Big Pinky

My beautiful walking shoe.

The Big Pink Cast

As you can tell it is not a small little cast. ( I did just paint my toe nails .I hope you all like the color. ) The pink is very cute, I was going to get the orange but I didn't want people to think I look like a pumpkin, I would rather have them think I was a beautiful butterfly. HEHE
It really hurts walking around more than a few minutes. But being a mom there are things that need to get done, I like to get stuff done NOW! I get up and start trying to pick up something and my loving Ron keeps telling me to "go sit down, I'll get to it." So, this will be a struggle for me just to sit and put my leg up! I do have a walking cast that helps me so I don't slip.
As for last night trying to sleep,TRYING to sleep, I did sleep for a few hours. I have to keep it up on some pillows and that is not comfortable. I fell so silly wearing this cast but hey maybe my Visiting Teacher will bring some goodies over or maybe a chocolate cake or a pie-hint hint!! :) Anyway, I'll keep you updated on the cast and well see how clean it stays?

What a Day!!!

Thursday night I took the kids to the Open House at school. Ron had school so he didn't go. So we all went with happy faces. We all got out of the car and I was strolling in the dark parking lot and then it happened. I twisted my ankle on a large and mean branch (OK, it was a small one inch branch). It hurt so bad, I just about cried. Being a mom and a tough cookie that I am, I just limped on. We all saw the kids teachers and signed up foe conferences. My foot just throbbed like no buddies business. We went home and I really couldn't walk on it. Ron said it probably was a sprain. I took some medicine and went to bed. When I got up this morning I really couldn't walk on it. I could slide my foot, like Frankenstein. Crazy! I really couldn't take the pain anymore so I called the doctor. He said it could be a sprain or broken but most likely not. So off Lukas and I went to get an x-ray. Now it was pouring all day, buckets of rain and I was limping, slowly in the rain, like frank! So after the x-ray the techs told me my doctor was on the phone. I had to go back to the doctor because I had broken my ankle. I called Ron and told him he was totally surprised. The doctor then sent me back to get a disk of my foot and then off to the orthopedics meanwhile, I had to go home and feed Lukas and myself and get him off to school at 12:30 and it was 12:15. Ron had lunch ready and he got Lukas ready. We went to the Ortho's and he said my ankle bone had broken off when the ligaments tore it off. Very painful!! So I got a beautiful PINK walking cast. It is the weirdest thing to have a cast on. I am not sure how to walk on it. Tomorrow I will have a picture. As for now I have to raise it, it is really throbbing.

Grandmother

While the boys were out fixing things all around the house, Grandmother and Madie would be cleaning and picking up what the boys messed up and making the house so clean. You have got to love when mom's come to visit! When we came home from our trip all the laundry was done and house was clean, you have got to love that more than words can describe-THANKS MOMMY!

fixing the deck stairs

Granddaddy, Lukas,Thomas, Grandmother and I fixed the deck stairs.

Now, it was mostly my dad and mom fixing the stairs and Lukas and Thomas trying to help. If you are a wise person, like my dad and mom, you have the kids helping by having them fetch things for you and have them hammer nails in a piece of wood. He had them washing off the bricks and getting tools, just keep them busy. The boys showed me what they hammered and there were about 15 nails all over this wood. It was like a porcupine. I must say I love having dad's that can fix stuff!

Fun with Grand Daddy

Lukas loved touching my dad's head. Since he is bald, and very handsome, his head was smooth. It was just so funny watching them. When ever he sat down, the boys would plop right by him and Lukas would just put his hand on his head or touch his ears. My dad never minded, he thought it was cute.

Berry Picking

My Parents came up from Wyoming and we took them berry picking.

Weekend Fun

Ron changing the oil. That is impressive! He's mine girls stay away!

Please Vote for a Friend!

Hello all,

One of my good friends from AZ is in a contest on the "Tip Junkie" web site. She is so close of winning. All we need you to do is go to this Tip Junkie site and vote for Becky's famous boyfriend. She is only 10 votes away. http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com/2008/09/photo-shop-contest-vote-your-favorite.html

Happy B-day Lukas!

Lukas at 1 years old.

Lukas is 5!

The baby is turning 5. Lukie's in Kindergarten. It is weird to think I have 2 1/2 hours by myself. Is it time for a new baby??? ARE YOU CRAZY???? NO WAY-FREEDOM! No diapers, no feedings, no crying-(well except for the brothers hitting each other and then going after Madie and having her cry) I love to hold babies and say how cute they are but I will gladly give them back to the mama when they even make a little noise. So here are a few pictures of the little one. Lukas our baby big boy.

SHOCKING NEWS!

You might be SHOCKED but I love to garden! It's little this year but it has turned out better than I thought! Now in Texas you can grow just about anything. You could spit out a seed and it would grow all by its self like magic. Here in the East it is a different story. You have to keep an eye on it or it can turn on you. You don't want an east coast plant to turn, its ugly and messy! I have a few friends that are growing gardens also and they are doing quite well. One friend, and you know who you are, decided to wait until next year-silly!(you know i love ya!) So next year I expect all y'all to grow gardens and show them off :)

School has started!

School is here again!! This mom's is saying YIPPEE! I really love school. School is my friend and I like it.

The Best Trip!

Ron and I went to Holland for a week. We had the best time! Since Ron served his mission there he spoke the language and knew where to go. We went to so many cities that I stopped counting. We visited some friends that he had made during his mission. We had such a wonderful time with them! I must say that going without children was a blast!-I love them but, you know:)! If you have been there you might recognize some places we visited-that is all I am saying about that! I even got to visit my friend from Wyoming. That was great. Anyway, we both had a wonderful time. I really did eat chocolate strolling down the streets! Ron and I (mostly Ron) took over 450 pictures but we are only going to share a few. Enjoy.

(St. Nick)

Our Trip To Holland

The Netherlands

If you look really close you will see a 3 story bike garage. There were thousands of bike there.

Less than a week to go and we are out of here!

Yes, I am so excited to go on our trip to Holland! Most of you know we have been married 16 years. In that time we have not been on a trip by ourselves ALONE! We have never lived by family so we never had the chance. My parents are coming up and I am very grateful. I have never been out of the country (well Mexico and Canada do NOT count!) Thanks to Ron going all over the world we get to fly for free. I guess he'll have to take a few more trips so next year we can go! ( Mom and Dad, plan on coming down again:)! Sorry to say, I will not be thinking about any of you. I will be selfish and only think of my hot babe of a husband and me on his arm strolling down the roads in Holland eating chocolate. I'll take a lot of pictures so you all can be jealous -hehe!