Scott Got Nailed!!!!

Well Scott got back to trying to finish the handicap ramp at his mom's house yesterday and even got home a little early so he would have a couple of extra hours to get as much of it done as he could but after only about an hour of him starting to work on it again I received a phone call that he had hurt himself. Before he let me know what he did I could tell from the tone of his voice and the fact that I could hear his mom in the background saying just tell her to take you to the emergency room that he had hurt himself pretty good. Once he told me what happened I rushed home to take him to the emergency room. Now what he did will gross many people out as it did me and what he did was he was using an air nailer with 3" nails and he shot himself in the knee!!! All he told me on the phone was he shot himself in the leg but when I got there and saw only about 1" of this 3" nail sticking out of his knee was definitely a sight to see. Mom and I got him to the hospital about 4:15 and after x-rays, shots and putting him on crutches we were out of there by 6:40 which wasn't too bad for the emergency room. The Dr. said after looking at the x-rays and conferring with another Dr. they decided that they would just pull out the nail out and watch to make sure he didn't get an infection but that he felt surgery wasn't necessary since it appeared the nail didn't hit the bone or the joint in the knee. He stressed the importance of making sure he doesn't get an infection and that he has to see an orthopedic specialist Friday morning and to stay off of the leg for a couple of days. I have included a couple of pictures and when I first looked at them they were hard to see. Well if nothing else Scott keeps things interesting!

Nanny

September 23, 1929 - August 13, 2007

On Monday August 13, 2007 our family lost the dearest woman I will ever know. My grandmother “Nanny” was the only grandparent I ever knew and she was so special to everyone that knew her. Nanny made everyone feel as though you were a part of her family and for those of us who were family knew how very lucky we were to have her. I already knew that she kept family pictures, newspaper clippings and many things that were given to her but I had no idea at to the other things that she had and cherished that many people take for granted but Nanny never took anything or anyone for granted. Her faith and love of Jesus, family and friends was so evident in everything that she did. Nanny never met a stranger and she touched so many lives and I am so proud to call her my Nanny. Nanny will always be here with us in everything that we do but rest assured it won’t be the same but I know that one day we will see her again.

Recap of the last couple of weeks.

Well it has been a couple of weeks since the last update and there have been a few things that have happened. Here is a quick recap: Scott's mom is finally out of the hospital after being in the hospital for three weeks and she is on her way to recovering but it will take a while. Scott built a handicap ramp at his parents house over this past weekend and he will work on another one starting next week. We did go to Whitewater for Molly's birthday with her friend Lilly and we all had a great time! I rode things I never thought I would like the Cliffhanger which is a slide that is very high off the ground and goes straight down!!! Molly refused to ride it but Scott, Lilly and I all took our turn and I would do it again. I was also pleasantly surprised that Scott liked going to Whitewater and we will see if he will do it again. We had Molly for the whole next week and she spend the first part of that week cleaning out her room to get ready to paint. Molly and I got started early Saturday morning and had it finished by late Saturday afternoon and the results (as you can see from the pictures below) turned out great. I am very proud of Molly for decorating it the way she did! Molly brought her friend Lilly with her this past weekend and between swimming, touring Auburn and watching movies everyone seemed to have a good time and we hope that Lilly will visit us again.

Molly's Room Before:

Molly's Room After: