HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE TO ALL!
As you can see from the time of this post we are not doing anything exciting for New Years eve. Rob is sitting in his new recliner, Andrew is watching TV with dad and I am on my computer updating everyone about my neck and checking emails!! WOOHOO what an exciting life we lead..LOL
We wish you all the best New Year wishes ever! Have a safe and fun night!

MRI RESULTS

So I was finally able to schedule an appointment with my Dr. to get the results of my MRI!
Well today my Dr. called me to let me know that he is scheduling me to see a surgeon. I was a bit shocked by this because I have not even had my apt. with him. He said that he took a look at my MRI results and decided that I have a (his words here) HUGE BULGING DISC in my neck that is pushing on the nerves in my neck and causing the pain and numbness. He does not feel that physical therapy would do any good and that surgery will be the only way to fix this. I kinda chuckled because he was the one that said I would have to FAIL PHYSICAL THERAPY before he would even consider sending me to a surgeon!! Well I guess I must have FAILED before I even went!!
So now I have an appointment scheduled for January 20 with the Orthopedic Surgeon to discuss what we will do to fix my neck. I am a bit freaked out by the whole idea, but I know that I can not live my life the way I am now. I will keep you all updated as info comes to me!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!
I am so totally in the Christmas mood! I dont know why but this time of year makes me want to bake yummy treats and be nice to people that I normally would not be nice to!! LOL
From my family to yours we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, Safe New Year!!

MRI WENT WELL

The MRI went pretty well today! All that worrying for nothing..LOL!
We showed up an hour early..not sure why! So we decided to go down to the cafeteria and have a snack. The snack turned into a full meal, their food was so good! That wasted about 45 minutes! So we went back up to the Radiology department and they were ready for me! The whole thing took about 20 minutes. I didn't even have to undress for it. By the end of the 20 minutes I was in so much pain from laying on my back that I had to take a few pain killers and a muscle relaxer just to be able to move. All in all I think I did pretty good. They didn't have to stop the test, I worked threw the pain I was feeling and tried to ignore it. I knew that if I make them stop it will just take longer!
So now I have to try and get an apt. with my DR. so I can find out the results. This part could take a while. I was told that I needed to make an apt. for the 29th to see my DR. for the follow up. Well, when I called to make my apt. they said that they didn't have any available apts. left and that I would have to wait until at least January 5th. I am trying very hard to stay calm and not over react about this. I know that they are busy this time of year and really I have waited now almost 6 months with the pain, I can wait a bit longer! SEE...I am EVOLVING!! LOL
I will let everyone know what I find out when I find out!! Thanks for your continued prayers and well wishes!

2DAY IS THE DAY!!

Well, It has been almost a month since I was told that I can finally get an MRI of my neck and shoulder. Today is the day!!! My appiontment is at 1:00 and I am a bit nervous. I am not sure I will be able to lay still long enough for them to complete the test. The last time I had one done it was on my lower back and I was able to stay still for the whole process but I was not in pain then. This time I am not sure..I can not even stay still laying in bed. Maybe they will have to give me a muscle relaxer or something. Oh well we will see...wish me luck!

TOTALLY BUMMED!!!

Well I am totally bummed! Nathan has been gone for almost 2 whole days now and it is so boring around here without him. Yesterday he freaked me out by not answering his phone or returning texts. I must have sent him a dozen...poor mommy!!
Anyway he finally sent me a text this morning telling me that he didnt look at his phone at all yesterday...the kid that has his phone hooked to his side at all times!!! I guess he is having fun or something like that!
I will try to call him later today or at least text him. I am sure he is busy doing whatever it is they do there>>LOL
I sure do miss that stinker when he is gone!

Wii Reaction

As you can see from the picture, the reaction to getting a Wii for Christmas was GREAT!!! I am telling you they stayed like that for almost an entire 5 minutes...it was GREAT!! Then once the initial shock wore off Andrew got up and started jumping around like a wild man. We could not get him to put the box down for almost 30 minutes. We had them believing that that was all they were getting..no game to play just the Wii itself. They did not seem to mind very much..LOL! Then we started giving them the accessories and then a game! MORE SHOCKED LITTLE FACES!!! About 20 minutes into this we finally gave them the Guitar Hero's world tour box to open! Andrew screamed so loud! He was so excited. That is all he has been talking about for such a long time. It was really such a special night! We did however make them stay at Margii's for over an hour. They just kept asking when we would be going home so they could get everything set up!! We are so cruel...LOL

The Secret is Almost Reveled!!

I am so excited for tonight. We have been keeping a secret from the boys for almost a month now and it is killing me not to be able to tell them!! Our Landlord (who is like family to us) bought the boys a Wii for Christmas....WOOOOHOOOO!!! Since Nathan is going to his dad's on Saturday for the Christmas break she decided that we would get together tonight and exchange gifts so he would have 2 days to play with it! The boys have been asking for a Wii for over a year now and we truly do not have the money to buy one ourselves. I was in shock when Rob told me that she was getting them this gift. I told him that I didn't think we should except it because it is such an expensive gift. Of course he told me that she was not going to take NO for an answer.
So now the day is here!!! This morning after I took the boys to school Rob and I went over and dropped off all the Wii accessories that we bought for them for Christmas so they would not see us bringing a huge box of stuff over there tonight. This is going to be GREAT!!! I will post some pictures tomorrow if I remember to bring my camera with me...LOL

Day 2 Of This Freezing Weather!

GOOD LORD IT IS COLD OUTSIDE!!!
Last night it got all the way down to -19 degrees! I don't think it hit more than 7 degrees today! It is nice and toasty warm at 70 degrees in my house..which I am sure I will scream when I get my electric bill! The last one was $195 and it was'nt even cold yet! I love the way the snow looks outside, I just wish it didn't have to be so cold to get that way...LOL!
I was on my way to picking up Nathan from school today and got stuck coming up the hill by his school..TWICE!!! I am pretty sure that I left 1/2 my tire tread on that road. I just kept spinning my tires. I finally decided that I should try to get out by turning the wheel to the left and hitting the gas while in low, then turning the wheel to the right and I kept doing this until I finally got loose....only to have the moron in front of me stop so I ended up getting stuck again! This one was a bit easier to get out of. I of course will not go that way again when the roads are icy! I will just have to go the long way from now on!

BRRRR.....BABY IT's COLD OUTSIDE!!!

WOW!!! I stepped outside this morning to pick Nathan up from Ian's birthday party and got the shock of a lifetime! It was 3 degrees outside and about 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground. I have not watched the news for several days so I had no idea what the weather was going to be like!! I hate to drive on the freeway when it is icy, I don't think I made it much past 40 mph! But it sure looks beautiful from my front window!!

Busy Making Cards

I have been so busy making cards that my eyes are about to cross! This is my busy time of year in the Greeting Card Buissness. I have been filling card orders like crazy the last few weeks. I have to finish up an order for 20 personalized cards and then start on all the cards for Rob's employees, teacher gifts and cards for us to send out! I will apologize now for those of you that do not receive a card from us this year...I hope to not overlook anyone, but I am not perfect!!

This is a sampleing of some of the cards that people are ordering. You can find more at ScrappersBuzz.com.

It's been a while

WOW!!! How time flies when you are having fun...at least that is what I am told!
I know it has been what.. 12 days since I last posted anything on here! I have been caught up in the Christmas hustle and bustle! Yesterday Rob and I spent the entire day shopping for the last of the Christmas gifts! We went just about everywhere! Places we normally do not shop at because they said they were having a sale. Well after looking around the entire store we realized that we could get the same things at WalMart or Target for the exact same price. Have I told you how much I hate shopping...LOL!
Anyway we are completely done!!!! I mean we are so done all the way down to the stocking stuffers! So now we can relax a bit and try and get everything wrapped.
Nathan will not be home for Christmas so it will be really strange this year! I am not sure how I will take him being gone for Christmas. I just have to keep telling myself it is only for 12 days or something like that and I will be fine..LOL
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! They did it...They won the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

It was a very cold and snowy day! The game started right on time at 11:00. Everyone in the stadium was very excited...not just the players I mean everyone! The place was ELECTRIC!!! You would have thought that the Broncos were playing!

The game was going along really well, we were ahead in points until almost the end of the 4th quarter! They had kicked us an on side kick and our # 7 (Nick) missed the ball and one of their players grabed it and ran it in for a touchdown and then a 2 point conversion. We were now down by 4 points and only 29 seconds to go in the game! Everyone on our side of the stadium was completely silent. I know I personally was praying like I had never prayed before. 19 seconds to go in the game and #13 (Parker) got the ball and ran 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN!!!! Of my lord you would have thought the place was on fire there was so much screaming and people hugging and crying!! It was a magical moment. We then went for our extra point which made the score 38-31. We then kicked the ball to them and they almost got another touchdown but their quarterback threw the ball to far and missed his target!!! WE HAD WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!

Of course there were pictures taken and cameras filming everything. It was a very special moment that I am proud to say my son was a part of!!!

I can not wait to see what next years team has to offer!