Me Too.

I used to cringe as my Daddy would say those words to me. I wondered why he would tell everyone else he loved them, but he would say Me too only to me. I got kind of used to those words after awhile. I would occasionally make him say I love you just for me to hear it out of his mouth. Then, he got so sick. How I longed to hear Me too again! A week ago they put a talking piece in his trach. He has been very confused since he had been sedated for 70 plus days! We never know what will come out of his mouth. He proudly told me that Mom was pregnant!!!!! He was SO EXCITED about this news and could not wait to tell me. Ha ha! We had a great laugh over that news. We began to hear I love you all over again even to me. But, I knew that he was just saying it back to me and that was not him yet. He told Jaelynn and I to watch out because a gorilla was coming. Mom said they were having a zoo seminar at the hospital today. (all according to Daddy) Then, last night he seemed to be more himself more often than not. He was calling Jaelynn and Jolie by their name and nicknames. Which it is always interesting to see how Jolie will react to him. She is slowly warming up to all the machines and tubes. As we were saying our goodbyes I told Daddy I loved him like I always do. He smiled really big and said ME TOO!!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!! I lit up like a Christmas tree and was SO THRILLED to hear those beautiful words again! So, slowly on his 80th day in the hospital our Daddy is fighting his way back to reality with all the pain and physical therapy still yet to come. Please continue to lift him up in prayer he has a long process still to go, but God is still continuing to work in his situation.

I'm BACK!!!!

Hello friends! I have missed you. I know it has been a loooonnngggg time since I have blogged. I have been to my breaking point and just now feeling like myself again. December was ROUGH at the Carlile house. Here are a few moments worth sharing:
1. We packed like crazy people getting ready for our move.
2. We closed on our house.
3. We moved! The day we were moving the school called and said Jake had thrown up in his class. So, poor baby had to drive back and forth between houses with a Wal-Mart sack.
4. Still visiting Daddy in ICU during all this. Which we almost lost him at least once. They called us in and all the signs were there that we were losing him. I gave him to God and had peace if he was going home to be with Jesus. When we got to the hospital all his functions were coming back. THANK YOU GOD for another chance to spend time with my Daddy!!!!
5. Jaelynn and I got really sick. We stayed in bed for 2 days.
6. Jason and the big kids were in a Christmas Eve program at church. It was amazing.
7. It snowed!!!!
8. Mom spent Christmas Eve with us this year. Sad, but so joyful at the same time.
9. We celebrated Jesus' Birthday. Thank you God for sending your Son for us!
10. We finally got a dog, Camo, after several YEARS of begging.
That recaps December for you. I will end it with some pictures and I will post about January and give you an update on my Dad soon.

Breakfast with Santa at school

Trying to get a good Christmas picture of the kids. It would have been really cute if Goofball Jake would not have made that silly face!

Princess Jolie

Jason playing the guitar at the Christmas program.Christmas morning waiting to go downstairs.

Jolie LOVES talking on the phone.

Oh boy! Jaelynn got a Ipod Nano.
Jake was the first to ask why they got dog bowls from Santa. :)
Oh yay!!!!!!!!!! Santa brought a REAL LIVE dog!!!!!