Anniversary (#1)

Today, back in 2009 I married my wonderful husband. That makes today our 3 year wedding anniversary right? Wrong. We had 2 weddings that summer, and today's anniversary is merely in the eyes of the court. (sounds harsh, theres a good story, I promise)

May 20th, 2009, (2 weeks before our wedding) Hubby gets a really bad headache. He cant shake it, and the next day, it hasn't gone away. I make him a dentist appointment, (his jaw hurt also) thinking that maybe he needed a root canal or something. The dentist says he has great teeth, and that his mouth is not the source of the headache. Still not gone, but now his back hurts also. Being the good fiance that I am, (toot,toot!) I make him an emergency massage appointment, and get him in a few hours later. The massage therapist wasn't fantastic, and he still had a head/back ache.

Flash forward to the next day. Hubby goes to the hospital. He is one of the strongest guys I know, so for him to be so sick, and in so much pain, I knew there was something seriously wrong.

We get a room in E.R. They proceed to do some blood tests, but he is so dehydrated that the only place (after 3 nurses) they could start it, was in his jugular. (not a pretty sight.)

They run their tests, and then decide he needs a spinal tap to see if its M.S. Now, when they tell me it could very well be MS, I cry. A lot.

Hubby doesn't want to get a spinal tap, and doped up on the pain meds, he gave me some pretty choice words about how he felt about it. (I don't hold them against him!) Finally, he tells me, its my choice, and if I want him to do it, he will. DUH!

Spinal tap comes back, no MS. At this point, everyone is truly baffled by whats going on with him, so they admit us. (Us is Hubs, Mil and I.) I called my mom, and asked her to keep B, because we really had no idea how long we were going to be there.

Hubs is on lots of meds, and doesn't remember the first 3 days in the hospital. A lot happened in this time, including the canceling of our bachelor/bachelorette parties. No big deal, we still had a week until the wedding.

They did cat scans and MRI's and found lesions in his brain and around his spine. Still no answers. At this point, Hubs is on steroids to treat an infection, because that is the best guess. MIL and I know that the "infection" is in his brain and spine, hubs just thinks its in his spine. He went into a severe depression, and we made the call to limit the information intake on his part.

End of day 3, we get one really mean Dr. who completely disregards our warnings, and tells Hubs, (with no bedside manner whatsoever... JERK) that if he doesn't show signs of improvement, they are going to fly him to Portland and biopsy his brain. (Remember, he didn't know there was anything wrong in his brain... JERK)

Finally, day 4, we get our prayers answered. Dr. Narus, the radiologist walks in. He looks at everything, and give this infection a name. ADEM. Its not very common, especially in older(ish) people. Mainly a childs thing. Good news is, steroids and antivirals will clear it up!

YAY. Now the bad news, Nick has to stay 2 more days, and Dr. says we need to cancel the wedding. :( Nick doesn't take this lightly at all. I tell him we'll just postpone until we know its all better.

Hubs is stubborn. Really stubborn. We get home, and he can talk about nothing but getting married, and I finally cave. I called the preacher back, and asked if he could do a very quick, very small ceremony, just so Hubs is happy.

On pain meds and steroids, and not at all what I imagined...

May 31,2009 I legally became Mrs. Boyers.

This is our very first picture together, (not as H&W) I dont have any of our first wedding.

*I will have the "real" anniversary post at a later date! :)*



Awesome Plan!

Do you make awesome plans for your week on Mondays?

See, Brax went with his Grandma to Texas to see his Dad on Friday. (Mouthful right?) I thought I would have tonnnns of time to get things done. Clean out his toys, organize my work space, decorate my work space, do some laundry, make a Medford trip, take a long enough shower to shave my legs, and so on and so forth. Big goals, anyone?

Well, Friday I took Brax and Grandma to the airport. Then I came home and put Bo down for his nap. Got caught up on my blog reading. Bo wakes up, We go to the Mils house, because my sister in law is in town. The weather wasn't particularly great, so instead of doing something fun and productive, we literally just sat and hung out. (Now, I am not saying this is a bad thing, I don't get to see SIL as often as I would like.) Saturday, we went and bought my MIL a new handgun. Sunday, again, nothing. Monday they were headed back to the black hole (aka Grass Valley, CA). We went out to lunch before they left. Its tradition.

So, the company is gone, and life is slowing down, so I can get to all those must do's right? WRONG! My little brother is graduating HS down in LA Friday. What does this mean for me? COMPANY! My Grandmother and Uncle from Seattle are driving through. First, I thought they would be here Thursday evening. Perfect, two full days to get things done. Ehhnnn! (In case you didn't know, that's a buzzer noise!) They will be here TODAY. This afternoon.

I love my family, and I am so grateful that I get to see them, but what happened to my productive week. One baby down, I thought for sure I would accomplish something?? So far, Its not looking so good.

I did manage my Wordless Wednesday Post. (Go Me!)

I am also trying to update shop, and choose a direction. (more on this struggle coming)

But for now, I will leave you with a few pictures of new products I am (slowly) adding to the shop!



Wordless(ish) Wednesday!

Apparently, I blinked. My little red headed lover baby, has turned into a way-too-busy-for-my-own-good little boy.

I dont know how it happened! Maybe at the same time my B finished his first year of preschool! I just dont know where the time goes.

Relaxing in his big boy chair!

I'm Linking up Over *Here* with The Paper Mama!

Awesome & Awkward Thrusday

So, I saved my awesomeness just for today, then couldn't find a link up... Oh well, you'll all get a good laugh out of this.

See, I am slightly addicted to Just Lovely Things. (aren't we all??) So when Heather announced that she was opening up the Love Club, I was ecstatic. (duh) Tuesday morning rolls around (which is also preschool day) and I give the kids breakfast a tad early, so that I can make sure I get in. I'm waiting and waiting, and Bo decides he is done eating. I get him out of the high chair and go back to the computer to wait. He comes and sits on my lap, which is totally normal. ITS TIME! I get all signed up after being slightly spastic with the form. Whew, I am in like flinn.... Then I go to get up from the computer...

BAM!

Seeping diarrhea on my leg. This means that little man had a blow out, and now I have to chase him around the house so it doesn't get anywhere else.

Yes, I got diarrhea on my leg, while waiting so impatiently to get a spot in the Love Club. That right there, is some true love. (Not only for my J.L.T's but for Bo too!)

I know there are tons more awkward things that happened this week, (since they tend to outweigh the awesome) but I cant remember, and I certainly don't have pictures of them!

Whats your addiction? What about your awkwardness for the week??

Wordless(ish) Wednesday

Yesterday, while B was at school, I put together a new water table for the kiddos to play with. Bo and I went to Toys R Us last Friday, and used up the last of our Christmas gift cards. With the weather hitting in the 90's here, I figured the water table was a good buy. I like that its small, (our backyard is a glorified piece of grass) but still fun for the kiddos. I also couldn't resist these little lawn chairs. They are so cute, and even have cup holders!!

They weren't really playing too nicely together. Bo would throw the little squirty balls out, and B would have to go find them. Apparently he wasn't up for hide and seek!

Then Bo thought it would be awesome to dump tea cups full of water on B. This B could handle. He just laughed it off, and said "Oh, Boden!" LoL! My littles are so funny!

What have you been doing to keep the little ones cool?? I would love some more ideas for kids in a small backyard, if you have any, pass them on this way!!!

I'm linking up over *here* with The Paper Mama!