Hibernating?

Recently, Kasey found a new past time...stopping at the canal on his way home from school! The first day he did this he got in trouble!! Not because he stopped but because he didnt tell anyone he was stopping and then claimed to have "fallen in". Kinda hard to fall in when the road is 8 feet wide!! He said he was taking a shortcut home...(the canal is not on the way home at all). Oh well, we got through it and made a deal that he had to come home first from now on! So, since then he has gone back to the canal a few times. The canal does not have any water in it. The kids jump down in the ravine and look for sink holes of mud. They dig in these little sink holes and pull up CrawDads! They took a bucket with them last week! They filled the bucket with water and loaded it up with approximately 30 crawdads!! They proudly carried there catch home with them!! For the first two days they would check on them and find worms to feed them. Then they lost interest...

A few days later we told Kasey that the crawdads were most likely dead! He refused to believe us....he said "No Mom...they are just hibernating!!" Jeff and I laughed and just let him believe that. After about two more days the water in the bucket was frozen solid!! I said "ok dude their DEAD!!" He said "No Mom...they are just hibernating!!"

So We dumped the bucket over....this is what dropped out...

Hmmm....Hibernating?

Hmmm...Sure don't think so!

Needless to say...he lost the battle. The resting place for these wonderful creatures is somewhere in the landfill!!

Oh the Funny things kids say!

Over the years we have heard some pretty hilarious things come out of our kids mouths. This last week they have just been on a roll. I happened to store a couple in my phone until I had a chance to post again.

So we were driving down Bangerter the other night and out of no where...

Kasey: Mom, I think we are all turning into Mammals!!

Me: (Laughing) As opposed to?

Kasey: Well, aren't we reptiles? It seems lately we are awake at night.

Jeff: Pal We are Mammals!! I think you are thinking of the word Nocturnal!

Too Funny!

So this next one might have even been the next day...but I know it was sometime this week.

Kasey: What is a Sardine?

Kylie: It's a type of fish that lives in a can!!

Jeff and I were laughing hysterically!!! It seems we need to have a lesson of the Animal Kingdom in our household!! I just love my kids!!!

We LOVE Firemen!!!

This story actually proves that we live in such a small world!! Each person that we come in contact with, will at some point play a role in our lives.

Case and point: Some 25 years ago I made friends with a little boy and girl that lived about a block away from us. I won't say by accident, but the circumstances not an everyday occurance. When I was 6 years old there was a neighbor that had gone out of town. That neighbor had asked me to keep an eye on their dog While they were gone. I don't recall the type of dog...only that it was alot bigger than me. Well, the dog managed to get through the fence one day that I went over there. So I chased the dog down the street. The dog went to a duplex about a block away and there was a little girl outside in her front yard. Gabrielle lived across the street from Scott and Leslie. They were brother and sister..Scott was 4 and Leslie was 2. We all played together pretty much everyday..Best of friends!! See, back then playing outside was the Norm! When I was 11 years old my family moved away. I still talked to all of them once in a while until eventually the phone calls and visits ceased. Then when I was 17 years old I really wanted to find Scott and Leslie! So I called every single number in the phone book with their last name...which
is a common one! Eventually I found them and we talked on the phone for a very long time!

Then I tried to find their house...at 17 I sure didn't know my way around the valley. I never did find there house..and again we went without talking. Then when I was 21 I went on the search again!! I found them!! We talked on the phone and we even set Leslie up on a date with Jeff's brother Brad!! I don't recall what we ended up doing on that date...I only remember we were supposed to go to a Baseball game..but it was rained out. Leslie and I talked off and on and when Kasey was maybe a year old we went to visit her whole family!! Leslie and I continued to keep in touch once in a while. After a couple years went by I found her again...this time little Leslie was Married and about to have her first baby!! So we got back in touch and every month for about a year I would go visit her!! Then it was back to our busy lives and we lost touch.....Fast Forward...

Some of you may recall last year when Kennadie had a Grand Mal seizure in her sleep and had to be revived by paramedics....fast forward again....A couple months ago when Kylie broke her arm she was transported by ambulance to the hospital.


Well, a couple weeks ago I found Leslie on Facebook!! YEAH!!! As it turns out Scott is a Paramedic....IN WEST VALLEY!!! So Leslie got me in touch with Scott..SO AWESOME!! Although Scott himself was not one of the paramedics to respond to either of my girls...we thought it was AWESOME that he is part of the department that did!!


As a Thank You for all of their service in the community, we decided to do a service project for them!! We took them dinner last Thursday night!!! The kids had an absolute BLAST!! While we were there Scott let them play Fooz Ball, slide down the fire pole, get in the ambulance and put on The special Fire Clothes!!! Then he had the dispatcher sound the alarm and welcome the kids to the Fire Station!! It was a SPECTACULAR experience!! The kids wrote the firemen special Thank You Notes!! Thank You So Much Scott and all of the West Valley City Fire Department!!!


Enjoy the pictures....


Kylie, britton and Kennadie in the Fire Truck!!


Kasey, Kennadie and Kylie, Dressed for the occasion!





Kennadie, Kylie, Scott and Kasey!

This Experience has proved to me that I need to make a special place in my heart for every person I come in contact with!! That 4 year old boy that I met 25 years ago was part of a team that saved one of my children's lives and comforted another when she was in pain! So amazing to me!!

No more cast!!

So, for some this is old news...Kylie finally got her cast off!! It was a great day for us! Perhaps an even better day for her. She hasn't been able to shower alone for two months! She spent alot of time scrubbing the dead skin from her super hairy arm! Overall, very good day! Her Greek play is on December 16th and she is SO excited for it! Thanks to Grandma Clark she has the best costume of all the kids! She is very proud to be a star in a play! We had a Spectacular Thanksgiving!! I only had to work 6 hours on Thanksgiving...UGH! At least it saved me on my Labor Budget!! I am still in my store...but training for my new position on the side. I spent an entire day in the eastern part of Utah a couple weeks ago. In one day we went to Ephraim, Price, Castledale, Huntington and Mt. Pleasant. It was a very long day..but I surely enjoyed it! I was asked to go to Price next week for two days but I turned it down. I am what some call paranoid! It is a few weeks before Christmas and I am afraid of getting in an accident going through that canyon! I know once I am fully in that position I won't be able to pick and choose my road trips but for now I am going to just avoid the possibility of an accident.

Jeff had his first day of training for his new job...just a tour of the airport! Saturday he will tour Park City and then Tuesday he will actually start driving! He will be using a company vehicle for his job...and he gets to bring it home!! Once I start my new position I too will have a company vehicle...Awesome..Yet I will still have my car payment! UGH! He is excited to get back to work full time! He has been an awesome help to me in my store and we will miss his help!! I believe that is about the sum of my update...Take care!!

40 Years!

This last weekend My sisters and I...and our spouses; took our parents out for their 40th Wedding Anniversary. Our Cousin works for Grand America Hotel and we were able to get a sweet deal on a very nice room for them! We all met at Tepanyaki where for the first time in YEARS we enjoyed an awesome dinner together!! It was way cool to sit around the table and talk about our childhood memories and reflect on the awesome relationships we have! Mom and Dad said their room was the size of the upstairs of their house...and was a spectacular view!! They related this whole experience as if they were in a movie titled "Ma and Pa Kettle go to New York". We were all so happy that we could pull off this awesome outing!!

I can honestly say that I have the best family in the WORLD!!! My parents mean the world to me and I could not get through life without them being part of it!! I Love You Mommy and Daddy!! Congrats on 40 years!! Only 40 more to go....hehe.

Mommy and Daddy

Andria and Shane

Mike and Stacy

Me and Jeff

In other news....

Last week Kylie tried out for a part in the school play. She had rehearsed and rehearsed the part...as if she already had it!! She was SO anxious to go back to school on Monday to see if she got it....Naturally...SHE DID!!! She will be playing the part of Cersi in a play about Ancient Greece!! We are so proud of her!!! Also, she has been working very hard to keep her grades up so that she can start dancing again. On Monday when we checked her grades....nothing below a B-!!! Way To Go Kylie!!!! She is making so many awesome improvements!! We Love Her!!!

On a more somber note...

Good Ole' Doc is not doing so good anymore. We had to take him into the vet yesterday because he has been declining very fast. The Vet was very understanding to our desires to keep him around as long as possible. They put him on some pain meds to keep him comfortable as he continues to decline. One thing that we learned was that one sign that a dogs Heart is in failure is if they continually hack. Well, as you all know....that has been a Doc trait since the day we got him. Unfortunately it keeps getting worse. Now each time he hacks...we panic wondering if this is the real thing. We don't have much longer with him and we are coming to terms with that. It sure isn't easy though. I have started reading a book called "Marley and Me". It is about a guy and his dog!! I am hoping that it will help me cope with what is to come.

Jeff will start a new job on December 6th! It will last until after the Sundance Festival, he will be transporting people from the airport to Park City!! He is pretty excited and we are told it is actually pretty good money!! In the meantime he has been an awesome help to me at my store!!

I hope everyone is doing well and Healthy!!!

Happy Days for Kids!!

Despite Kennadie's concern that her birthday would ever come...it Did! She had a great day at school and came rushing in the door SOO excited to open her presents. While patiently waiting for us to wrap her presents, her and Kylie began a little squabble. Shortly after we heard the girls begin to argue with each other we heard a very loud squeal of pain come from Kenna. We hurried to go see what had happened...only to find Kylie out of sight and Kenna's finger black and blue!! Kylie had slammed the door on Kenna's finger and ran! Then the black and blue split open! It was nasty looking! My sister was nice enough to run some first aid supplies over to our house (as the kids had used all the bandaids). We cleaned it up and determined she would be ok without stitches....after all it is just a finger!! After she was doctored up WE were ready for presents and birthday cake. Unfortunately...she wasn't! She frowned through the whole process!

After she was done we made her put on the cutest hat and purse (Jeff picked it out) that we had found at the dollar store. She faked us a smile and this is what we got....

We love our little baby bug! She cheered up after a while and enjoyed the remainder of her birthday! For her birthday she wanted to decorate her own cake...with mommy and no one else! She did an awesome job with it! See the results..

Kasey has been given the thumbs up from the surgeon!! He said that he cannot play any sports or participate is any contact activities until at least the spring!! He looks great and is happy to have that behind him! It will probably take a while for the bruising around his eyes to go away but that we can handle that!!

Today was a special day for Kylie....and me quite frankly!! Her cast was downsized!!! It is now below her elbow! She was ecstatic when the doctor confirmed that they would be downsizing the cast! She can now wrap her arm in plastic and bathe herself!!!!

Happy kids make for Happy parents!!

Kylie Felt Rejected!

So Tuesday night miss Kylie had an itch in her cast....

She had been told not to use hangers or other sharp objects to stick down her cast and scratch. So she chose to use a marker instead. Unfortunately, she use the wrong end....the end with the lid! As luck would have it the lid got stuck in the cast. We tried for at least an hour trying to pry it out with spoons, pencils and fingers. To no Avail. Luckily she had an appointment the next day to have it xrayed again...to be continued.

Wednesday when we were pulling in to the south side parking lot of the hospital Kylie read the sign at the entrance....





In a very loud...extremely offended voice she says.... "No Moron patient parking!!"


Jeff and I were laughing so hysterically!! As I rolled down the window to get my parking pass from security I couldn't even talk...I just pointed to the hospital and he kindly gave me the pass.

Continuation...


Once we regained our composure we shuffled into the constantly overcrowded fracture clinic. At the clinic they call the kids back to get the x-ray first. Kylie failed to mention to the tech that she had a Lid stuck in her cast. When the doctor came in to go over the x ray with us we pointed it out to her and she used her "magic tool" to pry the lid out. Thank Goodness they were able to do it without having to take the cast off and put a new one on (they charge for each package of plaster ya know).


Kennadie will be turning 7 in eleven more days!! She is such the awesome little girl!! The other night she was teaching us a lesson in our bedroom and had managed to tangle her legs (to look professional) check out the flexibility...






She is such a fun little girl!! For her birthday she just wants to be with her family!!

This month marks Doc's suspected birth month. Obviously we have no absolute because he was a pound puppy but the vet put a guess on his age and October was a guess for a month. If the guesses are accurate then he is 12 years old now!! If you don't know Doc he is my absolute best companion in the whole world!! Some compare him to newman on seinfield but to me he is the bestest friend I have ever had!!!





Happy Birthday "Doctor Dog"!!!

Very Fun Date!

Saturday was the kids very special tradition of going with Grandma and Grandpa to the pumpkin patch. Daddy wasn't feeling well so he asked me to go in his place...since I was a loner that day anyway. It was so fun to see the kids get excited over the different pumpkins. They all took off running right when we got there....My 3 took off straight for the corn maze while Dylan searched to see where they went. Sydney had found the wheelbarrow and was set out to find her pumpkin. Mom followed Sydney while I waited for the other 4 to get done with the maze. Once they made it through the maze they headed off to the pumpkins. It was so cute...they would run to one.."this is mine" then they would see another in the distance...take off running..."this ones mine". Finally they each settled on a pumpkin. Sydney was content to just push the wheelbarrow while the others searched and searched. Naturally Kasey HAD to have the biggest!! Funny thing is...it was the most smushed. It was a very fun experience and I really enjoyed the opportunity....Thanks Daddy!!! :)

Saturday night we found ourselves with just one kid.....THE BUG!! At first we were a little disappointed that we were unable to find somewhere for her to go while we went on a date (Melissa had something come up so she couldn't...we still love her!!). However, it turned out to be quite a fun little outing. Kylie had gone to a Halloween Party and Kasey was taking his turn staying at Jayden's house (they switch off on the weekends). We really wanted some Sushi for dinner because it had been a while since we had some. I didn't think Kenna would really go for that but she said "this is your date...I will have SOUP!" So we ventured downtown to our secret little cheap sushi place. I took advantage of the great photo ops!!! Kennadie tried Sushi for the first time....and LOVED it!!!

Afterwards we took her to Hollywood Connections for some miniature golfing. She is such a fun little girl to play with!! One of the holes was an alligator that you aim your ball for the mouth. Well I hit my ORANGE ball straight into the mouth and it regurgitated a BLUE one!! It was the funniest dang thing ever!!! By the time we finished the game Kenna was pretty much exhausted!! She went right to sleep when we got home!! It was so fun to see her interact with Jeff at each hole..I Love that Bug!

Kasey is doing absolutely AWESOME!!! He is a little bruised up still and a tiny bit of swelling...you can't even tell they had to cut unless you look very very close. His nose is SOO straight!! I am excited for him to heal up! Doesn't he look great??

Kylie got her hard cast put on last Wednesday...she totally picked orange and black stripes...YUCK!! It might have been cute if the doctor actually did stripes...it was his idea and he did more like....ummm...I can't find a word for it...just see for yourself.

She is doing much better!! Wednesday they will do another xray and if all is still well then we don't have to go back for 4 more weeks!! In the meantime...she loves using the laptop at school for her school work and getting the attention from strangers. Bathtime is miserable....for both her and I!! Can we say awkward when you have to shave your childs armpits!!

That is all I will post for now....I am sure you have had enough excitement for now....I hope you are all enjoying this fall season!! Love Ya!!

Some Good News!!

Friday we got a call from Kasey's surgeon telling us they had changed his surgery to Monday! So yesterday he underwent his second surgery on his nose!! They broke the surrounding bones and repositioned it. He has a splint type thing over his nose so we can't really tell what it looks like! He is doing awesome!! He hasn't complained once about pain so that is a huge plus!! We go back to the surgeon on Friday.

Kylie has really struggled with her arm. She tried to go back to school yesterday and only lasted half the day. I took her to the pediatrician yesterday to just make sure nothing was wrong. I just thought it was odd that a week later it was still hurting even with Lortab. They readjusted the splint and gave her more medication. She goes to the fracture clinic tomorrow to have it xrayed again and the hard cast put on.

I think Kennadie is having a spurt of jealousy....this morning she was making up every excuse she could to stay home with Kasey and Jeff. Hopefully she will let it pass soon!

Jeff is still on the lookout for a job so if you hear of anything let us know!! Everything else is going great!!

Bad Luck or...a Curse??

I have never been one to believe in Witchcraft or any type of superstition. However, I am beginnning to wonder what on earth is happening!! I'll let you help me figure it out...call it an investigation!!

First of all, I was suppose to be getting promoted into a new position in the company...and I am sure eventually it will happen. But, due to another director being involved in illegal activity (thus being fired) and a few other directors being fired for other reasons. Unfortunately the shifting of people from one store to another did not include ME!! My opportunity to leave my store has been put on hold until we can find someone or train someone to run my store!!

Then the day before Jeff's Birthday; last week he lost his job!! It was a very complicated situation that involved his direct supervisor and his salesman. Jeff had been trying to work out some differences with his salesman (who is best friends with Jeff's direct supervisor). He thought things were getting worked out by the higher ups but apparently not in his favor. Basically, Jeff was fired and the friend of the supervisor stayed! Imagine that!! We have heard that the salesman recieved a final written warning and soon will be fired as well. We will see! So Jeff is back to looking for another job....hopefully with a comparable salary!!

Now, go back in time with me....to August...what happened in August?? Yes that is right Kasey broke his nose!! Okay...let's move on to September...what happened in September?? Yes right again Kennadie cracked her head open!! Ahh and now we have October.....ONLY 7 DAYS in....

This is Kylie's right arm!! One tech's hand is on her elbow, the other techs hand is on her hand!! The hand under her arm is where the break is!! This is the result of a cartwheel gone Very Bad!!

I recieved a call from my mom at 1:00pm yesterday informing me that my daughter was being transported by ambulance to Primary Childrens Hospital. Certainly not the type of phone call anyone wants to recieve!! I was SOOOO angry that I did not recieve a call from the school!! I checked my phone several times to see if somehow I had missed it and NOPE they never called me!! I am just So grateful that my mom was available to be with her!! Mom made it to the school as they were loading her in the ambulance. Then she followed them there...she called me as they were leaving the school...MY PHONE WORKED JUST FINE!!!! I actually made it to the hospital before the ambulance so I was relieved about that! Kylie was heavily medicated when she arrived and was happy and talking so that really put my mind at ease! After several hours they finally reset her arm (under anesthesia)! I was surprised at how straight they got her Radius bone. The Ulna wasn't as straight but the hope is that it will heal together just fine. She is in a Splint from her shoulder to her fingers and next Wednesday (the day before Kasey's surgery) she will have another Xray to make sure it didn't move. If it is still straight, they will put it in a hard cast. If not...well I don't even want to go that direction!! Here is what the Xray looked like.....

Pretty Narly Eh!!!

Today she has been pampered by Me and Jeff and for the rest of the week she will be home with Jeff!! She may be able to return to school on Monday!! She is doing okay other than some pain but she is actually pretty upbeat about the situation. She Claims she will never do another Cartwheel!! I give her 3 weeks from getting the cast off!!

I promise to bring better news in my next blog!! Keep Kylie in your prayers!!

Love Ya!!

Crazy Days!!

Obviously things have been a little crazy for us!! I will try to keep you updated as things change in the next couple weeks! For now here is the update...

Kasey is having a partial Rhinoplasty on October 16th!! In this surgery they will break all the bones surrounding his nose, reallign them and repair the Deviated Septim. Dr. Mobley (the surgeon) said he may need a full Rhinoplasty after the age of 16, depending on how puberty affects his facial features! Kasey has adapted to all of this pretty well actually! The surgeon obviously would not discuss the process of the surgery while Kasey was in the room. This left him very quizzical. Luckily, we were able to skirt around the truth a little and still ease his mind to prepare for the surgery!

I will be having an MRI tomorrow afternoon.....unfortunately I have been really struggling with migraines and aches down my right arm. I thought Physical Therapy would help but it hasn't and I finally lost the argument and scheduled the MRI. I should have results Tuesday sometime!!

On a very Bright Note...I was informed that I will be moving into the Merchandising Department for Maverik!!! This is a LONG awaited promotion!! I will be meeting with the Director of Merchanding on Tuesday to figure out the best way to move into this position!! It will be a much needed pay raise and change of routine!! I will keep you updated on the process!!

The kids are LOVING school and doing great!! Jeff has a nasty cold right now but he his being a trooper!! We went up to Pineview Reservoir for his company barbecue yesterday! The colors in the canyons are amazing!! I would strongly recommend taking a drive up there before the reds are gone!!

Well, time for dinner so I will send my love for now and talk with you later!!

Love You All!!!

Nose Jobs and Remodel Jobs!

Well, the day finally came that the splint fell off Kasey's nose! When the splint came off the other night he ran in the bathroom crying!! When Jeff went in to ask him what was wrong he admitted that he had been playing kick ball that day and that the ball hit his face and knocked the splint off. He had tried to tape it back on!! He was even more distraught to find that his nose was still crooked!! He thought that he made it crooked again when the ball hit him in the face. After we reassured him that it wasn't his fault that it was still crooked...we discussed the possibility of the reconstructive surgery. He refused to have the second surgery!! He didn't want to miss out on any play time!! We assured him that he would regret it if he chose not to have it fixed now! After a couple hours of being upset he finally agreed to listen to what the doctors suggest! We will meet with the ENT at 9:00am on Wednesday!

IDEAS ANYONE??

So here's the deal....the first time we saw the front room of our house...we KNEW we had some work to do. Not that it is bad..haha..just severely outdated!! We have the popcorn ceiling and the wallpaper is the old fabric type. Brown of all colors! The carpet is not too old so that is a plus...but we definately need to modernize the walls and ceiling! So I am posting pictures of my Living Room in hopes that I will get a rush of ideas from all of you!!

Kasey's Surgery!

Kasey is such a brave young man!! He was so patient waiting for them to come get him for surgery...5 hours!! We watched "The son of the Mask" in his hospital room! He picked Watermelon for the flavor of Anesthesia!! They warned us that he may wake up really cranky! Boy were they WRONG!! He was wired!! He was wide awake when I went into recovery to see him!! We only spent 2 hours in the RTU before they finally released him!! The Doctor said they did the best they could and feel that they were able to get good mobility during the surgery! We won't know the outcome until they take off the splint in two weeks! He will have to wear a face guard for an entire month!!! He will be fitted for that tomorrow!! His only complaint has been that he isn't allowed to blow his nose!! I have to tell you the funniest story.... So once we got situated into a room at the hospital, the nurse came in and told him that if he had to go to the bathroom he had to pee in the container....you know the one sitting on the counter. Finally after about 10 minutes I could tell he was really restless, so I asked him what was wrong. He said "Mom I really have to Pee" I said..."well the nurse said you have to pee in that container" He said "Nevermind I can wait". Finally it dawned on me why he was so nervous... I said..."Hey pal you can take that into the bathroom to pee in it" Oh he was thrilled.....He jumped up, grabbed the container and I swear pee'd for 5 minutes straight!! The poor kid really had to pee!! When we were walking out of the hospital that night he was SOOO Hyper!! He was skipping out of the place!! Here are some pictures!

Waiting for Surgery!!

Skipping out!! Watching T.V Anxious to go home!

Be sure to catch previous posts!!

3rd Day of School!!

So...we made it through a whole 2 1/2 days of school without an injury!! Who would have thought that the first one for the school year would have been Kenna Bug!! I recieved the call around 12:30 on Thursday!! She had fallen on the monkey bars and they thought she would need stitches! I took her to instacare to see if she really needed stitches. She had a rock stuck in it so they had to use the tweezers to pull it out...WITHOUT numbing it!! She didn't even flinch!! She was soo brave!! Luckily it was cut horizontally and they were able to just glue it back together! Amazing!! She has a nice goose egg on her head but otherwise is doing well!! Minor headaches once in a while but we think alot of that is wanting to take attention away from Kasey!

First Day Of School!!

YEAH!! We made it through the summer with only one major injury and only 11 1/2 weeks straight of sleepovers!! For the most part they only made minor messes! I would say...a pretty successful summer!! The kids were very excited to get back to school! The night before school started they were all in bed by 8:30pm! Kennadie however, found it hard to sleep. About 20 minutes after we had put them in bed we heard some banging noises in Kenna's room. When I looked in on her I found that she had moved her bed into the middle of the room! I asked her what she was doing and she said her bed was not in the right spot for sleep. Within minutes she was sound asleep...in the middle of her room! The bed has remained there ever since! Here are a few pictures from their first day!

Surprise!

I am sitting here at primary childrens hospital waiting for kasey to be admitted for surgery!! Yes that's right SURGERY! We came up here for his appointment with the ent..within 5 minutes they had him scheduled for surgery!! This procedure apparently should have been a week ago but we were told by the ER to wait a week. Then the doctors office put us off another week. So if this procedure doesn't work tonight then he will have to have reconstruction by a plastic surgeon in a week or two! Wish us luck!

Update!

I am SO sorry I have not been able to post pictures!! I still do not have my computer working yet! It is not in the budget for computer repairs! In the meantime my sister is awesome enough to let me use her computer!!

Here are a few pictures from the Nasty Break!

At the Hospital!
The Next Morning!

The next Morning!

We will meet with the ENT this Friday!! They will be determining if they will just re-break it or if they will need to do any reconstructive surgery. If you can't tell in the pictures the bridge of his nose is broken completely to the left. He has been such a trooper through this whole thing!! Honestly his only complaint has been that everyone looks at him funny! He has been called "bandaid nose" and scar face". Today he came home from school and said that some kid would not stop staring at him!! I will post soon about the kids starting school and other happenings in the Clark household!! I am going to leave you with a FRIGHTENING picture.....

Yep! That's my 11 Year Old Daughter!!! We are in TROUBLE!!

She is SO Beautiful!!!

OUCH!!

Our computer is having issues so I am blogging from my cell phone! Last night Kasey had a terrible accident while rough housing with an older much bigger boy! The boy swung him by his wrist and let go!! Throwing him face first into our piano!! He has a very broken nose and stitches!! We have to wait a week for the swelling to go down! Then they will have to reset his nose! We are hopeful that this will be a simple procedure but the doctor said there is always the possibility of having to reconstruct it! We won't know until we can actually see his nose again! We came home from the hospital at 4am!! Just a mere 7 hour visit to primary childrens! Today he looks a lot like elephant man. Just in the last two hours ygr black and blue is spreading throughout his face! His eyes are almost swollen shut! I have pictures but I can't post them from my phone! Once I can get my computer working or to another computer I will post pictures! For now I am going to try to get some sleep! Jeff and I both had to work today so sleep has not been much of an option!

Lake Powell!!

We just spent the last 4 days in Lake Powell!!! What an awesome break!! Friday I went in to my store at 1:00am to get all of my reports done and my daily books done; I finished around 3:30am. My morning baker was suppose to be there by then but didn't show up until 4:30am. So I didn't get home until 5:00am. Once I got home I woke Jeff and the kids, loaded the car and off we went!! I hadn't had any sleep so the plan was that I would sleep in the car...ha ha!! We met Jeff's parents at their house at 6:00am and by 7:00am we were on the road to Lake Powell!

I finally fell asleep around Hanksville and slept the rest of the way there!! Once we got there we loaded up the houseboat and I finished up some last minute work related phone calls..then the phone service is gone and the vacation begins!!! Here are some fun pictures....

Kasey Diving off the Diving board on top of the houseboat!!

Jeff still has game!! Check out that wall of water!!

One of the big things in Jeff's family is water sports!! They all seem to have the gift of water skiing, wake boarding and slolemn skiing. I do well just to take their pictures!! I am not really big on water sports myself! Luckily for my kids...they all have the gift!! This was Kennadie's first time trying to water ski...and look what she can do!!...

UP for the first time!!!

And staying up on her first try!!!!

Talk about PROUD parents!!! It was so awesome to see her be brave enough to try it!! Kasey was like that when he first learned how!! Kylie got up..for a second and refused to try again!!

Kasey did really well for not getting out last year!!

Jeff's sister Melissa was sweet enough to take her puppy with her....oh and her friend went to...with her puppy!! The puppies are brother and sister and are the cutest things in the world!! SSHH don't tell doc!! We are getting our puppy or puppies in 2 1/2 months!! We can't wait!! We are trying to find another breeder to get a boy puppy from but if we can't then we will just get two girls from this new litter. When our puppies are born and we can bring them home they will be named Thunder and Lightning!! Here is an adorable picture of Maxi and Elliott...

Maxi is on the left, Elliott on the right!!

Jeff and I even took out some alone time and went exploring on the wave runner!! We found this awesome rock formation...it totally looks like Optimus Prime on Transformers!!

Can you see the face, the arm, the body...kinda neat!!

Well, I am sure I could write for hours on our trip but I will leave you with just one last picture!!

This was our view from the living room window!! Enjoy!!