I was just looking at all my "draft posts"--posts that I've started, but have yet to finish. I'm hoping that I'll find time to finish them, now that life is settling down a little, and Christmas is going to be over soon. It just looks like so much work right now. :)
We are all happy, healthy, and blessed. The girls (Katie especially) are very excited for Christmas. I think Ryan and I are also excited. I'm just dreading wrapping all the presents. I wrapped about 6 today, and was exhausted.
I've been writing "Tender Mercies" that God has shown to me and my family. I try to write each night, and I am actually fairly regular about it. The problem is, all my writing goes into that, and not the blog. Oh well.
I'll hopefully have more to say next time.
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Nov 2010
The ward clerk called me at the beginning of November to see if the Bishopric could come visit with us. Sure, no problem. Then I told Ryan, and he asked me if I was nervous. No, why should I be nervous? The whole Bishopric is coming. They don't usually ALL come to extend a call. I'm sure they are just coming to visit with us and get to know us better.
So I wasn't nervous at all. Then they starting talking about Young Women's, and asked me if I would be the 2nd Counselor in the Presidency. I actually just laughed first, because I really hadn't thought I was getting a calling. Then I told them, Of course I would!
We were set apart on November 21. Heidi DeGraffenried is the President, Lynnette Bowman is the 1st Counselor, I'm the 2nd, and Rachael West is the Secretary. We also had our Primary program on November 21. I played piano for the last time as the Primary pianist. I really liked being the pianist, but I was ready for a change, as well. All in all, it was an exciting and busy Sunday.
In the middle of November, Elayna got stung by a wasp on her hand. The next day, it was very swollen. I called Mike, and he suggested some medicine I could give her. Later that day (Saturday), I took her to the doctor because the medicine we gave her wasn't reducing the swelling. The doctor gave her an antibiotic, but I think it was mostly because he wanted to make me feel better. I am going to have to be really careful about watching her wasp bites from now on.
On November 18, the girls finally convinced me to let them play in the leaves outside. This is them sitting in the leaves:
A closeup of Katie smiling and raking:
Katie raking leaves while Elayna tries to jump in the pile:
A closeup of Elayna:
Both girls standing in leaves:
Katie jumping in leaves: (I love how her hair looks in this pic)
I felt the baby move on Nov 20, 2010 for the first time. I love feeling babies move inside me.
We went to Arizona from Nov 8-14. I am putting that in a separate post.
We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner at John and Emma Coronado's house. Then we went to my parent's house for another dinner. We actually brought Matthew with us to my parent's house because Jerry and Irma went to New York to be with Jonathan and his family.
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov 26), we all went to Del Taco for dinner. It is a fast food taco/hamburger place in Springville. Ryan absolutely loves their tacos. Anyways, we were just about done eating, so Ryan left to go to WM to get some milk and look at toys. Katie and Elayna were having fun playing in the play area. Katie came back and got a drink or something. She was kneeling on the bench, when suddenly she was on the floor, crying. I guess she slipped. I thought she was over reacting, because she was screaming a lot. I pulled her up on the bench by me, and was rubbing her back, trying to soothe her. That's when I felt the wet on her back. I thought there must have been some spilled drink on the floor or something. But when I looked at my hand, it was covered in blood. It actually took me a second to realize that's what it was.
I immediately called Ryan and told him to come back because Katie was bleeding. I didn't know what to do. A lady came in just then to get a high chair, and she told me to put pressure on it. So I wadded up some napkins and held them on her head. Ryan came, and we quickly cleaned up our area. Another lady came and gave us a cup of ice and told us to hold the ice on her head too. The first lady came back with a manager (a kid about 18 years old). The manager asked what had happened, and when I told him, his response, although not verbatim, was basically, "Oh good, it wasn't our fault. Bye". Oh well, I don't know what he would have done to help anyways.
Ryan and I debated whether we should take her to the Emergency room, or if she actually needed to see a doctor, or if we should just take her home. The lady that brought us ice had told us that she was a nurse, (I think) and that we needed to take her to a doctor, so we decided to do that. The high chair lady had told us that there was an InstaCare just down the road, but we knew it was IHC, and they weren't covered under our insurance.
Ryan called Spanish Fork clinic (where we normally go for check-ups and such) and they were still open. We rushed over there, and got there at about 7:00 pm. We took her upstairs to the pediatrician that was on call. The nurse had us put her on a table, and Katie started to cry. Then, while Ryan and the nurse tried to pull the hair off the wound, it started bleeding again, and she started crying more. By the time the doctor got there, she was throwing a fit. The nurse held her head, Ryan held her legs, and I held her arms. She was screaming at the top of her lungs. I haven't ever heard her scream and throw a fit like that. The doctor was numbing the area, and the syringe was about 2-3 inches long, full of fluid. So it took forever. At one point, I had to stop myself from laughing because she was so upset. It just seemed funny to me that she could throw such a humongous fit. Another time, I looked over at Elayna, and noticed her slowly backing away from the table. I told her it would be okay, and I'd hold her in a minute.
When the area was finally numb, we let go of Katie, and she didn't cry anymore. Of course, it was numb, so it didn't hurt either. But I'm pretty sure she was screaming so much just because she wanted to. Then the doctor put 4 staples in her head while I held Katie's hand, and Elayna on my lap. They tried to kinda clean her head off, but she has so much hair, it was pretty impossible.
We finally left the clinic and headed home. We took this picture while Katie was watching a movie. (Friday night is movie night at our house) Her shirt was covered in blood. The bit you can see at the top was just a small part of it. Plus, my pants and shirt had blood on them. And we soaked through about 4-5 inches of napkins at the restaurant within a couple of minutes. A very interesting night.
During the month of November, our heater would run fine for a cycle, then it would just blow air until we turned it off. Then, after it had been off for a while, we could turn in on again, and it would do it all over again. We called Paul Terry, a reliable guy from Santaquin, to come look at it. He said we needed to replace the igniter switch, which would cost about $120. So he replaced it, and it worked for a day or two. Then it started doing the same thing, but not as predictably. We called him back, and mentioned that we wondered if it was the circuit board, or gas valve, thanks to Jerry's recommendation. Paul said that he had actually taken out a furnace just like ours 2 days before. He brought the gas valve and the circuit board, and replaced them both for free, since he didn't have to pay for the parts. Paul Terry is a great guy, and I would recommend him to anyone in the Utah Valley for heating and air conditioning stuff.
On November 28, Katie and Elayna wanted to go out and play in the snow. There wasn't much on the ground, but they had lots of fun. I found out that the boots that I thought would fit Katie were too small, and the the boots for Elayna were too big. Also, the coats didn't fit at well as I had thought they did. I bought them both new boots, Elayna some snow pants, and found Katie a coat that fit better (Thanks John and Emma!!) after this outing.
Katie walking around with a stick:
Elayna posing:
Elayna eating snow:
So I wasn't nervous at all. Then they starting talking about Young Women's, and asked me if I would be the 2nd Counselor in the Presidency. I actually just laughed first, because I really hadn't thought I was getting a calling. Then I told them, Of course I would!
We were set apart on November 21. Heidi DeGraffenried is the President, Lynnette Bowman is the 1st Counselor, I'm the 2nd, and Rachael West is the Secretary. We also had our Primary program on November 21. I played piano for the last time as the Primary pianist. I really liked being the pianist, but I was ready for a change, as well. All in all, it was an exciting and busy Sunday.
In the middle of November, Elayna got stung by a wasp on her hand. The next day, it was very swollen. I called Mike, and he suggested some medicine I could give her. Later that day (Saturday), I took her to the doctor because the medicine we gave her wasn't reducing the swelling. The doctor gave her an antibiotic, but I think it was mostly because he wanted to make me feel better. I am going to have to be really careful about watching her wasp bites from now on.
On November 18, the girls finally convinced me to let them play in the leaves outside. This is them sitting in the leaves:
A closeup of Katie smiling and raking:
Katie raking leaves while Elayna tries to jump in the pile:
A closeup of Elayna:
Both girls standing in leaves:
Katie jumping in leaves: (I love how her hair looks in this pic)
I felt the baby move on Nov 20, 2010 for the first time. I love feeling babies move inside me.
We went to Arizona from Nov 8-14. I am putting that in a separate post.
We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner at John and Emma Coronado's house. Then we went to my parent's house for another dinner. We actually brought Matthew with us to my parent's house because Jerry and Irma went to New York to be with Jonathan and his family.
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov 26), we all went to Del Taco for dinner. It is a fast food taco/hamburger place in Springville. Ryan absolutely loves their tacos. Anyways, we were just about done eating, so Ryan left to go to WM to get some milk and look at toys. Katie and Elayna were having fun playing in the play area. Katie came back and got a drink or something. She was kneeling on the bench, when suddenly she was on the floor, crying. I guess she slipped. I thought she was over reacting, because she was screaming a lot. I pulled her up on the bench by me, and was rubbing her back, trying to soothe her. That's when I felt the wet on her back. I thought there must have been some spilled drink on the floor or something. But when I looked at my hand, it was covered in blood. It actually took me a second to realize that's what it was.
I immediately called Ryan and told him to come back because Katie was bleeding. I didn't know what to do. A lady came in just then to get a high chair, and she told me to put pressure on it. So I wadded up some napkins and held them on her head. Ryan came, and we quickly cleaned up our area. Another lady came and gave us a cup of ice and told us to hold the ice on her head too. The first lady came back with a manager (a kid about 18 years old). The manager asked what had happened, and when I told him, his response, although not verbatim, was basically, "Oh good, it wasn't our fault. Bye". Oh well, I don't know what he would have done to help anyways.
Ryan and I debated whether we should take her to the Emergency room, or if she actually needed to see a doctor, or if we should just take her home. The lady that brought us ice had told us that she was a nurse, (I think) and that we needed to take her to a doctor, so we decided to do that. The high chair lady had told us that there was an InstaCare just down the road, but we knew it was IHC, and they weren't covered under our insurance.
Ryan called Spanish Fork clinic (where we normally go for check-ups and such) and they were still open. We rushed over there, and got there at about 7:00 pm. We took her upstairs to the pediatrician that was on call. The nurse had us put her on a table, and Katie started to cry. Then, while Ryan and the nurse tried to pull the hair off the wound, it started bleeding again, and she started crying more. By the time the doctor got there, she was throwing a fit. The nurse held her head, Ryan held her legs, and I held her arms. She was screaming at the top of her lungs. I haven't ever heard her scream and throw a fit like that. The doctor was numbing the area, and the syringe was about 2-3 inches long, full of fluid. So it took forever. At one point, I had to stop myself from laughing because she was so upset. It just seemed funny to me that she could throw such a humongous fit. Another time, I looked over at Elayna, and noticed her slowly backing away from the table. I told her it would be okay, and I'd hold her in a minute.
When the area was finally numb, we let go of Katie, and she didn't cry anymore. Of course, it was numb, so it didn't hurt either. But I'm pretty sure she was screaming so much just because she wanted to. Then the doctor put 4 staples in her head while I held Katie's hand, and Elayna on my lap. They tried to kinda clean her head off, but she has so much hair, it was pretty impossible.
We finally left the clinic and headed home. We took this picture while Katie was watching a movie. (Friday night is movie night at our house) Her shirt was covered in blood. The bit you can see at the top was just a small part of it. Plus, my pants and shirt had blood on them. And we soaked through about 4-5 inches of napkins at the restaurant within a couple of minutes. A very interesting night.
During the month of November, our heater would run fine for a cycle, then it would just blow air until we turned it off. Then, after it had been off for a while, we could turn in on again, and it would do it all over again. We called Paul Terry, a reliable guy from Santaquin, to come look at it. He said we needed to replace the igniter switch, which would cost about $120. So he replaced it, and it worked for a day or two. Then it started doing the same thing, but not as predictably. We called him back, and mentioned that we wondered if it was the circuit board, or gas valve, thanks to Jerry's recommendation. Paul said that he had actually taken out a furnace just like ours 2 days before. He brought the gas valve and the circuit board, and replaced them both for free, since he didn't have to pay for the parts. Paul Terry is a great guy, and I would recommend him to anyone in the Utah Valley for heating and air conditioning stuff.
On November 28, Katie and Elayna wanted to go out and play in the snow. There wasn't much on the ground, but they had lots of fun. I found out that the boots that I thought would fit Katie were too small, and the the boots for Elayna were too big. Also, the coats didn't fit at well as I had thought they did. I bought them both new boots, Elayna some snow pants, and found Katie a coat that fit better (Thanks John and Emma!!) after this outing.
Katie walking around with a stick:
Elayna posing:
Elayna eating snow:
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