Go Blue

I am so ready for some Colt's football today!!

Were having company over to watch the game and having steaks on the grill. I really hope my Colt's can pull out a win tonight!!!  

Update

I had some injection done this past Wednesday at my new pain management doctor. They were for my right hip. The day of was pretty miserable, but now it's feeling much better. I'll have an epidural done on my neck this coming Wednesday. Hopefully it will work as well as the first.

Matt is taking me to see Wicked next Wednesday on opening night in Tampa! I have wanted to see this play for years!! It's a Valentine's Day / Anniversary gift. We will be celebrating 12 years of marriage bliss! Seems hard to believe that we've be married so long. It hasn't always been easy but it is so worth it. I really lucked out on the my husband, he's awesome.

We are off to visit some of my family from Indiana today, Nancy & Mike. They come every year to our area and we love seeing them. I don't get to many Indiana visitor's, so when I do it's exciting!

Babay Hummer

This post is for you Penny! I thought you might enjoy some baby pictures of Hummer. He was 4 lbs. in 2006.

Here he is now! 15 lbs!!

Matt's b-day

Here are some pictures from Matt's birthday at his Mom & Ralph's house a couple weeks ago. Thanks again to Jenna and Ryan for an amazing dinner. It really meant so much to Mom that you did this for them. She has been telling everyone about it.

Matt with his cake.The 36 got messed up on the way to Mom's.

Who had a stroke?

sacroiliac joint pain

I saw my neurosurgeon on Monday and we made a plan. He is sending me to a pain management doctor to get a steroid injection in my hip. I am having sacroiliac joint pain. It is causing some seroius pain! It hurts to walk, sit, stand and even laying down. Until them I'm taking pain meds and muscle relaxers to get me through. After that is resolved we will look at my neck again.
I've been trying to lay low at home and relax. You should see me on in my recliner with a massage back thing and a neck pillow. I look like an old woman, but it helps. I made a couple things with the sewing machine that turned out great. I would rather scrapbook or paint than sew. But I had an order for a sewing project.
I'm off to relax and watch some TV. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

more pain

I had another stay at the hospital this past week. I am still having the neck pain and my lower back started really hurting bad. I thought I had done something to my disc because the pain was so bad. This happened on Tuesday, Matt's birthday. He came home from work early and took me to Bayfronts ER. I was taken back really quick when I told them of my history and they called Dr.Jobe. He ordered a MRI and some pain meds. It took a couple dosed of morophine to ease the pain. The tech that read the MRI said that I had another CSF (spinal fluid) leak!! I was admitted and finally got a bed around 10:00 Tuesday night. Needless to say I didn't get any sleep that night.

Dr.Jobe was in to see me first thing in the morning and said that I did NOT have another leak, the tech was looking at scar tissue!! This was great news but why was the pain so bad? He said that the MRI showed inflamation in my tissues and muscle in my lower back. They got my pain somewaht under control and let me go home on Thursday afternoon. I follow-up with Dr. Jobe on the 11th.

I think there is something else going on because of the amount of pain. My guess is that maybe it a nerve problem? Hopefully it will get better on it's own. I still have a few more therapy apointments for my neck. I hope they help more than the last ones because if anything my neck is worse now. I'm just so tired of being in pain and I hate having to take the pain meds.

We are off to see mom today and celebrate Matt's 36th birthday. Thanks to Jenna and Ryan for making this possible. Thank you to all my friends and family that have called, emailed, facebooked and visited. I'm so greatful for each one of you. I'm so ready to have a great 2010!!

December update

It's been a while since I've updated so I thought I should finally do it. Life has been crazy this month. I was talking about my uncles death in my last update. My cousins came together to try and honor him with a service and full military honors, 21 gun salute and Taps. I still have my grandpa's flag from his salute 12 years ago. My cousins and I are left with a huge legal mess now. My grandparents left their house to my mom and uncle which sounds easy but the house is still in grandma & grandpas name. My brother has decided that he wants to live in the house until we sell it. Well legeally he can't do that and we don't want him there. He doesn't have a job or any way to pay the bills. It looks like the state will end up getting the house because my brother won't agree. We just want to sell it ASAP, split any money left and move on. I'm hoping he will change his mind because my grandparents worked had for that house.

Uncle Duane, Grandma & Gena (my mom) in 2006

This month was a month for strokes too. My great Auntie Joe had a stroke earllier in the month. She is recovering well at her daughters home. My momther-in-law, Donna aka mom had a stroke on the 21st. It affected her left side and her speech. She was able to make a fist with her left hand by the 24th and go home! She still has a lot of hard work in front of her but she's a fighter.

Here is mom & Ralph 10 days before her stroke.

Auntie Joe & I in June of 09

We also took the kids to the beach on the 19th to catch some waves. The waves weren't quite there but we had fun anyways. Matt took his surf board and gave it his best shot!

We also made a gingerbread village.

Matt got a new scooter.

Savannah lost her first two teeth.

I don't have the Christmas pictures ready yet but I will soon.