I have always classified myself as being borderline superstitious...if there is such a thing. I know I am not as bad as some people, you know who you are - spitting out the window after a black cat crosses your path...but I have been known to not step on a crack, so I wouldn't break my dear mother's back. I am, however, a very firm believer in jinxes and Karma. More times that not, I always tend to jinx a situation just by bringing up the "what if" question...just ask my sister Shelby. She and I went to Houston together to pick up her wedding dress one Saturday and on the way up there, out of the blue, I ask her "What if we get there and the dress they bring up isn't what you ordered?". You guessed it, the dress we went to pick up was not the dress she ordered...luckily, though, it was a dress she loved even more than the one she had originally picked out. Another example, is when I thought I had jinxed my daughter to have Cancer. My family has been fairly lucky in that everyone has stayed somewhat healthy...no major diseases or illnesses for anyone to overcome. I, however, have always known in my mind that I was going to be the one to break that winning streak...I was going to be the one to get Cancer. For some reason I mentioned to my Mom, one day in passing...and you guessed it, a few weeks later Riley was diagnosed with Leukemia. Coincidence? I blamed myself for Riley getting sick for a long time...but recently decided it was nothing I could have caused. Or is it?
Why am I telling you all of this? It was actually my way of allowing myself to get past my fear of jinxes, and tell you all about Riley's newest milestone. Just so you know this goes against everything I believe in, but it's just too great to not share. One year ago today, Riley and I visited the ER at Texas Children's Hospital due to Riley running a fever. Her counts were low, and she was admitted to receive antibiotics. We were all in a frenzy because Shelby and Justin's wedding was only a week away, and we didn't want it to happen without our precious little flower girl. By some miracle, Riley's body recovered and we were released just in time for the wedding. Wanna know what the best part of all of this is? That was the last time Riley has had to be an inpatient at TCH!!! Other than 1 other ER visit for fever, Riley has gone 1 whole year without having to go to the hospital for anything other than her clinic appointments. Isn't that fantastic? If she can keep this up for another 5 months, she will be home free!! She has been doing great, and feeling great...so hopefully it can be done. Unless of course I just jinxed it for everyone...I'll keep you posted!! :-)
I have some cute pictures from our weekend at Nana and Pops' house that I will try to get up later today. Have a great week!!
Is she not the most precious thing...
The birthday girls
After loving on Jans we went to eat at Tokyo Grill, where they cook in front of you...Riley has been begging to go there for a while.
Our cook guy kept trying to interact with Riley, but Riley decided to be shy.
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Ha! This was when he lit our grill...they make a really big flame.
Are they not the cutest kids EVER?!
Hayden and Molly, still trying to figure out why Pops would let them take his calf away.
feeding the birds
