2 days post-op.....Allison

Today has been a pretty good day. We started out rough. Allison had a rough night - with a fever of 103.6 (2nd night in a row). She is taking fluids ok....just not moving too much. I wouldn't be either.

She took a 4hr nap on the couch this morning and woke up like a new kid.

She has played on and off throughout the day. She even sat at the table for dinner. She didn't eat much. Just half of a crescent roll with her beloved butter on it.

I have found that she loves Sprite and will drink it with no problems. That is what I have been giving her most of the day. She isn't quite sure how to take it. She asks and I jump. I am just happy to have her drinking.

Right after coming out of surgery. Poor girl. She had an ice pack to her neck and was "snuggling" her Get Better Buddy that her sisters got for her. GBB and her blankie both accompanied her to the OR.

Her first popsicle, in the recovery room. She ended up having 3 popsicles and 2 ice cream cups in the 3hrs that we were there after surgery. Very reassuring.

2 days later...looking better...acting better...

Keep the prayers for a speedy recovery for our girl!!!!

What a week....

Poor Allison had her tonsils and adenoids out on Friday...She also got new ear tubes. She is doing well, but not like I expected. She refuses to sleep, even though she is fighting through the narcotic pain meds that she is getting every 4-5hrs.

But we know that this is temporary. She will be breathing so much better. She already is. And when the swelling, in her airway, goes down, she will be just like a new girl. Right now? She looks worse for the wear.

Soooo....we are spending our time encouraging PO fluids and keeping her still and comfy. And she is taking it all in.

Poor girl...

And...oh,yeah....I turned 40 yrs old on Thursday...meh.

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One Little Word.....2010 is going to be BETTER....

Ali Edwards http://aliedwards.typepad.com/, a celebrity artist in the scrapbooking world, has chosen a word for each new year...and she challenges her blog readers to do so, as well.

I always have good intentions to choose a word (I often choose one...change my mind....etc.) and stick to it. But I have not followed through well.

This new year, I have chosen the word BETTER. I know that 2010 will be better for me and my family. 2009 has been such a challenge for us and so many families in these United States. But I know that things will change. We have to make it so.

Better may not be easy to come by. It may take some work and sacrifice, in the beginning. But I know that it will be worth it. I haven't set about on the details...and will keep those to myself...but I know that the better part will be obvious for those around us to see. I want to show myself "better" to those that see me. Physically, yeah...of course. But spiritually, emotionally...anyway that I can be better...that will be my goal.

And in my endeavor to be better....my family will only benefit. We will all be better people for it.
I know it.

Happy New Year friends and family. I love you all and cherish our relationships so much. I know that hardly no one will read my blog...but it is out there now. I have said it and I mean it.

God Bless!!!!!

Rest in peace, Grandma Henderson.

Grandma Henderson passed away Monday evening, December 14th, 2009.



She was my dad's mom. She had a husband and 3 sons...but was survived by only 2 of the son's - Larry and Gary.



She led an interesting life. Was a tough cookie. Loved her God and wasn't afraid to talk about it.



She is in the company of her husband, Curt, and her youngest son, Danny...who passed away about a year ago.



She looked just like her mom, Little Grandma Morgan. They had the same laugh.



Rest in peace, Grandma. We love you and will miss you.

A chance to win some AWESOME goodies.....

Mama's Holiday Wish List Meme
Today's Mama (http://www.todaysmama.com/exclusives.php) and Provo Craft (http://bit.ly/4ikY3c) are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I am sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year? Gift cards to Home Depot and Lowe's so we can get some stuff done to beautify this house (5 gift cards would be nice :)
2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received? Anything by the monkey's that live here.
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle? Not necessarily a gift, but I would love to actually get handmade cards done and mailed out!
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child? The Arena sweatsuit that I was totally convinced that I would not get (you had to actually live in the 80's in my hometown to understand this one!) I was 14yo.
5. What items are on your kids' wish lists this year? Ipod Touch (12yo), Skateboard (8yo) and Puppy in my pocket (4yo).
6. What is your favorite holiday food? Hands down....Pumpkin pie....MY pumpkin pie.
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? Haven't decided yet.
8. What is your favorite holiday movie? Die Hard, seriously. Or Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
9. Favorite holiday song? Anything from Amy Grant's holiday albums.
10. Favorite holiday pasttime? Spending time with family!

Now you give it a try....go here.... ww.todaysmama.com/exclusives.php ...and you might win.

Fevers suck.

Poor Allison had a febrile seizure this evening.

Scary.

I had run to school to go to parent-teacher conferences and left Allison sleeping on the couch. She had a low-grade temp all day, but was OK. Katie was on the computer and Em was watching television.

I came home to a frantic 8yo and 12yo. Apparently, 911 had just been called by my girls. Emily dialed and Katie talked. Allison had some activity that was later determined to be the seizure, vomited and then became unresponsive. Her breathing was shallow. I got there moments before EMS arrived.

When they got there, Allison's oxygen saturation was 92% (low-ish for a healthy 4yo girl) and her heart rate was 148. She was still shallow breathing and was not following any commands.

Scary.

We decided that the ambulance did not need to take her to the hospital, but that I would take her in myself. Eric would meet us at the ER (he was coming home from Greenville).

Allison was awake but still out of it and not following commands. She had not spoken any words still....hard to believe... :)

We were seen right away in the ER. Her temp was 102 degrees. The doctor later told us that it is not necessarily h0w high the temp is, but how fast it spikes. I think that is what happened. I asked if the doctor thought that it was influenza and she stated that it could be. But she would not treat Allison any differently. She stated that the incidents of influenza is decreasing. Yay!!!!

We were sent home about an hour later with a prescription for Amoxicillin (for a newly discovered ear infection in the ear WITHOUT the tube), instructions for Motrin and Tylenol and close observation. Check. Check. Check.

As I type, she is sleeping soundly. Sweating off the fever that is breaking.

As I type, Emily has fallen asleep, hopefully she will be sweating off the fever that she developed this evening.

When it rains, it pours.

God bless my little ones. Keep the healthy ones healthy and heal the sick ones. Thank you, Lord, for my usually healthy girls. Eric and I are so blessed.