Summer

This summer we have been keeping ourselves busy. Kaleb as done boy scouts day camp. The boys and I have been riding our bikes to the near by park and swimming. For father's day we took Tony camping at Wallowa Lake. We took a hike up to see a water fall. Not to mention some trips we have taken over to La Grande to hang out with Grandma Case, dad and Wendy.

We just got back from the Oregon coast. The boys had so much fun getting in the water, looking for sea shells and star fish, they also had fun looking in tide pools. We were there with all the case gang. So there were cousins to play with as well as all the other ocean things. We hiked to a lighthouse, which was amazing. We also went to a little beach called Strawberry hill that had sea lions sun bathing. We also went to Devils Churn were you see the water splash up between some rocks. On our way home we stopped by the Portland Zoo. The boys had so much fun seeing all the other animals they normally don't get to see.

We still have to go to Utah and spend time with the Fife gang. So soon I will have more adventures to tell you all about.

Surgery

So on February 17th I had reconstructive knee surgery. I had to have my lateral and bilateral tendons replaced. Also the tendon that connects your knee cap to your shin (not the ACL) had to be cut off the bone and repositioned. He had to screw the tendon to my bone. Yes, its has painful as it sounds. It was only suppose to be a 2-3 hour surgery but it took 6 hours. Once I came out of aniseshia they had a really hard time controlling my pain, so I had to stay the night. My night nurse was awesome. But the night CNA was good she just kept kicking my stuff so I had to ask her not to. Then she tripped over my foot and fell on top of me, luckily she did not hurt my knee. The day nurse and CNA's were horrible. When I paged for med's or to go to the bathroom I would have to wait 20 mins till they would come in, I would also have to wait that long for them to come in and get me off the toilet. So after sitting on the toilet for 20 mins with my leg in a very uncomfortable position by the time I would get back to bed my pain would be so bad that they would have to drug me all up again.

Once I got home everything was great, I have been able to control my pain and rest as needed. My mom came up and stayed a week with me and that was so helpful. I don't know what we would have done with out her. Tony also has taken such good care of me. He always makes sure that I am comfortable and that I have everything that I need. Kaleb and Ryan would jump and any chance to help their mom. It's sad to say that my 7 and 6 year old took better care of me then the nurse and CNA's I had. For the most part I am recovering nicely my pain is getting better day by day and I am getting around better. I will not be able to put pressure on my leg for 6 to 8 weeks, so I will be on crutches for a long time. I can't wait to return to school so I can start to get back to normal.

Update from November to January

November:

Not much really happened in November. My mom and dad came up to have Thanks giving with us. The boys loved it. My mom and I went and did black Friday shopping, it was the first time for both of us. We only did it because of the small town, it was like Jordan Landings Wal-Mart on a busy day so we could handle it.

December:

Well December was December we had a very nice Christmas. The day after Christmas the boys and I went to Utah to visit for a week. We had our annual adult Christmas party which was fun like always. When every you get Mark and Kirk together your guaranteed to laugh till it hurts or you pee your pants which ever comes first. We also had the first annual kids Christmas party, thanks Andrea for planning that the kids had a blast. They built there very own ginger bread houses, congrats to Chance who won. They also exchanged gifts, ate scones and drank hot chocolate and played games. For New Years it was just Kaleb, Ryan, my self, and my mom. We played the wii till midnight then went outside let the kids bang a spoon on a pan then went to bed.

January:

I started school, I am just taking my pre-rec's to nursing. The last few months I have been seeing a Orthopedic doctor because I have been having a lot of problems with my right knee. I have done physical therapy, Ibuprofen therapy and whatever the insurance company wanted me to do. Well the doctor said nothing is going to fix my knee except for surgery, I need to have most of my ligament reconstructed and the ligament that attaches your knee cap to your shin is in the wrong spot. They will have to cut the bone that the ligament is attached to and move it over to where is belongs. So needless to say I will be out of service for a while. We are just waiting to see if the insurance will cover it. I am praying that it goes in my favor I have been in so much pain the last few months and it's not getting better it's only getting worse. The boys have also started to play hockey, they love it! It sounds like this will be one that they want to stick to for a while. I will soon post some picture's