Catching up….
March 2nd, 2010This is a picture of my Cute little Grandma. It is a photo from a few years back, but every time I see it, i can’t help but crack up. She was miserable in that outfit. She was forced into it for a float in a parade, and she would be absolutely mortified if she knew I posted it for the world to see. I don’t care, I love it. A few weeks ago when Grandma took a turn for the worse. I was home visiting and we had to take her to the emergency room because of some complications. She was extremely uncomfortable, breaking out in a rash all over her body and swelling. It looked pretty bad. We were all so worried about her. After spending the weekend home, I had to return to my life Monday night. On Tuesday Morning, I called to ask my mom a question, and found Grandma had fallen and the ambulance was there loading her up right then. We found out that day she had broken her hip and she would have emergency surgery that evening. UGH! A broken hip?! It was our worst nightmare coming true. My Grandma is 92… she is no spring chicken!! We just didn’t know how she would fare through it all. It’s been almost 21 days, and is slowly recovering. She will be returning home next week in which she will require care 24/7. This is going to be a tremendous responsibility on my mom and her siblings. Grandma lives with Mom, so I don’t know how they’re going to work it out, but it’s going to be a long difficult road for all. I will be going home this weekend to help with Grandma. She’s so frail, and childlike now. Getting old is the pits.
On a lighter note, I know I’ve been terrible about blogging lately, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy!! Cub Scouts is always keeping me busy. I have to admit that my boys are adorable though, and they’re such good sports about everything. I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but sometimes I actually think I’m enjoying myself!
Ava has transitioned from sleeping in the carseat, to sleeping in her crib. She seems to enjoy being able to stretch and spread out, but sometimes I think she misses the cuddliness of the carseat. This girl is so dang cute, I love being her mom.
Chris went biking with his BFF awhile back. They had a good time, and Chris now has two annoying hobbies. Awesome.
I’ve also been extremely busy working on another ward party extravaganza. I didn’t get many photos of the actual party, but I think it turned out very well. It was an adults only dinner, and we wanted it to be a fun, kid free evening for everyone. We asked ladies to decorate the tables with whatever they had at home. It turned out soooo nice!! All the tables looked amazing, and although I’m not posting photos of all the tables, I was blown away by everyone’s creativity. It made the whole atmosphere fun and created alot of conversation! For food we had a huge Pasta Bar. A delicious White Alfredo Sauce, and I made the tomato marinara sauce. We had over 100 adults show up, so I had to make 6 crock pots of red sauce. Soo worth it though because it was delicious! Yummy breadsticks, and fresh salads on the side. THEN for dessert, Maryjane baked round assorted cakes to feed everyone! They were from scratch, and she and I sliced served the cakes wedding style to every single guest in the room. Yikes!! For entertainment we had Bro. Herasay do about 20 minutes of his stand up comedy. He had everyone laughing, and I got SOO many people saying…. “I’ve never been to a ward party where they had stand up comedy before!” Random? Yes. A good laugh, I think so. Everyone could tell he had a blast doing it, and he also was the host of our “Newly Wed, and NOT-so-Newlywed game.” That was hilarious, and the contestants were such great sports! Everyone loves a couple that can truly laugh at themselves and do it in front of a crowd! THe night was a ridiculous amount of work, especially when it’s basically 3 women on the committee and all with new babies, but in the end it was totally worth it. Thanks to all who helped!!!!
We also had a surprise 30th Birthday for our Friend Eleisha. Seriously, she is probably the shyest person I know, so I knew she was going to hate all the attention. I think she did…. at first…. but then by the end, she had a great time. Matt showered her with tons of gifts, and it was obvious he put alot of thought in what she really likes. Soo…. great job!! Matt also unveiled the big kahuna gift. A trip to AUSTRALIA next month to see her friend!! Woo Hoo!!! Happy Birthday Eleisha!!!
















































































