Mom Update

Well here is our girl! She came home from Nita and Ray's this morning and I went and stayed with her today. She did not sleep much last night and was just very restless. She sat outside some, had her lunch, did her exercises and then I got her all fixed in her bed. I was so glad that she was able to doze off and slept for 2 hours! When she got up she sat outside again and Patrick came by for a visit. It is almost impossible for her to find a position that is comfortable for any length of time. She is not in severe pain, just uncomfortable. Her care group was bringing dinner tonight and Sara came to take my place and she will spend the night. Please keep her in your prayers.

Happy Birthday Christopher!!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday to

Christopher Raymond Maddux!!!

Report on Mom

(I have copied this to Mom's blog http://postingsfrompatsy.blogspot.com/ because it was too much to tell twice! )

Well, it all began on Thursday morning when our busy little Mom began her day by going to the gym. It was around 8:00am and she was on the treadmill like she does every time she goes to the gym. She was alone in the room and went to push a button on the machine and pushed the wrong one. The machine began to accelerate and she could not get it to stop. She was thrown off the back and fell to the floor. She called for help but no one heard her and she managed to pull herself up in a chair. She decided that if she got up and kept moving it would not hurt so bad. She went to her car to go to her next stop which was to cook Meals on Wheels at the church. When she realized that she could not move her right arm, she used her left to change the gears and drive herself to the church. Once she made it to the church, the pain was alarming enough to call me to come and take her to get it checked. I called the main nurse in our family (Corinne) and we decided it would be best to take her to Hendersonville ER where her doctors are in case they would need to admit her.

They did an X-ray of her shoulder, arm and leg to see what damage was done and the ER doctor showed me the X-ray and said she had broken the humerus (bone that connects the shoulder to the elbow). They gave her morphine and zofran by IV and then the fun began! We all know that she does not do well when she gets anything through an IV!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well her blood pressure dropped to 57/32 and she was really scaring me! Thank goodness Nita (our other family appointed nurse) works upstairs and she was able to come down and stay with us. They gave her fluids and tried to set her up but she was so sick it was pitiful. They put her in an immobilizer that had her arm strapped to her body. So between her good left side and my almost good right side, we made a great pair!!! It was similar to a MeMaw and Aunt Ree episode! Anyway, when the blood pressure came up, they wheeled her to the car and told her to be back at 8:00 on Friday with nothing to eat or drink and be prepared to have surgery. We made it home and she was most concerned about the plans she had for Thursday night to get things ready for the East High Picnic on Saturday. Tracey came and brought her a milkshake but the medicine they gave her for pain made her very sick again! Her friends came over to get the picnic stuff and I helped them make this sign that Mom wanted them to have.

Nita and Corinne came after work and Nita brought our dinner from Panera bread. I went home to get my things for the night and Patrick and I went back. Mom was so happy to see Patrick and perked up for a few minutes. Nita and Corinne helped her get a bath and get her clothes packed and finally she settled down to go to sleep.

We went to the Dr. Koch at 8:00 and were met by Tracey and Corinne. Dr. Koch said that he would do the surgery on Wednesday at Sumner Regional Hospital. She also has damage to the rotator cuff. He changed the immobilizer to the correct one and changed her pain medicine. We were off to McDonalds for breakfast and coffee. I had a list of 6 people waiting to be called as cell phones were ringing constantly wanting the latest info. She is has so many dear friends wanting to help and it is very touching to hear people say over and over tell her I love her and I want to help!

We got home and she did rest some. She ate her lunch and then I got her to lay back down. But, between wanting to check her emails, and the phone ringing and think about the picnic, she did not get much sleep from that point on. I was given this look (as in the picture above) numerous times today as she plots how soon she can drive!!! She is staying the weekend at Nita and Ray's house and she will get lots of TLC there. Thank you for your prayers and your love for her!

Happy Birthday Emily!!!

Happy Happy 30th Birthday to Emily!!!!

A precious daughter, sister, mother, niece, cousin, aunt, teacher, friend and mother to be!!!!

Hope this is a great year for you EM!!!!! I love you!!!!

Happy Birthday Carter!

Happy, Happy 13th Birthday to James Carter Wiseman!

2nd Post for TUESDAY!

What a wonderful surprise came in the mail for Lauren and I ! Handmade, monogrammed aprons from Alice! Aren't they the cutest thing ever? With all that she has had on her the past months, and she takes the time and love to do this for us! We think we are some real "styling cooks" ! So therefore, we must make dinner tonight and wear our new aprons from Alice.

We are going to have "Perfect Pork Tenderloin", Salad and these new potatoes called "Crash Hot Potatoes" that I found on a website that I love called The Pioneer Woman. She has great recipes and all sorts of fun stuff on there. You can find the recipe here:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/

Patrick is on the twilight shift so he will get to come over for dinner with us and of course for this:

GO DAN FOR 1st Place and Renny for America's Choice!!!!!!!!

I got the Job!!!!!!!!

Yippee!! After 3 weeks of researching, taking typing tests, doing voice auditions, being interviewed, I got the job that I wanted with the Cloud10 Corporation!!!!! I was holding out for that one because it has the best reputation and the best training out of the 16 companies that I was looking into. I had no idea that there were so many Work at home jobs out there. The pay is not great starting out but it is pay so I am not complaining! I can also do it in my pj's, no walking, without the expense of work clothes, dry cleaning, gas or wear and tear on my car!

This is from the web site and it tells about the job:

"At home professionals work ....well, at home! This position is virtually based, and takes advantage of the fact that many people now have a personal-computer and high-speed internet access in their homes. As an At Home Professional you will handle various transactions for our clients customers all from your home. You'll be working with customers via telephone, email or web chat in order to provide information about products and services, to take orders or to solve problems. "

Some examples of their customers are Comcast, Staples, and Office Depot. I will start online training next Monday for 2 weeks and then I will choose my account based on the hours they have available. I am not sure how many hours that I will start out with because the schedules are not flexible. You work the schedule you take for 3 months and then you have a chance to change if you decide those hours are not good for you.

So if you call here and I don't answer,

I AM WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!

2nd Post for Today!

I saw this website tonight and had fun playing with these pictures! You are supposed to see what your yearbook picture would look like in a certain year!

http://www.yearbookyourself.com/ Look at US!!!!!

Catching Up!

I am behind once again in blogging so I have several things to write about today. Yesterday, Brad and I attended the wedding of Nicole Yoder, daughter of my long time friend Belinda. As I was waiting for Brad to park the car, more friends that I haven't seen in almost a year came up, Sharon and Randy Morgan! I was thrilled to see them and we went in and took our seats. Sharon and I were talking non stop until the wedding started catching up on everything and everyone. The wedding was so sweet and the decorations were lovely. After the wedding I was able to see lots of old Comdata friends and before some of them left for the reception we took a picture with Belinda.

Brad and I did not go to the reception because of the location and the difficulty that I would have getting in. (Legislative Plaza) He surprised me by taking me to Maggiano's for a date! We had a great lunch and took our time and then came home and took a nap! It was a great day and so nice to get out of the house!

Lauren is with Mom this weekend having a ball. Yesterday they went to the annual cattle sale at the Lee's and Mom was able to introduce Lauren to lots of her old friends and co-workers. They came home and planted some flowers and had lots of talks and then went for a steak dinner. Today they will go to Sunday School and Church and Mom said they would probably drop by Krystal before coming home. Lauren loves being with Mom and says she would love to stay over there all the time!

Tuesday the 9th was Danny Wiseman's Birthday and then on the 12th, Danny and Tracey celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary!

Drew and Tara also celebrated their 10 year anniversary on the 12th!

They celebrated their anniversary in Arizona!

Sunday Ramblings

I saw this saying today on one of the many scrapbook sites I look at and it really stuck out to me. It also reminded me of the post that Mom wrote about when the flower randomly grew on the side of her driveway. I decided that I would think about some of the things this week that brought me joy and try to be more appreciative of how great my life really is.

Leslie sent several emails this week with pictures telling about what was going on with the boys and I have read them over and over and smiled at the pictures more times than I can count. They started preschool and Connor started soccer and Cord had his 1st Michigan game!

I had a wonderful visit and dinner at Rafferty's with the Smith's and Mom while Tommy Pardue was in town. We spent two hours eating dinner outside and catching up with Tommy and I got to see cute little Jackson.

All the laundry is done, my office is all re-organized again, Patrick did not have to have a new transmission in his truck, I may have a customer service job that I can do from home, I cooked supper 3 times, no doctors appointments, new 90210 show, manicure and pedicure, and the list goes on as I reflect on the week. I am going to try hard to focus on JOY!!!!

Happy Anniversay!

Today is Alice and Henry Mogan's 25th Wedding Anniversary!

They will be celebrating in Vanderbilt Hospital as Henry recovers. Please keep them in your prayers.