A little about Sammy

You read that title and think I'm really going to write about Sam. Ha, no. We got the hay in! We worked together, with the help of the boys too, and cut it and hauled it all. Ahhhhh. I just can't be the farmer and the wife. Well, I guess I could if that were all, but I still gotta be RSP and Mom and BF and PTA and VTer etc. etc. etc. Add a couple more initials if you'd like:) But, we did get 13 acres of hay off. I was soooo tired. I got a great tan from it all and formed a whole new level of respect for my husband, but over all, we got it done. Yes!
He's healing slower than either of us would like and I'm sure we'll be doing rotator cuff surgery in a couple years if not sooner. It's just slowly getting worse, not better. He sure doesn't complain though. He can't sleep on his left side yet because of the ribs, but, he can sleep for longer periods of time on his right or back.
Side note: He was called in to the YM's presidency and assistant scout leader a couple months ago. Are you kidding me?!? It has him busy. But, It is a good kind of busy.
No new truck or car yet. That stuff just seems to work out somehow. We'll find something sooner or later. I had no idea the paper work involved with an auto accident. Or the loop holes to crawl thru. But, I'm learnin'. There has been several silver linings to all this and I'll said it before and I'll say it again,
I'm blessed and highly favored with the Lord.

I muddle

Okay, so I've figured out that for the most part, I muddle thru life, and people can't really tell. I don't do high maintenance and can't pretend like I have it all together. If I have a day where I'm really at the top of my game, I rise above muddling. But, for the most part. I muddle thru life and it's my comfort zone. I like it. I don't need to fix everything. I don't need to stress about a lot. Muddling. It's for me.

Ok, I'll try it:)

A-Attached or Single?-happily attached
B-Best Friend- lucky enough to have lots of dear friends
C-Cake or Pie?-Chocolate cake with Whip Cream icing
D-Day of choice?-depends on the week
E-Essential item?- Mt. Dew from the tap, or Pepsi from the can
F-Favorite color?-red, or navy blue. Or, John Deere Green
G-Gummy bears or worms? neither. Not enough Choco. or nuts to make it worth it.
H-Hometown?- Mapleton, Utah
I-Favorite Indulgence? Nuts, or homemade chocolate/caramel pretzels
J-January or July?-July, cause it's my birthday month.
K-Kids?- DJBenJackson. It commonly comes out all one word.
L-Life isn't complete without? my family
M-Marriage Date?-to Sam, Aug. 17, 1996
N-Number of Bro & Sis?-3 brothers, 2 sister
O-Oranges or Apples? like 'em both
P-Phobia and Fears?- Fear of flying, heights, the usual
Q-Quote?-"Who's evolved?" From Night at the Museum. Sam relates that quote a lot when I'm arguing with my boys:)
R-Reason to smile?-I've got a great life.
S-Season of choice? I love all 4. I have often said that's my fav. part of living in Utah is all four distinct seasons.
T-Tag Ten People? you are 'tagged' if you want to be.
U-Unknown fact about me?- I'm prone to warts
V-Vegetable?- I love a bunch! Green Pepper maybe
W-Worse habit?- Finishing people off because they're to slow.
Y-Your favorite food?- Chips and Salsa, or popcorn
Z-Zodiac sign?- Cancer, go figure

Dang it, Sam got hit

Ok, so, Sam was coming home from the farm and dang it, he got hit by a big white truck.

I have photo's of him in the hospital and a couple in the E.R. But I can't get my camera to cooperate!! Is it because I'm playing on the computer on the Sabbath? That's what I tell my kids. The short of a LONG story is, we just brought him home today, the wreck was Friday afternoon, and in 6? weeks, we won't even remember all this. Yeah whatever. He has 4 broken ribs in front, for you medical people, it's #2-5, and one in the back. Ha, I'm holding my breath while typing. It ripped his ear in half horizontally, and then because of the glass and drivers rear view mirror (on the outside) and other misc. debris he has 70+ stitches. We lost count. But, I do know that they went through 13 suture kits. He is so sore and tired, but still wants to take a drive down to the farm tonight before dark. Ya think? I'm just gonna let him keep on sleepin' and try to get down there tomorrow.

Marie Barone, I mean, his mother forgot his name and called him "my baby" through all this. I thought it was kinda cute.

Any who, we had way more help and offers than we could handle and I am doing that~ "I'm blessed and highly favored" moment. The boys had my neighbor bring them to the hospital and she stopped to get them some lunch and they thought they had hit the jack pot because she ordered them a "real" lunch, NOT from the kids menu. It's all they've talked about. Cracks me up.

Sam's sister Sally took DJ and Ben for a couple days so that it's one , well, or two less things to worry about. Jackson is not feeling well and I kept him home. Poor kid has a fever and doing hallucinations. They told me it was a virus. Well, ok.

So, as soon as I can put up pictures of Sam sitting in a hospital bed I will. The other stuff, his elbow bone sticking out while the two Dr's discuss what in the world they are going to do to sew it together, I thought that might be to much for this kind of a family show:0

Thanks to soooo many family and friends for the prayers and thoughts and wishes of good luck. Sam believes that the blessing he got in the E.R. was the reason for having no broken bones. I would lean that direction too, except that the man drinks about 1/2 gallon or more of milk everyday. I'll all about the spiritual miracle and all, but common sense has it's place too:)
......I'll work on the camera

Lagoon Day

So, DJ got to go to Lagoon for the day with school, but,... we wanted to go toooooo.

So, I checked Ben and Jackson out and we all went. They have a photo place and I couldn't resist. They chose what costume to wear and I loved it.

Twins? Ya think?

I'm feeling brother vs. brother!

I couldn't get the boys on anything but the bumper cars. No roller coasters. Well no, they loved the carousel, the weenies. We met up with DJ when they closed the park and it was time to go. He is a roller coaster kid! I love my kids. I do.