Jared's Soccer season is over. Last night he had a party to celebrate and he got a trophy! Then the kids went out and played on the skate park.
These trees are near our house. They were so bright last night with the sun shining right on them!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Soccer Trophy and Glowing Trees
Jared's Soccer season is over. Last night he had a party to celebrate and he got a trophy! Then the kids went out and played on the skate park.
These trees are near our house. They were so bright last night with the sun shining right on them!
Arctic Valley
The snow is here! It is already at Arctic Valley, which means that it will be at Ft. Rich VERY SOON! I am thinking before October! I was not ready for summer to end, but after driving up there yesterday, I might be willing to change my mind. It was beautiful!! And Jadyn was pretty excited to see the snow on the ground. Fall in Alaska is awesome. I do miss the MULTI colored trees of the south, but we get the snow topped mountains as a backdrop, so it makes up for the lack of reds... Enjoy these beautiful pics. If you are a Ft Rich local, take the drive yourself! The pictures are pretty, but they do not compare to seeing it in person. 
Sunday
These are pictures I took Sunday on the way home and at the Bowling Alley. Nancy just dropped me off there, so I could be with the kids at Jacob's Birthday.
Just becasue it's a house, doesnt mean it's a home. LOL, this is the bathroom at the fairbanks airport. I just thought it was cute!
Mount McKinley from the airplane window.
Justin and Luke having fun with the balls.
Jadyn
Not sure what Jacob was doing...this is just too cute.
Jared feeling better!
Just becasue it's a house, doesnt mean it's a home. LOL, this is the bathroom at the fairbanks airport. I just thought it was cute!
Mount McKinley from the airplane window.
Justin and Luke having fun with the balls.
Jadyn
Not sure what Jacob was doing...this is just too cute.
Jared feeling better!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Wake me up...continued!
So, Jared got home from the hospital on Wednesday night about 8pm. Justin is still having trouble with his stomach cramps, and has come home from school early every day this week so far. Plus the Friday before last. Jared was So tired from being in the hospital that he stayed home from school Thursday. Justin was still complaining about his stomach, and since I couldn't get an appointment for him....back to the ER we went! Thankfully Jared went to hang out with Joycelynn so he didn't have to go and he could rest.
The doc that we saw in the ER told me that NOTHING was in his chart or noted on the XRay reading about his mysterious "Bezoar"!!!!!!! Nothing! That doc told me that it was probably just his nerves....his daughter doesn't like school so she always complains of a stomach ache. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Then he tells me that Maalox will probably help it and sends me home. SERIOUSLY! I am NOT fond of the ER. If Maalox worked I WOULD NOT BE HERE!!!!!
I finally got a followup appointments for both boys today! Of course, as previously mentioned, Jared is wait and see. Justin had another Xray done, and you won't believe this! After ALL the high fiber, water, and benefiber that he has been eating, he is constipated! It did not get any better from last time. In fact all the fiber did was get stuck behind what was there all along! He was pooping everyday, sometimes twice. But, it was not enough to clear it out and make room for all the fiber he was eating. So, basically, it just made it worse!
The doc gave me some "cleansing" medicine. He told me to wait till the weekend and give him a dose every hour for 5 hours or until he gets "clean", LOL :) Then he has to continue to take one dose a day till his stomach starts moving regular again.
I am so glad that it was nothing too serious, but wouldn't it have been easier for them to just give us the RIGHT diagnosis and treatment plan from the start. Poor kid has been suffering for months! But when they "go" at least once or twice a day...
Thursday Night
So Monica calls me and says, you are still going on your trip in the morning, right? The trip is the PWOC Alaska Regional Conference in Fairbanks. I had planed to go, and my room and fee had already ben paid for by the chapel. Thanks Ch Walker!! So she and Joycelynn and Elesha talked me into going. The boys are both feeling well now. Especially Jared, who after being cooped up for two days was ready to skateboard and run!
The only problem was The carpool group was leaving at 6am Friday morning and there was NO WAY I could be ready by then. So I decided that if I could find a ticket for $150 or less then I would fly. One hour vs six hours...sounds better anyway after my week. Turns out one of the kids had enough air miles to get me there free!!! And I am so glad that I flew, because the van of carpoolers BROKE DOWN!!! But they were not letting Satan sway them! They witnessed to a motorcycle guy that stopped to help AND the tow truck driver!! I love it!
The weekend was AWESOME!! God was SO there! I was blessed MORE than I ever expected to be. I just needed a break, I got SO MUCH MORE. But, I will write about that later!
One problem! When I called Saturday to see how Monika was doing with the kids and if they were having fun at the fall festival in Palmer, Jared was not there. Apparently he caught the 24 hour stomach bug that was going around, and stayed with Joycelynn! I am SO SORRY! I hate that I was not there for him, but he was in good hands, and he didn't seem to mind being with her. Actually, after everything that I had been through (one thing after another, after another...) I think if I had been there for that I would have just LOST IT MYSELF!! Have one of my own Complicated Migraines!! LOL! My friends are so great! God has placed them in my life to watch over me everyday. Hopefully I am, or at least can be in the future, as much a blessing to them!
I definitely think all this mess is a GOD thing! He has taught me so much about HIS GRACE and that it IS sufficient for me! I just need to remember to TELL about what he is doing on a DAILY BASIS! My God is SO GOOD! He came to this earth to die for my sins, and because I have accepted that gift I have more JOY than EVER. Even when we are going through the plagues of Egypt! There is no God like Jehovah!!
So Satan, BRING IT ON!!!!!! I will not be shaken! Thank you Jesus!
The doc that we saw in the ER told me that NOTHING was in his chart or noted on the XRay reading about his mysterious "Bezoar"!!!!!!! Nothing! That doc told me that it was probably just his nerves....his daughter doesn't like school so she always complains of a stomach ache. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Then he tells me that Maalox will probably help it and sends me home. SERIOUSLY! I am NOT fond of the ER. If Maalox worked I WOULD NOT BE HERE!!!!!
I finally got a followup appointments for both boys today! Of course, as previously mentioned, Jared is wait and see. Justin had another Xray done, and you won't believe this! After ALL the high fiber, water, and benefiber that he has been eating, he is constipated! It did not get any better from last time. In fact all the fiber did was get stuck behind what was there all along! He was pooping everyday, sometimes twice. But, it was not enough to clear it out and make room for all the fiber he was eating. So, basically, it just made it worse!
The doc gave me some "cleansing" medicine. He told me to wait till the weekend and give him a dose every hour for 5 hours or until he gets "clean", LOL :) Then he has to continue to take one dose a day till his stomach starts moving regular again.
I am so glad that it was nothing too serious, but wouldn't it have been easier for them to just give us the RIGHT diagnosis and treatment plan from the start. Poor kid has been suffering for months! But when they "go" at least once or twice a day...
Thursday Night
So Monica calls me and says, you are still going on your trip in the morning, right? The trip is the PWOC Alaska Regional Conference in Fairbanks. I had planed to go, and my room and fee had already ben paid for by the chapel. Thanks Ch Walker!! So she and Joycelynn and Elesha talked me into going. The boys are both feeling well now. Especially Jared, who after being cooped up for two days was ready to skateboard and run!
The only problem was The carpool group was leaving at 6am Friday morning and there was NO WAY I could be ready by then. So I decided that if I could find a ticket for $150 or less then I would fly. One hour vs six hours...sounds better anyway after my week. Turns out one of the kids had enough air miles to get me there free!!! And I am so glad that I flew, because the van of carpoolers BROKE DOWN!!! But they were not letting Satan sway them! They witnessed to a motorcycle guy that stopped to help AND the tow truck driver!! I love it!
The weekend was AWESOME!! God was SO there! I was blessed MORE than I ever expected to be. I just needed a break, I got SO MUCH MORE. But, I will write about that later!
One problem! When I called Saturday to see how Monika was doing with the kids and if they were having fun at the fall festival in Palmer, Jared was not there. Apparently he caught the 24 hour stomach bug that was going around, and stayed with Joycelynn! I am SO SORRY! I hate that I was not there for him, but he was in good hands, and he didn't seem to mind being with her. Actually, after everything that I had been through (one thing after another, after another...) I think if I had been there for that I would have just LOST IT MYSELF!! Have one of my own Complicated Migraines!! LOL! My friends are so great! God has placed them in my life to watch over me everyday. Hopefully I am, or at least can be in the future, as much a blessing to them!
I definitely think all this mess is a GOD thing! He has taught me so much about HIS GRACE and that it IS sufficient for me! I just need to remember to TELL about what he is doing on a DAILY BASIS! My God is SO GOOD! He came to this earth to die for my sins, and because I have accepted that gift I have more JOY than EVER. Even when we are going through the plagues of Egypt! There is no God like Jehovah!!
So Satan, BRING IT ON!!!!!! I will not be shaken! Thank you Jesus!
Wake Me Up When September Ends!!
Well, I thought August was a bad month. Apparently, it wasn't over yet! Tuesday (wow, what is it with Tuesdays, hehe) I went to PWOC in the morning, and it was so neat to see how God has also given the ladies in my class the desire to share HIS love! I can't wait to see what doors will open because of this study! Then, Jadyn and I went with Elesha and her kiddos to their first OB appointment. It was so cool! We got to see the ultrasound and hear the baby's heartbeat. I am so honored that she let me go and take pictures for her. It was cool!
On the way back from the hospital I got a call from the school. It was about 4pm, and Jared should have been at running club. Apparently, he was found sitting down crying and "is acting strange"?? When I get there he is completely disoriented, and will not follow any commands. (squeeze my finger, blink your eyes, look at me...) he would cry for a few minutes, then fall asleep and wake up all confused. He would not talk at all! I decided to take him to the ER. Roxanne offered to go with me, but I thought we would be OK alone. I dropped Jadyn off at Monika's. Well, actually I gave her to Justin who was already at our house and told them both to go to Monika's that I would take Jared to the ER. I put her out of the car and left, lol. Guess that was kind of scary for Justin... I was so worried that I didn't think about it at the time. He called later that night because he couldn't sleep. Poor guy was worried for his brother too.
Anyway, I then decided that I would not drive him to the ER myself, so I drove him to the fire station a block over, and they took him by ambulance. He was still acting strange and would not sit up in the car or wear his seat belt right. When we got to the hospital they did all kinds of test. He had the doctors all stumped. They didn't know what was going on with him. The only thing they could figure was that he had a seizure and was taking a long time to come out of it... 8 hours!
They initially told me that whatever it was did not seem life threatening. His heart and lungs were great, but don't tell a momma that when he didn't even know who I WAS! That is life threatening to ME! He would fall asleep and then wake up scared and disoriented every time. It took three men to hold him down to get an IV. Jared normally doesn't mind shots or blood withdrawal of any kind, so this was strange for him. (I know he is weird, lol)
Speaking of Jared's silly quirks, he had the doctors and nurses laughing for a while because when they tried to remove his clothes he had on SIX pairs of UNDERWEAR! :)
They ended up putting him to sleep to do a lumbar puncture to check for meningitis or another infection of some sort, even though he did not have a fever. Then they decided to transport him to Providence Hospital PICU for better monitoring, and to see the neurologist. He FINALLY started to come around when he woke up from the anesthesia. It was slow, but the doctor at providence asked him a question and he shook his head yes. I about cried!!! YEA My heart was SO relieved! In the next hour he started talking and slowly "woke up". He didn't remember ANYTHING, except bumping his head after school and going to running club. But the head bump was not the problem. It happened about 40 minutes before they found him crying.
He was extremely tired, but the next day was about 90 percent and was ready to play! Thankfully Providence Children's Hospital has lots of stuff to play with, lol. He even got to see a cool dog that comes and helps out sick kids. It was neat. While we were there he had to do several test, including an EEG. The cool "electric hair" pictures are below!
The neurologist diagnosed him with Complicated Migraines. I got them when I was a teenager and after having babies. Mine were triggered by hormones. They have no idea what caused Jared's or if they will ever happen again. We just have to wait and see. Thankfully, he didn't get the headache pain to go with the confusion and seizure like symptoms.
He had his follow up appointment today, and it went well. Unfortunately though we will not have any answers until it/if it happens again.
Jared Shortly after he "woke up"
Katie the Therapy Dog
Getting ready for the EEG
Electric Hair
Katie gave Jared a book
He had to sit really still for the test, that was HARD!
The bathroom was in the room under the sink. He thought it was cool!
Getting ready to go HOME!
Going Home!
TO BE CONTINUED...
On the way back from the hospital I got a call from the school. It was about 4pm, and Jared should have been at running club. Apparently, he was found sitting down crying and "is acting strange"?? When I get there he is completely disoriented, and will not follow any commands. (squeeze my finger, blink your eyes, look at me...) he would cry for a few minutes, then fall asleep and wake up all confused. He would not talk at all! I decided to take him to the ER. Roxanne offered to go with me, but I thought we would be OK alone. I dropped Jadyn off at Monika's. Well, actually I gave her to Justin who was already at our house and told them both to go to Monika's that I would take Jared to the ER. I put her out of the car and left, lol. Guess that was kind of scary for Justin... I was so worried that I didn't think about it at the time. He called later that night because he couldn't sleep. Poor guy was worried for his brother too.
Anyway, I then decided that I would not drive him to the ER myself, so I drove him to the fire station a block over, and they took him by ambulance. He was still acting strange and would not sit up in the car or wear his seat belt right. When we got to the hospital they did all kinds of test. He had the doctors all stumped. They didn't know what was going on with him. The only thing they could figure was that he had a seizure and was taking a long time to come out of it... 8 hours!
They initially told me that whatever it was did not seem life threatening. His heart and lungs were great, but don't tell a momma that when he didn't even know who I WAS! That is life threatening to ME! He would fall asleep and then wake up scared and disoriented every time. It took three men to hold him down to get an IV. Jared normally doesn't mind shots or blood withdrawal of any kind, so this was strange for him. (I know he is weird, lol)
Speaking of Jared's silly quirks, he had the doctors and nurses laughing for a while because when they tried to remove his clothes he had on SIX pairs of UNDERWEAR! :)
They ended up putting him to sleep to do a lumbar puncture to check for meningitis or another infection of some sort, even though he did not have a fever. Then they decided to transport him to Providence Hospital PICU for better monitoring, and to see the neurologist. He FINALLY started to come around when he woke up from the anesthesia. It was slow, but the doctor at providence asked him a question and he shook his head yes. I about cried!!! YEA My heart was SO relieved! In the next hour he started talking and slowly "woke up". He didn't remember ANYTHING, except bumping his head after school and going to running club. But the head bump was not the problem. It happened about 40 minutes before they found him crying.
He was extremely tired, but the next day was about 90 percent and was ready to play! Thankfully Providence Children's Hospital has lots of stuff to play with, lol. He even got to see a cool dog that comes and helps out sick kids. It was neat. While we were there he had to do several test, including an EEG. The cool "electric hair" pictures are below!
The neurologist diagnosed him with Complicated Migraines. I got them when I was a teenager and after having babies. Mine were triggered by hormones. They have no idea what caused Jared's or if they will ever happen again. We just have to wait and see. Thankfully, he didn't get the headache pain to go with the confusion and seizure like symptoms.
He had his follow up appointment today, and it went well. Unfortunately though we will not have any answers until it/if it happens again.
Jared Shortly after he "woke up"
Katie the Therapy Dog
Getting ready for the EEG
Electric Hair
Katie gave Jared a book
He had to sit really still for the test, that was HARD!
The bathroom was in the room under the sink. He thought it was cool!
Getting ready to go HOME!
Going Home!
TO BE CONTINUED...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Basement Project
Our basement has been a DISASTER for some time now. It was intended to be a place for the kids to go and hang out when they couldn't be outside. But it had recently become the catch all for everything in the house! You could hardly WALK down there till last week! Me and daddy cleaned it all out! I got rid of a BUNCH of junk and made everything else fit in the storage room down there.
Then I got a "bug"! My neighbor, Lena, painted her basement and it looked SO nice! I just had to do mine, too. She said housing told her they wouldn't have to repaint it either. Usually, you have to paint back whatever you do in housing before you leave. But since I wouldn't have to do it again...We bought some PAINT!! I went with the Fred Meyer brand, so we just picked out some bright colors from their display. Then I let the kids paint their hand prints all over the wall. They had FUN! It looks 1000 times better than it did before =) Now I guess we are ready for winter!!
The black is chalkboard paint. Lena had some left, so she let me use it too. Jadyn LOVES it! She can "write" for hours!
Then I got a "bug"! My neighbor, Lena, painted her basement and it looked SO nice! I just had to do mine, too. She said housing told her they wouldn't have to repaint it either. Usually, you have to paint back whatever you do in housing before you leave. But since I wouldn't have to do it again...We bought some PAINT!! I went with the Fred Meyer brand, so we just picked out some bright colors from their display. Then I let the kids paint their hand prints all over the wall. They had FUN! It looks 1000 times better than it did before =) Now I guess we are ready for winter!!
The black is chalkboard paint. Lena had some left, so she let me use it too. Jadyn LOVES it! She can "write" for hours!
Update
Daddy
His eye infection got a little worse...the implant actually fell out! However, that made the pain subside a bit. He got into the doctor on Wednesday, and they just checked it out and said it looked good. The infection was clearing up. We made an appointment for him to see his doctor in B'ham Friday right after he gets home.
He left Thursday night. We took the kids to Chuck E Cheese after school, and then we took him to the airport. It was a good afternoon and ending to a good visit! The kids had fun...me and daddy did too! 4pm is the best time to go. We had the place almost to ourselves!
He called Friday from the doctor and it all looks good! The doctor thinks the implant can be reattached and he WILL be able to wear his prosthetic eye! I will post more when I know more.
Precious
She had surgery Tuesday evening and did very well! She came home Wednesday afternoon. It has been some LONG nights! Poor thing is in a bit of pain. I have not EVER heard some of the sounds coming out of her mouth, lol. She does OK during the day, but at night she whines all night long.
Today actually, she seems to be doing really well. She was up walking around a bit and is not complaining too much. She even lets me know when she needs to go outside to the bathroom! Awesome improvement =) She was just "going" on herself. I think she was just too high from the pain pills, hehe.
Yesterday she let me use the clippers and cut her hair...well, as best that I could do ever so carefully! Then I used this waterless shampoo to clean her up and sprayed her with dog deodorizer to make her smell good! Now she is pretty! Well, prettier than she was before the surgery.
Maybe tonight I will be able to sleep! Hopefully she will do better tonight.
The pics are kind of random. She wouldn't be still and Dakota is very protective. She keeps walking in the way!
His eye infection got a little worse...the implant actually fell out! However, that made the pain subside a bit. He got into the doctor on Wednesday, and they just checked it out and said it looked good. The infection was clearing up. We made an appointment for him to see his doctor in B'ham Friday right after he gets home.
He left Thursday night. We took the kids to Chuck E Cheese after school, and then we took him to the airport. It was a good afternoon and ending to a good visit! The kids had fun...me and daddy did too! 4pm is the best time to go. We had the place almost to ourselves!
He called Friday from the doctor and it all looks good! The doctor thinks the implant can be reattached and he WILL be able to wear his prosthetic eye! I will post more when I know more.
Precious
She had surgery Tuesday evening and did very well! She came home Wednesday afternoon. It has been some LONG nights! Poor thing is in a bit of pain. I have not EVER heard some of the sounds coming out of her mouth, lol. She does OK during the day, but at night she whines all night long.
Today actually, she seems to be doing really well. She was up walking around a bit and is not complaining too much. She even lets me know when she needs to go outside to the bathroom! Awesome improvement =) She was just "going" on herself. I think she was just too high from the pain pills, hehe.
Yesterday she let me use the clippers and cut her hair...well, as best that I could do ever so carefully! Then I used this waterless shampoo to clean her up and sprayed her with dog deodorizer to make her smell good! Now she is pretty! Well, prettier than she was before the surgery.
Maybe tonight I will be able to sleep! Hopefully she will do better tonight.
The pics are kind of random. She wouldn't be still and Dakota is very protective. She keeps walking in the way!
Monday, September 7, 2009
One of Those Months
Daddy came to Alaska on the night of my anniversary, Aug 6Th. We have had so much fun since he has been here. We have been to Whittier for a Glacier Cruise, Matanuska Glacier, Eagle River Nature Center, Downtown Anchorage, Farmer's Markets, Soccer Games, Football Games, School Physicals, School Open House, Ice Cream Social, PWOC, MOPS, FRG Meetings, Arctic Oasis, Skateboarding, and the State Fair! Then I got my new hair, which was not cheap!
On top of all that fun stuff we had some not so fun and unexpected expenses too. I had to get the Kitty Neutered (as required by the kitten rescue). I had him declawed as well, because of his extra toes. Jared did not do so well with his eye exam on the physical, so I had his eyes rechecked with the eye doctor. He didn't need glasses, but it turns out that I needed stronger ones. The brakes went out on the van. I have been driving the suburban, which uses lots more gas! Thankfully, though my friend Francine's husband was able to fix the van. I only had to buy the parts!! Yea, one good thing, LOL. We all had our regular dental cleaning exam. Jared had two fillings, and I had one. Cleanings are free, but not fillings! Plus, I have known for a while that I need to have a tooth crowned. It is cracked due to an old metal filling expanding. Oh and the microwave has stopped working!! I don't know what was wrong with it, but I need a new one.
Can things get any worse? Well, of course!
On Tuesday, daddy's eye (the bad one) started getting red. By Wednesday it was all swollen and leaking goo. We went to the ER, and they told him that he has pink eye! They gave him oral antibiotics and drops, plus some pain killers. But That night it was WORSE!! His whole eye was swollen SHUT! And his face was all puffy on that side of his head. We tried to get back in the doc that they requested he see all day, but no one called back. Finally we got them and the charts faxed over to the eye doctor. He got an appointment for Friday morning. By this time the swelling had gone down some, but this white stuff keeps coming through the muscle.
I had already agreed to substitute for Mr. Pieper at the school, so Monica took him to the doctor. Then he had to go back to Providence for a CT. The rushed it, and said they would call him back in a few hours. Yea Right! They still have not called him back! The white thing is the stone (orbital implant)that is there to hold the false eye in place. It now looks like it is about to pop out! It looks like the muscle is coming detached from the implant. Which means he won't be able to wear the prosthetic. The one he has is only a few months old, and the doc here thinks that it rubbed the muscles raw. That is what caused the infection. So we are just waiting for Tuesday morning when we can call the doc back to find out what to do next. He is in a bit of pain to say the least!
That's enough, right?? Don't think so!
Daddy said he could tolerate the pain pretty well and he had a patch to cover it, so we planned to go to the Fair on Saturday Morning. I was upstairs getting ready and heard Precious in the back yard yelping... When I looked out the window I could see that she was hurt. I don't know what happened, but I guess she fell down the stairs. On first inspection I knew something was wrong. I called the vet and rushed her over there. Turns out she has a broken leg. It is right above the elbow, and is in a place that can not be set with a cast. The vet thinks that she will need surgery for it to heal correctly. But of course, it is a Saturday and a Holiday weekend! So we have to wait till Tuesday to call the specialist that can do the surgery. The vet put it in a splint the best she could and sent her home with some pain meds. We are trying to keep her as comfortable as possible, but today it is not working!! Poor thing is just crying. She kept me up all last night.
Jerome and I both agree that if she needs the surgery, then she is gonna get it! But, I don't know how we are gonna pay for it! I went online to carecredit.com and was approved, but not for enough to cover it. I tried to call them, but of course it's the weekend, so I have to wait till Tuesday to talk to anyone about that too.
Tuesday is also the first day of the Bible Studies, and I am leading "The Way of the Master." Guess it's gonna be a LONG DAY! Make that WEEK!!!
Daddy leaves on Thursday Night. Please pray for his eye situation and for our Precious! She is like a member of our family. I got her while Jerome was in Haiti right after we got married. She has been there to play with and protect all three babies. I know she is old (15), and I have been mentally preparing myself for the day we have to say goodbye...But it will not be for a broken leg! Hopefully we can be seen right away on Tuesday and they will let us make payments or something!
On top of all that fun stuff we had some not so fun and unexpected expenses too. I had to get the Kitty Neutered (as required by the kitten rescue). I had him declawed as well, because of his extra toes. Jared did not do so well with his eye exam on the physical, so I had his eyes rechecked with the eye doctor. He didn't need glasses, but it turns out that I needed stronger ones. The brakes went out on the van. I have been driving the suburban, which uses lots more gas! Thankfully, though my friend Francine's husband was able to fix the van. I only had to buy the parts!! Yea, one good thing, LOL. We all had our regular dental cleaning exam. Jared had two fillings, and I had one. Cleanings are free, but not fillings! Plus, I have known for a while that I need to have a tooth crowned. It is cracked due to an old metal filling expanding. Oh and the microwave has stopped working!! I don't know what was wrong with it, but I need a new one.
Can things get any worse? Well, of course!
On Tuesday, daddy's eye (the bad one) started getting red. By Wednesday it was all swollen and leaking goo. We went to the ER, and they told him that he has pink eye! They gave him oral antibiotics and drops, plus some pain killers. But That night it was WORSE!! His whole eye was swollen SHUT! And his face was all puffy on that side of his head. We tried to get back in the doc that they requested he see all day, but no one called back. Finally we got them and the charts faxed over to the eye doctor. He got an appointment for Friday morning. By this time the swelling had gone down some, but this white stuff keeps coming through the muscle.
I had already agreed to substitute for Mr. Pieper at the school, so Monica took him to the doctor. Then he had to go back to Providence for a CT. The rushed it, and said they would call him back in a few hours. Yea Right! They still have not called him back! The white thing is the stone (orbital implant)that is there to hold the false eye in place. It now looks like it is about to pop out! It looks like the muscle is coming detached from the implant. Which means he won't be able to wear the prosthetic. The one he has is only a few months old, and the doc here thinks that it rubbed the muscles raw. That is what caused the infection. So we are just waiting for Tuesday morning when we can call the doc back to find out what to do next. He is in a bit of pain to say the least!
That's enough, right?? Don't think so!
Daddy said he could tolerate the pain pretty well and he had a patch to cover it, so we planned to go to the Fair on Saturday Morning. I was upstairs getting ready and heard Precious in the back yard yelping... When I looked out the window I could see that she was hurt. I don't know what happened, but I guess she fell down the stairs. On first inspection I knew something was wrong. I called the vet and rushed her over there. Turns out she has a broken leg. It is right above the elbow, and is in a place that can not be set with a cast. The vet thinks that she will need surgery for it to heal correctly. But of course, it is a Saturday and a Holiday weekend! So we have to wait till Tuesday to call the specialist that can do the surgery. The vet put it in a splint the best she could and sent her home with some pain meds. We are trying to keep her as comfortable as possible, but today it is not working!! Poor thing is just crying. She kept me up all last night.
Jerome and I both agree that if she needs the surgery, then she is gonna get it! But, I don't know how we are gonna pay for it! I went online to carecredit.com and was approved, but not for enough to cover it. I tried to call them, but of course it's the weekend, so I have to wait till Tuesday to talk to anyone about that too.
Tuesday is also the first day of the Bible Studies, and I am leading "The Way of the Master." Guess it's gonna be a LONG DAY! Make that WEEK!!!
Daddy leaves on Thursday Night. Please pray for his eye situation and for our Precious! She is like a member of our family. I got her while Jerome was in Haiti right after we got married. She has been there to play with and protect all three babies. I know she is old (15), and I have been mentally preparing myself for the day we have to say goodbye...But it will not be for a broken leg! Hopefully we can be seen right away on Tuesday and they will let us make payments or something!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Alaska State Fair
It's Fair Time again! I promised the kids that we would go to the fair this year. They wanted to take Poppy to see the Giant Vegetables! We eventually made it yesterday, but only after a few serious problems!! I will post about that next. It was a nice evening! And a much needed break after a crazy month! The funniest thing happened while we were there. I guess because of LONG summer days, my kids haven't seen the moon in a while. It was pretty full and beautiful last night. I should have gotten a picture of it. But we were walking to the gate and Jared said, "Hey momma look at the sun, doesn't it look cool!" LOLOLOL I told him it was the moon, but he was not convinced! He even had Jadyn believing it was the sun!
Daddy wanted a candy apple. But it was sticky instead of hard. He had it suck all in his false teeth, hehe!
LeiLani, Jacob, and AnnaLynn wanted to get their face painted and Fair Hair. My kids wanted to see the veggies and animals, so we (thankfully) didn't do all that, hehe. But they did look cool!
Daddy wanted a candy apple. But it was sticky instead of hard. He had it suck all in his false teeth, hehe!
LeiLani, Jacob, and AnnaLynn wanted to get their face painted and Fair Hair. My kids wanted to see the veggies and animals, so we (thankfully) didn't do all that, hehe. But they did look cool!
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