saturday 9/20/08

2008-09-22T12:26:00.000-07:00

Second day in hospital. Had lots of company and phone calls and we watched the Razorbacks!! Pooh!!Pooh!! He was most disgusted with them. I told him that he really went to extreme measurers to find a place to watch the ballgame, he knew we wouldn't be able to get it at home and he was worried about where he was going to watch it. That got a laugh out of him!!!

He had therapy Saturday afternoon, of course he told everyone not to bother this lady because she was strong as an ox. He told every nurse that came in not to mess with that nurse because she would whip their butts!!! He is so bad!! But, at least he was trying to make the best out of a bad situation. His hand was still getting stronger all the time. I kept making him squeeze my hand everything I went passed him.

Saturday night his heart monitor went off, the nurse came in and said his heart rate dropped down to 40, had been running like 70. But, then he we slept for about an hour and the nurse would come in every hour on the hour to check on him. He was getting a little upset because they kept waking him up, and I was too!!! But, I couldn't get upset because I didn't want him to just blow up at one of them.

Pawpaw-Light Stroke-Right Hand-9/19/08

2008-09-22T12:15:00.000-07:00

Not good news today!! Daddy got up Friday morning and he didn't have full use of his right hand. He said he noticed it when he couldn't get the toliet paper off, then he went upstairs and tried to eat his Cheerios!! He couldn't grip the spoon. He called me at work and said that he couldn't eat his cereal, he couldn't hold the spoon. The first thing I thought of was a stroke. I went home and immediately gave him an asprin and made him sit down. After a few minutes his hand got a little better, he could grip his walking cane a little. Wally stayed with him while I ran back to work to clean my desk off and then I went back home and called his doctor in Searcy. Dr. Henderson (heart doctor) was out of town all week, but Dr. Fincher was seeing some of his patients so I talked with his nurse and she told me to have him there at 3:00. So I got him dressed and we left for Searcy, went by and picked up Sister Dearest!! We got him checked in at the White County Medical Center and the doctor did test on him. His blood had gotten thicker than normal, and CAT scan showed an older stroke but nothing new. But, all the symptons was showing stroke.

He and I stayed the night and he was making progress with his hand. They had a heart monitor on him and his irregular heart beat was really getting low at times. But he rested pretty good all night.

Thursday 9/18/08

2008-09-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

Pawpaw is doing good. He went to Brinkley, Des Arc (to visit with Russell), Searcy (to doctor), Cotton Plant (to visit Aunt Gladys and Stewmons), and then to McCrory to play cards (Langley clan) (all today), didn't get home until 11:00 PM. I left Wally up to wait for him!!! :-) Pawpaw has gotten so good that he doesn't wake up Wally or Scooter!! I guess we are all getting use to each others hours.

Trish is much better, got a good report from her doctor. She told me she had been to Little Hill cleaning up for the reunion, she only pushed the wheel barrel while Tonya and Aunt Patricia picked up limbs. I don't know what we are going to do with her either, she has a lot of Pawpaw in her.

Been really busy at work getting ready for board meeting next week!! Uck!!! I'm ready for a vacation!! After being off for 2 1/2 months this summer it has been hard for me to make a full week!! :-) TWO MORE YEARS!!! RETIREMENT HERE I COME!!!

TUESDAY 9/16/08

2008-09-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

Daddy stayed home and rested and helped Altha clean house!! :-) I don't think she got everything done this week!! But he likes to visit with her.

The girls at work had a night out last night. Had a good time, just went to eat.

Daddy went to Sawmill and ate frog legs, so he is better!!!

Monday - 9/15/08

2008-09-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

Yes, I went to work. Daddy rested all day, by night he was ready to wath football game on TV with me!!

Wally has been out of the loop lately. He is really busy with his golf team, I will be glad when the season is over!!

I went to the eye doctor today, he asked me why I was there - I told him I couldn't see!!! :-) So cousins the next time you see me I will have my new glasses!! Can't believe it. He said he couldn't believe that I hadn't been sooner. I told him I was waiting until my 60th BD so I could blame it on my age!!! I had so many pair of WalMart specials I could have already bought the darn glasses, or not!! He told me that I had expensive taste!! I told him that I knew that, but I had to look good in glasses too!!! :-)

Sister dearest is doing good. She went on her horse show outing all weekend, but she made it fine. Everyone made it back home safely with lots of trophies!!!

Emergency Room Trip

2008-09-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

I just can't seem to catch up!! I will try and do better!! Didn't realize so many people were reading my blog!!

Pawpaw and I had a long, long night Sunday night!! Sunday afternoon he went to Brinkley to eat and found a group of friends eating frog legs so he joined them. Then he was going to visitation for a friend from CP (?). He said everyone was asking him who had been kissing him, he had red stuff on his face (lipstick), but after about 3 people asked he went to bathroom and saw that it was blood, his gums were bleeding. So by the time he got home everything he had on had blood on it. We got his mouth washed out and I put a gauze pad in his mouth and in just seconds it was full. This went on for a while, and he finally went downstairs and I put ice in his mouth and it seemed to be trying to stop. By this time it was about 10:00, it had started bleeding around 7:00. So he said he was ok and he was going to just sit up in recliner and maybe it would stop. I went to bed and phone range about 11:00, he said he was still bleeding so I went down to check on him. By this time he was getting scared and blood was everywhere, and he said he was getting light headed. So I told him we would have to go to the emergency room and so if they could stop it. He didn't fuss much, THEN!!! So off we went!! Wally decided he would take him, but I told Daddy that he didn't want Wally taking him to emergency room, he doesn't do well with Doctors!! UNDERSTATEMENT!!!

We were there for about 15 minutes and he was already in the back in a room, and cussing, and fussing because it was taking so long!! I reminded him that we had only been there 15 min., and it went from there, you all can imagine!! I was very proud of myself, keeping calm, and not getting upset with him. So the doctor came and put meds on a gauze and said that would stop it, and gave me one to take home. He had stuck a small hole in his upper inside left gum and it hit a blood vessel, that is the reason it was bleeding so much. So off we go back home to go to bed!! :-)

Got him all settled in downstairs again and he seemed better. I put the other meds and gauze in his mouth and I went back to bed. My phone range about 4:00 AM, Daddy said he was still bleeding and wanted to go back to hospital. He thought he was better and went to bed but when he woke up he had bleed all over EVERYTHING!!!! So we take off for the emergency room again!! They know us now!! :-) (No, they didn't know anyone in Cotton Plant, No, they didn't know Sheila, No they didn't care!!!) The doctor gave him shots in his gum and cauterized the place and we stayed until it stopped bleeding. I was not going home until it had stopped, we left to early the first time. But it did stop, and we made it home and back to bed - 5:00 AM.

Daddy - Ballgame Schedule

2008-09-11T14:45:00.000-07:00

I just had a surprise visit from Daddy at the office. He was on his way to Brinkley, he was going to go to Tonya's, she was going to have room for him to go to the game, he was going early because he wanted to be sure and get to go eat with them too!!! He doesn't like to miss anything!! :-) He showed his catfish pictures to everyone at the office that he had gotten from "BoBo's Bunch". I have no idea!!! He is planning on going to ballgame tomorrow night, somewhere, and then to Melborne? (no idea) over the weekend with Trish and all her family for a horse show. He is just so busy!!!

By the way, I found cleaned squirrels in my frig this morning when I got up. He told me to freeze them and next week he was going to cook him some squirrel and dumplings!! Sounds good to me!!! He told RED (one of my friends at work-of course she has red hair so she got a nickname real quick), that he hoped he didn't gain back his weight that he lost. I told them that he probably would with me doing the cooking!!! Of course he got a big laugh out of that and gave me that look!!! I have cooked more since February than I have ever cooked. But he is a pretty good cooker himself, and he loves to give directions on "HOW TO".

Sister Trish is much better. She was wanting to go to ballgame tonight too, and she was packing for the weekend, so I take it that she has stayed home as long as she can!!! I'm glad I don't have that GOING BUG that they have!!! :-0)

Daddy & Aunt Pearl Fishing Again!

2008-09-10T14:18:00.000-07:00

Daddy had lots to do today!! By the way, he got shots in his knee and his back Monday so he is acting like he is 60 again!!! Anyway, he left early this morning going to Brinkley to pick Aunt Pearl up and they were going to go fishing at East Lake. He promised me that they would just fish off the dock!!! :-) Then he said that she had a really big, good boat down there. He called me at noon, he was back in Brinkley, fishing wasn't very good. He was busy getting fruit jars together to take to his lady that is going to make him some pear preserves. He had made several calls the day before and finally found him some pears from someone - or he found a pear tree!!!! You never know about him!! So he took Ms. Gunter the pears and sugar, and a few jars but she sent him back to get more. He called me again around 3:00, he was at Billy Clyde's in Cotton Plant. He thought maybe he had him some squirrels to bring home to cook, thank goodness he didn't!! I'm not sure if he took a nap at Aunt Pearl's, Billy Clyde's or Aunt Gladys house, he didn't say. He was just letting me know that he was going to go and play cards and eat before he came home, "Don't lock me out he said, like I have locked him out before." I would never hear the last of it. Sister Trish is still doing better, I think she has been doing more than she is telling but she does sound better. She is trying to get well so that she can go to ballgame Thursday night and then to horse show over the weekend. She and Daddy do not know how to just relax like Wally and Scooter!!!

Sister Dearest Out Patient Day!

2008-09-09T09:03:00.000-07:00

Friday - Sept 5: Trish, Billy and I spent the day in Little Rock, Trish had to have a little corrective surgery done. All went well. She was sick at her stomach and had some pain but we got her home.

Saturday she had a bad day, stitch came out and she was still sick at her stomach.
Daddy had gone to camp with BoBo and the Bubba's, he loves playing card with those boys.

Wally and I had a golf tourney the McDonald's Mustang Tradition!!! Was the first of its kind and Wally was so proud. He had just about driven Daddy & I crazy over the preparations for this tournament. We had 12 High School golf teams, around 50 players, the weather was great and everyone enjoyed themselves, EXCEPT WALLY - he only had a little come apart when our Forrest City team didn't do very well!!! He was disappointed, but got over it. He loves to WIN!! He told me that days like today makes him remember why he stopped coaching basketball!!! I'm sure we will have it again next year!!! :-)

Sunday - Sept 7: Daddy decided that Trish wasn't getting much better so it was time he took over with the nursing. He got up bright and early and headed to Biscoe. I felt bad for Trish, not feeling good, and having Daddy over to nurse, so I headed back to Biscoe. Daddy had taken his clothes, he was staying until she got better. Just what she needed. But, she was feeling better, and I spent the day with her and Daddy. He had gone to church with Tony and family and then back to the singing at 5:00 with them. I had left by the time he got back. I called Trish when I got home and she told me that Daddy had gone down to Grandma Patterson's to play cards, she had called for him to come down. Trish later told me that she called him at 9:00 and told him Nite-Nite!!!

Monday - Sept 8: Daddy went to Stuttgart to get shot in his knee and in his back. Then he was off again, buying tomatoes, and trying to find us some pears, for preserves!! He just keeps going like that energized bunny commercial. That is what Wally calls him.

This should have me about caught up, just had too much going and forgot that I was doing a blog!! But thanks to the ones that reminded me!!!

State Horse Show

2008-09-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

Saturday-August 30: Daddy and I left bright and early to get to Little Rock to the State Horse Show to see Hayden and Lauren ride. We spent the day with family and friends and had a really good time. Daddy especially enjoyed it because he knew so many people, how does he know that many people??? :-) As soon as we got there Billy wanted me to go with him, he had found Scooter a prize, he told me I just wouldn't be able to resist!! You can see by the picture that Scooter loved his prize!! Wally, Daddy, and I got the biggest laugh out of him after we got home, he is such a funny little dog!!! He and Daddy have become really good buddies. Hayden and Lauren did really good. Hayden is faster than his horse and Lauren's pony didn't want to gallop in front of the judges!! But, all in all we were so proud of them. We also celebrated Lauren's birthday a few days early, she turned six. We had cake and ice cream in the stands and sang Happy Birthday to her. It was a long day but Daddy and I made it home around 9:00 PM, I was exhausted. We lounged all Sunday in our PJ's!!! Of course I was still exhausted Monday (Labor Day) and all I wanted to do was rest and watch movies!! Daddy was up and ready to go early, he had called cousin Pam to see when she was leaving for Little Rock for the day, he was in luck, he went and met her in Brinkley and went back to Little Rock for the day. He thought it was funny because he kept asking me, "Becky Lynn, you aren't ready yet, are you not going back with me??" He knew I wasn't!!! He likes to tease!! He made it back home around 10:30 PM and he had a good time, just a long day. Haley rode and placed in the poles, so they all went out and had dinner and celebrated before they came home. It was a fun filled weekend and lots of good memories made.

Daddy & Aunt Pearl Fishing Trip

2008-08-29T13:48:00.001-07:00

Daddy left early Monday morning (8/25/08) to go to pick Aunt Pearl up and they were going to East Lake to go fishing. I called him Monday noon and he said that they were eating sandwiches because the wind was blowing too hard to fish. So Tuesday they got to go fishing in the boat and caught a few small bass - according to Daddy!! I called him Tuesday after lunch and he was taking a nap and he said Aunt Pearl was cleaning the fish!!! Aunt Pearl is nearly blind, so be careful if they invite you to eat fish with them!!! :-) I went home Wednesday for lunch and the fisherman returned, dragging his behind, he was give out!!! Couldn't wait to get down to his room and bed. But, before 5:00 he came by the office all dressed in his same fishing clothes and told me he was going to play cards with the Langley crew. Thursday, he didn't get out of his pj's all day, rested!! This morning he was up and out to go fishing at Biscoe this morning, haven't heard from him yet. I had to remind him that I just have a refrigerator, not a freezer!!!! We have it full now!!!

Adam & Steph Moved to Jonesboro

2008-08-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

We went to Jonesboro on Saturday-8/23/08- to help Adam & Steph & Miller get moved into their new home. It was so exciting. Joel & Becky were there also and we got things moved from Maumelle to Jonesboro and the house cleaned and liveable.

Wally and I went back on Sunday and helped finish up with the move. I am so proud for them. Adam has taken over a new job and so has Steph, but they are very, very happy with the move. Baby BooBoo is due in December and they have his room all ready for him!!!

Daddy Going to Shelby,NC

2008-08-21T14:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a little crazy. Daddy came by the office to tell me that he was going to go play cards in McCrory and that he had decided that he wanted to go to Shelby, NC to the American Legion Baseball World Series, that starts on Friday. He wanted me to be sure and get all his clothes together and get him some money, get him a room, and make him a map, he was going to leave first thing this morning (Thursday).

I finished out the day at work and went straight home. When I got home I found a big bowl of catfish in the frig and a big bowl of okra that he had cut up. He called to tell me that I needed to freeze all of it!!! And I did.

Then later I got on computer and started trying to find him a room in Shelby, NC, and get him a road map. I got phone numbers, maps, reservations, and everything else I could think of and put it in a big envelop. I finally got to bed around 10:30, couldn't sleep, worrying about Daddy and his trip. I got back up and went and told Wally that when Daddy got home that he would have to help him clean his truck out, he has everything in the back of his truck. Then I went back to bed to toss and tumble.

Morning finally got here and I was awaken by some really loud talking (Wally & Daddy). WELL, he had decided not to go to NC, because of the weather. One of the coaches had called and told him that the weather was bad and that it was really a lot of walking he would have to do. So at 6:00 AM this morning he ate breakfast and went back to bed. Of course Wally & I had to get ready and go to work!!! WOW!!! What a night at the Rauth's!!! Pawpaw keeps us on our toes!!

2008-08-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

I just had my big 60 birthday!! WOW!! Wally & I went to Harrah's and spent the weekend. Lost my money, but still had a good time. We only played for a couple of hours. First time we had gotten to go for a weekend outing in a while. Pawpaw stayed home and babysat with Scooter!! We didn't have to worry about him!@!@!@!

I got my new car today!! 2007 CTS Cadillac - Black on Black!!! Just too sharp looking!! Wally says that I really look like a Rich B**** Now for sure!!! He is so bad.

2008-08-15T13:42:00.000-07:00

I am just beginning my blog today, wish me luck. I am doing this for my family. I think it is really neat!!