Very Belated ~ Happy Father's Day!

Wow, am I ever late on this one. We left for church camp the morning after Father's Day and I never got around to posting about it because I was in such a rush to try and get ready to go.

There are three great Dad's that I would like to honor. My Dad - Jerry, Jonathan's Dad - Jay, and Lindsey's Daddy - Jonathan!

You are all great Dad's and we Love All of you Very Much!

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Father's Day 2007

Back Home!!

Well, we made the big move --- BACK HOME! :) We have been living with my parents since the early part of November 2006 and we went back home for the first night - last night! We also just got back from a week of church camp and that was a lot of fun, as usual. I don't have internet at home right now so, the postings might be sparse, but we plan on getting it soon. I also have many pictures to share which I will try to share soon as well. Later!

Fun in the water and new hair do with hot sticks :)

Wednesday was busy as it has been lately, but we took a break for some fun. Mom and Dad's washing machine gave up the ghost after about 20 years, so Dad and I went shopping and bought a new one. Grandpa was watering the flowers and Lindsey wanted watered too :) She had a blast running through the water until her skirt and diaper were about to fall completely off and then I changed her into a bathing suit, which worked much better. She was having so much fun that I decided to get out an old pool that was behind Mom and Dad's house and she enjoyed that as well. Tuesday evening I was combing Mom's hair and just for fun put 6 hot sticks in Lindsey's hair. They were only in her hair for just a few minutes and it really did curl it up quick. I was impressed. I also have posted some pics of Lindsey on Sunday after church. She is holding a vintage 40 year old Velvet doll that I bought for her from a lady at our church and I also got her Chrissy.

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Lindsey - June 2007

Another walk down memory lane

How time flies! I have been going through some pictures from last June in 2006 and it is hard to believe that the events noted below happened a year ago. (blink blink - and the time is gone)

Lindsey was dedicated at church on June 11, 2006. I can't find the pictures my brother took, thus the reason for not having any pictures posted with Jonathan in them. The pics I do have were just other miscellaneous shots taken with our camera, but Bradley was deemed the official photographer for the occasion. I have the pics, just not handy to post them on here.

My last day at Amica, my employer, was June 16, 2006. Lindsey was born on January 22, 2006 and I was able to take an extended leave from work. I then returned on May 30, 2006 for a short time of 3 weeks. I gave them my 2 weeks notice after I had only been back 4 days. That has now been a year ago this coming Saturday.

That good day of June 16, also marks a bad day. That evening we were headed downtown to Don Pablo's on the river to celebrate my brother, Brian's birthday. As we were crossing over the Big Mac bridge going over into Kentucky we had a horrible accident, thus marking the end of that vehicle for us. We survived, but it was a very traumatic time. Believe it or not, we went ahead and went out to eat after the accident ordeal was over with.

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Misc pics June 2006

Finally

Well, the tile is completely up on the shower walls. Dad did the back wall of the shower on Monday and the two side walls on Tuesday. Thursday evening my brother, Bradley, is going to come and grout it for my Dad, because of his bad shoulder. Then the sealer will be put on Friday or Saturday and then it's ready :) My Dad said he was going to just quit, because when he finished that meant Lindsey would be moving home and that makes him VERY SAD! We're only 1/2 mile away, but there are still times when we won't be together, because obviously we will be living in two different houses. I am so excited about my bathroom getting re done. It has needed it ever since we moved in, which was Dec 2001. We have had continuous problems with the bathtub drain and could usually get it fixed to a certain extent, but this last go around before we came to stay at Mom and Dad's was the worst and it wouldn't drain one little speck. Every drop of water that went in the tub had to be scooped out. I know, that sounds terrible, horrible and disgusting - well, it was. I said, now that we have been at Mom and Dad's this long, I am not moving back home until it is fixed and NOW IT IS:) We took the whole bathtub and walls out and redid all the plumbing. It now drains beautifully! I bought new bathroom decorations, curtain, rugs, towels, etc. all last fall and it's still all in the bag and now I get to use it :) I have been using all of my purple bathroom stuff for 6 1/2 years and boy am I ready for the change. I was able to get new bedroom bedding as well, which doesn't happen very often either. I am so happy with all of the changes, the cleaning, the new paint. A fresh new look! Tuesday evening I got Lindsey's room 100% clean and ready to move back into. (sniff sniff) All of the itty bitty baby clothing has all been packed away. There were still tiny socks in the drawers, bottles, etc. and it has all been cleared out for me to be able to put the big girl stuff in its place. She was only 9 1/2 months old when we came to stay at Mom & Dad's and now she is almost 17 months old. Mom and Dad will definitely still need us and we will be right here for them. With Jonathan's work schedule, they probably think that I didn't even move back home. I can't stand being at home by myself for that long period of time. He usually works from about 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The reason for the rush for us to move back home before camp is because the Thursday after camp, Mom has company coming for about a week and needs the guest room. I have taken pictures of the bathroom remodeling and will post pictures of the before and after, after it has all been completed. See ya!

Just a pic I took of Lindsey on 6-2-07

Congrats - Pics - and Other Tidbits

Congratulations to Aaron and Gretchen Wetherald!

The wedding was very pretty. I wish them the very best and a very happy life together. I was able to get a few pics and have posted some of them for you to see.

After the wedding, I went with Mom and Dad to Lowe's and they bought their anniversary gift to each other. A new swing for the front yard and a new bench for the front porch. They also bought flowers and pots to put on each side of these two items. We then came home and Dad and I put the swing together. I really like it and it is very nice. We have already spent some enjoyable time out there on it.

Happy 41st Wedding Anniversary Mom & Dad ~ June 10th(this pic was taken last year when they celebrated their 40th)

I Love you both very much and don't know what I would do without either one of you. I wish you many more years of wedded bliss:) (With, I hope, improved health :)

Dad worked on laying the tile in our bathroom shower Monday and it is looking very nice. I have so much to get done this week. I just hope all the pieces of the puzzle fall together smoothly with everything I have to get done this week. Until next time - good bye!

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Wedding pics and misc pics

Not Lost - Just Buried :)

Wow, I am very swamped and busy. We are trying to get our house ready to move back into by next weekend before we head for church camp. My Dad is working every spare minute on redoing our bathroom. Jonathan has been repainting the interior of our house and he is currently working on the master bedroom. I have bought some new things for the house and am very excited about getting it all back together. When it is all done I will post pictures. Today we are going to Aaron Wetherald and Gretchen Stroup's wedding. I just thought I would post a quick hi and bye since it's been several days. I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend. Sorry, but no pics again - maybe later today after the wedding :)

Mom & Dad Update

Mom . . .
Thank goodness for medicine! I don't know how many times on Monday she said how glad she was that she went to the hospital Sunday night. She was greatly improved. The swelling was still there, but that horrific pain was gone. They have her on Prednisone for 5 days to help with the problem. She didn't even have to take pain medicine during the day on Monday, but by bedtime she was needing it and yes, she took it. She still needs your prayers for a quick recovery and hopefully there will be no further complications and she will get over this in the normal time frame of two weeks.
Regarding Mom's shoulder and the Deltoid muscle not working at all: She had her EMG nerve test on Monday. The report wasn't good and she goes to see the Orthopaedic doctor on Thursday to discuss the results. The EMG that was done is mainly for a base line to re check it in 3 to 6 months to see if there has been any improvement.

Dad . . .
I can't stand seeing my Dad not feel good and especially when it involves his heart. That's just not something you play around with. Today he went to get his blood level checked as he does every Monday because of being on Coumadin - blood thinner. Since he was feeling really bad and having some chest pain he requested to see the doctor as well. Mom and I were both there with him. After much discussion, they are going to do a cat scan on Dad's lungs to make sure that the Amiodarone medicine has not caused any damage to his lungs, which is one of the side effects. Once Dad found out that this was a possible side effect he has been worried about it. He has taken this medicine for years. We are now wondering if (some) of his problems is anxiety over possible lung damage since he has been having such labored breathing and they can't figure out what the cause is. To relieve everybody's mind they are just going to cut to the chase and do the cat scan to answer the question once and for all. If there is no lung damage then they are going to increase the level of Amiodarone for 2 weeks and then do another shock on his heart to see if they can get it back in rhythm.

That is the scoop for now and I will try to keep you informed and updated as I learn more.

My poor mother . . .

Well, the storm strikes again. My Mom can't win for losing. Her arm problem is bad enough, not to mention prior foot problems and hand, carpal tunnel problems and now... She has gout in her right foot. She started having pain Thursday evening and yes, suddenly. She bared it as long as she could and just thought it was a pinched nerve. I thought it was a broken foot or stress fracture and never thinking it would be something like this. She didn't go to church on Sunday because her pain kept increasing and was basically unable to walk. By Sunday night she couldn't walk so, Dad took her to the ER and this is what they found. They gave her a morphine shot, and other pain medicine. There isn't a whole lot they can do, but wait out this attack of gout. Please pray for her. I hate to see her in this kind of pain and especially after everything else she has had to go through in the past year and a half.
Definition:
Gout is a painful form of arthritis that usually affects the big toe. The signs and symptoms of gout are almost always acute, occurring suddenly — often at night — and without warning. They include: Intense joint pain. Gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe but can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists. The pain typically lasts five to 10 days and then stops. The discomfort subsides gradually over one to two weeks, leaving the joint apparently normal and pain-free. Inflammation and redness. The affected joint or joints become swollen, tender and red. The cause of gout is an inflammation in your joint resulting from an accumulation of urate crystals.