STATE CHAMPIONS!!

Life is good! Our knights won state! It is stressful as a parent to watch these games, but SO exciting! Quincy is an amazing coach, and we have loved this program. Cam has been on cloud nine all week! Of course, we start getting ready for next year right now :-) Bring on the spring season!

This picture isn't actually of state, but since Cam is just to the right of Hammy, it seemed like a good picture to add!

Back to school and life!

This look that Tiff is giving you is the "poser" look, not the "I'm really sad or depressed" look. She has done so well in this wheel chair. She went back to school on Monday, and is glad to be back! One fellow in the hall asked her what happened, and she told him she fell off a cliff. He continued on to his class. The next time he saw her, he asked, "Which cliff?" If it has got to be done, it better be fun :-) Still a little pain, but nothing ibuprofen can't take care of. The next big hurdle will be learning to walk again. That will be in about 10 days - we hope- with the help of crutches for another 3 weeks. She is going to go to gymnastics tonight to get back to conditioning everything that doesn't require standing.

She has had a great attitude and done really well!

This picture is much happier, but the lighting is worse :-)

Post-op

She looks awake, but she doesn't remember this part :-)
Her sweet little feet in their wrappings. They will look like this for the next two weeks until we go back to the doctor. Then he said she could be in boots, but there will be at least one more week of no weight on the feet.

Still my sweet, smiley girl! She is a trooper!

This is her hang out for the next week. It is on the main level, and she can get to the kitchen and bathroom with her wheelchair. The first two days were rough - she couldn't keep anything in her stomach, including her pain meds. Third day was much happier, and today has been the best so far. We will try our first outing tonight - I should have thought to ask for a handicap sticker!

Pre-Op

First, she wore a lovely new gown and put on fashionable stockings.

Next, she wrapped up in a cozy blanket.

She got a cool looking IV to go with her stylish blue bracelet.

To finish off the classy look, she was given a stylish cap.

She went on her last walk with the anesthesiologist. Getting surgery is both stylish and relaxing...With this fellows help, Tiff was REALLY relaxed!

Surgery

Tiffany had surgery on her feet - both of them. We went walking into the surgical center with hair braided and big smiles.

She had extra bones on her feet which have been causing her great pain - especially when she does gymnastics. This should take care of it - after she can walk again :-)

Now THAT is Love!

This morning was a morning like many others - rushing around trying to make lunches, finish hair-do's, get the last minute spelling practice in, finish off the "just found" unfinished homework due today. You know - morning with five kids! My oldest realized that he was running out of time, and the stress level began to rise. Cam started ordering everyone around, got a wee bit (or more) grouchy, and Nate told him he had lost the privilege of the car for the day. Then my dear husband said, "Well, I have to go to work. See you tonight." And he walked out the door. I was left there with an angry teenager, and four more children milling around while I shed a tear for the way things had turned out. (I know, highly productive and intelligent, right?) Then, the door opened again. Nate came back in and started helping everyone finish gathering and get their backpacks on. He had a quiet, calm conversation with Cam, and they both made an agreement about the car. Then he kissed me goodbye, and took the younger ones to school. That extra five minutes, now that is love!!

Have You Ever Wondered...

What would happen if you put hair gel into hair, rolled the hair up in tons of blue, spongy curlers all the way up to the head, and slept on it? Have you? Well, here you have the answer.

Hair goes from this...

To this...Overnight. Sweet!! :-)