Our new Motto...

God knows I love me some Dave.....

Dave Matthews, that is and some Kenny Chesney and this is Ty and I's new song!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT2t5oy9wgM
it is so worth listening to!!!



I'm Alive...Kenny Chesney fet Dave Matthews


so damn easy
to say that lifes so hard
everybodys got there share of battle scars
as for me i'd like to thank my lucky stars
that I'm alive and well

It'd be easy
to add up all the pain
and all the dreams you sat and watched
go up in flames
dwell on the wreckege
as it smolders in the rain
but not me, im alive



(chours)
and today you know thats good enough for me
breathin in and out's a blessing can't you see
todays the first day of the rest of my life
and I'm alive and well

yeah im alive and well

stars are dancing on the water here tonight
its good for the soul when theres no soul in sight
this boat has caught its wind and brought me back to life
now im alive and well

and today you know thats good enough for me
breathin in and outs a blessing can't you see
todays the first day of the rest of my life and
im alive and well

yeah im alive and well


Can't be said better any other way!!

Out the Funk

Ok, I am pretty much out of the funk that I had been in all last week. It was just a little hard to wrap my mind around the events of that week and exactly where we stood. I learned, in times of need, just who your friends really are and that I have a lot of great people in which to surround my self with! I realize that my husband is my whole life and means more to me than anything else in this world. I also realize how much he helped out. Its not always the big things its the little things, like giving Nate a bath, or starting the clothes for me, even washing dishes in the sink sometimes. Now I am doing it all, including waiting on him hand a foot, which I totally don't mind at all...I just need to start teaching my kids to be more independent and not to rely on me!!! Much easier said than done...lots of times it is just easier and quicker for me to do it. I will learn in time.. Wed was a doctor day for both Ty and I, his appointment with the ortho doc was in the morning and mine was in the afternoon. After visiting the ortho doc I now understand more of Ty's injuries. He has a tibial plateau fracture, there is a part at the top of the tibia that looks a little triangular and it is broken just a tiny part at the top is still attached so they have his leg in a immobilizer splint, if nothing moves it can heal right where it is! If any thing shifts then we are looking at a night mare to fix it all, mainly because he already has a steel rod in that leg and the doctor said it just makes it a little harder to attach hardware to hardware! We return in three weeks take more x-rays to see where it is and all that good stuff and then take it from there again.

My appointment went well, I still have a few more weeks left of therapy, but now I go twice a week instead of 3xs a week. I am going to go in the afternoons so that I can start back at the gym on a regular basis. I haven't been sleeping well this past week and want to get back into a routine. I am sure part of it is missing the gym but another part is I am sleeping by myself in our bed, because it is still too hard fro Ty to lay flat in the bed and get up, with his ribs hurting so badly so he has taken up residency in the recliner in the living room.
Anyway, I think that my leg is about 5* from being completely straight. One good thing is I can walk normal now! No more Quasimodo walking for me!
I know by the end of these next 6 to 8 weeks I will be so worn down and so ready for our cruise!!! The three days at Disney well not so much, the hubby better be able to do a lot of walking by then, cause if not I will not be pushing him around (again) in a wheelchair at Disney World!! I did that 10 years ago when he had that rod put in! If he can't do a lot of walking, we will just have to rent a motorized one!! Well I'm getting way ahead of myself here and need to just take it one day at a time. Trying to remember how to breathe in and breathe out and let it all go........................................................learning, little step, by little step..........

Every time we seem to get our heads above the water....some one comes along and pushes us back under!! Well my husband didn't want to go to the motorcycle skills competition because he didn't want to ruin his gear or boots....well needless to say it is all ruined anyway. His boots were cut off of him, everything was cut off of him except for his duty rig...pants, shirts,undies. I really don't know any other way other than utter chaos. If things are calm then I feel that there is something wrong, chaos has seem to become our norm around here!

Anyway, we had a good weekend despite what happened. Ty came home on Saturday night, with a walker and a wheelchair. He is in extreme pain, but he will heal. Sunday was a quiet day for us. He woke up that morning and with tears in his eyes told me happy birthday and how thankful he was to be here to celebrate it with me! He is such a wonderful man! We both have thanked God, because we both know that it could have been a lot worse.
He will probably be out of work for at least 6 to 8 weeks if not more. I am sure it is going to take 6 weeks for the bones to heal and then I am sure he will need therapy too. He will return to the motorbike when he is able too. It's his job and he likes it. I am OK with that too. Does it make it any easier for me,...NO. But it is what it is, I just say a little prayer for him when he leaves for God to take care of him through the day and bring him safely home to us at night. I said that very prayer on Friday morning when I heard the bike crank up and I know that God heard it!!
The kids were all OK. Nathan was the only one that was a little anxious. I think once he was able to see his dad for things to sink in he was better. He's only 6 and didn't quite understand the concept of what had happened. He still doesn't understand that he can't run up and squeeze his daddy, but he's learning and I am sure Ty hopes sooner than latter.


As far as his salary is concerned I have no idea how or if he will be getting paid, I am sure that workman's comp should kick in soon, but that is not saying much...we will do what we can do!


Right now we are waiting for the case workers to get us appointments with the doctors so we can get a more definite answer to what is really going on in the leg and how long are we talking about being out. I received one phone call today and have not heard from anyone since...it's gonna be a long week.


The kids had a half a day of school, thanks to Hurricane/tropical storm Ida...I think it was more for the east side of the parish than us here. At our house it has not rained nor has the wind blown very hard!

Well I'm off to fix dinner for everyone. I will keep you posted as we stay posted.


Here is a picture from the scene....

Here it is on better days....

He was so funny in the ER, he looked at me with his neck still in a brace and all and tubes and hoses stuff every where and said...I lost my sunglasses. All I could do was smile.

Blessings,

H E L L .....

I really don't know where to start! Today has been an emotional roller coster. First and for most praise to God that my husband is still alive! Some of you may or may not know that my husband is a traffic deputy with the St. Tammany parish sheriff's dept, which means he rides a motorbike for a living. Well Friday afternoon about 12:45 or so he was struck by a pickup truck while escorting a funeral procession. It was 7 long hours in the ER and lots and lots of CT's and X-rays. The great news is he is alive!! It could have been much worse. For now we know that he has a broken left knee, some broken bones in his right toes and very bruised ribs. He is in the hospital and we are not sure when he will come home....they do not think that he needs surgery at this time, he may in the future, but the prayer is that the bones do not shift and heal where they are. His meniscus maybe torn too, but that will be addressed at a later date as that is not an emergency, he is being observed for any internal injuries in the abdomin area. I am still in a complete fog and all I can do is still aks for you to please keep him and the kids in your prayer, please! Not sure if the link below will work, but there is a picture of his bike and a short write up that was on the news.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Deputy-leading-funeral-procession-is-struck-by-car-69410822.html
I will try to update as much as possible...just please pray for him and the kids that they may know a little sense of peace...Please and thank you in advance. I would also love to thank all of my friends who came to the hospital to lend me support. I am doing fine...still a little foggy, but I am OK, just trying to get my barrings...But a big THANK YOU for being there for me!!! I love y'all!

Greetings...
Not much to report here.
Knock on wood all the kids seem to be doing pretty good. Marshall is still on his antibiotic to try and clear up his sinus infection, and he had his monthly infusion of IVIG so we are hoping that helps him. If not then we will be having x-rays of the sinus cavities to see if they need to be popped. I'm sure he will just love that! So I am hoping since the doctor increased his dose of IVIG that will help it improve.
I really need to fit in Amelia's blood counts in this month. I just hate to have to get it done. I think I just don't want to be disappointed, I can't stand the fact that transplant is lurking over our heads!! I'm not ready, well is one really ever ready for that?!!? I just can't stand to watch another child of mine go through pure hell! Watching them in so much pain with out being able to help them. Having to do it with out my husband by my side and no shoulder to cry on is hard too. I know that he hates it too, but unfortunately he has to stay here and work so we can keep the insurance to be able to get her treated! Sometimes this situation really bites big time! I really try most days to put it so far in the back of my mind...but its like the big elephant in the room no one wants to talk about. I'm not ready to have my family separated for 4- 5 months if not longer. Poor Marshall was in the hospital for 5 solid months and we were in Minnesota for almost 8 months. I know the situation sucks and it is what it is and there is no changing it and with that being said...I will put it out of my mind for today, find a distraction and just be thankful for the days that we have that we can live and enjoy life together!!
Sorry sometimes I just need to vent! I have all these thoughts bottled up inside, I really try hard not to let Amelia see that it bothers me, because then how would that help her. She is a smart little cookie and I know she knows it is coming...she watched her brother go through it all and well that is just something that sticks with ya!
Anyway we are off to get passports and see if the kids need them. For some reason we can't seem to find Amelia's birth certificate, so know we have to go and get one of those. I just can't seem to remember what we needed it for last and it's not with the rest of ours in the fire safe, so I have no idea where to look! Then if we need passports for them, that's gonna be fun, I can't get them and Ty can't get them we both have to be there together with the child present. I really hate to spend the money getting them passports, but in the long run I guess it is better to be safe than sorry...and with our luck you never know what could just happen!!!
Any way since I am rambling here, let me just say that last nights dinner was delicious! We went to the Texas de Brazil...we ate way too much steak, but it was all so good, I think my favorite two are the bacon wrapped filet mignon and the flank steak...they just kinda melt in your mouth...yummy!
Well I think I have bored you enough and its time to get going...so until the next update...have a great day.


PS...Perseverance paid off I found Amelia's birth certificate!!! It was stuck behind Marshall's!

just a boring update....

Not much happening here. I'm still in therapy but improving daily. The kids for now are doing fairly well. Quick knock on wood, no one is sick. Tomorrow is a busy day for us. Marshall has his monthly IVIG infusion. While he is there I will be going to Therapy for and hour and a half. Then once we get finished with IVIG, it is home for a quick bath and change. My sweet hubby set up a sitter for us so that we could go out to eat for my birthday. My birthday isn't until Sunday, but since he has to work this weekend and couldn't get off on Sunday due to a Veterans day parade and the rest of the motorcycle division is out of town at a skills competition. We use to go to them, but since we have to buy all his equipment it wasn't worth tearing up his work boots, especially when they are about 200 dollars a pair, sometimes more!
Anyway, he is taking me with some good friends of ours(hi Heather, Hi Susan!) to eat at Texas de Brazil. So tomorrow is going to be very busy. So I think I am going to bed early tonight, because I am tired and I feel like I am getting sinus troubles. I stayed up late last night watching the Saints game....boy was that a game!! Any hooo I'm off to finish watching biggest looser and then hit the sack, hope you have a wonderful day!

Scenes from our weekend.....

First up on Friday was, Mom's moments at Nate's school....


Then on to the Jr high for Amelia's fall festival....

Then it was time to go home and finish baking and making...cakes. This one was for a baby shower....


Friday night we took the kids to the Y for some family fun for a little while, then on to get some Pizza!
Saturday was chaos, the front blower on the van quit blowing, so Ty spent the morning at the dealership trying to get it fixed and the Service engine soon light was on. I was home preparing for the night. More like fighting with two kids who couldn't make up their minds on what they were going to be.....
Nate was the great North American Hunter...I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff!

Amelia, well I have no idea what she was, she's 9 going on 18 with a mind of her own! Here she is with some friend, Trick~or~Treating... I think she was a witch...she for got her broom at home and her hat.... but they all still had fun.

After the kids gave out on trick~or~treating we headed to Madisonville to go to the old Jail that is now a museum..they decorate and all and let the kids play it was fin they had hot dogs, candy and drinks there.




Then we headed home for the party at our house....
and Sunday found us at yet another party, a birthday party. I made the cake for that one too but don't seem to have any pictures. It was plain Jane, white trimmed in green with Buzz Lightyear sitting on top. Well that was the jest of our weekend. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and had a great Halloween. Happy Fall Y'all!!!