What do you get???

What do you get when you put a sprained ankle with a pool that needs to be opened...  One over tired swollen sore ankle...  It's as big as an Elephant :{

I don't want to smell monkey butt!!!

This morning I took my three year old in for out patient surgery.  She needed some work done on several teeth, and the dentist felt it would be less traumatic for her if we did it as a surgery instead of several visits to the office.  Having gone through this just two years ago with Savannah, I agreed...

Today we were suppose to be at the out patient surgery center by 6:30 am.  Here procedure was suppose to be at 8:15 and they need time to check them in and all.  I was surprised at the amount of traffic on Powers at 6:15 this morning.  I guess it has been a while since I drove around that early in the morning...


Another self portrait



We got down to the center and signed in by 6:37, and then we got to sit and wait... And wait... And wait some more.  They did take the 5 minutes to "check" us in, give me a bracelet and Catalina a anklet, but mostly we just waited...

At about 7:50 they finally took us back to pre-op.  And there we go to sign a couple more papers, and wait...  And wait...  And wait some more...

Through all of this time Catalina has been a happy little girl.  She knew we were there for them to work on her teeth.  But she didn't seem all to worried.  In fact there was a brief thought that maybe she would have been OK doing the whole thing with out the surgery aspect of it...

Then her dentist showed up.  I really like her dentist.  She is great at explaining things to little kids.  OK she doesn't tell them all the things she is doing, but she really talks well to the kids and makes them feel calm...  Usually.

Today didn't go as well.  Dr. Mani was explaining to Catalina that they would take her back and put a little mask on her face like an airline pilot.  She then went on to tell Catalina that sometimes the mask smells like Monkey Butt and that we don't like that smell, so she would need to blow the smell away, like blowing out candles.  And when she woke up after everything she would get a Popsicles...

Catalina practised blowing with Dr. Mani and seem OK with everything.  Dr. Mani then left to go and check on things.  And that is when Cat lost it...  I could see the tears coming, and it only took me asking what was wrong for Catalina to start sobbing.  I picked her and tried to calm her down.  Pre-op is right next to post-op, and there were several people resting in post-op already.  Not really sure why they don't have a pre-op/post-op just for kids...  Maybe in a room were doors close...  I would think it would be a big hit for those trying to rest...

Anyways...  Catalina is now sitting on my lap crying loudly.  And I asked her what was wrong, was she scared, why was she crying.  Her answer was... "I don't want to smell monkey butts"!

Her nurse at this point decided to go with the option for versed and Motrin to help Catalina relax before surgery.  I asked Cat if she wanted some medicine, and of course she did.  I then took her to the bathroom, because the nurse didn't want Catalina to be up walking much after 15 minutes from the time she took the medicine...

When we came back there was another nurse there to help with Catalina.  She asked if Cat ha picked what smell she wanted for her mask.  I didn't think she had, and so the nice nurse told Catalina that she could have Cotton Candy, Strawberry, or Root Beer...  Catalina picked strawberry...

The nurse left to go take care of the mask and then we got to wait...  And wait...  And wait...

At this point it was about 8:10am...  The medicine they gave to Catalina was starting to make her a little tired.  At this point Catalina asked me... "What were the choices again for me... I know strawberry and soda, but I don't remember the other..."  I told her that it was Cotton candy, and she said...  :Oh, 'cause I thought it was monkey butt..."

It wasn't much longer before I met the anesthesiologist and then I was caring her back to the OR.  They put her "non-monkey butt" mask on her and with in a minute she was a sleep.  At this point the nurse lead me back out to the front and I got to wait...  And wait...  And wait!

I was starving, because I forgot to bring something to eat, but I was also to scarred to run out and grab something (even though Dr. Mani said it could be up to two hours).  I was worried that I would leave and something would have gone wrong or something and they would come out to find me and I wouldn't be there.  I didn't even dare run to the car to get a dollar so I could get a soda...

After waiting what seemed like forever, but really was just over an hour and a half, a nurse came and got me.  Catalina was awake and MAD!!!  She was not to happy about things and she wanted to go home (they had warned me that kids often woke up mad).  I tried to calm her down/wrestle with her.  She kept trying to pull out her IV (in her foot), and take the sensors off.  Finally we got her to calm down some with offering her some water...

They moved Cat so that she was sitting on my lap, and they got her a movie to watch.  And after several BIG drinks of water, and even bigger burps, Catalina went to sleep.  I sat and watched Toy Story for about a half an hour while Catalina slept on me.  She woke up when the nurse took her IV out, and we went home...

We were only about five minutes down the road when Catalina remembered and said... "I didn't get my Popsicles!!!"

Something I haven't done in a LONG time...

I finally put my application in the mail to go back to College...  I haven't applied for college in almost 19 years!  Wow that makes me feel old :{

I decided back at the beginning of the year that this was the year for me to go back to school...  When I graduated from Ricks oh so many years ago I could only get an associates and a degree in Paramedicine...  However I had gone to Ricks for 4 years, and I had over 136 credit hours.  But there was nothing I could do back then, except go to another school.  And at that time I was kind of thinking I would take a year or two off from school and work a little as a paramedic before I went on to finish my bachelors degree...  Then I meet Josh...  And earlier this week we celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary, and later this year my oldest out of my 6 kids, will turn 12.  So needless to say I have been busy, and haven't really thought about going to school (OK I did briefly back after Brooklyn was born, but then I changed my mind).  I got to thinking last fall though, and with Savannah and Catalina both in preschool and Myra still needing naps (I hope she needs naps for a LONG time), I will have some free time to do school work...  At least that's my hope!

I have spent the last 4 months filling out my application and getting the interviews done that I had to to apply for college...  Really I had the whole application filled out with in a day or two after I got it (Thanks again Erin for all your help with that).  Then I "forgot" to call and make the two appointments for my Bishop's interview and Stake President's interview...  But I finally did those too...  And then I just didn't mail it in...  Not really sure why, it just didn't get put in the mail...  But I finally did it!  I finally put it in the mail yesterday!  Now I just have to wait and see if I get in... 

 

In case you are wondering I am applying to do online classes through BYU-I (Ricks).  And the degree???  Which ever is fastest for me to get :)

What is this???

What do you think this is a picture of???  And just for a heads up, I took the picture, not Catalina!

It was already starting to fade!
Ben had traced over it to
make it look darker.

It is Ron the "horn man's" signature...  On my nine year old's arm!  He is in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the most horns or something.

He preformed this afternoon at my kids school, and Ben did not have anything for him to sign so he had him sign his arm...  He then proceeded to tell me that he was NEVER going to was that part of his arm again...  Yeah right!  Like I will let that happen...

From the eye's of a three year old...



Catalina didn't take this picture
But I had to include it...
This is why it is so hard to be
mad for very long with her :)

I was going to post about Catalina being unable to hear...  Sometimes I wonder if it is her, or that I just speak on some unhearable level, because there are many times when it seems like NONE of my kids can hear me...  But especially Catalina...



My guess is Savannah...

But as I was down loading pictures from my camera to the computer I discovered that Catalina had been taking pictures again...  So tonight I will give you some of my favorite pictures...  Some of them might also be from Savannah, although she said she only took one... or two :)

Pretending to be annoyed...

Hands, hands

Popcorn

Not sure that is homework

Whose hair?

Smile!

Proof that Savannah
took at least one :)

Catalina, my little artist!

I do, I do, I do do do do do do do do!!!

13 years ago today I married my sweet heart. It's hard to believe that it has been 13 years...  It was such a perfect day.  We were blessed with lots of friends and family at our wedding and reception.  In fact our reception went about two hours longer than we planned... because their were so many people waiting in our reception line...

Today I was able to spend the day with Josh...  It was a nice relaxing day (since it still hurts to walk).  We watched the three pirate movies...  And just spent time together.  Thank you Josh for 13 wonderful years!!!

What were you doing...

What were you doing tonight 13 years ago???  I was eating ice cream about this time 13 years ago...  It was the night before Josh and I got married.  Josh and I spent most of the evening decorating the gym for our wedding reception.  We had some family members and some of my friends from the singles ward helping us set everything up.  Two of Josh's good friends were in town for our wedding, and I am sure they were a little disappointed that Josh was at the church helping me decorate, instead of with them for their "night on the town".  I really appreciate that Josh was their to help me that night...  He has always been so good to me!

After we finished setting everything up for the reception my friends took me out for ice cream.  We went down town to "Michel's".  It was a great last night with my friends.

I then came home and worked on packing my stuff from my room at my parents house...  I've always been a procrastinator...  Plus I was to nervous to sleep.  I think I was up until 2 or 3, only to get up at 5 to shower and do my hair.  We had to leave for Denver by 7:30...