Surgery...It's a long one

Wow! The last few weeks have been a blurr. Lindsey was sick on Halloween, throwing up all day. Early Saturday morning I thought I was getting sick. I felt pretty nausious but never threw up. I felt fine the rest of the day. Early Sunday morning around 3:00am, I had intense, never felt that way before, pain. I wanted to throw up thinking that it would help me feel better but I never did. I couldn't lay down, sit up, or walk. Most of the time I spent pacing back and forth in my bedroom. I almost asked Steve to take me to the emergency room. I finally threw up once but it did not releave any of the pain. Steve gave me a blessing and I was able to sleep for a few hours. After I woke up the pain returned. After about 24 hours it reduced to just being uncomfortable. I was talking to my mom and she said it sounded like I had a gallstone attack. I looked it up on the internet and yep....I had all the symptoms. I decided that I should probably go to the doctor. I went to the doctor on Tuesday. He ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound. The next day the doctor's office called and confirmed that I did have gallstones. They referred me to a surgeon. I called and made an appointment for the following Tuesday. After I hung up, I decided that next Tuesday was almost a week away and I didn't want to wait that long. I was still really sore and uncomfortable. I couldn't eat hardly anything because that made the intense pain come back. So I could starve or be in pain. I called the doctor back and the nurse said he had another office and I could call there to see if I could get an appointment sooner. They had an opening the following day...Thursday. Steve and I met with the surgeon and he recommended surgery. So he said "how 'bout tomorrow?" They scheduled my surgery for 12:00 on Friday. This was fine by me. I didn't want to hurt like that ever again. Around 10:30pm I was sitting on the couch finishing some laundry before I went to the hospital. I heard someone run to the bathroom and start throwing up. I think it was Charity.....then Steve....then Braeden! Oh yeah...Kylie called us the day before when we were meeting with the surgeon and she had thrown up at school. So I have 4 people in my house that are throwing up! The night before I go in for surgery! I called the Relief Society president and asked for help. She found someone to take me to the hospital. It was Anna Weaver. We serve in the Primary Presidency together. She had another lady in the ward tend her two little kids so she could go to the hospital with me. She stayed until about 4:00pm and then drove my car home. Valerie Gordon, the Bishop's wife, and she is also in the primary with me called and checked on my family to see if they needed anything. They all felt better the next day. Steve came Saturday morning to take me home. I think it was a blessing that they all got sick at the same time. I didn't have to be there to clean up and I didn't have to worry about tending sick kids while I was trying to recover from surgery. My kids never get sick at the same time. It usually takes a week or two for something like that to go through everyone. Once I got home the kids were so cute. Steve bought me one of those horns that go on a bike. If I needed anything I was to honk the horn...shortly after I had three kids in my room...(Kylie, Braeden, & LIndsey) People from the ward also brought in meals and tended Lindsey while Charity and Steve were at work. We have been truely blessed by those around us. It has been really hard being in Texas without family to rely on for help. We have such a wonderful church, ward....the gospel. What do people do without it?

Stayin' Alive!

Just a cute picture of Lindsey. She is doing the "stayin' alive" dance. This was before Halloween so this is all the dress up she got to do...

Mom....I need your help...

Eewwww....what is that? Lindsey came and woke me up one night around 3:00am. She quietly said, "Mom, I need your help." Being that it was the middle of the night I couldn't see much. I took her into the bathroom and this is what I saw after I turned the light on. (My camera happened to be sitting right there...and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. She was not happy that I wanted to take a picture!) I finally realized that it was silly putty! She fell asleep with the silly putty in bed with her and this was the result. She couldn't even open her eye. It was stuck shut. I'm really glad it was not gum! I remember from my days of selling Mary Kay that one of the consultants had used the eye makeup remover to get something off of her child so I went to my makeup shelf and got my bottle of MK makeup remover. I used a cotton ball and was able to get it all off of her face and eyes. Next, was getting it out of her hair. It was warm and was really sticky so I went and got some ice to try and harden it up. I was able to get the majority of it out doing this. I then put her in the tub and tried good ol' shampoo. After about 5 good washings it was all out! I was so amazed. I was so happy that I didn't have to cut her hair! She promised she would never take silly putty to bed again!

Here spidy, spidy

I made these cute little spiders for the kids to give their friends at school. They have a small--halloween size York peppermint patty in the middle. The kids didn't waste much time looking or oooing and awing--much to my disappointment...they just wanted the candy. I had fun anyway. I thought they were really cute.

Happy Halloween! Not so happy for one....

This is how Lindsey spent Halloween. She was so sick...throwing up most of the day. She didn't even care that she couldn't wear her cute little witches costume or that Kylie and Braeden went trick or treating without her....they were so good, they took her bag around and told everyone they needed some candy for their sick little sister.

I bought matching witch costumes for Lindsey and Kylie....they would have been so cute together. Braeden and Kylie went to the ward Halloween party and "trunk or treating." Sam helped out the YM with the spook alley at the church party.

Kylie Learns to Sew

This is the little sewing project that Kylie did at her last Acheivement Days. She was so proud of herself...and "sew" was I. I only had to help her once. Now she wants to sew...everyday. I wish I had the time to let her sew everyday.