Richards scar

Here is a picture of Rich's scar, it is about two inches long and stapled, we will get those removed next week, until then we just have to clean it with alcohol and change the dressing twice a day. He is starting to get a bit stir crazy now as he is starting to feel a little better, but still cannot sit up for more than 45 minutes at a time, they do encourage his to walk so he has been able to do that, but that is about it, inbetween every little thing he does he has to go back and lay down, that is making him nuts, and we are only a week in....five more to go poor guy.

Good News

Cheyenne got nominated and them accepted into the Junior National Honor Society, we are so proud of her! She will be having a induction ceremony later this month, very few kids were accepted so it really is an honor. Her grades are great (obviously) and she has made several good friends, it is good as she had a really hard time moving from all her friends and activities in Utah, seems like she has finally adjusted and found her little niche, that is not to say she does not still miss Utah and her friends, but luckily we have cell phone (with free minutes) and internet so she can stay in touch, and I have promised her a trip back there this summer to hang out with them.

He's Home

I was able to bring Richard home from the hospital yesterday, he did not sleep well at all while he was there, tonight he is finally sleeping peacefully, I just had to wake him up to make sure he took his pain meds, I did not want him to sleep to long and wake up in terrible pain! He is getting up and around very well, he says once he is up it feels good to walk around a bit, it is just the getting up and back down that is hard. He has a two inch incision in his back and staples, the first night he was getting a lof of blood and fluid from it, but it looks pretty good now. He will have to be off work 6 weeks, but luckily that is convelesant leave so it is seperate from his regular leave time. He can not drive for two to three weeks, can not sit up for more than 45 minutes at a time right now, no house or garden work for awhile, but all in all he is doing good and seems well on the way to recovery. I am just happy he is home now where I can keep an eye on him and know he is okay.

Richards surgery

Well I am happy to say Richard is out of surgery, as I write this we are sitting in his very nice room, with its private patio, complete with plants and furniture, his nurse has been in several times to make sure he is comfortable, so they were not kidding when they said (the surgical center) it would be more like a hotel then a hospital. Much nicer to recuperate in. The surgery went well, he was in about an hour and a half, so less time then I expected, he seems to be doing fine now, a bit of pain, but they have him on a morphine drip and so he should be okay pain wise. I will be able to take him home tomorrow night or Saturday afternoon, we are not sure which yet. He does have his cell phone and is able to have it on, should any of you wish to call him. I will keep you up to date as he recovers.

Happy Easter

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! It was nice enough to hunt eggs in the morning here, then it rained later in the day, all in all it was a good day.

surgery

well we have decided to take the nuro surgeons recommendations and have Richards surgery on his back done next week. They will make a small incision in is back and shave some of the disk off to relieve pressure on the nerves. It is a pretty simple surgery as far as surgery goes, one night in the hospital and about 6 weeks to full recovery. The doctor seems confident that he will be able to do sit ups and walk fine afterwards so he can continue with his plan to return to regular duty and finish out this last three years. Richard seems to be happy with the decison to have the surgery, at this point I think anything that would give him some relief would be welcomed, so surgery is set for the 16th, wish us luck.

XxScream it Loud Scream it ProudxX

Holy crap!!!!! im so excited...:) my friends are in a band called suffers in silence :) and i get to go scream for the band im hellahappy about it its great lol ha ha.. im in a good mood today.. geez except i got grounded for spring break :( i might cry sad panda... i totaly hate brigham it blows lol.. i should move :) na.. this is so random :) me and beth are doing good :) now what should i talk about :) summer is comeing up YAY!!!!!!! i miss u all :) ;) RAWWWWWR!!!!
I GET TO GO SCREAM FOR THE BAND yay!

The stress of moving!!!

Well, I think we have decided to move over Memorial Day weekend, so Colt doesn't have to take leave. That way he can take all 30 days of leave after recruiting school. We still don't think that the military will help us pay for the move because Colt won't have orders to Utah yet. So, that is where the "we think" we will be moving in May, it totally depends on if we have the money. The only thing that sucks is if we don't move by the first of June then we will lose the house. The whole situation sucks and just might kill my nerves.
We are going to have some garage sales to try and earn some extra money, but I don't think that will give us very much funds. I am just trying to have faith that it will work out. We could use all the prayers we can get. Thanks