Advice Please

Good Morning Everyone 
We are in the middle of a Winter Storm here  and we leave in 2 sleeps

so please pray that this storm ends so we can still make it. I think I am pretty well ready to leave, started packing yesterday, today i wanna finish it.
Ladies, I need some advice I am a little hesitant to put this in the live blog world because of the people involved but i need to make the right decisions here, so i will publish and pray this person don't see it
My Mother Since she lost her mother  eight years ago, she just hasn't been right  meaning she seems to be very emotional other times she is a very happy person My father goes thru a lot when she is having a bad day  My brother and I really want to make a change when we are there sometimes she disappears and no one knows where she goes, when we ask she don't give a straight answer I think she is severely depressed and has a lot of anxiety. The thing is i don't think she will go see a Dr with us, we may have to go see the doctor and tell him about it and hope he can do something. What would you do?  I don't mean things are a little bad, when she is having a bad day she is having a horrible day and everyone knows She refuses to go visit any of her family anytime, so then she feels like she has no "family".  My aunts have tried to help her, she wont do it. There is one person who she will go visit all the time- i think she looks at this person as a "mother" figure.  I have talked to this mother figure in her life and she told me  trying to keep my mother happy is very exhausting to her she said my mother follows her around like a lost puppy with a leash. This hurts us  she also wont talk to either of us when she is having a bad day  if she do its because we have called and sensed something is wrong she then wont go into details except that  she misses all of us that's fine, we understand  My brother and I will be home for Christmas, my sister wont be.  I really need this fixed with my mom  because she has always been the one who makes everyone feel better. I know she needs therapy to get rid of this depression, I've been there i know how it feels.   I don't think she needs medication- even though some may disagree with me there are so many other ways to fight depression Maybe i should write my story some time and let ya all see how i fought it.
So Ladies, if you wouldn't mind i need some advice.. 1) is it a good idea for us to go see the doctor behind her back 2) Should we talk to her first about this and how it affects us 3) What other advice can you offer me?

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Weekend Recap

My friend Faith and i haven't hung out in a while so we made plans to spend Friday together..

Brooke left for school and i got ready to hang out

she was here by 9:45 am and we left for the mall- she needed to do all her shopping, so i went with her to keep her company- i was so tired when i got back at 3 pm- our pastor needed a sitter for his 3 kids so they came over here.. I hung out with their baby girl got snuggles and we had fun.. she slept just after 7 pm.  12:30am Jaredine, Moses and Andrew got here.  Jaredine is staying until Sunday pm then back to Ontario for Christmas with her family.  Andrew is staying here for the week then he goes home on Friday.  Moses is house sitting while we are gone on vacation for 3 weeks.  Here is me and my girlie Jaredene.

speaking of him being a house sitter for us, what kinds of "reminders" should i tell him about. I already have all phone number, garbage and recycling day, where the mail box is...tell me what else do i need to tell him about

We were all so tired from the 2 am  bedtime on Friday night that we were extra lazy this morning... 

Hubby, Brooke, Jaredene and myself went grocery shopping...i don't like grocery shopping at all anymore, wish i could hire and pay someone to do it for me. While shopping Brooke kept saying her belly hurt.. i assumed it was because she didn't eat much so she got a drink and it seemed to help.  

We then went to Zellers ( like target) and looked around bc they have 70% off because they are all turning into Target. Never really bought anything except a model car for my nephew.

Went to the mall after that to pick up a throw i had wanted for someone for Christmas when i was all done shopping i realized how i didn't have one for the sweet people who allowed us to live with them for 10 days when we first got there, Now i can officially say i am 110 % done.

We came home and had to put the groceries away and i made lasagna with Caesar salad for supper- it was soo good. Brooke didn't eat much because she kept saying her belly hurt... so i let her relax. 

We went back to the mall after dinner to get Jaredene a phone battery.. no luck.  While there hubby text me and told me Brooke was puking everywhere- my poor baby got the stomach bug :( i hope she is feeling better by Friday when we leave for Newfoundland.  I hate it when she is sick it causes me to have anxiety and panic attacks. 

We met up with another friend of theirs while at the mall and he came over for nachos. Brooke hasn't been sick since, I hope it is all gone now. 

We watched ''Horton hears a who"and us girls knitted, i just learnt to knit this week and i am loving it so much.  Not making anything fancy yet though, i cannot wait until i can make hats with pretty flowers to accessorize them with because every girl loves to have pretty accessories.  

Brooke was still under the weather on Sunday morning so her and I stayed home.  

Hubby text me and said one of the ladies at church wanted to take us out for lunch, so Jaredene said she would babysit her... it was delicious food. I had omelet, fried potatoes,beans and toast- was so full.. 

After lunch we took her home and hubby and i had a big chat on the way home. 

Jaredene had to leave Sunday pm - so her and i hung out in the afternoon, we chatted and knitted a bit... 

I love her

we went to evening service and Brooke sang- was beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR0O_fpeAHg

so proud of her. 

took Jaradene back to campus so she could head back to Ontario for Christmas.. miss her already...

here are some pictures from today 

Jaredne and Moses 

Brooke and Jaradene

Brookes awesome hair - tied in a bow- so cute 

My sweet girl and i 

Have a great Monday...this week is busy for me but ill be around when i can

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Day of Silence

I cannot dream what parents are going thru today

after i heard about it yesterday

i was so sick to  my stomach

then realized my daughter should have been home from school

she wasn't...

my heart stopped

i ran out of the house and up the street to see her coming around the corner.

I hugged her extra tight and told her i loved her

Some parents don't have this opportunity anymore

they are grieving

wishing they had one more hug

to see their child come around the corner

be able to kiss them good night

wipe their tears when they were afraid yesterday

 It isn't gun control we need

we took God out of our schools and let in all this evil, so it isn't gun control

we need GOD control 

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