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!!!