Surgery Nov. 22nd

Makayla has knee surgery on Monday. Please pray that all goes well and that she has a speedy recovery. I will update after surgery.

Here we go again

The last few times I posted I mentioned how things have been calm and that I didn't have much to blog about. Unfortunately, that has changed. Makayla has been having some knee pain for several weeks. It wakes her up at night and keeps her from doing things that she wants to do. Since she had a cyst in the same knee when she was five, I decided we should get it checked out. She just happened to break her thumb at basketball practice the day before her knee appointment. We were able to get a two for one special on the knee and broken thumb by getting them both checked out at the same appointment. Her doctor decided to schedule an MRI on her knee. We went in on November 4th for the MRI. Her follow up appointment to get the results was scheduled for the 16th. The doctor's office called on the 9th and said the doctor wanted to see her that afternoon. I had a feeling all day that the MRI showed something. My instincts were right. She has a horizontal oblique tear in her medial meniscus and will be having surgery on November 22nd. That is the Monday of Thanksgiving week. This way we only have to miss two days of school and work. Please pray that she has a speedy recovery.

Monty had his routine cardiology appointment this week. He is doing well despite some unusual bruising and swelling of his left leg. His cardiologist, who we absolutely love, is leaving her current practice. Monty has decided to follow her to her new place. The only down side is that she will no longer be affliated with Plaza Medical and the surgeon that did Monty's heart surgery. We are hoping that he won't need a surgeon or hospital ever again!

I am counting down the days until Thanksgiving. I am ready to bust out my Christmas tree and snowman collection. I hope you all are enjoying this fall weather as much as I am.

Weekend Camping & Rangers watch party

We had a nice fall weekend. We went camping and fishing. We had some friends over Saturday and Sunday night. Saturday night we had a little get together for Halloween. We rode around on the golf cart and checked out all of the costumes. My friend hijacked my golf cart and left me to run back to the camper. It is fun to have a friend that you can act like a teenager with when you are both in your thirties. I was running back to the camper, stepped in a hole and fell. Man, falling at 35 hurts. On Sunday we had a little World Series watch party at the camper. We had a fun evening even though the Rangers didn't win. Ok, I am off to finish watching Game 5. I am hoping for a Rangers win! Above is a pic of Mason with his antlers up for the Rangers.

Blogging Block

I guess it is possible for someone to get blogger's block and not be able to think of anything interesting to write about. We aren't exactly the most interesting people around! We have been busy with work and school. We have been spending lots of time in front of the tv watching the Rangers. We went camping over the weekend. That didn't go so well. We were having a great time until I came down with a stomach virus Saturday night. Camping with a virus is dreadful. We had to get our moms to come over and help Monty get the boat out of the water, get our stuff loaded up, and drive my car home. I don't remember much about Sunday to tell the truth. I am just glad that is behind me and I am keeping my fingers crossed that no one else in our house gets it. Have a blessed week and keep your fingers crossed for a Rangers win Friday night!

Fishing

We went fishing this weekend. Monty and the girls like to fish. I like to fish when the fish are biting. (haha) I am a very impatient fisher. I prefer to read or take a nap on the boat but I am usually in charge of keeping up with Chloe (our very spoiled dog) on the boat. We had a good time. The weather was very pleasant. The girls finally caught a couple of fish big enough to eat. They were excited and even helped Monty clean them. I hope you all enjoyed the weekend as well.

Fall

My favorite time of the year is finally here. For those of you that know me, you know I love fall and winter. I am ready for cooler temperatures and the holiday season. I put my fall decorations up last weekend. The picture above is of my placemats. I am definitely ready for fall. I just need mother nature to follow my lead.

Monty hasn't felt well the last couple of days. He thinks he had a light case of food poisoning. He is also bruising more than usual. Please pray that it is nothing to be alarmed about. Makayla has been having trouble with her knee since last Thursday. I am going to try to get her into her orthopedic doctor to have the cyst on her cruciate ligament checked. Hopefully it will go down on its own again and no treatment will be necessary. She is the athlete in our family, and she will be very unhappy if she can't run for awhile. Makenzie continues to do well. She isn't having any issues with her health right now, thankfully.

Please pray for my friend, Kasie, and her family. Her dad, Charles, is waiting on some test results. He has had a really rough time since March of last year. Please pray that all is well for Charles. Thanks for reading and have a great week.

Still rocking along

I haven't written in a while because I haven't had anything to write about. Sometimes that is a good thing! We are all doing well.

We went camping over Labor Day weekend. Our friends came over for a cook out, and we went out on the boat. We had a good, relaxing weekend. Monty and Makenzie are on a fishing kick right now, so we have been fishing several times lately. Too bad we haven't caught any keepers yet. Maybe next time. Have a good week!