Wisconsin Trip

On top of grandad's bluff

I can't believe they still have these

The Natural Spring the water was so clear and ice cold!!

The old train tunnel

Linda and I outside the old train tunnelLinda, MeMe and I ready to go through the tunnel

The Amish guy working in the field

Cute Amish boy! I was so sad to leave these people i wan't to take them home with me!

Me Me and Ad-dad at the Country Kitchen hahah

(Here's your puppy)

In june I got to go on trip to Wisconsin with Linda and meme and ad-dad! It was really fun because I had never been there before. I love all of Meme's family especially Marlene (sp) I cried when we left her house! I am very thankful I got to experiance this trip and meet all of the new people!!

This Saturday very exciting!!!!

We are so excited for Saturday!!! Nathan will be graduating at 10a.m saturday morning! He had his last day of school and his final presentation yesterday! I know him and all his friends were so happy, because he kept getting text messages to go celebrate!! He has worked so hard for five years and accomplished so much over this time!!! I am SO proud of my husband!!! I will post pictures of the event later!!

Parker Phillip "Ten Bears" Vest

Next Friday May 1st will be the four death anniversary of my little brother

Parker Phillip "Ten Bears" Vest

He died May 1, 2006 of an neurological disorder that was unknown. The did many test through out his young life, but could never find an answer. His problems started at 6 months old. Mom and layed him on the couch so we could go to the kitchen and fix our dinner plates. Only gone for 3 minutes as we rounded the corner we were shocked to see his precious face pail white and lips purple as can be. He couldn't breath! My mom was very calm, she has been a nurse for ten years. She picked him up and facing him face down in her arms as if he was choking and patted his back, he still couldn't breath. So she did CPR. We called 911 and the ambulance came. That is when he experienced the first of MANY to come....a seizure. On the way to the hospital in the ambulance he had many in a row. After that day things just went down hill. He was paralyzed practically on one side of his face and could only smile with one side of his mouth. He never got to talk only make a sound that wasn't a clearly spoken word but he said "mom" that's all. I can say one thing during his time of pain he was the happiest baby he laughed when you would pull his pacifier out of his mouth and say "Hi BUBBA" he would laugh so hard. I can still here him now. The most wonderful Parker was known for was his HAIR! The thickest darkest hair and he was born with it! Even through all the test of glue and wires the stuck to his hair we never cut it! and it always stayed beautiful. When people would hold him the first thing they did was run their fingers through his hair. As a private nurse my mom was able to take him to work and take care of him and her patient odd thing is in many ways my moms patient Deloris and Parker were in the same state and some same symptoms and almost like the could communicate. Towards the end Parker got too sick and had to stay home. Our home had became a hospital with a bed in the living room with my baby brother hooked up to monitors and he could no longer be feed normaly

only through a feeding tube. His seizures got so bad up to 30 in a row. All in all he passed away one night in my mothers arms but my mom and step dad had decided not to try and bring him back because he was only going to suffer more and not be able to live a normal healthy life. It was the hardest decision they ever had to make. but the strongest and best because he is in a better place and they couldn't and wouldn't be selfish. He was layed to rest on May 5th, 2006 and as our family is huge Dallas cowboys fans he was buried in number 21 Julius Jones jersey. It's hard to believe four years have passed because it feels just like yesterday, but he is greatly remembered and spoken and thought about everyday.

Parker and I

Such a happy baby!!

Nathan and Parker

Look at him looking at Nathan!

Jade (baby sister) and Parker (baby brother) Parker

a.k.a (Ten Bears) Jade and Parker

the day before he passed

Brothers and sisters

jade,Joe,Parker and amber Jade and Parker Dear Parker,

My baby brother, my little brave one, my guardian angel. I miss you so much! It truly IS and WAS a blessing to have you in my life. Best of all to have you as my brother. I remember mom walking through the living room and me just looking up at her and saying "Mom your pregnant!"

She honestly looked at me like I was crazy and said she wasn't. A week went by and sure enough she was. I don't know how I could have ever guessed that but I just had a feeling! The day I will never forget is the day you were born! June 22, 2004 After you were born I stood at the nursery window until you were able to come out and see us. I didn't want to miss a moment. I was also the one to stay the night in the hospital with mom to help because dad had to go home and take care of jade. I never knew i could love a person so much! But I did and I still do. We all miss you so much and wish we could have you here on this earth but we know you are in a much better place. Can't wait to see you again. I love you.

Sissy

The Symank Family

What's New!!!

Hello there!! I haven't posted anything in a while!! A couple of exciting things have happened in the Symank house hold! I got baptised into the Catholic Church Saturday April 11th!!! It was truely amazing and well worth it! Nathan and I have been going to the Churches adult education classes since september (that's what you have to go through before you can become a member) we have really enjoyed it! We have learned alot and have met alot of new people. We only have a few weeks of it left and we will really miss it! Being baptised was so exciting because I got baptised, confirmed, recieved faith , and most important to me, Mine and Nathan's marriage became a sacramental marriage!!!! So we really got married on April 11th! lol! Everthing thing went really well, I was so nervous that I thought I was going to forget what to say, but really I remembered everything. Mine and Nathan's family also got to attend. I'm glad they could make it to witness such an amazing thing!! On the other hand Nathan will be GRADUATING May 16th!!! Yeah!!! Five years of college has felt like forever I can only imagine how he feels!!! I am so proud of him! He is the smartest and most hard working guy I know!! The other day we went to a banquet he was invited to and he recieved the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior Man Award! They also had yummy food!! So now he is in the process of finding a job I believe he has given out about ten resumes so far. Just keeping our fingers crossed. So that may also mean a move for the Symank family! Because none of the jobs are in our area. We are both willing and ready to move or do whatever it takes!!

Not to much!!!

Well it's finally the end of thursday!!! Yeah tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!! Not to much has been going on in the Symank house hold all work and no play. We are pretty boring most days. Come home eat dinner and watch t.v, but tomorrow is our first softball game in Wichita! I guess i'm excited it will give us something to do on friday nights. Then saturday Nathan has a presentation for school so after that we will actually get to spend sometime together and go on a small date since he took off of work!! Finally sunday we are going to the Bowie trades day with our friends to try and sell some things we have around the yard and house. So this weekend is going to be pretty busy! Well that's all for today....pretty boring like i said!!

Very Crazy week and it's onley wednesday........

To start the week I ended up with bug bites covering my back, arms and legs. The itched terribly. I ended up going to the doctor and they said i had an allergic reaction to bull nats and everygreen tree and I had to get a shot. (From working in the yard this past weekend) not good They are slowley going away. Yesterday my mom and I found out my brother and his girlfriend will be expecting a baby probabley around October. We were all upset at first, but happy now and just going to take it one day at a time. Today I spoke with my mom and one of my mom's friend's had been shot last night. Tammi is her name. Tammi had being seeing someone for a month but then had broken up with him about a month ago, because he started becoming possesive and acting controlling. Well last night Tammi and her children had been liveing with her mom for a little while. Around 10:30 pm the guy came to the door and tammi's oldest son an 18 year old senior in high school and 55yr old mother answered the door and were shot by the man. They both died. Then the man shot tammi twice in the arm and once in the spleen. She is still alive but in icu and is in the hospital where my grandmother works. So she is keeping us updated on he recovery. The sad thing is she also has a young teenage daughter and a 1yr. old son who were there during the accident. Thank the lord that the baby and little girl were not harmed. It is terrible her son and mom were killed but we all pray she will survive to continue raising her daughter and baby son. The shooter took his own life in the home....the sad thing is he had it preplanned because he had left her flowers on her car that said "This will be a memorable day." What a sick man. You can read the story at the Dallas morning news.com "the title is 3 dead one injured."