Bad blogger

Where does time go? So much has happened lately and yet I keep putting off updating here. One reason is I keep going back and forth trying to figure out if I want to make my blog private or not. But oh well, time to update.

On Thanksgiving my parents got surprised with a home makeover! They were nominated by a bunch of teachers that my dad works with. They have been working on the porch and yard this past week, and today they had to move into a hotel for 4 days while they makeover the inside of the house. The "unveiling" is on sunday, and I can't wait to see what they've done! I am so happy for my parents, they definitely needed this desperatly!

One of my best friends ended up having her baby earlier than expected last week via emergency c-cection. I have been worried sick about her and her little boy all week, but they seem to be doing fairly well now and on the road to recovery. She has been through so much with all her children, and I just wish she would get a break! Her baby boy is absolutely gorgeous, I can't wait to meet him!

Christmas is going to be tough this year for us. Ayla is the only one we are buying presents for, and even she isn't getting very much :( Nate's hours were cut at his job and money has been really tight. We are going further into debt with every passing month, and this month I was forced to pay bills with credit... I just don't know what to do. I'm doing odd jobs when I can, and Nate is trying to find a new job, but something needs to give soon. I had to apply for heating assistance this year and it was such a blow to my ego. I just never imagined us in this situation. We actually ended up running out of heat this weekend b/c I was hoping the heating assistance would go through before we ran out. Unfortunatley, it didn't go through yet, so I was forced to buy oil with my credit card and than got a fee for boiler service since we ran out. We are just praying that Nate gets a new job very soon, b/c one way or another we are going to have to move out of this house very soon.

Ayla is doing well. She is growing so fast it amazes me. I look at her now and I don't see a baby anymore, it's so weird to see her little brain at work. She still isn't saying many words, but she understands everything we say and really tries to communicate with us. I really think she is going to end up needing speech therapy.

Project Sweet Pea is continuing to grow! We just added two new projects to our group. 10 projects in all! I am so happy and honored to have such amazing women working with us! I love being able to give people the opportunity to help others :)

I have also been going through some personal things that I'm not ready to share quite yet...but will soon. So stay tuned ;)

Happy Birthday Gabe

Happy Birthday to my little man. Three years....has it really been three years? These milestones always bring up the same questions; what would he look like? what would his personality be like? I miss him.... 3 years and still not a day goes by that I don't think about him.

Nate took the day off work. We started the day on a bad note, having to put my pet rat, Dumbo, to sleep. She was old and sick, and I had been putting it off for awhile. I am now done with caged animals. They don't live long enough, so I am done! I don't really have the time for them anyways.

We brought gift bags to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. My way of giving Gabe his birthday presents. We dropped them off and met with the head NICU nurse. She seemed very interested in Project Sweet Pea, and very excited to get the bags. It's nice to know they will make a difference and be put to good use. L&M Hospital was where Ayla was born and spent her short NICU stay. It's a very nice hospital, with a great NICU, although it is much smaller than Mass General. Afterwards we visited Gabe's site and decorated his stone for the holidays. Whenever I am out shopping I always pick up little nicknacks to leave for him. I am determined for the rest of my life to make sure he has a well decorated site. One of the few things I can still do for him.

Wow, 3 years. 3 years and it still feels as raw somedays as the day he passed. I guess you never get over something like that, even though people who have never been through it seem to think you should...

I am probably going to make my blog private for awhile... I use this blog as a journal and I am afraid of being judged, or things taken the wrong way, which has kept me from blogging a lot lately. I have written quite a few entries lately and then deleted them b/c of this.... If you read this and you would like an invitation to my blog once I make it private, please either post a comment or email me at: Chefrinny@gmail.com

Wooden Crafts

This week we have all had a bit of a cold. Unfortunatly that means we have been shut in the house all week! I started playing around with some wooden crafts and have found a new hobby!

Here are some pictures of my latest creations:

I made these to include as keepsakes in the Project Sweet Pea bags.

This was made to match a bedding set for a dear friend of mine

This is a frame I made for a friend who loves lighthouses. I have the perfect picture to put in it! :)

This is for Ayla's room 

Thats all for now...Thanks for looking!!!

Sweet Pea Shower

First I want to thank everyone who helped with the Sweet Pea Shower! We had a great day and collected tons of items to stuff the gift bags with! I'm hoping to go to the hospital next week to drop off some of these bags!

Here are a couple pictures from the Shower:

 

 

 

Pictures

Just a couple of pictures till I have some time to update. Enjoy :)

   Tiffany's Box 16th Birthday Cake

Day at Grandma's!

Smelling the Flowers!

Check out my boots!

 

 So pretty :)

Sweet Pea Shower

It's that time of year again! As usual I am putting together an event in memory of Gabriel for his birthday. This year we are having the Sweet Pea Shower! This event has an open invitation for all, so come out to support us and bring a friend!

 

In Memory of Gabriel Eric Nava

Date: Saturday, November 07, 2009

Time: 12pm-4pm

Place: St. Joseph’s Church

1105 MAIN STREET

, HOPE VALLEY, RI 02832

RSVP: Corin @ 401-524-9182  

For more information visit: http://projectsweetpeas.com/SweetPeaShower.aspx

Home Sweet Home

Last week Ayla and I went down to visit with my sister in South Carolina for a week. It was an amazing week! We met my little nephew, who is absolutely adorable, and Ayla was able to finally meet her Auntie Missy and Grandma C. It was great just to be able to see them again! I was even able to go to Charleston for a day and see some friends from IHOP ;)

I am finally home, and now trying to catch up with everything! It's amazing how many emails can accumalate in a week!

Here are some pics from our grand adventures:

Missy and Domonic

Ayla feeding Domonic

Friends from Charleston