For now let me just say this.
I love my Mom, and I teared up when she went back home today.
It's amazing how when you're all stressed out and nothing is going right, your mom can swoop in and make it more manageable.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Fading lower and l.o.w.e.r...... *ugly pic alert*
I'm seriously overwhelmed. It's hard for me to say that, but stuff is happening here that I would have never expected....things I'm banned from mentioning as a Male Ego is involved. The overwhelming feeling is not as a result of Hub. He got in trouble for getting out of bed and is now on strict bed rest until surgery, I don't expect him to help out, but he wants too and it's hard for him to digest. I'm overwhelmed because there is a new puppy and 2 kids and a useless Father In Law that I am starting to seriously consider sending packing. Not to mention the fencing issue with the horse, the son with a slip on the no dairy diet (causes massive stomach issues now) and the fact that I just want to scream. SSSCCCCRREEEAAAMMMM!!!!
Geez, I'm in a self pity funk I suppose. I need to snap out of it somehow. Any one have ideas on how to kick the injured Husband blues?
Here are some pictures of Cajun enjoying his first few days at home. This kinda cheers me up.
Ick
Out of the Doctors mouth this morning....
"Oh my Chief, we can't operate on that until the swelling goes down quite a bit."
It was so swollen that blisters were forming so that the liquid had somewhere to go. eeewwww. Plus if he had the surgery now there would be no skin to sew back together, it's just not a pretty sight. Not at all.
I'm sure it doesn't feel to pretty either, sorry honey.
Doc said he was on strict bed rest until Wednesday when the surgery is scheduled. No moving except quick trips to the loo. This next week is going to make him go insane, and quite frankly I might just go there with him!
He'll have 2 rods and some pins in his leg forever, but hopefully by doing that the ligament will fix it's self so that Hub won't need a round two with the surgeon.
Best case scenario after surgery is 6 weeks in a cast and then gradually walking on it again, with lots of Physical Therapy.
The pictures really don't do this justice. It's hard to get a good view of the bruising, plus he was trying to swat the camera from my hand the whole time. He banned the Flip video camera before we even left the house, but he forgot about the "real" camera!
**eta, the silly pictures won't upload so I'll have to share those with you later.**
"Oh my Chief, we can't operate on that until the swelling goes down quite a bit."
It was so swollen that blisters were forming so that the liquid had somewhere to go. eeewwww. Plus if he had the surgery now there would be no skin to sew back together, it's just not a pretty sight. Not at all.
I'm sure it doesn't feel to pretty either, sorry honey.
Doc said he was on strict bed rest until Wednesday when the surgery is scheduled. No moving except quick trips to the loo. This next week is going to make him go insane, and quite frankly I might just go there with him!
He'll have 2 rods and some pins in his leg forever, but hopefully by doing that the ligament will fix it's self so that Hub won't need a round two with the surgeon.
Best case scenario after surgery is 6 weeks in a cast and then gradually walking on it again, with lots of Physical Therapy.
The pictures really don't do this justice. It's hard to get a good view of the bruising, plus he was trying to swat the camera from my hand the whole time. He banned the Flip video camera before we even left the house, but he forgot about the "real" camera!
**eta, the silly pictures won't upload so I'll have to share those with you later.**
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Well Crap!
It's really really bad. Complete Spiral Fracture of his Fibula, and a tore up ankle with likely ligament and tendon damage. Right now it's too swollen to tell, his ankle resembles a small cantaloupe. Pray that the drugs can carry him until at least Tuesday when all the military docs are back from celebrating the holiday.It's gonna be a LONG LONG 12 weeks!
Til later, amigos.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A Funny, and the Pup
I wish I could claim this funny little story, but I found it online at one of the Autism websites I frequent. It's too cute (and true) not to pass on.
Mom Test
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She
picked up something off
the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took
the item away from her
and I asked her not to do that.
"Why?" my daughter asked.
"Because it's been on the ground, you don't know
where it's been, it's
dirty, and probably has germs," I replied.
;At t his point, my daughter looked at me with total
admiration and asked,
"Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so
smart."
I was thinking quickly.
"All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You
have to know it, or
they don't let you be a Mom."
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but
she was evidently pondering this new information.
"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the
test you have to be the dad."
''Exactly," I replied back with a big smile on my
face.
*****************************
Cajun the pup arrived for good yesterday around noon. He is finally starting to settle in to the house and not whining and looking for his Mom and brothers anymore. That was kind of heartbreaking last night. Poor guy was probably scared! Anyhow, today he is content to be at my side and rest while I am busy trying to remember how to puppy proof the house. I am thankful that he's here, and glad that we have a pup to cure my baby blues instead of a human baby!
Mom Test
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She
picked up something off
the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took
the item away from her
and I asked her not to do that.
"Why?" my daughter asked.
"Because it's been on the ground, you don't know
where it's been, it's
dirty, and probably has germs," I replied.
;At t his point, my daughter looked at me with total
admiration and asked,
"Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so
smart."
I was thinking quickly.
"All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You
have to know it, or
they don't let you be a Mom."
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but
she was evidently pondering this new information.
"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the
test you have to be the dad."
''Exactly," I replied back with a big smile on my
face.
*****************************
Cajun the pup arrived for good yesterday around noon. He is finally starting to settle in to the house and not whining and looking for his Mom and brothers anymore. That was kind of heartbreaking last night. Poor guy was probably scared! Anyhow, today he is content to be at my side and rest while I am busy trying to remember how to puppy proof the house. I am thankful that he's here, and glad that we have a pup to cure my baby blues instead of a human baby!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Our New Flip video camera
You really, really, need to get one of these. They are so fun and so incredibly simple to use. I carried mine around in my pocket all day yesterday and got some great little videos. Here is my favorite.
More coming soon, I can't hardly put this thing down!
More coming soon, I can't hardly put this thing down!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Really??
First things first folks. This is probably the coolest, most exciting thing Ever! (okay, well in a long time) It's finally happening. I tried to explain the plight of a 6th grader back in the day to the hub. A 6th grader of a single Mom who couldn't afford to take her to a concert. I tried to explain all the bs that came with being a proud fan, the teasing, mocking etc. Still to this day Hub likes to tease me about it. The really funny thing is that he knows the words when he's mocking me!!
This time around, I'm gonna go to a concert. I'm gonna go just to say that I went, that I fulfilled a 6th grade dream. Just so I don't feel like I'll die all over again if I don't go. And if the dates align correctly (please align correctly) I'm dragging his sorry closeted NKOTB fan behind with me.
Oh for the love of Joey McIntyre..........
Okay, moving on to my adult life. There is some more great news to report. First is that I cocussed (um, how do you spell that word without spelling that word? Yikes) Anyway, I went and had fun. I am now a proud delegate for Mr. Fired up himself, Barack Obama. That means that I get to go to the county convention and try my hand at making it to the state convention. If you don't know much about me, you should know my love for animals and my family, and my lust for politics. I mentioned eons ago that I wanted to be involved this time around, and here I am doing it. I just love it when I follow through! :)
The list goes on....Cajun will be here Wednesday. YAY! He came for another visit on Friday and it was so hard to give him back! I'm excited that he can be part of our family. There is just something about that puppy smell!
Also, my super smart, abnormally coordinated daughter learned how to crochet last night. I keep telling you she's to smart for her own good!! Pics of this event coming soon.
Hope y'all are as good as we are!!
This time around, I'm gonna go to a concert. I'm gonna go just to say that I went, that I fulfilled a 6th grade dream. Just so I don't feel like I'll die all over again if I don't go. And if the dates align correctly (please align correctly) I'm dragging his sorry closeted NKOTB fan behind with me.
Oh for the love of Joey McIntyre..........
Okay, moving on to my adult life. There is some more great news to report. First is that I cocussed (um, how do you spell that word without spelling that word? Yikes) Anyway, I went and had fun. I am now a proud delegate for Mr. Fired up himself, Barack Obama. That means that I get to go to the county convention and try my hand at making it to the state convention. If you don't know much about me, you should know my love for animals and my family, and my lust for politics. I mentioned eons ago that I wanted to be involved this time around, and here I am doing it. I just love it when I follow through! :)
The list goes on....Cajun will be here Wednesday. YAY! He came for another visit on Friday and it was so hard to give him back! I'm excited that he can be part of our family. There is just something about that puppy smell!
Also, my super smart, abnormally coordinated daughter learned how to crochet last night. I keep telling you she's to smart for her own good!! Pics of this event coming soon.
Hope y'all are as good as we are!!
Friday, February 01, 2008
Inspirations
Living out in the boonies there are mornings when I have to travel about 20 miles down the road to get to the places I need to go. I know, that pales in comparison to some peoples definition of the boonies but work with me here will ya.
I usually venture out at least 3 mornings a week while the kiddos are in school. Sometimes I have places to be, sometimes I just need to be out of the house. No matter what my reason or escuse is for being out on the road one thing remains the same.
Her.
She wears a bright pink zip up jacket, an ear warmer of the same color and she usually has on gray pants. She has red hair and is a tiny little thing of a gal.
Every time I go out I see her, it doesn't matter what the weather is doing, it doesn't matter if I get a later start than normal, it doesn't matter what time I start back home. She is always there.
Running.
I want so badly to stop and talk to her. Find out who she is, why she runs. What she is running from. How she finds it possible to have a smile on her face in the pouring rain. And I also would like to know why she seems to look me directly in the eye every time I pass.
I want to know her, just because she has something that inspires me. Now, it hasn't inspired me to go join her yet, and truthfully it never will. But I have thought about the possibilities of me being able to run. Of course there is no possible way I would run somewhere that some one could witness the event, but I do have a fairly long winding driveway.
First things first though. I must find supportive shoes for my weak ankles. They roll so easily, often times while I am just walking along doing something totally different.
But there was that one time in Basic Training in the Air Force that I didn't have a chance to make excuses. I had to run to stay away from the meanies that liked to make an example of you. I'm so happy that I learned how to fake run in a crowd. That's a must have skill for one with weak ankles in the AF! I did however learn to run, and as much as I despised it, I loved it too.
Maybe I'll go for a walk like this guy did. He's full of inspiration too!
I usually venture out at least 3 mornings a week while the kiddos are in school. Sometimes I have places to be, sometimes I just need to be out of the house. No matter what my reason or escuse is for being out on the road one thing remains the same.
Her.
She wears a bright pink zip up jacket, an ear warmer of the same color and she usually has on gray pants. She has red hair and is a tiny little thing of a gal.
Every time I go out I see her, it doesn't matter what the weather is doing, it doesn't matter if I get a later start than normal, it doesn't matter what time I start back home. She is always there.
Running.
I want so badly to stop and talk to her. Find out who she is, why she runs. What she is running from. How she finds it possible to have a smile on her face in the pouring rain. And I also would like to know why she seems to look me directly in the eye every time I pass.
I want to know her, just because she has something that inspires me. Now, it hasn't inspired me to go join her yet, and truthfully it never will. But I have thought about the possibilities of me being able to run. Of course there is no possible way I would run somewhere that some one could witness the event, but I do have a fairly long winding driveway.
First things first though. I must find supportive shoes for my weak ankles. They roll so easily, often times while I am just walking along doing something totally different.
But there was that one time in Basic Training in the Air Force that I didn't have a chance to make excuses. I had to run to stay away from the meanies that liked to make an example of you. I'm so happy that I learned how to fake run in a crowd. That's a must have skill for one with weak ankles in the AF! I did however learn to run, and as much as I despised it, I loved it too.
Maybe I'll go for a walk like this guy did. He's full of inspiration too!
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