Three day Weekend.

It was so nice to have 3 days this weekend. We got some much needed rest. We had two cookouts. One with my boss and one with Miranda. Going to Miranda's this time there was a huge difference in Ethan. He played with me . He gave us eye contact when we spoke to him. We went up to his play room and he just layed on me and sung. Then I would pick him up and swing him. He loved this. Today my arms and back are hurting a little, but it was all worth it. To have him look me in the eyes and say swing please. His communication and his interaction has changed so much since the last time we were over there. And he stared at Daniel's tattoo and he said; OUCH! How cute. And we went to his horseback riding therapy with him. It's amazing. He would kick the horse to make it go. And he knew to pull the rope to make it stop. I hope everyone had a great weekend. I know my family did.

Church

This past Sunday, we went to church, the one my boss goes to. She invited us and it's literally one minute from my house. So we went and she seemed so excited that we showed up. Bailey and Keaton did really well. Keaton got a little aggravated when they were singing and they kept repeating a verse of the song. Other than that it went well. We went out to breakfast with her afterwards. It was nice. The kids all week have been asking can we go back to church? So I think this could be a good thing, that they are so interested. I have to go this weekend and find them their own bible. Does anyone know where to get one for kids? Can't be too heavy to carry, Keaton is a little on the lazy side. They just need a small one I guess. Well I think that's all the news I have this week. Nothing much going on.

Here Lately

Keaton had a field trip to the Chattanooga to the aquarium and Daniel went with him. They had a blast. I was at home sick Thursday, hopefully I'm over it now. The coyote hasn't been back. And neither has the deer. But we have had a few skunk. I hope the weather is nice this weekend so we can get outside. It's depressing sitting in the house the whole weekend when it is cold out. All you can do is clean. And I hate that.... Even though right now my house is a dump. Not alot going on at home. No visitors, except Brad. He came up Friday night and us three played 3 way spades. It was something that had been awhile. That's it for now.

This Family

This family Is so weird. I think the main reason that we can't get along is because we can't really say what we feel to one another. We can't put ourselves in the others shoes long enough to understand how the other one is feeling. That's probably the reason it's not meant for everyone to be talking at the same time. We don't understand one another or care what the other is feeling or thinking. And we don't bother to even ask. We always just assume. And we know where that get's us. Where we're at right now; NO WHERE! And I'm at fault, too. I do wish this family could get along. But I really do not see that happening. We are all stubborn, selfish, and conceded; thinking we never do anything wrong and it's always the other one's fault. I've rambled long enough for now.

Backyard Critters

This morning Daniel and I were out on the back porch smoking. And we heard some footsteps. So we thought it was just our deer. Daniel ran to his truck to flip on his headlights. And there we had a coyote. How freaking scary is that. It started howling so loud. The kids came out thinking it was a dog. I said no guys it's a coyote. Keaton said; Call the cops mom! Bailey said; Lets go to Tractor Supply and buy a cage! How funny are these little guys. Kids can come up with the best solutions!

The Results

I went to the doctor yesterday. They took an x-ray. The doctor came in and made me move the arm a little. He said that; I had a slight tear in my rotator cuff, tendonitis, a spur, and a pulled muscle. Soooooo, He left the room for a moment, he then came back in and said; I'm going to give you a shot. I thought Oh great! This will heal me. He gave me 4 shots in my shoulder that felt like it went down to the bone. It hurt like HELL. By the time he got done I had tears rolling down my face and I was pissed off. That was the worst pain I had felt in a long time. He said now try to move your arm a little during the day. And that I need to go to therapy. I can not lift over 15 pounds with the arm until I go back to see him in 4 weeks. This way he said the tear will heal. Well I guess thats all for now. I'm just so thankful that I don't have to have surgery.

MRI

I had a MRI Monday on my arm. Hopefully I'll get the results soon. I'm very impatient. I hope it's not as bad as some people are saying. I'm very nervous. Hopefully this does not need surgery. So for now I'm still in sling.

Hurt Arm

I have managed to really hurt my arm. Monday night I took myself to the emergency room and the doctor said he thinks I tore my rotator cuff. I have an appointment Monday for an MRI and then an appointment Friday to see a( surgeon) orthopedic doctor. So we will see how it goes. I hope and pray that I do not have to have surgery. Right now they have me wearing a sling to protect it from any further damage. I will let you all know how it goes.

Our Deer

Me and the kids went to Tractor Supply last weekend and bought some deer food. Me and Daniel put piles of it everywhere. Believe it or not we've had 6 deer out in our backyard every single day since. I'm going to try to get some pictures of them. But every time we see them, we don't want to scare them off by running to get the camera. But I will try, they are so nice to watch.

Lately!

We've (me and Daniel) have been sick. At one point we both had lost our voice. I guess that was a good thing. We only said the important things. Bailey and Keaton are doing good. I think they love these new schools. We came home the other day and there were 4 deer standing in the middle of our back yard. They were not scared of us. They did not run off. When we got out of the truck, the deer stood there and watched us just as we were watching them. The 2 young ones were jumping around and playing with one another. By the time I got my camera out they were too far back in the woods. Wednesday night we woke up to no heat. This was at 3am. So Daniel plugged in the little heaters. Thursday night Daniel had to take the new tank out in the freezing and hook it up. I felt so bad for him. When he came back inside his hands felt like a ice cube. Thank You Baby for taking such good care of us.

Work, Work, and more Work

Just wanted to say hi to everyone. We haven't got dsl at our new address. So we're sol. We got moved over Christmas and so far everything is going good. We got the kids enrolled in school. They seem to like it. We've had more visitors at the new house than we ever did at the old one. It's nice to have people come visit. I'm at work so until next time. C-ya Later