Catching up with the Looks

It been a while since I wrote any form of blog. With being on facebook ALL the time there really wasn't need for a blog since people know your every move lol. Since my last blog we have gone through a 5 month lay off at Josh's job, Kiah started preschool, My grandmother fell ill and I went to South Arkansas to take care of her, Josh started a new treatment to help try to heal his kidneys, we survived another county fair and Halloween, And Last but not least all four of the Looks were in my brother Jermiahs' wedding on top of Mt Magazine.
It def has been a busy few months and with the holidays a week around the corner there is no sign of it slowing down. I head back to UAMS in January for my 6 month scan and fingers crossed nothing has grown. I am confident in my Dr's and know that if anything is wrong they will address it immediately.
Josh's treatment just started so there really is no way of knowing if it has done any good. It's a pill form that he takes once a day and his Dr said that he has had 2 patients go into remission on this pill. He does all his lab work in Mena and as long as nothing elevates he won't go back until March.
Kiah is doing amazing in school. In fact he missed today since his dad and I are suffering from a stomach bug and he was not happy over it. He begged all morning to go to school :( He really needed to have that social interaction with other kids and get out from underneath mommy. It was ruff at first but now he loves it and has made lots of new friends.





My grandmother is doing great and luckily they don't need any help at the moment which is awesome. At 80 and 81 they want as much Independence as possible and I don't blame them one bit. They do know that when the time comes they are in good hands. I was nervous about leaving them at first but my mom made me realize that they needed this time that they have, and she was so right. It is hard to see them age. They have always been there for me no matter what I needed. And this is my way of saying thank you for all those years you put into me.





Josh went back to work last week THANK GOD! Lets just pray he stays there and NO MORE LAYOFFS. Motors are doing weekly layoffs every few months but thankfully this past one he actually got to work through it YAY! He goes back to school starting in January. I won't be seeing much of him but it is def something he needs to do for himself and his family.





Halloween, Oh what a awesome story to share. We had planned on attending Boo at the Zoo this year BUT...... With medical bills piling up and no work coming in, it just wasn't in the finances. On facebook one day I saw that at such and such time call this number be caller such and such and you could win 4 tickets PERFECT! So I comment on the post YAY maybe will will win so we can actually make it. Well that started a conversation that would lead to a life long friendship and a day at the Zoo we would never forget. Debbie works in marketing at the zoo and she also is in charge of the zoo's facebook page that I keep close eyes on. She sends me an email that she wanted to personally invite us to the zoo and our tickets were handled. When I got the email of course I cry. I email her back saying how incredible that was and I am so thankful. After a few more emails I share our story with her. I tell her about Josh and his kidneys, the tornado,the lack of work and then on top of that this whole breast cancer scare. An hour or so later I get a phone call from Debbie. She tells me that after reading my story she wanted to do something nice for us. She booked us a room at the Marriott, she personally gave us a tour around the zoo (and we didn't even have to walk!) She took us out for lunch in the cafe that used to be the lions den and we ate in the cages, She then set it up for us to feed the giraffes (which was AMAZING and Kiah still talks about), Then she set us up with our boo at the zoo tickets. It was a day I cant even begin to put into words. I can't thank the Little Rock Zoo for giving us this amazing gift.





And to Jermiah and Jyme beth. They were married this past weekend on Mt Magazine. It was the most perfect weather for an outside wedding. She was stunning and he had a smile plastered from ear to ear. Addie was a bell ringer, Kiah was a barrier, I was a bridesmaid and Josh was an usher. I cant even express how beautiful it was. Even though I had a baby with double ear infections we had a blast!





We all stayed at the lodge and on Sunday the whole family got up and met in the restaurant to have a duel birthday party for my grandparents. We were missing my some of my cousins but thankfully for my grandparents they had all 3 of their kids there. It was a beautiful time with family. Happy 81 and 80 birthdays Papaw and Mamaw







So I guess that pretty much catches you up on us for the past few months lol.