I knew it would happen, and today it did

For a few months now I have felt that the truck was going to die any day. I just knew that it was going to happen by the end of the year. It has been having problems and we havent been able to do anything about it financially.

The last 2 months I have been applying for jobs, knowing that we would need money because the truck was going to die, or "explode" as I would tell Brad.

Well today, we left my parents' house and I had a thought "the truck is going to explode". I kid you not, 2 minutes later the truck "exploded". It was chugging, making crazy noises, jerking and then a bang in the back and we couldnt do anything. We were a few miles outside of Tetonia and my brother was with us. My parents came and the kiddos and I rode in their car, following Brad very slowly home.

We are grateful to be home safe and sound. I am extremely grateful that I wasnt driving and alone with the kids, as this is how i envisioned it happening.

So with the truck out of commision, Boise State and BYU losing, it has been a very adventurous 2 days.

Just another day in Paradise

Playing Catchup

I havent been as dutiful with blogging and there are things I have missed. Here are pictures of when Hunter was able to go bowling with Papa Steve and Memaw. He got all his marbles in the cup!

Here are pictures of Gookies first haircut!! Beth cut off that awful long stand of hair in the back that made her have a mullet, a true Idahoan!

And some other pics of the kiddos.

Frigid

I think that word best captures the weather yesterday. We had a blizzard and all the roads were closed. It was so windy. Last night Brad and I were able to go to Harry Potter (could have sat for another 3 hours it was so amazing). I was soooo cold! It was in the negatives with the wind chill! In our kitchen our window has ice on the INSIDE. Yet we are warm and toasty.

This morning I took Hunter to preschool and it was 10 degrees but we dont have any wind so it is much warmer than yesterday. Pretty crazy that 10 degrees is "warm" compared to yesterday.

Gookie's Appointment

So on Monday Gookie went to the neurologist in Idaho Falls. We were late, the weather was bad and we saw atleast 5 cars that has slid off the road. Brad helped one lady out of a drift, what a man! ANywho

The Doctor was a wack job and we will NEVER see him again. He was strange and weird and walked out without a word to us to answer his cell phone, didnt ever make eye contact with us and when he was done just walked out of the room and Brad and I looked at eachother and said "uh, do we leave now?" Gookie will get an EEG to see if she is having seizures and then if so, we will definitely go to another neurologist. Brad and I both walked away feeling sick to our stomachs after seeing this guy, feeling unsettled I guess. We did not like his "bedside manner" I guess you can say.

So really, I wont know anything until the EEG and the hospital is supposed to call me and schedule that.

Hunter's Directions

I was just writing on a note pad directions for my mom on how to get around Idaho Falls, where Winco was in relation to the Mall etc. "You can turn on this exit and it will take you to WINCO and then if you go down farther to 17th st....."

Hunter got his own notepad and a crayon and was drawing and said his own directions. here they are " You sliiiiiiide down someone's back and POP!!! the popcorn and go down the mountain then up the mountain and that takes you to Grandpa Landon's!"

My Daughter the pirate

Today was Gookie's eye appointment. My parents came early today to watch Hunter for me while I took Gookie. I am SOO thankful they did as we were there for 2 hours. grammie and papa took Hunter to wal mart and to McDonalds where he played and played the whole time.

Meanwhile we get to the dr office and they didnt have Gookie on the schedule at all. The sitting room was packed and I had to sit on the floor. Thankfully they had some great toys and Brooke handled that hour really well.

The hardest part was waiting in the room but the front desk had some candy and i went out and grabbed some and the pacified her. Until she ran out, so the door stopper was her next source of entertainment and I let her go to town. The Doctor was in the next room and that was Gookie's not so settle way of telling him to hurry up, and he did.

Yes she definitely has a lazy eye and her brain is telling it to not be used as much. He checked her out real well and i totally trusted him and like him. For now, she will wear an eye patch on her good eye for 4 hrs a day for 2 weeks to strengthen the muscles in her bad eye. Dont really know how the patch will stay on as i know she will rip it off, but i will be diligent as i dont want her to have a crazy eye!!

Also i talked to him about my suspicions of mini seizures and what she does and how both eyes look totally dead and i cant snap her out of it. he said it sounded exactly like these mini seizures (he had a medical term for them) and that that would contribute to a lack of visual development. So i am glad that we are going to the Neurologist next week.

For now, Gookie will walk around with an eye patch and will call her our pirate.