Mom & Dad's new calf:

Mom's cow had a calf late in August.  Such a spunky little thing.  Dwayne called them when he got home from work and found it.  He asked Mom if she wanted to come down and see her new granddaughter.  Poor Mom, he had her going for a minute as no one in the family is expecting a baby.
I'm not sure if Mom has named him.  I tried naming our cows and calves last year but that didn't last long.  I couldn't keep track of who was who.

I'm grateful for my family

I'm back:

I'm back on the mend.  The surgery went very well.  The repair was to my torn bicep muscel and rotator cuff. They also removed a nodule/cyst from my shoulder which luckily turned out to be benign. 
The healing process is going pretty good.  I went back to the doctor yesterday to get the stitches removed and set up for physical therapy.  The type of chair they brought out to the house has helped with the range of motion.  I use it for an hour three times a day.
I came back to work Tuesday for a few hours each day.  Kind of nice to get out of the house.

I am grateful the surgery went so well.

Remember the Fall of the Spring of 2011?

Who knew stepping off unknowingly into an open stairwell could have so many lingering effects.
I still suffer from headaches, neck pain, and periods of dizziness. Thankfully the back pain is gone.
For the past several months, my right arm has been hurting alot, weak and some numbness.  I had an x-ray last Spring and it showed calcified tendons and the doctor wanted to follow up with an MRI.  My health insurance had other ideas.  I tried my own version of physical therapy.  The doctor asked how I was doing.  I told her fine, I would use my left arm to help the right arm lift the weight.  For some reason, she didn't think that was a good idea..... Oh, well, it worked!
After three cortisone injections over the past three months, the insurance agreed to the MRI.  I was surprised to find I had torn my right bicep muscle.  They asked me before the MRI if I had been in an accident or done something to cause a jerk to the arm.  Nope, couldn't think of anything.
During the MRI, I thought, well, I did fall down the steps but that was over a year ago.  Could that be it?  Well, maybe, as I remember having my phone and a heavy glass of water in my arm and consequently hitting myself very hard in the forehead with the end of the glass.  I mentioned it after the MRI and the tech said the injury could be that old.
The repercussions of that fall results in surgery on Monday, October 1st for the torn bicep muscle and partial tear to the rotator cuff.  I am not looking forward to this at all.  Why couldn't I hurt my left arm?  We don't realize how much we use a part of our body until it's injured.  I almost decided to postpone the surgery as I can use the arm okay, just not up to the way it should be and sometimes it hurts more than other times.  Dwayne said, no you need to get it done and over with.  So, I guess I will be an absent blogger for at least two weeks, maybe sooner.  I am going to try to come back to work for a few hours a day the second week of October but I'm not sure yet what to expect.

I am thankful I didn't get hurt any worse during my fall and would certainly appreciate your thoughts and prayers the next couple weeks.

Double Rainbow:

The day before April's wedding was busy and seemed to go by in a flash.  April and I had planned on getting our nails done on Wednesday but ran out of time.  So we thought we would run to Jeff Thursday evening.  Nix that idea, we were just too tired after decorating all day.  Friday we HAD to get it done, plus buy plates for the reception.  Either I forgot to order them or I misplaced the box they were in.
We leave for Jefferson City around 5:30 and it starts raining-alot!  Then the sky gets really dark, limbs are falling off trees, the rain is coming down so hard I can barely see to drive.  But we're on a mission-nails done, plates bought, last minute items to buy!!  It even started to hail some and I thought why didn't we drive April's car instead of mine?????  lol 
We were so tired and I think just running on auto pilot.  We went to Wal-Mart the stop shop to get it all done.  I had no idea you could get your nails done at a Wal-Mart. 
The guy (foreign) that did my nails kept having to tell me how to turn my hands, etc.  He says (in halting English), you've never had your nails done before, have you?  Uh, how did he know that.  The super tired part of my brain wanted to respond "No, I'm a nail virgin" but where in the world did that come from in my mind?  I don't talk like that.  Thank goodness I didn't say it!!
As he was filing the ends of the nails he asked if I wanted them rounded.  I tell him yes.  I guess I must have looked like the round ended nail kind of gal.  lol  Afterwards, April asked me why I had them rounded and I told her that was what people used to do all the time and he asked me if I wanted them that way.  Must be my age.......  I did get alot of compliments on my nails so maybe I will bring the old type of filing back versus the square french tip.  (or maybe I am the square)
We hurriedly picked up the plates and other items needed and headed back to St. Elizabeth to do final touch ups at the reception hall.
On our way back we look up and see a double rainbow.  I tried to take a picture but didn't do too well and doesn't show it justice.  Dwayne's cousin told us a double rainbow brings good luck.
After a whirlwind of activity over the past three days, the rainbow brought us back down to earth and to relax somewhat on the rest of the ride to St. Elizabeth.

I am grateful for the day we had the fun times to come in the future

Wordless Wednesday:

Happy Birthday Savannah:

Savannah Tate Feeler and Aunt Connie

 

Today is my great neice Savannah's birthday.

She is a very talented little girl. 

We watched her in a musical play last year and she is a comple natural.

I hope she is in another this fall as I would love to watch her and the other kids again.

 

I am grateful for the many nieces and nephews in our life.

3 Years Old:

Nathan and his friend, Elizabeth at the Maries County Fair.

A couple weeks ago the local paper featured pictures from the fair and parade.

Surprised to see our little Nathan on the top left corner of the page.

The old saying, time goes by fast!!  Man, does it ever!

It's hard to believe this little guy turns three today.

The story of his birth and bringing his brother up to see him is below.

http://gratefulforthelifeivebeengiven.blogspot.com/2009/09/weekend-recap_28.html

Nathan holds a tender spot in our hearts and we are grateful he's a part of our lives.