Nothing beats a little Drama...

 So I decided it would be better to have the opening picture of the beautiful roses Mike ordered me for our 15 year anniversary, verses a picture of his foot. Maybe this way you will want to read the rest of the blog?

Micheal's Foot...

So... this has been a very busy, hectic and dramatic week in our household. It started off a normal Monday and went downhill from there. Mike left to go to work at 11:40 Monday night and hadn't been at work all that long before he managed to smash his foot with an electric pallet jack... twice! He then couldn't get anyone to drive him to the hospital as the night crew consisted of about only 2 or 3 people... and he was in charge... so he ended up driving himself to the closest hospital. Personally, I can't believe he made it to the hospital safely and thank God for looking after him on the trip there. His whole body was shaking in pain so the the hospital admitted him and gave him morphine, Darvocet and Perkocet in those first 8 hours to help him manage the pain. 2 days later they released him to home-care while he waited to see the specialist.  He saw an orthopedic surgeon Thursday who has scheduled him surgery on his foot next week. In addition to broken toes... Mike also has bones broken in the foot above the toes. They are going to put a metal pin in one area and a metal plate near where the big toe attaches. Mike is looking at being out of work for quite a few weeks to recover.

I took some pictures... but please forgive the blurriness... I had to work fast as Mike did not really have the patience for me snapping pictures of his mangled foot.

First Picture last Thursday

I took these pictures Saturday...

 Mike has fracture blisters on the top of his foot...

 

 

 

It's funny how life works... as if Mike's accident could not be the only thing to happen... Ewan came down with the worst case of croup I have ever seen Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. He was gasping like a fish out of water... his throat and his skin around his ribs were sucking in (retraction) and he was gasping (strider). I ended up taking him to Good Night Pediatrics where they gave him a Decadron shot to open up his airways. I also learned that strider while crying is okay... strider while calm can be deadly and is an emergency situation.  If any of you have little munchkins in the valley... I would highly recommend Good Night Pediatrics.  I first heard about them from my cousin Chris. They are open from 5pm - 5 am for all those middle of the night emergency's. I was fortunate enough to not even have to wait as there was no one else there when I took Ewan in.

and for the icing on top of the cake... Can you guess??? I developed a head / sinus cold!! My goodness aren't we a mess over here! I am sure I will have a better outlook once my cold is gone.

Roses for our Anniversary...

One bright spot (well... actually there were more... like the well wishes from friends, the help my Aunt Shirley, in-laws Carol / John and my friend Sadie provided... and that I lost 6 pounds from stress and the head cold and now have some breathing room in my blue jeans)... but this was a really bright spot because despite all his pain and time in the hospital... Mike remembered our 15 year anniversary and surprised me by having  2 dozen beautiful roses delivered.

Aidan's Cub Scouts...

Aidan loves cub scouts and is very enthusiastic about learning and earning his badges. With this last ceremony... Aidan earned his whittling chip card and badge, his bear badge (in only 1 month), and 4 red beads,  his Leave No Trace badge, and his outdoor activity badge (1st year) and pin (2nd year). From here on out we slow down a bit and work on his electives and academic/Sports belt loops and pins.

Aidan receiving his awards...

and reading his pocket knife pledge...

Other News...

Caitlin's girl scouts started not too long ago. She is excited about it like Aidan is about Cub Scouts and looking forward to earning her badges and completing activities.

I start college again on Monday. This time around not really looking forward to it as I have to complete a field experience with this class. I am still trying to figure out where I can complete it and waiting to hear back from RIO if I can ask one of the kinder teachers at the kids school.

Moose winked at me the other day!Really!! Take a look at this picture...  :) You might have to click on it to enlarge it and see that one eye is closed.

Moose has grown quite a bit too. 

He is now larger than Zoe and still a very bright dog.

Sitting on our outdoor sofa...