BUBBA'S SURGERY

(11/1) Bubba has had a growth on him for quite a while.  We had it tested when it was small and it came back ok so we left it alone.  But it kept getting bigger and bigger and we couldn't ignore it anymore.  We took him in and had it tested along with another smaller growth.  Both came back positive for cancer :(  So we decided to have the growth removed, even though it would cost an arm and a leg.  Here is Bubba pre-op.  He had no idea what he was about to go through!

And here is is after surgery.  I expected him to be mellow with pain but he was still his happy crazy self with a bunch of long painful stitches on his leg and side.  He was crazy... jumping around the vets office and so excited to see me when I picked him up!  If I had stitches like that I would be insisting to be brought to the car on a stretcher!! :)

Once he got home he was definitely in pain but happy to be home.  He was all drugged up and would just stand there and look sad!

The vet called later to let us know they got clear margins... so they feel that they got all of the cancer!  So glad we can have Bubba with us longer!  Now the kids lovingly call him the cancer dog.  And because he is a "cancer dog" he should be able to do whatever he wants... lay on beds and eat people food... um no!

SNOW PLAY DAY!!

(1/3) We headed up to Williams to play in the snow with David and Betsy and their family, Marvin and Sarah and their girls, Nathan and Tarin and their kids, and Jeremy and Kali.  It was the perfect day! 

The kids were nice and worn out...

Poor Madison had to miss out on the fun :( She was super sick!!

ROBERT'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

(June 1st) Just had to snap a picture of Robert on his way to his first day of school at Midwestern College of Pharmacy!! :)  It has been a crazy road to get here but I am so proud of this guy!  He is excited, but he is so funny... he is bummed that he can no longer wear comfy scrubs to work.  He now has to dress like a pharmacist in shirt and tie and white coat.  He wore a shirt and tie for 10 years at Target so the scrubs were a nice break for him :)  Now here is what some of our conversation is before bed as I quiz him... 

Me: Flonase.  

Robert: fluticasone propionate.  

Me: Proventil.  

Robert: Albuterol Sulfate.  

Me: Singulair.  

Robert: Montelukast Sodium

Very exciting. : /  It wears me out thinking of all of the meds he is going to have to memorize.  Good luck Robert!!  Only 1101 days left until your Pharm. D.! :)

* Remember that stomach bug that we all got at the time of our camping trip on my last post?  Well, Robert got it on his first day of school.  Luckily it didn't set in until the drive home but he came home super sick all night and had to drag himself back to school the next day :(  Sydni got it that night as well.  Yuck.  Madison was the only one that didn't get it.

HAPPY CAMPERS... SORTA

(May 29-31) We decided to take one last hurrah before Robert started school.  We decided to go camping near Payson over the Memorial Day weekend.  On Friday Garrett got sick and threw up... awesome.  We we weren't sure if it was just something that didn't sit well with him or a contagious stomach bug.  We found out the next day, on Saturday when I got super sick.  Ugh.  I was so sick that I couldn't get out of bed and had to cancel plans with a friend in town from Utah.  I don't get to see her that often so I was pretty bummed. :(  I was worthless in getting everything packed up and ready for our camping trip.  Poor Robert did pretty much everything.  I didn't even want to go... but Sunday morning forced myself to go.  Robert's brother David and his son came too to spend one night with us.

The morning of Sydni's birthday!  She requested french toast for breakfast...

Going for a ride on the back of the van...

We went fishing...

While fishing Garrett and Carson started to feel really sick :(

Sydni had fun fishing with her daddy...

On the way home from fishing we decided to take a scenic drive.  Both boys were still moaning and groaning that they didn't feel good.  We were almost back to our campsite when Carson threw up... luckily not in the car!  Garrett was complaining of a really bad headache so I gave him some Motrin and he crashed.  This was at about 3pm.  We woke him up for dinner, he took one bite of food and went back to bed and didn't wake up until the next day :(

Sydni was excited to open some birthday presents...

She loved her new tea set!  Carson had perked up enough to have a tea party with her in the tent...

While Robert and I made dinner, Garrett slept, Carson laid around and Sydni played Angry Birds on Robert's phone...

For dinner we had steak with onions and mushrooms, corn on the cob and watermelon.  It was good, but I was wishing I felt better so I could really enjoy it :(

Our camp site...

Roasting marshmallows...

By the time we came home we were all feeling mostly better.  It was nice to come home and get cleaned up.  Sydni came home to another birthday present... a new table and chairs set so she can have lots of tea parties...