Time Slowly Passes By

   So Its Almost March! And I am going absolutely stir crazy. I have been out of work almost two months. It was some much needed time off, and I needed it for this neck and back pain to re-coop. But OMG I am sick of sitting at the house. I hate that I wasn't working when Deputy Lundy got shot. I feel like I should have been there. He is recovering well. I am thankful for that. I can't wait for him to get back to work. He is truly a hero to us all. He saved a lot of lives that day.
   I have made a lot of progress on the baby shower coming up next month for Lindsey. I do believe it will be awesome. We are going to have a candy buffet like she wanted so that will be neat. I just hope it is to her approval.
   The kids are getting soooo big! Ethan is like a little man now. He's 7 going on 30! Preston has been good every time he comes to the house. We got him his very own Kindle Fire for his birthday. He told me I was the coolest mom ever. That was a awesome feeling. Aiden Leigh in 2 going on 21! That Diva there is going to be the death of me. She is so dramatic here lately. I love it! She knows she is mamas baby! She gets away with everything! But she loves her Mardis more than me. Seth is her favorite person ever. She doesn't ask for me when I pick her up from school. She asks for Mardis, and then her Bubbe (Ethan). They don't miss a beat when they get together either. I hate it so much for all my kids that they don't have each other every day. It isn't how I wanted them to grow up. But I am thankful that they don't seem awkward with each other when they do finally get to all be together. Its an awesome feeling. I love hearing those 3 sets of feet running through the house. It has been an advantage with all this time off... seeing them all EVERY weekend rather than every other weekend.
   Seth and I have crossed a path of trouble lately. But we have seemed to have worked it out and our relationship seems stronger now. I hope so anyway. I didn't realize exactly how much I loved that man until this bump in the road. I don't want to lose him. He's my everything. He's my soul mate. And I would be lost without him. He is the glue that holds me together and keeps me sane. 
  Other than that everything seems as usual. Just taking things one day at a time! Until next time...

Ringing in the new year!

Okay so I didn't anticipate ringing in the new year like I did. I had to call an ambulance on the 1st because my back pain was so bad that I woke up and couldn't feel either one of my arms. Deja Vu all over again, just like my sister! And of course the Perry Bandaid Station gave me loratab and sent me home. The pain got worse throughout the night, so the next morning Seth took me to the ER at TMH. Well my ER visit turned into an MRI which turned into being admitting into the hospital to have surgery. I had two herniated disks in my neck. So those have been removed and a metal plate/bone graph and 6 screws have replaced them. All better now! Seth bought me a new Serta iComfort mattress for our bed and it is amazing!!!!
Now I'm just sitting at the house with nothing to do until I'm cleared to return to work. I've been crocheting a little, since I can't drive myself anywhere. It's going to be a long 5 weeks until my follow up appt. I've learned a lot about ppl since my surgery. You really see who cares and about you and who doesn't when something like this happens. It's sad really. People you would expect to text or call don't. People you expect to miss you at your day to day job don't. It really opens your eyes to the truth. And makes you re-evaluate your life.
  I miss my kids a lot. I haven't seen them since Dec 28th. Its hard to get them since I can't lift them and I'm still taking these pain meds. Hopefully I will get to see them for a little while this weekend though. I think that would really make me feel better.
  So I guess we will see what the rest of this year brings.