5 Months

Has it been 5 months already? I can't believe it. It's just not right. This picture was taken at Chris's graduation party. It was the last time some people saw him before he died. It was almost a year ago that this picture was taken.

". . . life's like an hourglass glued to the table. . ." from the song Breathe by Anna Nalick. It kind of describes how I feel. I can't stop time, it just keeps going.

It's been so long . . .

I'd like to apologize to the 2 people who still read my blog. Things just haven't been the same since my dad passed away. I will try to do better. I love and miss you dad.

I took this picture at the K-State game we went to last fall. It was a long day but I'm glad we went.

Those Aren't Your Daddy's Horseshoes

Grandpa bought the kids a horseshoe game. They are the size of, I don't know what. Krista said they look like toilet seats. I guess that's about right. It was funny because they were so light you had to aim well and hope the wind didn't blow too hard.

Roger was confused. Your playing horseshoes, not football.

Here's Grandpa explaining the scoring. If you are within 1 toilet seat that's 1 point. If you hit the stick you get to use the indoor potty instead of the outhouse. Oklahoma rules.

Watching them play reminded me of a game Roger and I played when we were young. Do you remember Lawn Darts?
OH MY GOSH!!! I remember playing in our front yard. Who invented this game? Here, take this plastic circle and these GIGANTIC 12 INCH LONG DARTS WITH SHARP WEIGHTED POINTS over there and we'll take turns throwing them at each other. What could possible go wrong? I can't believe this game actually exists. We didn't think anything was wrong with it. Roger said he got hit in the chest with one. My Dad said I hit someone with one but wasn't sure if it was Roger or not.

Thank goodness the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned them. Too bad no one figured out they were dangerous before they were put on the market. Who in their right mind could have thought that this was a good idea? Just in case you can't read the warning, it says "Pointed, metal lawn darts may cause serious or fatal injury. Parents are urged to discard or destroy them immediately."

Just in case you were curious, no one was injured today playing horseshoes.

Sunday Afternoon At Grandma and Grandpa's House

Grandpa bought a bunch of toys for the boys to play with. Skyler was the only one who could hula hoop and he wanted to be sure that everyone knew it.

Grandma made potato salad, baked beans and watermelon. Grandpa grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. It was all good. Here is Grandma and Rodney laughing at something funny.
Grandpa kept taking Jackson's pacifier. He would ask for it and would let him keep it but not for long. Krista was just a witness. She would never take it away.

Krista and Jackson. Jackson was "mowing" the patio. It a previous life it was a bubble mower.

I'm not sure if Jackson was surrendering or showing me his hands were dirty.

This is like a where's Waldo? kind of thing. He blends in with the grass almost as well as he blends in with the green walls in the house.

Jarrett loved the balls. Just beware when he throws it to you.

Another Flood?

Flood waters forced the evacuation of the daycare the boys go to. This is part of the parking lot and playground.

Maize road was closed but that didn't stop some people. I wasn't too worried at first but when I saw water rushing through the parking lot of the business next door, I was ready to go.

The Cowskin creek passes behind the daycare and then across Maize Road.

This is the Cowskin at 8:10 AM this morning at Kellogg. I would have taken more pictures but I was trying to drive.

Thanks to Grandpa for calling me and letting me know that the flood waters were coming.

Sunday at Grandma and Grandpa's Take 2

We had to get out of the house Sunday so we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa. Jarrett insisted on wearing his Thomas pajama shirt. Whatever works. At least it was long sleeved.

Jackson is a climber. Look out!

Jackson tried to sweet talk Grandpa into giving him M&M's. It didn't take much.

All clear

The doctor just came out and said that there are no blockages. They are putting him on medication and he is supposed to have an echocartiogram every year. He will be going home tonight.

Heart cath

They just took him back for the heart cath. They said it would be about an hour.

Update on heart cath

They haven't started yet. The doctor is running late. I will let you know when they start.

No Blockages In His Neck

They said he passed, whatever that means. The heart cath is scheduled for three thirty.

Background Information

Just a little history. 8-28-99 was the date of his triple bypass. He had a heart attack the day before. He stared feeling ill about a month ago. He went in for a stress test and then was sent to a cardiologist who sent him to the Kansas Heart Hospital.

Doppler

The are doing the doppler now. I will post the results in about half an hour or so.

Dad Doing Paperwork

Dad is doing paperwork. Lisa is here and took Matt and I for a quick tour. I will let you know when they do the doppler.

Update Plan

I plan to update everyone tomorrow through the blog. I may try to do facebook also but it depends. Please keep us in your prayers. Check in is at 11 am. I will post something as soon as I know something.

Happy Birthday Rodney

Rodney is officially a teenager. Monday he turned 13. Lets all welcome Roger and Krista to the land of parents with teenagers. Good luck to them. As you can see Skyler is doing well. He is always ready for a picture.

We celebrated by having pizza, except for Jarrett. He celebrated with macaroni and cheese. Here is Matt, Jackson and Jarrett.

Grandpa is usually ready for a picture too.

Grandma tells a story to Krista and Roger. Chris was there also but I didn't post his picture because all you would see is hair. Just kidding. I'll post pictures of him next.

The Family Who Wii's together . . .

Wii all met at my parents house Sunday afternoon for lunch and video games. Here is Skyler doing a Fit game. It is a spectator sport. Roger, Jackson and Rodney just to name a few.

Rodney, Grandma and Grandpa look on as Skyler works out. If you don't recognize the room it is the basement. They remodeled again. At least it isn't bright yellow.

Krista doing the ski jump.

Roger doing the ski jump too.

We had 2 Wii's going at the same time and we just migrated back and forth to watch whoever was Wii-ing at the time. Here is Krista, Grandma and Grandpa.Here is Skyler again. I think he is boxing. I'm not sure.

Skyler seems to be doing well. He has only been back at school for 3 days. They asked me if I wanted to give him his insulin shot and I said no thanks.

Christmas

I hope everyone had a good Christmas. We did except for having the flu for a few days. Luckily the kids didn't get it. We went to Rozel to see Grandpa, Aunt Mary, Uncle Mark and Cousin Walter. I didn't take many pictures because at one point I lost my camera and used my new phone and I'm having a hard time getting the pictures off of it. Here are a few pictures. Here is Jarrett and his present from Grandpa. Here is our little monkey climbing on the coffee table. He is quite the little climber.

One of Jackson's favorite toys is Grandpa's walker.

Jarrett really liked the new DVD Daddy bought him for the trip. Jackson was just happy to be on the couch.

If I figure out how to get the pictures from my camera, I will post more.

Little wooden chair

A long time ago in a store far, far away . . . Grandma and Grandpa bought a little wooden chair. For years a bear sat in the chair. Then came the grandchildren. Chris was the first one to throw the bear out and sit in the chair. It isn't really big enough for a toddler to sit in but that didn't stop him. I think all the grandkids sat in that chair at one time or another. Jackson was latest to try it. His little hiney is just to big for that chair.

What's the matter? Can't see the chair? It's that wooden thing you can see just barely see behind his head.

We had to laugh at him. He was determined to sit there. Grandma got a plastic chair that was in the back yard and washed it out for him to sit in. It worked a lot better and it didn't stick with him when he stood up.

I have pictures of Jarrett and Chris sitting in the wooden chair somewhere. I will try to find them and put them on this post.

Thanksgiving

As usual Thanksgiving dinner was at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandpa cut the turkey . . and Grandma did the rest.Here is Chris, Grandma and Grandpa eating dinner along with . . .

Matt and Jackson (Jarrett just ate black olives and then went to play downstairs).

Roger, Krista, Skyler and Rodney.

Grandma made cookies and she and Chris decorated them to look like turkeys. They were very cute and tasty. Here is Chris decorating cookies. He works in a bakery you know . . . washing dishes.

The only person we were missing was Ryan. We love you Ryan and we miss you.

Happy Birthday Chris, Part II

We had a few people over Wednesday night to celebrate Chris's birthday. Kevin, Jarrett, Matt, Jackson and Grandpa.
Matt, Grandpa, Sara and Grandma. Chris was excited about his birthday cookie.

It was designed by his friend Sara.

Austin, Sara, Chris and friend.

Jackson really liked the cookie too.