Back to school.......

I can't believe how fast this summer went. I had a blast with the boys & was sad to see them head off to school this year. I know, I'm a woos. They have awesome teachers and they both seem happy. Tanner started 5Th grade & Sawyer started 1st grade. Time goes by way too fast for my taste. I only wish I could slow it just a bit! We made it through the first week (it was only 2 days, go figure) without any calls from the Pricipal this year. Last year we got two the first week. Yes, it was only 2 days as well!! We are already off to a better start so with any luck, Mr. Strand (Principal) will not need to call me with any "bad" news!!

My boys. They are getting so big!!

Holy Hot Hair!!

I am thoroughly convinced that I was a man in a former life, and they forgot to switch out my "man glands" since becoming a woman. Seriously!! I am in a wedding next weekend, so I have been trying to figure out what to do with the ridiculously straight mop that is meant to be my hair. I tried hot rollers. No luck. I got so hot with the stupid things in my hair that I actually had little beads of sweat on my forehead and by the time I took the last roller out of my hair, the rest had gone completely flat! The good hair gene was just not in my "pool". No, no. I got the hair that sticks to your head, you need to rat it into a clown wig to look halfway decent, and the minute I walk outside, poof, all that work is for nothing. I have decided I need to cut my hair or steal some of my sister's genes. Of course, she got all the good ones!! No fair AMY!! I'm telling MOM!! Wait, I got her hair, never mind!!! Grin..........

Pink Pills.....

"Say hello to my little friends!" (I love using that quote!) I am talking about the Darvaset (sp?) I have had for my last 3 surgeries. Let me just tell you about these little devils. They are equivalent to an acid trip. I really haven't had a real one, but I think that hallucination is part of the whole "acid trip" thing. The first time I had these, I was haunted by my doctor's mother who sat on the end of my bed for three days. No joke. For anyone who knows who this is, she is the sweetest old lady ever, but her lips are a frightening color of purple. Think dead guy purple. I'm sorry to say this, but it is the truth. It took me a couple of weeks to look at her without wanting to run crying for my mommy. The second time, I was just kynda flying. You know, like one arm out of the window of a driving car flying. Wooo-hooo. This time, I have insomnia and I am writing a ridiculous post at 3:20 in the morning. I am thinking, I just might be getting a little too used to this particular narcotic!! Ya think?? Hello, my name is Alli and I am not affected by Darvaset anymore. I just wish I had someone to pass this darn candle to!!

Woe is me..........

Ok, so today I have come to the conclusion that I am a freak of nature. For all of you out there who already knew this, I finally caught up to you. I'm pretty sure everyone knows about my crappy foot surgeries. (MY foot is a bone snob & will not accept the cadaver bone put in there!) So, this time they chipped (ouch) a bunch of bone out of my heel & stuffed in to the part on my foot that refuses "dead guy parts". Now for the totally Alli part of this pathetic post. Leave it to me to be allergic to the "glue" they used to patch me up with. I was up all night with hives & itching like there was no tomorrow. Of course I was like a 5 year old with chicken pox 7 & was scratching away like a crazy person. Hence the blood & tears until 5:30 a.m. I know this is such a pathetic, whiny post but I just feel way too sorry for myself not to share it with the rest of you. I went to the Dr's today & am now on a 5 day major dose of steroids & some steroid cream that makes me smile. All is well when there are drugs involved!! Sorry, no pix. I've grossed you out enough, plus there is puss which is way to gross for anyone to see but my 3 boys!! Thankx to all for your help & yummy meals. Nay, Sawyer ate ALL your cookies!! Ok, I snuck one out before the cookie monster got it. They were awesome!!

Fore.............

So, Chad took the kids out to practice their swing and then to a golf course for kids here called Wee Links. I was at home drugged up on Darvaset blissfully ignorant of errant balls!! They had a blast & I was sad I missed it. It was good for the guys to bond over a game of golf though. They can't wait to be able to do it in Japan. Everything is going to be better in Japan for some reason. Hmmm, I think they are in for a rude awakening when things are just the same, we just live in a different place. Oh well......

Master Tanner

Master Sawyer

Eeeuuuwww......

For those of you who just threw up in their mouths, I apologize. Chad thought it would be cool if everyone got to see how nasty my foot looks. Yes, it's gross, let's move on!!

Nasty, nasty nasty......

This is the hardware they removed from my foot. (Sans quarter!) It felt much bigger in my foot, but it is still a little intimidating in person. The boys asked if I could keep it so I asked Dr Williams.... natch!! It will go in my journal box right next to my wisdom teeth!! Your welcome Mom & Dad!! Grin...........