Anniversary Gift Card Giveaway!!!! The winners!!

I am so excited to announce the winners of my 7 day giveaway!! Today is a special day for me so I will make this quick! Yep its my Anniversary!! Gotta spend time with the Hubby which I love! Here are the winners!

Day 1: Shannon R

Day 2: Diane Bouse

Day 3: No one commented :(

Day 4: Nicci

Day 5: Glenda

Day 6: Lucky Glenda Again!

Day 7: Wendygeemagee

All you have to do is email me at Cushingscountrygirl@gmail.com your address and I will send out your 10 dollar Starbucks Gift Card. If you want Amazon instead I have those too so its your choice! Glenda my main commenter got picked twice out of the hat! You get two! Thank you all for reading, subscribing and commenting. Lets keep this going! Thank you! Now off to my Anniversary Dinner!

Rae-Rae's Brain Dump

Brain Dump can be crazy, weird, funny, interesting. Its when you write out what you are thinking for a certain amount of time. I thought I would do it and see what this ol brain has to say. So Ready...Get Set....GO! (5 minutes worth)

Okay seriously I don't know what to write but I want to make sure I have fun blogs and more subscribers everyday. Its important to me since this is my passion and at the same time it becomes a journal for me or even or my kids in the future. Who knows maybe I can be the next Blogging Crazed person. Wait...I think I am already. I think about Blogging all the time. Besides thinking about that I am thinking about how I should of changed my pants before I sat down to blog because I have lamb and cow drool on me. I really love feeding my animals. Its always super fun. The only time I don't like it is when we have to go somewhere or do something and I have to make sure its within 4 hours so I can get the next feeding done. I am worried about tomorrow. Oh ya tomorrow is my anniversary and after my Dr appointment I am hoping to have a Sushi lunch with my husband. I want to do something super cool for him but done know what yet. He deserves it.  I hate putting people out but I am going to have to have someone pick up the kids to take them to school because we have to leave at 6 am. I have to make sure my feeding is done before we go and then Becky will be feeding them at 12 and the kids can feed at 4. I hate putting people out. That is the one thing I miss is having family close by to help or we can help them. We are lucky because we will be gone for a week and my mother in law will be feeding everything. I worry about her hands though and the lambs and calf bombarding her. I am going to have to separate them. Its hard for one person to feed sometimes. Easier to have two with all the bottle feeding. Hence why I have milk on my pants and drool. Yep I even say Hence in my head. So weird.

Wonder how Ryan is doing with working on piping for Irrigation today? When Christines grandbabies come here we should make him lunch and bring it to him. I think I will bring canvas and we can paint outside with the kids because its such a perfect day. I really need to tan before the cruise. I look like baby powder. I wonder if this is going to be boring to others? You know how you start to read something but it doesn't catch your attention so you move on. Life is so like that now a days. I wish that we would put down our cell phones and shut off our computers more. I am bad about that too. I look at facebook a lot and am always trying to get my blog out there. Wonder what people think of it? Its so new. Cant wait to see how it does in years to come. Its going to be so cool to look back at the kids and see what they were doing all the time.

Hoping Jack, Cas and Josh don't get home too late tonight from their leadership conference. Even with phone calls I hope they had a good time and learned some stuff. I feel closer to Jason just after this weekend. Its nice to have one kid to spoil just for a weekend when you have four. Definitely going to have to take turns. I let him drive the car from ranch to ranch by himself and was worried the whole time even though we practiced a lot. He was so happy to do it and even turned up the music. Then when he drove me he slowed way down I felt like we would never get to the house. Has 5 minutes been up? I wish I thought more about cool stuff or intellectual stuff like a professor or something. Where is Christine anyways? Worried the Grandbabies aren't here yet for me to watch today. Man my mind is boring. Guess I will have time for another cup of coffee and to change my slobbered on pants. Its such a nice day outside. Don't think I will do a brain dump post again.
I feel like I am getting bored myself! Hope people subscribe anyways on the blog or google or bloglovin.

A Letter to my Mom

I always want to talk to my mom even though she is in heaven. Thought this would be a good outlet for me personally but I am sharing it with you all. My Mom passed from Cancer over 4 years ago. She went really quick in only a matter of months. She was amazing.

My Mom and I

Dear Mom,
I never know where to start since I feel like I talk to you in my head all the time still. I miss you! I miss you a lot. Its funny how we were always best of friends and at the same time I didn't know what I was going to miss because I would get annoyed when you would call me four times a day. Still I look at my phone sometimes hoping you would call or pick up my phone to call you. I miss you so much. I always find myself looking to ask you questions to make sure that what I am doing in life is right. You have taught me strong values and taught me so much like how to be a good mom. I miss your laugh the most. You always said it sounded like Ogie Dogie lol. Just two days ago I laughed at what Jason was doing and heard your laugh. I tried not to be sad but tried to be happy that I got to hear it even though it came out of my mouth.

You would be so proud of the kids. Man I cant even tell you how crazy it is how much they have grown. In height and in maturity.  Jackson is already 17. He has straight A's this semester . He is going to be a Senior next year and its FREAKING me out. I keep remembering when you dropped me off to College and you cried as I waved and was excited about my opportunities. I have a feeling this is going to happen to me. He is interested in the Coast Guard and really has matured in the last four years. He tries to keep the other kids in line which is funny. He is always the one we have to watch though because he has a mind of his own:)

Cassie, my goodness has grown so much. Her artist part of her is flourishing everyday. Remember how you used to run down the hall with her after stealing her out of the crib so you could spend more time with her. That memory makes me smile. She is 16 already but doesn't really want to drive yet. She wants to explore the world though so I guess driving is going to have to happen at some point or another. You always said I would end up with twins just like me. Well I have that in one child and that's Cassie. She never gets in trouble in anything but can be mouthy at times just like I was. I remember you saying you always hoped I lived to my next birthday ha! Cassie is very intelligent and has held her straight A's for ever. She has always been a hard worker.

Josh...! Mom he is 14 and 6'1!! Remember when you used to tell me what I had to do and had to look up to do it. I have to do that! I give him a hug and I have to lift my arms up! Josh is Josh. He is so funny and always making people laugh. He told me the other day that besides us that you were the one who taught him to be a gentleman. He is going to be my heart breaker or get his heart broken because he falls in love (what he thinks is love) so easy. He is so tender hearted yet so my funny active kid. You know that polar bear you gave him when he was little. He still has it and its one of his prized possessions. All the kids know it and if there was a fire to grab it.

Can you believe my two youngest are 14. Jason isn't as quiet as he used to be. He really is opening up and growing. I swear I cant keep him in pants. We always thought he wouldn't be tall but he is already 5'8'' so I think he will be. He still is the one to always hug us goodnight and say I love you. I love that you always did that to us as children. I still remember how you would wake either Ashley or I up and give us a ice cream  and say how we were the most important girl ever. Then the next day you would do it to the other kid. We didn't know for years! But we always felt like the most important person ever to you. Jason is really starting to grow into his own. He isn't the quiet kid anymore and is always talking which is good. He is really learning how to live in a small town which I think he likes.

I just miss you. I had a dream about you the other day. We were sitting on the beach talking. I was telling you about the Cruise we are going to go on and you were helping me on what to pack. You have always been that Alpha Mom type. You are the only one I know who planned your whole funeral down to outfits for the kids and music. You didn't want us to have to hurt anymore than we would be even though it was you who was the one to go to Heaven. You wanted what was best for us and you always pushed us to do better. I never understood that as a kid but I know as an adult how much you loved us just through those actions. You were an amazing Nana! I am glad Sally is in our life to be that person too. It helps to have that Mom figure even if its my Mother in law. She is like you in many ways. Stern yet loving. She wants what's best but likes to joke with us too. I am lucky to have her in my life as a mother figure the way I was so lucky to have you in my life mom.

That look...Its where I got it from

I have so many memories. I am so thankful for them. I was happy when I woke up from the dream because I was able to SEE you and not just a picture. I miss how you used to call me four times a day and most of the time it wasn't for a reason. It used to bug me so much then but I miss it now. I miss how you would ask me personal questions to really understand me more. I miss how we would laugh together so much. I even miss when we would bicker. It was always me just trying to become my own and you trying to lead me. I miss our mothers teas. That was fun. I miss how every Sunday after church we would always go to a movie. We went to so many movies that things weren't even out yet. I always would laugh because you figured out the ending before anyone else would. I miss your hugs. I miss how you would make me rub your back while we watched tv and then you would rub mine after a long day. I miss how you were such an investigator on things and always trying to figure out details of life. I miss watching you be an amazing advocate for health and for friends. You were such a hard worker. I remember you going in a couple weeks before passing away to sign papers to give someone a raise because it didn't want it slipping through the cracks if you weren't here. That to me says a lot about your character.

:)

Mostly I miss how you and Dad were together. The one thing I always knew growing up is how much you loved each other. Watching you hold hands in Church or at the Movies. You always kissed each other goodbye and hello. I grew up hearing I love you's and I miss you when Dad was deployed. You were always your own person but with Dad you always seemed to be complete. I grew up seeing how dad was a gentleman to you and always treated you with respect. I knew how much you loved him and although you were on his case about this or that its because you wanted the best for your family. You were such a lady. I loved how you were outspoken and had so much leadership in you but were polite at the same time. If I was half the woman you were I would be an amazing Mom and Wife. I feel like Ryan and I have the same relationship you and Dad had. He opens my car door still after years of doing it. I always thought that would go away. I always kiss him goodnight and tell him how much I love him every night. We would well together like you and Dad did. I am the bossy one but Ryan lets me be. If its important to him though he will speak up just as Dad did and I give in.

Over 30 years of love!

You would love it here. I knew you grew up on a Ranch but then became a Nurse and a world Traveler. You would of loved to have come here and ride the horses. The first horses the kids ever rode was with you. The first horse I ever road was with you at the Fontenots house. You were so much apart of my life Mom that its still hard you aren't here. From every swim meet to every Girl Scout Event. I remember you being my leader and raising so much money we went to London. You were always there with Dad for me and for the kids. I still remember me calling you up when I was going to have Josh and said they want to do a Emergency C Section that day. You literally stopped work, got a flight and flew from California to Kentucky that day. You weren't going to miss one of your Grandbabies being born. So many things made you amazing. So many. It makes me cry tears of joy. I miss you.

Lil Rae-Rae, My Mom and Dad and Sister at a Baptism

I am glad you are in heaven. You always told us you weren't afraid to die because you knew where you would be. I know you look over us all. I feel that. I know you help guide me still and are proud of us. I feel you in me. How could I not....you taught me what you knew. I say the same things to my kids that you did to me. "Family comes before friends", "Its Ryan and I....not me and Ryan", "Say your prayers God is listening even if its not going your way, its his way", "I love you and I always will unconditionally no matter what" and many, many more sayings.

I miss you Mom. I know you were loved by so many. Your memory is here and its going strong. I remember the only time you would cry before passing was the thought of your Grandkids not remembering you. We keep your memory alive. They will always remember you. How could they not. They have a piece of you in them.

Love always your eldest
Rae-Rae

Saving Minnies Life (caution pics)

What I saw yesterday was something I had never seen before. To me it was amazing, educational and a wonderment. This is the story of how my Minnie was born.

As you can see by the pictures Minnie is a calf. Her mom was 17 years old which is cow years that is very old. I looked up the lifespan of a Cow and its normally about 15 years. So she really had lived her Cow life in the big pastures of California. I love the Ranch she lives on because the people who own the ranch are such loving, giving people. They treat others and their animals like Gold.

Minnie's Mom was able to calf throughout her years and have many babies. Minnie however was taking all the nutrients from her mom growing inside of her. The Mom was like any other Mom out there....giving to her baby.

Today the Mom couldn't get up. She was struggling and it was so sad. Even when I saw her I wanted her out of her misery. It had just started that day so they knew they would have to take the baby before both the baby and the momma were gone. Her mom lived a good life.

I prepared myself to see what I was about to see but in the end I didn't even think about the blood or such because I was so worried about if the baby would come out alive. After putting the mother down you have less than a couple minutes to get the baby out. I watched as our Rancher Friends cut open the momma and a couple of people gathered around to help him out. A baby calf is about 60 pounds or so and you have to pull it out. It was a moment I will never forget. The sacrifice the momma gives for the baby. Our Rancher friend was worried and worked fast. I was amazed at how calm he was even though you could tell his heart was pounding.

Then with a little struggle he pulled her out! Feet first and hung her up so they could take the Mucus plug out of her mouth. She was breathing!! He did it!!! Two of my children Cassie and Jason were able to be there too. They didn't even get grossed out because they were so happy the baby was alive like the rest of us. Lots of questions were asked and they answered them all.

We all wiped her down with towels and rubbed on her like the mom would. She was taken to the barn to get her first bottle of colostrum so she could have the antibodies that she will need. It took two to  feed her. She was 2 weeks preemie they figured out so we were worried that her stomach would be able to handle things. Normally a calf would be grafted onto another Cow so they can eat that milk but this one would be bottle fed. I was pretty excited because we were going to take Minnie in the morning to our ranch and raise her.

She was pretty slimy at first so it was harder to feed her. HA! She wasn't standing on her own yet either but that was pretty normal I was told.

Next day Minnie was a feisty little calf! She made it through the night and we were able to take her home. She eats about 2 bottles every 4 hours right now. She is doing really well. You kind of have to stand over her and feed her. She is learning to eat her bottle still. Natural instincts will kick in and soon she will be running to us for her bottle. Ryan and I both take turns feeding her. We bring our bucket full of bottles to the barn for our four lambs and bottle fed calf. We feed the lambs first because they are more demanding and then Minnie.

She is precious and so pretty. How can a cow be pretty? Well she is! I am still in love with our other bottle fed calf Princess who is now a big ol teenage cow. Hey I am not a Real Rancher so I forget the name of a teenager cow lol.

In the end I was really glad that most of us got to be there to experience this. I love that she lived. Sometimes that's not the case. Its hard on Ranchers to lose a cow or a calf. This is their income. This momma though did her job for many years! Look at the beauty that came out of it all. I am so thankful to our Ranching Friends for inviting us to come. For answering all our questions and for making it a learning experience. For this story it was a happy ending. Here is our little Shorthorn Calf Minnie!

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4 Teens Typical Day and a New Baby

The teens have a half day of school today so with the sun shining chores seem to be easier and they are wanting to be outside. This is a good thing for a mom to hear. I want the kids to always be active. Although sometimes I have to beg them for a picture but that's what I do. Bug my kids! ITS MY JOB! I swear it says in the job description of mothers that we have to bug our children. I do that by one...taking way too many pictures and two...I hug them for 20 seconds too long till they are like, "Mom OMG Mom". Yep! My job is done hehe.

3 of the kids coming home. Jason stayed after school.

The first thing they were excited about was all their scuba gear came in! I made them try it on and thankfully they didn't ask to take a bath or something with them. If anyone would ask that it would probably be Josh! He is always doing strange things. This is how he is on the couch right now ha!

Jack

 

Josh

Cassie

Our lambs we bottle fed four times a day. Today I had Cassie drive to the barn which is a couple miles. Although she is 16 she got into a cart accident months ago so she is a little skittish. We are starting all over on the driving. As she is used to driving the CART and now a CAR. She did good. I know when I was 16 I was chomping at the bit to drive. My kids aren't that way which is fine. They have all their lives to drive. Plus all of them drive on the Ranches anyways. Feeding went well as usual.

Driving on the Ranch

Cassie with Stevie the Lamb

Jackson was out looking for squirrels to get. They aren't real squirrels but rather ground animals. These things ruin the land by digging holes everywhere. Our horses, cows or lambs could get hurt by breaking their legs because of this. So Jacks passion is to get them out of that area.

Ryan had to travel to work today so he surprised the kids with Taco Bell. For anyone in the world this is probably not a surprise but when you live 1.5 hours from a Taco Bell it IS a surprise. I personally am not a Taco Bell fan but the kids love it. Even if the taco is a little soggy by the time its back home. YUCK lol! After giving the kids their precious taco bell he went to replace our headlights. Always something to do on the Ranch trucks.

Cassie did dance workouts and we walked some which was nice. She decided to also come with us to Jason's Beef meeting for 4H. Its amazing the stuff you can learn at those meetings. All about cows, how to fed, what parts they have and how to show them at fairs. I love that he is in 4H. Today we got to see an emergency C section to save the Calf. The Mom was not going to make it so it was better to save one.

One minute old

They were very curious

We named her Mini because she is a few weeks early and small. It was such an educational thing for the kids to see. Jason and Cassie had an educational experience with their friends!

The Beef 4H kids and Cassie

What could be better than that. Ryan and I got to help also. It was pretty neat. This little gals gonna make it and we were excited to see her come out alive. I seriously am amazed at all that Ranchers have to do and know. The ones we know do everything so kindly and so animals don't suffer. Here are a couple pics of the new baby! If she isn't able to be grafted onto another animal...we will be bottle feeding her. She had her first colostrum today.

I love her!!!!

Feeding Colostrum

It was a pretty normal day after homework and chores were done. I love the sun and the fact that things are blooming! My Rosemary and Oregano is back up and I think that calls for some Rosemary Chicken tomorrow! Yum! Planting my Garden will be just around the corner!

Hope you enjoy our family antics. Thank you for subscribing to this blog. If you like any of them please share! Today is the last day of our drawing. On March 31st I will draw 7 times out of all the names of those who have commented in that last 7 posts. You get a 7 chances if you comment on all of them. So go back 6 posts and comment. You still have time! Have a Blessed Day!

My Rare Disease, My Story

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Oh where do I begin? Let’s start with when I didn’t know what Cushing’s was. Let's back track to the beginning.

The day I got diagnosed was my sixth time to the doctors office for bronchitis that year; it was my second time with walking pneumonia. I went in and cried to my doctor that I was barely eating, gaining weight, I was only sleeping two hours per night, my body always hurt, I had bruising all the time and swore that I was going crazy, had depression or was a hypochondriac. He looked at me and said, “You have Cushing’s I bet.” I thought "Is this man crazy? What is Cushing’s?" He examined me as this was the first time I had seen him. He looked at my neck and said that I had a buffalo hump, saw red and white stretch marks on my stomach. He reviewed my food log and saw I was only eating 1600 calories per day and had gained eighty pounds in a year and half and was still gaining.

I had a hysterectomy three years prior and felt like I had hormone imbalances ever since. Actually, I felt like I had those even before that. I always thought  the loss of muscle, the bruising, and weight gain was all because of that. It was from the hormones but not from that. I went to doctor after  doctor after doctor and they said my estrogen and testosterone was fine. Sometimes they would give me a pill for depression or more estrogen to cure my hot flashes and other symptoms. The depression pills never worked for me. I went to a doctor that gave me more estrogen and had their clinical psychologist call me to see if I wanted “had bruising, cried a lot, was 37 and must have a bad home life.” That made me SO mad! I wasn’t having a bad home life at all. I left that clinic and went to another one because of that. It was meant to be because that’s when I found Dr. Edmonds,my primary care physician, the one that said I probably had Cushing’s.

​After Dr. Edmonds said I needed to test, he set me up for two tests: an 8 a.m. cortisol blood draw and a dexamethasone test. One came back positive but the other was negative. Then my doctor thought maybe I didn't have Cushing's. By this time, I had looked up everything I could on Cushing’s and started researching everywhere I could. I found some videos on Youtube, a couple of websites, blogs and Facebook groups on Cushing’s. I researched Cushing’s specialists and decided to go to, in my opinion, the top endocrinologist at the time, Dr. Theodore Friedman (or "Dr. F., as we call him). He listened to me. I tested A LOT! I even tested wrong at first, by testing when I felt bad instead of testing when I felt better (on a high). At first, some of my tests came back normal because I cycled from high cortisol to low. After learning more and getting help from other Cushies by figuring out when to test, my tests came back high, high and high. I went in for a MRI (you should always get a T3 MRI) and they saw something that COULD be a tumor. I was scared and relieved at the same time. What a weird feeling to have. My endo saw a tumor on the left side and my neurologist saw one on the right. It was very confusing but I was finally diagnosed in the beginning of July 2014 and had my surgery scheduled three weeks later in Houston, Texas at MD Anderson, even though I live in California.

Once I was ready for surgery, it couldn’t come fast enough. I wanted to get rid of the tumor and get back to a normal life. By the time my surgery rolled around, my muscle wasting had me only able to lift about 10 pounds. I still wasn’t sleeping. I was angry at nights and had so much anxiety that my foot was tap, tap, tapping all the time. I bruised if someone touched me hard or bumped me. I was depressed because I felt like my family would do better without me around. I am a mother of four teenagers.  It was hard because I wanted to do so much for them. I felt bad that my husband was picking up the slack. I wanted ME back! I wanted to ride my horse, shoot my bow, cook dinner and be able to move the pot of spaghetti etc. NOW I HAD THE CHANCE!

July 25th,2014, I had my surgery. I wanted to jump up on the table to have my brain tumor removed. I had a calm that day and was prepared for it. My husband was by my side and I waved at him and said “See you on the remission side.” When out of surgery, we were told that they had found TWO tumors on my pituitary that were connected underneath. They felt they had gotten it all out. I was relieved.

It's now seven months after my surgery. I am starting to  lose weight.  I am sleeping every night all night long. My hair is growing back. I am not bruising. I can think again and don’t have brain fog all the time. I feel more like ME again. Every single symptom has reversed or is getting better. I can lift 55 pounds now! That a lot considering I could only lift 10. My friends, family and especially children see the differences and all for the good. I take it day by day because recovery is hard and I have to remember I am not going to be ME all in one day. I have more and more glimpses, though, of the old me. I am happier. I am happy to see the flip side.

I have really tried to become an advocate for Cushing’s. I have started a Facebook group called “ Cushing’s!!” that has over 800 members and is all about Cushing’s support. My friend Van and I started a blog together, www.2cushiegirls.blogspot.com. My good friend Rachel and I have worked hard on a website called www.Cushingstories.com. Its a place to go to see other patients stories. Not only is it their story but we have patient videos (in their own words) and tons of Blogs. We want to let people know there are others out there and have it all on one site. The stories of all of us. It’s why I decided from the beginning to YouTube my journey because that was the first place I looked for others like me. I cried on my first video. I almost didn’t post it. I decided that if I can help one person that it was worth the humility of it all.

 

 

There is a lot of information out there. www.Cushingstories.com is a AMAZING site. Also www.Cushings-help.org. My personal favorites are these blogs because they are real....and you really can see the journey of the person!

 

Living with Cushing's Disease is one of my personal favorites. Its written by a good friend of mine who is also the Co-Founder of Cushingstories.com. She is someone who is amazing at keeping it real and positive. She has had her struggles but has been in remission now for years! Check out her blog https://cushieworld.wordpress.com/

 

Moxie has an amazing site that is chalked full of information!!! She is an amazing lady who will always be there for you to answer questions. Please check out her site at http://www.cushingsmoxie.blogspot.com/

 

Then there is my good friend Nicci who is very real, raw and doesn't hold back what she is thinking or feeling. You should check her out at http://cushiequeen.blogspot.com/

 

I hope now you know a little bit more about my disease and have an understanding of what my family and I have gone through. Each day is amazingly better! As you can see on my blog that I am living and we are having fun! Just thought I would tell you my story!

Bless all of you. Thank you for reading my story. Please feel free to write me anytime. I always answer.  Cushingscountrygirl@gmail.com.

My Secret Story....Now Revealed

Today I was thinking about a time that I just don't know what I was thinking because well...that happens  a lot in my life. I don't know if I can say this is my MOST embarrassing story but its a funny anyways and was DEFINATELY shocking to me!

I was 10. Just this lanky, freckled faced girl who knew what the world was all about. Isn't that every 10 year old? My Dad was in the Military so we were stationed on the Army Base in Munich, Germany. To really understand this story you need to know three facts .

1. We lived in Apartments on the Army Base. We were on the third floor.
2. German Locks are different than American Locks. You needed a key on the outside of the door and on the inside of the door to Lock or Unlock it. If you left the key in the inside ....you couldn't unlock it from the outside.
3. I was an adorable 10 year old girl...who knew what the world was about. Right? Right!

I was 10 and my sister was 8. We shared a bedroom in the back of the house (it was a long apartment). Living on the third floor was fun for us to run up and down the stairs. We had a great view of the park outside our window too. My parents had friends in the same building, as the stairwell had an apt on each side of the stairs. It was our bedtime and my parents said to finish watching our show on TV and go to bed. DONT LEAVE THE KEY IN THE DOOR WHEN YOU LOCK IT. They went to the neighbors to have some coffee and chat with their friends. We were good kids but they could pop in at anytime to check on us.

Our show was over and we SO diligently went to bed at the time we were suppose to. I went to lock the door and told my sister its bedtime. We tucked ourselves in. Knowing us ...we probably bickered for a minute or two but fell into a deep, good sleep!

An hour later my parents came home and tried to unlock the door. Tried but failed. WHOOPS I left the key in the lock on the inside! Guess I don't know THAT much about the world! They knocked and knocked and knocked.

No one answered.

They rang the doorbell and knocked some more

No one answered.

Being parents and we all know how parents are....they start to worry. What is going on with those two? Why aren't they answering? Are they okay? Did they do something? Are they joking around? They better not be joking around! So my parents went back to the neighbors and called the house. Ring! Ring! Ring!

No one answered! OH MY what could be the problem?

After trying a few more things like going downstairs to the Second floor Neighbors and pounding the roof of what would be our floor with a broom handle. We still didn't answer. We had fallen asleep and went to bed when we were suppose to. My sister woke up and so did I but I told her they must be having a party and go to sleep. When my mom heard about this later she thought we were crazy because they never had parties.

By now my parents were super worried. What could be happening to us? Are they okay? They called the Military Police and the Mp's said that all they could do was knock down the door but we wouldn't have a front door for 2 weeks or so. Finally our neighbors calmed my parents down and told them we are probably sleeping and cant hear. They put a huge sign outside the front door so if we woke up and went looking for them we could find them. They decided okay they will stay at the neighbors.

A couple hours later the Military Police came back with a Cherry Picker. He said he would be worried if it was his children. A Cherry Picker is one of those things that Electricians use to fix the top of phone wires. He was wearing Black and had a HUGE spotlight to shine in our room and went up to the 3rd floor to our window. He started calling my name.

Rae! Rae! Wake up Rae!

OKAY HOLY HELL!!!! I wake up and ALL I see is a siloette in my THIRD story window with a light shining behind it calling my name! God? Is that you? Is that an Angel?

Rae! Rae! Wake up Rae!

My sister woke up at that time and automatically thought the same thing. Except she said to me that I must of done something wrong because God was coming to get me!

I yelled back that It was probably her! Then I hide under my bed.

All the sudden I hear my dad say " Rae open the @#%@ window NOW". What? Why is my Dad in heaven and how is he able to say a curse word? What is going on!!!!!

I got up all the gumption I had, crawled out from under my bed and walked toward the light. I wasn't ready yet! I was only ten years old! I didn't even know how to drive! I have to live until I am old! That's when you can drive! God spare me! I need to make it till I am 16!

Rae! Rae! Go open the front door please and let your parents in!

Whew! I stopped in my tracks and now awake enough from my deep sleep I stepped back from the light! I ran down the hallway to open the door and ran out. SMACK! right into the paper my parents had strung up. I looked at it and it said "You better come to the neighbors when you wake up".

My parents came inside and were probably relieved. I am sure they thanked the Military Police many times. Ashley and I went back to sleep. It took till the next day at breakfast with my family when my Mom brought up the incident for me to remember what happened. It wasn't a dream? Omg....An Angel WAS trying to take me away! I will NEVER leave the key in the door again! I will Never ever do it!  And I never did! That night was I am sure not a night my parents laughed about this...but they knew deep down they would be laughing about it later in life for years to come.


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