Kick Off 2 Summer

Let me just preface by saying, I have not been good at all about taking pictures lately so you will just have to use your imagination! I stole this one from the LCU athletics website (notice the hottie in the middle). Read below for explanaton.

Well last Wednesday was the last day of pre-school for the year. It was quite chilly, which sort of put a damper on our outdoor 'playday'. Kids still rode bikes, did sidewalk chalk, bubbles, popsicles, etc. but no water stuff as planned. It was a good day. Very hectic for me! Our laminator broke so I was doing scrapbooks right up to the end but our directors helped out- they are WONDERFUL!

My parents met us at school, went home to pick up my bags and I was off to San Diego! All within an hour! I was waiting at the airport and noticed a family right across from me. It was a guy who appeared to be close to my age with a parent on each side of him interlocking arms. I thought, what a close family! I had a "C" boarding pass so I got to watch everyone board before me. As this guy boarded his mother broke down crying and his dad as well but kept himself together more. I then noticed the back of his sweatshirt, "U.S. Navy". Of course, I started to ball as well. That mother was sending her little boy off to war. As I made my connection in beautiful Albe-quirky, he stood behind me in line and I had to share my emotion with what I witnessed. He said he would be in Iraq in 10 days and had come home for a 'goodbye' visit but was currently stationed in S.D. He is three years older than me, not married and his name is Scott Taylor from Lubbock, Texas. He is a photographer but will be on helicopters that will most likely be shot at. He has already lost friends over there. He assured me that he was quite nervous. Take a moment and say a prayer for Scott Taylor right now for his safety and for his Mom and Dad ( a real cute little couple) to have comfort and peace from God while he is over there.

Lloyd picked me up at the airport and we were off to San Marcos CC where the girls had been playing the previous two days. I was SO excited to be with my husband!!!! It was beautiful there but not quite as sunny and warm as I had hoped. I did not wear any of the shorts I brought all week. The girls did great and placed 16th, which is not bad for their first time out. Go to www.lcuchaps.com more details. It was really neat to see Trent in action. I don't know how he does it. He was ALL OVER THAT COURSE ALL DAY! He helped each girl and kept every move they made in his head! I had a hard enough time keeping up with just one girl! I followed him and have an even deeper appreciation of his job. It was also nice to get to know the girls a little more and have fellowship with them. Each one of them are really neat young ladies.

That Friday the tournament ended and we all went to Seaport Village for the evening. We shopped and ate and had a great time. The next morning the girls and the Rineharts left to go home and Trent and I drove up the coast to Leguna Beach to meet the rest of the Phillips clan for his cousin, Steven and Marit's wedding. It was a little warmer up there but not by much! On the way we did a little shopping and ate at a great restraunt, The Elephant Bar. The designer in me was very appreciative of the interior! I used to do hospitality and corporate design which included restraunts and hotels. I really miss the creative aspect of my job but not so much all the corporate mess that went along with it! The next day was shopping (fun stores like H&M-my favorite and J.Crew) with the girls and the rehearsal dinner at a wonderful steak place in Leguna, called Flemings. I think they are a chain. We were in a very intimate room in their wine cellar, was divine! The next day all the cousins, girl friends and wives went down to the beach for shopping and lunch and that night was the incredibly beautiful wedding.

Trent and I drove back down to San Diego Monday and went to an area my friend Bethany took me to a few years ago called Old Town. We got the best sushi we have ever had at Miso Sushi on Harney street...... yes like the song. Its the original buildings of S.D. We walked through the historical part and got Ty and Olivia some surprises. That night we went to a movie, Disturbia and came back to our hotel to watch the last of 'The Bachelor' and hit the hay. It was really nice spending some time together as a couple, which we have not been able to do for a LONG TIME! We were both ready to get back to those babies though! I have been kissing them nonstop! I think they each grew in a week, and both have longer hair! There is no place like home, no matter how pretty the scenery from where you went!!!

Now, onto summer with a husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, Ty has recovered quite nicely, I am SO happy to report!

Prayers Please

On a brighte note I have something fun to share. Yesterday Brad and Marli came over for a while. The doorbell rang and it was something from FedEx. I saw the words pro on the box and put it on the table and said, "I am sure its something golf for Trent." Brad was looking and said, "uh no, I think those are flowers!" The word flower was after pro. Remember, I am in a daze!

It was a beautiful bouquet of multi-colored tulips (my favorite) and a little box of chocolates! The card said "I love you, Ty" We could not figure out if they were for Ty or who they were from. I thought how odd that someone would send him flowers! Well, stupid me.....Trent called later and of course they were from him (and the kids) for Mother's Day. He will not be here on the real day and sent an early surprise! SO FUN!




Recovery has been rough. I need prayers on how best to care for my child. Everything I am doing thus far is not working real well. He has his ups and downs which I guess is the case with any recovery. The boy has not slept well for a week now. It was a week ago today that he had his surgery! He is up all night every night, he screams out for thirty minutes at a time about every hour or so. This of course is hard on all of us. The first two nights we let him sleep with us, after that we let him come to our bed for a night or so, then it was time to not form a habit of it. Night before last he came in sceaming 5 times! We would send him back but he would continue the fit in his bed. This of course makes his 'neck' hurt! He has been on Tylenol with codine, which obviously does not have the same effect on him as most people. I have been giving him regular tylenol instead for the most part. I have kind of been walking around in a daze and realized how long this had been going on while talking to Linnea on the phone this morning. I called the ENT and he is calling in something else. I also accidentally left his refrigerated anti-biotic last night so we will be getting another one of those! He does not take good naps, SO restless. We all need sleep! He gets super whiney when sick and its hard to know how compassionate to be and where to draw the line of acceptable behavior!


Trent was able to be there the whole day of the surgery but has been pretty out of pocket since with his benefit tournament, recruiting, and preparing for nationals this weekend. He especially has needed his sleep at night! Its just been hard on everyone and we need prayers.

I guess its a good thing we have not had any showings in three weeks with all of this going on. Our house has now been on the market for 5 months. There are roughly 1600 home on the market in our town right now, flooded. This would be a prayer request as well. There are various reasons we want to sell. Our backyard is sloped. We have had it leveled twice but its not cooperating. This does not allow a swingset or sand box or putting green or anything for that matter! We would also like some room for toys, their rooms are small. I guess its also a blessing that the two houses we put offers on early in this process did not work out, we would be getting pretty stressed out about now. All in HIS timing............ I pray that the right people will be brought to our home.

I have another prayer request too. My friend Mandy, who was my roomate in college for two years. This is not the same Mandy on my links list to the right. She is going through a divorce just after a recent miscarriage and learning that her mother has cancer. She has asked me to ask everyone I know to pray for her. Her husband is not a Christian- you can imagine the numerous ways that this effects this entire situation. She has been away from the church for the past few years and does not have a church family, long story. She needs some real encouragement. She has decided to pour out a lot of energy into running and training for a marathon as she copes with all of this. She is running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and has to raise $3800 to do so. She has asked that I share this as well in case there is someone reading that might have encountered this nasty disease in some way or another. If you are interested in helping go to her page: http://www.active.com/donate/tntntx/Mandy

Last prayer request: Next week is the last week of school. I am attempting to finish their scrapbooks this weekend, nine of them. I am sad to say goodbye to this little class- they are so precious! I was really blessed this year with some compliant three year olds. I am hoping to teach four days a week next year at another school in town. This would allow me to still be with my kids for the most part, or at least in the near vacinity until they are in school. Then I will look at going back into Design. We are on a budget with a lot of expenses and this would be the most ideal situation for us right now. Please pray that God allows this to happen and that I can be placed with the right people at the right place.

Well that is a wrap for now..........things have been quiet for a whole 15 minutes, ahhhhhhhhhhh. You can't know this but its taken me over a few hours to write this post because of lots of interuptions. I did get a call back from the ENT and he is prescribing a different pain medication but can't do anything about the sleep factor. He suggested benedryl, but Ty has not ever been effected by that either. He just gets hyper! Thanks for reading thus far if you have (I would be shocked if anyone made it this far) and putting up with my ranting. Blogging can be somewhat therapeutic and all of your encouraging words on my last post meant a lot to me. Have a great weekend!

The Details

Yesterday we woke up early and got to High Plains Surgicenter (SUCH a nice place btw) at 7. We went back got Ty in a gown and they gave him a vallum. The only part I worried about was him being scared to go back now that he is an age to be able to freak out and not as easily distracted. We then gave him a surprise, a superman figure. He LOVED it! He immediately got 'loopy' and 'went for a ride' on the gurny (sp?). He got to take Superman with him and his prized cow blanket. After about 45 minutes the doctor came out and said, "OH BOY DID THOSE NEED TO COME OUT!" Needless to say they were overwhelmingly large to everyone involved. Also hard as rocks. The anesthesiologist said he could barely get the tube in because they were touching and there was no room. The doctor also mentioned that his adnoids were abnormaly large and that their removal would quite likely help with breathing and sinus issues. Also washed out his sinuses. Removed tube and lining and closed with a patch and dissolvable bandage.

The Worst part of the whole ordeal was when they took us back to see him. He was WILD. Nurses were holding him down, he was sreaming and naked. Apparently he had an accident and was having a hard time coming out of the anesthesia. He had an IV covered with an ace bandage to prevent him from ripping it out, which just about happened anyway several times. He also hit himself in the head with it and scratched up his face pretty good. They gave him a sedative in the IV while Trent and I and another nurse held him down. This one dose usually knocks a kid his age out within seconds. Not Ty! Took THREE SEDATIVES!!! He had a reaction and his face turned red and blotchy and he got real hot but not to a dangerous point. Just scary for ol' mom here! He got some rest and drank some juice and then we went home. He felt so much better once home and ate two big bowls of 'green' (mint choc. chip) icecream! He took a three hour nap that afternoon and ate fettuchini alfredo that G brought over for dinner.

Last night he tilted his head too far back and hurt himself and started crying- the first mention of complaint. He ate sonic ice and took his Tylenol with Codine and went to bed with us. He was restless throughout the night but okay.

Today has been a little rougher. He is not real hungry, only eaten a few bites of applesauce and stayed on the ice nonstop. He has complained how he is not talking better and that his tummy hurts. Only one complaint of his throat but not near as lively as last night.

They say the third day is the worst- tomorrow. It definately was for me! He is to eat mushy things and limit activity for 7 days and soft things up to 15 days. They told us to really watch him for bleeding because of all they did. Please continue to pray for his recovery. Its sad to see him sad. His voice is also really different! Very weird to me. I hear him talk and think its not him! I guess it really wasn't him before since it was like someone always clenching his little neck!