ON SUNDAY DILLON AND I WENT TO SEE TOBY MAC. WE LEFT THE HOUSE AT 6:15PM AND ARRIVED A TTHE NOKIA THEATRE IN GRAND PRAIRIE ON 7:10PM.
Friday, December 5, 2008
WINTER WONDER SLAM....
ON SUNDAY DILLON AND I WENT TO SEE TOBY MAC. WE LEFT THE HOUSE AT 6:15PM AND ARRIVED A TTHE NOKIA THEATRE IN GRAND PRAIRIE ON 7:10PM.
Monday, December 1, 2008
RENDER UNTO TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER THE COST OF A C-SECTION
THANKSGIVING 2008
FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN WISHING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A COWBOYS GAME THIS SEASON. TICKETS ARE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE - IF YOU CAN EVEN GET THEM.
DILLON AND I WATCH EVERY GAME TOGETHER AND EARLIER THIS YEAR I MENTIONED TO HIM THE JONAS BROTHERS WOULD BE PERFORMING AT THE HALF-TIME SHOW ON THE THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. WE BOTH AGREED IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF WE COULD GO. NEVER THINKING IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN - WELL, THE TICKETS SHOWN WERE OURS! :-)
I HAD BEEN SNIFFING AROUND EVERYWHERE FOR TICKETS, BUT NO LUCK. THREE DAYS BEFORE THE GAME I WAS SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND AND TELLING HIM HOW BADLY I WANTED TO TAKE DILLON TO THE GAME. HE MENTIONED "STUB-HUB"...HE SAID STUB-HUB USUALLY HAS GOOD TICKETS AND THEY'RE NOT TOO EXPENSIVE. WELL, "TOO EXPENSIVE" IS RELATIVE WHEN YOU'RE BUYING $150 WORTH OF FORMULA AND DIAPERS EACH MONTH. SO, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GAVE UP ON THE IDEA THAT DILLON AND I WOULD ACTUALLY GET TO GO. I HAD (MENTALLY) SETTLED ON A FRONT-ROW SEAT AT THE HOUSE WITH JESSICA'S "EAT-SO-MUCH-YOU-GET-SICK" 7-LAYER DIP. IN ADDITION, I CONTINUED TO PRAY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST GO TO A GAME THIS SEASON. IF IT COULDN'T BE THIS ONE, AT LEAST IT COULD BE ONE OF THEM.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW MY PHONE RINGS (IT'S WEDNESDAY AROUND NOON ON THANKSGIVING EVE) AND IT'S A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HE TELLS ME HE'S GOT TWO TICKETS FOR THE GAME TOMORROW. I AM SPEACHLESS.....NOW I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THESE TICKETS ARE FOR ME OR FOR ME AND HIM. SO, I ASK THE QUESTION, "WHAT TIME AM I PICKING YOU UP" AND HE SAYS "I'M NOT GOING. THEY'RE FOR YOU AND YOUR SON." I THINK TIME STOOD STILL FOR THAT VERY MOMENT....I COULDN'T BELEIVE IT. I ASKED HIM "HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU" AND HE SAID "NOTHING. SOMEONE GAVE THEM TO ME AND I AM GIVING THEM TO YOU." HE THEN SAID "BUT WAIT. IT GETS BETTER. I SAID "IT CAN'T." HE SAID "OH, BUT IT DOES." I SAID "HOW?" AND HE SAID "IT INCLUDES PARKING IN THE RED LOT. AND THE SEATS ARE IN A LUXURY SUITE." I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I SAID AFTER THAT, BUT I SUSPECT IT MADE NO SENSE.... SO, HERE I AM SPEECHLESS AND DAMN NEAR IN TEARS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HOME AND TOLD JESSICA. SHE TOO WAS BLOWN AWAY...I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT HOME TO TELL DILLON OVER DINNER, BUT I COULDN'T AND NEITHER COULD SHE. SHE PUT HIM ON THE PHONE....I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE ACTUALLY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING; HE WAS STUNNED. NEXT THING I KNOW JESSICA'S BACK ON THE PHONE BECAUSE HE WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE IN PURE EXCITEMENT!
SO, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF US AT THE GAME. BUT, BE SURE TO READ ON BECAUSE THERE'S EVEN MORE TO THIS INCREDIBLE STORY. DILLON'S BEST FRIEND MADDIE WAS ALSO AT THE GAME AND SHE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP TO THE SUITE BEFORE THE GAME AND VISIT ALONG WITH HER FAMILY. HOW IRONIC THAT SHE HAS ON A ROMO JERSEY AND HE'S GOT T.O. :-)
WHO'S THAT? WELL, THAT WOULD BE DEMI LOVATO IN THE SUITE RIGHT NEXT TO US ALONG WITH ALL THE CAMP-ROCK KIDS. (IN CASE YOU DIDN'T SEE THE GAME, SHE SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE KICK-OFF.)
DILLON GOT TO PICK OUT A SOUVENIR. HE CHOSE A COWBOYS FOOTBALL. IT'S A YOUTH BALL AND MAN CAN HE THROW IT. HE HAS THE PHYSIQUE AND THE ATTITUDE TO BE A QB. I'M HOPING!
SO, HOW CAN THIS GET ANY BETTER?
HERE'S HOW: COWBOYS BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF THE SEAHAWKS. THEN, DILLON AND I GET IN THE ELEVATOR AND WHO AM I STANDING NEXT TO? MICHAEL IRVIN, THAT'S WHO. WHO'S ON THE OTHER SIDCE OF ME? DEMARCUS WARE'S WIFE....I GET A SANDWICH HUG BETWEEN IRVIN AND WARE...IT WAS AWESOME! THEN, THE USUAL 30-40 MINUTE TRIP OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TOOK ABOUT 3.5 MINUTES. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT DAY.....DRIVING HOME I WONDERED IF I SHOULD STOP TO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET. I DID NOT. I FIGURED I HAD ALREADY BEEN BLESSED WITH MORE THAN I DESERVE. THANK GOD FOR FRIENDS WITH A GIVING HEART! IT CHANGED MY SON'S LIFE FOREVER! ...........THE NEXT DAY JESSICA MADE THE MOST WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING DINNER EVER! NO ONE ELSE PUTS A HEAD OF GARLIC IN THEIR MASHED POTATOES...WE WERE SO MEANT FOR EACH OTHER! THIS YEAR I HAVE MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR THAN EVER BEFORE!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
DINOSAUR'S ALIVE....
ON NOVEMBER 22, WE WENT TO THE HEARD MUSEUM IN LUCAS, TEXAS. THEY HAVE A DINOSAUR EXHIBIT NOW THROUGH THE END OF FEB09. THE ANIMATED DINOSAURS MOVE AND MAKE NOISES. IT WAS VERY FUN AND EDUCATIONAL.
DILLON'S FRIENDS RJ, LINDSEY, AND REAGAN CAME WITH US. WE ALL HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE DAY'S ACTIVITES.
Friday, October 24, 2008
OUR LITTLE PRINCESS HAS ARRIVED....
NONETHELESS, MADALYNN WAS BORN YESTERDAY (10/23/08) AT 9:02AM, WEIGHING IN AT 6 LBS, 9 OZ AND WAS 20 " LONG. SHE HAS ALL HER FINGERS AND TOES AND A SERIOUS SET OF LUNGS. FORTUNATELY, SHE DOESN'T USE THEM OFTEN, BUT WHEN SHE DOES, LOOK OUT. :-)
HERE SHE IS GETTING READY TO GO HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL...
Saturday, September 13, 2008
"WE DID"
PSALM 33:4 READS "FOR THE WORD OF THE LORD IS RIGHT AND TRUE. HE IS FAITHFUL IN ALL HE DOES."
SCRIPTURE CAN REALLY SPEAK TO YOU. THE ABOVE PASSAGE IS MIKE'S FAVORITE AND SUMMARIZES HOW HE FEELS ABOUT LIFE AS HE APPROACHES THE BIG 40. IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER OF WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE OF THIS THING WE CALL "LIFE."
ONE BEAUTIFUL MORNING IN AUGUST, MIKE AND JESSICA WED AT TIVOLI TERRACE IN LAGUNA BEACH, CA. CHECK THEM OUT AT http://www.tivoliterrace.com/TivoliTerrace/AboutTivoliTerrace/tabid/177/Default.aspx
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY....
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, JESSICA HAS NOT GOTTEN FAT. SHE IS PREGNANT WITH OUR DAUGHTER; MADALYNN ANNE JEWETT IS DUE 10/30/08. (IN THE EVENT YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART OF BRINGING OUR LITTLE GIRL INTO THIS WORLD, WE ARE REGISTERED AT WAL*MART).
KNOTT'S BERRY FARM TRIP
DILLON SPENDS THE DAY AT KNOTT'S BERRY FARM IN BUENA PARK, CA WITH HIS NEW COUSINS.
DILLON, MORIAH, REBEKAH, ELIJAH AND JAMES SPENT THE DAY RIDING THE RIDES AND EATING LOTS OF JUNK FOOD. THERE WAS ENOUGH SUGAR IN THESE KIDS FUEL A ROCKET SHIP. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE GLAD WHEN THE GLUCOSE TRAIN CRASHED! :-)
GAMEDAY AT THE JEWETT HOUSE
PICTURED ARE T.O. (x2) AND ROMO READY FOR THE GRIDIRON. GAME DAY AT THE JEWETT HOUSE INCLUDES JESSICA'S EAT-SO-MUCH-CAUSE-IT'S-SO-GOOD-YOU-GET-SICK 7-LAYER DIP.
(CHECK OUT THE ONESIE ON THE BABY ON THE MANTLE. WE'RE READY TO DRESS MADALYNN NEXT SEASON.)
FOR GOOD LUCK AND TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT TO THE COWBOYS, WE'VE EVEN PAINTED A BLUE STAR IN THE GARAGE....
WE'VE EVEN PAINTED THE RV A NEW COLOR.......SUPERBOWL, HERE WE COME!
(Just Kidding - the one with the Star belongs to the owner of the Dallas Cowboys; Jerry Jones)
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THE TOOTH FAIRY COMES....
ON SATURDAY 9/6, DILLON LOST FIRST FIRST TOOTH....BETTER MAKE THAT FIRST TEETH. HIS "GROWN UP" TEETH HAD BEEN COMING IN BEHIND HIS BABY TEETH AND FINALLY AFTER A LITTLE WIGGLING BY DILLON HE HAD TWO LITTLE TEETH IN HIS HAND. THE TOOTH FAIRY CAME TO VISIT.....A BUCK A TOOTH PLUS A BONUS BUCK FOR HAVING THEM IN THE TOOTH FAIRY PILLOW THE SAME NIGHT.... A TOTAL OF 3 BIG ONES.