Thursday Update on Tommy

Michael left bright and early this morning to head to Little Rock to help with getting his Dad home today.  His ortho doctor said he would be fine to go home but after Michael headed over they found out that another doctor had to "officially" release him after reviewing his blood work, etc.  So, they started the journey home around 2:30 p.m. or so.  I haven't heard many details yet but it sounds like the move from his hospital bed to his wheelchair was not pleasant and he was in a lot of pain.  I worry about what he's going to have to go through when he gets home and moves from his wheelchair to his bed at home.  Apparently during the therapy yesterday 4 people tried to move him to his wheelchair and they dropped him and he got his knee caught up in his chair which set him back some on pain.  So, please continue to keep them all in your prayers, especially when they get home.

Trampoline & Hummingbirds

Our sweet friends, Trish & Roger, gave us their trampoline since they are moving in a few weeks (which is quite the bummer for us). So the girls have been jumping on it in the evenings since it's been way too hot during the days. Here are some pictures of the girls.

Also, we have hummingbirds!! This is the second time I've put out the hummingbird feeder this summer. The first time I put it out in early June and Roger told us that the hummingbirds don't really come out until July so I tried again yesterday and we had three fighting over it today. I didn't have my zoom lens on the camera so the little dot you see by the feeder is the hummingbird.

Tuesday Tommy Update

From my understanding, the ortho doctor did some sort of a laproscopic (sp?) procedure on Tommy's hip and it doesn't appear to be out of socket. He could slide the hip back and forth a little but the doctor said it's probably been like that for a long time and that's not what's causing the pain. He said that Tommy needs to stay admitted at the hospital for a few more days so they can watch it and see if it improves. According to Michael he is still in a lot of pain so pray that the pain medicine starts working a little more effectively. I believe Michael is coming home this evening since there's not going to be a surgery. I know Patty is tired so please pray for her as well. Michael has offered to stay overnight with Tommy but she wants to be the one that stays with him.

Zach's surgery this morning also went well. He now has tubes in his ears so hopefully he'll be ear infection free in the future.

Thank you for your prayers!

Meredith's Home and Update on Tommy

Meredith came home today after having a fabulous time at my parents' house. She got to spend a lot of time with Aunt Staci, Aunt Carrie and Carlee and Cydnee which she loved too. The all went swimming at Carrie's parents' house one day and then they headed over to Carrie's parents' feed store where they got to pet a lot of little animals. Quite the day they had, that's for sure. Thank you Aunt Carrie!

Well, Tommy, Michael's dad, headed over to Little Rock this evening so he can have surgery on his hip in the morning. I guess the doctor finally decided that his hip was really out of socket and decided that his ortho doctor that did his hip replacement in Little Rock would be the better choice to do it (ya think?). Tommy wasn't keen on the idea of riding over in an ambulance so he struggled and sat in his wheelchair while Michael drove his dad's minivan to the new hospital. Patty then drove over a little later after she gathered some stuff together at home and then drove my van there as well. Michael will return tomorrow after the surgery. In the meantime, my nephew Zachary, is having tubes put in his ears bright and early in the morning so big brother Will is staying here for the night so he doesn't have to get up at 5 a.m. I sure hope they all sleep good tonight!

Anyway, please keep everyone in your prayers as we go through this busy time.

Meredith gone to grandparents' house

I met my Dad and Grandmother in Gore, OK (the halfway point) on Thursday and sent Meredith with them to spend a few nights and boy was she looking forward to it. Whenever she can fit me in her busy schedule to talk to me on the phone it sounds like she's having a super time and is in no hurry to come home. In turn, I think Alli really misses her big sister to play with, however, I think she's enjoying the one on one time too. It's amazing how much easier it is to take one to the grocery store instead of two. Today Alli and I got a snowcone after we went to the store and she was thrilled with that as well. I do miss my little Meredith though, that's for sure.

For those of you that don't already know, Michael's dad, Tommy, is in the hospital due to a fall he had on Wednesday afternoon. His first set of xrays he had taken on Wednesday evening indicated he had popped his hip out of joint. So, on Thursday, his assigned ortho doctor said he wasn't sure if it was out of joint or not and he wanted to compare his current xrays with past xrays he has had taken to make sure it was out before they would do any surgery (they were unable to pop it back in manually). Well, after the doctor found time in his busy schedule to come by on Thursday afternoon he said he hadn't had time to get the xrays and he would do it on Friday. Well, then today the doctor found time to come in at the end of the day and said that Cooper Clinic sent him his MRI records instead of the xrays and since they were already closed he would have to wait until Monday. Is that the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard? So, I guess Tommy is just supposed to hang out in the hospital until Monday to see if his hip is really out of socket or not. Maybe then when the xrays come in the doctor can find time in his busy schedule to possibly do something about it to help him feel better. Don't you just love healthcare? As you can tell, my attitude isn't too great about it. So, please keep Tommy in your prayers as he goes through this ordeal. (What's sad is that I've left out a lot about this doctor's bedside manner as well.) I'll keep you all posted.

Alli's first birthday cake video

For the last few days I have been trying to transfer our family video from my video camera to my computer so I can merge several together and put them on DVD for storage.  My Mac has this awesome program called iMovie which makes this fairly easy which I appreciate.  Anyway, as I was going through our old movie I ran across this one with Alli eating her cake and her first birthday party.  I truly am still amazed at it.  I haven't been to many one year birthday party where the birthday child can put away the cake like my sweet daughter Alli.  Let me tell ya, she is just like her mama when it comes to cake (preferable white, not chocolate).  If you have time you should watch it and be amazed as well.  When you click on it the video below I think you can fast forward through it by dragging the button to make it go faster.  As I go through these home videos it just amazes me how these little ones can learn and change so much in such a short amount of time.

11 Years, Wow.

 I know it's hard to believe but Michael and I have been married 11 years as of today.  We celebrated last night by going to Rogers and eating at Ruth's Chris which is a delicious steak house and then we hit a movie afterwards.  The movie wasn't very good and was disturbing.  That's what happens when you go to a theatre and have no idea what movie to see or anything about any of the movies playing.  The movie was titled "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie and I wouldn't recommend it.  We then stayed at the Embassy Suites and went to PF Changs for lunch today and hit the sales at Belks.  I love shopping (unfortunately)!   It's been a great 11 years with Michael and I look forward to many more to come.