A Day in the Life...

  Maybe it's how I feel today or this week or this month or ... but here is my life... Some of them are spot on. Yes. I'm okay.

Friday night I stayed up and watched a movie with Micah and Tim's headache was back (well, hasn't really gone away but was getting worse) so he went to bed earlier than I did.  I got up  early and went to the track with Amber and walked for an hour.  When I got back at 8:30 that morning, I cleaned the kitchen and saw Tim coming down the stairs. He looked funny and when I asked if he was okay he said, "LLLLaaaunndddryyy" in a stutturing kind of voice. I asked him again if he was okay and he looked at me, paused, went back upstairs, then turned around and came back. He still couldn't put words together, and then sort of all of the sudden, by the time he was in the kitchen and sat down, he could say a few things.  He told me the right side of his face was numb and down his ride arm.  He was confused and it took him a long time to get words out.  I immediately thought it might be having a mini stroke. I also am sort of on the edge medically and can't decide if ...

Christmas afternoon we left Tim sleeping and went to my mom's for lunch and to see everyone.  Branden came but didn't bring Jessica or Maddie (I guess b/c of work) and Tom and his whole clan missed it because the kids and Megan were really sick. Ty told me he made this veggie tree for me; I kinda doubt it but I loved it. Actually, I was in a little bit of a bad mood on Christmas afternoon on account of that morning, but I tried to be really happy about this veggie tree. Do I love this picture of Jesus hanging on my mom's wall next to the cutest nativities?  YES.  Do I want one?  YES. TRIPLE YES. As per the yearly joke we play on my mom, the kids slowly changed into her clothes to see how long it would take to notice.  She saw Copper first and said, "Oh! I have a jacket JUST LIKE THIS!" hahahaha My best friends right in the middle.  I guess their spouses are okay too... Dax, Jack, and Ryan MADE ME (and my mom and Amber and Shandee) a cutting board with a han...

  Christmas morning, early morning, Tim was probably the worst  (pain wise) than he'd been in quite awhile so we made our 2nd trip to the ER in 10 days.  He was mildly low on oxygen but nothing to worry about, but they did give him some while the meds worked.  This ER doctor was TONS better than the one we saw a week or so ago and pointed out that his nerve root is compressed (something like that?) and to follow up with his pain management doctor and the neurosurgeon.  Again.   The girls were AMAZING! I woke them up to tell them we were leaving, and while we were gone they cleaned and organized all the Christmas gifts.  They made monkey bread from scratch and arranged a cute little charcuterie board with pretzels, grapes, macarons, and other little treats.  I just love them.   These are the centerpieces Dakota and Micah made in their floral design class. And our little modest Christmas all organized. My favorite girls with my favori...

This picture was not taken on Christmas Eve but close enough. Amber started a game night tradition every year so that we had more time on Christmas to be home without the scurrying around.  Here all the kids are (plus my mom and Taryn/Brenner) scrambling and fighting over the game.  Fun times.  This is the only picture I took... For real Christmas Eve was at Oma and Opa's where we feasted on Italian food and went to Murray City Center to look at Christmas lights.  Always a good time.  Stef and Steve got the girls matching Grinch pajamas, which Copper didn't take off for about 40 hours. Two sons and their dad.  This is a great picture. If only Tim had known that a lot of running around and chasing the girls would have him end up in the ER the next morning with a massive migraine... Sabrinna was the only cousin who came with us to look at the lights!  The others were bums and wouldn't leave  :) Butter beer for the win For the record- it was colder o...