Time for Catch Up!

Well I have had much happenings around here and have not found (or made) the time for blogging so here is a recap of the past month or so.

A friend convinced me to sign Jace up for football and it has been practice everyday for the past 2 weeks. It is late nights for him and I see he is tiring.  Hopefully when practice goes to 3 days a week and the games begin the excitement will be back.

He looks tough we will see how he does!

Caelin did a volleyball camp at Cienega High School the first week of school and LOVED it so she tried out for the middle school volleyball team. Unfortunately she didn't make the team but she is ok with it.  Only 3 6th graders made the team.  She will try again next year and maybe try basketball or soccer in the months ahead.

Jett and Calissa are adventurous and are always wanting to swim.  About a month ago Jeff gave in and bought the kids a small pool and they have all loved it.  They ask everyday if they can swim.

They are both little fish and are so goofy!

I couldn't resist Calissa's little face!

I had knee surgery again and it is feeling so much better after a much longer recovery than I had anticipated. They did a spinal tap for my knee surgery so I didn't have to be totally out and it didn't work and they had to give me general anesthesia anyway.  I felt pretty good until about the time I got home and I had this terrible headache (felt just like a migraine). I get migraines so I didn't think too much of it until after the third day Jeff decided we might need to go to the Dr.  So we got a hold of my surgeon (thanks to my Dad who has an in with him) and he knew right away that it was a spinal headache.  It is all the symptoms of a migraine without the relief medication can give. It is caused by a leak in the spinal column (where the spinal tap was done) and as it leaks it puts pressure on the brain causing severe headaches. When you lay down it goes away for the most part and when you stand it becomes unbearable.  The fix for this is not necessarily easy either (especially not for me). They give you an epideral without the medication and then they draw blood and put it directly into your spinal column (it called a blood patch). Only the first time around they had the epideral in and was drawing blood and I passed out and they had to take everything out and start again. The second time was much better and felt I felt much better right away.  However after so much it has taken time to get back to things in life.

The latest picture of the progress

The loft addition has slowed but it is coming along hopefully before too long we can start moving up in it. I think I am more excited than the kids. I am hoping it will help with organization in this house and not make things worse, if that is possible.