Alright, so I always think "I'll blog about this or that" and I NEVER DO!!! I enjoy blogging, it's a fun way to post thoughts and family updates. So here I am again vowing to blog more... We shall see!
When I last left you, Travis was fresh out of back surgery and recovering nicely. He is continuing to heal from that, but still hasn't pressed on to physical therapy because we are still waiting for bone to grow and fuse his spine together!
For starters, Kalib is going to be 9 next week, YES 9!!! I still can't believe it!! Last week we took a trip to Ft Worth and went to the Legoland Discovery Center to celebrate. The kids had an absolute blast! Travis and I had fun, but were not impressed with prices for what you actually get to do. It cost us almost as much as we would pay to go to 6 flags! Now I know I'm getting old! I used to not care about the cost of things as much as I do now...maybe it's just that "when I was a kid..." hehe
In other news, at the beginning of the month Travis was promoted to Technical Sergent, I am so proud of him, he has worked so hard to achieve this. We have known for sometime he made it, but he didn't get to actually wear the rank until May 1st.
Over the weekend we spent a few days camping at Lake Texoma. It was wonderful! Ashlynn was fighting off a fever part of the weekend and it really hit her hard on Sunday, but we were still able to enjoy the sunny weather we had Saturday! It was a blessed time with some of our friends from church. I really think it was great for our family to unwind and relax out of the busyness of everyday life. I "unplugged" for most of the weekend and cut my self off from fb and cell phone/texting. It was so great!
God is doing some amazing things in my life lately and I am so thankful He is faithful and carries me through when I can't go on alone. I am also thankful he gave me Travis to share the weight of my burdens and spur me on when all I want to do is crawl back in bed and hide under the covers! Sometimes that sounds like a much better plan than being a grown up! ;)
I will sign off for now and let's hope it's not another 6 months before I post again!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
My Vow as a Blogger...& back surgery!
So, I vowed I would be blogging more in 2011! So, January is nearly over and it has FLOWN by!!!! We have been a tad preoccupied with life.
Travis had a diagnostic procedure just before Christmas. He had to go off of all his pain medication and they injected dye into 3 spots on his spine to see just what his pain was, where it was coming from, and what they could do to help him get better. Besides it being HIGHLY PAINFUL, Travis was very thankful they did this procedure!!! We found out the first part of January that Travis would indeed be having back surgery. He had a ruptured disc and cracked vertebrae, which we already knew. So, last week they put him under and cleaned up the area where the ruptured disc was and placed a few screws and a rod to stabilize the 2 vertebrae that now had no disc in between them. Also, they took some cadaver bones (ewww) and some stem cells from his own hip and placed those with the screws and rod and now the 2 vertebrae will be able to fuse together and he should ultimately be able to live a pain free life! After all his healing is said and done he should be able to do most things people "our age" do...with the exception of sky diving and bull riding...DARN! He has to cross those off his bucket list! hahaha
Through the whole process God has been so faithful. He has been our comforter, our protector, and our healer. As I look at Travis on the couch and struggling to get up and down, I am thankful God gave him to me and that I get to spend more time with him. I was so nervous something would go wrong with his procedure. Last Monday was one of the longest days I can recall. Waiting, waiting, waiting! But, at last he was out and in recovery. He sent the nurse out to tell me he loved me and I am beautiful. What a doll! Love him so much! And now, this week as we are in the beginning phase of recovery, we are praising God for all things. He is so good!!!
Travis had a diagnostic procedure just before Christmas. He had to go off of all his pain medication and they injected dye into 3 spots on his spine to see just what his pain was, where it was coming from, and what they could do to help him get better. Besides it being HIGHLY PAINFUL, Travis was very thankful they did this procedure!!! We found out the first part of January that Travis would indeed be having back surgery. He had a ruptured disc and cracked vertebrae, which we already knew. So, last week they put him under and cleaned up the area where the ruptured disc was and placed a few screws and a rod to stabilize the 2 vertebrae that now had no disc in between them. Also, they took some cadaver bones (ewww) and some stem cells from his own hip and placed those with the screws and rod and now the 2 vertebrae will be able to fuse together and he should ultimately be able to live a pain free life! After all his healing is said and done he should be able to do most things people "our age" do...with the exception of sky diving and bull riding...DARN! He has to cross those off his bucket list! hahaha
Through the whole process God has been so faithful. He has been our comforter, our protector, and our healer. As I look at Travis on the couch and struggling to get up and down, I am thankful God gave him to me and that I get to spend more time with him. I was so nervous something would go wrong with his procedure. Last Monday was one of the longest days I can recall. Waiting, waiting, waiting! But, at last he was out and in recovery. He sent the nurse out to tell me he loved me and I am beautiful. What a doll! Love him so much! And now, this week as we are in the beginning phase of recovery, we are praising God for all things. He is so good!!!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
So, here we are 2011! I don't think I've blogged much in the last 4 months or so. This year I would like to try to post at least once a month...we'll see how that goes. I love getting on here and reading everybody else's updates and seeing photos! I'll do better for you...I HOPE! :)
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