Update on Mom

Hey Blogger friends! Just wanted to give you an update on my mom. She fell first of the month and broke her arm. When she fell she also injured her knee. The week after her surgery on her arm she went to see the Dr. about her knee. An MRI was done and discovered the she had broken her tibia in two places. Vertical breaks!! So her right side in now pretty much useless. Her arm is now in a cast and her leg is in a full leg brace. I tease my mom by calling her Crash:) Don't know if she just has really bad luck or if she just does things that she shouldn't be doing. I am thinking it is the latter. She is doing fine, not too much pain. That is if she takes it easy and doesn't try to do too much around the house. I wish I was closer so I could clean for her, fold her laundry, do dishes (yes Mom I would do your dishes) walk the dogs and just about whatever she needed done. I am just so glad that Daddy is there for her.

Ice Storm

A couple weeks back we had an ice storm roll through town. It was pretty bad and thankfully we did not have to be out traveling in it. I was able to get a few good pictures of the ice collecting on things outside. I am just so thankful we never lost power!

Please Pray

Hey friends! Please keep my mom, Carol in your prayers. She was at work last night and fell. She broke her right wrist. Surgery will be later this week after the swelling goes down. Also, while she fell she somehow hurt her knee so moving around is quite difficult. Please pray that the pain meds will take the edge off of her pain and that she is able to get some rest. Oh how I wish I lived closer!! Thanks so much:)

Happy Birthday Carolyn!

Can you believe it, my baby is 1!! This year has gone by the fastest out of all of the kids. The entire journey of Carolyn seemed to fly by. Being pregnant with her, her first few months of life and then you get to the point of when you don't really remember what life was like before that child. I mean you remember but it just feels so natural and right to have that person in your life. I think that has got to be the best feeling ever. You just feel good, your heart is happy! Carolyn has been an amazing baby. Very patient and happy. She adores her brother and sister, and the feeling I believe is mutual. I am so glad that Genevieve has a sister to grow up with. Having a sister is so awesome! Carolyn is a mommies girl most of the time. She is my cuddle bug. But when Daddy is home she only has eyes for him! Then she is his cuddle bug. For her birthday we invited some of our friends over for some homemade pizza and birthday cake. I always laugh when there are more adults then children at a kids party(don't worry, the kids were not drink all that wine). But really how many friends does a one year old have? It was a lot of fun. Carolyn enjoyed lots a fruit and pizza. Then it was on the the main event. The CAKE!! Carolyn did like to squish the cake more than eating it. After thoroughly squishing her piece of cake it was bath time. Carolyn partied so hard she was asleep before 7:45.

Leah is 4!

Can you believe it!! Leah Elliott is 4!! I hardly can....I remember when she was born. Holding her in that enormous blanket. The blanket seemed heavier than she was. She has been so endearing and sweet since the day she was born. She also has been a fighter!! After learning her diagnosis of Down Syndrome there was so much up in the air. She could have problems with her heart, her eye sight, hearing, physical disabilities and mental disabilities. She has never stop to amaze me with her abilities! I don't see a child with disabilities here. I see a child that has every possibility before her and she is going to do it. She is the light on a rainy day. Her smile can warm your heart, she has a purpose in this world. I can't tell you how much Leah and her family mean to me. They are amazing examples of how to persevere even when the world is against you. I love you Elliotts!! Anyway back to her party!! It was held at the World of Bounce..Awesome!! We played in the bounce houses for about an hr and then headed to the party room for pizza and cupcakes and candy. Mary! You did a fantastic job on the decorations. I don't know how you do it!! The kids jumped right into the food. After everyone was thoroughly stuffed we sang Happy Birthday to Leah. Presents were opened next. Leah is so sweet...she really lets you know if she likes or dislikes something. I love the honesty! All three of my kids were exhausted by the end and were in much need of a nap. We said our goodbyes and headed home for some shut eye.

Oh Boy! or Girl!

Yep, here we go again!! It is still pretty early but the test says I am pregnant. We are so thankful for this blessing no matter how long it lasts. The baby is due early October.

Dilemma

Ok so here is my dilemma. To Facebook or not to Facebook? I have decided that FB can and probably does take up too much of my time. I mean it is crazy how obsessive I can get with it and it is starting to bother me. I was first introduced to the crazy world of wanting and needing to know every ones business by Blogger. Blogger was a great way to help the family see pictures of the kids. I have been enjoying my blog for three years:) And then I was introduced to Facebook (thanks Carrie, Erin and Janessa!). All of a sudden I am able to find people that I knew years ago. I mean now I had the ability to make up for all of those years and it just got down right addictive to see what people were posting. Now I must say that I am very proud that I never got into the whole Twitter thing. I draw the line there!! So now I have come to a point where FB has lost its great appeal and now I think we have to break up. I could spend more time with my first love, The House of Hinze. I think my real issue is that on FB I can load 30 pictures at once and be done in a matter of minutes. Blogger can take me hours to post my pictures. I have never been one to only post a couple pictures. I have to post at least 10 and when they get up into 20 -30 it can take me days to post. I wish blogger would let my upload more than one picture at a time!! So, I have been going back and forth on this issue. To Facebook or not to Facebook? What do you think?