There has been so much that has been happening. I kept telling myself, as soon as these pictures are loaded I'll blog. But then for some reason when I was done with photos it was 1 am or later and I would actually be falling asleep. So here is the low down.
June 18-21st
I went and spent the day at cub camp helping out at the "Pixie" Cabin. These were all the kids whose parents where involved in the program but couldn't go to camp, like Brandon. It was quite the day. Filled with 21 kids running around a small cabin, awful rain storms, thunder, lightening, an inflatable water slide, and lots of messes. If you can't tell it was a blast. A long day, but a blast.
That night J&B and kids all came up for the weekend. J is home on R&R so it was a treat to see him. But it was a ton of fun to have all the kids and Bre up here. We did the usual stuff. Playing, running, swimming, fireworks, movies, and oh so much food. J&B even got to go to the temple :)
Fathers Day was great. We had Dad, J and Fred all there. Ben, Shawn and Dave you were all missed. Most places for Fathers Day the wife cooks a special meal, well at my parents house it is my Dad's day to cook. He is aloud to cook whatever he wants, how he wants and as much as he wants. So we had Rib racks, fresh green beans (from Dad's garden) and the best dessert ever!!! Dad's very special 4th of July pie. Which consists of crepes, blue berries, raspberries, whipped cream and a whipped cream cheese filling. It's so heavy but light at the same moment. It's the perfect balance.
After dinner J&B and kids headed home taking Brandon too so that they can spend as much time as a whole family. Then I packed up and came back home. It was crazy, I didn't realize how much I missed Fred until I got home.
June 22-24
Most of this was spent with my parents. You'd think I'd be sick of them after spending the whole weekend together, but with Fred working a second job I go a little stir crazy at home. I'm still getting used to him being gone that extra 4 hours a night. Which this week it was great for Eli because he was missing Brandon. So I would go and hang out with him and play games. Eli has grown so much in the last year, I'm really proud of him.
June 25
A friend of ours (who used to be an electrician) came and installed our new lights. We now have a ceiling fan in our bedroom. New lights in both hallways, and a new chandelier in the dinning room. Another step towards a finished home. They are such great lights! Thanks J&B and Mom and Dad for your contributions :)
That night we went down to the Audubon Country Club with Rick, Stuart, and of course Grandmother. She occasionally takes us for dinner down there. Grandmother is a wonderful lady, she has some of the Southern Propriety in her but she still can enjoy a younger crowd. Dinner was great, as always. And I got to have peppermint ice cream for desert. It was also the only night that Fred had off from work so we got to come home and talk.
June 26
This day was pretty uneventful until about 3pm. I had my MRI for my shoulder. The whole process although, extremely painful, was really cool. Before they could scan me they had to inject a contrast die into my shoulder joint. Well to be nice they injected Novocaine into the joint first. So they inserted the needle with a special end on it so that they don't have to stick you again to inject the dye. But one of the things that made it soooo cool was that it is done with x-rays. The tech takes x-rays every minute or so so that they doctor can see where the needle is. So they can get it where it is needed. The other part that was very cool was I had a young resident doing the procedure so he was being supervised and walked through the procedure by the supervising doctor. So not only did I see what was going on the x-ray screen but I heard what they were doing. I had a giant grin on my face the whole time. The tech said that she had never seen anyone smile during the procedure. There were parts of the procedure that were uncomfortable, like while he was numbing my shoulder he hit the bone. That was a very strange feeling.
Then they took me to the scanner. Even though it was a high scanner (the tunnel was four feet tall) I decided to just close my eyes for the whole thing and not worry about it. The nurses and doctors had asked me a billion times if I was closterphobic and I'm not but they got me thinking it was going to be worse than it really was. So I just closed my eyes and listened to the music coming through my headphones.
About halfway through I almost broke down in tears it was hurting so bad. I refused to cry because I knew I would move and we'd have to start the squence over. I made it through, it was not pleasant but I did it.
Afterwords I went to Mom and Dad's but a soak in the jacuzie tub. Watched a movie with Eli and then came home. As tired, sore, and all the meds I took I still couldn't get to sleep until 4am. urgggg.
June 27
I went and hung out with Lacy and Ryan at their yard sale. I was planning on just stopping by but then I sat down and I got comfortable. So I helped out by keeping my eye on the sale or the kids while they were running around doing things. I can't believe they are moving. :( Off all the way to Idaho!! At least I'm glad the Air Force gave them their first choice, so they are going to a place they want to be. Ryan has been our home teacher for our entire marriage, and Lacy is just a sweetheart I'll miss them greatly.
Till Now
As expected I'm reacting to my injections, and all the extra fluids in my shoulder. So I'm not sleeping well, and at odd times. I hurt, all over and I'm getting a sinus infection to boot. Oh well it will pass.
This Week
Getting better, follow up with the Othropedist, and Bre and kids are coming up for the 4th. So another weekend of living over in Indiana. Maybe the kids will wear me out so that I get into a regular sleep schedule. One can only hope :)
Wahoo! Life is Grand!!!
