Cousin Time

This week while I was so busy taking care of Mark, my sister was an angel and took Elisha and Sydney to Lake Powell. Ethan was also tucked away at a YMCA camp. This left Shelby as an "only child" at home. We invited her cousin, Emily to have a sleepover at our house. They always tend to gravitate towards each other at family get-togethers, so we thought it would be fun to have her overnight. They had a great time!

Summer Delayed this Year

For those of you who are wondering why I have not posted my "summer" pictures of our family doing something "together" -- we have not been able to do this "yet". Mark was pulling wire in an old church building and got twisted in a very funny position. He heard a "crack" and the fun started from there. The injury occurred on June 17th. In the last 36 days since his injury we have been to 23 places which include: Chiropractors, (2) E.R. visits, General Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Dr., Orthopedic Surgeon, Trauma Rib Specialist, Utah Spine Institute and Physical Therapy. He has also had 2 CT scans, 2 MRI's, 2 chest x-rays and MULTIPLE vials of blood taken for tests. His initial diagnosis was a cracked sternum and a rib detachment from the sternum. Since then, we have dealt with very high fevers and severe pain that is not related to his initial injury. Mark has basically been living on pain medications and staying in bed 80% of the time while missing 3 weeks of work. We have cancelled many summer plans but hope to get some answers and see some recovery in the next few days so we can salvage some time before school starts! We will keep our fingers crossed!

Mark can only sleep on his back --- thus snoring is inevitable!

No matter how "drugged" he is.......... he always seems to sense when I enter the room.

Need Drugs?

It is pretty sad when the people at the Pharmacy know me by my first name and are getting to know my family too! As you can see, I am keeping the drug company's in business.

Maybe I could sell some of the "extra's" on the street to help pay for medical bills. JK!

YMCA!

This is the third year Ethan has attended YMCA camp in Kamas. It is the PERFECT setting to satisfy Ethan's high energy levels. They rise at 7am and fill their days with biking, horseback riding, archery, swimming, crafts, skits etc. before falling into bed at 10pm each night. By the time we pick him up, his voice is gone, his clothes are filthy and he is extremely exhausted, but he had the time of his life and immediately asks when he can go up again!