Its Been A Baby Week

Last week something happened that I will probably never happen again. Every other day someone I knew had a baby. No JOKE!! And get this two were girls and two were boys.

Monday 21st: Bradley came in at 6lbs 12oz and 20 inches.














Wednesday 23rd: Little Miss (I forgot the details)

Friday 25th: Olivia weighed in at 3lbs 15oz and 17 inches.













Sunday 27th: Tristan he was 8lbs and 20 inches (I may be a little off I forgot to write it down.)



















Also we attended our nephew's baby bless on Sunday morning. Oh and don't forget that I have three more friends due in the next three weeks. What wonderful blessings all around! :)

Photo Of The Week

So I was out running errands today. And what a day it was. That is a whole other story. Anyway... I was on my way home from my parents and I saw one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

Yes folks this is a real picture. No editing what so ever. That is the rack of an Elk on the roof of a SUV. I could not tell you how happy I was I had my camera it was such a fun moment. And I know that so many of you would get a kick out of it.

The rack was just so stinkin' HUGE!!! Then to see it on top of a car. It was just too classic to pass up. Also If you are wondering the SUV has Michigan plates.

Laugh and Enjoy!!!

So that's what you've been doing?

Time has just been flying. It probably doesn't help that I have been doing everything and anything all day long. Today I think will be the first day in two weeks that I haven't done anything to get ready for the surgery. I spend my days cleaning the house, cooking meals for after the surgery and finishing up any renovations I can.
I did spend some time in Tennessee hanging out with my family and taking dress pictures. I took pictures of about 65 wedding dress. Most of them with trains that needed their own photos. I did most of the photos at night while everyone was asleep and during the day I hung out with Bre and the kids. That was a lot of fun.
The day after I returned to Kentucky I had a photo shoot. We had a perfect day for it. Not too hot or cold, the flowers were still in bloom and the family was just adorable to begin with. I finished editing and uploading photos about 5 minutes before Matt and Bethany showed up for their shoot. They wanted some Maternity photos which was nice to experiment with. Thank goodness we didn't wait to take them. Their little girl Aurora DeLuna Mussman was born this morning.
Wednesday I had to get my teeth cleaned, they found a few cavities, I have to back in next week to get those fixed. After the dentist I went and had an adjustment. Boy oh boy did that hurt. My shoulder was not very happy, but I am sleeping much better. Which is fantastic because I was really starting to run on fumes. I was getting 10 hours of sleep but it was so poor that I would be dead on my feet in a couple of hours. The last couple nights have gone much better.
Yesterday was cooking day. I spent 6 hours in my kitchen. I roasted a chicken and pealed it, made enchiladas for dinner, hamburger helpers to put in the freezer for later, food for the party and don't forget the cheesecake for grandmother's b-day dinner. (Still need an entree idea but I have desert).
For the next two weeks I should be able to slow down. I have a couple more rooms to clean and a few things to make for my b-day party. I have to have that all done by next Saturday.
Next Saturday I have a full hour shoot in the early morning, and then at 10 we start our "Day at the Temple" shoot. Where people can come and for $10 I'll take their photos for 10 minutes. They also get to walk away with their CD of photos. That will end around 2pm. That will be a long day. Oh and Eli's b-day is on the 29th so I'll be taking pictures then too. It's photo mania!!!!!
Whats funny is no one is trying to tell me to slow down. It is wonderful to not hear that. I know it's because everyone know that once I have the surgery I will be at a dead stop, and I will get any rest I'm missing out on. But it's still nice to not have to hear "Slow down, you'll hurt yourself" or "It will wait" or "It doesn't really have to be done." It reminds me of the good ole days when I didn't hear that. ;)

There is Hope Again

Yes folks I am happy today. Which honestly I'm usually pretty happy but life has just been a little rough lately. My car had to go to the shop, almost all the computers around me needed work or new parts. The house is still a mess because we've been remodeling and poor Fred has just been busy as busy can be.
My biggest issue has been my WONDERFUL shoulder (can't you just smell the sarcasm). My cortisone shot wore off and all my progress was gone. I have a constant burning in my shoulder no matter how much physical therapy I do. I'm just kind of stuck with limited mobility and even more limited strength .
Well today was my three month follow up with my Orthopedist. He was glad to see that I had descent range of motion and strength but it's not where it should be after three months of therapy. So he did a few pressure tests to see how the core pain was doing. Oh yeah not fun for me at all. He told me I had two options we could keep with the physical therapy but it will be a very long road. Or I could have surgery, or course surgery is not without it's risks and there is no guarantee that it will work but it's a shot at a fuller and quicker recover. Well Folks Surgery it is. Now before you start going all sad say, "you poor thing" or "oh no" please know and understand that I am stinkin' excited about this. Like I've said it is a terrible being limited right now. And my heart leaps that there is something else to try. It gives me hope and then if it doesn't work at least I know that I have done all I can do. That I can live with it.
The sadistic and masochistic side of me is not only am I having surgery I'm have cool surgery. ;) First of course they are going to do a Shoulder Arthroscopy. Which is when they take the scope and insert it into my should and do all the repairs that way. Although the MRI showed that everything was in tact it could have missed something or there could be new damage. Also my doctor said he'll scrape off any bone spurs or calcification. The whole point is to repair and widen the space in my shoulder so it has the space it needs to heal. Then he is going to go into another part of my arm with the scope and do a Biceps Tenodesis. This is really cool to me. The Bicep Tendon usually attaches in the shoulder cavity well since we are trying to create space he will cut the tendon and pin it to my Humerus bone. My arm and shoulder will still work just fine but when I flex my massive muscle (ha!) I won't feel the tendon pull into my shoulder.
That's the news folks. My surgery will be October 1st at 9am. I get to be at the new hospital, it's only 2.77 miles from our house, at 7am and will be home later that day. After-wards I'm looking at about 6 weeks in a sling. So yup I'm excited, and I laugh about it too. In talking to my doctor and doing some research I found that this type of surgery is usually done on people who are serious throwing athletes, major accident victims or people that are in their 40s. I fall into none of those categories I was getting into a car. I am talented!!!! Don't you all wish you could be like me? LOL!