tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714827394808869582024-03-14T07:16:42.887-07:00Redheaded RampageIt's more than hair, its a way of life! Welcome to the Rampage!Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-75640280281940380622014-07-26T13:48:00.001-07:002014-07-26T14:09:40.981-07:00A Poem from my Future Self written to my Past Self re-read by my Current SelfI wrote this poem about a year or two ago. It is written by my future self, the one who is old and gray(er). I just pondered what my older self would tell my younger self if she could. I find this poem every once in a while. Tucked in a book or under my bed. I find it when I least expect it and most need it. A page or so may be missing or found each time but it strikes a cord either way. <br />
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Maybe there are people out there who will read it and think, wow, glad I don't have that problem. Maybe there are people out there that don't have my same struggles. Good for you. I am legitimately happy for you. If there is anyone who have a similar struggle maybe you will happen upon these words some day and feel the same resolve or encouragement I always seem to find when I read the words again. Really, I write this not for anyone else but my future self who might just read it on the web someday when I am most needing it. (That and I just don't have much confidence in ever finding it again and I want to remember this!)<br />
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My kids are grown and I'm all alone. <br />
Now I look back on what I built my home.<br />
Things I chose to speak about;<br />
Paper cuttings and clothes strewn all about.<br />
The endless nagging that I did<br />
That never seemed to do any good.<br />
Did I make their character stronger<br />
The longer I went on and on?<br />
Did they grow up better<br />
Because I spoke so sternly<br />
About what didn't really matter? <br />
As I sit here with my lone coffee cup.<br />
I think about what I would say now <br />
If I could do it all over again. <br />
Instead of being bothered by the paper,<br />
Would I sit and draw and glue and staple?<br />
Would I be thankful for the clothes on the floor,<br />
Because it means there is life behind the bedroom door?<br />
Would I speak with a gentle tongue,<br />
Like we have been instructed by the One?<br />
What words would build my home?<br />
Soft as hay,<br />
Not hard as stone?<br />
Children are resilient,<br />
They made it just fine.<br />
But now that I am older,<br />
Do I regret those times?<br />
Where I made a big deal because of stress rather than need?<br />
What words would I tell my younger self to heed?<br />
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I want to say I wrote more to this poem. Another page that is missing under the couch or in an old pants pocket. Maybe, as I am still on this journey, that page is yet to be written. Maybe I will find it some day that I least expect. Hidden in a drawer or the recesses of my mind. Regardless, the challenge implicit in these words, to me anyway, is you only get one chance. Live the life you want to live now. There is no time for regret later. Go to the Living Water and drink deep and love much. What else is really more important? <br />
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<br />Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-9088157943507156532014-07-26T13:29:00.002-07:002014-07-26T13:29:55.285-07:00Happy Birthday Mercedes! Our Little Miracle (as Papa B. calls her) has turned one! July 6th we celebrated with our family and my sister and her boys and some friends that were living with us for a while. Super thankful for this blessing from God. <br />
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For instance, Peyton's First Communion and the birth of my niece Marie, to name a few! <br />
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-34339855230174823922014-07-26T13:11:00.001-07:002014-07-26T13:12:48.382-07:00Homeschool Tumbling 2014What another (crazy) fun year at tumbling. The kids had a blast once again. And I suppose at this point we will be life long participants. No way I want to earn Worst Mom of the Decade for ever taking them out. <br />
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This years theme was Beach. (I had to really think hard about that as the tumbling performance was early May and I am posting this late July.)<br />
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Veronica and Peyton were Kites:</div>
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A little Before and After Hair:</div>
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-26942482087467665922014-07-26T12:51:00.006-07:002014-07-26T12:51:59.695-07:00Good thing I didn't promise to blogWhere has the time gone?!! I suppose this is why it is fitting I got on here today. I have something on my heart and could think of no where else to share it but on the blog. For myself really but if it speaks to anyone else I don't mind sharing. <br />
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That will be another post. In the meantime I suppose I should probably post a few place holders for the sake of seeming chronological. Here goes Five blog posts in the span of an hour, ready and ... go! Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-54806238591201271702013-11-20T09:22:00.003-08:002013-11-20T09:22:21.994-08:00More Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
More pictures we took to remember our Cranio Synostosis story. </div>
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We were told early Sunday morning that we would be spending another night in the PICU. Then Dr. M. came and told us that she just looked too good to stay. So as soon as we get that Art-line out we were ready to go. <br />
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Tim asked who they were from and I said I would check after the nurse left. Good thing I did. They were from him, and just about the sweetest thing he could have ever done. </div>
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We were just about to go to dinner and then we had some surprise visitors! </div>
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Aunt Rosi and Uncle Ray came for a visit. Bearing gifts of roses and pumpkin bars. </div>
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What a great first night on the Peds floor!</div>
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But when we were unplugged, we enjoyed every second! </div>
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After dinner we came back and we got to go for a little walk. So awesome.</div>
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This was Sunday night, notice how great her eyes look! </div>
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BABY JAIL!! Her first crib! </div>
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She didn't hold back her smiles. This was her smiling at Veronica our nurses aid. </div>
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She was probably my favorite. Mercedes' favorite too!</div>
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The grey strip in the back is where the doctor cut. </div>
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The grey in the front is her suture that never closed. </div>
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The greyed out lines is where the doctor cut slits to allow for rapid reshaping by the brain.</div>
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If you look close towards the back you can see where he separated the back suture. </div>
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Here is Mercedes in her "Daddy Rocks" shirt. </div>
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There is a "34" on the bottom, we made these to celebrate Tim's 34th year. </div>
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And what a year it's been! </div>
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More Visitors! We had a couple of friends come earlier in the day. My dad's first cousin Pam and her two daughters were in Iowa City for a check up and they stopped by. We visited for about an hour and it was wonderful! </div>
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Then later in the afternoon a friend from college came by with her son. This was also a very nice visit. It was really nice to hold a happy baby who didn't have any cords hanging from him! </div>
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Then on Monday evening my brother, sister-in-law and their two kids came to visit. </div>
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We got to leave the hospital for the second time! We went to eat at Poncheros. It was nice, but I was ready to get back to my baby! Unfortunately Paul wasn't able to come in. So the boys hung out in the lounge. </div>
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The next day was a pretty busy one. It was discharge day. The next picture isn't for the faint of heart. It is a picture of what it looked like under all those bandages. </div>
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Walking out the door! </div>
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That night began the first stress I really had over the whole experience. Sleeping was a bit of an adjustment for Mercedes. So in the middle of the night when she woke up, we checked her bandages and they had leaked. We were told we would not need to change Mercedes' bandages unless they got wet, so there in the middle of the night, the first night home, we needed to change bandages. It was a little stressful. Especially considering that the hospital said they would send us home with some just in case. Well, they forgot to get us more so we only were sent home with two. It takes five bandages to cover her stitches. We did what we could with the two. Thankful the top stitches didn't leak and stayed dry. And then Mercedes went back to sleep for 5 (almost uniterrupted) hours. And so did her mom. Enter the first day of watching Iowa Public Television in the morning for the kids before Mom and Mercedes got up!<br />
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Thursday proved to be a pretty good day after we got over the bandage issue. The hospital called and told us if it happened again to call. We got some new bandages, thanks to a special friend that came over. She first checked Walmart and Walgreens for bandages and then when that proved unsucessful, she came and watched the kids so I could run and get some. I found something that would do at CVS and was greatly relieved to have something just in case. The rest of Thursday found us getting back into a routine. It also found us getting back to fighting and arguing. Like I said, business as usual.<br />
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Here is a picture of how she spends a lot of her time. Up in a high chair, where no one can get her. Prior to this experience she didn't know what a toy is. She is quickly learning. <br />
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Friday morning Mercedes woke up with more wet bandages. The swelling on her head was still very pronounced, another reason to call the doctor. So we changed the bandages early in the morning and then called the doctor later in the morning. They told us a little bit of leaking is normal when there was still so much swelling. The swelling is a bunch of fluid pooled and it needed a place to leave the body. They said if it didn't go down then she wouldn't be able to get her stitches out, cue new worry. But other than that, they weren't all that concerned.<br />
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The next problem we ran into was also related to her bandages. The bandages we bought had a sticky plastic backing- not a good combination with a sticky cloth helmet. So the helmet tugged on her bandages when I took it off one day and that didn't make our little princess very happy or her mom. Luckily, I had a nurse close by, my sister, and we got better bandages purchased and put on and everything was good as new. Its funny though- as I was stressing about these few days while I was out getting new bandages I realized how silly it was to be stressing. Hadn't we been blanketed in prayer? Hadn't everything we needed/asked for been taken care of? Why be anxious, why be stressed? It was this moment that I resolved to not worry about this endeavor any longer. Even if an infection occured, even if we had to change bandages a million times. We were going to be OK. Again, I have all the friends, family, and strangers that were praying so feverently for us to thank for this. Friday night my sister bought us pizza and it really was a celebration. A celebration for prayers answered and in thanksgiving for how awesome our God is.<br />
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Time since has also been business as usual. We had some good friends over on Saturday. Which also saw the beginning of the helmet decorating. We bought a variety of stickers to choose from and it has been really fun to see her helmet get covered with love. Literally. By the time we are done with her helmet, I doubt there will be a single space left for another sticker. A couple of people have even brought their own stickers from home. Such a fun time! So far I can remember *most* of who the stickers represent. By the end- unless I start writing things down, I definitely won't! Again, just so thankful for all the love!<br />
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We had a service on Sunday night for my nephew/neice which passed away before he/she was able to be born. It was a beautiful service and my neices did such a good job celebrating the life of their sibling.<br />
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Monday we got back into the groove of school. Hitting all the goals I had for the day. Including having a mommy's helper come over and get my garage completely organized. Through all of these things Mercedes has just been a champion. Her smile is always quick to the surface. Someone remarked that with her smile you can hardly tell she is even wearing a helmet! I couldn't agree more. She has been a bright spot for us this past week. A source of comfort and love. We couldn't be more thankful for her. Her swelling is almost completely gone. She hasn't had to have her bandages changed again. We go this Friday to get the stitches removed. Then she will likely wear her helmet till Christmas. She only takes tylenol once or twice a day. And a vitamin once a day (if we remember!) She is about as chill as she has ever been. Like I said. Business as usual. Mercedes is happy, the kids are kids. Tim and I are great. And I am in second place in my fantasy football league. <br />
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I get home to a clean house. Did I say clean? I mean immaculate. They washed my walls and everything. Wow. It is crazy that in the past five days I have cried more tears of joy and gratitude than fear and anxiety. That is all thanks to the love and prayers and support of our family and friends, and heck, even strangers! Thank you.<br />
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To the future... Mercedes has to wear her helmet for the next six to eight weeks. We can take it off when she lays down for bed, but that is about it. They said we can have it of when she is just sitting with us in a chair, but they don't know our dogs or our kids, so we will just leave it on whenever she is awake. This just leaves us with the tricky task of decorating it so it isn't so ugly. For that we have come up with an idea. A lot of people sign casts when someone breaks an arm, we decided that we will let people "sign" her helmet with a sticker. If anyone wants to pick out a small sticker and put it on her helmet you are welcome to. We have to approve the sticker of course.We don't want anything innapropriate (for example, Nebraska stickers), unsightly (Nebraska stickers), or vulgar (Nebraska stickers), etc. We will buy a variety of stickers you can choose from, or you can bring one you have found on your own as long as it meets the above guidelines. If anyone lives far away but still wants a mark on her "cast" you can email me and tell me what you would like and we will see if we have it or feel free to send it in the mail. We are happy to receive visitors. If you are healthy and are in the area and want to come by and see Mercedes feel free. Just get in touch with me and we can make it happen. <br />
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So now we just have to manage her pain with tylenol, and give a mulitvitamin with iron for blood supply. There is still some swelling in the back of her head from spending a lot of time on her back, so we are trying to give more tummy time and holding upright to help that. She can't do any crazy playing, but other than that, she is all systems go. <br />
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I will update the <a href="http://redheadedrampage3.blogspot.com/2013/11/pictures.html" target="_blank">Pictures</a> blog one more time before too long. I may also do a few more blogs updating how things are going adjusting to home as well. No promises moving forward though. Eventually this blog will go back to being neglected or just my random thoughts. In the meantime it has been nice to have an easy way to put these crazy few days on "paper". <br />
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-49938936849450756942013-11-11T21:44:00.002-08:002013-11-12T06:08:11.046-08:00Monday, Monday, MondayI have to admit, I have been looking forward to this Monday, today, for a long time. I saw it as the day we were past all the hiccups and bumps. The day we find out about the rest of our days. As far as Mondays go, it was pretty good. Tim worked from the guest room we were staying in. I am sure that was a bit stressful, but you gotta do what you gotta do. We found out that we are in fact being discharged tomorrow. We went for X-rays. We will get those explained to us tomorrow. We never did see the way her head looked before. This will be interesting. We found out a bit of a timeline as well. They have a discharge nurse who was very helpful. We will get new dressing on her head tomorrow. She will get a helmet that will protect her new (and rather large) soft spot as well as the stitches that will remain for a couple of weeks. She will wear the helmet for about 6-8 weeks. Then we get all our medicines from the Pharmacy and then we get out of here. It is all a bit surreal. As glad as I am to get her home. As much as I am looking forward to a decent night of sleep. As crazy as I miss my kids. I am still a little nervous. Even with knowing full well that things will be ok and she will be fine, the anxiety over the unknown sure knows how to creep in! I am sure once the next 6-8 weeks goes by, we'll look back and see how passing the stress was, until then, I just have to keep reminding myself that it will be ok.<br />
As an added bonus and something going into this Monday I did not expect, VISITORS! We had three different groups of visitors come by today.. The first were cousins of mine from my home town. They were such a joy. It felt great to laugh and have some good company. The next group was a friend from the Church I went to in College and her baby boy. Man was he adorable. They were so sweet to visit. She was part of the surprise care package we received. The last was my brother, wife and two kids. Their daughter was such a great time and some more baby snuggles were just the ticket to a great and fun night. We went out to dinner, which was the second time we have left the hopsital since we got here. It was nice to get away, but it was sure hard to be gone. My sister in law understood that, all too well.<br />
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The night ended a bit different than I anticipated. There is a lot of emotion in a place like this and the magnitude kind of hit me all at once. The thing I kept repeating to myself was it is not for me to know. With so much pain and suffering around, it is hard to give thanks. But I will anyway. There is just so much to be thankful for.<br />
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<br />Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-55720427447222216742013-11-10T09:18:00.000-08:002013-11-10T09:18:14.553-08:00I spoke too soon! Dr. M. came in and determined she is doing too well to be on an intensive floor. So we are headed to the pediatric floor. I have been informed that the nurses there are a little bored right now and are looking forward to playing with a cute baby! Music to my ears! <br />
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-85128035892571036782013-11-10T05:45:00.003-08:002013-11-10T08:12:41.488-08:00Pictures!! *updated*I couldn't upload pictures when I was blogging from my tablet. I thought about going back and inserting pictures into old posts but that seemed like too much work! I will just post pictures to this blog and will update as we get more. When I get some time I will caption them as well! <br />
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In the meantime these are mostly in time order. Beginning with Wednesday night when she had her sacrament for the <a href="http://catholicism.about.com/od/beliefsteachings/p/Sac_Anointing.htm" target="_blank">Anointing of the Sick</a>. <br />
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Afterwards, taking a good friend of mine's advice- we went out to dinner to celebrate her sacrament! We went to Spaghetti works, and she slept through the whole thing! Then off to drop kiddos off at Kelly's house. </div>
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The next morning we headed to Iowa City. I was so nervous we wouldn't go through with the surgery because her cold seemed to have gotten worse on Thursday morning. Lots of rattling and even what I felt like was a fever. </div>
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Here she is getting her blood drawn. Not her favorite thing, nor ours. Daddy didn't even watch. She didn't have a fever. We visited with an anesthesiologist and we got the all clear.</div>
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This is her in the hotel room. My parents were so thoughtful and decided to be here for us the day of the surgery. They let us stay in their hotel room, which turned out to be a lifesaver since the Ronald McDonald house never became available. </div>
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We went out to dinner with Mom and Dad. Sporting her hawks. The head band is so people know she is, in fact, a girl. </div>
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Before her bath and scrub down. Happy before bed. </div>
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Creepy.</div>
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Waiting for anesthesia. I love the cute gown. </div>
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This part was more emotional than I could have ever guessed. Anyone who has been through this before knows what I am talking about. It is just something you can't really prepare for until it happens. </div>
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We let her go. Not knowing if she would come back, but trusting she was in good hands.</div>
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These are in the post op recovery room. She had just gotten morphine right before we got there so we missed her active stage. She didn't cry though, for the most part, coming out of anesthesia. At least that is what they told us. :)</div>
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We were very touched by the hat. Someone in the OR made it for her. So precious. We will always treasure it. Much better to see first thing than bandages. </div>
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Traveling to the Peds floor. The pole that held the IV was too high and it hit the frame of one of the doors chipping the paint. Mercedes has left her mark on this hospital! </div>
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ZONKED! </div>
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Who's your buddy, who's your pal?</div>
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It was a long day. I remarked that they past in slow motion. Daddy and Mercedes both got some much needed rest. </div>
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Finally she ate! See the green mask? That is the oxygen mask. She needed the "blow by" because she kept dropping her stats. Her breaths per minute was very lagged because of the morphine. Which didn't help her pulse ox. If she kept that oxygen close by though, she did great. It made for a mom watching a screen like a hawk for about 3 hours! She ate for the first time about 15 hours after her last feeding. She sucked the bottle down like a champ! </div>
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Daddy feeding his first bottle. Ever. </div>
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Sleeping peacefully 3rd day post op! More pics to come. </div>
Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-38229447498782980992013-11-10T05:19:00.001-08:002013-11-10T21:57:39.971-08:00U is for what?!Forgive me for my humor. I forget that not everyone in the world watches television and remembers silly commercials. I tried to find the commercial on youtube, but I couldn't figure out how. Some youtube genius can work on that for me... <br />
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U is <em>really</em> for Understanding:<br />
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There is a peace that passes all understanding. I feel we were gifted with that peace on Friday. Friday it was easy to pray, and easy to feel God's love and peace. We are thankful for that. <br />
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Maybe that fits U a bit better than unicorns. Or maybe it should be: always be understanding, unless you can be a unicorn, then be a unicorn? I like that. I think I will stick with it. It is hard to be understanding of other people, their situations. It is also hard to be understanding of myself and my situation. Sometimes it is a lot. But with that understanding comes more peace. Isn't life always a circle. I am working on being more understanding. <br />
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So what does the future hold. Well it looks like we might be in the PICU a bit longer. I was told this morning that Dr. M. doesn't really like to transfer patients on Sunday. Everything, as far as I am aware, is going perfectly for Mercedes. She is amazing. Her resilience and attitude is far beyond what I could have hoped for. She is doing great and really that is all that matters. Maybe we just need a bit more peace, inspiration, comfort and understanding.<br />
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-82892405516592728492013-11-09T08:58:00.000-08:002013-11-10T05:23:13.004-08:00P.I.C.U.P.I.C.U. (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)<br />
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P is for Peace. We have had an over whelming sense of peace since we arrived in the Day of Surgery waiting lounge yesterday. I am not going to lie, handing her over to the Anesthesiologist was really hard. Really hard. I don't think either of us were prepared for the emotions that went along with that. But ever since, and still, I have just felt an overwhelming sense of peace. I know as more uncertainty comes that peace may be fleeting but I will hold on to this feeling as long as possible, knowing we are constantly being lifted up in prayer and no matter what adversity comes; we can handle it.<br />
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I is for Inspired. We have had so many things to be thankful for over the past few days. In a time where I thought it would be hard to offer thanks, I have found that thanks is never far from my lips. The staff here, the people around the country praying for us, pictures, everything makes me want to shout a big loud thank you. I can't stop. Tim was so thankful he hugged the surgeon. Not sure if you have ever met a brain surgeon, but on a list of attributes and qualities "huggable" isn't probably part of their top 5. The witnesses we have seen from so many different avenues has been such an inspiration to us. You can't help but want to be better when you experience the beauty we have seen over the past few days.<br />
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C is for Comfort. Mercedes is comfortable. That is worth repeating, Mercedes is comfortable. She has had a couple of doses of morphine- one right out of surgery and then again on the PICU floor shortly after she arrived here. Other than that, she has only had tylenol. When I came in, after getting some comfortable rest myself last night, she was all smiles ready to eat and be a little sweetheart to her mom. She had a rough moment this morning, where her tylenol wore off a little early, but once she got her dose she was back to smiling, cooing and blowing bubbles. Seriously, can't beat that. Tim and I are also very comfortable. The PICU room is nice sized. We played some cribbage. We are able to get out and walk around if we need to. We have basically a hotel room here at the hospital. That was really nice to go and get some sleep and wake feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day. Even if the day started at 4am. If you know me. You know that's saying something!<br />
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U is for Unicorn, because you should always be yourself. Unless you can be a unicorn. Then you should be a unicorn.<br />
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<br />Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-24918542083076015912013-11-08T19:16:00.002-08:002013-11-08T19:17:57.847-08:00Recovering NicelySo we made it through surgery and waking up nicely. We were able to go to the OR recovery room. We missed her waking up by a few minutes and when we got there they started her on her dose of morphine. The morphine really knocked her out. She struggled with keeping her breaths per minute up, simply because she was so zonked. The nurses weren't worried but I couldn't really help but to watch her vitals. This was the story the rest of the afternoon. It felt like the first 7 hours of our day passed in slow motion. You could have told me it was 14 hours and I would have said that went by slow. <br />
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After she nursed around 4, we layed her back down and we figured out her IV slipped and she got some fluids in her foot. Not a big deal but they had to take the iv out of her foot so they only have the IV in her hand now.<br />
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She has been sleeping peacefully since about 7:00 and no beeps to alarm us. She ate 3 oz of a bottle like a champ and hasn't had any morphine since she woke up. Just tylenol around the clock now and they will give her some morphine if her pain gets out of control.<br />
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In other news, Tim and I were able to get away after she fell asleep and it sounds like the only person we missed were the people drawing her blood. I am sorry, did I say missed? Her blood levels are doing well. They have dropped a little bit since her surgery but again the nurses aren't concerned. We went for dinner at the cafe. We also got to check out our room. The Ronald McDonald House is full. But we were lucky to get into the Helen Rossi house late this afternoon. Did I say lucky? I mean blessed. Very blessed.<br />
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We have felt an outpouring of love from our family and friends and even strangers. To say it has been amazing is putting it lightly. I understand what it means to have a debt that you can't repay. Kind of like the love of Jesus on the cross Thank you all for being Christ to us in this stressful time.<br />
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*we would like to post pics but the internet here isn't conducive. We will try to add some later!Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-77639110682406773952013-11-08T09:17:00.001-08:002013-11-08T09:17:13.718-08:00CloseThe Lord is so good. We feel so enveloped in the arms of his mercy. All of your prayers and texts and outpourings of love are such a comfort. I couldn't have imagined what this experience would be like. I can't imagine going through this without the love of our friends, family and of course, our Father in heaven. We absolutley feel this love right now.<br />
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We brought her to pre op this morning and they took her back right on time, 7:15. A funny side note, the assistant to the main anesthesiologist ran past us on the skywalk on our way in, shouting good morning as she made her way past. I made a comment to Tim that the stranger was friendly. She turned out to be a member of Mercedes surgery team.<br />
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At 9:30 she had her first incision. It took two hours to get all of her lines in and get her ready for surgery, which is about what we expected. Babies are tricky. At 10:30 they let us know that they are closing her incision and she is being brought out from under the anesthesia. We are just praying that she comes out fine and we will get to see her soon. The doctor will be up soon tell us how it went.<br />
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Thanks again for all of your prayers and thoughts and love. We couldn't have gotten through this so peacefully without you. Truly, truly we are all connected in this Body of Christ.<br />
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ps. just got even more assurance of God's presence in this whole journey!<br />
prayformercedes@gmail.com. Wow. That was just about all she could say. Wow.Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-49289622473816798362013-11-07T15:31:00.001-08:002013-11-07T15:31:51.696-08:00Pre Op. All systems yellow. Proceed with Caution.We had our appointments with the Neurosurgery clinic and anesthesiology today. Poor little Mercedes didn't like being poked and prodded. I told her that today looks like a vacation compared to the next few days, so she better just get used to it! She got a pass from neurosurgery, with the caveat that anesthesiology will have to clear her as well.<br />
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Keeping a baby healthy October/November has proven to be a little difficult. A few weeks ago she had a little cold. Then her sisters and brothers got a stomach bug, which she avoided thankfully, and then we had to go to the opthamologist to make sure her clogged tear duct wasn't infected. A week before surgery everything was looking good, then Monday she came down with another cold! So we headed off to anesthesiology fully prepared to hear come back in six weeks. And we almost did. The nurse anaesthetist listened to her lungs and couldn't really tell if the rattling came from her lungs or her sinuses. We suctioned her nose and she listened again and all was clear-ish. The Anesthesiologist felt comfortable saying go ahead with the surgery, but watch to make sure she doesn't develop a cough, a fever or any thick green mucous. She said that if it were her daughter she would go ahead with the surgery, so we are. So continued prayers for Mercedes immediate health are much appreciated. Taking her out of her element and off of her naps schedule doesn't really help to keep her happy and healthy. But as we have said many times, this is in God's hands and if for some reason the surgery isn't meant to be tomorrow, we will accept that. He has yet to lead us astray!<br />
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Currently we are doing ok. We are both nervous, but again trusting everything will work out for the best. To bide his time, Tim is at the movie Ender's Game with my dad. Afterall, "This is my vacation!" Speaking of my dad, my parents came to Iowa City today for a meeting with my dad's foundation. They wanted to stay and be there for us tomorrow. Which happens to be exra awesome because we didn't get into the Ronald McDonald house today. We are on a waiting list for tomorrow, so hopefully that works, but in the meantime we are hanging out with them and will stay in their hotel about 25 minutes away. So thankful for this special blessing.<br />
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A look toward the future...<br />
Tomorrow we need to be at the hospital at 6am. They will get us checked in and ask us the same questions three times (their words, not mine!). Then they will take Mercedes away at 7:15 to get prepped for surgery. They said we might be able to go back and be with her till she is under. THEN they described the process. No thank you, I don't think I want to watch that! They will start surgery about 9:15 and update us about half way through. It is about a two hour surgery. Then she will be taken to a recovery room where we can be with her and will meet with the neurosurgeon to hear how it all went. When it is all said and done she will have the fused portion of the bone cut out and slits cut in the side of the skull to allow room for brain growth. She will also have one or two blood transfusions. We will get transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit for about a day and then moved to the pediatric floor for a few more days. The total hospital stay will be about 5 days. Obviously we will know more as time progresses, but I wanted to get you up to speed.<br />
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Tim and I are both on our cell phones and emails and are happy to receive calls, texts, emails etc. If we can answer we will, but please understand if we don't respond right away. We will get back to you when we can. Otherwise we will try to keep everyone updated with progress via the blog. It will be impossible/exhausting to call everyone so this seems to be the best way to communicate the endeavours of Little Miss Mercedes.Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-8967722317493311872013-11-07T14:55:00.000-08:002013-11-07T15:35:19.434-08:00Cranio Synowhat?Mercedes was born in July 2013. Shortly after her birth we noticed a bump on the back of her head. The doc said it was just a bruise from normal birth trauma and it should go away. Well the bruise went away but beneath it grew a large protrusion. We thought initially that blood was pooling under her skin from the bruise and the birth trauma so we wanted to get it checked out. We got a referral to a neurologist. After six weeks of waiting for that appointment (no rush there!) and a referral for a CT scan, we found out that our daughter has a condition called Cranio Synostosis at the midline suture. Basically babies are born with four plates making up their skull that are all separated from one another so as to allow the brain room to grow causing a soft spot. Mercedes midline suture is fused togther prematurely. This is evidenced by a ridge where the plates have fused, basically eliminating her soft spot and have caused her head to have the shape of a football. We (I) call her my little egg head and I think a heisman trophy pose picture is necessary.<br />
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But I digress. Surgery is necessary to remove the fused parts and allow for her brain to grow properly. Surgery is scheduled for November 8th at a prominent children's hospital in Iowa. We are very blessed to be working with one of the best surgeons and are very confident that Mercedes will be O.K.<br />
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<br />Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-36039235516658897612013-09-13T14:29:00.001-07:002013-09-14T13:23:34.126-07:00The PathI realize that this blog used to be just cutsie stories about my family and pictures. Well that didn't work too well. See: four posts in the last two years. However, lately random blog titles have been popping into my head and I figure, I have a blog, why not write down the post that goes with the title. Viola! See: four blog post in the past four months (so far with none of the titles that initially popped into my head being used!). Now I ain't promising anything, but this is working as an outlet for me right now, so we will ride that wave. I have come to realize that wanting to write a blog is not the same as wanting people to read a blog that I write. If people read what I write, bonus!<br />
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So back to the title in my head:<br />
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I have my good days and my bad days. With my good days normally lending themselves to thinking about how I felt on my bad days and my bad days lending themselves to wishing I was having a good day. I have to remember that my days aren't good days or bad days, they are just MY days. Its just that when my days are hard, I seem to think that every day is going to be hard. That this is my life. And I am just a crabby person. Who is lazy. And doesn't like children. Who is a terrible mother. And I will always be like this from this day forward, for the rest of my life, the end. On the days that go smoothly, especially if "a good day" comes after having a "bad day"(which it seemingly always does) I think, now don't you feel silly for thinking that you will never be a productive/happy/loving/good mom ever again. The trick is, I tell myself, to REMEMBER on my bad days that I did once have a good day, and I will once again have a good day.Then my bad days won't be so bad. But I am beginning to see that my days aren't divided into good days and bad days, they just are my path.<br />
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I read an obituary recently that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/06/jane-lotter_n_3708141.html" target="_blank">said</a> "...may you always remember that obstacles in the path are not obstacles, they ARE the path." <a href="http://familyfiat.blogspot.com/2010/07/growing-time.html" target="_blank">My sister</a> has said this to me a couple of times as well. This begs the question, what is the path and where is it leading. For me this answer is simple. The path is this life that I live and it is leading me to heaven and sainthood. <a href="http://patrickcoffin.net/" target="_blank">Patrick Coffman</a> from Catholic Answers has a tag line, "<a href="http://www.catholic.com/blog/matt-fradd/becoming-saints" target="_blank">Be a saint!</a> What else is there?" My good days can often fill me with pride and my bad days can often fill me with despair. So the trick I must really REMEMBER is not to just get through my bad days to get to my good days. And not just think about how awesome I am on my good days, and ponder how to avoid at all cost having a bad day. But to see each day as a part of the journey. Each day can offer something to me to help me reach my fullest potential and be the person I am supposed to be (a saint!). Whether that is joy and humility (good day) or suffering and self sacrifice. All of these qualities are good and will lend themselves well as I proceed along my path.<br />
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Oh and another thing- acceptance is key. If I can, on my bad days, just accept the fact that I am having a hard day and change my course of action I will, ultimately, be better off. If on a harder day I pull an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audible" target="_blank">audible</a>, if you will, do something different than my plan; put in a movie, splurge for ice cream or pizza (or both), I will be far better off than if I just charge ahead come what may. Because if this obstacle that I see (my bad day) is really the path, and I am really giving my life to Christ, then he planned this day for me. It is a gift just like every other day I have, so I better use it for his glory. And wishing it away, or making it something it is not does not sound like using it for his glory. Pizza however, that does sound glorious!<br />
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While it is easier to see my good days as the path and not an obstacle, that doesn't make everything that happens on a good day worthy of praise. In fact, it is often said Pride goes before the fall! Proverbs Chapter 16:18-20 "Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud. He who plans a thing will be successful; happy is he who trusts in the LORD." No wonder my good days are often followed by bad! HA! So if I can, on my good days just accept with joy the gift of the day and make my best use of it to his glory (who knows, that might mean pizza too) then maybe I will begin to see my days as just the path and not obstacles in it.<br />
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While I am sorry that I didn't post any cute pictures for your viewing pleasure, I did post plenty of links for your reading enjoyment!!Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-82459175301610878872013-08-22T14:17:00.001-07:002013-08-22T14:32:48.164-07:00Vacation at the Amana ColoniesAbout the middle of April we found a groupon for hotel stay at a waterpark in the Amana Colonies. Originally we booked it thinking we may go with some of my siblings or parents. However, as the events unfolded, we were the only ones to purchase this groupon and it appeared we would be going solo. As much as we love my family and would have been happy to have them there, we started to get excited about having our own little family vacation. We were about a month out from my due date, expecting our fifth, so a little time away for some R & R was just what the doctor ordered! <br />
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We left on a Saturday morning for Williamsburg, about an hour and a half away. The trip was uneventful. We felt very blessed to be starting off on this little family adventure. Even though it was only a hundred miles away we were about to disconnect for about four days and the thought was very exciting! <br />
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We couldn't check into our Hotel until 4pm, so we decided to visit the <a href="http://amanacolonies.com/" target="_blank">Amana Colonies</a> first. We bought tickets that let our whole family into four museums for only $14. There are about seven villiages on a 17 mile loop, and we were able to hit all of them on this first day. Spending time in two free Museums, and three of the ones that we paid to get in. It was a long day but we had a great time learning about this unique history in Iowa. We went back for one more day, hitting the rest of the museums and seeing the sights. If you have never been the the Amana Colonies, I do recommend it. It was fun and the kids have already asked to go back!<br />
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We stayed in the Wasserbahn Water Park Resort and the kids were impressed. They couldn't get enough of the swimming, except for the fact that the water was freezing! This was pretty much how we spent our vacation. Going to the Amana Colonies and swimming. We were also very close to Iowa City so we took a walk down memory lane seeing Mommy's old college and dorm. We walked around Kinnick. Justice was insistent that Nana and Papa B. were in the stadium, which was pretty funny! <br />
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All in all, it was a great vacation and we had a wonderful time! Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-53083753930747199952013-08-22T13:55:00.000-07:002013-08-22T14:27:06.232-07:00Expectation: The Greatest Killer of JoySometimes life gets a little out of control. I get that. It has been out of control at my house for several years. Yep, you read that right, several. That means many. Exactly how many, well I am not quite sure- see the part about being out of control. Working pretty much full time for friends and family while at the same time housekeeping and homeschooling really made my life just crazy . If you know anything about me, you know I like to be in control, to have it all together. So yes, I was very stressed and had become a bit of what I like to call "monster mommy". So after eliminating everything except the homeschooling and housekeeping I figured out something interesting... I was still stressed and my life still felt out of control and I was still monster mommy. I actually asked Tim if I could hire a maid. You can about imagine his response. "Really?!?!" Or something to that effect. After I stewed about how insensitive to my needs he was, I realized he was right. There really wasn't anything more I could eliminate. That eliminating things wasn't the solution. It hadn't helped and it wasn't going to help. I could take away everything but until I just surrendered to my situation I was still going to find something to be stressed about. <br />
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So in the past few months I have realized that I am stressed mainly because of two things. My kids aren't perfect. I am not perfect. And instead of continuing to expect perfection out of them and me, I realized I just need to change my expectations. Afterall, expectation is the greatest killer of joy! With the changing of my expectations I have realized two things. I am not nearly as stressed and I am no longer monster mommy. My kids are still not perfect, but they aren't monsters either. Just because I don't expect perfection doesn't mean we aren't striving toward being the best people we can possibly be. <br />
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It has been refreshing not living life constantly stressed and always a moment away from break down. I am so thankful for friends and family that have helped me through some tough times over the past few years. As we look to embark on a new year, I really don't know what the future will hold. I do know that I will curb my expectations and be thankful for this life God has gifted me. To quote a recent blog post I read- it doesn't get any better than this! You can keep the expectations, I will take the JOY!!!!<br />
<br />Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-35333508675495551762013-05-15T10:20:00.001-07:002013-05-16T07:16:55.050-07:00Homeschool Tumbling RecitalEvery year for the past four years our children have participated in the recital for Homeschool Tumbling. An organization which has been around for the past 20 years in our area. Our kids go once a week, during the school year, to practice their tumbling skills. At the end of the year there is a recital and each class does a routine. This year, Peyton and Ronni were in a class togethr, and Felicity was in her own class. On top of that Peyton was selected to be in another performance of all boys. So our children were in three routines, as well as nieces and close friends who participated as well! It was such a fun recital and each year just promises to be more and more exciting. <br />
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This event sure does make for an "exciting" April (read busy), with classes Tuesdays and Thursdays to practice their regular routine, and then an extra practice on Wednesday for Peyton's special. Busy or not, we are so blessed to be able to participate in this program.<br />
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This year the theme for the recital was Our Town.</div>
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This is our kids the evening after the first performance- they were so nervous they didn't eat before hand so they came home and ate their dinner at 10:30 at night!
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Felicity, the youngest redhead, getting her hair fixed before the performance. She is a Chef. <br />
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Peyton, the only boy, is Diner in the first pictures, and then his special, Highway Patrol. Yep he got the badge and the hat, not the gun or handcuffs though. While I think this is a smart decision, he was a little bummed.
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Veronica, the oldest redhead girl, is also in the diner performance with Peyton. </div>
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Normally it is so easy to pick my kids out of the routine, the red hair you know. Not so easy this year with the hats! </div>
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Peyton is the boy in the very front. Rockin his headstand. His dad is so proud. </div>
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Justice was not to be outdone... Here he is at Nana and Papa Burke's the second night of the show. He got a sleepover with his cousin Jon. We were very thankful for that!</div>
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Timothy- the oldest child in our family (totally kidding :) even got in on the fun. He was a Newsie. <br />
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Tim impressing the audience with his awesome headstand! </div>
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You may notice the bearded man he is holding up in the sugar bowl, that is our very own Uncle Matt! </div>
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Hey! Down in front! Tim is on the left hand side, and Matt is on the right.</div>
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Bethany in her "special", Ice Cream Shop.</div>
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Bethany winning one of the Student of the year prizes.</div>
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Leah is the lady bug on the far right, look at that air! Great Job, Leah! </div>
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All of the cousins with Nana and Papa B! Thanks for coming! </div>
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Our good friends! Tumbling just wouldn't be the same without them for OH so many reasons!!! So glad to share this night with them! </div>
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Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-26271665645233114682013-05-14T12:57:00.000-07:002013-05-14T12:57:39.245-07:00Blogging As time has proven, I am not a blogger. That doesn't mean I don't think about this blog every once and a while. While I am sure no one even reads it anymore. I still think it may be fun to post on here every once in a while. So a Recap of our life over the last year and a half... yeah right. There is not much hope of going backward- forward is the direction that suits me best. The important thing is that we are all healthy, lovin life and doing just fine. It wouldn't be the rampage if there wasn't some added excitement here and there, but we are making it just fine! Who knows what the future holds. Hopefully more than one blog post for the next year and half but one just can't promise!
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If you have ever been to our old house you know how we feel about walls. We recognized both of these things from the very start but herein lies the dilema. We can only really take on one project at a time, so which one? Over the last few months we have had the privelage of people coming over, some for just a few hours some for a few days! During this time we have been keeping track of what remodel would be the best one to do first, the kitchen or the bathroom. When a kid runs in from outside, in desperate need for a bathroom only to find a "NO VACANCY" sign we would give a point to the bathroom. When I would be in the kitchen cooking for the masses and run out of space for the food we would chalk another point up for the kitchen. Not to mention that I would be missing the terribly interesting conversation going on between the occupants of the living room- add another point! Then that same night someone would be brushing their teeth while another is waiting (albeit patiently) for a shower we would have to dole out another point for the bathroom. And on and on we would go about giving points here or there. <br />Ultimately, after all is said and done we had to make that really hard decision... I am happy to report that the kitchen won! It was actually pretty easy. My mom called one day and said that it had occured to her that she hadn't informed me of their thanksgiving plans. My aunt sue from Colorado and her husband were going to be in town and so we are going to get together, oh and by the way it is at your house. Was basically how the conversation went! As soon as I heard that news the decision was made... let's knock a wall! <br />My incredibly talented father came over the beginning of November and designed this awesome new kitchen for us. We had spent some time thinking about what we would do. Cut this wall down, add in a couple of cabinets, in an L shape and of course a bar. Sure it would eat into a lot of our walking space in our kitchen, kind of making it more galley-like, but who cares! The extra cabinet and countertop space would be worth it, right? The bar would protrude well into the dining room, but you can always just squeeze through, right? Well then mom and dad came in and blew our socks off with a completely new idea and I have to say, we are thrilled with the results so far! Of course, a remodel isn't excactly the best time in the world to misplace a camera so we don't have a whole lot of pictures of the process. But what we do have I will post on facebook when it is all said and done. <br />None of this would be possible without the amazing talents of my father and his incredibly patient wife. So thanks again Mom and Dad!Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-1070888633472084022011-09-24T11:01:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:06:13.112-07:00Ready or NotLife has resumed, ready or not. The kids have settled into a routine here. Like I mentioned in a previous post, there are a TON of children in this neighborhood. Not a day has gone by that the kids haven't spent time outside playing with the neighbor children. They are all great kids so this new habit is sitting very well with me. I used to have to force my children to play outside! Now I have to beg them to come in. It has proved to be a useful tool to get the basement cleaned each evenig as well! <br />Work is work for both Tim and I. It will be nice when both of us settle into a routine as far as work goes. Between my three jobs it really feels like I am working full time. This is nice, for obvious reasons, we have some pretty ambitious goals, but figuring out how to keep the house clean and the clothes cleaned and kids cleaned has been a bit of a challenge. We are working on this... <br /><br />School has started, ready or not. So far we are... surviving. I have a lot of ideas of how to run "my school". I look forward to the day that all of these ideas are put into practice and I can say we are thriving. That day is not today. We are still doing okay. Like I said, we are surviving. The kids have their different strong suits, and it has been really interesting seeing how they differ. They both love it when we do art, nature walks and singing, however Peyton is going to be a little reader where Veronica would much rather do ten math lessons in place of one reading lesson. She is just not motivated in that area. But her penmanship is excellent, where getting peyton to write a straight line is a struggle. Like I said, they are two very different kids, and I am thankful for the opportunity to get to know them this intimately. Now not wanting to bop their heads together when they are challenging me that is another story... (don't worry thus far their heads are bop free!)<br /><br />Church responsibilities are abounding, ready or not. It never really felt like they took a break so this isn't all that different. The part that is new is that the children have started their classes again. When I told the kids that we were going to be going to "church school" the first day the results were a little unexpected. They literally got up from their chairs, started jumping up and down, hugging each other and screaming. I was ecstatic to see this response, to say the least.<br />I am teaching again this year, 3 different sessions, which is a bit much. I really enjoy sharing this time with the children though, so whatever hardship three sessions may be it is made up for by the children and joy I receive from them. I am also very involved with the Respect Life Group both at our church and in the diocese. This is definitely where my passion lies and I am excited to be a part of this life saving movement. <br />Tim is Grand Knight at our parish, and the responsibilities this includes are many. WAY more than when he was just deputy. I am not sure he was expecting this, but I think he is handling his new role admirably. In just a couple of weeks he will be going through his Fourth Degree, the highest level as a Knight of Columbus. He just bought his tux and is very excited for this ceremony. I am delighted for him. Between all of these activities we have meetings or sessions nearly every night. This makes for a busy schedule, but ulitmately we are glad to offer this to our Lord.<br />Children are growing fast, ready or not. Veronica will be seven in just one short week, Felicity will be three. These girls are getting so big, so fast. Felicity is close to being potty trained, and in light of three other children, a move and working full time, I am pleased with this development. Sure the other ones were done with diapers (even overnight) by the time they were three or there abouts, but life changes and so do our expectations. The fact that she is even a little bit potty trained is a source of happiness for me! Her language has also grown leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. I am sure there are only a precious few that understand what she is saying, but at least she is talking! As for Veronica it seems sometimes that she is a grownup in a seven year old's body. She is so helpful with Justice and around the house. The things she says and the way she acts makes me want to just stop time and keep her like this forever. Other times she acts like a 5 year old in a seven year old's body and I am reminded that she is indeed seven and I look forward to her growing up. Peyton and Justice are doing great right now too. Peyton is a typical five year old. Whatever that means. Justice is a sweet baby, he is teething right now, so it is really important for us to remember he is a sweet baby.<br /><br />Well ready or not, life goes on. And as you can tell, there is a lot going on right now. We continue to count our blessings and just know that this (craziness) too shall pass. Either that or we will adapt and crazy will become our new normal. Whatever the case may be, right now is our time to thrive, ready or not.Redheaded Rampagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833073674376164335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271482739480886958.post-53546360558737253602011-08-18T11:48:00.000-07:002011-08-18T13:15:09.620-07:00My kids are a bit wild today!So after one month of being homeless we finally have a home. We closed on our new house on July 29th. Justice's half birthday. When I think of it this way I can do nothing but be amazed at the greatness of God. I had no idea, when Justice was born that our life would go the way it has. We owe a lot to my dad for even making that crazy, hairbrained suggestion that we try to qualify for a mortgage while still having a mortgage! Who knew that we would even qualify for anything let alone enough to purchase this home. Who knew that finding great renters would just fall into place the way it did. Obviously God did, and after all this time I don't know why it still amazes me, but it does.
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<br />So what is life like now you ask? Well much the same it has been for the last couple of months. In fact, one day recently, we still lived at my parents house, Veronica was playing mom, her children were Jon (my nephew), Felicity, and Peyton, she was trying to get them to do something and finally she threw herself into a chair, looked at me and said "my kids are a bit wild today." I told her I knew the feeling! In fact it pretty much sums up my life to this point.
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<br />So the house: We purchased a split foyer home in North West Ankeny. It has three bedrooms one bathroom upstairs, and one bedroom and one bathroom that needs remodeling downstairs. When I say needs remodeling that includes needing a sink and toilet, shower and a floor because presently there is not any of those things.
<br />There is a fresh coat of paint throughout the house as well as new carpet. We have a fenced in backyard, which has been really nice for the dogs (excluding the times the dogs figured out how to get out!) and a really weird three tier deck that I am starting to get used to. We have a formal dining room and living room. The kitchen is an eat-in kitchen that we will eventually tear a wall down and put in a bar to open it up and add more cabinet/countertop space.
<br />The bedrooms are all pretty good sized. For the first time the kids have room to play in their bedrooms so each of them have a few toys that they get to keep in there. This has worked out pretty nicely. The master bedroom is also huge!! We actually have a rocking chair in our room.
<br />There is a pretty big playroom in the basement which is also nice for the kids. Also in the basement is another living space, where we have a love seat and four chairs, as well as a game table and our desk. It is pretty big!
<br />As for the neighborhood- I feel like we moved to a small town. We have great neighbors, all very friendly. Everyone knows everyone, we have already had a block party and it has become pretty evident that 4 children in a family is by no means a large family on this block. There are sooooo many kids! It was a bit of an adjustment the first week we lived here. Little kids rang the doorbell what felt like constantly asking if the kids could come out and play. Just about the time when our kids were going to bed, the rest of the neighborhood really started hopping. We have worked on boundaries with the kids and I am sure it will all settle down as the school year progresses!
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<br />All in all we are pretty excited about the house. We have had to do a few repairs, but nothing too hard for us (Tim) to do, and not too expensive. We have a lot of other projects we want to do but nothing pressing. As each day goes by it starts feeling more and more like home. I can feel the "wild" is starting to subside just a bit. We are getting settled into the house and neighborhood and we are close to starting school again. Whatever normal is is starting to return. Until that day actually arrives you will just have to excuse me because my kids are a bit wild today!
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