MS Walk

This weekend the Burrow family will be traveling to Oklahoma City for the annual MS Walk. Aaron's brother - in - law, Brad, was diagnosed with MS a little over ten years again. He is still a very healthy man but there is no cure for MS. That's why we're walking. It is going to be held at the OKC Zoo again this year. That makes it all the more fun. We had so much fun last year and we're looking forward to visiting the zoo again. Here a just a couple of pictures from last year.

Meet Team Sagowitz- Aaron's Dad(a.k.a. Poppy or Roe), Aaron's Mom (a.k.a. Mimi or Carolyn), Aaron (a.k.a. A-daddy or "A" or meany), Me (a.k.a. mommy or Coco or sweetheart(ha!)), Shelby (a.k.a. Little Bit or mini me), Brad (a.k.a."B" or Uncle Brad) and Friends(a.k.a. people I know I was introduced to and for the life of me have no idea what their names are or Megan and Brad's friends) Not pictured: Megan and the rest of Team Sagowitz

And of course this is my bunch of the Burrow family-aren't we cute???

Firemen

Last night was Aaron's bi-monthly fire drill and they burned a house down - on purpose! It was part of the drill. We ( Wanda and I) went to watch. There were a lot of people gathered around wondering why in the world the Fire Dept. wasn't trying to save the house. The house was vacant and the owner wanted the guys to come out and burn it down. It wasn't off a country road...it was right in the city. In DeKalb when something catches fire the whole town knows about it because, well, we are so close because our town is so small. Anyway I got lots of pictures..............

Once you turned off of my county road and drove into the city limits you could see the smoke from miles away.

side view of the house- I was standing a couple of houses down


this was taken shortly after they set the fire - walls are still standing

that's my fireman in the middle spraying the water ( story to follow later in the post)

firemen accessing the situation at hand (WHO (not what or where but WHO)) do we need to spray next??)


the firemen hard at work

Aaron and Clint controlling the water (not a good thing)


Remember when the firemen were accessing the situation and were trying to figure out WHO to spray next? Well, here is their victim...Micheal Terry - Fireman Of The Year. They hosed him not sprayed him down. He had on bunker gear and was still SOAKIN wet!! Poor guy!

Tommy and Clint- I made the mistake of joking with them and telling them they could make a firemen calendar. And...well...it went from there. So here they are (trying) to dance and they posed for a lot of pictures!


This is the last picture of the house I took before I left. The walls were mostly caved in at this point.

I enjoyed watching all the firemen in action. I always get the stories but never the mental pictures to go along with it. So now I know what's involved in a house fire. The guys weren't as serious as they normally would of been if it were a real fire that wasn't set. They did a lot of training when the house first started to burn. Then they made the most of it and decided to try to make sure everyone went home wet. And I did go home wet. The guys just loved spraying me and I was a easy target because I was right there in the middle of them snapping pictures. They didn't seem to care one bit that my camera was getting wet. Even my husband thought it was fun to spray me. He'll pay, don't worry!

I did learn a few things while I was standing there watching. Well I didn't learn it, it was just brought to my attention. First, fires are scary! I have never seen a house be fully engulfed in flames before. I never realized the heat a house fire puts off. I learned to respect the fire. I can't even begin to imagine how hot hell is going to be if you don't know the Lord as your personal Savior. It's something to think about. I know I wouldn't want to be there and I know that I'm not going to be there.
Secondly, I realized just how lucky I am that everything I own has never just gone up in flames. To stand back and watch how powerful the fire can be is breath taking.
Thirdly, I realized that every single time that fire pager goes off, my husband puts his life at risk for someone else. I'm not sure I've acknowledged nor understood how much of a risk each of those firemen take on a daily basis. It was humbling- to say the least. So if you know a fireman don't forget to say thank-you for what they do. If you know a volunteer fireman don't forget to tell them how much you appreciate the sacrifice they make. Because after all they don't have to give up their time. They sure aren't getting anything out of it - other than self satisfaction.

A couple of weeks ago I told you about Stellan. In the womb he was diagnosed with a heart condition and was not supposed to live. Miraculously he was born healthy. His heart has slipped into SVT and has been in and out for 4 weeks now. He is having surgery today. Please keep him in your prayers today.

9th Birthday

Well, my baby is officially 9! We had a fun weekend even though it poured down rain Saturday. We took Shel and one of her little friends to see "Hannah Montana: The Movie".

I caved in and got her a cell phone for her birthday. I know she's only 9. BUT she does go from our house to her dad's a lot. In fact she goes to her bio dads 2 nights a week. That's just too much time away without any means of instant communication with me. Sometimes issues arise and she needs me and has to ask her dad if she can use his phone and he doesn't let her. So this way she doesn't have to ask to call me. She can just grab her phone and get a hold of me. She has been asking for a very long time now if she could have a phone. Aaron and I both were totally against because she is so young. It has now been brought to my attention that she is one of the few in her class that doesn't have a cell phone. Really? When did children start getting cell phones?? I know I was a little... ok... a lot later than most on getting one but I was 24 before I got a phone.

She was estatic when she opened it!!

It was like Christmas morning at our house

She also got a pitchback net for softball. Her and our friends Clint and Wanda played with it all afternoon yesterday.

Clint and Wanda came over Saturday night and brought her a gift: a pink fishing pole and a bag of softballs.

Shel and Clint - he's crazy about her

Shel and Aaron clowning Saturday afternoon at lunch with Mimi and Poppy

singing "Happy Birthday"

opening presents from Mimi and Poppy


she got a water gun
whoo-hoo!

posing for the camera

She had a big day. The birthday girl was pooped! (Check out those lips! )

The next party I will be hosting is a baby shower for Wanda. She is due July4th and we will have a shower at my house the first Sunday in June. I am desperatly looking for ideas. Her baby's room is decorated in a fireman theme(Clint is also a volunteer fireman). I don't really want to do a fireman shower. I'd like to use some of the colors but I am not sure exactly how to decorate. Any ideas?? I need help. Auntie will make a banner with his name on it like she did with this one for another friend.

Isn't it cute? She put his monogram on the ends of it. I just love it. It's brown and blue like the colors they will be using at the shower.
My only dilemma on Wanda's shower is that I don't want it to look like July 4th if I were to use the colors in the baby's room. Or should I do a July 4th themed shower? Help!!

Don't forget if you want a banner like the ones posted in the pictures contact my sister, Tiffany(a.k.a. Auntie) at tifflotz@bellsouth.net She would love to make you a banner.

Our First

Tuesday night Shel played her first softball game. She was so nervous before the game that she didn't even want to go. In fact there were a few times that she begged me to let her quit. Uh.. no...we don't quit something in the middle. We finish things out to the very end. After the game she was all smiles and was glad I didn't allow her to quit. She has now fallen in love with the game. Here are a few pictures.....

we chose #6 because that was her pageant number

practicing before the game

playing 2nd base

check out that expensive.... I mean awesome airbrushed batter's helmet

she struck out but she sure was cute doing it

pondering what just happened

excited that they won the game

and here she is telling me I've taken enough pictures

She enjoyed herself and gets better and better every week. She gets really nervous when it comes time to bat. She's a good hitter. She's just got to loose the nerves. All I ask from her is that she makes sure she's enjoying the game. We are supposed to play in a tournament this weekend but from the looks of the weather forecast we're probably going to get rained out. But that's okay!
My baby will be 9 yrs. old tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. She has gotten so big. I love her more and more everyday. She's now at the age where she's getting a strong personality and she's a lot of fun. I enjoy hanging out with her. Happy Birthday sis!

Shelby's Party

We had so much fun at the party. The girls arrived around 7 p.m. and we had a wiener roast, a hayride, opened presents and had cake. The girls had fun just playing without any planned activities. Around 2:30 a.m. I told the girls it was time to lay down and start thinking about rest. I told them they didn't have to go right to sleep but they had to be on their bed and quiet(er). At 3 a.m. the noise stopped and I thanked the great Lord. Saturday morning they were up and outside by 8:30a.m. The girls discovered the black tunnel and it was the hit of the party. I made pancakes for breakfast and let met tell you...those girls can eat. I never knew girls could eat so much. I always thought that was a boy thing. Anyway on to the pictures......

shel and tan man before the party

banner that auntie made

nana making the rainbow cake


auntie icing the cake

shel blowing out the candles


the inside of the rainbow cake


okay so it didn't turn out like the example picture BUT it still looked cool and the girls thought it rocked!


you would of thought she had won a million dollars....oh how i love the innocence of a child


some of the girls playing in the tunnel


all the girls

Shel had a very special guest at her party...unkle drove from Missouri to come to the party and to be with us for Easter. He is in warrant officer school for 4 more weeks. Poor Auntie!

Auntie and Shel

me, mom, auntie...it had been a long day!

Now that's it over I can honestly say it wasn't as bad as I anticipated. The only major problem we had is that we had a guest an hour and a half past pick up time Saturday. I got a phone call after pick up time asking if I could bring her home. (Well... uh...of course I can. I'm exhausted so I'll be right there.) But when we arrived at her house no one was there. It was very frustrating. We finally met up with the grandmother later in the day.
All the girls really enjoyed the party and were so sweet when they left to say thank-you for everything.

P.S. I didn't get one single picture of the cake balls. I can't believe that! Mom ended up making them for all the girls. Once she got started she realized it was going to be a little harder than she expected AND there were girls running everywhere so they cared less about doing it themselves.

P.S.S. Thanks to all our families who came to help us with the party. We couldn't have done it without your help!!