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Hope everyone has a wonderful and healthy new year. We tried to shoot fireworks, but it was TOO cold and TOO windy. We shot a few, but Emma Grace was ready to go inside. She was ccccccooooooollllddd. On new year's day, we went to Monroe to eat because it was my dad's birthday. We also did a little shopping. Found some really good deals at Home Depot and Hobby Lobby on Christmas decorations for this year. Yesterday, we went to Wal-Mart in Rayville, and got lighted trees for the front porch. Wal-Mart in Winnsboro didn't have much Christmas stuff left, but they didn't have much to being with.

Wes went to the cardiologist today. His appointment was at 12:30, and he didn't go in until 3. Emma Grace and I had to sit in the vehicle because they don't allow children in the waiting room. Emma Grace and I watched DVDs and played for four hours. She did really well too. She counted to ten. She was just playing around and started counting. She did it for the first time the other night. Wes was holding a book Grammy bought her, and she just started counting and went all the way to ten. He said she just counted to ten. We asked her to do it again, and she went to 8 and started laughing. It was as if she was saying you want me to do it again, but I am not. She did it again last night while she was looking at the same book. Wes heard her, but I didn't. Today is the first time I have heard her do it, and when she finished she turned around and smiled at me. Of course, I clapped and told her good job, and she jumped up and down. We watched the Disney trip DVD, some of Dumbo, some of Tarzan, and all of Nemo. She also re-arranged the DVD carrying case. She kept asking, "where my daddy" and "why daddy not come". Back to what the doctor said, Wes has to go back next Thursday for an echocardiogram, and then Monday for a stress test. He will also go to a lung doctor where they will put him in a box (or something like that) to test his breathing. Dr. Burkett said that if Wes didn't have all the other problems that he would just say he was just out of shape, but since he is having problems (when he takes the garbage out or does anything that gets his heart rate up, he has to rest to catch his breathe and it feels like it is burning inside, and, of course, the heart racing for no apparent reason) and has had other problems(cancer, chemo, radiation) then he wants to check everything out. (Wes says it is because he is fat and out of shape) Dr. Burkett said heart problems related to radiation usually do not show up until later on (doctors in Houston have told us the same thing), but it might have affected the lung. (That is why he will see a lung doctor.) We don't know when the lung doctor appointment will be, but they are suppose to call to give him the date.

We will have concrete in the morning. YEA!!!!!! Well, we are suppose to have it in the morning. It has been too cold the last two days, so they couldn't pour. From what we have been told, our builder was about to go get the concrete himself and pour it. I talked to him tonight, and they are suppose to be there at 8 to start. Lumber was also delivered yesterday, so it is looking like we are about to get this process started. It cannot start soon enough.

Well, Emma Grace is asleep, and I think I will head that way too. Later….