My Worst Fear Comes True... Partially

I went home this weekend for a friend's wedding reception. She and her husband eloped in Colorado about a month ago so we all came together to celebrate in Austin! After the reception, my sister and I went to see a late showing of I Love You, Man. It was freakin hilarious. I would pay to see it again and I would buy it on DVD. That's how you know it's a good movie. Side note: My parents are out of town and my sister has been staying at their house because she is watching their dog. With that being said, we got ready for bed and slept in my parents room. The A/C wasn't on so instead of trying to cool the whole house, we decided we would just turn the fan on high. Jessica and I awoke an hour later, with our hearts pounding. We heard a loud noise and the fan stopped. My first thought was that the power went out. I looked at the clock on the night stand, but it was not flashing. Hmm. Okay. Now I'm scared.

Me (whispering): Jess, what was that?
Jessica (whispering): I don't know... turn on Dad's lamp.
Me: I unplugged it to charge my phone. Turn on mom's lamp.

Jessica turned on the lamp and our eyes fixed on the ceiling. Something happened to the fan. The blades didn't look right. I got up to turn off the switch because the fan was making a loud noise that didn't sound right. There were pieces of black plastic parts scattered all over the floor. What the crap happened?! Your guess is as good as mine, maybe even better. I do know that the fan is now broken and definitely not working. I also know that my dad finds it "hard to believe that the fan would break without anyone doing anything to it." Really dad? I can't imagine that something 30 years old would ever break on its own either.

My worst fear is that my fan will spin off the ceiling in the middle of the night and chop my head off. Apparently, someone thought of a safety measure because the circle the blades are attached to is too small to fall over the part the light cover is attached to. Close call.


Ali went to the store yesterday and bought some milk. When she took it out of the bag she realized that the bag was really wet. Crap. The milk jug has a hole in the bottom. What does one do in a situation like this? Well, you definitely don't pour it out and buy another gallon, that's for sure. See below for a sufficient solution.

Before I left for Austin on Saturday morning, I went to Target with Dave, Kristen and Katelyn. Katelyn really likes to push the cart. She doesn't like it when she realizes that she is not really pushing it on her own, so you have to be discrete when you steer the cart away from the clothes rack. Here is a cute video for you!

That's all I got. Happy Tuesday! If you happen to read this in the next 45 minutes, its happy Monday to you!

Brittany Needs...

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go to Google.com
2. Including the quotation marks, type in “[YOUR NAME] needs” (in my case, it’s “Brittany needs”)
3. Take the top 10 results and post them.

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1. Brittany needs to eat a sandwich.
   
2. Brittany needs her black book now.
   
3. What a Brittany needs.
4. Brittany needs her self confidence back.
   
5. Brittany needs a hero.
   
6. Brittany needs Africa. More than Africa needs her.
   
7. Brittany needs daily brushing of the hair coat to keep it free of burrs and tangles after hunting or roughhousing.
   
8. Brittany needs braces. Help me smile. I need braces, please help!
   
9. Brittany needs coordination.
   
10. Brittany needs to act like a mother instead of worrying about partying.

I agree with #7 and #9. God, please don't make me get braces again. I'll be really ticked.

Oh Nuts!

I traveled to Austin for a conference this week and Kristen and Katelyn tagged along... to Austin, not my conference. My dad had Wednesday and Thursday off and it just so happened that those were the two days we were in town - perfect! The car ride there and back was a little intense. Katelyn got a little moody and decided to throw to the side anything we handed to her to get her to stop whining. Kristen's dancing to Michael Buble did the trick. I've never been so thankful to hear laughter! While in Austin, we were able to spend some quality Bradberry time together each night. Unfortunately, Evan and Dave were not able to be there.

Katelyn is learning to mimic things that she hears. Most recently, she started saying some things she heard from Kristen. I guess I should try to stop saying "poopy head". Here is a video of Katelyn saying her new favorite phrase.

PS. I know the video is sideways, okay? Get over it.

A Mommy Update!

My mom had her first of six chemotherapy treatments on Monday, March 2rd. Everything went really well and the side effects were kept to a minimum the first couple of days. Thursday was a slight downturn - nothing sounded appetizing and she suddenly became weak and tired. She pretty much slept Thursday night into Saturday morning. Today was a better day. She was able to get out with my sister, Jessica, and my dad to shave her head! She has heard from numerous people that it is less traumatic to lose your hair all at once than it is to see it falling out each day. So she took their advice and went to the salon!

Isn't she beautiful? I admire her strength and constant optimism, among many other qualities.
Please pray for my mom's strength and healing. Pray that her little body would have the energy and strength to get through the day and that the Lord would continue to heal her. Please pray that she does not experience anymore side effects of chemo. Please pray that her ears, eyes and mind are opened to hear, see and understand the significance of this chapter in her life and what the Lord is trying to reveal to her. Her next treatment is on March 26th, I'll keep you posted.

"Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." - Psalm 20:7