Sooo far behind...

Ugh, I can't believe how far behind I am on our blog. I thought I'd have a lot of time while I was "off", but it was tough to type with one arm, so I stayed away.

I have so many things to post, but haven't decided if I'm going backwards or not.

If anyone checks this - I'm going to try to get back to it as soon as I can!

Well, tomorrow's the day....

...my surgery!

Wow, it came up fast (like I knew it would)!!! I'm a bit nervous, anxious, etc. - all I guess is normal!!! I'll be happy when it's over though!!

I'm scheduled for 9:40am - so I pray that I don't have any "delays" and I can get in at that time. I can't eat after Midnight and I'm an early eater, so it's going to be tough. I told Rex I'm eating a pint of B&J's Chubby Hubby at 11:30 tonight!!! :) (That's after he takes me out to dinner - lol!!!)

So I'll post an update when I can. Thanks to all who are praying!!!
xoxoxo

Goodbye Training Wheels...

Boy I remember when Mason rode without his training wheels like it was yesterday!! Uncle Mike was here for a visit and he took Mason out and taught him how to do it.

So last weekend, I decided I would try to teach Syd. Holy Moley - that's hard to do when you are out of shape!!! LOL!!! I couldn't keep up the run - we'd go a little ways and we'd have to stop. It wasn't the running but the bending over and holding the bike at the same time!! Phew!
Needless to say, I wasn't a very good teacher!! I can't tell you how much I wished my brother were there to teach her too!! :(

So I enlisted Daddy's help and she did considerably better!!! Well last night, I had to work late and I got a call and it was Syd and she was SO excited!! She rode her bike all by herself!!!! (Of course it happens while I'm not there...sigh...geesh...) ;)

She couldn't wait for me to get home so she could show me!! I taped it but some of it is bad quality and I was trying to keep up with them!! :) But you can see my girl - CRANKING along on her bike!! I'm so proud of her!!! Way to go Beanie!!!!! :)



Speaking of "wheels" :) - anyone who knows Mason, knows he's a natural athlete!! He'll play anything (and well)!! He LOVES to play hockey in the driveway....on roller blades... :) He does it well and wanted to show off his "skills"!!! :) (By the way, those are MY roller blades Mister!!!) You're lucky YOU'RE so cute!!!! ;)

(I'd also like to point out that on his first pass by me, he's moving his arms up and down? Yes, that's him getting the "crowd" to cheer him on!!! ROFL!!! The kid cracks me up!!!)



(Editorial note: Yes, I laughed when both of my kids wiped out - but in my defense, I could see that they were both fine!!!) :)

On a separate note - I had to include a sweet picture of my "baby"!!! I bought this hat for her to wear to the pool this summer. It is SOO cute and I got it on SALE (which of course makes it that much cuter - lol!!!!)



And of course, she looked JUST as adorable as I imagined she would!!! But with that face, what DOESN'T look adorable on her!!! :)

And the date is....

April 21st!!

That's the date of my surgery! I'm actually very happy about that date. They had originally said May 5th and I really didn't want to wait that long (it hurts) - so I'm so happy that they could move it up!!

Now that it's real and close - I'm a little nervous, but more anxious to have it done and HOPEFULLY be out of this pain!!!

So I'll be sure to post as we get closer but I'll ask for any prayers that I can get!! :)

Wasn't meant to be...

Ok, so I said Ginger was a dream. Well apparently she became more than a dream to me because I couldn't forget about her!!! I started researching the breed and looking up anything I could find about them!!!

I couldn't get her out of my mind!! I kept looking at the pictures and I fell in love with her!!!! So Syd and I went back to see her on Wed. My thought was - Ok, when we went to see her the first time, she had just gotten back from the vet. So that's probably why she was so calm and sweet. I thought, if she's rambunctious this time - forget it! Well of COURSE she was JUST as sweet the second time as the first. She jumped a little further into my heart. I was READY to take her home, well in my heart anyway. So we left and the next night, I decided to run up with Mason because he hadn't met her and really wanted to. He was SUPER excited (ok, I was too!!! LOL!)

We walked in and her pen was empty. So we looked to see who had her out. Noone. I asked the girl where she was. She recognized me from being in twice before and got this horrible look on her face and said "She just left!!! I'm SO sorry!!!" I just stared at her. Why had that thought never crossed my mind. She was precious - of COURSE someone else was going to want her!!! I just looked at her and without a word, just turned around and walked out. Mason SOBBED! I cried!!! It was pitiful!! But that little pup had worked her way into my heart. And I realized later that night that I had already started to imagine her in our life!! I was heartbroken!! I know some will find that silly, but I was.

And of course they had just updated their website that morning (before she was sold) and there she is - just as beautiful as ever!!! I kept hoping it was a mistake. I even called the next day to make sure I had heard her right!!! LOL!!!! I would have taken her home that minute!!!
http://www.littlepawsdogshop.com/availablepuppies/ginger.jpg Brace yourself for that face! I can't wait till she's off the website, then maybe I can forget about her!!

What I realized through all of this is that I think I am ready for a puppy. Rex isn't completely on board - he said "I'm not saying no, I'm just saying think about everything." I'll take that for now!! Stay tuned!!!!! ;)

Dreams of Ginger...

Syd and I went shopping on Saturday at the outlets. They were having some sales on spring clothes and she desperately needs spring/summer clothes, as well as some new sneakers! We had fun, as we always do - she's a great shopper!!!

She asked if she was a good girl, if we could stop at Little Paws on the way home. They are a specialty shop that sells only little breed dogs. We've gone in before and they have a little playroom where you can sit and they will bring a dog for you to play with. Sydney has been asking for a little dog for a couple years now. And not a puppy, but a small breed dog. So she really likes going in there.

We walked in and of course every dog is calling out to you "Pick me, pick me!!" :) We walked to the back where they had just gotten new pups. We walked to the area labeled "Shorkie Tzu" and we spotted Ginger. She was an 8wk old little girl and she just laid there and looked at us with her sweet little eyes, while everyone else was barking and carrying on. As if to say, "I'm just a sweet thing and will be really good if you take me out!!!" lol

Anyway, we did and oh boy!!!! It was love at first "snuggle"!! She was a little lover and just wanted to snuggle and cuddle and love you up!!! Syd was sold right away (of course)!!! Well I had to snap a couple pictures because they were so cute together. The guy said "Oh boy - pictures are the first sign you're taken!!!" I said "Yeah, but it's just a dream!!"

Here are the two girls together...(pictures not great, taken with my phone)...


Look at how Ginger was looking at Syd....


And the feeling was mutual...


(Doesn't it look like Ginger is "hugging" her?!?!)


They sell all kinds of outfits and things for the puppies and Syd saw an A/C sweatshirt (our school) and of course the guy offered to put it on her!!! LOL!!!! (He saw us coming...) ;)

Do not ask me how we left the store without this precious little furball!!!! Because I don't know!!!

So the guy said we could come back and visit her. I think that will make it worse, but of course Mason wants to meet her too!!! But it's a dream because 1) Daddy likes his dogs BIG and 2) who can afford that right now?!?!? So we will just continue to dream about sweet little Ginger.....

First day of spring...(and other goings on...)

First day of spring?? Really?? It's 33 degrees out!! :( I cannot TELL you how ready I am for warm weather. We didn't get hit hard with snow this year, but some brutally cold temps!!!

Anyway, with spring comes one of my favorite things of the year...BASEBALL!!! :) Baseball started again on Tuesday night and Mason is ready to go!! I think this is his favorite sport to play. The neat part is Rex is the head coach this year (last year's coach moved up to coach the Midget team)!! So I agreed to take on the "Team Mom" duties (after some initial hesitation and resistance!!!) So far so good! Ask me in 2 months!! ;)

We had spring like weather two weekends ago and it spoiled us. It got to 68 degrees and we were loving it. We went for a bike ride, then walked downtown to get ice cream! But this winter weather coming back puts me in such a funk!!

The next month will be hectic to say the least! Baseball is usually three nights a week. But in April, I'm gonna be put on a doctor imposed "slow down"! :( I have to have surgery on my right elbow! I hurt it at work way back in October - it was so stupid. I was just taking chairs off tables in the lunchroom and I moved my arms in a twisting motion. Well my right elbow did NOT like that action and I felt a huge *twang* for lack of a better word. It HURT but I just thought "Well I'm outta shape and getting old - I must have just overdone." Well unfortunately the pain never went away! We have tried everything...PT, ice, heat, meds, splints, slings and nothing has helped. It appears that I have dislocated a nerve (can you believe it?) The nerve in your elbow that hurts when you hit your "Funny Bone" is what is affected. When I felt the twang, it was like my nerve snapping like a rubber band. It sits in a canal in between the bones. Well mine popped out, got so aggravated and worn, it won't go back in. So after fighting against it for 2 months and getting a second opinion which confirmed the same diagnosis - I have to have surgery to fix it. It's not going to be pleasant but I don't know what else to do now. It's called a Submuscular Ulner Nerve Transposition. (Yeah you can find it on the Internet) Basically he wants to move the nerve from where it "lives" now up to my forearm. He said "Because you are too skinny, I have to put it under the muscle" (who would have EVER thought I'd be upset to be "too" skinny!!!!)

Anyway, recovery is 6-10 weeks, in a full cast for 2 weeks and off work for 2 weeks. Then in a removable splint but I can't use my hand/arm for 4-5 weeks. Then I started PT to slowly work back to using it. They said it could take up to a year to get back to full strength!! :( I'm really bummed but don't know what else to do. Letting it go could cause the nerve to deteriorate because it rubs over the bone in my elbow. Then I'd lose use of my hand. Of course it has to be my dominant hand!!!! *sigh* Oh well, what can ya do!?!?!

So anyway, I thought I'd post a quick update for anyone checking in!! That's what's going on with us right now!! I'll be sure to post the date of my surgery!! I'll take any prayers I can get. I'm nervous to say the least!!!!

Ok, spring...COME ON already!!!!! That makes everything better, right?!?!? :)