Merry Christmas!

I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas..We did and we enjoyed visiting with family. It was fun to skype with our Virginia and and Texas kids. We were able to see what they got for Christmas. We had a special visit with Nurse Ally. She was Jonahs favorite nurse. It was really good to see and visit with her. I forgot the camera at the parties so I will have to get pics from my kids.

Hope everyone has a happy and prosperous New Year!

Christmas village

The first picture is last years new addition that didn't get put up. It is a Bait and Tackle shop. Then the next one is this years addition it is called Papa's Restaurant. Then it is the south wall then the east wall then the overall village. Notice that none of the village is down in the hole that is where the nativity is.

Good start!!

We made a pretty big dent in the pile of boxes that are stacked in the garage. We have done about 5 loads of laundry today of towels and sheets and blankets that have been in a storage unit for the past 14 months. Since I don't have a camera with me sorry there are no pics. But they got a Dr. for Jonah today and we go see him on Thursday. Then all the specialists appointment will have to be made.

Now on news from home. Chris called today and there is a lay of at ATK on Tuesday the 5 of October. He was informed that he was being broke back to an electrician that they were reducing management. At least he will still have a job, but it comes with a $3700 pay cut. I think he will start looking for a job somewhere else because there is going to another lay off in January. But that shoould give him time to get his general contractors license. Then he will be more marketable. So we will see what the Lord has in store for us.

We are all well in Virginia.

Virginia here we come.

I guess that it is about time that I posted something on my blog. It has been for ever. But nothing really goes on in my life that is exciting.

Tanya, Jonah and I fly out on Delta tomorrow morning at 8:25. But we first have one more hoop to jump through to get this all done. Then I will Fly home eight days later on southwest. It will be fun. Their on base house is in Virginia Beach. So they are really close to the ocean. We might get a little sight seeing in but our goal is to get everything that the moving company unloaded unpacked. Dave has been making do with the basic essentials that he has unpacked. Jonahs oxygen equipment and suction machine is already there. Jonah understands what is going on he is excited to see his daddy again. But today he has asked for nurse Ally twice, once to sing I am going on a picnic, and once to do his hair, because his mom forgot to do it after he got out of the tub.

will try to post more often while I am away.

Our New Brother Tyson and his wife Brittney!

Unexpected house guests!

At 5:45 this evening I received a phone call from a neighbor, to see if I ran a bum lamb adoption agency. I told him that I would take them. But I first had to run into town to get some lamb milk. So I ran to IFA and got there 3 minutes before they closed.

Then I went and met my new babies. Not knowing a lot about the situation that they were born in. Come to find out they are a set or triplets, two boys and a girl. But Kevin was giving one of the little boys to someone at work. But he needed someone to take the other two.
The mom has Blue bag, (basically mastitis), on both sides. So she will never have milk for these little guys.
A
fter seeing them and knowing that they had never drank I was sure hoping that I had a few vials of colostrum at home in the closet. The little boy (his name is Hansel) was very weak and had a hard time standing. The little girl ( her name is Gretel) was doing fairly well. Ater getting them home and cleaning everything off the floor in my wash room. I started trying to get these little ones to eat. Gretel took right to sucking a bottle. She drank 2 ounces like it was nothing. Hansel is a different story. I had to really work to get 1 ounce of milk down Hansel. Then I went to look in the cupboard with all my lamb supplies in. And was excited to find to doses of colostrum. I was able to get 15 cc of colostrum down each of them. Then after running a few errands and trying little Maddy's dress on her, I came home and Hansel was standing. Then Hansel drank an ounces out of a baby bottle, and Gretel drank 3 ounces out of a lamb bottle. I will feed them again at 11 tonight, my goal is to have each of them drinking 2-3 ounces at each feeding.
Tomorrow I will have to go and buy some plain yogurt to put in their bottles.

Wedding is coming together.

I have made progress on the wedding. I now have all of my clothes except a new pair of nylons. I may need to pick up a necklace of some kind.

I have got all 5 little boys vests and ties done. So they are ready. I have started Maddy's dress. Britt thinks that she needs a red sash to wear on her dress at the reception. It is started, but I need Britt to try it on so that I know long to make it. Then I think all that is left is her veil. I can get it cut out while my machine is in the shop.

I have had some family members that have volunteered to make desserts for the wedding. I plan on making some that week before the wedding.

So I think that it is coming together.

I feel like a chicken with my head cut off!!

this week is scheduled everyday. On Monday I got five little vests made out of scrap material. Then I sent one to Logan to have Kaden try on. One was mailed to Texas for Zeke to try on. One was mailed to Ogden, for Garrison to try on. Then I tried on Matt and Jonahs. theirs fit so I hope that one night I get started on the real things. Sometime in there we went to Logan to watch them take Brittney and Tysons engagement pictures.


Today I helped serve the IFA customer appreciation day Dinner. Then I had to go and pick up Bandit at the Vet. I dropped him off at 8 this morning, and picked him up at 4:15. I left him there so that they could neuter him. I hope that he will quit trying to mark his territory. He i still a little sore and sleepy. Then I went hometeaching with Chris.

Wednesday I tend Matt and Maddy. so i wont get home until about 6 pm. Then it is time to shower so that I can play and tend Jonah. And it is also time to fix dinner.

Thursday is a Dean and Janet day. We have to be in Logan at 11 to have their taxes figured, and then at 2 pm Janet has bladder and kidney ultrasounds. Then it is the doctor at 2:30. Then we will see what they find. So I hope that I will be home by 4 pm so that I can make a dessert for the elders and high priest valentines party, at 6:30. But maybe I will get it made before we leave in the morning at 10:15. Will see.

Friday is Bandits birthday. He will be one. I get to tend Matt and Maddy again, and play all day.

Then it is Saturday maybeI will get some sewing done then. There is nothing on the calender except Daves Birthday. by then zeke and Garrison and Kaden should have thier vest and be able to tell me how they fit.

So that is the way this week is going to be.

Wedding plans coming along.

The wedding is coming along fine. We soon need to get the engagement pictures taken. We need to find flowers so that Tanya can get started on the bouquet. Morgan is doing the cake. We have the wedding dress ordered. The one she liked they only had in off white in her size. But it is ordered and should be here by the 10 of March, no later than he 15. So we might be cutting it close. But I have my dress. I have the material to make her veil. I also have fabric to make the vest for the five little boys and Maddy's dress. I know that Alashandra has found he dress in Texas. They have their airline tickets bought.They will fly in on March 10 and stay with Matts family until the 15. Then they will come and stay with us until they fly out on the 22.

For your information Brittney will take out her endowments on Tuesday, March 16 at 5:15. All of you family members are invited to come with her. My life at the moment I don't get out and see many of you. So know that you are invited.

As for the reception since at the moment money is an issue in our life . We are making refreshment simple. We were going to do a cookie bar. But then someone offered to make a pan dessert, So now we are going to do a dessert bar with various homemade desserts. So if anyone wants to make a pan of your favorite dessert. of batch of cookies, let me know. I appreciate all that you all do for us.

Great Company!!

I figured that today would just be Tanya, Jonah, Chris and me. We ended up with Matt and Maddy at church, Morgan had to work today, Mitch woke up sick, with a fever. So I went and got the kids. Then they had to bath here at Grandma's so we didn't bring Mitch's sick germs into the house around Jonah. Then Brittney and Tyson and Helen and Missy, Brittney roommates. all came to church also. Then everyone stayed to eat dinner. We had a great time visiting and playing. Now everyone is gone and it is quiet again. Jonah had a great time watching all the people. He is doing better with crowds of people.

Drs and ER

I am not sure about the VA clinic. I called this morning to make an appointment for Dean because his meds have changed so much. and they said to com in this afternoon. So I was just walking out of the house when he called and they asked if he had been fasting. The the blood tests he was having today he needed to be fasting. When he said no they said that there was now reason to come. Then about 10 minutes later Tanya was doing physical therapy with Jonah and when she had his knees locked straight standing. He lost his balance and fell side ways. She felt something pop around the knee area. So we took off fro PCMC to the Er. The x rays showed no broken bones. So it is probably soft tissue damage. So it will just take time to heal. We are so relived that that is all it is.

yucky roads!

I am so glad that the snow stopped. We had to go to SLC to PCMC today. the worse roads were from home to Brigham City. then the further south we went the better and drier the roads. Now lets hope that it is good roads tomorrow. Because we go back down to PCMC.

New e-mail

I have a new e-mail but I will keep the old one also, but this one is easier to remember.
loraineselman@yahoo.com

Holiday?

It was a great day. I tended Matt and Maddy today, and surprise Mommy M came home early. All her patients were released or moved. So then i stopped and checked on Grandma and Grandpa Selman. Went to Logan to fill some prescriptions. Stopped and visited with Brittney, and brought her laundry home to do. Maybe she will get over this way on Wednesday to get it. Chris and I made Jonah a scooter board. Made sauerkraut and brauts for dinner. That it the third time since New Years. What a treat. Tomorrow it is off to Primary Childrens for and echo cardiogram, and the heart specialist.

Great weekend

yesterday was the first day that I have had home with nothing on my calender. I began by finally getting back to doing the Wii fit. It felt good to exercise again. It was a good day to clean my house. We got all the laundry done. The floors swept, mopped, and vacuumed. We even got things dusted. I didn't even leave my house. It felt so good. but setting at the doctors and hospital i get some reading done. I think that I have read 4 books since the first of the year. I about 6 maybe 8 new digital scrapbook pages done. This week I should be able to add to these numbers. Church today was good. I had to miss most of Relief Society to go and take care and Grandma and Grandpa Selman. They called me right after Relief Society started. But I was back in time for Sunday School and Sacrament meeting. (I need to clarify. I started taking my cell phone, on vibrate, to church. Since Dave left I never know if Tanya will have problems and need health. And since Dean and Janets health has had troubles, I never know what will happen.

What a January!!

January is just flying by. I don't have much to show so far, and by the looks of my calender I won't get much accomplished during the rest of it. I have spent a lot of time at doctors and hospitals. Not for me luckily. Grandma Janet fell on the ice the day after christmas. She landed on her face. So we spent 6-8 hours in the emergency room in logan with her. I was worried about her leg. She said that her left leg hurt just above the knee. This is the leg that has a steel rod and 21 straps holding it together. I was afraid that she had broken it at the bottom of the rod. But luckily that wasn't the case. She just has 4 fractures in her face. Which luckily all stayed in place. She had a severe concussion, which is still bothering her. So that was Saturday. On Monday we went to the dentist because her teeth had really bleed and they needed to be checked. On Wednesday we went to an ENT for the broken bones in her face. they thought that everything looked okay, but they gave her an antibiotic so that she wouldn't get a sinus infection. So this affected her Protime, her blood got really thin. She kept having bloody noses. that were getting harder and harder to get stopped. so we went to her regular doctor on the 5 of January and her blood was way to thin. Then that afternoon she got a nose bleed and that after 45 minutes we couldn't stop so I took her to the Tremonton ER. After 3 hours, of them working on it they transferred her to Logan. The ENT came in and worked on her for 3 more hours. When they finally had it packed enough that it stopped bleeding. They admitted her and 2 days later she came home from the hospital. Then back to the ENT on Saturday when they took the packing out. Meanwhile, Grandpa Dean got sick on us New Years Day, He was diagnoised with pnemonuia on January 2. When I left their last night I think that they are both doing okay. But it all starts over this week when Grandpa Dean has an outpatient heart procedure. But they will keep him over night to watch him. He has a hole in his heart that never closed at birth. He has had two minor strokes since Halloween. So hopefully this will go smoothly.
I have been with Jonah to a doctors appointment and have two more next week. Dave left for the Navy, this month. I have tended Jonah a couple of days and tended Matt and Maddy 5 days this month. So I guess I don't get to slow down yet. Lets hope that February is slower.
Sorry for the journal entry. But everyone wonders why I haven't blog. today is my first day home that I haven't had to be somewhere, and Chris is out to work.