T-ball

T-ball games started this week. We played Uniontown Tuesday night and lost by 1 point, but played a very good game. Tonight we went to Bronson and won by 10 points, another great game. Andrew is playing in the pitcher's position and does a great job at stopping the ball and getting it to first, or running someone down heading home. Colby is not showing a lot of interest in the game yet, but it will come I am sure. There are several parents who are really involved and have been great at helping at practice and at the games. I have finally found someone to help control the dugout!!! AHHHHH...that is a full time job in itself.

School's out

Colby had preschool graduation last Tuesday, and the whole performance was sooo cute. They sang and danced to a couple songs, then got to walk across the stage and get their diploma. Play day for Andrew was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but because of the rain, got rescheduled for Friday morning. They split the classes into 2 groups and competed in group activities. Overall, play day went very well considering how many kids they had in the gym at once. Hopefully I will get a T-ball schedule soon, and will post it on here. Colby doesn't have much interest yet, but we have seen some big improvements in Andrew's abilities!

4 weeks after surgery I was finally able to get rid of the immobilizer and begin walking without any assistive devices. At 5 weeks I was finally able to start driving again an regain my independence. Thanks to everyone for helping keep me sane by letting me get out once in a while! I am still ahead of the surgeons goals so recovery is going very well. I am enjoying therapy at this point, but I know it is going to get tougher as we begin rebuilding the muscles. I am just glad to be feeling somewhat back to normal!

Can't sleep...

Well, almost 1 month from surgery and I am finally free from that immobilizer. Now onto the hard part, Physical Therapy and making the knee bend again. I am actually about 2 weeks ahead of the physician's goals, but its still frustrating to me to be slow. Sleeping without the immobilizer is not going as well as I hoped, hence the update at midnight. Without the brace to support the knee, it's aching a lot more tonight. I've been awake several times tonight trying to get comfortable and hadn't hears any storms yet, so came to check the radar. I don't know how, but everything seems to be going on either side of us. I know most of you who may read this haven't been so lucky, so I hope everything is ok in your areas.

T-ball has started. Jeff is coaching again. Andrew seems to be much more interested this year, but Colby may never get T-ball fever. So far, I haven't seen him put much effort into practice. Unless you count playing in the dirt practice.

Post-op Day 1

Well, everything went well yesterday. Got home around 5:00. Got a little light headed when I had to move, but slept decent last night, and am feeling a lot better today. They did a femoral block where they injected lidocaine around the femoral nerve in my groin so that it would numb the front of my thigh and knee, WOW am I glad they did. I had no pain yesterday once it kicked in! I am stuck on the couch for the first 48 hours with a cooling pack on, but after that, I am looking forward to getting up and around a little more! Jeff is being very attentive to me, and boys have a full weekend planned.

Home Again

Colby started running a temp again last night, and was up at 4am with a fever again, so I get to stay home with him again today. We are having an Ice Age marathon. We watched the first Ice Age at 4:00, and are now starting The Meltdown.

Little of This, Litttle of That...

Well, it may be a little early, but we put some plants in the ground tonight. Now I am going to have to watch the weather in case we have a chance of frost, but I am excited to see some color! Colby started to feel bad Sunday evening, and was still sick this morning, so I stayed home with him today and we caught up on a lot of movies :-). By afternoon, he was feeling pretty good, but as usual, the fever is back and the poor kid is miserable again. At least his stomach is not still bothering him. Jeff is mowing the lawn tonight for the second time this year. I went to Yoga tonight, first time since the fall, and it sure felt good to be back, even if only for a week or two before surgery.

School Christmas Program

Andrew has his school Christmas program tonight. At his request, he will be wearing black pants and "shiny" black shoes. Ok, the shoes aren't that shiny, but that's what he wanted. I just hope that he stays well at school today, last year he missed due to illness and I was devastated!!

I will be busy this week administering H1N1 vaccine at the local schools. I still haven't decided what to do about my own children...

Christmas is just around the corner, and my shopping is mostly done. I have started wrapping, but am missing a couple small items that I just haven't bought yet. Guess I am trying to stay out of the cold. My car said 11 degrees this morning, now that's getting cold!

Getting excited for Christmas!

We are already getting pretty excited for Christmas at our house. The boys are constantly looking through Toy magazine's and circling everything. I think it would be quicker to have them mark out the items they do not want. Andrew is going to CCD classes at Richmond on Wednesday evenings, and will be performing in the Christmas play on December 6th. The 1st and 2nd graders will be singing songs at intermission. I was home yesterday with Colby, thought he was sick with a tummy bug, turned out he really wasn't, but who knows with little kids. Oh, and Andrew's latest question is: Why doesn't Santa Claus just clone himself?

Long time no post!

WOW, its been a long time since I posted on here! The kids are back in school and loving it! Andrew now has homework every night, UGH! Oh well, it's some good bonding time, when he doesn't get frustrated and have a fit! Jeff has been practicing with his smoker. He has the ribs down pat, Yummy! And this weekend, he did a very good job on the brisket also. Which leads me to my next item, our annual Hog Roast will be October 17th this year, so mark your calendar's now! It's the usual drill, bring a side dish, chairs, and your beverage of choice! Hope to see everyone there!

Vacation Plans

The next few weeks seem to have filled up very quickly! Andrew is going to be gone to Osage Beach the end of this week. Saturday is the tractor pull in Garnett and the Golden's party in Colony. Next week we are going to the Royals game with mom and dad and Lauren and Brian. The end of July, we are taking a short family trip to St. Louis. After that, Jeff and I go canoeing, then school will be starting again. I have a feeling it will be here before I know it. Guess I better make a day to go school shopping for the boys. (I am sure they have outgrown most of their good pants...)

Sorry it's been so long since I posted an update, hopefully the next few weeks won't get the better of me and I can get some pictures of our travels on here. Hope everyone is having a great summer!

T-ball

We have played 3 T-ball games so far, and have yet to win :-(~ but, the kids have a great time. They get so excited if they get an out, you would think they had won the whole game! We play at Moran this Friday, then we are at Colony every Tuesday and Friday at 6pm through June 23rd. Hopefully we can get a win under our belt before the season ends! If not, it will have been a great learning experience, not only for the kids, but also for Jeff and I as coaches! (I will never volunteer to help in the dugout again!!!)

Play Day and Awards Ceremony

Andrew had play day today. He competed in the 50M dash, Obstacle course, free throws, and frisbee throw. I took the day off and spent it with him and the class. WOW, I have a whole new level of respect for Mrs. Stephens! That class is out of control! For the most part though, they were good, and everyone enjoyed the day!

After play day, there was an awards ceremony for the elementary and middle school kids. Andrew won 1 of 3 reading awards for scoring at least 10 on his reading tests. They read books to the students, then the student takes a test on the computer over the book. Each test is worth 0.5 points, which means Andrew scored really well on at least 20 tests this year! He also tied with another boy in his class for the highest score in kindergarten. He was so pleased with himself when he received his awards! I am glad I was able to be there, his smile was priceless!!

Time to plant

I bought some plants while out on my lunch beak today. Can't wait to get home and get them in the ground. My tulips are starting to fade, so time to get some new color out. I only hope we are past any heavy frosts. I am sure the boys will enjoy helping plant, maybe I can get some pictures on here later. Colby also has school this evening, he asks EVERY morning if he gets to go to school. I hope he continues to like school as much as he does right now! Enjoy the sunshine!

Stormy Saturday

I am glad that I did not have plans to garage sale this morning wiht the storm coming in. We just finished our cereal, Andrew is playing Wii, and I am getting caught up on the computer, then going to get on the Elliptical. It has just started to thunder, and Jeff is out trying to quickly fix some fence. Hope he gets it done soon! Then it will probably be a day of cleaning and watching the rain, I love listening to thunderstorm's! See everyine this afternoon at Amanda's shower, can't wait to see all the babies!

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday the boys went to the Easter Egg hunt in Colony. they had a lot of fun seeing their friends and finding eggs. Easter morning, they got up just in time to hunt eggs before the rain set in. Here are a few pictures.

Spring has Sprung!

Friday evening Jeff tilled the garden and we planted potatoes, onions, spinach, lettuce, and peas. We also have the second garden patch tilled, but the rain last night will delay our next planting session! We also have 4 kittens that have just opened their eyes. Three of them are black and one is orange and white colored. I hope they can survive Bo, but we'll see how that goes since he likes to pick on the bigger cats and carry them around. I guess all signs that Spring truly is here!!