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Oct 31, 2022

Elder Sport - News from North Dakota: Pumperkins

Hey Everyone! Happy Halloween! 


The last few weeks have been pretty awesome! 


Halloween is great we had a fun Trunk or Treat and dinner tonight! 


Found some awesome people recently, one named Ricardo is awesome, He came to church with us! 


We also have our friend, Kaden, who wants to get baptized soon, he used to be part of the FLDS church in Mexico!


We also had a hard time finding last week but then found a ton of interested people Sunday night, Big blessings! 


During the experience I felt like Nephi of old, when he talks in 2 Nephi 4: 25, about being carried away on the wings of his spirit. 


Love y'all 💙

Pics from our Weekend

Sorry, the writing is lacking lately, but we are trying hard to get by. Love you all.









Oct 30, 2022

Ruminations

Do you know what this is?


This the PICC line that runs through my sweetie's upper arm and directly through a major vein in his chest. Three times a day, 8:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and midnight, I take off that green cap, open the valve and for a very literal moment, I have his life in my hands.

I shoot it full of saline, then carefully push the antibiotics over 3-5 minutes. More saline, then heparin to keep clots from forming in the line before I cover it up with a new clean cap, close the valve and pull off my gloves.

With our careful care, his shoulder is beginning to heal, but the pocket of pus is returning to his foot. (Don't look if you are squeamish!)


Poor guy. What more can we do?

Oct 27, 2022

So Excited to Present... Twizzie!

Our newest granddaughter was born this afternoon 10 days after her due date. Teach was a real trooper. I can't tell you how many times I suggested she fly to Utah where they don't let you wait that long before scheduling an induction. Their little cutie weighed in at 10 lbs 6 oz. Now for the pictures of our proud mama and papa.








Oct 25, 2022

Pics from Bossy's Perfect Vacation

I wanted to share some of Bossy's supercute pics, but first, a little update. We got the Dog Walker all moved home yesterday and when he is ready. He can show you pics of his new room.

Best News: We are currently waiting for discharge papers so I can finally take my Sweetie home after his second stay in the hospital. The first one included surgery and 8 days. Then after 5 days home, he came back for 2 more surgeries and 10 more days. We are SO ready to go home even if it means 3 infusions of IV antibiotics for the next six weeks.

And now, what you've been waiting for...









Oct 24, 2022

I'm SO Sorry, I have been missing for a while...

 As you know, my sweetie had his 3rd surgery. The found more gunk in his shoulder than they were expecting and a pocket that was hiding in his foot. They drilled tiny holes in his shoulder. The staph business is relentless. We are hoping he might be able to come home in a day or two, but we really have no idea. 

Our ward members are taking good care of us with meals and treats and sweet texts and emails. Our brothers and sisters have been in constant contact. My sweetie has spoken on the phone with his brothers for hours and his sisters are always checking up on our text string. My siblings have been amazing as well. My sweetie's aunt and uncles arranged a huge family fast for him and us this weekend. I am definitely a believer in prayer and we appreciate yours as well. 


Life has been so difficult that I haven't really wanted to share because I want my blog to be uplifting and happy, but I have some other sad news for you that we need to work through. The Dog Walker and his wife are getting a divorce. How is it that one day she just decides she no longer wants to be married? He is devastated, of course, and he will be moving back home over the course of this week. Did I tell you his book is now available in paperback? At least that is something exciting for him.

We are waiting somewhat impatiently for Teach's baby girl. She is a week overdue now and the hospitals in New Jersey do things much differently than they do in Utah! She is hoping to call the hospital in Camden tomorrow and schedule an induction. She is pretty miserable.


On happier notes, we cleared the garden and the apple trees before the freeze and when I haven't been at the hospital with my sweetie, I have been processing the vegetables he worked so hard on. We have made tomato sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, applesauce and apple juice, as well as 18 quarts of his famous green tomatillo salsa that he uses for sweet pork and chile verde. I have never made it on my own, so I was nervous, but thank goodness for DUO. We were able to have him look at things and tell me what to do next. Technology is amazing.


The kids are on Fall Break, so they don't have any school this week. Honestly, I am happy to have them home. 



We were supposed to be refinishing the floors this week, but I guess that will have to wait until Spring Break. I also spent a fair amount of time moving our November trip into February. Hopefully, my sweetie will be at 100% so we can do a little traveling again. We ended up losing about $500, but it could have been SO much more!


Bossy and Gamer and most of their kids are enjoying the sunshine in sunny San Diego, while we are getting frost and snow here. But even with our trials both big and small, all is well. Our families and our ward family are taking care of us. Thanks, everyone, for your love and support.



Oct 20, 2022

Starlux Games - Wizards & Werewolves

My life has been a bit traumatic with my sweetie still in the hospital, but I really wanted to tell you about this fun game that the kids played at Baby Doll's birthday party. 


It is called Wizards & Werewolves and it was the perfect setup for night games with the added fun of some neon.


Now Baby Doll had a dozen or so people at her party, but fortunately, we had recently received the expansion pack for Capture the Flag and we had additional wristbands from some of our other amazing Starlux games, so we were able to put something on everyone.


They had SO much fun that it was difficult to get them inside to do presents!


But not impossible.

Seriously, if you want the perfect game for your upcoming Halloween party, check out Starlux Games website. You can also get them on Amazon if you want to earn all those great points. 

Happy haunting!!

Oct 19, 2022

Humanitarian Center

So proud of Taco today! Right after school we headed over to the Humanitarian Center and dropped off the 7 quilts he helped make for his Eagle project.


It will be so nice to have another Eagle in the nest!




Oct 18, 2022

Driving to Trefoil Ranch


On Friday afternoon, Baby Doll needed a ride to Trefoil Ranch for an overnighter with her GAB Scout group. My sweetie was unable to drive, so The Beast offered to take us in his new Tesla. I was excited to see the fall leaves.





It was SO worth the trip!!