Beso's Brush with Death

This past week, some jerk hit Beso. I took him into the vet where we found out that both of his hind feet were broken. On foot had to be pinned and the other had to be cast. So, for now, his is our gimpy dog. Beso is our only dog ever to be hit by a car and live to tell about it.

Surgery #2

November 22, poor Jace Jace had to have his spitz nevus re-excised. We had to be at the hospital by 5:30 am (we were a little late.... over slept....... got there by 5:45). He was a bit nervous, but was very brave. No needles this time! The IV was started in the OR. That made things much better for him. Recovery was much harder this time. Every time he was taken off of the oxygen, his oxygen sats dropped to 77. His croup came back in full force. He had to have a breathing treatment before he could leave PACU. He was VERY whiny this time and cried alot post-op. Poor baby. His bandage was really impressive this time also.

Yesterday we removed the bandages so the dermatologist could check the insion site. I almostinto tears! My baby's face has a huge frankinstein-ish scar. I am a very sad mamma.Joe keeps reminding me that the scar is much better than cancer. He's right of course. I'm sorry Jace, Jace!

Mission Call....

Brian has received his mission call. He will be serving in the Tempe, AZ mission. He leaves on January 21, 2009. Congratulations Brian! We are proud of you!

This Just In!

I just found out some very exciting news!! Last night Joe and I found out that we are going to become Grandparents again! This little bundle will be number 6 for us! We are so excited! Congratulations Mindy and Roudy!

Halloween Spooks

Jace wanted to join the Star Wars craze and spend Halloween day as none other than Darth Vader. Not that you can tell it's him under there... but it is!

Halloween Spooks

Now the eldest. Miss Madison was a "Coffin Bride" for Halloween this year. Someone told her that she looked pretty (at the ward trunk-or-treat) and she was SO disappointed! She wanted to be scary. I guess that means I have lost my princess!

Jace's Surgery

On November 1st, Jace has to have some minor surgery at the hospital. It was a big deal for a small thing. He went to the OR, they gave him general anesthetic and everything! He had to have a freckle removed from the palmer surface on a finger. It was right over the joint. He also has a spitz nevus removed from his face. (Spitz nevus looks like a red mole, but they have a tendency to turn malignant). He was so brave! The nurses had a hard time getting the I.V. started, they dug and dug around in the back of his poor little hand. He was tough. After two attempts, Daddy finally told the nurse to start it in the OR. Since it was a Saturday (and because Daddy is on staff at the hospital) we got to wait in recovery with him. He woke up to an impressively large finger bandage and a "cast" on his other hand (to stabilize the IV). We just found out that he has to have this face re excised due to the fact that a high percentage grow back. He has assured us that he will be fine!

The New Babysitter........

This last Tuesday was my last night to go to Young Women's. (Our ward split the previous Sunday). We had YW in Excellence. So, I go and Joe stayed home with the kids. I asked him to be sure to get the kids to bed as they had school tomorrow. She say he definitely would, I could count on him. This is what I found when I got home! Laughed my head off! I guess you get what you pay for!