Update!

So January is just a boring month. Nobody has posted anything in a few days. I hope every one had a nice long weekend. I of course spent the weekend pretty much on the couch. My parents did insist on taking the whole family to dinner and a movie. They decided that I had been on the couch long enough. We went and saw "mall cop". It was cute. But pretty predictable. The kids liked it. When I got home I was just completely worn out. I did venture out and go to church on Sunday. It was so nice to go and be there. Today I went to the doctor. It was good. He has me wearing a boot for support and protection during the winter months. For some reason he thinks I might fall and re hurt it. I don't know why he would think that. haha! But I guess I still have a long road. Like another 4-5 weeks of wobbling. Yuck. I can't express my love for my family, the kids have been amazing and Bryan has been unbelievable. It has really tested all of their patience and they are doing great. My parents have been a huge help. They call everyday to make sure I have everything that I need and I get phone calls daily from friends and neighbors. I have had so many friends bring lunch and spend the afternoon with me. And I have loved every minute of it. Hopefully everyone has a great week.

I know I am kind of behind, Christmas pictures with a Valentine background. But what else can I do right now. I finally downloaded some of our pictures. This has been such a hard time for me. I can't get around very well still. The doctor told me to start putting a little weight on my leg. So I do that during the day and then I need to drug up at night because the pain is so bad. I can't seem to win. The chores are slowly starting to not get done as quickly. Everyone is getting burned out of doing mom jobs. (All I can say is welcome to my world). Then yesterday after school Baylie came to me and said that she fell at school and got a bruise. So I told her lets compare our bruises.

So I think I won in the "Who has the biggest bruise." My life consists of sitting on my couch, an occasional stroll around the kitchen, a trip to the bathroom and then back on the couch. Coop has realized that there is nothing I can do if I start to get mad at him. I can count to three then what? He just laughs and runs away. I know I shouldn't but then it makes me laugh. He knows mom is not coming after him. Hopefully I will get motivated and start reading. I have great books to read but I have not been comfortable enough to lay and read. Hopefully this week I can get into a book. Just a few more pictures.

My broken leg!!

It has been a long time since Ihave posted. Just to let everyone know on December 29 at about 11p.m. I took a major fall in my kitchen. I had a freak accident and just fell wrong on my leg. I had a blessing the kids called my dad. He ran down and saw my leg and called the ambulance. After two shots of morphine(not enough) and a bumpy ride to the hospital it was announced that I broke both my fibula and tibia (I think. both bones in my lower leg). I was admitted into the hospital. After the x-rays it was not a simple break. It was a compound fracture and a break above the ankle and a break below the knee. I was told that it needed surgery. Late Tuesday night I had surgery. A rod was placed in my leg with a few sets of screws. The surgery went well and I got to spend New Years Eve in the hospital. I had a lot of visitors and Natalie was visiting for the Christmas break. She wanted to live at the hospital with me. After all of this she has decided that she wants to be a nurse. Who knew that my breaking my leg would have such an impact on her. She wanted to stay at the hospital all the time with me. My parents came and visited me on a surprise visit during New Years. Then I got to go home on New Years Day, and since then I have been camped out on my couch. My family has been amazing and I don't know what I would do without my parents they have been so helpful and supportive. I love them so much. The kids have really stepped up. They have been pitching in on the housework without much complaining. Bryan has been amazing and I don't know what I would do without him. It has been really hard for me to just lay around. It is so hard to have to ask the kids to get me a drink or bring me something. But at the same time everyone is starting to realize how much a mom does. (At least I think so.) Thanks to everyone for the phone calls and visits. I hope everyone had a great New Years. I will hopefully post pictures later. I love my family so much. Thank you.

So I have been thinking about our trip to Vegas and I had some thoughts so bear with me. And I have a few pictures to post. Normally we have lots of pictures after the bowl game because my dad and Austin would storm the field with the fans and get lots of pictures with players but not this year. So it got me thinking. As I was looking through the bowl program I was looking at the Arizonia players and I just could not imagine any of these guys pictures haning on Austin's wall or Dani thinking any of them are cute or wanting to stay game after game to have her picture taken with them. They were not clean cut. A lot had earrings or long hair or mean looking. I am not trying to be judging but I am so grateful that my kids have good role models. I like walking into thier rooms and seeing pictures of Max, David, Fui, John B., Austin C. and Jonathan T. and Bryan K. hanging on thier walls. I like that we can go to a fireside and see David singing every word to a primary song that he knows by heart. What a better role model for Dani as to looking for qualities that one day she will want in a husband. I am so grateful when Austin mentions who his role models are he names scriptures heros, BYU players and then Indy. But still for only Indy to be on the list of that is not bad. He is in great company. And because of my two older ones now Baylie and Cooper look at these guys as some of thier role models. I am in awe every time I hear Bronco talk about these players but more he talks about them as good preisthood holders and building amazing men more than amazing athletes. I know they are not perfect and have faults but when I condiser the other things that could be hanging on their walls or the crushes Dani could have on other superstars. It makes me grateful they pick these guys. And honestly Dani talks more about David Nixon than any superstar or celebrity out there. And yes she had a lesson on the fact that he is older and he can date and have a girlfriend but then it is nice to know that she can go to the program and find another crush with the same values and standards that we have. And that Austin can look at these guys and know he can still play football, go to school and go on a mission and be successful. What is better than that. It makes me so grateful for the gospel and that little things like a football team and coaches actually help teach my kids truth and what to stand for.